As Daxing and Wanping Land, Jia Liu Yu'er, and Chang Baiyu were keeping an eye on this matter, he basically no longer had to keep an eye on it.

After summoning the two landowners for questioning, Shi Zhongkui turned his attention to the Hanlin Academy examination.

In order to show fairness, the name of this major examination was anonymized in the same way as the provincial examination and the general examination, and was copied by the scribes and family members so as not to identify who it was from the notes.

Shi Zhongkui didn't care about other Jinshi in the same department, and during the provincial examination, in order to find a scapegoat, he prepared and searched for a long time before choosing Fan Dao.

It can be said that Shi Zhongkui can't say that this guy's writing habits and writing skills can be seen at a glance, but as long as he sees his essays for this exam and thinks about it for a while, he will basically not admit his mistakes.

As a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, Shi Zhongkui is absolutely qualified to be a reviewer.

Even Yuan Donggang wanted him to be the chief examiner, but since Shi Zhongkui couldn't be impartial and impartial, he certainly didn't want to take the lead.

After reading dozens of papers, I quickly discovered that Fan Dao really brought his extreme personality into his writing.

Yuan Donggang saw that he took a paper and read it for a lot longer than other papers, so he couldn't help but become curious.

However, Lao Yuan did not speak directly, since the paper would be handed over to him in the end anyway.

Seeing that Shi Zhongkui made a circle on the paper, Yuan Donggang didn't pay attention.

After all, at this point, unless someone violates a taboo, it is impossible for anyone to lose.

Therefore, every paper that Shi Zhongkui has ever read has a circle that means passing.

The same goes for everyone else. Only when it comes to rankings will everyone start to argue.

The real competition in this exam is actually only those who are outside the top ten in the top two and those who are in the top three.

Because the top ten in the second class will basically be selected as Shujishi, even if they are ranked in the middle, Yuan Donggang and others will tacitly agree to let him be selected.

Others want to become Shujishi and stay in the Hanlin Academy, all depends on how well they perform in the exam.

I was lucky enough to be selected as a Shujishi, so I continued to study at the Hanlin Academy for three years.

Others were directly put into the Sixth Department to observe government affairs. They would take the exam again after three years to decide who would stay in the capital and who would be released.

Even if you are unlucky, you may still hold a seventh-grade official position and do the work of an eighth-grade official.

On the contrary, because Shujishi stayed in the Sixth Ministry or served in the cabinet, he had more opportunities to get in touch with big bosses than the top pick, the second pick, and the top pick.

Therefore, in history, only a few number one picks can become real bosses.

If you start high, it will be faster for a while, and the end point really depends on your personal ability and luck.

After Yuan Dong just read Fan Dao's paper, he did not recognize that the paper belonged to Fan Dao because of the confusion between his name and his family.

But after seeing it, I couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied.

Fan Dao's article was not only extreme, but also meant to show off his literary talent because he was plotted by Mei Hanlin.

If you are taking exams for talents and exams, gorgeous diction can really add points.

But this time the reviewers were all Jinshi, people from Shujishi background, and people who had been officials in the Hanlin Academy for many years, how could they read such an article that was neither good nor bad.

If it were before, Yuan Donggang would definitely have been ranked outside the 150th place.

But since Shi Zhongkui looked at him a few more times, Yuan Donggang couldn't help but think that it would be better not to have a conflict with him just because of an ordinary Jinshi.

It's not that I'm afraid of Shi Zhongkui, there's really no need.

The other reviewers basically have the same idea. Anyway, ranking outside 50 will not affect anyone.

As a result, Fan Dao ranked 68th, which was more than 70 places higher than his ranking in the palace examination.

Wait until everyone has decided on the rankings and compared the lists.

Secretly, Shi Zhongkui was considered a humble gentleman, but it was a pity that Yuan Donggang and others did not understand that Shi Zhongkui did this on purpose.

The first choice for new Jinshi to view government affairs is of course the Ministry of Husbandry, followed by the most noble and noble Ministry of Rites.

Of course, Shi Zhongkui was not sure that Yuan Donggang and others would really give him face.

After all, although there are few upright people, it is not impossible.

So Shi Zhongkui actually had a backup plan.

He sent Fan Dao to the Ministry of Rites, on the one hand, to clear up the relationship with him, and on the other hand, because Yang Wenqing was in the middle of the matter, it was easiest to plot against Fan Dao.

Fan Dao felt relieved when he learned that he was going to the Ministry of Rites.

After all, in the past few months, Shi Zhongkui had dealt most with the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs. If he went to these two places, he would have to guard against being framed for anything he did.

At the same time, I felt a little proud that I had improved my ranking by more than 70 places compared to the imperial examination.

The next day, Mei Hanlin came to the door again with a pale face. When he saw Shi Zhongkui, he bowed deeply and begged him not to hate him.

Shi Zhongkui stepped forward and supported Mei Hanlin.

After saying a few words of comfort and waiting for Mei Hanlin to calm down, he picked up a folder from the document and handed it to him.

Mei Hanlin's hands were shaking when he picked up the book.

I'm afraid this is a cheat sheet for me.

But after reading it, Mei Hanlin's face was full of expressions of disbelief.

"Sir, sir, why is this?"

"Uncle Shi has been educating people in the Hanlin Academy for 12 years. He has worked hard without any credit. Now that he is nearly fifty, since this road is not going to work, why not take another path?"

Mei Hanlin understood that what Shi Zhongkui was saying was that as he got older, his chances of being promoted to the sixth rank in the Hanlin Academy would be even lower.
Chapter completed!