Chapter Eighteen: Shuangshuang Wins Jinshi in Examination
At the end of the second lunar month in the fourth year of Shaosheng's reign, it was a sunny and sunny day. It was the day when the results of the provincial examination were released!
The south wall of Gongyuan is a place that has haunted many literati in their dreams and made them burst into laughter and cry. The admission list for the Jinshi Science and Provincial Examination was announced on the south wall of Gongyuan. On that day, the city was filled with wind and rain, people were agitated, and the whole capital was plunged into chaos.
In the restlessness, the scholars rushed towards the Gongyuan with excitement, and people of all kinds also gathered at the Gongyuan. Waves of people were shocked like a torrent crashing on the shore. Three years of hard work has blossomed today, and it has become a success.
If you succeed, you will be defeated. As the saying goes, it is half heaven and half hell. People's hearts are floating and thoughts are turbulent.
Wu Zhi also got up early. Although he felt that there was no need to be so nervous, he was still tossing and turning last night with so many thoughts that it was difficult to fall asleep. After washing, he ate breakfast slowly. Xiao'e, Pan Wei, Wang Er and the others were there
Everyone on the side was already restless and eager to move. After breakfast, at their urging, Wu Zhi calmly followed them out and headed towards Gongyuan.
Along the way, there were crowds of people swarming towards Gongyuan, chatting and laughing in twos and threes, and walking together in groups.
Wu Zhi and the others lived not far from Gongyuan. After a while, they slowly walked to the vicinity of Gongyuan. They wanted to go faster, but there were too many pedestrians and they couldn't walk fast, and Wu Zhi was not in a hurry. The result was already doomed.
Well, if you know it sooner or later, it will be the same, so why bother in a hurry.
When we arrived at the large open space outside the Gongyuan, we saw that there was already a sea of people in front of us. People of all kinds surrounded the south wall of the Gongyuan.
Standing on the periphery of the crowd, Wu Zhi suddenly discovered an interesting phenomenon: outside the crowd, there were groups of well-dressed wealthy businessmen, officials, and gentry gathered in twos and threes. There were men and women, old and young, all standing in front of the sedan chairs of each family.
In front of the horse-drawn carriage or the ox-cart, the camps were clearly divided, and everyone's expressions were flashing. Most of them were looking at the scholars, opening their eyes eagerly, and gearing up. Wu Zhi's heart moved, and he suddenly realized that these were all here to prepare for "catching a son-in-law under the list"!
In the Song Dynasty at that time, "catching a son-in-law under the list" was very popular. In order to find a son-in-law who could take advantage of the dragon, many wealthy officials would stay under the list on the south wall on the day when the provincial examination results were released. The Jinshi on the list, especially the top Jinshi, would
He became the object of competition for various families. As long as he caught him, he would take it home and use it to make him his own son-in-law, even if he was the son-in-law. This is how the famous people of this dynasty, Ouyang Xiu and Cai Bian, were caught and became other people's sons-in-law.
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Seeing this, Wu Zhi was a little hesitant, but Xiao'e pulled him eagerly, so he had to squeeze into the crowd and move towards the south wall where the list was posted. Pan Wei and Wang Er had already eagerly squeezed into the crowd.
Went. They had just squeezed in halfway, when suddenly, the front started boiling like boiling water and started shouting: "It's coming! It's coming!"
The crowd suddenly surged forward like running water, causing people to stagger around and shout loudly. Wu Zhi had to protect Xiao'e tightly and slowly squeezed in, which was very difficult.
In front of the crowd, the gate of the Gongyuan slowly opened with a dull creaking sound. The officials from the Ministry of Rites ran out holding a roll of lists and distributed them one by one to the government officials around them.
Paint the paste and post the list. From time to time, roll calls and cheers are heard from the front, and the list has begun to be released. The provincial examination admission list is posted and announced at one time, without distinction between before and after.
