The grading work for the provincial examination has been basically completed, and the ranking of the candidates has been roughly determined. According to the practice of previous years, the tribute officials can directly determine the final ranking of the candidates.
But this time it's an exception.
Li Jie personally issued an edict and ordered Gongjuan Lu Zongdao to send the top ten examination papers to the ban.
The tentative ranking of the top ten in this subject is Zheng Jian, Ye Qingchen, Song Chu, Huang Xiaoxian, Song Qi, Yin Zhu, Hu Su, Wu Gan, Yu Jing and Fu Bi.
After roughly reading the contents of the examination paper, Li Jie took another look at the candidates' place of origin.
Then, he discovered something very interesting.
Zheng Jian, Ye Qingchen, Wu Gan, Hu Su and Yu Jing were all from the south. Among them, Zheng Jian, Ye Qingchen and Wu Gan were all from Suzhou.
Really interesting.
Five of the top ten in the provincial examination were from southern China, and three of the five were from Suzhou.
The meaning is worthy of careful consideration.
Perhaps, Lu Zongdao and the others did this on purpose?
Among the four tribute officials, Lu Zongdao, Chen Yaozuo, Song Shou, and Zhang Dexiang, although only Lu Zongdao and Song Shou were out-and-out northerners.
The native places of Chen Yaozuo and Zhang Dexiang are that one is from Shuzhong and the other is from Fujian, but their camps are the northern scholar group.
Among them, although Chen Yaozuo was from Langzhong, he followed his father to the vicinity of Kaifeng Prefecture when he was a child.
Zhang Dexiang, on the other hand, became closer to officials from the north because of his cousin Yang Yi.
Taken together, these four people are basically from the northern camp.
In fact, if we follow common sense, their judgment should be more inclined to northern scholars. Most of the top ten are northerners, which is more reasonable.
However, there is no benefit in doing so.
After all, this subject is different from those in history. The ranking is not determined by the provincial examination, but by the results of the palace examination.
Therefore, it doesn't matter whether there are more or fewer Northerners in the top ten.
What matters is fairness and justice!
The top ten are divided equally between the North and the South. Is it fair?
As for why there are three Suzhou graduates in the top ten, it is actually not particularly difficult to understand.
Among the three candidates born in Suzhou, Ye Qingchen is Ding Wei's son-in-law. If this list is made public, it is a no-brainer that it will definitely arouse criticism.
Ye Qingchen is the prime minister's son-in-law. In the eyes of others, especially those who failed the exam, he is a well-connected person.
Even if Ding said he didn't say hello, outsiders wouldn't believe it.
This thing is like yellow mud falling off your crotch, it's not that one thing, it's that one thing.
With Ye Qingchen as a target, the rankings of Zheng Jian and Wu Gan will also make people think a lot.
If Ding Wei were not from Suzhou, seeing this ranking, Shihlin would most likely only praise the prosperity of Suzhou's culture and education.
But the current fact is that Ding Wei is from Suzhou, and he is the only prime minister of the DPRK.
The power is in hand!
Manipulating the imperial examination rankings is the best proof!
After reading the candidates' place of origin, the smile on Li Jie's face disappeared.
He really didn't expect that Lu Zongdao, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would betray the revolution and even play tricks.
Li Jie was angry, not because he was afraid that Ding Wei would cause trouble.
Although Ding Wei was very useful, he did not have to be the prime minister. What Li Jie cared about was that Lu Zongdao had betrayed his trust.
Could this be Lu Yijian's idea?
According to Lu Zongdao's nature, he would probably not have thought of such a destructive method.
If it was Lu Yijian's instruction, then everything would make sense.
As an official, who doesn’t want to go further?
It's not something you just talk about when you are a senior official.
Lu Yijian's current position is to participate in political affairs, and he is already among the most important ministers. Moreover, Lu Yijian is only forty-seven years old this year.
Relatively speaking, I am not too old, and I am not too old to wait.
Waiting for a few years, it is only a matter of time before you reach the stage.
But waiting is one thing, and playing tricks is another. The relationship between the two is not an either-or relationship.
I believe Lu Yijian won't mind coming to the stage in advance.
Historically, Lu Yijian often suppressed dissidents in order to maintain his power.
Could it be Lu Yijian's doing?
After pondering for a moment, Li Jie couldn't find the answer.
However, he has decided on the final ranking.
The rankings submitted by the tribute officials were the final rankings, and he had no intention of rearranging them.
He would like to see what other medicines are being sold in the gourds of northern officials.
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Ding Mansion.
Li Jie saw the list of the top ten in the provincial examination, and Ding Wei also knew the results.
After all, the list was presented to the palace through the channel of Zhongshu.
As the leader in charge of Zhongshu, Ding Wei had of course seen the list.
After reading the list, Ding Wei only had one sentence.
Lu Yijian is from his mother!
This guy has done all kinds of bad things!
Such an arrangement is like putting yourself on the fire!
Although Lu Yijian had already communicated with Ding Wei beforehand, saying that he was planning to use the opportunity of the provincial examination to make some noise.
Ding Ding said that he did not expect that Lu Yijian would actually cause trouble in such a high-profile way.
Not to mention that my own son-in-law ranked second, Zheng Jian, who ranked first, was also from Suzhou. Among the top three, Suzhou people took the second place!
His heart can be killed!
If this list is published, how will the world's scholars view themselves?
By then, calls for fraud will probably become even louder.
'Is this guy trying to make use of the topic, or is he trying to force me to resign?'
At this point, Ding Wei also vaguely noticed something was wrong.
Perhaps Lu Yijian was trying to kill two birds with one stone.
Such a ranking will, on the one hand, make the officials think that the North-South conflict is renewed, and on the other hand, they will also want to take the opportunity to force themselves to resign.
Thinking of this, Ding Wei suddenly couldn't sit still.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong!
no!
This list must not be organized like this!
Then, Ding Wei raised his head and glanced at the sky outside the window. At this point, the officials should still be reviewing, right?
If there are no accidents, the results will be sent to Zhongshu at least tomorrow.
Enter the palace!
At this time, Ding Wei had given up writing memorials and suggestions because there was not enough time.
Only by showing your face can you be safe.
"Come here, prepare your horses."
"The true form is going to the palace!"
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Lu Mansion.
Lu Yijian learned the news of Ding Wei's entry into the palace immediately. After learning about it, he couldn't help but curse secretly.
Insufficiency and conspiracy!
The dignified Prime Minister is so impatient?
It was originally planned well, but if the ranking really changed because Ding Wei entered the palace, the effect would be greatly reduced.
Isn’t your Ding Wei’s reputation very good?
What's wrong with you, Ding Wei, getting the reputation?
Can criticism from the outside world make you lose a piece of meat?
The situation in the DPRK is very clear at the moment. As long as the officials trust you, you, Ding Wei, will never be dismissed.
"well."
Thinking of this section, Lu Yijian couldn't help but sigh.
If Ye Qingchen is ranked outside the top ten, this plan may be self-defeating.