With the end of the Qiuwei Competition, a difficult period of suffering is now ushering in.
For all the students who participated in the Qiuwei Competition on the 20th, it was simply more difficult than a year. They couldn’t eat well, couldn’t sleep well, and couldn’t get an accurate result. Even outstanding people like Fan Jingwen and Yang Sichang were unhappy. Dare to guarantee it.
After the courtyard was locked, the Gongyuan side entered an intense period of marking and reviewing papers. Each room carried out the marking and reviewing of papers independently, and the same examiner was not allowed to cross the room to review papers and check for success. This was also a means to prevent fraud.
The Great Zhou Dynasty followed the old practices of the previous Ming Dynasty, but there were some changes.
For example, the examiners in Beizhili were originally nominated by the Shuntian Prefecture, and the Hanlin Academy and the Ministry of Rites jointly discussed and reported to the emperor for approval. However, it basically evolved into the Hanlin Academy and the Ministry of Rites jointly discussing a large list, and the emperor The selection is made directly among them, and the examiner is no longer elected and submitted to the emperor for approval.
The candidates for the chief examiner were also selected from the original lecturers and ministers of the Hanlin Academy, Zuo Chunfang, and the Ministry of Rites, and the same examiners were extended to the Ministry of Rites, Taichang Temple, and the Imperial College.
This time, the chief examiner of Beizhili was Zhao Zongji, a bachelor of Hanlin Academy, and there were eight other examiners.
According to the established rules, classics, meanings, and policies are divided into upper, upper, middle, middle, middle, lower, and lower. If one of the categories is middle or lower, it will be deposed directly. If one category is awarded, unless The other paper must be approved by the examiner as the best paper.
In other words, as long as one of the two volumes is listed as middle, lower, or lower, you will basically be deprived of the chance of Chinese style. You must reach the upper middle or upper level in both volumes before you have the opportunity to have Chinese style.
As the examiner, Zhao Zongji does not grade papers. Except for difficult questions or particularly excellent papers that require his personal review, he also randomly checks papers that have been reviewed and graded by several fellow examiners to prevent malpractice or errors or omissions.
Due to the adoption of the sealing (name anonymity) and transcription system, this greatly reduces the possibility of cheating. The anonymity allows no one to know who wrote the paper, and the transcription directly prevents the same examiner from using handwriting to identify the person who wrote the paper. Identifying the papers of acquaintances or entrusted persons, coupled with the temporary paper selection and review system, can basically avoid cheating to the greatest extent.
Of course, the chances of taking a substitute test or missing a question in advance are relatively small and difficult to completely avoid, but at least the possibility of large-scale cheating is avoided.
The number of candidates for the autumn examination in Beizhili this time reached 4,515, which is slightly lower than the previous subject, but generally speaking, it is at an average level. Since the 32nd year of Yuanxi, the number of candidates for the autumn examination in Beizhili has remained at 4,400 to 4,400. There are slight fluctuations among 4,600 people, but they remain basically stable.
Because it is divided into two papers, that is to say, eight examiners need to read the nine thousand papers within twenty days and write their marking comments. Whether it is upper or middle, they all need to have intermittent marking comments, that is to say To withstand review, there must be an explanation for why someone was removed or elected.
More than ten days of being locked up in the hospital for reviewing and grading papers is also a torture for the examiner and fellow examiners, but it is also an honor.
Having served as a chief examiner or a co-examiner is basically equivalent to a recognized qualification certificate in Shilin, which means that you are also qualified to participate in the next subject or a co-examiner, and there will be more rounds of chief exams. Qualification means that you are basically considered a great scholar and sage among scholars, and with a few more rounds of qualifications, you can still show off your qualifications in front of other scholars and literati.
In the marking room, everyone basically has no extra words to say. If there is, there is basically a particularly good paper that needs to be discussed and observed, and especially the first and last papers, then basically everyone has to observe and comment on each other.
There are not many such scrolls in both classics and policy volumes, basically less than half. That is to say, it takes thirty to fifty scrolls to produce one scroll, and if there is one, If you submit a paper, as long as the opponent's other paper is not too bad, you can be sure of the answer.
Zhao Zongji had to read all the papers in the previous volume, which meant that the student basically entered the ranks of scholars. After passing the imperial examination, even if the student failed to pass the imperial examination, he was not even willing to be elected as an official. , then after he returns to his hometown, this qualification will be enough for him to be on an equal footing with the magistrates in the county, without being squeezed or suppressed by any squires and landlords.
This is a true fish leaping over the dragon's gate.
This paper was indeed written quite well. Zhao Zongji couldn't help but twirling his beard and read it carefully. After a while, he put it down, and then went to see if the corresponding Jingyi volume of this paper had been read. .
At first glance, the volume on classics and meanings is also in one volume!
If you read it carefully again, it is still an excellent volume.
This greatly surprised Zhao Zongji.
