kvmb Chapter 313 Submitting the Paper
Chapter 313 Submitting the Paper
Chapter 313 Submitting the Paper
After Ye Ru summoned the Book Heart that could be written in a single stroke, its light shone here, making the place as bright as day.
"Book Heart? Judging from its grade, it seems to be only of the low rank, but it's already quite difficult for a student to possess a Book Heart, no..."
A smile flickered across the examiner's eyes, but then that smile slowly froze, and finally his expression turned to extreme shock. Behind the silver light, there was a radiance like the rising sun, which instantly emitted a golden light.
The two beams of light shone brightly, like a pillar shooting into the sky, making the already shocked faces of the crowd even more horrified.
"This is also a book core, and it seems to be even more powerful than the previous one?"
The examiner was slightly startled, his gaze fixed on Ye Ru.
A mere student possessing two book cores—something he never dared to dream of.
Not only the examiner, but also Yang Li and the other students looked extremely shocked. They clenched their hands tightly, as if they had been defeated by something.
With the Zen mindset of clouds and water and the ability to write with ease, Ye Ru's thinking became extremely agile.
Outside the Hall of Four Mirrors and Three Brightnesses, many gentlemen looked up at the sky, then turned their gazes toward Ye Ru's location, filled with astonishment.
"Judging from that light, it seems to reflect two tranquil minds, like clouds and still water. I never expected to see such a prodigy in the examination hall."
A gentleman smiled at Xiu Hanlin, but the astonishment in his eyes revealed the shock in his heart.
Ordinary scholars, even those who have passed the imperial examinations, would never have one, but today they actually discovered two Zen-like hearts.
"I never expected that the Zen Mind of Clouds and Water would have such an effect. Even my previous agitation seems to have been calmed down quite a bit."
Ye Ru was naturally unaware of what was happening outside the examination hall. On the contrary, the latter breathed a sigh of relief and immediately began writing the classics and the meaning of ink with his wolf-wind brush.
Both questions were memorized by rote, so they weren't difficult. Moreover, Ye Ru had the Complete Library of the Four Treasuries as his backing, so he finished the two questions in just three hours.
Soon, only the eight-legged essay remained.
Upon seeing this rigid, formulaic essay, Ye Ru stopped writing. But then he seemed to notice someone watching him. He looked up and saw that all the other candidates were staring blankly at his densely written exam paper. Because of the distance, they could only see the small characters.
"The eight-legged essay is composed of eight parts: breaking the topic, continuing the topic, starting the discussion, getting started, the first part, the middle part, the last part, and the conclusion. And this topic is Mencius."
Then, Ye Ru continued to look down:
Mencius said: "Even with the keen eyesight of Li Lou and the skill of Gongshu Ban, without the compass and square, they could not make squares and circles; even with the keen hearing of Shi Kuang, without the six musical pitches, they could not correct the five tones; even with the way of Yao and Shun, without benevolent governance, they could not bring peace and order to the world."
Immediately afterwards, Ye Ru began to write down the translation of this sentence on the draft paper. The sentence meant that: Li Lou had good eyesight and Gongshu Ban had high skills, but they could not draw squares or circles without using compasses and rulers. Shi Kuang had keen hearing, but he could not correct the five tones without following the six musical pitches. Even with the way of Yao and Shun, the world could not be at peace without benevolent governance.
This statement uses the examples of Li Lou and Gongshu Ban to illustrate that the current rulers need to implement benevolent governance. Ye Ru had read the book "Mencius" in his previous life. The book is characterized by its skillful use of logical reasoning to explain principles and its adept use of metaphors.
After thinking for a while, Ye Ru decided to start by addressing the issue of clarity and skill: "We do not rely on rules, but only on clarity and skill."
"The compass and the square are indispensable..."
While Ye Ru was writing, some candidates couldn't keep up with his train of thought and ended up slumping over their desks. But all of them were staring at Ye Ru, and even the chief examiner looked at him more often.
Normally, when taking the imperial examinations, students would write for three hours and then rest for one hour to recover their minds, but they had never seen anyone as quick-witted as Ye Ru.
Another hour passed, and Ye Ru had finished writing:
"Without rules, how can anything be accomplished?"
As the last word fell, Ye Ru breathed a sigh of relief, and both "A Stroke of the Sword" and "Zen Mind in the Clouds and Water" disappeared.
hum.
At this moment, Ye Ru stood up and said to the chief examiner:
"Sir, may I hand in my paper now?"
These words caused an uproar in the entire examination hall, with all eyes turning towards Ye Ru, and even the chief examiner was taken aback:
"Aren't you going to check it again?"
"No need, I have something to do and need to hand in my paper quickly."
Ye Ru shook his head and said.
"What could be more important than the imperial examination?"
The examiner said.
"This……"
Ye Ru remained silent. The northern border had been invaded by the demon race, and this place was some distance from the northern border. If he spoke out, it would inevitably cause panic, so he could only remain silent.
At the same time, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the people's peaceful and prosperous life was bought with the blood of countless frontier soldiers.
"Alright, I won't ask anymore. Everyone has their own ambitions. If you want to hand in your paper, then hand it in. But I must remind you, during the imperial examinations, nothing was more important than the examinations themselves."
The examiner sighed, his previous impression of Ye Ru completely changed, and he now felt that Ye Ru was far too arrogant.
"Okay, thank you for your help, sir."
Ye Ru nodded, then handed in his exam paper and left the examination room under the astonished gazes of everyone.
Yang Li watched Ye Ru's departing figure, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, and then thought to himself:
"He's definitely just trying to attract attention because he doesn't know how! I must surpass him!"
Stepping out of the examination room, Ye Ru took a breath of fresh air, and his mind became much clearer.
"Chief Ye, why are you out here? It's only the first day. You can't possibly not know how to do the questions, can you?"
When Zhao Mingcheng saw Ye Ru come out, his expression changed immediately, and he said.
"No, Lord Zhao, please come with me to the Northern Border. I'm worried that the war situation there might have changed."
Ye Ru leaned close to Zhao Mingcheng's ear and whispered something.
"Has the situation in the North changed? Why haven't I received any news about it?"
Zhao Mingcheng's expression hardened, and he said in a low voice.
“It is very likely that Zhong Yuemou has completely blocked the news. You secretly order someone to check if there are any suspicious people in Zicheng. We will set off tonight. I am worried that Lord Chen has already been besieged.”
Ye Ru took a deep breath, as if he had thought of something, and quickly said.
"Alright, I'll explain things about Zicheng and then head to the Northern Border with you immediately."
Zhao Mingcheng nodded hurriedly, then his figure flashed and he left. Ye Ru, on the other hand, clenched his fists and muttered something slowly from his mouth:
"Lord Chen, you must hold on..."