"It seems that I don't have this chance this time!"
"This is the third time I have taken the examination. If I fail this time, I will never be a Jinshi again!"
Seeing others playing and playing around, a middle-aged man in a green robe said with emotion.
According to the proportion of candidates admitted to the general examination, each time you take another general examination, the hope of admission will be smaller.
This person has already participated in the general examination three times. Even if he takes the general examination again, the probability of being successful in the general examination will be much smaller.
It is precisely because of this consideration that this person thinks that after he has no hope in this examination, he may have to wait for a vacancy to come, become a minor official, and then end his career.
This life.
After all, the career development of the two statuses of Juren and Jinshi can be said to be very different.
Although some people are able to make their way in the officialdom by relying on their abilities even if they are from a Juren background.
But most people want to develop well in their career, and different starts have different futures.
This is just like the academic qualifications of later generations. To put it bluntly, it is just a piece of paper.
Although this piece of paper may divide certain talents of people.
But ultimately, it is one-sided to judge a person's ability by a piece of paper.
However, the overall order of society requires this kind of one-sidedness.
After all, the higher the academic qualifications, the higher the chance of developing talents.
Similarly, when those Fortune 500 companies want to find talents, they will only choose world-renowned schools instead of ordinary schools.
This is true in any era, so people who can serve as the first and assistant ministers of the cabinet and can enter the cabinet.
Jinshi is a must!
Among the Jinshi, the chances of being ranked No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 are higher.
The reality is so cruel.
What inexperienced scholar doesn't want to go further?
That's why the man seemed so lonely when he lamented that he had no chance of getting the title of Jinshi in this life.
The sound of reporting came one after another in the distance, and the scene of "some families are happy, some are sad" is also constantly being staged.
There are also people from Jiangzhe Prefecture Guild Hall who are on the list, and even the number is gradually catching up, and even exceeds the number of candidates from other guild halls.
At this moment, all the secrets of the great province of culture and education were revealed.
"Good news, Mr. Jiang and Zhejiang Prefecture, Zhao Ba Tianming, the ninety-eighth tribute scholar in the high school examination."
"The Holy One above the Golden Palace!"
After the words fell, the scholar who just now lamented that he might never be destined to be a Jinshi in this life trembled all over, and he almost couldn't stand still.
I almost fell out as soon as I fell.
"Which...who is Mr. Zhao?"
"Where is Mr. Zhao?"
Some people looked towards the Jiangzhe Prefecture Guild Hall, trying to find the figure of the scholar on the list.
At this time, the scholar in the guild hall who almost fell stood up tremblingly and said: "It's me, I am Zhao Tianming, I am Zhao Tianming!"
"So Mr. Zhao is here. Mr. Zhao, this is your golden book!"
"Please keep it safe!"
"Congratulations, Mr. Zhao!" The messenger handed him the golden book with Zhao Tianming written on it.
When Zhao Tianming took the golden book, there was only a crisp "plop" sound.
The man suddenly knelt on the ground and cried bitterly in front of everyone, "Hahaha, hahaha!"
"I got it, I got it!"
"I won, I want to be an official, I want to be an official!"
"I want to go back to my hometown! I want everyone to know that I won and I want to be an official!"
Originally, this person did not have much hope of being on the list, but now he heard that his name was on the list, and he was not dismissed from the imperial examination.
In other words, his title of Jinshi is certain.
No wonder this person is so crazy and crazy.
Just looking at this person's expression, Huang Tinghui could see a bit of Fan Jin's passing.
Imperial examination!
It's really crazy stuff.
Just when Huang Tinghui was thinking wildly, a panicked voice suddenly came over.
"It's not good, it's not good!"
"This Mr. Zhao fainted, fainted!"
Hearing this voice coming, everyone present became even more confused.
Huang Tinghui naturally did not stand idly by at this time.
On a big day, it's not uncommon to feel extremely sad due to excessive excitement.
Huang Tinghui learned some traditional first aid methods from a young girl, and faced Zhao Tianming who fainted due to excessive excitement.
I saw Huang Tinghui pinching his middle part, and then asked Tang Zihu to find a basin of cold water and pour it on his face.
Seeing that the man was still awake, Huang Tinghui could only pry open his teeth with chopsticks and pour water into his mouth.
