Fenghou

Chapter 638
Before dawn, Chao Qing and his two friends couldn't fall asleep. Today is the day when the rankings will be released. It is estimated that many scholars can't sleep all night. Su Ce is one of them. He tossed and turned all night without sleep.

Su Ce is also like Chao Qing. He didn't do well in the poetry test, and he thought his strategy was not bad. He was also on the verge of being admitted or failed, which made him extremely anxious. He said before that he didn't care whether he was admitted or not. He is the one who cares the most.

On the other hand, Zhong Huan was very calm, he really didn't care, he could eat and sleep, and slept till dawn. If it wasn't for the fact that Su Ce woke up too much and disturbed him, he would have slept until dawn.

"When will the list be released?" Zhong Huan asked sleepily.

"I heard that it seems to be Sishi."

"Then what time is it?" Zhong Huan glanced at the dark sky outside the window.

"Just arrived at Maoshi!"

Chong Huan fell headlong on the bed, "I really admire you two, there are still two more hours! I don't care, I want to sleep for a while."

Chao Qing was also a little embarrassed, and said to Su Ce: "It's a bit early, Xiao Su, you should also squint for a while! You haven't slept all night."

"I can't sleep! If I fail the exam, how can I go back and explain to my family?"

"Lucky for me, but my life for lost, think about it!"

The two lay down again and fell asleep without knowing it.

When the three of them woke up, the sky was already bright, and it was almost time to arrive at Si time. All the scholars in the inn were gone, and there were only three of them left.

They complained to each other, they didn't even bother to eat breakfast, they simply washed up and ran away. Not long after they ran out of the inn, they encountered an empty ox cart.

The square of the Guozi Office was already crowded with people. Eighteen thousand examinees came from all directions and gathered in front of a huge notice board.

"What's posted over there?"

Chao Qing pointed to the opposite wall, where several officials seemed to be posting placards, and the surroundings were also crowded with scholars.

A person next to him said: "That's the admission list of Taixue, a total of [-] people, you can go and have a look."

Chao Qing glanced at the two companions and asked for their opinions.

"Don't go!"

Su Ce said very hard: "If you can't pass the imperial examination, you will go to Lin'an next year, and you will never go to Imperial College."

Chong Huan said with a smile: "Actually, it is not bad to study in Taixue. After three years of study, I heard that there are also ten places with Jinshi background, which is equivalent to passing the imperial examination."

"I still don't want to go. I'm already twenty-three years old. Old man, you're twenty-five years old! You'll be old after three years of studying. Chao Qing can go to school."

"Here we come! We're here!" Suddenly someone shouted, and the scholars suddenly became agitated.

More than a dozen officials came out of the gate, holding several long rolls of red bulletin lists in their hands, and some officials held paste buckets and ladders, and more than [-] soldiers opened the way in front.

"Everyone give way, don't delay the announcement!"

The scholars retreated one after another, more than [-] people gathered in the square, all of them were black heads, everyone stretched their necks, and their faces were eager to have their names on the list.

Several officials began to post the list, and seven officials walked into the crowd, stood on high flower beds, and began to read the list aloud to the surrounding scholars. This is very necessary, otherwise nearly [-] people would Crowded to see the list, there must be a serious stampede.

"First place, Jingzhao Mansion Wei Ji!"

There was joy on the left. A young scholar was lifted up by the crowd. He was the first Wei Ji. The official who read the list waved his hand and said with a smile: "I know everyone is very excited, but it's best to keep quiet, otherwise it will affect other people listening to the list." .”

Wei Ji squeezed out with a face full of joy, everyone around fell silent, and the official continued to read the list, "The second place is Wang Tuo of Jianzhou!"

A scholar suddenly covered his face excitedly, he was actually the second, but there was no cheering, and everyone remained quiet.

"The third place, Chengdu Chao Qing!"

Chao Qing was stunned for a moment, his mind went blank, Su Ce and Zhong Huan patted his shoulder heavily from behind at the same time, and squeezed his shoulders to express their congratulations.

