Because the Shen family has not had a Jinshi for many years!
The last Jinshi was the great-grandfather of the two brothers, an official and a foreigner!
Calculated, about thirty years have passed since my great-grandfather passed away. At that time, neither Shen Ling nor Shen Yi were born yet.
And now, the Shen family is about to produce another Jinshi!
Although Gongshi is not yet a Jinshi, he has basically obtained the quota of Jinshi. The only difference is the ranking in the imperial examination.
In other words, after three generations, the Shen family will produce another Jinshi!
Shen Ling pulled Shen Yi, his hands trembling with excitement: "Qi Lang, our Shen family is going to have a Jinshi!"
Compared to Shen San who was extremely excited, although Shen Yi was a little excited, he was overall calm.
Because this ranking is not good.
Although I didn't take a closer look, at a rough look, there were five pieces of paper in total. If there were forty people on each page, Imako Konshi should have taken about two hundred people, and the fifth piece of paper was not full, which means Maybe not even 200 people.
If there are more than forty people on each piece of paper, it would be over two hundred.
But Shen Yi is at the bottom of the third sheet, which means that no matter how many tributes he takes, he is still ranked in the middle and lower reaches, that is, ranked three-fifths of the way.
This location is dangerous.
Because there are only three people in the first class, after excluding the three people in the first class, almost half of the remaining Jinshi are in the second class and the other half are in the third class.
Shen Yi's psychological expectation is that it is best to squeeze into the second class, but according to this ranking, he should be at the forefront of the third class, and it will be difficult to squeeze into the second class...
This made him very uncomfortable.
After all, the second class was born as a Jinshi, and the third class was born as a Jinshi. Although they were both Jinshis, the word "same" was mentioned, which made people very uncomfortable.
Fortunately... the number of places is not fixed for the general examination.
It is not until the palace examination that the final ranking can be truly determined, ranking first, second, or third.
Shen Ling was excited at the gate of Gongyuan for a long time before being pulled by Shen Yi and left the gate of Gongyuan. At this moment, Shen Ling's face was still flushed and the excitement on his face had not faded.
He couldn't help but be excited!
As long as the court is stable and the person involved does not commit suicide, a Jinshi can help a local family live a good life for at least three generations!
If future generations live up to their expectations or run the family well, they can even give birth to a family that will last for hundreds of years out of thin air!
More importantly, the Shen family was originally a scholarly family, and was originally a pretty good family in Jiangdu, but now the family fortune has fallen into decline.
And Shen Yi's rise is likely to make the declining Shen family prosper again.
After the two people left the gate of Gongyuan, Shen Yi heard a middle-aged candidate next to him in the same subject excitedly say: "There are forty-five names on each paper, and I am seventh on the second paper, which is fifty-two." name!"
This middle-aged man was also surrounded by a circle of friends, who were surrounding him to congratulate him.
"A total of 212 tributes have been selected in this department. If Brother Gude can enter the top 100, he will definitely enter the second place in the palace examination!"
"More than that!"
Someone else complimented: "You probably didn't do well in the Gude Brotherhood Examination. When you get to the Palace Examination, you might be able to pass the First Class. Even if you don't pass the First Class, you can get into the Hanlin Academy if you take the top two Classes." Got it!"
The middle-aged man, who was called "Brother Gu De", laughed loudly and said, "Everyone, Mr. Wei is treating us today. Let's go to Yuelou to eat!"
As soon as he finished saying this, a group of people cheered loudly and surrounded him.
Shen Yi, who was on the sidelines, had already calculated his ranking in his mind.
There are five pieces of paper in total, with forty-five names on each piece of paper. I am the last one on the third piece of paper, which is... one hundred and thirty-five.
Because the fifth piece of paper was not filled up, there were only 212 tributes.
This number means that the standard of this year's scientific examination is very high and not many people will be admitted.
You know, in the Spring Festival three years ago, a total of more than 330 tributes were collected, which was more than 100 more than this year.
Shen Yi silently calculated his ranking.
If my rank were in the palace examination, I would definitely not be able to make it to the top two.
Fortunately, the ranking has not been finalized yet.
