Although Yang Shen has also made a lot of preparations, he still has no bottom in his heart about this entrance exam. Because, the unknown leads to fear.

At that time, the Ivy League College had no entrance exam, and this system was added later, so those people were not very clear, and only knew a unified standard, that is, as long as the knowledge of primary school was integrated, they would definitely be able to pass the exam.

What is taught in primary school? But literacy and writing, for Yang Shen, these things have no pressure at all, only arithmetic gives him a little headache, and when he was in Tianjin, he asked people for advice.

But just now being stirred up by Li Zhaoxian, he felt a little lacking in confidence, the emperor and Xie Hong's question, and it also made Li Zhaoxian feel very interesting, this is not a good sign, don't be a messy topic?

Yang Shen didn't believe in gods and Buddhas, but at this time he also prayed silently, as for he, who has abandoned Confucian sages and worships ghosts and gods, it is debatable who he wants to pray to.

It wasn't until the examiners began to hand out the rolls that Yang Shen sorted out his chaotic thoughts.

There is a big difference between this exam and the scientific exam, except for the different hours, I don't know if the invigilators are too confident or whatever, and no one searches before entering the exam. If you can try, the search and punishment before entering the entrance are quite severe, and it is difficult to bring a piece of paper in.

Although Yang Shen himself did not prepare a cheat sheet, through the observation of the surroundings, he still found a lot of sneaky people, unlike Li Zhaoxian's sneaky traces, those people obviously had something on their bodies, and they would glance at them from time to time.

In addition, the layout of the exam room is also different.

Originally, there were no tables in the theater, so now the desks in front of Yang Shen and the others were temporarily placed. The table is not big, and it is almost full when two sheets of rice paper are spread out on it.

If you take the exam in the Gongyuan, it is in a private room, and you need to bring food or something in, and the first exam is two or three days. There was no such arrangement, and there were no plans to let people spend the night. The seats are not far apart, and if you have good eyesight, you can even clearly see the test papers of the people around you...... Isn't this a bit too rash? Yang Shen frowned.

When he got the exam paper, he found a lot of abnormalities.

There are words on this exam paper, and there are many words. There are also words in the test paper of the scientific examination, but it is just a question, only a few tens or more than a hundred words, which is enough to explain the topic clearly, even if it is not clear, the candidate has nowhere to reason, and he can't even understand the question, and he still wants to enter the court as an official? Dream on.

But this entrance exam is obviously to carry out the unconventional mode to the end, on the exam paper, there will be more or less a few lines of words every other blank, each of which is a question. Accustomed to the routine of the imperial examination, at first glance when he saw such an examination paper, Yang Shen felt a little dizzy.

The most strange thing is that there are a bunch of small characters at the top of this exam paper, Yang Shen stared at it and found that it was some explanatory matters! It's a weird pattern, and the content of the description is weird.

The first is the answering time, which is clearly written above, the exam time is three hours, two hours for Chinese history, and one hour for arithmetic, which is the rule for liberal arts students, and vice versa for science students. It's only been an hour and a half in total, and compared to the test, this time can be described as hasty.

Then there is the answer format, which is clearly written, not limited to the stylistic format, it is recommended to use the vernacular, you can also use the prose, if you really can't help it, it doesn't hurt to express it in poetry, it doesn't affect the grades.

Seeing this, Yang Shen heard the sound of swallowing saliva coming from around him, and he understood the mood of the other candidates.

This exam is really weird, it's not limited to the format, it's recommended to use the vernacular, isn't this a cheat? What a reader is best at is writing a fixed format of Bagu Wen, and then poetry, pun, and vernacular...... Is this something that can be climbed into the hall of elegance?

Yang Shen himself is not surprised, the officials in Tianjin are often, no, it should be said that they are always facing the common people and businessmen, those people's cultural level is not high, and they will not be able to figure out the slightly more esoteric words. Whether it is to improve work efficiency or not to detach from the masses, it is necessary to master the vernacular.

What's more, after graduating from primary school, there are a lot of people who come to university to take the exam, those people are learning from scratch, and they can recognize thousands of words in more than a year, and it is not easy to write smoothly.

Finally, there is no limit to the number of words to answer the question, if you write less, you can answer it on the paper, where the blank space is enough; It doesn't matter if you write too much, just write it on a blank piece of paper and attach it to the back. There's a parenthetical after that...... Yang Shen didn't know that this symbol was called parentheses, but he also knew that eighty percent of this thing was used for supplementary instructions, and the parentheses read: Enough is enough. In other words, the person who wrote the question told the candidate that you had better write less, otherwise you would ...... Well, inferring from the emperor's style, the subtext is probably this: There are too many, I don't bother to read it.

