The Resolute Cannon Fodder Teaching In Ancient Time

Chapter 7: Seven Treasures ✨

Li Sanlang, fuming with anger, ran straight home. Halfway there, he remembered that his parents had already returned to Chang'an after their holiday, leaving no one at home to support him. So he turned back and stomped over to the headmaster to file a complaint.

Upon hearing that Xu Zhen and her sister were involved in trouble again, the headmaster felt a jolt and nearly fell off his couch. This was just chaos—complete chaos. It wasn't enough to offend one person; they dared to offend another!

Despite countless reminders to avoid offending people and stirring up trouble with students, Xu Zhen seemed to treat his advice as mere noise. The headmaster was so vexed he nearly coughed up blood. After finally calming Li Sanlang and sending him off, another person entered the room.

This newcomer, wearing the distinctive red robe and carrying a small jug of wine, was none other than the wine master who had recently attended the literary gathering.

The headmaster immediately rose, hurried over to offer tea and wine, and arranged for some snacks to be brought. They pulled out low chairs, sitting by the table to eat together.

After a while, noticing that the wine master seemed to be there just to enjoy the food and drink, the headmaster couldn't help but ask, "What brings you here today?"

The wine master, adjusting her sleeves, poured a cup of wine and replied, "Naturally, I have some business with you."

She drank a cup, and seeing the headmaster's curiosity, she began to share a significant event from Chang'an.

A few days ago, the Emperor discovered that the imperial examination questions had been leaked. Enraged, he tore up the previous questions and decided to create new ones. To prevent anyone from memorizing questions and answers, he decided to create six different sets of questions of equal difficulty.

However, this approach meant there were too many questions to prepare before the autumn examination. Therefore, the Emperor and the Ministry of Rites devised a plan—

"They want your academy to help draft the examination questions," the wine master said slowly.

The headmaster, who was listening intently, was shocked by this statement and jumped up, "What? Us? Qinglong Mountain? Draft questions??"

The wine master replied, "No need to panic. It's not just your academy; all academies across the realm are being asked to help, including the National Academy, provincial academies, and private schools."

The headmaster breathed a slight sigh of relief but quickly realized the complexity of the task.

Drafting a hundred questions, along with explanations from the question setters. Their academy had only two main teachers and one who was constantly causing trouble. With the autumn examination approaching, they barely had time to think of questions, let alone compose a hundred with answers!

His hand trembled slightly as he held the wine cup, looking at the wine master and asking, "These questions... Can small academies like ours opt out?"

The wine master took a bite of food and said, "As long as your academy is registered with the Ministry of Revenue, you must submit a set of a hundred self-drafted examination questions by July."

The headmaster paused, whispering, "What if we can't write them?"

The wine master glanced at him, a smile on her lips but little humor in her eyes.