Shen Yun was stunned.

He was already disappointed in his heart, and even on the way back to the house just now, he had already thought about how to deal with all kinds of dismal ways in Chengji County next.

However, what I never expected was that almost two hours after the release of the list, my good news was belated. And its content was so unexpected by Shen Yun.

"Brother Shen, Brother Shen?"

The soldier beside him couldn't help but be anxious when he saw that Shen Yun stayed where he was and didn't accept the good news from the servants. gently pushed Shen Yun twice, and then woke up Shen Yun, who was out of his mind.

"Huh?" Habitually responded, and then remembered what he should do. Hurriedly took the good news, took out the happy money from his arms, and stuffed it into the hands of the messenger: "Thank you two." ”

Although the apricot list does not represent the final ranking, it is basically impossible for the scholars of the first list to be dethroned in the palace examination. The two errand servants behaved naturally and politely at this time: "I don't dare to be a son to say thank you, I'll wait here to retire." ”

When the figures of the two errand servants disappeared from everyone's sight, the Qinzhou scholars gathered around Shen Yun.

"I'll just say, how could Brother Shen be off the list."

"Hahaha, this time Brother Shen is fighting for our Qinzhou."

"Brother Fang Cai and Brother Zhao were both invited to high school. Now there is only Brother Zhou left, and I will let him go this time. Now that Brother Shen is on the first list, shouldn't we have a good meal and drink? ”

The loss in my heart can only be covered up by these clichés, I want to eat and drink, how can Shen Yun not understand this kind of psychology.

"When I came, I brought five taels of silver, and during this time I spent more than one tael. Scattered left, the remaining three taels, I will invite you to have a meal. ”

Three taels of silver naturally can't eat any delicacies from the mountains and seas. But Shen Yun's thrift is also seen in everyone's eyes, and they know what three taels of silver means to Shen Yun. Next, he has to take the palace exam and go home, which is already very harsh for Shen Yun.

Many scholars nodded.

In the other two places in the city, they are just as exciting.

Fan Chun, who is the crown prince Zhongyun, has not seen Shen Yun for more than half a month. With the few meetings in the past four months, Fan Chun's attitude towards Shen Yun has also changed from appreciating at the beginning to being like-minded now.

Every time Shen Yun came, Fan Chun would not shy away from talking about some disputes between the court and China, and Shen Yun was also able to say some opinions that were useful to him.

Shen Yun has been paying attention to the past few days when he participated in the provincial examination, especially when the list was released today, he couldn't go directly to the Ministry of Rites to inquire because of official business, so when he went out early in the morning, he ordered the servants in the mansion to go to see the list today.

In the East Palace, he almost spent the whole day anxiously, and just arrived at the gate of the mansion, when he saw the housekeeper of the Fan Mansion, he hurriedly asked, "How about the matter that I asked you to inquire, is there any news?" ”

Sent someone to Qinzhou to invite Uncle Quan, I didn't want the old man to come intently, but I wanted to go back to my hometown to see it halfway. Therefore, now the housekeeper of Fan Mansion is still Uncle Quan's nephew.

Looking at Fan Chun's anxious appearance, the middle-aged housekeeper smiled: "Little boy, rest assured, the people sent out in the morning have already returned, Shen Gongzi ranks seventh on the first list, and this is hopeful." ”

Hearing the housekeeper say this, Fan Chun's anxious heart instantly flew like ice and snow, and the snow seemed to be mixed with honey. After shouting a few times, it seemed that something sounded, and instructed the butler:

"Go to the account office and pay ten taels of silver, and send it over. Although Shen Yun is a thrifty person, such a good thing will inevitably invite friends to eat and drink to celebrate. That little thought about him wasn't enough. ”

After telling this, he was about to leave, but he turned back again: "By the way, tell him that when he finishes the trivial matters and comes to the house, I will set up a drink to celebrate him." ”

The housekeeper took the order and left, and Fan Chun, who returned to the room alone, laughed one after another.

And in another part of the city, the girl named Su Yu was also pestering his eldest brother at this time.

"Big brother, have you seen the apricot list today?"

"Well, but I stayed in the pavilion and never went out for a day. Besides, the eldest brother is already a person who has participated in the imperial examination, so why do you need to look at that list. What's the matter, which Junyan on the list does the little sister fancy about, do you want the eldest brother to ask someone to inquire? ”

The middle-aged man was obviously teasing the girl, and he couldn't help but laugh when he saw the girl blame himself with a shy face.

"How can the eldest brother tease the little sister like this. I just wanted to ask if the eldest brother had seen Shen Yun's name. ”

When one knowingly asks and meets another knowingly, the story becomes very interesting.

The middle-aged man stroked his short beard and shook his head: "Alas, I'm too busy today, I just heard some things from my colleagues by chance, but I don't seem to have this name." Little sister, it seems that your vision is not so high now, and you can also consider finding a suitable person to marry you. ”

The girl was obviously not satisfied with this answer, and was teased by her eldest brother twice, and the girl was also a little unhappy in her heart, and looked at her eldest brother and said: "A bush of spring grass, the old master twists a few roots, and it will not become a tree." ”

The middle-aged man looked at the long beard in his hand and couldn't laugh or cry. But the brother and sister are used to joking, and they can't let their little sister ridicule themselves. So he replied: "Two peach blossoms, the pretty girl picks a few, it's hard to make a pair." ”

The girl just secretly scolded her eldest brother for being so old and still like a child, but she didn't want to be ridiculed for hating to marry but not being able to become a pair.

