The copying time is limited to three days, one day of inspection, and the time for marking the papers is also three days, with a total of seven days, which is the first imperial examination after the restoration of the Tang Dynasty.

This was the largest imperial examination after the fall of the Tang Dynasty. Since the Southern Tang Dynasty was defeated in Qianzhou, more than 1,000 candidates from Lingnan had reached more than 5,000 candidates, including Bohai, Goryeo, Japan, Chameng Protectorate, Jiaozhou Protectorate, etc.

This is a manifestation of solid domination.

Chameng Protectorate and Jiaozhou Protectorate need a large number of officials, as are the same in Lingnan prefectures. Some corrupt officials need to be eliminated to purify the officialdom.

Li Jia attached great importance to the first Enko game after the restoration of the country. He arranged a thousand imperial guards in the examination room. In order to prevent cheating, he even took care of the examiners and the others in the palace three days in advance.

As for the test paper, it was drafted by several prime ministers from the Ministry of Rites and the Political Affairs Hall, and then made three copies for the emperor to choose. The day before the exam, he worked overtime to print it on a large scale.

"The saint has done a good job this time!"

With his hands behind him, wearing his official uniform, Sun Zhao looked at the huge statue of Confucius in front of the hall, and thoughts were repeated, and sighed.

The emperor issued an order three days ago to make him, as the chief examiner, review the candidate's papers, which is very trustworthy. This group of candidates who passed the examination will be called teachers in the future, and the people they have accumulated are very broad.

After receiving the order, he thought very far-reachingly. Does Your Majesty want me to be the Prime Minister? That should be the case!

"My husband!" Then, the four examiners also came out and bowed.

They are all editors of the Hanlin Academy. The older ones are in their forties and the younger ones are in their thirties. They are of course knowledgeable and have enough qualifications. Being able to work with the examiner this time can be regarded as a strong mark for their future, so they are naturally happy.

Moreover, the emperor told them that if there were no mistakes in the imperial examination, they would be allowed to be exiled as officials, either judges or county magistrates. After all, they had already studied in various departments and still understood some political affairs, and all they needed was training.

"I am sent by the saint to serve as the chief examiner. In the next period of time, I hope you will be fair in your review and do not be favoritism so as to live up to the saint's arrangements!"

Although Sun Zhao is the lowest-ranked husband, he is already a huge figure for these examiners, so he naturally has to be careful to compliment him.

"We know!" The four examiners bowed their heads and responded.

Seeing these people's obedient attitude, Sun Zhao nodded with satisfaction, took out a piece of silk cloth from his sleeve, took a look, and said according to the picture:

"For this examination, I am responsible for the main examination. For the same examination, thousands of test papers must be reviewed within three days. If the time exceeds the time, I will be responsible for my own position. The saint cannot explain it. This is the charter for this examination!"

"On the first day, you must select all those who have typos in the test paper, those who are contaminated with ink, and those who have committed taboos, and become waste books!"

"The remaining test papers will be divided equally with us. If they are recognized, they will draw a circle with red strokes, and then several other examiners will review them. Only if there are more than two red circles will I finally review and pass them."

"Of course, if more than three of you four think it is a good book, you must follow the list. If I disagree, I can pass it!"

"On the last day, all the passed test papers must be ranked. There are 140 Jinshi students from high to low. There are 30 Mingsuan and Mingfa students each. The scrap papers must be reviewed again to prevent missing!"

After the statement was finished, Sun Zhao started drinking tea and then continued with a stern face:

"This time, we still focus on policy and do not make any mistakes. Poetry and essays are just a small path. The test papers will be sent later. According to the regulations just now, don't make mistakes!"

The imperial examination before the Song Dynasty basically belonged to the weed stage, and the time was uncertain. The focus of the examination was on the emperor's thoughts. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang liked poetry, so a bunch of poets appeared in the prosperous Tang Dynasty...

Today I met an emperor who emphasized the policy. Although everyone felt something strange, they were still adaptable and followed the above intentions. This is the center of the establishment of the general principles system.

Soon, under the care of the imperial guards, the test papers were sent over, filling the entire courtyard, and the officials were demolished and sent to the same examiner, with dozens of people.

They are responsible for checking the proofreading test papers, of course, only for the first session of posting.

Sun Zhao sat upright in his seat. As the chief examiner, he did not move his writing, and the examiners would not move. As soon as he reviewed the test papers, others would follow.

The first thing that is presented is to post scriptures. Whether it is a Jinshi or a Mingfa and a Mingju, it needs to be filled in, and it is the same. It tests whether the candidates are widely involved and their memory is the basis.

They are all superficial questions, very simple. He has good knowledge. After reading the answers, he reviewed them without raising his head. This is simple. If you miss eight questions in twenty questions, you will be unqualified. You don’t need to review the remaining policy discussions and poems.

After sitting for a day, at noon, he reviewed almost a thousand papers, of which only passed a small half, only more than three hundred.

The same is true for the other examiners, with more than 5,000 papers and two thousand left behind, which also shows that Lingnan is indeed a cultural desert.

The next day was not simple. The review of articles and poems for the Jinshi subjects were required, which required the literature and science to be well-versed, without typos, and it required the examiners to review it repeatedly, wasting a lot of time and energy.

The Jinshi exam is very important and the longest review. After the three Jinshi exams are reviewed, the Mingfa and Mingshuo will start.

The Ming Dharma Department is still simple, but it is still a posting scriptures, but the one who fills in the Tang Dynasty is filled in. Fifty Taos, if you make mistakes, it will become a scrapbook, which is a review of memory.

The Ming Arithmetic test is nine chapters of arithmetic. It is simple to ask candidates to convert.

On the third day, at the hour of You, all the test papers were almost over and the final ranking began.

"My husband, look, this poem is extremely exciting and makes people feel endless!" "The first priority is to make a decision—"

"My husband, this article is heart-stirring and deserves to be on the list!"

"This policy is reasonable and well-founded, and extremely feasible. There should be places in the top ten!"

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Several examiners began to present their own favorite articles to Sun Zhao, striving for the top ten positions in the Jinshi exam. It doesn’t matter whether the Ming method or Mingshuo is determined, and there is no room for transportation at all.

The main power of the examiner is to designate the top ten positions, because only the top ten will be presented to the emperor for him to check, and the top scorer, the second-place, and Tanhua were basically born among these ten people.

"You are very knowledgeable, and the ones you recommend must be the pillars, but these ten people are already full of positions, so what can you do about it!"

"Oh!" The examiners were also very uncomfortable.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Sun Zhao selected the top ten articles, all of which were the second strategy for the Jinshi exam, and the second most important.

As for those poems, they are icing on the cake and extra points, and they don’t matter.

The imperial examination was determined by the emperor's attitude. The imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty loved poetry, so people with good poetry were likely to pass the exam, but today's emperors liked strategy, so beyond the expectations of the candidates, the second strategy was the most important.

Therefore, those candidates who specialize in poetry failed the exam.

"Your Majesty, the exam papers that have passed the exam are delivered!"

The next morning, some test papers were placed on Li Jia's imperial desk.
Chapter completed!