At this time, Zhao Tianming slowly woke up.
"I'm hit, right?"
"I must have won. I seem to remember that I have won!"
The first thing this person said after he woke up was to repeatedly confirm that he had been hit.
In Huang Tinghui's eyes, this scene was really ridiculous.
"Mr. Zhao is hit!"
"The ninety-eighth high school entrance examination is here."
After hearing the messenger's confirmation, the man slowly came to his senses.
Everyone gathered around this guy, fearing that he would get excited and faint again.
Fortunately, after this person experienced it once, his ability to bear it was much stronger.
He immediately gave some money to the person who filed the report, and his whole temperament and demeanor changed at that moment.
You must know that this person was an unknown scholar in the Jiangzhe Prefecture Guild Hall before. Now that he has become a quasi-jinshi, his confidence in his heart is naturally different.
"Good news for the Master of Fujian Mansion, Lin Yitianxing, the 30th honorary scholar in the high school examination."
"The Holy One above the Golden Palace!"
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"Good news, Master of Huguang Mansion, Zhang Bao Jingren, the 19th Contributor in the High School Examination."
“The Holy One above the Golden Palace!
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"Good news, Mr. Jiangnan Mansion, Liu Tao Jingzhi, the eleventh tribute scholar in the high school examination."
"The Holy One above the Golden Palace!"
As the rankings get higher and higher, they get higher and higher.
Everyone also became more and more nervous.
However, some people who are not confident in their talents and learning also give up some luck at this time.
They just hope that they can perform better in the next examination and be ranked on the gold list.
As for other people, although they don't have much hope, the top ten in the test have not been announced, so they still have a glimmer of hope.
Therefore, at this time, although they were mentally prepared to fail, they still hoped for a miracle.
I hope my name will appear among the top ten in the exam.
But soon, their hopes were completely shattered by the ruthless reality.
"Good news for the master of Shanxi Prefecture, Zhang Taixing, the eighth tribute scholar in the high school examination."
"The Holy One above the Golden Palace!"
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"Good news, Mr. Huguang Mansion, Zhang Ba Ling, the sixth tribute scholar in the high school examination."
"The Holy One above the Golden Palace!"
The reporter's voice had become a little hoarse, but at this time, he shouted even harder.
After all, the higher you get to the back, the higher the rank of the master becomes.
At this time, he couldn't lose their face. He had to shout louder so that more people could hear his voice.
Only in this way can these masters be happier and their rewards can be more.
"Congratulations, congratulations!"
"We will try for sixth place, it seems we are out of luck!"
"Get ready for the next ranking. I'm afraid there is no hope for this one!"
There are only five places left, and no one thinks that their talent can be among these five places.
Therefore, they have completely given up on this idea.
Even Tang Zihu sighed, thinking that he might have no hope of being on the list.
Also, my father passed the imperial examination twice before becoming a Jinshi.
I haven't studied hard during this period of time, so it's normal that I can't get on the list now.
However, Tang Zihu had no regrets. He knew that his father was right.
Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles.
The trip to the north made Tang Zihu understand a lot.
It also made Tang Zihu grow up a lot.
As for the competency test, he had the idea of ​​​​getting on the list if he could, and forgetting if he couldn't.
Just when Tang Zihu was about to accept his fate, a voice suddenly came over.
"Good news for the master of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Prefecture, Tang Taozizhong, the sixth tribute scholar in the high school examination."
"The Holy One above the Golden Palace!"
After the words fell, Tang Zihu trembled all over, and he looked at the people around him in disbelief.
After he reacted, he kept shaking Huang Tinghui, "Tinghui?"
"Am I hit?"
"Will you try for fourth place? Fourth place?" Tang Zihu asked with some uncertainty.
Seeing this guy's expression of disbelief, Huang Tinghui said to him angrily: "Why don't you pinch your face and see if it hurts?"
"If it doesn't hurt, then you're not dreaming!"
Although Huang Tinghui's mentality has always been good, he has already reached the fourth place on the test list and has not heard his name yet.
Even Huang Tinghui is not sure whether he can pass this examination or whether he can get a good ranking in this examination.
The sound of reporting in the distance still did not stop, and soon the third place was announced, and the atmosphere was heightened to the extreme.
Just after Huang Tinghui sighed, he thought that his attempt would be a failure.