It is not that there are cases where both the classics and the policy theory are written in one volume, but there are not many such situations, and the two volumes he saw can be regarded as the top three volumes he has read.
Maybe this should be the first place, Zhao Zongji pondered.
"Bachelor, let's take a look at this book on classics and meanings." Zhao Zongji saw several fellow examiners whispering to each other. After studying for a while, there seemed to be no conclusion.
"What's the matter?" Good is good, bad is bad. Could it be that these people have any different opinions? Even if there are some differences, they are not too big. Zhao Zongji is also very strange.
Zhao Zongji sat in the hall. When someone brought it to him, he frowned at a glance. What was so surprising about this paper? But they brought it here specially, and it even caused controversy. Could it be that there really was some hidden secret?
I read it carefully again and read the comments. It was also quite satisfactory. I only said that the writing was simple and the discussion was anticlimactic. It was to the point. It was only a middle volume at most, and even the middle and lower volumes were more reasonable, but the volume was not graded.
"What's so embarrassing?" Zhao Zongji became curious. Is there anything else worth being embarrassed about?
It is too ordinary, or even bad, and it is reasonable to rate it as average or below average, not an exaggeration.
"Bachelor, please read this policy paper again." Another examiner handed over a policy paper with a strange look on his face.
As soon as his eyes fell, Zhao Zongji realized that this paper was unusual.
From establishing the topic to asking the questions, and then to solving the problem and solving the problem, although the writing is general, it is better than the clarity of organization.
More importantly, this article is very targeted from the beginning. It can be said that the measures that the government needs to take after the disaster are divided into priorities and listed one by one, as well as problems that may arise in the future. , as well as the remedial measures after the occurrence, are written out one by one.
It felt to Zhao Zongji that this was simply a countermeasure that a group of officials from Shuntian Prefecture sat together and discussed. No, not even the Shuntian Prefecture officials could have considered it so thoroughly, and the details were extremely thorough and detailed. Practical.
It is much better than the one I saw before that has always been praised as the number one. It can be directly used as a classic operation manual and put into practical use.
Zhao Zongji didn't quite believe his eyes. How could there be a student who was so familiar with relief, epidemic prevention, eradicating rumors, and controlling public opinion?
Could it be that he is an official himself and is here to take the exam for Qiu Wei?
This is not the case. Some people have studied hard for many years and still failed to pass the Qiuwei exam. In order to make a living, they have to first get a job in the district and then continue to take the exam. However, even so, they are not so familiar with and capable of handling post-disaster situations. Only those who come up with countermeasures.
But in any case, this is definitely a first-class good policy statement. Zhao Zongji has already thought about asking the transcriber to arrange for a writer to transcribe it again, and he will submit it to the emperor.
Perhaps the emperor will also send it to the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Justice, and the Shuntian Mansion, so that the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Justice, and the Shuntian Mansion can all think about it.
Seeing Zhao Zongji pondering and remaining silent, several fellow examiners were a little surprised. Could it be that this paper was not enough to satisfy the Hanlin bachelor's degree student?
Finally, I heard Zhao Shi read: "Let me copy it again. This article can be regarded as the best in modern science and technology. I will submit it to the emperor for reading."
Several fellow examiners were taken aback, and one of them hurriedly said: "Wait a minute, bachelor, do you know that the previous scripture meaning and this policy theory were written by the same person..."
Zhao Zongji was also shocked and a little unbelievable: "Have you made a mistake? How is this possible?"
"There is no reason to be mistaken. We have asked the transcriber to verify that the two handwritings are indeed from the same person." Yi Ming and the examiner immediately replied.
The transcriber is the official responsible for supervising the writers to re-transcribe more than 9,000 papers and then hand them over to the examiner for marking. Only he can verify the handwriting, and the examiner is not allowed to touch the paper for reasoning.
"Oh?" Zhao Zongji pondered for a moment, "Bring me the scripture and let me read it again."
Immediately presented the scripture meaning, Zhao Zongji read it again and could only shake his head. If this article was slightly better, this student would definitely be ranked in the top thirty, but now it seems that the standard of this scripture meaning is really inferior. Some.
After pondering for a while, Zhao Zongji naturally understood the emperor's wishes since he was appointed by the emperor to take the examination in Beizhili. After pondering for a while, he nodded and said: "Although this article is not very literary, it is still logical and logical. It can be rated as medium.”
The examiner made the final decision, and naturally no one had any objections.
The positioning of this paper itself is between the two. It seems that the examiner must have particularly high regard for this policy paper, so he has this intention. This is also in line with the current meaning of the court.
However, this article is designated as a mid-level paper, which also means that this student may also be selected by the examiner, because if it is a mid-to-lower score, it will be dismissed directly according to the convention, while there is still a chance for the mid-level paper, and it depends on the examiner's thoughts. It is already quite obvious that this person must be selected for the list.
I just don’t know how many places the examiner will rank this paper on the list.
