Next door, the marking hall.
When a group of ministers sat down behind the large table, an attendant boy immediately served tea, and then began to chat and wait.
The main force of the review this time is the "reviewer" who is mainly the old Si Li, and the Si Li supervisor sent by the Fifth Academy. As for the "main academy" disciples of Qintian Jianzheng, there are very few disciples and generally do not participate in the competition.
The major branches appear harmonious on the surface, but in reality they are fiercely competitive. Historically, there have been fierce battles for students.
Well, in the news, the Qing Dynasty is competing for the top spot in the college entrance examination.
"Speaking of which, although this batch of students lacks amazing talents, their overall qualifications are pretty good." Muyuan Si Li took the lead in testing.
Each of the five branches belongs to: Taibai, Sui, Chen, Yinghuo and Zhen five star pathways.
They correspond to the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, earth. Considering that the former is difficult to pronounce, when the Great Zhou Dynasty State Master created the structure of the Qintianjian Academy in the past, he simply used the Five Elements as the name of the five courtyards.
"Huh, I think it's just average. Practitioners are not ordinary soldiers. A genius is countless times better than a group of mediocre people. Moreover, resources are limited. Naturally, it is more cost-effective to give it to the former." Huo Yuan Si Li spoke frankly and said what he had to say. .
Because they resonate with the corresponding stars, the personalities of star officials of different paths will also be affected by their natal stars in the long run.
The star of the metal system is hard, the star of the wood system is gentle, the star of the water system has an ups and downs temperament, the star of the fire system is emotional, and the star of the earth system is dull.
"Since I feel mediocre, it seems that the Fire Academy is not planning to take action this time." Shui Academy Secretary Li said with a strange air.
Because of their conflicting attributes, the star officials of the two houses habitually compete with each other.
"It's none of your business." Huo Yuan Si Li retorted.
Tuyuan Sili, who was sitting in the corner and didn't like fighting, hurriedly tried to smooth things over: "Don't start arguing. The answer sheets haven't come out yet, so why did we start arguing."
Pei Sili, who was dressed in black, half-opened and half-closed his eyes, said at this time: "You divide the rest of the students, we want Xue Hongjian and Shi Jilun."
"No!" they all said in unison.
The four ministers share the same hatred, and the Jinyuan controlled by Li Guofeng is the strongest among the five.
Among the students of this class, Xue Hongjian is the best in all aspects. Although Shi Jilun is less talented, considering his Yin and Yang origin and his performance during this period, he is still a promising talent.
After all...cultivating immortality is not about fighting and killing, it is about being humane.
It’s good to have a disciple who is well-educated in personal relationships.
Seeing that a group of Si Li were already fighting in advance, Jian Zhuang smiled bitterly. He was no stranger to this scene... After all, he was also the target of the fight back then.
I remember that a month ago, the old students were still betting on which of the "underclassmen" would be the favorite. At that time, many people were still optimistic about Ji Ping'an, but now...
Even though the five ministers were arguing with each other, no one asked for the recommendation of the national advisor.
"Dong dong." After an unknown amount of time, a knock on the door rang, interrupting the verbal sparring of several clerks. A Dian Zhong came in holding a test paper:
"The first student has handed in his paper. Sir, please mark it."
Has anyone handed in a paper?
Pei Sili and others were refreshed. After drinking tea for so long, they had become bored and their bladders were swollen. Bickering was also a way to kill time. Now the main show finally began.
However, the five people did not move. They did not participate in the marking and scoring. Only after the "marking officer" gave the score would they be given the opportunity to watch and review.
"Send it up!" The old Si Li's eyes lit up, he stood up, stroking the goat's beard and said, "Leave it to me."
Then, the room became quiet, with only the small sounds of Lao Si Li concentrating on grading and correcting papers.
In the end, this paper received a grade of "B".
