Rise From the Humble

Before and after the government examination, Zhu Pingan’s life was no different. He got up early to practice calligraphy and morning reading, studied stereotyped composition during the day, and read at night with a light on, watching other students’ romantic poems, wine and tea after the exam.

The vixen in the room was also the same as before, smiling and laughing all day without stopping.

When the sun rose for the third time, Zhu Pingan came back from his morning reading and was once again surrounded by his uncle and enthusiastic fellow villagers to watch the government test release. This time is the general list of the government examination. The last exam combines the results of the previous two exams with the "long case", and all the admitted candidates are arranged horizontally in order of rank, and the case is issued by name, which is called the "long case". The first place is called the head of the government. There are a total of 30 people recorded in the first list, including the head of the case. The top ten people have a common honorary title of "top ten in the government test", and a total of 70 people are recorded in the second list, which means they finally passed The number of government examinations is one hundred people. More than 900 people came to participate in the government examination, and finally 100 people passed, and the pass rate was almost 10%.

Regardless of the first list or the second list, as long as the person on the list can get the title of "Tongsheng", in the future, the imperial examination will no longer need to take the county examination, and only need to take the courtyard examination.

Crowded crowd, students in twos and threes gathered together, either nervous or confident or chatting about the experience of this government test. After waiting for a while with mixed emotions, they heard bursts of firecrackers, and two rows of government servants in red came beating gongs and drums. The noise of gongs and drums attracted a large number of onlookers, and it was very lively.

I don't know if it's an illusion or what, Zhu Ping'an felt a fleeting figure in the crowd, which seemed familiar, but he couldn't find it when he looked again.

"Hey, look, the list is about to be released." Uncle Zhu Shouren seemed more excited than Zhu Ping'an, grabbing Zhu Ping'an's shoulder and shaking it for a while, attracting Zhu Ping's attention.

The other two fellow villagers and the fat friend of the uncle also stood on tiptoe, their eyes following the officials carrying the list.

For this exam, I was the only one in Backer Town.

Standing in the crowd, Zhu Pingan quietly watched the excited flow of people. His inexplicable calmness at this moment was in stark contrast to the excitement of his uncle and others.

This time there was no suspense. After the official in charge of publishing the list said congratulatory and encouraging words, he began to publish the list with the assistance of the yamen servant. A long list full of names was posted on the list wall. The second list and the second list are all on this list.

The head of the case is first, and the top thirty are the A list, which is marked with a red pen at the back and separated from the back. This is the A list; the last seventy are naturally the B list.

The students and scholars who watched the list were more excited than usual. The students on the list were almost ecstatic. This is Tongsheng, and the long march of thousands of miles of imperial examinations has finally taken the first step. Of course, the candidates who failed the rankings were even more disappointed. Many people cried bitterly. The government exam has been repeated, and there are seven or eight small exams in total. There are many uncertain factors. Seeing the happy faces of the people around me, I can't help but feel extremely sad.

Since the list was posted, the exclamation of the uncle and others has been heard endlessly, like a drake being choked, which sounds like a kind of damage to the ears.

The uncle and others looked at the list, and then looked at Zhu Ping'an, as if they didn't know each other.

Zhu Ping'an was also a little surprised, but after a while, a silly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. The ancients said: Heaven rewards hard work, sincerity does not deceive me.

Crowded, laughing, painful... before the crowd of all kinds in the world is the final list of this government examination.

First place: Zhu Ping'an; Second place: Wang Jin; Third place: Zheng Wei; Fourth place: Xia Luoming. Tenth place Feng Shanshui

The case chief this time is a genuine government case chief, and the surprise of the uncle and others is understandable. The quality of the government trial case chief is much higher than that of the county trial case chief. This is a student of six counties in Anqing Prefecture. Although these students are not even scholars, it is something they dare not even think about. Uncle Zhu Shouren and several villagers also took the exam for more than ten years before they passed the government exam by chance, but Zhu Ping'an was only thirteen years old. He took the boy's exam for the first time, so he got a government exam case and went back. It was almost a night Tan thing. Moreover, what makes them envy and hate the most is that generally speaking, it is almost a certainty that the head of the government office must pass the hospital examination to be a scholar. This is almost a tacit rule of everyone. For something out of the ordinary, the status of a scholar is proper.

