The light is transparent, thirty-three volumes, two hundred and forty-three volumes, finally the classification is completed.
Tong Shan watched the last one being folded, then looked at the invigilator, composed himself, and said: "Please fill in the exam papers according to the imperial decree."
Everyone then bowed together and took out the blank imperial edict from the gold plate.
This imperial edict is a specially made, long green scroll, five feet long and three feet wide. When it is slowly unfolded, nearly two hundred and forty-three names can be written.
Tong Shan washed his hands, kowtowed, stood up, took up his pen, and wrote his names one by one. This was a list of fellow Jinshis.
After finishing writing, Fan Shan looked solemn and said: "Send the two decrees to Ouchi immediately, and the emperor will read them and use his seal."
This was the procedure. Someone immediately responded and took the imperial edict and entered the palace.
Only half an hour later, a decree came down: "Tong Shan, the great scholar, will see you immediately."
Tong Shan knelt down to receive him. After hearing this, he immediately left the imperial city towards the inner city. In a blink of an eye, he arrived at the entrance of the inner city. He saw a first-class guard standing on the stone steps. This man was wearing armor and standing steadily in front of the steps.
Tong Shan approached and said in a low voice: "Tong Shan is here to meet you at Dongnuan Pavilion."
Tong Shan is a great scholar. There is no need to bow down on this occasion. He bows deeply and says: "Yes, I accept your order."
The guard led him in and went straight along the corridor. When he arrived in front of one side of the hall, Tong Shan stopped. The guard went in to report. After a moment, there was a voice: "Come in."
Tong Shan went in, kowtowed and saluted, and when he got up, he saw the emperor wearing black fox fur satin, with a tired look on his face, and dark circles under his eyes. He was opening the purple imperial edict and looking at it. The lower cyan edict was placed around him, and he was revising it.
I ranked it and re-transcribed it.
After a long time, the emperor sighed: "The thirty-three in the second list will be discussed again, and the rankings will be revised. The two hundred and forty-three in the third list will be decided like this. Let's use the seal."
These words were not addressed to Tong Shan, only someone responded: "Yes"
But it was the eunuch who held the seal, who took out the jade seal. The emperor took it over, pressed it against an imperial edict, and sent it to Tong Shan: "You did a good job, please publish this first."
"I respect the edict," Tong Shan responded and came out holding a volume of imperial edict.
After leaving the door, Tong Shancai unfolded the imperial edict. The first one was Yu Fan. Tong Shan couldn't help but be startled. This was obviously the emperor's adjustment of the ranking.
Tong Shan just took a look at this and thought to himself about the top thirty-three in the first volume. Although the emperor has the right to revise the rankings, this is not the case under normal circumstances. Why should it be revised this time?
Still delayed in releasing the list?
After thinking about it, I couldn't figure it out, so I could only sigh: "God's will is unpredictable."
Gong Lake
The sky was gloomy and the early spring fog filled the air. Soon the silence was broken by the roar of people.
Today is the day when the results are announced. People are flocking in groups to see the results. It is inevitable to feel anxious and hopeful. Although on the surface, everyone is trying to keep their composure.
Ye Qing stood up and looked at the east sky to sense the purple energy. This rebirth came rain or shine, except for a few exams at the wrong time.
After a moment, the aroma of beef porridge came from the kitchen, and Ye Qing smiled knowingly.
While they were making porridge, they performed another boxing exercise. Xiao Wu Jing used martial arts to enter Taoism and was very particular about maintaining physical function.
Fu Chengshan pushed open the ajar door and saw his jumping figure, his face suddenly became strange. He waited patiently until the closing ceremony and then asked: "You really don't want to go?"
Ye Qing breathed evenly, opened his eyes, and invited him in: "There's no point in going."
"That's not what you said. Even if there is a special person to announce the good news, I will feel relieved when I see it with my own eyes. At least I have no regrets." Fu Chengshan followed into the house and suddenly realized what he said. This was a bit depressing, so he said no more.
This interaction became more and more familiar. When he saw the two women laying dishes on the table, he sat down without ceremony and praised: "Your cooking is getting better and better, and the cooking in my room tastes just like..."
"Hey, you shameless guy, I haven't invited you to eat yet..." Ye Qing took the porridge bowl from Jiang Zinan and looked down upon it.
Knowing that the friendship was mutual, Fu Chengshan didn't care about this, so he picked up the chopsticks and started using them.
"I thought it was Brother Ye who said something drunk last night, but did he really mean it? I specifically asked them to go there first, and I ran over to take a look..."
Ye Qing knew that he had good intentions. After thinking about it, his tone was a bit mysterious: "It's hard to say about the other brothers, but there is no need for Brother Fu to go all the way in vain."
"Why are you running in vain?" After Fu Chengshan said this, he suddenly came to his senses and thought for a while before leaving: "That's all, I want to see if your calculation is accurate."
Ye Qing nodded and motioned for the two women to clear away the mess and chat a bit.
The sun rose, and the gongs, drums, and announcements of good news were heard in the Gongyuan. Both of them turned a deaf ear and discussed the article in detail. Jiang Zinan and Zhou Ling came over to make tea, and they both secretly admired this.
At noon, Kong Zhi, Chu Yan, and Tang Zhongchen came in. Although they were all calm, they could not hide their joy. Ye Qing smiled and said: "I think you three are on the youth list. Congratulations."
"I know why Brother Ye didn't go." Chu Yan spoke quickly and revealed the truth: "It turns out that this time the Youth Ranking only announced the same Jinshi, but there were 243, which was the most in the past.
Many people have fallen victim to it.”
"It's just that there were no two Jinshi at all. I was shocked in the square at that time. How could such a thing happen in the past..."
