First Secret Agent in History

The exam on the second day was also four hours long. Yun Zhonghe completed it in just over an hour. Is there more than six hours left? How to do it?

Of course, he still went to bed, so Yun Zhonghe turned over the examination paper, pressed it with a paperweight, and continued to sleep on the table.

The examiner over there, Mr. Yu Zheng, also answered the question just like yesterday. He wrote two short strategies and one long strategy according to the topic.

Today it took longer because he had so much anger to pour out.

He has something to say in these three policy papers today.

Let’s not talk about retro things for now. Yu Zheng is not a person who sticks to the past.

But in the latter two policy papers, especially the one about cronyism, he has a thousand words to say.

What he dislikes the most is today's nobles. The Southern Zhou Dynasty has been established for more than three hundred years, and these nobles have enjoyed glory and wealth for hundreds of years. This group of people almost monopolizes the military positions in the court.

It is true that there are famous generals like General Ao Xin, but most of them are trash. Although the empire also held military examinations, they were completely inferior to the liberal arts examinations. And regardless of whether they are Wu Juren or Wu Jinshi, they still become the domestic slaves of these nobles after passing the exam.

This group of nobles became the largest clique, blocking the path of advancement for countless elite warriors.

The next thing Yu Zheng wants to attack is the civil servant clique, which is just looking for fame and reputation. They only care about their positions and do not distinguish between right and wrong. They are the second largest clique in the Great Zhou Empire.

Moreover, now the largest clique and the second largest clique are colluding together. If things continue like this, the country will not be a country.

This was originally a piece of advice, but Master Yu Zheng could not help himself and wrote two thousand words.

In the last long policy essay, he only wrote a thousand words.

So this impassioned moment lasted almost two hours.

Then, he went to inspect the examination room again.

First, he passed by Su Mang, who he valued and loved most. He would never read the specific writing because it would be cheating.

He just wanted to see Su Mang's condition.

As expected, he was not disappointed. At this time, Su Mang looked lonely and angry, and was full of sword energy.

It is obvious that Su Mang also has heartfelt words regarding today's three policy questions. Just by looking at his momentum, you can tell that there will be excellent articles.

I am not alone in my way, I am not alone in my way!

Then he passed Ao Yu's examination booth and suddenly heard a familiar loud snoring sound.

Suddenly Master Yu Zheng was really angry. You slept during the exam yesterday, but are you still sleeping today?

What he dislikes the most is the descendants of noble nobles. You, Ao Yu, are qualified to enter the examination room because you are a student of the imperial eunuch.

How many poor students have studied hard day and night for more than ten years but are not qualified to take the provincial examination.

You Ao Yu not only cherished it, but came to the examination room to sleep. You are really a bitch and despise yourself.

But Mr. Yu Zheng still endured it because the examination room had rules. As long as Ao Yu didn't break the rules, he couldn't be kicked out.

In the future, he must give lectures to Yu Zheng. Whether it is the Imperial College or the Imperial College, anyone who fails the examination will never be given the title of supervisor, nor can he take part in the provincial examination, let alone the general examination.

In short, Mr. Yu Zheng's mood was ruined for the whole day, and he couldn't vent it out. He could only compete with himself. He was filled with anger. Thinking of the flies and dogs in the court, he suddenly became even more angry.

This old man is like this, he is very easy to think about things, and he is very easy to get into trouble. Not only do they like to be at odds with others, but they also like to be at odds with themselves.

Until the sun sets, the exam ends on the second day.

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After two days of exams, especially today it’s still so hot.

Almost all the candidates were tortured to the point where they were no longer human beings but ghosts. Both their mental and physical strength were greatly overdrawn.

What's even more frightening is that the weather is hot, but you can't take a shower in the examination room, so your whole body is rotten.

I have no appetite at all for eating.

Every candidate is like a refugee, looking completely world-weary.

There is only one exception, and that person is Su Mang.

His whole body was still meticulous, even the gaps between his fingernails were clean, and he sat upright, as if he was always full of sword energy.

This person is really a lone star in the sky. He who has been holding back for more than ten years is amazing.