Zhu Ping'an was also a little surprised by the case of the government, he was much happier than winning the first place in the previous table. First of all, this government examination can be said to be obtained by relying on my own real level, and I don’t need to copy the Qing Dynasty champion paper in my mind; secondly, although the government examination is just a qualification examination for the basic examination in the imperial examination, it is still difficult. Although other students and scholars have despised themselves several times, it is undeniable that their attainments in stereotyped four books and five classics are still very high.

Of course, Zhu Ping'an was not overwhelmed by joy, and it was a bit of luck to win the case this time. For example, the 15-percent question in the table judgment, for example, I met an old man fishing by chance, and got a qualitative leap in calligraphy by chance. Maybe the marking officer happened to appreciate my writing and so on. In addition, this is just a prefectural exam, a competition among students from a prefecture, and there is also a college exam. Even if you pass the college exam, it is just a qualification exam for the imperial examination. In the future, there will be township exams, general exams, and so on.

The long march of thousands of miles, this is just the first insignificant step.

Zhu Ping'an got the chief of the case in the government office, and the most surprised people were not only the uncle and others, but also the county chiefs such as Tongcheng Xia Luoming, Susong Feng Shanshui, etc.

The only one who was not surprised was Taihu King who entered. After reading the list, his expression remained the same, as if the first, second and third had nothing to do with him.

But Tongcheng Xia Luoming, Su Songfeng Shanshui and others are not like this. They have been trying their best to fight for the first place, just like a group of lions. In the blink of an eye, Nima, a greedy fat pig is screaming and has reached the end of its fun.

It felt like a punch to the cotton.

"Ahem, Brother Zhu Xian, congratulations." Su Song and Feng Shanshui could barely maintain his demeanor.

Tongcheng Xia Luoming and the others were filled with righteous indignation, they just cupped their hands and left.

"Hey, are you the case?" Uncle Zhu Shouren couldn't believe it, and stretched out his hand to pinch Zhu Ping'an.

Nima

pain

Zhu Ping'an grinned at his uncle's sudden pinch.

Seeing Zhu Pingan's grinning face, the uncle believed that he was not dreaming. His thirteen-year-old nephew, in the first boy's exam, not only passed the boy student, but also ranked first.

So, hit hard.

"The younger generation is terrible"

The other two villagers also sighed and helped the uncle to leave. The route was the old restaurant again, and it seemed that they would not return all night.

No one is celebrating, so I can only celebrate for myself, well, maybe it really can only be myself.

On the way back to the inn, Zhu Pingan bought some wine and meat to eat, and brought them back to the inn.

Pushing away the inn, the wine and meat in my hands were still there. Looking around, the room was cleaned cleanly, and my bedding was also folded. Only the faint scent of the witch was left in the room.

"Well, I really left."

Zhu Pingan didn't seem to be surprised at the departure of the witch, and put the food on the table calmly. In fact, Zhu Pingan knew about the departure of the witch for a long time, but he didn't know when she left.

It's only early spring, but there are cuckoo calls at night. This is a bird only in late spring and early summer. I don't know that I came out of the mountain village.

better go home

better go home

It was just a signal from the accomplices to call the demon girl back to the team, otherwise why the demon woman tossed and turned. In fact, it was because of this that I hesitated several times when I bought food.

When Zhu Pingan put the food on the table, he found a piece of letter paper and a silver note of fifty taels under the wine jar at the corner of the table.

This vixen is also interesting, Zhu Ping'an raised the corner of his mouth.