The examination is over and the grading work is in full swing. The results will be announced in a few days. The time is tight and all the examiners have devoted themselves to grading the examination papers without sleep or food.
"Lock the hospital to prevent missing questions, conduct inspections to prevent entrapment; invigilate exams to prevent peeking, conceal names and transcribe to prevent connections; separate the inside and outside with curtains to prevent collusion, and avoid examiners to prevent favoritism."
Under the auspices of Xu Jie, the above examination regulations were strictly observed in this examination, and other measures were also taken. The measures to prevent fraud were so strict that almost all means were exhausted.
However, no matter how sophisticated a firewall is, there are still loopholes.
On the first day of the joint examination, our deputy examiner, Comrade Yan Maoqing, during his routine inspection, finally saw the discerning young comrade recommended by Comrade Yan Shifan in Yange's hometown last time. This young man is not an ordinary person. His father, Ouyang Bijin, is the brother-in-law of Mr. Yan Ge. He serves as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, a wealthy country. I heard that Mr. Yan Ge intends to betroth the second lady to this young comrade Ouyang.
After Comrade Yan Shifan introduced him, he pointed at Comrade Ouyang and asked Yan Maoqing seemingly casually: "Does he have the courage to be the number one scholar?"
Our Comrade Yan Maoqing naturally understands it well. If Comrade Ouyang wants to be the top scholar, he must pass the examination, and it is also necessary to pass the examination.
In addition, the reason why Comrade Yan Maoqing, our deputy examiner, was deeply impressed by this little Comrade Ouyang is because Comrade Ouyang is very discerning. At the banquet, he just casually said that it was inconvenient to use the drowning machine at home. As a result, in the evening there was a A set of pure gold toilet bowls was delivered to the house. There were seven or eight gold and platinum toilet bowls in this set.
Comrade Yan Maoqing, the deputy examiner, spotted Comrade Ouyang. Naturally, Comrade Ouyang also saw Comrade Yan Maoqing. After all, he had been staring at him.
"You examinee, if you don't answer the questions well, what are you looking at?" The junior official who followed Comrade Yan Maoqing on the inspection tour saw Comrade Ouyang staring at the exam and couldn't help but stop him softly.
Our Comrade Yan Maoqing stretched out his hand slightly to stop the accompanying clerk, waved his hand nonchalantly, and said calmly. "Yu Xiuzai, Yu Xiuzai..." He said several times in a row, and then led the inspectors to move forward.
Yu Xiuzai. That’s what it means. When Comrade Yan Maoqing said Yu Xiuzai, he was telling the casual official not to worry about it. In the eyes of the people accompanying him, our Comrade Yan Maoqing is very magnanimous and can be read by the examinees without embarrassment at all. Turn big things into small things, turn small things into small things, and stop worrying about them.
Yu Xiuzai, Yu Xiuzai...
After everyone on the inspection tour left, our young comrade Ouyang was overjoyed. He had just seen Comrade Yan Maoqing's implicit gesture when he waved his hand, Yu Xiuzai, Yu Xiuzai, Yan Maoqing said the awkward Yu Xiuzai several times in a row. , the meaning couldn’t be more obvious.
then. When Comrade Ouyang answered the question, he used the three words "Yu Xiuzai" as a modal particle many times.
From this moment on, a loophole appeared in the sophisticated firewall Xu Jie had set up.
The grading work is going on in full swing, and the examiners responsible for recommending papers are reading and testing the papers without sleep or food. The examination paper was filled with black grids and red calligraphy, and I was already fascinated by the five colors. The time was tight and there were many papers. In addition, the examiner Xu Jie's supervision was strict, which made the examiners even more hardworking.
A fellow examiner who had been tortured by grading was grading papers. Suddenly my eyes lit up, not because the test paper was so exciting, but because there were several exclamations of "Yu Xiuzai" on this test paper.
The fellow examiner was secretly happy, but his face remained calm. After review, the candidates will be recommended to the two examiners.
When Yan Maoqing saw this test paper with numerous "Yu Xiuzai" words, his tense heart finally relaxed. I can finally give an explanation to Yan Ge.
"Haha, Mr. Xu. You have been grading papers for several days, so why not take a short break." Yan Maoqing smiled and greeted Xu Jie who was sitting opposite.
"That's fine."
Hearing this, Xu Jie put down the test paper in his hand and stretched his body slightly. After all, he was almost fifty years old, and he couldn't accept his old age. After reading the papers for so many days, his waist and back ached, and his whole body felt uncomfortable.
"I wonder if Mr. Xu has ever discovered Huiyuan's work?" Yan Maoqing rubbed his arm and asked Xu Jiedao as usual.
"There are a few good writers, but I have never encountered a talent from Huiyuan. Why, has Mr. Yan encountered Huiyuan's work?" Xu Jie asked Yan Maoqing with a smile like a good old man. One sentence.
Yan Maoqing was waiting for Xu Jie's words.
"Master Xu really spoke harshly. I just read a test paper, and it was really eye-catching. I haven't seen such a beautiful article for several years." After hearing Xu Jie's question, Yan Maoqing led He stood up with a smile and handed the test paper with several Yu Xiuzai's names that he just read to Xu Jie with both hands.
"Master Xu, please take a look." Yan Maoqing handed the test paper to Xu Jie with both hands.
Xu Jie took the test paper and sat on a chair to read it quietly. The writing was not bad and the article was quite in-depth. As he looked at it, Xu Jie discovered the mystery in the test paper. Yu Xiuzai, Yu Xiuzai... There is no need to use Xiuzai. This test paper actually uses several Yu Xiuzai in conspicuous positions.
"This is the first time I have seen such a good article in so many years." When Xu Jie was flipping through the test papers, Yan Maoqing was very fond of this article.
Xu Jie didn't speak. He patiently read the test paper and counted Yu Xiuzai's number. Then he turned his gaze to Yan Maoqing and looked at it for a while.
"Master Xu, how do you like this test paper?" Yan Maoqing understood the meaning in Xu Jie's eyes, but asked with a smile on his face, "Before entering the Gongyuan, Master Yan also told me to handle the errands impartially and to assist Xu Jie well. Your Excellency, you will preside over this examination well, and Mr. Xu will take charge of everything."
Yan Maoqing believed that Xu Jie was a smart man and would definitely understand what he meant.
If it had been before, Xu Jie would have dismissed this examination paper without hesitation, and perhaps uncovered a case of imperial examination fraud. However, after experiencing the Xiyuan incident a few days ago, Xu Jie understood that even though he was a minister, his thigh could not even twist Yan Song's little finger. So what if I let you be arrogant for the time being? What will happen to King Wu Fu Chai?
"This volume is very good."
After thinking for a moment, Xu Jie's voice came faintly.
After finishing speaking, Xu Jie put the test paper on the table with a normal expression, took a pen, and wrote a big "中" on it.
"Can it be called Cao Yuan?" Yan Maoqing asked again.
"There's no rush, it's still early, and most of the test papers haven't been reviewed yet, so there's no need to rush." Xu Jie replied tepidly. (To be continued.)
