Li Mu ate the noodles cooked by the Queen herself. To say how delicious the noodles were was naturally against her will.
An ordinary bowl of noodles with a few slices of green vegetables and a few chopped green onions won't taste that good, but it won't taste too bad either.
The bowl of noodles cooked by the Queen can only be described as mediocre.
Li Mu had eaten Liu Hanyan's noodles, Xiaobai's noodles, Wanwan's noodles, and even Su He had cooked in Bishui Bay himself in order to reminisce about his days as a human being. Among the noodles he had eaten, the Queen cooked them.
The noodles are probably the worst tasting.
But she is the empress. In the entire Zhou Dynasty, I am afraid that only Li Mu can eat the noodles cooked by her.
This is no ordinary bowl of noodles, this is the Queen's favor.
Li Mu finished eating the noodles and drank the soup, and then said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhou Wu asked: "How does it taste?"
Li Mudao: "This is the most delicious noodles I have ever eaten..."
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In the end, Li Mu went against her own heart. For someone who was cooking for the first time, it was actually quite good to be able to do it to this extent. At this time, she should not find any fault with her, but should encourage her more.
This is a reason.
Another reason is that Li Mu knows better than anyone else that the Queen's mind is not as big as her breasts.
In order to suffer less torture in his dream tonight, he would rather violate his conscience.
Zhou Wu did not continue the topic and asked: "How was the literary test?"
Li Mudao: "There shouldn't be any big problem."
He can get full marks in arithmetic. This subject is all objective questions. Right is right and wrong is wrong. There is no possibility of losing points.
In the subject of criminal law, Li Mu is not sure. Criminal law is not a simple matter of right and wrong. Many issues need to be viewed dialectically. There are also several questions that are counter-intuitive. It is estimated that many candidates will stumble on them.
As for the policy, there is no correct answer. The subjective views of the marking officials are the decisive factor.
Li Mu thought for a while and asked curiously: "Can your Majesty calculate who is the top scorer in the literary examination?"
"No." Zhou Wu shook her head and said, "Calculating this matter is calculating the fate of thousands of people at the same time. Even a strong person in the ninth realm cannot do it."
In the past, Li Mu thought that the Seventh Realm was very powerful. After truly getting to know them, he realized that they were not as omnipotent as he had imagined before.
There are many things that the Queen cannot calculate. There are so many powerful people in the seventh level in Shendu, but they will still be touched by people from the Demon Sect. Cui Ming has been lurking in the court for many years. If Li Mu hadn't caught him by chance,
After catching the tree demon, he didn't know how long he could lurk.
In the past, in Li Mu's mind, those who were strong in the upper three realms were no different from gods.
Now it seems that they are also human beings, but they are more powerful than ordinary people. They are also people with seven emotions and six desires that can be seen and touched.
When he personally took the bowl of noodles from the Queen's hand just now, Li Mu accidentally touched her hand. The Queen's hand was delicate, smooth and warm------Li Mu thought about it and found that he was distracted.
Immediately throw some unwanted thoughts out of your mind.
Of course it would be great to get the top prize in the literary examination. If you get the top prize in both civil and military examinations, you can make a good appearance for the empress.
It doesn't matter if you can't get it. In any case, there is no problem in passing the imperial examination.
At this time, in the examination hall.
Since the end of the imperial examination, the examination hall has been covered by a huge formation.
This formation completely isolates the examination hall from the outside world. People from outside cannot enter and people inside cannot come out.
This formation will not be activated until three days later, when the examination hall publishes the results.
In these three days, many officials from three provinces and six ministries were temporarily transferred. They had to review all the examination papers and rank the candidates' scores within three days.
The selected examiners have the lowest level of cultivation and are in the fourth level. Even if they don't sleep for three days, it is nothing to them.
In order to ensure the fairness of the imperial examination, the imperial court arranged for people to transcribe the examination papers as soon as the literary examination ended. The transcribed examination papers only had numbers and no names.
Of the three test papers, the calculation is the easiest. You just need to check them one by one according to the standard answers.
Criminal law was second. Among the officials of the Zhou Dynasty, except for a few special yamen such as the Ministry of Punishment, few officials were proficient in criminal law. Most of the examination papers for the second criminal law were reviewed by officials from the Ministry of Punishment.
The most difficult thing is the policy question.
There are no fixed answers to all the questions in the policy question subject. The officials who need to review the examination papers carefully review each candidate's examination paper. In order to complete the review within three days, this time, almost all officials from the Zhongshu Provincial Department came out.
Two days later, under the tireless review of dozens of officials, all the examination papers were reviewed.
The next thing to do is to summarize the results of the three subjects and then list the rankings according to the scores.
The form of the literary test results is different from that of the martial arts test. The grading method of "A", "B", "C" and "D" is not adopted. There are three test papers, each subject is full of 100 points, and the scores of the three subjects are added up. Which one
Which one is higher or lower is clear at a glance.
In addition, if the score in any one of the three subjects is less than 60 points, even if the scores in the other two subjects are higher, they will be directly eliminated.
Another half day passed, and all the examination papers had been compiled.
