Are you number one among the top two? This is indeed the ranking Zhou Bai wants.
Next up is Yijia. Not to mention that the three of Yijia will immediately become officials in heaven, but that their own luck accumulation is still very insufficient.
On the eve of my rebirth and return to the county examination, not only did I have no destiny, but I also had no luck in passing the examination.
In just over a year, Zhou Bai passed all the tests from the county examination to Tongsheng, Scholar, Juren, Gongshi, and even today's Jinshi.
It was such a big step, and if he didn't have the Book of Luck to help him seize the opportunity, it would have been difficult to reach the end.
After all, Zhou Bai was competing with 30,000 people, among whom there were countless nobles who came from wealthy families. They were blessed by their ancestors and blessed by family luck when they were born.
The aristocratic family has a blessed land to accumulate luck, let alone mentioning it for the moment, the youth luck of any legitimate son can stand proudly in a state.
Even though he was only a county official, he lived and grew up in a yellow house, which ensured that he would not lack inspiration, his thoughts would be smooth, and he would get twice the result with half the effort in studying.
The first Jie Feichen in Yijia came from Wuzhou in the south of the Yangtze River. He was the legitimate son of the Jie family, a family that had survived three dynasties for thousands of years.
When he was born, it was said that he was accompanied by visions and that he was born with a Taoist physique. Later, several top sects in the south of the Yangtze River came to visit him, which also confirmed part of the authenticity of the rumors.
However, the Xie family insisted that Xie Feichen take the imperial examination and receive the strictest family training since childhood.
A domineering young master appears in Shijia County? No, this is just the prejudice of the world.
Even if there is, it will be the last period of the family's decline.
In fact, children from aristocratic families often work harder than those from poorer families because of their educational environment.
And how can a person with talent, hard work, and family background be lost to everyone?
Xie Feichen's talents have been famous in Jiangnan since he was a child. When he grew up, Danqing articles were published from time to time, and he was quite successful in raising his reputation. The Jiangnan area was very civilized, and at least five points were added to him.
Yu Yuan from Zhongyu, who ranked second in the first-class, and Liu Guangdi from Xishu, who ranked third in the first-class, are both like this. They are talented, talented, come from a hard-working family, and have everything.
Zhou Bai looked at the other players on the gold list. Dong Tailuan Fa was second in the second-tier A, and Jinghu Bu Xiuran was third in the second-tier A...
In this way, the gold content of his second-level talent is really not weak. How can the Northern Territory add any literary spirit to him? It all depends on him.
Well, there is also the Book of Luck.
But Zhou Bai always felt that it was too much of a coincidence. Chi Qing came to test his idea the day before the palace examination, and then the next day he won the first place in the second class of the palace examination.
In addition, the heavenly official who presided over the palace examination was under the Red Emperor, which had to make him think a little bit.
Maybe he can enter the first armor, or maybe he can only stay in the fourth position of the second armor. In short, the Red Emperor lineage must have tampered with it.
Ranked first in the second class and born as a Jinshi, this is Zhou Bai's most suitable ranking at present.
If he doesn’t go to heaven, he will be the best in the world! !
Compared with the examination list, the first and second places on the gold list have not changed much. Zhou Bai moving up three places is the biggest change.
He has now come to his senses. This palace test is not a test of luck or literary talent, but a test of the courage of heavenly beings.
The new scholars will inevitably be scattered all over Daxu, and they are the mainstays who can best carry out the orders of heaven.
If these people do not have the courage to fight against enemies from other worlds, they are not qualified to become Jinshi and Heavenly Beings.
Of course, these people in the front stage are either rich in experience and tenacious in determination like Zhou Bai, or they have been strictly trained by their families since childhood and have no shortage of all kinds of training, so they naturally have no shortage of courage to face the enemy.
The war between the two worlds in the future will not only take place in the outer world, not only in the Thirty-three Heavens, the mortal world will also be the main invasion battlefield.
Judging from the various protective heavenly regulations in the mortal world, heaven attaches no less importance to the mortal world than the Thirty-three Heavens.