Rao is Yang Shen was fully prepared, and he also got Li Zhaoxian's prompt, but he still eased his nerves, and only then did he concentrate his mind again, not that he had poor bearing ability, but this exam was too strange.

Thinking of this brother, Yang Shen tilted his head slightly, and glanced at his right hand with the corner of his eye, only to see that Li Zhaoxian had already started to answer the question, and while answering the question, this person's face was also dancing with eyebrows, as if the question itself was a peerless article.

Brother Li Shi is here, he is really like a fish in water, sighed silently, Yang Shen turned his head and began to look at the topic.

is already like this at the beginning, of course, the main topic will not be too reliable, no, the first question made Yang Shen stunned.

"Candidates who have read "Journey to the West" or listened to the comments of this book, please answer, what kind of spirit do you think this book embodies, and what kind of insights do you get from it? Those who don't know this book don't have to worry, whether you answer this question or not will not affect the test score. ”

"......" Yang Shen was silent, and he was still dizzy, he knew this book, at first it was written by Hou Defang as a commentator, and later because of its high popularity, it was printed and published by the Roadside Society, and later it was arranged into a drama, and it was also all the rage in the capital.

If it were an allusion to the Four Books and Five Classics, Yang Shen would definitely write it without hesitation, but he would never read these strange commentaries, so he only knew their names, not the details, let alone write any insights.

Fortunately...... Well, although the last sentence relieved him, he still couldn't help but slander two sentences, it doesn't affect the test score, why are you writing this topic? Isn't this a cheat?

At the same time, he also knew why Li Zhaoxian was so excited, this person likes to inquire about gossip and find some strange things, he must have seen it countless times, and he can even recite it backwards, of course, he is in the middle of it.

From the sighs around him, Yang Shen could be sure that, like himself, most people, or most readers, had never read this book.

It doesn't matter, there are still a lot of topics anyway, don't worry, Yang Shen comforted himself in his heart, and then went to the next question.

"Candidates who have read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" or listened to the comments of this book, please answer, which character in the book do you like the most, which character you hate the most, please write the reason. Those who don't know this book don't have to worry, whether you answer this question or not will not affect the test score. ”

Nima, is this the author's cheating on the word count? Otherwise, what does the latter sentence mean? Yang Shen only felt a flower in front of him, a cold forehead, and then began to have slight tinnitus.

But fortunately, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms has been popular for a long time, and the song "Linjiang Immortal" dubbed by Hou Defang made Yang Shen resonate a little, and he also appreciated the unknown author, so he had read this book, coupled with the foundation of the Three Kingdoms, it would not be as clueless as the previous one.

But he still can't stop slandering in his heart, the first two questions are related to vernacular novels, no wonder the questioner recommends answering the sheet in the vernacular, and the first two questions do not affect the score, what is this?

He answered this question quickly, the characters of the Three Kingdoms are not only novel characters, but also historical figures, and those who take it as their responsibility to govern the country and level the world certainly have some sustenance. Conception, wording, and writing, Yang Shen also completed it in one go, and soon finished answering.

Although this time it went well, he was not excited at all, because it was only the beginning, far from being smooth, and there were many strange topics in the future.

The third question confirmed his guess, this question is exactly the same as the previous two, but the work was replaced by "The Legend of the West Chamber", the question was replaced by the view of love, and the last sentence did not affect the grades or anything, Yang Shen directly skipped it.

There's no way, since he's already on the thief ship, he can't be allowed to back down, if he asks a question, what else can he do? Yang Dacai stiffened his head and began to hold back...... Love Shenma, he's really not good at it, he can't write the words of his parents' matchmaker, right?

The fourth question is finally not a feeling after reading, but it is not serious, from here, the question becomes a multiple-choice question, that is, a list of questions, and then let the candidates choose one of the four answers from A, B, C and D.

This type of question is very special, it is unprecedented, but Yang Shen doesn't care, even the concept of love has appeared, what else are you afraid of, but what makes him headache is that there seems to be no correct answer to this question...... "What do you think is the most important thing in the academy?" A. Strong faculty and complete teaching system; B. Good learning atmosphere; C. Beautiful teaching environment; D. It's best to have less tuition ......"

What the hell is going on here? Yang Shen was speechless and sighed silently, completely unable to touch the mind of the questioner.

(To be continued)