Chapter 106 Sheng Hong’s Gentle Hometown
Zhao Xing left Longtuge, still thinking about the imperial examination questions.
The most important part of the imperial examination in the Song Dynasty was policy analysis. After all, the imperial examination was to select talents for the court, and policy analysis tested scholars' political opinions, governance concepts, and analysis of the current situation and future situations.
However, in Zhao Xing's view, the policy papers cover too much content, and the focus of each imperial examination policy paper is different, and it cannot select talents well.
Zhao Xing wanted to come up with a more open-ended question as much as possible to reduce restrictions on the scholars.
In the evening, Zhao Xing had dinner with his father and Queen Cao in the palace before leaving the palace and returning to the East Palace.
After washing, I lay on the bed and thought about it for a long time, and had some general ideas about the imperial examination questions.
The next morning, Zhao Xing asked Sanshui to go to the school to inform him that he would not go to the school this morning, and asked someone to find Wang Anshi.
He was a little unsure about his exam questions and wanted to hear Wang Anshi's opinion.
At this time, Zhao Xing also realized that there were too few talents available around him.
It's not that others can't use it, it's just that the imperial examination questions are so important that he can't believe it.
While Zhao Xing and Wang Anshi were discussing, the official family also ordered the Ministry of Education to draft an edict, with the prince serving as the chief examiner of the imperial examination, and Hanlin bachelor Hai Wenyou as the deputy examiner.
Before the news was announced, many officials in Bianjing learned the news.
Talent and learning in the imperial examination are only one aspect. There is another very important point, which is the test questions.
Generally speaking, the policy questions for the general examination are set by the chief examiner of the imperial examination, and the questions for the imperial examination are set by the officials.
Many people have some misunderstandings about the title on the gold list. They think that if you pass the general examination, you will get the title on the gold list.
In fact, the list after the imperial examination is the real gold list.
But this understanding is actually correct, because if you pass the examination, you will be an official, and the palace examination only determines the final ranking.
Whenever the examiner of the imperial examination is decided, the scholars will decide the questions based on the examiner's character and political views.
This thing is the same as solving questions in later generations. Some of them had average scores. As a result, they were lucky in the college entrance examination. Many of the types of questions they encountered were done before. They knew the steps to solve the problems and performed exceptionally well.
The same goes for guessing questions. If you guess correctly and are prepared, you will get twice the result with half the effort.
The examiner’s political views are even more important than the questions.
For example, the examiner does not agree with reform and innovation, but the scholar's essay is in favor of reform. No matter how well the article is written, it is impossible to pass the exam.
Because the examiner has to mark the papers.
However, this time the examiner and question maker are the princes, which makes those officials who have children at home who want to participate in the imperial examination a little confused.
They couldn't guess what questions Zhao Xing would ask, and as Zhao Xing, it was impossible for him to personally grade the papers. He could only read some of the top articles.
This is equivalent to saying that Zhao Xing was the one who set the questions, but there was someone else who graded the exams.
Hai Wenyou is the deputy examiner, so it must be him. It’s not difficult to guess.
However, as the examiner, Zhao Xing will definitely select some to look at.
What if they followed Hai Wenyou's taste in answering the question, but Zhao Xing saw the article, making Zhao Xing unhappy?
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Sheng Family
After Sheng Hong was beaten by Liu Sanshi in Yangzhou, his attitude towards Lin Xiaoniang changed a lot.
But in general, Lin Xiaoniang's treatment still exceeds the standards of a concubine.
When they arrived in Bianjing, Sheng Hong was worried about being caught by Yan Guan, so he became more restrained, and even went to Lin Xiaoniang's room less diligently.
After so many years, Lin Xiaoniang has also recognized the reality and placed her hopes on her son and daughter.
If his son can be named on the gold medal list and his daughter can marry into a high family in the future, Sheng Hong will not treat her so poorly. Therefore, after arriving in Bianjing, he begged Sheng Hong to hire a famous teacher for Sheng Changfeng.
Apart from other aspects, Sheng Hong still puts a lot of thought into the education of his children.
