Early the next morning, the teachers of the college posted the timetable of the subjects on the bulletin board, and in the main hall of the college, four teachers were busy preparing for the competition. Nangong Xue walked up to her and asked politely, "Can the teacher register to participate in the competition now?" ”

"Yes." The four teachers nodded in response, "You want to participate?" Tell me your name and the subject of the test. ”

"I'm sorry, I didn't want to attend." Nangong Xue replied, "I have a list here, which records the names of the people who will participate in the competition and the subjects they will participate in. ”

As she spoke, Nangong Xue handed over the list to one of the teachers. The teacher took the list and looked at it carefully, and then passed it to several colleagues around him to ask them to take a look at it too, and then one of the teachers confirmed with Nangong Xue: "Do you still have anything to modify this list?" If not, I will log in, and then I will arrange for the test takers to enter the unified test venue and wait for the test. ”

"Don't modify it, these people will participate in the competition on behalf of Beixuan Academy." Nangong Xue confirmed.

After listening to Nangong Xue's reply, the teacher recorded it seriously. About half a cup of tea was recorded. The teacher raised his head and said seriously: "These are identity cards with the names of the examinees, you must keep them during the competition, you can only participate in the test with this card, and stay in Hanlin Yuan with the card, the test notice has been posted on the bulletin board, you can let the test takers know about it, the first day of the competition is the piano, the book two subjects, please prepare well." ”

"Yes, the student understands, thank you for the teacher's advice." Nangong Xue took the identity card and thanked him. After speaking, Nangong Xue turned around and said to Huang Ying and Zhao Zhe while handing out the identity card, "It's good to register for you, this is the identity card with the name of your test taker, you all have it, let's go to the bulletin board to understand the detailed competition process, and then prepare well." With that, the group walked towards the bulletin board.

Walking to the bulletin board, the group carefully looked at the detailed process of the competition.

The competition was held in Hanbo Building, and the competition schedule was divided into seven days, the first three days were the registration day, and the last four days were the official competition days, and two subjects were tested every day, that is, the morning and afternoon competitions. The competition began today, that is, the seventh day of June in the 30th year of Kanglong. The arrangement of the test subjects is as follows: on the first day of the competition, the morning is Mingqin, and the afternoon is Mingshu; On the second day, the morning is Ming chess, and the afternoon is Ming painting; On the third day, the morning is the law, and the afternoon is the ceremony; On the fourth day, the morning is the Ming Calculation, and the afternoon is the Ming Sutra.

Candidates participating in the competition need to bring their ID cards to Hanlin Garden to prepare, and test takers must keep their ID cards during the entire competition schedule, and they need to show their ID cards to pass no matter what they do.

In order to make the competition fair and open, this year's candidates need to stay in Hanlin Court for seven days, and after entering Hanlin Garden, they are not allowed to have any contact with the outside world, and they are not allowed to carry any cheat sheets.

Candidates will be arranged to rest in their own rooms after temporarily staying in Hanlin Garden, and two eunuchs will be arranged for each candidate to serve, if you have any questions or needs during the temporary stay, you can consult with the teacher in Hanlin Garden, and the teacher will make appropriate arrangements according to the situation. In order to ensure the personal safety of each candidate, each candidate shall not do any disrespectful behavior to others, and if there is any offense, he or she will be immediately disqualified from the examination and expelled from the college for five years.

The final payment was made for the main courtyard of the Imperial Capital Academy, and the time was the seventh day of June in the 30th year of Kanglong.

After reading it, Zhao Linxue sighed and said, "This year is much stricter than in previous years, and the punishment has also increased a lot. I guess this year's topic won't be too simple. ”

Nangong Xue patted Zhao Linxue's shoulder and comforted confidently: "Don't worry, I believe in the big guys, I don't think there will be much way out of our special training this month, and in terms of ability, I absolutely believe in our strength, we are so good that we don't cheat, and we will win." No matter what the question is, it will definitely complete the competition perfectly. ”

After speaking, Xu Zhong patted his chest and said confidently: "Seventh sister, don't be afraid, you have to believe us, we will definitely return triumphantly in this competition, you and Xiaoxue will wait for the good news of our victory." We won't let you down. This time, in order to defend Beixuan Academy, we will definitely return with honor. ”

As soon as Xu Zhong finished speaking, the others echoed: "Don't worry, I won't let you down, otherwise I'm sorry for this month's special training." ”

After listening to everyone's words, Zhao Linxue smiled and nodded, relieved a lot.

