After finishing the last exam on August 15th, Fang Yingwu lay down at his residence for a day on August 16th, and did not regain his composure until August 17th. Highway **
He stood in the yard, stretching his hands and feet. Now he really had no intention of reading any more books. He was thinking about how to pass the time before the results were released. Suddenly, Wang Ying ran over and reported: "Master Xiang is here!"
Fang Yingwu only saw Xiang Chengxian walking in by himself, and couldn't help but wonder: "Why did you come here by yourself? I thought it was you and Brother Hong who came together to have a drink with me."
"I came here alone to thank you, so I can't call Brother Hong." Xiang Chengxian said furtively.
Fang Yingwu was puzzled, "Why do you thank me?"
Xiang Chengxian laughed a few times, patted Fang Yingwu on the shoulder and said: "Brother Fang Xian, your biggest problem is that you do good deeds without leaving your name. When I was in the examination room, I found a few books nailed under the wooden board. These are probably Did you secretly let Shi Yan arrange it? So how can I not thank you?"
Fang Yingwu was stunned, he had never done such a thing... After thinking about it again, it became clear that this must be Shi Yan who wanted to please himself. Knowing that Xiang Chengxian and he were good friends, he deliberately helped Xiang Chengxian. Arranged by Xian.
After sending Xiang Chengxian away, Fang Yingwu suddenly became worried about gains and losses for some reason. Even he was surprised. He was so confident before the exam, but why did he feel a little uneasy after the exam?
According to his previous estimates, there is about a 70-80% chance of winning, which means that as long as you are not particularly unlucky, you will always be on the list. But who knows if there will be another 20-30% chance... ..
According to regulations, the provincial examination results must be released before the end of August. The date depends on the specific situation and the auspicious date.
In the blink of an eye, the 23rd and 4th day came, and all the scholars knew that the results were about to come out. Countless scholars gathered on Qingyun Street near Gongyuan every day, anxiously waiting for the first-hand news.
Fang Yingwu was no exception. He, Xiang Chengxian, and Hong Song sat in a street tea shop all day long, chatting and waiting for the gate of Gongyuan to open.
On August 26, when it was almost noon, Fang Yingwu in the tea shop ordered the chief to follow Wang Ying to buy food for several people. They did not dare to leave their seats easily. Now there were more people on Qingyun Street than ants. , jockeying for seats is commonplace, and people will miss you if you have a little space.
Wang Ying asked Mr. Hong and Mr. Xiang again about their tastes, turned around and was about to go out. Suddenly, another tea shop boy rushed in and shouted to the guests: "Come out! Come out! The Cai Pavilion in the Gongyuan has come out. !”
Immediately, the entire tea shop was like a volcano erupting. The sound wave almost overturned the roof, and then a huge crowd rushed out of the tea shop.
The news had spread. The streets were so crowded that it was impossible to walk. The scholars had to stand by the road and wait eagerly in the direction of the Gongyuan. Fang Yingwu and the other three, under the protection of the house slaves, managed to stand steadily. in the crowd.
According to the rules, after the township examination results are filled out, they must be placed in a colorful pavilion, then carried to the Chief Envoy Office. Finally, they are posted on the wall outside the Chief Envoy Office.
Not long after, I saw from a distance dozens of government officials surrounded by a colorful pavilion, playing and playing along Qingyun Street, heading south towards the Chief Envoy. Fang Yingwu and three other people joined the large army. Together, they walked behind Caiting's team. After walking for another half an hour, they reached the Chief Envoy's Office.
The preparations here have been completed, and a fence has been built under the screen wall, which is closely guarded by the officers and soldiers to prevent the people who read the list from getting too close and destroying the list.
The outside of the screen wall has been surrounded by water on three levels inside and outside. Under the attention of everyone, several officials carried out the provincial examination list and carefully posted it on the screen wall.
Immediately, there was an uproar, as if a pot was boiling. Everyone opened their eyes to look at the list carefully. The font on the list was the size of a bowl, and the lines were neat, so you didn't need to get too close to see it clearly.
All of a sudden, there were all kinds of things in the world under the banner, some showed off their momentum and strode into the crowd, some pretended to be calm but their eyes were staring at the poster, and some were scratching their heads and jumping towards the crowd.
Wen stretched his neck.
There are also people wearing red clothes and red hats, running outside with joy. They are professional scorers. They quickly tell the good news and ask for money when they identify a high school.
After a while, other kinds of human emotions appeared, some were ecstatic and dancing and overwhelmed, some were lost and stumbled out, some were crying and muttering to themselves, not knowing whether it was a happy event or a sad one, some were sighing, some were in pain, and some were disdainful.
He sneered, shook his head and left.
Fang Yingwu didn't just stand outside and let Wang Ying rush in to read the list instead. He wanted to feel the joy or sadness in person for the first time.
In the sea-like crowd, Fang Yingwu got separated from his two friends. Under the protection of Wang Ying, he managed to squeeze in not far from the fence, and he could finally see the words on the list clearly through the gap between the heads.
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The words starting with "Zhejiang Provincial Examination Record in the 16th Year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty" and "Ninety-five Chinese-style Examinations" were ignored directly. Fang Yingwu's eyes quickly followed the browser and there was a long row of names behind it——
The first character of the first name is not Fang, so I haven’t put it into my mind at all. It’s not me anyway, so I just skip it. The second name doesn’t have the first character of Fang, so I continue to skip it...
