Madam, protect me!

As the gong sounded, the candidates stopped answering and slowly walked out of the examination hall.

Unlike the last book exam, when the book exam was over, the candidates still had the energy to chat and laugh.

But after the math and ritual exams were over, most of the candidates looked tired and didn't say a word.

No one could walk out with a smile after taking the math exam this year.

There is no question of whether or not to do calligraphy and painting. For the questions of law and articles, even those who don't know can write a few sentences.

If you don't know how to do math, you really don't know how to do it.

This time, the ritual exam paper was standard and there was nothing to say.

But the difficulty of math exceeded any previous exam.

Even students who were proficient in mathematics felt at a loss when facing the last two questions of math.

Before the imperial examination, they learned that in order to select math talents, this year's math questions might change, but they didn't expect the changes to be so big.

However, there is no need to be too entangled in the subjects that have already ended. They can't do it, and others can't do it either.

The answers to the questions in mathematics and rituals are fixed, so they are easier to mark.

Two days later, each examination hall announced the results.

In previous imperial examinations, it was difficult to get excellent results in other subjects.

But in mathematics, there were many excellent papers, and they were often ranked according to their problem-solving steps, the neatness of the papers, and the neatness of the handwriting to determine who was the top scorer in mathematics.

This year, it is not necessary.

There were 30 examination halls and nearly 100,000 candidates, and only one person got excellent results in mathematics.

Even the number of people who got A-level was not large, only six.

There were quite a few A-level candidates, more than 30, which means that they only got two wrong answers, which were most likely the last two difficult questions.

Song Mansion.

Mr. Chen sighed and said, "We old guys are really old. Six candidates answered the 19th question..."

The simplest question of the general drinking water for the horse also troubled the four of them for a long time.

Unexpectedly, with the difficulty increased, six students came up with the correct solution in just one day. It is true that heroes emerge from young people. These young people are the future of mathematics.

Although the six people are unknown, the excellent test paper must have come from Mr. Li.

There is no doubt about this.

In fact, they should not have asked these two questions.

This is unfair to other students.

The problem is that all the questions they can ask are taught by Mr. Li. No matter how they ask, the results are the same.

As long as he participates in the imperial examination, no one can compete with him for the position of the champion in several subjects.

When the four old gentlemen left the Song Mansion, Song Lian just walked in from outside.

In this imperial examination, the ritual department also produced an excellent test paper.

For this reason, the entire Ministry of Rites was alarmed. The Minister of Rites took the Ministry of Rites Doctor and the Ministry of Rites Deputy Minister to the First Examination Hall to examine the test paper in person.

You know, even if you memorize all the five rituals and fill them in word for word, you can only get the A-level.

There are some details that can only be written by those who have actually organized and presided over these ceremonies.

Song Lian read the test paper.

He couldn't answer it so perfectly.

If that candidate went to the Ministry of Rites, he would not need additional training and learning, and could even directly take over the position of the Ministry of Rites.

The Minister also said that after the results of the imperial examination were announced, he must win over this candidate.

…

Each subject of the imperial examination lasted at most one day, but it often took several days to mark the papers.

By the third music examination, there were still nearly 1,500 people in the First Examination Hall.

After the three examinations, only more than 500 people were eliminated.

Of course, this was because the imperial examination candidates were stronger, but more of the reason was that this was the First Examination Hall, which originally gathered the top students in Daxia.

In the later examination halls, even 80% of the candidates were eliminated after three examinations.

When the gate of the examination hall opened and the candidates entered in order, even the students of the four major academies became nervous.

Similar to painting and calligraphy, in the imperial examination music exam, each candidate's performance will be judged by five examiners, and the highest and lowest evaluations will be removed, and the average opinion of the remaining three examiners will be taken.

There is a screen between the examinees and the examiners, so the examiners cannot see the examinees' faces clearly.

Although this can ensure sufficient fairness, the music exam not only tests ability, but also tests mentality. Candidates only have one chance to play. If they are too nervous and do not perform well on the spot, even if they have gained enough advantages in the first three subjects, they may fail in this subject.

Today's exam is relatively tight. In order to complete the music exam within one day, nearly 1,500 candidates are divided into 20 small examination rooms.

Even so, it was not until the sky gradually darkened that the door of the examination hall was opened, and students came out one after another.

The examiners will print out the results of the music exam on the spot. Candidates do not know the specific results, but they will be told whether they have passed the music exam.

"The top scorer in the music exam this year should be that person, right?"

"Of course, with such an excellent result, how could he not be the top scorer in the music exam?"

Someone sang a piece of Yunmen to worship the gods, which completely immersed the five examiners. They couldn't help but kneel down to worship the gods on the spot. The news had almost spread throughout the examination hall.

It is said that after the five examiners got up, they all gave excellent comments.

Many people think that the top scorer in the music exam this year must be the music genius from Jinzhou.

Unexpectedly, someone from one of the four major academies could get the best score in the music exam.

According to several candidates who were queuing outside at that time, the man was handsome, but they did not know him.

Those candidates came from four major academies, but none of them knew him, making his identity a mystery for a while.

I thought that this time the champion of the music exam must be this person, but I never thought that there was also an excellent music exam winner in the seventh examination hall.

It is worthy of the twenty-year cycle of the imperial examination. In previous years, it was difficult for even the top-level music exam winners to appear. This year, there were actually two excellent music exam winners, which has never happened before.

However, there can only be one champion of the music exam, and it is still a mystery who will win in the end.

The chief examiner of the music exam of the imperial examination is Liu Shang, the new Taichang Temple Secretary.

