In the court hall, after Zhang Yuanzhen finished reviewing the test papers in his hand, he asked the clerk next to him: "Have all the answer sheets of the chief ministers been sent over?"
Hearing this, the scribe bowed and replied: "Sir, the answer sheets of the seventh-level masters have also been sent here this morning, and the eighteen-level masters are complete. Do you want to review them now?"
Zhang Yuanzhen nodded, and upon seeing this, the scribe went to fetch the Shibafang Jingkui scroll.
As usual, Zhang Yuanzhen first read the comments given by the same examiner and deputy examiner. The examiner's comments were mostly 2-word or 4-word phrases. The more comments, the more optimistic the examiner was. After reading the eighteen first papers, one of them was the most eye-catching.
, with the most comments.
"Principles and interests are harmonious, especially because the saints realize the purpose of heaven and nature, and the words are effortless and unique in meaning. They are the best in one room."
"Pure and elegant, unique among other works, washed away from the mundane world, those who are pure in learning and have achieved something should be recorded in this style. A good scholar! A good scholar!"
Seeing such praise from his fellow examiner and deputy examiner, Zhang Yuanzhen also became interested. He picked up Li Jie's answer sheet and read it. After reading all seven questions, Zhang Yuanzhen wrote.
"There are no traces of the twists and turns. They are like clouds that naturally unwind and roll with the wind. Carefully play with the clarity of the veins and the denseness of the leads, and every one of them is extremely perfect. It is the pen of true chemical engineering!"
After writing the comments, Zhang Yuanzhen thought for a long time, thinking about the answer sheet he had just reviewed. If nothing else happened, this candidate would be the winner of the Fujian Provincial Examination this year.
Zhang Yuanzhen was about to mark the next answer sheet, but suddenly he thought that he was too excited and forgot to write the word "中" on the test paper. He smiled and shook his head and then wrote the word "中" on the answer sheet. At this point, Li Jie's test paper was all collected.
"Recommended", "taken", and "selected" can be regarded as the official selection of the candidate.
August 28th is the day to fill in the official list.
Before filling in the main list, there is another time to fill in the list, which is generally called the rough list. The 25th or 26th is the day to fill in the rough list. Everyone is present when filling in the list. The list is written by the deputy examiner himself.
Candidates who are ranked after eight will fill in the rough list, while those who are ranked before eighteen will need to wait until the correct list is filled in and be evaluated under the supervision of everyone.
In the court hall, the Zhigong Juguan, supervisory officer, and promotion officer from the Ministry of Rites all came to the inner curtain to supervise. Zhang Yuanzhen, the chief examiner, and the Zhigong Juguan sat at the top, while the deputy examiners, co-examiners, and the supervisory censor were placed on both sides.
Ninety volumes of red scrolls were lying quietly on the table. Starting from the 19th person, they opened the volumes at the beginning of each room after they were all opened. From the 12th to the 26th, they were reviewed in just fourteen days.
After finishing the answer sheets of 3,000 candidates, which totaled tens of thousands of answer sheets for each examination, the examiners in the courtroom all looked tired.
All the examiners were reviewing the examination papers of Shibafang Jingkui. From time to time, some examiners became red-faced. Unexpectedly, there was no debate about Shangshufang, because the examination paper at the beginning of Shangshufang won everyone's approval.
Zhang Yuanzhen rubbed his temples to relieve his fatigue. Seeing that the controversy in the hall had disappeared, he looked down and asked.
"Everyone, the first volume of each sutra room can be judged well!"
The deputy examiner heard this and replied: "Sir, the assessment has been completed."
"Okay, let's start unwinding the rolls!"
The clerk opened the test papers one by one according to Zhang Yuanzhen's instructions. Each time he opened the paper, he called the names to facilitate the deputy chief examiner to fill in the results. At the moment in the court, only the roll call was left.
"Lin Ting'ang, a scholar from Min County (that is, Fuzhou), is the leader of the Spring and Autumn House!"
