When Gao pragmatic was confused because Gu Xiancheng criticized Xinxue at the banquet, Shen Shixing, the chief examiner of the Gengchen Examination, was also confused. During the seven consecutive days of marking, Shen Shixing and other examiners stayed in the Gongyuan in accordance with the rules.
I have never taken a step out of the gate. As of today, the Chinese test papers have been selected, and now it is the most critical moment of ranking.
But the problem lies in the ranking.
The ranking in the general examination does not actually affect the final ranking after the palace examination, because the final ranking is the exclusive power of the emperor, and only Zhu Yijun can make the decision. However, the ranking in the general examination is still an important qualification for a scholar. After the palace examination,
The Ministry of Etiquette will compile the undergraduate Jinshi records, and the Jinshi records will be ranked according to the examination.
What's more, the emperor may not read all the more than 300 Jinshi examination papers one by one. He usually looks at them based on the rankings. Then the rankings of the examinations also affect the emperor's judgment, so he will decide the list on a trial basis.
Still extremely important.
In particular, the selection of Huiyuan is a top priority.
The source of Shen Shixing's current dilemma is the two examination papers, both of which have the potential to win the title of Huiyuan.
A group of fellow examiners were also arguing, and one said: "The meaning of this volume is better than the diction, and the words are shocking and enlightening. It should be regarded as a Hui Yuan!"
Another said: "This volume analyzes innocence like a cook analyzing an ox. If you read it carefully, you can't help but become intoxicated."
Shen Shixing was so noisy by them that his brain ached. After a while, he couldn't help but said: "You guys are waiting for a while." Then he said to Pan Sheng, the Minister of Rites, who was holding two transcripts and looking at them carefully: "Pan Gong, you are always a scholar.
Sir, senior scholar, what do you think of these two articles?"
Pan Sheng slowly put down the two test papers, closed his eyes and thought for a while, then twirled his beard and muttered: "You can tell a good article at a glance, but if you want to distinguish the winner between two good articles, you must savor them carefully."
If you only look at this article at first glance, it is true that the first part is better because of the higher meaning, while the second part is better for analysis. The two seem to be in the middle."
Pan Sheng showed off his experience of being ranked second in the Jiajing gold medal list for 20 years. Although his tone was light, everyone was a top student, so it was natural to hear that he thought he could tell the difference, so they all stared at Pan Sheng to see what he was going to do.
What to do.
Pan Sheng himself was a scholar in his early years, and he worked as the Minister of Rites several times. He added up to many years. Naturally, he was not afraid to discuss knowledge. He said calmly: "But if you read it carefully, you will find that although the first volume has high meaning, the end of the article has been exhausted."
It gradually becomes clear that the words are poor; although the second volume focuses on analysis, the end of the article conceals high ideas.
The former is like a flying dragon in the sky, its power is majestic, but the power of the dragon is unstoppable; the latter is like a hidden dragon in the abyss, although it is under the Nine Netherworld, but there are hidden opportunities, so in the end it becomes a trapped dragon rising to the sky.
The situation... has been decided!"
Pan Sheng stood out as a senior here. When everyone heard that he spoke so clearly and eloquently, everyone couldn't help but be impressed by him and thought to themselves: "Younger is still hotter when you are old, why didn't I see such a big difference?"
Only Shen Shixing was a little confused. Although Pan Sheng was Jiajing's predecessor for 20 years and was born second in the rankings, he was an absolute authoritative figure in every aspect, but his Shen Shixing was not bad either! He Shen was a certain person.
He was the number one scholar in the twenty-sixth year of Jiajing reign, and he won the first place after the palace examination, beating Xi Jue, the Yuan Wang of the Academy of Science and Technology. Why didn't he see that the first chapter had the danger of overpowering the dragon and regretting it, and the second chapter was about trapping the dragon and ascending to heaven?
state?
I read it very carefully!
Shen Shixing frowned deeply and picked up the two articles again and compared them carefully.
Pan Sheng glanced at him and thought to himself: Although these two articles were instantly clear, it was difficult to distinguish them, but the Candidate's Canon for the first part was "Spring and Autumn", and the Candidate's Canon for the second part was "Zhouyi". Obviously
The latter is the work of a boy from the Gao family, and his classic is the "Book of Changes"... The things I promised to Zhang Xueyan and Wei Xuezeng cannot be ruined by your hands, Shen Shixing.
So Pan Sheng coughed lightly and said calmly: "Yaoquan, there has been a saying since ancient times: There is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Both of these two essays are excellent works. If you can distinguish them by just one line, that's it.
rare."
Shen Shixing originally wanted to compare, but when he heard what Pan Sheng said, he suddenly came to his senses, thought for a moment, and nodded thoughtfully: "What Pan Gong said is true. It is really not easy to compare these two magnificent articles.
