In the Tang Dynasty, the Ministry of Rites tried not to be famous. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Therefore, before the exam, the candidate holds the proud essay and privately presents it to the person with status or the examiner for recommendation, which is called the line paper.

With the introduction of the obfuscation system, the number of rows was greatly reduced.

But it is not for nothing, in fact, the scholar privately gives the article to the official, and even the chief examiner, which has the intention of agreeing on the protégé in advance.

Not to mention the example of the Tang Bohu Kechang case in this dynasty, Lin Chengyi also handed over the article to Hu Tixue before the exam.

There is also a joke in the capital about a scholar who lived next to the official residence of a great official, and he deliberately made a round pole on the wall and threw his poems in the courtyard of the great official, hoping to get his appreciation. This scholar also called the wheel rod a poetic hook.

Therefore, when Lin Yanchao visited Shen Shixing, he also showed him the article.

Shen Shixing accepted it and didn't say anything, he wasn't the examiner at that time, so it didn't hurt to accept the paper.

Shen Shixing seemed to be chatting and asked Yu Youding, "Brother Yu, did you find your once-in-a-lifetime article?" ”

Yu Youding frowned when he heard this: "That's not true." It's strange, it shouldn't be like this......"

Shen Shixing listened to Yu Youding's words and knew that Lin Yanchao's article was indeed not among the three hundred and two volumes, but he didn't react on his face, but said with a smile: "Brother Yu didn't say that he read the article in the examination room before, but it's nothing, the horse has stumbled, even if Brother Yu, you have a time to wander." ”

Yu Youding listened and said hurriedly: "Shen Weng, this is really unreasonable......"

Shen Shixing interrupted Yu Youding's words and said: "We have already reviewed the files submitted by the following parties, and the following is the search volume, the draft list, and tomorrow will be twenty-five." Generally, the draft list is set on the 26th, and the list is released as scheduled on the 29th. It's still abundant. ”

Before the test is set on the draft list, there is a rule for the examiner to go to each room to search for the papers. In a previous township examination, the examiner disdained the recommendation papers of the same examiner, and specially selected talents in the papers, but he was angry.

Later. The examiner rarely searches for the papers, or goes through the motions to make a situation. If you are very serious about the search papers, it means that the examiner does not trust the eyes of the examiners in each room, which is a matter of offending a person, and most examiners will not do this.

Yu Youding was hesitant to propose to search for the scroll, but there was no objection in Shen Shixing's words, so he said: "Shen Weng, the scroll is huge. Time is limited, we can't call ourselves, we must be allowed to take it, and there is no talent left behind. I don't think there are necessarily no pearls left in the sea. ”

Shen Shixing listened and continued to 'guide': "That's it! However, if the search papers are too truth-seeking, I am afraid that the examiners of each room will say that we are waiting for the joints! ”

Yu Youding immediately said: "What's the matter, as long as I wait for the public interest, no one will say the quantity." ”

Shen Shixing said: "Brother Yu is really impartial, that is. The cabinet will inspect each room with you. ”

Yu Youding was very moved when he heard this: "There is a cabinet in the hall, and those people dare not have objections." ”

At that moment, Shen Shixing and Yu Youding went to several rooms to search for files. I Ching Wufang is the first to go.

Shen Shixing, Yu Youding and the others picked out the papers from the falling papers, first of all, to see whether the comments of the examiner and the same examiner were compared with the article.

If there is something in the paper that the examiner says that the essay is violated, you just need to find out that it is correct in the essay.

For example, there are some words to be avoided, and candidates need to lack a pen to avoid. Candidates don't, maybe they call the saint by his name, and accidentally scold the question in the middle of solving the question, then he only needs to look at one place, and he doesn't need to look at the others. You can just throw it away.

Therefore, the search for the paper is also very fast, and it is only when the examiner is commenting on the article, the literature and science are expensive, the article is not clear, etc., you need to read it carefully.

Even so, it took the two of them a morning to review the papers of the fifth room of the I Ching.

Yu Youding asked at the moment: "Shen Weng, tomorrow will be the grass list, it seems that the seventeen rooms can't be gone one by one, which room do you want to go to in the afternoon?" ”

Shen Shixing hesitated for a while, and said: "The Book of Changes has been reviewed, and the Book of Poetry is also five rooms, if you look at it one by one, it will be too cumbersome, as for the Spring and Autumn Period, there are only two rooms for each of the Book of Rites, and it is too few, so it is better to choose the Book of Books!" ”

Yu Youding said with a smile: "Shen Weng Gaojian, the three rooms of the book scripture must be searched in an afternoon, let's go!" ”

At that moment, when Shen Shi Xing, Yu Youding came to He Luoshu's room.

He Luoshu was born in Shu Jishi, and Yu Youding was taught by Shu Jishi before, and now He Luoshu met Yu Youding as a protégé.

Since he was a protégé, Yu Youding was unceremonious, and pointed to He Luoshu and said, "Among the rooms, you are the slowest to submit the scrolls." ”

He Luoshu said solemnly: "The student thought that after three games, he would recommend the roll out of the room, and he would be solemn. ”

Shen Shixing and Yu Youding glanced at each other, and also nodded and said, "Reasonable." ”

So Yu Youding, Shen Shixing checked the file, and He Luoshu was not on the spot according to the rules to show avoidance.

There were only two people and three graders in the room.

Yu Youding was checking the papers, and Shen Shixing was looking for three people to question them one by one.

Shen Shixing waited to ask the Fang Examiner, and the two chatted for a few words, and the Fang Examiner suddenly said: "Elder Qiyu Pavilion, I saw a strange thing in the examination room for three days, I don't know if to say it?" ”

Shen Shixing said gently: "But it doesn't hurt to say. ”

Fang read the papers: "At that time, I was grading papers in the examination room, and I was tired halfway, so I sat and pretended to sleep, and when I was half-asleep, I saw a person dressed in a candle shadow. ”

Shen Shixing listened to it and showed a cautious look, there were many ghosts and gods in the examination room, so everyone did not dare to ignore it.

Shen Shixing said: "Could this be Ouyang Gong Zhu Yi's take?" ”

Ouyang Gong is Ouyang Xiu, legend has it that Ouyang Xiu was the examiner every time he read the papers, he saw a person in Zhu Yi nodding to himself, and every nod means that this article is very good. Only Ouyang Xiu could see this scene, and no one else could see it.

Therefore, Ouyang Xiu once said that the article has no evidence since ancient times, and I hope that Zhu Yi will nod. Later generations used Zhu Yi to point the forehead, indicating that the article was favored by the examiner.

Shen Shixing asked at the moment: "Where is the Zhuyi people?" ”

Fang Grading Officer pointed at a pile of falling papers, Shen Shi walked to the side of the falling papers, drew the papers and read several articles, suddenly stopped when one article fell, and blurted out: "Good article, how can you be wronged here?" ”

After Shen Shixing finished speaking, he came to Yu Youding with the scroll and said, "You take a look at this scroll first." ”

Yu Youding took the scroll from Shen Shixing's hand and said suddenly: "Almost missed, Shen Weng, this is the volume I told you!" Where did you get that? ”

Shen Shixing immediately called the official to read the case and told Zhu Yiren about it.

Yu Youding sighed: "It's really thanks to this Brother Fang! ”

Fang read the file and said: "The two presidents, how dare the lower officials take credit, this is a divine gift, and the sky does not want to see the court lose this Wenkui." ”

After speaking, the official reading officer lifted his official robe and bowed to the sky.

Hearing what the Fang examiner said, Shen Shixing, Yu Youding was suddenly in awe. (To be continued.) )