My diary of transcendence from the heavens

Chapter 32 32. Astonished by the gods, fair marking

The exam has been over for three or four days.

All the candidates have left the Yamen and returned to the Juncheng Inn to rest and resume their clean and leisurely days.

however,

The county government office.

It's still very busy at the moment.

People come and go.

There were groups of strong soldiers wearing armor, belts and long swords, with strict and evil expressions on their faces, slowly escorting boxes one by one towards the interior of the Yamen.

Finally, all the boxes were put into the large innermost side room. The vermilion side room was small, but it looked majestic and luxurious under the decoration of colorful paints.

The soldiers were in awe, slowly exited the side room, and stood guard near the room, with an expression that they would kill mosquitoes even if they flew in, and no one was allowed to approach.

The guard is cold and strict.

In the room, Wu Youwei was wearing a red official robe with purple lines tattooed on it, which symbolized wealth and splendor. As a nominated governor and a veritable high-ranking official, the purple lines represented nobility.

He sat at the head of a long table with his slightly fat body, which made him look extremely tall. With the authority and pressure of a superior, he stood up and bowed his hands to the other examiners.

Wu Youwei glanced around and looked at the other examiners in the room: "Everyone, it's time for us to mark the papers. Mark the papers carefully. Only those who meet the requirements can be nominated for the examination. Don't mess around!"

He warned: "It is honorable to promote people, so we can't let the idiots fall into the trap. Otherwise, the higher-ups will review the test papers from all directions. Once the blame is placed, we will not be able to protect our black hats, and even the thing around our neck may be displaced!"

The other examiners looked solemn and stood up one after another and responded: "Those who are fair and respectful and comply with the rules will naturally be successful and rank high. This is the truth and we dare not go beyond it."

Among the people reviewed by the superiors, there is definitely an emperor.

The emperor would check the scientific examination papers very carefully.

However, the emperor worked hard day and night, taking care of everything. It was impossible for him to check every examination paper carefully, and he would only briefly check some of the top-ranked examination papers...

The rest of the examination papers are all reviewed by the court officials. Those high-ranking officials such as the prime minister are the leaders of all this, and they have huge power behind them.

As examiners, they still understand and understand clearly who should be selected and who should not be selected, who should be ranked at the front and who should be ranked at the back. Otherwise, they would not have reached their current status. .

Everyone has selfish motives. Who doesn’t want his children to win more official positions? Including them themselves, they also have families behind them, so they will naturally favor the children of aristocratic families.

For this exam, they remembered clearly which descendants of the aristocratic families were referred to and what their surnames were, like a clear mirror.

"Open the book!" Wu Youwei opened his lips slightly and ordered.

Following his order, each box in the room was opened, which was full of examination papers, neatly arranged, and they were the examination papers for this scientific examination.

One by one, the examiners took out the papers solemnly, for fear of damaging half of the papers, then sat back on their chairs, gathered around the table and began to carefully grade the papers.

When encountering some questionable test papers, the examiners will whisper among themselves and discuss with each other what score they should give.

The answers to some questions in some test papers are so exquisite that the words and sentences seem to come from heaven, and even make the examiner make a sound of admiration.

Some answers in the test papers are incorrect and the context is unclear, so the examiner will scold them.

"How on earth did someone of this level become a scholar? How many bribes did he receive? Can a scholar write this kind of article? And he dared to take the exam!"

Various sounds filled the room.

Of course, everyone spoke in a very low voice, like whispering among themselves, so as not to disturb other examiners from marking papers.

Even the examiner Wu Youwei was grading the papers in a soft voice. He picked up the test paper next to him and frowned.

"I've never heard of this candidate's name. At first glance, he appears to be a scholar from a poor family. His answers are all wrong. What kind of messed up article did he write? It's too bad. It's too bad. I'll give it a low score."

"Huh? This candidate's name is somewhat familiar. He seems to be Qilin'er from the Wang family. His handwriting is neat, his writing is beautiful, and his lyrics are reasonable. I'll give him a high score."

He did not forget to comment: "Hmph! Sure enough, the test papers written by these poor children are so bad, and their answers to the questions are always wrong. Especially this candidate, he dared to accuse the great scholars of the Northland Party and has no political consciousness at all." , is he tired of living? The lowest score, the lowest score!"

"Sure enough, poor scholars all have low scores. They don't even understand the answer format. It's too bad. It's too bad. Every time, they rely on the children of aristocratic families to improve the county's examination results. It's really impossible to hold up the wall!"

"These poor people should not be allowed to take reference."

Wu Youwei was furious and had serious disdain for poor candidates, and his mouth was filled with all kinds of swear words.

His power and wealth come from an aristocratic family, so he has always favored the children of aristocratic families, and hates those poor people who are dirty and low-level. He thinks that poor scholars have extremely poor academic performance, and always feels that contact with them will dirty his body.

Fortunately, he still controlled his emotions and cursed in a low voice, not wanting to disturb the other examiners at this time.

Even the chief examiner was so quiet, and the other examiners spoke in even weaker voices, tacitly maintaining a quiet marking scene.

however,

It was in this slightly quiet marking environment that a voice suddenly broke the silence.

"Wonderful! Wonderful!"

This voice was so exciting that when he said these words, his voice was slightly trembling, and he could not control the amplification of his voice, which shocked all the examiners.

"Which guy is so vulgar!"

The surrounding examiners' faces darkened, they all turned their gazes, stared at this man with dissatisfied eyes, and warned him to keep his voice down.

Making loud noises during marking is taboo and can easily offend others.

"My fault, my fault..."

This examiner has pale hair and a wrinkled face. He is one of the older examiners present.

He quickly shut his mouth and gestured to indicate that it was his fault and that he would be quiet next time. Then he lowered his head and looked at the test paper carefully.

However, within a few breaths, the others were just immersed in correcting their own test papers, and he exclaimed loudly: "It's so well written, so perfect!"

His voice finally pissed off the others.

Some examiners glared angrily and cursed: "You are so unruly. You are so startled. How can we grade the exam?"

Even the examiner Wu Youwei looked at this man with dissatisfaction. He was so old, how could he still be surprised when he read the test paper?

The old examiner no longer cared about what everyone thought, but stood there blankly, looking at the test paper in his hand seriously, looking dazed and unable to hide the surprise on his face.

The two examiners next to him moved forward curiously, wanting to see what kind of test paper could make such a well-traveled veteran examiner lose his temper.