2 1, 65438, In May, 894, when the imperial court marking minister was marking the answer sheet of "Gong examinee", Zhang Jian was rated as "11th". After repeated efforts, I was changed to the "tenth place", so I also got the opportunity to enter the palace for examination. What if there is no Weng Tong? Fight for it, and his Wu Jia championship will be ruined. 1894, in the twentieth year of Guangxu, he was in Wu Jia at the age of twenty. Just after three o'clock in the morning on May 23 this year, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the breeze is Xu Lai. People in Beijing are still immersed in their dreams. At this moment, it is already a hustle and bustle outside the Donghua Gate of the Forbidden City. Those well-dressed Manchu officials are strutting into Donghuamen to be on duty in North Korea. In the south study room of the Forbidden City, there are several white-haired old ministers who are over 60 years old, and they are as busy as a bee, one by one looking solemn and thoughtful. The desk in the room is full of sealed test paper bags. Several Suras (servants working in the Qing court) are busy sorting out the examination papers. Today is the marking day for the second interview of Wu Jia and Gong Shi during Guangxu period. According to the convention, each of the eight marking ministers gets 10 papers, but the top four marking ministers with the oldest qualifications also enjoy special "preferential treatment", and each person can get one more paper. The top four of these eight ministers are: Zhang (1811-1897), chief minister of marking papers, and Weng Tong, minister of military affairs. (1830- 1904), Ministry of war minister Li Hongzao (1820- 1897). They are not only highly respected officials of the Han nationality and favored by the imperial court, but also "stars" in the official career of the imperial examination. Of the four people, three are top candidates in the imperial examination. Among them, Zhang was the number one scholar in the twenty-seventh year of Daoguang (1847), and Weng Tonghe? It was the champion of Xianfeng six years (1856), and Xu? He was the No.1 scholar in the first year of Tongzhi (1862), and the worst Li Hongzao was also the No.1 scholar in the second year of Xianfeng, the imperial teacher of Tongzhi Emperor. He was called the "Head of Northern Liu Qing" and gave each of them "eleven examination papers" because of his qualifications. Zhang, the minister of examiners for Jinshi in Qing Dynasty, not only served as the minister of examiners for scientific research in the imperial court, but also was supposed to be a scholar in a "hidden rule". If there are several ministers with scholar background at the same time, the chief minister is the oldest "scholar". Zhang is a Nanpi native of Zhili, known as "Zhang Nanpi" and "Zhang". His worth this year is 85% of his life. As the only surviving champion of Daoguang, he naturally ranks among Emperor Guangxu and Weng Tonghe, the champion of Xianfeng Dynasty. Previously, he was promoted to Chief Marketing Minister. You're welcome, Zhang When marking papers today, he valued a paper and wanted to keep it for himself. As it happens, Li Hongzao is in charge of marking papers, while Li Hongzao and Weng Tonghe? Personal relationship is good! He knows Weng Tong? I also took a fancy to this paper. Zhang said to me, this paper is mine! Who knows Weng Tong? Take the lead in setting an example, take the lead in setting an example, hold Zhang's favorite paper in your arms first, and never let go! I stamped my feet with anger and repeatedly said that it was too presumptuous. Really cruel! Li Hongzao, who is in charge of marking papers, deliberately favors Weng Tong? He gave all the "good papers" to his old friend Weng Tong? . Weng Tong? Always "treat talents as life". After the old man grabbed the test paper as he wished, he found that the font of the test paper was "extremely poor", but the writing style was still "heavy". Helpless, the paper in his hand was very good, and he finally had to put it in the "second class", for which the old man still felt sorry. This happened on1May 23, 894, when two marking ministers, Zhang and Weng Tonghe, were in the marking room of the Forbidden City in the Qing Dynasty. In fact, competing for an examination paper is a unique thing in history of qing dynasty. That night, Weng Tong? During the day, I was still struggling with the paper. He wrote in his diary that day: "I won a paper with Zhang." Zhang's predecessor Weng Tong? 20 years old, although a little friction, but the overall relationship is good. Afterwards, I also felt that this young boy Zhang was just like Weng. It's ungrateful for my elders to contend for papers, so the next day I specially waited on Weng Tong in the south study room of the Forbidden City. "Write a fan" to show friendship. Just after 1 in the morning, Weng Tong? That is, I came to the palace of the Forbidden City early and waited for distribution. Before long, master Zhang sent a servant to tell Weng Tong. , asked him to draw up the "court exam questions". So, what about Weng Tong? He and Li Hongzao, Lin Shu and other eight marking ministers came to the south study room to draft the "examination questions" of the imperial examination. Weng Tong? Draw up "eight questions" and finally determine "four questions", namely: river course, economy, election and salt and iron, and draw up "strategic questions" according to Zhu Wenji's anthology. At that time, no one knew Weng Tong. These topics are tailored according to a candidate's "specialty". He hopes to give full play to the practical ability of candidates from the formulation of the "meta-rules" of the exam. Because, in any case, this time the examinee he values can't make any more mistakes. Wouldn't it be a pity if the boat capsized in the gutter?
