On February 28, the day of the trial release of the list, the spring rain continued.

The thin threads of rain fell on the freshly sprouted leaves, and there was no sound, only the water that slid down from the eaves made a continuous splash on the bluestone slabs in the corners.

The neat and solemn Great Zhou Gongyuan was not disturbed by the rain at all, and it resumed the liveliness of half a month ago, and its eyes were full of scholars wearing shirts and scarves.

Of course, there were more scholars and followers, who gathered in front of the wall outside the Gongyuan, anxiously waiting.

This also cheapens the shops on the neighborhood, and the candidates who have a little money, who do not want to lose face in front of the same year, all sit in the teahouse restaurant, order a pot of fragrant tea, a few snacks, and elegantly wait for the arrival of the time of the list.

In one of the largest restaurants on the south side of the street, the hall is full of candidates, who sit together according to different regions. Among them, there are some famous talents.

On such occasions, it is normal for the township parties to praise each other and make a name for each other.

While caring about their future, candidates from all provinces are secretly competing to see which province has a higher ranking and which province has more people admitted.

In particular, Jiangnan, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Jiangxi, which are major scientific research provinces, must nominate a few recognized talents in each subject to represent their own provinces and fight in the ring.

At this time, the most prominent person in the restaurant hall is Zheng Xian, a candidate from Zhejiang, who seems to have the momentum of the second talent of Da Zhou under the praise of his fellow Zhejiang villagers.

Even if Zheng Xian thinks of himself as high, he doesn't dare to risk the world's disapproval and call himself the first genius of the Great Zhou.

However, this does not affect Zheng Xian's good mood at this time, after all, it is really not a shame to be the first person under Mr. Xingyun, but it is a rare honor.

Zheng Xian himself had read the "Tanwenlu", which was known as the treasure book of the imperial examination, and benefited a lot from it, so he naturally knew that Wei Chen's article level was far from being comparable to his own.

At the unanimous request of everyone, Zheng Xian, who has an excellent memory, recited the first article of his examination, which aroused the admiration of everyone present.

In the face of everyone's praise, Zheng Xian was full of humility, but he was also quite proud in his heart.

He thinks that he has performed very well in this science and technology examination, and has written an unprecedented wonderful essay, as long as there is no longer such shit luck as Xie Yuan Guo Jin in the Henan Township Examination, he will definitely be able to win the championship in one fell swoop!

If the Zhejiang candidates boasted about themselves without anyone there, it would naturally cause the candidates in the other major imperial examination provinces to be unhappy.

It's just that Zheng Xian really has a splendid chest, just the article he just recited in class, there are few people here who can match it, and most of the candidates can't learn Zheng Xian when they ask themselves, so they can only frown and turn their heads, out of sight.

On the table of the Jiangnan candidates, everyone looked at a young man with a slightly dark face and a calm demeanor: "Brother Zichun, your article skills are by no means under that Zheng Xian, why don't you also recite it in public, these people who don't know the height of the sky and the height of the earth in Zhenyi Town!" ”

This "Brother Zichun" surnamed Chen Mingshao is the current branch Jiangnan Xie Yuan, and he also has an identity, that is, a student of the famous Mr. Xingyun.

Chen Shao was originally from Suzhou, lost his father at an early age, his mother remarried, and was raised by his grandfather.

coincided with the birth of Wei Chen's masterpiece "Chen Qing Table", which attracted the Bianjing paper expensive, Chen Shaojiu admired the name of Wei Chen, so he went to the house to meet, and finally passed Wei Chen's selection and became one of Wei Chen's disciples, and went to Yuzhou with Wei Chen to serve left and right.

In August last year, Chen Shao resigned from his teacher and returned to his hometown to go to Qiuqiu, and then won Xie Yuan in one fell swoop, shaking Jiangnan, and becoming the face of Jingxi Society after Wei Chen.

Now in the restaurant, seeing that the Zhejiang candidates were so arrogant with Zheng Xian's arrogance, the angry Jiangnan candidates naturally thought of Chen Shao, hoping that he could stand up and suppress the other party's arrogance.

Chen Shao shook his head unmoved, and said with a pale face: "What is the result of the examination, it has been decided after filling in the list, why bother fighting here?" When the list is announced, everything will be known. ”

Everyone couldn't help but be a little disappointed when they heard this, they didn't know if Chen Shao was really scared or scared, after all, Chen Shao had left his hometown to study abroad for many years, and the Jiangnan candidates present did not know him very well.

Most people subconsciously think that Chen Shao is not doing well in Jinke, so he lacks confidence and does not dare to compete with Zheng Xian.

A Jiangnan candidate suddenly sighed and said: "When I think about the spring of the sixth year of Tianyou, Wei Liuyuan is in the front, and the seventh son of Jiangning is in the back, and there are eleven jinshi in Jingxi Society alone, and the talent of the whole world has been taken up by our Jiangnan Province." Why has it only been three years that it has stolen the limelight from others? ”

These words made all the Jiangnan candidates present feel the same way, and everyone was speechless for a while, so they had to bow their heads and drink tea depressedly.

Chen Shao only smiled when he saw this, and didn't say anything.

The day after the exam, he and several classmates made a little gift and went to the teacher's house to meet him, during which the teacher had already commented on the articles he had written silently.

Chen Shao actually had a good idea of his exam results, but he had always had a calm temperament and didn't like publicity, which was one of the reasons why Wei Chen admired him and was willing to accept him as a beginner.

The dull atmosphere at the table didn't last long, and was soon broken by the crackling sound of firecrackers outside the restaurant.

"It's on the list, it's on the list!"

Hearing this voice, Chen Shao, who had always behaved very calmly, suddenly tightened his heart, even if he had already taken a reassuring pill from Wei Chen, but after all, after ten years of hard work in the cold window, no one could keep his heart calm like water today.

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When Chen Shao went out, the courtyard of the restaurant was already full of people, and there was no place to insert his feet, so he had to stand on the steps with his fellow villagers and stand on tiptoe to look out.

After a while, a reporter came in beating gongs and drums, shouting: "Good news, Guo Zhenjin, the old man of Mi County, Yuzhou, Henan, the 251st Gongshi in the ninth year of the high school Tianyou examination, the saint above the Jinluan Palace!" ”

Then I saw an ecstatic middle-aged candidate squeeze out, raise his hands and respond: "It's me, it's me!" I'm Guo Jin! Guo Jin is me! ”

The reporter immediately stepped forward and put on red and hung colors for Guo Jin, and then handed a yellow note sprinkled with gold dust to Guo Jin.

Guo Jin stood there with a red face as if he was drunk, at the mercy of the reporter like a marionette, until the reporter hinted several times and made it clear, Guo Jin took out the silver to reward him with hindsight.

"It's so dangerous, it's almost two hundred and five! Anyway, it's finally a hit! Sent away the reporter who asked for money, Guo Jin still smiled from ear to ear.

Although Xie Yuan at the time of the township test became the 251st at the time of the examination, there was a big gap between the front and back, but Guo Jin himself also understood how lucky he was in the township test. Now he will try to win the list and keep his reputation as a jinshi, and he is already very satisfied.

Chen Shao has been in Yuzhou with Weichen for three years, and Guo Jin has had several encounters, seeing the other party's Nangong Chinese style, his long-cherished wish has been fulfilled, and he is sincerely happy for him.

Next, the good news came one after another, and the whole restaurant was filled with a celebratory atmosphere.