The candidates left the examination room tiredly and went back to recover for the night. They were once again full of vigor and vitality.
On the other hand, the examiners who were responsible for grading and grading looked at the test papers over and over again, trying hard to distinguish the good and bad from the thousands of answer sheets that seemed basically the same at first glance.
It was at this time that the examiners, whose heads were heavy, their eyes were sore, and their thoughts were gradually becoming confused, missed their previous examination life.
Although in the past self-answer questions, they often found the test papers to be very strange, but at least it was not boring!
Even if some of the answer sheets have no literary talent, no logic, and gibberish; some of the answer sheets are written in a mess, the text is wrong, and allusions are used randomly; some of the answer sheets are boring, childish, and pedantic!
But in the final analysis, even if they occasionally fall asleep while reading papers, there is still a lot of fun in it, and there are many meaningful and wonderful words!
Looking at those papers with low or high standards, they at least know that they are marking officers, but at this moment, they feel that they are engraving craftsmen in the printing house, repeating meaningless content!
The marking officers, whose faces were full of stains and had bags and dark circles under their eyes, began to yawn, one after another.
As the only examiners in the hall, Chen Wen and Yan Xuezheng did not have to pick and choose from thousands of test papers. They could only wait for the subordinates to present the first dozen test papers that caught their attention.
At this time, the first watch had not yet arrived, and the two people who had had dinner sat in front of each other, sipping tea and chatting.
"I just wonder if classmate Shengyuan can become the head of the case again and gain the reputation of Xiao Sanyuan." Yan Xuezheng put down the tea cup and said with a smile.
Chen Wen, who was opposite him, said expectantly: "If this can lead to such a good reputation, it would be really interesting for us examiners to do it!"
He said this, but in his heart he felt that it would be difficult for the little girl to get the small three yuan.
Although he didn't know the details of the change of test questions, but combined with the various previous arguments and the teacher's suggestions, he felt that this was somewhat intended to control the girl's performance ranking.
It's not just for the girls of the Sheng family, but mainly because I don't want a good omen to come as soon as the emperor opens the imperial examination for women. Otherwise, I'm afraid that the emperor will rise up and pave the way for women to join the officialdom.
Just looking at the historical records, it is already lively enough to see the factional struggles in the court, the struggle for power between civil and military forces, the opposition between the common people, the eunuchs' control of power, the relationship between officials and businessmen, etc. I'm afraid it's going to boil over.
Regarding the arbitrariness of the Holy Emperor Qiankun, who insisted on opening the imperial examination for women and allowing girls to enter the palace and become prime ministers, the court ministers had no power to stop it, but they had the ability to control it.
Just by making some changes in the examination and selection criteria, a large number of girls can be eliminated.
Female officials are not powerful, and even if a few important positions are placed there, it will not affect the entire court.
The sporadic appearance of a few female officials was the bottom line that the court officials could tolerate.
After all, it is difficult for a strong king to object, but his successors always have something to talk to. As time goes by, there is always a way to get the girls back to where they belong.
The above is Chen Wen's guess about the changes in the questions in this college examination.
He admits that this guess may not be completely correct, but he can say that he is right five or six times out of ten.
It's just a pity for that little girl from the Sheng family. If the first women's imperial examination could have the reputation of Xiao Sanyuan, it would not be enough to be remembered in history.
Thinking of this, Chen Wen lowered his eyes and concealed his sigh.
Yan Xuezheng only admired the tea leaves in the teacup and never looked directly at Chen Wen. He slowly smiled and talked: "Of course, the changes in the test questions this time can't tell the candidates' personality and abilities, but they can still get a glimpse of them. Take a look. Are they cautious enough?"
"As the saying goes, you can tell the autumn from a leaf. You can see the person from the details, and you can select the pillars who are down-to-earth and hard-working, which is what it should be." Chen Wen did not talk about the exam questions, but followed the words of Yan Xue Zheng and agreed softly.
Yan Xuezheng chuckled and said, "But it may be a bit difficult to choose the head of the case!"
Chen Wen also laughed: "It is said that there is no one who is best in writing, but if we put the answer sheets of silently written classics together, if we all get them right, we may have to test our eyesight if we want to rank first, second, and third!"
Yan Xuezheng smiled and shook his head: "We need to think about how to convince those students who are waiting to see their rankings!"
Chen Wen felt a little headache when he thought that not only the reference candidates but also the spectators were looking at the results.
There are quite a few people who are watching the lively announcement of the results. If they have objections to their equal score, which will dissatisfy the lower-ranked candidates and lead to a boycott of the exam, it will be difficult to handle.
"I wonder if Mr. Yan can do something comprehensive?" Chen Wen was worried, but he found that Yan Xuezheng opposite him was relaxed and cheerful, and he couldn't help but feel moved in his heart.
Yan Xuezheng waited for what he wanted to hear and looked over with a smile: "Since Mr. Chen asked, I really have a clumsy plan, but it may not be completely comprehensive."
After hearing this, Chen Wen sighed, "Sure enough!"
"Can your lord tell me what you want to say?"
Yan Xuezheng nodded happily and said, "Of course."
Then, he touched the secret-colored porcelain tea cup and said warmly: "It's really difficult to tell who is higher and who is lower. You can just arrange them side by side... It doesn't matter even if ten or eight are tied for first place, this is not What about the second re-examination? The questions in the second re-examination have not changed, and we will be able to tell the difference by then."
"..." He came up with this idea. After hearing this, Chen Wen was speechless for a moment, "That's right, it doesn't matter even if there are several criminal cases at the end of the college examination, there will still be only one name for Xiao Sanyuan."
"Haha." Yan Xuezheng held the tea cup and looked at the past with a smile.
"Haha." Chen Wen smiled bitterly and shook his head, but his eyes did not dodge.
At this point, the two changed the subject.
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"Sister Yuan, how do you feel this time? Can you keep your number one spot?" Sister-in-law Shu couldn't help but ask as she looked at her sister-in-law enjoying the cool air in the yard.
It's not that she cares much about this girl's grades, it's mainly that this girl is so carefree and content that people look a bit jealous.
An improved rocking chair with an umbrella cover. Next to the rocking chair there is a large water-powered oscillating fan. There is also a basin of crushed ice where the fan is fanning. Fresh fruits are placed on top of the crushed ice. The breeze blows away the cool fruits. Fragrant, even if she was smelling it, her whole body felt much better!
Not to mention that the stack of snacks and fruit bowls stacked between this girl and Qianer is half a person’s height!
This girl really enjoys it!
Sheng Yuan burped quietly, opened her eyes and looked at her sister-in-law who ran to the main courtyard to greet her again.
Her sister-in-law looked at it as if she had just eaten hawthorn mixed with jujube and dipped it in vinegar, and made tea with lemon juice.
Tsk tsk tsk, her teeth are about to fall out!
"If I get the small three yuan, how will my sister-in-law reward me?" Sheng Yuan was in a good mood at the moment and sat up with a smile. "If I didn't get the small three yuan, what kind of gifts will my sister-in-law prepare to comfort me?!"
Shu: "Ah, this..."
What a cheeky little girl! ! !
(End of chapter)
