Master Cen is indeed a world-famous tutoring master and a master of examination preparation.

Under the leadership of Master Cen, the family education of the Gao family was a great success. During the examination in May, there were more than 20 students in the family education, and more than half of them got the qualifications, leaving aside those who were underage.

Except for those guys, almost anyone who participates can win the imperial examination. During the Jinshi examination in September, two people from the Gao family were in high school.

One, of course, is Xiao Cheng, a scholar whose reputation has long spread throughout Bianliang.

Master Cen was not only good at teaching, he was also a master at understanding people's hearts. He had predicted at the beginning that Xiao Cheng's ranking would be between twenty and thirty. When the popular list was posted, Xiao Cheng's ranking was shockingly third.

Ten.

This made Master Cen a little disappointed.

Because of this ranking, Xiao Cheng basically had no chance of becoming a Shujishi.

Unless Xiao Yu uses his authority to operate.

For this reason, Master Cen even conspired with Xiao Yu on top of the celebration cocktail party. You know, although Master Cen is just a teacher, his network of connections is no worse than that of Xiao Yu!

However, after returning home, Xiao Cheng immediately stopped what his father was about to do. Admittedly, with a ranking of thirty, it was not hopeless to be selected as a Shujishi, and it had happened before. But his family knew about his family affairs, so Xiao Cheng consciously took the exam on his own

Even if his ranking is not in the top 1, and he is not destined to be the second overall pick, he will still have no problem entering the top ten.

But now there are thirty.

This shows what?

It shows that someone is deliberately suppressing it.

Who decides the final ranking?

Of course it is the supreme being in the palace.

In other words, his current ranking was actually decided by the officials themselves. He did not want to become a commoner so that he could stay in Bianliang.

In other words, I was going to be sent away. I just didn’t know where I was going to be sent to be an official by this official.

Well, with the malice shown by this official towards him now, it's definitely not a good place.

Maybe I will go to Hebei.

Now it is the most dangerous place in the Song Dynasty.

The forces of the Song people and the Liao people were intertwined. There were no major battles between the two sides and they entered a stalemate stage. However, the fights between small groups of people never stopped. In Hebei now, officials have the highest chance of dying in the line of duty.

place.

Ma Xing once said that as long as he won the imperial examination, he would be sent to Shaanxi Road to appease the envoys, and he would be given a position from the sixth rank. This position was indeed beyond the standards for a new Jinshi.

But I definitely can’t go there myself.

The emperor would not agree.

He would not let his two brothers get together in the northwest.

Of course, Ma Xing also had no good intentions.

Firstly, he wanted to take advantage of his prestige among the party members and his ability to plan. Secondly, he probably wanted to take control of himself to threaten his brother who was leading troops outside.

Xiao Cheng hoped that Ma Xing could have a good fight with the emperor. If he won the fight, it would be a great thing for him. But it was impossible for Ma Xing to fight with the emperor on this matter.

He just gave it a try and if it didn't work, that was it.

Xiao Cheng was too lazy to think about where he was going!

No matter where I go, I won't spend too much time and will use my real achievements to get back to Bianliang step by step.

Ten years at most.

This is a deadline that Xiao Cheng has set for himself. In his opinion, there is absolutely no problem for the current emperor to live for another ten years. After ten years, there is no telling. If by that time, he has not returned

After coming to Bianliang, it will be difficult for me to come back after everything has settled.

Another candidate among the Gao family studies was Gao Gang, the second son of Bao Guo Gong Gao Yu. Although he was only ranked 297th and was only a fellow Jinshi, he already made Bao Guo Gong ecstatic.

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This is the first Jinshi of the Gao family in the past century.

This also means that the Gao family can proudly erect a flagpole in front of their own door. In the past, even if the Gao family was noble and superior and could place a lion at the door, but if they wanted to erect a flagpole,

But don’t even think about it.

This also means that the Gao family will not only be a noble family, but also a scholarly family with Jinshi.

As for the ranking, it is not important at all to the Gao family.

Gao Jian, Xiao's in-law, was also very happy about his nephew's passing the examination. Although he was the second eldest brother, having a Jinshi in the first eldest brother's house was obviously a benefit to the entire Gao family.

And now, he doesn't need to be jealous of his elder brother.

His eldest daughter married Xiao Ding and is now the wife of the fourth rank. His son-in-law is the marching manager of the Western Conquest Army from the third rank, and he is only twenty-four years old. At this pace, even if someone suppresses him, the third rank will

At around ten years old, Xiao Ding would definitely be able to reach the position of Taiwei.

