Chapter two hundred and seventy-ninth fair and honest
When Zhu Pingan and the others were taking the second exam, the examiners also started to get busy.
In fact, after the first exam, at five or six o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, the first batch of one hundred sealed examination papers had been delivered to the examiners, followed immediately by five more.
There are more than a thousand red examination papers. On the seal of the red paper, there are different words "North, South, Middle".
This was the regional ranking examination system pioneered by the Ming Dynasty. With the conclusion of the "North and South Ranking" confusion case in the 30th year of Hongwu, the Ming Dynasty's "North and South Ranking" examination system was established. In the following days,
, it was constantly revised, and by the mid-Ming Dynasty, it finally became a division method of "South Ranking, North Ranking, Middle Ranking" (Anhui and the southwestern provinces). The admission ratio was also fixed at 55% for the Southern Ranking and 35% for the Northern Ranking.
%, 10% on the list.
While Zhu Ping'an and the others were taking the second exam, the examiners had already started marking the papers.
The place where the examiners mark papers is the "Zhigong Hall" of Sunchon Gongyuan. The Zhigong Hall is behind Mingyuan Building. There are outer curtains on the east and west sides for the management staff to live. Behind the hall is the inner curtain for the examiners to live. The examiners mark the papers.
It's right here.
There is a couplet outside the main entrance of Zigong Hall, which is intended to explain that it is not easy to take the exam, emphasizing the examiner's "awareness of the empty crowd" and the selflessness of the candidates, thinking that only in this way can we select true talents for the country and convince the candidates.
"I have worked hard to come here for three years, and I have the heart to sell it. If I am not impartial, I will be happy if I do it. If I make a mistake, I can't be without resentment, and resentment will lead to slander."
"I hope to sit in this hall all my life and be good at the knowledge of empty groups, but be extremely cautious. Then you will gain quickly, and you will not be ashamed if you lose."
In the Zhigong Hall, after the first red scroll arrived, the chief examiner Xu Jie and the deputy examiner Yan Maoqing led eight fellow examiners to the portrait of Confucius in the curtained lobby of the Zhigong Hall, and the two examiners came forward.
After burning three sticks of incense, he knelt three times and kowtowed nine times under the statue of Saint Gao Kong.
Xu Jie was at the front, followed closely by Yan Maoqing, and several other fellow examiners arranged themselves in order according to their positions.
"We must be fair and impartial in selecting scholars for the country and the country. We should not be biased for selfish reasons, accept no requests from others, and do not accept bribes. If we fail to do so, we will be punished by both gods and gods."
Xu Jie led all the examiners and took an oath together. This has been an unchanging rule for hundreds of years. After the oath, the two examiners retired. Then the deacons of Gongyuan were busy, offering sacrifices to Emperor Wenchang, worshiping Kuili, and inviting Guan Sheng.
Emperor... All various procedures are strictly in accordance with precedents.
After the procedure was completed, the drawing of lots began. First, the chief examiner Xu Jie and the deputy chief examiner Yan Maoqing drew lots. The chief examiner drew lots for the rooms, and the deputy chief examiner drew lots for the test papers. Then, based on the results of the draw, it was decided which bundle of test papers would be assigned to which room for marking.
The examiners drew lots and distributed the red papers. Each examiner divided about 500 red papers, all of which contained test papers from different areas of "North, South, and Middle". According to the calculation, 55% of the South list, 35% of the North list, and 10% of the Middle list.
The proportion is taken from the successful test papers, that is, the recommended papers.
"Everyone, even if I don't say it, everyone should know the importance of this exam. The Holy Master attaches great importance to this exam, and everyone must also see it. The green words in the second scene are the Holy Master's will.
So, just now we vowed to take the initiative."
Xu Jie said as he glanced at the examiners one by one. Xu Jie, a good old man who always had a smile on his face, looked unusually serious at this moment.
"Otherwise, be careful with your wealth and life! The Holy Emperor cannot tolerate sand in his eyes! Okay. I believe that you are all fair people, so let's start recommending papers."
After Xu Jie finished speaking, he waved his hand, indicating that the examination marking for this session had officially begun.
The grading of the examination papers is the same as that of the provincial examination. The grading officers of each room have no decision-making power. They just circle the papers that they think are good and recommend them to the examiner. This is called recommended papers, commonly known as leaving the room. Those who are particularly outstanding,
Papers that are specially recommended are called 'highly recommended', while those papers that are not recommended by them are called 'failed papers'. Examiners must also write comments on these failed papers to explain the reasons for not recommending them.
If it becomes a recommended paper, the probability of being selected is only 50 or 6 points. If the deputy examiner likes the paper, he will mark the word "get" on the recommended paper and send it to the main examiner. If he gets the "get"
The probability will increase to eight or nine points. When the examiner finally likes it, he will give the word "mid" again. After these procedures, a Zhujuan will be regarded as a good result. Congratulations on graduating from high school.
The examination time is only about twelve days. In these short twelve days, each examiner has to read more than 500 papers. The cumulative number of papers for the three sessions is nearly 1,500. In such a hurry,
Within the time limit, it is almost impossible to read all the papers for each session in detail. Therefore, it has gradually formed that only focusing on the first test paper, that is, the "four books" that every candidate must do, does not include the answer sheets for other sessions.
Paying too much attention to it.
Of course, with the exception of this examination, they also have to pay special attention to the second test paper, because this test paper contains Qingci questions written by Emperor Jiajing.
While the examiner was busy marking the first test paper, the second test had already ended. This was the last test left in this session.
The test questions for this last exam were handed out in the expectant eyes of all the candidates. The candidates’ prayers throughout the night were not in vain. This last exam finally did not have any troubles like the second exam. This exam
The test was the same as before, and it was also a test of the five classics and history.
The five questions in this exam were quite satisfactory, and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. After painstakingly conceiving Qingci, the candidates could finally breathe a sigh of relief and answer the questions step by step.
The same goes for Zhu Pingan. The only difference is that he has one more mask than other candidates. Of course, he also has a historical understanding that surpasses them for hundreds of years. This is very helpful for planning questions on economics and history. If you stand high, you can naturally see far.
; If you can see far, you will naturally have an advantage.
While Zhu Ping'an was working hard on his last exam, three large ships came to Tianjin Port along the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, which is mainly used for water transportation and commerce.
"Miss, where are we? Why are there so many ships? Wow, that ship is so big!"
A little maid with steamed buns appeared on the high pavilion of the big ship pavilion. She looked at the ships that were several miles away in front of Tianjin Port and pouted her mouth in surprise.
"It's rare and strange. That's a sea ship. This is Tianjin Wei. Ships from all over the country carrying water to the capital all pass through here." Another beautiful girl appeared on the high pavilion of the ship pavilion, holding a book and writing on Baozi.
The little maid tapped her forehead lightly and said coquettishly.
"Tianjin, aren't we about to go to the capital? Miss, I wonder if my uncle has finished the exam?" The little maid of Baozi covered her forehead with her hands, her big round eyes sparkling.
"Who has time to care about that toad?"
The beautiful girl flattened her lips and said angrily, then closed the book with her slender hands and walked towards the pavilion.
Inside the scroll, a small corner of a carefully collected Wen Si Quan Yong Talisman was exposed. (To be continued...)