When the deputy examiner heard Lin Tingang's name, he sighed: "The Lianjiang Lin family is the heir of classics and history. His father, Master Lin Heng, inherited Peng Hua, but he did not join forces with Wan'an and Li Zi Province like his master. In the treatment of "Spring and Autumn"
He is one of the great people in this world, and this boy really doesn’t fall into the trap of his family.”
Zhang Yuanzhen nodded when he heard this and said: "In terms of Confucian classics, this son is indeed worthy of his father's true inheritance. Whether it is the meaning of the classics or the topics of the other four books, his strategies and discussions are outstanding. It is a pity that he is inferior to the leader of Shang Shufang. Otherwise, this son
When the time comes for the father and son to unify the yuan, it will also be a good story."
Immediately it was the turn of the leader of the Shang Shufang to open the paper. This paper won unanimous praise from all the examiners. In addition to being rated first in the first session, the arguments, judgments, and tables in the second session were all the best.
The entry points of the three strategies were eye-catching, and all the examiners felt ashamed.
The scribe continued to roll the roll: "The title of Gengzi is the leader of the Shangshufang."
Gengzi is the number for the answer sheet. If you don’t know the name of the candidate before opening the paper, you will use the number instead.
"Lin Pingzhi, a scholar from Fujian County, is the leader of Shangshufang!"
Yuan Xin, the fellow examiner who recommended this volume, said: "Is it him? Lin Pingzhi, a minor Sanyuan, was widely rumored for a while. I didn't expect that this son's skill in governing "Shangshu" would be so profound. He deserves to be a disciple of the famous Confucian Chen Xianzhang!"
Zhang Yuanzhen said: "Oh? This boy actually studied under Mr. Bai Sha. No wonder...no wonder..."
After the Five Classics Leaders were decided, the rankings would begin, Zhang Yuanzhen said to everyone in the hall.
"In this rural examination, Lin Pingzhi of Yuan Dynasty, Lin Tingang of Yayuan Dynasty, Wenxu of Jing Kuilun, Zhang Wei, and He Menglun are ranked in order. Do you have any objections?"
Everyone replied one after another.
"No objection!"
Zhang Yuanzhen breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. So far, the provincial examination is basically over. The only thing left is to release the results tomorrow. The burden on him can finally be relieved. He was appointed as the chief examiner of the provincial examination just after he resumed his studies. He was aging with so many things.
My body and bones are a bit overwhelmed.
The day for the announcement of the results is getting closer and closer, and many scholars from other places are still staying in Fuzhou City. These scholars want to know whether they have been selected earlier, rather than waiting for the results to be distributed to each county and then having local officials come to their door.
Annunciation.
The rural examinations held every three years have also brought huge economic benefits to Fuzhou City. Not to mention the huge amount of money spent by the government during this period, the daily expenses of the scholars who took the examinations have made a lot of money for local farmers and businessmen.
There is no shortage of taxis from wealthy families, so every township examination also allows local residents to enjoy a policy dividend.
The fragrant osmanthus is on August 29th, the day when the provincial examination results are released. Because of the season, the list is also called Guibang.
Outside the Gongyuan, there was a huge crowd of people, including scholars taking the exam and ordinary people who came to watch the excitement. The day when the results were released every three years was also a rare spectacle. The various performances of the scholars during the roll call were either
Ecstasy or grief will be hot topics of discussion throughout the city after dinner.
The scholars who are still staying in Fuzhou City all came to the gate of Gongyuan early today to wait for the results to be released. Those who knew that this scientific examination was hopeless still held out hope for the worst. After the examination, they have been suffering until today, and finally they can ask for help.
Got liberated.
Seeing the government officials walking towards the place where the results were announced, there was an unusual commotion among the crowd. At this time, countless scholars lost their past demeanor and pushed each other to squeeze into the front row to confirm for the first time whether they had won the election.
Zhang Yuanzhen led a group of people to the nearby singing building. Officials would roll out the names of the Five Classics Leaders in turn. Only the Five Classics Leaders could be called. For scholars, it is the dream of countless people to be able to enjoy the roll call of the Scripture Building.
, a great honor, something that can be boasted about for a lifetime. Every time the roll call is over, the candidates who are called will be famous all over the world, and they are the idols of countless underachieving scholars.