The first question was about the Book of Changes, Bo Zixia's "Zixia Yi".
Of course, these things were not on the script. In this world, neither Bo Zixia nor the "Zixia Yi" existed.
There was only the "Law of Dao".
Fang Zhengzhi's pen began to move.
"Peel, there are benefits and benefits. Tao said: Peel,?? Also. Soft??? Also. There are benefits and benefits. Villain? Also.? But stop? Also. A gentleman is full of information? ... "
"Full of information? This is the Dao of Heaven... "
This question was about the arrangement of the earth, and could be answered in the original language. Even though it was about the Book of Changes, it was not too difficult to answer.
After answering the first question, Fang Zhengzhi moved on to the second.
The second question jumped straight to "Gui Guzi". Furthermore, it was about the strategy chapter in "Gui Guzi". It asked about the Three Rites, and at the end, included the candidate's understanding of the Three Rites.
One had to admit that the Imperial Examinations were difficult.
Without knowing about Gui Guzi or the strategy chapter, one had to identify the origin of the Three Rites in one's mind, and one had to have one's own understanding. This was not something an ordinary person could answer.
However, this was not a problem for Fang Zhengzhi. He had the modern translation in his mind, and it contained the most concise and profound summaries.
Understanding?
The summary of the past thousand years was the best understanding.
The second question was quickly finished, and Fang Zhengzhi continued …
...
Fang Zhengzhi wrote very quickly, and the sound of the pen against the paper could be heard in the entire room. Because, everyone was looking at Fang Zhengzhi.
They looked as if they had seen a ghost.
Even Ping Yang's eyes widened as she stared at Fang Zhengzhi's relentless movements.
Then, Ping Yang rubbed her eyes with all her might. She could not believe that a person could write such a difficult exam paper in such a short time …
Last night, she could see with her own eyes the courtiers scratching their heads in deep thought.
All of them were so worried that their eyebrows almost turned white.
But, why was the same script in front of Fang Zhengzhi. But it was as if he was answering impromptu, and he couldn't even stop.
Ping Yang sat to Fang Zhengzhi's left, so she could clearly see Fang Zhengzhi's actions. He took a look at the script, then, he started writing.
Then, he moved to the next question.
In less than a moment, the exam paper was filled with answers.
"Is this copying?" Ping Yang wanted to stand up and report Fang Zhengzhi, but she remembered that she also had the answer. Thus, she suppressed this thought.
This was Yan Xiu's first time participating in the Imperial Examinations with Fang Zhengzhi. Hence, he did not know Fang Zhengzhi's condition during the Theory Examinations. He was instantly taken aback by Fang Zhengzhi's ridiculous speed.
A thought flashed through his mind. Had he done this test before?
But on second thought, it didn't seem right …
If Fang Zhengzhi had really done the same test, he would definitely have told her. Furthermore, it was almost impossible.
In that case … Was he messing around?
Just as the thought arose, it was extinguished by Yan Xiu.
He was the roll champion of both the county and capital theory examinations. He would never believe that Fang Zhengzhi would mess around during the theory examinations.
"You can do it so fast?" Yan Xiu looked at the examination papers on the table, took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. Then, he started to answer the questions calmly.
However, Yan Xiu did not start from the first question. Instead, he flipped to the back and started writing.
At this moment, Fang Zhengzhi was burying his head and writing furiously. Naturally, he did not notice Yan Xiu's actions.
In reality …
It was not just Yan Xiu. The other examinees also started to pick out some papers to answer. In the entire room. No one was like Fang Zhengzhi, starting from the first question.
Even Ping Yang, who had the answer, was no exception.
Slowly, the sound of pen scratching increased in the room. This meant that the examinees were starting to take their own tests. No one cared about what Fang Zhengzhi was doing.
Those who did not know Fang Zhengzhi were naturally thinking. How did this guy get into the Imperial Examinations?
As for those who knew him, they sighed in their hearts. Did he have to be so exaggerated?
