I only got two questions right...
Although he had been mentally prepared, the Fourth Prince still turned pale when he heard the result. Even though he was very young, he always liked to act like an adult, often telling the timid Third Prince how to be a real man. But even though he repeatedly told himself that a real man sheds blood but not tears, Jin Douzi could no longer hold back.
He had worked so hard, why was this the result? Wasn't he always better than his brother
Seeing the Fourth Prince's tearful expression, Zhang Shou knew that the little guy was confused and aggrieved. However, even if he comforted him with thousands of words, it would be useless at this time, unless he lowered the admission threshold, but in this way, the credibility of Jiuzhangtang would be greatly reduced. Therefore, he glanced at the shocked Third Prince and casually stated the admission criteria.
"Those who answered one or more questions in the group interview and mutual assessment, or those who answered three or more questions in the written test, will be admitted this time. Of course, in the eighth group, if you only answered the question about the Fourth Prince and Ji Jiu, but failed to answer the three questions in the written test, you will not be recognized."
Before anyone could raise an objection, he said in a deep voice: "The reason is very simple. The question asked by the Fourth Prince is too easy for those who aspire to take the Jiuzhang Hall exam. It's the same as Ji Jiu's question."
Although he had realized that the question just now made him a free scorer, Zhang Shou's blunt words hurt the Fourth Prince, who was already so sad that he wanted to cry because he realized that he had not been able to enter the Jiuzhang Hall this time. Especially when he saw many people secretly glancing at him, and some even had pity in their eyes, he almost exploded immediately.
Until this moment, the Third Prince realized that he had entered the Nine Chapters Hall this time, but the Fourth Prince was not selected! Thinking that if the Third Prince was not selected, Zhang Shou's implicit point that the question was too simple might be a big blow to his brother who was always impulsive but confident. He made the decision immediately without even thinking too much.
"The questions I just asked were not my own thoughts... They were told to us by the teacher as a joke when we were in Banshan Hall, and I wrote them down! Except for the first question, which I asked Master Lu for help, and later asked Master Ge for help, I don't know how to do the other questions either!"
After frankly telling the truth, the Third Prince simply continued to speak the truth: "My mind was blank just now, and I couldn't think of anything else, so I came up with these questions... Fourth brother actually remembered more difficult questions than me, but he didn't bring them up to embarrass others. I can't compare with his broad mind and tolerance..."
Outside the Jiuzhang Hall, the emperor felt a mess of emotions. The third prince had obviously performed very well and was about to enter the Jiuzhang Hall at such a young age, fulfilling his original wish. But the fourth prince was unexpectedly eliminated, and from what Zhang Shou implied, the elimination was not only because he only answered two questions in the written test, but also because he was too careless in setting questions during the interview.
He was already very troubled by such a result, but what surprised him even more was that, seeing that the dethronement of the Fourth Prince had become a foregone conclusion, the Third Prince actually admitted that he had not set any of the questions, and tried his best to find excuses for his brother's failure!