The palace examination begins

A natural disaster broke out, thunder star meteorites fell to the earth, and the entire Shenwu Continent was shaken and panicked. Countless disasters broke out and disasters spread everywhere.

The Canglan court urgently sent people to various places to collect statistics on the disaster so as to prepare countermeasures.

However, the sky has not fallen, and we must continue to do what we need to do.

The next day.

In Canglan King City, the much-anticipated palace examination has finally begun.

This is the highest-level Wu Hou competition in the Canglan vassal kingdom. It determines the future status of a Wu Hou and also determines the future of the family behind Wu Hou.

Moreover, these supervisors who participated in the palace examination will soon become the leaders inside and outside the Canglan Kingdom, which can be said to be involved in the fate of the country.

Whether it is the Canglan family, Wuhou officials, wealthy families, or tens of millions of people in the city, they are naturally very concerned about this.

The first round of the civil and military competition in the imperial examination was held in the Imperial Palace, the largest and most spacious Imperial Palace.

In addition to the complete and complete test facilities, which are enough to accommodate all the Imperial College students to participate in the assessment, it can also accommodate 100,000 spectators.

All the court ministers, wealthy families, and many martial lords in the royal city, whether they were old men or young talents, were allowed to enter the Imperial Academy to watch this ten-year exam.

Imperial College.

Chongwen Pavilion, inside the main hall.

There are seats for five examiners in the main hall, and the five examiners are already in their seats. These five examiners are not only the ones who set the questions, but also the invigilators and judges.

As the most important national palace examination in Canglan Kingdom, the five candidates to serve as examiners are naturally extraordinary. It must be highly respected and convinced by everyone, so that this exam can have enough credibility.

Representative of the imperial ministers, Prime Minister Liu Guoliang. As the head of the Canglan Kingdom's courtiers, Liu Guoliang is naturally the undoubted first choice representative. He is a gentle person and is also quite famous as a peacemaker in the court.

The representative of the royal family, Ling Hong, the great minister of Tingwei. He is extremely prestigious among the royal family and is one of the nine important ministers. Moreover, he is a die-hard monarch and has never expressed support for any prince.

Cao Hao, the representative of the feudal ministers and the dean of Donglai County Courtyard.

Cao Hao once ranked first in civil and military affairs in the first round of the palace examination ninety years ago, but he created an original series of "Wine Cultivation" by Cewen, which was called whimsical by the monarch and was not liked. As a result, he became the first in the second round of the palace examination. Three.

Because of this matter, he had a quarrel with the monarch, and his status in Canglan's official circles was slightly lower. However, he has a very high reputation among the people and is one of the top ten top Wuhou masters in the "Canglan Haoyue Ranking". He is an old Wuhou who has been famous for a long time, so he is naturally qualified to become one of the five chief examiners.

The representative of Wu Hou in the opposition, Niu Shaojun. This person is ranked third in the "Canglan Haoyue Ranking". He is a very advanced Wuhou in the late stage, but he has not served as an official in the court and has been living in seclusion. He is also a super-class Wuhou with a high reputation. He has always disdainful of serving as an official in the court, and does not please the king or any ministers. He is famously proud.

The last examiner was Bian Hengyi, the current patriarch of the King Wu family in Wangcheng. The King Wu family has a neutral position and will not easily intervene in court disputes. It also has sufficient prestige as an examiner of the Canglan Palace.

Hundreds of supervisors who were preparing to take the palace examination entered the spacious Chongwen Pavilion one after another and took their seats, preparing to start the first round of the literary examination.

The literary test, that is, the written test, tests the basic theoretical skills of the nine major professional departments of Shenwu, and compares knowledge.

There were also a few supervisors who did not take part in this exam because they had not entered the school for a short period of time and were not sure. They watched from the crowd outside the hall.

Outside Chongwen Pavilion, Princess Ling Jiaojiao, as well as Mu Bing, Cao Youwen, Qin Yuer and others came to see Ye Fan into the examination room.

Even Gu Hanjian, who had no interest in worldly affairs after entering the Imperial Academy, also arrived to see the palace examination that Ye Fan participated in.

"Brother Ye Fan, you will definitely get the first place in the literary test of the imperial examination this time, and you better get a perfect score! Let them see how powerful our Marquis Wu of Donglai County is! Beat them to pieces!"

Qin Yuer waved her fist and said with confidence.

"That goes without saying! If he doesn't get first place, who would dare to get first place. I guess after taking the literary test, other people will not have confidence in the big test that follows."

Mu Bing smiled.

Cao Youwen couldn't help but look sideways, and said in surprise: "How come you two are so confident? In the first round of the imperial examination, all the candidates for the literary examination were Marquis Wu, the strongest Imperial prince in the Canglan Kingdom. They were all from the top ten counties and the royal city and stood out. The top masters. Many of them are the first in each county. Are you so sure that Brother Ye can get the first place in the literary test? "

She met Ye Fan in Donglai County. Although she knew Ye Fan was very strong, she didn't know how strong he was. Unlike Mu Bing and Qin Yu'er, she had personally experienced taking the exam with Mark and had such deep feelings.

Ever since they and Ye Fan took the exam together, they no longer wanted to take the exam together.

They were originally considered geniuses in Luyang Mansion and even Donglai County, but when they competed with Mark, they would feel that their brains were not strong enough and they would look too stupid.

