Chapter Thirteen The Examination Only Discusses Family Status
When Zhu Shou met with Savi, the second game of the Wuchenke Examination and the fourth day of the Ming Dynasty Games were also in full swing.
The content of the three examinations of the Ming Dynasty examinations are as follows: The first one is the eight-part system of justice, which uses scriptures to explain a certain sentence of the sages. Later Wang Shouren also enjoyed this treatment.
The second session is examination, judgment, edict, form, etc., which is the writing of official documents.
The third session is the policy test, which is an essay question that answers questions about classics, history, current affairs, economics, etc. The policy test does not pay much attention to literary talent. The key is to speak meaningfully.
Of course, in the actual operation of the imperial examination system, especially in the Ming Dynasty, the reason why eight-part essays shocked the world was that the focus of the provincial and joint examinations was on the first eight-part essay system. As the saying goes, "With the eight-part essay in hand, I own the world."
As long as the first eight-part essay is done well, that is, the first art show is successful, then most of the subsequent articles will be mere formalities. Lao Wu from "The Scholars" summed it up well: If you memorize the model essays by heart,
, Congratulations, you are 10% sure of being able to go to high school; if your ancestor appears, congratulations again, your chance of going to high school will be 10% better; What? Do you have a father-in-law or dad who is a waiter? Oh my god, you are in high school.
The chance is already as high as 50%!
Did the examiner take a fancy to your first performance? Well, you are in high school! Hurry up and take the seventh-bedroom concubine and some maids with you to take up a post somewhere. Remember to be gentle when scraping the land, and you can also grab a Wanmin umbrella when you leave.
Lao Wu's words are golden words of wisdom that all the rich and handsome men of the Ming Dynasty know. The first performance on the ninth day of February has passed, and the overall situation has been settled.
Brothers Yang Shen, Jiao Huangzhong, Liu Ren, and Han Bangqi are all typical representatives of tall, rich and handsome people. They are also sitting in the exam hall at this moment, leisurely looking at the candidates who are writing straightly.
These two people have a long history of family education, and the second official document test was simply giving away points.
As for the third policy review and the subsequent palace examination, they already knew the general scope of the questions in advance. The policy review was about "using barbarians to control barbarians" and the like. Zhu Shou personally set the questions for the palace examination, and the content of the test was Pinghai political strategy.
Although policy theory is not very important, it is definitely related to the candidates' weight in the emperor's heart. This subject is the first subject since Zhu Shou ascended the throne, and he is the most valuable disciple of the emperor.
After Zhu Shou's imperial masters take office, the elders and chief assistants will all be produced from this department. Even if something unfortunate happens in the middle of Long Live, the chance of this department being elected as the assistant minister of the East Palace is far higher than that of other departments. Right now,
The prince has not been born yet.
As the saying goes, one step ahead and one step ahead, these five people did not know that their fate would take a dramatic turn soon.
Yang Shen didn't care about these things, and he just dealt with the court officials hypocritically.
In terms of his talent and knowledge, after the first exam, it is basically a sure thing that he will be the top pick.
However, the curtain officials would definitely not let go of the sons of the two prime ministers. Two higher-ranking invigilators had already gathered around Jiao Huangzhong, asking for help, fearing that Young Master Jiao would freeze.
The procedures for imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty were still very strict, whether it was the examination or the invigilation. But no matter how strict the system is, it has to be implemented by people. Where there are people, there will be selfishness.
Who in the capital does not know the son of Jiao Fang and Yang Tinghe?
Yang Shen's talent is there, so you don't need to worry about it, just do the logistics.
But Young Master Jiao’s talent and learning are a bit embarrassing, and it’s a bit difficult to even transcribe and change papers. In the last eight-part essay, the officials spent a lot of effort to make Young Master Jiao’s cheating behavior less obvious.
It's a little more pleasing to the eye when you go up.
Han Bangjing happened to be sitting next to Mr. Jiao and sneered at this behavior, but he couldn't get angry.
The Ming Dynasty was also an era of fighting for one's father. His father was several times lighter than Jiao Fang. Even if the eldest brother gained the emperor's trust, there was nothing he could do to Prime Minister Jiao...
The reason why the curtain officials are so bold has a lot to do with Li Dongyang.
It stands to reason that during the imperial examination and marking period, entry and exit are strictly prohibited. Both the examiner and the invigilator must live in the Gongyuan. But Li Dongyang is the chief assistant, and the other two elders have sons to refer to, so they cannot be the chief examiner.
Zhu Shou issued a special decree, allowing Li Dongyang to "obey authority in urgent matters."
What this means is that Lao Li can enter and leave the examination room when necessary, such as to deal with Mr. Zhang's mischief.
If Lao Li is in control, the rest of the officials will naturally follow suit. Anyway, there are many rich and handsome people in this department, and everyone is well aware of Boss Liu's fifty-man campaign and the political deals among several big bosses.
Those who invigilate, collect, seal, transcribe, read, and so on, some of them helped to take care of the young men sent by Mr. Liu, and some of them pretended not to see the gunman.
There was another transcriber who went even further. He directly copied Liu Ren and Liu Dashao's paper and replaced a stinky eight-legged article with a classic work with gorgeous words and profound ideas. If we really compare
, I’m afraid it’s a little worse than Yang Shen’s test paper.
There is no way, it's not that Mr. Liu doesn't know the test questions, but that he has communicated too much with girls recently, and he really has no energy and ability to cope with normal exams. Even his handwriting is better than that of Zhu Shou, a time traveler.
