Even Jie Ziyu was stunned when he heard the official from the Ministry of Rites calling his name.
Although he wholeheartedly hoped to be able to wear a shawl, and even catch up with his senior colleague who had defected to a certain King Su - Kou Zheng, who topped the gold list in the 16th year of Hongde, he still couldn't believe it when happiness really came.
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Compared to the dazed Jie Zi, Wen Shaobo next to him jumped up, clenching his fists and flushing with excitement, so much so that some unidentified Kaozi thought that the harassing guy was the Jie Zi.
Owl.
"meson!"
He suddenly hugged Jie Zizi, and Shaobo Wen excitedly slapped Jie Zizi on the back with his clenched fists.
It has to be said that Wen Shaobo and Jie Ziu had a life-long friendship. After all, when Wen Shaobo went up the mountain to hunt and accidentally fell off the cliff, it was Jie Ziu who happened to go up the mountain to chop firewood at that time who discovered him and knocked him unconscious.
Wen Shaobo carried it back to his home. It is no exaggeration to say that if it had not been for Jie Ziu, Wen Shaobo might have died on the mountain long ago.
Because of this, when the two brothers made a lot of money in the past few years, Mr. Wen still did not forget his original intention and insisted on giving half of the family property to Jie Ziu. However, Jie Ziu did not have this ambition, so he did not accept it.
But now, his sworn brother Jie Zizi is ranked first in both high schools and has finally taken the first step towards his lifelong ambition. Mr. Wen is even more excited and happy than Jie Zi himself. He holds Jie Zi in his arms and pats him.
He was so obsessed with the latter that Jie Ziyu committed this crime in a trance, almost choking his heart and lungs.
In the end, it was He Xinxian who saw that Jie Zizi's face was turning blue due to difficulty in breathing. He was shocked and pulled Wen Shaobo down, finally saving Jie Zi's life.
When he was ranked No. 1 in high school, he was hugged tightly by his adopted brother who was celebrating him and died of suffocation. This was so tragic.
"Sorry, sorry, I was so excited."
Seeing Jie Ziyu holding his throat and looking at him with eyes that wanted to kill someone, Wen Shaobo smiled sarcastically and took two steps back.
Of course, Jie Ziyu was not really angry. He just used this move to cover up his excitement. The true feelings of his sworn brother Wen Shaobo showed that their sworn brothers had a deep and profound love. There was nothing to be angry about.
"Congratulations, dear brother."
At this time, He Xinxian cupped his hands towards Jie Zitu and congratulated him from the bottom of his heart.
It is undeniable that in his heart he is quite envious of Jie Ziyu, a fellow candidate who is two years younger than him, and at the same time he is also somewhat lamenting his miserable fate.
In the 16th year of Hong De's reign, he took part in the examination with full confidence. As a result, he met "Kou Zheng" and "Luo Yao" and ranked third.
In the 19th year of Hongde's reign, he regained his strength and took part in the joint examination again. As a result, he met "Huang Huaishi", "Zhang Qigong" and "Liu Jie" and ranked fourth.
And this year, the 22nd year of Hong De, he once again summoned up the courage to take part in the examination, and met "Jie Ziyu", "Fan Ying", "Tang Ju" and others.
Let's not talk about the others for now, but "Kou Zheng", "Huang Huaishi", and "Jie Zizi" are the three strong opponents in the examination room that He Xinxian has to admire.
Especially the meson owl.
Let’s leave aside Paper A for the time being, because the examiner’s subjectivity has too much influence, but Paper B, which was drafted by Su Wang Zhao Hongrun, is clearly marked with a “score”. Paper B has a full score of sixty points, Jie Ziyu
He scored 48 points, while He Xinxian only had 31 points. This is undoubtedly the gap between the two.
In the face of such a conclusive score, any excuse or reason is feeble.
It can only mean that Jie Ziyu is better than him and knows more knowledge than him.
"Brother He, thank you for the award." After coming to his senses, Jie Ziu thanked him humbly.
At this time, the official of the Ministry of Rites had also read the names of He Xinxian and Tang Ju. Since more and more candidates around them had noticed them, He Xinxian and others left Temple Street and prepared to find a restaurant to celebrate.
In order to celebrate his adopted brother, Wen Shaobo took a group of people to one of the most famous restaurants in Daliang. In fact, according to his personality, he preferred a waterside pavilion in Huajie. Unfortunately, He Xinxian had a strict family background, and Tang Ju
Being thin-skinned, he politely refused Wen Shaobo's temptation.
While celebrating, He Xinxian thought of Wen Qi.
He felt very puzzled because he had not heard about Onsaki's ranking just now. This was unreasonable. After all, Wenqi was also a very talented person and logically he should be at the top of the double list.
After hearing He Xinxian's inquiry, Tang Ju smiled and joked: "Perhaps His Highness Prince Su had his results wiped out. After all, Brother Wen fell into the hands of His Highness Prince Su."
"Brother Wen, why didn't you come to see the list today?" Jie Ziyu suddenly realized what he said, causing He Xinxian and Tang Ju to burst into laughter.
He Xinxian, Tang Ju, and Jie Ziyu didn't care much about the fact that Wen Qi's test results might be wiped out by King Su, because they all knew the ins and outs of the whole matter.
In any case, Wenqi himself didn't care about his grades. The reason why he took part in this year's examination was just to please himself and to make a bet with a certain Prince Su.
But unfortunately, this wise Mr. Wen eventually fell into the hands of the wiser His Highness King Su - He Xinxian and other officials treated this incident as a joke to make fun of Wen Qi.
