As the top scholar of this session, Zhu Tao naturally attracts a lot of attention; he is currently the first person on the far left in the hall.
Yinzhen usually entered the main hall from the left when he went to court, so he saw Zhu Tao before he even entered the hall.
The bright, glaring mark above his head, which he couldn't ignore even if he wanted to.
To be honest, Yinzhen is used to it now. Transmigrated women, reborn women, transmigrated men. He wouldn't be surprised if he saw someone with a reborn man on their head one day.
Actually, he could be considered a reborn man.
However, he was reborn into his father's body.
When Yinzhen stepped into the main hall, the already quiet hall became even quieter, to the point where you could hear a pin drop.
Zhu Tao was just an undergraduate student in modern times, majoring in science. He only knew that the Qing Dynasty existed, and he didn't really know much else. He also liked watching TV and reading history books.
Therefore, he really doesn't know much about the historical Emperor Kangxi.
He was unaware that something that shouldn't have appeared in this era had emerged.
For example, the simplest thing, cement—he didn't even know that cement shouldn't have existed in this era.
He has some emotional intelligence, but this kind of common sense can't be compensated for by emotional intelligence alone.
Zhu Tao had never taken imperial power seriously, but when Yinzhen walked in, he didn't even dare to raise his head.
There are always some people in this world who inspire awe and make others afraid to look them in the eye.
Yinzhen was that kind of person.
Zhu Tao had a smooth life since his transmigration, but now he felt he had a better understanding of his situation. At the same time, he was terrified by his predicament. In this feudal dynasty, the person sitting on the throne could decide his life or death with a single word.
These candidates, who had all been taught etiquette before the palace examination, all bowed in accordance with the rules when Yinzhen arrived.
"Your humble servant greets Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor!"
Yinzhen: "Rise."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Each candidate had a desk in front of them, upon which were laid out the finest writing implements. Seeing this, Yinzhen offered a few words of encouragement, then picked up his brush and began to write the questions for this year's palace examination:
A person who is learned and discerning yet modest, and who diligently practices good deeds, is called a gentleman.
The question is not difficult. The general idea is that those who are knowledgeable and have a good memory, are courteous, cultivate themselves and do good deeds without being lazy, can be called gentlemen.
It's precisely because it's not difficult that, but using it as a starting point and aiming for excellence is extremely challenging.
Yinzhen originally intended to test people on issues related to people's livelihood, but later decided to use this question as the test question. He believed that a person's ability could be improved, and that anyone with the ability to participate in the palace examination would have no problem with their learning ability.
He has the confidence and energy to cultivate talent, but the biggest problem is when a person's values and character are corrupted.
Of course, this method cannot completely prevent the emergence of scoundrels, but it's better than nothing.
Zhu Tao was afraid of exams in modern times, but he's not anymore.
He recalled the relevant information in his mind, made a draft, and then rewrote it when it was almost finished.
Soon, a well-organized and elegantly worded answer sheet was produced.
He didn't write slowly, but he wasn't the first to finish either. After he finished writing, he stopped writing and waited for the final collection of papers.
Yinzhen did not have the habit of going down to watch people answer their questions, so he never went down to watch. He watched the people answer their questions and read his memorials, which was quite harmonious.
Liang Jiugong reminded Yinzhen of the time when it was almost over, and Yinzhen stopped reading the memorials. Once the time was up, he put the memorials away and left.
Only after the emperor left could everyone breathe a sigh of relief. To be honest, although they had made preparations before coming and knew that the emperor's majesty was inviolable, they only realized after experiencing it firsthand in the palace that the experience was more memorable than they had imagined.
Yinzhen didn't plan to look at the exam papers immediately, letting those people argue amongst themselves.
He had one more thing to do.
Although there was no separate ranking for mathematics, Yinzhen did have a ranking of mathematics scores, and he selected one hundred people.
About half of them were on the list of candidates for the palace examination, while the other half were not.
Yinzhen had made preparations in advance. He knew he would use these people, so before the results were announced, he had someone keep half of those who were not on the list of candidates for the palace examination.
Now that the imperial examination is over, it's time to make arrangements for these people.
If Yinzhen didn't make any plans for the half of the candidates on the palace examination list, he would send someone to persuade the other half, asking if they would be willing to stay and serve as officials.
Yinzhen was not the kind of person to force people to do things against their will. If someone wanted to try again in three years, he would not stop them, after all, there are different ways to become an official with the title of Juren and the title of Jinshi.
Just like getting a job after graduating with a bachelor's degree versus getting a job after graduating with a master's degree, even if the seven points are the same, the final result will be different.
Everyone has their own aspirations, and Yinzhen respects everyone's choices.
Although Yinzhen valued ability more than academic qualifications, his indifference did not mean that others did not care.
The people Yinzhen sent to persuade them were also capable and eloquent. There were more than fifty of them, and forty-five of them were willing to take up the positions directly.
Every department was short of people skilled in mathematics, since each department needed to coordinate. So, since these forty-five people had chosen to stay, Yinzhen did not treat them unfairly and assigned them a new position: Shitong, who was in charge of the financial transactions of each department.
Similar to modern logistics personnel, but this logistics person has a broader scope of responsibilities and a good status.
Yinzhen also considered the financial aspect. With so many people, he couldn't just put them all in one place. One group was responsible for handling the accounts, while the other group was responsible for supervision.
To prevent mutual cover-ups, Yinzhen also specially set up many monitoring systems.
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