With the roll call, bursts of cheers would erupt. Scholars who heard their roll call or saw their own names would burst into laughter and dance with joy; while those who did not hear their roll calls or saw their names would
Weeping and mourning as if mourning a heir, and even beat their chests and feet. Beside the south wall of the Gongyuan, screams of ecstasy, congratulations, sighs, tears and sobs can be heard one after another. All the flavors of life are vividly displayed at this time, and you can't help but feel deeply.
Then, the wealthy businessmen, officials and gentry who captured their son-in-law began to take advantage of the opportunity. Some scholars accepted it happily, while others fled. Around the south wall of the Gongyuan, the entire scene of capturing the son-in-law was full of joy. Guards were patrolling.
The soldiers in front of the list watched indifferently. As long as no one tore up the imperial list, they would not interfere and just watch the show and chat with each other.
After a lot of hard work, Wu Zhi and the four finally squeezed their way to the front of the crowd.
Wu Zhi and Pan Wei slowly read the list, looking for their names from the back first. Suddenly, he saw Pan Wei's name first, the 28th place in the Dingchou Branch Provincial Examination: Pan from Qinghe County, Enzhou
Wei! Pan Wei also saw his name and jumped up with excitement: "Oh my God! I won the lottery!"
Wu Zhi's mind was a little fluctuating, so he suppressed his thoughts and continued to look down. Finally, he saw his name when he was near the top of the list. The tenth place in Ding Chou Ke Provincial Examination: Wu Zhi, Qinghe County, Enzhou! His heart skipped a beat, and he felt happy.
Kaihua: "It's okay, it scared me!"
He also passed the Jinshi examination. Wu Zhi was finally able to complete the third step of his plan.
After being admitted to the list, Wu Zhi was very relieved. He then took a closer look and found that this time, a total of 569 people were admitted to the provincial examination. These 569 people were all lucky ones.
There are only two people in Enzhou who have won the Jinshi in high school, namely Pan Wei and him.
There are nine new Jinshi before Wu Zhi's name, namely Liu Ji, Zhang Chi, Gu Gu, Gu Ge, Wu Xiwen, Hu Zhiru, Fang Tianruo, He Changyan, and Huan Guo. Among them, the first place in the provincial undergraduate examination is Huan Guo
, from Chong'an, Jianning, twenty-four years old.
"He Changyan? Fang Tianruo? Huan Guo?" Wu Zhi muttered these names. He felt a little familiar, but he couldn't remember who they were for a while.
"Young master is great!" "Brother Dalang is great!" Wu Zhi was immersed in his own thoughts, and the surprise cheers of Wang Er and Xiao'e rang in his ears. Xiao'e even grabbed his hand tightly in excitement,
He kept shaking, his face full of joy.
After coming back to his senses, Wu Zhi touched Xiao'e's head affectionately, smiled, and calmed down. This was expected, sooner or later.
"Congratulations, brother!" "Congratulations, brother Pan!" Pan Wei and Wu Zhi congratulated each other. Compared to Wu Zhi, Pan Wei was inexplicably excited, and he was so excited that he couldn't find his way around.
"Guo Hu! Who is Guo Hu?" At this time, bursts of shouts rang out around Wu Zhi, and the crowd was in a commotion. He turned around and saw that a group of family members of wealthy businessmen, officials, and gentry were yelling at an extraordinary young man.
While Zi Lala was chatting, there was a group of people who were eyeing them. The three of them, Pan Wei, Xiao'e and Wang Er, were so ecstatic that they fully exposed Wu Zhi and Pan Wei's status as new scholars, and they were targeted by those who wanted to catch their son-in-law.
Wu Zhi was startled, and quickly grabbed Xiao'e's hand, led her to squeeze out of the crowd with difficulty, and fled the scene in a hurry.
Good guy! If you want to catch your son-in-law, you have to catch him! He has a deep love for Jin Lian, and he can't let others mess up the relationship.
After a while, Pan Wei and Wang Er also ran out of the crowd in embarrassment. Pan Wei was in shock, his face was red, and even the bun on his head was messed up and hanging sideways.
"Brother Pan is very handsome, which girl do you like?" Wu Zhi joked with him with a smile.
