"The head of the case is Lin Haoran!"

No one expected that such a dramatic result would occur this time. They all thought that Lin Haoran was only ranked second, and that the head of the case was Zheng Shijie, but now the positions of the two have been reversed.

Although there is only one difference in ranking, the treatment and reputation received will be significantly different.

For example, Lin Haoran is now the head of the case, so he is the senior brother of the students in this class, and everyone will respect him. The academic officers will also pay attention to the head of the case in Gaozhou Prefecture, which will be of great benefit to the next college examination, and has even already

A talent quota has been determined in advance, and it is either a natural talent or a growth.

On the other hand, Zheng Shijie fell from the first case to the second. Not to mention that this was a blow to his soul, and the treatment he enjoyed was naturally much worse. Among the top ten prefectures in the province, who would remember who was the second?

No...impossible!

Zheng Shijie looked at the rankings on the list, his head was buzzing, and he still looked like he couldn't believe it. He needed the help of his companions to stand firm on the ground.

He always thought that the head of the case was in his pocket, but who would have thought that God would play such a trick on him and actually give such a nerd the top spot.

How... like this!

Other Maoming students gathered around Zheng Shijie, looking up at the rankings above. They could not recover for a long time. All sense of superiority disappeared at this moment.

This was undoubtedly a huge blow to the students in Maoming. The first list was divided among the other five counties, and the head of the case was undoubtedly related to their county and fell to Shicheng County again.

"Haha...congratulations, Brother Lin!"

"Senior brother was named as the leader of the case, I am convinced!"

"Tomorrow I will hold a banquet in Pan Xian, and I will ask my senior brother for a favor!"

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Many students were very excited about this result and came to Lin Haoran to congratulate him. Some even invited him warmly.

Lin Haoran raised his hand to express his gratitude. He felt really good about being named as the head of the case. It was not because the title sounded nice, but because his twenty taels were not only missing, but also turned into two hundred taels.

The fact that other people were so happy seemed to be related to the betting. After all, there were at least 200 students participating in gambling those days.

Zheng Shijie seemed to be extremely unwilling. He glared at Lin Haoran fiercely and was about to leave.

"Brother Zheng, please stay!" Lin Haoran stopped him with a smile but was not angry.

"What's the matter?" Zheng Shijie's words seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, and his anger was almost written on his face.

"I wonder if you remember what you said that day?" Lin Haoran asked him, facing the curious eyes of others.

"What are you talking about?" Zheng Shijie frowned slightly, not having the slightest impression.

"That day you said it was...unfair for Magistrate Xiao to appoint me as the head of the case. Now Magistrate Tang has also appointed me as the head of the government, but I don't know if you dare to say this again?" Lin Haoran looked at him with a smile.

"Haha... I was also present that day, and Brother Zheng nodded his head at that time!" Someone shouted without hesitation.

When these words came out, everyone immediately talked to each other and talked about the past events of that day. At that time, Zheng Shijie insisted that the Xiaozhi County was showing favoritism, so Lin Haoran became the head of the case. Now that Lin Haoran has become the head of the case in the government examination, does the Lord of the Prefecture also show favoritism?

This is actually a very difficult issue. If he insists on his opinion, he will offend the prefect. But if he dares not insist, he will be stirring up trouble.

Zheng Shijie's face turned red, because he was wandering between being embarrassed and offending, and his lips were slightly opened, but reason defeated him, and he bowed his head and left in shame and anger.

"Haha...why have you become a coward at this time?"

Seeing him leave in shame and anger, some scholars laughed at him.

The atmosphere in front of the Fuxue Palace was very harmonious. Although many students from the five counties failed, they saw hope and a fair treatment. And some sociable people and failed scholars quickly gathered together

, planning to make another fuss next year.

Lin Haoran turned around and unexpectedly saw Gu Qingfeng standing in front of the wall crying. He was surprised and said: "Brother Gu, you can't do it! I got the case, and you shed tears for joy?"

"This man doesn't shed tears lightly, and this is a happy thing!" Jiang Ronghua also consoled him.

Gu Qingfeng glared at the two of them, pointed at the wall and said angrily: "Who shed tears for him! I wrote such a good poem, but I was so humiliated by some young people. Look at the footprints on it, who else is there?

The thick phlegm makes me angry!"

"Okay, okay, let's go back and drink!" they both urged.

"No!" Gu Qingfeng responded angrily.

He quite didn't understand that the poems written by Lin Haoran in front of the government office were worshiped by everyone like the God of Wealth. However, the extremely good poems he wrote were so ruined. Could it be that these people were blinded?

The more than two months of childbirth examination ended. In this most basic battle for merit, some people successfully obtained the title of childbirth, but most people failed.

Lin Haoran got the top marks all the way from the county examination to the prefectural examination. He was undoubtedly the most dazzling presence among the students in the six counties. And those who looked down on him before were slaps in the face.

But during the celebration that night, he became the target of public criticism and was poured directly under the table.

Regarding why the Tang magistrate changed his original intention and named Lin Haoran as the head of the case, a rumor soon spread from the government office.

The Tang prefect originally planned to rank Lin Haoran second, but Chen Xuezheng and Zhang Tongzhi both stood up and opposed it, believing that Lin Haoran's article was higher than Zheng Shijie's.

But when the two sides were arguing, Chen Xuezheng said angrily: "Lao Weng commented at the Pan Xian Poetry Conference that this son is superior to Jiang Yuebai! Now Zheng Shijie is not one-tenth as good as Jiang Yuebai, so how can he be superior to Lin Haoran?

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As a fifth-rank official, the Tang magistrate did not pay attention to a minister who was demoted to the people by the emperor, but recently there was news that Emperor Jiajing intended to re-appoint this old minister.

Because of this, the cautious Tang Zhifu chose to compromise, not wanting to offend this high-ranking official who might be reinstated.

However, another version soon spread.

The plot of this version is very simple. After reading the poem "Bamboo and Stone", the Tang magistrate knew that if he insisted on naming Zheng Shijie as the murderer, he might become a millennium joke.

Lin Haoran didn't care much about these two rumors. There will be time to determine whether the things are true or false. Now he only knows that Gaosheng Gambling House owes him a sum of money.

If we say who is the biggest loser this time, it is undoubtedly Gaosheng Gambling House. This gambling house believed that Maoming students would have a sure chance of winning, but did not want Lin Haoran from Shicheng to get it, so its vitality was greatly damaged.
Chapter completed!