"I got it!"

Suddenly, someone shouted, excitedly shouting, "I passed the exam!" I got it! ”

Everyone looked at this scholar, their eyes were full of envy, even if they were the one hundred and twenty in the exam, it was also a jinshi, which means that from then on, they have entered the official career, become a master, and among the three happy events in life, they have achieved the most difficult one, how can people not be envious?

The scholar danced excitedly, and surrounded by several fellow villagers, crowded outside to celebrate.

"I also passed the test, eighty-eighth!"

When the second list was posted, several people in a row shouted, "Me too, sixty-seventh!" ”

The emotions of the scholars were completely ignited, and each of them was excited, but they held their breath and desperately searched for their names with their eyes wide open.

There are constantly people on the list, and some people even faint with excitement after winning the list, and they are carried out.

Guo Jincheng felt that his mouth was dry, his heart was beating so hard that he was about to lose his breath, and Bai Juyi next to him was just as nervous, desperately pinching Guo Jincheng's arm, and his neck stretched longer than a goose.

At this time, three lists have been posted, and only the last list remains, the first list, that is, the top twenty, the list is also relatively large, and each word is much larger than the other lists.

At this time, many candidates are desperate, of course, they know very well, with their own talent and learning, how to rely on the top 20, but unwilling, what if their answer sheet is right for the examiner's appetite?

The last list was finally posted, and someone read it aloud: "First place, Shen Kai, Wuxing County, Suzhou, second place, Jiang Yao, Yang'an County, Jianzhou, third place, Xue Jin, Wannian County, Jingzhao Prefecture, fourth place, Bai Juyi ......, Dantu County, Runzhou"

Guo Jincheng and Bai Juyi were stunned at the same time, one of them was third and the other was fourth, could they get so high?

Guo Jincheng's mind was blank, he remembered very clearly, he answered a little wrong in the palace exam, and there were corrections, how could he still get such a high ranking, the third place Tanhua!

Guo Jincheng looked at Bai Juyi and jumped excitedly, but he was at a loss in his heart........

Xue Tao was half an hour after the list was released, he knew the news of his son's entrance examination, she was so excited that she hid her face in the room and cried, last night her husband told her that when her son did well in the imperial examination, she almost didn't sleep all night, and asked the chief manager to inquire about the news early in the morning, and her son actually won the third place in Tanhua, so how could she, a mother, not cry with joy.

Several sisters rushed to congratulate her, Xue Tao wiped his tears and smiled: "This is not only my glory, but also the glory of all of us, he is the eldest son, on behalf of the Guo family, we have to celebrate." ”

Dugu Youlan reminded Xue Tao, "Sister, give some reward money to the people below!" It can let everyone share the glory together. ”

"Makes sense!"

Xue Tao was arrogant at this time, she immediately found the chief manager of Ouchi, and asked him to give everyone a reward according to the standard of the New Year, as the son of the world was admitted to the Jinshi, and shared the glory with everyone.

For a while, the palace was boiling, and the palace maids and eunuchs cheered, and the rewards for the New Year were very high, and even the palace maids who did rough work could be rewarded with five yuan of money.

Immediately, Xue Tao arranged a banquet in the palace, and tonight the whole family celebrated Guo Jincheng High School's flower exploration, and she invited Guo Ping's family, Zhang Lei's family, her parents and brothers, and Li An and his wife to come.

Guo Song returned home early today, and his wife set up a banquet to celebrate tonight, as the head of the family, of course he supported, and he immediately sent someone to find Guo Jincheng and Xue Qing together.

In the study, Guo Song saw that his son lowered his head and didn't have much joy in the exam, so he asked with a smile: "Did you make an appointment to celebrate with your friends tonight?" ”

Guo Jincheng nodded lightly, "It's an appointment, in Qingfeng Restaurant, Han Yu is also coming." ”

Guo Song thought for a while and said, "That's it!" You write a note, let everyone go to Qingfeng Restaurant first, we will have a banquet early, you and Xue Qing show up, say hello to everyone, and then I will send a carriage to send you over, the time will definitely be in time. ”

"Thank you, Daddy!"

Guo Song smiled again: "I know you must still have some ideas, and you feel that you are not very good in the palace examination, how can you order Tanhua?" Do you feel that being a father is a bit deliberate to take care of you? ”

His father's words reached Guo Jincheng's heart, and he nodded silently, indicating that he had this idea.

Guo Song patiently explained his son's confusion: "You are the second in the Ministry of Rites test, and the eleventh in the palace test, but the Ministry of Rites test accounts for a relatively large proportion, so you are ranked fifth in the overall ranking, but who is ranked in the top three is not completely based on the results, it is a variety of trade-offs, like Shen Kai's comprehensive score is second, but we set him as the champion, the reason is that we want to further envelop the Jiangnan Shi clan, which is the same as the purpose of my father's inspection of Jiangnan in the autumn of last year."

