At the entrance of the town, beside the willow trees by the river, there was already a dense crowd of people.
In front of the crowd, I saw an ox cart parked. Sun Siwen stood on the ox cart and kept raising his hands to the surrounding townspeople, saying something with a proud face.
The townspeople were ecstatic about this town's first successful candidate in twenty years. They all felt honored and wanted to be happy.
Lu Yuan struggled to squeeze through the crowded crowd in front, walked forward, and then heard clearly.
"Dear elders, thanks to the blessings of my ancestors and your support, I am able to pass the exam this time. In the future..."
Sun Siwen was cheering and talking happily.
In the past, even if he passed the scholar examination and his status greatly increased, there would not be so many people in the town listening to his speech.
But now, once he wins the imperial examination, the world is suddenly different.
It should be noted that when you reach the position of being a candidate, if you do not want to continue taking the scientific examination, you can apply to the court to be granted an official position.
Although those who can be conferred are minor officials, which are not as good as Jinshi who start directly from county magistrates and county captains, they are still officials.
Even if he is a ninth-grade Sesame Officer, he is infinitely better than Bai Shen. They are already two different classes.
Maybe it’s because I don’t have much experience.
Sun Siwen's speech this time was a large one for those who knew it, and he quoted scriptures everywhere. Ordinary people with little education could not understand it at all.
But even so, whenever he finished speaking, the people around him would start shouting, "Senior Juren, please say a few more words," "Well said," and so on.
This compliment made Sun Siwen orgasm in his head, and his chatterbox was like a flood that broke the embankment, getting out of control.
As soon as I started speaking, more than an hour passed.
It wasn't until his mouth went dry and the townspeople around him looked tired that the lecture of the Master of Juren slowly came to an end.
At this time, Lu Yuan had already gone to the tavern in the town, sold the cooked food, wine and food from the shop, took them home, and came back again.
Seeing that the crowd around him was gradually thinning, he smiled and stepped forward to greet them.
"Brother Lu!"
Sun Siwen had recovered from the excitement. When he saw the arrival of his friend whom he had not seen for several months, he immediately jumped off the bullock cart and ran up quickly.
"Brother Sun."
Lu Yuan hugged him and said with a happy smile: "As I said before, brother Sun has flown thousands of miles in this scientific examination and is on the list. In just two short months, brother has already flown into the sky and become an official. People."
When a friend mentioned that he had passed the exam, Sun Siwen was greatly relieved. He also laughed and said: "Brother Lu is also indispensable for being able to pass the exam this time. Without your help, even if I have thousands of talents, I will never be able to do it." succeed."
This is to thank Lu Yuan for sponsoring the examination fees.
At the same time, Sun Shusheng also hinted that he would never forget the kindness of helping each other, let alone alienate friendship because of the change of identity.
Lu Yuan heard the meaning of the other party's words and felt happier.
There are too many ungrateful people in this world who abandon their wives and children after becoming rich.
Sun Siwen's ability to do this already shows his character.
It's really nice to have such a friend.
However, he didn't say much, he just waved his hand and said: "We have prepared a banquet at home and are waiting for Brother Sun. Can I please give me a favor?"
Hearing Lu Yuan mention the small meeting between the two of them, Sun Siwen couldn't help but feel restless. She couldn't hold it back at the moment and pulled his sleeve and walked towards the alley: "Although I have participated in many gatherings in the county town, many It was a party of fair-weather and no close friends.
Instead of getting together with others, it's just for socializing.
After two months of separation, I have long thought about having a wine tasting discussion with Brother Lu. As expected, you still know me. "
Between the words, the two people's postures were no different from before.
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Lu Yuan's home.
Most of the side dishes placed on the stone table in the courtyard have been eaten, and the bottom of the jar of fine wine is also faintly visible.
The two friends reunited after a long absence, mingling with each other, drinking heavily, and seemed to have endless topics to talk about.
Lu Yuan talked about his current situation, and then didn't say much. He mainly listened to Sun Siwen's talk.
The new candidate talked about what he had experienced on the way to the exam, talked about the mountains and geography of Yuzhang County, talked about his experience in the county, talked about his apprehension and nervousness about the exam, and talked about his new life. Some friends I met talked about how wonderful and vast the outside world is.
After talking for a long time, Sun Siwen drank a glass of wine, and then suddenly said: "Brother Lu, after I won the imperial examination, I have already requested the county governor's office, hoping to be released to the outside world. Now that my name has been reported, where can I wait? Once there is a vacancy, you can take office.”
Lu Yuan was stunned when he heard this and said in surprise: "Brother Sun, won't you continue the scientific examination?"
Although one can become an official by promoting someone, the starting point for being an official is from the ninth rank, and the peak of the official career in the future is also limited. It would be good to have four or five ranks.
But if you pass the Jinshi examination and become an official as a Jinshi, your starting point is the eighth-rank official. In the future, your official career will be smooth, whether it is becoming a high official in the border area and benefiting one side. Or enter the court and rule the world. All have great potential.
So even though there is only one level difference between Juren and Jinshi, the benefits and future are completely different.
Lu Yuan was aware of things, so how could he, the current candidate, not be aware of them?
But in response, Sun Siwen just smiled bitterly: "No more exams."
Seeing his appearance, Lu Yuan couldn't help but frown and asked, "What happened?"
Sun Siwen sighed: "Brother Lu, do you remember what I told you before about talking in dreams?"
When Lu Yuan heard this, his heart moved slightly, and he nodded: "Remember, Brother Sun said at that time that in his dreams, there was always a voice urging you to take the scientific examination."
Sun Siwen said helplessly: "Yes, it's that voice that's urging me to take the science exam. I'm not hiding it from Brother Lu. In fact, since I passed the exam a month ago, the voice in my dream suddenly disappeared. .
After the sound disappeared, I felt empty, as if I had lost something.
The original feeling of invincibility also disappeared.
At this time, I was asked to take the autumn exam. To be honest, even if I had already passed the test questions, of course I had to do it all over again, but I was not even sure I could pass it.
In previous exams, I wrote with great energy and no sluggishness. Whenever there is a difficult problem, just thinking about it in my mind will immediately give me the answer.
Thinking about it carefully, it's actually more like someone borrowing my eyes, reading the test, doing it, and then announcing the answer in my mind.
It’s just that at that time, I was only thinking about the test questions and didn’t think much about it. I just thought I had made it myself.
Perhaps, it was not me who succeeded this time, but the voice in my heart, or the person in my body.
But now, that person is no longer there. "
Speaking of this, Sun Siwen's face looked lonely, and the complex emotions in his eyes were hard to interpret.
