The pen walks on the snow-white paper, just like a person walking in the desert, sometimes making a rustling sound, sometimes silently.
It seems that there are many more mulberry trees in the Zhaowen Palace in an instant, and many silkworms are raised.
Chen Changsheng held the pen in his hand and seriously answered the questions on the paper. His pen did not run wild on the paper, and he wrote carefully, stroke by stroke, so serious that he was even a little cautious.
Because of his rigidity, he looked a little nervous, but in fact he was very relaxed. The countless articles he had read since childhood, like fallen leaves in the wind, kept passing by in his mind. Gently take off a piece, and copy it as it is. Where does it take a long time to think—the question that requires thinking to reach a conclusion has not yet appeared. Among the few test papers that have been seen, there is no knowledge assessment beyond the scope of Daozang. However, the priest who asked the question has not yet shown wisdom surpassing countless previous sages.
Not far away, Gou Hanshi put down his pen and rubbed his wrists, then continued to scroll, with a calm and relaxed expression, as if he was studying and taking notes in Lishan's study.
The hall of Zhaowen was quiet, only the sound of flipping through the test papers and writing could be heard, and occasionally coughing or two, which represented nervousness.
At this time, something that no one thought of happened—someone handed in the paper ahead of schedule.
Of course it wasn't Gou Hanshi, nor was it Chen Changsheng. Their pens had just landed on the paper and started to write. As the most favored people in the essay test, at least they had to finish all the test papers, right
It wasn't Xuanyuan Po who handed in the papers first—there is no elimination in the literary examination, if you are really not good at it, you can just give up, that's what Tang Thirty-six said to him, and this is what many college teachers or elders of sects said to their disciples , This is the so-called experience - if you perform very well in the martial arts test and the battle later, even if you don't have a score in the literary test at all, you still have the hope of entering the top three.
Early submission of papers is very common in the annual imperial examination, but this year someone handed in early, which still surprised people, because it is still too early.
The person who handed in the paper first was the boy in single clothes that Chen Changsheng had been keeping an eye on. The boy didn't even look at the paper. To be more precise, when the test paper was just handed out to his desk, he got up, took the test paper and walked towards the position of the chief examiner. What's the difference between that and quitting? This is called abandoning the exam.
In previous years, even though there were many people like Xuanyuan Po who would give up the literary test directly based on the experience imparted by their predecessors and teachers, they always wanted to save some face for the court and the state religion. After half an hour in the examination room, I will hand in the paper.
The young man didn't hesitate, and he gave up the exam at the beginning. He seemed completely ignorant of the world. The examinees looked at his back and were very surprised. It will hit the spot and it won't make any good impression.
The boy walked to the chief examiner's seat and put the test paper on the table.
The thick stack of question papers was naturally blank.
Several examiners sent by the imperial court and the state religion stared at the young man, silent, and the atmosphere was a bit weird.
A priest broke the silence and said in a cold voice, "Are you sure you want to hand in the paper?"
The young man has a handsome appearance, the biggest feature is that a pair of eyebrows are very thin and flat, they look like a straight line, but they are not ugly, but they look a little cold.
Listening to the priest's question, the boy still had no expression on his face, and asked, "Can't you?"
When he was talking, his thin eyebrows were slightly raised, and he seemed a little bored, as if he didn't like talking to people very much.
His voice was as light as ice, his tone as flat as a wilderness, and his speaking speed was very slow, as if he was jumping out word by word, as if he hadn't spoken for a long time.
The priest frowned slightly, and said with some displeasure: "According to the rules of the Great Court Examination, it is naturally possible to hand in the papers in advance, but..."
Before the priest finished speaking, the boy said, "I'll hand in the paper."
The speed of speech is still very slow, the tone of voice is still very flat, the emotion is still very cold, the meaning expressed is very clear, and the will is very firm, that is, there is nothing wrong with it.
The priest glanced at the blank question paper and said nothing more. Another examiner reprimanded sharply: "You can't get into the second class now, but you should feel ashamed if you feel ashamed. You still act so proud. I really don't know how your teacher taught you!"
The boy remained expressionless and did not answer this sentence.
He doesn't have a teacher, he came to participate in the Great Court Examination, just to participate in the battle, he wants to beat everyone, especially the little girl from Baidi City, and tell himself again that he is the strongest, as for the Great Zhou Court and the National Education Selection He didn't care about the first place in the list.
