A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 400 Always smile, always look up

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Wang Gui was very angry and felt that this was a humiliation to himself.

The examiners were still in the Gongyuan and were not allowed to come out, so he said: "Does Your Majesty agree? If you agree, I will go back and let people publish the results, and then let the examiners go out of the Gongyuan."

Before the results are available, the examiner must stay in the Gongyuan to avoid fraud.

Zhao Zhen reorganized the test paper and nodded: "That's it."

Well……

Wang Gui felt something was wrong.

Weren't you still furious before? Why are you suddenly happy?

He was confused, but Zhao Zhen smiled very proudly.

"Hurry up and post the list."

He stood up and said, "If you don't have anything important to do today, don't disturb me."

Wang Gui thought that Zhao Zhen was laughing out of anger, so he said: "Your Majesty, after passing the provincial examination, you will be an official, and the national talent promotion ceremony will be held. Since I was appointed, I have been very uneasy, fearing that I will let down Your Majesty. This period of time has been very painful... I ... I act entirely out of public concern and never dare to have any selfish intentions. If I do, I will be punished by both heaven and man."

Zhao Zhen raised his eyes slightly, looked at him, and said with a smile: "Wang Qing, try your best, I understand."

Wang Gui felt depressed and returned to Gongyuan all the way.

At this moment, there is already a sea of people outside Gongyuan, and the candidates are all looking forward to it.

Later, a clerk came out with a few pieces of paper in his hand.

Teachers and students from Taixue also came.

Guo Qian kept blinking to relieve his nervousness.

The students were all waiting. Unable to relieve their anxiety, they began to comfort each other.

According to the previous ratio, out of the 108 candidates for Taixue this time, there should be more than 20 people who will eventually pass the provincial examination.

The ratio of one to four means that three people are eliminated for every four people. This is the cruelty of the single-plank bridge.

"I'm coming."

The clerk began to post the list, and the one at the beginning was the one at the end.

"Wang Jian..."

"It's hit! Someone's hit!"

This person is probably the so-called crane tail, and he got it by luck.

A man happily raised his hands in all directions, as if to worship the gods in all directions.

"..."

Someone was shouting loudly, and cheers came and went.

Now that I have passed the test and become an official, it is like getting an iron job for the rest of my life, and the benefits are generous. The excitement is beyond words.

"Lin Dun..."

"bingo!"

A burst of cheers suddenly broke out among the students of Taixue, and then a student walked up to Guo Qian, bowed and said: "Thank you for cultivating the wine sacrifice, students dare not or forget it."

The student's level was only middle-low among the one hundred and eight people. Winning the exam was just the beginning, but Guo Qian was still overjoyed.

"bingo!"

Some of the Taixue students kept cheering.

"Xu Bin..."

Xu Bin clenched his fists. When he heard his name, he took a deep breath, walked to Guo Qian and saluted, "Thank you for cultivating Jijiu. The student is grateful."

At this moment, almost twenty people had passed the Imperial Academy, but the roll call in front was less than a hundred people.

The surrounding eyes have begun to focus on this side.

There are almost 20 students out of more than 90 people. This...this ratio is shocking.

"Maybe it's all here."

Someone said disdainfully, and everyone looked ahead again.

"Yang Zheng..."

Yang Zheng was a little cynical, but at this moment he was stunned.

"Yang Zheng, you've been hit!"

"Hahahaha! You are an official!"

"Official!"

These days, officials are the masters of people. Once they become an official, they will reach the pinnacle of life. Marrying Bai Fumei is not a problem!

"Robbing someone!"

Just in front of the left, an old man dressed richly came with a group of strong men. He pointed at the candidate whose name was just read and shouted: "Take away!"

The strong men rushed over, and the examinee was still carried out by them while he was still in ecstasy.

"Help!"

The examinee subconsciously shouted for help, and everyone around burst into laughter.

"I'm here to arrest you to become my son-in-law. You come from a wealthy family. You will enjoy the blessings."

The marriage rules of the Song Dynasty are generally regardless of one's origin, but this is just to say that in real practice, when many people seek marriage for their children, they often choose a well-matched family.

This old man came here to catch his son-in-law. Judging from his appearance, he clearly belonged to a wealthy family.

Daughters from wealthy families naturally refused to marry ordinary people, so young people who had passed the provincial examination were the best choices.

The palace examination does not depose the candidates, that is to say, these candidates are already full officials.

No matter what time it is, officials are always superior to others, so there is nothing wrong with being a son-in-law.

But generally, catching a son-in-law under the imperial examination happens after the palace examination, when the new Jinshi is intercepted on the way to Qionglin Garden. This old man was probably worried that his good son-in-law would be snatched away, so he snatched him away when the provincial examination results were released.

The candidates witnessed this scene, most of them with burning eyes.

At that time, Zhenzong's Enlightenment Chapter said: There is a beauty like jade in the book, and there is a house of gold in the book.

Yan Ruyu got it, and she got it on a pole.

As for the golden houses, there will be no shortage of them. The Song Dynasty was extremely considerate of its officials, with numerous salaries and various subsidies. Anyone who could climb to the middle level was no different from a rich man.

