Song Ming left angrily without even mentioning the grain transportation.
This made Gu Rongshan feel scared and worried that Song Chi would be in trouble.
As the son of the Prime Minister, he has great influence and can have the final say in Jiangzhou.
However, there is someone behind Song Chi. The female commander Liang Qingwu spares no effort to protect him.
This guy is really popular with women.
When Gu Rongshan thought about what happened last night, a hint of shyness appeared on her face again.
Tomorrow is the day when the college entrance examination results will be announced, and many discussions in Jiangzhou City are centered around this.
With Duan Yunzhou's deliberate arrangement, the news of his bet with Song Chi became widely known, almost as widely known as the bet between Song Chi and Han Yuanzheng at that time.
That's what a man of the hour is like.
Duan Yunzhou is absolutely confident about this. At this point, no one denies Song Chi's talent, but he also needs to be able to display it. They don't believe in themselves, but in Ma Jingming.
The marking is still in progress.
Inside the room, several veteran scholars were hunched over their desks reviewing papers. At this moment, an elderly man with white hair and beard sighed deeply, "Jiangzhou is truly a place of outstanding people and talent. So many candidates have given excellent answers. I've also encountered a paper that qualifies for admission."
"In our Puzhou, every time the college entrance examination, the best candidates are selected from the worst ones. But in Jiangzhou, the admission is based on merit. Many candidates can be selected in other states, but they are not on the list in Jiangzhou." Another old scholar sighed.
"The marking is almost over, and at least a dozen people have unfortunately failed the exam. I feel so sad for them."
Everyone took advantage of the break to chat and relax.
Principal Wang of Puzhou Academy looked at Ma Jingming and said, "Under the leadership of Academician Ma, Jiangzhou's academic affairs are once again among the best this year."
"With such achievements, I'm afraid I'll be able to take up a position in the palace after returning to Beijing after the provincial examination."
The job in the palace was to serve as the emperor's tutor, drafting imperial edicts and compiling sacred words.
Ma Jingming originally had high hopes, but after talking with Song Chi that day, he no longer held out much hope.
Yes, people’s prejudices are like a mountain.
I am a man of great talent and knowledge, but the emperor doesn't want ugly people around him, so I definitely can't be a tutor, let alone enter the cabinet.
Now he has even greater doubts, as this year's college entrance examination is extremely abnormal.
Jiangzhou was a major province for imperial examinations and talented people were prevalent, but it was not so exaggerated.
This is the college entrance examination. Not everyone can answer perfectly and meet the admission requirements. Judging from the current paper marking, at least more than 20 people can meet the admission requirements than in previous years.
He suddenly woke up.
Song Chi brought twenty-eight people with him. Could he really help them pass the college entrance examination?
impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
Ma Jingming has been in charge of education for many years. He knows too well the difficulty of the imperial examination. Those who can make it to the end are like thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge. Being a teacher is just icing on the cake. No famous teacher dares to say that those he taught can pass the exam.
This is an academy examination, not a prefectural examination, let alone a county examination!
But the current situation was inexplicable. Ma Jingming suppressed his inner doubts. Song Chi had already handed the test paper to him, and he also said that he would ensure the fairness of this college entrance examination. So he did not check the names and did not hint at anything.
"Ma Xuezheng, do you want to check the name?"
The person who came to his side was a middle-aged man in a green robe. He had a decent appearance, but there was a black mole under his nose, which made people feel disgusted. He looked somewhat like Liu Feng, the supervisor of Nandu Academy.
His name was Liu He, the brother of Liu Feng, and he was also the deputy academician of Jiangzhou.
Liu He also noticed something was wrong.
Jiangzhou admits students based on merit every year, but this year the ratio is higher, meaning there are many test papers that are not only complete but also well answered.
This made Liu He wonder if something really went wrong.
The examination papers were covered with names when they were collected, and the examiners did not know who had answered the questions. They were not allowed to view them during the entire process. However, if the chief examiner wanted to see them, he could do so. Besides, the marking was about to be completed, and it was time to remove the names.
"No need."
How could Ma Jingming not know Liu Feng's thoughts? The number of admitted students would be decided after the examination was completed. If the papers were opened now, they could still be modified.
"But... Master Ming has given instructions." Liu He whispered in his ear.
Ma Jingming raised his head and glared at him, "Don't say anything nonsense in this kind of situation. Can you afford it if it gets out?"
He was very dissatisfied with Liu Feng and repeatedly overstepped his bounds to lick Song Ming's butt crack.
Liu He glanced around and said unwillingly, "At least find Song Chi's test paper, right? He answered the prepared paper, which has one more dictation question than the others. Find his test paper..."
"It's almost time to come out. You don't need to tell me what to do."
"yes."
Liu He hesitated to speak, but was still unwilling to agree.
Could it be that Ma Xuezheng was still leaning towards Song Chi? That was impossible.
"I've read a copy of the manuscript," said Dean Wang in amazement. "This is the best piece of writing I've ever seen. The poetry and prose...are also so excellent. It's definitely not something an ordinary person could write."
"Ma Xuezheng, I heard that the champion of your Jiangzhou Literary Society also participated in this academy examination. I see that this examination paper was written by that champion, Song Chi. I can't think of anyone else who could have produced such a masterpiece!"
It's finally out.
Ma Jingming had seen Song Chi's test paper. He had deliberately put it at the back so that the marking would be completed and there would be less trouble.
Everyone else stopped and looked at Ma Jingming. Shanzhang Wang was an old scholar who was indifferent to current affairs, but the others were not. They had all heard of the fame of this literary leader and knew the grudges behind him.
"The imperial examination is based on literary talent, not poetry and prose," Liu He said bluntly.
Their mission is to prevent Song Chi from passing the college entrance examination, so they naturally have to stop him at this time.
Shanzhang Wang remained silent for a moment, then raised his head and said solemnly, "In my opinion, this exam paper deserves first place!"
The first place is the first one.
Everyone was startled, and Liu He's expression changed. Why did Shanzhang Wang get Song Chi's test paper? This old guy was a stubborn person and didn't know how to adapt at all.
Many of the examiners here are members of the Literary Party, so there will be no trouble if they are in charge of marking the papers.
What Liu He didn't know was that it was Ma Jingming's clever arrangement that allowed Shanzhang Wang to review Song Chi's test paper.
"The first step in evaluating a case is for all examiners to make their assessment. It's not up to you, Director Wang, to decide."
Liu He said this and looked at Ma Jingming again, his eyes full of questions.
Didn't Song Chi finish answering yet? How could this happen?
Song Chi was the only one answering the test paper, so there would be no mistakes.
"Then let's evaluate them. Good ones are good ones. The imperial examination is based on merit. How can we mess around with it?"
Shanzhang Wang was angry because of the continuous questioning by Liu He.
He stood up and walked over to Liu He, handing him the test paper. "Take a look first. Is this test paper worthy of being named first?"
Liu He took the test paper, but after a while, his expression changed drastically.
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