Not much.
In the imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty, there were many ways of cheating, some simple and some complex, but as long as there were people, cheating could never be eradicated.
Although hiring a gunman can be done, it is the stupidest way to do it.
Real masters always change papers.
The Transcription Office is responsible for transcribing the candidates' ink scrolls once with a red pen, making three copies, and then sending them to the examiners for review. This is to prevent the examiners from recognizing the candidates' handwriting and to provide guidance.
However, since it is people who are responsible for copying, the way to cheat is to bribe the transcriber. The general method is roughly like this: the person who bribes the transcriber memorizes the eight-part essay prepared in advance, and then waits for the target paper to arrive.
This person wrote the prepared eight-legged essay into an ink scroll, and then transcribed it into three red scrolls. The target scroll was naturally crushed into ashes and disappeared from the world.
Those who can do this are all high-ranking cadres with deep backgrounds and strong financial resources. Basically, once they use this trick, they will not be able to escape no matter how hard they go in high school.
Therefore, the real rich and handsome people despise those who have no technical content at all.
By noon, Yang Shen had finished his test paper, touched his belly, and the curtain officer who had been waiting nearby immediately brought fresh food. This was a top-notch treatment that other high-ranking, rich and handsome candidates could not enjoy.
In Quan Gong Yuan, only Jiao and Yang could enjoy it, while the others, including Liu Ren, had to eat cold food from the food they brought.
According to historical anecdotes, his HKUST competition was originally ruined when his test papers were burned for no apparent reason. However, that was before Zhu Shou traveled through time. At that time, Boss Liu covered the sky with one hand, and his father, Yang Tinghe, was beaten to the point where he could only protect himself. Therefore,
There is something fishy about it, which is quite mysterious.
After Zhu Shou traveled through time, everything has changed. Although Yang Tinghe is not as powerful as Boss Liu, he is already qualified to do political transactions, and Yang Shen himself has won the emperor's heart, and his talents and learning are still so incredible, even if his test papers are really
If it is burned, the officials will be able to create a new test paper every minute, and the level will probably not be much lower than what Yang Shen wrote himself.
The rules of the examination room are: entry at dawn and collection of papers at dusk. If any idiot has not finished the paper by the time the sun sets, then I am very sorry and will have to be kicked out of the exam by the curtain officials.
After Yang Shen finished eating, a curtain official came up to him and asked flatteringly: "Yang Zhengzi, what do you need?"...
Yang Shen was appointed by Zhu Shou as the official of the Secretary's Office of Zhan Shifu. He was a minor official of the ninth rank. This curtain officer was a 800-year-old Jinshi. He was an official of the Sixth Department of the sixth rank and came to please him. Naturally, there was a subtext to this.
The first is to ask Yang Shen if there is any need to cheat. Although everyone knows that Young Master Yang is talented and knowledgeable, it is always better to be careful. The second is to let Young Master Yang remember his appearance.
, among the countless officials of the Six Ministries, being able to be remembered by the prime minister's son is a great road.
Yang Shen shook his head. Although he was from a high background and was quite arrogant before being slapped in the face by Yang Yiqing, he was still very kind to those literati who were obviously inferior to him. He smiled slightly and said: "Excuse me, Mr. Chen, now.
Nothing is needed yet.”
These words are obviously telling the curtain officer opposite: I don’t need to cheat, but I do remember your name.
After saying that, he handed in his papers and went to sleep in his room.
While Mr. Yang and Mr. Chen were talking, the Haojun standing next to him was leisurely looking at the clouds rolling in the sky, as if it was very beautiful there. The Haojun was a soldier who specially guarded the examinee's room, and his role was to prevent cheating.
Yes, but that is for ordinary candidates, like Mr. Yang, everyone turns a blind eye.
Candidates are not allowed to enter or leave the examination room before the exam is over, because as soon as the examiner enters the room, all the internal and external doors will be sealed, and no one is allowed to move around. Unless there is a special order from the emperor, otherwise it will be a crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the family. Even if you are in the big number,
They can only use the toilet in the dormitory, so you can imagine the smell of Gongyuan during the exam.
While Young Master Yang endured the smell of feces and urine and fell asleep with his head covered, the conversation between Zhu Shou and Sa Wei also reached a new climax.
If Savi was still a bit brave when he set out from Calicut, then Savi, who has been working hard in Manga for six years, not only has a vision of the Western world, but also has his own views on the Eastern world.
Unique interpretation.
"His Majesty the Emperor's plan to open the sea has both advantages and disadvantages, but the most critical issue is that the import and export of goods is seriously improper. If things continue like this, it may be unsustainable."
After going through a long series of diplomatic etiquette, the conversation between the two finally entered normal channels.
Although Savi cannot speak Chinese fluently, his six years in Manchuria were not in vain. He learned a lot of Ming Mandarin and Hokkien from the local Chinese. But since he is a tribute envoy, so according to the
According to the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, one cannot directly talk to the emperor.
Therefore, every conversation between the two people had to be relayed by many people before reaching Zhu Shou's ears, and it was inevitable that it would be slightly distorted. For example, this "incoming and outgoing article is seriously inappropriate" puzzled Zhu Shou.
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"What is going out? What is going in?" Zhu Shou was happy to ask questions about things he didn't understand.
"Silk, porcelain and other items are for export; silver, spices and other items are for import!" Savi said slowly.
This sentence was earth-shattering and shocked Zhu Shou as if he was waking up from a dream.