In the blink of an eye, Zhou Chen had been practicing the sword technique by the side of Ba Dao for nearly a month.

Today is September 15, and the day of the release of the township test autumn list has finally arrived.

In the morning, when the sky has not completely whitened, the city of Taiyuan is lively again, and the merchants on both sides of the street hang red lanterns.

Even the Taiyuan Mansion in the city was like this, and the officials wore red ribbons on their chests to represent festivity.

Several small officials came out of the yamen with happy smiles, banging gongs and drums in their hands, carrying big red packages behind them, happily thinking about the good news of the major inns in the city.

Because almost all the candidates who stayed in Taiyuan City and waited for the release of the results lived in these inns.

For those candidates who have come from all over the provinces and counties of Shanxi Province, today is a big day to decide their fate.

Whether it is Feihuang Tengda or Sun Shan's name, it all depends on today's list.

Today is the day of the autumn list, and it is also the most lively day in the entire Taiyuan Mansion.

Yuelai Inn, the largest inn in Taiyuan City, nearly forty percent of the candidates in the township examination are living in this inn.

Even when Zhou Chen first came to Taiyuan City, he stayed in the Yuelai Inn.

When the day was just dawning, all the candidates living in the Yuelai Inn had already gotten up and washed up.

Some candidates went directly to the outside of Taiyuan Gongyuan to see the release list, and some candidates gathered in the inn, waiting for the officials of Taiyuan Mansion to come to report the good news.

Today, it is rare that Zhou Chen did not follow Badao out of the city to practice swordsmanship, but came to the Yuelai Inn with Lu Xiucai, the place where he first set his feet, waiting for the news of the list.

In a quiet private room, Zhou Chen slowly sipped tea, and Lu Xiucai on the other side was a little impatient.

Zhou Chen, who memorized the Four Books and Five Classics backwards, was confident that he could lift people in high school, but Lu Xiucai was not so sure in his heart.

Suddenly, there was a noisy and enthusiastic sound of gongs and drums outside the inn, and several tall horses galloped towards the Yuelai Inn.

As soon as the sound of horses' hooves stopped, a loud voice began at the door of the inn and spread to the entire Yuelai Inn.

"Please also ask Master Li Wen and Li to come out quickly, congratulations to Master Li for raising people in high school!"

Almost instantly, a crying voice in the lobby of the inn responded: "I...... Am I lifted? Am I lifted? ”

It was an old man with gray temples, who had lost a lot of teeth, and looked at least half a hundred years old.

At this age when he knew the destiny of heaven, it was no wonder that this Master Li Wenli was so excited and cried.

Immediately afterwards, there was another jingling of local gongs and drums, and a loud voice reported the good news: "Where is Wu Han for Master Wu?" Congratulations to Mr. Wu for raising people in high school! ”

With these two good news, the entire Taiyuan city was instantly lively, the sound of gongs and drums continued to sound, and cheers came out one after another.

This Yuelai Inn, which gathers forty percent of the candidates, is even more lively, as if it is the New Year.

In the private room upstairs, Zhou Chen heard the good news coming one after another, and the look on his face became more and more cautious.

At this moment, Zhou Chen didn't seem to be in the mood to taste tea, he pricked up his ears and quietly listened to the sound of good news coming from the street.

As for Lu Xiucai, who was already quite anxious, he couldn't sit still even more.

I saw him leave his chair with a sudden, and began to wander back and forth in the private room.

Lu Xiucai, whose hands were clasped together, had a look of eagerness and worry on his face.

The joyful gongs and drums gradually flourished and declined, and the candidates who raised people in high school were naturally excited and happy, and even cried with joy.

But those candidates who have never received good news are becoming more and more unable to sit still.

Even Zhou Chen, his brows couldn't help frowning: "What's the matter?" This has already been reported to the fifth place, why is my name not yet there? Could it be that he failed to make the list? ”

Zhou Chen couldn't figure it out in his heart, although the article he answered was very rigid and simple, it was extremely lacking in his own understanding and connotation.

However, Zhou Chen can guarantee that his article is absolutely strictly in line with the law of the eight strands stipulated in today's imperial examinations, is in line with the scriptures, is reasonable, and will definitely not have any mistakes.

Zhou Chen, who is among the best, is not sure, but there will be no problem at all in winning the fame.

But why is it that this has already been read to the fifth place, and his name has not yet appeared?

Just when Zhou Chen was secretly puzzled in his heart, the door of the private room was suddenly pushed open, and he saw a junior in the Yuelai Inn break in with a red face.

Just as Zhou Chen was about to scold him, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed and shouted: "The little one has seen Master Zhou, congratulations to Master Zhou for the third place in high school, and the little Master Zhou is happy." ”

Hearing this sound in his ears, the anger on Zhou Chen's face immediately turned into a kind joy.

He got up from the chair and walked to the side of the little two, smiled and rewarded him with a few taels of silver: "Thanks to Ji Yan, this is happy money." ”

After receiving the reward from Zhou Chen, the smile on the little er's face became brighter and brighter, and he hurriedly stood up and hugged Zhou Chen and walked downstairs.

At the same time, the junior second also shouted one after another: "Everyone, everyone, Master Zhou Chen and Zhou are coming out!" ”

In the lobby of the inn, after seeing Zhou Chen's figure appear on the stairs, a group of good news officials hurriedly bowed down and saluted: "Congratulations to Master Zhou on high school Yayuan!" ”

For the people of the new imperial examination, today is a great day of prosperity.

For these officials who send good news, today is also the most important good day in the past three years, even more important than the New Year.

If they are lucky enough, the good news money they get today alone will be worth their regular money for three or two years.

Therefore, these little officials who sent good news were also very excited, and their faces were full of bright and real smiles.

He took a big red good news from the hand of a small official who reported the good news, and wrote it in an extremely solemn and formal official script: "Guangyang Master Zhou Chen, the third place in the high school Shanxi Township Examination, Yayuan, and the Beijing newspaper even appeared in Huangjia." ”

Although Zhou Chen doesn't attach much importance to the ranking, as long as he doesn't fall off the list, it is enough, but to be able to win the third place, his heart is naturally happy.

Before the little officials who reported the good news began to beg for money, Zhou Chen himself smiled and began to ask for money from the people around him.

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