The Prosperous Era of Longwan

Laokan won the second place in the deputy list in the provincial examination. Although he did not go directly to the second list, no scholar in the lobby dared to look down upon him.

There are ninety-five places in the second list of the Jiangxi Provincial Examination. Doesn't his ranking second on the second list mean that he is actually the ninety-seventh place in this provincial examination. Before he got the news that he had passed the examination, everyone looked at him with envy and jealousy. , not to mention he is still so young, in his twenties.

Although the results of this provincial examination cannot be linked to the results of the next provincial examination, it at least shows that Lao Kan has the ability to win the examination, but he lacks a little luck.

Lao Kan accepted congratulations from others, no matter what their intentions were.

The rankings have been decided, what else can be said.

Then another group of messengers passed by the door of the inn. At this time, Wei Guangde also felt that the location of this inn was not good.

Indeed, living here is very close to Nanchang Gongyuan, and you can reach Gongyuan within a few steps of going out for reference.

But when the results were released, it felt like watching those messengers passing by the inn door.

Fortunately, not long after, after several teams of messengers passed by, the messenger walked into the inn again, and the slightly noisy inn instantly became quiet again.

"Good news in the rural examination. Congratulations to Mr. Duan Mengxian from Hukou County, Jiujiang. He ranked 91st in the high school Renzi Township Examination."

"boom"

Just after the official announced the good news, the inn instantly became lively. Almost all the scholars had stood up and cast envious glances at Wei Guangde's table.

Duan Mengxian, who had just passed the college examination this year, passed the provincial examination again. What else could he say?

Previously, Lao Kan almost squeezed into the main list, but this time it was a rookie who caught up with the main list and won the honorary title.

Wei Guangde also trembled when he heard that the good news was for Duan Mengxian. He was a little unexpected.

In Wei Guangde's opinion, the person at the table who had the best chance of being on the list was actually Lao Kan, but in the end, Lao Kan only got a second place on the list.

Lao Kan had no chance, but he didn't expect that Duan Mengxian actually squeezed in. It seems that people in my department are a bit fierce. Isn't the gold content very high?

Wei Guangde naturally thought of going elsewhere, although at this moment he was also congratulating Duan Mengxian with a smile on his face.

Following this beginning, two groups of messengers came in to announce the good news.

"Congratulations to Mr. Zhang Tingyi of Fuliang County, Raozhou for the successful report of the rural examination. Congratulations to Mr. Zhang, who ranked 85th in the Renzi Township Examination of High School."

"Good news in the rural examination. Congratulations to Mr. Hu Ruli Hu from Taihe County, Ji'an. He ranked 82nd in the high school Renzi Township Examination."

By this time, the innkeeper's face was already smiling. It had only been a while since he announced the good news, but four of the talented men in his store had already won. Although one of them was on the second list, it was not easy.

After generous rewards from the candidates on the list, these good news officials left the inn after delivering the good news. They were all smiling from ear to ear. They took a lot of happy money, which was all broken silver, not two strings of copper coins.

To be honest, this is also a little trick.

This inn is close to Gongyuan, and the living conditions are also good. Naturally, the cost of accommodation is high. Those who can live here must have some wealth, otherwise they will only look for cheap inns with inferior locations. I didn’t see the previous Just for that person from Jiujiang, even if he is on the second list, there will be several teams of people competing for the opportunity to deliver good news.

Most of the official officials are smart people, so they naturally know where to send good news and get the most money.

After the official left, the lobby of the inn soon became dull again. Just now, three waves of people came in in succession. Now, the dozen or so teams announcing the good news all passed by the door, and did not enter because of the expectant looks of the scholars in the door.

Everyone was actually counting silently in their hearts. It was estimated that the good news was delivered to that ranking. The eyes of most people who were still looking forward to it before now gradually started to look a little despairing.

Wei Guangde also felt a little dizzy at this time. When he thought about it, he should have passed the provincial examination this time, but he just missed the mark.

But based on this estimate, there are already almost seventy people, but there is no good news of their own yet.

Could it be

For the first time, Wei Guangde began to feel like he had failed the exam, although deep down he still didn't believe it.

Seeing the previously enthusiastic eyes of the classmates around him gradually showing a hint of disappointment, Wei Guangde could only blink and let out a sigh of relief, hoping to calm down his chaotic mood.

But what Wei Guangde found most funny was Master Zhu Shilong. At this time, his expression was also very wonderful. His face was red and he was smiling dryly. He didn't know what he was laughing about, but there was a vagueness in his eyes. disappointment.

Well, maybe it was the epiphany he had at home in the past two years that made him think he had found the password to win the national examination, so for more than a year he had been jumping up and down in Jiujiang Prefecture and Nanchang City, just to gain some prestige and help him take the exam. Exceeding the reputation of being a successful candidate.

It took a lot of energy and a lot of money, but it seemed to be of no use.

The results released by the Ming Dynasty were also very interesting. They did not issue results from high to low, but from low to high. This made those candidates who considered themselves somewhat talented feel a lot of pressure.

Some novels talk about how a truly talented and knowledgeable scholar would be calm and composed, but when it comes to this situation, even if you are the reincarnation of Cao Zijian or possessed by Zhu Zhi, you will still be trembling nervously.

In fact, the imperial examination had too many accidental factors.

Most of the candidates from Jiujiang Prefecture stayed in this shop. At this time, no one reached out to serve tea. Many people's hands were shaking badly, and Wei Guangde was no exception.

Everyone just sat there, motionless, just listening to the movement outside the door. Whenever there was the sound of hurried footsteps, everyone's expressions would show a touch of expectation, and as the footsteps went away, there would be another strong wave. Deep sadness.

After looking at Zeng Yuanshu, Zhang Ke and others sitting next to him, Wei Guangde's serious expression finally revealed a wry smile.

Wei Guangde had probably figured it out at this moment. He was lucky enough to be able to come here at the age of thirteen, and he really wanted to make a string of four.

At this moment, footsteps were heard outside the door again, and soon someone entered the inn. At this moment, almost everyone glanced at the inn door.

As expected, there was another team of official messengers announcing the good news.

"Good news in the rural examination. Congratulations to Mr. Zhang from Zhang Ke, Hukou County, Jiujiang. He ranked 65th in the Renzi Township Examination of the high school."

Holding the grass, Zhang Ke also won.

Wei Guangde's heart was filled with ten thousand thoughts.

He had always thought that was it, but he didn't expect that three of the people at his table had already received the good news.

Mechanically holding up his hands and saying congratulations, Wei Guangde felt a sense of powerlessness as he watched Zhang Ke dancing and laundering money to reward the person who brought the good news.

In fact, at this time, the person with the biggest psychological shadow among the people in the room should be the first one to get the good news. After all, it is the first case of this year, and the result...

Wei Guangde thought so in his heart. At this moment, there were footsteps outside the door again. It seemed that the messenger who had just left was still saying hello and saying something to the team of messengers who had just arrived.

As the footsteps started again, three messengers wearing red official clothes came through the inn door to announce the good news.