Chapter 45: All thirteen
After the end of the two subjects of Lile, it was the examination of mathematics, and Zhang Xiaoxian, who knew that he would not get any good results in the first two subjects, was in the spirit of 120,000 points at this moment.
Because whether you can enter this Helan Academy smoothly, success or failure depends on the examination of these three subjects.
The paper in Mr. Zhang's hand was all handed down, Zhang Xiaoxian picked it up and looked at it, and there was a big question on the paper.
"The master has boiled twelve bowls of porridge for the thirteen apprentices and picked twelve mountain fruits, how can the master divide them so that the apprentices feel that it is very fair to everyone?"
"The dignified Helan Academy......" Zhang Xiaoxian immediately frowned when he saw it, and secretly said with disdain: "How can there be such a naïve question? Could it be that the gentleman in this courtyard who is not serious all day long, is taking advantage of this exam to play us tricks?"
Zhang Xiaoxian shook his head and sighed, raised his hand to hold the pen, didn't think about it, and wrote the answer on his scroll after a few brushes.
"A pot of porridge, a cup of fruit juice, all thirteen. ”
Then handing over the paper with the written answers to the hand of the examiner, Zhang Xiaoxian walked out of the house and saw that it was almost noon.
After about half an hour, finally, the morning part of the essay examination was over. At this time, the candidates went to find a place to rest, preparing for the afternoon imperial and technical exams.
At this time, the gentlemen of Helan Academy are busy, they have to read the test papers of thousands of candidates as soon as possible, and then arrange them according to their merits, so that after the afternoon exam, they can quickly read the list.
The teacher who was once scolded for being an improper question when Zhang Xiaoxian took the mathematics paper, frowned very unhappily when he saw that there were some candidates in mathematics who did not find the answer and handed in the blank paper.
"This kind of question is so simple that you can come up with the answer without using your brain, and there are still so many candidates who can't find the answer, which shows that even if they have a few more pulses, what if they have that obvious advantage, what can they do if their brains are not open.
Even if such a person is recruited into Helan Courtyard, I am afraid that they will not be able to comprehend the many mysteries in their cultivation in such a situation!" Saying that, the person picked up a scroll next to him, looked at the name on it and the very clear answer and said: "Speaking of which, they are not as good as this, the young man who only has five veins around him!"
In his hand, Mr. Xi was holding Zhang Xiaoxian, who was the first to get the answer in the mathematics exam and handed in the paper.
During the first examination, those colleagues of theirs encountered a strange thing, a young man who had eight veins around his body and only opened five veins, was specially recruited into Helan Academy for the first examination.
This news caused an uproar among them, but when they heard that this young man was actually the blue eyes of the respected elder, and he had the silver wrench containing a lot of aura that the venerable elder had been carrying before.
They all became speechless, and then they secretly envied the kid they had never met.
Therefore, when the gentlemen of the palm examination were reviewing the papers of many candidates in the admission examination this time, they inevitably paid more attention to this young man named Zhang Xiaoxian.
"Ao, he answered the question of this mathematics subject, and he answered it the fastest, but it was just ......" The palm test gentleman frowned and was puzzled: "The statement that all are thirteen is a bit strange, shouldn't it be said that they are all divided into thirteen parts?"
Everyone was puzzled, in fact, none of them thought that this was exactly what Zhang Xiaoxian secretly laughed at Mr. Question's words, this master knew that she had thirteen apprentices, why did she deliberately make such a moth, and did not send her a thirteen with Mr. Question, he Zhang Xiaoxian was really depressed in his heart......
Hearing a lot of feelings from this examiner, the other two subjects also hurriedly found out the paper of the candidate named Zhang Xiaoxian from the large pile of papers in front of him......
As a result, the faces of the two gentlemen couldn't help but sink, "Hmph! This kid seems to be good at only mathematics, as for the rest, it's really bad and bad, this question is simply a bull's head and a horse's mouth!"
The gentlemen of the second department of Lile, looking at the scroll in their hands, thought that this kid was nothing more than that, and he wasted the importance that the elders came to him, and they couldn't help but be a little angry.
"Hmph, according to his qualifications, even if he is lucky enough to pass the first test, he will still be eliminated in this admission test, hey, it's a pity for the kindness of the elder!"
At this time, Zhang Xiaoxian, the candidate who was envied and hated by the gentlemen, did not have the consciousness that he was about to be eliminated.
Although he knew that he might not get any good grades in the second subject of Lile, he absolutely did not know that Mr. Xi, who taught those two subjects, had already had the idea of excluding him from the entrance examination.
The tests to be conducted in the afternoon are the two subjects of imperial and technical subjects, which are all set up on the wide lawn outside the house, especially the imperial subjects, which are to ask candidates, on horseback or in a carriage, to drive the war horse to shoot the bull's-eye in the distance with the feather arrow behind the back.
