"It's the same, it's the same!... Hey, now I feel like I've read the Three Classics and the Five Classics thousands of times!"
After working around the clock and correcting the test papers for more than half a month, a civil servant finally couldn't help but put his hand on his eyebrows and rubbed the center of his eyebrows, feeling like he had a headache.
The "Three Classics" and "Five Classics" are the words passed down by ancient sages, and no one dares to disrespect them. But if you read the same content day and night for more than ten consecutive days, no matter how good it is, it will taste like jealousy.
No feeling anymore.
"Yes, I have read seven or eight hundred test papers, and the contents are all too rigid. Almost all of them are copied from the "Three Classics" and "Five Classics", and some of them are even copied wrongly."
Another civil servant also sighed and agreed:
"Although we can understand that they are young, and we cannot ask too much for a child examination, after all, this is not a competition of copying books. How can such an article stand out. I am afraid that the historian will be disappointed."
"Yeah yeah!"
"I also have this feeling!"
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A group of civil servants agreed. Correcting test papers is a hard job. The imperial court's literary test is of great importance. No matter how poor or scrawled the essay is, as long as he has finished answering, all civil servants and clerks must review it carefully to avoid problems.
Any errors and omissions.
Moreover, this matter involves the "Historian" and the reputation of the entire Pingchuan County Literary Society, so everyone is more attentive to this matter. As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
To be fair, the level of the candidates this time is not necessarily bad, and is even higher than in previous years. It’s just that everyone’s expectations are higher, so the requirements for these candidates are also much higher without knowing it.
"Actually, I have a paper here, and it feels pretty good. The text is neat, the paper is neat, and there is some aura between the lines."
Just when everyone sighed, a civil servant hesitated and suddenly spoke.
This opening was like a bolt of lightning passing through the hall, immediately igniting a flame of hope in everyone's hearts.
"Oh? Bring it to me and take a look!"
A civil servant said and immediately strode over. Several other civil servants also gathered there.
Each "Liberal Arts Examination" is actually not very strict. Its purpose is only to select the three best among thousands of "students."
From this point of view, whether we can select suitable "literary students" has never been a question that needs to be considered.
What everyone is really concerned about is whether the "literary students" selected this time can satisfy the historian and whether they can gain his discernment!
"Historian" was born in Pingchuan County. When he got old, he retired and returned to his hometown, hoping to find a successor to his legacy in the place where he was born. However, Pingchuan County, a large country in China, could not find anyone who met the requirements. What a big joke this would be if word spread about it.
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This will not only be a loss to Wen Dao, but also the entire Pingchuan County will be disgraced.
For everyone, as long as one of these thousands of articles can satisfy the "historian", everyone will be relieved and the pressure will be reduced a lot.
"Wen Tong, I seem to have some impression..."
"Isn't this the little prodigy who wrote poetry at the age of seven?"
"The writing is very graceful and the scroll is very neat."
"'He who helps himself, God will help him...', although the idea is not original, the article is indeed very elegant."
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Everyone said something to each other and nodded secretly. Compared with other articles, this article called "Wen Tong" is obviously a step above. If nothing else, at least according to the standards of "Tongsheng Examination", this is
Fully qualified to compete for the last three places.
"After all, the Tongsheng Examination is the lowest level examination, and these children are taking the imperial examination for the first time. It is already good to have such a level."
One of the examiners of this literary test held the paper in his hand and nodded slightly. During more than ten days, during his break, he would occasionally ask himself whether he was too demanding of these children because of his relationship with the historian.
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The "Historian" worked as a "scribe" in the imperial capital for decades, and all he came into contact with were some of the royal children, and the scribes around him were also of extremely high standards.
Under such circumstances, it is inevitable that his vision is extremely high, and ordinary people cannot enter his eyes. How easy is it to find someone in a small borderland like Pingchuan County who can meet the vision of the "literary master" of the royal family of the Han Dynasty?!
"Put this Wen Tong's test paper into the eugenics. Don't worry about the others. Time is tight. Come on, everyone, hurry up and confirm the last three places for this literary test. As for the historian...
, we will send the article over then and we will know whether it can pass the test.”
Meng Xun said. Having been a civil servant in Pingchuan City for more than ten years, he has already gained considerable prestige. When he spoke, everyone immediately responded.
No matter what, the candidate named "Wen Tong" really gave everyone a lot of confidence. Soon, everyone calmed down and devoted themselves to marking papers.
More and more papers were eliminated in this literary test. Later, with "Wen Tong" as a "role model", more and more excellent papers were discovered later, including many high-level works, even "Meng Xun"
"I couldn't help but secretly admire it.
