Early March.

Spring-coming hairpins.

The streets of Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo are full of men with flowers and branches, swaggering by.

But if you look closely, some of the scholars are different.

They rode stiffly on their horses, with a mixture of expressions on their faces that were difficult to describe in words.

And their direction is to converge on the country.

The closer you get there, the more people there are.

Today is the release day.

Outside the Guozi Prison, there was already a sea of people, and the Shangyuan Lantern Festival was not so lively.

These people are not early, when the list is released over the years, there is a third watch day, and they come to sit on guard.

I want to be the first to see my name.

Just imagine, nearly 5,000 scholars looked at each other, what a magnificent scene.

And it's not just these people.

Another beautiful scenery is to catch the son-in-law.

As mentioned earlier, there is Yan Ruyu in the book, and there is a golden house in the book, and the most real reaction is to catch a son-in-law under this list.

Every time the provincial test list is released, many rich and noble families stay under the list and find a new jinshi as a son-in-law.

Of course, these scholars can't actually be called Jinshi yet, because they haven't passed the temple examination yet.

It's just that it is just a procedure to set a superiority, and the four hundred people on the provincial test list are already destined to be rich and glorious.

Huang Shang made an appointment with You Shixiong in the same department, and when he first came, he saw such a play.

"Hit! I'm in! ”

An old man with a gray beard and a wrinkled face who looked like a twenty-five-year-old programmer screamed three times and fell to the ground.

As a native of the capital, everyone is not surprised, fainting is a fart, and there are people who are directly crazy.

And this is the opportunity, hula, pounced on a group of strong men, lifted the old man, one of them spread his hands, spit two mouthfuls of spit into the palm, rubbed it, and pinched it at the middle of the person.

This shot was like lightning, Murong Fu was stunned, and the old man made a "cluck", I don't know if he was pinched or smoked, and woke up.

The strong men hurriedly picked up the old man and let him see his master, a wealthy businessman.

The merchant smiled on his face, bent down respectfully, and arched his hand: "Official, but high school?" ”

Jinshi is equivalent to an official, and this official is called an old man with a comfortable body, trembling and raising his hand, pointing to the yellow list, and then pointing to himself: "Three hundred and eighty-seven...... I...... I ......"

The merchant was overjoyed and immediately asked, "Are the officials married?" ”

The old man shook his head, didn't take a breath, and couldn't speak.

Don't be surprised, there are many people who don't get into the exam and don't marry a wife.

Naturally, there are many scholars who can't pass the exam for a lifetime and fight a bachelor for a lifetime.

"Good! Good! I have a daughter, twenty-eight years old, dignified and virtuous, can be a good match, officials please! ”

This is a great joy for the businessman, and he immediately beckoned, and several big men around him raised their hands and feet, as if they were kidnapping, and drove the old man all the way out.

Looking at this momentum, I'm afraid I'm going to enter the cave room that night.

Not to mention that Murong Fu, who was accompanying the way, was stunned, Huang Shang was a little stunned, and You Shixiong felt that it should be taken for granted.

Catch a son-in-law under the list!

A picture is worth a thousand words!

But this is Jinshi!

A jinshi who can attract the people of the Great Song Dynasty to go crazy!

For a wealthy businessman, with a son-in-law of a jinshi, not only will there be people in the court in the future, but the taxes and labor in the clan can be discounted.

These are real benefits, and these businessmen with a lot of money but low status cannot rush to them.

Of course, if you want a jinshi to be your son-in-law, you can't just find a few strong men to drive away.

Dowry is required.

Thousands of dowries!

The marriage habits of the Northern Song Dynasty were different from those of later generations, and they were basically women who posted money.

The man's dowry is far less generous than the woman's dowry, and those who have family property dare not treat their daughters badly.

The first is the fear of marrying in the past, and the second is the problem of face.

If any family marries a daughter and does not give a full dowry, the in-laws will not have a good face, and the domestic violence and scolding are still light, and it is also a common operation to take a break directly.

