The five examiners were all quite surprised and looked at the martial arts department examination question papers handed in by Rui Zifan.
"In the first question of the literary test, I wrote a total of thirty-one different martial spirits... Tsk, tsk, very strong, not bad!"
"It's not enough to just write down the alien martial souls. You have to write down their characteristics and at least five combat skills correctly for it to be effective! Let's quickly see how many of them are written correctly."
"I'm here to take a look...these thirty-one exotic martial souls are all correct!"
The five examiners are all extremely experienced, and they are all old Wuhou who are over one or two hundred years old. They alone may not be able to know all the thirty-one strange martial spirits, but together the five of them can make no mistakes.
They read the paper carefully and couldn't help but admire it, and they appreciated Rui Zifan's talent a little more.
It is very rare for ordinary Wuhou supervisors to be able to understand the characteristics and combat skills of less than ten different martial souls. It is extremely rare to know more than twenty different martial souls. Not to mention as many as thirty-one exotic martial souls.
They made the questions so difficult, but Rui Zifan was still able to answer them easily. He handed over an excellent answer file in just one hour. He was definitely the top talent in this palace examination.
"As expected of the three elites of this year's Imperial Academy. I have long heard that Rui Zifan is the best among this year's imperial students and the most promising to be the leader of the Imperial Examination... The Rui family is very good at educating their children!"
Niu Shaojun's tone showed some sympathy for Rui Zifan. He has been in opposition for hundreds of years and does not care about the monarch's attitude.
The other three examiners Liu Guoliang, Cao Hao, and Ling Hong also nodded slightly and couldn't help but look more worried. This Rui Zifan is so strong, I'm afraid Mark will have a hard time in this palace examination.
"What, how does this Rui Zifan know so many different martial spirits!"
"He is trying to force us to a dead end!"
In the Chongwen Pavilion, many supervisors heard the soft murmurs of several examiners, their faces turned pale, and they suddenly felt huge pressure.
Many of them can only remember the characteristics of four or five exotic martial arts spirits and the five related combat skills. Calculated in this way, the most they can get for this question is less than twenty points, which is simply pitifully low.
"Alas, in the first round of the imperial examination, the score of one question is so different! How can we compare next! That's all, I admit defeat. I only have the bottom score in this palace examination."
"We are here to serve as a foil for Rui Zifan. I'm afraid he can get a perfect score of 500 points in the first round of the literary test this time. It would be good if we can get half of the score. In the next first round of the martial arts test, my performance No matter how good you are, you can't catch up with him."
Many of Wuhou's supervisors shook their heads, extremely disappointed, having already foreseen that their rankings in this palace examination would be extremely poor.
In the next hour or two, other Wuhou supervisors began to submit their papers one after another and waited outside the hall for their papers to be judged.
Among them were supervisors who were disappointed and gave up, and there were also supervisors who performed quite well in the literary examination.
Qin Ning and a small group of Wuhou supervisors walked out of the examination room one after another, and congratulated Rui Zifan who was waiting outside the hall for scores: "Congratulations, brother Rui, for your success in the first round of the literary test of the hall examination!"
"You all look good, and you seem to have performed well in the literary test! Let's wait for the scores together!"
Rui Zifan smiled faintly, returned the gift with his hands, and said with great confidence.
Ye Fan saw that many supervisors had already submitted their papers in the Chongwen Pavilion hall, and it was almost time, so he handed in his own papers.
The five examiners naturally paid special attention to Ye Fan's dossier.
Liu Guoliang immediately took Ye Fan's file and looked at it.
"this..."
He was still quite worried at first, but when he saw the answer to Ye Fan's first question, his expression suddenly changed.
"Brother Liu, what's wrong? Didn't Ye Fan answer?"
Seeing Liu Guoliang's expression being so abnormal, the other four examiners couldn't help but quickly look at Ye Fan's file.
Like Liu Guoliang, they had just finished reading Ye Fan's scroll, and their faces suddenly changed. They looked at each other, too shocked to say a word.
