In contrast to the tension and uncertainty of martial arts, Wenju is relatively calm.

Famous talents will naturally have good grades, but they rarely become officials, even if they have outstanding grades. Generally, officials are often people who are not confused or stand up, they are tested for their careers, and they naturally live for their careers.

Just like Zhong Tianming, a child of a family, left the country from the west and came to Dayu, in order to be able to study in Qingfeng Academy, or if he has the opportunity, he can study in Zhushan.

The imperial court will give them what they want according to their achievements, but the size of the official position will have to go through the test of the final Emperor Yu.

Half an hour later, candidates began to hand in their papers.

Those candidates were taken out of the Hall of Wisdom by the officials and told that they could visit the Seifu-in Temple, but they had to follow the rules.

Some of the candidates left, I heard that there is a reed forest in the place where the Qingfeng Yuan is near the water, I heard the birdsong in the morning, and watched the flowing water at dusk, and now the autumn is strong, and there are faint signs of cold, although the reeds there have been depressed, but the scenery is still very charming.

There were also some who stayed outside the Hall of Knowledge, and they did not leave, and many of them were not students of Seifu-in. Some of them are waiting for others, but there are also a large number of people who are discussing today's topics.

The teachers of the Hall of Knowing continued, and some of the candidates were biting their pens and their faces were pale. Some students were sweating in this thick autumn, and there was white smoke on their bodies, and the scene was particularly depressing.

From the time when the first batch of people handed in the papers, as well as the expressions of the students during the exam, it can be seen that this year's essay questions are too difficult. The professors and officials who have read the papers, their faces have become ugly, such a topic far exceeds the year before last, even if this essay is related to next year's Qianlong test, but it is also a little too difficult.

No matter how hard you rack your brains, after all, there are places where manpower is not enough, and there are constantly candidates who are defeated and submit their papers in advance. From time to time, desperate cries were heard outside the hall of knowledge.

There were fewer and fewer people in the room, and the eyes of the examiners and the instructors gradually focused on several people, and the two princes and Bai Jiu were even more eye-catching. The two of them seemed to have forgotten their surroundings, doing the test paper in their hands, and the pen never stopped.

As time passed, there were only more than ten people left in the Hall of Knowledge, most of the seats were withdrawn, and the scene became even more deserted, and even the few remaining people no longer answered the questions, but checked the previous test papers, hoping that there would be no undue mistakes.

The newborn sun moved from the horizon to the center, and the time was almost up.

Bai Jiu was writing the last question, and he thought about it for a long time before he started writing. The same is true for the second prince.

The examiners also got up, and the instructors brought tea and counted the papers from a distance. After a while, I looked at the people in the room, thinking about how they would answer the last question.

In the literary examinations over the years, none of the scholars who came from the various township examinations in the rivers and lakes said that they had made the same questions. Maybe there were similar ones in previous years, but this year it is absolutely impossible.

In previous years, the questions were put forward by the old clergy of the various colleges. These old priests may not have much power or profound spiritual realm, but they have been buried in old papers all their lives, and they are extremely knowledgeable. I often prove my worth on the last question of each essay. So every last question is terrifyingly difficult, even for them themselves, let alone the students.

This year, however, there was a little bit of an episode.

This year, the old professors who wrote the questions received a notice, that is, only the previous questions were given, and the last question was reserved for Zhushan.

Some of the old, grumpy clergy did not understand what this meant, but thought it was a different kind of mockery. Therefore, the premise that should be simpler is made very difficult. I thought in my heart that if Zhushan's last question was not as good as theirs, wouldn't it be better.

Interestingly, the last question from Takeyama is really simple, and even a little special.

Therefore, there is such a situation in this year's essay competition, some students have been desperate for the previous questions, thinking about how perverted the last question is, but instead of reading it, they hastily handed in the papers. Some candidates also plucked up the courage to look at the last question, and suddenly had a feeling of sudden enlightenment, and instantly understood that there was no other cave.

Ouyang Luo had already handed in the papers, she stood at the door of the hall, looked back at Bai Jiu, who had already done the question in the hall, and thought to herself that he had only been practicing for a few months, what kind of answer would he write to the last question. What about the second prince who can't practice? Tang Chun should be able to write some methods.

Tang Chun and Zhong Tianming are also counted down to the number of people who handed in the papers, Tang Chun is okay, but there are a few questions that he can't answer, although he hasn't finished it, he also confidently thinks that this is enough. As for Zhong Tianming, in fact, he wanted to hand in the paper for a long time, although he said that he had read countless books from famous families, but there were a few questions that were really difficult to answer. He thought that the second prince was just that, Bai Jiu would never be able to write those few problems, he must be vain, and he refused to leave, and his face suddenly became a little playful.

I don't know how long it has been.

The sound of clothes rubbing against the corners of the table sounded in the quiet hall of knowledge, and the discussion finally could not be suppressed, and it sounded from one side of the hall.

Bai Jiu got up to sort out the test papers and finished answering the questions.

Not far away, the second prince also got up from his chair and handed in the test papers.

Silence reappeared in the temple.

Bai Jiu bowed respectfully to the second prince, and unexpectedly, the second prince also bowed slightly.

Then he greeted Bai Jiu, and the two walked out of the Hall of Knowing through the side door together.

