There are a lot of people in front of the list.

Zong Ze got up on time at Maozheng, but it was already a little late.

I rented a horse to cross the streets and alleys, and when I walked to the front street of the Gongyuan, I could not go in again.

There are a lot of dealers who rent horses in the capital, and they can be seen at the intersection of the bridge, when the guests rent horses, they will follow together, and bring the horses back after arriving at the destination, if the guests return in a moment, they can make some money for the return trip. Zong Ze just told the horse rental dealer that he would go back after looking good.

Seeing that the front was blocked, Mo said that for a while and a half, even if the morning passed, there would not necessarily be fewer people. The hawker who rented the horse to Zong Ze was in a hurry, and if he delayed for a while, how much less would he earn? All the children in the family have to eat. It's just that Zong Ze is a tribute student, and if he came to see the list, he won't be able to win. Where do you dare to urge? You can only go around the horse.

Seeing this, Zong Ze smiled. He paid the money and sent the dealer back with the horse.

Standing at the mouth of the alley, looking at the crowd in front of him, Zong Ze was also in trouble.

The inside didn't come out, and the outside desperately squeezed inward, blocking this side before and after, and I don't know when I can squeeze under the list to see if there is my name on it.

Not all the candidates in the alley, those nobles who are luxuriously dressed and hugging each other account for the majority.

The servants who followed the sides of these nobles were all big-shouldered and round-waisted, tall and healthy, and it was obvious that they were doing this just to rob people to be sons-in-law.

Zong Ze was thinking like this, when he heard a bang, and the crowd in front of him suddenly got out of the way.

A few people who were in a hurry to spin around outside, and were about to squeeze inside, when they suddenly staggered and were pushed away, followed by a team of warriors.

A few big men in front pushed left and right, and then seven or eight people sandwiched a scholar in the middle, and a tall, wide and thick nobleman in the back pressed the formation, and there were a few people guarding the back road.

After lining up the crowd, a carriage happened to drive over, and several people threw the scholar into the car, and the nobles behind immediately got into the car, and the others got on the horse, walked on foot, and escorted the carriage away.

Zong Ze was dumbfounded.

He once met with the scholar who was taken away, it was a tribute student from Shuzhong. Although he didn't speak, that one's temper was not small, when Zong Ze met him, he actually saw him arguing with someone, and the unique accent of the Shu people could be understood as soon as he heard it.

At that time, this one who even persuaded the fight scolded together, and he fought with one tongue and did not fall behind at all, which made Zong Ze extremely impressed by him.

So it was also snatched away? It seems that there is no room for resistance, no matter how sharp the words and swords are, it is difficult to reach the arms of four thighs, it is really unreasonable for Xiucai to meet the soldiers - it is no wonder that the youngest one in the Eastern Mansion, when he encountered the rebellion of the Empress Dowager and the Prime Minister, did not move his mouth to debate at all, and directly smashed his head with a hammer.

But the one who catches his son-in-law under this list is also good enough, and he is really caught, captured alive, compared to the fast hand in the county to catch thieves, it is worse than the rope.

Zong Ze was not angry at such an insulting move, but found it funny. If you grit your teeth and don't want to get married, can you really force the future court ministers to visit the church? As long as this kind of thing is not spread on your head, it is a joke drama that only happens once in three years, standing in the audience, and not watching it in vain.

Feeling that he had some fun watching, Zong Ze was not in a hurry to read the list article. At this time, the result has been decided, if you are on the list, you will not be erased if you look at it one step later, and if you are not on the list, you will not be able to find your name if you look one step earlier.

Zong Ze rubbed in little by little with the flow of people, and after an hour passed, he could finally see a group of people gathered under the list.

During this time, Zong Ze saw several good shows. There were a few tribute students who were dragged away by the Shu Di tribute students, and a few of them came out with people by themselves. However, when they came out, they were all heavily guarded by heavy troops on the front and back, left and right. for fear of being robbed by others.

However, I also saw the unsuccessful tribute student who cried until he fainted to the ground, and was carried away by his accompanying friends. Of the 5,000 tribute students, only more than 400 people were selected, but in fact, the lost tribute students still accounted for the majority of the people who left.

Zong Ze couldn't help but feel sorry when he saw the dejected faces passing by.

Zong Ze's familiar classmate Zhang Tao stood under the list, surrounded by a large group of people in three circles around him.

Looking at Zhang Tame from afar, he didn't need to look at the list, Zong Ze already knew that Zhang Tame must be at the top of the list this time, and he had to save yuan, otherwise how could he have such a style.

Zhang Taming's talent has long been spread throughout Beijing. In the Guozijian, there was no need to take the exam to receive the Jinshi and the rank directly from the upper house, but there was a time when the exam was not good, so I had to come to the solution test and the provincial test. Then, it's easy to get through.

As early as before the exam, the officials of Guozijian Middle School were discussing. With Zhang Tame's talent, it is difficult to say that the champion has a lot to do with the mood of the Queen Mother - but Jinshi Gaodi must be one of them. This time the high school provincial yuan, Zong Ze was not surprised.