"Let's go, let's go see where we live first?" Xu Zhong said teasingly, "Let's see if there is anything good in the palace?" ”

"Then there is no need to say, of course it is in our palace!" Zhao Linxue replied, "But then again, Hanlin Yuan is generally a place to stay for the ministers who repair books, and it is generally not allowed to be entered, but now you can enjoy it, it is said that in the past, no one other than the minister was allowed to stay, even the students who participated in the annual subject competition did not have the opportunity to stay, and this year seems to be the first time." ”

"In that case, it's time to take a look." Xu Zhong said, "Let's go and take a look at the legendary Hanlin Garden." ”

After speaking, the group walked towards Hanlin Garden. After arriving at Hanlin Garden, the big guy stood at the door to observe, this Hanlin Garden is not to say that it is the temporary residence of the literati and ink writers, the façade alone is full of literary and ink atmosphere, the three characters of Hanlin Garden carved on the plaque are chic and free, Hanlin Garden is located opposite the Hanlin Building, after entering the Hanlin Garden, it is a staggered and orderly room, the room is full of supplies needed for life, and each room is equipped with a bathroom to facilitate the occupants to bathe. Hanlin Garden has a back garden, there is a gazebo in the garden, it is also a pleasant thing to sit in the gazebo to rest in your spare time, and walk along the corridor of the back garden of Hanlin Garden to the end of a corner is the place of the reincarnation of grains - that is, the bathroom. Don't look at it as a place of reincarnation of grains, but there is no stench, incense will be lit here at all times, and there will be no residue at all when it is cleaned three times a day in the morning, noon and evening. So it looks particularly clean.

Because only test takers can go in, others can only wait outside, Xu Zhong and others excitedly went in and touched a stick of incense, Xu Zhong and others walked out excitedly, and said in unison: "This Hanlin Garden is elegant, it is really a good place, no wonder it can only be literati and ink writers to enter." ”

"Seventh sister, this place is much quieter than the palace, and it is very elegant. If you have the opportunity to participate in the competition in the future, you might be able to stay here too. Zhao Zhe said excitedly.

"Is it really that good? Then I'll take part in the competition and see if I can enjoy it for seven days as well. Zhao Linxue responded, "But these are all later words, we still have to focus on the competition, we will see you in Hanbo Building in three days, you have to take a good rest, and then work hard during the competition, and the rest of us will be your solid backing outside the field." Seven days later, we had a celebration together. Xiaoxue and I will be here today, you have to work hard. ”

"Don't worry." Xu Zhong said confidently, "See you in seven days." ”

After Zhao Linxue and Nangong Xue waved their hands at Xu Zhong and the others, they left after seeing them enter Hanlin Garden.

Three days later, the competition officially began. Nangong Xue led all the students of Beixuan to cheer, and the cadres sat around the test bench temporarily erected in front of the Hanbo Building, which is the largest and most complete book building in the Xuanwu Empire, covering an area of 1,000 square meters, and the whole building has nine floors. Because it is a library building, it is inevitable that the books will be lost, so a six-meter-high wall was built around this library, and if you count the place where the wall is enclosed, then the entire Hanbo Building covers an area of 2,900 square meters. Therefore, the open space in front of the Hanbo Building seems very spacious, and it is not a problem to sit around a few hundred people. All the teachers and students in each academy are counted as more than 100 and nearly 200 people.

Soon after the onlookers sat around the test table in an orderly manner, they saw several eunuchs carrying two bookcases to the test table, and then took out two zithers and put them on top of the bookcase, and then moved two more chairs to put them in front of the bookcase. Next to the test table was the judging table, on which were three long tables and nine chairs, and on the table were neatly arranged a stack of paper, nine ink cartridges, nine pen holders, and a brush.

After a while, a middle-aged man walked up to the competition platform and said: "Hello viewers, today is our Xuanwu Empire's annual subject talent selection competition day, and all viewers are very welcome to watch." I am Tao Haihui, the master of ceremonies of this competition, and now please allow me to introduce our judges, the first is Nangong Feng, the chief dean of the four academies of the imperial capital, the second is Ye Zheyu, the vice president, the third is Yang Chenxin, the general dean of the Hanlin Academy, the fourth is Yang Qihan, the vice president, the fifth is Lin Shiru, the fifth is the imperial historian of the Hanlin Academy, the sixth is the inspector of the Ministry of Rites, the seventh is Yun Dingxing, the legal officer of the Criminal and Criminal Department, the eighth is Han Deyu, the secretary of the imperial case, and the ninth is the notary Han Zhuoyong."

When he introduced, these judges took their seats in turn, and then Tao Haihui continued to introduce: "This morning's test subject is Mingqin, and the candidates are invited to take their seats, the first is Huang Ying, a student from Beixuan Academy, and the second is Xiao Ziyue, a student from Dongxuan Academy. ”

After the two of them bowed to the onlookers and took their seats, Tao Haihui continued: "Now it is up to me to announce the question of this competition, the question of Mingqin's competition is, the rules are as follows: the test taker must complete the performance of the song that meets the question within the specified time, if the time has not been played, 30 points will be deducted, if the repertoire played is out of tune or the style of the song is not in line, 20 points will be deducted, and whoever has the highest score in the end will determine who wins." Did the two test takers understand? ”

"Understood." The two said in unison.

"Then I will announce the official start of the Mingqin subject competition." Tao Haihui announced. After saying that, he walked off the competition table and went to the judging table to wait.