A shout rang out, and the door of Gongyuan was slammed shut.
The college examination has begun.
Until the end, all the children will not step out of the Gongyuan.
The first day's test was on Sutras.
It sounds a bit complicated, but in fact it is very simple. It is to select a sentence from the Four Books and Five Classics, and then leave a blank space for candidates to continue writing.
To put it bluntly, it’s just a matter of filling in the blanks.
The test is on the candidates' memory of the Four Books and Five Classics.
In addition, candidates are also asked to memorize a passage from the Four Books and Five Classics, where it begins and where it ends.
This level is very important. If you get one wrong question, you may miss out on being a scholar.
After all, there are so many candidates, and the admissions are limited each time. If you haven't even read the Four Books and Five Classics, how can you successfully pass the college examination and be recognized as a scholar? As for the articles and politicians that will be tested later, it all depends on the mood and mood of the examiner.
There are certain loopholes that can be exploited in terms of preferences. Even if you can't exploit them, as long as you are correct in general, you still have a good chance of being admitted.
Li Xiuyuan has a very good memory, so the previous exams will not be a problem for him. Although he has spent a lot of time practicing martial arts over the years, he has still read the Four Books and Five Classics by heart.
It can't be said that I can recite it fluently, but I can still do it if I recite it normally.
Immediately, I twirled my pen and dyed it with ink, and wrote it again on the draft next to me. After making sure it was correct, I copied it to the examination paper.
However, various situations are happening in Gongyuan at this moment.
A candidate with graying temples was squatting in his examination room looking at the rotten stool. He frowned and sighed. Instead of getting a pen to take the exam, he repaired the seat first.
After all, how can I answer the exam if there are no seats?
Some candidates were too late to enter the examination room and called the guards, saying that there were poisonous snakes there and asking the guards to get rid of the snakes.
The guards were also timid and fearful, so they just dealt with it and stopped caring.
In the end, the candidate did not dare to enter the examination room because he was afraid of snakes, so he had to rush around outside the examination room.
The exam is long and lasting.
Other candidates stopped writing, then closed their eyes and thought about it, and finally drafted, answered, and copied. The speed was simply not fast enough. By the time they had answered less than half of the exam paper, they were already exhausted physically and mentally and had no choice but to write.
Don't get up from rest.
Li Xiuyuan's foundation in martial arts was evident at this time.
He was full of energy, different from ordinary people, and he wrote hard without stopping for a moment. By dusk, he had finished writing the first answer sheet.
Then when it was getting dark, he took out the candles and lit them one by one.
Counting carefully, there were actually nine candles lit in the small examination room, lighting up the room brightly.
"Damn rich people."
A scholar saw Li Xiuyuan's examination room filled with candlelight, and then looked at the small candlelight flickering on a thin candle next to his desk, and couldn't help but feel angry.
Although the candidates have prepared candles, they cost money after all. Especially during the college examination period, the price of candles has soared and they are not cheap. Ordinary scholars are reluctant to buy candles like this. After all, they cost money in one night.
There are quite a few candles to burn, so we need to save some.
Inside the Chenghuang Temple at this moment.
The City God of Guo Beicheng stood in front of the main hall, with his hands behind his hands, looking in the direction of the Gongyuan, and frowning slightly.
"Why are you so preoccupied these days, sir? Is there something difficult?" asked a close aide, Yin Bing.
Cheng Huang said, "I'm worried about this Li Xiuyuan."
"Isn't he taking the scholar examination? Why are you worried about him? Could it be that Li Xiuyuan failed the examination?" Yin Bing asked.
"I don't know whether Li Xiuyuan will pass the exam, but with his ability, it shouldn't be difficult for a mere scholar. What I'm worried about is whether the matter of Minister Chu will implicate Li Xiuyuan. If it does, don't do it.
Drag this city god into trouble." The city god sighed.
After saying that, he asked again: "Is it still raining in the fishing town over the Wujiang River?"
"My lord, I'm here, and it's getting bigger and bigger, and it hasn't stopped, and the area it's affected is getting bigger and bigger." Yin Bing said.
The City God frowned and said, "This is the Dragon King of Wujiang who is angry. He wants to spread the clouds and rain in search of his descendants who are destined for disaster. Looking at the trend, he is afraid that if he doesn't find the little black dragon, the Dragon King of Wujiang will not give up.
