In the evening, with the sound of drums, the entire exam came to an end. As the imperial guards entered the venue to collect the exam papers, some candidates sweated on their foreheads and looked regretful because the exam had not been completed, but in the end they had to put down their pens and get up and leave.

Since this examination was personally supervised by the saints, after the examination, the court set up a banquet in the other garden to show comfort, and Li Jiao, a scholar in Jiying Pavilion, was responsible for presided over. All the candidates in the meeting were given a brocade robe and ate and took it, which was a joy to be enjoyed.

Li Jiao had been famous for his long time, and now he also received the edict of the Central Secretariat to write the matter with Jiying Pavilion. Although there is still a certain gap between the high-ranking and powerful prime minister, he is already a scholar-in-law in the court. Although the saint did not attend in person, which disappointed the candidates present, Li Jiao came forward and made the candidates feel a little flattered.

Due to age restrictions, the candidates with the exam are all Shi Liu Junyan, and are all rising stars. They are all fame and honor, and are full of confidence. Now they gather together, and the atmosphere of the banquet is quite warm. Since there is a literary master like Li Jiao, there are naturally no need for poetry and singing.

Although some candidates have poor self-study and are a little confused and lost, due to this atmosphere, they temporarily put their frustration behind their minds and devoted themselves to the harmony of poetry and prose. They also have the intention of treating this banquet as an additional test in their hearts, hoping to gain the attention and favor of great people with their excellent poetry and prose works.

Li Tong was invigilating the exam all day, and after returning to the palace, he reviewed the memorials submitted by some provinces, and ordered the Jiying Pavilion to work with officials from the Ministry of Rites to review the exam papers overnight, and then he returned to the bedroom to attend the room.

After the morning meeting the next day, the preliminary results of this test were submitted. The saint personally supervised the matter, but the relevant officials did not dare to delay and reviewed thousands of test papers overnight. When they entered the palace to submit, Ma Huaisu and others had dark circles and bloodshot eyes, and they looked very tired.

Li Tong was also quite surprised that the paper marking work was carried out so efficiently, so he temporarily pushed the matters at hand and read the results briefly.

This time, the examination was conducted with a lot of questions. In addition, the saints personally invigilated the exam, and some rituals squeezed the time for the test. So at the end of the exam, more than 300 people failed to complete the specified number of questions. So when they were reviewed, the test papers were directly marked as unqualified, and no papers were even passed.

The explanatory part of the test questions is an examination of the basic skills of the classics. If this part is still wrong, there is naturally no need to read the follow-up. In this level, nearly a hundred people were screened out.

Finally, the reviewers carefully read the questions and formulated a preliminary list of 300 people, which was a result before Li Tong. Such an elimination ratio is not high, but if the candidates themselves are considered to be of guaranteed, the value of the 300 people selected is still not low.

After reading the list, Li Tong found that the candidates he had originally looked forward to were basically selected, but it was not without regrets. For example, Du Xian, who is known as a gentleman in "Old Book of Tang", was sieved. As for the reason for being eliminated, it was that he failed to complete the test questions within the specified time.

After realizing this, Li Tong looked up and said to Ma Huaisu: "This time, the exam is quite difficult. The choices for all the dismissals may not be completely unattractive, but there is a considerable strategy that can be listed in the book for replenishment."

After hearing this, Ma Huaisu was nervous and quickly stood up and said, "This time I reviewed it quickly. I will review it carefully, so I will not leave any regrets."

Looking at Ma Huaisu's two huge dark circles, Li Tong smiled and said, "If you want to be thorough, you must not be careful. Bachelors and others work hard, and they will take a short rest for a day and will review them tomorrow. You can do things within ten days. In this way, you can be solemn and solemn, so that you can choose the right choice."

After saying this, he asked someone to send the three hundred selected test papers into the hall and read them as the hall. In addition to some of the candidates who are focused on, he also selected some of the test papers for ordinary candidates.

After randomly checking the test papers of some candidates, Li Tong also discovered a relatively interesting phenomenon, that is, relatively speaking, the depth and breadth of the strategy of candidates from aristocratic families and high-ranking officials are significantly higher than those of ordinary candidates.

Those with superior family backgrounds such as Li Yuanhong and Pei Yaoqing have other selected topics in addition to the five prescribed articles. Pei Yaoqing alone made seventeen strategies. Putting aside other words, just one of the quick thinking is amazing.

Li Tong was not surprised by this. The questions he formulated were all related to current affairs and had a very high direction. In addition to having requirements for the candidates' writing organization ability, they had considerable exams for their respective political opinions and experiences. Moreover, many of these questions were not without a high level, and it was difficult for most candidates to reach this level of experience and thinking.