Suddenly a voice came, "That's Master Huang, that's Huang Tinghui, Master Huang?"
Listening to the man's voice, Huang Tinghui walked forward, "I am Huang Tinghui!"
"Are you Mr. Huang?"
"Congratulations, Mr. Huang!"
"Good news for the master of Jiangzhe Prefecture, Huang Tinghui, the second highest honors scholar in the high school examination."
"The Holy One above the Golden Palace!"
After the words fell, everyone looked at where Huang Tinghui was.
Will try for second place!
It's just one step away from the meeting.
He is worthy of being Duke Xie Yuang of Jiangzhe Prefecture!
"Congratulations to brother Tinghui, congratulations to brother Tinghui for winning second place in the examination!"
"Brother Tinghui is really a great talent. He is such a great talent. He can win the second place in this competition so easily!"
"I admire you, I really admire you!"
Huang Tinghui won the second place in the joint examination, in accordance with the established rules of the palace examination.
In the palace examination, he has a chance to compete for the top pick.
Therefore, everyone looked at Huang Tinghui with great admiration and congratulated Huang Tinghui.
But now they are more curious about who will be the first in this test.
Just when everyone was guessing, the voice of the person who reported the report came over.
"Good news for the master of Beizhili Prefecture, I am applying for a higher education, and I am the first honorary scholar in the high school examination."
"The Holy One above the Golden Palace!"
At this time, everyone realized that the first place in the examination was taken by the son of the second minister of the court.
If ordinary people had taken away the title of Shi Huiyuan, the scholars would not have much objection.
But when the young master of Chao Cifu became the Huiyuan of the imperial examination, many people were naturally unconvinced.
"Master Cifu is favored by the current Holy Emperor. From this point of view, the rumors are indeed true!"
"That is, if this person were not the son of Cifu, the title of Yuan Yuan would definitely not fall on him!"
"Things in the court are just human affairs!"
There was a lot of discussion among the scholars. They were extremely dissatisfied that the son of the second assistant had won the first place in the examination.
However, Huang Tinghui thinks this is nothing, after all, as long as he is on the list of candidates who will try, it will be fine.
In this way, I don’t have to wait another three years to participate in the next examination.
And as long as he passes the examination, he will be a prospective Jinshi.
What else is more worthy of making people happy than this?
However, while Huang Tinghui and Tang Zihu both felt extremely happy, there were people in the Guild Hall of Jiangzhe Prefecture who were in despair, as if they had suffered a major blow.
"How could this happen, how could this happen, it shouldn't be like this, it shouldn't be like this!"
"How could I not be on the list? How could I not be on the list?"
"This examination is unfair, so unfair. If this examination was really fair, how could my name not be on this list!"
"Someone must be operating behind the scenes, it must be like this!"
At this time, this somewhat lost person was the person who competed with Huang Tinghui and Tang Zihu for the head of the court examination case that day.
The examiners of the imperial examination that day all believed that Huang Tinghui, Tang Zihu and Ruan Dacheng were qualified to pass the imperial examination.
Therefore, some people say that the competition for the college examinations in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces is three dragons competing for the pearl.
Ruan Dacheng is a well-rounded person, and he is very thoughtful.
In order to prepare for this examination, Ruan Dacheng spent a lot of thought.
And just when he thought it was no surprise that he would be on the list for this examination, his name did not appear on the list at all.
How can Ruan Dacheng, who looks extremely humble on the surface but extremely proud on the inside, accept this?
Especially when I see my two rivals, one is the fourth best person who can test, and the other is the second best person who can test.
Ruan Dacheng couldn't accept this moment.
"They must have cheated. They must have gotten this rank through cheating!"
"Otherwise, how could these two achieve such high rankings at the same time?"
"It's simply impossible!"
"The only possibility is cheating!" Perhaps out of jealousy, Ruan Dacheng hated Huang Tinghui and Tang Zihu with great hatred.
At the same time, Ruan Dacheng suddenly remembered something.
Pan Zhengguo, a former lecturer at the Hanlin Academy, was the examiner of this examination. The most important thing is that this person was also a close friend of Tang Zihu's father.
If Tang Zihu went to visit his father's close friend, Pan Zhengguo, a former lecturer of the Hanlin Academy and the examiner of this examination, got the test questions for this examination.
