After the new imperial examination ended, Han Wen'an returned to his residence.

Han Wen'an didn't care much about the exam results.

During this time, Han Yi has entered Beijing University and started attending classes.

Han Wen'an, on the other hand, continued to work in the commercial area of ​​Beijing West Railway Station, earning a little money.

Days passed, one by one.

At the same time, Li Xin also transferred some teachers from the Beijing Municipal School of Government Affairs, along with officials from the cabinet departments and the principal officials of various counties and districts near the capital, to form a marking team to begin marking the exam papers.

The work of grading the exam papers is also proceeding in a tense but orderly manner.

"Many test takers didn't write anything! They don't know anything!"

One of the examiners, somewhat annoyed, marked a red cross on a test paper, put it aside, and said, "Another failing grade!"

Beside him, there was a thick stack of unsatisfactory test papers.

On the other hand, qualified exam papers were actually quite rare.

"They're all the same!"

Another examiner smiled helplessly and said, "It's probably because of the newly reformed examination system; many candidates simply don't know the rules."

"Is it because they don't know? I think they haven't been paying attention at all!"

The examiner, his face contorted with anger, said, “Right after the New Year, the Beijing Daily published lengthy articles introducing the new examination rules and reference books. Even the textbooks from the Beijing Municipal School of Government were being printed and sold in large quantities. In addition, the Beijing Daily began to extensively introduce the experiences of typical district offices before the New Year. Haven’t these candidates who want to become officials seen any of this?”

Even if these weren't seen,

The examiner sneered and said, "Look at this afternoon's exam. They couldn't even write out many imperial edicts and court policies. They didn't even know when the five-year land tax exemption would expire. What are they good for? They didn't even know the end of the fifth year of Yan Ning. What kind of official are they? And the poll tax, which was permanently exempted, they didn't even know that? Unbelievable!"

The examiner's expression was somewhat gloomy.

"Alright, alright, Lao Liu, don't be angry,"

One of the examiners smiled and said, "If you can't even do these preparatory tasks properly, just eliminate them. What's the big deal?"

"Yes, that's true!"

Old Liu nodded and continued grading.

After a while, Old Liu was stunned and exclaimed, "Wow, this exam paper is really rare..."

"What's wrong, Lao Liu?"

A colleague next to me asked with a laugh, "Did you encounter any bizarre exam papers this time?"

"No, I answered most of the questions on this test paper."

Old Liu flipped through the exam paper and said, "Moreover, most of the answers are correct, especially the case analysis questions at the end, which all hit the nail on the head. This candidate is very capable!"

"Yeah?"

In an instant, all the examiners in the marking room were drawn to the scene.

They all gathered around Lao Liu, flipping through the exam paper.

After they finished looking through it, everyone was stunned.

"To score 92 points on the exam this morning is really not easy!"

"Yes, out of 100 points, 92 points is a godlike score!"

"You know, many people can't even pass with a score of 60!"

"Let me see..."

All the examiners passed the papers around.

"What about the afternoon session? Find his exam paper and see how he did in the afternoon session."

Immediately, everyone in the marking room began searching.

Before long, this person had already pulled out the afternoon exam papers and started grading them.

Several experienced examiners graded the papers together.

Soon, the afternoon exam papers were also graded.

"Wow! They even got a high score of 89 in the afternoon session! That's amazing!"

"Yes, this person is very experienced. Could he be a student from the Beijing Municipal School of Government Affairs?"

"How could that be? All the qualified graduates from the Beijing Municipal Government School have been assigned to various districts and communities. Why would they come to take this exam? It's pointless!"

"That's true! But who exactly is this person?"

...

The examiners were all discussing it.

Just then, a voice came from outside, "What are you all talking about?"

As everyone turned around, they saw His Majesty Li Xin walking over.

Old Liu quickly said, "Your Majesty, we have discovered a candidate who received high scores in both the morning and afternoon sessions."

"Yeah?"

Li Xin was also somewhat surprised and asked, "How many points?"

"His Majesty,"

Old Liu replied, "Ninety-two points in the morning session, and eighty-nine points in the afternoon session."

"ah?"

Li Xin was stunned.

He had been to the marking center many times, so he naturally knew that most candidates failed this exam.

The few qualified candidates all scored slightly above the passing mark, around sixty points.

And scores like 80 or 90 are simply nonexistent!

Therefore, Lao Liu's words naturally surprised Li Xin.

Li Xin asked, "Who is this person? Open the exam paper and look at the name."

"yes!"

Immediately, under the watchful eyes of Li Xin and others, the examiner opened the top of the paper and looked at the name on it.

"Han Wen'an!"

Old Liu was stunned.

He had absolutely no recollection of this person.

"Who is this person? He's really young and promising!"

The examiners praised it highly.

"Han Wen'an?"

Li Xin frowned and said, "This person is not young..."

"His Majesty,"

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