The twenty-fifth day of Hongwu, the twenty-third day of September, the autumnal equinox.
Dong Zhongshu said in "Spring and Autumn Dew: The In and Out of Yin and Yang": At the autumnal equinox, yin and yang are half-phase, so day and night are even and the cold and heat are equal.
During the autumn season, Jiangnan loses a lot of sights and scenery, and the days become shorter and shorter.
Before dawn, sporadic rain began to fall in Yingtian City, thin and hazy, not very heavy, but always in line with the season.
"A sunny day at the autumnal equinox will lead to a long drought." Zhu Yunxi was on the city wall behind the east garden on the southwest side of Dongshuiguan Pier, looking at the bank of the Qinhuai River in the city ahead.
The eunuch Yutian was very flattering and put a heavy rain handle that could cover the two of them on his grandson's head. He whispered in agreement: "The autumn equinox falls this year. I think next year we will have a good harvest again." scene."
Zhu Yunxi smiled silently. In the Ming Dynasty, which was in the Little Ice Age, if the past history were followed, harvest would become a long-lost word.
In the distance, Tian Mai, the secret guard on the city wall, and Sun Cheng, deputy Qianhu of the Jinyi Guard, came side by side.
Sun Cheng was holding a food box in his hand.
Tian Mai's two hands were holding a chair on one side and a case table on the other.
Behind the two of them, there was a team of eunuchs carrying several wooden platforms.
Soon, a group of people came in a hurry, got up next to Zhu Yunxi, and placed chairs and tables so that the grandson could sit on the city wall and look out at the Gongyuan not far ahead.
It was just getting dark at the moment.
Gongyuan, on the north side of Gongyuan Street, has gathered countless candidates for the examination.
Dozens of greased paper cover the wise head of a man who aspires to an official career.
"The autumn soup can cleanse the liver and keep the family together for a long time, safe and healthy."
Sun Cheng said the auspicious words in a joyful tone, and handed a pot filled with autumn soup made of wild vegetables and fish fillets to his grandson who was already sitting on the chair.
Zhu Yunxi took it and took a sip.
The wild vegetables were picked from outside the city, and the fish was the last snakehead fillet I caught outside the city yesterday, weighing four to five kilograms.
The fish bones are shaved dry by the chefs, making them smooth and tender, and can be eaten without chewing much.
Young Master, under a bowl of autumn soup, Zhu Yunxi opened his mouth slightly and exhaled a stream of white smoke and hot air.
Sun Cheng sent a hand from the side, and also sent the latest news from the city: "There are 7,329 people in this department who have been registered for reference. People from the Ministry of Rites, the Hanlin Academy, and the Imperial Academy entered last night. The tribute was paid, and the Jinyiwei Yamen was present throughout the process."
Zhu Yunxi nodded and raised his eyes to look at Yingtian Gongyuan in the distance.
Located next to the Confucius Temple in Yingtian City and the Jiangning County Government School, Gong can now be regarded as the largest imperial examination center in the entire Central Plains.
The entire area north of Gongyuan Street, beyond Qiwang Street, and between Gongyuan East and West Streets is the scope of Gongyuan.
The towering courtyard is surrounded by rows of narrow dormitories.
Therefore, Liu San, the chief examiner of Enke Qiuwei this year, and a man from the Ministry of Rites as deputy examiner, took the lead to walk out of the Confucius Temple not far from Gongyuan.
Between the two people, there are a total of eighteen officials. These people are the legendary eighteen-room system. The chief and deputy examiners are called chief examiners. During the grading period nine days later, the 18-room system will read the exams of the reference candidates and take the middle part of the answers, which will be handed over to the president for selection and recognition. ….
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The president also has the right to re-read the answers to those that were rejected by the eighteen-house system.
At this time, a total of twenty officials who controlled the future of more than 7,000 candidates in Jinke left the Confucius Temple and entered Gongyuan through the crowded Gongyuan Street. They were escorted by Yingtianfu officers.
After a while, a servant came out of the Gongyuan, holding a gong in his hand.
The officer looked at the crowded place on Gongyuan Street and was not afraid. He held his head high and rang the gong heavily.
The gong sounded loudly.
The already noisy people on Gongyuan Street broke out into more noise after a moment of silence.
As the gate of the Gongyuan was opened, everyone rushed into the Gongyuan one after another.
Everyone wants to get into the dormitory first, get the test, and then start answering the questions.
Looking at this huge crowd, Zhu Yunxi smiled helplessly.
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They rush to enter the venue, and they will take part in every imperial examination. In the past few years, there were cases where a candidate was drowned in the pool on the right side behind the gate of the tribute courtyard when he was squeezed out by people who crowded in from behind even though he had rushed into the tribute courtyard. Things come up.
It wasn't until a long, long time ago that Lin Zexu, a man of war, made detailed regulations, finally changing the situation of rushing into the imperial examination. There is also a good story about "visiting Jiwei three times in person, and vigorously and resolutely rectifying the evil."