On the side, Uncle Wen couldn't help but feel a little surprised when he heard He Xinxian, Tang Ju, and Jie Ziziu talking about Wenqi and His Highness Prince Su, because he knew that the only purpose of his sworn brother Jie Ziu's coming to Daliang was to
In order to achieve excellent results in this year's general examination, this can be used as a stepping stone to defect to His Highness King Su.
However, Wen Shaobo did not rush in to ask Jie Ziyu, because he knew very well that this sworn brother was far smarter than him.
Perhaps because Wen Qi was missing, He Xinxian, Tang Ju, and Jie Ziyu all felt that they were not very dedicated.
During this period, Tang Ju cautiously asked: "How about we go to Prince Su's Mansion to see Brother Wen?...Brother Wen is a retainer of His Highness Prince Su, so he should live in the Prince's Mansion, right?"
This proposal made Jie Zizi's heart beat with excitement.
You must know that some time ago, he did not go to Prince Su's Mansion to deliver a greeting card because he felt that he was not qualified enough to attract the attention of His Highness Prince Su. But now, he is the top of the double list. In his opinion, he has already
Qualified to visit His Highness King Su and serve for him.
So, he turned to look at He Xinxian.
Looking at the expectant looks of Tang Ju and Jie Ziu, He Xinxian couldn't help but hesitate. After all, although he and Prince Su Zhao Run had reconciled, their relationship was not close to the level of a visit. Moreover, there was always a royal guest living in Prince Su's palace.
The person he feels guilty about - Princess Yulong.
But in the end, He Xinxian was still no match for Tang Ju and Jie Ziu, so the three of them, together with Wen Shaobo and Wen Shaobo's Hu guards, took a carriage and headed to Prince Su's Mansion.
At the same time, in the study room of Prince Su's Mansion, Zhao Hongrun was flipping through the list of students on the list sent by the Ministry of Rites. When he saw that Jie Zizi, who was at the top of the double list, could actually get 48 points on the B paper he had drafted.
Zhao Hongrun was secretly amazed at this achievement.
You must know that due to his bad taste, the test paper he drafted was quite difficult and very tricky. If thirty-six points are used as the passing score, that is to say, among the five or six thousand candidates who participated in this examination, only
Three people qualified, namely Jie Ziu, Fan Ying and Tang Ju.
It is conceivable that this Volume B is difficult for contemporary scholars.
Oh, there's also Onsaki.
In fact, Wen Qi's score in Paper B was also very high, reportedly 39 points, but unfortunately, Mr. Wen's score was canceled by Zhao Hongrun because of the solid evidence of cheating.
Of course, Wenqi didn't care about this. After all, he took part in the examination this year not for official career, but to please himself.
"Two top names on the list, Jie Ziyu..."
Chanting this name secretly in his heart, Zhao Hongrun sighed secretly while recalling the appearance of this candidate in his mind.
Of course he hopes to recruit such talents to his side, but his experiences in the past years have left him devastated.
And just as he was thinking about it, Zongwei Lu Mu stepped into the study and handed over a greeting card.
"Your Highness, there are three people outside the palace who want to see Your Highness and Mr. Wen. They say they are Mr. Wen's fellow candidates this year... and one is an accompanying person from Anling."
"Huh?" Zhao Hongrun was slightly stunned, took a look at the invitation, and then a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Because the names of four people were clearly written on the greeting card: He Xinxian, Tang Ju, Jie Ziu, and Wen Shaobo.
"Please!"
Zhao Hongrun thought for a moment and then ordered.
"yes!"
Zongwei Lu Mu clasped his fists and retreated. After a while, he led He Xinxian, Tang Ju, Jie Ziu and Wen Shaobo to the study.
In order to show proper courtesy to these people in line with their status, although Zhao Hongrun did not come out of the study to greet them, he stood up and stood in the study with his hands behind his back and waited.
After meeting Zhao Hongrun, He Xinxian, Tang Ju, Jie Ziu, and Wen Shaobo unanimously bowed their hands at the same time.
"He Xinxian pays homage to His Royal Highness Prince Su."
"Huayang Tang Ju, pay homage to His Highness King Su."
"Young Uncle Anlingwen, pay homage to His Royal Highness Prince Su."
Only Jie Zizi, when he bowed to pay homage, said: "My disciple Jie Ziu, please pay homage to His Highness King Su."
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun, who was about to return the favor, was stunned for a moment, while He Xinxian and Tang Ju looked at Jie Zizi with incredulous eyes.
You must know that although Zhao Hongrun is the chief invigilator of this examination, He Xinxian, Tang Ju, Jie Ziu and others are all nominal disciples of Zhao Hongrun, but even so, they cannot call themselves "disciples" casually.
And Jie Ziyu calls himself a disciple, which implies that he hopes to serve His Highness Prince Su in front of him.
Not only He Xinxian and Tang Ju were surprised by this, but even Zhao Hongrun found it incredible.
In his opinion, this is simply like falling into a gold brick when going out.
"Brother Xian? You..." He Xinxian turned to look at Jie Ziyu with a surprised look on his face, trying to remind him that the word "disciple" is not used casually.
However, Jie Ziziu glanced at He Xinxian and shook his head slightly, then bowed his hand to Zhao Hongrun again: "Disciple Jie Ziu, please pay homage to His Highness Prince Su."
"No gift."
Zhao Hongrun finally came to his senses and made a false move with his right hand.
At this moment, his face was full of surprise. He didn't believe that Jie Ziyu, as a scholar, didn't understand certain established rules.
In other words, is this person serious about taking the initiative?
Even Zhao Hongrun was shocked and speechless by this great news.
At this moment, a cry of surprise was heard outside the study, and then Wen Qi fled into the study in embarrassment.
Behind him, a young woman carrying a stick followed, making the already weird atmosphere in the study even weirder.