Upstairs in Kuixing, the waiter who was serving food heard the noise on the top floor and heard the words "Yanping Mansion", and walked up the stairs happily.
"It turns out that you are all the father-in-law of Yanping Mansion, congratulations!"
The clerk is also a smart man. He knows that those who can hold a banquet in Kuixing Tower are basically guaranteed to win. He said auspicious words while saying:
"This year, Mr. Xie Yuangong is from Yanping Mansion. Who is your husband here? I dare to ask for a reward!"
Jieyuan? From Yanping Prefecture?
Immediately someone came up and asked, "Who is Mr. Jie Yuangong?"
The boy thought for a while and said, "I heard that he is a husband named Su."
Huang Shixing's eyes jumped when he heard the surname Su, right?
He blurted out and asked: "Su Ze?"
The boy immediately said: "It's Su Ze, is Mr. Su also upstairs? Congratulations to Mr. Xie Yuang!"
The boys asked for help, but no one answered, making the scene even more awkward.
Huang Shixing felt his head was buzzing, Su Ze? How can it be?
It was his first time to take the provincial examination and he was able to win Jieyuan?
A failed scholar was already in a bad mood, and when he heard that it was Su Zezhong who knew Yuan, his mood was even worse.
He often worked with Huang Shixing on choreographing Su Ze. The scholar opened his eyes wide and said to the boy:
"No, get out!"
The boy also had a keen eye, so he quickly put down the food in his hand and ran away.
A group of people gathered around Huang Shixing and said, "Su Ze? He just passed the scholar examination this year and got Jieyuan? How is it possible?"
"At Su Ze's level, I heard people from the county school say that it's okay to be a scholar, but it's absolutely impossible to be a good scholar!"
"It must be an imperial examination fraud case!"
"Yes, I heard that Su Ze has married the daughter of the former magistrate Fang Wanghai's family. This time Fang Wanghai is attached to the eunuch party. He must have broken the relationship to protect Su Ze's Jieyuan!"
"It must be so! Brother Huang is so talented and learned, and he ranked 90th in the Caixiang Examination?"
"That's right, that's for sure!"
"Request a retest!"
"Retest!"
The re-examination of the provincial examination means that those who are on the Beijing list will take the exam again. If they do not answer the questions well or their writing is unclear, they will be disqualified, but those who fail the exam will not be re-elected.
In other words, the re-examination only removes candidates and does not add new ones, and it has nothing to do with those who failed the exam.
However, those who watch the excitement always do not think the matter is too big, and the fairness of the imperial examination has always been the topic that scholars are most concerned about, and the call for a re-examination is getting louder and louder.
Huang Shixing was originally in a normal mood, but he trembled when he heard the retest.
The Five Classics Leaders and the Ninety Rankers are actually the same. Once you are qualified to be a candidate, you will be qualified to take the examination and serve as an official. Huang Shixing can accept it if he thinks about it.
But once he retakes the exam, given his level, it’s hard to say whether he can pass. He quickly said:
"Everyone, calm down. The imperial examination is a major matter, and there is no evidence that Su Ze cheated. How can you accuse someone of innocence out of thin air?"
Huang Shixing felt like he had eaten shit. The one he hated the most was Su Ze. But if the re-examination disqualified him from being a candidate, wouldn't it be even more uncomfortable?
But everyone didn't know what Huang Shixing was thinking. They were just clamoring to go to Gongyuan to cause trouble and make sure the reexamination matter was settled.
While pushing Huang Shixing, he also said that Huang Shixing was magnanimous.
Seeing Huang Shixing refusing to leave, the scholar just stood up and took the lead. A group of drunk Yanping Prefecture scholars rushed to Gongyuan.
After Chen Chaoyuan and others saw that Xie Yuan was Su Ze, they immediately rushed from Gongyuan Square to Xichan Temple.
Naturally, no one in their group made it to the list, but Su Ze's victory for Nanping was an honor for all the county school students.
Everyone wanted to tell Su Ze about this happy event quickly.