Although it is not very good, considering that this test paper is more difficult, it is still a good start. The five Sili are gearing up and preparing to work hard to recruit people for their family.
After the first one was handed in, not long after, the second and third copies were also submitted one after another.
According to experience, the frequency of handing in papers increases as you go forward, and after passing the peak, it will decrease again, until finally a group of die-hards are left who linger and wait until the time limit to give up.
"Otoko!"
"Your Majesty!"
"C-up!"
"Yizhong!"
The singing was heard one after another, and the atmosphere in the entire marking hall became lively and noisy. After the results were confirmed, the test papers would be torn open by a dedicated person and ranked.
Unlike in the imperial examination, where examination papers are copied by special persons to prevent fraud, there are only a few candidates in Qin Tian Jian, and all of them are monks. Cheating is almost non-existent, and it is just a matter of name recognition.
As the results came out, the anxious mood of Jian Zhuang, the "teaching teacher", also improved a lot. Although there were only a handful of "A" grades, the average score was indeed high.
"Ace!" Suddenly, old Si Li stood up holding a test paper with a loud voice.
A-level... This is the best result among all the test papers so far. The five Si Li's eyes lit up and they rushed over to check. They quickly confirmed the authenticity of the results.
"Look, who is it?" Huo Yuan Si Li urged.
Pei Sili opened his name and revealed the three characters "Xue Hongjian". Everyone was not surprised and showed expressions that it was indeed the case.
The astronomy student comes from a well-off family. As long as he is not a playboy, he can receive instruction from famous teachers since he was a child. In terms of his accumulation of astronomy and astrology, Xue Hongjian's study time is far longer than that of others. It is not surprising that he has such achievements.
"Almost everything above is correct, but it's a pity that the last big question was not answered." Mu Yuan Si Li said.
"Haha, let me just say that Li Jianhou's question is too difficult. Even if I wait for the answer, I may have to think hard for a long time." The old Si Li said with a smile:
"As expected, Xue Hongjian came out on top."
Everyone had no objection and believed that the son of the Duke would be ranked first this time, and there would be no one else.
At this moment, no one noticed that a Dian Zhong came in with a freshly baked test paper and handed it to a marking officer.
The middle-aged marking officer didn't care at first, he just spread it out and picked up the ink pen in his right hand, ready to give marks.
Then he was stunned because the test paper was blank.
"A blank test?" He felt strange in his heart. If there were a lot of candidates in the imperial examination, there would be a few weird ones.
But there are only a few dozen people in Qin Tianjian... No matter how stupid you are, you will always be able to answer the first few basic questions, right?
"Did I get it by mistake?" Thinking like this, he habitually started to read back, and it was blank... still blank... Huh?
Suddenly, when he turned to the last paper, which also contained the last big question, he was stunned again.
This time it wasn't because of the blank space, the test paper was densely filled with words.
only……
The middle-aged Si Li's pupils shrank suddenly. He was first shocked, then frightened and angry, and then turned into confusion and confusion as he continued to watch.
"What's wrong?" At this time, the old Si Li returned, stroking his goatee, and noticed the middle-aged man's strange appearance.
The middle-aged Si Li finally came back to his senses, swallowed, and stammered with extremely frightened eyes: "This paper...you...why don't you take a look at it yourself?"
The old man Si Li frowned, curious. He didn't know what kind of answer would make the other party behave like this...
"Bring it to me and see."
As soon as he reached out and took the answer sheet filled with words, he glanced at it, and then his careless old face began to repeat the same expression as that of the middle-aged Si Li.
Gradually, everyone noticed a strange atmosphere.
They all looked at each other.
After a moment, the learned old Si Li was seen holding the paper with his beard trembling, looking extremely frightened, and looking at the black-clothed Si Li of the Fifth Academy who cast a doubtful look.
"This... this answer sheet, why don't the five of you take a look at it yourself?"
quiet.
The originally noisy marking room became quiet, and you could hear a pin drop.
