When the Xing Bang was released, Man Bao and the others skipped work to watch the fun.
Magistrate Tang, who was absent from work under the guise of maintaining order, saw them outside the Gongyuan, and his eyes couldn't help but condense.
When Man Bao saw him, he immediately raised his hand guiltily and covered his face with his sleeves. After covering it, he remembered that Magistrate Tang was not a censor, so what was she afraid of him for?
So he put down his hand and raised his head to look at him with bright eyes, "Senior Brother Tang, do you want to see the list too?"
"No," Magistrate Tang's eyes moved from her to Bai Shan and said, "I'm here to maintain public security and order, you don't have to be on duty?"
The two nodded together. Bai Shan was lucky today. It was not his turn to enter the palace. The Hanlin Academy was compiling agricultural books. The seniors did not let him interfere, so he sneaked out. And he sneaked out today.
There are quite a few of my colleagues in the Hanlin Academy. When we meet, everyone smiles and pretends they can’t see clearly.
Zhou Man was much more frank. She told Xiao Yuanzheng directly: "The apricot list will be released tomorrow. My junior brother will refer to it, my niece and son-in-law will refer to it, and I have another senior brother..."
Xiao Yuanzheng waved his hand without waiting for her to finish her words, "Okay, okay, I'll give you half a day off tomorrow. Come back in the afternoon."
Anyway, all the prince's children have recovered from the vaccination. The Imperial Hospital and the Zhou family purchased a batch of light seal ointment and distributed it to the royal family members who had been vaccinated against acne. As soon as the crying subsided, the Imperial Hospital has been very quiet recently and no one is busy.
So Zhou Man came here early in the morning without even entering the palace.
County Magistrate Tang looked at the two of them silently, and finally decided that he could not see them. On such a happy day, usually even the censor would turn a blind eye and pretend that he could not see them. There was no need for him to be serious with them. He just said:
"Just don't cause any trouble."
Man Bao and Bai Shan nodded in agreement, they would not get into trouble, they were so good.
"The rankings are open——"
Man Bao and Bai Shan perked up and immediately stood on tiptoes to look forward. At the same time, they stretched out their hands to grab Bai Erlang who was rushing in. "Don't go, there are too many people. We just listen to the sound."
The gate of the Gongyuan opened, and the officials from the Ministry of Rites came out with the imperial list. Everyone was silent and looked at them with bright eyes.
The officials of the Ministry of Rites had become accustomed to it, so they unfolded the imperial list and said: "This time, twenty-eight people were selected for the Jinshi imperial examination. Now I am reading the list of those who have passed the examination..."
"Twenty-eighth place, Suzhou Liao Jiahuan..."
Everyone swallowed nervously, and when they read that none of the twenty-five people had Bai Erlang's name, Bai Erlang became a little frustrated.
Man Bao and the others also felt a little sorry, and thought for a while about how to comfort him so that he would not be so sad.
"Twenty-third, Mianzhou Baicheng..."
Man Bao blinked, Bai Shan was stunned for a moment and then slapped the dazed Bai Erlang on the shoulder, "You're hit!"
Bai Erlang opened his mouth and looked at Bai Dalang beside him with tears in his eyes, "Brother, big brother, I got it, I got it!"
"Yes, yes, you won!" Bai Dalang was also dazzled with joy, and he patted him on the shoulder several times excitedly. Feng Zongping on the side was about to express his envy. The officials from the Ministry of Rites above didn't even catch their breath, and before he could pat him, he also patted Bai Erlang twice.
Next, it read: "Twentieth place, Chang'an Feng Zongping..."
Bai Shan and the others immediately looked over and congratulated him instead, then reached out to pat his shoulders and coaxed him to treat him.
Feng Zongping was also stunned by the surprise and nodded repeatedly, "Please, please, whether you want to go to the Zhuangyuan Building or the Chunfeng Building, it's your choice."
Bai Dalang said: "What should I choose? Go to both buildings!"
Man Bao also wanted to go to the Chunfeng Tower. She had always heard people say that the singing and dancing in the Chunfeng Tower was great, and it was no worse than the ones in the palace. Zhao Liulang had brought his wife to watch it before, so she also squeezed in to take pictures of him.
Shoulder, "Not bad, not bad, let's go both."
Feng Zongping's IQ was not online at this time. He smiled silly at Zhou Man and nodded repeatedly, "Go, go, I'll pay for it when the time comes. You can order whatever girl you like."
Manbao's eyes widened and he said reservedly: "I heard that there are twelve oirans in the Chunfeng Tower, which directly correspond to the twelve oirans in the Jiaofang Division. Among them, the Chunmei oiran has outstanding piano skills. Can I order it too?"
Bai Shan quickly pulled her away, reached out and patted Feng Zongping hard, then whispered in his ear: "Please wake up, do you have money?"
This was a very serious problem. Feng Zongping, who was in a daze, suddenly woke up and quickly waved his hands and said to them: "Go to the Number One Scholar Building first, go to the Number One Scholar Building first."
He saw Pei Shouyue standing aside and immediately smiled and said: "Brother Pei will go too."
When Pei Shouyue heard that he had already reached thirteenth place but his name was still not mentioned, he knew that he had failed the exam, so he nodded and thought that he might as well go have a drink.
The above thought: "Twelfth place, Mianzhou Baizhi..."
As soon as the name came out, the scene became a little noisy, "Why is it Mianzhou again? There are two Jinshi in Mianzhou this year?"
"That's right, there are only two in Lu. Why are there two Jinshi in Mianzhou? And both are named Bai. This name..."
It's okay if no one says it. As soon as someone mentions it, someone immediately reacts, "One is honest and the other is honest. Could it be that they belong to the same family?"
"We are from the same family. Are you candidates from other places? It's normal not to know. Bai Zhi and Bai Cheng are brothers."
People who don't know are surprised, "Hey, so powerful?"
"These two brothers are very talented? This name sounds familiar to me. I seem to have heard it before."
"Do you know Zhou Man, do you know Bai Shan? Bai Cheng is their junior brother, the kind who kowtows and serves tea together."
Everyone suddenly realized, "But that is also the reputation of Zhou Man and Bai Shan. What achievements has he made?"
"Does it matter that he is about to marry Princess Mingda? But I heard from my uncle that Zhou Man and Bai Shan went to Zhezi several times to discuss matters, and Bai Cheng participated in them. He had a share of the credit for those Zhezi, but he kept a low profile.
Therefore, only the princes in the court know about him, and few people outside know about him."
"What about Bai Zhi?"
"I know Bai Zhi. He is a student of our Imperial College. He took the Jinshi examination the year before last and the year before last. Last year, he only got 12 scholars. Our gentleman from the Imperial College went to inquire and he was ranked fourteenth.
There are only two spots missing, so it is expected that he passed the exam this time."
"Yes, Bai Zhi is very good at writing. Last time he competed with others at the literary meeting in Zhuangyuan Building..."
Bai Dalang has always known that reputation points are more important in selecting Jinshi than reputation, so in the past two or three years, he has been working hard to manage his reputation outside.
Participate in literary gatherings if you can, and also in poetry gatherings, so his literary reputation in the capital is very good.
Just look at Pei Shouyue. In fact, they have exchanged their own essays in the past few days. In Bai Dalang's opinion, Pei Shouyue's essays were not weaker than his, but he just failed the exam.
He felt that either he was not performing properly or it was because of his fame.
Bai Shan also read Pei Shouyue's article and knew that he had a lot of troubles, so he felt regretful when his name was not included in the list. He reached out and patted Pei Shouyue on the shoulder and said, "Let's go."