Tao Dingnian said, "The rules vary from place to place. In Ning'an County, the rule is that one person holds the exam paper in front, turns a page every twenty breaths, and after the last page is turned, waits another hundred breaths before stopping the answers. The one with the most correct answers wins."

Wen Gu laughed, "If you answer slowly, old Presented Scholars and old Imperial Scholars might get everything right, but if you answer quickly, no one has ever gotten everything correct. Moreover, every year there are a few very obscure questions in the Saint's Words, which even old Imperial Scholars and Hanlin members need to think about for a long time to answer correctly. A slight carelessness can lead to mistakes."

Fang Yun nodded, "I see."

Before coming to Ning'an County, Fang Yun already knew that because Ning'an County is a strategic location and a superior county, it is far beyond what a lower county like Ji County can compare.