Jinling City.

In the early morning of the imperial capital, the streets are bustling, and the people get up early in the morning to start busy, and the traffic is busy, and it is extremely lively.

Outside the gate of Jinling Gongyuan, it was lively again.

Thousands of talents slept and ate enough, left the inn in good spirits, and arrived at the gate of Jinling Gongyuan one after another to line up to enter the examination room.

The third round of the national examination is imminent, and the whole country is paying attention, and the gate valves and people in the city are paying attention to this matter.

Houses in the alleys of Chang'an Street.

Jia Sheng got up early in the morning, put on a square scarf, put on a brand-new Confucian robe, and prepared to go to the test, just like a famous Confucian style.

In the past, Confucianism was just a name, and the Confucian students touted each other, which was of little use.

But now it's different.

He Jia Sheng was admitted to the thirteenth Xiucai in the Jinling County Examination, and he had the fame of Xiucai officially recognized by the Great Chu Imperial Court.

Xiucai enjoys some privileges, and the government will issue a living allowance of several hundred copper coins to Xiucai every month, although this money is not much, but it also shows that the imperial court attaches great importance to Xiucai.

And only those who show off their talents are eligible to participate in the national examination, which is a stepping stone to becoming a lifter.

His mother-in-law was helping Jia Sheng pack his bags for the exam, with a smile on her face, and whispered: "Xianggong, the pen and ink inkstones for the exam are ready."

I helped you buy the meat of Lao Li's family on the street, fragrant, wrapped in oiled paper, and took it out to eat when you were hungry at noon.

There is also a water hyacinth. I went to the Gongyuan to take the exam well, don't worry about things at home. ”

"Come, Xianggong, drink hot soup!"

"Hmm!"

Jia Sheng nodded proudly, drank a bowl of steaming ginger broth brought by his mother-in-law, and his whole body was warm, and a breath of heat was rising.

It's rare!

After being admitted to Xiucai, his status in this family soared sharply, and his mother-in-law didn't dare to shout in front of him without dignity.

As long as he passes the national examination and becomes an official, he will be able to completely raise his eyebrows and return to his hometown. Let the fathers and villagers who looked down on him, the second son of the Jia family, take a good look.

The third round of the national examination of Gengzi Imperial Examination!

He's here!

Jia Sheng finished drinking the soup, wiped his mouth, put the examination kit on his back, and went to the Jinling Tribute Courtyard in high spirits.

...

Hundreds of talents who had arrived early had gathered outside the gate of the Jinling Gongyuan, and the talents were crowded, waiting in line for the Jinling officials to search and enter the examination room.

The top group of talents in the entire Great Chu Dynasty were greeting each other politely.

Among them, there are many well-known scholars, all over the Great Chu, but they have never met before.

This national examination, I finally had the opportunity to gather in Jinling City and learn from each other.

"Brother Dongfang, you have admired the name for a long time, you are a famous Shandong talent, the hometown of Prime Minister Kong. It's a blessing to finally see you today! This time I came to take the exam, and I will definitely be confident! ”

Someone laughed.

"Hehe, when I was young, I read through the theories of various schools, learned everything, and the books at home were full of sweat, and I never forgot it!

The world's knowledge is in my heart!

Today's national examination is determined to be successful, and no matter how difficult the question is, he can answer it. Look at me slaying all the warriors under the horse, and taking the lead of this national test!

I don't know Brother Sang Hongyang, you, a talented man in Luoyang, can you go to high school? ”

Dongfang Su shook his fan and said with a smile.

"Brother Dongfang is so ambitious!"

Sang Hongyang smiled, "If you are the first, the younger brother will definitely be second." ”

...

Outside the gate of Jinling Gongyuan.

The officials verified the identities of the talents who entered the Gongyuan one by one, searched their bodies, and prevented fraud such as plagiarism.

Many talents passed the body search of the officials and entered the Jinling Tribute Courtyard one after another.

Suddenly, a servant found a large number of words copied in small characters on the clothes of a Xiucai, and was immediately furious.

"What a bold thief, plagiarism and cheating are strictly prohibited in the imperial examination! In the national test, he dared to carry a cheat sheet and blatantly cheat. Beat three sticks, escort to the Tingwei Mansion, remove the fame of Xiucai, and wait for the fate! ”

The head of the government was furious.

Na Xiucai was torn by his clothes, his face was pale with fright, he sat on the ground, and cried out in pain, "It's over, it's over!" I was confused for a while, and I can't regret it! ”

Several officials pounced on them like wolves, and they wanted to serve this talented man.

All the talents watched, all of them looked at the unlucky talent.

They also want to carry cheat sheets, but there are still very few who dare to do so.

There was a commotion outside the Tribute Courtyard.

At this time, I saw a carriage from the Pingwang Mansion slowly arriving outside the Jinling Gongyuan.

Chu Tianxiu got down from the carriage, and when he saw this chaotic scene, several officials were holding a Xiucai to be punished in public, and couldn't help asking, "Wait, what's the situation?" ”

"Little Hou Ye!"

