The first thousand one hundred and sixty-two chapters are the first in the text test!
In various academies in Kyoto, when a few bells were heard ringing from the palace, the literary examination officially began.
Li Yi has already received his test paper. The questions on the test paper cover a wide range of topics, including poetry, classics, governance, and even science...
However, the first few questions in the test paper put a smile on Li Yi's face.
Without thinking, he picked up his pen and started writing.
However, after the other candidates got the test papers and glanced through them, their hearts immediately went cold. They scolded the fat man who just sold them the test papers.
Damn it, I spent dozens of taels of silver to buy the secret question book, but not a single question was correct.
What's even more hateful is that they have stayed up all night for several nights in order to memorize the questions on the secret papers...
It’s better not to buy it!
However, they did not dare to curse in their hearts for too long. After all, the exam time was only two short hours, and all grievances would be settled after the exam was over.
When they were about to do the questions, they were stunned again.
Question 1: Neglecting air resistance, if two stones, one light and one heavy, fall from the same height, which one will hit the ground first?
There are four options below.
A: Heavy.
B: Light.
C: Land at the same time.
Ding: I don’t know.
Question 2: Wang Xiaoming’s father has three sons. The eldest son is called Da Mao, and the second son is called Ermao. What is the name of the third son?
There are also four options below:
A: Sanmao.
B: Four cents.
C: Fifty cents.
Ding: Wang Xiaoming.
The third question is very simple, with only one sentence: How many plum trees are planted in the Furong Garden?
Needless to say, the first question is that two stones fell to the ground at the same time. This has been verified by His Majesty himself. You must not answer it wrong. The second question seems inexplicable, but it is actually an arithmetic question. The eldest son is called Damao, and the second son is called Ermao.
The third son must be called Sanmao, so get some points.
As for the third question, how many plum trees are planted in the Furong Garden? How do they know?
The third question was skipped first. Fortunately, the following questions began to go to normal. Time was limited, and the talented people began to write hard...
Outside the examination room, the academy's examiners also gathered together to analyze a test paper.
They were satisfied with the overall quality of the test paper, but they were also helpless about the first three questions on the test paper.
The first two questions were asked by His Majesty himself, and they did not dare to raise objections.
The question of two rocks falling to the ground has long been settled. If there are still people who answer it wrong, they have to wonder if they are undercover agents sent by other countries. Even if they are not, they don't even know the famous "Small Ring Free Fall Law", which is too much.
It is too ignorant and disrespectful to His Majesty. Therefore, anyone who answers the first question incorrectly will be eliminated directly.
As for the second question, they can only understand it as saying that people who answer this question incorrectly may have some problem with their brains, and a talented man with brain problems will naturally not be able to marry a princess. Anyone who answers this question incorrectly will also
will be eliminated directly.
The third question was asked by Princess Shouning herself. They didn't know how many plum trees there were in the Furong Garden. However, this question had no points, but there was a rule.
If you answer the first two questions correctly, you can directly enter the martial arts test regardless of how you answer the next question.
Li Yi was sitting in the examination room, almost certain that the first question must have come from the shameless Li Xuan.
And he has an 80% chance that he will directly eliminate those who answer this question incorrectly.
As for the third question, there is no doubt that it came from Shouning.
She said in her previous letter that she had named each of the thirty-six plum trees in the Furong Garden. She did not ask these people what the name of the tenth plum tree was, and she was already very restrained.
He walked away for a while and continued to answer.
Not far from him, the fat man bit his pen and was lost in thought.
He took the exam not to marry the princess, but to make money by selling fake test papers.
So he didn't plan to answer, but if he handed in a blank paper, would he be arrested for disrespecting the princess?
He couldn't take this risk, but he couldn't answer too well. If he passed the literary test or the martial arts test, he would definitely be beaten to death by those who spent a lot of money to buy his test papers.
To be on the safe side, just answer the first three questions.
He picked up the pen and looked at the first question.
Ignoring air resistance, if two stones, one light and one heavy, are dropped from the same height, which one will hit the ground first?
There is still a choice to be made, and it must be heavy. However, to be safe, he still plans to choose the wrong one.
If you choose the heavy one, you're right. If you choose the light one, it seems a bit too careless. I don't know if it's a bit too perfunctory, so just pick any one and land at the same time.
After checking option "C", he continued to look at the next question.
Wang Xiaoming's father has three sons. The eldest son is called Damao, the second son is called Ermao, and what is the name of the third son?
He was a little suspicious of the intention of the person who asked the question. He sent two sub-questions in succession. This could not raise everyone's standards...
The eldest son is called Da Mao, the second son is called Er Mao, and the third son is definitely called San Mao. The one who chose 40 to 50 cents has never studied arithmetic. To be on the safe side, he has to answer this question wrong. Well, let’s choose Wang Xiaoming!
