Two days later, the imperial examination officially began. Due to the large number of candidates who came to participate in the imperial examination, the examination location was specially placed at Donghua Gate.

Xie Ji thinks a written test is still required.

There are two or three playground-sized squares in the Donghua Gate, neatly arranged with tables, with pens, ink, paper and inkstones placed on them.

The students were waiting in line at the entrance of the palace. After a while, an official from the Ministry of Etiquette came over and let the students in.

The students lined up in a long queue and walked to Donghua Gate, surrounded by a row of guards.

The atmosphere was serious, without any noise.

When they came, they were told that there were many things they couldn't do, such as looking around or making indecent movements, so they were a little cautious.

There was no body search in this dynasty, because the imperial examination was only a way to become an official, and the literati believed that body search was an insult to them. Furthermore, people who could participate in the imperial examination did not bother to do such a thing, and of course some polite scum were not excluded.

Moreover, many people have backgrounds, so they turn a blind eye to this kind of thing.

After they came in, they found seats in order and sat down.

Those at the back are scholars, because Xie Ji stipulated that only scholars can participate in the imperial examination this time.

Therefore, they ran into bad luck, but they were despised by those in front of them. Scholars, if there were not too many people missing this time, how could they have come in.

"The Minister of Rites and his officials at all levels have arrived."

Some officials from the Ministry of Etiquette came in one after another and took their seats in front. Some sat beside the candidates to supervise them.

When those candidates saw this scene, the sweat squeezed out of their hands.

It was quite unnatural, and some legs were shaking.

Then everyone stood up and saluted these officials.

"Shang Shu, do you know what the exam questions are?"

An official asked, "This Xie Ji said he was going to have a unique exam, so the candidates had a few blank sheets of paper on their desks."

Your Majesty actually agreed to Xie Ji's ridiculous test. I want to see what Xie Ji will test?

Xie Ji refused to reveal whether he was alive or dead, and all inquiries yielded no results.

But there are people in Chang'an who are guessing the topic, but there is still no result from the discussion.

"The first question is, what if we use the smallest power to destroy the Buddha's temple?"

What?

Everyone fainted, and the officials were surprised when they heard this topic.

"Is this definitely the title?"

"Be sure to make sure. Write that topic on a big piece of paper and let all the students know it." Xie Ji just told him this topic. Now he was discussing matters with the emperor in Weiyang Palace, asking him to take charge of the overall situation first.

This question was obviously written by Xie Ji on the fly, and he couldn't cheat because he didn't have time. As expected, it was Xie Ji who waited until the exam was about to come before he thought about the question, so that no one would cheat and there would be no malpractice for personal gain.

However, Xie Ji’s topic is obviously not good for Buddhism, and Xie Ji wants to destroy Buddhism.

The students below were all surprised when they saw the officials' faces. They didn't know what was going on and were a little curious.

After a while, I saw someone holding a large piece of paper and writing on it with a thick brush.

Then he spread out the piece of paper and walked around in front of all the students.

Let everyone see that question.

When they saw the question, some students were very angry, some were surprised, some were a little happy, and some were indifferent.

"Okay, this is the question, you can answer it now." Then someone rang the bell, indicating that the signal to start the exam was sent, and it was time to start.

Some of those candidates were always aggrieved, fidgeting in their seats, and then they picked up their pens and wrote the words "It's ridiculous, this question, it's okay not to answer it."

Then put the pen aside.

‘Why not? Those who destroy the Buddha are doomed to destroy themselves.’ Someone wrote this.

Some wrote eloquently about how ridiculous it was for Xie Ji to do this, that it would be condemned by the world, that it would not succeed, and that it would betray the people's support. In short, it was impossible to destroy the Buddha. The sea of ​​Buddha has no limit, and turning back is the shore.

It's still too late for Xie Ji to turn around now. Don't persist in your obsession, otherwise you will fall into the eighteenth level of hell.

Not only that, while promoting the benefits of Buddhism, we finally came to the conclusion that Buddhism cannot be destroyed, and if it is destroyed, there will be only darkness.

Some people couldn't stand this kind of Buddhism, so they wrote down the many shortcomings of Buddhism eloquently, and also wrote 108 ways to destroy the Buddha. Their literary talent was brilliant. While writing, they praised Xie Ji, saying that this Buddha was destroyed well.

As long as the Buddha is destroyed, the world will be at peace.

Some are in a neutral state, saying that Buddhism can impose restrictions, but the massacre is a bit excessive, and a gentler attitude can be adopted, otherwise too much killing is not good.

Others wrote: I came to take the exam, but you actually gave me this kind of question. What you should be testing is our knowledge and talent, not this kind of question that has nothing to do with talent or the Four Books and Five Classics. If you gave me

I promise to give you an answer for the Four Books and Five Classics, but I can't answer this one. You didn't mention this kind of test in advance, so your question was wrong.

