Rise From the Humble

Focusing on the ranking of the last ten test papers, the examiners fought hard and brilliantly, foaming at the mouth and quarreling with each other. Finally, the rankings of seven of the last ten test papers were decided.

It's just the top three test papers, and it hasn't been decided yet.

These three examination papers were supported by several examiners respectively. Three of the eight examiners preferred the examination paper pointed out by the deputy examiner Yan Maoqing; three of the examiners and the chief examiner Xu Jie stood on the same front and unanimously agreed with the crazy examiner. The test paper highly recommended by the examiner was well-written in eight-part essays, and even the Qing Ci was unique. Although the comment "You can hear it if you have won a scholar" was a bit excessive, it was definitely the best candidate for this conference; the remaining The two fellow examiners were interested in another test paper, which also had a solid foundation in eight-legged writing and Qing Ci, which was full of wonderful features and was an excellent work.

Yan Maoqing was very quiet in the final ranking. The three fellow examiners behind him argued with each other with blushing faces. These three people were also members of the strict party circle.

Xu Jie is a good old man who doesn't talk much, but where does his identity lie?

Although the other two co-examiners also argued with reason, after all, neither of them had many families, and they were also wary.

Finally, the third-place test paper was also scheduled, which was the test paper favored by the remaining two co-examiners.

Now there are only two groups of people, Xu Jie and Yan Maoqing, who are interested in the test paper. There is an endless dispute between the first and second place.

Yan Maoqing was unusually quiet at this critical moment. Even though the three fellow examiners behind him blushed and started to fight with Xu Jie and the others, he did not say a word.

"I wonder what Mr. Yan wants?" Xu Jie turned his gaze to Yan Maoqing and asked with a faint smile on his lips.

After Xu Jie finished asking, Yan Maoqing finally took action.

In the sight of all the examiners, Yan Maoqing was seen stroking his hat with his hand, holding it upright, then straightening his clothes, unfolding every pleat of his clothes, and then putting on a very formal expression.

What is Mr. Yan doing? The examiners in the court hall looked at Yan Maoqing, who was neatly dressed. Very puzzled.

After finishing his clothes and tidying up, Yan Maoqing moved. Yan Maoqing walked to the long case where the last two test papers were placed and picked up one of the test papers.

This test paper. It was exactly what Xu Jie wanted.

The three fellow examiners behind Yan Maoqing made surprised sounds, "What's wrong with Mr. Yan?" Xu Jie picked up the test paper that the old boy liked. Could it be said that Mr. Yan forgot Mr. Yan's arrangement? !

Amid the astonishment of all the examiners, Yan Maoqing handed Xu Jie his favorite test paper. It was placed neatly in the center of the long case, and then Yan Maoqing made an action that even surprised the examiners.

Yan Maoqing pressed his left hand on his right hand, hid both hands in his sleeves, raised his hands to his forehead, bowed ninety degrees, and then stood up. At the same time, his hands reached his eyebrows again, and then he lowered his hands.

Holy crap

Mr. Yan, why do you salute this test paper? !

The examiners in the Zhigong Hall were so surprised that their eyes almost popped out of their heads. Yan Maoqing saluted Xu Jie's favorite test paper! ! ! This flattery is too exaggerated, right? Xu Jie is only two ranks higher than your official! Flattery doesn’t lead to this level of photography, does it?

As for the three fellow examiners behind Yan Maoqing, they were even more surprised. Their hearts almost jumped out of their chests. Hey, hey, hey, Mr. Yan, you are mistaken! If you don't play like this, the secret code you gave us at the beginning was Yu Xiuzai. Let's designate this test paper as Huiyuan. This is a great achievement in front of Mr. Yan Ge! Aren't we all from Yan Ge, why did you join that old boy's team in Xu Jie? ! I've got the credit! ! !

"This test paper."

Under everyone's surprised eyes, Yan Maoqing finished the ceremony and spoke softly. The voice was a bit low and hoarse, but it was indescribably solemn and solemn.

How do you think this test paper is? Please tell me quickly! The examiners were very anxious.

"This test paper is very good."

Yan Maoqing's voice came to the ears of the examiners, six words. Every word that came out of his thin lips sounded to the ears of the three examiners behind Yan Maoqing, as if he was sitting on the ground in a snowy December, with the cold wind sweeping through the blizzard hitting his body, chilling his heart.

Mr. Yan, Mr. Yan, how can you say that the paper is very good? Have you forgotten that Yan Ge is old? ! !

Except for the three fellow examiners behind Yan Maoqing, the other examiners were also very surprised. They didn't know why Yan Maoqing suddenly changed his tune.

"This paper is very good. But in this paper..." Speaking of this, Yan Maoqing pointed to a place in the test paper with a solemn expression and said, "These two characters are my father's name; these three characters are my mother's name. Here, the word 'Yan Zhun' is even more taboo in the name of Yan Ge's father."

"The names of my father, my mother, and Yange Lao Gaotang are all in this volume, so you have no choice but to perform this great ceremony."

Yan Maoqing said solemnly, and then put the test paper that Xu Jie was optimistic about in his hand beside the long case, feeling sad for a long time.

