In this way, Chen Chengxiang chanted in a low voice, and applauded the wonderful parts of the Tao continuously, and later there was a faint appearance of white beards flying and dancing.

This test paper with more than 1,000 words, he only took a cup of tea to read it, and after reading it, he immediately turned his gaze and looked at it from the beginning, so he read it again and again three times before stopping!

"Prime Minister, you were so happy just now, is that test paper really so good?" the assistant examiner next to him couldn't help but ask.

"Isn't it just good? This great sage's knowledge and talent are so profound that the old man has only seen him in his life! Not to mention that he has only seen the old man in his life, even in the hundreds of years since the founding of this dynasty, no one can compare with him. Chen Cheng sighed repeatedly.

When the auxiliary examination official heard this, he was dumbfounded: "The prime minister has an overreputation, right?"

"Hey, Yuqing, you and I are both people who won the top prize in the imperial examination, and our heart and vision are not ordinarily high. But even if you and I are faced with all kinds of difficult questions on this test paper, we can only answer two or three questions at most, right?"

When Chen Chengxiang said this, he stretched out a finger and tapped lightly on the test paper in front of him, and then said: "But this test paper is just a few thousand words, and it directly solves all the nine and eighteen types of problems that we have worked hard for more than half a month." And it's still methodical, the head is the way, and it's extremely ingenious! This Li Sen is amazing. ”

"What!?

When the assistant examiner heard this, he was shocked, and hurriedly reached out and took the paper from Chen Chengxiang's hand, and then looked at it carefully.

But soon, the assistant examiner's face also showed a look of amazement.

"Okay, okay! What Prime Minister Chen Cheng said is indeed true, this Li Sen is really a genius and unrivaled in the world! Although he was the first to hand in the papers, he should be the top champion this time. ”

Hearing this, Prime Minister Chen Cheng, who was fat, suddenly touched his long white beard.

"Although his test paper is perfect, just based on one test paper, it is not necessary to say that he is the top student in the undergraduate. ”

Prime Minister Chen Cheng carefully said in his words: "This dynasty is a scholar, one is to look at the literature, and the other is to look at virtue. If a person is talented but not virtuous, then he can only become a scourge. And if you are virtuous and talentless, you are just a mediocre person. It is necessary to have both ability and political integrity in order to be entrusted with great responsibilities. Yuqing, do you say yes or no?"

"The Prime Minister is thoughtful and has said a lot. The lower officials have no opinions, and everything is up to the decision of the prime minister. The assistant examiner showed sweat on his forehead and bowed his hand again and again.

"Hehe, having said that, this Li Sen's talent is so outstanding, even if he is not the top winner, he must be among the top three. In my opinion, after this exam, let's go and visit him together, and observe his virtues by the way. Chen Chengxiang said with a smile on his face.

Naturally, the assistant examiner didn't have half an opinion, and only agreed over there.

Next, Prime Minister Chen and the assistant examiner called 'Yuqing' by him sat down on the stage one by one to continue the invigilation.

......

This time, the palace test lasted until nightfall, when the lights were on.

By this time, all the test papers had to be handed in. When many talents handed in the test papers, the two examiners also reviewed the test papers all the time.

Their trial is a preliminary trial and is not of decisive significance. Next, all the scholars in the cabinet will be tried together, and the results of the trial will be submitted to the emperor for another trial, and the final result will be obtained.

In other words, we will have to wait at least two more days to know the final result.

That night, Li Sen and the other Xiucai stayed in the palace and went to the banquet in the Yangxin Hall next to the 'Zhide Palace'.

When many talents, including the ministers of the cabinet, had found their positions, a shout suddenly came from the back door.

"The emperor has arrived!"

Everyone's expressions moved, and it turned out that the emperor had arrived.

At that moment, a group of people in the hall hurriedly greeted them, and many Xiucai who saw the emperor for the first time didn't even dare to raise their heads, and they didn't dare to take a breath.

Only Li Sen looked at the emperor with a faint expression.

I saw that this emperor was seventeen or eighteen years old, with a delicate appearance, and looked like a young man who had just grown up. It's just that his face is pale, and his steps are a little vain, and he doesn't look very good.

I know that the imperial examination is the lifeblood of this dynasty, and everyone is tired today, so there is no need to be restrained today. ”

"Emperor Xie!"

Many ministers led by Prime Minister Chen Cheng, as well as those talented people who saw Long Yan for the first time, hurriedly agreed.

Li Sen also nodded slightly, feeling that although this emperor was young, he was still quite good at talking. In time, he will be a capable monarch.

However, there are a lot of feasts these days. It seems that the elite class in the capital most often appears every day with various banquets. A small banquet on three days and a big banquet on five days are simply commonplace.

