Farmer’s Little Girl

  Chapter 2050 Argument

  The prince nodded, turned around and left. After thinking of something, he turned around and asked, "How many places does Bai Shan rank in now?"

  Several examiners glanced at each other and said: "His Royal Highness, the current policy has not been approved, so there is no ranking yet."

  "Find out his papers," the prince paused and frowned, "call out Bai Cheng's too."

  So everyone had to work together to find out the papers of the two of them. Fortunately, they didn’t get a name in the exam, and both of Bai Shan’s papers were temporarily set up, so it was easy to find them.

   Bai Cheng took some time.

  The prince had read Bai Shan's classics, and felt a little dizzy on his head, so he simply handed the paper to Kong Jijiu, "How did you think the answer was, sir?"

  Kong Jijiu had already seen it before, but this time he just watched it again. He touched his beard approvingly and said: "Yes, it's just that the current affairs policy is a bit worse, but the name should be able to make the top ten."

  Someone objected, "He is ranked eighteenth on the general list, and the places for the four people below the top pick are fixed."

  Kong Jijiu only then remembered this, frowned and said: "After all, the list is a list, and it should be based on articles."

"It is based on articles. Everyone has read their papers. Didn’t they agree with them before? The imperial examination is just a paper. It is only used to judge whether there is bias in comparison. , The scrolls can better reflect their talents."

  The prince asked, "Did Bai Shan not have a script?"

   "Yes," Kong Jijiu said, "Everyone has set a list based on their history."

  What is the general list?

  Before the exam, the examiners went to the society to investigate the talents and reputation of the candidates, and then ranked according to the comprehensive consideration of the quality of the papers they voted. This list is called Tongbang.

  After scoring the Jinshi exam, the examiners will refer to the general list to determine the name, and some have already set the top spots before the exam starts.

  So some candidates will spend a lot of money in order to gain fame, and the cost of tens of thousands of dollars is very small.

The prince    asked to see their current affairs policies of the top ten on the list.

  After reading it, he picked out two copies and threw them aside, and said with a sullen expression: "I won't say anything about the other loneliness, these two are not worthy of cooperation."

  The examiners went to see the two papers. Among them, a doctor of Taixue who recommended a candidate said: "His Royal Highness should look at his scrolls. He is very talented, and his poems and essays are like flowing water..."

  The prince glanced at him and said: "I only know that his article is not as good as Bai Cheng. This is a Jinshi exam. If you only look at the exam paper, what else is there for the exam? Wouldn't it be good to just go through the list and name it?"

  He sneered: “I don’t need to talk about how much moisture is in the list? Jinshi is only used, and only people of insight are needed, not only rich and famous scholars.”

  Kong Jijiu did not object to it, and other people could only hold back because they were dissatisfied.

  The prince had a seizure and then turned and left. Kong Jijiu stayed behind, smiled and comforted the examiners, and then followed out.

  The prince stood waiting outside the courtyard of the Ministry of Rites.

  Kong Jijiu stepped forward and saluted and sighed: “If your Royal Highness wants to get more scholars from the poor, then you have to cancel the list, and then paste the name on the paper, it will be fairer.”

The prince frowned and said: "I and Your Majesty mentioned it before, but your Majesty said that the first emperor can only set the regular examinations for five years, and there have been several years in between. In these years, every family has written letters to your majesty to open the system, and every family has also made inspections. If talented people enter Beijing, if we are here to eliminate the list and lose the name, I am afraid it will be even more noisy."

The prince himself is not afraid of making noises, but he thinks that his father may not like making noises at the moment. In recent years, the emperor has become more stable and unwilling to have more disputes.

  Kong Jijiu obviously knew this too. He glanced at the prince and nodded slightly, which was persuaded.

  He didn’t know if the emperor wanted stability, but he knew that the emperor obviously wanted to leave the matter to the prince to take care of it.

   However, the emperor looked at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and the prince didn't know when he could take advantage of this matter.

  Kong Jijiu sent the prince out before going back to continue reading the papers.

   Then the examiner took the paper and asked, "My lord, this paper..."

  Kong Jijiu said faintly: "The list is just a reference, you should still look at the exam paper this time."

"But……"

  Kong Jijiu took out two papers from the side and put them on the side of the first class before he was finished, and said to him: "These two papers are also good, let's go back and order them together."

  Everyone went to look at the hometown and names on the papers, and found that they hadn’t heard of them very much. They had been thinking about them for a long time and they didn’t remember who these two people were.

   can only reach out and pick up the paper to look at it. Well, this paper has an impression, and the poems are a little bit worse, but the classics and current affairs policies are still well written, but they are not well-known, and I don’t know who it is.

  I mainly don’t know the prestige of character.

Everyone wants to oppose, Kong Jijiu has already said: "In the past two years, most of the places in the Jinshi Examination have been from the general list, and almost all students on the general list are students. In the last two Jinshi examinations, there is no tribute to be selected? Civilian scholars are dissatisfied."

  A doctor of Guozixue objected: "After all, there are only a small number of civil scholars. Any scholar of the same age who is admitted to the county school, government school, and Guozijian, counts as many students."

  Kong Jijiu shook his head slightly, "Why not eat meat, there are so many students in this world who can't go to official school, but they can't be prejudiced just because they are not students."

   "Official schools can be reduced or exempted, private schools are more expensive, and those who can afford private schools can't afford to go to official schools?"

"Of course there are also father and brother's personal education," Kong Jijiu said: "Dr. Yan should go to the place more. Now that the Jinshi exam has passed the exam paper, it should be based on the exam paper and only evaluate the content of the paper. Are the two papers good?"

  So everyone talked about the quality of the article.

  It is really easy to find the fault of an article. The original article is not the first. Some people are interested in finding the fault, and there are more ways to find it.

  Everyone argued for half a night, and barely agreed that the two papers should be placed in Grade A first.

  It has been five days after they finished approving the papers. After approving them, they also quarreled for five days. Fortunately, Kong Jijiu was very prestigious, and it was able to hold people down, and there was no delay in reviewing the papers when they quarreled.

  The number of Jinshi scheduled to be selected this year is thirty-two, so obviously bad papers are thrown in a bamboo basket aside, and only a few can be put on the table.

  There are two types of papers on the table. The left hand side is OK and can be taken, and the right hand side is to be determined.

  To be determined, either the papers are not bad, or the candidates themselves are well-known, and they may be on the general list with good fame and professional papers.

  In the end, everyone chose thirty-two of the sixty-odd papers left to order.

  Everyone fought for a day, and finally finalized thirty-six papers. Kong Jijiu sent the quotas and papers to the palace for the emperor to see, and he chose them.

  　See you at six in the afternoon

  (End of this chapter)