This scholar is a bit cruel

Chapter 36 Exam
Come to the foot of the mountain.

On the stone tablet next to it, the words "West Lake Academy" are engraved in large letters.

There are two lines of small words below:

"Knowledge comes from diligence, and a thousand books can be read by a firefly."

Luo Zijun stopped and watched for a while before continuing forward and climbing the stairs.

The mountains are quiet and the only sound you can hear is the chirping of birds.

Looking up, the gate of the academy was clearly visible. It was simple and crude, with the paint peeling off. It looked like a quiet temple hidden in the mountains, without any of the style and publicity of the first academy in the outer city.

He remembered that in that world, even some of the lowest-ranking schools had gates that were tall, majestic, luxurious, and intimidating.

Luo Zijun continued to walk upwards.

at the same time.

In the meeting room of the academy, several people were arguing in front of a long desk.

"What's too much?"

“No one has come to register yet, why can’t we cancel it?”

"You took advantage of my absence and directly admitted me. You even sent me the admission letter. Isn't that too much? I am also the teacher recruiting students this year, and I was personally selected by the vice president. You did this and you don't take me seriously at all!"

There is a long table in the room.

At the table, a silver-haired old man in a Confucian robe was making a noise with a flushed face.

Several others were trying to persuade him.

"Mr. Han, it's not that we don't want to wait for you to come back, but we really don't know when you will come back. We asked the vice president and thought you would be back next month at the latest, so we decided to sign the admission first."

"We have carefully considered the young man's literary talent and have determined that he is qualified to be admitted as an exception."

"We are not disrespecting you, but there are too few good students in recent years. The Linfeng Academy was one step ahead of us two years ago and last year, and it admitted talented students from several counties as special admissions. This year, it just admitted two more."

"If we wait until next month's college entrance examination, I'm afraid it will be too late."

The silver-haired old man was named Han Sanzhi. He had been teaching in the academy for more than 30 years and was highly respected, so he was entrusted with the important task of admissions by the vice-president.

Although the other people were also members of the admissions team, their qualifications were much less than his.

Seeing him angry at this time, they were naturally very nervous and hurried to explain.

"What the hell is too late? Even if it's too late, you can't just make an exception and admit him! Those who were admitted by Linfeng Academy are all well-known talents. Who has ever heard of the person you made an exception to? Huh?"

"My West Lake Academy has been established for so many years, and it has always been a step higher than other academies. Why is that? Because we prefer to have nothing rather than something of inferior quality!"

"I won't say anything about those who bought their place with money or used connections, and I can't control them. But this special admission concerns the reputation of our academy and the reputation of us admissions teachers! There are only two places a year, how can we use them casually?"

"If you really want to make an exception and admit him, you have to convince me, the other teachers and students in the academy! Otherwise, if you let him in, he will only make the whole school laugh at him, and the other academies laugh at him!"

Han Sanzhi was very angry and blew his beard and glared.

"To pass the college entrance examination, one needs at least the talent of a scholar of the second rank. To be admitted by exception without taking the college entrance examination, one needs at least the talent of a scholar of the third rank. Does that kid have it? I can't tell from those two test papers. Can you tell?"

At this time, a tall and thin middle-aged man beside him hurriedly smiled and explained: "Mr. Han, the young man also wrote the poem 'If life could only be like the first encounter' and the two sentences 'I wish that people in the world would be free of disease, so why not let the medicine on the shelf gather dust'."

"Yes, those two sentences are really..."

"Snapped!"

Han Sanzhi slammed the table and said, "Whether that poem and those two sentences were written by that kid remains to be verified! You should at least verify them before sending out the admission notice! You are so reckless. If the other party plagiarized them, when you verify it, wow! A scholar will be defeated! How are you going to report it? You want me to be embarrassed along with you?"

Seeing him so angry, several people looked at each other in embarrassment, not knowing how to persuade him further.

"Mr. Han, it's come to this. The admission letters have already been sent out..."

"I'll take it back after I send it out! What's the matter? Are you afraid of losing face? I'll go and collect it myself!"

Han Sanzhi stood up directly.

But he also knew that he had said these words impulsively in anger, and if he were to take them back, it would have a significant impact on the reputation of the academy.