In the final analysis, in addition to the cultivation relationship of climbing relatives and bringing the past, the most common routine should be the problem of face.

If you don't go to my banquet today, you won't give me face. If I don't go to your feast tomorrow, I will look down on you, so I can't do it. And so on and so on, and again feasting on each other.

Li Sen felt that this was simply a bad habit in officialdom.

Fortunately, Li Sen has little interest in being an official, and he has no good feelings about these personal affairs.

......

After the banquet, Li Sen and many Xiucai did not stay in the palace, but left the palace directly in a carriage overnight and returned to Qinglu Temple to rest.

By the time everyone returned to Qinglu Temple, it was already late at night. However, the most important and final level of the imperial examination has been completely over. Therefore, many Xiucai did not have any packages, and many of them even got drunk and unconscious.

In short, after returning to Qinglu Temple, almost all the Xiucai returned to their rooms crookedly, fell asleep on the bed.

It was Li Sen, who was still meditating on his knees after returning to the room, looking like he was practicing qi and recuperating his spirits.

Through the past few days of meditation and pranayama, Li Sen still found a lot of problems.

The first problem is that in this world, Li Sen can't sense a trace of aura. This can only show two problems, one is that there is no aura in this world that can be cultivated by people at all. The second is that Li Sen has no spiritual veins on his body at all, so he can't sense spiritual energy.

No matter which of these two points was correct, they basically cut off Li Sen's desire to continue cultivating.

If you can't cultivate, you can't condense your aura, and if you don't have any aura on your body, you naturally won't have the mana to crack this illusion.

If this is the case, I am afraid that there are only two other ways to go. One is to find cultivators in this world and let them help Li Sen crack the illusion. But that's unlikely. The illusion is set up by a Confucian master, even if the bell is unlocked, the bell must be tied to the person, and the bell person in the illusion is not so easy to find.

The second method is to achieve some special conditions in the illusion and automatically dispel the illusion.

This method was also mentioned by the 'Dragon Senior' when Li Sen entered the illusion realm.

But if this is the case, a very serious question arises. That is, Li Sen didn't know what the conditions for cracking this illusion were at all!

Li Sen only learned about the strange book 'Spring and Autumn Ziwei Legend' from the mouth of the injured Xiucai, which has a lot to do with the secret realm. There are also the three outlines and five constants mentioned in the mouth of the injured Xiucai, 'monarchs, ministers, fathers and sons, husband and wife', 'benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith', and 'meritorious service, virtue and speech'.

These 'three outlines, five constants, and three immortals' can be called the standard definition of 'Confucian sage' in Confucianism. If you want to become a Confucian saint and a perfect person through the ages, you must do all of these things, and persevere and carry them out throughout your life.

But if that's the case, it's just too difficult!

No one is perfect, and no gold is barefoot. If you want a person to never do anything out of the ordinary in his life, always abide by morality and be strict with himself, this is simply more difficult than climbing to the sky!

Li Sen sat cross-legged on the bed, a thoughtful look on his face.

"Having said that, but when I think about it, I'm afraid that this most difficult 'saint standard', the Eight Achievements, is the only answer to crack this illusion. After all, the cultivated Jiaolong had also personally mentioned that the original owner of that secret realm was originally an extremely remarkable 'Confucian saint', since he was a saint, then if he wanted to inherit his mantle, I am afraid that he must first maintain the same virtue and ethics as him. ”

Thinking of this, Li Sen sighed deeply.

"That's it, since this is the illusion of 'Huangliang and a dream', in the final analysis, everything is still false. Even if there are two ways to crack it in front of you, let's look for the simplest and crudest one. In case there is no way to find a cultivator in this world, then it is not too late to consider the second method at that time. ”

After sighing, Li Sen collected his thoughts, and then began to close his eyes and breathe.

Although there is no way to sense the aura, there is no way to start cultivating. However, the kung fu of practicing and nourishing qi must still be persevered.

In this fantasy world, Li Sen's physical fitness is not good, and it can even be said that he is a little weak. But fortunately, Li Sen Yuanyang has not leaked, and the meridians are still quite smooth, so he can practice some excellent internal strength and heart methods.

Although these internal strength methods cannot help Li Sen become a peerless master in a short period of time, after diligent cultivation, he can also be deaf and clear-sighted, and his eyes and hands are fast, which can help Li Sen better adapt to this world.

It's just that if ordinary monks see Li Sen working so hard, I'm afraid they will be ashamed of themselves.

Li Sen is not only in the real world, but also cultivates and refuses to waste a little time. Now even in the fantasy world of 'Huangliang One Dream', he is so diligent.

Since ancient times, diligence can make up for clumsiness.

There are many talented people, but most of them lose to laziness. Only those who are diligent and resolute can truly go to the end. Whether it's cultivation or anything else, it's the same.