Later, someone took the young man away from Zhaowen Palace to the martial arts test site.
Hundreds of examinees in the hall watched the young man drift away with complicated eyes.
Gou Hanshi vaguely guessed who the boy was, and his expression became a little dignified.
Zhuang Huanyu raised his eyebrows slightly, his expression was still calm, but there was some uneasiness deep in his eyes.
Half an hour later, candidates handed in their papers one after another.
Those examinees were taken away from Zhaowen Hall by the officials, walked along the Shinto in the Li Palace for a long time, and then came to the place of the martial arts test - Chaoyang Garden.
Chaoyang Garden is a large garden on the east side of the Li Palace. In the spring and the scenery is bright, countless patches of grass are as green as the sea, and countless trees have a faint sense of forest. You can hear the birdsong in the morning and watch the water in the evening. The scenery is very beautiful. At this time The cold winter has just passed, and the spring has just arrived. The grass is slightly yellow, but the scenery is still very charming.
What is the real purpose of the Great Court Examination
To select talents for the state religion and the court, and to set the threshold for enlightenment in the Mausoleum of the Book of Heaven? Yes, these are all, but the ultimate purpose of the Great Court Examination is to select and train more and more young people who are truly talented, so as to reserve follow-up forces for the war with the demons.
The single combat power of the Demon Race is too strong. Humans and Monster Race can only rely on the advantage of numbers to fight hard. Since thousands of years ago, people have realized that only by cultivating more peerless powerhouses in the true sense , in order to gain a real and overwhelming advantage in this war.
In the long road of practice, Tongyou is the most important threshold. Once you pass this threshold, you will become the focus of attention in the human world, but age is also a very important reference value. A 30-year-old sitting photo shows The importance of the realm to the human world is far less than that of the thirteen-year-old sitting in the first stage. This is a truth that everyone understands. Dry, it is no longer possible to enter the highest realms, what is the significance of this war with the demons
Therefore, just like the list of heaven, earth and people issued by Tianji Pavilion, the Dachao Examination most values the potential and talent of candidates, and looks at the future. Talent and potential are actually the same thing in a sense, but the latter has more factors of subjective initiative than the former, and together, what is shown is ability.
The military test is the most direct means for the Great Court Test to achieve its own goals.
For geniuses like Xu Yourong and Luo Luo, their bloodline talent is innate, they don't need it and can't be tested, but their ability can be tested. The first is the strength of spiritual consciousness, which determines the distance of the candidate's destiny star and the efficiency of practice per unit time. The second is the amount of true energy, which is related to the diligence of the candidates and the efficiency of their perception of heaven and earth.
Under the leadership of the officials, the examinees walked through the Chaoyang Garden and came to the easternmost and deepest part. They didn't see the young man who handed in the paper first, but only saw the pruned holly shrubs in front of them that were about two people tall and very flat Cong, some candidates in Kyoto know the origin of this lush green forest, and then they realize that this year's martial arts test is such a content, and they can't help but let out a silent groan in their hearts.
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Not to mention the difficult situation faced by candidates preparing to take part in the martial arts test. The literary test in Zhaowen Palace is still going on. , was actually sweating, and there was a little heat on his body, and the atmosphere in the venue was particularly depressing.
- This year's essay test questions are too difficult, and the knowledge involved is too much and too deep, which is far more than that of previous years. No matter how much you rack your brains, after all, manpower is sometimes scarce, and there are candidates who are defeated in the battle with the question maker and hand in the papers ahead of time.
The eyes of the chief examiner and the priests fell more and more on Gou Hanshi and Chen Changsheng, but the two of them seemed to be unaware of it, and continued to work on the test paper without stopping the pen in their hands.
As time went by, there were only a dozen or so people left in Zhaowen Hall, most of the seats had been removed, and the venue became more empty and deserted. Even the remaining people had given up on answering the last few pages of question papers and started Carefully check the previous answers, and hope that there will be no undue mistakes. Gou Hanshi and Chen Changsheng are still answering the questions.
The sun in early spring moved from the horizon to the center, and fewer and fewer people were still taking the essay test. Even Tianhai Shengxue and the four young scholars in Huaiyuan had finished answering questions, while Gou Hanshi and Chen Changsheng continued to talk in silence. Answering the question, they have reached the last page at this time.