"But my poem title didn't play well! How could it be the third place?"

No one told him why?A great sense of joy hit him, it was the ecstasy from the heart, he passed the exam, and he was still the third place, and he seemed to be unable to hear or see everything around him.

He didn't know when he came out of the crowd. Chao Qing went to an open place outside and squatted down, covering his face. He felt like crying.

At this time, he was patted on the shoulder again, Chao Qing raised his head, it was Zhong Huan and Su Ce, both of them were full of joy, and their mouths couldn't close their mouths.

"How are you?" Chao Qing stood up and asked.

Su Ce was wiping tears, too excited to speak.

Chong Huan squeezed his fist hard, gritted his teeth and said, "We all passed the exam. I am the [-]th and Su Ce is the [-]st."

"Great!"

Chao Qing shouted excitedly: "Let's go to the restaurant to celebrate!"

"Wait a minute, I'm going to look at the list again!"

Su Ce couldn't believe his ears, he must see is believing, he squeezed into the crowd, and after a while, he said excitedly: "I'm treating guests at noon today, let's go to Tianranju, we'll get drunk!"

Before noon, the Tianranju Restaurant on East Street was full of scholars, most of them were beaming, and they came here to celebrate their passing the exam.

The three of them still sat in their old seats by the window on the second floor. They sat for a while, their excitement gradually calmed down, and they talked about future arrangements while drinking tea.

"It seems that I have to report to the Guozi Office in the afternoon, and bring the test voucher and the two certificates issued by the county."

Before each candidate comes, he must ask the school in the county to issue an identity certificate, name, place of origin, address and family background, and a letter of recommendation from the county school. The county thinks you are qualified to take the test.

Of course, because the recommendation will not be held accountable, the county will not embarrass the scholars, as long as they are not too bad, they will basically get a recommendation letter.

Zhong Huan nodded and said: "I asked an official just now. I will confirm my identity in the afternoon and then give an admission letter. The formal ceremony will be in the morning tomorrow. I heard that there will be horse riding to praise the street."

"Ah! We are really Scholars." Su Ce's eyes widened.

Chao Qing despised him and said: "In Sichuan and Shaanxi, we are Jinshi. Regardless of whether the court admits it or not, at least we can be officials in Sichuan and Shaanxi. If the Western Army captures Hedong Road, we may be transferred to Hedong Road as a county magistrate. !"

Chong Huan said with a smile: "It's not so fast to be a county magistrate. You can only be qualified to be a county magistrate after at least two terms for eight years. This is the rule for ordinary officials, such as me and Xiao Su, but you don't have to be Chao Qing. You The future is endless."

Chao Qing laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth, but he said with a hypocritical face: "I'd rather keep my feet on the ground and take it step by step."

Su Ce pointed at him and said with a smile, "Look at how hypocritical this guy is, how insincere his words are!"

At this time, someone at the nearby wine table slapped the table and cursed: "How could that bastard Lin Jianqing pass the exam? He went to brothels all day, and he was always the last one in the exam. He actually got fifty-fourth in the exam. It's so ridiculous!"

Another person snorted, "Didn't he brag that he is Chen Qing's brother-in-law? Don't be convinced. Now it seems that it may be true. He got the test questions in advance, so he was able to pass the exam."

"Maybe it's a test substitute!"

"Maybe he didn't take the exam at all, so he just stuffed his name in, hey! You don't know how dark the officialdom is."

The three of them could hear clearly, Su Ce asked in a low voice, "Do you think there is really something wrong with that Lin Jianqing?"

Chao Qing thought for a while and said: "If what they said is true, I think it is more likely to be a substitute for the test. I found that there is a loophole, and it is difficult to find a substitute for the test."

"This person is none of our business!"

Zhong Huan interrupted the conversation between Su Ce and Chao Qing, "Don't worry about this matter, both of you, it's not that simple, don't get yourself into trouble."

(End of this chapter)