Such difficulty is not small for ordinary people, and it is even more impossible for Zhang Linzi, who has a physical disability.
But Zhang Linzi and even Zhang Xiaoxian didn't worry too much, because they all knew in their hearts that although Zhang Linzi might suffer some losses in the imperial department, his results must be very good for the three subjects of Lile Mathematics that had ended in the morning, so if the results were average, it should not be a problem to pass the admission test.
It's Zhang Xiaoxian, since there is nothing to show in the early test, then he must work on these last two subjects, otherwise, this admission test is destined to eliminate him.
Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaoxian exhaled lightly and strode towards the venue of the Imperial Branch, not far from the wide lawn where the test will be held, there are more than a dozen soldiers who are pulling out the war horses to be used for the test from the stable.
Because of the need to shoot arrows on horseback or in a carriage, almost all candidates chose to ride a horse rather than a carriage, although some people may think that the carriage would be more secure, but then speed becomes an issue.
The distance of nearly a kilometer requires the candidate to shoot ten feathered arrows on horseback, and he must also run this distance as fast as possible.
Such a difficulty can be said to be very large.
At this time, the neighing sound suddenly came to mind, and a girl in a crimson short, who looked to be fifteen or sixteen years old, was walking towards the lawn with a whip in one hand and a tall black horse in her hand.
Perhaps the big black horse was too bored to carry out such a job, and looked a little irritable, and from time to time raised his head and neighed, while the girl in the red costume was scolding it sharply, trying to make the big black horse more obedient.
It seems that this girl is the next one to enter the examination room.
Zhang Xiaoxian also walked to the soldier holding the horse on the opposite side at this time.
After looking at it carefully, he finally chose a horse that looked not very robust but extremely energetic, and also came towards this lawn.
Then he stood side by side with the girl in the red costume and stood on the runway in the middle.
There are two lines drawn in the middle of the runway, which are for two candidates to take the test at the same time, and in addition, about 100 meters away from the runway, there are ten arrow targets on the left and right, evenly distributed on both sides.
"Prepare!" Mr. Zhang, who was standing aside, ordered Zhang Xiaoxian and the girl in red clothes who were about to take the test.
The two agreed, and flew on their respective horses, Zhang Xiaoxian has been in the barracks since he was young, he is very familiar with the horses, and the movements on the horse are very skillful.
What he didn't expect was that the action of the girl in the red costume on the horse was also very light and very good-looking, which was enough to attract the applause of many candidates watching from the sidelines, especially some male candidates, who had a little more appreciation and love for such a beautiful and sassy girl.
"Who is this girl, and her movements seem to be very skillful...... It looks good, too!"
"Hey, you don't know this, it's really blind to your dog's eyes, she is the first fierce general of our Great Song Dynasty, Yang Wenyue, the daughter of the hussar general Yang Shengwu!"
"Ah, she's the daughter of the hussar general?
"Hmph!" Obviously, hearing the discussion of the candidates behind him, Yang Wenyue raised his little face and snorted disdainfully.
He turned to look at the young man on horseback beside him.
Seeing that he seemed to be riding on the back of a horse that was obviously shorter than himself, with a relaxed and calm face, he couldn't help but show a hint of pride at the corner of his mouth.
The black horse she specially picked was a purebred Mongolian war horse, with a strong body, a wide forehead and a heavy head, strong hooves, and was the best at running.
Therefore, if from this aspect alone, she already has an advantage over this candidate, although it is a comparison test, but the advantages and disadvantages are still clear at a glance.
"I advise you to change to a horse, lest you can't keep up with the speed and get a good result......" Yang Wenyue took out the bow and arrow from his back and sat down to prepare, while seemingly disdainfully said to Zhang Xiaoxian on the side.
The words carry a kind of absolute sympathy and charity for the weak from the strong.
When Zhang Xiaoxian heard this, he looked at her, smiled and did not speak, he also held the bow and arrow in his hand, and prepared for the start of the exam.
Then he replied to the girl on the horse on the side: "I think it's still a girl, you should change a horse, although you are indeed not bad, but this kind of war horse that has not been completely tamed will waste a lot of your effort and make you lose more than you gain!"
"What kind of nonsense are you talking about?" When Yang Wenyue heard this, the young man not only did not listen to his own persuasion, but also said that the horse he picked was not good, and he was immediately a little angry.
Just as he was about to refute the other party's something, at this time, Mr. Zhang's test gave the order to start the exam.
"Ride!" With the sound of two clear horses driving in front and behind, two war horses, one red and one black, rushed out like lightning.
"Wen Yue, it's so amazing!" Among the candidates who stood on the grass and watched all this, the girl dressed in a light green short shirt with Yang Wenyue not only shouted loudly for her female companion.
This girl with a melon seed face, slender eyebrows, and beautiful looks is the granddaughter of Shangguan Shiliang, Shangguan Feiyu.
Yang Wenyue's female companion who grew up playing with them since childhood.