Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 596: Six Hundred and Eight: Announcement of the Results, In-laws

"Here it comes, here it comes, the results are about to be announced."

"It was Mr. Chen. It was Mr. Chen who came in person to announce the results."

In front of the examination hall, there was a commotion among the crowd and many people wanted to squeeze forward.

Chen Xiu came in front of everyone, bowed slightly, and said: "I wish you all your dreams come true and you will be on the list of successful candidates."

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the eight clerks who followed him each held a scroll. One walked to the right, and the remaining seven walked to the left. After opening the scroll, they posted it on the walls on both sides of the examination room.

All of a sudden, everyone gathered around, looking for their names on it, with nervousness and anticipation on their faces, and even their breathing became slightly faster.

When someone saw his name on the list, he first screened his computer for attention, then checked it a few times to confirm. After confirming that it was correct, he jumped up excitedly: "I won, I won, I won..."

I hit the target three times in a row, which was enough to tell the excitement in this person's heart.

"Wang Shuzhi, it's me, it's me, I won too." Another excited cheer rang out, and then two people who were on the list, but didn't know each other, hugged each other and jumped for joy.

"Why is my name not included? It's not fair. This imperial examination is not fair."

Where there is joy there is sorrow. Some people did not see their names on the list and they were immediately devastated. They then started shouting that the imperial examination was unfair and obviously could not accept this reality.

At first, no one paid attention to him when he shouted a few words, but he started making trouble again, and the soldiers who were maintaining order in front of the examination hall immediately stepped forward and carried him away.

This little episode did not affect the candidates in front of the examination room.

Still looking at the list nervously and expectantly.

The number of places is limited, so naturally there are more people who fail than those who make the list. Those with a better mentality shake their heads and sigh, looking lonely, while those with a bad mentality simply break down and cry, cursing that God is unfair.

"I passed, I finally passed. I passed the examination for the title of scholar at the age of fifteen, and then took the provincial examination for more than thirty years, every winter and summer, and failed repeatedly. Now I am over sixty years old and finally got my wish. Thank you, Duke Anguo." A white-haired old man cried with joy after seeing his name on the list.

"Brother Yang, why are our names not listed?" Sun Cheng's friend carefully checked all the names on the left wall, and when he did not find his own name or Sun Cheng's name, his face turned pale, and he was greatly shocked.

At this time, someone said, "What does the A-grade list on the right wall mean? There are only twenty names on it?"

You should know that there are more than fifty names in each list on the left.

"Grade A means excellent. The twenty names above are the top twenty in the Xiangyang provincial examination. They can be received by the Duke of Anguo in advance." said a clerk.

As soon as these words were spoken, all eyes were focused on the list on the right.

They are all educated people, and obviously want to see who are in the top 20.

"Sun Cheng, from Jiangdong, first place." someone exclaimed.

"Sun Cheng, where is it?" When Sun Cheng's friend heard the name Sun Cheng, he hurried over to check. He saw Sun Cheng's name on the list on the right. As the first place, this name was quite conspicuous.

"Brother Sun, it really is you. You are number one." Sun Cheng's friend said with a smile.

Sun Cheng was also quite surprised to see that he was number one. Although he was confident that he could make the list and his ranking would not be low, he never expected that he would be number one.

"Jiang Quyang, look, it's your name." Sun Cheng took a glance and found his friend's name on it.

"I'm from Jiangdong. It's really me, not a person with the same name. I'm also in the A class, ranked 19th." Jiang Quyang cheered.

"Congratulations, Brother Sun and Brother Jiang." For a moment, many people came to curry favor with Sun Cheng and Jiang Quyang.

You know, Duke Anguo once said that as long as you are on the list, you can become an official.

As the two of them are top-ranked, they will surely be on the list of the upcoming imperial examinations. Their future is limitless, so it is natural for them to make friends with them.

"Congratulations, Mr. Sun. I am the steward of the Li family in Xiangyang. Is Mr. Sun married?"

A middle-aged man in brocade clothes came forward to congratulate.

Not only scholars were present, but also some small nobles and wealthy businessmen, who hoped to form marriages with these future masters.

……

at the same time.

Huaizhou, Huaizhou City, also announced the results on this day.

Although the war spread to Huaizhou, it did not spread inside and did not affect the announcement of the results.

There are more candidates from Huaizhou than from Linzhou, with a total of 500 vacancies.

But there are also only twenty people in Class A.

"I didn't expect that even though we got up so early, we still arrived late and there were so many people gathered around." Ma Fu looked at the huge crowds in front of the examination hall and couldn't help but widen his eyes. From time to time, he heard cheers of "I won" in his ears.

