When writing the results for the Provincial Examination, the time towards the end becomes longer.
In the evening, the people in Jinling City had finished their hard work for the day and gathered at the Tribute Courtyard from all directions as if they were going to the market after dinner.
By this time, the square in front of Gongyuan was already overcrowded.
Just when people are immersed in the triennial event.
In the small door next to the rural examination, Deng Qing was escorted out of the Gongyuan by the Jinyi Guards.
As soon as they left the tribute courtyard, they were packed into a carriage that had been prepared long ago.
In an instant, the carriage turned around and disappeared into the darkening night.
The common people did not notice that a court official was captured by the Jin Yiwei at the small gate, because at this time, at the small gate on the other side, officials moved a table and placed it in front of the provincial examination list.
The old Jinling man understood this scene immediately.
The examiner is about to come out.
Sure enough, after the table was arranged according to the order of priority, Gu Shouyuan was in front and led a group of inner and outer curtain officials out of the small door.
When he went out, Gu Shouyuan, who was talking to Wang Liangchen, was also startled by the enthusiastic people outside.
I saw that the huge square in front of Gongyuan was already filled with people standing shoulder to shoulder.
He had no time to discuss with Wang Liangchen the sudden arrest of Deng Qing by the Jin Yiwei, so he put on a different smile and sat firmly on the main table.
On both sides of him are the positions of invigilator, deputy examiner and promoter.
After the four bosses were seated, the eighteen roommates sat in their exclusive seats one by one.
In front of the examiners, there was a large desk about ten feet long, with countless boxes of ink rolls piled next to it.
The clerks who were responsible for the task were all performing their duties, and there were also a number of committee members, house clerks, servants and servants, etc., crowded on both sides.
Even in front of the big case, there was a crowd waiting to see the excitement.
Behind them was the team that announced the good news. These people had already spent money to buy the clerk in charge of writing the list in Tonggongyuan. At this exciting time, whoever grabbed it would make a fortune.
In the Gongyuan, Gu Shouyuan had already written down the list of 129 successful candidates.
Now only the sixth place and the fifth leader are left to be filled out.
This is an important process that needs to be filled out in front of all the people of Jinling.
As soon as the officials sat down, the people in the square began to roar.
Gu Shouyuan presided over the provincial examination for the first time, and he was very excited when he saw it.
Pretending to be calm, he walked up to the big case, took the big pen from the book office, and wrote on the red paper spread on the case: "Sixth place, Xie Liangcai, Jiangdu County, Yangzhou Prefecture, South Zhili !”
With a wave of his hand, the book office called the roll call on the spot. Although the people did not know who Xie Liangcai was, it did not prevent them from being excited and cheering.
In an instant, the square in front of Gongyuan seemed like a sea of happiness.
The clerk used a cloth to wipe away the remaining ink and hung the list in front of the seventh person on the wall of the Gongyuan.
Seeing this, the reporter in the crowd turned around and decided to go and report the news.
The newspaperman took three or five people with him, led the horse and led his men out of the Gongyuan through the special passage to announce the good news.
At this time, in the backyard of Zhuangyuan Building, Xie Liangcai and Xu He had no intention of sleeping.
The two of them were peeling pine nuts, and Xie Liangcai looked at the sky outside and said, "The lanterns have just started to go up, and there should be a fight for the Five Chiefs! Oh, Liangsheng, because my luck in the exam is not good, I will probably waste another three years!"
Xu He was also very disappointed. He nodded and said, "Don't be discouraged. The matter is over. I will go back to Hailing tomorrow. What about you? What should I do?"
"What else can I do? I'll go to Hailing to live with you for a while, hide from the clan elders at home, and avoid having my ears rubbed!"
While the two were talking, suddenly there was a faint sound of gongs outside.
The two of them thought they heard wrongly.
Unexpectedly, after a while, Ouyang Jun stumbled in and said excitedly: "Brother Dev, congratulations on high school!"
Xie Liangcai was completely stunned. His mouth was half open, his eyes were wide open, and the pine nuts in his hand were still pinched on his fingertips.
Xu He said happily: "Brother Keyong, where did Dev win?"
"Sixth, sixth!"
"Gudong..."
When the sound came, Xie Liangcai didn't pay attention. His legs softened and he sat down on the ground.
Xu He and Ouyang Jun quickly pulled him up.
At this time, all the students from the government poured in.
Regardless of whether they made sarcastic comments just now, they all smiled and held their hands in their hands to congratulate Xie Liangcai.
Xie Liangcai looked at Xu He and said, "I, I wasn't dreaming!"
Xu He was really happy for him. He took his arm and said, "Brother Defu, I heard you right. You won sixth place in the provincial examination!"
"Bright sound..."
At this moment, Xie Liangcai's eyes were filled with tears. He remembered that it had been more than twenty years since he had been babbling until now. Finally, he finally passed the exam. He seemed to have thousands of words, but when he spoke, he could not say a single word. Unable to speak.
Xu He patted his shoulder and comforted him: "I understand, I understand!"
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In autumn, the sky gets darker and the temperature gets lower in Jinling.
But at this time, the people at the gate of Gongyuan became more and more excited, and more and more people gathered to watch the excitement.
The sixth place has been born, and the next one is the "Wu Jing Kui" in the Southern Zhili Township Examination.
At this time, at the gate of Gongyuan, there were crowds of people and loud voices. Huge candles had been lit in front of all the officials. Gu Shouyuan wrote at this time: "The fifth place is Han Yujian, Taiping County, Ningguo Prefecture."
It is no joke to make trouble with Wukui under the colorful lanterns.
A candle was placed in front of a fellow examiner to show that the fifth place came from this room.
At this time, the committee members, clerks, yamen, cooks, and cooks all came out of the tribute courtyard. Everyone bought several kilograms of candles, inserted them on the large wooden plate studded with nails, held them in their hands, and took turns. Walk around the officials.
That scene was as bright as day.
These candles will not be allowed to burn out, but everyone will blow out the candles immediately after all the lists of Wu Jingkui are posted.
In the future, these candles can be given away to others. Legend has it that if candles imbued with culture are placed in the wedding room, the children born to the couple will be lucky in the future.
So this is a rare human gift.
In order to make the candle burn less, everyone clamored for the examiner to quickly fill in the Five Classics.
This is also a long-standing practice. How could Gu Shouyuan not know this all the way through the scientific examination?
He went on to write calmly:
The fourth place is Fang Younan, Pei County, Xuzhou Prefecture.
The third place is Gong Kun, Shanyang County, Huai'an Prefecture.
Second place, Fu Ding, Wujin County, Changzhou Prefecture.
Every time a list is posted, the crowd exclaims.
The final winner of the provincial examination, Jie Yuan, has not yet been announced.
The crowd fell silent again.
Gu Shouyuan didn't take Qiao either, and wrote on the paper with a flick of his wrist:
First place in the South Zhili Township Examination, Xu He, Hailing County, Yangzhou Prefecture!
The list just went up the wall.
Cannons fired, drums blared, and officials toasted to celebrate.
The first place winner in this year's provincial examination has been announced. Tonight, at this moment, the name on the wall is the brightest star in Nanzhili!
