On the day of the opening of the provincial examination in the sixth year of Lixin, although there was almost a vicious case of the abduction and murder of the son of Xianwang in Neiguo, it was not widely publicized because of the "peace of mind" between the Rongguo Mansion and Mao Wei, except for the people involved, the idle people did not know, and naturally there would be no discussion, and throughout February, the attention of the public in Kyoto was still focused on the results of the new imperial examination - there was the decree of the Empress Dowager Su Zheng in front of the court to treat everyone equally, although the provincial examination this spring was still presided over by the Ministry of Rites. However, the work of judging the papers even alarmed Shangshu Ling Wang Huaizhun, which also made it more interesting who the Jinshi branch was looking at.

This year, the scholars of Jingzhao Mansion, the five sons of Chang'an are certainly in the limelight, and Xu Xiuneng, who won the top spot in Wannian County, is undoubtedly also very popular, and even Chai Tori, an ordinary person who came from a humble background for the first time, also established a reputation for taking the lead in discussing Feng Dang's treachery and questioning Cao Gang's dancing two incidents, and there are no lack of gambling houses betting on him to win the championship.

"There is little hope for the five sons of Chang'an." Some people who think they are smart asserted: "The friendship of the five sons is like irreversibility, if Lingnuma Gong did not participate in the evaluation this time, it would be fine, but Wang Xiangguo served as the judge, if the head is one of the five sons, how will the world not question the injustice of Wang Xiang?" The head should be outside the five sons, and it is very likely to be one of Xu and Chai. ”

There are also people who have different opinions: "The talent of the five sons is not questioned, although Wang Xiangguo is Wang Qilang's grandfather, is it inappropriate to judge according to the merits of the policy?" Can avoiding suspicion show justice? ”

Because of the endless controversy in the market, by the day of the unveiling of the list on February 13, the two horizontal streets of Jinguang and Chunming in front of the Suzaku Gate were even more crowded with spectators than in previous years, and even many people who wanted to book the wine shop boxes in the two main squares of Xingdao and Xinglu outside the Suzaku Gate as early as possible, and also came to wait for the final result.

Under the sign that posted the yellow list, there was already a fence set up by the Janissary Wuhou, except for the examinees of this department, they were not allowed to approach idlely, so vigilant, it was also unprecedentedly unique - because there were too many people watching the excitement today, if there were no barriers, I was afraid that the candidates would not be able to squeeze in, and they would have been tested by the Ministry of Etiquette, which would have led to the removal of the fame that was easy to obtain, and it really became news.

At this time, there was no palace examination in the Great Zhou, so there was no procedure for the Golden Palace, the way to announce the results was to post the yellow list in front of the Suzaku Gate, and the winners of the list must go to the Ministry of Rites to hand over the certificate of merit and fame, although the people in previous years also paid attention to the results of the examination, it was just to pursue the Tanhualang during the banquet in the Apricot Garden in Qujiang, and the onlookers came to the Suzaku Gate on the day of the list, and the onlookers were just test takers and their relatives and friends, and the noise was far less than today's grand occasion.

This creates a unique "spectacle" -

At the beginning of the list, the white-clothed scholars in the fence rushed forward, and the flow of people outside the fence was surging, and they couldn't see the yellow list clearly, so they had to watch the expressions of the scholars.

"Look! They all said hello to Xue Liulang, it must be Xue Liulang who won the championship! ”

"The five sons entered the imperial city hand in hand!"

"It's worth making a fuss, the five sons are outstandingly talented, and it's a matter of course to be on the list!"

"That's Chai Langjun, Chai Langjun also hit!"

"No, Zheng Lang actually fell? He's the top of the state! ”

As a small number of scholars stepped into the imperial city in high spirits, most of the white-clothed people shook their heads and sighed, the fence was removed, and thousands of people outside the barrier rushed forward, and there were actually many strong men lining up the human wall in front of the yellow list - these are the nurses hired by the major casinos, in order to protect their respective "Mr. Accounts" who have recently copied the list.

The Zhou people are good at gambling, regardless of whether they are high or low.

Even Emperor Wuzong, who laid the foundation of the prosperous era, was also quite addicted to gambling, and often had "pleasantness" with his concubines, and even won all the assets of a concubine, resulting in the concubine having to sell the ornaments in order to repay the gambling debts, attracting the rich to scramble, according to legend, the concubine a phoenix hairpin, discounted the sky-high price of 300,000 yuan, which also became a joke - Zhou Wuzong used troops against foreign races, and most of the military salaries were won from the concubines.

The results of this year's examination are confusing and highly anticipated, and it will naturally become the target of the people's gambling.

However, there are not many literate people among the common people, and even if they go to the yellow list, they can't see that they are ugly, so although there are many onlookers, they also acquiesce to the convenience of the dealer's first reputation, and there is no conflict.

After the rectification, the noisy situation outside the imperial city reached the level of boiling over.

On both sides of the heavenly street that the Mingde Gate leads directly to the Suzaku Gate, the first market is named Xingdao and Xinglu respectively, because of the unveiling of the new branch on this day, not only the wine shop has long been occupied by the aristocratic rich and noble, and even on the street, there are many civilians waiting in cloth clothes, just to find out the results in time.

"Hit! Hit! God live up to me, finally hit! With this ecstatic cry, in a well-located wine shop adjacent to the north gate of Xingdaofang, in the box on the second floor, the lady in red and heavy makeup squinted her eyes, but saw a strong man with a torn jacket and a beard, and laughed like a madman.

"It's ridiculous, isn't it, so rough that you can actually go to high school?" The noble lady raised her palms, her fingertips slightly concealed the bright red cherry sandalwood, and she stared slightly at a pair of almond eyes, but her eyebrows were raised high.

