Reading eighty names in one breath, the person who reads the list is also a little tired, so he just took advantage of this effort to rest for a while.

Due to the fact that this year's Enke was in a hurry, there were not many candidates who came. Therefore, this year's list is also much less than in previous years.

Although the number of people who have obtained the second and third grades in the imperial examination is different every time, basically the number of the top three will be about 200, and the number of second class will be about 100. And this time, there are 80 people in the top 3, and there are only 50 people in the second class.

After resting for a while, the official who read the list motioned to the officials who followed him to paste the list. After the paste was finished, he also read along: "The first name of the second class, Zhao Mengming of Gyeonggi." Congratulations, congratulations. ”

This second class leader is ironclad to stay in Beijing, no matter what the achievements are in the future, it does not prevent this person from forming a good fate with him. Zhao Mengming at the bottom was not stupid, and hurriedly arched his hand to the top.

When the people around saw Zhao Mengming arching his hand to it, they knew that the top two names just mentioned were the person next to them. Most of them hurriedly congratulated him. Those who already feel that they have no hope of making the list are even more flattering.

Of course, there are also those who are arrogant, seeing the reactions of these people around them, they snort disdainfully, and no longer pay attention to this side.

The official who read the list left such a break to say goodbye, which was already extremely face-saving for Zhao Mengming. After waiting for a while, he continued to say loudly: "Second place in the second grade, Zhejiang Sun Tian ......." ”

As the official who read the list reads out a name, there will be a burst of congratulations from below. But at the same time, everyone below was also apprehensive.

Zheng Chao didn't say anything, just kept looking ahead with a faint smile.

"The fiftieth place in the second class, Shandong Zheng Chao." Zheng Chao didn't react for a while, and thought that the person above had mispronounced it. A few people around me who came to see the list reacted.

One by one, they hurriedly bowed their hands and said to Zheng Chao with a smile on their faces: "Congratulations to Brother Zheng, you have been able to enter the second class, and your future will be limitless in the future!" ”

Hearing this congratulatory voice, Zheng Chao finally reacted, and the fiftieth place in the top two just now was really himself! After years of self-cultivation, he cheered up and said to the people around him: Brothers, the stage has won the award, the award has passed, tonight the cyclamen comes to the little brother to be the east, and please be sure to cheer for it. ”

The surrounding people naturally agreed, but it is unknown whether they sincerely congratulated or acted on the spot, or scoffed at it.

It's just that under this kind of high expectations, the feeling of suddenly falling to the bottom of the cliff, all kinds of suffering, only Zheng Chao himself knows. It's just that he didn't show that loss too much, otherwise there would definitely be people who didn't deal with him and said that he was arrogant and arrogant, and the toad wanted to eat swan meat.

With such a big movement here, the people around naturally know who the last person in the second class is. The ones who are on the list are naturally nothing, those who are not on the list, and some of them look at Zheng Chao with envy. Some of them were full of resentment, as if the seat should have been his, and they didn't weigh how many pounds and taels they had.

Zheng Chao took in the reactions of the people around him, and could only smile bitterly in his heart.

When the underground was quieter, the official who read the list said loudly: "Please go back first!" The team that wanted to come to this time to give the good news to the three people of the first class had already set off. ”

The words fell, and these people in the underground were reluctant to leave this realm.

Zheng Chao slowly walked to the inn where he lived with the flow of people, while dealing with the congratulations around him. Not long after returning to the inn, I saw a group of people beating gongs and drums and coming to the inn.

Zheng Chao was stunned, he came over so early, he should have come to report the good news to Tanhualang. I didn't expect this Tanhualang to live in the same inn as himself, and I don't know who was so lucky. Zheng Chao thought slightly pantothenic acid in his heart.

Such a loud sound of gongs and drums, of course, not only Zheng Chao heard it, but also the people nearby as long as they were not deaf. The people who were still surrounding Zheng Chao just now stopped in a moment. All of them looked at the people and horses coming this way with red faces. Even if you are coming this way, it means that you also have hope.

The group stopped when they reached the inn. The people in the inn were all in their throats for a while.

When the shopkeeper of the inn saw the people stop in front of his inn, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly dragged a purse full of silver that he had prepared before.

Every time there is a purse like this for the imperial examination, the shopkeeper of this inn will prepare one. It's just that he has never used it since the inn opened.

The leader stopped, paused, and then shouted into the inn: "Xinke Tanhualang, Shanxi Wang Yu." When the words fell, I saw a white-washed man in a green shirt in the corner of the inn, who was stunned at first and then happy.

The people around him noticed his reaction and immediately said loudly: "Congratulations to Tanhualang, congratulations to Tanhualang!" Seeing this situation, the people who were still around Zheng Chao just now didn't look at Zheng Chao, and they all ran to Wang Yu's side.

Seeing this, Zheng Chao felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, but he didn't say anything. After all, when people go to higher places, water flows to lower places, and he has known this truth for a long time. It's just that I know it, and I'm still a little uncomfortable in my heart.

Fighting the spirit, Zheng Chao also walked over to Wang Yu. No matter what era or place you are in, once you are maverick, what awaits you will always be isolated.

The innkeeper saw that Wang Yu was surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside, and knew that he couldn't get out of his body for a while, so he hurriedly ran to the official, stuffed the bulging purse in his hand into his hand, and said with a smile: "This is Tanhua Langtuo's small gift to the officials to drink tea." ”

As soon as the official looked at Wang Yu's dress, he knew that he was just a poor scholar, how could he get such a heavy gift. But how could he debunk it? also looked at the shopkeeper with a smile and said, "Tanhualang is really polite!" He said politely, but he was not polite in his hand, and he hung his purse on his waist in three or two clicks.

After waiting for a while, seeing that the crowd around Wang Yu had not dispersed, the official said loudly inside: "Please also Tanhualang get on the horse!" When the words fell, the crowd around Wang Yu dispersed a little unwillingly.

When Wang Yu got closer, he saw the purse hanging from the waist of the official at a glance, and then glanced at the shopkeeper standing on the side, Wang Yu nodded gratefully to the shopkeeper. I said to the official that I was tired, and then I got on the horse.

When the people walked away, the shopkeeper smiled and said to the people who were still gathered at the door: "Let's disperse first, and wait for a few tables of banquets for you in the evening, there is a chance!" ”