[Scene 1] On the street of Ethereal City. After Mei Zheren and Sun Xiaosheng separated, they had no intention of hanging out again. He was also worried that it would all be up to me, and I would bring someone back to settle accounts with him. Without Sun Xiaosheng, he could only be beaten, so he hurried back to the inn.

Along the way, Mei Zheren was still thinking about what had just happened: Although Sun Xiaosheng is just a woman, he is extraordinary, if he can have such good kung fu, how good would it be? It's a pity that everything can only be thought about.

[Scene 2] After returning to the inn, Mei Zheren wanted to prepare for the exam, and the other was worried that he would run into me when he went out, so he stayed in the inn for a few days.

Other candidates have found a way to give gifts to the senior members of the DPRK and China, hoping to be taken care of. Mei Zheren didn't move.

When he took the imperial examination for the first three times, Mei Zheren disdained to give gifts to officials because he felt that he was a frank gentleman.

By the time of the fourth and fifth exams, Mei Zheren's mentality had changed, and he felt that it was okay to give gifts, but at this time, he had no money to buy gifts.

【Scene 3】 Tribute Temple. On the day of the opening of the imperial examination, Mei Zheren got up early in the morning and went to the Gongyuan with other candidates. More than 200 candidates took the exam, and the number of admission places was 30.

Mei Zheren had already taken the imperial examination five times and was very familiar with the Gongyuan. Coming here again, Mei Zheren's heart couldn't help but sigh: Since the age of eighteen, I started to take the imperial examination, time is like an arrow, and nine years have passed unconsciously, where is the road in life?

In the past imperial examinations, poems and essays were examined, and each candidate went to a separate grid to take the exam, which was completed within one day. The subjects of this exam are completely different from the previous ones, and the format of the exam has also changed: the written test is first, and the top 30 students will participate in the interview to determine the final ranking.

Brain teasers and riddles are written exams, and as in the previous imperial examinations, candidates answer questions between their grids, and the questions are personally issued by the confused emperor.

After getting the exam papers, Mei Zheren roughly glanced at the questions, and he was overjoyed, he knew the answers to most of the exam questions. Mei Zheren answers the questions according to the idea of easy first and then difficult, first answers the questions they know, and then concentrates on the questions they have not been exposed to.

Before the end of the exam, all candidates are not allowed to leave the Gongyuan and cannot speak to each other. When the candidates came in, they brought dry food, and at noon they ate and rested in the cubicle.

Mei Zheren had already answered all the exam questions before he could finish the exam, and he waited until the end of the Shenshi exam to hand in the papers.

【Scene 4】 On the street outside the Gongyuan Temple. I couldn't speak for more than four hours, and as soon as I walked out of the Tribute Academy, the candidates from the same place gathered together to discuss. Several candidates from Jian County also came together, including Zhuge Dark.

When I first saw the list text, Mei Zheren and Zhuge Yan had a dispute. Now that the written test is over, the two meet again, and Zhuge secretly asks Mei Zheren: "Brother Mei, how did you do in the exam?" ”

Mei Zheren: "It's Brother Dark, no, it's Brother Zhuge ." ”

Zhuge dark: "Mei Liu, are you not good at mouth, or are you bad at braining?" How many times have I told you, don't call me Brother Dark. ”

Mei Zheren: "My mouth and brain are not good. ”

Zhuge Dark: "It's not good, you still come to participate in this imperial examination?" ”

Mei Zheren: "It's because it's not good that I want to try my luck." ”

Zhuge Yan: "How did you do in the exam?" ”

Mei Zheren: "My mouth and brain are not good, and you must not have done well in the exam, Brother Zhuge ." The point is, your surname is good, and when you hear it, your mouth and brain are good. ”

Zhuge dark: "Mei Liu, I don't know if your brain is good or not, your mouth must be better than mine." Look at me, do you look like you did well in the exam? ”

