"Mo'er will try his best." Little Mo'er nodded seriously, "Only after trying your best can you know the true value of your talent."
Mrs. Zhou was very pleased with his attitude and said with a smile, "Okay, okay, okay. If you have any questions, please come and find me."
"Thank you, Master." Xiao Moer bowed respectfully.
After the teacher left, Xiao Moer read the book for a while, then put it down, rested his chin on his hands, and looked out the window.
When will mother come back?
I don’t know if my mother can catch up with the imperial examination.
On the other hand, the news that Xiao Moer would take the imperial examination spread in Chang'an City, and many people were talking about it.
"The child prodigy is going to take the exam, and this time he will definitely get into high school." Someone said.
When Xiao Moer went up to Dengwen Tower and beat the drum, it caused a lot of heated discussion in Chang'an City. Naturally, his affairs attracted the attention of the people.
"If he passes the imperial examination, he will become the youngest Juren in the history of the Southern Tang Dynasty."
Several older men and women were discussing this topic. The young men at the table nearby snorted in disdain after hearing what they heard, and some even started to mock them directly.
"What child prodigy? Have you seen his abilities?" As the man spoke, the people around him looked at him.
"You may not know this yet, but I checked his records and discovered that he didn't get his title of scholar from this dynasty, but from the Great Zhou Dynasty. A five-year-old being a scholar has never happened before."
"According to the imperial examination system of our Great Zhou Dynasty, it must be very simple. Otherwise, how could a five-year-old child pass the exam and become a scholar?"
"In the past two years, I've heard that many child prodigies have been born in the Great Zhou Dynasty. I suspect they're all just seeking fame and reputation, without any real ability. They're promoting this externally, not going abroad, simply to convince neighboring countries that the Great Zhou Dynasty is blessed with outstanding people and a wealth of talent."
"Yes, yes, that's very likely. Otherwise, why would all those who haven't left for thousands of years gather in the Great Zhou Dynasty?"
"Brother Lei is right. When I first heard about the five-year-old scholar, my first reaction was that I must have misheard, but I never thought it would be this way."
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Messages like these, through word of mouth, gradually led to rumors that Xiao Mo'er's reputation as a child prodigy was superficial, and some even said that the imperial examination system in the Zhou Dynasty was lenient, with simple questions and easy to pass.
In Wenjin Academy, Xiao Mo'er naturally didn't know about this. But just because he didn't know, it didn't mean that others didn't know.
Qiu Ziming came hurriedly, "Mo'er, something bad has happened."
Xiao Moer put down the book in his hand and looked up at the person who came. "Brother Qiu, what happened?"
"I don't know when the rumor started that your title of scholar is not worthy of its reality. In recent days, it has gradually evolved into a rumor that you are not qualified to take the imperial examination. Those people outside think that your taking the imperial examination is unfair to other people who have worked hard to become scholars." Qiu Ziming said hurriedly.
"Why did such noises start to be heard?" Xiao Moer asked calmly.
"Seven days ago, some people were talking about it, but we didn't care at all at that time. After all, we all know your strength. As long as you participate in the imperial examination and the results are released, we will naturally let others know who is the real talent."
Qiu Ziming continued, "We all thought it wasn't a big deal and didn't want to disturb our studies, but we didn't expect it to turn out like this after just a few days."
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