The second generation of powerful families have elders in the court and serve as senior officials in the court. They occasionally come home to discuss and teach them with their younger generations when they are exposed to military affairs. The children of these aristocratic families have lived in the center of power since childhood, and their horizons will naturally be broader under the influence of their eyes.

For example, Pei Yaoqing, who wrote seventeen articles in a row, obviously cannot reach this level in terms of experience and knowledge. After all, no matter how intelligent a child prodigy is, you must first have contact with some things, and then you can form a set of your own views.

At such a young age, he was able to talk about many major national affairs. It was obviously deeply influenced and conveyed some of his elders' views through his own language skills.

However, candidates with ordinary family backgrounds have no chance of being exposed to their elders and being influenced by them day and night. Even if they have formed a set of their own views on many issues, they are often not pragmatic enough and shallow.

Just when Li Tong met Liu Youqiu in his early years, this guy was impatient to offer a strategy of doing border affairs. However, after working in Longbian for a while, Liu Youqiu became cautious. This is because he realized his shortcomings in the real situation and was ashamed to show off some incomplete and mature views.

The 300 people who were initially selected will have to be eliminated after stricter selection and elimination. In the end, Jiying Pavilion will only leave twenty-four people as the first student.

Only a certain level of talent can be reflected through this written examination.

With the large-scale optimization of the election process, Li Tong does not have a more scientific standard at present. However, Li Tong still hopes to try his best to observe all aspects of the selection of Jiying Pavilion, so that the selected students can indeed be worthy of the evaluation of the beautiful Chinese instruments.

Therefore, the next examination process became more detailed, and it was no longer just a written examination. The 300 candidates who were selected first were concentrated in the Extraordinary College of Examination. In addition to making a paper every morning and evening, they were also responsible for sorting out some old business books and judgments of each yamen. They were even arranged to take turns to departments such as the Municipal Supervision Office and the Social Supervision Office for internships and inspections, and observe their performances and give them their advantages and disadvantages.

The reason why such a cumbersome inspection process was to arrange such a cumbersome inspection process was that Li Tong also hoped to make political resources more subsidized, and give some candidates of ordinary family background more opportunities to perform, and try to dig out their respective strengths and strengths. Even if they cannot be selected as Jiying Pavilion in the end, their career will be more specialized and smoother.

As for Du Xian, who was sieved out in advance, Li Tong also took his test paper and read it for a while. He found that this famous Kaiyuan minister was really not a grammatical talent. Even he, a guy who lives by cheating and plagiarism, is now doing it himself, and his level is higher than Du Xian.

So although he was a pity that he could not summon Du Xian to Jiying Hall, he had to abide by the examination rules he had formulated. Forcing such obvious shortcomings in the recruitment of candidates will cause the overall value of Jiying Hall to decline. Therefore, he could only send Du Xian’s famous name back to the Selection Department and allow him to continue to participate in the Ministry of Personnel’s selection.

Before the final result of the Jiying Pavilion Examination, Du Xian, a young man, passed the selection of the Ministry of Personnel and was sent to Longyou to serve as a Muslim prime minister. Before the New Year, he rolled up a small bag and hurried to Longyou to take his post.

When Li Tong learned of the Ministry of Personnel's appointment of Du Xian, he couldn't help but sigh that Yao Yuanchong was in charge of the selection of the officials. Although a mere eighth-rank pastoral official might not require the Minister of Personnel to make a judgment personally, this also shows that the entire selection system of the Ministry of Personnel is still quite sensible.

In history, Du Xian was indeed appointed as prime minister with his border merits, and once took charge of Anxi and served as the Jixi Jiedushi, the highest position among border ministers. Although his military merits and reputations are not as good as those of generals such as Gao Xianzhi and Ge Shuhan, he was also an important border minister in the Kaiyuan period.

After more than ten days of comprehensive investigation, twenty-four Jiying Pavilion students were finally selected, and some of the candidates Li Tong was concerned about were basically selected. These people will study in Jiying Pavilion for one to three years, and then be awarded internal and external official positions according to the assessment, and officially start their career.

As for those who lost the election, they were awarded according to their respective performances during the inspection process. Although they were not selected for Jiying Pavilion, it does not mean that their talents are inferior. It can only be said that Jiying Pavilion has higher requirements.

Next, these people were admitted to the rank of the ranks, and many of them performed well, and were awarded the magistrate of the prefecture and even the county magistrate of the county. The performance of these people in the ranks further demonstrated the high value of the Jiying Guan students. Although these students have not yet officially become official and have performed, they have become new stars in the Tang Dynasty's political arena in the current public opinion.
Chapter completed!