Mei Zheren: "I see that you are full of red light and have a good face." ”

Zhuge Dark: "You did it on purpose, right?" ”

Mei Zheren: "Don't dare." ”

Zhuge Dark: "I have read the book of the sage for more than ten years, but I have to test brain teasers and riddles, who can do well?" ”

Mei Zheren: "Dongfang Shuo, Zhuge Liang, Yang Xiu, Zhang Song." ”

Zhuge Dark: "I can see it, you did it on purpose." ”

Zhuge Dark: "Don't laugh. Let's wait for the list to be released the day after tomorrow. ”

Mei Zheren: "May you be named on the gold list." ”

Zhuge Dark: "Wish." ”

[Scene 5] After returning to the inn, Mei Zheren waited for the Ministry of Rites to release the list in a restless manner. Although Mei Zheren felt that he had done well in the exam, and when he was talking to Zhuge Secretly, he also said that he could pass the exam, but with the experience of the first five scientific examinations, he knew whether he could be named on the gold list, and it was not all in the exam, otherwise he would have passed the exam a long time ago.

[Scene 6] Ao Lai Guo Palace, the confused emperor Hao Hutu reviewed Zhuge Dark's exam papers, and sighed: "Woohoo, this candidate actually answered all the riddles and brain teasers that I have treasured for many years!" ”

Mei Zheren didn't know that in this imperial examination, the confused emperor not only came up with the exam questions himself, but also because of his strong curiosity, he randomly selected ten people's exam questions to read the papers himself, including Mei Zheren's exam papers.

[Scene 7] Finally, the day of the release of the results came, and the candidates came to the outside of the Gongyuan again. At that time, the candidates' list was posted on the wall.

There are too many candidates who read the list text, Mei Zheren is too short, standing behind the crowd, and he can't see the name in front of him if he wants to see it.

The candidates squeezed around, and Mei Zheren was squeezed to the side at the end of the list. He looked for one name after another. After reading the list of candidates, they left one after another, and Mei Zheren also came to the front side of the list little by little.

At this time, a candidate read the names of the top three: "First place, Mei Zheren." second place, Zhen Meiyou. 3rd place, Jeshgar. ”

When Mei Zheren heard his name, he was about to look up, when a person patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother Mei, you don't have to look for your name anymore." ”

Mei Zheren looked back, and it turned out to be Zhuge Dark. When reading the list text, Mei Zheren saw Zhuge Yan's name in the back of the hundred, and knew that he was not admitted. Mei Zheren said to Zhuge secretly: "Brother Zhuge , it's you." I just saw your name. ”

Zhuge Dark: "I didn't admit it." I see your name too. ”

Mei Zheren: "It seems that I didn't admit either, it must be that I didn't look carefully enough and didn't see my name." Brother Zhuge , where did you see my name? ”

Zhuge Dark: "You really don't know? ”

Mei Zheren: "I don't know. ”

Zhuge dark: "The penultimate one." ”

Mei Zheren came to the end of the list again, and saw that the last place was not his name. He came to Zhuge Dark's side again and said, "Brother Zhuge , the last name is not me." ”

Zhuge Dark: "You started to look at the end of the list, I said that I was the first to last, and I also looked backwards." ”

Mei Zheren turned to look at the top of the list, and in the first place, the words "Mei Zheren of Yan County" were written. Mei Zheren knows very well that he is the only one who calls the name "Mei Zheren" among the candidates in Quanxian County.

Zhuge Dark: "Brother Mei, you are the number one." I used to laugh at you for making friends with Jianghu artists, but I didn't expect that it would become your specialty. ”

Mei Zheren: "I didn't expect that I would become an art specialty. Brother Zhuge , what are your plans for the future? ”

Zhuge Dark: "I plan to run all the way back and become a sports student in the future." ”

Mei Zheren: "Makes sense. You're going to be a sportsman in the future. ”

Zhuge Dark: "You really want to be angry with me." ”