"I heard that Ye Fan was once the number one in the five series of Luyang Mansion... But the number one in the five series of Luyang Mansion is probably not very strong. Luyang Mansion is just a small town. Then Rui Zifan is the number one in the four series of Canglan King City. , in a large city with a population of tens of millions like Canglan King City, it is not easy to become the number one in the four series. It is a true top genius. Moreover, many other Wuhou are geniuses from the top ten counties, and they are also knowledgeable. Incomparable, I'm afraid Ye Fan won't be bad at the literary test."

Ling Jiaojiao was also curious.

Gu Hanjian said lightly: "That's because you haven't seen Ye Fan's examination scene in Luyang Mansion. When he was fifteen or sixteen years old and still in the early stages of a warrior, he identified an unknown stone egg and revived it. Killed the mammoth. Do you think Rui Zifan has the ability to do it?"

"Rui Zifan will definitely not be able to identify an unknown stone egg, let alone resurrect an ancient wild beast."

Ling Jiaojiao thought about it and nodded in agreement.

Seeing their excitement, Ye Fan couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Okay, don't flatter me. I had no choice but to take part in the palace examination. If I have the heart of martial arts like Senior Brother Gu, I can directly become the King of Martial Arts. Then I can't even I've skipped the imperial examination."

He is already at the peak of the ninth level of Ice Martial Soul, and it is difficult for him to continue rising.

The best path is undoubtedly to awaken the heart of martial arts and be promoted to King of Martial Arts. It doesn't matter whether you participate in the palace examination of the vassal states or not. You can directly enter the huge stage of Zixuan Dynasty and span the entire Shenwu Continent.

But he has no way to awaken his martial arts heart, and he still has no way to start.

Taking part in the Canglan Palace Examination is the second-best choice, and it is also a helpless and realistic choice.

Except for the extremely rare people like Gu Hanjian who were born with awakened martial arts hearts, other Wuhou must focus on the palace examination.

Strive to gain a good status in the kingdoms of the princes, and try to become a chess player so that you can become a chess piece that is not at the mercy of others.

"This is different. If you participate in the palace examination competition, I will not be your opponent. Besides, your hope of becoming King of Martial Arts is not small."

Gu Hanjian shook his head.

"Dang~!"

In Chongwen Pavilion, a big bell rang, indicating that the exam was about to begin. After the twenty-one bell, the first round of the literary test of the palace examination will begin. Supervisors who have not yet entered the examination room will not be allowed to enter.

"Let's not talk about it for now. I'm going to take the exam."

Ye Fan said goodbye to everyone and stepped into the main hall of Chongwen Pavilion. There were already fifty or sixty Wuhou supervisors in the Chongwen Pavilion hall, and they had already taken their seats.

He found a seat in the hall and sat down.

Hao Ziming, the old Marquis of Wu in gray, looked around the hall and saw Ye Fan coming in. He immediately came to sit next to Ye Fan and said with a smile: "Brother Ye, I wish you the best in the high school palace examination! I, a veteran of three years in the palace examination, come and join in." Feeling happy."

He has participated in three consecutive palace examinations. If he fails this time, he will have no chance to participate in the next palace examination.

Of course, there is still some hope that he will make it into the top ten in this palace examination. Even if the qualifications are not very good, the accumulation over the years is here after all.

"Brother Hao, let's go to high school together!"

Ye Fan couldn't help but smile and cupped his hands.

When the big bell of Chongwen Pavilion rang for more than ten times, the remaining small group of supervisors finally entered the hall.

Rui Zifan, Qin Ning and a small group of 20 or 30 Wuhou supervisors entered the hall together at the last moment, with a strong momentum and an attitude of determined to win.

After Rui Zifan stepped into the hall, he paused for a moment, glanced across the hall, and caught a glimpse of Ye Fan in the hall. An arrogant sneer couldn't help but appear on his handsome face.

"Ye Fan, please remember our bet yesterday! After the first round of the palace examination, let's see who is the real No. 1 Wuhou of Canglan this time!"

Afterwards, he just found a place to sit in the spacious hall.

"Of course, I hope Mr. Rui will remember to fulfill his contract later!"

Ye Fan shrugged his shoulders and was speechless.

When Rui Zifan was about to go to the examination room, he did not forget to demonstrate in public, for fear that others would not know. I don't know what Rui Zifan will look like after the exam is over.

After the big exam bell rang twenty-one times.

Prime Minister Liu Guoliang, who was among the five examiners, stood up when he saw all the supervisors gathered, and said seriously to the supervisors: "Everyone, be quiet. The first round of the Canglan Palace Examination's literary test has officially begun! From this Prime Minister, Ling Hong Daqing , Dean Cao Hao, Brother Niu Shaojun, and Clan Chief Bian Heng, five people will invigilate the examination together and judge your assessment results. No communication is allowed during the palace examination, and everyone will answer the paper. This round of literary examination lasts for three hours, and the papers will be submitted within a time limit, and the scores will be judged on the spot!"

He raised his hand and shot a stream of pure vitality towards the beams of Chongwen Pavilion.

The pillars of Chongwen Pavilion were engraved with a large number of sealing runes, and they were immediately inspired by this energy.

In an instant, a huge sealing force covered the entire Chongwen Pavilion and the outside world. Even in the examination room, the supervisors could not spread their spiritual thoughts and communicate with each other, so they could only answer the questions by themselves.

The five examiners personally handed out examination papers to nearly a hundred supervisors in the hall. These literary test papers were prepared by them in the past half month. In order to ensure that the test questions were not leaked, the five of them stayed in seclusion together for half a month, and they did not come to the Imperial Academy together until today.

Ye Fan took a deep breath, opened one of his martial arts department examination questions, and began to read the questions.