kvmb Chapter 311 Ye Ru Enters the Examination Hall
Chapter 311 Ye Ru Enters the Examination Hall
Chapter 311 Ye Ru Enters the Examination Hall
Upon hearing this, Ye Ru fell silent, then clenched his fists tightly. The people of Jin were simply too despicable; the heroic souls of 100,000 soldiers had been needlessly lost in Jin.
"After the imperial examination, I will go to the State of Jin to bring back the souls of our 100,000-strong army."
Ye Ru raised his head, a determined look flashing in his eyes, and then spoke.
"Then it's up to you. You must bring back the 100,000 souls."
Zhao Mingcheng patted Ye Ru on the shoulder, a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
"Let's go."
Ye Ru nodded and took the lead in walking towards the Four Mirrors and Three Halls, with Zhao Mingcheng and Zhao Fenggu following closely behind.
Since Ye Ru and the others had already been to the Four Mirrors and Three Brightnesses Hall, they arrived there easily.
At this moment, the Four Mirrors and Three Brightnesses Hall was already packed with people, mostly teenagers around Ye Ru's age. They were dressed in children's robes and seemed a little apprehensive.
Some of the more gifted teenagers, however, were filled with joy, perhaps because they had almost finished their review.
"Wait a bit. After you've finished paying respects to Confucius and received your exam documents, you can enter the exam hall. I heard the questions will be a bit difficult this time."
Zhao Mingcheng frowned and said.
"We'll meet force with force and water with earth. Lord Zhao shouldn't be able to get in here, right?"
Ye Ru asked with a smile.
"The exam will last for three days. After you are all admitted, I will return to the city lord's mansion. The exam questions will follow the same subjects as the preliminary examination, except that an additional subject, the eight-legged essay, will be added."
Zhao Mingcheng said.
"Thank you for telling me, sir."
Ye Ru bowed to Zhao Mingcheng and said.
After Ye Ru finished speaking, a bell suddenly rang out from the Four Mirrors and Three Brightnesses Hall. The sound grew louder as it approached, gradually fading the voices of the students until they fell completely silent.
"The provincial examination has begun. Candidates, please enter the examination hall one by one."
As soon as he finished speaking, all the students entered through the not-so-large door. Ye Ru and Zhao Fenggu smiled and went to join the queue.
"Why are you pushing and shoving? Don't you know how to line up?!"
At this moment, a student saw Ye Ru and Zhao Fenggu bump into him, and his already tense mood became even more anxious. He then cursed angrily.
This scene left Ye Ru and Zhao Fenggu with nothing but wry smiles; with the exam approaching, anxiety was inevitable.
Immediately afterwards, Ye Ru and Zhao Fenggu received the documents and went inside as well.
Upon entering the Hall of Four Mirrors and Three Brightnesses, Ye Ru and the others headed straight for the place where they worshipped at the Temple of Confucius. There, many teachers were sitting on high places, and behind them was the Temple of Confucius.
In all imperial examinations, it was customary to first worship Confucius; this was an unchangeable rule, and the worship was required for both county and provincial examinations.
Since Ye Ru had already witnessed the worship of Confucius once, he was not surprised. Instead, he followed the procedure and entered the examination hall with his documents.
"Brother Ye, I never expected that we would be in the same examination room. What a coincidence!"
At this moment, Yang Li walked over from a distance. When he saw the direction Ye Ru was heading, he quickly came to the latter's side and said with a smile.
"Brother Yang, I didn't expect you to be taking the exam in the same room. Let's encourage each other."
Ye Ru turned his head and said, feigning surprise.
He didn't like this person at all; on the contrary, he felt a bit disgusted by him. As fellow Chinese, why were they not united against external enemies but instead fighting amongst themselves? This really made him reflect on his situation.
"Let's encourage each other. I just hope that Chief Scholar Ye won't underperform in the exam. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll have to take back the top spot in the imperial examination."
Yang Li smiled faintly, his smile full of sarcasm.
"There's no need for Brother Yang to worry about that. However, it's still uncertain who will emerge victorious."
Ye Ru shook his head and returned the smile.
These words caused Yang Li's smile to slowly fade, a grimace appearing on his lips, before he said:
"Then we'll see how it goes in the exam."
After saying that, Yang Li left and went into the examination room.
Ye Ru then entered the examination room, looked at his seat number, took a deep breath, and sat down, waiting for the examiner to distribute the papers.
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A moment later, an old man appeared from the doorway, holding a stack of yellowed test papers, which he distributed in batches.
Ye Ru received the exam paper, his gaze carrying a hint of seriousness.
The provincial examination was far superior to the county examination in terms of both question types and number of questions. Generally speaking, with three days allotted, it was not difficult to pass if one had enough mental preparation. However, those who were slightly less gifted would find it challenging.
After a cursory glance at the exam papers, I found that, apart from subjects like copying classics and interpreting texts by rote, the most difficult subjects were interpretations of classics, policy essays, and the eight-legged essay.
"If I hear the Way in the morning, I can die content in the evening."
Seeing this, Ye Ru's lips twitched slightly. He hadn't expected that this scripture was the same as the one he had seen in the Northern Territory.
"The predicted exam questions were actually correct..."
Recovering from his initial surprise, Ye Ru couldn't help but chuckle. Not only Ye Ru, but even Zhao Fenggu in another examination room stared at the scriptures in astonishment for a long time, then clapped his hands, inwardly marveling:
"I didn't expect that Teacher Ye would actually predict the question correctly. He's really amazing."
Having learned from his previous experience, Ye Ru picked up the Wolf Wind Brush and began to write carefully, employing the second realm of calligraphy.
Although I had previously annotated this sentence, I had to write it properly on the exam paper.
Besides the correctness of the answer, handwriting is also an important aspect of the assessment.
"How could this kid write so fast? Could it just be a trick? I don't believe it. With his skill in Go, he wouldn't have any other time to read the classics!"
Yang Li watched Ye Ru writing furiously, then took a deep breath, a flash of fury crossing his eyes.
He couldn't understand why Ye Ru, who devoted all his time to chess, was so good at the imperial examinations.
It's impossible to learn even while still in the womb.
Ye Ru quickly finished writing down the interpretation of the classics, and then began to study the classics and the interpretation of the calligraphy from the beginning.
"The spirit of the Jian'an era".
These four short words made Ye Ru ponder deeply.
Although these four characters are brief, they contain a great deal of confidence, including the figures in the Jian'an style, the mood and style of Jian'an poetry, and the connotation of the Jian'an style.
In the previous life, Cao Cao, Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, and the Seven Scholars of Jian'an were all representatives of the Jian'an style. Although Cao Cao was a powerful and ambitious man, his achievements in poetry were unprecedented.
After pondering for a moment, Ye Ru began to write:
"The works of the Jian'an period reflect the turmoil of reality and the suffering of the people, as well as the desire to unify the motherland and the spirit of being proactive. Their poetry is characterized by a generous and melancholic tone. Representative figures include the Three Caos and the Seven Scholars of Jian'an, which can be collectively referred to as the Jian'an style."
After finishing writing, Ye Ru felt there was nothing wrong with it, so he picked up his pen again to move on to the next question.