By the time the Holy Emperor's decree arrived in Shu State, it was already the twenty-ninth day of the ninth month.
Only one day remained until the Annual Examination.
Tomorrow, the scholars from the Prefecture City and surrounding counties and towns would all gather at the examination grounds—a large courtyard located between the Governor's Office and the Prefectural Magistrate's Office.
The examination would last for two days. They would enter at 5:00 AM, the exam would begin at 1:00 PM, and it would end at Noon on the second day.
Originally, Ma Shuhan, the Academic Administrator Officer of Shu State, had scheduled the Annual Examination for the twenty-eighth, but for some unspeakable reason, he had postponed it by two days. The scholars in the Prefecture City were not merely understanding or supportive of this change; they simply had no time to pay attention to it.