He is really going to make a splash, unsheathing his famous sword and moving it in all directions.

Even Ao Yu was as disheveled as a pig, lying in the examination room and sleeping soundly. His whole body was dripping with sweat, and he was almost rotten.

It's really terrible. It's almost the Mid-Autumn Festival and it's still so hot.

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The third day of the exam is coming.

Damn it, it’s even hotter today.

It's the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it's at least thirty-five degrees. It's so hot that it's going to kill people.

I haven't taken a shower in three days, and the sun is too poisonous.

But after all, today's exam is coming to an end, and the poetry test today, although it is the biggest test of talent, mind, feelings, and talent, has a small number of words after all.

And for students who just want to pass the exam, it doesn't matter if their poems are a little more ordinary.

As long as you start very well in the first two days, you can win.

But the top few, especially the top three, are very important in today's poetry test.

Although today's poetry test only accounts for about 20% of the score, if you want to win the top three, you must write something that is extremely stunning, at least it will pierce the examiner's heart instantly.

When the time came, the exam papers for the third day were handed out.

As expected, there are three questions this year.

The first question: The rhyme of the Five Colors of the Sun is "nine levels of sunshine, holy symbols and earthly virtues".

At first glance, you can tell that this question is meant to flatter the current emperor.

His Majesty the Emperor has not long since ascended the throne, and has just experienced a war with the Great Victory Empire. Although this battle was claimed to be a victory, it was actually a defeat.

At this time, the more we need to sing praises to the Holy One.

Yun Zhonghe understood that this poem was very, very important, and it was even the key to winning Jieyuan.

Isn't it important to flatter the emperor?

His Majesty the Emperor is like the rising sun, rising slowly and shining brightly on all living beings.

Is it worth copying this poem?

Yes, yes, yes!

In the palace examination in the second year of Zhenyuan of the Tang Dynasty, Li Cheng, the number one scholar, amazed the court with his "Five Colors of the Sun", which made Long Yan very happy and he was selected as the number one scholar.

I haven't heard of this person's name very often. He doesn't seem to be very famous.

But this person is very good, especially his achievements in Fu are astonishing. The poem "The Five Colors of the Sun" was already stunning. After that, he took the erudite macroci examination and wrote "The Fu of Picking the Gold from the Sand", which won the first place again and became famous in Chang'an.

Moreover, this man has successively served as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, a governor, a minister of the Ministry of Rites, and a minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

Do you think his glorious life ends here? not at all.

He later became the governor of Jiedushi, Situ, Sikong, Youpushe, and he was also granted the title of duke, even though he was a county prince.

But with a future like his, he is almost at the peak of a civil servant. Maybe it's because people are so well off that they don't have time to write poems. There are no immortal poems left in this life.

Most of the great poets in the Tang Dynasty basically did not do well in the officialdom. For example, Li Bai, Du Fu, Li Shangyin and other great poets have been famous for generations and left countless immortal poems for future generations. But in the officialdom, one person is really worse off than the other.

Li Bai, the great master, was waiting for imperial edicts in the Imperial Academy. He was a small official of the sixth rank, but his position was still in vain.

The great master Du Fu was even worse. He served as Zuo Shiyi. Ninety-nine percent of people had never heard of this ghost official position. A minor official of the seventh or eighth rank was not as good as the great master Li Bai.

The great master Li Shangyin is similar. He is a great Jinshi. What official position does he hold? Secretary Provincial Secretary, Provincial Secretary, this official position is what you know what it does when you hear it. The person who is responsible for document proofreading is the official clerk of later generations.

So for Mr. Li Cheng, we can't completely deny other people's talents just because he does well.

At least when he won the first prize, his talent in poetry and poetry was extremely high, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to crush the world's scholars and win the first place.

So, cranes, dragons and phoenixes danced in the clouds, and they wrote on white paper this "Five Colors of the Sun" poem that amazed the Zhenyuan court.