, and the test papers only last a few days, how can we procrastinate for a long time? We have our own reasons for how to determine the rankings. In this case, we will follow what Pan Gong said as a comment on these two volumes, and determine this
Volume 49 with Tibetan characters is Huiyuan, what do you think?"
The examiners had been arguing for almost two hours about the dispute over Hui Yuan, and indeed they could no longer argue. Seeing that the chief examiner and deputy examiner had reached a consensus, how could there be room for others to have objections? They all expressed their agreement at that moment.
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Shen Shixing then started to write and signed at the end of the volume and wrote comments. Then Pan Sheng wrote again, the room master wrote again, the Zhigongzhiguan wrote again, the promotion officer wrote again, the supervisor wrote again... Eight or nine names were signed in total.
, it is considered that the undergraduate course Gengchen Huiyuan - Tibetan Character Volume No. 49!
At this time, all the papers had been ranked. Shen Shixing, in front of all the invigilators and marking officials, took a deep breath and announced: "The papers for the Spring Examination of Gengchen Branch in the eighth year of Wanli have been completed. Each official opened the papers in turn and
Make the list in detail and publish it to the world!"
The officials had been working tirelessly in the Gongyuan for nearly a month, and this was considered the last moment. They couldn't help but loudly agree, celebrating that they had finally completed another wave of qualifications and were about to be "released after serving their sentences." The atmosphere was very warm.
Senior Pan Sheng also stood up and said with a smile: "As usual, you can take a look at the list at this time. We are also very interested in the authors of the two articles just now, so we just want to see who they are.
To be able to write such a wonderful article... Yaoquan, do you want to read it together?"
Shen Shixing twisted his beard and said with a smile: "Shi Xing has exactly what he wants. I am willing to share the reward with Mr. Pan."
So he ordered someone to bring in the ink scroll, opened the seal, and revealed the top of the ink scroll - on it were the candidate's name, place of origin, three generations of fathers, brothers, and other information.
Pan Sheng was anxious, so he took Volume 49 of Tibetan Characters and took a look. There were three big characters written in front of his head: Gao pragmatism.
In the two lines below it, one side reads: Place of birth, Xinzheng County, Kaifeng Prefecture, Henan Province, official registration, and the other side reads: "Zhi Zhouyi" character Qiuzhenxing was born on the 26th of May in the 18th year of the New Year.
On the line further to the left are written three large characters: Zeng Zukui. Below it is written in small characters: Chenghua Bingwu imperial examination candidate, gifted to Zhuguo Shaoshi, Zhongjidian Bachelor (posthumously presented to his grandfather after Gao Gong's death).
Below it are three big characters: Zu Shangxian. Below it is written in small characters: Zhengde Gengwu Branch Jieyuan, Zhengde Dingchou Branch Jinshi, and Zhuguo Shaoshizhongjidian Bachelor (the same posthumous gift, but Gao Shangxian himself has also done it Admiral of Shandong Academic Affairs, Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple and other senior officials).
The two big characters at the bottom are: Fu Cai. Below are the small characters: Fengyang Mansion General Magistrate and Photographer of Shouzhou Magistrate.
Pan Sheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself: Fortunately, I am not dazzled and did not guess wrong on the paper.
Then he looked towards Shen Shixing with a smile, and saw that Shen Shixing had a calm face, but he sighed slightly, but he didn't know what he was sighing for.
Pan Sheng was convinced that the matter was settled, and he felt happy and said with a smile: "He has a great family background and is known as a child prodigy. It is not surprising that he has such a good article. No wonder, no wonder."
Shen Shixing had a smile on his face, but he couldn't see any emotion or anger. He said calmly: "This makes sense." Then he said: "Let's take a look at another volume."
Pan Sheng didn't want to be obviously biased. He greeted the other examiners with a smile and said, "Here, take another paper and take a look."
Everyone hurriedly presented another ink scroll and opened the seal as well. When looking at the front of the scroll, there were only three big characters on the top: Xiao Liangyou. Two lines on the bottom: Place of birth, Hanyang County, Hanyang Prefecture, Huguang, folk registration; Zhi Chunqiu. Yi Zhanxing was born on the 7th of October, the 31st day of the fifth year.
Shen Shixing suddenly said: "In the past, Huguang was a child prodigy. Former Prime Minister Zhang Taiyue Gong (Zhang Juzheng was restored to his original position after his death) once mentioned this person to me, saying that he was a young talent in Huguang." After a pause, He also asked: "It is said that his younger brother Xiao Liangyu is also a rare and talented person. Has he ever taken the exam with him in this subject?"
An examiner below immediately laughed and said: "Old Shen Ge, who is a good teacher, knows that his brother's reputation is also ranked second and fifty-sixth on this list!"
Shen Shixing and Pan Sheng were both greatly surprised. They looked at each other and said with a smile: "What a pair of talented brothers!"