Then it is entirely possible for them to achieve such good results in the joint examination at the same time!
However, Ruan Dacheng had no evidence to prove that Huang Tinghui and Tang Zihu obtained the test questions from Pan Zhengguo, a former lecturer at the Hanlin Academy.
Ruan Dacheng is a cunning person with many bad intentions.
He knows very well the horror of rumors and three people becoming a tiger.
As long as the matter is made serious and all the scholars start making trouble, even a lie can become true.
When the time comes, Huang Tinghui and Tang Zihu will not be able to argue even if they are the whole family.
After all, there are such precedents in imperial examination cases.
At this time, Ruan Dacheng was already jealous to the core. He couldn't think too much at all. He only thought that if he failed to pass the examination.
Huang Tinghui and Tang Zihu also failed to pass the examination.
And if something happens to Tang Zihu and Huang Tinghui, will he also be eligible to be supplemented?
Thinking of this, Ruan Dacheng's heart was ready to move.
"Why can you win but I can't?"
"Why?"
Thinking of Tang Zihu's humiliation to him, Ruan Dacheng squeezed his hands tightly and said viciously.
So under Ruan Dacheng's deliberate spreading, a rumor spread in the capital.
"Have you heard that the second and fourth placers in the examination are called Huang Tinghui and Tang Zihu. Their fathers had a relationship with Pan Zhengguo, the former lecturer of the Hanlin Academy and the examiner of this examination.
This time they performed extremely well and were ranked second and fourth respectively, what does this mean?"
"What does it mean? Someone immediately asked!"
"You don't understand this? This means that Huang Tinghui and Tang Zihu, who were former lecturers of the Hanlin Academy and the examiner of this examination, Pan Zhengguo, got the test questions of this examination, and they are doing it
If there are questions before the test paper, you won’t be able to perform well in the examination room!”
"Where did you hear that?" someone asked with some disbelief.
"Hey, someone saw it with their own eyes, saying that Huang Tinghui and Tang Zihu sneaked out of Master Pan's mansion in the middle of the night. At first, they didn't know Huang Tinghui and Tang Zihu, but when the results were released this time,
That man saw the faces of Huang Tinghui and Tang Zihu from a distance, and then he realized that he had broken something big."
"That's it!" Everyone suddenly realized when they heard this.
"No wonder I said that Huang Tinghui was so leisurely and content when he was taking part in the examination. He even went to bed early in the examination venue, looking unscrupulous and not caring at all. It turned out that he got the question of the examination!
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"It's so hateful. It's so hateful. How can such a person be allowed to win? If so, how can this imperial examination be fair?"
"That's right, that's right, all kinds of people don't deserve to win at all. If he wins, wouldn't the more than ten years of hard study I've been waiting for in the cold window be of no use at all?"
"We must sue the officials, let the Holy Emperor know about this matter, and let the Holy Emperor give us justice!"
"Yes, yes, you are right, we must let the Holy Emperor give us justice."
Most of the people speaking were failed scholars. They were already extremely unhappy about their failure. Now that they heard the news, how could these resentful scholars sit still?
So they kept shouting and clamoring to make this matter bigger.
Just do it!
Led by some people, a group of scholars went to Gongyuan to make a fuss, insisting on investigating Huang Tinghui and Tang Zihu for cheating in the imperial examination.
This time, the capital city was completely stirred up.
After all, most of these scholars are disgraced scholars. Although they did not perform well in this examination, they still have the status of being elected.
They are the backbone candidates for the officials of the Dasheng Kingdom, so in this case, neither the Gongyuan nor the imperial court can just ignore their appeals.
"If this matter is true, it is a big case!"
"The Holy Emperor attaches great importance to this examination, we cannot take it lightly!"
"If there is really a suspicion of cheating, a thorough investigation must be carried out!"
After unifying their thoughts, the officials in the Gongyuan wrote a report about what happened in front of the Gongyuan, where the scholars were so excited that they gathered to make trouble, and sent it directly to them.
There is no need to report this matter further, after all, the cabinet ministers will see the information before the emperor does.
So all you need to do is write a note, and the cabinet ministers can also know the development of the matter.
In this way, you only need to follow the instructions of the little emperor and the cabinet ministers, and that's it.
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Chapter completed!