At the same time, in order to avoid mistakes due to personal preference, later papers began to be cross-reviewed more and more. Only papers that received the nods of multiple examiners at the same time could pass the test smoothly.
Before you know it, a few days have passed, and there are only six to seven hundred papers left that have not been corrected. And there are as many as twenty or thirty excellent papers selected earlier.
Although it doesn’t seem like a lot, considering that it has been cross-reviewed and approved by several examiners, this number is already quite good.
After all, only three of the final "literary students" were chosen.
Except for the three examiners, the other clerks have completely relaxed. According to this progress, in a few days, this review will basically be over.
boom!
Just when everyone in the hall was immersed in reviewing, suddenly, there was a bang, the door opened, and a soap official appeared at the door. Immediately afterwards, a strong gust of wind swept in.
"Huh!~"
The strong wind howled, and before everyone could react, they heard the clatter of test papers all over the hall. The test papers piled up under the stone pillars of the main hall were blown by the strong wind and flew all over the hall.
Many civil servants and clerks were reviewing the papers, but they did not react in time. Many of the papers in their hands were immediately blown away by the strong wind, and were instantly involved in a sea of other test papers.
The originally well-organized hall suddenly fell into chaos. The hard work of more than ten days was about to be wasted, and it had to be reviewed again.
All the civil servants and officials in the palace were stunned, caught off guard by this sudden surprise.
"What are you doing? Don't you know that you can't just come in without our order! -"
One of the chief examiners of the literary test was so angry that he slammed the paper on the table. He was going crazy. The imperial court had its own regulations and rules, especially for this kind of civil and military examinations, which were strictly regulated.
The review time can only be advanced, not postponed!
The hard work of more than ten days was not only in vain, but also delayed the announcement of the results of the liberal arts examination. This is a serious crime!
"!!!"
The clerk at the door was stunned with fear, with a horrified expression on his face. He couldn't even say an apology. He just thought that after working hard for so long, all the civil servants must be hungry, so he brought the people on time.
, he brought the food box and pushed the door in. How could he have imagined that he would cause such a catastrophic disaster!
Logically speaking, the weather in June is summer, and it should be sunny and clear with clear skies and clear skies. However, there are unpredictable weather conditions, and even in summer, it is impossible to have clear skies every day.
The weather has gradually turned cold during this period, and it rained heavily yesterday. They just delivered meals and groceries to all civil servants on time as usual, and there was no mistake for more than half a month. They did whatever they wanted.
Here comes the strong wind!
When a group of soap officials following behind carrying food boxes saw this scene, they were frightened and dumbfounded. They could not bear this kind of responsibility.
Finally, several officials who reacted quickly stepped forward and quickly reached out to pull the door open, trying to close it again.
"Wait a minute!"
There was a roar like thunder, which made the hall rumble. As soon as the palms of the officials touched the iron ring of the door, they immediately stretched out their hands as if they were struck by electricity, and looked into the hall in surprise.
I saw a civil servant in green robe standing in the hall, like a wood carving and clay sculpture, looking in one direction, motionless. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be difficult to imagine that a civil servant could make such a loud voice.
On the one hand, they were scolding each other, and on the other hand, they were asking to stop. Several officials were in dire straits.
However, the civil servants in the palace paid no attention to them. The examination papers in the palace were blown loudly. With "Meng Xun"'s sharp shout, more and more people noticed something strange about him.
"Meng Xun" was one of the examiners for the liberal arts examination. He was very senior and very old. As soon as he spoke, the others immediately stopped talking and followed his gaze.
Wow!
The strong wind roared in the main hall, and countless test papers were rolled up one after another and flew backwards. However, among the test papers flying all over the sky, there were more than a dozen test papers on the desks that were like "midstream", resisting
The strong wind blowing made it look extremely eye-catching.
Although the corners of these test papers were blown by the wind, they were not blown away immediately like other test papers, as if there were invisible heavy objects pressing on them.
Among all the desks where the test papers had not been blown away, there was one place that stood out the most. It was a few ordinary-looking test papers, standing flat and steady, like a rock fixed on the table, motionless.
When all the test papers in the hall were blown up by the strong wind, or turned up at the corners, and made a rattling noise, only these few papers remained motionless. Not only that, it was like the test papers they pressed underneath did not move at all, as if they were completely motionless.
Affected by strong winds.
"this!--"
Seeing this strange scene, the civil servants in the hall were stunned and felt at a loss. Although they had presided over many liberal arts examinations, they had never seen such a strange phenomenon.
picture!
Among the entire literary hall, the only one who could remain calm was "Meng Xun", one of the examiners.
"I can't believe... that after eighteen years, I can actually see this scene again with my own eyes!"
Meng Xun looked at the pile of test papers in the hall, and a flash of lightning flashed in his mind.