Seeing that the chief examiner was coming, the head of the official hurriedly said respectfully: "Lord Fu Yin said, the copyist has three sticks, drive out of the examination room, and escort him to the Tingwei Mansion for questioning!" The little ones found a talent with a cheat sheet, and they were about to be punished with a stick to set an example! ”

Chu Tianxiu immediately shook his head and said, "Don't be executed." I forgot to mention that the third round of the national exam is different from the previous two and can be an open-book exam.

There is no need to use body searches, and the talents can bring any books into the examination room, and they can flip through the books at will in the examination room. If you don't have a book, you can send an attendant home to deliver it. You've all let the man go and let him into the exam room!

There is no need for the rest of the talents to be searched, and the identity of the talents can be verified and they can be put into the examination room. ”

"It's... Little Hou Ye! ”

The official was taken aback when he heard this, and his face was embarrassed: "But Lord Fu Yin asked, the little ones are not easy to deal with!"

"All the rules of this national examination are decided by this examiner! If Fu Yin asks, let him come to me. ”

Chu Tianxiu waved his hand and ignored it.

"Thank you, little marquis~!"

Na Xiucai was so frightened that he was about to pee, but he didn't expect to escape from death, and kowtowed again and again to thank him.

Outside the Jinling Tribute Courtyard, all the talents were stunned, looked at each other, and soon looked ecstatic.

Open-book exams?

Are books allowed in the testing room?

Is there such a good thing in the world?

During the first round of the county examination and the second round of the county examination, the government searched extremely harshly. Even if you carry a small note, you will be beaten out of the examination room with a stick.

Unexpectedly, when it came to the third round of the national examination, the control was loosened and books were allowed to be brought into the examination room.

In this case, their test scores will definitely soar!

"The examiner is so good!"

"Lord Enza is so enlightened, it should have been so! When we are in high school, we will definitely be at the Hongmen Inn and invite a banquet. ”

The talents were full of excitement and thanked them again and again.

"Go to the test with peace of mind!"

Chu Tianxiu glanced back at the talents, smiled faintly, and walked into the tribute courtyard.

If this group of talents relies on flipping books, they will answer the 'national examination' exam papers, and they will be counted as losing.

Chu Tianxiu came to the familiar hall of Jinling Gongyuan.

At this time, Prime Minister Kong Hanyou and Imperial Historian Wang Su were sitting in the positions of deputy examiners on the left and right, drinking tea.

As deputy examiners, they are expected to supervise the impartiality and fairness of the national examination room.

As for Yin Wangxu of Jinling Mansion, he was completely unqualified to sit on the main hall and became one of the invigilators who inspected the Jinling Tribute Academy, doing chores such as serving tea and pouring water.

"Little Marquis... I heard that you allow talents to carry books and take the national examination open-book exam? Isn't that wrong?! ”

Kong Hanyou couldn't help frowning when he heard Yin Wangxu's report from Jinling Mansion and asked.

"It doesn't matter, the exam questions and the answers are not in the books. Almost all the talents have entered the Tribute Academy, closing the gate of the Tribute Academy, and idlers are forbidden to enter and exit. Let's start handing out the test papers for the national exam! ”

Chu Tianxiu said with a smile.

Kong Hanyou and Wang Su glanced at each other, but did not speak again after all.

In this third round of the national test, Xiao Duhou is in charge.

Take the test however you want!

Kong Hanyou drank a cup of hot tea and took a national examination paper. I want to see what kind of difficult exam questions have come out of Xiao Duhou.

At this glance, I could no longer look away.

Prime Minister Kong looked at the exam paper blankly.

Half an hour later, I didn't drink a sip of that hot tea... I don't know when it got cold.

His heart was also cold, and he felt that the wind was gusting in Jinling Gongyuan, like an ice cave.

...

The examination rooms of Jinling Gongyuan are independent cubicles. Row by row, there are tens of thousands of cubicles.

However, in this national test, there are only more than 1,200 people in the show.

The examination papers were handed down by the officials.

Jia Sheng sat in the room, with a solemn expression, and wrote his name on the exam paper cautiously.

After the exam.

His faith had skyrocketed a hundredfold.

In the third round of the national examination, 200 people were selected from more than 1,000 talents. That's nearly double the number of years in previous years.

He took the thirteenth place in the Jinling County test, and he still hopes to squeeze into the top 200!

"This national test, I will definitely go all out! Prove my Jia Sheng's strength! ”

Jia Sheng said secretly.

He flipped through the papers, ready to begin answering the first question.

Belch~?

Oh?

Jia Sheng looked at the exam paper and was stunned for a long time.

Why does water freeze and gase?

Wood, copper, iron, three balls each a catty, fall together, who will land on the ground first?

Why can't he understand a single exam question?

A full hour passed, and he didn't write a word except his name.

...

Gongin.

Thousands of talents opened the exam papers and looked at the exam questions dumbfounded, all of them with a chill on their backs and panicked faces.

"This is the third round of the national examination paper?"

"Little Dusk Hou, what does he have in his head?!"

"Why... I can't read a single exam question? Could it be that I... Mentally problematic? ”

"Where did the little Dusk Hou find such terrible exam questions?"