Jinyi champion

Chapter 442

Zhang Cong didn't want to get too close to people from Xingwang's mansion.

But now they happened to meet each other, and they even specially issued an invitation. If they just leave without giving face, then not only are they not friends, but they may become enemies in the future.

After thinking about it, he could only explain the situation to two friends around him, saying that he had an old friend to see and he couldn't accompany him to watch the list, but he didn't say clearly that he was from Xingwang's mansion in front of him, for fear that his friends would spread the matter.

Everyone went to the teahouse together.

Gongsunyi knew Zhang Cong before, and thought he was just old and useless, a down-and-out Juren who failed seven times.

Tang Yin was very unfamiliar, and he was still curious. After Zhu Hao arrived in the capital, in such a short period of time, he met a friend who looked mature and prudent...with a rather weird appearance?
Could this be Zhu Hao's enlightenment teacher who "sees the head but doesn't see the tail" in the legend, right?
"Your Excellency, let's sit down and have a cup of tea."

After Zhu Si sat down, he directly issued an invitation.

A square table, Zhu Si, Zhu Hao and Tang Yin will definitely sit down, the last seat was reserved for Gongsun Yi or Jiang Lun, but now that Zhang Cong is there, Gongsun Yi can only sit at the next table. Jiang Lun also smiled and waved his hands, indicating that this is a gathering place for literati, and he didn't want to join in the fun, so he sat down at the next table.

Zhang Cong was a little embarrassed, but when he looked around, the whole floor was covered, so there was nothing to worry about if he was not afraid of being found walking with people from Xing Wangfu.

"Ashamed."

Zhang Cong clasped his fists and said.

Zhu Si smiled and said: "You are a friend that Zhu Hao admires, that is, my friend, sit down and talk."

When Zhang Cong heard it, hey, this little friend Zhu Hao has a lot of face. Before the relationship, he didn't just brag and insist that he had a close relationship with Xing Wang's mansion, so I really dare to sit down.

As soon as Zhang Cong's butt was seated, Zhu Hao made an introduction.

Apart from Zhu Si's side, it was Tang Yin.

"This is an instructor at Prince Xing's Mansion. I mentioned to Zhang Xiongtai before that Jiangnan talented Tang Yin and Tang Bohu..." Zhu Hao laughed.

"Ah? This..."

Zhang Cong, as a Juren in the south of the Yangtze River, how could he not have heard of Tang Yin's name?Didn't expect a legendary figure to sit next to you?Gives the impression of an idol crawling out of the grave.

Wanting to stand up and salute, but seeing Tang Yinping smiling peacefully, he tried his best to suppress the turbulent waves in his heart.

The rest need no introduction.

After that, Tang Yin asked about Zhang Cong's situation.

Although Tang Yin is not from Zhejiang, he knows all places in the south of the Yangtze River very well. After inquiring, he actually has a certain relationship with Zhang Cong's school, and there are also overlaps in communication.

Tang Yin said with emotion: "Speaking of which, I haven't been back to Jiangnan for many years, and I don't remember what the mountains and rivers in Jiangnan look like. I don't know how talented people have emerged in Jiangnan in the past few years? Who is the most famous among them?"

"This... There are so many literati in the south of the Yangtze River, it's hard for me to go into details."

Zhang Cong seemed a little nervous in front of the big guys.

As a Juren, he shouldn't feel inferior, but Tang Yin is famous, and there is a Xiaoxing King sitting next to him.

"My son, Mr. Tang, Mr. Zhu, the list has started to be released outside." Lu Song reminded in a low voice as he walked over from the window.

Zhang Cong suddenly became nervous.

Seeing King Xing and Tang Yin was just a coincidence. The most important thing today is whether he can be on the list for the eighth time in his life. For others, there will be a next time if he fails in the test, but for him... life has already failed After seven times, officials have not yet been selected and released. If they fail to win, I am afraid that they will regret it for the rest of their lives.

At the age of almost knowing his destiny, it is unknown whether he will still have the energy to go to Beijing for the exam three years later.

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Inside the Confucian Temple, the deacon of the Ministry of Rites came out.

The examination is the examination of the Ministry of Rites, and the list and announcement of the results are all completed by the Ministry of Rites.

Immediately, two yamen servants ran out from the inside, and this was reported as the first list: "Master Zhou, Zhou Dynasty, Min County, Fujian Province, the sixth tribute in the Gengchen Division Examination of High School, and won the palace examination!"

The first person to come up is not Huiyuan, but starts from the sixth place.

Immediately there was an uproar at the tea stall next door. It seemed that this Zhou Chaoji was a fellow villager they knew, or he might have just appeared at the tea stall. Following the people who announced the good news to the direction of the Fujian Guild Hall, someone left in a hurry, as if they wanted to go one step ahead. Annunciation.

It doesn't have to be Zhou's family or Zhou Chao's friends, it may also be a Fujianese who is doing business in Beijing. Hearing that Zhou Chao's Jinshi, he must want to win him over and give gifts in advance.

At this time, if you can give the gift, you will be a related household in the future.

"Master Yang Xun Yang from Xindu County, Sichuan, the seventh tribute in the middle school examination..."

After finishing the sixth place, the seventh place will follow.

At the beginning of this batch, they were all reported one by one to reflect their high rankings. Basically, the champion of this year's palace examination will also be among these people, so the announcements are very cautious, for fear that there will be mistakes, so the voice is extremely loud. Loud, so that the audience can distinguish clearly at one time.

