The sky was already a little dark, and the person in the distance could not be seen clearly.
However, Yang Yi knew that it was his sister-in-law, Su Mi.
Su Mi saw Yang Yi waving at her from a distance. After confirming that she was not mistaken, she jogged over with her skirt.
He slowly stopped in front of her, panting.
Seeing the group of strangers behind him, she was a little shy and said in a low voice,'Uncle, is this your friend?'
The status of the literati in the Song Dynasty rose. Su Mi, an ordinary woman, naturally felt a little timid when she saw a group of literati. Her voice also lowered.
Yang Yi found it funny. This was no longer the sister-in-law who was in charge of him back then. She was like a completely different person.
However...
She must have pretended to be strong at that time. After all, her eldest sister-in-law was like a mother.
Yang Yi smiled." Sister-in-law, I don't know those people. Don't worry about them. Are you waiting for me here?"”
Su Mi glanced at the few people behind her, and those examinees immediately acted like gentlemen.
"Aunt Wang next door said that today's test was over, so I came to wait for you."”
"Brother Caidun, I'll go back with my sister-in-law first." Yang Yi said to Cai Dun.”
"Brother Yang, you don't have to worry about me, you can go back first."”
He also looked like a decent person, if not for the fact that his vest was almost full of fat.
Yang Yi left with Su Mi, not even looking at the red-eyed scholars.
......
After the examinees finished their examinations, the examiners were extremely busy.
He held the lamp and examined the papers at night.
Due to the location of the examination, the examiner was the Minister of Rites, Xiao Yuan, and the deputy examiner was the Imperial Academy Scholar, Wang Tao.
Both of them were locals of Bianjing. Xiao Yuan was slightly older, and Wang Tao was already fifty years old. In addition to the two examiners, there were nine examiners. Normally, there were only six examiners.
However, there were many students in Bianjing, and the location was special.
Yang Yi and the other examinees 'papers were among these people. During the marking process, the main examiner and the other examiners had a clear division of labor.
The examiners would select the best test papers from the tens of thousands of examinees and recommend them to the head examiner. The head examiner would then decide on the final admission of the candidates from the recommended test papers and determine their rankings.
The examiner's evaluation started after Yang Yi and the others had finished their first round.
The examinee's test paper was written in ink, called an " ink scroll."
After handing in the paper, it was immediately sealed and numbered. It was transcribed into a "red paper" with a red pen. After checking it without error, it was sent to the examiner for review.
After reviewing the selected test papers with the examiner, they would then recommend them to the examiner, which was called the "recommendation paper".
The main and deputy examiners reviewed the room officer's recommendation papers, mainly the first field. After reading it, they combined it with the situation of the second and third rounds and discussed it with each other to decide on the middle amount.
A test paper that was crossed out by the same examiner was called a " dropped paper."
It wasn't as if Luo Juan didn't have a chance. The examiners would also choose from the remaining papers to see if there were any suitable papers to fill in. This was called 'searching for inheritance'.
Generally speaking, the examiner is often accustomed to saving trouble, only read the papers recommended by the same examiner, the rest do not ask.
Of course, there was also the phenomenon of fraud. In the 38th year of Wanli, Han Jing, the top scorer, and his teacher Tang Yinbin, who was the same examiner at that time, openly crossed the room to search for his disciple's paper, and found it among the papers of other room examiners who had been dismissed.
He exchanged examination papers with each room, admitted his own disciples, and forcibly asked Xiao Yunju, the minister of the Ministry of Rites at that time, to appoint Han Jing, who should have been ousted, as Huiyuan.
The interpretation test in Bianjing was usually held by the capital officials. It was inevitable to meet familiar people. In addition, they had some power in their hands, so it was normal for them to do these things.
Therefore, in addition to the normal examinees, there was also a batch of backup names. These were all people who had connections with the big shots in the imperial court. It was not possible for them to get a Top Scorer, but they could still get a High Scholar.
Most of the officials in the examination hall knew this and had nothing to say.
Even if someone was pushed out because of this, it had nothing to do with them. After all, no one would joke about their own future. Those big shots would at most be scolded by the officials, but they would be miserable if they were to be punished in the future. They would be sent to thousands of miles away, and they would be exhausted.
"Brother Yunshan, the allusion and framework of this essay are excellent. In my opinion, it should be the Top Scorer!”Wang Tao stroked his beard.
Xiao Yuan took the paper and looked at it. It was the familiar thin golden body. Two days ago, Princess Rou Hui had brought a calligraphy piece to him and asked him to help a student named Yang Yi solve his Yuan problem. He did not immediately agree and only promised to give him the status of a High Scholar. After all, the thin golden body calligraphy had also amazed him at that time.
Although Zhao Qianwei had a noble status, she was also a high-ranking official of the imperial court. If an important title like Top Scorer could be changed just because of a word from the princess, what would the imperial court's laws mean?
Now, it seemed that this student named Yang Yi was quite capable.
If the article was well written, then he could give the princess some face.
Xiao Yuan smiled and said,"Since that's the case, then let's name him as Top Scorer."”
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