Although Jiang Yao ranked first in the overall score, he originally couldn't enter the top three, because he wanted to balance the north and the south, and he couldn't give the south a high ranking, and Bashu was the hometown of the Southern Tang Dynasty, so according to convention, it had to be slightly suppressed.

But in the end, Jiang Yao was set as the leader, and the reason was very simple, he was the only poor child in the top twenty, he was born poor, and the court needed to encourage the poor people, so he became the leader. ”

"Is the third place in the kid to balance the north and the south?" Guo Jincheng asked.

"For this reason, Bai Juyi's comprehensive score is third, but he is a Jiangnan scholar, so he can't be in the top three, this is a political consideration."

Guo Song paused and continued: "The fourth comprehensive score is Youzhou scholar Gu Wensheng, it stands to reason that Bai Juyi, as a Jiangnan scholar, can no longer enter the top three, so the third place should be Youzhou Gu Wensheng, why did Gu Wensheng rank seventh in the end?" Can you think of a reason for that? ”

Guo Jincheng shook his head, he really couldn't think of it.

Guo Song said lightly: "He can't rank high, the fundamental reason is that the pattern of the countermeasures he wrote is a little lower, and the countermeasures of his palace examination are written in the 'Youzhou Salt and Iron Examination', which is very well written, with detailed data and thorough insights, and is very insightful about the commercial development of the Youzhou area, and there are no flaws and mistakes, so the palace examination results rank second."

And the countermeasure you wrote is 'Anxi's Fiction and Reality in the Unified World', in which you wrote that Broken Leaf City is north of Yi Sohai Sea, and everyone thinks it doesn't conform to common sense, Broken Leaf City should rely on Atami! So it was judged to be wrong, but in fact, this deduction is not right, and everyone doesn't know too much about broken leaves.

Because the south shore of Yibo Sea is indeed under the jurisdiction of Broken Leaf Military Town, it can only be said that you are not very strict in your wording, if you write that Broken Leaf Military Town is north of Yibo Sea, then there is no problem. ”

Guo Jincheng scratched his head and said: "But the child really remembered wrongly, and remembered Atami as Yibohai, and the direction was reversed." ”

Guo Song smiled and said: "I won't pursue this problem, but even if it is a common sense mistake, but the mind and pattern of the two articles are completely different, how can you put the local economic literature above the world's Xiongwen because of a small mistake?"

This is the most important reason why you get Tanhua, your countermeasures are magnificent, broad-minded, insightful, and the suggestions put forward are very practical, by no means a state's salt and iron theory can be compared, this is the unanimous opinion of the ministers of the political hall, and I have nothing to do. ”

Guo Jincheng's heart knot was finally untied, and he bowed and saluted, "Thank you, Daddy, for untying the confusion in the child's heart!" ”

Guo Song smiled and patted his son's shoulder and said, "Let's go!" Go talk to everyone, and then you can go to the party with friends early. ”

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Qingfeng Restaurant is located in Xi'an Gate Outer Street, is a big restaurant opened by the Dou family, because Qingfeng Restaurant implies the meaning of celebration, so it is called the first choice for many families to hold a celebration banquet in Chang'an.

At the beginning of the night, the street outside Xi'an Gate is brilliantly lit, lively and abnormal, today is the day of the imperial examination, whether it is admitted to the imperial examination, or the scholars who are admitted to Taixue and Guozixue, they will invite guests to dinner.

In a box on the second floor, a group of young people are celebrating high school for Guo Jincheng, Bai Juyi and Xue Qing, in addition to Lu Nan, Han Yu and Xiao Zhenye, there are several classmates of Taixue and colleagues in the newspaper.

Han Yue is into Beijing to do business, he served as the Hekou Port City Order, subordinate to the Taifu Temple, this position is equivalent to the local customs director, quite powerful, when Han Yue is an official honest and upright, not favoritism, won the appreciation of Zhang Qianyi, the head of the household department, specially let him go to Beijing to report on his work.

"Brother Han enters Beijing this time, how long are you going to stay?" Guo Jincheng asked with a smile.

Guo Jincheng likes Han Yu very much, Han Yu's integrity and erudition, treating people with sincerity, so that he can feel the friendship between friends, Bai Juyi is too, they are all temperamental, and they are familiar with him at first sight.

In contrast, Guo Jincheng doesn't like Xiao Zhenye very much, Xiao Zhenye deliberately curries favor, which sometimes makes him disgusted, and Guo Jincheng also understands in his heart that I am afraid that Xiao Zhenye knows his true identity, so during this time, he is deliberately avoiding Xiao Zhenye, Xiao Zhenye invited him to dinner several times, but he politely refused.

Han Yu smiled slightly: "The household department is very interested in expanding Silla's trade, and our Hekou Port is ready to open up as the largest commercial port for Silla trade. ”