Readers should ask, is the famous teacher of Emperor Guangxu Weng Tong? Who is this mysterious phase candidate? This man is Weng Tong? Jiangsu native, Nantong gifted scholar Zhang Jian.
Three days ago, on May 2 1, 1894, the imperial court marking minister was unfortunately named "11th" by Zhang Jian when marking the answer sheet of "Gong examinee". After repeated efforts, it was changed to "tenth". According to the imperial examination practice in Qing Dynasty, Gong Shi could only be named as the "No.1 scholar", "No.2 scholar" and "Flower Exploration" by the emperor in the court examination if he scored the "Top Ten" again. According to Zhang Jian's "No.1 1 name", he has no chance to be the "top scholar" anyway. Why did Zhang Jian get poor grades when he was re-examined by Gong Sheng? One of the main reasons may be that the topic of Gong Sheng's second interview was drawn up by Shi Rui, assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites. He always likes to make fun of literature and coquette. His topic is "All Classics are Right", and he wrote an article "Wen Fu" based on the word "flower". Zhirui wants to take the opportunity to examine the candidates' literary talent.
Zhang Jian's specialty lies in studying the world, but he is really not good at writing "Fu". We should know that "Fu" is a style of Chinese imperial examination system, which emphasizes "literary talent and rhythm" and has the nature of "poetry and prose". Fu writing must rhyme. According to Zhirui's request, Zhang Jian must write a beautiful poem that rhymes with "flowers". Although Zhang Jian played an extraordinary role in the second interview, he entered the examination room at 5 am on May 20 and handed in his papers one hour earlier at 5 pm, but compared with other candidates' compositions, he was still inferior, so he ranked eleventh. What if there is no Weng Tong? Fight for it, and his Wu Jia championship will be ruined.
Data map: easing the same Weng? The relationship between Zhang and Weng Tonghe? A painting fan.
On the evening of May 2 1 Sunday, the results of Gong's second interview were announced. Weng Tong after a busy day? When I got back to your house, it was already evening. Soon, Zhang Jian came to visit. Weng Tong? Zhang Jian was deeply moved by telling the details of the results of marking papers during the day. Weng Tong? Encourage Zhang Jian to make persistent efforts in the next "Palace Examination". Zhang Jian called Weng Tong privately? As a "Changshu teacher". Since teachers have such high expectations, Zhang Jian, a primary school student, is really under great pressure. Zhang Jian is determined to play a good role in the palace examination. However, life is like this. The greater the pressure, the easier it is to be nervous.
On May 26th, the long-awaited "Gong Kao" exam date finally arrived. The marking minister and the candidates are "nervous" and extremely nervous. At four o'clock in the morning, eight master books, including Zhang, Lin Shu and Weng Tonghe, arrived. Li Hongzao and others entered the Baohe Hall of the Forbidden City early, ready to accept "supervision". Fan, Hong Siliang, Huang Siyong and Ding Lijun, who are responsible for winding, also arrived ahead of schedule. Weng Tong before the exam? Just in case, he secretly instructed Huang Siyong, a confidant and "steward", to "wait for Zhang Jian to hand in his paper" and then personally handed it to him. Huang Siyong also keeps it in mind and does not disgrace his mission.
Here, 42-year-old Gong Shengren Zhang Jian also made all the preparations. On the morning of May 26th, at Shi Mao (5 o'clock), the bell for the Palace Examination officially rang, and Zhang Jian took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone from the "examination basket" he carried with him. When I opened the paper and saw that the topics were "deja vu", my confidence doubled. Isn't it? This question is all his teacher Weng Tong? He personally got the message in the conversation between master and apprentice on weekdays. The examination papers of this day are Hequ, Jing, Xuan, Salt and Iron in turn. These questions are within the scope of Zhang Jian's familiar knowledge, so he wrote a thousand words and produced a wonderful pen.
From 5 am to 7 pm, the exam was over, and Zhang Jian wrote all the answers. He is so tired that his head is dizzy and his hands are numb. Huang Siyong, the winding officer who has been waiting for a long time, carefully checked the papers sent by Zhang Jian to prevent any omissions. I don't know, this inspection is incredible, and it actually found a "hard injury." It turned out that Zhang Jian was too impatient and missed "one word" on the answer sheet, which made a word impassable. In addition, Zhang Jian's answer sheet is also wrong. He only wrote the word "En". So, Huang Siyong took out his pen and ink, filled in the missing words for Zhang Jian, and added a word "holy" before the word "grace" at the head of the scroll, which became "holy grace". Finally, Huang Siyong personally handed Zhang Jian's test paper to Weng Tong? .
