It was the guy who had lost more than ten strands of hair after being condemned by the crowd. At this moment, he was staring at the roll and dancing with joy, as if he had gone mad.
At this moment, the crowd noticed that Fang Zhengzhi's name wasn't on the Second-Class Roll.
"Don't tell me Fang Zhengzhi really missed the roll?!"
"He should have missed the roll! After all, among the people participating in the capital examination, there are more than ten roll champions in the county theory examination alone. Furthermore, there are also Hidden Dragon Roll talents who rushed over from all over. There are only twelve places in the First-Class Roll, no matter how I think about it, it's impossible for Fang Zhengzhi to have a turn! "
"Sigh … people who rely on luck to get up are always unreliable!"
"My silver!"
Thinking about the difficulty of the First-Class Roll, and the standard of the River of Trust Capital participants, the crowd more or less concluded that Fang Zhengzhi had missed the roll.
Indeed, the gathering of the scholars from the five capitals in the River of Trust Capital had successfully stopped Fang Zhengzhi from advancing.
Just as they were thinking, the result official took out a black seal stone and walked to the First-Class Roll stone. He pressed on the stone and instantly, a golden light flashed and twelve large names appeared.
"Hua Kangan!"
"And Tang Yulong, Cai Yongfeng, Kang Xingping …"
"Indeed, the competition for the First-Class Roll this time is too intense!"
"Fang Zhengzhi's name isn't on the First-Class Roll, do you think he will get into the top three again?"
"I heard that he has never even entered the Hall of Dao. Being able to top the county theory examination once is already a miracle. Top three in the capital examination? Ha ha ha … "
"Zhang Heping didn't enter the First-Class Roll, he should be in the top three! He is indeed the theory examination roll champion! Hang on, Yan Xiu doesn't seem to have a name either, don't tell me … "
As the crowd discussed, someone finally noticed that other than Fang Zhengzhi's name, Yan Xiu wasn't on the First-Class Roll either.
Even though it was somewhat unexpected that Fang Zhengzhi would miss the capital examination with his county theory examination roll champion result, it wasn't unacceptable. But, how could Yan Xiu miss the roll?
Hence …
There was only one possibility.
As they thought about this, the crowd's gaze simultaneously turned to Yan Xiu, who was standing in the crowd with a cold expression. They were all guessing. This youth from Western Liang.
What kind of position would he obtain in the River of Trust Capital theory examination.
"Dong!" The sound of a gong drew everyone's attention back to the results official.
"As usual, the top three in the theory examination will be announced by the chief examiner himself! The Chief Imperial Messenger of the Imperial Academy, Han Changfeng, Mister Han, will be the chief examiner for this River of Trust Capital Examinations! "
Following the announcement of the results official, a group of people walked out of the magistrate's office. The person in the lead had a few strands of silver hair on his head. He was dressed in a white official's robe, and the silver threads on his robe made him look like he was about to soar into the sky.
It was the Chief Imperial Messenger of the Imperial Academy, Han Changfeng, Elder Han.
And behind Han Changfeng, there were a few Imperial Messengers with the word "Imperial" written on their official robes. Imperial Messenger Qin, who was in charge of the Huai An County previously, was among them.
"It's actually Elder Han!"
"All this while, Elder Han has only been the Chief Examiner for the Imperial Examinations. Who would have thought that he would be the Chief Examiner for the Capital Examinations this time!"
"No wonder the questions in this capital theory examination are so difficult …"
"Even though the questions are difficult, but to be able to pass a capital examination under Elder Han's Chief Examiner, it would be extremely beneficial to one's future career!"
When the crowd heard that the Chief Examiner this time was the Chief Imperial Messenger of the Imperial Academy, Han Changfeng, they were all extremely excited. After all, the relationship between teacher and student existed in the Empire.
For example, this capital examination was under Han Changfeng's Chief Imperial Messenger. Then, under normal circumstances, the scholars who passed this capital examination would be able to climb up to Han Changfeng's high branch, and become his student.
This was the custom of the Imperial Court, and was considered the way of respecting one's teacher.
…
When Han Changfeng walked to the roll stone and stood still, everyone stopped their discussions. The scene looked extremely quiet. After all, with Han Changfeng's position and reputation in the Great Xia Dynasty, even if the head of the River of Trust Capital saw him, he would have to give way to him.
"The River of Trust Capital examination gathers the talents of the five capitals of the Northern Desert. It is said to be a gathering of talents, and the Imperial Academy places great importance on it. I am fortunate to be the Chief Examiner for the River of Trust Capital examination, and I also feel the pressure on my shoulders."
Han Changfeng's tone sounded extremely friendly, and didn't put on any airs. He even addressed himself as' I ', and didn't address him as Chief Imperial Messenger. This instantly made the scholars feel a sense of closeness.
Fang Zhengzhi didn't recognise Han Changfeng, hence, he glanced at Yan Xiu beside him, wanting to capture his impression of Han Changfeng from Yan Xiu's expression.
However, Yan Xiu's expression remained calm and cold as usual.
"The top three of this capital examination will be first read by the invigilator, then passed to the various Imperial Messengers to recommend. Finally, I will personally announce the results. If there is any student who has a different opinion, you can request the Imperial Academy to reconsider!"
"Now, I will announce the third place of this capital examination!"
"Linjiang Capital, Tianhe Academy, Zhang Hetong!"
After Han Changfeng finished, he paused for a moment. Then, a result official announced Zhang Hetong's various experiences to the top three of the First-Class Roll.
"Zhang Hetong is third place?!"
"I didn't expect Yan Xiu's theory examination talent to be even higher than Zhang Hetong's!"
"Sixteen, I'm afraid the Yan family is going to produce another astonishing talent this time!"
When the crowd heard that Zhang Hetong was third place, they all started to discuss softly in shock. And within the crowd, a group of scholars also started to congratulate a man dressed in a green luxurious robe.
However, the man dressed in green luxurious robe didn't show much joy on his face …
"Second place, Western Liang Yan family, Yan Xiu!"
After Han Changfeng waited for Zhang Hetong's name to completely appear, he didn't pause for long, and directly announced the name of second place.
"Yan Xiu is second place?!"
"Then, who will be the roll champion of this time's theory examination?"
The crowd's gaze simultaneously bypassed Fang Zhengzhi and focused on Yan Xiu.
On the other hand, Yan Xiu's expression was still as cold as ever, as if everything was within his calculations. Only, when he looked at Fang Zhengzhi beside him, he felt somewhat complicated.
Fang Zhengzhi also looked at Yan Xiu. He wanted to say a few words of congratulations, but, he knew that Yan Xiu probably wouldn't want to hear it.
The reason was very simple. Because, Yan Xiu lost in the theory examination.
"Can you treat me to a meal?" Yan Xiu suddenly spoke.
"Can the Lunar Restaurant?" Fang Zhengzhi replied with a question.
"Yes." Yan Xiu nodded.
When the crowd heard the conversation between Yan Xiu and Fang Zhengzhi, all of them were somewhat confused. Yan Xiu was clearly the second place, why did he want Fang Zhengzhi to treat him to a meal?
Could it be that Yan Xiu thought that Fang Zhengzhi would take the roll champion?
How was this possible!
If someone who hadn't even attended a Hall of Dao for a day really took the roll champion of this River of Trust Capital's theory examination, then what would the scholars of the world think?
Don't tell me that everyone who studied in the Hall of Dao in the entire Great Xia Dynasty …
Were they all pigs?!
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