But it doesn’t matter if you make a mistake. Let me correct it for you. For example, your question can be changed to use the small to make the big, use softness to overcome hardness, and use weak to defeat strong. Let me explain to you how to do this.

Then he wrote some answers confidently.

Finally, I put the pen and ink aside with satisfaction.

Someone was imaginative and wrote on the paper how high and how big the temple was, how many monks were inside and whether there were any other people.

If it is a normal temple, there are no people, you only need to pour oil in front of the temple, and there is no need to disturb the monks inside. When it is dark and the wind is high, wait for the monks to go to sleep, and then set the temple on fire.

Yes, the temple will never escape. And there are good and bad oils, so you have to use the cheapest oil, so you can reduce losses.

In addition to burning with fire, you can also attack with water. For example, for a temple on the other side of the river, as long as the dike is released, the temple will be destroyed by the rushing water. The lowest method can also be to send troops to surround it.

How to destroy the temple, a military book is worth having. I am not talented, but I know the thirty-six tactics of war. If the prime minister wants to destroy the temple, as long as I take action, those temples will disappear in an instant.

Xiao Yu had nothing to do and walked around the examination room. When he saw this answer, his whole face froze. Good guy, you think you are the reincarnation of the Soldier Immortal.

Now the discussion is about how to clean up the temple. Why, it seems that the answer can be like this. Since you are studying the art of war, why are you coming to the imperial examination? Can't you take part in the martial arts examination?

And why are these moves so damaging? They are all dirty moves. Xiao Yu looked at the name written on it, Baizhu.

It is best not to stay in the court for this kind of person, he is too insidious and too arrogant.

Finally, Xiao Yu walked over to Xu Bin, intending to see what he had written.

After taking a look at it, I found it to be fair, not too surprising, but not disappointing either.

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More than half an hour passed, about an hour and twenty minutes. The bell rang, and the representative finished his answer.

"Put away their answer sheets." Xiao Yu heard the bell ringing, and then the students stopped writing and stood up.

Those high-ranking officials stepped forward and collected the students' answer sheets, quite politely, and they became colleagues from now on. Maybe they were in a higher position than themselves.

Then a young eunuch ran over and said to Xiao Yu: "Shang Shu, this is the second question. It is the question that your Majesty and the Prime Minister discussed together just now."

Xiao Yu picked up the topic and her face wrinkled up.

I only saw that the title said to choose one of three.

The first is to discuss the advantages and disadvantages, gains and losses of road construction; the second is to discuss how to build roads across the country at the lowest cost; the third is to discuss the me of yesterday, not the me of today. Similarly, the governance of the previous kings is not suitable for today.

Please analyze what is change and what is unchanged from the perspective of this road construction?

This Xie Ji really got involved with the road.

This topic is not standard at all. Previous topics have discussed the Four Books and Five Classics. Now that Xie Ji came, he specifically focused on the road.

If a scholar who doesn't understand this and only concentrates on reading the books of sages, he may not even know what this title means.

It was the same at the temple before. He saw that some scholars couldn't write, and in the end they could only submit an answer hastily.

Even if they understand, but are not expert in this field, they can only look at each other and smile.

There is also a third question, what does it mean that the person I was yesterday is not the person I am today, and this means that the political views of the late kings are not applicable to today. This point of view can make everyone dissatisfied, let alone follow the road.

Viewed from a perspective.

Of these three questions, none of them strayed from the road, but he guessed that only the third one could be answered. Maybe he would just focus on the first half of the sentence. As for the road, those who didn't understand it would naturally skip it.

However, His Majesty also agrees with this test paper, so go ahead and answer it.

"Second question, choose one out of three..."

Xiao Yu's voice was passed on, and he ordered people to continue writing the title on a large piece of paper and pass it to everyone to read.

"This... Xie Ji is teasing us." Some of the scholars became a little angry when they saw the question. They had memorized the Four Books and Five Classics, so I asked them to answer this question.

"Choose one out of three, man, we don't usually have such good questions." Someone's eyes lit up when he saw it. This time the question was actually "choose one out of three". It's a good feeling, but I don't understand the first and second questions. But the second question is "Choose one out of three."

You can still write down three things.

So I picked up the pen and wrote a lot of words, and let things take their own course.

At this time, someone saw this question and looked at the cheat sheet inside his sleeve, and was instantly bored.

I can't even copy Xie Ji's topic.

So he looked around, looked around, and saw that the officials did not see him, so he turned his head carefully and took a look. He found that the candidate behind him actually wrote a sentence.

"My answer is this sentence." Then it was gone.
To be continued...