Peerless Taoist

Zhang Xuance slowly raised his head and said in a deep voice, "This official has yet to finish examining the script, and has yet to finish reading it. I cannot decide who will be first."    

In the history of the Imperial Examinations, the first place in the theory examination would be chosen to enter the Hanlin Courtyard and be retained in the imperial capital.    

Staying in the Imperial Capital meant that he was close to the central hub. Even if he did not have any military merits, as long as he slowly built up his experience, he would be able to get promoted quickly.    

This was a key position, and the Crown Prince's intention now was clearly to let Xu Tiangang become the first place in the theory examination.    

The Crown Prince's smile did not change. "No matter, I will wait for you to finish interrogating him."    

"Someone come, show His Highness a seat."    

Zhang Xuance also did not change his expression, immediately finding two servants to bring in a chair and let the Crown Prince sit down.    

He tapped the table with his finger and his magical energy shook slightly. The scripts that were originally placed on the table that had yet to be finished were immediately suspended in midair.    

Now, there were still a few hundred scripts that had yet to be read.    

These scripts floated in mid-air, but the scene of a few scripts being placed on the table was incompatible with the surrounding scripts. There was a faint flicker of light on the scripts, which was the strange phenomenon produced by the abundant literary energy on the scripts.    

Some scripts were dull and dull, which was the lack of scholarly energy. It was just a simple overstatement, and it did not contain true feelings.    

Zhang Xuance swept his soul and saw which test papers qualified and which test papers needed to be removed. It was already clear at a glance.    

The pen landed and very quickly, he made all the reviews.    

The Crown Prince said lightly, "Lord Zhang, there shouldn't be any test papers better than Xu Tiangang, right? I recommend people without permission. Although it doesn't conform to the rules, I won't choose mediocre talents for the Imperial Court. "    

"Since that's the case, then..."    

Zhang Xuance's expression was indifferent. He clearly knew that the Crown Prince was confident this time.    

However, he suddenly noticed that there was actually a paper on the table.    

When he slammed his palm on the table just now, all the papers flew into the air. Only this one paper did not move at all.    

"Your Highness, please wait. This official still has one more paper that I have yet to read." Zhang Xuance cupped his hands and said.    

The Crown Prince waved his hand, indicating for Zhang Xuance to continue reading.    

It was just a paper, he could still afford to wait.    

Zhang Xuance placed his hand on the paper, and his expression suddenly turned serious.    

When the other examiners saw Zhang Xuance's expression, they all looked over.    

Ever since the beginning of the review, they had never seen Zhang Xuance's expression.    

Zhang Xuance first slowly opened the examination paper and was suddenly shocked. On the examination paper, every brush and ink was shimmering with a dazzling golden light. Just by looking at it, he felt like he was looking at a sharp sword. A majestic and sharp aura rushed towards him.    

"The brush and ink look alike, each word is worth a thousand gold!"    

The surrounding examiners looked over and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.    

This sort of style would only occur when the words were written to the extreme.    

Many great Confucians who were full of scriptures probably wouldn't be able to do this.    

"This is a bit exaggerated, isn't it? The Imperial Examination restricted age, so no matter how those young people cultivate, they probably won't reach this step. This probably can't be described as genius, it should be called monstrous. "    

The surrounding examiners came forward, wanting to see how extraordinary this word was.    

"Let me see what your opinion is." Zhang Xuance began to seriously review the paper.