So come and read!

Names were kept being called out, and forty people from Taixue had already passed the test.

Damn it!

Everyone around here is going crazy.

"Why don't you go to Taipei University?"

"At first, I thought that Taixue was so decadent, so I didn't go. Now...now I wish I could turn back time, and I want to go to Taixue even if I kowtow."

"..."

At this time, there was still the last piece of paper left to be called, and the Taixue side was already going crazy. The students who had passed the test were high-fiving each other, beaming with joy.

Su Yan stood there, smiling, feeling that this was his fate.

I can only live as a coolie, so I better not hope for this.

"Su Yan, don't be discouraged..."

A student who passed the exam advised: "Su Yan, Tai Zhao once said that the stupid bird flies first. It's okay if you fail this time. As long as you keep working hard, I believe you will succeed."

"Yes! Let's take one step first, but it's just one step. The world of officialdom is so difficult, we'll wait for you."

Su Yan cupped his hands and said with joyful comfort, "Thank you all."

He did not say that he would give up the imperial examination, because this was a festive moment and his personal decision could not interfere with everyone's mood.

He smiled, very calmly.

Everyone was gradually listening to the roll call, because there was another Zhu Yun.

Zhu Yun is the most qualified among the students in Taixue, and Guo Qian also has high hopes for him in this provincial examination.

The roll call continued, and Zhu Yun clenched his fists, waiting.

"Zhu Yun..."

A loud shout came, and Zhu Yun raised the corners of his mouth and waved his fist vigorously.

He walked over very calmly and bowed: "Thank you for the wine sacrifice."

Guo Qian said happily: "It's good to work hard, and there is still the imperial examination!"

Those who can rank at the top of the provincial examination will not have bad results in the palace examination.

"Zhu Yun...you are fifteenth!"

"congratulations!"

"A certain person said that you must be in the front based on your strength, but you are actually fifteenth. Congratulations!"

"Congratulations, Brother Zhu, for showing off your prestige to our Imperial Academy this time."

Everyone congratulated, Zhu Yun smiled slightly, pressed his hands and said: "You are overly complimentary. Zhu is just lucky. There will be a palace examination later. Masters, I am here to express my gratitude."

These words were extremely appropriate. Not only did the teachers stroke their beards and smile, but the classmates also bowed and said, "Thank you all teachers for your kindness."

Guo Qian said with a smile: "Forty-one of our Taixue students passed the exam this year, taking the top spot in this provincial examination... We, Taixue University, accounted for more than 20% of the places that were less than 200 people. Later, the entire Bianliang will be I am shocked by Taixue, and your names will be passed down word of mouth by the people of Bianliang... Now, let us go back, Taixue celebrates for you and others today!"

"Celebrate! Let's go!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

The teachers and students were all smiling, and then set off in the direction of Taixue.

"Congratulations everyone."

"congratulations!"

Taixue has won more than 20% of the provincial examination quotas this time, which can be said to be a shock to the past. The news has not yet fermented. I don’t know how many eyes will fall in Bianliang City later.

Su Yan was behind. He was happy for those classmates, but felt that there was no need for him to go.

He stood there smiling. When a student turned around and saw that he was not leaving, he shouted: "Su Yan, let's go! Let's drink together!"

The teachers and students of the Imperial College turned around, and Su Yan smiled and said: "You go ahead, I still have to go to the dock."

If you go to the dock now, if you are lucky, you can catch two shipments of goods, and you can make a lot of money.

Guo Qian frowned, but felt it was hard to force it, so he said, "That's fine."

Someone among the students whispered: "Su Yan and his father are both working hard at the dock..."

"It's really embarrassing for us... a dignified Imperial College student actually went to work as a coolie."

"Forget it, everyone has his own ambitions. If he is willing to take the low road, then let him!"

"His father's humble appearance makes people sad. Thinking that Su Yan will look like this when he sees me and others in the future, ugh...it's so sad!"

"..."

When Su Yan heard these words, he clenched his fists. As the distance grew, he felt that a huge gap appeared between the two sides.

An unbridgeable gap!

He sniffed and smiled again.

He remembered what Shen An said to him.

——If the whole world abandons you, then you should not be sad, depressed and hopeless, because you... still have yourself. Be your own king, always smile, always look up...

Su Yan tried hard to raise his head.

Waiting for the imperial edict, if I listen to you, I will always smile and keep my head raised.

He continues to smile...

The roll call continues, and because the top ten have already been reached, the clerk who is doing the roll call has used all his strength, and his voice is like a broken flute...

"Su Yan...sixth place!"

Su Yan continued to turn around and continued to smile.

Boom!

Guo Qian just felt like someone hit him on the head with a stick.

He covered his head with his hands, feeling dizzy and unable to stand still.

"Hold me up..."

But no one cared about him anymore, everyone was turning around.

Some of them were picking their ears, and some were gasping...

Everyone is staring, unable to believe this name...

Guo Qian asked in a trembling voice: "I am old, did you hear wrongly?"

"Sixth place... Su Yan!" Someone repeated the name.

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