Daming: I am the most powerful emperor grandson, please abdicate the throne

Almost as lively as Zeng Qi were Zhou Shu and Zhou Mengjian.

Although they were not the top scorers, they were among the top three, and the scene was no less lively than Zeng Qi's. You have to know that Zhou Shu was a person who liked to be in the limelight.

While they were celebrating lively and happily, Jian Jinzhong was much more low-key.

Jian Jinzhong was not the top scholar, but even if he was, he would not like such a lively occasion. He wanted to be more low-key and keep things as simple as possible.

Now that he has passed the imperial examination and has been awarded the title of Jinshi, other scholars would also be celebrating enthusiastically. Passing the imperial examination and entering the imperial court is such a great thing that cannot be ignored.

Only Jian Jinzhong was different. After getting his rank, he returned to his residence and ate a corn and a sweet potato. It was just a simple celebration and there was no one else around him.

Here, apart from Xu Fan, he has no other friends or classmates.

In addition, his family didn't have much money and he was quite self-conscious. Such a personality didn't support him making too many new friends, and no one knew that he was on the list.

As long as you are not in the top three, it doesn’t matter if you are on the list.

You have to know that this is the capital, the imperial capital of the Ming Dynasty. If you throw a stone here, it is possible that it will hit a royal relative.

“Brother Jian!”

The first person to come and celebrate for Jian Jinzhong was naturally Xu Fan. He ran in excitedly and laughed, "You were awarded fifth place in the imperial examination. Brother Jian can bring honor to our family. Hahahaha... I never thought that a friend of mine, Xu Fan, could have such a glorious moment."

"How glorious can it be if you are not the top scholar?"

Jian Jinzhong waved his hand.

In fact, he is already very satisfied with his current results. He is not pursuing to be in the top three. As long as he can pass the exam, he can repay the people in the village and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who supports them as scholars.

Nothing else is needed, and it doesn't need to be too advanced.

As long as I can serve as an official in the court, that is enough.

“Isn’t it shameful?”

Xu Fan thought that Jian Jinzhong was a little disappointed, but soon saw Jian Jinzhong's expression and realized that he was joking with him. He smiled and said, "Brother Jian, you are too low-key. If it were someone else, they wouldn't say anything. As long as they were on the list, they would go directly to the inn and wine shop and set up a banquet to celebrate. Brother Jian, come with me."

Having said that, he dragged Jian Jinzhong out of the door.

"Brother Xu, what are you going to do?"

Jian Jinzhong said.

Xu Fan said affirmatively: "Brother Jian, no matter what, I will take you out for a good meal today. You don't have money, so I will treat you. Don't refuse. If you refuse again, we will no longer be good friends."

He continued to drag Jian Jinzhong out, and they had to celebrate.

Jian Jinzhong of course refused and quickly shook his head and said, "Brother Xu, no!"

Xu Fan laughed and said, "What's wrong with that? The other scholars are far inferior to you, but their celebrations are even more grand than yours. It's decided. If Brother Jian still considers me a friend, please go out with me. Otherwise, I will think that Brother Jian has passed the exam and look down on me, a person who failed the exam."

"I will definitely not look down on you!"

Jian Jinzhong was helpless, and in the end he had to agree: "Okay!"

He has only this one friend here.

But I don’t want to be in a stalemate until we can’t even be friends, so just agree!

"Brother Jian, this way!"

Xu Fan was overjoyed when he saw that Jian Jinzhong agreed.

Jian Jinzhong lives on the edge of the city, which is quite remote. Xu Fan even prepared a carriage for Jian Jinzhong. As a good friend, he showed his sincerity.

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Zhu Xuan left the palace again today.

Old Zhu did not follow. He only took Li Xu, Lei Gang and the Jinyiwei who were hiding in the dark to protect him, and they arrived at the long street outside the examination hall.

You know, the results were announced here. Zhu Xuan left the palace this time mainly because he wanted to know what the situation was like outside when the results were finally announced. Now the scene outside was very lively, with constant cheers of good news.

There were also some government officials who were beating drums and gongs to announce the good news.

It was customary for the government to announce good news, and Zhu Xuan didn't think anything of it. He just found it quite interesting to see the excitement outside.

"Lei Gang!"

Zhu Xuan suddenly asked: "The Jinyiwei should have checked those who passed the imperial examination. Do they have any other problems?"

"None yet!"

Lei Gang had already received the specific information from Jiang Lin, and shook his head and said, "All the scholars who passed the imperial examinations were normal. They passed through the examinations entirely on their own merits. For example, Zeng Qi, Zhou Shu, Zhou Mengjian and others were all well-known for their talents in the local area, and it was not fake."

Under normal circumstances, these local talent names are impossible to forge.

Because this kind of forgery requires too high a cost and too much effort, it cannot withstand investigation, and the possibility of fraud is basically denied.

"Most of the scholars who were awarded the title of Jinshi were normal."

"They may not all be famous for their talents, but they are down-to-earth and have no major problems. This is the temporary investigation of the Imperial Guard. I don't know whether future investigations will overturn the current results."

Lei Gang said.

These are probably all the information that Jinyiwei can find out now.

There is no time to ask them to go further and investigate more deeply. You know, the retrospective investigation has not been done yet. Zhu Xuan asked Jiang Li to follow the clue of Zhu Zhen.

However, the time is still short and it is difficult to find out much in an instant.

"Fine!"

When Zhu Xuan heard that there were no problems for the time being, he did not make too many requests.

If there are any problems, Jinyiwei will have follow-up results. Just believe in Jinyiwei's ability.

"Let's walk again."

Zhu Xuan said again.

After walking for a while, we found that the inns, taverns and other places near the long street were basically full. Many scholars who were on the list liked to host a banquet with their friends to celebrate.

This is also one of the busiest days for the inns in the capital.

The innkeeper and his servants were busy all the time. It was another prosperous scene. However, Zhu Xuan knew that the current prosperity was only what he could see. In those places that he could not see, it was still far from prosperity.

"Let's find a place to eat too."

Zhu Xuan saw that it was almost noon, so he decided to take a rest.

The particularly good inns were occupied by scholars who came to celebrate, so Zhu Xuan and his companions had no choice but to go to the not-so-good inns, which were far away from the long street of Gongyuan and relatively deserted.

After all, scholars all gather in one place.

It is difficult to attract scholars to eat at an inn that is not located in a crowded place.

"That's it."

Zhu Xuan found an inn and went straight in.

"Brother Jian, here!"

At this time, Xu Fan also dragged Jian Jinzhong here.

He knew Jian Jinzhong's character. He knew that if a place was too good, he might not be willing to go there even if he invited him, so he found a not-so-good inn.

Jian Jinzhong took a look and thought this inn was pretty good, low-key enough and suitable for him. (End of this chapter)