After saying that, Zhao Ruxi stood up and bowed again: "So Ruxi is here to apologize for her mother."

Although Princess Shangde is Zhao Ruxi's mountain chief, she doesn't have much contact with Zhao Ruxi because she doesn't care about things. She only met Zhao Ruxi a few times because of apprenticeships, annual exams, newspaper filings, etc., and she only gave general praise and encouragement when they met.

sentence, I don’t have a particularly in-depth understanding of it.

At this moment, Zhao Ruxi could tell the whole story with just one glance. With only a few words, Zhao Ruxi knew that this Zhiwei girl was indeed well-deserved.

What she said was exactly what she thought.

She is the eldest princess and is over forty years old, so it is normal for her to think clearly about problems. But Zhao Ruxi is a fourteen or five-year-old girl who grew up in a rural market, so this is very rare.

I can only say that this kid is too smart and transparent.

The smile on Princess Shangde's face became more and more friendly: "Don't say that. Your mother just raised her own questions and wanted to seek justice for you. She loves her daughter. What crime is there? Not only your mother, but also

I also need to protect my students, and I can’t just watch my students being treated unfairly, right? Otherwise, I will be in vain as a teacher.”

Mrs. Cui stood aside at the right time to sell favors to Princess Shangde: "When you came, Zhiwei, the princess was planning to enter the palace to seek justice for you."

After hearing this, Zhao Ruxi wanted to stand up again, but Princess Shangde signaled Grandma Yin to push her back down.

"Thank you for your protection, Your Highness, but it really doesn't have to be like this." Zhao Ruxi looked at Princess Shang De with a sincere face.

"Whether the governor of the capital really thinks that my articles are not good enough to get into the top six, or he wants to suppress me, I don't feel aggrieved. The imperial examination is to select talents for the imperial court. The scholars who are admitted one by one are promoted to candidates and scholars.

We, they will serve the court and the people of the Jin Dynasty throughout their lives. And if we look at the past few decades, even if we are admitted to the Juren or Jinshi, how many of us women can serve the court and the people like men?

people?"

"From this point of view, even if Mr. Fu Yin thinks that my article is better than other people's articles, but he abandons me and takes a male candidate, it cannot be said that he has selfish motives. When the courtiers know this, they have to praise him for having an overall view.

, is not afraid of the powerful. He has his own reasons for daring to do this."

Princess Shang De was startled, looked at Mrs. Cui, and then smiled bitterly.

She was wrong. She was boasting just now, but in fact, no little girl has seen it thoroughly.

Isn’t that the “powerful person” whom Zhao Ruxi mentioned just now who is “not afraid of the powerful”?

The governor of the capital had dug a hole for her to jump into.

The name of this governor of the capital is Zhang Li, and he was transferred to this official position only last year.

Being the governor of the capital is an extremely difficult position to occupy. There are too many powerful people in the capital. Anyone who is more powerful than him can put their finger on his head.

I think many powerful people are watching him to see if he can stand up. If he can't stand up, he may reach out to the imperial examination in the future to get a scholar for his descendants. After all, the county examination and the provincial examination will

It is very easy to try different methods. You only need to forcefully pressure or bribe Zhang Li.

Not only the imperial examinations, but also other matters can be interfered with.

I think Zhang Li set up this trap not to target her, but to scare the monkeys.

He is telling everyone that the imperial examination is an extremely serious matter. Anyone who dares to criticize the imperial examination in his jurisdiction will have a finger cut off by him. And she, Princess Shangde,

It is the best target for demonstration.

Other dignitaries are backed by big families, but her only supporter for virtue is the emperor. And it is impossible for the emperor to support his sister's interference in the imperial examination. No matter what the reason is, he will definitely reprimand her and praise the governor of the capital for daring to persist.

principle, so as to serve as a warning to the courtiers.

So Zhang Li's goal of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger was achieved.

Thinking of this, Princess Shangde shook her head and sighed: "I almost did something stupid."

"Your Highness only wanted to protect me, so he didn't think too much about it," Zhao Ruxi said.

Seeing that Zhao Ruxi had persuaded Princess Shangde to quit, Mrs. Cui felt relieved, but what followed was strong reluctance.

She has been fighting for women's rights all her life, always hoping that women will not be inferior to men. She advises students to take the imperial examination, and that's it.

But if they are defeated according to the rules from the beginning, do they still need to work hard?

Especially Zhao Ruxi, who has been her most promising student for so many years. She has a good memory and strong understanding. She can write articles with great imagination and can often make people shine. If such a student still has no future, she may be able to do it again in the future.

Students will no longer be encouraged to take the imperial examination.

She knew she shouldn't interrupt at this time, but after enduring it again and again, she finally couldn't help but ask: "Are we going to be suppressed like this all the time?"

"Of course not." Zhao Ruxi said, "The county examination does not cover names or copy, and the rankings are all determined by the preference of the Yamen chief. Later examinations will become stricter. By then, no one will know whose test paper it is, so naturally

There is no way to determine rankings based on gender..."

When Mrs. Cui thought about it, she became excited. She didn't care that Zhao Ruxi had not finished speaking, so she interrupted her and said, "Yes, I was confused."

If you pass the county examination and the government examination, you will be a child student. These two examinations are also collectively called the child student examination.

However, Tongsheng is only qualified to participate in the college examination. He has neither the privilege of not kneeling before officials nor the qualifications for tax exemption. Therefore, the form of the examination is not very strict and only stipulates the number of admissions each year.

But starting from the college entrance examination, the examination became stricter. After the examination, the test papers had to be anonymous, and after the examination was completed, they had to be copied by the copying officer. When these examination papers were presented to the marking officer, they no longer knew which one was the correct one.

Whose test paper is it?

There is not one examiner, but five. The five examiners take turns grading a test paper. If they approve the test paper, they will draw a circle on the test paper, and those who particularly appreciate it will write comments.

In the end, once five circles are drawn on a test paper and comments are written on them, and the comments are all words of praise, then this test paper will be taken out and finally ranked with several other test papers that also performed like this.

After the top few were ranked first and second, the test papers were handed over to the sergeant who was guarding order in the examination room. The sergeant checked the names and announced them on the list.

This kind of check at all levels prevents collusion, and greatly eliminates the possibility of black-box operations and cheating.

If the marking officers unanimously feel that Zhao Ruxi's test paper is the first, then the sergeant will directly announce it, and it will not change because she is a woman.

Princess Shangde also breathed a sigh of relief.
Chapter completed!