Chen Lisen had been holding the pen for a quarter of an hour, but he was still unable to write. He angrily put down the pen in his hand and wondered if those people had memorized the answers in advance. Even the mathematics doctors of the Imperial College might not be able to solve these questions.
He was not far from Qin Feng. When he turned his head to take a look, Qin Feng was also looking at him.
Chen Lisen opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, a cold voice came from beside him.
"Those who look left and right and whisper to each other will be treated as cheating!"
The palace guards in charge of maintaining the discipline of the examination hall did not care whether the other party was the son or grandson of a duke or a minister. They were under the command of the emperor and dared to reprimand even the princes.
Chen Lisen's expression froze. He obediently lowered his head and glanced at the paper — — and then closed his eyes.
This examination was jointly organized by the Imperial College and the Ministry of Rites. The minister of the Ministry of Rites attached great importance to this. He looked at Chang De with a slightly serious expression and said, "Supervisor Chang, in order to prevent cheating, should we send more people to patrol the examination hall?"
The examination this time was completely different from the imperial examinations. There were more than a hundred students in each examination hall, and they were seated next to each other. The distance was not far, and it was easy to see each other. His Majesty attached great importance to this examination. If there was any cheating, he would have to bear the responsibility.
"Cheating?" Chang De calmly sat on the main seat and said, "That's impossible. They will never cheat in County Uncle Li's mathematics examination in their lifetime."
Chang De's words were very certain. The minister of the Ministry of Rites was still suspicious, but he also thought of something else.
Logically speaking, County Uncle Li, as the college supervisor, had to participate in the academy's entrance examination. But today, he had not seen County Uncle Li at all.
Could it be that there was something more important to him today?
Compared to the minister of the Ministry of Rites, the mathematics doctors of the Imperial College were quite relaxed. They were drinking tea and chatting in a side hall.
The mathematics department of the Imperial College had temporarily merged with the mathematics department. They would be teachers of the mathematics department in the future. Although they would still have to learn mathematics from County Uncle Li for a period of time, they would not have to go through the examinations like the people outside.
"I wonder how difficult their exam questions are …" a mathematics PhD said curiously.
County Uncle Li's questions had always been unique. If the questions this time were the same as the last exam for the Imperial College's mathematics students, then the school would not be able to fill the quota of 100 students.
Another doctor walked to the side and said, "There are still a few test questions here."
The exam questions were strictly confidential. Before the exam began, only Li Xianbo knew about it. The Imperial College Doctor distributed several copies of the exam questions and took one for himself.
"Lord Li's question this time is quite standard."
Although it's easier than last time, it won't be easy to answer all of them correctly. "
"This time, it's only for the academy's enrollment. Naturally, there won't be any strange questions. Lord Li also knows his limits."
Looking at his colleagues speaking with fervor and assurance, the other mathematics doctor in the corner looked a little stunned. What are they talking about? I don't understand them at all …
The question was very simple. Could it be that he had gotten a fake test?
"Sir Han," he said to a colleague beside him.
That person turned around and asked, "Sir Wu, what's the matter?"
"Let me have a look at your test paper …" Ye Zichen said.
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These two hours were the shortest two hours in many people's lives, but also the longest two hours in some people's lives.
"Sigh, give me another hour, no, just a quarter of an hour, and I'll be able to solve that question," a shabbily dressed young man said with a regretful expression.
His colleague patted his shoulder and said, "Two hours is a little short. I also haven't solved one question, but don't worry, most people should be the same as us."
The two of them encouraged each other and immediately felt a sense of appreciation for each other.
"That was close. I only solved the last question a quarter of an hour before the gong sounded. I only checked it briefly." Another young man walked out with a face full of lingering fear. When he saw the two of them, he asked, "Brother Zheng, Brother Wang, how are you guys … Hey, Brother Zheng, Brother Wang, don't go!"
Everyone who came out of the examination room had different expressions. Some were happy, some were disappointed, and some were confused. Although they only needed to go home and wait for the name list to be posted tomorrow, no one left. They checked their answers with people they knew.
It didn't take long for them to discover something very surprising.
"Eh, that's not right. Why didn't I get this question? Are our test papers different? "
"I didn't get any of the questions you two mentioned just now …"
"Mine is the same as this brother's …"
"I understand. Although the questions are different, the solutions are actually similar. If you know one, you will definitely know the other. There's no need to argue. The person who set the questions must have done this on purpose to avoid cheating."
After understanding this, everyone began to look for their own groups. Not long after, small groups appeared outside the examination room.
At this moment, people walked out of the two examination rooms in the front.
Many of the people who walked out first had dispirited expressions on their faces. Sitting there bored for two hours was also very unbearable. These two hours, to them, were longer than a day.
"That limit …" Just as Chen Lisen opened his mouth, Qin Feng shook his head and said, "Don't talk about it. I don't understand it. That score …"
"Never heard of it either …"
A few people gathered together and received the same answer.
Not a single question was changed. The test papers were numbered. They didn't even need to write their names. The test papers were handed in the same way as they were handed out.
"I don't believe that they can answer all of them."
Li Jianren slapped his thigh and stopped a person. "Ma Jie, how many questions did you solve?"
He was from a family of generals, while Scumbag Li's father was a civil official. The two of them usually didn't have much interaction. However, they were in a good mood today. The questions were just what they wanted. Ma Jie laughed and said, "I answered all of them."
Li Jianren was stunned. This second son of the Ma family had a reputation of being a horse stick. He was never good at studying. They couldn't even answer a single question. How could he solve all of them?
It was simply the biggest joke in the world.
Seeing that Li Jianren didn't believe him at all, Ma Jie snorted and said, "If I answered the question about the transportation of troops and food incorrectly, wouldn't my father break my leg?"
After saying that, he glanced at Li Jianren with disdain and walked away.
After being stunned for a moment, Li Jianren finally understood something. He immediately walked over and said to the others, "Our questions are different!"
"Got it." Qin Feng nodded. He pointed to the crowd and said, "It's indeed different. I'm afraid we've drawn a difficult question. His Majesty is indeed more biased towards the poor."
Li Jianren said indignantly, "Ma Jie, that kid is really lucky!"
Chen Lisen opened his mouth and said, "Let's go and see where the people like us are."
The dozen or so people walked towards the crowd. After a moment, they walked back.
Looking at the teams of at least a hundred people, and then looking at the dozen or so of them, everyone's face was gloomy. If they still couldn't understand how lucky they were, their heads would be useless.
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