Zhu Yunxi raised his head eagerly, wondering if any unlucky guy would fall into the pool of the Gongyuan this year to pray for other students.
After only a short while, when more than 7,000 people with names listed on the list outside the palace verified their identities and entered the Gongyuan, there was no news that anyone had fallen into the water.
Zhu Yunxi leaned back on the chair a little boredly.
At this time, Yu Tian whispered beside him: "Master Jie is here."
Zhu Yunxi returned immediately and saw that Jin was wearing normal clothes and holding an umbrella walking from the city wall not far away.
When he got close, he saluted.
Xie Jin said softly: "Your Highness sent you in the rain, and I am sure there will be flowers in bloom today."
Zhu Yunxi glanced at Jinyi lightly, and looked calmly at the rows of dormitories in the tribute courtyard: "Whether the flowers will bloom or not, we still have to wait and see in nine days."
There will be nine examinations, one every three days, and no tribute will be paid during this period. These are the rules.
In the first three days, the four books and five essays were tested, which is the eight-legged essay in the traditional sense. Three chapters and four books, four chapters and five scriptures. This is the most important basis for examiners to choose whether to admit or reject.
In the middle three days, there will be a test, an imperial edict, and a judgment. The theory is a discussion. The questions come from the Four Books and Five, and the answers are based on the questions. The imperial edicts and imperial edicts were official documents, and they were used to refer to the imperial edicts and imperial edicts written by the superiors. For example, in Hongzhi Liu, the officials were asked to imitate Zhang Jiu, the prime minister of the former Tang Dynasty, and Zhang Jiuling was appointed as the Zhongshu Linggao in the Tang Dynasty. In the eighteenth year, He Xiaozong, a minister of the Song Dynasty, made a chart of worshiping heaven. The judgment is based on the comments submitted by the officials for the lower levels of the officialdom.
Zhu Yunxi deeply believed in this, and felt that this was a more important key to the imperial court than the exams in the previous three days.
As for the last three questions, it is policy. The examiner chooses current events and can answer them by referring to examples. This is also an important test that can reveal the candidate's political philosophy. However, it is often only used as a supplementary question. The examiners only require the candidates to answer fluently. ….
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The most famous one is that Tang Bo, who later became famous all over Jiangnan, was deposed from the imperial examination and was banned from taking the imperial examination for life because his policy questions and answers were too perfect.
And that time, the examiner was Cheng Min, the Minister of Civil Affairs. Only Tang Bohu and Xu Jing, who was in the same subject, could answer the policy question perfectly. As a result, he was used by people with ulterior motives in the DPRK to impeach and attack Cheng Minzheng.
The end of the matter was naturally that Cheng Minzheng, the Minister of Civil Affairs at that time, was dismissed from office, and Tang Bohu, a talented man who was famous all over the south of the Yangtze River, lost his official career.
The reason for everything was simply that Cheng Min, the Minister of Civil Affairs at the time, had been selected by Emperor Hongzhi as the next candidate to join the Wenyuan Pavilion.
Damn court fighting!
Thinking back to this, Zhu Yunxi couldn't help but cursed secretly.
Xie Jin took a deep look at Gong in front of him, then leaned closer and whispered: "Your Highness, what class did Liu Sheren teach in the Imperial College a few days ago?"
Zhu Yunxi tilted his head and said calmly: "Aren't you talking about the Four Books and Five Classics?"
Xie Jin agreed, and then said: "But your highness also knows, what did Liu Sheren say?"
Zhu Yunxi looked at Xie Jin with a puzzled look.
Xie Jin immediately whispered: "Liu Sheren lectured on the Four Books and Five Books, but only gave one lecture on the three books of Pianliji, Book of Songs, and Shangshu."
After saying that, Xie Jin clasped his hands and retreated, silently standing with his head lowered.
Zhu Yunxi's eyelids twitched violently.
Let’s talk!
The word suddenly flashed through Zhu Yunxi's mind, and then he stared deeply at Jie Jin, who was standing next to him with his head lowered.
As mentioned above, the most important admission reference is the answer sheets for the first three days of the examination, three for the Four Books and four for the Five Classics. It is impossible for candidates to know the scope of the test questions in advance, let alone what the specific questions are.
However, now, when Liu Sanwu lectured in the Imperial College, he only lectured on the Book of Rites, Book of Songs, and Shangshu once.
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The Classics and The Analects of Confucius are compulsory exams, at least one must be chosen from the Book of Rites and Zuozhuan, and for the rest, multiple choices are required.
But Liu Sanwu's move was extremely clever.
It’s no longer necessary. Zhu Yunxi knew that the Four Books and Five Classics will be tested in this year’s examination, which must be seven questions: The Classic of Xiao, The Analects of Confucius, Zuo Zhuan, The Book of Rites, The Book of Songs, and The Book of Songs.
