For this imperial examination, nine thousand people gathered together, most of whom were disciples of profound aristocratic families, and many practitioners. It was indeed a mixture of dragons and snakes, and the complexity of the form was rare in all dynasties.

In the past imperial examinations, these examiners were all aloof and in a happy mood. After all, they were in charge of the fate of the candidates, so how could they not be in a happy mood?

But this year's scientific examination is different. There are many characters in it! Not to mention the examiners, even the Daqian royal family must have some scruples!

All the aristocratic families in the world, the powerful ones, and even the aristocratic families after the saints all sent their brilliant children to participate in the imperial examinations. Some of them had a much higher prestige among the scholars in the world than all the examiners sitting here put together.

Faced with an exam filled with these characters, many examiners have no sense of control over their own destiny. They just wish themselves good luck and don't get into trouble.

Even the always strong Li Shenguang was silent. He was the deputy examiner this time. Li Shenguang sat quietly and did not stop the examiners from talking. He himself felt a sense of oppression.

The chief examiner sat beside Yang Gan without saying a word. It was Hong Xuanji, Grand Master of Daqian. This is why Yang Gan was willing to close his eyes and rest his mind, and was too lazy to exchange greetings with Hong Xuanji. He just kept out of sight to avoid being upset. .

Such a big test could only be suppressed by Hong Xuanji, a human being who had been in charge of the government for twenty years and the famous Marquis Wu Wen. Although the history of those big and wealthy families was much longer than that of Hong Xuanji's birth. , but just the word "human immortal" is enough to make any family's halo dim. In the face of absolute strength, any long history and ancient majesty are not worth mentioning.

There may be some wealthy and aristocratic families who dare to refuse the royal family's offer to marry the princess, but in today's examination room, the children of these wealthy and aristocratic families would never dare to cause trouble in an examination room where a human being is sitting in charge.

But at this time, Hong Xuanji was sitting high up in the examiner's position, motionless, like a clay puppet.

Hong Xuanji finally broke through the knot in his heart, repaired his state of mind, and entered the realm of immortality. However, he glanced at Yang Qian next to him, and a trace of fear and shock flashed in his eyes. He and Yang Qian had fought outside the palace gate. He suffered a small loss once, but now he has become a human immortal. He thought he could surpass Yang Qian, but he didn't expect that today, sitting next to Yang Qian, he still couldn't see through Yang Qian's cultivation, and even felt faintly After a period of pressure, he had to restrain his edge, not daring to reveal his energy and be suppressed by the opponent.

Far away from the examiner's house, directly opposite, is a temple, which is full of incense. Inside, there are statues of ancient sages and great Confucians enshrined. These statues exude an upright and strong spirit. At first glance, , thoughts of awe will surge deep in the soul. These sages can all be called "zi".

Hong Xuanji looked at Yang Qian, and then at the ancient sages in the temple opposite. He felt that there was some kind of vague connection and overlap between the two, and he couldn't help but feel shocked! He knew that Yang Qian had probably died long ago. Having already reached the realm of the Masters and the Hundred Saints, he felt like this. A shadow cast over his heart, and he became even more afraid of Yang Qian.

Feeling Hong Xuanji's constantly sizing eyes, Yang Gan felt a little bored. He had no choice but to open his eyes, which were dim and chaotic, without any human-like edge. He coughed dryly.

"cough!"

A cough woke up the thirty-sixth room examiners present. They all looked at Yang Qian and stopped whispering to each other. They didn't know that this man had gored an ox with Hong Xuanji in the last provincial examination, and later outside the palace gate. What did Prince Jade want to do after blocking Hong Xuanji?

"My lords, this examination is to seek talents for the country and determine the fate of the candidates. Especially this time, when it comes to determining the quality of articles, you must not be careless. You are all well-educated people, so you should You can listen to what others may or may not listen to, and see what others may or may not read. Why don’t we go out for a walk together and see what the spirit of the candidates’ essays is like?”

Li Shenguang stood up, raised his hands and asked Yang Qian.

"Prince Jade, how should we view the spirit of this article? Although we know that the ancient saints wrote every word on the paper, and the article shined brightly, the words floated in the sky, and the heaven and earth were bright, but only ghosts and gods can see this. , we are not ghosts and gods, we have mortal eyes, so how can we see it?"

Hong Xuanji also came to his senses and looked at Yang Qian with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Yang Qian smiled slightly, stood up, walked out of the examination room first, and said.

"Writing is like martial arts. Every move in martial arts has momentum, and the same is true for writing. The virtue of the article is integrated with the essence and spirit, and it also makes sense. Compared with martial arts, it is even better. If it is a sage's article, the awe-inspiring energy can fill the world. You We are all scholars. After getting rid of distracting thoughts, we can focus on our eyes. Although we can’t see it, we can feel it in our hearts. Your Excellencies are profound and knowledgeable, so you can get rid of distracting thoughts, right?"

Li Shenguang nodded, followed Yang Qian, looked back at the other examiners and said.

"Prince Jade is right, then let's all come out together and watch the spirit of these candidates' essays?!"

The examiners present are not stupid people. They are all shrewd. They have experienced several literary battles and studied for decades. Which one is easy to mess with? Moreover, in addition to reading to nourish their morale, scholar-bureaucrats also read more Taoist books. In order to seek immortality, I also know a little bit about many Taoist gadgets. Although Taoism is currently banned by the court and you cannot blatantly practice Taoism, you can still get rid of distracting thoughts, watch Qi, look at Qi, and sense some things.

There are also great Confucian scholars who are more profound and advanced in knowledge. They can even tell the autumn by watching a fallen leaf. They can judge the success or failure of life and death by observing the weather of a person. They have a clear understanding of the laws of the world.

Li Shenguang followed Yang Qian out of the main examination room. The other examiners in each room looked at Hong Xuanji, who was sitting on the high hall, like a saint puppet, silent, and after pondering in their hearts, they all followed him out. Hong Xuanji was left alone.

As soon as Yang Qian walked out of the main examination room, he raised his eyes and looked at the roof of an examination room in the west examination room. Then he pointed at the examination room and turned back to the adults and said.
Chapter completed!