According to the scores from low to high, there were thousands of candidates for this imperial examination, but only a hundred were selected.
These one hundred people have appeared, but they only have numbers and no names. The last step is to match these numbers to their names.
Of course, what everyone is most concerned about is the top scorer in this literary test.
After the scores of the three subjects were summarized, many people gathered around him.
Then, there was a burst of exclamation from the crowd.
"Who is this person numbered "9527"? He has perfect scores in arithmetic, criminal law, and policy questions!"
"It's just math. There are quite a few people who get perfect marks in this subject. Criminal law and policy questions can also get perfect marks at the same time. In those two subjects, only one person got perfect marks..."
"Is it Zhou Zheng, Zhou Feng, or Prince Nan?"
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Outside the crowd, several people from Zhongshushe stood there. Liu Yi sighed: "I didn't expect Master Li to get full marks for criminal law."
Ce Wen's full score test paper was studied by six Zhongshushe people. He could answer so many questions about political affairs so satisfactorily that they even felt inferior. There was no other person in the entire court.
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There is no doubt that 9527 is Li Mu.
He got full marks in the examination and arithmetic, and as expected, in the criminal law test paper, even several officials from the Ministry of Punishment stated that the test paper issued by Zhou Shilang was extremely difficult, and even if they were asked to do it, they would not be able to get full marks.
To achieve full marks in criminal law, one must not only stay up to date on the Zhou Dynasty Law, but also have one's own understanding of the law.
Zhou Xiong said: "In this case, wouldn't he be the number one scholar in both civil and military subjects?"
Wang Shi shook his head and said: "This is not surprising. No one knows his abilities better than us. If we let him take part in the imperial examination together with these candidates, there will only be one outcome."
Zhang Huaili said: "He is indeed the talent that His Majesty has chosen. He is the number one scholar in both civil and military subjects. His future prospects are limitless."
At this time, an official had already brought a thick booklet.
In order to be fair, before grading, a special person has copied the candidates' test papers and erased their names. If you want to know which candidate these numbers correspond to, you need to look them up in this book.
"Quick, quick, quick, Mr. Liu, find out who 9527 is."
"I think it's Zhou Zheng."
"No, it should be Prince Nan."
"How about a gamble?"
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The official opened the book, quickly turned to the back, and found the name corresponding to the number "9527", and then his expression was stunned.
The officials couldn't help but urge: "Don't be stunned, who is it?"
The official put the booklet on the table and said, "Everyone, read it yourself."
Everyone looked up, and after a brief silence, the atmosphere exploded.
"hiss……"
"Li Mu, still Li Mu!"
"Nine-five-two-seven is Li Mu!"
"He is not only the top scholar in martial arts, but also the top scholar in literature?"
"Impossible? Could it be that someone gave Li Mutou the question?"
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As soon as the last person opened his mouth, his mouth was covered by his close colleague. The person was stunned for a moment and immediately lowered his head, not daring to speak anymore.
In order to ensure the fairness of the imperial examination, the imperial court took many measures. Not only were the subjects not interoperable, but even the queen did not know the topics.
To suspect that someone has given Li Mu the question is to suspect the Minister of Hubu, the Minister of Punishment, and officials from all levels of the Zhongshu Province at the same time. And fraud in the imperial examination is a serious crime. To doubt this is not to doubt them. Who dares to frame so many giants in the court at the same time?
At this moment, Liu Yi stepped forward and explained: "Your Excellencies may not know that the establishment of the imperial examination system is mostly due to Mr. Li Mu Li. Mr. Li is not only proficient in arithmetic and criminal law, but also often talks about state affairs.
With his true knowledge and insights, he can win the literary test in one fell swoop. No surprise, because the imperial examination syllabus was jointly formulated by Mr. Li and me..."
The imperial examination is related to the foundation of the country. Before the imperial examination, it is inconvenient for the Zhongshu Ministry to disclose all the details related to the imperial examination.
Only now did these officials know that there was such an inside story.
One official couldn't help but said: "He set the syllabus for the exam, so wouldn't it be unfair to other candidates if he sets his own questions for this exam?"
"Otherwise." Liu Yi shook his head and said, "Master Li is just pointing out the direction for the imperial examination. The examination questions were given by many adults, and there is absolutely no leakage. Even if you know the syllabus of the examination, you will not be able to get full marks. Without it, there will be no leaks."
He did not have today's imperial examination. The selection of candidates for the imperial examination is based on his example. He has contributed so much to the court and yet he has to participate in the imperial examination in person. This is not fair. What is fairness?"
When everyone heard this, they all fell silent.
Their doubts actually came from their previous understanding of Li Mu.
In everyone's perception, he is bold, fearless, cunning and cunning. This is what impresses them most about him.
Without this imperial examination, they would not have known that Li Mu was actually good at both civil and military affairs besides these things.
After accepting this reality, everyone's attention gradually focused on the subsequent rankings in the literary test.
"9528, who is 9528, Zhou Zheng, Zhou Feng, or the Crown Prince of Nanwang?"
9528, right under Li Mu's name, everyone's eyes moved downwards, their expressions stunned again.
After a long time, someone said in shock: "Who is this Li Si?"
