At this time, Li Xiuyuan left the mansion with two guards and walked along the unfamiliar streets of Jinling City towards the Yamen.
Although Li Liangjin gave him a haunted house this time, he actually didn't lose anything. Twenty-eight thousand taels of silver had been deducted from the Li family. Moreover, this time it was a blessing in disguise. Not only did he get a house, but also more
He has a ghost housekeeper and a local ghost king in his house.
These things cannot be bought with money.
In particular, the ghost king was willing to assist him, which gave Li Xiuyuan great confidence in the jurisdiction of ghosts and gods in Jinling City.
It's a good start.
"Is this the Yamen of Jinling City?" After a while, Li Xiuyuan led his guards through the bustling streets and arrived in front of the Yamen.
He saw a notice standing in an open space near the Yamen. Five or six scholars gathered nearby, some of whom looked familiar, as if they had met in Guo Beicheng.
"Well, that's good. Although my ranking is a little lower, I still got admitted as a scholar. It's true that God has paid off." A scholar sighed at this moment. Although his words were calm, his eyes were so excited that tears flowed down.
It can be said that a scholar who passes the exam is officially considered a real scholar and begins to enjoy some of the privileges of a scholar.
As for Tong Sheng, he is really hard to deal with. He has to bow his head when meeting any scholar.
"Oh my god, I took the exam three times, a full three times, and I failed again this time." There were also students who felt so sad and angry because they failed the exam that they beat their feet and chest in front of the announcement, wishing they could hammer themselves to death.
"So the list is there." Li Xiuyuan glanced at it and walked over to take a look.
At a glance, he saw a familiar name written at the top of the list: Ning Caichen.
"Ning Caichen is at the top of the list?" Li Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment, but he felt relieved immediately.
Although Ning Caichen was a traditional scholar, somewhat pedantic and upright, his literary talent was actually good. However, he encountered bad social conditions, so the road to the imperial examination system was bumpy and difficult. In the end, he had to give up his writing and take the examination.
Live your whole life as a scholar.
He had less time to study, and his writing skills were not as good as Ning Caichen's. He admitted this.
After scanning around, he found that his name appeared in the ninth place in Class A. Although he was not at the top of the list, he was still among the best.
"The answer sheet I wrote last time was quite satisfactory. There was only one poem that was a bit outstanding. There is no problem in winning the show. It is not bad to get the ninth grade in the first class." Li Xiuyuan nodded in his heart, but he could
Accept this result.
In his opinion, the ranking of a scholar is not important, only the ranking of the imperial examination is not important, only the ranking is particularly important in the final palace examination, competing for the number one, second and third prize.
"Help Wang Sheng look for him to see if he has been successful." Li Xiuyuan suddenly called the scholar Wang Sheng he met in the hotel.
The evil ghost revealed the news to him, and when he found out that he had failed the exam, he returned to his hometown disheartened. He wanted to see if the ghost had lied to him.
After scanning around, Li Xiuyuan actually saw the names of Wang Ping and Zhu Yu at the bottom of the list. The two of them actually passed the scholar examination.
Wang Ping was okay, but Zhu Yu was obsessed with ghosts before the exam. He fell seriously ill and lost his essence. He no longer had the energy to answer the exam. I didn't expect that he would be on the list this time. It was a bit unbelievable. But this
It's a good thing. It's not difficult for him to be a talented person with his ability, but if he doesn't make the list this time, he will have to wait for a while until next time.
"As expected, Wang Sheng's name is not there. Although those three evil ghosts are evil, their words are true. Wang Sheng has no chance of taking the imperial examination." Li Xiuyuan thought to himself.
This is also a good thing, at least it allows him to know in advance and give up his plan to take the imperial examination in advance, so as not to waste time and harm his family.
After all, the cost of supporting a scholar is not small, and it is a huge burden for ordinary people.
"Hey, that name is...Zhu Erdan." When Li Xiuyuan was about to leave, he suddenly glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw a very special name.
Juerdan.
Others may not know the meaning of this name, but Li Xiuyuan knows it, because in a sense, this name is no less than Ning Caichen.
He is also a protagonist-like existence.
"Oh my god." Just behind Li Xiuyuan's thinking, someone exclaimed: "It's you again. You, an ordinary-looking person with simple clothes, actually got into the scholar examination. Oh my God, it's really unfair."
