Although Ma You's words were disgusting, after he clarified the relationship, the title "brother" made sense.
Bai Song frowned and reminded: "I'm telling you, if you have something to say, say it properly and don't be arrogant in front of me."
"Brother, don't blame me. I was too excited to see my brother, so I was rude."
After saying that, Ma You took two steps back, bowed his hands to Bai Song seriously, and bowed deeply.
"If you have anything, just ask!"
"I have studied hard for many years, but it is difficult to achieve anything. Today I can see my brother. I just ask him to help me in this examination room for the sake of being from the same family. I would like to thank you here."
Bai Song didn't understand what he meant. He thought he wanted to upload cheat sheets in the examination room, which was a bit strange.
No one in the room thought highly of him, but Ma You knew that he was full of knowledge.
"This kid is good at seeing the wind and steering the ship, his eyesight is quite accurate, and he has some ability to discern pearls."
Bai Song replied, saying that he would take a look when the time comes.
Ma You was so excited that he almost cried. He thanked her repeatedly and felt that there was no suspense in the exam.
At this time, the examiner announced the candidates' admission.
Bai Song took the number plate and found his seat. Only then did he realize that there were many people outside arguing with the examiner, and he didn't know what they were talking about.
At a quarter past noon, the exam begins and the examiner hands out papers.
Within a second of getting the test paper, Bai Song was stunned.
There are four questions in the exam.
The first question: Water, fire, metal, wood, earth, and grain are all cultivated.
The second question: To get a scholar, you can first know the tools and get the writing.
The third question: "Looking and smiling proudly, as if there is no one else around".
The three questions were all full stops. Without a cross, I didn’t even know what the question was.
How to do this?
Bai Song completely underestimated the ancient imperial examinations, thinking that he could easily defeat everything by memorizing a few Tang and Song poems. Little did he know that the imperial examinations tested real accumulation.
In addition, since I had never seen the exam questions, I thought it was just about reciting poems and expressing some political opinions.
As a result, I found out during the exam that I didn’t even know what the question was.
The moment he saw the title, Bai Song showed an awkward yet polite smile and whispered, "Sorry to bother you."
Bai Song was not discouraged and was ready to go home the next second.
Several candidates around him were paying attention to Bai Song's behavior. They saw that he had just taken out his pen and ink as soon as the exam started, and the next second he started packing his schoolbag and getting ready to leave.
For a moment, the candidates around me were gasping for air.
My heart is telling me to be a good boy. Doesn’t this guy even want to act?
Handing in a blank in a grand manner?
How hard is this relationship?
It's over, it's over, this guy is definitely going to take up a quota. Is there any fairness in this world?
Among the invigilators, there was a petite one who was sitting next to the chief examiner. The examiners all sat upright, not daring to relax at all, not even daring to take a breath.
From the moment the petite examiner entered the examination room, his eyes fell on Bai Song and never moved away for a moment.
This person is none other than Princess Runan.
How is this possible when the dignified princess comes to the examination room in person to invigilate the exam? There must be an ulterior motive.
This princess is not a person who is good at hiding. The very act of her coming to the examination room revealed at a glance that she was here just for Bai Song.
The examiners also noticed Bai Song.
Bai Song was packing his schoolbag. The princess couldn't sit still and frowned: "What happened to him? Why did he leave without writing a word?"
The examiners also didn't understand what the princess was thinking and why she was so concerned about Bai Song.
Seeing that the princess was suspicious, an examiner quickly walked over.
The examination official was just arguing with the candidates at the door. The candidates all said that Bai Song bribed the examiner, and he, as an examiner, would not admit it.
Seeing the princess's attitude, I thought to myself that it was the princess who wanted him to pass the exam, right?
It's probably what the princess meant, otherwise it wouldn't be groundless.
"Yeah! That must be the case."
Since the princess wants this person to pass the exam, she must let this person pass the exam! This is just the autumn examination, not the palace examination. Can the status of a princess protect a scholar? How is that possible!
The examiner prided himself on being smart and understanding. When he came to Bai Song, he saw that even the ink tray on Bai Song's table was dry. He coughed twice and had a strange look on his face.
I thought to myself, even if you have the support of a princess, you should still act, right? Just write a few sentences, it doesn’t matter if it makes no sense!
Good guy, with the princess behind you, you just hand in a blank?
Where can this go?
If the matter is exposed, it will be them, the examiners, who will suffer!
"Ahem..."
The examiner knocked on the table and glared at Bai Song.
Bai Song was stunned and asked, "What's wrong?"
The examiner lowered his voice: "Write a few sentences, write a few sentences..."
"how to write?"
The corners of the examiner's mouth twitched, and he was cursing in his heart. He said to me, "Grandma, don't be too pushy. Do you want the examiner to help you answer the question?"
"Too early... too early!"
The examiner whispered through his teeth, hinting to Bai Song not to be too obvious.
Bai Song asked back: "I can't answer, can't I hand in the paper in advance?"
The examiner didn't bother to explain, and said, "Wait a moment, and I'll help you find a way."
Bai Song couldn't figure out what the examiner was doing, but it was strange to see him wink.
But the candidates on the other side didn't think so. Isn't this a look?
This was not done in collusion with the examiner, it was just like hell.
"Brother Bai, this way... this way..."
"Brother Bai, look here, my name is Li Si, I will give you the answer, remember, my name is Li Si!"
As he spoke, he quietly kicked over a ball of paper with words written on it.
This was just the beginning. The dozen candidates around him all gave Bai Song a wink. Regardless of whether Bai Song heard it or not, paper balls flew in front of Bai Song one after another.
"What are they doing?!"
The princess saw the clue and stood up and pointed to one side, already showing a look of suspicion of cheating.
The examiner quickly stood up and shouted: "Keep quiet and answer seriously!"
Bai Song was confused and felt that this exam was weird from the inside out.
The examiner didn't want to leave on his own, so he temporarily stopped packing and focused on the last question.
The last question was also the only one Bai Song could understand.
"On River Management."
Obviously, this is an exam question caused by the flood.
Bai Song could do this question, so he picked up his pen and started answering since he had nothing to do.
In fact, Bai Song's treatment plan for the Taishou Mansion was already an answer, but Bai Song's plan emphasized the role of cement and was also aimed at the repair work of the Wei River. It was still relatively limited to extend the river management to the entire Datang Dynasty.
During the Zhenguan period, the main problem with rivers in various provinces of the Tang Dynasty was that cities did not have drainage systems. After heavy rains, the rainwater stored in the cities was not diverted and all poured into the rivers. This led to the unsolvable situation that flooding would inevitably occur in the event of heavy rains.
There are two points to solve the problem of frequent floods. First, the court must design urban drainage when building a city. The second point is not to build along rivers, but to build villages along rivers. As long as there are people, there will be reclamation, forests will be destroyed, water and soil will be lost naturally, and floods will naturally occur frequently.