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"That place is the territory of the Dragon King of Wujiang, and it is not under your control. Why should you worry about it?" Yin Bing said with a flattering smile.
"makes sense."
The City God nodded, then remembered something, and suddenly took out the life and death book from his sleeve, and looked through it.
He discovered that the fate of Chu Tian, the second son of the Chu family, had changed. He was originally going to be pierced by sharp arrows and killed by poisonous snakes, but now he successfully survived this ordeal.
"Well, that's right. It seems that Master Chu's plan was successful. Hey... why is Chu Tian still dead?" The city god suddenly became surprised and suspicious.
Then he flipped through the Book of Life and Death a few more times, and suddenly exclaimed. The Book of Life and Death, which he regarded as a treasure, could no longer be held for a moment, and fell to the ground with a snap.
When the lights around him came over, he saw that the City God's face was pale and he was sweating profusely.
"Ah, Master Chu, you have made me miserable." The city god couldn't help but roared to the sky. He didn't know whether it was anger or fear.
"Boom~!"
Suddenly, a bolt of thunder fell from the sky and hit the book of life and death on the ground with great accuracy.
The open book of life and death closed instantly, and the lightning flashed on it, and ghosts and gods could no longer get close.
The city god was also injured by the lightning. He screamed and fell straight away, turning into a stream of incense and hitting the statue.
Only a few clicks were heard, and cracks appeared on the statue of the City God, which was full of incense. The cracks formed a trace, across the neck of the statue of the City God, as if to chop off his head.
This scene happened very quickly, and the Yin soldiers next to them looked at each other in confusion, not understanding why such a scene would happen to Hao Duan.
Why was my own city god struck by lightning?
You must know that the City God is a righteous god who has been conferred by the imperial edict. Although he does not know the Thunder God in the sky, it is absolutely impossible for him to be struck by lightning.
"My lord. My lord." Yin Bing called several times to the statue of the City God.
However, the strange thing is that the eyes of the City God statue were closed tightly, as if it was in a deep sleep, and it did not respond no matter how loudly it was shouted.
The Yin Bingmen were all panicked when they saw this situation. Although they didn't know what was going on, this scene happened without incident. Even a fool knew that this was a bad thing.
But now the city god is sleeping, and even if the Yin soldiers are panicking, they don't know why.
But in another place in Guo Beicheng.
Within the Chu Mansion.
"Master, the second young master is awake." A servant hurriedly announced.
Mr. Chu, who was kneeling to worship his ancestors in the ancestral hall, suddenly stood up in surprise: "My son is awake? Seriously?"
"Yes, sir, the second young master has woken up, and the doctor has also checked. The second young master has recovered and is in good health," the servant said.
"Okay, okay." Mr. Chu was ecstatic and hurried out of the ancestral hall.
When he came to the ward, he first saw a black fish that had been disembowelled and its blood taken out, being carried out by servants.
Although Heiyu met a miserable end, he was not dead yet. At this moment, he blinked his eyes and shed a few tears. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end nothing came out. He closed his eyes and swallowed it.
One last breath.
After it died, a fishy smell suddenly emanated from it.
At the same time, an invisible black air emerged from between the black fish scales. After this black air came out, it condensed and rushed into the sky. Suddenly, a thick black cloud gradually brewed over Guo Beicheng, and
As time goes by, the black cloud becomes larger and larger, and it has a tendency to spread.
But all these things have nothing to do with Li Xiuyuan now.
Li Xiuyuan is currently taking the exam at night in the examination room, lighting candles.
"Well, you can take a break after writing this." When he saw that the second exam paper was almost finished, he planned to stop and take a rest.
The other candidates had not finished writing the first exam paper at this time, but he had already finished the second. This speed was probably the fastest among the candidates in the same batch.
"Huhu~!"
However, at this moment, the candlelight in the examination room was suddenly blown by a gust of breeze, and the candlelight began to sway.
"Um?"
Li Xiuyuan frowned and asked. There was a special smell in the wind just now.
It smells like fish, but not a bit like it.
"Is it going to rain?" Li Xiuyuan looked up at the sky.
But I saw that the sky where the bright moon was hanging high was covered by a dark cloud.
Happy holidays to all book friends. Some people say that I won’t update during the Dragon Boat Festival?
It doesn't exist. I'll stay up late and code another chapter later.