Chang'an.
First Examination Hall.
Today is the last day of the course for the first batch of students.
Over the past five days, Li Nuo provided targeted guidance on each of their weak subjects and expanded their strong ones.
He distributed calligraphy, painting, music, horse riding skill, and archery evenly over the five days, but consistently ended the day with a lesson on classical meaning.
The students found this unsurprising.
Among the Six Arts, the Book Department carries the most weight, and it is tested on the first day. If they fail the Book Department, they are directly eliminated, rendering proficiency in the other arts useless.
Having finished the last lesson on classical meaning, Li Nuo stood before the blackboard, looked at the hundreds of students below, and said, "Today's lesson is now concluded."
The students looked up at him with eyes full of reverence.
