"It's Chen Yichen!"

"I heard that Chen Yichen came to the capital to take the provincial examination before, but I thought it was a rumor."

"This is so literary talent!"

Several examiners were amazed. They never expected that the leader of the Shuntian provincial examination would be won by an "outsider".

And what is even more outrageous is that this title of Jie Yuan was not personally appointed by the examiner, but was elected by the examiners.

The title of Jie Yuan in Chen Yichen has no moisture and wins completely by relying on his own writing skills and strength.

At the same time, the seal of the second test paper was also taken apart, revealing the words "He Pingyan, a student of Daxing County, Shuntian Prefecture".

Seeing that his guess was indeed correct, Wang Yining couldn't help but shake his head and feel regretful again.

He Pingyan was an outstanding student in the Imperial College in the capital. Although he did not attend Wang Yining's disciple, he often went to the mansion to ask for teaching questions, just like Chen Yichen visited Zhou Xu, but it was more frequent.

Another point is that He Pingyan is the nephew of Wang Zhi, the current Minister of Personnel. However, this son is low-key and does not get involved in the habits of playboys, so there are not many people who know this relationship.

Wang Yining admired this young man very much. This appreciation has nothing to do with Wang Zhi, the Minister of Personnel. He believed that He Pingyan was talented and diligent in learning, and his future prospects would be limitless.

So for Wang Yining, He Pingyan is not a disciple, but is better than a disciple.

Now, watching He Pingyan lose in the details of the strategy theory and become the second place Ya Yuan, how can we not feel regretful?

You should know that no matter what era it is, it can even be expanded to any competitive event. Although the first and second are only one different, the attention the two sides receive is far from the same level.

Because the first is the absolute winner, and the second is also responsible for the name of the loser.

"Brother Gong Xu, when the first provincial examination was held, I saw Chen Yichen handing over the papers early and leaving the scene, and I thought this son was young and crazy and acted recklessly."

"Now it seems that Brother Gong Xu is right. If a young man is not angry, can he still call him a young man?"

When Wang Yining said this, the other examiners present looked even more surprised. It turned out that the candidate who handed in the first paper in the provincial examination was Chen Yichen!

This guy is so much ahead of time that he can still get the Jie Yuan. How strong is it?

Looking at everyone's stunning expressions, Zhou Xu's heart was full of pride. He probably didn't expect that he was at this age and could still be proud of a young man.

"Brother Wen Tong has said it. In fact, seriously, Chen Yichen is not arrogant, but instead has a kind of elegance like a gentleman."

Wang Yining was originally feeling a little emotional, but Zhou Xu's words choked him.

At the beginning of the Mingyuan Tower, wasn’t you a young and famous person who said you were a man of high spirits? Isn’t it because you were arrogant and arrogant? Today, I just followed the words of the past and became a gentlemanly gentlemanly?

What a good guy, Chen Yichen's personality is exactly what it is. You are really jumping repeatedly.

"Mr. Zhou is really a wise person to know talents, but he didn't expect that he had already taken a fancy to Chen Yichen."

"In ancient times, there was Bo Le's horse, but now there is Master Zhou who has a keen eye to recognize the pearl."

"I thought Chen Yichen, a son of honor, was not much better than that of Lord Zhou, but now, he is narrow-minded and far inferior to Lord Zhou."

Hearing the rainbow farts from all my colleagues, Zhou Xu waved his hands repeatedly and said, "I am so sorry, my colleagues are so sorry, I am so sorry."

Having said that, the wrinkles on Zhou Xu's face became deeper because of his smile...

After praising each other, the ranking work will continue. Soon the Miscellaneous seals of the other test papers were also broken up. The Jingkui, who ranked third, fourth, fifth, and Yakui, who ranked sixth, were all carefully confirmed. The follow-ups

Ranking is not very important.

After all, the provincial examination is not a meritorious examination. Without the distinction between the second and third grades, it will not affect the official allocation.

After confirming the candidate, you will naturally fill in the list. At this time, all the provincial examination officials, including the outer curtain invigilator, will gather in the inner hall to check the ink scrolls of the admitted scholars one by one to ensure that there will be no errors in filling out the list.

However, even so, there was an outrageous mistake in the 35th year of Qianlong. The 20th place in the provincial examination was written as the twelfth place. I guess all the officials present were blinded...

In addition, there are special regulations on the time for the provincial examination to be released, that is, they will mostly choose Yin and Chen on two days, among which Yin belongs to the tiger and Chen belongs to the dragon. Therefore, the provincial examination list is also called the "Dragon and Tiger List".

On August 28, the ninth year of Zhengtong, this day was the time when the Shuntian Provincial Examination was released. The Shuntian Prefecture Bureau was already full of students, and they were all looking forward to becoming famous on the list.

Even some anxious candidates kept asking the runners in front of the government for specific time to issue the rankings, and they were already anxious while waiting.

Shen Yichen was sitting in the tea shed opposite the office, leisurely tasting the coarse tea, without any idea of ​​rushing into the crowd to find out the results of the list.

You should know that it is still summer and autumn, and the sun is fierce outside at least thirty degrees. In order to maintain the image, literati still have to wear long gowns, and cannot wear shorts like in later generations.

This group of people is dense. If you get heatstroke inside, you may not be able to rescue them with current medical technology.