As soon as Yan Maoqing said this, all the examiners whispered, this matter was a bit difficult to handle. In the Ming Dynasty, people were very particular about taboos. There were four types of taboos. The first type was tabooing the emperor, and the second type was taboos. The third category is taboo for superiors, the third category is taboo for sages, and the fourth category is taboo for elders, that is, the names of parents and grandparents are tabooed.

It is easy to understand that the names of parents and grandparents are avoided. For example, there was a very famous poet in the Tang Dynasty named Du Fu. If you are bored, you can search for Du Fu’s poetry collection. I can tell you responsibly that this Du Fu The word "idle" will never appear in any of the poems of a prolific poet. This phenomenon is very simple, just because Du Fu's father's name is Du Xian. In order to avoid the taboo word "Xian", Du Fu does not write this word at all in his collection of poems. If it does, it is disrespectful to his father. Similarly, the word "Begonia" does not appear in Du Fu's collection of poems, because his mother's name is Haitang, and she is also a taboo mother.

In addition, the word "preface" will never appear in the poems of the famous poet Su Shi of the Song Dynasty. The word "preface" will never appear in the poems of his family, his father and brother, nor in the articles. Anyone who encounters the word "Xu" will use other words to replace it, just because his grandfather's name is "Xu".

Now, it’s just that the names of Yan Maoqing’s father and mother appear in this examination paper. Even Master Yan Songyan’s father’s name is on this paper.

When Yan Maoqing saw his parents' names on the test paper, he saluted like this! What do you think Mr. Yan Ge will do if he sees it?

Fortunately, the emperor's name did not appear on this test paper. If the emperor's name appeared on the test paper, then this test paper would have committed the crime of disrespect! If you still want to be on the list, it’s not bad even if you don’t end up in a prison cell!

Yes, the emperor's name does not appear on this test paper, but the name of the father of Yan Song, the chief minister of this dynasty, does appear on it!

Then do you think it would be okay to mark this test paper as Huiyuan? !

If you let Mr. Yan Ge see his father's name in the Huiyuan test paper, do you think it's okay? !

The two fellow examiners who were originally neutral changed their stance at this time and supported Yan Maoqing's choice of Cao Yuan for the exam paper.

Several fellow examiners behind Xu Jie were also hesitant. Although the test paper was good enough to be successful, it violated Yan Song's father's taboo. Yan Song was the chief minister of the dynasty. After thinking about it, the two fellow examiners also turned to support Yan Maoqing.

Take the fire out of the cauldron, Mr. Yan is so talented! I misunderstood you! The three examiners behind Yan Maoqing were very excited and admired Yan Maoqing!

"Mr. Yan, I can't help but think of it as far-fetched. We have no reservations about selecting materials for the Holy Land, except for the Holy One and the sages! This volume is a great talent, far better than the others. This volume should be the Huiyuan !”

The fellow examiner who had highly recommended this test paper was still insisting on his opinion, and spoke with emotion and a blushing neck.

"I wonder what you think, Mr. Xu?"

Yan Maoqing looked at Xu Jie, asked in a sinister manner, and threw Xu Jie's original question to Xu Jie again.

All the examiners turned their attention to Xu Jie.

Xu Jie's face was still as flat as water, it seemed that the big rock Yan Maoqing dropped did not stir up any ripples in his heart.

"In that case, then mark this test paper as Cao Yuan." Xu Jie said calmly and picked up the test paper that Yan Maoqing liked. You can still see the three words Yu Xiuzai on this test paper.

The fellow examiner who had recommended another test paper looked unwilling. He wanted to say something but was pulled down by another examiner behind him, and finally let out a long sigh.

"Master Xu, you have great insights. We agree with you."

Hearing this, a triumphant smile fainted on Yan Maoqing's face, the Huiyuan of Yan Ge's brother-in-law's eldest son has been saved! Yan Maoqing seems to have seen Yan Ge's approving smile, and seems to have seen Liangzhe, Lianghuai, Changlu, and Hedong four salts beckoning to him.

"Then fill in the list." Yan Maoqing said with a smile.

"Yeah, hurry up and fill in the list. My old waist can't bear to correct papers for so long." Several examiners behind Yan Maoqing also echoed.

Everything seemed to be under tight control, Yan Maoqing couldn't be in a better mood.

However

Just when they were scrambling to fill in the list, thinking that everything was settled, Xu Jie, the chief examiner of this exam, spoke again with a chuckle.

"No rush, no rush. Before this examination, the Holy Father summoned me in Xiyuan and ordered me to send the top ten papers of this examination to Xiyuan after marking the papers and before posting the results. Make a list."

Xu Jie laughed, looked at Yan Maoqing with a smile and said. It doesn’t matter if your devil is one foot taller, I am one foot taller than myself.

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Yan Maoqing's face turned pale, the other examiners were all surprised and whispered to each other. This is a meeting test, not a palace test, so why does the Holy Majesty have to read the top ten test papers? Never before.

"What's wrong? Your Majesty is also the one who set the questions for this test." Xu Jie looked at the examiners and said meaningfully.

Oh, yes, the Qing Ci in the second round of this test was written by the Holy One.

All the examiners who dared to comment on the meaning of the Holy One all nodded their heads.