"Let's go and see if our names are on the list." Guo Ning, who came with them, said with a smile.

Ma Fu, who had no reference, seemed even more active. He squeezed in with all his might. After checking, both sides were shining. He squeezed out again, stepped forward and grabbed Lin Zhong's arm, saying excitedly:

"You won, you won. I told you that you would win. God has eyes. God has eyes. If your parents knew, they would be so happy that they would not be able to sleep for days and nights."

Since learning that his parents had moved to Yi County, Lin Zhong no longer worried about their safety. Hearing his uncle's words, he couldn't hide his joy and said hurriedly, "Uncle, did you see Brother Guo's name?"

Ma Fu's expression froze. He only looked at Lin Zhong's name and forgot about Guo Ning.

"I'll go take another look." Ma Fu smiled and squeezed in again.

After the film session, Ma Fu squeezed out, panting, and said excitedly: "Mr. Guo is also on the list, and he is ranked sixth in the A grade."

They already knew in advance that two lists, A and B, would be announced on the day of the announcement.

What is the concept of the A-list?
You know, Huaizhou is close to the south of the Yangtze River, and it is also a state with relatively prosperous culture. This provincial examination can be said to have gathered the most talented scholars in the world. What an honor it is to be able to enter the top 20 among these scholars.

"Congratulations, Brother Guo." Lin Zhong bowed to Guo Ning with an envious look on his face.

Although he was on the list, my cousin didn't say he was in the A grade, so he must have been in the B grade.

But as a friend, he was still happy for Guo Ning.

"Congratulations." Guo Ning also returned the greeting and said, "It would be great if Brother Dai was here and was on the list as well."

Hearing this, Lin Zhong frowned: "I don't know if Brother Dai is doing well, and whether he has been successful in the exam."

……

Two days ago, Qingzhou, Pingting County.

The capital of Qingzhou was Nanyang, but due to the war, Nanyang was severely damaged, so the provincial examination of Qingzhou was held in Pingting County.

The results of Pingting County were announced two days earlier than those of Lin and Huai prefectures.

Dai Tu, who used the pseudonym Guo Xian and used the name of Cangzhou to successfully take the exam in Pingting County, and Zhang Ye from Gaozhou, a friend he made in Pingting County, came to the examination room together and looked up their names.

After a while, Zhang Ye suddenly shouted in surprise: "Brother Guo, you are the first in the first class, you are the first in the first class."

Dai Tu didn't react for a moment after hearing Zhang Ye's shout. After all, Guo Xian wasn't his real name. He was stunned for a moment and said hurriedly, "No, no."

"Here, the first name is you, Brother Guo. Congratulations, Brother Guo. Congratulations, Brother Guo." Zhang Ye immediately bowed and congratulated "Mr. Guo".

At this moment, Dai Tu could not hide his excitement, his heartbeat quickened, but he kept saying, "Lucky, lucky." "Brother Guo, don't be too modest. This first place in the A-class is not just luck," said Zhang Ye.

"Brother Zhang, what about you?" Dai Tu said.

"Oh, don't mention it. I'm at the bottom of the B list." Zhang Ye sighed.

"Why are you sighing? At least you're on the list." Dai Tu patted Zhang Ye's shoulder and smiled, but in his heart he looked down on Zhang Ye.

"That's right. Let's go to Fuze Restaurant to celebrate." Zhang Ye said with a smile.

Dai Tu did not refuse, this was indeed worth celebrating.

On the way to the restaurant, Dai Tu was patted on the shoulder, and a surprised voice followed: "Dai Tu?"

Dai Tu was stunned and turned around.

"Dai Tu, it's really you, why are you in Qingzhou?" The person who patted Dai Tu's shoulder was surprised to see that it was really Dai Tu and said, "I thought I was seeing things just now."

"What Dai Tu? Friend, you've got the wrong person." Before Dai Tu could speak, Zhang Ye on the side spoke first.

"How could I have made a mistake? Dai Tu and I are from the same village, and we grew up naked together." The man said hurriedly, looking at Dai Tu and asking him why he was also in Qingzhou.

But Dai Tu acted as if he didn't know this person, and even bowed to him and said, "Your Excellency may have recognized the wrong person. My name is Guo Xian, not Dai Tu."

The man immediately showed an expression of disbelief: "Mr. Guo, how is it possible? Dai Tu, it's me, Dai Ling, you don't recognize me."

Dai Ling assured that he would not recognize the wrong person, even the mole at the corner of the eye was in the same position.

