On the tenth day of April in the seventh year of Hongde, Shen Yi took on a new job as a newspaper company.
The general content is that the imperial court is about to send out the imperial army to help the Huaihe Navy resist Hu Qi, and asked Shen Yi to write an inspiring article and publish it in the Di newspaper later.
At this moment, there are only five days left before the results will be released.
After Shen Yi got the materials from Di Newspaper Department, he didn't say much. Instead, he sat silently in the study room and handed in the manuscript of Di Newspaper in just one day.
He wrote this issue of Di Bao very seriously.
Because he was also from Chen State, he wanted to do something for the imperial court.
After the manuscript was handed in, Shen Yi had no way to get information about the war. After all, he was still a commoner and had no way to learn about the military secrets of the imperial court.
Since there was no way to participate, Shen Yi simply pretended not to know, and continued to read and compose every day. He occasionally went to Liquan Tower to borrow and return books, and even had a drink with Zhao Er in the past few days.
It's a pity that Zhao Er didn't know about the war in the imperial court, and Shen Yi didn't get any news about the war from him.
It is worth mentioning that the discussion about the war in Jiankang City has been very intense these days. There are discussions related to this matter in restaurants and teahouses. The vast majority of Jiankang people are optimistic about this war.
Because since Emperor Xianzong, the Qi people have not crossed the river for many years.
Even though the late emperor suffered several defeats in the Huaihe River when he was still alive, as long as he turned to a defensive posture, the Huaihe Navy's defense was still quite strong.
But even so, the price of rice in Jiankang has still been affected to some extent. As the de facto capital of Chen State, the price of rice in Jiankang is already more expensive than in other places. It usually costs about two or three pennies per pound. Now with the demand When news of the war came, the price had risen to four or five cents a pound.
Fortunately, this increase is generally controllable, and the government has not interfered. However, some sensitive people still began to save grain, causing the price of Jiankang rice to fluctuate again. In the past few days, grain and rice have been delivered to the city from all major city gates. , there was also a long queue at the entrance of the rice store.
As the days passed, the time quickly came to April 15th.
April 15th is the day when the examination results are released. Because this is the season when the apricot flowers are in bloom, it is also called the apricot list.
At this time, it is already late spring, and the weather is not only no longer cold, but has even become slightly hot. However, it is still very cool in the morning and evening, and the temperature difference between day and night is huge.
This morning, just after dawn, Shen Yi was woken up by two little maids. The two little maids helped Shen Yi get dressed and helped him wash up. After washing up, Qing'er looked at Shen Yi up and down and smiled. He said: "I'm releasing the results today. I heard that someone else's master couldn't sleep all night yesterday, but our young master slept soundly."
In fact, Shen Yi was also quite nervous.
After all, this was one of the turning points in his life. It would at least determine the direction of his life for the next three years. He couldn't help but be excited. Last night he lay in bed tossing and turning and couldn't fall asleep until late at night. I slept for about two hours, and when I woke up, I had two big black circles under my eyes.
Shen Yi was very sleepy at the moment, and said helplessly: "Otherwise, I won't go to the list. If I win, someone will come to my house to announce the good news. If I don't win, rushing to see the list is also a rush to express my gratitude to my heart." Add to the blockage."
"It's still early, let's go see it secretly."
Ping'er stood on the right side of Shen Yi and chuckled: "If we win, we will come back quickly and wait for the reward to announce the good news. If we don't win, we will accompany the young master to have breakfast and pretend we have never been there."
Qing'er had a sullen face, glanced at Ping'er, and got angry: "Why does this little girl always say bad things? Our young master is a well-educated man, how can he not win?"
These two little girls saw Shen Yi's efforts with their own eyes.
For half a year last year, Shen Yi basically didn't take a day off. He was either reading or writing every day. To be called a model worker is not an exaggeration at all.
While talking, Shen Yi had already packed up, and Shen Ling, who usually liked to sleep in, got up early and was waiting outside.
