Su Chen was not the first to hand in the paper, and he chose to hand in the paper after someone handed in it.

This is not so prominent, but no one knows Su Chen's reputation here, so examiners and inspectors have passed by him more than once, hoping to see what he wrote with his own eyes.

But Su Chen covered it so that they would not spread it indiscriminately.

The test papers are in the form of a paste and sealed, and then handed over and bound together in a mixed manner.

According to historical records, the ancient imperial examination paper sealing system officially began in the Song Dynasty. According to "History of the Song Dynasty·Election", during the Chunhua period of Emperor Taizong of Song Dynasty, in order to "remove the evil of private examination officials", the suggestion of the supervisor Chen Jing was adopted to implement the "famous examination school" method. During the examination, the candidate's name and origin were kept on the examination paper, and it was decided to open the paper and then open it.

The specific method is to paste the name of the test paper, which is called "Mifeng". The method is that after the test paper is submitted, the Mifeng official first folds the surface of the paper, seals the name of the candidate, and puts it on a red number. Then the transcriber will copy the test paper with a red pen, called "Mifeng", and send it to the examiner for review.

When the results were released, press the red number of the "Red Book" and retrieve the "Black Book" and unpack it. When you see the actual papers of the candidates, you will finally write the list.

The practice of the Southern Tang Dynasty was not so troublesome, but I also knew that the same name was covered first to avoid the person who judged the paper and committing personal fraud based on the name. There was no requirement for re-reprinting, so the paper was still the candidate's own font.

Su Chen walked out of the examination room and breathed a sigh of relief. He used the peak works of Su Shi's great literary masters, such as seven-character quatrains, long and short lyrics, and scattered articles. There was no reason not to be the top scorer.

If it was in the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was hard to say, and it might be more important to pay attention to form, etc., but in the case of emperors like the Southern Tang Dynasty, literary nature became increasingly important.

The literary environment of the Southern Tang Dynasty was more suitable for Su Shi's works and won the championship.

This time, Su Chen had the experience of getting started. When he went out of the tribute school, he put some long hair in front of him, covered his face with one hand, followed the crowd, and walked out in a low-key manner.

On the way, many scholars from the imperial examination were talking about the difficulty of the test questions.

"The three questions in this spring exam are not difficult. Fortunately, I wrote seven-character quatrains about climbing before, and it happened to be deducted."

"Brother Wang, good luck!"

"After I came out of the Yueyang Tower, I was inspired and imitated the Furong Tower Notes. This time I happened to use it."

"I have also written several long and short words about nostalgia, which saves time!"

A young man in blue sighed: "In short, the exam questions this year are relatively easy and relatively empty, without many settings, and there are no standard answers. It depends on whose articles, poems are well written and famous works have been written throughout the ages."

"When Brother Xu mentioned this, why did I feel a bad feeling? Then wouldn't Jiangzuo Sulang take advantage of it?"

Zhou Caizi exclaimed: "If he writes another article comparable to "Yueyang Tower Inscription", then the top scholar will be him!"

Shusheng Liu hesitated and shook his head and said, "This probability should not be high. After all, many great writers have only one or two famous articles in their lifetime. For example, Wang Bo, the four heroes of the early Tang Dynasty, has a "Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng" that can be passed down through the ages. However, he only wrote such a famous work, but he has not seen the second one."

Su Chen was caught in the crowd, listening to the students in the scientific examinations discussing whether he could perform well, and he smiled in his heart: Brother is very steady!

After leaving the Gongyuan, he walked towards the carriage position, pedaled quickly, and met Peng Qingqing, Yang Ling'er, and Zhou Jiamin.

"How did Brother Su Chen do in the exam?"

"Yes, Su Chen, tell me quickly, how are you doing in the exam? Can you win the No. 1 pick?" Peng Qingqing was the most worried because she spent a lot of money to bet him to win the No. 1 pick.

"No big problem, let's go!" Su Chen smiled and leaned on the carriage.

Jing Yun drove the carriage and left the gate of the Gongyuan and returned home.

That night, Su Chen made a sumptuous dinner in his mansion, which was considered as a relaxation after the imperial examination. He was waiting for the day of the announcement in the future.

After the Spring Examination, the busiest ones were the officials of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites who were judged.

The court drew a lot of people to judge the papers and strived to release the results as soon as possible.

"Mr. Song, have you seen famous articles?"

Guza

"Not yet, they are all ordinary people."

"I don't have this either. The article is mediocre, not like Su Yixuan's article!"

On the second day, Han Xizai personally led some officials to take charge, waiting for Su Chen's article to be discovered.

Until the sixth day, an official exclaimed: "Good poems, good lyrics, and good articles!"

"What good poem?"

"Haha, it looks like a ridge and a peak on the side, with different distances and heights. I don't know the true face of Mount Lu because I am in this mountain. I write about Mount Lu, which is really amazing."

"What is a word?"

"Nian Nujiao - Red Cliff Nostalgia, haha, the river goes east, the waves wash away, the eternal heroes"

Crazy!

Many people who judged the book had their pens and inks and rushed over frantically.

These actions attracted the attention of the inspectors and immediately reported to Han Xizai.

“Get out of here!”

Han Xizai brought someone to check it out in person. He was very loving and worried that someone would deliberately make trouble. After discovering Su Chen's test, he replaced it.

"Mr. Han is here!"

"Shishou Minister Han!"

Most of these small officials who were rated by the papers were seven or eight, bowed to salute.

Han Xizai nodded, took Su Chen's test paper, and couldn't wait to read it.

After watching it, I couldn't help laughing.

Poetry and articles, all three are famous ones!

This year's top scorer is stable!

Although Han Xizai did not read the name under the name of Huo Ming, he recognized the font and understood that there would be no one else who could write such poetry and articles except Su Yixuan.

"Everyone has read this test paper. No matter who the candidate is, they are first-class talents. You can follow the normal process and push them into the first-class level. Do you have no objection? In the end, if you are the top scorer, let the official family come to see it in person and then select the first-class ranking."

Han Xizai stroked his beard and made a decision.

Generally, the papers are divided into three steps. The first is the paper that the marker likes after the first reading is written with the word "有" which means pass and is returned to the deputy chief examiner. This type of test paper is called "recommended paper". After the deputy examiner reviews, if he is satisfied, he will approve the word "有" to represent admission.

The test paper with the word "take" is approved and then given to the examiner. If the examiner also likes it, he will give the character "Zhong" on the test paper. The fate of the candidate is determined and he will enter the third grade.

As for the top three in the first class, the emperor will choose from them and give them to them personally.

"No problem, Lord Han is keen to see the beads, absolutely fair!"

"This kind of article should have entered the first class!"

"Maybe it was Suro Jiangzuo's test paper. It's luck to be lucky to participate."

Han Xizai listened to the discussions of the examiners, smiled slightly, and said nothing more. He was very cunning, but he would not say on the spot that this was Su Chen's test paper. Instead, he stood from a fair perspective, without mentioning whether it was Su Chen.

He stated on the spot that no matter who the candidate was in this test, there was enough reason to be selected, and he would not let down his words or talk, nor would he cause trouble for Su Chen.
Chapter completed!