After Wang Gang stayed at Sheng's house for a few days, he was ready to take part in the examination hosted by the Ministry of Etiquette.
The Eighth Prince Zhao Zongquan arrived in Bianjing more than ten days ago and made a good handover with the officials of the Ministry of Rites to assume the responsibility of the examiner.
After Zhao Zongquan came to Beijing, he was immediately welcomed by the officials and stayed in the palace for several hours before leaving.
After King Yong received the news, his eyes became even more gloomy.
On the other side, the team transporting the exotic beasts from Jiangnan was delayed by a landslide, and it seemed that they could only wait until after the test to reach Beijing.
King Yong was anxious to discuss with Wang Gang, but Wang Gang just asked someone to bring him a message.
"The plan continues. The palace examination will be the day when the palace will be forced."
After King Yong received Wang Gang's reply, he immediately felt relieved.
The examination was held as scheduled. Wang Gang and Sheng Changbai arrived at the examination venue by carriage early in the morning.
Before entering the venue, the Etiquette Department will send someone to search your body. All persons must take off their clothes in public and have their entire bodies searched to prevent entrapment.
Wang Gang had already experienced it once when he took the provincial examination and was very calm.
What he didn't know was that in a two-story building not far from the examination room, two women had been observing him.
"Miss, that is Saburo Sheng, and the one next to him is his second brother Sheng Changbai." A man dressed as a book boy said to the master next to him.
"Xiao Lian, don't call me miss outside, call me young master. Remember, I am not the second miss of the Hai family now."
The speaker was a sinister-looking young man from a wealthy family. He looked to be no more than seventeen or eighteen years old. At first glance, he looked like a young lady disguised as a man.
These two people were Hai Chaoyun, the second young lady of the Hai family, and Xiaolian, the maid.
When Hai Chaoyun heard that his family had arranged a marriage for him, he wanted to see with his own eyes who the man was.
In this era, women who had not left the court were not allowed to meet their future husbands, so Hai Chaoyun could only take advantage of the opportunity to come over secretly to observe Wang Gang.
"Sir, my future brother-in-law is not very handsome in appearance, but he has a pretty good temperament." Xiao Lian stared at Wang Gang and commented.
Hai Chaoyun looked at Wang Gang, then at Sheng Changbai next to him, and couldn't help but nodded.
In fact, when Hai Chaoyun first heard that her family was going to marry her off to a bastard, she didn't agree with it.
Later, it was Mrs. Hai who sent someone to inquire about Wang Gang's past and found that none of the maids in his room had ever looked at him, so the Hai family agreed to the marriage.
The family training of the Hai family is too strict. No matter whether a man or a woman is forty years old and has nothing to do, they are only allowed to take concubines.
Although the men of the Hai family have become the ones everyone wants to marry, the women of the Hai family are unlucky and it is difficult to find a husband.
Although Hai Chaoyun acquiesced to the marriage, he was still a little resentful of the other party's status as a concubine, so he added another condition.
Wang Gang had to pass the Jinshi examination and enter the Hanlin Academy before the marriage between the two families could be considered successful.
Now that he saw Wang Gang with his own eyes, Hai Chaoyun was somewhat impressed by his magnanimity.
At the entrance of the venue, when those who were being searched were publicly searched, they were full of anger and shame. Only Wang Gang took it calmly and even took the initiative to have his body checked to show his magnanimity.
In comparison, although Sheng Changbai was magnanimous, he was still a little shy and coy when being searched.
What people fear most is comparison. With other actions to set it off, Wang Gang's temperament suddenly stands out from the crowd, and it is difficult not to attract others' attention.
Hai Chaoyun also found that Wang Gang had a sense of confidence, as if he could try, it was just a piece of cake for him.
What are the other candidates doing?
They were all cramming, holding a book to read before the search, as if they wanted to make up for it one last time.
Wang Gang was empty-handed, so he entered the examination room with dry food.
With such a demeanor, Hai Chaoyun couldn't help but look at him differently.
Of course, Hai Chaoyun was not a nymphomaniac like Princess Jiacheng. She couldn't move when she saw Qi Heng and had to marry him.
After Hai Chaoyun met Wang Gang, he only initially recognized him, and there was no such vulgar thing as love at first sight.
"Xiaolian, let's go back! Let's do it again after the exam is over in three days." Hai Chaoyun said to the maid.
"Miss, you have fallen in love with your future uncle." Xiaolian said with a smile.
Hai Chaoyun smiled and scolded: "What do you know? I just want to see if he will still be as calm and confident as he is now after finishing the exam."
The master and servant returned to the Hai family with a smile and a slap in the face, and as expected, they appeared in the same place again three days later.
The two of them still dressed in the same clothes, found a place closest to the entrance of the examination room, and secretly observed the candidates who came out.
After most exams came out, they looked a little dazed, as if they had not come out of the exam.
It's no wonder that being trapped in a small cubicle for three consecutive days, where you can eat, drink, and defecate, is not much different from confinement.
