Tang Ning looked at the black crowd in front of him, he couldn't even see the wall of the Gongyuan Zhang Bang, looked at Xiao Jue and said, "Otherwise, we will come back later, anyway, the list is there, and we can't run." ”

"You don't have to squeeze in to see it." Xiao Jue stretched out his hand and pointed in a certain direction and said, "Gu Bai, they are already waiting there, let's go over." ”

Tang Ning followed him closer and found that a vacant lot in front of the Gongyuan had been cleared, and several carriages had surrounded a place, and Gu Bai, Cui Lang, and Shen Jian were all waiting inside.

"It's going to be posted soon, why are you here?" Gu Bai walked over, looked at Tang Ning, and said, "Brother Tang, this time Gu's entire net worth is pressed on you, don't let us down." ”

Tang Ning looked at him and said unconvinced: "You guys? ”

Cui Lang walked over, lowered his voice and said, "If Brother Tang can't get the first place this time, Brother Shen and I won't even have the entanglement to go back to Jiangnan." ”

Tang Ning thought that only Xiao Jue and Gu Bai were shameless, but he didn't expect that the two Jiangnan Jieyuan would not bet on themselves, but they would also shamelessly detain him?

Tang Ning looked at him and asked, "How much have you bet?" ”

Cui Lang smiled and said, "Brother Shen and I each bet a thousand taels. ”

Originally, the people thought that the provincial test would definitely fall on Gu Bai Cui Lang and Shen Jian, and the odds of betting on them were very small, although Tang Ning was also in the forefront, but the odds were much higher than theirs......

Cui Lang looked at him and asked, "Brother Tang seems to be a little unhappy?" ”

Gu Bai thought for a while, suddenly looked at Tang Ning, and asked, "Did Brother Tang also bet on yourself?" ”

"Nope." Tang Ning shook his head decisively and said: "Gambling harms others and yourself, I don't know how many people are separated from their wives and families because of this, and a few people have to take it as a warning." ”

He leaned on a carriage and looked at Cui Lang and Shen Jian, as if he had seen a thief who had stolen his silver.

Xiao Jue leaned over from the side and asked, "How much did you bet?" ”

Downing looked up at the sky.

Xiao Jue thought for a moment and asked, "One thousand?" ”

He bet 1,000 on a gambling house, and after calculating it, ...... ran that day, there should be more than a dozen gambling houses.

Seeing that he was silent, Xiao Jue asked again, "Five thousand?" ”

Tang Ning's eyes looked at the crowd of black pressure again, he alone bet more than 10,000 taels, and counting Tang Fairy, he didn't know how much.

The expression on Xiao Jue's face was extremely remorseful, and he patted his thigh violently, and said, "If I knew it, I would go back and ask my father for more silver, but I lost, I lost ......."

Not far away, Gu Bai and Cui Lang and Shen Jian have already attracted many people to come over.

"Brother Cui came early, so he must be confident about today's list."

"I bet a full hundred taels on Brother Cui this time, Brother Cui don't let us down!"

"My one hundred taels are all bet on Brother Shen, even if I can't make the list this time, I can earn back some entanglement."

Cui Lang arched his hand to a few people, and said with a wry smile: "Gambling harms others and yourself, I don't know how many people are separated from their wives and families, and a few people still have to take it as a warning......

Everyone looked at each other a few times and wondered, "Brother Cui, this is ......?"

At this moment, a sudden commotion broke out in the crowd.

I saw the gate of the tribute courtyard slowly open, and after a gong sounded, several servants came out of it.

"Someone's coming out!"

"It's out!"

"Quick, squeeze to the front and see!"

Under the walls of the Tribute Courtyard, dozens of officials stopped the excited crowd at a distance from the courtyard wall, and several other officers brought ladders and posted a list on the wall.

The originally noisy environment became a little quiet, and everyone held their breath and stared at the red list in the hands of the officer.

The list is posted from back to front, in reverse order, but no matter which list it appears, it means that they only need to go through the palace examination once before they can become new science and technology scholars.

According to the practice of the imperial court in previous years, Xinke Jinshi, no matter where he was commissioned, was also a high-ranking official.

"Ah, I'm in, I'm in!"

"See, see, second, second is my name!"

"I am the twenty-third of the second list, Amitabha Buddha, immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, thank you to all the gods and Buddhas for their blessings, thank you to all the gods and Buddhas for their blessings......"

