The confrontation between Jun Yian and Gu Qiancheng in the Gongyuan did not cause much disturbance. At this time, everyone in the capital, whether they were dignitaries or traffickers, were focused on the results of the scientific examination.
Everyone was not kept waiting for too long, and the red notice was posted on time half a month later, but...
The ranking in the scientific examination shocked many people.
"Who is the first person? Have you never heard of this name?"
"The second place is not Mr. Feng. How is this possible? Mr. Feng is not among the top three."
"Did Mr. Feng not take part in the scientific examination this year? There is no Mr. Feng among the top ten. How could it be possible that Mr. Feng is not even in the top ten with his talent?"
"Master Feng has participated. Not only Master Feng has participated in this year's scientific examination, but also Jing Yan from Jiangnan and the young masters of the Jiao family have also participated in this year's scientific examination. These three are expected to win the first place. How come they are even in the top ten?"
If you don't pass, it won't be a failure in the exam room, right?"
"It makes no sense for three people to lose at the same time. It goes without saying that these three people are talented and learned. It's really weird that they can be in the top ten even if they can't be in the top three."
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A group of people crowded on the red list, not to see their own rankings, but to find the rankings of Feng Sijin, Jing Yan and Jiao Xiangdi. In their opinion, these three people were firmly in the top three, but the current situation is
They are not even in the top ten.
Looking all the way down, a few candidates shouted: "I won, I won, I won eighteen."
"First place, first place, my young master won the first place."
First place? Who won the first place?
Someone heard the sound and looked over, but only saw a figure walking in a hurry. The figure was the same as the name on the list, so it looked strange.
A group of unknown young people ranked in the top three. Talents who are famous all over Kyoto and Jiangnan are not even ranked in the top twenty. This year's scientific examination is really strange.
"Hahaha, hahaha, twenty-one, I won twenty-one."
After seeing more than twenty people, I finally heard someone shouting: "It's Mr. Feng, it's Mr. Feng. Twenty-four, the eldest son of the Feng family has won twenty-four."
"What? Twenty-four? How is this possible? It is absolutely false. With Master Feng's talent, even if he is not at the top, he is still in the top three. Twenty-four? Huh... Look at it, everyone who is ranked in front of Master Feng is
What kind of people are they?" A student in Tsing Yi pointed at the red list angrily, "The first place is Chen Xinghai, the grandson of the uncle, a dandy with no knowledge or skills."
"The second-placed Qi Mao is the son of a wealthy merchant from the south of the Yangtze River and has a huge fortune."
"The third-placed Wan Yongda seems to be the grandson of Marquis Yingying. A family that has been transformed from Wu to Wen can produce students among the top three."
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"The twentieth one is even more unknown. Apart from money, I really don't know what he has at home."
The man kept talking and talked about the backgrounds of the twenty-three students in front of Feng Sijin. He made no mistake about any of them, which attracted all the students to echo.
"Well, I've seen Qi Mao. He spends a lot of money. When he arrived in the capital, he interacted with many children from aristocratic families. He has only a few talents, but he is quite capable."
"I have also seen Li Dong, who ranked fifth. Although he has some talent, his first-hand writing is definitely not a beautiful one. Besides, it is a blessing to be among the top five in the exam."
A group of students gathered in front of the list and shouted loudly. However, the man who had revealed the origins of the twenty or so people in front of him had already taken advantage of the chaos and slipped into the crowd. He took off his scholar robe, revealing his lean but strong figure.
Like a fish, it disappeared with a swipe, and the person following him was thrown away in an instant.
"I saw it, I saw Mr. Jing's name, ranked eighty-ninth. Oh my god, how is this possible? Mr. Jing is the same person as Mr. Feng. He has won the first place all the way. How can he be ranked more than eighty?"
"Also, you see, the young master of the Jiao family, although his talent and learning are not as good as those of Feng Gongzi and Jinggongzi, he is far above the rest of us. The boy is not talented. He passed the exam one hundred and twenty-eight, but his ranking is
Above Mr. Jiao, how is this possible?"
Yes, how is this possible?!
On the day when the scientific examination ended, Master Feng and Master Jiao asked Feng Sijin and Jiao Xiangdi to write their examination papers. After Master Feng saw the examination papers, his first reaction was: Sijin must be at the top of the list.
It's not that he is praising his son, but Feng Sijin's article really deserves to be at the top of the list.
After Master Jiao read Jiao Xiangdi's article, his heart settled in his stomach, "Let's see if we don't suppress that dead old man of the Feng family this time."
Feng and Jiao were full of confidence, but they didn't expect the red list to turn out like this. This is really...
People don't know what to say.
They knew very well that there was a dark side to the scientific examination, but they did not expect that the person taking charge of the examination this year would dare to do so blatantly, even to the extent of slandering them.
The ranking is small, but the face is big. The two adults, Feng and Jiao, are going crazy.
In fact, the two adults really wronged the examiner. The examiner had more headaches than them. He really didn't expect that Feng Sijin and Jiao Xiangdi would be ranked so low.
The test papers were anonymous and were written by a special family member. Although he could guess his own papers when he read them, he did not know the papers of Feng Sijin and Jiao Xiangdi.
When the red list came out, he also found the test papers of the twenty or so people who were ranked ahead of Feng Sijin and found that their strategies were indeed well written.
He had previously mentioned that Feng Sijin would be ranked first and Jiao Xiangdi would be ranked fourth. However, he could not block everything with one hand. His deputy refused to deal with him and firmly disagreed, insisting on publishing the ranking according to the ranking they had decided in advance.
The two adults argued for a long time, but in the end the matter was decided by the emperor. The emperor had read the test papers of the previous dozen people and was very satisfied with the results of the scientific examination. As for the rankings of Feng Sijin and Jiao Xiangdi?
The scientific examination is to select talents for Da Qin. Just because they come from a famous family, we cannot ask those in front to make way for them.
No one knew what the emperor was thinking, but the list was just released.
Master Feng and Master Jiao knew very well that the scientific examination list could only be released with the emperor's consent, but the emperor's actions chilled them.
"I don't object to the emperor supporting the children of poor families, but taking this opportunity to step on Si Jin is going too far." Mr. Feng was so angry that he couldn't even eat.
In his opinion, Feng Sijin was implicated by the Feng family. The old emperor deliberately suppressed the Feng family, which was why Feng Sijin's ranking was lowered.
"What is the difference between the first place and the 24th high school? The scientific examination is just a springboard to enter the officialdom. How many top picks and second place are buried in the torrent of history." Mr. Feng was unmoved, as if he had guessed this result a long time ago.
"It would be nice if the people ranked in front of Sijin were really talented and learned, but those people... are simply unsightly." Mr. Feng's good education was completely useless at this time.
Mr. Feng sighed, "You... you just care too much about what others say."
"Father, I don't care what other people say about me, but what they say is so good that I can't help it." The son who was well-raised and famous for his talents was ignored by a group of dandies who had the skills and the leisure to do so.
You can imagine Master Feng's mood after stepping on it.
Not to mention, recently in the court, many people took the opportunity to ridicule him, openly and secretly, saying that his son was a fool who only showed off his talents and knowledge, and had no real materials at all. This was exposed as soon as he passed the scientific examination.
Mr. Feng was so angry that he wanted to kill someone, but he couldn't because...
I didn't go to bed until around four o'clock in the morning this morning. I got up again at eight o'clock to write. It was given at three o'clock in the morning, so I had to catch up on my sleep.