In the cultivation systems of most worlds, mortals are an important foundation.
There was no change in the first section of the second-tier league, but many in the latter section were dropped to the third-tier league. In Nu Pan's opinion, their character was not up to par.
In the future, if the Qingxu Realm invades the mortal world, it will be unable to bear the heavy responsibility and will instead bring discredit to the Heavenly Court.
Si Jie, Pang Lexheng, and Shi Xiu performed exceptionally well in the Dragon Palace trial and were all outstanding figures.
Facing alien enemies on the plane battlefield, he dared to use his sword to replace those who had been brushed aside.
Under the gleaming golden list, the 221 tributes in the palace could not indulge in the strange palace examination just now. They all had different expressions after reading the list.
Those on the gold list, no matter where they are from or how famous they were before the palace examination, are now overjoyed.
Until the results come out, no one knows whether they can win and be listed in the heavenly books. This is the dream of thousands of scholars in the world.
And this is already a reward within their reach, just waiting for the next process to be completed.
As for the other 170 people, they can only be reduced to the top three, and they are generally said to be of the same Jinshi origin.
Most of the one hundred and seventy fellow Jinshis had calm expressions, and at most there was a trace of envy that could not be concealed, because they knew that top three was their limit.
Some fellow Jinshi were very frustrated. Their goal was to be registered in heaven and to seek the Tao.
But among the 170 fellow Jinshis, there are still a considerable number of people who are as happy as those who have passed the first-level Jinshi examination. These people, like Qi Hua, originally wanted to serve the imperial court.
Not long after, perhaps to confirm that the palace examination in Heaven was over and the Heavenly Official had left, a large number of guards suddenly appeared outside the extremely silent Zhongji Palace.
Several purple-robed officials walked into the palace with their heads high and their chests held high. The leader was Zhang Xu, the chief assistant. This meant that the imperial court began to take over the next palace examination process.
At this time, the light of the Jinshi Gold List in the main hall was gradually fading. This was just a list left by Nu Pan, not the official Hall Examination Gold List.
"Record the names immediately, and announce them once the imperial examination is over." At the instruction of a purple-robed official, Hanlin soon began to record the names.
The palace examination in the heavenly court confirms the rankings of first, second and second class, while the internal palace examination of the imperial court confirms the ranking of the same Jinshi.
Zhang Xu didn't act like a chief assistant at this time, especially since he had learned about the reward of Yijia not long ago, and now he would not rely on his old age.
Among this batch of Jinshi, three Heavenly Officials have already emerged. How many of the remaining forty-eight Heavenly Beings can succeed? It must be far higher than the previous ones.
"I have seen all the heavenly beings. Please go to the side hall to rest first, and Prince Rui will be left with the Jinshi to take the imperial examination on behalf of the emperor and rank at the same time." Zhang Xu walked among the people, cupped his hands and bowed gently and said.
As the number one scholar, Xie Feichen walked to the front without hesitation and bowed in return. He was calm and confident in his movements, and he was indeed a bit like the number one scholar.
"Your Excellency, you are so polite. Even if we become immortals in the future, we will be from Daxu."
This was Xie Feichen's answer on behalf of the first three people. As for the remaining forty-eight people from the second class who would remain in the mortal world for the time being, Zhou Bai naturally needed to come forward.
Feeling the gazes around him, Zhou Bai smiled faintly and took a step forward, standing at the same level as Xie Feichen.
Jie Feichen's aloof aura and demeanor seemed to be somewhat broken due to Zhou Bai's behavior. Although his face remained calm, there was a hint of confusion and disgust deep in his eyes.
How dare a second-class No. 1 person be on an equal footing with him?
Zhou Baike didn't care what Xie Feichen thought. He also bowed his hands to Zhang Xu and said: "Master Chief Assistant, I still have a long time to practice in the mortal world. Just like in the past, I can't get the official position that the imperial court deserves." Missing us.”
As expected of the leader of the first and second class, Zhang Xu's smile on his face became more sincere.