Virtue moves heaven's mirror, and auspiciousness blooms in the sun. Keeping the three lights will be beneficial, and showing the five colors will be commendable. Examine what Sweden should do, and you will know that Chunfeng is not far behind. Endowed with yang essence, the body stems and lines are in the position of the king; showing the husband's earth virtue shows the king's aura in the royal family. When the sun rises, Kaozi fights with courtesy. It comes out from time to time and is even with the saint. The auspicious scenery shines in the sky, and the harmonious virtue shines on everything.

Of course, this poem has more than 400 words, but in order not to waste words, I copied less than 100 words.

After you read it, you will understand why this poem won the top prize.

Magnificent and gorgeous.

When you read this poem, it's as if every word and every sentence is filled with the rays of the sun.

And it also closely follows the Book of Changes, just to highlight the greatness and righteousness of His Majesty the Emperor.

In short, what if someone says that Ao Yu’s poem is not good? You can go directly to His Majesty the Emperor without a lawsuit.

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After writing this poem, the exam on the third day is actually over.

The next two questions are also auxiliary, because the questions are not so serious and appear to be very relaxed.

For example, in the second question, you can write poems and lyrics with the moon as the theme!

The first question is about the sun, and the second question is about the moon. You are obviously here to make up the numbers.

But...it is also a question of making up numbers, the more you can show your talent.

Because the first one is very serious, because it is to praise the royal family, you can't mess around, and you have to follow a lot of rules. Things like the love between sons and daughters are absolutely unacceptable.

But the second and third questions are very casual.

If you want to be generous and sad, you can do it, and you can also have a long-lasting love between children.

It is precisely because of this that truly classic poems usually appear here.

This is normal, because the first article is a proposition composition and a formal article, so it is difficult to stand out.

But in the second and third questions, you can fully show your feelings and talents.

Write poems and lyrics with the moon as the theme.

For God's sake? It’s simply not too much.

When will the bright moon of the great god Su Shi appear? It will be the most beautiful song of all time, and the moon will be written off.

No matter which literati wrote poems about the moon in the future, they could not surpass this one.

But Yun Zhonghe couldn't copy this poem, because it was too awesome and there was no need for someone so awesome.

So which one to use? Jingyesi?

Raise your head to look at the bright moon, lower your head to miss your hometown?

This poem is also very cool, but it is not suitable for Yun Zhonghe. Your home is in Jiangzhou. You lower your head and think about your hometown.

Then there is also "Looking at the Moon and Reminiscing about the Past" by the great Zhang Jiu Ling, which also has timeless lines.

There is a bright moon on the sea, and the world is at this moment together.

Awesome or not? Shocking or not? Stunning or not?

Can it instantly pierce the examiner's heart? That's absolutely possible.

But what day is it today? August 15th is the Mid-Autumn Festival.

It's time for the moon to be born in the sea, but Yun Zhonghe can guarantee that of the more than 3,000 candidates today, 100% of them will be writing about the Mid-Autumn Festival.

You all write about the Mid-Autumn Festival, so I won’t write about the Mid-Autumn Festival. It’s boring.

Anyway, the question requires writing about the moon. Isn’t there a requirement to write about the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival? Can't I just write about the moon on Yuan Ye?

Of course it is possible, because this second question is very self-explanatory. Just point to the moon, even if the moon is waning.

Then Yun Zhonghe thought of that awesome famous line again.

Raise a cup to invite the bright moon and drink together as three people.

The works of great master Li Bai are absolutely awesome.

But after thinking about it, I couldn't use this song because he almost said similar sentences when chatting with Yan Qianxing.

Because there are so many great poems throughout the ages, Yun Zhonghe has difficulty choosing.

Soon, he had it!

"Sheng Cha Zi·Yuan Xi" by Ouyang Xiu.

Among all the super masters, there are not many people who are both No. 1 and masters of poetry. They are even very rare. Ouyang Xiu is such a super master. How can we not copy his poems?

Although this is written about the moon on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Shangyuan night.

But what does it matter? Others write about the Mid-Autumn Festival, but I write about the Yuan Night. Wouldn’t it be more unique?

The key is that this song is so beautiful, not just one or two sentences, but the entire artistic conception and text are extremely beautiful.

