"Hmph! It's only been an hour and a half, and you haven't even finalized your thoughts yet, yet you've already handed in your paper. It seems you've only memorized some scriptures and can write some essays and poems, but you know nothing about policy essays."
Li Xingye scolded him, "What good is it for a man like this, no matter how good his writing is? He's clueless about government affairs and doesn't care about the people's feelings. If he were to become an official, he would undoubtedly bring disaster to the region. It's a pity that the papers are all blacked out now, otherwise I would have picked up his paper and thrown it out."
People on both sides smiled apologetically.
The position of Shengjing prefect can only be held by a member of the royal family. Li Xingye is the nephew of the current emperor, so he naturally has this right.
"Forget it, let's review the papers."
Li Xingye began to mark the papers.
Li Xingye was also a second-class Jinshi. He had both status and talent, which allowed him to secure the position of Shengjing Prefecture Governor. Therefore, he had extremely high standards and would not look down on ordinary papers, even though Shengjing Prefecture was an important place in the capital with a thriving academic atmosphere.
After roughly looking through more than twenty papers, Li Xingye felt a headache and eye pain, but he had no choice but to read them patiently. He only gave the best one a dot, which meant it was average.
Suddenly, when Li Xingye saw a paper, his eyes lit up and he immediately looked at it carefully. After finishing it, he couldn't help but look at it again. After reading it three times in a row, he praised: "This examinee has such a high level. In this provincial examination, it is very good."
The imperial edict beside him laughed and said, "I've been hearing you sighing just now, why are you suddenly praising me?"
Li Xingye said, "Look at this introduction. Although it's unique, it's also well-formed. It's in line with the saying that using the right to combine with the unexpected to achieve victory. Moreover, the entire article is very comprehensive in its consideration of flood control. It doesn't just talk about it in general terms, but also touches on many practical issues. If we send him to control the floods now, he will definitely be able to do a good job."
"Really? Let me take a look."
The imperial edict took the paper and, after reading it over, exclaimed in admiration, "This examinee has proposed a management plan based on the nonexistent Yellow River. Not only has he considered water management, but he has also considered human governance. This is truly remarkable, no wonder your Excellency is so impressed. Even if I were in his place, I wouldn't have thought of such a comprehensive approach."
The other examiners were very curious when they heard about it and wanted to go over to admire it. Each of them praised it.
"This paper shouldn't appear in the provincial examination, but it should appear in the metropolitan examination."
"I have a feeling this guy will definitely take first place in this case."
Li Xingye said, "That's right. This kind of writing is what we need. For example, that poet Zhao Lin can only write lyrics and poems. What's the use of him?"
Everyone nodded.
Li Xingye circled the paper to show that he was very satisfied and gave it an excellent grade.
Other officials did the same and circled this scroll.
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