Chapter 174 The Imperial Examination in Progress
As the gong sounded, the candidates stopped answering questions and slowly walked out of the examination hall.
Unlike the previous written test, when the written test was over, the candidates still had the energy to chat and laugh.
But after finishing the mathematics and etiquette subjects, most of the candidates looked tired and said nothing.
No one can walk out with a smile after taking this year's math exam.
There is no such thing as knowing how to write calligraphy and painting, but even if you don't know how to write laws and article titles, you can still write a few sentences.
I don’t know math, that’s really not the case.
This time, the etiquette examination paper was average, nothing much to say.
But the difficulty of mathematics subjects exceeds that of any previous session.
Even students who are proficient in mathematics feel at a loss when faced with the last two questions in mathematics.
Before the imperial examination, they learned that in order to screen out mathematical talents, there might be some changes in the mathematics questions this year, but they did not expect the changes to be so drastic.
However, there is no need to worry too much about the subjects that have already been completed. If they can't do it, no one else can do it either.
The answers to questions in mathematics and etiquette are fixed, so they are easier to mark.
Two days later, each examination institute announced the results.
In previous imperial examinations, it was difficult to achieve excellent results in other subjects.
However, in mathematics, there will be many excellent test papers, and they are often ranked based on their problem-solving steps, the neatness of the paper, and the neatness of the handwriting to decide who is the top scorer in mathematics.
Not this year.
There are thirty examination halls and nearly one hundred thousand candidates, but only one person has excellent scores in several subjects.
Even the number of people on A was not large, only six.
There were quite a few students who got A grades, more than 30 of them, which means they only got two questions wrong, most likely the last two difficult questions.
Song Mansion.
Mr. Chen sighed and said, "We old guys are really getting old. Six candidates have answered the 19th question..."
The simplest question of the general drinking water from his horse also troubled the four of them for a long time.
Unexpectedly, despite the increasing difficulty, six students came up with the correct solution in just one day. It is true that heroes emerge from young people, and these young people are the future of mathematics.
Although we don’t know who those six people are, that excellent test paper must have come from Mr. Li.
There is no doubt about this.
In fact, they shouldn't have asked these two questions.
This is unfair to other students.
The problem is that all the questions they can come up with are taught to them by Mr. Li, and no matter how they come up with them, the results are the same.
As long as he took part in the imperial examinations, no one could compete with him for the top spot in several subjects.
When the four old gentlemen left the Song Mansion, Song Lian just walked in from outside.
In this imperial examination, the rites department actually produced an excellent test paper.
The entire Ministry of Rites was alarmed for this. The Assistant Minister, along with the Doctor of Rites and the Deputy Director of Rites, went to the First Examination Institute in person to review the test paper.
You know, even if you memorize all five rituals and fill in the blanks word for word, you can only get A+.
There are some details that can only be written by those who have actually organized and presided over these ceremonies.
Song Lian looked at the test paper.
He couldn't answer it so perfectly.
If that candidate went to the Ministry of Rites, he would not need any additional training or study, and could even directly take over the position of the Ministry of Rites' doctor.
The Minister also said that after the imperial examination results are announced, this candidate must be won over.
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Each subject of the imperial examination lasts for one day at most, but marking the papers often takes several days.
By the time of the third music exam, there were still nearly 1,500 people in the first examination hall.
After three subjects, only more than 500 people were eliminated.
This is certainly due to the fact that the candidates for the imperial examination are stronger, but the more important reason is that this is the first examination academy, which gathers the best students in Daxia.
In the examination academies that are further behind, as much as 80% of the candidates are eliminated after three subjects.
When the gate of the examination hall opened and the examinees entered in order, even the students from the four major academies became nervous.
Similar to painting and calligraphy, in the imperial music examination, each candidate's performance would be judged by five examiners. The highest and lowest evaluations would be removed and the average opinions of the remaining three examiners would be taken.
There is a screen between the candidate and the examiner, so the examiner cannot see the candidate's face clearly.
Although this can ensure sufficient fairness, the music subject not only tests ability but also mentality. Candidates only have one chance to play. If they are too nervous and do not perform well on the spot, they may fail in this subject even if they have gained enough advantages in the first three subjects.
The time for today's exam was quite tight. In order to finish the music subject within one day, nearly 1,500 candidates were divided into 20 small examination rooms.
Even so, the door of the examination hall was not opened until it was getting dark, and students came out one after another.
The examiners will print out the results of the music test on the spot. Candidates will not know the specific results, but they will be told whether they have passed the music test.
"The top scorer of this year's music science exam should be that person, right?"
"Of course, with such excellent results, how could he not be the top scorer in Leco?"
Someone sang a piece of Yunmen, a song dedicated to the gods, which completely immersed the five examiners. They couldn't help but kneel down and worship the gods on the spot. The news had almost spread throughout the entire examination hall.
It is said that after the five examiners got up, they all gave excellent comments.
Many people think that the number one scorer in this year's music exam must be the music genius from Jinzhou.
Unexpectedly, among the four major academies, there are people who can obtain the best in music science.
According to several candidates who were queuing outside at the time, the man was handsome, but they did not know him.
Those candidates came from four major academies, but no one knew him, making his identity a mystery for a while.
I thought that this person would be the top scorer in music this time, but I never expected that there was also an excellent music student in the Seventh Examination Hall.
It is worthy of the 20-year cycle of the imperial examination. In previous years, it was difficult for Leke to have even the top one, but this time, there were two outstanding ones. This has never happened before.
However, there can only be one top scorer in Leke, and it remains a mystery as to who will be the winner.
The chief examiner of the music examination in the imperial examination was the newly appointed Minister of Taichang Temple, Liu Shang.
