As for the rich men, they are all ready to take action. They are ready to take action at any time.

As long as the name of a child from a poor family appears on the list, they will not hesitate to take the child from a poor family who is on the list to go home and marry their daughter.

Under the attention of everyone, the three officials posted the list in their hands on the wall. The candidates stared at the list on the wall intently, trying to find their names.

There are a total of seventy-two people on the list this time.

You must know that there were 3,000 candidates during the general examination that day, but now only 72 were admitted, which shows the low admission rate.

Occasionally, a candidate in the crowd found his or her name on the list, causing a burst of cheers.

The eyes of the rich men immediately looked in the direction of the cheers. If the person who won the lottery was dressed in beautiful clothes, then they would look for the next target.

If the candidate is wearing ordinary and shabby clothes, they will rush forward and try to drag the candidate into their carriage.

Their homes are all ready, and it's just waiting for the rich men to bring a poor candidate who is on the list to go back and marry their little girl.

However, there are very few children from poor families on the list, and most of them are children from aristocratic families.

Those children from poor families who were on the list were extremely proud, and they did not even bother to marry the daughter of a merchant.

Therefore, few rich men can catch their sons-in-law.

In the crowd, Simubai was also looking for names on the list.

But what he was looking for was not his own name, but Jiang Zhao's.

Simu Bai's eyes glanced at the list, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.

Jiang Zhao's name indeed appeared on the top of the list.

In this way, it would be easy to save Jiang Zhao.

However, not only Si Mubai saw Jiang Zhao's name, but also the rich men.

At this time, they were all looking for Jiang Zhao and wanted to capture her as their son-in-law.

"Then Jiang Zhao is just a boy from a humble family, but he is the top one in this examination?"

"Although he comes from a poor family, his articles are unparalleled in the world. One of his articles, "Born in Sorrow and Die in Ease of Happiness," became famous in the capital. It also attracted visions from heaven and earth and was recognized by heaven and earth."

"Since ancient times, only a handful of disciples from poor families have won the first place in the examination. This Jiang Zhao has a bright future."

"I heard that Jiang Zhaosheng is a talented person, and my little daughter happens to be a beautiful woman as well. I thought that Jiang Zhao and my little daughter will be a good match."

"Bah, when did you become so shameless? Then Jiang Zhao and my little girl are a good match."

…

Everyone was thinking about how to bring Jiang Zhao home as their son-in-law.

But dozens of pairs of their eyes scanned the crowd, and they couldn't find who Jiang Zhao was.

If it were in the past, even a child from an aristocratic family would be overjoyed to know that he was the first in the test.

But they didn't find anyone who admitted that he would be the first to try Jiang Zhao.

At this moment, a classmate next to Si Mubai patted Si Mubai on the shoulder in surprise and said loudly.

"Brother Mubai, look, isn't your name third on the list?"

Si Mubai looked in the direction of the classmate's finger and saw that the third name on the list was indeed his name.

Those foreign ministers looked at Si Mubai, dressed in white, as if he was a banished immortal falling into the mortal world. At first glance, they could tell that he was not a child of a poor family, so they gave up the idea of ​​recruiting him as their son-in-law.

But think about it, you have to know that there were very few children from poor families on the list in previous years.

In everyone's mind, it is assumed that children from poor families are not as good as children from aristocratic families.

After all, children from aristocratic families have been taught by famous teachers since they were young, so they don't have to be bothered by trivial matters in life, let alone worry about buying books and tuition fees.

Therefore, the proportion of people on the list between the two is often very different.

The top spot on this year's list is a boy from a poor family, which is already extremely surprising.

If another kid from a poor family appears in the top three, everyone may not be as surprised as that.

After reading the list, everyone gradually dispersed, leaving only a few carriages parked around the list.

One of them was the carriage belonging to the Duke of Zhenguo.

Jing Huarong was sitting in the carriage, listening to the ranking results reported to him by the servant, clenching his fists tightly.

He is ranked fourth on the list.

The questions in this examination were too biased, and he did not exert his full strength. Otherwise, how could he only be ranked fourth, Jing Huarong thought in his heart.

At the same time, he became more determined and must prevent Jiang Zhao from participating in the palace examination. Jiang Zhao gave him too much of a threat.

If it weren't for Jiang Zhao in this competition, how could he miss the top three?

This time when I go back, I have to put more pressure on Chen Lianghan and ask him to exile Jiang Zhao as soon as possible.

As for Simu Bai, after seeing that Jiang Zhao was the first person to take the exam, he returned to Nanli Inn and waited for someone from the Ministry of Officials to give him a golden flower post.

Sure enough, in the afternoon, the sound of drum music could be heard outside Nanli Inn.

Everyone in the inn was attracted by the sound.

Most of the people staying in this inn are candidates for this examination. When they heard the sound of drumming, they guessed that someone had been nominated for the gold medal.

After all, only the top three are eligible to receive golden flower posts personally from the officials.

They stared enviously at the golden flower post in the hands of the officials, thinking how great it would be if the golden flower post was given to them.

When officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs walked into the inn, an official shouted loudly: "Where is Simubai?"

Simu Bai had been waiting in the lobby of the inn early. Now when he saw his name being called, he stood up and said, "Si Mubai is born late."

The originally serious official from the Ministry of Personnel immediately put on a smile and handed the golden flower post in his hand to Si Mubai with both hands.

And said: "Congratulations, Mr. Si Xiaolang."

Si Mubai naturally took it with both hands: "Thank you, sir."

The classmates who knew him well all around him sent their blessings one after another.

"Congratulations to Brother Mubai."

"Brother Mu Bai has been named to the gold list at a young age. He is such a great talent. His future will be limitless!"

"Brother Mubai is a great talent."

"Brother Mubai was named on the gold list today. Don't forget that we classmates are the ones in the future."

…

Some of these congratulations include sincerity, envy, jealousy, and flattery.

However, Si Mubai remained calm in the face of their congratulations and did not get carried away.

Instead, they returned the favor one by one.

After receiving Si Mubai's golden flower post, the official continued to shout: "Where is Jiang Zhao?"

"Where is Jiang Zhao?"

I called twice, but no one answered.

The officials in the Ministry of Civil Affairs were a little confused. It seemed that when the list was released this morning, the person who topped the list was not there either.

Many people are extremely regretful that they have never seen the top performer in the competition, especially the wealthy ones.

Just when the official from the Ministry of Personnel was about to continue shouting, Si Mubai stepped forward and said, "Sir, Brother Jiang Zhao is not here."

"Oh, then do you know where he is?" asked the official from the Ministry of Personnel.

Simu Bai pretended to hesitate and said: "This..."

At this time, an old man with extraordinary bearing walked out of the ceremony team. Some candidates who walked slowly that day recognized that this man was Gu Hongyuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel who brought the official seal to move Jiang Zhao's article.


Chapter completed!