Chapter 101 Where is Little Heizi?
The Imperial Examination is the last exam in the entire imperial examination process, and it is also the most glorious one.
Also known as "Royal Examination", "Ting Examination", "Ting Dui", etc., it was one of the imperial examinations in the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Only those who are selected in the general examination can participate.
Its origin was created by Empress Wu Zetian in the Luocheng Hall of Ziwei Palace in the divine capital (Luoyang). Therefore, tracing its origins, the beginning of the palace examination began in the Wu Zhou period.
The palace examination is more practical and only tests policy questions. Candidates come in at dawn and go through etiquette such as roll call, dispersing papers, praises and salutes, and then the policy questions are issued. Policy-making questions are generally very long, about three to five hundred words.
Take Guisike in the ninth year of Hongzhi as an example. The policy question issued by Emperor Hongzhi in this year was 354 words long, which was the same as a short reading comprehension essay.
On the day of the palace examination, the emperor will control the Fengtian Palace and appoint a bachelor or the Minister of Rites to be the examiner for the palace examination.
Then the imperial examination will be conducted according to the established etiquette.
The palace examination only lasts for one day, and the papers are handed in at dusk, and the examination papers, palm papers, seals and other official records are collected and deposited.
On the marking day, the papers will be handed over to eight or ten readers, each with one table, and they will be read in turn, adding five "○", "△", "\", "1", and "×" to each Mark, the one with the most "○" will be the best volume, and then among all the volumes, the ten with the most "○" will be selected and submitted to the emperor.
Based on his personal preferences, the emperor will designate the first, second, and third-ranked candidates on these ten palace examination papers as the top, second, and third overall candidates.
These three are the so-called "Yi Jia", which can be called "Jinshi Ji Di", also known as "Three Tripods A".
A number of people in the second class, accounting for one-third of the admitted students, are said to be "from Jinshi", and the first person in the second class is named Chuan Lu. There are several top three students, accounting for two-thirds of the admitted students. Finally, the official will fill in the form and publish it.
On March 15th, Emperor Jiajing, at the invitation of the Cabinet and the Ministry of Rites, took control of the Fengtian Palace and visited the palace examination room in person to supervise the examination of the 320 candidates who had been selected through the general examination as the emperor. "Gongshi".
No matter what the results of these three hundred and twenty Gongshi are, they will be called the "Emperor's Disciples", enjoy the treatment of being a Jinshi, and will reach the pinnacle of life from then on.
When Emperor Jiajing arrived at the imperial couch of the dragon chair in the Fengtian Hall and sat down on the dragon chair, all the officials and 320 candidates knelt down and worshiped Shanhu under the guidance of the etiquette officer.
Emperor Jiajing looked calm and said nothing, as if he were a god.
Huang Jindaitian, standing on the side of the dragon chair, spoke up.
Huang Jin opened his mouth and read the imperial edict: "The Emperor is entrusted to heaven and said: I am only a king, and I must have merits and virtues. My great ancestors, Emperor Gao, and Emperor Chengzuwen, have extraordinary merits and holy virtues, which are unparalleled in ancient and modern times. They are among the saints." Inheriting each other, inheriting ambitions and describing things, each reaches its peak, so why is it that I inherited the great tradition? Tu Di Zhi Pingzi, all the students came to learn Tao and hold arts, all of them are determined to be in the world, and they can use them appropriately to assist me. Please read it carefully and I will do it.”
The palace examination questions were issued by the imperial edict. After listening to the imperial edict, the three hundred and twenty Gongshi candidates all concentrated carefully. I am still thinking about my manuscript, hoping to put my beautiful talents and extraordinary ambitions into writing, so that His Majesty the Emperor can see the bottom line of my literary talents and extraordinary strategies.
At the same time, officials from the Ministry of Rites also began to distribute the sealed test papers that had been prepared to everyone taking the exam one after another.
After receiving the examination paper, the candidates continued to study the rough draft. After they had a rough rough draft, they began to write their rough draft on the draft.
After the draft is finished, the examinee begins to check the article word by word for typos or taboo words that were not noticed in time, as well as incorrect allusions, etc.
If any errors or omissions are found, they will immediately mark or modify them, and after checking them several times, they will ensure that everything is correct.
These candidates will meticulously copy the draft policy articles onto the official examination paper in Taige style.
Emperor Jiajing was sitting on the dragon chair, his eyes slightly closed, his expression indifferent, as if he was wandering away from something else. But after such a long time, even Emperor Jiajing, who was good at meditating and cultivating immortals, couldn't bear the boring wait.
Emperor Jiajing moved, and Huang Jin immediately leaned over to wait for Emperor Jiajing's instructions.
Emperor Jiajing seemed to suddenly remember something, and he asked in a low voice: "Where is that little black man?"
After hearing Emperor Jiajing's question, Huang Jin was stunned for a moment, and then He stood up, put his feet on his feet and began to search for the little black man that Emperor Jiajing was talking about.
Huang Jin's eyes searched for Hai Rui's position. Although Hai Rui's position was very far back, it was easy to find because the candidates were all sorted according to the established examination results.
So it didn't take long for Huang Jin to see Hai Rui, who was not too tall and looked dark, thin and energetic.
Huang Jin lowered his head and whispered back: "Emperor, that little black guy is in the third row from the bottom in the northwest corner."
Emperor Jiajing followed the direction Huang Jin said and looked up slightly. passed.
At this moment, Hai Rui didn't know that he had been noticed by the emperor. He was still concentrating on writing his own policy question paper in his examination position.
When Emperor Jiajing saw Hai Rui's dark and thin appearance, a smile appeared on his face, "He is indeed a little black boy. When it's time for the final marking, go and get his exam papers for me."
Huang Jin was secretly shocked when he heard this, and at the same time marveled at Hai Rui's good luck.
To be able to get His Majesty the Emperor to pay such special attention to you, as long as you don’t make mistakes, you will definitely be able to prosper in the future.
Huang Jin glanced at Hai Rui quietly again, and then he respectfully waited beside Emperor Jiajing as before, quietly waiting for the palace examination to end.
As the sun approached sunset, with the sound of the bell sounded by the officials of the Ministry of Rites, it was finally time to collect papers for the palace examination.
All candidates must stop their movements at this moment, put their pens aside, and wait for the etiquette officer to collect their examination papers one by one.
Hai Rui also put away the pen in his hand and waited with unbearable excitement for the examiner to take away his exam papers.
After all the examination papers were collected, the three hundred and twenty tributes bowed to Emperor Jiajing under the guidance of the etiquette officer, and then left the palace examination room in order.
After they all left, Emperor Jiajing naturally moved his body and said as if he was relaxed: "Let's start marking the papers."
Yan Song and others bowed to Emperor Jiajing, " The ministers obey the order.”
Then Emperor Jiajing stood up and left Fengtian Hall, returning to Xiyuan to wait for the results of the scoring.
The examiners responsible for grading the papers will be locked up for three days and are not allowed to leave the grading area until all papers have been read.
The officials in charge of marking the examination papers reviewed the examination papers in accordance with the rules of the palace examination, one person per table, and marked "○", "△", and "\" on the examination paper in sequence according to their own attitude towards the examination paper. , "1", "×" five kinds of marks, and then cross-mark. Finally, the ten examination papers with the most "○" on the papers were selected and presented to the emperor.
(End of this chapter)