Fuzhou Prefecture and Quanzhou Prefecture were originally major imperial examination offices. In recent years, all the candidates for Jieyuan came from the two prefectures. When they heard that a little-known scholar from Yanping Prefecture had won the title of Jieyuan Prefecture, these candidates became indignant.
At this time, a group of people came down from Kuixing Tower, cursing and shouting for reexamination. Candidates from Fuzhou Prefecture and Quanzhou Prefecture also agreed and came to the gate of Gongyuan.
When Wang Daokun heard the report, the deputy examiner and invigilator quickly said: "President Wang, the people in Fujian are so fond of litigation. These things have always happened when the results are released, so just ignore it."
Wang Daokun stood up directly and said: "Open the door, I want to meet these scholars."
Wang Daokun straightened his clothes and opened the gate of Gongyuan. When he saw the scholar petitioning at the door, he said:
"The Beijing list has been published, why do you think it's unfair?"
Seeing Wang Daokun in official uniform, several leading scholars were immediately frightened, but some still boldly said:
"Xie Yuan Su Ze has no literary name, how can he win the first prize?"
Wang Daokun sneered and said, "The Peony Pavilion written by Su Rulin was sung by me when I passed through Jiangxi. Do you have any poems, lyrics, and music that you can come up with?"
As soon as they heard that Su Ze was the Su Ze who wrote The Peony Pavilion, many people were immediately frightened.
Nowadays, the most popular drama in Fuzhou Prefecture is The Peony Pavilion, and it can be said that Luoyang Zhigui is the most surprising drama.
At present, Xiong Wu's sales channels have not yet spread to Fuzhou Prefecture. Some wealthy families specially send their servants to ride fast horses to buy newspapers in nearby cities where there are special sales, and then send them back quickly.
However, there are still several scholars who are familiar with Huang Shixing and said:
"The verdict is unfair! Huang Shixing, our scholar, has always been famous for his talents, why is he only listed in the ninth place!"
Hearing this, Wang Daokun smiled slightly and changed his tone and said:
"The Provincial Examination is a national event, so it's better to be cautious. Then don't send in the results for the first time. The examination will be held two days later and the decision will be made."
After saying this, Wang Daokun turned around and returned to Gongyuan.
That's it, agreed?
The soldiers gathered around looked at me and I looked at you. I don’t know who shouted “Let’s go, let’s go.”
After receiving the news, Huang Shixing felt dizzy. What should he do?
Chen Chaoyuan and his group rushed to Xichan Temple and when they rushed to Su Ze's room, Su Ze was still discussing carpentry skills with the old monk.
Chen Chaoyuan stepped into the room and shouted: "Congratulations to brother Rulin! Congratulations to brother Rulin! You have won the prize!"
Abbot Ci'en was shocked. Su Ze had fallen into the trap of Xie Yuan?
The person who has been discussing carpentry work with me for so long is actually Mr. Xie Yuangong from this provincial examination? !
Monk Ci'en was immediately overjoyed. Su Ze was staying at Xichan Temple today. He was a senior high school student. During the next provincial examination, the single room in Xichan Temple would definitely be packed!
After a while, Han Li, who was lagging behind, rushed in and said:
"Congratulations Ru Lin! I just heard that scholars from Fuzhou, Quanzhou and Yanping suspected cheating in the imperial examination at the gate of Gongyuan. The president, Mr. Wang, has scheduled a re-examination in two days."
"Retest?"
Chen Chaoyuan immediately said: "With Rulin's talent and knowledge, there is nothing to be afraid of for the retest! Let's retreat quickly and let Brother Rulin prepare for the retest!"
Abbot Ci'en also said immediately: "I will close the mountain gate right now and let Mr. Su prepare for the exam!"
Retest?
Su Ze didn't expect that there would be such a detail. He smiled bitterly and continued to take the exam.
But just take the test. Anyway, it doesn't matter to Su Ze whether he understands the Yuan or not, as long as he passes the Juren exam.