……

After all, what can appear on this list, if there is no accident, are all this year's new science and technology scholars, and the significance of the palace examination is just to distinguish the top three from these people.

"Shen Jian, I saw Shen Jian's name, Shen Jian's name is the first!" In the crowd, a voice suddenly shouted, "I bet a hundred taels of silver on him to be the top of the list, haha, I won!" ”

Someone next to him patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, there is still a list that has not been posted." ”

The man's laughter stopped abruptly.

On the last list of the provincial examination, there are only three names, if these three people are above the palace examination, they are the first in the imperial examination, and the first in the ranking is the champion of the imperial examination.

If there is still a list, doesn't that mean that Shen Jian is the fourth, and his one hundred taels of silver is gone?

"Gu Bai and Cui Lang's names have not yet come out, the first place in the provincial test must be one of them!"

"I don't know who else is who actually squeezed Shen Jiandu down, could it be Xie Yuan from those states?"

"Even Shen Jian can be squeezed out of the top three by him, this person is deeply hidden......"

After the list was posted, everyone's eyes couldn't help but cast it.

Then the expression on their faces turned to bewilderment.

Downing.

This is the name at the top of the list.

Most people have never heard of the name Tang Ning, this name is too well-known compared to Gu Bai Cui Lang and Shen Jian, after all, according to the practice of previous years, Xie Yuan of Jiangnan and Gyeonggi will be far away from Xie Yuan of other state capitals on the list.

But this time is different.

There are only three names on the first list.

Downing.

Gu Bai.

Cui Lang.

The order of the names is the order of the top three in this provincial examination.

The first place is not Gu Bai, not Cui Lang, not Shen Jian, which means that most of them will lose all their money.

"Ah, my money, I saved it for my daughter-in-law!"

"I've staked all the title deeds!"

"What's that, my deed!"

……

Cui Lang and Shen Jian glanced at each other, both smiling bitterly and speechless.

Since that night, they have no hope of being able to win the first place in the provincial examination, and even the dream of Zhongsanyuan has come to naught under his ruthless blow.

Fortunately, there is still a palace test, and without the advantage of the first and second games, they may not lose to him.

"Ahem, Brother Cui, Brother Shen, your ranking is already very good, don't lament too much......"

"Yes, above the palace exam, play well, there is still a chance......"

"Yes, yes, a provincial test doesn't mean anything at all."

Although the few people around him felt sorry for Yinzi, and the expressions on their faces were tangled and painful, they still spoke comfortingly.

Beside Gu Bai, someone patted him on the shoulder and said, "Although Brother Gu is not the first place, he is also ranked second, so there is no need to ......"

The man originally wanted to say that he didn't have to be sad, but when he saw the smile on Gu Bai's face, he was stunned.

The top of the list was robbed, and he actually laughed?

He turned his head to look at Cui Lang and Shen Jian again, and found that they didn't seem to be so sad, Shen Jian didn't even enter the first list, and he actually talked and laughed with Cui Lang......

Gu Bai looked left and right, and suddenly asked, "What about Brother Tang?" ”

Cui Lang walked over and said in surprise: "Could it be that you are leaving, I remember when Brother Tang posted the list just now, Brother Tang seemed to say let's be careful, be careful, be careful?" ”

Shen Jian was also surprised: "After the list was posted just now, he seemed to have said, let's leave quickly." ”

Gu Bai was stunned and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

At this time, there was already a monstrous uproar in the crowd of the Gongyuan.

"Gu Bai, I lost a hundred taels on him!"

"Cui Lang is there, what Jiangnan Xie Yuan, let Lao Tzu lose five hundred taels in vain!"

"Shen Jian, I want to find Shen Jian and return my wife!"

Countless people turned their heads to look around with red eyes, and their eyes showed a fierce light.

Gu Bai and the others were stunned, their faces turned pale in an instant, Cui Lang shuddered, pointed to the gate of the Tribute Courtyard not far away, and hurriedly said, "Quick, go to the Tribute Courtyard!" ”

In the distance, Xiao Jue sat in the carriage, looked back at the surging crowd and the monstrous uproar at the gate of the Gongyuan with some surprise, and said in surprise: "What's wrong over there, why are we leaving, what did you say to Cui Lang and them just now?" ”