Seeing Shen Yi come out, the third child of the Shen family grabbed Shen Yi's arm and said impatiently: "When is it? Why is the seventh child so unhurried!"
Shen Yi was pulled by his arm and left the house, followed closely by the two little maids. After locking the door, he caught up with the two brothers with small steps.
Shen Yi was dragged for more than ten steps and felt helpless: "Third brother, relax, it doesn't matter whether you win or not today."
Shen Ling glanced at Shen Yi and said angrily: "Listening to what you said, it sounds like I released the results today!"
"Come on, hurry up, the future of the Shen family may be today!"
The list was released today, and the text was posted at the entrance of Gongyuan.
The place where Shen Yi lived was not too far from Gongyuan, and the two brothers got up fairly early. But even so, when they arrived at the gate of Gongyuan, there was still a huge crowd outside.
Before Shen Yi reached the Gongyuan, he saw the huge crowd and retreated.
He pulled Shen Ling's arm and sighed: "Third brother, how about we go home and wait. If there is no good news in the afternoon, we can go back and wait for another three years."
Shen Ling frowned and said, "How can you retreat from such a big thing as releasing the results?"
"The people here are not much different from when the incident occurred in Jiangdu. Don't be afraid, just squeeze past."
Shen Yi nodded helplessly, looked back at the two maids, and said: "There are too many people here, so you two should stop crowding here, so as not to take advantage of others, just go home and watch. Maybe the good news will be delivered soon." Home is here."
The two little maids looked at the crowded crowd and could only nod in agreement. Qing'er smiled sweetly at Shen Yi: "Master, don't worry, your nomination for the apricot list will be today."
The two little maids have different personalities, Ping'er is more playful, while Qing'er is relatively stable and likes to say auspicious words.
Shen Yi nodded and arranged for the two little maids to leave. Then he followed Shen Ling and pushed hard towards the entrance of Gongyuan.
However, there were so many people that the two of them had to squeeze in for a long time before they could only advance ten or so steps. There was still a long distance to the main entrance of Gongyuan.
At this moment, Shen Yi heard someone shouting in the noisy crowd.
"Congratulations to Mr. Xie Quanxie from Gusu Prefecture for graduating from high school!"
This loud singing was immediately followed by exclamations of surprise.
Huiyuan, that is, the first place in the examination!
According to convention, after the chief examiner selected Huiyuan and entered the palace examination, the emperor would also give face to the two chief officials. Unless the Huiyuan committed suicide, his ranking in the palace examination would not be too low.
There is a high probability that he will be in the first division, which is the top three.
It is even very possible that he is the number one scholar in this subject!
Cao Qian, the former number one scholar, is the master of the examination.
While everyone was exclaiming, the two Shen brothers finally pushed their way to the front and saw the list of names on the wall!
Five pieces of bright red paper were pasted on the wall. Eye-catching black characters were written on the red paper. There were about forty names written on each paper.
At this moment, the two Shen brothers held their breath.
They look to the first list!
Ranking first is none other than Xie Quan of Gusu Prefecture.
And on this first piece of paper, Shen Yi's name was not on it.
Although Shen Yi was mentally prepared, he still felt a little disappointed.
He looked at the second piece of paper. The second piece of paper was densely packed with forty names. Shen Yi carefully read from beginning to end.
nor…
Just when Shen Yi frowned, Shen Ling suddenly jumped up and shouted!
"Oh, it's hit! It's hit!"
He pointed at the list with his finger, his face flushed with excitement, and he couldn't help patting Shen Yi's shoulders with his hands, and his voice was extremely loud.
"It's a hit! My Qilang is a hit!"
It was the first time that Shen Yi saw his third brother lose his temper like this.
But even though he was so rude, the people next to him still cast envious glances at him.
Shen Yi took a deep breath and looked in the direction of Shen Ling's finger, only to see five correct words written on the last digit of the third piece of red paper.