February 28th, the day when the test results were released, the spring rain continued.

The thin raindrops fell on the newly grown leaves, without a trace of sound. Only the water flow that slid down from the eaves splashed endless sounds of water on the bluestone slabs at the corner of the wall.

The neat and solemn Great Zhou Gongyuan was not disturbed by the rain at all, and it returned to the bustle of half a month ago. The eyes were filled with scholars wearing secret shirts and square scarves.

Of course, there are more people who are scholars and followers. These people gathered in front of the screen wall outside the tribute courtyard, waiting anxiously.

This also makes it cheaper for shops near the streets. The candidates with a little money don’t want to lose face in front of the same year. They sit in teahouses and restaurants, tinker with a pot of fragrant tea and a few snacks, and wait gracefully for the arrival of the time to go on the list.

In the largest restaurant on the south side of the street, the hall is full of candidates. They sit together according to different regions, and are clearly divided. Among them are some famous talents.

In this case, it is normal for villagers to flatter each other and make each other famous.

While caring about their future, candidates from all provinces are secretly competing, ranking higher than which province and enrolling more people than which province.

Especially in Jiangnan, Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi, several major scientific and technological examination provinces, each subject must elect several recognized talents to represent the province and the other provinces.

At this time, the most popular person in the restaurant hall was Zheng Xian, a candidate from Zhejiang. Under the hard praise of his fellow Zhejiang fellows, he seemed to be the second talented man in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Even if Zheng Xian regards himself as a high-ranking person, he dare not take the blame for the world and calls himself the number one talented man in the Great Zhou Dynasty. The great Zhou Shilin has long been arguing about the ownership of this throne.

However, this did not affect Zheng Xian's good mood at this time. After all, becoming the number one person under Mr. Xingyun is not a shameful thing, but rather a rare honor.

Zheng Xian himself also read the "Discussion of the Book of Imperial Examinations," known as the imperial examination book, and benefited a lot from it. Naturally, he knew that Wei Chen's writing skills were far beyond his own level.

At the unanimous request of everyone, Zheng Xian, who had a great memory, recited the first article of his examination, which made everyone here amazed, and they all said that the current academic year must be the only one.

Faced with everyone's praise, Zheng Xian was very humble, but he was quite proud in his heart.

He thought that he performed well in the current exam and wrote an unprecedentedly wonderful article. As long as he no longer had the luck of Jie Yuan and Guo Jin during the Henan Provincial Examination, he would definitely win the championship in one fell swoop!

The Zhejiang candidates brag about themselves as if no one was there, which naturally led to the unhappiness of the candidates in other major imperial examination provinces.

However, Zheng Xian is indeed rich in his heart. Just the article he recited in the classroom just now, few of the people present can match it. Most of the candidates asked themselves that their talents were not as talented as Zheng Xian, so they could only frown and turn their heads, without seeing them.

On the table of candidates in Jiangnan, everyone looked at a young man with a slightly dark face and a calm manner: "Brother Zichun, your writing skills are definitely not inferior to Zheng Xian. Why not recite them in public? Keep these people who don't know the best of the world!"

This "Brother Zichun" has a surname of Chen Mingshao, and is the Jie Yuan of Jiangnan in Jinke. He also has another identity, which is the student of the famous Mr. Xingyun.

Chen Shao was originally from Suzhou. He lost his father when he was young, and his mother remarried and was raised by his grandfather. After his grandfather died of illness, he left home to study and went to Bianjing.

It happened that Wei Chen's masterpiece "The Unknown Revealed Appearance" was born, which attracted the preciousness of Bianjing. Chen Shao admired Wei Chen's name for a long time, so he went to the mansion to pay homage. Finally, through Wei Chen's selection, he became one of Wei Chen's disciples, and followed Wei Chen to Yuzhou to serve his subordinates.

In August last year, Chen Shao bid farewell to his teacher and returned to his hometown to go to the autumn examination. He then won Jieyuan in one fell swoop, shocking Jiangnan, and becoming the storefront of Jingxi Society after Wei Chen.

Now in the restaurant, seeing the Zhejiang candidates who were so arrogant because of Zheng Xian’s arrogance, Jiangnan candidates naturally thought of Chen Shao, hoping that he could stand up and suppress the other party’s arrogance.

Chen Shao shook his head unmovedly, and said with a calm expression: "What is the result of the examination? It has been decided after filling in the list. Why do you have to fight for your will? When the list is released, everything will be decided."

Everyone was disappointed when they heard this. They didn't know if Chen Shao was really indifferent or afraid. After all, Chen Shao left his hometown and studied abroad for many years, and the candidates present at Jiangnan did not have a deep understanding of him.

Most people subconsciously believe that Chen Shao was not performing well in the current academic field, so they lack confidence and dared not compete with Zheng Xian.

A Jiangnan candidate suddenly sighed: "I remember that in the spring exam of Tianyou in the sixth year, Wei Liuyuan was in front and Jiangning was in the back. Just one Jingxi Society produced eleven Jinshi, and the talent of the whole world was occupied by our Jiangnan Province. Why did it steal the limelight after three years?"

These words made the Jiangnan candidates present deeply feel the same. Everyone was speechless for a moment and had to bow their heads to drink tea in depression.

Seeing this, Chen Shao just smiled and didn't say much.

The day after the examination, he and several classmates prepared some gifts and went to the teacher's house to pay a visit. During this period, the teacher had commented on the article he wrote.

Therefore, Chen Shao had been confident in his exam results for a long time, but he had always been calm and did not like to be arrogant. This is one of the reasons why Wei Chen appreciated him and was willing to accept him into the school.

The dull atmosphere on the table did not last long and was soon broken by the crackling sound of firecrackers outside the restaurant.

"The results are released, the results are released!"

When Chen Shao heard this voice, he felt very calm and suddenly felt nervous. Even though he had already taken a reassurance from Wei Chen, after all, the hard work of ten years of hard work is all about today, and no one can keep his mind as calm as water.

When Chen Shao went out, the restaurant yard was already full of people and there was no place to support him. He had to stand on the steps with his fellow villagers and stood on tiptoe and looked out.

After a while, a reporter came in with drums and drums and shouted: "Good news from Guo Huijin, the master of Mi County, Yuzhou, Henan Province, the 251st tribute tribute in the ninth year of Tianyou's imperial examination in high school, and the saint in the Golden Palace!"

Then he saw an ecstatic middle-aged candidate squeeze out and raised his hands and responded: "It's me, me! I'm Guo Jin! Guo Jin is me!"

The reporter immediately stepped forward and wore red color for Guo Jin, and then handed a yellow paper with gold powder to Guo Jin.

Guo Jin stood there as if he was drunk, blushed on his face, and was at the mercy of the reporter like a puppet. It was not until the reporter had made a hint that Guo Jin took out the money to reward him after realizing it.

"It's so dangerous, I almost got 25! No matter what, I finally won!" Guo Jin still smiled from ear to ear after sending the reporter who asked for money away.

Although he changed from Jie Yuan in the provincial examination to 251 in the imperial examination, and the gap between the two hundred and fifty-first in the imperial examination was quite large, Guo Jin himself understood how lucky he was in the provincial examination. Now he was able to pass the imperial examination and ensure his fame and honor as a Jinshi. He was already very satisfied.

Chen Shao was in Yuzhou for three years with Wei Chen and met Guo Jin several times. Seeing that the other party’s Nangong Zhongshi got his long-cherished wish, he was sincerely happy for him. He bowed far away to express his congratulations.
Chapter completed!