February 29.

It is the day of the trial release of the list.

This day, for every candidate, is unforgettable, struggle, anticipation, hesitation, all kinds of complex emotions for more than ten days can finally have a result.

Before dawn, most of the scholars in the Zen courtyard of Dabaoen Temple had already gotten up and went to the outside of the Great Zhou Gong Temple to wait for the news of the list.

Everyone in Jingxi Society also got up early in the morning and made an appointment to go to the Gongyuan to see the list.

The closer to the Tribute Courtyard, the denser the flow of people becomes, and when it comes to the place outside the Tribute Courtyard, it is even more crowded with people, and there is a large area of Wuyang.

Wei Chen heard Zhuang Jun say that over the years, there were scholars who came over to wait for the third watch, and there were still a lot of them, all of whom wanted to be the first to see their names.

Three thousand people raised their necks to look at each other, plus more officials and wealthy families who were ready to arrest their sons-in-law, and the street more than 20 steps wide in front of the Gongyuan Gate was blocked by cars, horses and pedestrians.

Fortunately, Wei Chen and the others experienced the crowding during the township trial list, and they were also prepared, and specially selected more than a dozen big-shouldered and round-waisted people from the family chief, just to deal with the current situation.

Let's try it soon, everyone. 】

Relying on these family elders to open the way, Wei Chen and the others successfully came to the Yellow List.

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

The first few lists are almost squeezing people into meatloaf, and there is no gap at all, and the family Ding Changsui brought by Wei Chen and Sheng Changbai can't squeeze in.

Wei Chen tried a few times to no avail, so he had to point ahead helplessly: "Let's start from the back first." ”

On the last page of the list, the penultimate surname is Sun, but it is not called Sun Shan, but Sun De. As for the penultimate one, it is Chen Jun.

Just two simple words, Chen Jun read it once, twice, rubbed his eyes, and then looked at it a third time, and then dared to confirm that his eyes were fine.

"Ahh Chen Jun shouted, and then shouted excitedly: "It's really hit!" ”

This shout was immediately thrown into the wolves like fresh meat, and dozens of people around them rushed up. Before Chen Jun could react, he was drowned in the sea of people.

Wei Chen and other members of the Jingxi Society not only did not help, but also took a few steps back very cooperatively, making way for those people.

Looking at Chen Jun's embarrassed appearance struggling in the sea of people, everyone had a mocking look on their faces.

"Haha, there's a good show to watch now!"

"Whoever makes Brother Chen shout so much, it's hard not to attract attention!"

"Anyway, Brother Chen is not married yet, so I just take this opportunity to pick a good one."

"There are so many people, it doesn't seem to be a family, and there won't be a fight for a while, right?"

"It's really ...... for sure."

Why are the people of Jingxi Club not anxious for Chen Jun at all, and even have the heart to watch the excitement?

Because Chen Jun is a reserved program when he meets the trial list of each session - he has caught a son-in-law under the list!

Among the officials in the world, only one-tenth is a jinshi, and a jinshi is the basis for being promoted to a high-ranking official and eunuch in the future. For the sake of the family, the slightly wealthier big families all want to have a Jinshi son-in-law to support the façade.

And for more than 100 years, Da Zhou has been promoting "everything is inferior, only reading is high". After years of brainwashing in adulthood, the respect that Jinshi received far exceeded their true ability.

Whether it is the practical interests or the credit of publicity, Jinshi has become a sweet spot in the eyes of the wealthy eunuchs, which is why there is the madness of catching sons-in-law under the list.

So why don't you wait for the palace exam to confirm that you have won the jinshi and then catch your son-in-law?

Just kidding, there are only a few good sons-in-law, with fast hands and slow hands, I can't wait for a moment. After the temple tried it, the daylilies were cold.

At this time, Chen Jun was stared at by dozens of pairs of fiery eyes, as if he was a sturdy man who had strayed into the widow's village, with a hesitant and helpless expression.

