In the examination room, the cries of people being dragged out and begging for mercy were heard, and the faces of others also tightened.
Looking at the arithmetic problem in front of me, I was completely confused and my head was dizzy.
Although they temporarily made up a lot of arithmetic knowledge, it was still not enough.
The math problems posed by An Jingzhi are not difficult, they just test a person's quick wit.
These people were already mentally unstable because of the additional arithmetic problems, and they became even more upset when they encountered problems they couldn't understand. Now they heard wailing sounds coming from their ears. They were already in a good mood because they didn't burst into tears on the spot.
An Jingzhi had anticipated this situation a long time ago, so he put arithmetic as the last subject to prevent them from failing in this subject and affecting their performance in the following subjects.
Although their math scores would be in vain if they couldn't pass 30, it doesn't rule out the possibility that he would make an exception and promote some outstanding talents.
After the math test, everyone's eyes were fixed, their faces were pale, and their legs were shaking. Even when the time was up and they walked out of the examination room, they were still dazed.
In the past, when we left the examination room, although everyone looked very weak, the eyes of those who performed well were bright. Although their bodies were weak, their spirits were highly excited.
It won’t be like now, where everyone looks like the walking dead, as if the sky has fallen.
"It's over! I can't understand any of those math problems... I took the test for nothing!"
"Me too! I didn't take any of the exams for the Nine Chapters of Arithmetic I learned earlier... I'm done for this year! Wuuwuwu..."
"Ah! Why do we have to take an arithmetic exam?! I studied so hard for over a decade and now I'm failing at arithmetic. I won't accept that!"
After this man finished speaking, the person next to him quickly covered his mouth.
"Don't talk nonsense! What's the point of being submissive or not?! This is His Majesty's arrangement!"
"Don't hurt us by talking nonsense!"
If they weren't from the same place as this person, these people wouldn't even bother to care.
Failing the exam is already frustrating enough, but if they are stripped of their titles for talking nonsense, they will be so desperate that they will want to jump into the river and commit suicide.
This year's imperial examination was particularly strict. In the past, the examiners would be announced in advance, and some students would use their connections to send visiting cards, but this year there was no such thing. Someone had previously tried to get the examination papers in advance, but was quickly discovered by the emperor. Not only the students who cheated, but also the examiners were punished.
Except for Grand Tutor Zhou, all the subsequent examiners were appointed on short notice. They had no way of knowing the examiners' preferences, and even if they wanted to spend money, they had no place to do so.
The only person who knew about this was Grand Tutor Zhou, but who dared to go to Grand Tutor Zhou? It was said that even Grand Tutor Zhou himself was confined to his home, with all his daily necessities delivered by the palace, giving no one the opportunity to contact Grand Tutor Zhou at all.
There are also cases of bringing cheat sheets into the examination room. If it is not serious, the offender will only be banned from taking the exam for a few years, but will still be able to take the exam after a few years.
But this year is different. Regardless of the nature of the plagiarism, no matter who it is, the applicant will be stripped of his/her title and will not be allowed to take the exam again for the rest of his/her life.
After this imperial examination, all the candidates felt like their lives were half gone.
Those who are good at answering the general history of classics may not be good at arithmetic, and those who are good at arithmetic may not be good at writing policy essays. No one dares to pat their chest and be sure that they will pass the exam, but they are also unwilling to leave and can only wait anxiously.
This year's results will be released soon. The announcement has been posted on the wall of the imperial city, and everyone's results will be announced within half a month.
It's only half a month, and people who live far away can afford to wait.
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"Sir Wei, this matter concerns the future of students all over the world. Please be extremely careful," Grand Tutor Zhou warned.
Wei Li saluted, his face serious and solemn. "What are you talking about, Grand Tutor Zhou? I naturally know the seriousness of the matter. Since Your Majesty trusts me, I will definitely not let Your Majesty down."
The emperor likes to play and entertain, so Wei Li will make himself a minister who can make the emperor happy and collect rare treasures for him. The emperor likes those who are upright and do not like corrupt officials who commit favoritism and fraud, so Wei Li will make himself a minister who is more upright than Grand Tutor Zhou.
Even when he was assigned to mark the examination papers, he reluctantly refused tens of thousands of taels of silver.
But when he thought about the fate of his colleagues who accepted bribes and tried to leak the exam questions before the exam, he suddenly didn't feel sorry for them.
It's not worth having your house raided for a few pieces of silver.
The emperor asked the two of them to be responsible for marking the test papers together. There were other officials under them. After they finished marking the papers, they had to get the approval of the two of them before the final results could be determined.
Thinking that time was running out, Wei Li sat down at the table and started working immediately after talking to Grand Tutor Zhou.
After he had worked for a while, he noticed that Grand Tutor Zhou was still watching him. He frowned and looked unhappy. "Grand Tutor Zhou, His Majesty requires us to give you the results within half a month. Please start quickly and don't delay any longer."
Grand Tutor Zhou was choked by his words, but since he was indeed in the wrong, he didn't say anything.
He was just a little surprised that Wei Li seemed even more upright and serious than him.
He didn't know what the emperor was thinking, actually letting this person work with him to mark the candidates' papers, but he subconsciously labeled Wei Li as unreliable.
Can a treacherous person be reliable? He made up his mind to keep a close eye on the other person.
Fortunately, the test paper was reviewed by both of them, so it was impossible for Wei Li to cheat under his nose.
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As time passed, the students outside were waiting anxiously.
Wei Li is conducting the final inspection, followed by the final record of results.
Not only did he check his own, he also checked what Grand Tutor Zhou had checked.
Grand Tutor Zhou was so angry that he blew his beard and glared. Could it be that he would commit favoritism and corruption and accept bribes?
He suspected that Wei Li did it on purpose because he would also check if he had seen the test paper and the results.
Wei Li did not explain, looking very matter-of-fact as he looked at the test papers one by one. Finally, his hand suddenly stopped and he pulled out a test paper.
"Lord Wei, is there any problem with this test paper?" Grand Tutor Zhou noticed the other party's actions.
"There's a problem." Wei Li said.
Grand Tutor Zhou frowned and lowered his head to examine carefully. After looking for a while and not finding any problems, he asked, "What's the problem?"
Wei Li pointed at the last sentence of the essay and said, "Connect the first two sentences with the last two sentences."
When Grand Tutor Zhou looked at it, he saw that the first two sentences and the last two sentences added up to "a bright future".
"What's the problem?"
Wei Li sneered, "What's the problem? It's a big problem! This is a secret code between the examinee and the examiner. As long as the first two words and the last two words in the last sentence are promising, the score will definitely be good."
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