"I guess you will be out soon. The food has just been prepared and is still hot." Zhang Dashun said.
Zhao Cheng felt warm in his heart: "Great, I'm hungry now. With this, I don't have to run to the restaurant. I'm too tired today. I have to go back and rest quickly."
Zhang Dashun waved his hand: "Go back and rest early. This boy will be assigned to you first. If you need anything, ask him to come to me."
Zhao Chenggong cupped his hands and said, "I'm tired and I'm old."
Zhang Dashun said: "Hey, why are you so polite? Go back quickly!" He urged Zhao Cheng to go home.
Zhao Cheng knew that Zhang Dashun had good intentions, and if he could take time out of his busy schedule to deliver food to him, he was indeed treating him as a member of the family.
He said goodbye to Zhang Dashun and walked home with his servant.
Today is just the first session of the county examination. This county examination is divided into three sessions. The first session is called the main session, and the second and third sessions are called the retest. The second session is the first test, and the third session is the retest. End. If there is a fourth or fifth game, it is called a repeat.
After the first main examination, the papers will be judged, and then the seat numbers of the candidates who have passed the examination will be posted and posted on the list. These candidates will take the second and third examinations.
If you are not on this list, it means you have failed and are not eligible to take the second or third exam.
The list will not be released until the last exam is completed, and the names of the candidates will appear on the list.
It will take two to three days to complete the examination papers for the first main examination. Zhao Cheng still cannot relax during these days, because if his ranking is not ideal, he will still be able to do it again in the second and third re-examinations. Give it a shot.
In the Dachen Dynasty, the examiners for the county and prefecture examinations were generally appointed by Confucian scholars from the state capital.
For example, Zhao Cheng's teacher Zheng Yucheng is from Yanzhou Confucian Studies. Zheng Yucheng is usually the examiner for the county examinations below Yanzhou and the government examinations in Yanzhou.
This is why Zheng Yucheng is so confident that he can let Zhao Cheng compete in the provincial and palace examinations.
Because Zheng Yucheng has accumulated many years of experience in county and government examinations and has very unique insights into examination questions and scoring. Under his guidance, Zhao Cheng undoubtedly avoided many detours.
Shen Yuan, the examiner of the Qinghe County County Examination, also known as Yunzhou Classics, had just moved to Yunzhou from his position as an assistant teacher at Shangjing Guozi. Less than half a year ago, this was his first time presiding over the county and prefecture examinations.
Shen Yuan served as the examiner of the county examination in Qinghe County this time. As soon as he arrived in Qinghe County, he moved into a residence specially prepared for him by the county magistrate Pan Zhuo. It was guarded by government officials outside and no one was allowed to enter at will.
At this time, the candles were shining brightly in the residence, and all the completed examination papers were delivered here. The examiner Shen Yuan and three or four county teachers judged the papers together.
The order of judging papers is as follows. First, the teachers of each county will divide the test papers into groups, and each person will mark the papers in a group. After the marking is completed, Shen Yuan, as the chief examiner, will conduct random checks to prevent the teachers and others from neglecting to omit good candidates.
After everyone has reviewed the papers, the selected papers are put together, and Shen Yuan evaluates the top ten, and the top ten are evaluated by the county magistrates.
Shen Yuan's original official position was as an assistant professor at the Imperial College in Shangjing, which can be said to be the highest school in Dachen. Those who can enter the Imperial College are all elites from all over the country. Only those who have passed the county school entrance examination or are recommended by local governments are eligible to enter.
So he was asked to come to a small place like Qinghe County to preside over the county examination. I was quite impatient in my heart. I took a test paper and looked at the questions and answers. I felt that the level in the county was really difficult to compare with that of the Imperial College.
With an imperceptible sigh, Shen Yuan picked up another test paper. There were errors everywhere he looked. He really couldn't bear to read any more.
In fact, there is no such thing as difficulty in the imperial examination questions. They are all original sentences from Confucian classics. It cannot be said that the questions in Shangshu are more difficult, while the questions in Mao's poems are easy.
County examinations, prefectural examinations, even provincial examinations, and imperial examinations all have these questions, and the composition of the papers is roughly the same.
The difference between the county examination, the provincial examination, and the palace examination is the lenient and strict judgment of the papers.
For county examinations, the examination papers are more lenient, and some mistakes are unavoidable. However, the higher you go up, the stricter the examination papers are. When it comes to the provincial examination and the palace examination, the level of the candidates who take the same examination is already very high. If the examination papers are judged, If the rules are not strict, it will be difficult to distinguish the superior from the inferior.
Shen Yuan also knew that if he wanted to recruit scholars for the country, if he blocked the door tightly at the county examination and only let one or two in, then there would be even less people at the provincial examination and the palace examination.
Although the scroll was a little ugly, he still persisted in reading it.
What he has to do now is just a spot check. The county teachers will first grade the test papers of each group into first, second and third, and then compare them horizontally.
"This paper has good answers. The writing is clear and smooth, clear and pragmatic. It is a rare good paper." An instructor shook the paper in his hand.
Shen Yuan was quite interested after hearing this. He sat here and read for a long time. Every one of the dozens of papers was hard to read. Hearing that there were good papers, he walked over and took the papers and started reading.
Sure enough, the handwriting on this paper is very fresh, and there are rarely any mistakes in the scriptures. The osmanthus poem is also well written!
Shen Yuan read: "An old friend comes to visit the lake in the mid-autumn, and invites you to watch the sweet osmanthus spreading for ten miles. The mist disappears on the rocky mountains, and the flowers all along the path are blown by the clear sky."
"The word "Gui" is a word with limited rhyme, so there is no problem with the rhyme." An eunuch nodded in agreement.
"When I look up at Zhiqiao, my eyes are dazzled. The scene is intoxicating and the beauty is the most beautiful. Going deep into the grass and trees are all Buddha nature, and the intermittent sound of the stream first induces sleep."
Shen Yuan nodded: "Rare, rare!"
"This poem is about the grand scene of autumn when the sweet-scented osmanthus is blooming. Reading this poem makes people feel like they are actually there. It is indeed a good poem!"
The teachers from several other counties heard that the examiner praised it, so it must be a good examination paper, so they all came to watch.
After circulating it, they all felt that the examiner was indeed very discerning. Compared with this test paper, the ones in his hand obviously pale in comparison.
"If nothing else happens, this test paper will be the first in this county examination. I wonder which candidate it is?"
Several eunuchs nodded in agreement. The imperial examination system of the Chen Dynasty was inherited from the Sui and Tang Dynasties and has not changed much. The test papers have not been transcribed by name, so the examiners can see the names of the candidates.
"Wang Taihe, a scholar from Ankou Village, Qinghe County."
Shen Yuan read the paper again and found that he did well: "Then let Wang Taihe be the first for the time being!"
Immediately afterwards, several outstanding papers were evaluated one after another, including Zhou Lezhi, a scholar from Ankou Village, Meng Ziping, a scholar from Taihe Village, Xiong Xuezhen, a scholar from Liuxi Village, and so on.
After a whole day of reviewing the next day, all the papers for the first round of the county examination have been approved. The tentative first place is Wang Taihe, second place is Zhou Lezhi, and third place is Xiong Xuezhen.