The woman in blue who was sitting a few meters away from her leaned over slightly, glanced out, and was also shocked and inexplicable: "The concubine only heard Xiu'er talk about the old Jingzhao Mansion delivery, and there is a down-and-out scholar who has not been admitted to the exam for thirty years. ”

The woman in blue immediately showed her indignation on her face: "If such vulgarity can be admitted to the Jinshi, if Xiu'er doesn't take the head this time, wouldn't it be similar to the likes of lowly people!" ”

Sitting next to the lady in red, the handsome young man who was no more than fifteen or sixteen years old glanced at the "blue cloth" quite sneeringly after hearing this: "Your lord is joking, but I don't want Mrs. Xiao to believe it." ”

It turned out that this lady in red was the eldest princess of Jin'an, and the reason why she came to join in the fun today was because of the "blue clothes" opposite, the British Duchess Xiao, and her son Xu Xiuneng was also one of the most popular, and it was reasonable for Mrs. Xiao to pay attention to the results of the trial.

Although the Xiao family is also a big surname, but the lintel is far less than the real prestige, when Dezong because of the pampering of the eldest princess of Jin'an, when he was five years old, he chose to read with him, the first batch of twenty or thirty people, of course, it is impossible to be the same age as Jin'an, Xiao's is seven or eight years older than Jin'an, when he entered the palace, he was actually a servant, because of his extreme flattery, so he was very close to Jin'an.

Although the British Duke Xu Han is also a child of a rich family, the Xu family and the Xiao family are equivalent to the lintel, and even Xu Han is knighted, all thanks to Jin Anti, although the Xiao family is not from a prominent background, at this time will not be called "Mrs. Xu" by the world.

But this does not mean that Xiao can be respected, no, the handsome young man obviously does not take Xiao seriously.

Although this young man is just a trick and can be described as despicable, he is being favored by Jin'an, and he can completely despise Xiao's, the young man was stimulated by the word "cheap" of Xiao's just now, and he sneered at him mercilessly.

However, this young man is indeed clever, and he did not forget to choose the eldest princess before ironic.

"Your lord saw that Mrs. Xiao was restless today, obviously worried about Ling Lang's future, and intended to tease Mrs. Xiao, but I didn't want Mrs. Xiao to really think that the person below was a high school jinshi." The young man sneered: "He even shouted high school, he should have learned that he was on the list." ”

As soon as the young man's voice fell, he heard the barbarian below shout again: "Although I guessed that the head must be Xue Liulang, but the gold of Chang'an Wuzi is too heavy, and I don't have so much money to bet, so I bet on a person who has no reputation for 30 years before he won the Jingzhao Mansion Release. ”

Although Jin An only realized that "this" is not "the other", but because there is a face that first paved the steps, he didn't feel embarrassed at this time, but he glanced at the beautiful young man with half warning and half amorous, and suddenly thought of another thing, and his face became a little colder: "Wang Huaizhun is so uninteresting, I specially sent someone to explain to him, let Xiu'er win the championship, but I heard the person shouting just now, it turned out to be Xue Liulang who won the championship!" ”

"What your lord said is true, Wang Huaizhun really doesn't know what to do!" The Xiao family, who had just been ridiculed, did not dare to get angry at the eldest princess's hot hand, but his resentment poured out on Lingnuma Gong.

However, the beautiful young man seems to be on the same "bar" as Xiao today, and at this time he actually came to dismantle the stage again: "Your lord is angry, the five sons of Chang'an are in the limelight, and Xue Liulang is indeed talented and beautiful, presumably this time the provincial test will play well again, otherwise Lingnuma Gong will not have the confidence to point him to this way." ”

"Talent and beauty?" Jin An's eyes slanted again, and he looked at the young man with a burning look: "Does Acacia know Xue Liulang?" ”

"The world is known as Xue Langqu is hard to find, and when Acacia was a child, I heard the pianist say, if you get Xue Langqu, how sad and miserable, I have always admired it."

Xiao is also Jin'an's "confidant", how can he not know the likes and dislikes of his friends, and at this time he also suppressed the unwillingness in his heart, and even cheered: "Xue Luli became famous as a young man, but he acted quite low-key, and he was not keen on banquets in the past, so your lord has never paid attention to it, because of the marriage of her eldest niece, she also noticed that the Xue family Liulang is indeed Zhilan Yushu, but the Xue family insisted on marrying the Pei family, and Xue Luli finally married Pei Banniang, who is the sister of Pei Hou's sister. ”

Although the eldest princess of Jin'an was indulgent because of Dezong, she had harmed many children of the world, but she was nearly ten years older than Lu Li, Jin An was thirteen married, fourteen gave birth, at that time Lu Li was still a child, naturally not into the princess's blue eyes, and later Lu Li was only famous for broadcasting, of course, Jin An could not have heard of it, but the princess of the year was already in her twenties, and she also liked those "amorous" Junjie, and she did not have the desire to "destroy" the young man who was ten or two or three years old.

is not comparable to now, although Jin An is over thirty years old, his preference for the opposite sex is still "Junjie", and beautiful men above fifteen and below thirty are all potential targets of this eldest princess.

But because Lu Li was bedridden all these years, he was just about to step into the career and make friends with the powerful and recognized Shi Niang, so he changed his strategy and acted in a low-key manner.

The autumn waves rippled, and the charm suddenly appeared, but he was lovesick to the side: "Since you have admired it for a long time, why not speak up in the morning?" However, an invitation post can invite someone to come over, what is the difficulty, so let's arrange it, I said that it was me, and I intended to congratulate Xue Lang on winning the championship, and I would set up a banquet to invite each other three days later. ”