The title of the gold list should have been announced together, and it would not have formed the current situation of vacating the top ten. Eight?? 1 Chinese ?(a).

Zhao Yuanrong said with a smile: "Ji Ning, I heard some rumors below, do you want to hear about it?" ”

Not only Ji Ning was curious, but even Tang Xie and Han Yu were looking at Zhao Yuanrong with curious eyes.

Zhao Yuanrong said with a smile: "In yesterday's palace examination papers, I heard that there were six candidates' examination papers, which were appreciated by a total of seventeen examiners, guess who they are?" ”

"Six candidates?" Ji Ning was a little curious, he looked at Zhao Yuanrong, and didn't quite understand the reason why Zhao Yuanrong said this secret.

Tang Xie asked, "Young Master Wen, how did you learn about this?" ”

Zhao Yuanrong smiled and said nothing, Ji Ning raised his hand, interrupted Tang Jie's question, and said: "Gongzi Wen, as far as I know, the number of palace examination examiners sent by the imperial court and the Confucian Temple this time is twenty-four, and it is appreciated by seventeen examiners, what does this mean?" ”

"Then Ji Ning, do you know that there is a serious factional dispute between the DPRK and China now? In the previous palace examinations, I can get the appreciation of the seventeen examiners, and almost all of them can be the champion......s," Zhao Yuanrong said.

Tang Xie and Han Yu wanted to say something, but they were not familiar with Zhao Yuanrong after all, and they didn't know how a son, who looked like a gentleman, could know such a confidential matter.

Ji Ning said: "What does Wen Gongzi mean, these six tributes have been appreciated by the seventeen chief examiners, and they are not among the champions?" ”

Zhao Yuanrong nodded with a smile and said: "You are right, I heard that in this palace examination, there is another person's examination paper, which is well deserved, a total of twenty-two marking officers among the twenty-four marking officers, and was named the champion, followed by nineteen and eighteen marking officers, which are for the example and the flower." Under the premise that these three seats have been set, there are still seven seats that have not yet been decided, and nine seats are vacated at a time, which is obviously inappropriate, so only ten people are vacant! ”

Ji Ning nodded slightly.

If someone else told him this, he wouldn't believe it, because this kind of thing is too confidential for others to know.

But what is the identity of Princess Wenren, she is still convincing enough when she says it, and even Ji Ning feels that Zhao Yuanrong will not come over to joke with him on this kind of issue.

Tang Xie still couldn't help but ask, "This Wen Gongzi, how do you know such details?" ”

Zhao Yuanrong said with a smile: "I just heard about it occasionally, so I came to say hello to Ji Gongzi." I believe that it won't be long before the palace exam will be released, you better wait, there are still some things in the next place, Ji Gongzi, if the results are finally announced, I will prepare a thin wine and drink with you, how about it? ”

Zhao Yuanrong's words can be regarded as an invitation.

Originally, Tang Xie and Han Yu also invited Ji Ning to go to the Qinlou Chu Pavilion in the capital that night to go to the banquet, and set a goal of spending 10,000 taels of silver, this is Zhao Yuanrong's invitation, and it is also a separate invitation, which makes Ji Ning feel that the two sides are not easy to choose.

Ji Ning nodded slightly and said, "After the gold list is announced, I will go to the appointment next time!" ”

"Good!" Zhao Yuanrong nodded and said, "In that case, I won't have to wait much in the next place, farewell!" ”

Zhao Yuanrong stood up and was about to go downstairs, but he heard someone outside shouting: "Zhang Bang, Zhang Bang!" ”

In a word, the minds of all the people who remained in front of the yamen of the Ministry of Rites were mobilized, and everyone wanted to know who the last ten vacant seats were prepared for.

Zhao Yuanrong saw that Ji Ning, Tang Xie and the others all stood up and prepared to go out to see the list, and said with a smile: "Originally, I was going to go back first, but since the list has been posted, I will go with you to take a look, Ji Ning, you won't welcome me, right?" ”

"Welcome!" Ji Ning nodded, and then went downstairs with Zhao Yuanrong, Tang Jie, Han Yu, and Nalan Fuxue.

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After the Ministry of Rites posted the list before, many candidates who knew their results had gone back to wait for the good news.

Because the next morning, there is also a ceremony to go to the palace, and the jinshi clothes to be worn to participate in the ceremony also need to be picked up at the Ministry of Rites on the same day, and as for the previous scribe clothes, they also need to be returned to the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites, and everyone has to do a lot that day.

But after the announcement of the remnants of the gold list, many people still came out to see the list, after all, many people who joined in the fun were actually most concerned about who the top three were in the first class.

When Tang Xie walked towards Zhang Bang, the whole person was almost unable to walk, he was a little worried, and said: "Yongning, if I fall off the list, I can only be a lifter in the future, I hope you and Brother Gongtai can support more!" ”

Ji Ning said: "Brother Ziqian, don't worry too much, with your talent, you won't fall off the list!" ”

"Alas! In terms of talent and learning, of course, it will not fall off the list, but the person who falls off the list, after all, is a person who has committed a taboo, and there must be something wrong with the article! Tang explained.

Zhao Yuanrong was a little surprised: "Isn't this Tang Brother Tai also on the list?" Ha ha. ”

Although Tang Xie knew that he might fall off the list, he didn't expect Zhao Yuanrong to "laugh" at him.

Han Yu was a little dissatisfied and said, "Young Master Wen, what do you mean by laughing?" ”

Zhao Yuanrong said with a smile: "Don't misunderstand, in fact, I heard some things, but I said that there were two candidates, one was temporarily shelved because of Ding Wei, and he will make up for the next episode, and the other person just passed away in the capital because of some accidents, which made two people missing in this exam!" ”

"What did you say?" Tang Xie was surprised, they hadn't heard of the news themselves, but this Wen Gongzi knew everything.

Zhao Yuanrong said: "As for whether Brother Tang believes it or not, it will only take time to prove it, which means that Brother Tang has at least won the top ten in the palace exam, congratulations first!" ”

Tang Xie had always thought that he had fallen off the list, but at this time, he was still skeptical, wanted to believe, and was afraid that it would be empty in the end, and he would suffer from gains and losses.

At this time, someone who had seen the release of the list first came over, obviously knowing Ji Ning and Tang Jie, and greeted him with a smile: "Isn't this Ji Yongning from Jinling Mansion?" Congratulations, Brother Ji is the top student in high school! This is Tang Ziqian, right? The third place in the second class, also congratulations! ”

Ji Ning didn't feel anything here, but Tang Jie's heart was beating uncontrollably, and he thought that he had heard it wrong.

Han Yu grabbed the man and asked, "Brother Tai is not joking, right?" ”

The man said inexplicably: "What's so funny about this, the list is over there, just look at it yourself!" ”

This time, without Ji Ning and others to guide the way, Tang Xie had already rushed away from the crowd and rushed directly under the list, and the yacha over there was still maintaining order, but when he saw a young man rushing up, he was about to persuade him to slow down, but it was too late, Tang Xie had already rushed under the sign of the list.

"Haha, it's really the third place in the second class! Yongning, you are the champion and the first! After Tang Jie's voice came, no one suspected that someone was joking.