After writing down the second half of "Spring River Moon Night", Qin Yong's second question was finally answered. And now I look at the time? It seems that another hour has passed.

At this time, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional. It seems that the two days and one night test time stipulated in the grand final exam really makes sense. At least, if he wants to completely answer the ten questions, he probably won't have much time left in the end.

In fact, the main factor that restricts him is his understanding of the topic, because his level in classical Chinese is relatively limited, so sometimes it takes a lot of time to understand the meaning of one of the topics. Therefore, although many of his answers were copied from later poems, the time it took to end was quite long.

Of course, this does not mean that because of this, others will be faster than him. Because, although those of them do not have any problems in understanding the questions, they have bigger problems in answering questions.

Because this requires a person's real talent and knowledge, but in this world, how many people can achieve seven steps of poetry like Cao Zhi in ancient times?

Therefore, the most likely situation is that they usually take one or two hours or even more time to write a poem that is more appropriate to the proposition.

However, this is just written. To make the quality of the poem higher, it requires meticulous crafting, which means more time is needed.

So, don’t think that Qin Yong could only answer two questions after one or two hours, but in fact, his speed was relatively fast among the more than ten candidates in the same account room.

After answering two questions, Qin Yong had roughly understood the content and form of the imperial examination, so he was mentally prepared for the unexpected situations he might encounter. So, in the next two or three hours, he was not anxious or impatient, just burying his head to answer the questions.

However, although he spent most of his time answering questions during these two or three hours, he took out the food in the same room as the hour of You. When he was about dinner, he took out the food in the bamboo tube to eat. After a few hours, the temperature of these foods would definitely be lost. However, in comparison, it was still relatively warm, so when Qin Yong was feasting again, the candidates in the same room such as Zhang Shouye were shocked by the "pungent" smell.

"It's really hateful. If I can't get high school students this time, I will definitely not let you go!"

At this time, Zhang Shouye really hated Qin Yong so much that he hated him, so he couldn't help but think in his heart.

However, he himself didn't think about it carefully. The fact that Qin Yong accidentally distracted him was already so uncomfortable. However, he planned to ask the test officer to detain Qin Yong's dry food. What kind of behavior would he do? Wouldn't that be even more hateful? However, because Qin Yong was well prepared, his "treacherous plan" failed.

Of course, a person as selfish and stingy as him would never remember this. He only remembered that he was cheated by Qin Yong. However, the matter of his cheating against Qin Yong was completely ignored.

"Oh, it's getting dark so soon! Forget it, I'll just sleep for a while!"

After the You hour, the sky gradually darkened. For this exam, there is usually no such thing as a pause and rest, but the entire time of two days and one night is arranged by the candidates.

So, when the sky really darkened, most of the candidates in the entire account room had already taken out the white candles that had been prepared and lit them.

Because their plan is to work hard on the light, even if they can't answer questions all night, at least they have to shorten the sleep time, because only in this way can they have enough time to answer questions. This is also the norm in the imperial examination, but Qin Yong did not plan to do this, because he thought that since this ordinary living habit is like this, it would be better not to break it casually.

Moreover, if he didn't rest well, it would be difficult to guarantee whether he would have the energy to answer the questions the next day. So after weighing the pros and cons, he quickly chose to go to bed as time goes by.

However, his decision immediately attracted the attention of every candidate in the entire account room. Because they really didn't see anyone who slept so peacefully in this exam room.

It's no wonder that, like these people, although most of them would take a nap in the early morning, at most they were just a temporary measure taken when they couldn't hold on. However, Qin Yong's actions are not like this now. He was relaxed, so not long after he fell asleep, he started to snore in front of everyone. Of course, his snoring was not loud, but at this moment, it was quite harsh in the examination room that seemed so quiet at the moment. Therefore, Zhang Shouye and others in the same account room were suffering a lot of torture.

Fortunately, the degree of torture is much lighter than the taste of the previous meals, so soon after, they devoted themselves to answering questions again.

It was not until the next day that Qin Yong woke up from his sleep quietly.

Actually, if it was normal, he would stay in bed more often at this time, but there was nothing he could do. After all, it was late April now, and the weather had already reached a certain level. In this tribute courtyard, the heat dissipation effect was far from the level of their mansion. In addition, there were so many mosquitoes, rats and ants, so it was quite rare that he could sleep until the hour of the Yin Dynasty. Therefore, there was no demanding.

"This...is this true?"

