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After resting for a few days, the fatigue from the days of travel had disappeared.
On the day of the examination, Wang Jingyu and the others arrived at the examination site early. By the time they arrived, many people were already there, and the scene was bustling with activity. Luo Su couldn’t help but exclaim, “Truly worthy of the capital, there are so many people taking the exam.”
“After years of hard study, isn’t this normal?” After years of studying, it all came down to these few days.
There were definitely a lot of people.
Looking around, someone suggested, “Let’s go over there and see where we’ve been assigned.”
They went to the notice board together to check their group assignments and found that each person had been assigned to a different location.
“It looks like we’re going to be separated this time. Let’s do our best, everyone.”
“Okay.”
They soon entered the venue. Wang Jingyu and the others hadn’t brought anything with them, and it was clear during the entrance inspection that there was no way to cheat.
After finding his examination location, Wang Jingyu went in and sat down, closing his eyes to relax.
After seeing Wang Jingyu’s composed demeanor, those who entered were somewhat surprised. Didn’t he know that the chief examiner was the Dandy Scholar?
As they thought about it, those who saw Wang Jingyu from behind thought he was quite bold.
The examination quickly began, and the examiners were walking around outside. Wang Jingyu was not affected by the examiners. However, when he saw the exam questions, he was somewhat surprised.
The questions were different from previous years. In the past, the questions were flashy but impractical, but this year was completely the opposite.
He had no idea who had set the questions.
As he thought about this, Wang Jingyu shook his head with a smile. Regardless of who set the questions, he was focused on answering them.
Wang Jingyu quickly began to write his answers. Several examiners walked past him and saw how smoothly he was answering the questions. They stood by and watched for a while, increasingly impressed. As they left, they even nodded and intentionally looked at Wang Jingyu’s name. Clearly, Wang Jingyu’s performance had left an impression on the examiners.
The person across from Wang Jingyu saw the examiners’ appreciation and subconsciously frowned. The exam questions were completely different from what he usually practiced, and he was at a loss. The gap between him and the person across from him was too large.
When Wang Jingyu was answering the questions, he felt as if someone was watching him. He looked up and saw the person across from him staring at him. He subconsciously furrowed his brow and then lowered his head to continue answering the questions.
The person across from him seemed surprised that Wang Jingyu had suddenly looked over.
Feeling a bit flustered, he lowered his head. Did the person notice anything just now?
As he thought about it, he felt that something was not right. He hadn’t done anything wrong by looking at the person across from him, had he?
Regardless of what the other person was thinking, Wang Jingyu’s composure and smooth progress had a slight impact on him, leaving his mind blank as he looked at the exam questions.
The examination lasted for three days in a row, and when Wang Jingyu came out of the examination room, he almost stumbled.
The servant who accompanied him quickly supported him. “Young Master, are you okay?”
“Let’s go back first.”
“Has A Su and the others come out?”
“Not yet.”
“Then let’s wait for a while.” Wang Jingyu stood outside and soon saw Luo Su and Qin Lang.
“Lang is here.”
“How do you feel?” Qin Lang curiously asked Wang Jingyu and the others.
Wang Jingyu smiled and shook his head. “I feel okay. It’s just that the examiners who set the questions today seemed more practical, and they don’t seem to like things that are flashy but impractical.”
“I agree with you. If they followed the previous method, it would probably be very difficult,” Luo Su said, frowning.
Wang Jingyu smiled and didn’t say much, but he had his own thoughts.
This approach naturally would eliminate students who liked flashy but impractical things. Perhaps he understood the reason for setting the questions this way.
The Emperor wants to select practical people, not just those who can talk. It seems that their performance will be among the top this time.
“In half a month, the results will be announced. Where should we go for a few days?” Luo Su asked, looking at them expectantly.
“Lang, do you have a place for us to stay? We can stay at your place.”
“Okay.” Qin Lang didn’t ask much about the situation and simply nodded in agreement.
Wang Jingyu sent the servant back to inform Wang Jinhe that they wouldn’t go to the Royal Mansion residence before the results were announced, to prevent any potential trouble.
Upon hearing the report from the servant, Wang Jinhe felt somewhat helpless. It wasn’t necessary to do this, as Su Yu wouldn’t mind.
Wang Jingyu knew that Su Yu wouldn’t mind, but he himself cared a lot. Su Yu had already helped them a lot, and they couldn’t bring any more trouble to him.
After the imperial examination, all the examiners gathered together. “I have a very good exam paper here.”
“I have two.”
“I also have one.”
Each examiner brought out the exam papers they thought were excellent.
Su Yu glanced over and saw that every person in Wang Jingyu’s group had outstanding papers. This made Su Yu smile, indicating that their performance would not be poor.
“I have a person’s article that is indeed well-written, but it lacks practicality and is full of flashy but impractical words and phrases,” a disappointed examiner said.
Curiously, Su Yu took a look and after reading it, she gave a four-word evaluation: “Empty complaints.”
The nearby examiners looked curiously, and upon seeing the content, they strongly agreed with Su Yu’s assessment.
Indeed, it was just empty complaints.
If helping the people were really like what this candidate had written, then everything would be in chaos.
“Prince, take a look at this…”
“Even if the failed candidate’s article is well-written, it won’t benefit the people. It’s useless if it doesn’t help the people,” Su Yu shook her head.
“If this person can realize his mistakes and change his approach, there may still be a good future ahead. But if he continues with his current attitude, he will only be a scholar for life and never be able to hold an official position.”
The people nearby nodded in agreement with Su Yu’s words.
Indeed, it was just as Su Yu had said.
Xuan Empire now needed practical officials, not those who were all talk and no action. Such individuals would be of no use and would only waste official positions.
“Let’s continue to look at the others.”
Since the end of the examination, Su Yu and the examiners had been evaluating the exam papers every day.
The best ones were from Wang Jingyu’s group, with Wang Jingyu being the standout, followed by Qin Lang. As for Luo Su, he was slightly behind them, but still not bad. The top six should be able to pass.
The best exam papers were set aside, the failed ones were placed in another pile, and the rest were in the hands of the various examiners. Each person had reviewed all the remaining exam papers and exchanged opinions.
“I think Wang Jingyu’s is the best, followed by Qin Lang,” one of the examiners spoke up.
“I agree.”
There was almost no dispute about the top six, as everyone’s thoughts were nearly unanimous.
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