Chapter 1983 - 1985: Examination

Chapter 1983: Chapter 1985: Examination

What Wang Kui heard in the tea house also caught his attention, and he secretly decided to have the people from the Escort Agency investigate.

Though their Escort Agency doesn’t have other skills, they’re the fastest when it comes to this kind of gossip.

Though he was determined, he was still worried that Yang Qiu and the others would become anxious, so he said, "This matter may not be true, don’t scare yourselves. If there really was going to be a war with the Southern Barbarians, the exams might not be held. Since the exams are happening, it means it’s not time for war yet."

Xiaoxiao thought about it and seemed to find some logic in it.

Now it’s a time of peace and prosperity; the streets are bustling, not showing any signs of impending war.

If there was really going to be war, there would likely be some signs.

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Now, let’s talk about Yang Ming.

He entered the exam room with his materials and found his seat.

Then he sat down and began his preparations.

He glanced around the exam room, which had about thirty desks and chairs.

Accommodating thirty candidates, each desk was spaced far apart to prevent cheating.

Before long, people gradually filled the seats around him.

Suddenly, he saw someone entering from the door, which made him furrow his brow.

He just felt like his luck was really bad.

He was in the same exam room as Young Master Liu.

Being in the same exam room was one thing, but seated next to each other was another.

This inevitably made him feel disgusted since they had a previous encounter.

Although it was just a verbal sparring match before, it didn’t mean he wasn’t upset, considering anyone would be angry, especially when the other party was so aggressive.

Young Master Liu saw Yang Ming sitting next to him and furrowed his brow too, giving a cold snort to Yang Ming, "Hmph!"

Then he muttered under his breath, "Isn’t this the wrong occasion to bring your family along."

Yang Ming raised the corners of his mouth and quietly responded, "No one said you can’t bring them. Many people outside have brought their families; why don’t you say anything about them?"

This almost drove Young Master Liu mad with anger, as he stared at Yang Ming, "You..."

Before he could finish speaking, a stern voice interrupted.

"Silence, silence, any more whispering and your exam qualification will be revoked."

The person speaking was the proctor who had just entered. Yang Ming looked ahead and saw about six or seven people had entered. Among them, Yang Ming knew there were the chief examiner, the proctor, the invigilator, and other officials, all there to supervise the exam.

Hearing this, Young Master Liu naturally dared not speak again, and Yang Ming obediently shut his mouth.

All the candidates were present, and all the proctors were in place. 𝑓𝑟ℯℴ𝓂

Then the chief examiner talked at length about the exam details and precautions.

Like the exam duration, what not to do in the exam room, and most importantly, he talked about not cheating and the consequences if caught cheating, stating that they would never be allowed to take the civil service exams again.

Everyone was so tense, not even daring to breathe, let alone thinking about cheating.

Many had studied hard for many years, just for this exam. If they made a mistake now, all would be for naught; no one would be so foolish.

Even if they couldn’t answer the questions, they couldn’t resort to cheating, especially since if they failed, they could try again in three years. But if they were caught cheating, they wouldn’t have any more opportunities.

Failing still meant being a Scholar and could return to find a teaching position, but if their reputation was ruined by cheating, they feared they couldn’t even become a teacher.

Everyone understood the importance of this matter.

After the chief examiner finished talking about the precautions, the exam time arrived. The designated staff distributed the papers, and the exam officially began.