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Chapter 89

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    Chapter 89

    In the evening, the afterglow fell from the courtyard wall, sprinkling a series of light spots on the ground. The study was extremely quiet, and the only sound that could be heard was the turning of pages. At this moment, Yan Shangzhi, who had been sitting, suddenly stood up and turned the room to the north.  The window opens.

    Yang Ye saw it and asked doubtfully: "What are you doing?"

    Yan Shangzhi stood in front of the window for a while and asked them: "Did you hear anything?"

    Yang Ye listened carefully for a moment, only a few birds were chirping, and the sound was clear and pleasant, then he said: "Are they chirping? It's been happening these past few days, why do you ask so suddenly?"

    Yan Shangzhi shook his head and said: "It's not the sound of birds, it's like the sound of drums."

    "Drum music?" Yang Ye said strangely: "Why didn't I hear it? Junior brother, did you hear it?"

    Xie Ling listened attentively for a long time and said, "I didn't hear it."

    Yang Ye then smiled and joked: "Is it some kind of fairy music that only you can hear?"

    Yan Shangzhi ignored him and listened for a moment in front of the window. The sound disappeared again. It was just a small thing. Maybe it was just an auditory hallucination as Yang Ye said, but for some reason, he still had some concerns in his heart.

    When the boys came to deliver dinner, Yan Shangzhi asked casually: "Is anyone playing music around here in the afternoon?"

    The boy opened his mouth and was about to answer. Si'er beside him placed his chopsticks and replied: "A family is marrying off their daughter today, but did they disturb the young master?"

    Yan Shangzhi said: "It's not noisy, I just heard it by chance."

    Si'er breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly: "That's good. The young master and several young masters will take part in the examination tomorrow. Madam has given you many warnings, but you must not make any mistakes at this time."

    Yan Shangzhi smiled and said, "You have put a lot of thought into this."

    Si'er chuckled, and the matter passed lightly.

    At the end of February, all the candidates who were taking the exams from the entire Daqian Dynasty rushed to the capital. It was now the eighth day of the third month of the 30th year of Xuanhe, and they were admitted on the first day of the examination. At the fifth watch, all the scholars crowded in  Went to the Gongyuan of the Ministry of Rites and waited to enter.

    The admission process is the same as the provincial examination, except that it is more stringent. There is silence in front of the Gongyuan, and there are officers and soldiers guarding both sides. The atmosphere is solemn and majestic, making people tense up unconsciously.

    By the time all the scholars had finished entering, it was already evening. The general examination was the same as the provincial examination. There were three examinations in total. The first one was on the ninth day of March, the second one was on March 12th, and the third one was on March 10th.  5. Enter one day first and exit the next day.

    This time, the chief examiner of the examination is cabinet minister Yuan Huo, and there are three deputy examiners, all of whom are Jinshi, Hanlin bachelors, and first- and second-rank officials. They are Cao Mian, Dou Mingxuan, and Fan Feiping.  There are also eighteen fellow examiners, known as the Eighteen Fangguan, all of whom came from the Hanlin Academy, to assist in marking papers.

    The four books and three questions in the first session were written by the Emperor himself. Late that night, the Inspectorate sent a minister of inspection to accompany the Minister of Rites and went to the Gongyuan of the Ministry of Rites with the question box. The drums were beaten until three times, and then the dragon gate of the Gongyuan slowly opened. The sound of the drums  Among them, the chief examiner Yuan Huo took the lead, and the other three examiners knelt to greet the question box.

    At this time, no one was allowed to enter the Gongyuan. The Minister of Rites stood at the foot of the steps, handed the title box to Yuan Huo, and said: "Thank you for your hard work, Yuan Ge is old."

    Yuan Huo is a cabinet minister. He is now over fifty years old, and his beard and hair are all white. Fortunately, he is still in good spirits. He nodded slowly, took the title box over, and said, "Shilang Lou, go slowly."

    The dragon gate of Gongyuan slowly closed again. Yuan Huo held the question box and walked quickly to the front of the hall. The three deputy examiners followed closely, not daring to fall behind even half a point. When they reached the main hall, they dismissed the others and Yuan Huo took the  Open the question box with the key, and there is a roll of paper inside, which is the first Four Books examination questions appointed by the emperor.

    Yuan Huo and the three of them looked at the test questions and said, "The hall doors have been sealed and the room officials are invited to write the questions."

    "yes."

    It was late at night, and the first test questions were distributed to each candidate. Everyone was refreshed and started thinking about the test questions. In the dormitory, Xie Ling reached out and flicked the wick, and the lights suddenly turned on.  He lowered his head to look at the test questions, and while meditating, he polished the ink until the ink became shiny. Then he stopped, took the pen, and wrote the first word on the rice paper.

    In the lobby, there were three people sitting at this time. They were the three deputy examiners of this examination. There was silence for a long time. Cao Mian, who was sitting on the right, said: "I think there is something wrong with the examination questions this time  "

    He said something inappropriate, and then he was speechless. Dou Mingxuan drank tea slowly, but Fan Feiping said:Brother Yiming may find this difficult question difficult, but what is there to compare it with?  "

    Xie Ling nodded. Zhao Chi thought that it was indeed what Yan Shangzhi said, so he stopped asking. When he was about to talk about other topics, the person who had just sneered suddenly said again: "It is difficult, it is difficult.  Easy is easy, why are there so many twists and turns? Since you are a Jie Yuan, you should be more knowledgeable than others. He can do the questions we can solve, and he can do the questions we can't solve.  You have to do it.¡±

    These words were very harsh and mean, but they were saying that Xie Ling, the Jieyuan, was not worthy of his reputation. Zhao Chi was quite embarrassed. After all, this incident was caused by him asking questions, but it attracted ridicule to Xie Ling, and he didn't know what to do.

    When the dozens of scholars nearby saw this scene, they knew that there was a lot of excitement to be seen. Their spirits, which were a little sluggish after staying in the dormitory for three days, suddenly cheered up again, and they looked around here.  All ears pricked up.

    But I saw that Xie Ling was neither humble nor arrogant. He was not angry after being ridiculed. He just arched his hands towards the man and said calmly: "Can I ask this brother's name?"

    The man said proudly: "Zizhou Liu Wuyang, Zi Yuancai."

    Xie Ling said: "May I ask about the questions in this first test, which one does Brother Liu think is the most difficult and which one is the easiest?"

    Liu Wuyang said arrogantly: "If you want to ask me for advice, then I will tell you. The most difficult question is the dog barking question, and the easiest one is the question about the eight scholars in the Zhou Dynasty."

    After hearing this, the dozens of scholars who were watching all nodded secretly, indicating that Liu Wuyang's words were recognized by most people, and they felt so.

    Unexpectedly, Xie Ling said: "On the contrary, I think the question about the dog barking is the easiest, and the question about the eight scholars in Zhou is the most difficult question in this test."

    As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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