Chapter 109 The Head of the Government Examination Case

Before and after the Government Examination, Zhu Pingan’s life was no different. He got up early to practice calligraphy and read in the morning, reviewed and studied eight-legged essays during the day, read at night by the lamp, and watched with cold eyes the affairs of other students after the examination. Shijiu Tea

The vixen in the room is the same as before, smiling and laughing all day long.

When the sun rose for the third time, Zhu Ping'an came back from his morning reading and was once again surrounded by his uncle and enthusiastic fellow villagers to watch the government test results. This time it is the general list of the government examination. The last exam is combined with the results of the previous two exams and the "long case" is issued. All the admitted candidates are arranged horizontally in order and listed by name, which is called the "long case". The first place is called the case leader of the government. A total of thirty people including the case leader are recorded in the A list. The top ten people have a common honorary title "Top Ten in the government examination". A total of seventy people are recorded in the B list, which means that they finally pass The number of people for the government examination is one hundred. More than 900 people came to take the government examination, and 100 people finally passed, with a passing rate of almost 10%.

No matter the A list or the B list, as long as they are on the list, they can get the title of "Tongsheng". In the future, the imperial examination will no longer have to take the county examination and the government examination, only the college examination will be enough. .

In the crowded crowd, students gathered in twos and threes, some were nervous, confident, or shabby, chatting about their experiences in this government examination. After everyone waited for a while with mixed emotions, they heard bursts of firecrackers, and two rows of red-clothed government officials came beating gongs and drums. The noise of gongs and drums attracted a large number of onlookers, and it was very lively.

I don’t know if it was an illusion or something else, but Zhu Ping’an noticed a fleeting figure among the crowd. It seemed familiar, but when he looked again, he couldn’t find it anymore.

"Xie'er, look, the results are about to be released." Uncle Zhu Shouren seemed to be even more excited than Zhu Pingan. He grabbed Zhu Pingan's shoulders and shook them, attracting Zhu Pingan's attention.

The other two fellow villagers and the uncle's fat friend also stood on tiptoes, their eyes following the official carrying the list.

In this exam, I am the only one in Kaoshan Town.

Zhu Pingan stood in the crowd, quietly watching the excited flow of people. His inexplicable calmness at this moment was in sharp contrast to the excitement of his uncle and others.

There is no suspense this time. After the official in charge of publishing the list said congratulations and words of encouragement, he began to publish the list with the help of the Yamen servants. A long list full of names was posted on the wall. , whether the top of the case or the list of A and B are all on this list.

The head of the case is in the first place, and the first thirty digits are the A list, which are marked with a red pen at the back and separated from the back. This is the A list; the next seventy are naturally the B list.

The students and scholars who were looking at the list were more excited than usual. The students on the list were almost ecstatic. This is Tong Sheng. The long march of thousands of miles of imperial examination has finally taken the first step. Of course, the candidates who failed the exam were even more disappointed, and many of them cried bitterly. They had been on the exam for several exams in the past, but this time they were not on the exam. However, the situation was completely different. Failure meant that they would have to take the county exam and the exam in the future. The government examination was repeated, and there were seven or eight quizzes in total. There were many uncertainties. Looking at the happy faces of the people around me, I couldn't help but feel extremely sad.

Since the list was posted, the exclamations from the uncle and others have been endless, just like a drake being choked, which sounds like a kind of damage to the ears.

The uncle and others looked at the list, then looked at Zhu Pingan, as if they didn't recognize him.

Zhu Pingan was also a little surprised, but after a moment, a silly smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. The ancients said: God rewards diligence, sincerity will not be deceived by me.

Crowding, laughing, suffering. In front of a crowd of all kinds of people is the final list of this government examination.

First place: Zhu Pingan; second place: Wang Jin; third place: Zheng Wei; fourth place: Xia Luoming. Tenth place: Feng Shanshui

The head of the case this time is The genuine head of the government case, the uncle and others were surprised It is understandable that the quality of the government examination papers is much higher than that of the county examination papers. This is among the students and scholars from the six counties of Anqing Prefecture. Although these students are not even scholars, they are still among them. I can't even think about it. Uncle Zhu Shouren and several other villagers also took the examination for more than ten years before they were lucky enough to pass the government examination. However, Zhu Ping'an was only thirteen years old and took the boy's examination for the first time, so he made a government examination case and went back, almost all day long. Tan's matter. Moreover, what makes them most envious and jealous is that generally speaking, it is almost certain that the first person in the government to pass the college examination and become a scholar. This is almost a tacit rule for everyone. This has been true for many years. As long as Zhu Ping'an doesn't do it Whatever is out of the ordinary, the status of a scholar is appropriate.

