Liu Chang held Han Zhi's examination paper, reading through it from start to finish. The preliminary sections, such as the script-reading and meaning-explication tests, presented no problems at all.
Yet the policy discourse section was entirely different. Guanjia had set the essay prompt: "An Discussion on the Bian-tiao System," and Han Zhi had responded with a lengthy, detailed treatise. To make matters worse, his answer addressed the very new system currently being implemented!
After turning the matter over in his mind repeatedly, Liu Chang took the examination paper, rose from his seat, and headed toward the imperial palace.
Chapter 171