After the exam, the Li Family Zhuangzi students took a hot bath, hurriedly ate and went to bed.
They were a little nervous. They were not afraid of being eliminated, but they were worried that they would fall to second class.
The people in Zhuangzi were preparing for tomorrow's banquet. Now the officials did not hold a banquet, nor did they announce the names.
Only after the rankings were announced and they passed the second round of the Ministry of Appointments would someone go out to show off.
The current Tang dynasty did not attach much importance to the imperial examinations. The emperor was more pragmatic and knew that a group of students did not know anything.
If a student with no official status passed the exam, he would have to start from scratch.
If a student with an official family passed the exam, he would be assigned a deputy in a certain county. If the student had relatives who were officials, he could ask them if they did not know anything.
If it was a student who only knew Confucian classics and some medical books that were not focused on studying, he would not know anything about being an official after passing the exam.
At this time, he would have to study in the imperial city, compile history, organize documents, and interact with other officials.
When it was about time, he would see what he could do. He would be a small official.
As for whether he could write poems or not, the emperor did not care.
If you thought you were talented enough and had a way to go, you could write a chapter about the Tang dynasty or foreign countries and submit it to the prime minister. This was called a prime minister's letter.
Many people understood, but there were still some who did not think it through.
They felt that they should meet the emperor directly and tell him about their ambitions. The emperor would immediately let them be the prime minister.
Of course, if they had good literary talent, the emperor would meet them at the Pear Garden and write a poem with them.
Then he would suddenly ask you, "Minister, now that there is a shortage of young people, what should the people do?"
You would say to the emperor, "What is there to know without seeing the spring red? How can there be no road in life?" The green and yellow clouds appear, the sunset looks back at each other.
The emperor would say, "Good poem. Minister, drink to victory."
After that, he would drink a cup of wine with you. Then there was no then.
I asked you how to solve the people's problems. Why are you talking to me? I gave you a chance, but you …
The next morning, many people hurried to the streets in front of the imperial city.
The results would be posted in front of the Vermilion Bird Gate. Those who passed the exam should not be happy too early. There was still the second round.
The chances of passing the second round were lower. It mainly depended on the physical condition.
At present, people with disabilities were still discriminated against. Those who were blind in one eye, myopic, or had other physical defects were eliminated.
While he was at it, he also asked for some simple judgements. All he had to do was recite them and he would be able to pass.
In theory, it was a procedure to prevent anyone from taking advantage of any loopholes.
The examinees were all very nervous. The first to be posted were the names of the subjects other than Grand Scholar. They wrote down their addresses and names. Once they compared who was who, they would know.
Scenes of sorrow and joy appeared one after another. Among them, Ming Jing's score was higher than that of the other subjects. Before the ranking of Jinshi was released, Ming Jing was the best.
People in Chang 'an began to inquire about who was who. How old is he? How many brothers and sisters does he have? Is he married?
Then, he compared it to the real person and decided that it was suitable, so he prepared to find a matchmaker to talk to him.
Most of them came from ordinary families, had some savings, and lived in the city.
Those who were more capable were waiting for the ranking list of the Advancement Section to come out.
They want to find a Jinshi, as long as he agrees to marry my daughter. Do you see that house? It's from Chang 'an. In the future, you can work in Chang' an.
What? Got married? Could they break it off? Huh? And a child? Could he not want it? Oh, the Cui Clan? Just pretend I didn't say anything. Who asked for the information?
The sound of horses' hooves was heard. The Li Family Zhuangzi's team arrived. They couldn't squeeze in anymore.
The students and their families who had changed into new clothes got off the car one after another.
They were all of different ages, but the difference was basically the same. Li Yi was not found because he was too old to work.
Besides, it was useless for him to be obsessed with the Imperial Examination at such an old age.
Those who were married brought their wives and children. Those who didn't have children held their wives' hands. The rest were the elders in their families.
Including the mother and the younger sister who was not married. The younger sister used to take care of the mother at home. Later, the younger sister moved to Zhuangzi.
At this moment, they were like defendants waiting for the trial. They were anxious, but they tried their best to look calm.