Not only can it pierce the examiner's soul, it can even make their whole body numb and fall into both beautiful and sour memories.

This is what the poem is about.

On Lantern Festival last year, the lights in the flower market were as bright as day.

On the top of the willow tree in the moonlight, people meet at dusk.

On Yuan Ye this year, the moon and lights are still there.

I don't see the person from last year, and my spring shirt sleeves are wet with tears.

Such words, without telling you who the author is, can hit your heart, make you feel ripples in your heart, and feel so beautiful.

This is the charm of timeless masterpieces. As time goes by, it will become more and more beautiful.

And this poem is also very suitable for people like Ao Yu to write. Aren’t young people supposed to be in love?

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Next to the third question, Yun Zhonghe felt even more clearly that this was definitely a make-up.

The first question is about the sun, the second question is about the moon, and the third question is about the stars.

Whoever asked the question, are you serious?

For this third question, please write a poem or lyrics containing stars.

This is more casual than the second course and more suitable for performance.

The second question will at least ask you to point to the moon, and the entire poem should be written around the moon.

As for this third question, as long as it contains stars, the theme can be arbitrary.

This allows candidates to express themselves and express their talents to their fullest.

Poems containing stars?

The dangerous building is a hundred feet high, and you can pick the stars with your hands. Don't dare to speak loudly for fear of frightening the people in heaven.

Master Li Bai can write like this, but I'm sorry, Ao Yu can't, because your examiner is Yu Zheng, and he can't stand it.

Then "Guan Cang Hai" by Cao Cao? This also includes stars.

The movement of the sun and the moon can appear within it; the brilliant stars and stars can appear within it.

Of course this poem is awesome, but it is so awesome and domineering that Ao Yu had better not copy it.

If the emperor sees it, he will feel that my mother-in-law, I was not so heroic when I looked at the sea, but you, the son of Nulanghou, are so heroic. What do you want to do? Could it be that you want to raise your title to three or five levels and take away my position?

well! What a shame.

Otherwise, as the son of Nulanghou, Ao Yu would be very suitable to write "Guan Cang Hai".

This one can’t be used, so which one should I use?

Yun Zhonghe understands the routine. At this time, you must have a good sentence, the kind of sentence that will make you feel amazing at a glance, so that the examiner will remember you.

Because they have to mark thousands of test papers, they are almost vomiting.

These three poems and poems are not important to most candidates, because if they just want to pass the exam, they only need to be good at the exam in the first two days.

But if Yun Zhonghe wants to win Jieyuan, these three poems and poems are very, very important.

It must have the finishing touch effect,

After reading it, the three examiners were immediately impressed by you and couldn't forget your test paper. In addition, the exams in the previous two days were very good, so Jie Yuan is almost inseparable.

After thinking and searching for a while, Yun Zhonghe felt that he had copied the work of the great master Li Shangyin, because there were famous lines in it.

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Last night's stars and last night's wind were on the west side of the painting building and on the east side of Guitang.

There is no colorful phoenix flying wings in the body, but there is a clear understanding in the heart.

Separate seats are served with spring wine to warm them up, and separate seats are covered with candles and covered with red lamps.

Sighing, I listened to the drum and went to answer the official's request. I walked around Malantai and turned around.

The most eye-catching sentence here is that there is no colorful phoenix flying with two wings, but there is a clear understanding in the heart. It is an absolute masterpiece that will make the examiner's heart tremble slightly after seeing it.

Because everyone has this situation, but it cannot be described in words.

These two lines of poems capture this feeling perfectly. Old friends through the ages, never to be seen again.

The Lingxi here is a very special kind of rhinoceros mentioned in "The Book of Mountains and Seas", called the Tongtian Rhinoceros. It has a horn on the top of its head. After being cut open, there is a white line running through the head and tail.

Telepathy means that the hearts of two people seem to be connected by a faint thread, and their hearts are connected.

In short, the essence of this poem lies in these two sentences, and these two sentences are enough to amaze any examiner.

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These three poems and poems have been written.

Yun Zhonghe was almost 100% sure that he had decided on Jieyuan this time.