Li Xiuyuan looked for the sound and saw an ordinary-looking scholar in simple clothes looking at him in surprise.
"...It's you again." The corner of his mouth twitched, but he recognized this person.
"Brother, you have to speak with your conscience. I am a scholar who relies on my own strength. Why do you say God is unfair?" Li Xiuyuan said seriously.
The mediocre-looking scholar said: "You are so ordinary, how can you have real talent? Only an extraordinary and elegant scholar like me can be both internal and external, with outstanding literary talent, and it will be easy to pass the exam to become a scholar."
After that, I felt a little complacent again.
Seeing that he had also passed the scholar examination, no wonder he looked so proud.
"It's this guy again, young master. He looks really hateful. I really want to beat him up."
Ma Dong, the guard next to him, couldn't bear it when he saw this scholar. Could he belittle his own young master and praise himself like this?
Li Xiuyuan smiled and said: "Don't be like this. It's just a few words of ridicule. How can you take it to heart? Besides, he is also a poor person. He obviously has a brain problem, but it is not easy to pass the exam. We should be more considerate and considerate."
, let’s go,”
"It turns out there is something wrong with his brain, I understand now." Ma Dong suddenly realized, and then looked at the scholar with some sympathy, feeling that he was very pitiful.
The mediocre-looking scholar's face suddenly darkened: "Li Xiuyuan, how dare you scold me? I'm a scholar."
"I am also a scholar, haven't you insulted me too?" Li Xiuyuan retorted.
"..." The plain-looking scholar was immediately speechless and didn't know how to refute.
I almost forgot that Li Xiuyuan was also on the list, ranked ninth in the first class, higher than himself.
Li Xiuyuan said: "You have anger on your face, you must be very dissatisfied with what I just said. How about this, I will give you a couplet and let you answer. If you answer, I will apologize to you and compensate you one hundred taels of silver. You lose."
Now, how about apologizing to me and staying with me for a hundred taels?"
"..." The scholar immediately opened his eyes and looked at Li Xiuyuan, also not knowing how to refute.
He had interacted with Li Xiuyuan before, and knew that although this guy was plain-dressed and average-looking, he had a certain personality. Last time, Ye Huaian was embarrassed by his cigarette lock.
How dare you play with him?
"Who is Li Xiuyuan, who is Li Xiuyuan?" Just when he didn't know how to end it, suddenly, a loud shout from a yamen servant came from next to the yamen.
"I just heard someone calling Li Xiuyuan, is Li Xiuyuan here?"
"Huh?" Li Xiuyuan was stunned when he heard the yamen servant calling him. When had he been noticed by the yamen servant and named him by name?
From the looks of it, the yamen officer seemed to be guarding him nearby.
"I am Li Xiuyuan, I wonder what this messenger wants to see me for?" Although Li Xiuyuan was confused, he still walked over and said.
The yamen servant bowed his hands and said, "I have met Mr. Li. He Yong, the younger one, is a servant in the yamen. I have been told by your lord that if a scholar named Li Xiuyuan comes here to look at the list, he must be invited to the yamen to see him."
I have been waiting here for half a month, and I finally met her today. Mr. Li, please come to the Yamen."
"I wonder which adult invited me?" Li Xiuyuan asked.
He Yong said: "I don't know, the younger ones are also assigned by the squad leader."
Li Xiuyuan glanced at Ma Dong next to him, and Ma Dong immediately understood and stuffed a small piece of silver into He Yong's hand.
The silver disappeared as soon as He Yong moved his palm, and then he smiled and said, "It's the imperial envoy sent by the imperial court this time, the Minister of War, Fu Tianchou, Master Fu."
"Secretary of the Ministry of War, Fu Tianchou?"
Li Xiuyuan's expression changed, and he roughly understood what was going on. He nodded and said, "I understand. Thank you so much for the messenger."
"This is a minor matter. Mr. Li is being polite. Mr. Li is a scholar, and he was invited to see you by name by the Minister of War. He will definitely have a prosperous career in the future," He Yong said with a smile.
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Li Xiuyuan smiled: "Then I'll lend you some good advice."
However, Fu Tianchou, the Minister of War, was only looking for him because of the last flood in Guo Beicheng.
Other than that, he couldn't think of any reason why this high-ranking official would receive an ordinary scholar like himself.
If it was okay to meet Ning Caichen, he would have topped the exam after all.