The eldest son is studying in the East Palace and can be taught by the ministers and great scholars in the court, so he does not need to worry.
But he did not neglect the education of his second son. He personally wrote to Zhuang Xuexue and invited him to his home to teach Sheng Changfeng and his three daughters.
This year, both Sheng Changbai and Sheng Changfeng were going to end up for reference. Lin Xiaoniang became interested when she learned that the examiner was His Highness the Crown Prince.
Sheng Changbai is the prince's accompaniment, and he is very valued by the prince. He may not know what questions the prince will ask.
So while Sheng Hong was resting at home, he personally cooked a table of meals, took a shower, dressed up carefully, and asked someone to invite Sheng Hong over.
Sheng Hong hadn't been to Lin Xiaoniang's side for some days. When Lin Xiaoniang asked him to come over, he missed Lin Xiaoniang a little, so he came to Lin Qige.
Seeing the carefully dressed Lin Xiaoniang, Sheng Hong was also a little lost in thought.
Sheng Hong has many concubines, but the other concubines are not as beautiful as Lin Xiaoniang and Wei Xiaoniang.
However, those concubines were just like Wei Xiaoniang. They were dressed simply and not very well-dressed. After meeting him, they behaved honestly and refused to ask questions, just like wooden people.
Men, especially literati, like the mood of flowers in front of the moon and red sleeves adding fragrance.
This is also the reason why so many literati in ancient times liked to visit brothels.
However, Sheng Hong cherishes feathers, and he can only feel that feeling in Lin Xiaoniang.
Lin Xiaoniang smiled and saluted, stepped forward and pulled Sheng Hong inside, and said with a smile: "I heard that the master is busy with official duties these days, and he comes back very late every day. It is rare for me to take a rest. I personally cooked some of the master's favorite dishes and asked someone to warm a pot of wine."
"You are really interested. Do you have anything else to do but this?" Sheng Hong asked.
"What the master said, it seems that I have some purpose in looking for the master."
Lin Xiaoniang pulled Sheng Hong to the table and sat down, and turned away dissatisfied after hearing this go.
"Look, I'm just asking, why are you still angry?" Sheng Hong quickly coaxed.
Lin Xiaoniang also knows the principle of enough is enough, and she knows the right amount. After Sheng Hong coaxes her for a while, she pretends to be relieved, pours wine for Sheng Hong, and invites Sheng Hong to eat and drink.
After a few glasses of wine, Lin Xiaoniang’s face turned slightly red and she looked even more delicate. Sheng Hong’s index finger twitched.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Lin Xiaoniang dropped the smile on her face and began to express her grievances with a somewhat depressed expression.
Why is Sheng Hong so cold and disgusted with her? Why is the lady making things difficult for her?
Mrs. Sheng taught Ru Lan and Ming Lan the rules, but she stopped teaching Mo Lan.
Plus she squeezed out a few tears at just the right time, which makes me feel pity for her.
But Sheng Hong just accepted this. He held her in his arms and comforted her softly, saying that this was Bianjing and he had to pay attention to the impact. He would see Lin Xiaoniang more often in the future.
Lin Xiaoniang sat in Sheng Hong's arms and said softly: "I also know the master's difficulties, so naturally I don't want to cause trouble to the master. When I chose the master, I was prepared to be wronged."< br>
Sheng Hong felt soft when he heard this. He doted on Lin Xiaoniang. In addition to Lin Xiaoniang's troubles, another reason was because in his heart he and Lin Xiaoniang were true love.
Lin Xiaoniang was willing to be his concubine even though she could marry someone else and be his wife.
So Sheng Hong still feels guilty towards Lin Xiaoniang.
"Master, I don't want to think about anything right now. I just want to educate Feng'er and Mo'er well. Isn't it about to take the proficiency test? This time the examiner is His Highness the Crown Prince, and the second brother is accompanying him in the East Palace. "I know something about His Highness the Crown Prince. Let me see if I can talk to my second brother and ask him to take some time to teach the leader Feng." Lin Xiaoniang said.
(End of this chapter)