As for his eldest son Gao Jin, he was not good at studying, but he was good at dancing with spears and sticks. After he failed in the examination in May, he sent him to find his son-in-law Xiao Ding to pursue military success. Xiao Ding took care of him.

, there will definitely be some achievements in the future.

After the Jinshi examination, the Xiao family and the Gao family became the most glorious families in Bianliang City.

They are already high-ranking officials, and this time, they have succeeded in changing their lintel.

Regardless of whether the noble families in the past still looked down on people like them, as long as there is a special person like a Jinshi in the family, no matter how unwilling they are, they can only count him or her as one of them.

And this is exactly what Xiao Yu has always wanted.

Xiao Cheng didn't care where he would be sent by the government. What troubled him more now was that he had won the Jinshi. The issue of his marriage contract, which the eldest lady had been planning for a while, suddenly became more heated.

Earlier, there were some noble families who looked down on the Xiao family, but now that Xiao Cheng has become a Jinshi, it's completely different. Madam Han's range of options has suddenly expanded a lot.

Now Xiao Cheng, apart from having an excuse to hang out with his classmates who were in the same year of the mid-term exam, was still being dragged by Mrs. Han to participate in various appreciation meetings during the rest of the time.

This made Xiao Cheng miserable.

He even looked forward to being sent out by the officials as soon as possible so that he could get out of this embarrassing situation of being looked up and down like goods.

Xiao Cheng doesn't care where he goes, because he has full confidence in his talents and the power he holds. No matter where he goes, he can make achievements in a short time and shine so that no one can ignore him.

The presence.

But he may not know that in the palace, the official Zhao Suo was very worried about his whereabouts.

"Ma Xing made a special offer for this Xiao Chongwen." Li Guang said: "It's difficult to reject the official's reputation of appeasing the envoy all the way, let alone just one person, so it's better to just accept him."

Zhao Suo shook his head. There were many things that Li Guang didn't know, but that didn't mean that he didn't know. Ma Xing couldn't control Hengshan Dangxiang at all. It was the Xiao brothers who made Hengshan Dangxiang obedient.

He said, I'm afraid it's Xiao Cheng in front of me. If he is allowed to go to Shaanxi Road, what's the point?

Xiao Ding is a tough general without much thought, but this Xiao Cheng is as cunning as a fox.

Xiao Cheng went to the northwest. He was good at planning and fighting. He might be a new Li Xu.

So the northwest is absolutely out of the question.

By staying on the Bianliang road, Zhao Suo had already cut off the Xiaocheng road.

Only Shujishi will stay in the capital and enter the Imperial Academy and other noble places to be polished. These people will be the pillars of the future empire.

Xiao Cheng is absolutely impossible.

It's the same reason why he can't go to the northwest.

Zhao Suo still liked Xiao Ding very much.

In his mind, Xiao Ding was the kind of general who didn't have many distracting thoughts and only thought about making achievements and protecting his country.

He hopes that he can use Xiao Ding, and his successor can continue to use Xiao Ding in the future.

One thing Zhao Suo knew very well was that although the Song Dynasty suppressed military force and emphasized culture, it must have capable generals. Otherwise, how would it deal with the Liao people?

If Xiao Ding is to be reused, then Xiao Cheng cannot be reused.

Since Xiao Dingri is prepared to guard one side in the future, how can it be possible for his brother to have the opportunity to become a member of the ruling party?

With the ability that Xiao Cheng has shown now, if he stays in Bianliang, he will definitely have a place in the east and west mansions in the future.

Zhao Suo thought of the scene during the palace examination. Xiao Cheng's practical ability was much better than his writing skills! His articles may be much worse than those of those in the first class, but in practical terms

Yes, he is much better than those few people.

Those people still need a lot of training before they can be used.

Now, they are far from Xiao Cheng's opponents.

If Xiao Cheng were compared with them in the capital, these people would be dimmed.

Xiao Cheng's ranking should be at least among the top ten. It was Zhao Suosheng who pushed his ranking to the thirtieth place. For this, the examiner, the Imperial College's sacrificial wine man, Tang Tang, slobbered on his face.

This old guy knows his own thoughts. He just cherishes talents, and he not only wants to select talents, but also ensures the stability and inheritance of this empire.

But these thoughts cannot be expressed verbally.

If you understand, you will understand naturally.
To be continued...