No one can take it away.

He is not fighting alone, he is fighting with the most outstanding literary masters in Chinese history.

Yesterday's strategy was extremely excellent.

Today's poems and poems are all stunning, and they will not exceed them without any risk.

No examiner can find any flaws or flaws in his examination papers.

Moreover, in the past hundred years, in all the examination papers of Canglang Provincial Examination, there is no one as stunning as Yun Zhonghe.

In fact, as far as the provincial examination is concerned, Yun Zhonghe's examination papers in the past three days have reached the extreme level of an examinee.

It couldn't be more awesome.

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The exam on the third day was generally very easy. The total of these three poems and poems would not exceed six or seven hundred words.

The exam lasted four full hours.

But the test of talent and emotion is the exam on the third day.

If you are really talented, you can write it almost instantly. If you don't have talent, let alone four hours, it will be useless even if you hold it in for several days and nights.

Poetry really depends on talent.

Especially the eternal poems cannot be written by craftsmanship at all, but by amazing talent and instant inspiration.

If we talk about yesterday's exam, Yun Zhonghe crushed everyone.

In today's exam, Yun Zhonghe was absolutely as dazzling as the stars in the dark night, surrounded by darkness.

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The sun sets!

It's exam time.

There was no wailing, no screaming, just the sound of relief.

All the candidates almost collapsed to the ground, waiting for the final signal.

It's finally over. I finally finished the exam in three days. I almost lost half my life.

It was so miserable, so painful.

Including Yun Zhonghe, all of them had no image, lying there with their backs spread out because he slept longer today. The total exam time of four hours was completed in half an hour, and he slept the rest.

The weather was so hot that I was soaked while sleeping.

The soldiers came forward one by one to collect the examination papers, still anonymizing them first, and then putting them into bags.

"The exam is over and the candidates are discharged."

This sound sounded, and bursts of cheers suddenly came from the Gongyuan.

Then a group of beggars-like candidates walked out of the examination tent Gongyuan like zombies.

The stench was overwhelming.

I didn't take a shower for three days and two nights. It was absolutely rotten on such a hot day.

Only Su Mang, the lonely star of the Tiansha, was still meticulous, walking straight and full of sword energy.

No matter where he goes, he gives people the feeling of standing out from the crowd. He is really outstanding, outstanding from the inside out.

After leaving Gongyuan, Yun Zhonghe found that many candidates were pointing fingers at him.

"Do you know? Ao Yu slept for three whole days during the exam. When the examiner passed by, his face turned green."

"I saw it too. I thought at the time that the examiner would definitely expel him from the examination room."

"He is truly the best loser in the world. He only slept for three days after taking the exam for three days. Why didn't he sleep at home instead of sleeping in Gongyuan?"

"What a shame! It's such a shame to take the same exam with such a person."

"Such an unlearned and unskilled waste participating in the imperial examination is simply a stain on the sacred imperial examination."

"He is like this. He still wants to defeat Ao Ming and regain the inheritance rights of the Marquis of Nulang. He also wants to marry Duan Yingying? It's just a daydream."

"Don't mention this bet, it's a big joke."

Just like this, amidst the ridicule of everyone, Yun Zhonghe got on the carriage and returned to the Marquis Nulang Mansion.

Rumors spread so fast!

Yun Zhonghe had just arrived home not long ago, and he hadn't eaten yet after taking a shower.

This rumor spread throughout the city, and almost everyone in Jiangzhou City knew that Ao Yu slept in the examination room for three days during this provincial examination.

Also, he went from being ridiculed by thousands of people to being ridiculed by millions of people.

A few months ago, you were so arrogant that you forced Ao Ming, Wei Guogongfu, and Yuedan Ping thirteen people to sign a contract with you, and you also asked thousands of people to bear witness.

That scene was so exciting that we all thought you were going to perform some kind of miracle, at least you had to be proud of your defeat.

As a result, you slept for three days? Aren't you deceiving everyone's feelings?

As for those three bets, it really turned into a big joke.

