Chapter 315 Ranking of the General Examination
The sun sets and the sun rises, the time flows; the years are kissed crazily, and the ink and orchids are splashed.
In the pen holder where Zhu Ping'an was splashing ink, practicing calligraphy and rinsing, time was like sand in the palm of his hand, passing quietly between his fingers. The birthday of the old lady of the Linhuai Marquis Mansion was coming in the blink of an eye, and the Linhuai Marquis Mansion put up lanterns. The festoons and celebrations are all in preparation for the old lady’s birthday tomorrow.
Zhu Pingan also prepared a birthday gift for Mrs. Linhuai Marquis. It was a calligraphy and painting written by Zhu Pingan himself. The paper is fine Chu leather paper that Zhu Pingan bought outside. It is as white and smooth as a mirror. The fibers are pounded very finely and are evenly intertwined. It is as beautiful as silk. This kind of paper absorbs ink evenly. Use it to make calligraphy and painting, which can be enjoyed for a lifetime.
When writing and painting, Zhu Pingan also thought about it.
In ancient times, where the bells and pans were full of food, every time an elderly person celebrated his birthday, people would always send birthday poems or couplets. Most of the birthday poems were worn out, so some poets pointed out the difficulty: "It's not difficult to live longer." Words, if you talk about wealth and honor, it will be dusty It is vulgar; if you talk about fame, it is flattering; if you talk about gods, it is absurd." Looking at many birthday poems and couplets, they are basically inseparable from words such as "Blessings are like the East China Sea, life is as long as the Southern Mountains". Birthday greetings are almost useless.
After Zhu Ping'an thought for a moment, he dipped his hands in ink and wrote a calligraphy and painting on the fine Chu paper:
"Let's not say it, it is the Guanyin Bodhisattva who lives in the world. What's more, This year, I look sixty, but I am only sixteen. < br>
Don’t say longevity candles, don’t wish for turtles and cranes. Just put the pen lightly and add a stroke on the cross. "
Add a stroke on the cross and it’s done. Thousands of years old, this kind of birthday greeting is indeed such a blessing that longevity in the East China Sea is much stronger than that in Nanshan.
Of course, this birthday greeting is not Zhu Pingan's original work. It is a birthday greeting written by Xin Jiaxuan to wish a relative of his family his 80th birthday. Zhu Ping'an changed the number from eighty to sixty in order to match the birthday of the old lady of Linhuai Marquis Mansion.
In addition to this calligraphy and painting, Li Shu also asked the little maid Baozi to send a jade carving ornament for Magu's birthday, and asked Zhu Pingan to send it as a gift. Li Shu thought carefully, fearing that Zhu Ping'an's gift would be looked down upon by the Hou Mansion if it was too light.
Zhu Pingan put the things away, lit the oil lamp, and sat at the desk without letting go of the book.
At this time, it was already dark and the earth had fallen asleep. Except for the gentle breeze blowing and the occasional barking of a dog, the prosperous Hou Mansion was silent.
The eldest lady of the Hou Mansion is in the old lady's room, telling the old lady about the arrangements for tomorrow's birthday. The old lady is very satisfied with the arrangements made by the eldest lady. The main reason is that several shops in the house have been making a lot of money in the past few days, and business has been extremely good.
In order to expand profits, the old lady agreed to the grandma's plan and invested all the funds the government could use. Although the investment was large, judging from the income in the past few days, the profit could be doubled several times.
The old lady felt that she was many years younger, and she was in an extremely good mood. She was almost in the same mood as when she drove that vixen from the third family out of the Hou Mansion.
The eldest grandma is in an even better mood. On the surface, several shops in the house have made so much money, but in fact, they have made more money. It’s just that they all go into the pocket of the big house. Her whole family is The Hou Mansion has paid so much, so it is only natural that it should be given more. Today, I got the old lady's approval to invest all the funds available in the government, and the profits will be doubled at least several times. This time, my big house can get a huge amount of income, and I no longer have to point to the third house to the government. There is a subsidy. With money, you can also use your connections to move your master's position upwards.
In a good mood, everything is fine. The eldest grandma was concerned about the old lady's daily life, and the old lady loved her and asked her to go back to her room to rest early.
In short, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are in harmony with each other.
While the Linhuai Marquis Mansion was quiet in the dark night, the Shuntian Gongyuan far to the southeast of the capital was brightly lit, and the grading had come to the last moment, and the examination rankings had come to an end.
In the courtroom, the examiners worked overtime. At this time, all the test papers had been reviewed and recommended. The examiners Xu Jie and Yan Maoqing also worked day and night to review all the test papers recommended by the examiners. After the review was completed, the examiners Xu Jie and Yan Maoqing even "searched" for two buried test papers among the rejected papers, and finally got the 400-point test paper. All 400 places for this Enke examination have been selected. .
The 400 test papers that will be admitted are arranged one by one on several long sheets. Each test paper on the long form has five colors of fonts. This is because the marking officer also has strict regulations on the color of the pen used on the test paper. Hold the palm and wait for the official to use the purple pen, the same The examiner and the curtain collector use blue pens, the transcribers use red pens, the readers use yellow pens, and the chief and deputy examiners use ink pens. Together they are collectively called "five-color pens", so the 400 exam papers that will be admitted are Five color fonts.
Ranking these 400 admitted test papers is also a big workload.
According to the practice in previous years, the examiners often argue about the ranking work, because the ranking of the examination can be said to be too important.
Why is it so important? Because the ranking of this conference is almost the ranking of the upcoming palace examination. The emperor will rearrange the rankings of new scholars in the imperial examinations that are conducted by the emperor himself. However, if there are no accidents, the imperial examination rankings will not differ much from the general examination rankings. The emperor only makes slight adjustments based on personal preferences. Generally, they will not change much. The first scholar will usually be the top scholar. Lang. The first, second and third place in the first class of the palace examination will be the first, second and third place. Ninety-nine percent of these three people will be in the top ten in this examination.
The ranking of the examination is the last step of grading, and it is also a step to test the quality of this examination.
So, the ranking of this examination is of great importance. Examiners, whether they are the chief examiner or fellow examiners, often argue and express their own opinions on this ranking.
400 test papers were placed one by one on several long desks, and nearly thirty test papers were placed additionally. These thirty test papers were additionally selected by the examiner Xu Jie during the marking process. It is the best work in this examination, and it is also the focus of this examination ranking.
Under the auspices of the examiners Xu Jie and Yan Maoqing, the ranking of 400 test papers was carried out in an orderly manner. Everyone expressed their opinions and argued with the examiners. Although there were constant disputes, the ranking work was still carried out in an orderly manner.
In addition to the nearly thirty additional test papers, the rankings of the remaining three hundred test papers came to an end amid a flurry of saliva, and all were ranked. Immediately afterwards, twenty of the thirty-point test papers were also ranked, and the remaining ten were also determined to be the top ten. However, among the top ten papers, who was ranked first and who was ranked second? Who is the third examiner and what is the opinion between them? They couldn't unify, they were quarreling and arguing endlessly. Some examiners had drank two cups of tea and still felt their mouths were dry and couldn't stop talking.
(End of this chapter)
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