But Cui Lang didn't think that Lingzhou Jieyuan would answer 20% less than them.
Before the reform of the imperial examination, there were often more than ten or dozens of provincial examinations, each with different subjects. Each student only had to choose a few subjects in which he was good at taking the examination.
Later, the imperial court felt that this was too troublesome and not conducive to ranking, so it merged all subjects except poetry and policy theory into one test. Candidates generally only need to answer about 60% of the questions correctly to pass the first test.
As a state's Jieyuan, countless people have high hopes for it. Cui Lang will naturally not set the goal at 60%. He will definitely try his best not to be compared with people like Shen Jian and Gu Bai.
But manpower is sometimes exhausted. The purpose of this first session is to differentiate. It is not for the candidates to complete their answers. He tried his best and tried his best, but he could only complete 80% of it in three days. Gu Bai and Shen Jian
It's almost at this level.
Taking a detailed look at all the previous imperial examinations, he found that only a handful of people answered 80% of the answers, and only one person would appear in 90% years. As for the 100%, he had never heard of anyone who made no mistakes in the first round of the provincial examination.
Gu Bai patted Tang Ning's shoulder hard and said, "I have never admired anyone in my life, except Brother Tang. No, no, no, you are simply not human!"
Cui Lang and Shen Jian deeply agreed with his words. The three of them had always been rivals, but now they felt that they shared the same hatred.
He lost to him without any suspense in the first game. In the second game... no one dared to compare poetry with him. Cui Lang had read all the works of Poetry Maniac. He felt that in terms of poetry, he and Tang Ning were at least as good as each other.
The difference is ten Gu Bai.
As long as he doesn't make any major mistakes in his strategy, he will definitely come out on top in this provincial examination without even thinking about it.
Fortunately, after the provincial examination, there will be a palace examination, which only tests policy theory. By then, it will be time for everyone to rely on their abilities.
After everyone sat down, Cui Lang cupped his hands to Tang Ning and said, "Brother Tang, this is the first time we meet. Cui gives you a toast."
Shen Jian also picked up his wine glass and said, "Shen also wants to toast Brother Tang..."
Tang Ning picked up the wine glass, clinked it with the two of them, and drank it all in one gulp.
After being influenced by the old beggar, his drinking capacity has improved. In addition, the wine here is not strong. After drinking one glass, he does not feel anything.
Suddenly there was a burst of laughter at the door. The madam whom I had just met led more than ten beautiful women in and said with a smile: "Young gentlemen, the girls are here..."
Liu Jun pointed at two of them and said: "Xiangxiang, Yuanyuan, you two, come to me."
Gu Bai pressed down his outstretched hand and said, "Hey, why are you in a hurry? This is Brother Tang's first time, let Brother Tang choose first!"
Tangning shook her head and said, "No, you can play, I can do it alone."
Liu Jun looked at him and said: "We are all our own people, so you are welcome. This is your first time here, so you have to enjoy yourself."
Xiao Jue waved his hand and said: "Forget it, you are just playing your own game, don't worry about him."
He still had fresh memories of the scene where Miss Tang kicked Lu Teng away, and he understood Tang Ning very well. Of course, he also understood that he didn't want to lose his virginity in this place.
He wouldn't want to do it in his place.
The three of them, Liu Jun and Liu Jun, were sitting there, each with two girls accompanying them. Even Cui Lang and Shen Jian were accompanied by two girls who were drinking and rubbing their shoulders. Their expressions were pleasant and enjoyable. It seemed that this was a normal thing.
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Gu Bai is the most secretive and the most playful. There are four women beside him, one is beating his legs, one is pinching his shoulders, one is picking up vegetables, and one is pouring wine...
Only Tang Ning and Xiao Jue were alone, working on their own to have enough food and clothing.
The life of rich children in the capital is indeed beyond the imagination of ordinary people like them. Liu Jun and the other three disappeared while drinking. Cui Lang and Shen Jian were soon drunk by the women around them, and they staggered
Help them leave.
Xiao Jue looked at Gu Bai and asked, "What are your plans after the imperial examination?"
"You guys go down first." Gu Bai smiled slightly at the women beside him. They looked at him with some nostalgia and slowly retreated.