This was the end of the imperial examination, the silence array of the Mingzhi Hall was withdrawn, and the discussion of the students in the Qingfeng Courtyard poured in.

……

The students who didn't know the truth also understood that there were two princes in this hall at this moment, and they were suddenly in awe. As soon as I heard that Bai Jiu and the second prince handed in the papers at the same time, and were in the last place, the pride of being a student in my heart was also born. Although Bai Jiu is a newcomer, he is now also a member of Qingfeng Temple, and the cheers of the two are constantly in the courtyard.

Of course, Bai Jiu and the second prince couldn't hear what the students were saying, but took the towel from the hands of the second prince's entourage, washed their faces and hands in a basin of clean water, and tidied up. Obviously, this is the treatment peculiar to Bai Jiu.

The two walked under a willow tree next to the Hall of Knowledge, and the cold willow was still green and proud in this thick autumn season. Before Bai Jiu could speak, the second prince first asked, "What do you think about the fight?" ”

This is the last question.

Bai Jiu was slightly stunned, whether it was reason or reasonableness, the talent of the second prince was definitely much higher than his own, and he might have a better answer to that question. And Bai Jiu thinks that his answer, if he comes out, will inevitably make people look a lot naïve. However, since the second prince asked, and it was so casual, he felt very comfortable.

After thinking about it, he said his answer.

"I've just learned how to practice, and I've never experienced it before. However, when I was at home, I heard people in my family mention that fighting is nothing more than using hard things to hit other people's vulnerable places. The degree of force also depends on the importance of this fight. ”

The second prince narrowed his eyes after hearing this, then nodded and said: "We both have similar ideas, but one thing is different, my answer is to use force, not to look at the situation." Since you have fought, you have to divide the winner and loser, otherwise there is no point in anything. ”

Bai Jiu nodded and did not answer.

What does this question mean? Very few people who participate in the imperial examination and martial arts can practice, and even if they do, they are only in some very shallow realms. Needless to say, what kind of fighting methods can scholars who are powerless have? However, there was a problem with Zhushan.

The two continued to discuss, looking at each other's answers to some difficult questions.

The two walked in the shade of the tree, not in a heated dispute, but in a calm discussion, how can there be half an outsider's view, the relative between the literati. But there is no sympathy between confidants, just ordinary seekers of knowledge.

Even if the autumn mood is strong, the cold willows in the Qingfeng courtyard are still green, covering the sun, and it is very quiet.

The discussion finally ended under the reason of time, and Bai Jiu already had a new view of the second prince in his heart. He didn't know anyone from the royal family, though he didn't know about it now.

Wang reads minds, behind benevolence is to weigh the pros and cons, but which side will come out of the times.

The second prince left.

Bai Jiu didn't go far, and in the pavilion by the stream in front of him, Ouyang Luo's figure appeared.

Zhong Tianming stood aside, his face full of yearning, and turned sideways to say something. As for Ouyang Luo, he stood aside, occasionally talking, and was a little absent-minded.

Seeing Bai Jiu coming, Ouyang Luo suddenly smiled, Zhong Tianming was fascinated for a while, and forgot what he said earlier.

When he came back to his senses and was about to continue talking, Ouyang Luo had already left the pavilion and walked towards Bai Jiu.

Looking at this scene, not to mention Zhong Tianming, many people's faces were very abnormal, especially those talents in Yong'an City.

Someone asked, "Brother Zhong, aren't you angry?" ”

How could Zhong Tianming show his emotions in front of this group of people, he just smiled and said: "Where is it, it's just classmates, let's go drink." ”

After saying that, he beckoned everyone to leave, and it was just right to relax for the end of today's exam.

.......

The candidates in the Qingfeng Temple gradually departed, until the red clouds shone on the sunset, gradually disappeared into the sky, and night fell.

The examination papers were divided into two parts, one of which was left in Seifu-in and was reviewed and corrected by senior teachers from various faculties. One was sent out of Seifu-in, then out of the East City, and sent to the mountain near Yong'an Castle.

The scholar came down from Zhushan and took the scroll, and then went up the mountain, and the people left, and returned to peace.

Bai Jiu returned to his room and began to close his eyes and recuperate, and reflected on what had happened today.

There seems to be nothing wrong with the presentation going as scheduled. But this year's question is much more difficult than in previous years, and the last question turned out to be from Zhushan? And this year, the second prince also came.

When the martial arts overlap with the Wenju, the next year will be the Hidden Dragon Test. The number of places to participate in the Qianlong test is available all over the world, but if you participate in the name of Dayu, the Tianqi Fourth Academy is the best choice, or you can get a good score in the previous Wenju martial arts. Bai Jiu thought that if he also participated, he didn't know what kind of results he would achieve.

But the premise, you need to have strength.

………

The divine consciousness was like a gust of wind blowing into Bai Jiu's small world. It's still majestic, it's still vast, and the breeze is coming, which makes it a little more vibrant.

Bai Jiu came to see his lake.

The lake water composed of true qi ripples lightly under this gust of wind, and the clear lake water is still clear and more transparent, because the true qi contained in the lake water is constantly thickening.

The divine consciousness swam away, and in the middle of this lake, I don't know when there was an extra bluestone, exuding bursts of fluctuations.

On this bluestone, you can faintly see a figure sitting there, this figure is very trance, almost transparent, as if it will disperse at any time.