It would be fine if you failed. If you failed the imperial examination, you would die before you succeed...

"This husband is really kind-hearted. I have been running a tea stall here for decades and have witnessed the release of several provincial examinations. No one can taste tea as calmly as his husband."

The old man who opened a tea stall looked at Shen Yichen and sipped the tea slowly. He was unmoved even if the time for the results was about to come. This calmness was something he had never seen in his life.

Hearing this, Shen Yichen replied with a smile: "Anyway, the results will be released, and now there are too many people to squeeze in, so it's better to drink a tea to relieve the heat."

The ninth year of Zhengtong was the last provincial examination with an explosion of people. Nearly 10,000 people were crowded at the door of Shuntian Prefecture. Even if Shen Yichen had the intention to read the list, he would not have the strength to break out a "bloody road".

If you think about the scene of thousands of people queuing on the playground of reading in later generations, you can understand how spectacular it is to nearly ten thousand people.

The Dragon and Tiger List of the Provincial Examination is just a piece of paper of several square meters, with at most a dozen people squeezing in front, and the list can be covered tightly.

In addition, the crowd will pour into the list, which will cause the people in front to fail to get out and the people in back to get in. If you are a little further back, you will not be able to see the names of the people on the list.

The scenes that dozens of people easily discussed on TV in later generations were purely nonsense when the candidates were released. In fact, in addition to the candidates, there were also servants and followers and onlookers watching the fun, which should be crowded.

In order to prevent stampede accidents and allow more candidates to learn about the situation at the first time, in ancient times, a special scripture singing building was built, allowing the clerk to stand up on the building to sing titles, similar to the loudspeaker broadcast in later generations.

It’s true that the only ancient singing building that existed in later generations was the Taiyuan singing building. Chen Yichen also watched it personally.

Unexpectedly, the spectators at that time have now become witnesses.

"What I said is reasonable, but very few people can do this."

"Yes, this is a success."

Chen Yichen sighed deeply. The success of the imperial examination is a moment that can truly change a person's life destiny. How many people can be calm and gentle?

Even when the college entrance examination results are released in later generations, various websites will collapse and call inquiries will explode, let alone now.

Just as Shen Yichen was chatting with the old man in his tea stall, a young student who looked in his twenties ran into the tea shed and panted, saying, "Shop, do you have herbal tea? Give me a bowl."

"Yes, the guest officer later."

After responding, the old man from the tea stall responded, he poured out a bowl of herbal tea from the teapot and handed it to the student.

"Gudong, Gudong" After drinking a bowl of herbal tea in big gulps, the young student returned the bowl and found that there was a student sitting in the tea shed.

So he immediately bowed and said, "Sorry, brother, I'm so hungry and thirsty from a distance. His behavior just now was really indecent."

"It's okay."

Chen Yichen waved his hand. Ancient literati broke the rules and were now bound by him. Otherwise, he would have lifted his sleeves and fanned the air. Why should he sit here and drink tea?

"I wonder what my brother should call him? Xiao Yi, a student at Xiahejian Prefecture."

"Yingtian Mansion Chen Yichen."

Yingtian Mansion, Chen Yichen?

When Xiao Yi heard the three words Yingtian Mansion, he felt a little confused. In theory, shouldn’t he take the provincial examination at the Jiangnan Gongyuan? Why did he come to the capital from a thousand miles away?

And why does the name Chen Yichen sound very familiar? I always feel like I have heard it somewhere.

After thinking carefully for a while, the student named Xiao Yi opened his mouth wide and looked at Chen Yichen with an incredible expression.

"Is it because you wrote "Linjiangxian" and "Sword Ruhong" Chen Yichen?"

There are no other scholars around at the moment, so Chen Yichen nodded and simply admitted: "It's just below."

"I have read Brother Chen's poems several times, but I didn't expect to see them in person today. I am so honored!"

It seems that Chen Yichen's poems are indeed very influential among the young scholars and literati of the Ming Dynasty. Xu Fengyuan, whom he met in Yingtian Guild Hall before, and Xiao Yi, whom he met now, are very obedient to him.

"A mere malicious work is not worth mentioning."

"Brother Chen is humble. When he was confused, he was inspired by "Swords Like Rainbow". Especially the sentence of being named a marquis and being appointed as a general Qilian, he was completely filled with his heart and thoughts, and he even wanted in his life!"

Another fan...

Chen Yichen felt a little helpless. This person is not very good because he is too famous and attracts attention wherever he goes.

At this moment, the sound of a big drum hitting "dongdongdongdongdong" came from the singing tower in the distance. The originally noisy government square suddenly became quiet.

Even Chen Yichen and Xiao Yi in the conversation looked towards the direction of the singing house, because the drum beat meant that the famous singing generals in the provincial audition were coming soon.

At the same time, a row of figures appeared on the Singing Tower, which triggered cheers from the waiting students below.

They were the inner curtain examiner headed by Zhou Xu and Wang Yining, the outer curtain examiner headed by the Censor of the Supervision Censor, and the new Shuntian Prefecture Wang Xian.

Looking at the ministers singing in the scripture building in the distance and listening to the cheers of the scholars in the square in front of the mansion, even Chen Yichen, who had been calm and gentle before, couldn't help feeling nervous at this moment.
Chapter completed!