Although he is the chief examiner, he does not need to set questions. He only needs to inspect the examination room, supervise the examiners, and deal with abnormal situations in the examination room during the music exam.

Although this identity does not have much power, it represents the court's recognition of him.

Recalling his experience in the past six months, Liu Shang felt like he was dreaming.

The champion of the last imperial examination is still only a sixth-rank scholar.

But Liu Shang is already a fifth-rank scholar, half a level higher than the champion of the same session, and is the fastest promoted among the same class of Jinshi.

The source of all this can be traced back to when he was arrested and taken to the Dali Temple for visiting a brothel...

Many people say that the Dali Temple is the Hall of Yama.

But for him, it is clearly a blessed place.

Liu Shang has received news that in this exam, two excellent music students have emerged.

Unlike other subjects, the music exam has test papers that can be compared. In previous years, the music exams have had the same scores for candidates from different examination halls.

At this time, after the six subjects are over, the candidates with the highest scores in this subject need to be gathered together, with a unified examiner, and let them take another test to decide who is the champion of the music exam on the spot.

Princess Mansion.

Li Anning has already found out the identities of the two excellent music students. One of them is the music genius from Jinzhou who was the most popular and most likely to win the music exam champion before the imperial examination.

The other one was the one she had been thinking about.

The music genius had not yet married.

She secretly clenched her fists and whispered, "Mother, bless him, he must win..."

At this time, people in Chang'an were already talking about the two excellent music students.

After all, the music exam was judged on the spot, and the excellent results caused quite a stir. The identities of the two excellent music students could not be hidden.

The identities of the two excellent music students were soon known to people.

One of them was a Jinzhou music genius, who came from a music family and had shown an extraordinary talent for music since childhood.

The other one was the son of Li Xuanjing, the Minister of the Dali Temple. He ranked first in the six subjects of the spring exam. He received excellent evaluations in the music exams of the spring exam and the imperial examination.

Although he was not from a music family, his father was the champion of six subjects twenty years ago and was also good at music.

It is said that during the music exam, the sound of the two people's pianos made the examiner lose his composure. It is really unpredictable who will win the music exam.

If the person who finally becomes the music exam champion is Li Xuanjing's son, there is nothing to say.

But if it is the Jinzhou music genius, he will become one of the candidates for Princess An Ning's future son-in-law.

The major casinos in Chang'an have even opened a handicap to bet on which of the two will become the music exam champion.

Song Mansion.

Li Nuo also knew about this.

I thought the music exam champion was a sure thing, but I didn't expect that there were masters above the imperial examination.

Li Nuo certainly recognized Liu Shang's strength.

But since it was related to Li An Ning's lifelong event, he couldn't be careless at all.

He thought about it and called Wu Guanjia.

...

The day after the music exam, the imperial exam would follow.

Zhou Yu walked into the examination hall and felt like he was dreaming.

He actually came to this step.

After the ritual exam, he searched all over Chang'an for the fortune teller.

He found him.

He spent ten taels of silver and asked the old man to help him calculate what topic he would get in the music exam.

In fact, he wanted to give the fortune teller one thousand taels, but he only took ten taels.

After receiving the silver, the fortune teller counted with his fingers and told him to go back and practice the ninth chapter of Yunmen more.

After Zhou Yu returned home, he forgot to eat and sleep, slept only one hour a day, and practiced the ninth chapter of Yunmen frantically, until he didn't need to think at all, and could play this section very smoothly.

He knew that he didn't have much talent for music, and he didn't ask for a high score, just to enter the next one smoothly.

As he expected, he really got the ninth chapter of Yunmen in the music exam yesterday.

After playing for two days in a row, he was familiar with this chapter and passed it smoothly as expected.

There are nearly a hundred chapters in "Six Musics". If he didn't know the questions in advance and prepare in advance, he would definitely not be able to pass.

Zhou Yu's heart was full of hope.

The Imperial Examination is his trump card. If he performs well, he may win the first place in the Imperial Examination.

He is not weak in the Archery Examination either. Although he may not win the first place, he is also in the first echelon.

Looking back, he got all the answers in the Law Examination correct, only got one wrong in the Mathematics Examination, and the Etiquette Examination was almost perfect. Even if he did not win the first place in the Imperial Examination, he seemed to have a chance to be on the list...

After the selection of the Music Examination, there were more than 900 people left in the Examination Hall, and they were divided into ten groups.

There were 100 people in each group. When the candidates in front were taking the Imperial Examination, the candidates behind them needed to stand at the back and wait.

After finishing his own examination, Zhou Yu got off the carriage, feeling a little depressed.

The examiner of this imperial examination was his father, who was a doctor in the Ministry of Driving.

Unlike other candidates, he could know his results after the exam.

He only got the A-grade in the imperial examination.

Although the A-grade was already a very high score in the imperial examination and was his normal level, before him, a dark-skinned guy also got the A-grade in the imperial examination.

With the same score, but in the last "Zhu Qin Zuo", the arrow shot by that guy was closer to the bull's eye than him.

In this way, his ranking was also higher than Zhou Yu.

That arrow shot through the bull's eye, and also shot through Zhou Yu's dream of becoming the top scorer in the imperial examination.

In addition to feeling a little disappointed, he was very grateful to Li Nuo in his heart.

He always remembered what Brother Li advised him.

Fortunately, he practiced hard for the imperial examination during that time, otherwise, he might only get the A-grade in the imperial examination.

At this moment, Zhou Yu suddenly heard a cry from a driveway not far away.

He looked over.

There seemed to be something going on...