This Boy Has Signs of an Honor Roll Student
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The Tang Dynasty's Imperial Examination lasted for three days.
The first two days were similar to academy examinations.
The first day consisted of the theoretical assessment: poetry, policy and demon tongue. The only difference was the Imperial Examination had no breaks in between the papers. Once the examination started, all three papers would be distributed and they had to complete them within the allocated time.
The second day involved the combat assessment, split into written and practical sections.
The third day was the core evaluation. After the core evaluation, the results would be released the next day.
The Imperial Examination was not too complicated. Truthfully, it was similar to the examination the students took in their three years in the academy. The weight of the Imperial Examination laid in the fact that it decided a cultivator's fate.
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