The first person among the 5,000 people, even if he is not the champion, is still worth boasting about for a lifetime. Zhang Tao was ecstatic, which is also common sense. The people around Zhang Tao also surrounded him like the stars holding the moon.

Zong Ze didn't plan to join in the fun, and after a dozen steps away from the list, he made a foothold. Like the other candidates, he squinted his eyes and looked through a dense list of names for his name.

Starting from Zhang Tame at the top of the right, names passed in front of him. There are familiar and unfamiliar, but I have never seen the two most familiar words.

His gaze swept quickly across the list, and a name jumped into view, and then immediately swept over, but then stopped. Going back in time, that familiar name appeared in front of me.

Zong Ze's mind was slightly dizzy, and his body shook slightly. My heart was beating violently, and my breathing became a little louder.

Ninety-fourth. Zong Ze, Liang Zhe, Guo Zijian.

Ranking, name, place of origin, and the examination for obtaining the qualification of tribute students.

Zong Ze is ranked ninety-fourth, which is not very high, but it is not low. Among the four hundred and fifty-five people, he is among the top 100, and in Zong Ze himself, he will not ask for anything more.

Moreover, the ranking in the provincial examination is not counted, even if it is at the bottom of the list, it is not much different from Zhang Tame, who is ranked in the provincial yuan. The provincial test is determined to stay, and the palace test is determined. The real ranking will only be determined in the temple examination.

In the cold window of ten years, Zong Ze paid no less effort than anyone else when he was studying. To say that he doesn't care about Jinshi qualifications is pure deception.

In the township, the new Kejinshi who returned to his hometown was always the most enthusiastically sought after, and his grandfather, who was born as a small trader, always took the seniors of the high school in the hometown and encouraged Zong Ze to study seriously.

Under the influence of his ears and eyes, although Zong Ze has the ambition of opening peace for all generations, the qualification of Jinshi is still one of the most important goals in his heart.

Only with the qualification of Jinshi can you realize your ambitions. You don't see, now after Zhang Zai, Han Gang, who is in charge of Qi Xue, also has to take the Jinshi exam after he has the qualification of a court official.

A few years ago, when the Hengqu Four Sentences Sect had just begun to spread out of Kansai, Zong Ze's study began to hang up the four sentences of 'establishing a heart for heaven and earth, establishing a life for the people, continuing to learn for the saints, and opening peace for all generations', and his curiosity and exploration of qi science also began at that time.

The first step of his life's ambition was finally realized, and the agitated mood was reflected on his face, which was still just an indifferent smile.

Even though he was ecstatic in his heart and wanted to share the good news with his father and mother at home, Zong Ze couldn't laugh and shout like a tribute student from the same high school not far away.

But that's okay, the Gongsheng who was shouting and laughing has been pulled by two groups of people, one left and one right. The leader of the two groups of people, while glaring at the competitors, began to report the number of three thousand five thousand.

And there was no one around Zong Ze. Like vultures, the nobles and servants who were guarding the list were not interested in moving away after carefully examining Zong Ze's reaction after looking at the list—his reaction was really too bland.

This is a very good reaction to Zong Ze. Just as he was about to turn around and leave without alarming anyone, he heard a shout from the bottom of the list, "Rulin, congratulations!" ”

When he looked up, it was Zhang Tao shouting loudly.

Following the direction that Xingyuan looked at, Zong Ze became the focus of attention.

Zong Ze is young, and his appearance in his early twenties looks a little younger in the eyes of most people.

As the saying goes, thirty old Ming Jing, fifty young Jinshi. That was when Xining hadn't changed the test subjects six years ago. Six years after Xining, the Ming Jing Department was abolished, the Jinshi Department was changed to the Jingyi, and the average age of the Jinshi was also slightly reduced. But no matter how low it is, it has not dropped to the point where you can casually see a young jinshi in his early twenties.

However, the really talented scholars are all in their early twenties and before their thirties. With a little knowledge, you will know that a Jinshi of this age often means a golden and purple minister thirty years later, and he is even expected to be in the two mansions.

Originally, Zong Ze was gentle and mellow, calm and relaxed, and he was not as impetuous as the other tributes on the list. It doesn't look like it's like a high school, but it looks like it's coming to see the excitement - under this list, there are quite a few unrelated scholars who want to come and see it, as a way to encourage themselves.

But Zhang Tame, who was a high school provincial yuan, shouted like this, and Zong Ze immediately became the target of everyone.

Seeing that he was young again, the gaze added a bit of heat.

The eyes of the people around him had begun to glow green, Zong Ze shouted in his heart that something was wrong, patted the shoulder of the brother who had already begun to be grabbed and snatched around, and shouted loudly: "Brother Rulin, congratulations!" ”

Most people's eyes turned to the lucky Gongsheng, and Zong Ze took the opportunity to walk out.

Zhang Tame's face turned cold, staring at Zong Ze's back, watching him disappear into the crowd like this.