Chapter 174: During the Imperial Examination

With the sound of the gong, the examinees stopped writing and slowly walked out of the Examination Hall.

Unlike the previous Book Department exam where the candidates still had the spirit to chat and laugh as it ended,

most were exhausted and silent after the Mathematics and Ritual Departments exams had concluded.

No one could walk out smiling after finishing this year's Mathematics exam.

In Calligraphy and Painting, it's clear whether you can do it or not, and in Law and Composition, even if you don't know, you can still write a few sentences.

But if you don't know Mathematics, you truly don't know.

This time, the examination paper for the Ritual Department was standard, nothing much to say.

But the difficulty of Mathematics had surpassed any previous session.

Even those well-versed in Mathematics felt helpless when facing the last two questions.