"What other plans do you have? I originally wanted to get the number one scholar and get a good job in the court." He glanced at Tang Ning and said, "Now that I can't get the number one scholar, I can just get a job and get by. What?
I heard that you are going to the palace, or are you working as an errand under Ling Yun?"
Xiao Jue said dissatisfied: "What does it mean to be an errand under Ling Yun? When I enter the palace, I am also in charge of people, okay..."
Xiao Jue drank a lot in the evening, and when he walked out, he was feeling dizzy and staggering around.
Tang Ning knew how much she drank and never did anything showy at the wine table. She was very sober at the moment.
Xiao Jue walked a few steps and suddenly looked back at him and asked: "You really were 20% better than Gu Bai and the others in the first game. You are really not human..."
"You're drunk." Tang Ning waved to Xiao Fu, who was following behind, and said, "Xiao Fu, help your young master go back."
"What home are you going back to!" Xiao Jue waved his hand and said, "I'm going to the casino. I'm betting all my fortune on you this time. Don't let me down..."
The capital, an underground gambling house somewhere.
Although the government has not explicitly banned gambling, casinos are not so arrogant as to blatantly display the word "gambling house" outside.
But for many gamblers in the capital, they have long been familiar with the locations of various casinos in the city.
"I'll stake Cui Lang for ten liang!"
"I bet Shen Jian's provincial yuan, twenty taels!"
"Haha, although Cui Lang and Shen Jian are powerful, they are still inferior to Gu Bai. I will escort Gu Bai for a hundred taels, and it will be up to him to win glory for our capital this time!"
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The imperial examination held every three years is not only a grand event for the court, but also a grand event for gambling houses. Starting from the state examination, the major gambling houses in the capital will offer odds for the imperial examination. There are many participants, and some people take advantage of it to make a lot of money.
The alms bowl is full, and some people have lost everything because of the compensation.
What attracts the most attention recently is, of course, who can come out on top in the provincial examination. Everyone generally believes that the provincial candidate this time must be one of the three Jie Yuan from Jiangzhou, Mingzhou, and Gyeonggi.
Among the major gambling houses, they also have the largest number of people betting on them.
"I'll bet on Tang Ning!" After a drunken voice, someone placed a stack of banknotes on the table.
This stack of banknotes seemed to be more than a thousand taels at least. When everyone saw this, they were shocked.
"Who is Tangning?"
"Never heard of it!"
"I've heard that it seems to be Jieyuan from some state, but not many people take custody of it..."
"Is this man crazy? If he doesn't suppress Cui Lang, Shen Jian, or Gu Bai, then he has too much money and nowhere to spend it?"
"Isn't this Young Master Xiao? He's so drunk and he comes here to gamble... However, this is really something that Young Master Xiao can do."
Seeing that the person who came was actually Mr. Xiao, everyone put aside their doubts.
He could even go to a brothel and ask ten women to feed mosquitoes. It was not unusual for Mr. Xiao to do something unexpected.
"Although this Tang Ning is also Jieyuan, Lingzhou Jieyuan... is much different from Jiangnan and Gyeonggi. I am afraid that Young Master Xiao will have to pay heavy losses this time. This is too wasteful."
"It's better to stop meddling in other people's affairs. If he loses, it's the Xiao family and it has nothing to do with us."
"I'd better think about it carefully, is it better to escort Gu Bai or Cui Lang..."
The crowd returned to being noisy, and the casino began to become chaotic again. A figure came in from outside, placed a stack of banknotes on the table, and said, "These are all for Tang Ning."
Another silver note that was almost as thick as Mr. Xiao's just now, immediately caused a sensation in a small area.
When they wanted to see who was as prodigal as Mr. Xiao, they found that the man had his face covered with a piece of white cloth.
"Who is this person?"
"You're so generous, can't you spend too much money?"
In the crowd, one person scratched his head and murmured: "Why do I feel that that person looks like Gu Bai? I saw him wearing this dress..."
Someone next to him slapped him on the head and cursed: "Beijing, Hebei, and Gu Bai buy other people's money to save money. You are blind and your heart is blind!"
Tang Ning stood at the door of the casino, watching Xiao Jue and Gu Bai walking out, and suddenly realized that he seemed to have found a way to make money.