Zhu Ping'an was also a little surprised about this case leader, and he was much happier than he was in first place in the previous competition. First of all, it can be said that this government examination was achieved based on one's own real ability, and there was no need to plagiarize the Qing Dynasty champion papers in my mind; secondly, although the government examination is just a qualifying test for the basic examination in the imperial examination, it is still difficult. Although other students and scholars looked down upon him several times, it was undeniable that their attainments in the Eight Parts, Four Books and Five Classics were still very high.

Of course, Zhu Ping'an was not carried away by the joy. He was somewhat lucky to be the head of the case this time. For example, for example, the fifteen-pass question in the evaluation, for example, I met an old fisherman by chance, and my calligraphy made a qualitative leap by luck. Maybe the marking officer just appreciated my writing style, etc. In addition, this is just a government examination, a competition among students from one government. There is also a college examination. Even if you pass the college examination, it is just a qualifying test for the imperial examination. In the future, there will be provincial examinations, general examinations, etc.

This is just the first step in the long march of thousands of miles.

When Zhu Ping'an got the government case leader, the most surprised person was not only his uncle and others, but also the county case leaders such as Tongcheng Xia Luoming and Susong Feng Shanshui

The only one who remained calm was The King of Taihu entered, and after reading the list, his expression remained the same, as if first, second, and third had nothing to do with him.

But this is not the case for Tongcheng Xia Luoming, Su Song, Feng Shanshui and others. They have been striving to compete for the first place. They are like a group of lions. They are evenly matched and no one surrenders. They secretly compete with each other and want to be first. As a result, In the blink of an eye, hell, a greedy fat pig has reached the end of its snarling fun.

It felt like a punch to cotton.

"Ahem, brother Zhu Xian, congratulations." Su Song and Feng Shanshui could barely maintain their points demeanor.

Tongcheng Xia Luoming and others were filled with indignation, but they just bowed their hands and left.

"Xie'er, are you the head of the case?" Uncle Zhu Shouren still couldn't believe it, and stretched out his hand to pinch Zhu Ping'an.

Damn it

It hurts

Zhu Pingan grimaced at the sudden pinch from his uncle.

Seeing Zhu Ping'an's grinning face, the uncle believed that he was not dreaming. His thirteen-year-old nephew not only passed the boy's exam for the first time, but also got the first place.

So, I was hit hard.

"The younger generation is scary."

The other two villagers also sighed and helped the uncle to leave. The route was the same restaurant as in the past, and it seemed that they would stay away all night.

No one is celebrating, so I can only celebrate it by myself. Well, maybe I can only celebrate it by myself.

On the way back to the inn, Zhu Pingan bought some wine and meat to eat and took it back to the inn.

Pushing away from the inn, the food and wine in his hands were still there. Looking around, he saw that the room was clean, his bedding had been folded, and only the faint fragrance of the enchantress was left in the room.

"Well, I left as expected."

Zhu Pingan didn't seem surprised at all by the demon girl's departure, and calmly put the food on the table. In fact, Zhu Pingan had already known about the demon girl's departure. , I just don’t know when I will leave.

It's only early spring, but there is a cuckoo's call at night. This is a bird that only exists in late spring and early summer. I don't know that I came from a mountain village.

It’s better to go back

It was just a code for the accomplices to call the witch to return to the team. Otherwise, why would the witch be tossing and turning? In fact, this was the reason why I hesitated several times when buying food. I didn’t know when the witch would leave, and I was worried that I would not be able to eat if I brought too much.

When Zhu Ping'an put the food on the table, he found a piece of letterhead and a fifty-tael silver note under the wine jar at the corner of the table.

This vixen is quite interesting, Zhu Pingan raised the corners of his mouth. (End of this chapter)