After the last batch of candidates left the hall, all the test papers were handed over to the examiners with their names covered. Because the step of copying was omitted, the examiners' own handwriting was presented to the examiners. Therefore, in addition to the essay, the examinee's handwriting also became an extremely important part of the grading: those with too few words were not even checked and were directly graded as third grade; those with too many erasures and messy handwriting were considered as second or third grade; only those with good paper and good essay could be promoted to first grade.
Yin Zhi read all the papers, and on the morning of the second day of the palace examination, the twelve excellent papers sent by the Hanlin Academy, the Procuratorate, and the Nine Ministers were piled on his desk. Yin Zhi read them one by one, first picking out half of the papers that were too outspoken and straightforward, and casually put them on the second list of papers, and then took the rest to read with the three cabinet elders.
He estimated that Ryan Cui's papers would be among those that failed, and he would put them in the top two. This would not only save the chancellor Wan from being unhappy when he saw the papers, but also keep the eunuch Tan's trust in him, so that Ryan Cui could get a high status as a Jinshi, and the emperor would not be dissatisfied.
Unfortunately, judging from the test papers, the students in this subject he met were too straightforward and not tactful and mature enough. It was hard to say how many of them could be trained and trained to be his disciples in the future. They were far less honest than the talents selected in the spring examinations presided over by the three cabinet ministers Wan, Liu and Peng in the previous years...
No, Lord Wan’s department is not very peaceful either.
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