After finishing the Juzi test, either the physical exertion is too great and the spirit is listless, or the person is still immersed in his own article and cannot extricate himself.
Only when Wang Gang came out, he walked like a dragon and a tiger, with his head raised and his chest held high, his expression unchanged.
Hai Chaoyun was moved when he saw Wang Gang's appearance.
"Master, Master, he's out." When Xiaolian saw Wang Gang, she excitedly said to Hai Chaoyun.
"I'm not blind, I can see." Hai Chaoyun said angrily.
"Hey! Why is he standing there without leaving? Are you waiting for his family to pick him up?" Xiaolian was a little curious when she saw Wang just walked out of the examination room and stood motionless at the gate.
"You forgot, he came to take the exam with his second brother, and his second brother hasn't come out yet." Hai Chaoyun lightly knocked on Xiaolian's head, blaming her for being so strange.
Sure enough, after Sheng Changbai walked out of the examination room, Wang Gang immediately stepped forward to support him, and the two brothers walked towards the carriage sent by the Sheng family.
"Brothers and brothers, the Sheng family has a good family background." Hai Chaoyun gave Wang Gang some extra points in his heart.
Just before Wang got on the carriage, he glanced in the direction where Hai Chaoyun was standing, and then got into the carriage.
Before the exam, he felt strange, as if someone was watching him in the dark.
At first Wang Gang thought it was someone sent by King Yong who was monitoring him, but then he thought it was wrong.
After leaving the examination room this time, Wang Gang deliberately stopped. One was because he wanted to wait for Sheng Changbai to leave with him, and the other was to see if the person who was secretly watching had left.
"That person doesn't seem to have any ill intentions. It's a pity that I haven't practiced my internal martial arts to the point where I can't hear or see. I feel danger and avoid it. I know my mind and nature, and I can see the Tathagata."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After Wang Gang returned, he immediately received a secret message from King Yong. First, he congratulated him on completing the examination and said that he had taken care of it this time.
If he can take the test, he will definitely be the first.
The other one is a team from the Kingdom of Horses to protect and deliver exotic beasts, and they will be able to enter Beijing tomorrow.
Wang Gang burned King Yong's note and then looked at the sky outside the window.
"In ten days at most, everything will be over."
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Three days after the examination, it is the time for the examiners to mark the papers. All candidates' papers will be marked with their names, and then reviewed by multiple marking officers. The best 100 will be selected and reported to the Minister of Rites. Then, one examiner and three
The deputy envoys ranked the rankings.
The first place is naturally the Huiyuan of this subject.
These 100 people are called Gongshi. The rest of the palace examination is just a formality. The emperor chooses the top three, namely the number one scholar, the second person, and the top three. Gongshi is the quasi-jinshi, and he is guaranteed to be an official.
The general examination will also select two to three hundred people, and these people will also participate in the palace examination. However, whether they can win the Jinshi depends on their performance in the last palace examination. If they perform well, the emperor will be happy and can also be awarded the Jinshi. However, the gold content of this kind of Jinshi
, far from being comparable to Gongsheng.
Overall, being among the top 100 in the test is already a great achievement.
The rankings will be released three days later, and many candidates are mainly interested in the top 100.
Since Wang Gang received the notice from King Yong, he did not send anyone to see the list. Instead, he sat at home and waited for the news.
Sure enough, people who announced the good news rushed to Sheng Mansion early in the morning.
"Congratulations to Shengfu Shengchangfeng High School for graduating from high school."
A sound of congratulations made the entire Sheng family lively.
Sheng Hong took Lin Sushuang to the front door, and when he heard the voice of the person announcing the good news, he could no longer hold back his tears.
Lin Sushuang didn't cry, she was completely crazy with joy and kept giggling.
In the end, Wang Ruofu reluctantly took out a piece of silver and gave it to the person who brought the good news.
"Where did my father-in-law take the exam?" Wang Ruofu asked.
"The second son of the Sheng family is the 27th in high school." The person who announced the good news took the silver but did not put down his hand.
When Wang Ruofu heard that his son was more than twenty places behind Wang Gang, he was not in the mood to reward him with silver.
In the end, the nanny next to Wang Ruofu gave the money.
Sheng Hong was very happy this time. One of his two sons was a high school student, and the other was a Gongsheng student. They were also considered quasi-jinshi. It seems that the Sheng family was both the big winner in this imperial examination!
After Sheng Minglan brought the news to Shou'antang and told Mrs. Sheng, she envied: "The second brother and the third brother will be officials in the same court as their father in the future?"
Mrs. Sheng smiled so hard that her molars were almost exposed.
"Father and son are officials in the same court. Last time it was San Su. This time it is San Sheng's turn. It is my turn that the Sheng family will be prosperous."
Sheng Minglan didn't quite understand who Sansu was, but she could still feel Mrs. Sheng's joy.
"When the seventh brother Changdong grows up and becomes a Jinshi in the future, father and son will become officials in the same court."
Old Mrs. Sheng was stunned and couldn't help laughing even louder.
