Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 377: Catching a son-in-law
"The Prime Minister's words are serious."

The official waved his hand and said: "I am a little hesitant, so I thought about asking the Grand Prime Minister for his opinion. Since the Grand Prime Minister is unwilling to say it, then forget it. Let's decide on the candidates for this examination and release the results. Half a month later, the palace examination will be held."

"Yes!" Han Zhang bowed.

"I'm tired, Grand Master, please step back." The official waved his hand.

"I excuse you!" Han Zhang bowed and retreated.

……

In a blink of an eye, it’s time to release the rankings. Although the rankings are not finalized, it will ultimately depend on the test rankings.

However, only the ranking will be determined by the test. As long as you are on the list, it means you have passed the exam.

Early in the morning, people gathered around the Dragon and Tiger Wall outside the Gongyuan.

Li An had already anticipated this situation and brought Zhu Zhu.

Speaking of which, Mrs. Sheng was also a face-controller when she was young, but she forgot that most good-looking men were scumbags.

There are only three real first-class players, and they are awarded the title of No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 respectively.

After all, two to three hundred people were admitted to the general examination. It was impossible for them all to participate in the palace examination, and it was impossible for the officials to read all their articles.

If you know how to test for the second place, you can only compete for second place and third place at most.

The crowd of people watching instantly became quiet and looked at the list.

The rankings in the first-level exams are different from those in the palace exams.

Moreover, doing so would make the imperial examination meaningless.

During the palace examination, the number one scholar will only choose from the first one in the examination.

Li An soon saw Sheng Changbai's name among the top thirteen.

Only those who can take the first and second place examinations can participate in the palace examination. The first three candidates in the palace examination will be the number one, second and third place winners, and the rest will be all the second place.

There were only nineteen people in First A, and Li An was a little disappointed not to see his name.

Li An looked around, looking for anyone from the Sheng family, but didn't see him.

If you don't get into the first class, you will have no chance of becoming the number one scholar.

To put it simply, if you are looking for the best girl, you should choose someone who is handsome.

It can be said that Sheng Changbai is already qualified to compete for the top pick.

The pillar was extremely powerful, and he opened the way, so it was easy to squeeze in.

There is no first place in literature. If you study to gain fame, you naturally want to get good grades in the exam.

As for Tanhua, knowledge is only one aspect, the most important thing is appearance.

I don’t want to think about the beauty Li An. Although Li An is not ugly, he is definitely not a handsome man.

The old man of the Sheng family was the man who discovered the beauty, otherwise he would not have made the old lady Sheng fall in love at first sight.

After waiting for a long time, officials from the Ministry of Rites came with the government officials, took away the red cloth, and revealed the list on the dragon and tiger wall.

Soon Li An found his name in the fifth place in the second-level ranking. He pointed at the list excitedly and said: "Mom and Dad, big brother, I won, fifth place in the second-level ranking list!"

"Really?" Li Nan and Liu looked at Li An excitedly.

Li Ping did know some words, but he looked at it from behind. When he heard Li An's exclamation, he quickly looked at the top two list and found Li An's name.

"Mom and Dad, Aniu really hit the mark, ranking second in the top five!" Li Ping exclaimed.

During this time, he also inquired about some of the imperial examination systems. Although the final ranking depends on the results of the palace examination, Li An is ranked in the second place. Even if the results in the palace examination are worse, he will still be in the second place, but the ranking will be lower.

There were many officials in the Song Dynasty, and the top three officials had to wait to be appointed, but the second top officials could basically be appointed.

The people around him all expressed their congratulations upon hearing this. Li Nan and Mr. Liu cried with joy, wiping their tears while saying thanks.

Some onlookers looked at the clothes of Li An and others and quietly left.

"thank you all!"

Li An bowed, expressed his gratitude to those who congratulated him, and then said to his parents: "Mom and dad, you go out first and wait in the carriage. I will see if any of my friends have passed the exam." Li Nan and Liu Hearing this, Shi did not refuse. The crowd was already crowded. Now that he knew that Li An had passed the exam, there was no need to stay here.

Li An asked Zhuzi and his eldest brother to escort his parents out, and continued to look up at the list.

Soon, Li An saw another familiar name.

Yang Tao passed the 2nd, 35th, and 35th grade.

After reading the list, I couldn't find anyone else's name.

Needless to say, I failed.

Li An had already expected this, so he squeezed through the crowd and went out.

As soon as I got away from the crowd, I heard someone shouting: "Master, this is the young master!"

"Quickly, invite this person back!" A middle-aged man with a big belly shouted loudly.

Before Li An could figure out what was going on, a group of people rushed up and caught him.

However, he did not panic. Knowing that he had met someone who wanted to capture his son-in-law, he quickly shouted: "I have already made an appointment to get married."

The middle-aged man was stunned when he heard this and said, "Brother, you look to be only seventeen or eighteen years old. You shouldn't have decided to get married so early, right?"

For scholars, passing the imperial examination is an opportunity to change their destiny.

This change not only refers to becoming an official, but also to marrying a wife.

Rich and powerful people don't bother to catch their son-in-law. They are usually wealthy businessmen with no background and small and declining aristocratic families.

Although these people are not of high family status, they are enough for the children of poor families.

Even if they enter the officialdom, without the support of connections and money, it will be difficult for them to go far.

Therefore, many students are not in a hurry to get married. As long as they pass the imperial examination, they will have capital to sell.

"If I go with you, I can still get a sum of money even if I don't agree. If I don't make a marriage arrangement, what are you going to do to lie to me?" Li An said.

Catching a son-in-law under the list does not mean just taking him back. In fact, it means negotiating terms with each other.

Even if they don't agree, the other party doesn't dare to mess around.

After all, those who pass the Jinshi examination will become officials in the future.

In order to ensure the safety of the top students, there are many government officials patrolling the area.

When these son-in-law captors take away the students, the government officials will not stop them, but will follow them to ensure the safety of the students.

If the captured person is dissatisfied with the other party's family background and conditions, the other party can only send the person out and pay a sum of money in compensation.

Therefore, a child from a poor family is not afraid at all if his son-in-law is captured, but rather enjoys hearing about it.

After all, if we can get it together, not only can we get a beautiful wife, but we will also have an in-laws to help us.

Even if it doesn't work, you can still get some money for free, and you won't lose anything.

The middle-aged man heard what Li An said and knew that what Li An said made sense. He smiled and let Li An go. He took out a banknote from his sleeve and said, "This young man can be named on the gold medal list at a young age." , The future is limitless. If you don’t show respect, you should just take advantage of the young master’s happiness.”

Li An didn't want to accept it, but he couldn't bear it, so he had no choice but to accept it.

The middle-aged man wanted to catch his son-in-law, apologized, and then left with him.

"How generous."

Li An took a look and saw that it was Zhang Bailiang's banknote.

"If you go with him, I'm afraid you will be more generous." Sheng Changbai said with a smile.

Li An was stunned, raised his head and saw Sheng Changbai not far away, and said, "Zecheng, when did you arrive?"

"Haha, after a while, I happened to enjoy a good show of catching a son-in-law under the list." Sheng Changbai said with a smile.

"Stop teasing me, you didn't even bring an entourage with you, why is no one picking on you?" Li An asked strangely.

(End of this chapter)