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Jinning really couldn't stand the fact that she had to correct the policy papers of these noble academies.
From the very first word, the author's ignorance and superficiality were obvious. For an arrogant and talented lady like Zhi Ning, reading essays was like tasting delicacies. Good essays were like delicacies, intoxicating. Rotten articles were like rotten food, hard to swallow even after smelling them.
After reading dozens of essays, Zhi Ning was on the verge of exploding. She even had the urge to vomit.
It was too lousy. Most of the essays were praising the Royal Family, saying that the Raging Wave Kingdom would survive for at least a thousand generations under the Royal Family's wise rule.
There were also some essays that were completely sensationalist, saying that the Raging Wave Kingdom only had a few decades left, and that its demise was imminent.
However, when he read the article, it was all sensationalism. There was no substantive content at all.
While reading the paper and giving a very low score, he waited for Sauron's essay to come out. Then, he could mock Sauron's stupidity and superficiality in his heart.
Many people thought that the essay topic was created by the King, but that was not the case. It was created by Zhi Li and Zhi Ning, and then reported to the King for approval.
The reason for such a bizarre topic was to imitate Søren's cheating.
Because Suo Ningbing was a talented lady, she must have done a lot of preparation for the essay. She made many essays for Søren to memorize. If the bet was successful, it would be easy to get a high score.
How many years did the Raging Wave Kingdom have left? This topic was too bizarre, and Suo Ningbing would not be able to get it right. As such, the idiot Søren would not be able to get a good result. She just had to wait for the idiot Søren's essay to be lousy.
Just like that, he endured the disgust in his heart and continued reading the articles one by one. There were twenty examiners, and they had to read every paper. There were more than two hundred of them. This boring and nauseating work would last for two days.
Pulling out the next test paper, Zhi Ning was slightly stunned when she opened it.
Because he saw familiar handwriting. It was that bastard Søren's. Because of this scum, he had written more than a hundred love letters to her.
However, although the handwriting on the question paper was Søren's, it was different. It was more reserved, but there was a hidden sharpness. He had to admit that the prodigal Søren's handwriting was much better. It was as if his experience in the Sky Demon Mountain had made him mature.
Next up was Søren's topic: Partisanship Harms the Nation, Partisanship Destroys the Kingdom.
Instantly, Zhi Ning's eyes lit up. This was an unprecedented breakthrough point.
Moreover, the unprecedented term 'party struggle' immediately tugged at her heartstrings.
Thus, she could not wait to continue reading.
The first time, she read it very quickly and finished reading the two-thousand-word article in just a few minutes.
Instantly, she even forgot that this was Søren's article, that bastard that she hated to the core.
Reading a good article was like eating ice on a hot summer day. Her whole body felt comfortable, as if all the pores on her body had opened up. And now, Zhi Ning deeply felt this feeling.
Zhi Ning closed her eyes and started to savor the words inside.
This article was really well written. The point of view was so clear and incisive, and it was so far-sighted. The article revolved around the idea of three partisanship wars. It was completely reasonable and full of rigorous logic. It was very convincing.
Especially the first partisanship war, which had already begun. As for the second partisanship war, only the King's Rebellion and Zhi Li would occasionally feel a trace of it. Yet, Søren had written it so clearly.
After closing her eyes and savoring it for a while, Zhi Ning started to read it for the second time.
The second time, she read it very slowly, almost sentence by sentence. After reading a paragraph, she would even think about it in her mind. Sometimes, she would go back and read the previous paragraphs.
After nearly half an hour, she finished reading it for the second time.
It was really well written. Even the proud Zhi Ning couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
A connoisseur could tell at a glance whether someone had talent or not.
Jinning could easily tell what kind of talent and wisdom the author had behind the article.
Could it be Suo Ningbing's work? Zhi Ning was immediately filled with doubts, but she quickly denied it.
This was because the policy topic was so unexpected. It was impossible for Suo Ningbing to bet on it.
So, this was all Søren's work? This meant that whether it was the development of the naval strategy or the judgment that the King would reject the naval strategy, it was all Søren's vision and not Suo Ningbing's?
If that was the case, what did it mean?
Did it mean that Søren was a genius? Then what about his previous misdeeds? Was it a cover-up?
Or perhaps, Zoro's death and the danger in the Demonic Mountains made Søren realize his mistake and change?
This was possible because Søren was the public enemy of all women. Many outstanding women in King's College were successfully defeated by him. Could it be that these women were all blind? They knew he was a playboy, but they still fell in love with him?