Although he is the chief examiner, he does not need to set the questions. He is only required to patrol the examination room, supervise the examiners and deal with any abnormal situations in the examination room during the music examination.
Although this identity does not have much power, it represents the court's recognition of him.
Looking back on his experiences over the past six months, Liu Shang felt like he was dreaming.
The number one scholar in the last imperial examination is still only a sixth-rank official.
However, Liu Shang was already a fifth-rank scholar, half a level higher than the top scholar of the same class. He was the fastest promoted among his peers that year.
The source of all this can be traced back to when he was arrested and taken to the Dali Temple for visiting a brothel...
Many people say that Dali Temple is the Palace of Yama.
But for him, it was clearly a blessed land.
Liu Shang has already received the news that in this exam, two outstanding students from Leke appeared.
Music is not like other subjects where there are test papers that can be compared. In previous years, there were cases where candidates from different examination institutes had the same scores in music.
At this time, after the six subjects are finished, it is necessary to gather the candidates with the highest scores in each subject, unify the examiners, let them take another try, and decide on the spot who will be the top scorer in the music subject.
Princess Palace.
Li An Ning has already found out the identities of two outstanding music scholars. One of them is the music genius from Jinzhou who was the most popular person and had the greatest chance of winning the music title before the imperial examination.
The other one is the one she has been thinking about all the time.
That genius who loves talking has not yet married.
She secretly clenched her fists and whispered, "May mother bless him, he must win..."
At this time, people from all over Chang'an were already discussing the two excellent musicians.
After all, Le Ke was the on-site judge, and his excellent performance caused quite a stir, so it was impossible for the identities of the two to be hidden.
The identities of the two outstanding Leke candidates soon became known.
One of them is a Jinzhou music genius, who comes from a music family and has shown extraordinary talent for music since childhood.
The other person was the son of Li Xuanjing, the Minister of Dali Temple. He ranked first in the six subjects of the spring examination. He received excellent evaluations in both the spring examination and the music subject of the imperial examination.
Although he did not come from a family that was good at music, his father was the top scorer in six subjects twenty years ago and was also good at music.
It is said that during the music exam, the sound of the two players' pianos made the examiner lose his composure, and it was impossible to predict who would win the top spot in the music exam.
If the person who eventually becomes the top scorer in the music exam is Li Xuanjing's son, there would be nothing much to say.
But if it was the Jinzhou Ledao genius, he would become one of the candidates for Princess An Ning's future consort.
The major casinos in Chang'an have even set odds to bet on which of the two will become the top scorer in Leke.
Song Mansion.
Li Nuo also knew about this.
I thought it was a sure thing to get the top spot in the music exam, but I didn't expect that there were masters above the imperial examination.
Of course Li Nuo recognized Liu Shang's strength.
But since it concerns Li Anning's lifelong event, we cannot be careless at all.
He thought about it and decided to call Butler Wu.
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The day after the music exam, the imperial exam will be held.
Zhou Yu walked into the examination hall and felt like he was dreaming.
He actually went this far.
After finishing the rites examination, he searched all over Chang'an for the fortune teller.
Finally he found it.
He spent ten taels of silver and asked the old man to help him calculate what question he would get in the Leke exam.
In fact, he originally wanted to give the fortune teller one thousand taels, but the fortune teller only accepted ten taels.
After receiving the silver, the fortune teller did some calculations and told him to go back and practice more on the ninth chapter of Yunmen.
After Zhou Yu returned home, he neglected sleep and food, slept only for one hour a day, and practiced the ninth chapter of Yunmen frantically. He practiced to the point where he could play this part smoothly without even thinking.
He knew that he had no talent for music, and he didn't ask for a high score, he just wanted to move on to the next one smoothly.
As he expected, he really drew the ninth chapter of Yunmen in the music section yesterday.
After playing it for two days in a row, he was familiar with the chapter and passed it smoothly as expected.
"Six Joys" has nearly a hundred chapters. If he had not known the test questions in advance and prepared in advance, he would have had no chance of passing.
Zhou Yu's heart was full of hope.
The Imperial Examination is his trump card. If he performs well, he may win the top spot in the Imperial Examination.
He is also not weak in shooting. Although he may not win the top spot, he is also in the first tier.
Looking back, he got all the law subjects correct, only one question wrong in mathematics, and almost perfect in etiquette. Even if he didn't win the imperial examination, it seems that he still has a chance to make the list...
After Le Ke's screening, there were more than 900 people left in the examination hall, and they were divided into ten groups.
There are 100 people in each group. When the candidates in front are taking the Imperial Examination, the candidates behind them need to stand at the back and wait.
After finishing his exam, Zhou Yu got off the carriage, feeling a little depressed.
The chief examiner of this imperial examination was none other than his father, who was a doctor in the Imperial Guards.
Unlike other candidates, he will know his results after the exam.
He only got an A-class in the imperial examination.
Although A+ was a very high score in the Imperial Examination and was his normal level, there was a dark-skinned guy before him who also got A+ in the Imperial Examination.
Same score, but in the final "Chasing Birds Left", the guy's arrow was closer to the bull's eye than his.
In this way, his ranking is also above Zhou Yu.
The arrow pierced the bull's eye, and also pierced Zhou Yuyu's dream of becoming the top scorer in the imperial examination.
Apart from feeling a little disappointed, he was also very grateful to Li Nuo in his heart.
He has always kept in mind the words of advice that Brother Li gave him.
Fortunately, he practiced hard for the Imperial Examination during that period, otherwise, he would probably only get an A grade.
Just then, Zhou Yu suddenly heard a scream coming from a driveway not far away.
He looked over there.
Something seemed to have happened there...
(End of this chapter)
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