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The three-day exam is over, and for all the candidates, the terrible ordeal is over.

But for a few examiners, the pain has just begun.

Canglang Province is a major imperial examination province, so the number of examiners is particularly large.

There is one main examiner and two assistant examiners, but there are ten same examiners.

But even so, there are only thirteen examiners, but they have to mark 3,500 papers.

Including a certain amount of cross-marking, each examiner has to mark an average of 300 papers.

Of course, before grading, the first step is to copy the documents.

In order to prevent cheating and prevent the examiner from recognizing the candidate's handwriting, all examination papers must be copied again and then handed over to the examiner for marking.

There are only more than a hundred clerks responsible for copying. On average, each person has to copy thirty examination papers, a total of tens of thousands of words.

It's really going to make me vomit!

After a full day and two nights!

All 3,500 examination papers have been copied.

These more than a hundred clerks were paralyzed from exhaustion, and they really felt like they were about to vomit blood.

Next, it was the examiner's turn to vomit.

The examiner, Mr. Yu Zheng, said calmly: "Selecting materials for the country must be fair and just. If anyone dares to slack off, you know my temper and will not let him go. Let's get started!"

In a completely closed room, more than 3,000 examination papers piled up.

Thirteen examiners continuously marked the papers.

The first thing to do is elimination, look at the posts on the first day and the scripture and meaning test.

There are two hundred questions, and if you don't answer more than 150 correctly, you will be thrown out of the paper and thrown to the ground. No matter how excellent your subsequent strategies and poems are, it will be of no use. You will simply fail and the examiner will not even look at them.

"Pa bang bang..."

The whole room was filled with the sound of exam papers falling to the ground.

Because this time the post and scripture exams were too difficult, abnormally difficult, so there were particularly many exam papers that were rejected.

It is conservatively estimated that no more than a thousand people will be eliminated in this round, and more than two-thirds of the candidates will be eliminated in this first round.

"Wow! This candidate is amazing, amazing. On the first day, he answered 198 questions correctly!"

As soon as these words came out, all the examiners raised their heads and exclaimed in disbelief.

"For such a difficult question, all of us here must have answered 198 questions incorrectly. This has set a new historical record. It is indeed a province of Canglang. There are such talents. This is equivalent to memorizing more than one million words." Down."

"Genius, genius..."

Suddenly, an examiner said: "This must be Su Mang's test paper, right?"

The whole place was silent. Although everyone knew it, they still couldn't say it out loud. Everyone looked at the examiner Yu Zheng.

Although Mr. Yu Zheng was extreme and irritated with the sky and the earth, he was not pedantic and had no reaction to the examiner's words.

So, everyone let go.

"You are truly worthy of being called the Lone Star of Heavenly Evil, and worthy of being the Great Demon of the Imperial Examination."

"This man was able to win Jieyuan ten years ago. After ten years of holding back and sharpening his sword, no one can stop him. Such a genius should leave all competitors far, far away this time. .”

"On the first day of the exam, there is absolutely no one who can be better than him."

"Absolutely impossible! Answering 198 questions correctly is completely unparalleled. It is the first place in a century."

"The most correct answers I have seen so far are only 187. The difference is far, far away. It is indeed the difference between genius and talent."

Next, there is another long and painful grading process.

Everyone felt that it was absolutely impossible for anyone to answer Su Mang's 198 questions correctly on the first day of the exam.

It's impossible anyway.

But right now!

Suddenly, a fellow examiner who was marking the papers exclaimed, "Oh, am I seeing a ghost? This... how is this possible?"

Everyone couldn't help but look at him, wondering what happened.

The fellow examiner said: "The examination paper in my hand, the posts and scriptures on the first day, and all the 200 questions have been answered correctly. I am absolutely damned."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

All the examiners exclaimed, including the examiner Yu Zheng, who also stood up suddenly.

Then more than a dozen examiners rushed up to look at the exam paper. This was going to be outrageous.

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Note: This is the second update. It’s really difficult to write, so it’s even late. Sorry! It's the end of the month, don't waste your monthly votes, vote for me, okay? We urgently need your support, thank you.