Pan Wei looked at Wu Zhi with a wry smile and said nothing. He is still in a state of surprise and confusion. At the age of twenty-two, he passed the Jinshi examination for the first time! It was a bit difficult for him.
Believe it or not, it's still like being in a dream. Seeing Wu Zhi acting as if nothing had happened and still thinking about joking, he had mixed emotions. Although it was hard to express his happiness, he was surprised and happy at the same time.
After escaping from Gongyuan, Wu Zhi and the four of them rushed back talking and laughing. Pan Wei, Xiao'e and Wang Er were particularly excited. Xiao'e was more like a little magpie who could bring people joy, and Wu Zhi had completely recovered his calmness, chatting and laughing.
Ziru. Pan Wei was still a little dazed, but he was also smiling. He walked aside and looked at Wu Zhi who was calm and calm, with mixed feelings in his heart: "A young man who is not yet 19 years old is already a Jinshi.
, and still be so calm! What a monster!"
Pan Wei secretly lamented that his girl had such good vision, and was glad that thanks to him, the carp jumped into the dragon's gate. Without Wu Zhi's guidance, he recalled that it would be really difficult to pass the Jinshi exam.
Originally, when he went to Beijing to take the exam, he didn't have much hope in his heart. He just wanted to test the waters and accumulate some experience to prepare for the second exam. Who knows, with Wu Zhi's help, he is now lucky enough.
It's soaring to the sky! Can he not be surprised? Can he not be amazed? Wu Zhi becomes more and more mysterious in his heart.
When they left Gongyuan, it was already a quarter past noon. Wu Zhi was very happy to see everyone, so he proposed to go to the nearby Zhuangyuan Building for a delicious meal to celebrate both he and Pan Wei's gold medals. After hearing this, everyone enthusiastically supported it, and Pan Wei even more
He nodded in agreement repeatedly. He was now in high spirits during happy events and wanted to find a place to celebrate. Wu Zhi's proposal was exactly what he wanted.
The four people arrived in front of the No. 1 Scholar Building in a hurry. They saw colorful flags flying in front of the No. 1 Scholar Building and it was very lively. Scholars in twos and threes were greeting friends and coming in and out. Some of them were strutting, smiling and looking forward to something.
; Some of them were dejected and had earth-colored faces as they were forced to go inside.
There was a lot of traffic, and the waiter was too busy to greet Wu Zhi and the others, so the four of them had to go in by themselves.
Good guy, as soon as I entered the building, I saw that the hall on the first floor was crowded. Almost every table was full of people, and it was full of people. During the exchange of drinks, all kinds of compliments and flattery could be heard, and the people being complimented were "the same."
"Happy! Happy together!" They toasted again and again, full of ambition and beaming with joy. Those scholars who had lost their reputation and were discouraged were drinking wine with their heads down, sighing and crying bitterly from time to time, trying to drown their sorrows in wine.
Going up to the second floor, the hall on the second floor was already full of people. Unfortunately, Wu Zhi and the four of them had no choice but to find an independent private room. Private rooms are more expensive, and on weekdays, cash-strapped literati rarely book them.
A private room for entertaining guests.
After sitting down and ordering the food, Wu Zhi asked for a bottle of wine after seeing everyone happy. He wanted to taste the taste of the current liquor so that he could have a countermeasure in the future. Pan Wei was a little surprised when he saw him ordering a bottle of wine because he
I have never seen Wu Zhi drinking before. Today is the first time, which is a bit strange.
While waiting for the food to be served, Wu Zhi finally remembered the familiar feeling just now: He Changyan, Fang Tianruo, and Huan Guo were the top picks, the second picks, and the top picks in the Dingchou family in the fourth year of Shaosheng respectively;
The protagonists of "Three Nobles in One School, Unparalleled Heirloom" praised by Zhezong Zhao Xu are the three people he just saw on the list: Gu Gong, Gu Gong, and Gu Ge. They are brothers from the same mother. Three Jinshi in one school.