When it comes to the collapse of the Gongyuan, the most uncomfortable person is not the prefect, nor the two Hanlin officials sent from the middle of the capital, but the supervisor.
The examiners of the rural examination are the inner curtain officers, mainly the chief, deputy examiners and co-examiners. Both of them need to be jointly responsible for setting and marking questions.
The chief examiner is generally an official from Beijing, and his main responsibilities are to formulate the number of candidates for each examiner, allocate the number of examination papers to each official, and determine the successful examination papers.
The same examiner needs to review the test papers and submit the proposed examination papers for admission.
The rural examination deacons are outer curtain officers. They have eleven or twelve official positions, large and small. Their main responsibilities are responsible for all general affairs of the examination hall.
The responsibilities of the supervisor include working with the local governor to select examiners for the rural examination, preparing materials for the examination room and repairing the tribute courtyard for the rural examination, selecting deacons for the rural examination, and selecting military attachés such as prosecutors. Among these three points, the second Especially important.
In addition, if there is fraud in the examination room and the examiner is incompetent, it will also need to be dealt with by the supervisor.
The supervisory officer is usually held by the patrol censor, and this time it is no different.
Hongxing, the censor of Jian'an, learned of this and immediately wrote a memorial: "It rained heavily for three days in Changle Prefecture, causing the Gongyuan to collapse and accumulate several feet of water. This is a sign of dereliction of duty on the part of the minister. Now that the township examination is about to take place, I submit a letter. A letter asking for an order to repair the Gongyuan. Liu Junfu, the prefect of Changle Prefecture, and his official Hong Xing sincerely request to donate the remaining money to pay for the engineering fees. I hope your majesty will approve it."
After writing this letter, Hong Xing sighed. In one breath, he handed it to the attendant on the side and ordered him to hurry up and drive him to Beijing.
Without waiting for the court's approval to open warehouses and harvest grain for disaster relief, he used his remaining savings to immediately hire craftsmen to repair it, and let the news go, so that the rural examination went on as scheduled.
Liu Junfu also sent someone to hand over money privately to the censor Hong Xing, but he refused and said: "It is good if only one person takes responsibility for this matter. If the court does not agree, it is my fault alone." "You are about to be promoted, so don't get involved in this matter."
Liu Junfu went to Hong Xing personally and said bluntly: "If Mr. Hong doesn't accept it, your money won't be enough to repair the Gongyuan. It won't matter." "
Hong Xing tried to dissuade him again, but he could not stop Liu Junfu and could only accept the money.
With Liu Junfu's money, there was no objection to the renovation of the Gongyuan. The craftsmen did not complain even if they continued to work on heavy rainy days.
Nine days later, Hong Xing received the letter from Beijing, which was sent at full speed. The repair of the collapsed area in the Gongyuan renovation was nearing completion.
Fortunately, Beijing is still willing to donate.
As early as Ding Chou in August (the second day of the lunar month), Beijing appointed two Hanlin officials.
Two days after the letter was sent from Beijing, the two travellers arrived at Changle Mansion. By this time, the Gongyuan had been repaired.
Hong Xing smiled slowly and welcomed the two to the mansion. After the hospitality, they were sent to an inn near Gongyuan. The prefect sent someone to inform the candidates that the provincial examination would be held seven days later.
The next day, Hong Xing led the crowdRural examination officials swear oaths to the gods in order to pray for true talents and to warn everyone about ghosts and gods, so that they must remember to perform their duties faithfully.
Hong Xing took the lead and said: "The ministers serve the emperor and others, and it is the duty of ministers to treat people who are not their own. I hope that all the gentlemen here will live up to the emperor's grace and destiny. If there is any Anyone who violates this rule will be dealt with impartially."
Everyone present looked solemn and said bluntly: "I will follow the order of the examination room."
Afterwards, everyone offered incense and said: After drinking the wine, I vowed not to break this oath.
On the day when the examiners burned incense and swore an oath to God, Wang Sheng received the news from the government school. Along with the news came three taels of funds for the provincial examination.
Although Wang Sheng is in the government school and has not rushed to take the exam, as long as he is registered, all students who register for this provincial examination will receive thirty taels of provincial examination assistance funds.
On August 12, the rural examination officially began.
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On the day of the exam, Wang Sheng got up early to check whether he had all the floats, pens and ink. In addition, he also brought a thin quilt.
I took the exam for three consecutive days. If the weather changed and I couldn't hold on anymore, I would catch a cold in the middle of the night and miss the exam. I would be helped out.
This is not like the previous dynasties, which were held in three times, but one scientific examination will determine whether to win or not. Ten days after the exam, there were no additional trials of riding, archery, calligraphy, 筭, or law. Therefore, after Wang Sheng completed the archery ceremony this year, he noticed the changes and reminded him directly.
After Wang Sheng finished his morning meal, he lined up to wait for the examination as if he were taking the annual examination.
This time, five students signed bail together, one cheated, and all of them sat together.
Wang Sheng was of course the co-defendant with Ji Shaohuai. Yang Zimei had found the two of them before, saying that he, Kong Nianwen and his brothers of the same race happened to be three people, and they happened to form five people, so these five people were together. .
"Brother Wang, I feel uneasy."
Ji Shaohuai was also carrying something on his back and said with emotion: "I thought it would take a few more days, so that I could read more books. ."
Before Wang Sheng could respond, Kong Nianwen heard this and turned around, sneered, and then said: "If you watch for a few more days, everyone here will also watch for a few more days. Then, What's the difference between watching more and watching less?"
Yang Zimei coughed immediately, "Nian Wen is quick to speak, and Brother Ji is well prepared, so he will definitely win!"
"Thank you for your kind words from Brother Yang."
After Ji Shaohuai responded, he looked melancholy at the endless team.
"Let me tell you, the exam should have been taken a long time ago. After the exam, you have to do things early and go home and lie on the bed. Isn't this more relaxing than suffering every day?"
Kong Nianwen did not end this time. topic, instead asked: "Brother Wang, do you think what I said is right?"
Wang Sheng smiled helplessly: "What you said makes sense. Anyway, everyone is lining up outside Gongyuan to discuss whether the provincial examination should be postponed. , which in itself has nosignificance. "
We are all here, and there will be no further extension, so there is no need to say whether the extension is good or bad.
Kong Nianwen thought about it again, it was the best, and he stopped worrying. This matter.
The difference between the provincial examination and the annual examination is that there are four inspectors. One examines the body for possible threats, and the other examines the food, writing, etc. brought by the examinee in the examination basket. After the search, they must check whether the float is consistent with the examinee's identity, and another person will search the bedding to see if there is any threat.
The last step is to prevent the examinee from whispering to other investigators or other investigators during the search. Candidates exchanged items.
Wang Sheng finally finished drawing lots and followed the inspector to find his seat.
At this time, the other three inspectors in this exam appeared. The official was already in the examination booth area, so he could not look left or right after entering his seat. He could only stay where he was to communicate with the candidates in other seats.
Wang Sheng was very lucky, and the one he was drawn was. The old rooms, except for the last room with the bad number, are all old rooms.
Although there may be candidates interrupting in the old room in the middle of the night, it is still better than waiting in the yellow room to take the exam.
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The so-called seat number is the temporary thatched house built after the collapse of the Gongyuan. If it is windy and rainy, there is no guarantee that the scientific examination will be possible.
He was not only grateful, but also filled with emotions. , but the work at hand never stopped. After checking whether the plates were missing and wiping the tables and chairs, they stepped into their seats and waited for the exam to start.