"How does he know so much...Does Patriarch Bian recognize these strange martial arts spirits?"
Niu Shaojun's expression changed drastically and he turned towards Bian Heng.
Chief Bian Heng shook his head and said: "I am a well-informed person...but more than half of the strange martial arts he wrote have never been heard of before!"
The Bian family of King Wu had a large collection of books, and naturally most of the Bian family members were well-informed people. But as the clan leader, it was the first time for Bian Heng to see so many exotic martial spirits.
"Don't talk about Brother Bian, what's wrong with us! Among the strange martial arts written by Ye Fan, I only know less than one-third of them. His answer sheet is really eye-opening to me!"
"Then, how should we judge the paper? If the results of the judgment are made public, I'm afraid many people will not be convinced and think that we examiners are secretly helping Ye Fan!"
Liu Guoliang's tone was hesitant and he asked the other four examiners.
"Just judge how you want to judge. You can't change the scoring rules! Besides, even if the five of us answer Mark's answer sheet, we still can't answer this level!"
Niu Shaojun shook his head.
The five examiners quickly reached an agreement and used Ye Fan's answer as the standard to judge the literary test scores of the Wuhou supervisors in this session of the palace examination.
Each person dealt with twenty scrolls, and within a short time, the scores and rankings of the first round of the literary test of hundreds of supervisors were revealed.
This score is written on a huge red list and posted outside Chongwen Pavilion for everyone to see.
Outside Chongwen Pavilion, tens of thousands of spectators who had been waiting for a long time suddenly became commotion, and they all eagerly looked at the list.
"Look, the scores for the first round of the literary test are out!"
"Don't squeeze! Why are you so anxious? There are three red lists! The top three, the top ten and the top 100 red lists! This is the ranking from eleventh to one hundred! The scores for the top ten and the top three are all still there. It's not posted yet!"
The people watching were commotion and excited.
"Hao Ziming ranked 11th in the first round of the literary test of the palace examination! The total score is 256 points!"
Hao Ziming hurriedly looked at the top 100 list and found that his name was at the top of the list, ranked eleventh.
Those with low scores are really pitiful, but luckily they are ranked higher.
He couldn't help being surprised and relieved.
His strength in the literary test is relatively weak. Although he is outside the top ten, his cultivation in the Wuhou realm is profound. He can still make it in the first round of the martial arts test, and he has a good chance of entering the top ten.
"Congratulations to Brother Hao! It seems that we are on track to be among the top ten in this palace examination!"
"Even Brother Hao, who is ranked eleventh, has such a low score, and we are so low that we are embarrassed to see others!"
Many supervisors expressed congratulations and lamented at the same time.
"Joy and rejoice together!"
Hao Ziming couldn't help but smile with joy.
Mu Bing, Qin Yuer, Cao Youwen and others were all overjoyed after reading this list.
Because they did not see Ye Fan's name on it, this means that Ye Fan must be within the top ten in the literary test.
There are also some very famous supervisors whose names were not found on the list, such as Rui Zifan, Qin Ning, Ling Qingshan, etc., who are all within the top ten in the literary test.
There was a small group of Wuhou supervisors outside Chongwen Pavilion but they were very unhappy.
"Hmph! He was lucky enough to get into the top ten!"
Rui Zifan's eyes quickly scanned the top 100 list, but he couldn't find Ye Fan's name, and he couldn't help but look gloomy and a little annoyed. The higher Ye Fan's ranking in the first round of the literary examination, the more difficult it will be to suppress him in the second round of the palace examination.
"Brother Rui, don't worry. Even if he gets into the top ten by luck, he will definitely be at the bottom! As long as I beat him in the martial arts test, I can still push him out of the top three."
Qin Ning said in a deep voice.
Not long after, the literary test rankings from fourth to tenth were announced.
"The first round of the literary test of the palace examination, fourth place Ling Qingshan! The total score is 282 points!"