The several purple-robed bachelors who were watching the situation behind them also breathed a sigh of relief.
Jie Feichen was just a casual comment and could be ignored, but Zhou Bai's statement was the most important dignity of the court.
According to convention, Jinshis must accept official positions conferred by the imperial court just like fellow Jinshis.
Of course, most of them are noble official positions with little causal relationship, such as positions in the Hanlin Academy.
But it was like this in the past, but this time it is different. Heaven will put more effort into cultivating them.
Even if Zhou Bai expresses his intention to concentrate on his cultivation, the court will not do anything to him. This is also the thought of many heavenly beings.
Zhang Xu took a deep look at Zhou Bai, clapped his hands and laughed and said: "Okay, okay, please leave now. The rest of the palace examination will be over soon."
…
In the blink of an eye, Zhou Bai and others were drinking tea in the side hall and waiting for nearly two hours, and noon was approaching.
The atmosphere in this side hall was not as harmonious as it was in the Zhongji Hall. It was in a strange state for two hours.
Zhou Bai and his Si Jie were discussing the next reward from heaven, which made the atmosphere among the others lively. However, as the number one scholar, Xie Feichen stood aside and said nothing, making the atmosphere somewhat silent.
After finishing lunch in the imperial dining room, another hour passed. The half-hot, half-cold atmosphere was broken by the sound of the bell outside.
Dangdangdang~
The melodious ancient bells echoed in the spacious palace. It was not the usual sound of opening and closing the city gate, nor was it the three sounds of the palace test this morning, but a total of nine sounds.
"Nine sounds are the emperor's edict to sacrifice to heaven! When we sacrifice to heaven, it is the time when we are rewarded by heaven and registered in heaven." Jie Feichen, who had been silent for a long time, said, and then walked out impatiently.
At this time, his face was completely gone from the previous indifference, and his behavior was a little excited, because he was about to become a heavenly official and ascend for thirty-three days.
In history, many great Confucian scholars, Taoist emperors, princes and nobles have pursued lifelong dreams that will be realized at the age when they have just been crowned.
Pushing open the palace door, a large number of royal guards and fifty-one pure white horses were waiting outside.
The first guard immediately stepped forward and knelt down and kowtowed: "I have met all of you Jinshi. I am the commander of the first-class guards in front of the emperor. I have been ordered to escort and guide you to the southern suburbs."
Xie Feichen waved his hand and immediately wanted him to lead the way, but was interrupted by Zhou Bai.
"Where are Prince Rui, Zhang Shoufu, and those fellow Jinshi who are continuing the imperial examination?"
This guard commander had obviously been mentioned before, and he had secretly recognized people. One and three people could not afford to offend him, but they were about to become officials in heaven and could not remember a mortal.
But Tianren, the Jinshi of Erjia, wants to continue to stay in Daxu. The county magistrate is now in charge, so he can't afford to offend him.
The commander replied without hesitation: "Prince Rui has taken all of you to the southern suburbs to prepare for the sacrifice to heaven. As for the Jinshi..."
"how?"
"The top three gold medals have been announced outside the imperial city, and the fellow Jinshi are riding horses on the main streets of Shenjing City to praise themselves."
As soon as these words came out, not only Zhou Bai was shocked, but other Jinshi were also puzzled and even a little angry.
In previous years, this was not the case. We all enjoyed the glory together.
But soon they all realized that this was to win over their own people at all costs, right?
The Jinshi in the first and second grades are not our own. Only the Jinshi in the third grade can truly be used by the court.
Zhang Xu would not think that after Zhou Bai expressed his stance, these heavenly beings would really contribute much to the imperial court.
Presumably, those who were fellow Jinshi felt that receiving certain treatment would make up for some of the shortcomings of not passing the Jinshi examination, and thus feel grateful and attached to the imperial court.
"Okay, we understand, let's go, lead the way." Zhou Bai saw that everyone understood the reason and did not embarrass the commander in front of him, so he ordered.
"snort."
Xie Feichen snorted coldly, strode forward in front of everyone, and mounted his horse first.
