Five days after the end of the examination, candidates from all over the country were anxious to wait, and the marking officers were also very noisy.
This is normal in scientific examinations. You have your ideas, and I have mine. Ministers can quarrel in court, and they will not show mercy when selecting talents for the country.
The papers have been almost all decided, but some papers are more controversial and require the president to make a decision.
"It makes sense, but I really don't know how to leave any room. If such a candidate goes to the temple to meet the Holy Spirit, what should he do if he angers the Holy Spirit? That will implicate us."
"But this candidate has unique insights. Considering the current situation of the country, his words are really worth listening to. The scientific examination is for the country to select talents, and it is exactly this kind of people that are needed."
Someone else said, "Oh, Mr. Liu, you can talk. So what if your head falls on the ground? You have hurt him. If you ask me to say, this paper is very good. It is also reasonable and the tone is very tactful.
Your Majesty will be satisfied after seeing it."
"But this paper is boring. It's just words that I've gotten tired of writing over and over again. So what if the rhetoric is gorgeous? The pillars of the country must stand upright and be beneficial to the country and the people. It's not just about well-written articles."
"Sir, please stop arguing. I think I should take a good look at my part. Your Majesty has been worried about the war at the frontier for many years. This candidate spoke softly and expressed the common people's wish for the stability of the country. It shows that the people are in harmony with the imperial court.
Your Majesty will definitely be happy to see those standing together."
"Why is my share so bad? Look at it..."
"My, my, look at my..."
A group of civil servants were judging the papers, but the military attache was in a quarrel. The president yelled and silenced everyone, and everyone continued to discuss how to rank.
Although they quarreled fiercely, they also revealed the issues that need to be taken into consideration when judging the case. It is difficult to grasp the degree of selecting talents for the country and making His Majesty happy at the same time.
It seems that most of the examination papers have been ranked, but the top three need to be ranked more carefully.
The chief adjudicator invited the Bachelor of Arts to discuss the final ranking. After reading several papers, the Master of Literature said, "The words and sentences in this paper are somewhat familiar."
The other examiners looked at each other and said nothing, and the president didn't say anything either, but everyone knew clearly that the style of this paper was indeed somewhat similar to that of Bachelor Yun who had left the court for many years.
"How does Mr. Wen think it should be assessed?"
The Bachelor of Arts smiled and said, "With unique insights and sharp diction, it speaks of the current crisis in the country. This is an article that your Majesty should read."
The CEO breathed a sigh of relief, he also wanted to award this one the first place.
Unexpectedly, the Bachelor of Arts said again, "Master Yun was your majesty's mentor, but he pointed at your majesty's nose and scolded him. Only then was he demoted and returned to his hometown. Your majesty has not mentioned it in all these years. The relationship between master and disciple, and the relationship between monarch and minister have long been broken."
Yes, now that Your Majesty sees that this paper won first place, I wonder if it will bring back old memories."
After he finished speaking, he stood up and prepared to leave, "You are the chief adjudicator. Naturally, I am not the one to decide this position. Mr. Liang can make his own decision freely in his heart."
How could Mr. Liang not understand the meaning of these words, but in his heart, this paper deserves to be the first, and now I am afraid that he can only move it back.
After the Bachelor of Arts left, several examiners next to him said, "Why don't you let Mr. Futai take a look?"
Master Liang sighed, "Master Futai returned to Beijing to supervise the examination. Except for intervening in the examination room and the examination rules on the days of the examination, he did not ask about the rest. How can he take care of this matter? It is just a waste of time."
After thinking about it, I still had no choice but to wrong the candidate and rate him third.
The top three in the guild examination are quite powerful, and most of the first-class candidates in the subsequent palace examination will come from these three people. However, they are clearly qualified to be members, but they can only be tribute students. After all, they are still aggrieved.
After the ranking is completed, proofreading will be carried out, which will take several days to complete. The anxious candidates outside can only continue to wait.
Chen Zhongda feels like he has lost a lot of weight. He obviously doesn’t have to do anything and eats and drinks well, but why is it so difficult?
"When will the results come out?" Liu Zhaofei also felt helpless.
Chen Zhongqian and Yue Ye were both quite calm. One was very calm in everything he did, and the other didn't care at all how he did in the exam. They had already finished the exam anyway.
After waiting at the inn for another two days, there was finally news. The downstairs was abuzz. Chen Zhongda and Liu Zhaofei hurried down to inquire about the news. It took a while before they came back up.
"The results will be released tomorrow and we have to go early tomorrow."
Yue Ye smiled and said, "Anyway, the results have been set. If I go earlier, the results will not be changed."
Chen Zhongda smiled and said, "You might be the fastest runner tomorrow if you are so stubborn."
The candidates in the inn gathered together to talk about the test results. The results were about to be known. Everyone was very excited. They didn't know what kind of ranking they would get and whether they would have the chance to go to the temple to face the saint.
Liu Xun was still staying in this inn, but he was very nervous. He went to Yuan'antang in the capital to look for his host, but he didn't see anyone. He still doesn't know who the host is.
Qiu Wei helped him last time. Although he didn't refuse him this time, would he help?
Qiu Wei's ranking is not very high. I don't know if I am even more exhausted this time. I am afraid that the favor of the thousand-year-old ginseng has been exhausted.
If that person refuses to help him, or doesn't take this matter to heart, will he fail the exam?
Thinking of this, Liu Xun couldn't calm down. He had offended the Du family and his daughter, so he could only hope to get ahead. If Chunwei failed, I'm afraid Du Chongwen would not let him go.
In the room opposite, Chen Zhongqian came out. Liu Xun glared at Chen Zhongqian and turned back to the room. He didn't want to see Chen Zhongqian now.
The next day, when the results were released, there were already people waiting at the gate of Gongyuan. Chen Zhongqian and his entourage went there when the time was almost up. Unexpectedly, before they reached the place, someone ran towards them.
"Zhong Qian, congratulations, you got third place in the exam, top three!"
This is a classmate from Yueshan Academy. He also passed the entrance examination. Although his ranking is completely incomparable with Chen Zhongqian, his requirements are not high in the first place, so he is very satisfied.
I found that Chen Zhongqian was the third one, and I wanted to run back to the inn to report the news, but when I squeezed out, I saw Chen Zhongqian.
Chen Zhongqian has always been calm, but when he heard this result, he couldn't help but laugh, "Thank you."
Several other people hurriedly squeezed into the crowd to make sure they had passed first. Ranking was not important.
Three of them are also on the list, Yue Ye is ranked 21st, Chen Zhongda is ranked 56th, and Liu Zhaofei is ranked 60th. There is not much difference between their two rankings.