Among the crowd around Chen Jun, a fat man who looked like a wealthy businessman shouted first: "My daughter has a dowry of 5,000 taels, she is 28 years old, she is as beautiful as a flower, gentle and virtuous, and has both ability and political integrity......"

Before the rich businessman finished speaking, he had already received countless contemptuous glances, and they all came to arrest his son-in-law, and they were still detained and searched like this.

If you catch a son-in-law under the list, you must be a future jinshi, and after that, it depends on your age and appearance.

Chen Jun is only in his early twenties, and he has taught in Yixue for several years, and his bearing is also quite elegant, such conditions are not common among the people who watch the list.

Five thousand taels is the average price of catching a son-in-law, but Chen Jun, who is a young and promising official at a glance, how can he win it with just five thousand taels?

At that moment, a thin gentry shouted: "My daughter has eight thousand taels of dowry, and there are fifty acres of watered fat powder fields outside the city!" ”

"Ten thousand taels!"

Another old man in a green robe shouted angrily: "Plus a Zhuangzi outside the city that covers an area of fifteen hectares. ”

The green robe worn by this old man is a tribute silk, as long as you have a little knowledge, you will know that this family is inseparable from the royal family.

But even so, the people around him were not afraid at all, and they still did not stop shouting. In the process of shouting, Chen Jun was pulled and pulled, and the hat on his head fell off.

The old man in the green robe was also a ruthless man, and as soon as he beckoned, five or six strong men came over, some opened the way, some blocked people, and some carried people, dragging Chen Jun into the air horizontally and vertically, and rushed out of the crowd in a blink of an eye.

This set of operations is smooth, obviously an expert who has been immersed in this way for a long time, and before Wei Chen and the others could react, Chen Jun was stuffed into the carriage and disappeared in an instant.

"Is this a son-in-law or a meat ticket?"

Wei Chen was dumbfounded, turned his head and asked Sheng Changbai: "Brother Chen, he ......, will he be fine?" ”

"Probably not......

Although Sheng Changbai said so, he didn't have any bottom in his heart, and immediately ordered a few family members to hurry up and follow, so as not to have any accidents with Chen Jun.

The members of the Jingxi Club who stayed behind continued to watch the list, and from time to time they could hear a shout of "I was hit", and then they encountered like Chen Jun, and were surrounded by a group of people who caught their sons-in-law and walked away.

Sheng Changbai's more than a dozen family heads were used up in the blink of an eye, and they were all sent to follow the members who were captured.

"I knew that I would have brought all the people I could bring with me!" Sheng Changbai was quite annoyed, but he was sincerely happy.

Not everyone is qualified to be arrested, the more people are captured, the more people in Jingxi Society will be arrested!

Sheng Changbai looked at the list from back to front with this happy trouble, and he saw the names of many friends on the list, such as Tao Dazhi in the one hundred and first place, Tang Henian in the forty-third place, Weng Dingfan in the twenty-ninth place, and Wang Yaochen in the twelfth place.

Finally......

"Sixth place, Youyang Sheng Changbai!"

Sheng Changbai's eyes were full of excitement and joy, but he couldn't help but not call out, and even deliberately pretended that nothing happened.

He didn't want to be like Chen Jun and the others, before he could react, he was carried away and stuffed into the carriage, mainly because he couldn't afford to lose this person.

Wei Chen, who was watching the list, of course also saw Sheng Changbai's name, and saw Sheng Changbai's appearance of pretending to be calm even though he was happy to die, Wei Chen couldn't help but smile.

With a light breath, Wei Chen looked up at the last list that recorded the five classics of the current science examination, and slowly moved his gaze from the bottom up.

"Fifth place, Yu Yannian, ceremony."

"Fourth place, Li Anyang, Spring and Autumn."

"Third place, Zhang Zuochang, Yi."

"Second place, Xu Lin, poetry."

"First place, Wei Chen, book!"