He didn't know why. He had obviously done a good job in cultivating his moral character, but he still had negative emotions after Zhou Bai disobeyed him and stole his limelight.
Yes, others thought that this dissatisfied snort was because of the imperial court's insult, but Jie Feichen knew that he was unhappy with Zhou Bai from the bottom of his heart.
Even if he didn't get into the first grade, he never thought of admitting defeat, and there was always a perseverance in his eyes.
It was as if Zhou Bai was sure that he would go further than everyone else in the future.
A group of yellow-armored guards ran in front, and fifty-one Jinshi rode on white horses behind. It was an extremely majestic trip.
But after leaving the imperial city, it was deserted. There were very few pedestrians on the streets. Even if they saw their group, there was not much surprise in their eyes.
"Hey, why is there another team coming out? Is it another Jinshi riding on horseback?"
"You bitch don't understand, don't talk nonsense. The previous batch were all Jinshis. There are only fifty-one people in this batch, and they are the Jinshis."
"I don't understand. Then tell me, why do Jinshi people have such pomp and circumstance, while fellow Jinshi people are so loud with gongs and drums and applause for Taoism?"
"Tsk, tsk, we have never seen that scene a few times while living under the Imperial City."
"That's right, if the old man hadn't been sick, why would he have followed everyone to the outer city to live in peace? I heard that there was a lot of wedding money thrown away, and he could get some culture..."
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There were so many strange looks and words like this that the Jinshi had no interest in parading in the streets and kept urging the guards to run faster.
Fortunately, these royal guards were all good at practicing royal martial arts and ran like fierce horses, so there was not much delay.
…
In the southern suburbs, the place where people worship the sky, the surrounding forests have been cleared away, leaving only a spacious wasteland.
Among the layers of imperial guards standing solemnly are all the civil and military officials of the imperial court, including officials at all levels in purple robes, scarlet robes, and red robes.
Jingrui, the one-word prince wearing a four-clawed dragon suit, stood at the front.
Even if the emperor cannot come, the young prince should still be here, and Jingrui can actually handle the ceremony.
Zhou Bai pursed his lips, knowing that it seemed that the Daxu royal family had reached an agreement to let Jingrui support Daxu through the difficult period, so as to avoid the suspicion of the young master.
Seeing that the protagonists of the Heaven Festival finally arrived, the officials made way for fifty-one Jinshi to stand behind Jingrui.
Soon, Shao music played and the sacrifice to heaven was carried out in an orderly manner.
Looking from a distance, you can see the misty clouds on the Circular Qiu Temple of Heaven, filled with the smell of incense, with a calf burning in the southeast and sky lanterns hanging in the southwest.
Wisps of literary energy emerged from the Nine Dragon Cauldron in the middle of the Temple of Heaven. This was Jingrui holding the exam papers for this exam and burning them as sacrifices.
The red scroll, the golden scroll, the green scroll... all turned into ashes, and the mighty pillar of destiny penetrated the heaven and earth.
The last volume is Zhou Bai's Dapeng, a blue and purple poem, and a trace of extremely pale purple energy knocking on the door of heaven.
Boom~
Suddenly, the color of the sky and the earth changed, and a thunder from the sky sounded from the top down through the wilderness.
Birds and fairy spirits appear in the sky, and pieces of five-color flowers fall on the altar. This is a vision of flowers falling from the sky, which can only happen when someone above half a saint comes.
There was no trace of the fairy, only a roll of the Youth Ranking List slowly unfolded, and the names of new scholars began to appear on it.
This is a heavenly record!
"The first one in Yijia is Jie Feichen, the second is Yu Yuan, and the third is Liu Guang, who is awarded the rank of Jinshi, is listed in the heavenly register, and is granted the title of ninth-grade heavenly official!"
"The first of the second class is Zhou Bai, the second is Luan Fa, the third is Xiu Ran... and the forty-eight others will give them a Jinshi background, be listed in the heavenly register, and temporarily stay in the human world to practice!"
"Forty-eight people from Erjia gave Qionglin a banquet to..."