Since he couldn't sleep, Qin Yong wouldn't force himself anymore. After all, he had been sleeping for four or five hours, so that time was already enough.

However, he had enough sleep. The candidates around him were at their most exhausted time, so when he was preparing to continue answering the questions, many candidates around him "slept" one after another.

Of course, this did not affect Qin Yong's mood. After all, he would not regard this major exam as other candidates as they did. So he quickly forgot about other people's affairs, and then continued to devote himself to answering questions.

However, if you have to complete all the remaining few test questions, it is really not easy. Most of the time, it is fine if you can't get the meaning of the question, but when he saw the last question, he was stunned.

"No, right? Yongyue?"

That's right, after Qin Yong's inference and guessing, the conclusion that this last question should be "Yongyue".

For Qin Yong, the proposition of "Yongyue" is naturally so familiar that he cannot be familiar with it. After all, when he first showed his "ability" it was because of "Yongyue", and because of this proposition, he finally won the title of "Yongyue Young Master".

Therefore, even if he only brought up the song "Shuitu Songtou" and "Quiet Night Thoughts", he could answer the question. However, these two poems have been written after all, and the time has not been short. Although in the past, most of these two poems were only circulated in the Jiangnan area, who would be sure that the reviewer who drafted the papers would have never heard of these two poems? So, if it was judged for plagiarism in the end, wouldn't it be unfair?

Of course, even if it is not plagiarism, it is not allowed to directly follow the poems written by the candidates in the past according to the rules of the imperial examination. Because such an imperial examination tests the candidates' ability to respond on the spot, so whether it is plagiarizing other people's poems or following the poems written by the previous ones, it is considered an illegal rule.

However, if the poems you have written in the past have not been published, no one knows what you use now. However, this situation is generally rare, because it is generally difficult to actually encounter such a proposition you have done before in the exam, so ordinary people will not spend more time on this.

Besides, talented men generally prefer to show off, especially in terms of poetry. Therefore, if they write a so-called good poem and good lyrics in normal times, they will probably say it directly to the outside world. In this way, their poems may be heard by others.

Once it is heard by others, there is a very likely person to come out to prove their violations. Because every candidate who finally passed the Jinshi exam needs to be made public, especially those who ranked in the top, their poems will be passed down by readers all over the world. Therefore, if there is plagiarism or violation of regulations, it will not be able to escape the public's purpose.

Even if ten or eight years have passed, as long as the person who is indicting has sufficient evidence to prove that the candidates have plagiarized or violated the rules, the court is likely to hold them accountable.

Well, those who just use their previous poems have a smaller crime, and are usually just dismissed from their posts and investigated. However, if they use plagiarism to become Jinshi, they may even be considered a serious crime of deceiving the emperor.

This is also an example of the clearer administration of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Because if there are such conditions for production, those who want to commit favoritism and fraud in the imperial examination will inevitably have to consider it. If you fail to pass the Jinshi exam, it is still a trivial matter. If you are really convicted of deceiving the emperor, you may be punished by the nine clans. Many people can understand this truth, so plagiarism is relatively rare in the imperial examination of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"What should I do? Which song is better?"

The other candidates would not dare to copy the same poems of others, even if they had a slight change. However, in Qin Yong's case, this problem does not exist at all. Because if he wanted to copy, all the poems of the Tang and Song dynasties were on another plane. But it was not the words in this era. Therefore, what he is worried about now is not whether to copy other people's poems, but which one is better.

Because in later society, the poems on the theme of "Yingyue" are the most famous of them are "Shuitu Songtou" and "Quiet Night Thoughts". These two poems may even be read by even a three-year-old child. In addition, because of their length, the poem "Spring River Moon Night" is not as wide as the previous two. It is basically the peak representative of the entire "Yingyue" topic.

Since it is the peak representative, it is basically difficult for Qin Yong to find one of the remaining poems that can match these three. However, it is impossible for him to find it if he doesn't! Because since he is called "Young Master Yongyue", when it comes to the final stage of publicizing the poem, the poems about the proposition of "Yongyue" must have attracted a lot of attention.

After all, if the two peak masterpieces, "Shuituo Songtou" and "Quiet Night Thoughts", are demonstrated in the first place, those who know his name will probably have expectations for him, right? And if he only wrote a poem of average quality, it would not be consistent with his name "Young Master Yongyue".

