Time flies by quickly, and ten days pass in the blink of an eye.
On the second day of March, outside the archway of the gate of Gongyuan, a large number of candidates gathered.
The reason why they are gathered here is because today is the day when the exam results will be released, and the students who took the exam are eager to know the results.
However, there were soldiers waiting outside the gate of Gongyuan in advance to isolate all those who arrived.
Behind these soldiers is a blank wooden workshop, and the results of the test will be posted on it later.
"Coming, coming..."
Someone in the crowd shouted, and then everyone glanced towards the Gongyuan, and sure enough they saw officials walking out.
I saw several small officials in front holding bright yellow scrolls in their hands.
After walking out of the Gongyuan, a soldier set up a ladder, took the list from the official, and climbed up to the square.
The list will be posted at a height of one foot. The reason for posting it so high is to prevent it from being damaged when viewing the list.
Posting the list is a hassle, and the paper is fragile so take your time.
Taking advantage of this gap, Liu Changqing said loudly: "Dear students, for this examination... one hundred and thirty-eight will be selected as tributes!"
Nowadays, several counties in the north have been occupied, but the number of candidates has not decreased significantly. According to past practice, there should be about 250 tributes.
Nowadays, only 138 people are admitted, and the admission rate can be said to be extremely low.
Of course, the students present thought it was due to the change in the way the questions were asked.
"According to the emperor's decree, there are only two ways to become an official in the future, either by passing the imperial examination or by graduating from the Imperial College!"
"Those who failed this examination don't have to worry. Now the Imperial College is expanding its enrollment. As long as you pass the exam after admission, you can still serve the imperial court!"
After Liu Changqing said so much, he only meant one thing: to call on students to join the Imperial College.
Everyone listened to his words, but at this time they were more concerned about the results of the test, so they had no time to think about it.
However, they are currently separated by more than ten meters by soldiers. Even though part of the list has been exposed, it is basically not clearly visible.
Soon, the list was expanded.
Seeing the eager eyes of the candidates, Liu Changqing shook his head and left, while the soldiers relaxed their control.
The disciples swarmed up, and they all rushed to the bottom of the list.
Everyone's eyes were focused on the first place.
"The first place in the general examination is Zhang An from Gu Yu Mansion in Shannan County..."
"Who is Zhang An?"
"Never heard of it..."
"What articles has this guy written?"
While everyone was talking about it, Zhang An, who was standing outside the circle, was shocked. He actually became the first place in the examination.
The companions around him were even more surprised than Zhang An at this moment, some even felt unbalanced, and even felt jealous.
"Member Zhang is here!"
Someone shouted such a sentence, which attracted everyone's attention.
Zhang An is nearly thirty years old and looks mature and steady. Others who don't know the details only think that he is well-deserved.
"Congratulations..."
People around him began to congratulate Zhang An.
Of course, truly ambitious people are now more concerned about their rankings.
"Second place, Han Yunfei of Tianjin Mansion in Longyou County!"
"The third place is Tao Qukan of Rongcheng Prefecture, Shu County!"
Some people read loudly, "I just hope that the people behind will be calmer."
Unfortunately, everyone present wanted to see it in person, so there were still more moves to squeeze forward.
Nearly 3,000 people took part in the exam. There were so many people gathered here that it was destined that many of them would not be seen for a short time.
Of course, many people are not here now because they are anticipating the current situation, so they are waiting for someone to copy the list, and they can just buy a copy when the time comes.
At this moment, Chen Hongqing tried his best to get to the front and started looking down the list.
When he saw his name on the seventeenth line, Chen Hongqing was immediately excited.
He wanted to share his joy with others, but unfortunately he was surrounded by strangers.
While feeling happy, Chen Hongqing also felt strange because he didn't see Wang Xin's name.
So he could only continue to look back, and finally at the 58th place, Chen Hongqing saw "Xin, Prince of Jiangxi Province".
"How can this... Brother Wang be the fifty-eighth?" Chen Hongqing was even more surprised.
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Even he could get 17th place in the examination. As a teacher who tutors him, he shouldn't be worse than himself, but now he is still so far behind.
Thinking of all the weird things about Wang Xin these days, Chen Hongqing suddenly understood.
"Perhaps Wang Xin already knew that his performance was abnormal this time!"
Thinking of this, Chen Hongqing put away his joy and decided to go back to comfort Brother Wang.
After all, these days, people have told him a lot about the various situations of the imperial examination.
When Chen Hongqing rushed to the inn without stopping, Wang Xin was closing his eyes in deep thought.
"These days, tax investigation cases have been closed one after another..."
"Nearly ten thousand people were either beheaded or exiled. This shows that the emperor is determined and will not hesitate to pursue the rule of law at any cost..."
"There are so many court officials who have committed crimes, which means that the current supervision of officials is not enough..."
"Now that less than 20% of the land in the Central Plains has been inventoried, the emperor sent Mr. Xie Ge to Jiangxi, which shows the urgency of tax reform..."
Wang Xin muttered in a low voice, "It contains an analysis of the actual situation and some solutions to some problems."
If Zhao Yanxun were present, he would definitely be amazed at Wang Xin's ideas, because many of his measures coincided with his.
At this moment, Wang Xin's door was pushed open, interrupting his thoughts.
"Brother Wang, you can really sit still, I admire you!" Chen Hongqing said with a smile.
After pouring a cup of tea and handing it to Chen Hongqing, Wang Xin said with a smile: "Looking at you, you must have done well in the exam!"
Talking about himself, Chen Hongqing said proudly: "Not bad, seventeenth place!"
"Don't you want to ask, what is your name?"
"As long as he wins, it doesn't matter how many names he has!" Wang Xin said calmly.
"I really admire you!" Chen Hongqing gave a thumbs up.
"Let me tell you, you only got fifty-eight in the exam!"
"Um!"
"Yeah" and that's it? Chen Hongqing was quite surprised.
"Why is this happening? Could it be a mistake in performance?"
Wang Xin smiled and replied: "That's right!"
Wang Xin seemed unwilling to say more, and Chen Hongqing did not ask in detail.
"Do you know how many people will be admitted to this trial?"
"How many?"
"Only one hundred and thirty-eight people!"
"Well, it's much less than before. It can be seen that these test questions have caused the candidates to perform abnormally!"
Wang Xin remained calm, which made Chen Hongqing extremely speechless. Could it be that you have become a saint?
So Wang Xin then asked: "Do you know who the member is this time?"
Wang Xin replied: "Could it be Yang An?"
At this moment, Chen Hongqing was really shocked.
Could it be that this guy really became a god? Otherwise, how could he have the ability to predict the future?
Just listen to Wang Xin continue to say: "Now that I have won, the past is gone. Now I should calm down and prepare for the exam!"
"Exactly, exactly!" Chen Hongqing said repeatedly.
Although his test scores were better, compared with Wang Xin's magnanimity, Chen Hongqing felt that he was far behind and should learn from the man in front of him in the future.
At this moment, gongs and drums were beating outside the inn, because the news about member Yang An came back, which made the inn owner want to take advantage of the "heat".
If nothing unexpected happens, Yang An will become the number one scholar, and then his inn will have one more number one plaque.
"The member is back!"
One sentence instantly caused the streets to boil, and everyone wanted to take a look at the future No. 1 pick.
Of course, some cheer and some are jealous.
In a room somewhere in the inn, looking at Yang An with a smile on his face, someone said with a cold face: "Those who are lucky enough to get in are shameless!"
This person was very angry because he failed the exam.
Just being angry means he is still a normal person
What was even more exaggerated just now was that more than 20 good people fainted under the list, and three people went crazy on the spot.