back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 648 Gold List Title Time

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Cai Xiang was called out by Lu Chengqi, and after a long time of preaching, Cai Xiang was released back to the Jiying Hall.Cai Xiang, who is old and mature, finally caught Lu Chengqi's words. It turned out that the little emperor didn't know him at all before! ! !
Thinking about it this way, Cai Xiang wished she could slap herself twice, she really had nothing to do, and it would be nice to stay in the Hangzhou mansion obediently, anyway, the transfer will be done every three years, and she will never be able to return to Chang'an.I don't know why I was so nervous, but after "deliberate consideration", I wrote a memorial to the little emperor.

Now it's all right, the little emperor must have used the Supervision Department to find out about himself.Based on his achievements in Fujian Road, Quanzhou, Fuzhou, Kaifeng, and Hangzhou, this must be the case. The little emperor "just saw it" and refused to let him return to his hometown.

Of course, he couldn't have imagined that Lu Chengqi didn't need the Supervision Department at all. In later generations, the names of the four calligraphers "Micai Suhuang" could be described as thunderous.Mi Fu, Su Shi, and Huang Tingjian all appeared, but only Cai Xiang was missing.Well now, Cai Xiang also appeared.Lu Chengqi has a celebrity complex and wants to gather all the celebrities so that he can summon a prosperous age. How can he let him go?The twists and turns in the middle, Cai Xiang couldn't even think of it. It turned out that he was burdened by "fame", and it was the reputation of later generations...

After this little episode, the palace examination continued without any disturbance.These scholars don't know anything about what the inspectors do. They haven't finished their papers yet, and they are devoting themselves into it wholeheartedly. How can they have time to care about other things?Coupled with the four or six parallel essays in ancient Chinese, it is quite brain-intensive, and I can't write more than a hundred characters in half an hour.In order to form a reasonable and impeccable article, it still needs skill.There are only six hours in the palace examination, which is more than enough time for quick-thinking scholars.But for some slow-moving ones, the time is very tight, and the writing may not even be finished.

As for Lu Chengqi, how could he have so much time to stay in the Jiying Hall and watch these scholars write something, but he has a lot of memorials that he has not processed.The cabinet is nothing more than drafting votes, as for the approval of the red, he has to come in person.

One day passed quickly.It was almost noon when Lu Chengqi finished processing the pile of memorials.In two or three hours, it's time to hand in the papers.It wasn't easy for these scholars, they didn't even have time to eat lunch, they were starving and kept writing straight books.

Three hours passed quickly.The examiner doesn't care who has not finished writing, as soon as the gong sounds, they will collect the papers together.In less than a quarter of an hour, these scholars were all invited out of the palace.

Then, just like the tribute exam, the temporarily designated officials such as the editor, the seal official, the interrogator, the preliminary examination examination paper officer, the reexamination examination paper examination paper officer, and the preliminary examination officer began to get busy.The seal of the seal, the transcript of the transcript.Although there are not nearly [-] papers like Gongshi, but [-] papers is already a huge project.After all, during the provincial examination, one can tell the quality of the essay at a glance, but the purpose of the palace examination is for the little emperor to pass it himself. If there are no mistakes, it is the crime of deceiving the emperor and he will lose his head.

This palace test is not as efficient as last time.After all, Wen Yanbo was not from the Ministry of Rites, so he handled the papers slowly.I would rather be slower than make mistakes, so ten days have passed since I reviewed the papers.Among them, Lu Chengqi sent people to urge him many times, and Wen Yanbo said that he was grading the papers and hadn't made a detailed decision yet.

After ten days, Wen Yanbo finally finished the review and sent it to the Chui Gong Hall for Lu Chengqi's approval.

Lu Chengqi carefully read the papers of the top ten and the last few, and said with some doubts: "Why is there no scholar who was dismissed from this department?"

Wen Yanbo said seriously: "Your Majesty, according to my opinion, these scholars answer the papers and express their own opinions. They can be called talents. Moreover, there are more than [-] candidates in Enke this time, and the number of winners is only five hundred or seven. It is not worth mentioning in comparison. If the palace examination is repeated, the world will be in an uproar, and the hearts of the scholars will be unstable. Therefore, I think that there is no need to be dismissed. Moreover, these scholars are all talents. A tenth-rank official. With his talent, a mere tenth-rank official will definitely be competent."

Lu Chengqi nodded silently, and said: "Wenqing's concerns are certainly justified. I also have doubts. Since the scholars cannot meet the requirements of the imperial court, I can't take them. After reading the papers, I think that since the 460th place, even the papers There are those who haven’t answered all the questions, there are those who don’t answer the question, and there are those who flatter. Such “talents” are taken so that the imperial court loses face, so why bother? After the 460th place, they are all fifth class, so why take it?"

The five grades that Lu Chengqi said were in fact as early as 60 years ago, there were regulations in the palace examination: the first grade is excellent in learning and thinking, the pure vocabulary is the first grade; The third class; the fourth class of middle level in arts and sciences; the fifth class of sparse and superficial arts and sciences.Since it is the fifth class, Lu Chengqi's meaning is very clear. Only the top 460 scholars will be selected after the 460 scholars have been deposed.Because of the different divisions, the first class is granted Jinshi Jiji, the second class is granted Jinshi background, the third class is granted Tong Jinshi background, the fourth class is awarded student background, and the fifth class can only be dismissed.

Wen Yanbo said earnestly: "Your Majesty's words are too arbitrary. I must review these dismissal papers again, in case there is suspicion of misjudgment!"

Lu Chengqi admired his attitude, but he was a little annoyed that he "contradicted" himself so much.But after thinking about it, it would be bad if he couldn't hear the opinions of his courtiers.After all, it's not a matter of principle, so let him do it. "Wenqing has done his best, and I am very relieved. You should review it again, and try to find a scholar above the fourth class. Don't create any unjust cases in the imperial examination."

Wen Yanbo said "obey the order", and it took another day before he finally decided the final number of winners, which was 460 seven.Lu Chengqi didn't expect that, he really read it again carefully, and said softly in front of Lu Chengqi, saying that although these seven scholars were not clever in writing, they were more stable than others, and they were talents.Lu Chengqi hesitated again and again, and finally felt that their essays were not bad, so he opened up.

So, this Enke lasted more than a month, and finally the ranking of the palace test came out.

With the sound of a gong, the imperial list was posted, and it was time for another year's gold list titles.

Unsurprisingly, Zhang Zai was the number one scholar in the imperial examination.In fact, everyone knows that Zhang Zai is the "sage" named by the little emperor. If he is not the first, how can he convince the public?The little emperor wanted to create a "sage", and Zhang Zai's actions were indeed worthy of being called a sage, so Zhang Zai ranked first, and no one had any objections.What is really surprising is that No.2 Su Zhe is actually the younger brother of Su Shi, the last Enke champion.This time, the people in Chang'an City became more interested in the Su family, and some people even found out that Su Xun, the father of Su Shi and Su Zhe's two brothers, was also a great writer.

(End of this chapter)