When Ling Qingshan saw his name and scores appearing on the top ten list, his expression changed slightly and he became very sad.
This extremely low score made him feel very dull.
"Congratulations, Brother Qingshan!"
All the supervisors congratulated him one after another.
Ling Qingshan responded with a forced smile. He didn't make it into the top three in the first round of the literary test. He was afraid that he would have a hard time competing for the top three in the palace test.
The names of Rui Zifan, Qin Ning and Ye Fan did not appear, which means that they occupy the top three.
These three people occupying the top three on the literary examination list are extremely powerful. It will undoubtedly be extremely difficult to make a comeback in the next martial arts test.
"The person named Ye made it into the top three? How could this happen?... Is his ability in the literary test so strong?"
The faces of Rui Zifan, Qin Ning and a small group of Wuhou also changed drastically.
"Brother Ye Fan must be in the top three in the literary test! Great, as long as he wins the top three in the martial arts test. Then brother Ye Fan will definitely be among the top three in the second round of the palace test!"
Qin Yuer shouted excitedly.
Mu Bing and Cao Youwen were also extremely excited.
Outside the main hall of Chongwen Pavilion, everyone was nervously waiting for the final ranking of the first round of literary examination.
Finally, the most important top three rankings were announced outside Chongwen Pavilion.
The moment the list was announced.
There was a commotion and uproar outside Chongwen Pavilion.
"In the first round of the literary test of the imperial examination, Ye Fan came first! The total score is 500 points!"
"Rui Zifan came in second in the first round of the literary test of the imperial examination! The total score is 320 points!"
"Qin Ning came in third in the first round of the literary test of the imperial examination! The total score is 290 points!"
The huge red list of the top three in the literary test and the scores on the list stung the eyes of almost everyone.
Rui Zifan has outstanding talent, and his score in the literary test was 30 points higher than that of Qin Ning, who came in third. This is not surprising. Few Wuhou dared to compete with Rui Zifan in the literary examination.
However, how could Ye Fan get a perfect score and be a full 180 points better than Rui Zifan, who came second in the literary test? !
This is simply appalling, a terrifying high score that has never been seen before.
what does that mean?
This means that in the next round of the martial arts test, even if Rui Zifan exerts all his strength, he will not be able to make up for this huge gap and catch up with Ye Fan's total score.
"this..."
"Isn't Rui Zifan the number one genius in the royal city this time, Marquis Wu! How come there is such a big difference between him and Ye Fan?"
The huge crowd outside Chongwen Pavilion was in shock and disbelief.
Because Ye Fan participated in quelling the poisoning case and the Jinluan Palace rebellion, he brought down a large number of clan members, courtiers, and border ambassadors. In the past month, his prestige in the royal city has been at its peak, and his reputation far exceeds that of other Wuhou supervisors in the Imperial College.
Everyone guessed that the monarch would definitely select him to be among the top three in the second round of the palace examination and put him to great use.
However, when it comes to his strength in the first round of civil and military examinations, not many people in the royal city think highly of him. Still optimistic about Rui Zifan, Qin Ning and Ling Qingshan, the three outstanding figures of the Imperial Academy.
Could it be that the five examiners are working together to swap out the exam papers? Replaced his and Ye Fan's answer sheets? !
This possibility is extremely small... but it cannot be ruled out. Because usually the files will be sealed directly and not made public.
Rui Zifan suddenly thought of something, his face suddenly changed in shock, and he was extremely ferocious, and he roared loudly into Chongwen Pavilion: "Impossible, absolutely impossible! I answered all the five questions in the Imperial Examination Literary Examination most perfectly! My score is what matters. How can a perfect score of 500 be a full 180 points worse than Ye Fan! I protest! I demand that the file be disclosed on the spot!"
"That's right! We demand that the files be made public!"
"Cheating! This must be cheating! He actually cheated so blatantly in the Canglan Kingdom's highest palace examination. It is simply a shame for my whole country!"
Qin Ning and other supervisors changed their expressions in shock and shouted angrily.