The sun sets and the sun rises, time flows; kissing the years crazily, splashing the fragrance of ink and orchid.
In the pen holder where Zhu Ping'an was splashing ink, practicing calligraphy, and washing, time was like sand in the palm of his hand, passing quietly between his fingers. The birthday of the old lady of the Linhuai Marquis Mansion was coming in the blink of an eye. The Linhuai Marquis Mansion was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and everyone was happy. Preparing for the old lady's birthday tomorrow.
Zhu Pingan also prepared a birthday gift for Mrs. Linhuai Marquis, which was a calligraphy and painting written by Zhu Pingan himself. The paper is fine Chu leather paper that Zhu Pingan bought outside. It is as white and smooth as a mirror. The fibers are pounded very finely and are evenly intertwined. It is as beautiful as silk. This kind of paper absorbs ink evenly. You can use it to make calligraphy and painting for a lifetime.
When writing and painting, Zhu Pingan also thought about it.
In ancient times, where the bells and pans were full of food, every time an old man celebrated his birthday, people would always send birthday poems or couplets. Most of the birthday poems were worn out, so some poets pointed out the difficulty: "It's hard to live long." If the words are all about wealth, it will be mundane; if all the words are about fame, it will be flattering; if all the words are about gods, it will be vain." Looking at many birthday poems and couplets, they are basically inseparable from the words "Fu is like the East Sea, life is as long as Nanshan" and the like, this kind of birthday greeting is almost useless.
After Zhu Ping'an thought for a moment, he dipped his hands in ink and wrote a calligraphy and painting on the fine Chu paper:
"Don't even mention it, it's the Guanyin Bodhisattva who lives in the world. Even this year, his appearance is sixty, and he is only sixteen when he sees the bottom path.
Don't use incense candles to celebrate birthdays, don't wish for turtles and cranes. All you need to do is to gently lift the pen and add a stroke on the cross. "
Add a stroke on the cross and it becomes a thousand years old. This kind of birthday greeting is indeed a blessing that is much greater than that of the East China Sea and the Nanshan Mountain.
Of course, this birthday greeting is not Zhu Pingan's original work. It is a birthday greeting written by Xin Jiaxuan to wish a relative of his family his 80th birthday. Zhu Ping'an changed the number from eighty to sixty in order to match the birthday of the old lady of Linhuai Marquis Mansion.
In addition to this calligraphy and painting, Li Shu also asked the little maid Baozi to send a jade carving ornament for Magu's birthday, and asked Zhu Pingan to send it as a gift. Li Shu thought carefully, fearing that Zhu Ping'an's gift would be looked down upon by the Hou Mansion if it was too light.
Zhu Pingan put things away. I lit the oil lamp and sat at the desk without letting go of the book.
At this time, it was already dark, and the earth was already asleep. Except for the gentle breeze blowing and the occasional barking of a dog, the prosperous Hou Mansion was silent.
The eldest lady of the Hou Mansion is in the old lady's room, telling the old lady about the arrangements for tomorrow's birthday. The old lady was very satisfied with the arrangement made by the eldest lady. The main reason is that several shops in the house have been making a lot of money these days, and business is extremely good.
In order to expand profits, the old lady agreed to the grandma's plan and invested all the funds available in the house. Although the investment was large, judging from the income in the past few days, the profit could be doubled several times.
The old lady felt that she was many years younger, and she was in a very good mood. She was almost in the same mood as when she drove that vixen from the third family out of the Hou Mansion.
The eldest grandma is in an even better mood. Several shops in the house seem to be making so much money, but in fact they are making more money. It's just that they all went into Dafang's pocket. Dafang and his family have paid so much for the Hou Mansion, so it is only natural that they should get more. Today, I got the old lady's approval to invest all the funds available in the government, and the profits will be doubled at least several times. This time, my big house can get a huge amount of income, and I no longer have to point to the third house to the government. There is a subsidy. With money, you can also use your connections to move your master's position upwards.
A good mood. All is well. The eldest grandma was concerned about the old lady's daily life, and the old lady loved her and asked her to go back to her room to rest early.
In short, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are in perfect harmony.
When the Linhuai Marquis Mansion was silent in the dark night. Shuntian Gongyuan, far to the southeast of the capital, is brightly lit, and it is the last moment of marking and ranking.
In the courtroom, the examiners worked overtime and had finished marking and recommending all the test papers. The examiners Xu Jie and Yan Maoqing worked day and night to review all the test papers recommended by their fellow examiners. The examiners Xu Jie and Yan Maoqing even "searched" for two buried test papers among the failed papers, and finally obtained them. After winning the 400-point test, all 400 places for this Enke exam have been selected.
The 400 test papers that will be admitted are arranged one by one on several long sheets. Each test paper on the long form has five colors of fonts. This is because the marking officer also has strict regulations on the color of the pen used on the test paper. The purple pen is used by the examiner and other officers, the blue pen is used by the co-examiner and the inner curtain officer, the vermilion pen is used by the transcription officer, the yellow pen is used by the reading officer, and the ink pen is used by the chief and deputy examiners. Together they are collectively called "five-color pens", so The 400 test papers that will be admitted have five color fonts.
Ranking these 400 admitted test papers is also a considerable workload.
According to the practice in previous years, the examiners often argue about the ranking work, because the ranking of the examination is so important.
Why is it so important? Because the ranking of this conference is almost the ranking of the upcoming palace examination. The emperor will rearrange the rankings of new scholars in the imperial examinations that are set by the emperor himself. However, if there are no accidents, the imperial examination rankings will not differ much from the joint examination rankings. The emperor only makes slight adjustments based on personal preferences. Generally, they will not change much. The first scholar will usually be the top scholar. Lang. The first, second and third place in the first class of the palace examination will be the first, second and third place. Ninety-nine percent of these three people will be in the top ten in this examination.
The ranking of the examination is the last step in grading, and it is also a step to test the quality of this examination.
Therefore, the ranking of this examination is of great importance. Examiners, whether they are the chief examiner or fellow examiners, will often argue and express their own opinions on this ranking.
400 test papers were placed one by one on several long tables, and nearly thirty test papers were placed additionally. These thirty test papers were additionally selected by the examiner Xu Jie during the marking process. They are all for this examination. The above work is also the focus of this examination ranking.
Under the auspices of the examiners Xu Jie and Yan Maoqing, the ranking of 400 test papers was carried out in an orderly manner. Everyone expressed their opinions and argued with the examiners. Although there were constant disputes, the ranking work was still carried out in an orderly manner.
In addition to the nearly thirty additional test papers, the rankings of the remaining three hundred test papers came to an end amid a flurry of saliva, and all were ranked.
Immediately afterwards, twenty of the thirty-point test papers were also ranked, and the remaining ten were also determined to be the top ten. However, among the top ten papers, who was ranked first and who was ranked second? Who is third... The examiners could not agree on the same opinions. They were bickering and arguing endlessly. Some examiners had drank two cups of tea and still felt dry in the mouth. They couldn't stop talking... ....(To be continued.)