The candidates who passed the exam all cursed the scholars in the three houses for being troublesome, and continued to prepare for the retest while cursing.
Two days later, the gate of Gongyuan opened again, and this time Wang Daokun printed the papers in person. All the candidates who were re-examined sat in the Tianzi examination room near the examiner and took the test again on the meaning of the Four Books and Five Classics.
Huang Shixing was shaking nervously, while Su Ze was sitting calmly in the room, taking out his pen and ink to prepare for the exam.
"Curls!"
The examiners personally distributed the papers to the candidates, and Wang Daokun even patrolled the examination room directly.
When they saw the paper, several candidates cursed.
The retest only tests the content of the first session, which is three chapters on the meaning of the Four Books and four chapters on the meaning of the Five Classics.
However, I saw that the questions this time were much more difficult than the questions in the last provincial examination, especially the meaning of the Four Books, which are very obscure scriptures.
Huang Shixing became even more dizzy after seeing it.
From the perspective of Su Ze's Level 10+2 imperial examination skills, this provincial examination is indeed more difficult than the last time. However, there are no shortcut questions in the provincial examination. In fact, the test is still about the scholar's understanding of the Four Books and Five Classics.
He picked up the pen and quickly typed the manuscript paper.
Wang Daokun walked up to Su Ze, stared at his draft paper for a long time, touched his beard and nodded.
Su Ze raised his head and saw a familiar face. Isn't this the merchant Wang who asked for a book?
So he is the examiner Wang Daokun?
Su Ze was stunned for a moment and saw Wang Daokun smiling and nodding to him. Su Ze also nodded and continued to answer the paper.
After watching Su Ze, Wang Daokun walked to Huang Shixing again.
Wang Daokun frowned. An hour had passed by now. Su Ze, who answered questions so quickly, had already completed two questions of the Four Books, but Huang Shixing couldn't even pass the first question.
In fact, Huang Shixing's original ability is not that bad, but once a person takes a shortcut, it will be difficult to take the right path again.
After cheating once, he became even more dependent on cheating. Huang Shixing was already feeling guilty and nervous. When he saw that the paper was deserted, he became even more panicked and couldn't answer the questions.
Wang Daokun made a tour and was satisfied with the talents and learning of most of the candidates. He proctored the exam until dark. Naturally, Su Ze was the first to finish the exam and hand in the paper. Wang Daokun nodded slightly to him, and Su Ze also knew that he was safe this time. .
Huang Shixing waited until the last moment to finish writing the paper, but he didn't know how he solved the meaning of the four books in the first chapter, and he was not sure about the use of several allusions.
Huang Shixing left the Gongyuan in a daze, and Huang Shixing's followers who were waiting at the door immediately surrounded him.
"Brother Huang, I think Su Ze was the first to hand in the paper! He must have run away early because he couldn't answer the questions!"
"Brother Huang! This time you will definitely be the top five in high school!"
"What Wu Jing Kui! High School Jie Yuan!"
For the first time, Huang Shixing felt that these followers were so noisy. He just returned to the inn with his head buried in silence.
Now Huang Shixing only regrets that he said too many harsh words, and finally made Inspector Wang agree to re-examine, re-examine, re-examine, what kind of re-examination!
Since there were only ninety papers, the Gongyuan lit candles and quickly began to copy and correct the papers without naming their names.
The papers were corrected very quickly. By the middle of the night, all ninety papers had been corrected.
The examiners gathered in Xuluantang, and the deputy examiner said:
"Of the ninety papers, only one was poorly written."
Wang Daokun knew which paper it was without asking. He checked it briefly and said, "Let's unpack the paper and publish the list. Send someone to deliver the list and let the new imperial examination candidates come to Gongyuan to receive the gift."
All the examiners took the order one after another and removed the names. As expected, the first paper was Su Ze's.
And the paper that was dismissed belonged to Huang Shixing.