That night, Weng Tong? That is, I read Zhang Jian's paper and gave a high evaluation, saying that Zhang Jian's paper: "The style is very ancient, the words are very elegant and very handy." At this point, the marking of the palace exam is not over yet, Weng Tong? Private intention has "confirmed" that Zhang Jian is the number one scholar. However, * * * has eight marking ministers, and he does not count alone. What's more, there is another "hidden rule" in the marking of court examinations in the Qing Dynasty, that is, the top scholar is generally recommended by the chief marking minister. At this time, the chief marking minister was Zhang, who was 85 years old. He thinks highly of himself. How could he easily hand over the right to recommend the championship to Weng Tong, who is 20 years younger than him? . According to the existing order of marking ministers, Zhang comes first, Lin Shu comes second, and Weng Tonghe? Third, Weng Tong? The recommended Zhang Jian can only get the third place in the Palace Examination, that is, the candidate qualification of "exploring flowers".
But what about Weng Tong? Be determined to win. On the evening of May 26th, he went for a drink with the seventh marking minister, Wang Mingluan. After three rounds of wine, Weng Tong? His protege Zhang Jian was elected as the candidate for the highest award, and Wang Mingluan claimed that he was. That night, the two had been drinking until 9 o'clock before they dispersed. The next morning, May 27th, 1894, Weng Tong? Visiting Li Hongzao, the fourth minister of marking papers, conspired with Li Hongzao and agreed to recommend Zhang Jian as the candidate for the top prize. As for the sixth-ranked marking ministers, Zhi Rui and Weng Tong? An old colleague of does', right? Our proposal is also supported. In this way, among the eight marking ministers, Weng Tong? I have four support tickets. These four votes are: Weng Tong? Li Hongzao, Zhi Rui, Wang Mingluan. Lin Shu, the second-ranked marketing minister, is a centrist. His position is clear: I don't fight for "first" and "third", I want to protect the recommendation right of "second", that is, "second". The other two of the eight ministers, namely Xue and Tang Jingchong, are "swing" and are not Zhang's close friends. Since then, Zhang, the chief marking minister, has become a "loner", despite his deep qualifications. Since then, Zhang Jian's mentor and Weng Tong? The "United front" work of the marking minister has been basically completed.
Data map: Zhang Jian's family portrait.
Just after 5 o'clock in the morning, eight ministers of marking papers gathered in Baohe Hall and began to mark papers. When evaluating, Li Hongzao, Wang Mingluan and Zhi Rui all echoed Weng Tong in chorus. Zhang Jian's best proposal should be "first". However, Zhang doesn't think so. He wants to recommend his proté gé, Jacky, as the candidate for "No.1 Scholar". Lin Shu, the second-ranked marking minister, said: "I am the second, and I will never give up the second place, and I will not fight for the first place." Li Hongzao followed suit and supported Weng Tong? One of his proté gé s, Zhang Jian, argued with Zhang, whose gray beard stood upright. After some arguments, Zhang had to make a compromise. The result is Weng Tong? Disciple Zhang Jian was the first, Lin Shu's disciple Yin was the second, and Zhang was the third. On this night, Weng Tong? Happy! He offered a treat and invited several ministers to drink. After the event, Wang Mingluan also sent Weng Tong? "A fish", congratulations.
On the morning of May 28th, at "Mao Zheng", that is, at five o'clock in the morning, Emperor Guangxu dried up the West Warm Valley Palace in the Forbidden City and prepared to summon a new champion. Eight marking ministers walked into the new NuanGe with first-class candidates' papers in their hands. Emperor Guangxu asked, who won the first prize The main book said sourly that this was Weng Tonghe. Take it. Weng Tong? Hurriedly took the woman, took the opportunity to put in a good word, saying that Zhang Jian was "a famous man in the south of the Yangtze River, a dutiful son". It is said that the new champion is both a "celebrity" and a "dutiful son", and Emperor Guangxu was very happy. Later, Zhang Jian and others were called to the temple to see the holy one. At this moment, Zhang Jian, a 42-year-old scholar who has been studying hard at the cold window for many years, was not only filled with emotion, but also filled with tears. He said: "Five watches, listen to the announcement outside the gate, and introduce them one by one. Seabirds who live in doors have no heart of bells and drums. Once it is not divided, there is no reason for it. " Now, the name of the number one scholar comes unexpectedly, and Zhang Jian suddenly has a sense of detachment that belittles his fame.
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