…
Time passed, minute by minute.
After two hours, Fang Zhengzhi's speed did not slow down. He still had half of the script in his hands, so he continued to write.
However, the others who noticed Fang Zhengzhi's actions were completely stunned.
"He … could it be that he wants to finish writing all of them?!"
A thought suddenly appeared in everyone's mind. Then, very quickly, this thought was forcefully suppressed by everyone.
Because, this was impossible.
Most importantly …
There was no need for this at all.
Fang Zhengzhi did not know about this. As he continued to answer question after question, he realized a strange reality.
From time to time, there would be a few couplets appearing in every script.
"As expected of the Flame Capital City, the people here really know how to play? These couplets that even a three year old can do … Is there a need for them to appear in the Imperial Examinations? Which idiot … forced to come up with these questions? "
Fang Zhengzhi always felt that these questions were an insult to his intelligence. However, he had no choice. Since they had come up with such questions, he could only answer them casually.
In order to prevent his intelligence from being dragged down.
Below each couplet, he wrote a few more. In other words, for each couplet, he used more than five methods to answer it.
After doing this, he finally felt a little better.
"One to five answers! This is the only way to match the difficulty of the Imperial Examinations … "
…
Time passed quickly as Fang Zhengzhi and the rest of the examinees continued to write. Very quickly, another hour had passed. There was only about 15 minutes left before they had to hand in their scripts.
At this moment, Ping Yang had already begun to check his script. Although he said that he was checking, it was just for show.
Yan Xiu had also answered most of the questions, but he seemed to be somewhat unsatisfied. He was making some slight changes and adjustments …
Compared to Ping Yang and Yan Xiu, the rest of the examinees seemed to be in a much worse state. Basically, they were still burying their heads in their writing. In fact, some of them were even sweating profusely, their bodies trembling.
Fang Zhengzhi's pen did not stop. He still had one last script to finish.
In front of him, there were already 11 scripts that had all been answered.
At this moment, Fang Zhengzhi raised his head and looked around. He realized that Yan Xiu seemed to be making changes, while Ping Yang was leisurely swaying his head as he checked.
A few of the other examinees had also finished, but most of them were still burying their heads in their writing.
"They are all done so quickly?" Fang Zhengzhi remembered that when he participated in the county and capital examinations, he could basically sleep for more than half of the time. He did not expect to encounter such a predicament in the Imperial Examinations.
Even 15 minutes before he had to hand in his script, there was still one script left unfinished.
"What the hell … which idiot … forced out so many questions?" Fang Zhengzhi cursed silently. He didn't dare to continue watching, and immediately began writing again.
Time flew by once again.
The last question on the last script, Fang Zhengzhi thought that it would be similar to the capital examinations. However, it was not. It was from "The Book of Rites".
It asked about the meaning of coronation.
Fang Zhengzhi knew about this. This world also had a coronation ceremony. However, it was somewhat different from the coronation ceremony in his previous world.
In his previous world, after participating in the imperial examinations and passing the Boy Examinations, one could go through the coronation ceremony.
However, the coronation ceremony in this world had a strict condition. That was, one had to be at least 16 years old. There was a saying that one had to be crowned at 16.
Thinking about this, Fang Zhengzhi suddenly remembered that Yan Xiu's family had a saying that one had to be born at 16. Then, Yan Xiu should have gone through the coronation ceremony before leaving the Yan Family?
Previously at the Divine Constabulary's banquet, Yan Xiu had said something that Fang Zhengzhi still remembered. He said that in two years, he would be able to sit in the first class position.
Fang Zhengzhi didn't really understand what this meant.
Two years?
Eighteen years old …
"Dong!"
Just as he was thinking about this, the gong for the submission of the script finally sounded.
Fang Zhengzhi's gaze swept across, and realised that the four invigilators had already started collecting the scripts from four directions. Instantly, he didn't dare to delay any further, and quickly filled in the last sentence of the meaning of coronation.
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