"Copy Wang Wei's "Autumn Residence in the Mountain"? The sentence "The bright moon shines among the pines, and the clear spring flows up the stones" is quite beautiful, but it seems to be the beautiful scenery of the mountain village in the evening after the autumn rain first clears. It is not very consistent with the proposition; Well, otherwise, copy Bai Juyi's "The Song of the Dujiang River"? It is about the topic, but the quality is not ordinary..."

Qin Yong thought for a long time, and thought of the Song Dynasty from the Tang Dynasty, and even the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties later, and found that he really couldn't find a "moon poem" that was better than the three poems such as "Water Tiao Song Head", "Quiet Night Thoughts", "Spring River Flower Moon Night", and so he couldn't help but be stunned. It wouldn't work, right. This is the last question in the entire examination, which is the last difficulty. He had to get rid of this difficulty no matter what, but what other ways would he do besides coming up with a poem that is better than "Water Tiao Song Head", "Quiet Night Thoughts", and "Spring River Flower Moon Night", what other ways would he do? Qin Yong was in deep thought for a moment.

"Hey, by the way, "Drinking Alone Under the Moon"! "Drinking Alone Under the Moon" is OK!"

Qin Yong buried his head and thought for a long time without any results. So, it was just a moment when he was confused. As a result, when he thought of the name "Drinking Alone Under the Moon", he suddenly felt that his eyes were bright.

That's right. If we talk about the quality alone, the quality of "Drinking Alone Under the Moon" is definitely not as high as the three poems "Shuitu Songtou", "Quiet Night Thoughts" and "Spring River Flower Moon Night". However, this "Drinking Alone Under the Moon" has another advantage, that is, it is not actually a poem, but four poems.

"Hehe, that's right. Since you can't win by quality, it's okay to win by quantity!"

Qin Yong's wishful thinking was very loud, and the main basis was that there was no regulation on "deduction of points" for answering multiple questions in the examination room. It is even very likely that if he wrote four poems that match the meaning of the question, he would have "added points".

Of course, this is just Qin Yong's own guess. However, even if it is not a "plus point" in the examiner's heart, when the poems written by each Jinshi were finally announced, he could be considered a bad one. After all, if he wrote four poems "Drinking Alone Under the Moon" in a row, even if he was not as good as those three poems such as "Water Melody Songtou" in terms of quality, it would be enough to shock the world. Because this is definitely the only one in the entire examination. Apart from him, who would have such time and effort to give four different answers to a question in such a short time?

This is simply impossible! Even in the minds of many candidates, if they have that time, it would be better to write a poem better. This is better than thinking about three more poems, right? What is more important is that it is impossible to let them think about three more poems with the same title in a short period of time.

"One: a pot of wine among the flowers, drinking alone without a blind date. Raise a glass to invite the bright moon, and the shadow becomes three people. Since the moon does not drink, the shadow will follow me. I will accompany the moon for a while, and enjoy the joy in spring. I sing and wander, and my shadow dances in chaos. When I wake up, I have sex with each other, and after getting drunk, they will scatter. I will always be together and travel mercilessly, and I will meet each other in the distant clouds and Han."

"Second: If the sky does not love wine, the wine star will not be in the sky. If the earth does not love wine, the earth should have no wine spring. Since the sky and the earth love wine, they will be worthy of the sky. I have heard that the clear and saints are more sages, and the way is as turbid as wise as virtuous. Since the wise and sages have already drunk, why should I seek gods and immortals? Three cups of the road are connected to nature, and one bucket is natural. But if you get the fun in the wine, don't pass it on to those who wake up."

"Three: In March, Xianyang City, thousands of flowers are like brocade. Who can be sad in spring? You have to drink this path? Poverty and cultivation are short, and fortune is born. A bottle of life and death is together, and everything is difficult to judge. After getting drunk, you lose the world and suddenly become alone. Don't know that you have me, this is the most joy."

"Fourth: I have tens of thousands of sorrows, and three hundred cups of fine wine. I have sorrows, but I have little wine, but I can't come. Therefore, I know that the wine is so sage, and my heart will open up after I feel full of wine. I say no to the millet and lie down at the head of the sun, and my face is hungry again. I am not happy to drink in the present, so how can I use the name of the empty name? Crab claws are gold liquid, and the hills are Penglai. And I need to drink fine wine and get drunk on the high platform by riding on the moon."

The above four poems are the poems "Drinking Alone Under the Moon" by Li Bai, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. After Qin Yong carefully copied all these four poems on the answer sheet, this merit was finally fulfilled after two days and one night of examinations.
Chapter completed!