At this point, Kong Zhi gave Chu Yan a hard look, and Chu Yan suddenly woke up and quickly made up his mind: "But Brother Fu and Brother Ye must be on the two lists."
Fu Chengshan thought for a while and couldn't figure it out, but smiled bitterly: "I understand what Brother Ye means, but to be honest, if I want to win the same Jinshi, I will do my best. If I want to be the second-ranked Jinshi, I don't have the confidence yet."
The three of them looked at each other. All three of them had won the same Jinshi, but they could not find Ye Qing and Fu Chengshan after searching ten times on the Youth Ranking List. At this time, there was some silence and embarrassment in the room.
Soon the three of them resigned and left. Tang Zhongchen had a good temper and couldn't help but said at the end: "We have all seen the talents of Brother Fu and Brother Ye. There are few people in the Seven Thousand Moves who can match them. They must be
Within the two rankings, just wait patiently.”
Fu Chengshan knew it was a good intention and smiled: "Thank you for your kind words."
When the three of them went out and there were only two people left at the door, Fu Chengshan couldn't hide his bitter smile: "That's the truth, but it's hard to do it. I know it in my heart. I have the level of 40 or 50 people in this paper, but I'm afraid of getting into the second list."
It’s a bit difficult—Brother Ye doesn’t have any tricks up his sleeve, but I’m sure he’ll be able to hit…”
Ye Qing saw that Fu Chengshan was not in the mood to chat right now, so he bowed his head and said, "How can the two lists disappear? They will be posted on their own. Brother Fu, just wait for the good news."
"Thank you for your kind words." He said goodbye and went back to the house alone, sitting and reading a book to rest.
Time passed by, Jiang Zinan went out to inquire once, and came back angrily to report: "Yu Fan won the first place in the same Jinshi class, why..."
"Is it true that I have such strength?" Ye Qing laughed. In fact, in his previous life, Yu Fan High School was ranked among the thirty-three Jinshi.
The competition this time was fierce, and Ye Qing took some luck away from him. It was normal for him to fall to the first place in the same Jinshi class.
Ye Qing continued to read, listened to their whispers, and occasionally made comments.
By the afternoon, there was still no good news of hospitalization.
As the sun set in the west and the curtain gradually rose, Ye Qing turned the last page and looked at the sky. There was already some ink on the blue sky, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed: "It's almost night... can it be so late?"
Jiang Zinan was worried, but he just clenched his hands in his sleeves and looked at them carefully: "Maybe it's a little late, but the two rankings won't be open today?"
Ye Qing didn't say anything. He went out and looked around. In some courtyards by Gong Lake, wedding cloths had been put up, firecrackers were set off, and the waiters coming and going were carrying wine tables, which was obviously a banquet.
More courtyards are silent. Some families are happy and some are sad.
"Maybe if you are too unique and clever, it will be difficult to get on the list..." I thought to myself and turned around to see their eyes.
Jiang Zinan could still conceal her joyful expression, but Zhou Ling's expression was uncertain. She wanted to say something but didn't dare.
Ye Qing suddenly came to his senses, feeling moved and more alert - the more critical it was, the less likely he, the head of the family, would fall.
He hit them hard twice on the forehead with the scroll: "What are you thinking about? How could you sir fail so easily?"
The two of them held their heads and whispered, a little embarrassed and angry, but also a little relieved.
"It's just that this step is not successful...if we miss the opportunity, the plan will change drastically, and it will be even more difficult in the future." Ye Qing still frowned as he thought about it.
"How could it be? You are such a talented young man, you will still have a chance in the next term..."
Ye Qing shook his head and said nothing. They didn't understand this, but he knew it very well - in theory, after passing the Juren exam, he was only one step away from becoming a Jinshi. There was still one chance before the catastrophe.
It's just that this time I failed, the further back I go, the more my rebirth advantage will be evened out. If I can't use the three years before this disaster to consolidate my business in advance, I'm afraid it will become more and more difficult in the future.
But even so, people still have to face reality and survive... As I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard a pause in the joy outside, and a chorus of exclamations: "Look, what is that?"
Reflecting the last ray of golden light of the setting sun, dozens of green stars fell into the city, disappearing from everyone's sight with a stream of blue light.
"Is this... a meteorite?" Ye Qing frowned, and just as he was thinking, there was a sudden "thread" sound in the air, and a shadow that was difficult to distinguish with the naked eye came into the courtyard.
Amid the flapping of its wings, a blue bird appeared, holding a document in its mouth.
I saw the blue bird glance at the long sword in Zhou Ling's hand, his spirit flashed with disdain, and his sharp beak relaxed, and an invitation fell on Ye Qing's hand, and he saw: Ye Qing, Pingshou County, Nancang County, Yingzhou, February
On the 21st, there will be a dinner at Qionghu Taoist Temple in the north of the city. Please come to the banquet on time.
"Tomorrow night? Qionghu..." He suddenly realized: "Qionghu Banquet, this is not the Jinshi Banquet in previous years."
"Chirp" the bluebird chirped happily, rubbed against Ye Qing twice, but did not leave. He looked around and suddenly said: "Congratulations to the official, you are a Jinshi in the second place of high school. Congratulations to the official, you are a Jinshi in the second place of high school."
It could only say these two sentences, repeated them, and flapped its wings impatiently. Jiang Zinan woke up and cleverly ran to get some food, but the blue bird looked up in disdain.
Until a small jar of strong wine was brought out, the blue bird took a sniff, and plunged into the jar like a drunkard, completely disappearing, only listening to the sizzling pecking.
At this time, I heard the sound of people running outside. Someone beat a gong and shouted: "Congratulations to Ye Qingye for ranking second in the second place of Guanren High School."