With the sound of gong, it means that the final examination in Yunzhou is also over. All scholars are not allowed to appear early. They must wait until after the gong sounds and the examiner takes back the papers before they can leave uniformly.
Although it was the last test of the government examination and the questions had been relaxed a lot, most scholars still felt that the questions in this government examination were too difficult.
From the very beginning, the examiner's questions made many scholars' eyesight dim. They were too tricky and weird. This was not a provincial examination, let alone a palace examination, it was just a government examination.
This time, the Yunzhou Prefectural Examination was held in a total of four sessions, namely the main session, the first session, the second session, and the final session. There are more than seventy questions in the Tie Jing, which has made many scholars feel pressured.
The essay question actually required the writing of three poems. Many scholars were already racking their brains to write one piece, let alone three pieces. It was too difficult to write according to the rhyme limit of the exam question.
There were as many as five policy essay questions, and many scholars did not finish writing until dark, but had to hand in the paper at the urging of the examiner.
So every time they left the examination room, a large number of scholars lamented that they might not be able to pass the examination.
Zhao Cheng and An Dongjun also felt great pressure. First, there was not enough time to answer the questions, especially the final policy question. There were five questions in total. Each question required hard work to write. The answer to each question was considered to be a complete answer. It takes a while to copy it once.
After coming out of the examination room, An Dongjun sighed: "Brother Zhao, I may fail this time!"
Zhao Cheng comforted him and said: "It's not just you who finds it difficult, but everyone finds it difficult. Don't you see that the scholars around you are lamenting?"
In fact, although Zhao Cheng said this, he was just trying to comfort An Dongjun. He also felt that he might fail this time. He had already prepared for the government examination before the exam, but unexpectedly underestimated the difficulty of the government examination.
Before coming, Zheng Yucheng specially gave him an extra test. Zheng Yucheng set several questions for each of scriptures, essays, and policy discussions.
Zheng Yucheng was very satisfied with the results of the examination. He believed that as long as Zhao Cheng performed well, there would be no problem at all in this government examination.
However, when he actually arrived at the examination room, when Zhao Cheng got the paper, he realized that he had been careless.
Zheng Yucheng's targeted training cannot be said to be ineffective. It is precisely because of the rigorous training in daily life that Zhao Cheng can write like flying in the examination room. Although the answers are quite satisfactory and there is no highlight, at least he has finished the answer.
And this time the government examination is different from the past. In the past government examinations, after the quota of successful candidates was determined, the list would usually be released according to the quota of successful candidates after the main examination.
And in the following first, second and final repetitions, the test questions will become easier and simpler.
This time it was different. After the main examination, only 30% of the scholars were eliminated, and the remaining 70% had to take the preliminary examination again.
After such a layer-by-layer screening process, most people have no idea whether they will eventually make the list.
After the main audition, Zhao Cheng ranked 19th on the list, while An Dongjun ranked 123rd.
Although the rankings changed slightly in the first, second, and final examinations, everyone still had no idea until the final results were released.
When Shen Yuan, the examiner in charge of this exam, finished reading the last paper and started organizing the rankings with the examiners, Su Zaixing finally arrived at Yulin Mansion.
The horse pulling the cart was sweating all over and snorting constantly. The charioteer was also very tired and leaned on the shaft to rest.
Su Zaixing walked out of the carriage and knocked on the door of the examination room. The sound of the copper door knocker hitting the wooden door could be heard far away in the night.
Shen Yuan was writing the list when he heard a knock on the door and couldn't help but stop.
"Who is so bold!"
Before Shen Yuan could say anything, the yamen guarding the examination room had already shouted, "Who is outside the door?"
Under the light of the torch, the door of the examination room was opened a crack, and the yamen officer looked at the people outside the door through the crack.
Su Zaixing pulled off the badge proving his identity from his belt and waved it at the yamen officer: "I am here to invigilate the exam!"
The yamen servant almost lost his joy when he heard this.
"My lord, the Yunzhou Prefectural Examination has ended. My lord, it is true that you came a little late for the inspection."
Su Zaixing didn't want to grind his teeth with the government officials, so he said directly: "If you don't open the door again, I will regard you as an exam cheater."
After hearing this, the yamen servant was a little unsure about the origin of the man outside the door. He said that he was on an inspection tour, but now the exam was over.
"My lord, don't be impatient. Wait until I come inside to report."
The yamen officer trotted back to the examination hall and reported to Shen Yuan the situation outside the door.
"Inspection inspection by order?" Shen Yuan had never heard of it.
Since the establishment of the Chen Dynasty, the emperor has never personally sent inspectors at the county and government examination levels.
But since the person who came here said this, Shen Yuan did not dare to tell the truth and hurried to the main entrance of the examination room with his fellow examiners.
Under the illumination of many torches, Su Zaixing showed his cards again.
After checking the authenticity of his waistband, Shen Yuan opened the door to the examination center with questions in his mind.
"It turns out to be Mr. Su Zaixingsu, the supervisory censor." Shen Yuan bowed his hand towards him.
Su Zaixing was the supervisory censor of the eighth rank, while Shen Principle was a Yunzhou Confucian scholar, several levels higher than Su Zaixing, so they handed him over as a courtesy.
Su Zaixing went straight to the point: "Master Shen, according to the decree of the current emperor, I, as the examiner, must inspect all procedures of this government examination."
"Before the inspection is completed, all test papers for this government examination must be sealed, and the list must not be released!"
Although Shen Yuan felt a little angry after hearing this, as a famous iron-faced censor with the Holy Emperor's decree at hand, he could naturally do whatever he wanted, and it was not easy for him to interfere.
Su Zaixing glanced at everyone in the courtyard coldly, then walked through the courtyard and entered the house.
Even if the examiner personally appointed by the current emperor is only an eighth-grade censor, he still has unobjectionable leadership.
"Listen here, fellow examiners. According to the current list, find the candidates' papers and I will mark them again."
After Shen Yuan heard Su Zaixing's words, he finally became furious, pointed at Su Zaixing's nose and cursed: "The Holy One only asked you to be the examiner, not the examiner. Why are you marking the test papers?"
Su Zaixing ignored him, but stared at the instructions drawn from various counties: "You don't have to listen to me, but if I find a problem, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
The magistrates in each county felt that since Su Zaixing was sent by the Holy Spirit, it would be better to cooperate, lest he found out any mistakes and would not let go.
So everyone sighed, changed the candles, and looked for the test papers again according to the ranking on the list.
