Until the end of the report, none of the people upstairs heard the names of Zhu Hao, Gongsun Yi and Sun Ru.
Gongsun Yi has basically given up. He knows that he is not capable enough and will not be able to pass the Jinshi exam. How can he expect to be among the top five in the examination?
Sun Ru didn't come, so no one knows what he thought at this time. It is estimated that Sun Ru's ambition at this time is not to take the Jinshi examination, but to find a place after he recovers from his illness.
"Is this the end?"
Zhu Si looked ahead at the gate of Gongyuan. Although he was disappointed, he felt a little happy in his heart.
If Zhu Hao doesn't get Jinshi, can he always be by his side to give advice and continue to be his teacher? Be his guiding light?
It was a good thing for Zhu Hao himself that Zhu Hao passed the Jinshi examination and entered the imperial court, but it was a different matter for Zhu Si, who needed Zhu Hao's assistance.
Just at this time, another group of people came out to announce the good news. This time, two people came out together, but they were not going in different directions, but two people came out to announce the good news.
"...Huguang..."
At first hearing these two words, several people on the second floor of the teahouse all came to the window. Although they knew that the person applying for the exam should be fifth, but when they heard that they were candidates from the Huguang area, they naturally had to listen carefully.
Maybe it's Zhu Hao?
But the name that was reported immediately was disappointing: "...Mr. Zhou Langzhou, a member of Jinshui County, Huguang, ranked fifth in the high school undergraduate examination. Congratulations on being awarded the title of Dingjia!"
I will try the top five to announce the good news, and I will see that the cards are more promising.
Even the words of congratulations are so easy to make people excited, and people outside feel that they are particularly reasonable. It may be difficult to be fifth in the palace examination, but it shouldn't be difficult to win the first prize, right?
You can't get the top prize, but the second and top picks are also good. You don't have to go through the selection process to enter the Hanlin Academy directly, and there is hope of joining the cabinet in the future.
"no……"
Zhu Si returned to his seat and sat down.
"Good news!"
Several people were thinking about how to comfort Zhu Hao, when the good news of fourth place came out, "Peng Rushi, Master Peng of Jiading Prefecture, Sichuan, placed fourth in the high school examination! Good news..."
"Huguang..."
Before anyone could react, the third person came out, again from Huguang.
Jiang Lun instantly jumped to the window position, but what he heard was: "Mr. Liao from Liao Daonan, Puqi County, Huguang, came third in the undergraduate examination. Congratulations to the number one scholar in high school!"
"Another one from Huguang?"
Jiang Lun was a little surprised when he heard this.
There are already two Huguang candidates in the top five. It seems that Huguang candidates shined in this examination.
"Huguang..."
As soon as Jiang Lun finished speaking, he announced the word Huguang again. This time even Tang Yin returned to the window position, but the person who heard the news shouted: "Mr. Zhang Zhi, the winner of Chaling Prefecture in Huguang, is the No. 1 student in this high school examination."
Second place, I wish you continued success on the gold list."
The second person to announce the good news came out, again from Huguang.
Gongsun Yi said: "I know this person."
"oh?"
Tang Yin looked over.
Gongsun Yi was a little embarrassed: "I had a literary conference with him before. We were in the capital. He has studied the Spring and Autumn Annals, especially the Zuo Zhuan, very deeply. Among the scholars in this province, he has a very high reputation for talent."
Jiang Lun said proudly: "It seems that there are many talented people in our Huguang area. Maybe we will take the top three in the imperial examination."
As a person who has lived in Huguang for a long time, but whose ancestral home has nothing to do with Huguang, Jiang Lun felt that his face was honorable at this time...
But when he looked at Zhu Hao, his expression showed some avoidance.
Even if Huguang wins all the first prizes and Zhu Hao fails the exam, it doesn't have much to do with Prince Xing's Mansion.
Zhu Hao naturally knew about Zhang Zhi.
Undergraduate Jinshi is considered to be the first subject after Jiajing ascended the throne. Of course, in the coming year, the imperial examination will be presided over by Xiao Jiajing himself. Many of these Jinshi will be highly valued in the future. Zhang Zhi, as one of the four scholars in Chaling, is from Huguang and belongs to the same hometown as Zhu Si.
Later, he presided over the examination for six times. In the 28th year of Jiajing period, he entered the cabinet as the Minister of Rites and the bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion. Unfortunately, he died after only one year of joining the cabinet.
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After the registration for the second place was completed, there was still no next one.
There were many candidates waiting for the results to be released at the gate of Gongyuan, and they immediately started making noises.
After waiting for a long time, there is only one last chance left. Although you can go to the list to see if your name was missed or if you didn't hear it just now, the chance is slim. It is best to take the high school test.
Being the first Huiyuan is an excellent opportunity to make a name for yourself.
"Why did you stop?"
Jiang Lun turned around and looked at Tang Yin, as if he felt that only Tang Yin understood the secret.
Tang Yin shook his head. He participated in the examination and the release of the results had nothing to do with it. What he wanted to do when he was in the sky prison was to get out as soon as possible... Going to the imperial prison was a torture. Even if he was lucky enough not to be beaten to death, he would still be free.
Pi, is that a normal inquiry? I was young at the time and finally got over it. Cheng Minzheng was beaten until he could no longer take care of himself, and he died soon after he was released from prison.
In the midst of the crowd's noise, the person who had made the announcement finally came out, and the last reporter, the person who reported the Hui Yuan, also came out. The three officials were all wearing red clothes that represented the festival, and they were holding big red silk flowers in their hands.
At first glance, it seems that it is used to ask for rewards while waiting for the good news... This preparation is very thorough.
"Good news! Mr. Zhu Haozhu of Huguang, Anlu, and Luzhou... will pass the high school Gengchen Science Examination!"