Zhu Si originally wanted to ask Zhu Hao about the situation, but when he was listening to the good news outside, it was still so lively, calling names one by one, he couldn't help the curiosity in his heart, and ran to the window to look out.

Luo An hurriedly stepped forward to remind: "Your Highness, be careful."

Zhu Si waved his hands and said, "It's okay, it's okay. On such occasions, wouldn't it be okay for someone to stab someone in the back? Who knows me?"

Luo An was still very nervous, so he could only stand by and look around vigilantly.

King Xiaoxing didn't take his seat, so others were embarrassed to sit down, especially Zhang Cong. He was very concerned about whether he could pass the exam. He looked more nervous than Gongsun Yi. When he came to stand by the window, his legs trembled a little. , Maybe others didn't pay attention, but Zhu Hao saw it.

Obviously, Zhang Cong cared too much about the results of this test.

But at this time, he reported to be the eleventh: "Yang Weicong, Yang Juren, Gu'an County, North Zhili, the eleventh tribute in the middle school examination, good news!"

The style of announcing the good news is different for each person. Basically, the province and county are the first, and the name and ranking will be slightly different. Basically, it is very rare for a county to have the same name and surname and come together for the exam, so basically Don't be afraid of misunderstandings or anything.

"it is good!"

I hadn't noticed it before, but when Yang Weicong's name was reported, the second floor of the opposite teahouse erupted instantly.

Obviously, Yang Weicong is on the opposite side.

Hearing the commotion, Zhu Si raised his head and looked over. The opposite side just opened the window at this time, but he saw Yang Weicong standing at the window, but then he also found Zhu Hao and his party from across the street looking at them. He was a little bit happy, but when he saw Zhu Hao, his face immediately became stern.

"Oh, old acquaintance." Jiang Lun looked over, with a sneer on his face, "This guy can even pass the Jinshi exam? God is so annoying."

After all, the road is not wide these days, only wide enough for two carriages to run side by side, so Jiang Lun's words were probably intended for the other side.

I don't know if the person on the other side heard it, but Yang Weicong glared at Zhu Hao with demonstrative eyes, then closed the window, and hurried away with his servants, apparently rushing back to his residence to receive the good news and arrange a celebration banquet and many more.

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……

The episode passed, and there was no surprise in the future.

There is no Zhu Hao's name, no Gongsunyi and Sun Ru, and no Zhang Cong.

But there is one thing, there are quite a few people on the list in the Huguang local examination, which is not inferior to the big imperial examination provinces such as Nanzhili, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi.

Whenever a certain candidate from "Huguang" reported, several people would listen with pricked ears, but unfortunately no familiar name was heard.

Zhu Si listened for a while, and said anxiously: "Mr. Tang, this means that Zhu Hao failed, right?"

Tang Yindao: "It is reasonable to say that this time around [-] people will be tried, but this is not even [-] people, it is still early."

That's what I said, but obviously Tang Yin didn't have much confidence in Zhu Haoneng's high school.

Even in his opinion, Zhu Hao's knowledge is good, but the question is which candidate's level is poor?
"Master Zhang Cong Zhang, a candidate from Yongjia County, Zhejiang Province, won the [-]nd place in this session of tributes, special report!"

Just at this moment, a familiar name rang out, but it was not the people who came with Anlu to rush for the exam, but Zhang Cong who was panicking beside him.

When Zhang Cong heard his name, he was startled for a while, but he hadn't reacted yet.

Tang Yin said with a smile: "Let's say congratulations first, Your Excellency."

"Is... is it me?"

Zhang Cong couldn't believe it for a while.

Zhu Hao smiled and nodded: "Exactly."

"I...then I..."

Zhang Cong didn't know what to say, if it wasn't for the fact that there were basically strangers in front of him, and he wanted to maintain a little demeanor in front of King Xiaoxing, he might have cried on the spot.

It's really hard to understand the feeling of taking eight exams in one's life and finally passing the exam.

Zhu Sidao: "This is the hit? Do you need help?"

"No... no..."

Zhang Cong was speechless.

A pair of small eyes were watery, and at this time Zhang Cong didn't even have a servant by his side, Zhu Hao said: "Brother Zhang, let someone go to your side to help you out, how about you?"

"Don't dare to bother."

Zhang Cong naturally didn't want to owe anyone any favors.

Zhu Si said to Lu Song: "Lu Dianzhan, you are going to do me a favor, you are all predestined people, and we may not meet again in the future."

Zhu Si was also very happy. Zhu Hao recommended an old man to him, and he became a Jinshi in the end.

While speaking, he looked at Zhu Hao with admiration, as if saying, you are a good judge of people.

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Zhang Cong left accompanied by Lu Song.

The next step is the follow-up announcement.

At this time, it is no longer one by one to report, but two or three together.

At this moment, one has to listen carefully to be able to identify who is on the apricot list.

Near the end of the [-], there was still no Zhu Hao's name.

After hearing this for a long time, Zhu Si felt annoyed, sat down and said, "It's nothing to do with us, not even a single name."

He had been in high spirits, but now he was a little downcast.

Tang Yin said: "Not necessarily, according to the order of happy announcements, the top five candidates in the general examination have not yet been announced."

Jiang Lun asked: "Mr. Tang, do you think Zhu Hao...has a chance to be among the best?"

"What do you want me to say?"

Tang Yin didn't know how to describe it.

Saying that Zhu Hao is not qualified, isn't that hurting Zhu Hao's self-confidence and Zhu Si's enthusiasm?Said to have that qualification...Zhu Hao really has that level?

(End of this chapter)