The Prosperous Era of Longwan

"Guangde, how was the imperial examination today?"

Zhang Shigui didn't want the atmosphere in the room to continue to be dull, so he asked Wei Guangde about the government examination he participated in today.

"As for Uncle Hui Shi, today's exam is okay. The questions are a little difficult, but the chance of getting on the list is still high."

Wei Guangde bowed in greeting and still said.

Although they say this, in fact, no matter Wei Guangde, Wu Dong, or Zhang Hongfu, they all know in their hearts that Wei Guangde is a little bit uncertain about the government examination this time. He said that he has a high chance of getting on the list, but that's all he said, to reassure him.

"That's good. The results will be released in three days. Then my uncle will prepare a banquet for you to celebrate."

Zhang Shigui didn't want to ask in detail. He had already understood everything from the expressions of Zhang Hongfu and Wu Dong.

In the next two days, Wei Guangde, Zhang Hongfu and Wu Dong made an appointment with the two brothers Zeng Yuanshu to wander around Jiujiang Fucheng.

They have already passed the main exam, and it is no longer up to them to decide whether they can pass it or not, it can only depend on God's will.

Wei Guangde sees it this way, and others think similarly.

Nowadays, Jiujiang can be regarded as a gathering of elites. Scholars and students from various counties gather together. Through introductions from people to people, Wei Guangde also knows many people outside Pengze County.

The guys were discussing the exam questions for this subject in the restaurant, and they were full of jokes. Of course, they were all based on the ruthless questions they got. Among them, Shen Liangdong and Lao Kan, both natives of Jiujiang Prefecture, and Zhang Ke from Hukou , Duan Mengxian and others are also highly praised by many students, who all believe that they have the ability to pass the college examination.

Not only did they answer the questions cleverly, but these people also came from extraordinary families and were not from humble backgrounds.

At this time, Wei Guangde also met for the first time Mr. Zhu Shilong, whom he had heard his name but not met in person the year before.

During the government examination, students from all over the world gathered together, and Master Zhu Shilong also came out of his study to join in the fun.

He was already a scholar and came to attend a gathering of Tongsheng Examination candidates. Wei Guangde guessed in his mind that the purpose of his coming was nothing more than that.

Well, by the way, I will also be a judge for the candidates to see who has better answers and a higher chance of being on the list. That is called a popular support.

Since it was the year of the Provincial Examination, everyone naturally named all the local talents and students with extraordinary knowledge, intending to compete.

Although they are all from Jiujiang Prefecture, the academic examination allocates talents according to local areas, so the comparison is really of little significance. Only in the township examination and the joint examination can we see which counties are the most talented and outstanding.

Pengze County, in the area of ​​Jiujiang Prefecture, well, it seems to be the worst.

In Jiujiang Prefecture, those who passed the examination and passed the imperial examination were mainly concentrated in Dehua, which is Jiujiang Prefecture. Ruichang and Hukou were also OK, and De'an and Peng Ze were at the bottom.

At this time, whether it was Zeng Yuanshu, Wu Dong, or Wei Guangde, they could only remain silent.

During the Jiangxi Provincial Examination in the 28th year of Jiajing Period, Pengze County produced two candidates, Ouyang Yijing and Bi Tianneng. However, in the 29th General Examination, the whole army was wiped out and there was not a single Jinshi.

Ouyang Yijing and Wei Guangde had met once when they were in Pengze, but the Juren named Bi Tianneng had never been seen. It was said that he had gone to Nanchang to study.

Next year's examination, at least judging from the information Wei Guangde knows, it seems that few people from Peng Ze will participate. Ouyang Yijing is currently observing filial piety and will definitely not be able to participate.

In the midst of the banquet, Wei Guangde ushered in the second most important day in his life. It was time for the results of the government examination to be released.

Calling it an important day is actually a bit exaggerated, but for Wei Guangde at this stage, it is indeed quite important.

On the day when the results are released, Wei Guangde will naturally not get up early again. The result has already been determined, it just depends on whether he is big or small in the end.

In the past two days, there has been no news from Zhenjiang. The army has already set off. In the future, it will become increasingly difficult to contact the Jiujiang side of the guard army.

The army is out on an expedition and there are too many restrictions.

After breakfast, Zhang Hongfu and Wu Dong still took Wei Guangde to the examination hall, where the red list was posted. Before leaving, Zhang Hongfu still asked the housekeeper to prepare some copper coins. If there was a newspaper that brought good news, he should be rewarded. rewarded.

Zhang Shigui went to the Weisuo Yamen early in the morning. Now he has taken over Zhang Qing's errand and has to deal with some official documents. In fact, he is also waiting for the battle report from ahead.

"Young Master, I have already given instructions to the young master before leaving the house. Everything is ready."

The housekeeper lowered his head and said with a smile, and then bowed to Wei Guangde who was behind Zhang Hongfu: "First of all, I would like to congratulate you on your high school."

No matter whether you win or not in the end, congratulations first, just a few words, it sounds festive.

Wei Guangde didn't know how to give in, so he hurriedly returned the gift.

The three of them left the house, followed by two servants as usual. The five of them strolled towards the Examination Yuan. However, when they approached the Examination Yuan Street, they couldn't walk. There were still candidates from all walks of life and vendors on the street. Here, it seems very noisy and noisy.

Friends were greeting each other, and vendors were shouting.

The two followers consciously stood in front and began to push the crowd to clear a path for Wei Guangde and the other three people behind.

However, in Wei Guangde's opinion, compared to the servants at his uncle's house in Pengze County, the actions of the people from the Zhang family seemed much gentler.

A Fucheng is still a Fucheng, not a small county town.

At the intersection, Wei Guangde and others saw Mr. Zhu Shilong and Mr. Zhu. Well, this man was also cheering for him. The difference was that most of the people around him were scholars. After all, he was a scholar. It was said that he was a native of Dehua County, and he was very generous. Extraordinary.

After bowing to each other, Wei Guangde and the others did not go with him, but went directly to the gate of the examination courtyard.

The few people didn't go far before they met up with the Zeng Yuanshu brothers who also came to see the list.

When you enter Shiyuan Street, you can see soldiers on duty at the intersection, and there are even more people standing guard at the gate of Shiyuan.

The scholars said they looked down on these Qiu Ba, but at this time, no one dared to provoke these people.

Many candidates were pushed close to the examination hall gate by the crowd, and these soldiers did not need to take action. They just stared at them, and the scholars and students hurriedly backed away.

The front porch is spacious, but there is no one there.

But this was nothing to Zhang Hongfu, who stood up with Wu Dong and Wei Guangde.

He nodded to the officer leading the team at the door, who was also busy smiling and flattering.

There were only a few of them under the porch, and they suddenly became visible.

However, it seemed that they had arrived early. After a while, some people came in under the porch. Zhang Hongfu and two of them seemed to be familiar with each other, and they were saying hello to each other.

But this is not the point. As the door of the exam hall opened, the clerks came out holding the red list recording the candidates who passed the first exam.