Xingyan glared: "Big brother, if you don't say it again, I will personally run to ask Shen Yun." ”

This is the middle-aged man. Although I am worried that my little sister will not be able to get married, I can't let my little sister send it to other people's doors. Shaking his head, he could only agree: "Yes, yes, I saw him seventh in the first list today." ”

Then he blinked: "But, then what?" ”

The power of such a rhetorical question, at least the girl can't bear it. Originally, I just wanted to show off my eyesight, and I didn't want to be made by my eldest brother as if I was pregnant with spring.

He said angrily, "Got it." He left the main hall with the middle-aged man's incomprehensible smile.

And in many places in the city, at this time, there was suddenly a little more discussion about Qinzhou.

You must know that the number of people hired in the provincial examination this year is only 300. Even if the state capitals in the world are averaged, it will only be divided into two and a half states.

However, there are regional differences, and the level of education varies from place to place. Therefore, the largest number of people is naturally in Tokyo, and the number of Nakadai scholars who are born here has reached more than 30 people.

But what is Qinzhou?

As we all know, it has been difficult to get out of a place for Jinshi for several years, but this year there are four. What's even more remarkable is that there is a seventh on the first list and a top ten on the second list. Both of these are strong contenders for the first and second in the future.

In an inn in Chunmingfang in the city, many scholars took advantage of the location and went to the Gongyuan to see the list this morning. When he came back, he was just in time for an errand to come to report the good news, and the one who was in the middle was a scholar named Li Zhiyi.

"Brother Li is really the leader of my Chuzhou, and he won the ninth place in the middle league list today, but he has won glory for my Chuzhou."

There are only ten people in the first list. If you count the number of people who participated in the state exam, those who can get on the top list are all one out of tens of thousands. Therefore, among these 300 people, it is also the one with the highest gold content.

These people are the Chuzhou scholars who met Shen Yun and others at the entrance of the ceremonial department that day.

And Li Zhiyi, who was surrounded by everyone, was the one who greeted Shen Yun and the others at that time. At this time, Li Zhiyi was not complacent because of these praises, but said very humbly: "It's just a provincial test, not the real ranking of the palace test." What's more, there are eight great talents above me, how can I deserve your praise. ”

"Brother Li said this, it's bad. You must know that there are so many state capitals, and there are only ten people on the first list. Although my Chuzhou has been advancing for many years, there is no one who can enter the first list. A little compliment, rightfully so. ”

Speaking of this, these scholars who stayed in the inn continued to say disdainfully: "Look at the Qinzhou we met that day, it is said that even the inn did not dare to live in the inner city, it is estimated that there is no bottom in the heart, even if you live in the outer city, you can find a few excuses." ”

Li Zhiyi heard this person's ridicule, and frowned: "Brother Xian, be cautious." Our southern scholars are already a little unpopular in the north, and now you are so praised, I am afraid that it will cause unnecessary trouble. ”

This inn was not originally inhabited by scholars. And they are all celebrating in the front hall at this time, if they hear it, they may cause something.

"What are you afraid of, Qinzhou is not as good as our Chuzhou. I'm telling the truth, too. If they have the ability, they will also come out of a first-class list, and I will take a look. ”

This scholar was not ashamed, and he didn't listen to Li Zhiyi's advice at all, but spoke more and more vigorously, and his voice couldn't help but be much louder.

Unfortunately, it was said by Li Zhiyi.

The few scholars who had just come in from the door immediately frowned, looked at this guy unhappily, and snorted coldly: "There are eighty people in Hezhou, and they have won the ninth place in the first list, what is there to show off." ”

The person who came was a scholar from Xizhou, and he also had some friendship with Shen Yun and others in the Luomei Courtyard. At this time, when I heard that Qinzhou was not good, I was immediately indignant. Moreover, they have just come back from watching the list, although Xizhou only fell outside the top 100 of the B list this year, but this does not prevent them from correcting Qinzhou's name.

After all, everyone is from the northwest, and they are just as unbearable as that guy said.

"Even if I have a list A among the eighty people, it is much better than one of the thirty people waiting for you to be on the B list." The scholars of Chuzhou immediately ridiculed each other, and Li Zhiyi looked at the two parties with a look of embarrassment, saying that there was something wrong with anything.

It's just that the arrogance of the scholars in Chuzhou did not last long.

"As far as Qinzhou is despised, there are fifty-two people in this department, the seventh person on the first list, the top eleven people on the second list, and two others on the second list. I wonder if there's anything else you'd like to say? ”

Shen Yun and the others only knew that there were four in the Wenchang Inn, but they completely forgot that there was also a Han Yang, who was actually among the top ten on the B list.

For a while, the scholars of Chuzhou were full of disbelief.