On the other side, Zhu San had already returned to Mr. Cen with the note.

Although he was already literate, he couldn't recognize it fully and was worried that he had misunderstood it. He handed the thing to Mr. Cen: "Brother Liu gave me this."

As soon as Mr. Cen got this thing, his expression changed slightly.

When Ma Hongkuo and others went over to make trouble just now, he actually saw it, but there were already many people lined up behind him, so he couldn't see clearly.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Jiantong called Zhu San, and he had a lot of guesses in his mind.

Fortunately, all the children in the back got in and were safe.

"Mr. Cen, this...couldn't it be what you reminded me before?" Zhu San noticed that something was wrong with Mr. Cen's expression and asked confirmingly.

Mr. Cen nodded slightly: "Yes!"

"Are they those people just now?" Zhu San reflexively wanted to look towards those people.

"Don't look!" Mr. Cen seemed to be looking at the team, but then seemed to stop looking. He moved the corner of his mouth slightly and said, "If this matter was not caught on the spot, there is no evidence. If you look at it at this time, you will easily be suspected of looking for trouble."

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Zhu San withdrew his gaze and couldn't help but feel wary: "This is too much. Everyone is here to take the exam, and everyone should rely on their abilities. How could they have such twisted thoughts?"

Mr. Cen said nothing.

The journey to the imperial examination is like thousands of troops rushing towards a single-plank bridge, with only a few people able to cross.

Some people were pushed off before they even got on the bridge, and some were pushed off after getting on the bridge. As long as you can get over, you're good at it.

In such a situation, it is not surprising that some people want to use their brains to kill their competitors.

Now he only hopes that these children who have entered the examination room can go in safely and come out safely.

After all candidates are seated, the exam officially begins.

This question is not on the examination paper, but is held by the Yamen servants and patrols the examination room holding the examination question board.

The questions are written on the exam board.

In order to allow students to adapt in advance, Mr. Cen had prepared similar test papers in advance, so when Zhu Qi saw this kind of paper with horizontal red lines and grids, he did not feel unfamiliar.

After carefully reading the questions on the examination board, he lowered his head and began to do it.

With Zhu Qi's brain capacity, he couldn't think of much. He just thought: Hey, it's really like what Mr. Cen said, this question is not that difficult!

——I can do this!

——Well, I’ve memorized this too!

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The answer is so satisfying!

There was no way, who asked this first exam to test "recitation" type things. For Zhu Qi, this was simply "like a fish in water".

At this time, the advantage of "photographic memory" comes into play - as long as he has seen it, he will never forget it.

So Mr. Cen asked him to memorize a few more books, and he answered them all without missing a beat.

No matter how remote it is, as long as it is in the book and he has just finished reading the book, there will definitely be no problem.

The examination had been going on for some time. Yu Hongxin, the county magistrate of Yikang Town, couldn't sit still, so he led people to move around the examination room.

When the county magistrate walked by, many people showed nervous expressions. What's more, they were unsteady with their pens and even dropped them on their answer sheets.

Suddenly, there was a cry from the man.

"No noise is allowed in the examination room!"

The yamen servant didn't care so much and just gave orders coldly.

County Magistrate Yu Hongxin did not stop, and continued to walk forward at his own pace.

He had to come to the county examination several times every year. He was used to it and would not have any sympathy for this kind of thing.

If even he, a small county magistrate, can be "scared" like this, then what will happen if he goes to the government examination, hospital examination, rural examination, or even in front of the Holy Emperor?

As long as he doesn't make too much noise, he can only give a "admonishment" here, but when it comes to the Holy Father, if he makes a mistake, it will be a serious matter that will lose his head.

To be more serious, he, the examiner, might be implicated.

As they walked, County Magistrate Yu Hongxin stopped beside Zhu Qi.

Because he discovered that along the way, this boy was the only one who could write very quickly as if he had divine help.

Taking another look at the man's calligraphy, he found it to be quite ordinary, even a bit crafty, but not flattering at first glance.

But if you look at the questions he did, he has already completed the second half.

At a glance, there is no wrong answer.

County Magistrate Yu Hong shouted in confidence: Could this kid be a genius?

After standing for a little longer, I didn't dare to stand any longer for fear that standing too much would attract the attention of other officials and cause unnecessary trouble.

Sometimes, there is a problem of "taking sides" when serving as an official.

Although it was only for a short while, it had already attracted the attention of the people below, and they all looked at Zhu Qi a few more times.

When he was at home, his sister and nephew would often stay in the study. Zhu Qi was used to "focusing" in the bustle, answering his own questions, but he didn't know that anyone had stopped by his side.

On the other hand, Liu Jiantong, who was opposite him, saw this scene and frowned slightly, feeling a little worried for Zhu Qi.

——Junior Brother Shunde is a bit stupid to begin with, so don’t be frightened by the county magistrate?

But since I was also in the middle of the exam, I couldn't do anything, so I could only be patient and continue to answer my own questions.

If you do this, it will get dark.

When Liu Jiantong looked up again, he found that Zhu Qi across from him was already sleeping on the table.

Liu Jiantong: "..."

——Has he finished it, or does he not know how to do it?

Although there are four consecutive examinations, the county examination does not need to stay in the examination room overnight. When the time is up, it is over and the government officials will come to collect the papers.

Gather fifty people, open the gantry once, and let them out of the examination room, which is called "release".

Zhu Qi did it quickly and was naturally the first to come out.

Zhu San, Mr. Cen and others were waiting in a nearby tea shed. When they saw someone coming out, they hurried up to see if they were one of their own.

When Zhu San saw Zhu Qi coming out, he suddenly felt happy: "Old Qi, here."

"Third brother..." Zhu Qi followed Zhu San's voice and looked over, showing a bright smile.

"Is it cold? There is a fire in the shed. Let's warm ourselves up first." Zhu San touched Zhu Qi's hand and felt a little cold, so he pulled it over and helped rub it.

"Hey." Zhu Qi responded and handed the exam basket to his brother with a silly smile, and was led to the tea shed obediently.

After a while, Liu Jiantong, Cen Guangji and other talents came out one after another.

Mr. Cen didn't ask them about the status of the exam, and just asked them to go back and have a good rest before fighting again tomorrow.

The examiners in charge of invigilating the exams were not the same batch as the examiners who marked the exams. Therefore, while Zhu Qi and others were still taking the second round of exams here, the first batch of papers were already being corrected over there.

In this way, after the four sessions, each candidate returned to his residence and waited for the results to be announced three days later.

It was only then that Mr. Cen called a few people over and asked about the situation in the examination room.

Zhu Qi is relatively honest. He talks about everything without any hesitation.

It's just that he didn't notice that the county magistrate Yu Hongxin stopped by his side three times. It was Liu Jiantong who said this.
Chapter completed!