Perhaps Søren had spent all his efforts on pleasing women. And when the Suo enterprise encountered a fatal crisis, he put his talents to good use?
Then, she remembered that Brother Zhi Li initiated the upheaval in Tianshui City in advance and even agreed to the greedy demands of the high-ranking warrior lords. Perhaps he had already sensed Søren's change?
At that moment, Jinning felt a little depressed. She had worked so hard, but in terms of foresight and wisdom, she was still inferior to Brother Feng Li.
She flipped open Søren's paper again. That handsome face appeared in her mind, as well as that day when he suddenly rushed up and bit her lips. That numbness and pain seemed to strike her again.
"This wretched prodigal is actually a genius? How could he write such a far-sighted and incisive policy paper? "Zhi Ning sighed and asked herself.
Taking a deep breath, Zhi Ning passed Søren's policy paper to Dean Jian Yong. "Marquis, take a look at this paper."
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In just four hours, Lan Ling's policy paper had spread to all the examiners and shocked everyone.
Not only that, Zhi Ning even brought it to the cabinet and the royal family.
This policy paper was incisive enough to pierce through everyone's heart, especially the cabinet and the royal family.
Moreover, this policy paper won the favor of most of the nobles. This was the first time someone had defended the interests of the nobles from such a high point of view.
Of course, Lan Ling had no intention of associating himself with the nobles. If he didn't use a large number of commoners and elites, the Raging Wave Kingdom would fall even faster. The nobles were rotting too fast.
The king didn't say anything after reading the policy paper. Instead, he said to the eunuch beside him, "Pass this policy paper to Zhi Li."
"Yes." The eunuch carried the policy paper to Zhi Li's residence.
Zhi Li took two hours to finish reading. He then closed his eyes and pondered for a long time.
He took a deep breath and patted the beauty kneeling between his legs. "Alright, you should go home now. If not, your husband will really be unhappy."
The mature beauty replied, "Why would he be unhappy? He sent me here to serve you. Doesn't he know how honorable it is for him?"
Zhi Li said, "Trust me, no man likes to be cuckolded."
Then, he said, "Tell Zhi Ning to come in and see me. Prepare the bath. My sister hates seeing me fooling around with other women. Don't let her smell anything."
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After the first two exams, there would be a two-day break. The marking of the political theory exam would take two days.
On the afternoon of the fifth day, the results of the second exam would be announced. The third exam, the arts exam, would be held in the evening.
There was no arts exam in the commoner's examinations. Because for them, art was not essential for the time being. Only civil and martial arts were the most important.
To the nobles, the arts were a show of status and taste. That was why it was one of the four main subjects.
There were still four hours before the third exam. However, more than half of the noble students had already rushed out of the examination hall. They were waiting for the results of the second exam.
Of course, they were not concerned about their own scores. They were concerned about Søren's score.
Now, the bet between Søren and Zhi Ning had become the focus of the entire city. Of course, no one was optimistic about Søren's chances. The number of gold coins that were bet on Søren's win did not increase.
Of course, many scoundrels wanted to bet a few silver coins to see if they could get lucky. However, the Silver Casino said that the minimum bet was one gold coin. Therefore, no one bet on Søren's win.
Lan Ling was also looking forward to his results. The marking of the policy theory exam was purely subjective. Since the first exam was not important, the second exam was more important.
"It's out, it's out …" Instructor Hidehiko took out a thick list and pasted it on the wall.
This time, Lan Ling saw her name at first glance. Because he was in first place.
In the second exam, the full score was one hundred. The twenty examiners had to mark the candidates. After eliminating the highest and lowest scores, the final score was the average. Lan Ling's score for the second exam was ninety-five.
"Oh my god, is the academy crazy? Giving Søren ninety-five? "
"The questions were so weird. There's no way Søren could have cheated. How did he get ninety-five?"
All the noble students exclaimed in shock, and then repeatedly looked towards Lan Ling, completely unable to believe this result.
More importantly, the second place in the second exam only got seventy-five. Søren was twenty points higher.
Lan Ling was also slightly surprised by the high score. He knew that his policy paper was very sharp, and he also knew that with the cultivators of the Divine Dragon Temple present, Princess Jinning could not suppress the score even if she wanted to. But the high score of ninety-five was still surprising.
Taking a deep breath, Lan Ling calmed herself down and prepared for the third round of the exam.
"Søren, come with me." Just then, he heard a voice. He turned around and saw that it was Li Zhu, the eunuch who served Jinning.
Lan Ling was stunned. Zhi Ning wanted to see him now? But why?
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