The chief examiners and priests in the hall could no longer sit comfortably, they left the tables and chairs one after another, and came to the room with tea, because they were worried that they would not be able to answer the questions, so they did not get too close. The scene that is difficult to appear, no one makes any sound, and the expression on the face is getting more and more exciting.
——In these years of the imperial examination, no one has ever been able to complete all the questions in the literary examination. Because the people who write the essay questions are all old priests who have studied Taoism scriptures in Li Palace. Those old priests may have ordinary cultivation and no power, but they have buried their heads in old papers all their lives. They are extremely knowledgeable. Write some of the most difficult questions in the test papers to prove your worth. Those test papers are extremely difficult for these knowledgeable old priests to answer alone, let alone those students who come to take the literary test.
Gou Hanshi claims to have read Taoism thoroughly, and Chen Changsheng now has the same praise, or because of this, the learned old priests in the Li Palace were angered. The questions of this year's Great Court Examination are much more difficult than previous years, especially the last few pages. The volume is even more profound and partial to the extreme, just to embarrass Gou Hanshi and Chen Changsheng.
The chief examiner and the priests were well aware of the inside story of this year's essay test. Seeing that Gou Hanshi and Chen Changsheng had actually reached the last page and seemed to be able to complete all the test papers, they were naturally extremely shocked.
Tianhai Shengxue had already handed in the paper. He stood at the gate of the hall, looked back at Gou Hanshi and Chen Changsheng who were still answering questions in the hall, frowned and remained silent. As the most promising heir of the Tianhai family, he never relaxed his demands on himself. , but the last few pages of the test paper were too difficult. He couldn't figure out why Gou Hanshi and Chen Changsheng could continue to answer the questions. Could it be that there was really such a big gap in knowledge between the two
The scholars in Huaiyuan turned in the papers counting down, logically they should be proud enough, but looking at the two people who were still holding their pens in the field, they couldn't feel this kind of emotion. They were not surprised that Gou Hanshi, who had no scientific name, could persist until now. But they thought that the young man named Chen Changsheng must not be able to do the last few pages of test papers, it must be due to vanity, he refused to leave, and his face could not help showing a mocking look.
I don't know how long it has been.
In the quiet Zhaowen Hall, the sound of clothes being rubbed against tables and chairs, the sound of discussion and faint restlessness, which could no longer be suppressed, sounded from a position to the east.
Gou Hanshi finished answering the question and stood up.
Almost at the same time, there were also sounds of tables and chairs being moved from the west, and the sound of sorting out test papers.
People looked over there, only to see Chen Changsheng holding the test paper in his arms and preparing to hand it in.
Quiet descended on the hall again.
Gou Hanshi and Chen Changsheng looked at each other quietly with a distance of more than ten feet, and then bowed slightly in salute.
From the time the bell struck, they saw each other for the first time, and of course, they knew each other was there the whole time.
The essay test was over, and the silent formation outside Zhaowen Hall was withdrawn, and waves of voices rushed in.
The people who came to see the Great Court Examination were stopped far away. Even so, the sound was still transmitted to the venue. One can imagine how lively it must be there at this time.
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The spectators, who had already learned the details of the essay test at this time, knew that Gou Hanshi and Chen Changsheng were the last to hand in the test paper, and they had finished answering all the questions in the test paper. The young people handing in the exam together at the end, the picture is fascinating to think about.
Gou Hanshi is famous all over the world, he is the first place in the literary examination, and he is respected by the world, but after all, he is a young man from the south. Although Chen Changsheng offended all the young men in Kyoto because of his marriage contract with Xu Yourong and the story of the autumn rain, But after all, he is from Zhou. At this time, he has become the representative of the people in Kyoto and the pride of Zhou people. Most of the people are applauding him.
Gou Hanshi and Chen Changsheng couldn't hear what the people in the distance were shouting. They took the hand towels handed over by the deacons, wet them in a clean water basin, washed their faces and hands, tidied up, and walked out under the leadership of the officials. Zhao Wendian, obviously, these are the unique treatment for the two of them.
Walking under the green tree in front of the Shinto, Gou Hanshi asked him: "Although Zhou is an old state, its fate is for a reason, what do you think of this question?"
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