This shout was very loud, and then the three people shouted loudly together, and almost everyone in the street heard it.
When Zhu Si heard this, his little eyes lit up instantly, and a group of people rushed towards Zhu Hao.
Tang Yin changed his previous stern look, hugged Zhu Hao, and said loudly: "You boy, you are really good!"
"Have you won the championship? That's the first place, right?"
Zhu Si couldn't get close to him because Jiang Lun blocked his way, and Jiang Lun wanted to come closer and encourage him but couldn't find a chance.
"Old Tang, please step aside... Congratulations, Mr. Huiyuan!"
Jiang Lun finally found an opening, reached out and patted Zhu Hao's shoulder hard to show his closeness, but ended up patting Zhu Hao's head directly.
Zhu Si shouted sternly: "Uncle, pat gently, don't break Zhu Hao's head. I'm still waiting for him to win the first prize. Hahahaha..."
Thinking this was quite humorous, Zhu Si actually laughed to himself after saying it.
"Good news..."
The person who brought the good news went to the street, but no one said anything to welcome him to the teahouse.
As a necessary process of announcing the good news, it is also an honor to receive the good news at an inn near the guild hall in your area and listen to the blessings of fellow villagers.
Tang Yin smiled broadly: "Don't hang around here, let's go, let's go together to receive the good news."
"I am coming too!"
Zhu Si volunteered, “I can help Zhu Hao receive the good news.”…
Jiang Lun reminded: "This has nothing to do with you. If you go, just stay nearby, otherwise we will go home right now."
Normally Jiang Lun wouldn't dare to brag and stare at Zhu Si, but maybe he was used to seeing Zhu Hao and Tang Yin chatting with Zhu Si in an informal manner. He was getting more courageous and wanted to try out what it was like to be Xiaoxing Wang's uncle.
I'm here to discipline my nephew in the name of an elder.
Zhu Si did not rush to Jiang Lun and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll be watching from the side when the time comes. Let's go quickly."
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The group got off the teahouse.
At this time, the list was being published, and many candidates gathered in front of the public notice board to see if their names were missing, and even more people were discouraged and disappointed.
But no matter how depressed they are, it is not as desperate as when they failed in the provincial examination. They have already achieved the title of civil servant, and they are already members of the upper class of society. If they fail to pass the Jinshi exam, they will pack up their spirits and take the next subject.
"Is this Mr. Zhu Hao and Zhu? Congratulations!"
Obviously someone knew about Zhu Hao's existence. The six or seven people who came to congratulate him all had accents from the Huguang area.
Zhu Hao came first in the Huguang Township Examination in the 14th year of Zhengde, which was considered a reputation. Especially when others later found out that Zhu Hao was only a twelve-year-old boy, they would naturally pay attention to it. However, Zhu Hao had few opportunities to appear in public after arriving in the capital.
, not many people know him, but there are still a few classmates in Huguang who have some impressions of him.
Jiang Lun came forward and blocked the person who came to shake hands. He immediately stretched out his big hand and shook it with these candidates: "Same joy... What's your name? Have you passed the exam?"
Because of the presence of Jiang Lun, a rough-looking man, those who came around to greet Zhu Hao mostly chose to avoid it.
Tang Yin came forward on behalf of Zhu Hao: "Let's meet again when we have time! We have to rush back to receive the good news... Zhu Hao, let's go!"
When calling Zhu Hao's name, he emphasized the tone of his voice, fearing that the people around him would not know that the young man following him was the Huiyuan of this competition.
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The inn where Zhu Hao registered was very busy at this time.
Many candidates came to join in the fun, and there were many Huguang candidates staying in the surrounding area. Especially among the top five candidates in this examination, Huguang candidates accounted for four places. This suddenly improved Huguang's status in the imperial examination, even if it was not to meet Yuan and Zhu.
Hao, I also want to meet the others.
"Why are there so many people?" Jiang Lun looked at the crowds of people outside the inn and asked with a smile a question to which he already knew the answer in advance.
It’s just asking questions knowingly!
Tang Yin said: "I guess everyone thinks that this time the number one scholar will be awarded to a Jinshi from Huguang!"
As he spoke, he looked at Zhu Hao with questioning eyes, as if to say, what do you think?
Zhu Hao knew very well how much water there was in this imperial examination.
Everything went as usual during the examination, but something went wrong during the palace examination. Perhaps Yang Tinghe, the first assistant in history, discovered a problem. The new emperor was born in Huguang, and the Huguang candidates before the examination accounted for the majority. So what?
Remarkable?
So in the end, among the top Huguang candidates in the general examination, except for Liao Daonan, who got the first place in the second class, the rest were deliberately pushed to the very bottom.
The three leaders of the imperial examination in the 16th year of Zhengde's reign, Yang Weicong, Lu Yi and Fei Maozhong, were from Beizhili, Zhejiang and Jiangxi respectively, and had no connection with Huguang.
To put it bluntly, the new emperor will nominally preside over the next year's imperial examination, but it is Yang Tinghe who really decides the ranking. At that time, the emperor had just ascended the throne and was completely inexperienced. He had to be respectful to the civil servants to prevent him from losing the throne he had just obtained.
It was just that among the disciples of the emperor in the later generation, there were many ministers who were highly regarded by the emperor, such as Zhang Cong, Zhang Zhi and others.
"Huiyuan is here! Get out of the way!"
Jiang Lun walked in front and shouted loudly.
Talking about other people, he may not have much confidence, but he has witnessed Zhu Hao's growth with his own eyes, and his own son is still in Zhu Hao's name. At the beginning, I found this young man to be my son's husband, and others still laughed at me. Look at it now
How... In just a few years, my family became a Jinshi!
I can brag about this awesomeness for the rest of my life!