Ji Hongzhe took the red wood seal box sent by the clerk, then wrapped the county magistrate's seal that suppressed everyone's luck in yellow cloth and put it into the seal box.

As soon as the big seal was taken away from the center of the desk, the answer sheet, which had nothing unusual at first, started to become restless.

The sound of crackling pages was turned, and bright rays of literary light emerged. Especially on the first type of answer sheet, a few touches of red and light gold shined straight out, making it extremely dazzling.

Needless to say, the golden one is Zhou Baizhi's article. Without the official seal, it can finally fully reveal its light gold literary style. How can other articles stand side by side with it!

The two Taoist officials did not delay. As long as they completed the imperial examination tasks, they could return to the mountain to practice. They would naturally be replaced by fellow Taoists in the subsequent county and state examinations.

Thinking of the delay that the world of mortals has put on him, the elder Taoist official made seals repeatedly, and a small copper seal on his waist shone slightly, and suddenly flew out and hung in the air, suppressing the strange phenomenon of the answer sheet.

The young Taoist official followed closely behind him. After he finished reciting the incantation, vague waves spread throughout the hall, and a strong wind blew hard on the first two types of scrolls.

The great Confucian scholars of ancient times could defeat thousands of armies with one word, but that does not mean that a mere Mengtong boy could use literature to fight with Dharma.

Now, no matter how well-written the hundreds of answer sheets are, they can't make a difference. After all, it's just a "comparison" between articles, and it doesn't have much extraordinary power.

The examiners and clerks present also nodded and quietly watched the literary performance of the respondents.

There is one light golden channel, four red channels, and more than twenty red and white channels. The rest is nothing more than the difference in the intensity of the white air.

"Let go of all the pressure." After the literary spirit stabilized and there was no change, Ji Hongzhe said.

Although Taoist officials are an independent system, they also respect local officials. Otherwise, the mountain gate will be subject to some constraints. At least the disciples in Pingcang County will not be able to accept them.

When the elder Taoist official heard Ji Hongzhe's words, he immediately cast a spell. The small copper seal suspended in the air suddenly flew higher and reached the beams of the house.

In this way, the vision can be concealed and the luck of all the answers can be revealed.

In an instant, Tao Dao Wen Qi seemed to be replenished from somewhere, and transformed into a pillar of luck that continued to rise.

Page after page of the answer sheet was written automatically, and I sorted it according to my luck. Category II articles were promoted to Category I, and Category III articles were promoted to Category II, but most of them were Category II, and Category III articles were pushed to Category IV.

Jin Wen, who was originally at the top and unassailable, gradually lost its lead due to changes in luck, and in the end was even surpassed by the original four Hong Wen.

"Your Majesty, I am in charge of the ceremonial room, and there seems to be no red circle of family luck on Zhou Bai's insurance policy." The county magistrate couldn't help but said.

The imperial edict was shocked when he heard this and said: "What? Dare you take part in the imperial examination without the blessing of family luck? What are the senior officials of the Zhou family doing this time!"

This answered the question of those present: without family luck, how can one compete with other direct lineages based on one's own luck?

But fortunately, Jin Wen, even if they are not lucky enough, they can still choose Zhou Bai as a child, but it will be difficult to get a high ranking.

When Jin Wen was born, no one thought that there were others who could compete for the top spot.

"There are thirty-six articles in the first category, and the bronze inscriptions rank twenty-seventh. It's unimaginable." The chief clerk, who had always kept a low profile, couldn't help but say.

"The red inside of the bronze inscriptions is very strong, so it can only be regarded as bronze inscriptions, but the luck is indeed too thin."

Ji Hongzhe saw that the fortunes of various literary genres were no longer fluctuating, and he couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, it's over, let's determine the ranking. This time, the number of children born is thirty, and he is twenty-seven. It's just a pity."

Just when the clerk stepped forward and was about to tear off the name paper, the bronze inscriptions that were pressed under the first-class inscriptions suddenly moved forward.

A trace of red luck rose, attracting a large amount of white energy to fill it. The luck string incense lit by Zhou Bai still worked, and a large amount of foreign luck blessed the golden inscriptions.

In the end, I watched helplessly as the inscriptions moved to the top of the category, taking first place!

Literature is the first, luck is also the first!

Everyone present was astonished. Where did this kid get his luck? No wonder he dared to take part in the county examination without using his family luck.

"Dismantle the name."

Soon the names of thirty people including Zhou Bai, Zhao Liangji, Chen Yun, etc. appeared, and the number one bronze inscription was, as expected, Zhou Bai.

"He deserves to be the first. In that case, Zhou Bai is ranked first, and the rest are ranked in order. Do you have any different meanings?" Ji Hongzhe looked around at the other three marking officers and asked.

"The county magistrate is wise, and we have no objections." The three of them looked at each other and said in unison.

This is not a question, it is clearly asking for their consent, but it is reasonable and compliant, and there is no way to refute it.

They vaguely understood that Ji County Master might be optimistic about Zhou Bai, which made them pay attention.

At the age of fifteen, he can write golden and red articles. In the future, at least Juren will not be able to escape. We have to see if we can win him over.

The examiners all had their own thoughts because of a small county examination, not to mention the candidates who actually failed.

The moonlight is like water. I don't know how many people slept peacefully that night, and how many people unfolded their scrolls.

…

The next day, in the corner, the entire county was at its most popular.

There is a lot of traffic in front of the county government office, and there is an endless stream of pedestrians and vendors, but people often stop when passing by because the results are about to be released.

The admission of children is not an honor, it is just the foundation of the entire imperial examination. It stands to reason that not many people will pay attention to it.

But a county town can be bustling with excitement several times a year, let alone the county examination this year.

Which family's child has passed the examination and which family has more children is a topic of discussion after dinner.

Zhou Bai and Zhou Rui were naturally among the waiting crowd, but one was calm and silent while the other was restless.

"I said Zhou Bai, are you not in a hurry? Oh, yes, who told you to be the first genius to leave the examination room?" Zhou Rui couldn't stand Zhou Bai's calmness, so he said with a strange tone.

"You can win, don't worry." Zhou Bai's words were concise and to the point.

He is looking at all kinds of people. Although he is powerless, more practice will always improve his proficiency.

No, he discovered last night that he had exhausted his energy many times to activate the Qi Watching Technique, and now the source points required for improvement were reduced by a whole point.

"Really? In fact, I had a hunch. After all, I paid a lot of money to review before the exam! If I get the middle school student, I will let my dad thank you."

"Amitabha, bless, bah, ancestors bless, ancestors bless, bless me to be born as a child."

While Zhou Rui was chanting, a group of government officials walked out of the county government office under the leadership of two officials. They beat gongs and held rolled-up lists.

"Dong dong dong, let's give in, let's release the list!"

"By order of the county magistrate, we hereby announce that there will be thirty children admitted for this county examination."

It is said to be an admission list, but it is actually just a big red paper. However, in addition to being festive, the red paper also makes each name distinct and easy to recognize.

"First place, first place Zhou Bai!"

"The second place is Zhao Liangji, the third place is Chen Yun, the fourth place is Qian Feng...the 20th place is Zhou Qi...the 29th place is Zhou Heyun, and the 30th place is Zhou Rui."

"I won? I won at the bottom of the list! Damn it, Zhou Bai, you are at the top, we all won!" Zhou Rui was stunned for a moment, and then shouted happily.

There was a sensation in front of the list. The Zhou family actually produced four children this time. Although there were two at the bottom, one of them ranked first.
Chapter completed!