Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 389 The Palace Examination Ends
After the official read out the title, he left the hall directly.

The imperial examination is not like the general examination. It will take so long. It will start in the morning and end in the afternoon.

Therefore, time is very tight and it tests the students' quick wits.

After the officials left, the students sat down with frowns.

The questions in this palace examination are a bit too difficult.

What is the world?

"The Book of Rites" says: When traveling along the great road, the world is for the common good.

From the country down to the people, clothing, food, housing, transportation, border defense and military, and even the court system and official selection, it can be said that everything is the world.

The topic is too broad.

When Li An took the county examination, the final test topic was people.

The chamberlain overseeing the palace said loudly.

But officials and ministers look at problems differently.

People sitting near Li An were very surprised to see him writing.

Although you can't get the No. 1 pick and the No. 2 pick, and the rest are in the top two, there are also rankings between the top two.

And now the officials personally set the questions. Although the officials may not read the answer sheets one by one, they will definitely read the outstanding candidates and select the top and second place winners.

Therefore, his article must satisfy the appetite of the marking officials, and only in this way can it be sent to the officials.

Therefore, most students feel that this question is easy to answer, but very difficult to answer well.

Who knows if there will be any taboos.

When it comes to the future, who doesn't think carefully and hesitates to write.

As I have said many times before, the answer to the question must ultimately cater to the examiner's appetite.

Ang Lee was not affected by this. The reason why he started writing so quickly was because he had his own ideas.

But today's topic is even broader than that.

"Don't look around!"

If you want to be appreciated by officials, you must have a certain height.

Li An was also frowning and thinking. After pondering for about half an hour, he began to write.

After all, if an article sent to an official displeases the official, it may be pushed to the bottom of the queue.

It must also be in line with the official's appetite, otherwise it will not be a good thing but a disaster if it is personally reviewed by the official.

Li An didn't know whether his article would be read by officials in the end, but he had to consider it.

The people who were distracted because Li An started writing quickly looked away when they heard this.

However, in order to be high-level, it is inevitable to mention the current government affairs.

Even if the time for the palace examination is not enough, there are still a few hours.

It will also ultimately affect the awarding of officials.

Li An thought about it and decided to start with the common people.

These people have passed the examination and are already considered officials, but the official positions they are awarded are not high and they can only be regarded as grassroots officials.

The height of the article written is too high. If it does not meet the taste of the marking officer and the official family, it will leave the impression of being ambitious.

In this case, it is better to write lower.

Although later generations have mixed reviews of Emperor Renzong, you cannot deny that Emperor Renzong was indeed an emperor with ideas.

Later generations commented on Emperor Renzong: he was generous in temperament, did not indulge in luxury, and was able to be strict with himself.

He was considered by later historians to be a virtuous emperor.

Answering questions from the perspective of common people can easily win the favor of Emperor Renzong.

Of course, if Ang Lee is not stupid, he will not propose reforms or write about sharing the land.

Otherwise, the article might not be sent to the officials and would be scrapped.

He just based on some experiences of later generations and combined with the situation of the Song Dynasty, wrote some ideas that would benefit the people without shaking the interests of the conservative faction.

After writing more than a thousand words eloquently, Li An stopped reading and looked for shortcomings.

After re-polishing, write the final article. Then I copied it carefully, checked it carefully one last time, and wrote my name.

After finishing, he breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the nearby students from the corner of his eyes. Some were writing furiously, while others stopped writing with their brows furrowed.

Li An raised his hand and stood up after receiving permission from the eunuch standing beside him.

Don't get me wrong, he didn't hand in the paper, he went to the latrine.

There is no such thing as handing in papers in advance for the imperial examination, let alone the imperial examination.

Li An was led by the eunuch to a hut and came back, somewhat idle.

He had just gone out and looked at the sky. The sun had already set. There was not much time left. Even if he had other ideas at this time, it was too late to write another article.

However, he still pretended to be checking and looked at his answer sheet.

"The time is up, everyone leaves!"

I don’t know how long it took, but the chamberlain in the palace said loudly.

Regardless of whether you have finished answering or not, when the time is up, you can only stop writing.

When the students put down their pens and stood up, a group of servants led them out of the hall and sent them out of the palace.

"Brother Liu, how was your answer?"

"Oh, I haven't finished writing the article yet, and the time is too short."

After leaving the palace, the students could finally speak.

Small groups gathered together and asked each other.

Some people are smiling and confident, while others are sighing.

Li An also got together with Sheng Changbai and Yang Tao.

"Zecheng, how did you do in the exam? Are you sure you will get the top prize?" Li An said with a smile.

Sheng Changbai shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I don't want to be the top pick. I will be very satisfied if I can rank higher among the top two."

"Zecheng, the results haven't come out yet, how can you be so unsure of yourself? I think with your talent and learning, you still have a chance to win the top prize." Yang Tao smiled.

"Stop teasing me, what about you? Can you get second place in the exam?" Sheng Changbai said with a smile.

"Haha, I never thought about it." Yang Tao shook his head slightly.

He hadn't thought about it and didn't dare to think about it.

Although he was persuaded by Li An not to be obsessed with Sanyuan Jiedi, he still had some concerns in his heart.

There are so many people in the imperial examination, and the official family may not understand everyone.

But if you get the second best pick, officials will definitely ask about it.

By then it would be impossible to hide that he was Yang Wuduan's nephew.

He was not sure whether the officials would care about it, but if he got the second best in the exam and the officials knew his identity, they would most likely take him down.

Therefore, there was no need for him to take risks, and he spared some effort when answering the questions in the palace examination, so that he would not be conspicuous.

While the three of them were chatting, they walked out of the imperial city.

"Zilian, come with me, I will take you back." Li An said.

"It's too troublesome. You are also tired today. Go back and rest early." Yang Tao shook his head.

Although the palace examination is short, the pressure is a bit greater than that of the general examination.

He lives outside the city, so why would he have the nerve to let Li An go so far to see him off?

"It's okay. I'll ask the driver to drive you off, but I won't go." Li An said.

"Don't be polite, Zi Lian. We can't find an oxcart in front of the imperial city. We still have to walk a while." Sheng Changbai advised.

Seeing that both of them said this, Yang Tao hesitated and said, "That would be troublesome."

"Hey, why are you so polite? Get in the car quickly." Li An urged.

"Brother Zecheng, let's get together on the day when the results are released." Yang Tao cupped his hands and said.

"Yeah." Sheng Changbai nodded.

(End of this chapter)