"Hey friend, this is not the way to make connections. Guo Xian is the first place winner of the provincial examination this time. His identity information is on record. He is not some Guo Tu. You've got the wrong person." Zhang Ye felt that this person was here to make connections.

"What do you mean by relationship? If he really wanted to, he would have to call me uncle according to seniority." Dai Ling stepped forward and grabbed Dai Tu's hand, saying, "I heard from Zhao Di that you went to Huaizhou to take the exam, so why did you come to Qingzhou? But this is a good thing. I heard that Huaizhou is at war now. I'm afraid you won't be able to return to Yanzhou for a while."

But Dai Tu shook off Dai Ling's hand and said, "Sir, let me say it again. My name is Guo Xian, not Dai Tu. You've got the wrong person."

"Yes, Brother Guo is from Cangzhou, why would he go to Huaizhou to take the exam?" Zhang Ye also thought that Dai Ling had recognized the wrong person.

Before Dai Ling could continue speaking, a group of soldiers suddenly came over and stood in front of Dai Tu.

At this moment, Dai Tu was terribly frightened, thinking that his identity had been exposed. However, the leading soldier bowed to Dai Tu and asked, "Are you Mr. Guo Xian?"

Dai Tu suppressed his uneasiness and said, "That's right."

The leading soldier smiled and said, "My general invites you."

"Who is your general?" Dai Tu was stunned.

"General Zhang He." said the leading soldier.

"Zhang He?"

Dai Tu looked puzzled.

Zhang Ye, who was standing by, stepped forward and whispered, "Brother Guo, don't you know General Zhang? He is from the same local Fuze Village as Duke Anguo, and he was the first to follow Duke Anguo. He is one of the closest people to Duke Anguo." Dai
Dai Tu was startled, and immediately bowed, saying, "I have never met General Zhang before, and I wonder what matter General Zhang wants to talk to me about."

"Mr. Guo will know when he goes there." said the leading soldier.

"This"

Dai Tu glanced at Zhang Ye, who pulled Dai Tu aside and whispered, "Brother Guo, I see they respect you so much, I guess this is your chance, you must seize it, General Zhang is someone who has a say in front of Duke Anguo."

"Then please lead the way, sir." Dai Tu bowed.

The leading soldier touched the back of his head a little embarrassedly and said, "Mr. Guo, you are too polite. I am not worthy of being called a sir.

Mr. Guo, please come this way."

Looking at Dai Tu's departing back, Dai Ling still said in disbelief: "Did I really recognize the wrong person?"

"You must have recognized the wrong person." Zhang Ye added.

……

Before Chen Mo became rich, the three major families in Pingting County were Wang, Li and Yi.

And the Yi family had already declined at that time.
After Chen Mo became rich, the Yi family, who was related to Chen Mo by marriage, also soared to prominence, and the main family moved to Linzhou.

The Yi family that still exists in Pingting County is just a branch of the Yi family at that time.

The three major families in Pingting County now are Zhang, Yi and Wang.

Since Chen Mo had not lived in Pingting County for a long time, he did not include the Chen family in the list.

The Zhang family is Zhang He’s family.

When Zhang He made a mistake, Chen Mo demoted him from captain to an ordinary soldier in the Shenyong Guard. After more than two years of observation, seeing that he had corrected his mistakes and did not make the same mistake again, Chen Mo promoted him again because he was the first person to follow him.

In terms of rank, he is a fifth-rank military officer and can be called a general.

Of course, it was just a title and an honorary position, without any military power.

However, given his qualifications and various social skills, Zhang He can still mobilize less than 20 soldiers as long as it does not violate the principles.

In Pingting County, the Zhang family can also enjoy various privileges.

Zhang He invited Guo Xian to come in order to form a marriage alliance.

Zhang He originally had no daughter, but perhaps because he had been with Chen Mo for a period of time, he later took a concubine.

This concubine also has a daughter.

Then the concubine's daughter was adopted by Zhang He's wife.

Zhang He also knew the reason why he fell behind. The mistake he made before was only one of the reasons. The most important reason was that his own strength could not keep up and he had no culture.

Therefore, he particularly values ​​and respects educated people.

In addition, over the years, his horizons have broadened significantly.

If you want to develop your family, you have to attract some high-quality talents.

And Guo Xian is one of them.

Ranked first in Qingzhou provincial examination.

With such talent, he will surely be on the list in the upcoming imperial examination.

He couldn't let anyone else get there first.

When he saw "Mr. Guo", the first thing he said was: "Mr. Guo, have you got married?"

Of course Dai Tu is married and has children.

But he understood the real meaning of Zhang He's question, and finally said inexplicably: "No."

(End of this chapter)