So gradually, people are becoming more and more patriarchal, because they have more daughters and can't afford to give dowry.

The north is better, when Huang Shang went to Jiangnan, he heard that the people there were extravagant, and the cost of weddings and funerals was higher.

Those who did not want to go bankrupt for their daughter's dowry after more than ten years, after giving birth to a baby girl, they threw it into the water and drowned in the basin.

I don't know how many children have been harmed by deformed customs.

Now these people who dare to catch their sons-in-law under the Jinshi list are not bad for money, and the dowry is higher than the other, and they have all caught up with the auction.

Of course, most of their targets are the kind of newcomers who are at the bottom of the rankings and are older.

It is impossible for a real young talent to look down on a businessman, and if he is forcibly arrested, he will only cause conflict and get into big trouble.

Therefore, when Huang Shang stepped forward, the businessmen who were eyeing him spontaneously avoided it.

"Huang Shengzhong!"

"It's really him!"

The merchants didn't care, the scholars who watched the list saw it, and they talked in a low voice, with a look of envy and jealousy on their faces, but they unconsciously gave way to both sides.

In this way, Huang Shang walked forward, and the crowd spontaneously separated.

You Shixiong smiled slightly, and followed behind, Murong Fu was stunned at first, and then realized something, revealing ecstasy.

"Yellow Clothes!"

And the one who originally stood closest was also an acquaintance, it was Han Zhongyan and his party.

Han Zhongyan is also in high school, ranking seventy-fourth.

This ranking is not bad, and if it hadn't been for the early submission, he would have been higher.

After all, the education received is different, such as Huang Shang at the beginning, he could only make a living by copying books, and the knowledge he learned was borrowed from others, copied all night, and then returned, which wasted a lot of time invisibly, and there was no famous teacher to teach, and he studied hard.

Han Zhongyan has the family resources of the Han family in Xiangzhou, even if his reading talent is mediocre, the teaching of famous teachers for many years is enough for him to be admitted to the Jinshi.

Therefore, Han Zhongyan is the most calm on the list.

Of course, everyone in high school was happy, and the people around him were originally complimentary, but seeing the top name really made him unhappy.

And the scholars who dared to lash out at Huang Shang in the Champion Building also closed their mouths at this time.

It's one thing to say it behind their backs, if they dare to say more than half a sentence in public, they will immediately offend the examiners led by Fan Zhen.

The name of the provincial yuan cannot be questioned!

In the past, Su Shi's talent was sentenced to second because Ouyang Xiu admitted the wrong disciple, and he missed the provincial yuan.

In Shilin's concept, the provincial yuan is the first in knowledge among the students of science today.

When I went to the palace to try to select the champion, it was to see who was more into the eyes of the official.

The text has the first!

Huang Shang actually saw it a long time ago.

The five yellow lists are pasted on the wall, densely packed with names and origins, occupying most of the paper.

At first glance, it is indeed dazzling, but if it is the first place on top, it is clear at a glance.

That's the name of the provincial yuan!

That's my name!

Huang Shang smiled, and he couldn't help but be happy in his heart.

"Although the provincial yuan is good, in the long run, it has formed some obstacles to the champion."

This is just like just winning an Oscar, and if you want to be re-elected next, the difficulty will increase more than tenfold.

However, because of this, if you can connect the three yuan, your reputation will be very different, which means that you will completely overwhelm the same department.

"Not bad!"

Huang Shang came to the list, and Han Zhongyan had to abide by etiquette and step aside.

At this moment, no matter how much the son of the prime minister is, it is not as glorious as the first.

A semicircle was vacant around him, and countless people looked up with their eyes.

In the limelight, Huang Shang closed his eyes slightly.

It was as if he was the only one in heaven and earth.

In the Guozi Prison, the statue of Confucius Sheng flowed out a glimmer of light, and a mighty literary aura rose to the sky, like the Milky Way falling into the nine heavens, pouring into his body.

The second imperial examination strengthened, begun!