Tian, who came with Sun Cheng, silently glanced at Gongyuan. Liu Sanwu has been charged with another crime.
However, Jie Jin hesitated and said: "But even if it is the case, it cannot be confirmed... After all, most of the officials are aware of this matter."
Xie Jin thought, when everyone knows what may be tested this year, it can be understood that no one knows. Even if we know it, everyone is on the same starting line.
However, Zhu Yunxi shook his head: "People are different."
After saying it calmly, he lost interest in continuing to read.
Standing up, he glared at the rain that was holding him up. He was soaked in the rain. Zhu Yunxi took an umbrella from the hands of the people brought by Sun Cheng and Tian Mai. He held an umbrella alone and walked along the city towards the east city. Go.
Jie Jin looked back blankly at the emperor who was holding on and walked into the rain and fog alone. He was confused for a moment, but he turned back with complicated eyes to look at the area that was shrouded in the rain and fog and became blurry, but at this moment it was contained. Gongyuan with more than 7,000 candidates. ….
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"That's right! That's right!"
"The bet was right!"
"It's all right!"
"We are bound to win the Jinshi this year, and the worst we can do is be from the same background as Jinshi!"
Gongyuan, somewhere in the endless row of residences.
A young examiner rushed in first, found his number, took the test questions, test papers, and paper, and looked at the seven test questions on the paper with joy on his face.
But this exclamation was not unique, subtle exclamations appeared one after another in the continuous chat room.
Also in a certain dormitory, Gao Yangzhi stared at the exam in front of him with twinkling eyes and sighed. Then I silently reviewed the questions, solved them, and finally started to write a draft on paper.
Three days is a long time for the candidates in Gongyuan, but this experience will last for six more days.
Third, starting from the morning, the examiner’s head will be revealed, and then there will be clerks and servants to confirm whether the examiner has submitted it. After receiving a confirmed answer, the examination papers of these candidates will be collected and sent to the official’s office. In the public house, the test paper will be folded and stamped.
Afterwards, the test papers will be sent to the family registration officer for copying. The original test papers of the candidates are sent to the warehouse for sealing, and the copied copies are sent to the 18th room and the examiner for review.
The methods and methods to prevent cheating are extremely strict.
Of course, as long as there are people involved, there must be loopholes that can be exploited.
Gao Yangzhi spent two and a half days. On the third day, he ate a piece of meat he had brought in and drank some water.
After confirming once again that the test paper was correct, he stuck his head out of the dormitory.
Then, two petty officials came over.
One of the clerks looked at Gao Yangzhiyi indifferently, looked left and right subconsciously, and then asked: "Are you sure it's done?"
Gao Yangzhi replied: "I'm sure it's done."
"I took my husband's paper away at such a young age."
"Take it away." Gao Yangzhi waved, then folded his arms and leaned back. He was really tired. He still needed a good rest in the remaining time until tomorrow.
The two young officials took Gao Yangzhi's paper and when they arrived at the Mi Feng Guan, they kept staring at Gao Yangzhi's paper until it was covered by Mi Feng, and then put Gao Yangzhi's paper on the other side. Mogami took a pile of test papers and sent them to the official's office.
There are several records officers, this is to ensure the speed of copying.
The clerk handed the sealed test paper to the clerk in the family registration office. He patted the top with his palm, and the clerk nodded silently.
Then, the test paper belonging to Gao Yangzhi was handed over to the family recorder for copying. It became the bottom one in a pile of test papers.
When the quantity is sufficient, the clerk here will move the pile of exams and send them to the examiner in the 18th room.
During the process of going forward, Gao Yangzhi's test, which was originally at the bottom, was quietly placed on the top.
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When the examiners arrive, the test papers are handed over to the marking officers who help the fellow examiners mark the test papers.
The one who sent the roll was still lightly patted on the top with his palm. The clerk who received the paper would deduct the top one, and several clerks divided the exams among them and gave them to a marking officer.
Xiao Xiao, who held Gao Yangzhi's test paper in his hand, handed the test paper to a marking officer in the corner.
"Da, here comes the paper."
The marking officer looked up at the clerk and saw that the clerk was hugging him, but the fingers on the outside of his palm were pointing downwards.
Then he silently opened the test paper that was placed at the top.
After only a few pages of reading, the reviewer stepped back and said softly: "It's not even and flat, it's not words, it's just a single stroke of ink, how can you lift someone up?"
After saying that, he threw the copy of the examination paper belonging to Gao Yangzhi into the bamboo basket aside.
Then, he took another test paper and started flipping through it. When he saw a fingernail on the corner where the name was blurred, he said happily: "The article is from a sage, and the writing and ink are there, which can be enlightened."
Then, the boy who was waiting beside him carefully took the test paper and sent it to the examiner.
The examiner also read through it, word by word, and found no mistakes or omissions, so he picked up his green pen and wrote down a comment of more than 20 words.
This is the success.
This feeling can be seen everywhere in Gongyuan at this moment.
One, all in silence.
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