When he saw the third question, he finally frowned.
How did he know how many plum trees there were in the Furong Garden? When he wanted to fill in a random number, he turned around and looked at the stingy guy next to him, and happened to catch his answer.
Thirty-six trees.
He wrote "thirty-six" on the horizontal bar, then stood up, handed in the paper, and left the examination room.
He left late, and he was afraid that people would surround him and beat him to death.
There was no time for a cup of tea before the exam started, so someone handed in their papers and left early. There was a commotion in the exam room, but Li Yi was not disturbed. Although most of these questions rely on memory, they can be solved by cheating, but all the questions must be written.
, it still takes a lot of time.
Two hours later, the bell rang again, and papers were handed in at the same time in all examination rooms in Kyoto.
Everyone walked out of the examination room, some with sad faces, some with high spirits.
"Hey, I haven't finished writing..."
"I almost finished it..."
"Who knows how many plum trees there are in Hibiscus Garden!"
"That fat guy selling test papers didn't get a single answer right. Let's see if I don't beat him to death!"
"Is there an error in the second question? Da Mao, 2 Mao, 3 Mao plus Wang Xiaoming should not be four sons. How could it be three? I pointed out the error in the question. Do you think they will give me extra points?
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The imperial court attaches great importance to this literary examination. After the examination, the imperial army will transport all the examination papers to the palace as soon as possible. Nearly a hundred academy gentlemen will be used to mark all the examination papers within one day.
, according to the ranking, one hundred heroes who entered the martial arts test were selected.
In Furong Garden, Shouning looked at his mother-in-law and said dissatisfiedly: "Obviously I was chosen to choose my consort, but I can only answer half of the questions, and even the emperor can answer two questions. This is not fair..."
Concubine Yan looked at her and said, "If you didn't ask them what the name of the tenth plum tree in Furong Garden was, you could have found two more."
A eunuch came in from the outside holding a tray and said respectfully: "Mother Princess, all the test papers have been reviewed, and the top 100 test papers are all here."
Concubine Yan took out one at random, frowned, looked at the blank test paper, and asked, "What's going on?"
The eunuch bowed and said: "Back to the Concubine, although this person only answered three questions, he was one of the two people who answered the first three questions correctly. According to the rules, he can directly enter the martial arts test."
Concubine Yan thought for a moment and asked, "Who is the other person?"
"The other one is the only one who has answered all the questions and the only one who got full marks." The eunuch said respectfully: "He is the first in this literary test!"
"What's his name?"
"Muzi."
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"Muzi..." Shouning took a deep breath, walked over and said, "Where is his test paper? Show it to me."
The eunuch handed her the top test paper.
She took the test paper and did not open it immediately. Her eyes even dodged a little. After taking another deep breath, she slowly opened it.
After a long time, she closed the test paper and gently put it back.
She covered her face and pinched it, then suddenly looked at Concubine Yan and asked, "Mom, have I gained weight recently?"
Concubine Yan nodded and said, "I want you to eat less on weekdays."
"Ah!" A look of surprise appeared on her face, and she ran away quickly, ran to her room, stood in front of the mirror, pulled her elastic face, and said in distress: "I'm really fat, what should I do, what should I do?
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After being so distressed for a while, a smile appeared on her face again, and she threw herself on the bed, rolling around and giggling...
Smiling, she sat up quickly, tidied her clothes and hair, stood in front of the mirror, smiled slightly, and acted like a lady...
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It was only one day before the literary test, and a huge red list had been posted on the high palace wall.
This is the list of one hundred people who passed the literary test and entered the martial arts test.
Thousands of people took part in the literary test this time, but in the end only a hundred people were left. It can be said that there was no one left in a hundred. Most people just came to take a look and then left with a sigh.
Naturally, there are also those who are famous on the list. They stand at the bottom of the list, their faces full of surprise, and they don't want to leave for a long time.
"This guy surnamed Mu is just a beast. He can get full marks on that kind of test paper!"
"Not only that, it is said that even Prime Minister Shen and several adults in the court were full of praise for his political commentary. They bluntly said that most of the adults in the court could not compare with him!"
"Moreover, his poems and essays are almost going crazy in the court. Some people even say that his poetry and essays are as good as those of King Jing..."
"Fortunately, there is still a martial arts test. When the time comes, we must unite and clean him out first!"
"Who is Peng Er? He is ranked second. I have never heard of it before. Today's Kyoto is really a crouching tiger, hidden dragon..."
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Under the imperial list, there was a lot of noise. Some people were on the list, laughing loudly, and some people were crying after failing the list.
In a corner of the crowd, a fat man looked at the name on the imperial list, just below "Muzi". His face was earth-colored, and his body was shaking like chaff.
His lips were trembling, and he kept muttering: "Shadow, shady, there is a shady!"
