After my soul traveled to ancient times, I don't want to be cannon fodder

As soon as Zhong Ning finished speaking, there was a moment of confusion among the audience.

Isn’t this the palace examination?

Shouldn't we conduct an in-court inquiry as we did just now?

Why did the style of painting suddenly change and become associated with eggs?

"Ahem... Zhaohua..." Emperor Yong was also a little puzzled and asked bluntly, "The mouth of this bottle is so narrow, how can an egg fit in? Please don't make things difficult for everyone!"

"Father, there are many things in this world that are difficult to understand, but as long as you understand the underlying principles, you can achieve your goals. This is my intention. In addition to the strategic questions, I will give you a little game to stimulate your thinking and stimulate your brain."

"Anyone who can place the egg completely inside the bottle within two quarters of an hour will receive both the excellent score and the paper score!"

"You can use some external force. As long as you can get the egg in, you win."

Everyone is eager to try it!

One after another tried to press the egg into the bottle, but no one could successfully do it.

Even the ministers in the court and Emperor Yong himself showed great interest in this sudden little experiment.

The second prince Murong Yun couldn't wait to stand up and see how everyone could stuff the egg in completely.

As the group went around in circles and still couldn't find the right solution, time passed quietly.

"The palace examination is over!" After receiving Emperor Yong's gaze, Su Qi announced loudly to the candidates who were scratching their heads and thinking hard below.

Everyone was stunned.

Is this the end?

They don’t even know how to put the egg into the bottle!

Zhong Ning smiled slightly: "Don't panic, everyone. This is just a small scientific experiment to test your divergent thinking."

"Even if it's not completed, it's no big deal."

"Your Highness, we don't know, since this is a question belonging to the Academy of Sciences, why should it be moved to the palace examination?" One of the candidates asked boldly.

It instantly resonated with other candidates.

"I simply wish to tell you that there are many unknowns in this world. Focusing solely on studying for the imperial examinations doesn't reveal much. One must always maintain a sense of curiosity and awe. No matter how talented you are, there will always be knowledge you don't understand!"

“A good farmer can understand the farming seasons and grow better crops.”

"A skilled craftsman can thoroughly understand the principles and create more sophisticated tools or weapons."

"A good doctor can see through the eight extraordinary meridians and overcome more difficult and complicated diseases."

"A skilled warrior can sense the inner energy, refine his physique, and become a hero who intimidates the villains and defends his country!"

"From this we can see that there are top talents in every profession. Never think that you are superior to others just because you are proficient in knowledge."

"Who doesn't know that among three people, there must be one who can be my teacher? Even a single word, action, or sentence can be called a teacher!"

After these words were spoken, many people's faces changed drastically. Princess Zhaohua was openly comparing them, the scholars and students, with those lowly common people.

"We are from aristocratic families and have noble status. Dayong has always been a country that governs with culture. How can we be compared with these lowly people?" Another candidate stood up to object. It was Li Huai, who was from the Longxi Li family.

"You are wrong. Dayong does not just govern the country with culture. The court of Dayong is divided into six departments, and each department has many branches, and each branch is a discipline!" Wen Renye was the first to stand up and refute.

He is now standing on Princess Zhaohua's pirate ship and must show his loyalty at all times.

"You say you are of noble birth and have noble ancestors. This only means that your ancestors were capable. What does this have to do with you?"

"If you really have the ability, you should start from scratch and transform a poor place into a truly prosperous one."

"Instead of just talking about your ancestors and claiming you are noble!"

Wen Renye's words were very sharp, and Zhong Ning felt refreshed after hearing them. This was her lackey, handsome, talented, and strong, but most importantly, he had a sharp tongue.

The man's face was extremely ugly after being rebuked. He could only mumble, "It's just a game. Your Highness, it's a bit too frivolous for you to bring it to the court!"

"It's just a game, so why don't you stuff the egg in completely!" Wen Renye retorted.

The man suddenly felt as if his neck was strangled, and he fell silent in an instant!

Seeing that there was about to be a commotion below, Zhong Ning pressed his hands down slightly, and the noise below suddenly became silent.

Zhong Ning waved his hand, and a palace servant came forward with a tray held high in both hands. On the tray was a piece of paper and a fire starter.

Zhong Ning stood up, walked down the platform, came to the place where the egg experiment was conducted, tore the paper into two halves, then rolled it into a thin tube, lit the paper with a fire starter, and threw it into the bottle.

When smoke started to rise from the bottle, I stuffed the egg into the bottle. The cooked egg seemed to deform and slid into the bottle through the mouth.

After reaching the bottle, it returned to its original shape.

Zhong Ning picked up the bottle and shook it in front of everyone. In the translucent glass bottle, a round white egg could be seen, rolling back and forth in the bottle.

"Now, who can get the egg out of the bottle again? Just like before, your score will be combined with your essay!"

Everyone fell silent!

They watched helplessly as the eggs were put into the bottle intact, but they couldn't take them out intact again...

No one has this confidence.

Even Wen Renye just frowned slightly and didn't dare to try it easily!

"Since there's no one here, let's stop here!"

"If anyone wants to know the underlying principles, please go to the Academy of Sciences for details!"

After saying this, he bowed solemnly in the direction of Emperor Yong and turned to leave.

Seeing this, everyone could only salute in an orderly manner and then leave the palace.

The palace examination is officially over!

Emperor Yong's mood just couldn't improve.

Because through this palace examination, he truly discovered that the talents recruited only through the imperial examination were really not as good as he expected.

Perhaps the assessments in the past were too one-dimensional, causing him to only look at the policy essay, and neglect other aspects, such as what Zhong Ning mentioned, divergent thinking, thinking about problems from multiple angles, and comprehensive consideration of problems from all angles.

He only saw the candidates' rigid thinking when facing the impromptu spot check test, and they were confused!

The other ministers also looked unhappy.

Because Emperor Yong did not inform them and conducted this sudden and unexpected assessment, none of them were mentally prepared.

What’s even more hateful is Wen Ren Ye.

How dare you dream of proposing that all gentry pay taxes together?

Although Emperor Yong had considered this before, he had to give up the idea due to opposition from his ministers. Only Princess Zhaohua insisted on conducting a pilot project in Qinghe County.

They thought it was just a small fight and that it would be fine if they just watched it, but they didn't expect that Wen Renye, a mere candidate, would dare to make such a suggestion.

The key point is that His Majesty and Princess Zhaohua actually agreed.

They can't beat Princess Zhaohua, nor can they argue with His Majesty, so can't they take action against a new scholar?