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Fang Yingwu was not discouraged. He was mentally prepared. There were ninety-five names in total, and there were more after that. There was no essential difference between the first place and the ninety-fifth place. But when he saw the third name, there was a small surprise.
, the first character in the name of this line of people seems to be the character "square"!
Fang Yingwu's heart trembled heavily, his eyes widened, and he immediately browsed down. The second word was "Ying"! Fang Daxiucai immediately felt a rush of blood rush to his forehead, and he almost screamed out loud.
The noise around him seemed to suddenly disappear. He concentrated and held his breath to look at the third character of this list of names. Yes, it was the character "wu"! Together, the third character's name was "Fang Yingwu"!
Scholar Fang couldn't bear it anymore. He raised his arms and pointed towards the sky, laughing loudly like no one else. Scholars are just preparing scholars, and promoting talents is the ruling class. From now on, he will not be Mr. Fang, but Mr. Fang.
Got it!
Only when you win the imperial examination can your status be completely changed. Even if you cannot be a Jinshi in the future, you can still be elected as a judicial officer. Even if you don't want to be elected, you can get rich overnight and live happily as a local celebrity who has no worries about food and clothing.
The most difficult hurdle in the imperial examination has been passed! It takes one out of thirty to get a candidate, and one out of ten to get a Jinshi. Relatively speaking, it is much easier to get a Jinshi than to pass the examination.
For ordinary people, winning the imperial examination is a happy thing, but being successful in the imperial examination is something worth going crazy for. Even if you win the Jinshi in the future, you will not be as excited and crazy as if you win the imperial examination. Have you not seen the famous Fan Jin going crazy after winning the imperial examination?
, did you pass it by when you were admitted to Jinshi?
"Hahahaha!" Although Fang Yingwu laughed loudly, it did not surprise others. The most extreme emotions in the world gathered under this list, so nothing that happened would be too surprising. But from Fang Yingwu's smile
In the sound, everyone around him knew that this person must be in high school. Besides envy, he was still envious.
When his emotions calmed down, Fang Yingwu felt as if he were in heaven. If Wang Ying hadn't been there to support him, he would have suspected that he was about to fly.
What is the rank? Who is Jieyuan? Fang Yingwu finally had the energy to care about other things, so he raised his head again and looked at the list.
At that position on the list, Fang Yingwu re-read his list. The full text of this line is "The third place, Fang Yingwu, is an eighteen-year-old student from Chun'an County."
Third place, one of the leaders of the Five Classics.
As mentioned earlier, the Four Books are compulsory for scholars, and the Five Classics are elective for scholars. Each person chooses one as the main classic. The top five on the provincial examination list must be chosen from each of the Five Classics candidates.
That is to say, among the five classics of "Poetry", "Book", "Li", "Yi" and "Spring and Autumn", the best person is selected from the candidates for each classic, and the top five are collectively called the leader of the Five Classics.
Also called the Five Leaders.
For example, Fang Yingwu, who ranked third, was selected as one of the five chiefs based on the "Spring and Autumn" Sutra. The most outstanding one among the five chiefs was naturally Jieyuan, and the others were called Yakui.
The ranking was very high, but Fang Yingwu no longer had any extra energy to be excited. Wang Ying, the long-time follower, was also literate and couldn't help but comment: "My young husband is only two short of Jie Yuan, otherwise the father and son will be famous for Jie Yuan."
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Fang Yingwu didn't dare to be so greedy, and he was not without ambition, but Jieyuan was really attracting too much attention.
He knows his own affairs well, and he knows very well how many brushes he has. Being in third place is already very eye-catching. Let alone Jieyuan, it is just roasting on the brazier.
"This grand master is too polite. It would be enough to give someone in the middle dozen, but he actually got the fifth leader." Fang Yingwu sighed sadly.
Wang Ying felt relieved and thought, knowing the situation very well, the young husband's mind seemed to have completely returned to normal, otherwise he wouldn't have started to be pretentious.
Fang Yingwu continued to look at the list and started to look at other people's rankings. Naturally, he first paid attention to the two people in front of him. He must know who Jie Yuan was.
But at the top of the list, it says: The first place, Li Min, is a 37-year-old native of Qiantang County. The second line reads: The second place, Wang Hua, is a 36-year-old native of Yuyao County.
Li Min? Wang Hua? Fang Yingwu's eyes widened. Did these two brothers win the provincial examination this time?
To ordinary people, these two people are not very well-known in the long history, but to professionals like Fang Yingwu, they are well known.
If historical facts are followed, Wang Hua will be the number one scholar in the Spring Festival Competition next year, which is the 17th year of Chenghua; and Li Min will be the number one scholar in the next year, which is the 20th year of Chenghua.
In front of him were two brothers who would be the number one picks in the future. They were really like a dragon and a tiger. Fang Yingwu sighed repeatedly, and the little remaining lust for Jieyuan completely disappeared.
But in comparison, Brother Wang Hua is slightly more famous than Li Min, because his son is Wang Shouren and Wang Yangming...
ps: Yesterday I struggled for a long time about the ranking of the protagonist and what to write after winning the election, so I was delayed. I will make up for it now.
