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"Since everyone wants to get straight to the point, Qing Huan won't waste any more time.”
"Qing Huan likes calligraphy, so the first question tonight is calligraphy.”
"Later, a servant girl from White Jade City will deliver the Four Treasures of the Study to you.”
"At that time, Qing Huan will pick the ten best calligraphy pieces and let everyone present judge the first place.”
"Of course, if anyone here feels that the calligraphy that Qing Huan picked out isn't as good as your own, you can bring it up. Qing Huan will take out your calligraphy and show it to everyone.”
Su Qinghuan said with a smile on the first floor's high platform not long after she heard the crowd's urging.
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"The first question is calligraphy? " Haha, looks like my chance has come. I've been practicing calligraphy since I was a child, and my calligraphy is now comparable to a calligraphy master. With a calligraphy master, won't I be able to take down Su Qinghuan's first question tonight?" As long as I complete the second question a little better, wouldn't I be able to get the beauty in my arms?”
"It's actually calligraphy. If it was any other test, I might not have much confidence, but calligraphy, I should be 90% sure. My calligraphy has even been praised by the great scholar of the Ji family. The heavens are still looking out for me. They know that I'm not good at other things, so they tested me on calligraphy, which I'm best at.”
"Calligraphy, haha, I'm going to be the top scorer. Calligraphy is child's play to me. After all, calligraphy is like a person's character. If my calligraphy isn't good, the examiner won't even bother to look at the essay. For this reason, I've been practicing calligraphy day and night. Even if my current calligraphy isn't as good as a calligraphy grandmaster, it's not far off. With this level of calligraphy, wouldn't I be able to get the first question straight?”
After Su Qinghuan finished the first question, countless people present revealed confident expressions.
Even Lin Xuan, who was in Qin Zheng's private room, revealed a very confident expression.
"Young Master Qin, why don't I help you with your calligraphy? You should know that my father came from the imperial examinations. The most important part of the imperial examinations is calligraphy and writing. Calligraphy comes first, and writing comes second. If my calligraphy is bad, the examiner won't even look at the content. After I was born, my father planned my future. He wanted me to take the imperial examinations in the future, so he strictly instructed me to practice calligraphy since I was young. Under his strict guidance, my calligraphy is definitely not inferior to a calligraphy master.”
"My father even said that if I meet an examiner who likes calligraphy, I have a chance to be accepted just based on my calligraphy. It doesn't matter if my essay is a little bad.”
Lin Xuan looked at Qin Zheng and said confidently.
On Planet Yan Huang, the imperial examinations did not disappear with the arrival of modern society.
On the contrary, the imperial examination was even more valuable.
Reading could change one's fate. On Planet Yan Huang, it was truly possible.
It could be said that as long as one was knowledgeable and literary, they could change their fate.
The way to change his fate was to participate in the imperial examinations.
The imperial examination was similar to the civil service examination on Earth. After passing it, one could have a public office.
However, the civil service examination on Earth was held every year. There were too many civil servants, and it was too difficult to be promoted.
The imperial examinations were different. They were held once every five years.
Although it had been a long time, the treatment was definitely skyrocketing.
After passing the imperial examination, the weakest would be awarded an eighth rank official position. Although an eighth rank official was only a small official position, it was still an official position. It was above countless ordinary people.
If they were lucky, they might even be able to become a county magistrate in a remote county and directly take charge of a county.
From an ordinary person to a county magistrate who was in charge of hundreds of thousands of people in a county, this was definitely a step to heaven.
Of course, due to the high value of the imperial examination, not just anyone could participate in it.
If one wanted to participate, they first had to obtain a reference certificate in their own city.
The difficulty of obtaining the reference certificate was not any lower than the top scorer of the college entrance examination.
It could be said that those who could only obtain reference certificates were at least the top scorer of the city college entrance examination.
The lowest standard was the top scorer of the city college entrance examination, and the highest standard was basically the top scorer of the country, or even higher.
Lin Xuan had the chance to be accepted in such a difficult imperial examination just by relying on his calligraphy. It was indeed worthy of Lin Xuan's pride.
Unfortunately, Qin Zheng had the calligraphy of the Heavenly Emperor of Qin Mountains, so why would he need Lin Xuan to write it for him?
Lin Xuan's calligraphy might allow the examiner to help him pass the imperial examination.
However, Qin Zheng's calligraphy, even if his essay was a mess, could still be used to determine the top scorer of the imperial examinations.
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"You don't have to write it for me. If you want to show off, you can participate.”
Qin Zheng looked at Lin Xuan and smiled as he shook his head.
"Young Master Qin, you're the star of the show tonight. I can't steal your limelight.”
Lin Xuan said.
"Stealing my limelight? You don't have to worry about that. If I can't even beat you, how can I win?”
Qin Zheng looked at Lin Xuan and said with a smile.
"Young Master Qin, are you really not going to let me help? Of course, don't worry, I won't compete with you for Su Qinghuan. The reason I'm participating is that there are too many people here today, and all of them have extraordinary backgrounds. If my calligraphy is selected by Su Qinghuan, it will definitely be in the limelight.”
Lin Xuan looked at Qin Zheng and said with excitement.
"I really don't need your help. If you want to participate, then go ahead. However, the outcome after you participate might not be what you think.”
Qin Zheng says with a smile.
"It won't be as I thought? Could it be that my calligraphy isn't up to Su Qinghuan's standards? That's impossible, right?"
Lin Xuan said in disbelief.
"You'll know when the time comes."
Qin Zheng says with a smile.
Qin Zheng didn't want to deal a blow to Lin Xuan. In the original novel, even without so many top powers, Su Qinghuan's first calligraphy test had produced many master-level calligraphy.
There was no need to talk about master-level calligraphy. Basically, more than 30% to 40% of people were at this level.
This wasn't strange. After all, those who came here were all descendants of aristocratic families. They were all like Lin Xuan, receiving top-notch education since young.
They had similar levels of education and could not be weaker than Lin Xuan.
When the original novel had not changed, Lin Xuan could not even be ranked, not to mention that there were changes in tonight's plot. It was even more impossible for Lin Xuan to be ranked.
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