Chunwei is the general examination, and both the difficulty of the test paper and the number of questions are far higher than those of the provincial examination.
Therefore, the time to revise the paper is also quite long.
This is a very difficult time for many readers.
Zhang Haorui is one of the scholars named Zhang.
Brother Li, who came with him, gave up the examination and returned home early after hearing about this year's situation.
But he stayed. No matter what, he wanted to give it a try. If he really didn't have that talent, he would have no regrets in retrospect.
The time approaching January has gone by in a blink of an eye.
On this day, Zhang Haorui got up early and put on his most appropriate Confucian robe.
Taking a deep breath, he pushed open the door with both hands and walked onto the street.
Today is the day when the trial list will be posted!
It is also the day that determines among their batch of candidates, who will be named on the gold list and who will be missed.
Before today, scholars all over the world could call each other classmates.
After today, I'm afraid it will be completely different.
People like He Taibai and Chen Dao may not even have the chance to meet in the future.
Although Zhang Haorui got up early, he came diligently.
However, his family is considered a petty bourgeoisie at best and cannot be called too wealthy.
The inn booked in Qiandu City was several streets away from where the gold list was posted.
So when he arrived, the front of the gold list was already crowded with people.
Moreover, the petty officials in official uniforms who came here to post the gold medals have already left. Standing on tiptoes, you can still see their backs in the alleys.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Haorui immediately knew that the list had been posted!
He no longer cared about anything else and squeezed in with all his strength.
He was tall and strong, and even if he didn't study, he was still a good farmer.
So I squeezed and squeezed, and I actually squeezed to the front.
Looking at the gold list, he was dazzled and fascinated.
Starting from the top of the list, He Taibai's name suddenly comes into view.
Zhang Haorui couldn't help but nodded and sighed secretly: "Ganzhou's thousand-year cultural heritage is certainly extraordinary."
"As the most outstanding student of Bailudong's generation, it is reasonable for He Taibai to be the tribute."
"If nothing unexpected happens, I'm afraid he will also be the number one pick."
Looking further down, there is Chen Dao's name.
"The Chen family of Yingzhou is well-deserved!"
Zhang Haorui sighed and continued to look down, and Zhang Han's name came into view.
"This son of Duke Dingguo is really talented in literature. He is among the top three as a noble son. It's incredible!"
Then there is Li Mojie of Jizhou.
It’s an expected character, but there’s not much to say.
Zhang Haorui continued to look down, the fifth, the tenth, the fifteenth.
The more he looked, the stranger his expression became.
He is looking for Li Long!
He was still very impressed by the man who had bet his life on the gold list, Mr. Jie Yuangong.
I feel that this person has extraordinary courage, his writing is extremely sophisticated, and his eight-part writing is excellent, and he will definitely become a great writer in the future.
But after looking at it all the way, there is no such person's name among the top fifteen.
This... this is almost falling off the first-class list.
Only twenty people are admitted to the first class, and the rest are all classified into the second class.
Although they are also on the gold list, they are also eligible to participate in the palace examination.
But there is still a big difference between the second-class background and the first-class background.
Zhang Haorui suppressed the doubts in his heart and continued to search backwards.
Finally, I found Li Long's name in the 17th position.
Immediately he breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he didn't fall out of the top 20, otherwise the joke would have been a big deal.
What followed immediately was full of doubts.
This Li Jieyuan is so good, how come his performance in the provincial examination is so different from that in the provincial examination?
During the provincial examination, he beat Zhang Han!
Who would have thought that now, the ranking has plummeted, and there is no comparison with Zhang Han.
Zhang Haorui shook his head and then stopped thinking about it.
The most important thing was whether he won or not, so he began to move his eyes quickly, scanning back and forth on the top two list, searching for his name.
As time passed, his forehead gradually became covered with fine drops of sweat.
After a long time, I finally breathed a sigh of relief and found my name in the bottom column of the top two list.
Although he was only a second-level manager, a second-level manager at the bottom of the ladder, he was content.
As long as you don't stretch your hips in the palace exam and take the exam well, you can have the same background as a Jinshi no matter what.
Even if the same Jinshi background is not as good as the Jinshi rank and the Jinshi background, compared with the Juren background, it is still a world of difference.
If he goes back this time, Brother Li will probably be jealous.
Zhang Haorui became satisfied, turned around and was about to leave, but suddenly he caught a glimpse of someone beside him, looking at Li Long's name, he was lost in thought for a long time.
"Brother, I also think that Li Jieyuan didn't do well in the exam this time? It's a shame for the scholars in Qiandu. But fortunately, I'm from somewhere else."
If others hear Zhang Haorui's unflattering words, they will inevitably start an argument, especially the scholars in Qiandu City.
But this person was very strange. He just chuckled, shook his head, and said in a gentle tone without any hint of irritation: "I think this is Li Long's true strength."
"Li Long's family is poor. Although he is good at eight-legged writing, his knowledge is limited. He cannot compare with the likes of He Taibai and Chen Dao, so he cannot write strategies well."
"I should be satisfied if I can get one of the top seventeen."
"This..." Zhang Haorui did not expect that the scholar in front of him could say such words, and was speechless for a moment: "Brother, this is too arbitrary. You are not Li Jieyuan, how can you understand what is in his heart? idea?"
Hearing this, the man didn't say anything, he just smiled softly.
Seeing that he was not refuted, Zhang Haorui continued: "It seems that they, Jieyuan, have a sense of arrogance in their hearts. They must be holding back their energy to try it out in this meeting and compete with each other."
"It's good this time. The first few are all leading the way, but Li Jieyuan is the only one who has fallen behind. He may be feeling extremely uncomfortable, so how can he be satisfied?"
Zhang Haorui spoke clearly and eloquently, saying that a fish is not a fish, and he knows the joy of fish, but he happened to speak from the perspective of a fish.
The man saw clearly, but still didn't say anything, just chuckled.
It seemed that he was just passing the time and chatting with Zhang Haorui, rather than trying to distinguish right from wrong.
Sure enough, a moment later, someone shouted from behind him: "Master Li, it's time to go back home, Butler Yang is here."
"Come here!" Only then did the man turn around and leave in a hurry.
Zhang Haorui looked at the man's leaving figure. For some reason, he always felt familiar, so he asked the person beside him, "Brother, do you recognize this person?"
The man turned around, glanced at him, and said in surprise: "Li Long and Li Jieyuan, don't you know him?"
"I saw that you two were chatting happily, and I thought they were old acquaintances."
Hearing this, Zhang Haorui was dumbfounded for a moment and froze on the spot.
