Tao Dingnian said, "Different places have different ways of doing things. Ning An County's way of doing things is that one person holds the test paper in front and turns a page in twenty breaths. After turning the last page, wait for another hundred breaths before stopping. The person who gets the most correct in the end is the winner. "
Wen Gu smiled. "If you answer slowly, the old Juren and Jinshi might be able to answer all the questions correctly. But if you answer quickly, no one can get everything right. Besides, there are a few very rare questions in the sacred speech every year. Even the old Jinshi and Hanlin scholars have to think for a long time before answering correctly. If they are not careful, they will answer incorrectly. "
Fang Yun nodded. "So that's how it is."
Before coming to Ning An County, Fang Yun already knew that because Ning An County was located in an important area and was an upper county, a lower county like Ji County could not compare to it.
Ning An County had even produced sixth-rank and fifth-rank county magistrates. Therefore, not only were the arresters the prefectural army's Jinshi barracks, but even Wen Gu and Deng Xuezheng, who were sent to Ning An County, were both Jinshi.
These three people were not only equal to Fang Yun in terms of literary position, but also had a huge advantage in terms of age.
For example, although Deputy County Magistrate Tao Dingnian was only a Juren, he was over forty years old and had to recite the classics of the sages every day. His knowledge was very solid. Not to mention the ordinary Juren, even a Jinshi who was under thirty would be on par with him in terms of the sacred speech.
Lu Hong, Wen Gu, and Deng Xuezheng, the three Jinshi, studied the classics of the sages every day. If they were to participate in the county-level examination, it was very likely that they would answer all the questions correctly.
After all, the sacred speech of the county-level examination was to examine the county-level examination, not the adult Jinshi.
Fang Yun thought for a moment and understood. They did not dare to compete in poetry, but they had a huge advantage in terms of reading.
Yu Ba Chi immediately said, "Sirs, you are making things difficult for us. Fang Xusheng became a county-level examination less than a year ago, but you are all old scholars. The books you have read are many times more than Fang Xusheng. It is not appropriate to compete in the sacred speech. Why don't we compete in poetry? "
Shen Ren laughed. "Ba Chi, you are wrong. Who is County Magistrate Fang? He is the ancestor of poetry! If we compete in poetry with him, aren't we showing off our slight skill? Absolutely not. What's more, County Magistrate Fang got full A's in both the County Exam and the County Exam. Let me ask everyone here, who has ever received an A for their Holy Speech? "
"Never!" Everyone shook their heads.
Wen Gu laughed and said, "Official Registrar Shen's question is unnecessary. Who didn't know that before County Magistrate Fang, no one in Jingguo had ever obtained an A grade in the City-Level Examinations. Therefore, people called Jingguo Tianhuang. County Magistrate Fang had appeared out of nowhere and broken this legend. As for County Magistrate Fang, he was the first person in history to be able to invite Sage Speech A in the Elementary Scholar Examinations. I'm a little nervous about competing with him in terms of holy words. "
"You're right …" Everyone agreed.
"Ba Chi, you are looking down on County Magistrate Fang. Both of his invitations were A-grade. How dare you say that we're making things difficult for you? It was County Magistrate Fang who made things difficult for us. It's not shameful for us to lose, but if County Magistrate Fang loses, then the reputation of Holy Word A will be greatly reduced. "
"That's why County Magistrate Fang must not lose." Shen Ren smiled, but there was a hint of malice in his eyes.
Ao Huang floated beside Fang Yun. He glanced at Shen Ren and cursed under his breath, "Bitch!" If it weren't for the fact that this was the most important Imperial Examinations, he would have already cursed.
Yu Ba Chi hurriedly looked at Fang Yun.
Fang Yun nodded slightly to show that he understood. These people dared to challenge him because it was normal for them to lose. The cost was almost zero. If they won, it would be a blow to his Literary Name. It could even be a breakthrough to stop him from entering the Court Examinations.
The most important thing was. They had to break Fang Yun's legend of invincibility!
In the past, there were people who competed with Fang Yun, but it was one by one. Now, there were three middle-aged Jinshi and many middle-aged and old High Scholars competing together!
As long as any one of them beat Fang Yun on any question, it meant that they had defeated Fang Yun!
Fang Yun had already understood. The so-called quick answer to the Holy Words must have been planned by the Left Minister's party.
"It must be Ji Zhibai's trick again." Fang Yun thought of Ji Zhibai's face. Whether it was the assassination plot against Yang Yuhuan. This time, it didn't seem like it was planned by the idiot Shen Ren. Besides Ji Zhibai, the fourth rank Hanlin Academy Geng Ge was probably one of them. It could even be that many officials from the Left Prime Minister's party were working together to plot against him!
Fang Yun's eyes darkened. If it was just Ji Zhibai alone, he wouldn't have to worry. Even if it was just Ji Zhibai alone, he wouldn't have to worry too much. However, behind Ji Zhibai were hundreds of officials from the Left Prime Minister's party. Many of them were experienced and astute. If they worked together to plot against him, not just Fang Yun, even Minister Kang Ha-chuan would be at a disadvantage.
Fang Yundao said, "It's just a game. Since you all want to play, I'll play along!"
"County Magistrate Fang is indeed forthright! Come, set up a screen. Everyone, please quickly answer the Holy Words! "Shen Ming said.
Thus, a runner brought a screen and blocked the people who wanted to participate in the Holy Words. There were a total of fourteen people who were Jinshi or Juren. None of them were Xiucai.
Other than Fang Yun, the others all had a smile on their faces.
Shen Ren asked the runner to raise the test paper and said, "Begin!"
The fourteen people's eyes fell on the first page of the test paper.
Fang Yun not only had a photographic memory, but he could also read ten lines at a glance. With just a glance, he had memorized all the words on the first page of the test paper. Then, he lowered his head and wrote the answers on the white paper.
The first few questions were very simple. They were the fill-in-the-blank questions of the future. It could be a place name, a person's name, or a famous quote. Any scholar would know how to answer them.
Fang Yun not only looked at the test paper quickly, but he also answered the questions quickly. His writing speed was not a joke.
In just five breaths, Fang Yun had finished answering all the questions. Then, he raised his head and looked at the first page of the test paper held by the runner. When he found that his memory was correct, he lowered his head again to check if it was correct. After checking twice, twenty breaths passed.
When the runner turned to the second page, a few Juren sighed. It was obvious that they had not finished answering the questions.
The four Jinshi did not make any noise. For people with photographic memory, twenty breaths was enough.
Shen Ren, Yu Ba Chi and the others stood at the front and observed. When they turned to the third page, many people's faces changed.
Ao Huang was dissatisfied at first, but soon, he smiled along with Yu Ba Chi.
Because every time the runner turned the page, Fang Yun would lower his head and answer the questions after a breath. This meant that Fang Yun could remember the entire test paper at a glance.
Although the other three Jinshi had photographic memory, they could not read ten lines at a glance. They took a full five breaths to remember the questions and then began to answer the questions.
As for the Juren, they looked at the questions and answered them one by one, constantly raising their heads and lowering their heads.
Shen Ren and the other officials realized that Fang Yun was not only looking at the questions quickly, but also answering them quickly. They were a little unhappy, but their expressions soon eased.
When he turned to the seventh page, Ao Huang suddenly rose up and looked at all the test papers of the fourteen people.
"Little bitch!" Ao Huang could not help but curse. He realized that most of the people answered the questions normally. However, there were six Juren who were divided into two groups. Each group had three Juren who divided the test paper into three parts. Each person only answered one part. In other words, three people answered one part.
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