The elders in their families also changed into new clothes and dyed their hair. They looked neat and tidy.
The students had medicine in their pockets. If the elders fell down due to excitement, they had to quickly feed them medicine and resuscitate them according to the situation.
The others looked sideways. The Li Family Zhuangzi's team was big, but they didn't squeeze in. They just stood beside the car.
"It's out, it's out. The Jinshi List is out." Someone shouted. It was chaos.
"Quick, who's the closest? Read it." Someone shouted. They couldn't squeeze in.
Song De squeezed to the front. He held a loudspeaker in his hand and a pair of binoculars around his neck.
Four Zhuangzi's bodyguards set up a ladder for him. He rode on it with a pair of binoculars in one hand and a loudspeaker in the other.
As soon as the list was posted, he shouted, "Zhao Donglin of Hu Zhou, first place in Class A. Zhao Donglin of Hu Zhou, first place in Class A. Congratulations, Brother Zhao. I'm a student from the Li Family Zhuangzi of Ba Shui. "
Song De shouted. His body was trembling. The four bodyguards below him were happy and reached out to take it.
"Who's Zhao Donglin?"
"Do you have a wife?"
"Is she good-looking?"
The crowd was noisy. Soon, everyone looked at the Li Family Zhuangzi's team.
The closer they were, the clearer it was.
A twenty-two-year-old man took a woman's hand and stepped forward. Together with his wife, they bowed slightly.
His wife pursed her lips tightly as tears streamed down her face.
"Wow, he has a wife. Sigh!"
"His wife looks ordinary. I don't know if he can marry her."
"He doesn't have a child. It shouldn't be a big problem."
"Second place in Class A, Wei Xide of Yangzhou. Congratulations, Little Wei, a student from the Li Family Zhuangzi," Song De shouted again.
The second student took a step forward with his father and mother in one hand and bowed.
"Third place in Class A. Oh, it's from the Li Family Zhuangzi. Xu Ji of Kunshan. Congratulations, Old Xu," Song De shouted.
A man took a step forward with a woman in one hand and a two or three-year-old girl in the other and bowed.
"Fourth place. Oh, it's from the Zhuangzi again. Fu Kedao of Xunyang. Congratulations! Next to him are his mother and sister. Sister. "Song De continued to shout and emphasize.
Someone from the Zhuangzi's team came out. He took his sister in one hand and his mother in the other and bowed.
The others understood that this was the sister and could marry her. This person didn't have a wife.
Song De read out the names one by one. Someone from the Zhuangzi would come out.
"42nd place in Class A, Guan Juyu of Xiangyang. He's a student from the Zhuangzi. Come, he's 20 years old this year. He has parents. His father used to be a teacher in the local county school. Now he's helping teach children in Zhuangzi. His mother is well-educated. "
Song De introduced the last person from the Zhuangzi.
A young man came out holding his parents' hands. His face was red.
"I've also read out the last 17. You can see for yourselves those who passed Class B. There are too many of them. 43rd place in Class A … …"
Song De felt that he had completed his task. He read out 17 more people. Forget it, he went back to celebrate.
The people from the Zhuangzi team were already cheering. There were a total of 42 people from the Zhuangzi team. They had taken the top 42 places in Class A in the Imperial Examinations.
The others didn't care about the 43rd place. They stared blankly at the people from the Li Family Zhuangzi.
Studying in Zhuangzi was much better than studying in other places?
They knew that there was no problem of who would be pushed down from Class A and Class B.
If you answered all the questions correctly, Class A would be Class B. If you answered one question correctly, Class B would be Class B.
The people in front of them didn't know how they survived the winter two years ago. They came to the Li Family Zhuangzi to do dirty work. They had to have a place to stay.
This year, all of them had passed the Imperial Examinations. All of them had passed Class A and taken the top 42 places?
"Get in the car. Let's go back to celebrate." Song De finished reading and ran back to the team.
"We're going too. Steward Song, we're going too." Xinyan and the others from the Pyong Kang Square stood not far away and shouted.
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