Shen glanced in the direction of the imperial city.
I wonder if His Majesty the Emperor can help him in the final palace examination. He doesn't need to be ranked number one or second in the rankings, nor does he need to be in the top two. He just needs to squeeze into the second. If Shen Yi is a Jinshi, he will be satisfied!
When Shen Yi was thinking about his future, Shen Ling was chattering beside him.
"Two days ago, my father sent a letter asking Lao Qi how you did in the exam. I will write to him when I get back later and tell him the good news!"
"I also have to write a letter to my fourth uncle. After my fourth uncle finds out about this, he will probably be so happy that he will not be able to sleep for several days!"
He said to himself excitedly.
"Also, a few days ago, my brother asked you to go to Jiming Temple for a future. In two days, we brothers will go together to fulfill your wish. We must not take advantage of the Bodhisattva!"
"It's a pity that our brothers are not in Jiangdu, otherwise we would have to go to the ancestral hall to offer a few sticks of incense and kowtow to our ancestors. Our ancestors have spirits in heaven..."
When he said this, he suddenly remembered something. He pulled Shen Yi's sleeve and said seriously: "By the way, Lao Qi, we two brothers will go to Dongshi Street to buy some incense and candle paper money later. We will find a crossroad and burn some money for our ancestors. Don't Not to mention, I have to burn some for my grandfather and great-grandfather, and thank them for blessing you with their spirits in heaven!"
In this era, due to inconvenient transportation, people often lived outside and had no way to return to their hometowns to worship their ancestors. Therefore, it was popular to burn paper money at crossroads to worship ancestors. Legend has it that when burning paper at crossroads, one would write the names of ancestors and elders, indicating the ancestors in heaven or on earth. People can get it.
Although Shen Yi didn't understand the principle of this method, he still respected Shen Ling's idea. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Okay, let's go to Dongshi Street to buy something later. We must burn some money for our ancestors."
Shen Ling muttered for a long time, and the excited look on his face gradually calmed down. He was walking halfway, and he didn't know what he thought of. He suddenly sighed and said, "Today I can still walk side by side with Lao Qiqian. On this road, in a few years you will enter the imperial court and become a high official, and I am afraid it will not be easy for me to even see you."
"That's what Third Brother said."
Shen Yi said helplessly: "You and your third sister-in-law are so good to me. Don't say that if you win the imperial examination, even if you become the prime minister or the general in the future, I will definitely see my third brother when he comes. Besides..."
Shen Ziheng smiled and said: "Didn't we agree at the beginning that when my eldest nephew of the third brother's family grows up, he will be my disciple and I will teach him to read?"
If Shen Yi didn't mention this matter, Shen Ling had almost forgotten it. After hearing Shen Yi's words, he got excited again and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I almost forgot. People say that famous teachers produce great disciples. I, Shen San I won’t be able to get a Jinshi in this life, but I might be able to be the father of a Jinshi in the future!”
While the two brothers were talking, they had already reached the door of the house, and were immediately greeted by two little maids. They had been trained in the palace and knew how to observe people's emotions. When they saw Shen Ling's brows beaming and Shen Yi's smile, they had already guessed it. As a result, the two little maids immediately saluted Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Congratulations, sir, you will be a Jinshi master from now on!"
Shen Yi smiled and shook his head and said: "Don't talk nonsense. You are still a Gongshi now. You have to pass the imperial examination before you can become a Jinshi."
Ping'er pursed her lips and said: "Young master is just deceiving us for not having read a book. We sisters have heard what others say. As long as we win the honorary title, we will definitely win the scholarship!"
Shen Yi smiled and said: "Okay, let's not eat at home today. Let's go to the biggest restaurant in Jiankang and have a good meal!"
He looked at Ping'er and said, "Ping'er, go to Xiao Xu's place and ask Xiao Xu and the others not to open a shop today. They will be closed for the day. Let's go out and have a good meal together!"
Ping'er nodded happily and jumped up and down.
Qing'er stayed and stood next to Shen Yi, looking at Shen Yi with full admiration.
"Young Master is truly the most amazing person I have ever met..."