There was not much change in the ranking. After copying the Beijing list, Wang Daokun stamped his seal and ribbon, and asked the Fujian Chief Envoy's department official to stamp the Chief Envoy Si Yamen's seal.
Immediately afterwards, the officials of Gongyuan began to copy the results. The red ones were the admission notices for the provincial examinations. After the officials present copied the results, they began to draw lots to take away the results.
The higher the posts on the list are, the more generous rewards they receive. In particular, the posts for Jieyuan and Wu Jingkui are hot commodities. The lucky one to grab the posts for Jieyuan is Shuli Lin, who works in the Chief Envoy Yamen. He was delighted when he checked the registration book and found the temporary residence registered by Su Ze, and rushed out with two government officials.
Just after dawn, the gate of Gongyuan opened, and several government officials rushed out and started posting the re-examination list.
There are far fewer people coming to see the re-examination list. If there are no replacement candidates for the re-examination, it has nothing to do with most of the people who failed.
Except for those who made trouble at the time and some spectators crowded in the square, most people stayed where they lived and waited for news.
Anyway, the imperial examination is a major event for the entire Fuzhou Prefecture. The results of the re-examination will be spread throughout Fuzhou Prefecture three hours before dawn, so there is no need to get up early to see it.
Huang Shixing was also standing in the crowd. When the list was opened and the last one was No. 89, Huang Shixing felt a thump in his heart.
As the Beijing ranking list opened, the name of Su Ze, who was number one, was revealed, but Huang Shixing still didn't see his own name.
He rolled his eyes and fainted.
The attendant next to him quickly helped him up and pulled him to the side. At this time, the square was full of scholars shouting Jieyuan's name.
After learning that Su Ze was the author of The Peony Pavilion, everyone remembered that the editor of Guwen Guanzhi, which was sold out before the provincial examination, also had Su Ze's name.
"Gu Wen Guan Zhi" is different from The Peony Pavilion. The literary reviews and annotations are very accurate, and it is regarded as a wonderful book by scholars.
Now Su Ze's high school education is finally over, and that's what everyone expects.
The gate of the Gongyuan opened again, and the clerks and government officials with the examination papers in their hands rushed out. They first shouted the names of the successful candidates in the square of the Gongyuan. Those who did not respond immediately went to the accommodation address registered in the examination book.
At this time in Xichan Temple, a young servant stood at the door of the single room where Su Ze stayed, with two maids standing behind him.
"Are you the book boy of Fang Mansion?"
Looking at the keepsake of Fang's house, Su Ze found out that this book boy Su Ze had also met in Fang's house before, and Su Ze let go of his suspicion.
Fang Aizhu nodded quickly and said, "My uncle is fine. Madam sent me to Fuzhou Mansion to inquire about the situation. I learned that my uncle graduated from high school, so I followed my wife's instructions to serve my uncle."
Su Ze frowned. He never liked being served by others. He wanted to drive Fang Aizhu away, but Fang Aizhu said again:
"Originally, I was supposed to arrive before the results were released, but I encountered some twists and turns on the way, so I rushed to Xizen Temple after making some inquiries."
Seeing that the three of them were tired from work, Su Ze couldn't bear to send them away.
Fang Aizhu added: "Before I came out, the young lady also warned me that my uncle will definitely be busy after he is elected and will need capable hands to take care of him."
Sure enough, as soon as Fang Aizhu finished speaking, he heard the sound of gongs and drums beating at the door of Xichan Temple. This meant that the government servants who came to deliver the results had arrived.
Fang Aizhu said immediately: "My uncle has received the invitation and has to go to the Gongyuan to receive the gift. Come quickly and help me change my clothes!"
The two maids immediately took out a brand new set of Confucian shirts. Su Ze sighed and said, "You go out and I will change them myself."
Secretary Lin, holding the Jieyuanbang post, stepped into the gate of Xichan Temple with a smile on his face.
The system also seemed to come to congratulate you, popping up a prompt:
[High school Jieyuan, imperial examination skills +5000, Lv10, 5060/10000]
(End of chapter)
