"Because, I also want to participate in the Imperial Examinations."
"You want to participate in the Imperial Examinations?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at Ping Yang's scholarly attire and felt that something was amiss. For a princess to participate in the Imperial Examinations where hundreds of carps cross the river, and not to be an official nor to receive a salary, there could only be one reason …
She was here to play.
But, how strict was the Law of Dao Examinations? To have the right to participate in the Imperial Examinations, one had to first pass the county and provincial examinations.
Could Ping Yang possibly pass the county and capital examinations?
Naturally, it was impossible.
"Can't I?" Ping Yang did not know what Fang Zhengzhi was thinking, her expression matter-of-factly.
"Of course you can, but... your examination certificate is fake, right?" Fang Zhengzhi believed that Ping Yang could steal the examination papers, but, he did not believe that Ping Yang could bribe the Imperial Academy to create a real one.
Furthermore...
Most importantly, Ping Yang's attire today was obviously to fish in troubled waters.
When Ping Yang, who had been acting all high and mighty, heard Fang Zhengzhi mention the examination papers, her face instantly changed. However, Ping Yang was still Ping Yang.
Even though she was exposed on the spot, she did not show any signs of panic.
"Yes, I specially found someone to make it, and spent 100 silvers. Look... is it exactly the same as the real one? Am I very smart? "Ping Yang took out the examination certificate and waved it in front of Fang Zhengzhi.
"100 silvers?! Are you a pig? "Fang Zhengzhi felt that this kind of thing, how could he let others take advantage of it? Instead of taking advantage of others, he might as well take advantage of himself.
"How dare you scold me, slap yourself!"
"Slap my a * s, you should be thankful that I did not report you. Oh yes, the next time you make a fake examination certificate, you can look for me. Fair price, only 99 silvers!" Fang Zhengzhi could not be bothered with Ping Yang after he finished speaking, and walked around her. He walked towards the entrance of the Imperial Academy.
"Look for you?" Ping Yang did not know how to react, but, seeing Fang Zhengzhi leave just like that, she was still a little unwilling, "You really don't want it? With this thing. You can definitely enter the first-class roll in the theory examinations! "
Ping Yang's expression was very confident.
"What a pity, I want to be number one!" Fang Zhengzhi continued walking without looking back.
"You? A person who had just entered the Heavenly Reflection State... wanted to be number one? You should count yourself lucky if you don't fail the exam! " Ping Yang harrumphed, then turned to look at Yan Xiu, "Yan Xiu … do you want it?"
"Your Highness, I don't want it." Yan Xiu seemed to know more about Ping Yang than Fang Zhengzhi. Therefore, although his tone was cold, he did not lose his manners.
"Why?" Ping Yang was really curious. He could understand why Fang Zhengzhi did not want it, but why did Yan Xiu not want it? Wasn't he not even in the Heavenly Reflection State?
"Because I want to get second place." Yan Xiu finished his sentence and walked towards the gate of the Imperial Academy.
"Second place?!" Ping Yang looked at the backs of Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu, her clear eyes filled with doubt. "These two really don't know how powerful the Imperial Examinations are? But … if one of you takes first place and the other takes second place, then what about me? "
…
Not long after Fang Zhengzhi entered the Imperial Academy. When he saw Ping Yang walking in through the door, he could not help but sigh inwardly.
This world was indeed lagging behind in terms of examinations.
Of course, the reason for this was due to the large number of examinees. However, the main reason was that basically no one would cheat on the examination papers.
If one could pass the Law of Dao Examinations, who would not have entered the Hall of Dao? Who would not be qualified?
…
The Theory Examinations were arranged in spacious and brightly lit rooms. In each room, there were four invigilators. They sat in the four directions of North, South, East, and West.
The seats were separated by three railings, and the space between each seat was two meters apart. Under such circumstances, the difficulty of cheating was worth the challenge.
Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu were prepared to sit next to each other.
However, unfortunately, they were followed by Ping Yang.
In order to prevent Ping Yang from sitting next to him. Fang Zhengzhi purposely found a place with only two empty seats and sat down with Yan Xiu.
This time, Ping Yang's clear eyes were filled with dissatisfaction.
She glanced at the seat on Fang Zhengzhi's left, and her eyes lit up.
"Get up, this seat is mine!" Ping Yang confidently walked to the seat on Fang Zhengzhi's left, in front of a well-dressed young master.
At this moment, this young master was resting with his eyes closed, regulating his breathing. When he suddenly heard this, he was slightly enraged.
"Where did this wild kid come from? Are you crazy? Can't you see that this seat belongs to me … "Before the young master could finish his sentence, he immediately shut his mouth.
Because, he recognized the signature clear eyes of the weak scholar in front of him.
"You dare to scold me? Slap yourself! "Ping Yang raised an eyebrow.
The young master's expression changed. Without even thinking, he gave himself two tight slaps to his face. Then, he quickly stood up from his seat.
"Young …"
"Scram!"
"Yes yes yes... I will scram now!" The young master heaved a sigh of relief and ran out of the room. He did not dare to stay in the room any longer.
A few of the young masters who were waiting at the side naturally saw this scene.
Then, their expressions slowly changed. Immediately, some of them stood up and prepared to change rooms.
But today, Ping Yang was here to cheat. What if everyone in the room ran away? Then who would help her distract the invigilators?
"All of you sit down, don't move!"
Ping Yang's words caused sweat to bead on everyone's foreheads. No one dared to move.
Fang Zhengzhi sighed softly. He naturally understood that in this world, not everyone had the guts to go against the rich and powerful.
"Dong!"
The gong for the start of the examination finally sounded.
At this moment, four invigilators walked in. Each of them wore a black official robe. On the chest area of their official robes, there was a "Imperial" character.
This also meant that the invigilators for this imperial examination were all imperial messengers of the Imperial Academy.
An imperial messenger of the Imperial Academy could be the chief examiner for a county examination. However, in the imperial examination, he could only be the invigilator.
From this, one could see the huge difference between the imperial examination and the county examination.
Once one passed the imperial examination, he would be like a carp leaping through the dragon's gate. He would have the right to step into the politics of the Great Xia Dynasty, regardless of whether he entered the military or the court.
He would be able to obtain an official position.
...
Fang Zhengzhi did not have much interest in official positions. As such, he did not feel as pressured as others during the imperial examination.
He had a relaxed expression on his face.
On the other hand, Yan Xiu, who sat on his right, had a serious expression on his face. He looked slightly nervous. However, Ping Yang, who sat on his left, was similar to Fang Zhengzhi. Her eyes darted left and right, looking extremely relaxed.
Very quickly, the examination papers were handed out.
When the invigilator in charge of distributing the examination papers walked to Fang Zhengzhi's side, he paused for a moment. Then, he quickly walked over.
Fang Zhengzhi did not notice this detail. He just casually picked up the examination paper in his hand.
His teacher had said.
After receiving the examination paper, the first and most important step was to write down his examination number and name!
Fang Zhengzhi had listened to his teacher's teachings since he was young. These words had always been etched in his heart.
After writing down his name and examination number, he finally flipped through the examination paper in his hand. There were more than ten examination papers, and they were densely packed with information.
Whether it was in terms of quantity or quality, it immediately gave people a pleasant feeling as if it was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
It was said that the imperial examination was difficult...
Fang Zhengzhi did not think much of it in the past. However, after receiving more than ten examination papers this time, he felt the difficulty of the imperial examination for the first time.
There were more than ten examination papers. With such a large number of questions, how could he finish all of them in four hours?
Everything else aside...
Just to finish all of these examination papers, not many people could do it.
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