He calmed himself down a little, pondered for a moment, and suddenly remembered something. He stood up, walked to the desk in the corner, took out a test paper from the drawer, and looked down at it.

After a while.

He raised his head and said, "I am not deliberately making things difficult for you. It is true that special admission cannot be compromised. How about this. If the young man comes today, I will let him do this test first, and then take him to verify the authenticity of the poem and the two sentences. If his talent can reach the level of a scholar, we will admit him on the spot and handle the admission procedures for him. If he cannot reach that level, I will personally persuade him to give up voluntarily." "As for compensation, I will satisfy him. If he wants to scold me, let him scold me alone."

When several people heard this, they looked at each other.

I originally wanted to persuade him, but seeing that the old gentleman looked like he would never give up, I thought that if he firmly disagreed, I was afraid that they would not dare to make nameplates for the students. After all, the old gentleman was also a member of the admissions committee and had the veto power.

Thinking of this, they could only smile helplessly and agree.

"Then let's follow Mr. Han's wishes."

"Let him take the test first to see his true abilities."

"As for this test paper..."

Several people walked to the table, looked down, and discussed with Mr. Han for a while, and determined the content of the exam.

At this moment, a guard came to report:
"Teachers, Teacher Yuan has brought a young man here to greet you. He said that this is a new student that our academy has specially admitted. His name is Luo Zijun."

Several people's expressions changed. Here they come!

"Let him in!"

Han Sanzhi gave an order, then immediately sat down and quickly ground ink. He picked up his pen to cross out a few questions on the test paper, and then rewrote the questions that the few of them had just discussed.

The tall and thin man named Shangguan Chao took a look and couldn't help asking, "Mr. Han, why is this topic about expressing one's thoughts through objects so empty? No topic or hint?"

Han Sanzhi glanced at him and said, "I just want to see what kind of article he can write without any rules or restrictions. Why, you were the first one to recommend this person, are you afraid that he will fail the exam and make you embarrassed?"

Shangguan Chao smiled awkwardly and said nothing more.

Just as he was about to speak, footsteps were heard at the door.

Han Sanzhi continued to write with his head down.

Everyone else's eyes turned towards the door.

The first person to come in was Mr. Yuan Mang from the academy. He was the first person to recommend Luo Zijun.

Then, a handsome young man in a Confucian robe walked in.

Several people secretly praised in their hearts: This young man is really handsome!
"Mr. Han, teachers, this is Luo Zijun, the student our academy has specially admitted. I'm bringing him here to place the seal."

Yuan Mang said with a smile.

Then he introduced: "Zijun, this is Mr. Han, this is Teacher Shangguan, and this is..."

"and many more!"

Han Sanzhi raised his head, interrupted him, and said coldly: "I just came back from outside today. The matter of special admission is still under discussion."

Yuan Mang was stunned.

Shangguan Chao quickly pulled him aside and explained in a low voice with an embarrassed look on his face.

After hearing this, Yuan Mang was stunned.

"This……"

"Nothing this or that!"

Han Sanzhi finished the last question, stood up, glanced at the young man at the door, and said, "Luo Zijun, I have also read your examination paper for the scholar exam. I have my own opinion. You do have some real talent. But it is not that easy to be admitted to my West Lake Academy as an exception."

Luo Zijun looked at him with some confusion.

Han Sanzhi continued, "You should know the way to enter the West Lake Academy. Most of them only have one way, that is to pass the academy examination and reach the level of a scholar of two dou before being admitted. The other way is to be admitted in advance without taking the academy examination. For this way, you need to reach at least the level of a scholar of three dou to be eligible for special admission. Do you understand what I mean?"

Luo Zijun said: "I don't understand."

Then he continued, "I only understand that you notified me last night that I have been admitted and sent me an admission letter, asking me to register today."

The people in the room suddenly felt awkward.

Han Sanzhi was also a little embarrassed, and he coughed and said, "Then I will explain it clearly. You need to pass the exam today, and then be verified by the talent gem before you can be admitted as an exception. Do you understand now?"

Luo Zijun paused for a moment before nodding.

"Junior understands. You are going to go back on your word. Is that what you mean?"

(End of this chapter)