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Throughout the dynasties, the imperial examination, as the core proposition of official administration, has always attracted too much attention. Taking the Daxia Dynasty as an example, nine out of ten officials had passed the test of the imperial examination.

Today, even low-level officials need the title of scholar if they want to be promoted. Not to mention the officers of the Sixth House, even low-ranking officials like Dian Shi must at least have a clean financial background. To put it bluntly, they must be born in Tongsheng. qualifications.

Of course, the nobles are the main branches growing on the Empire State Building, and their work makes the survival of the root system more meaningful - and what is more meaningful than consumption. No matter how bad the nobles are, they are always good at spending money.

Although in most cases, the life of nobles is much better than that of scholars, there are still many noble servants at the entrance of the ceremony hall eagerly waiting to report good news to their masters. The murder case a few days ago has not yet been solved. There was still a huge crowd in front of the courtyard gate, and most of the young nobles were waiting outside.

The inheritance of some titles requires fame, and fame is also needed to find a leisurely job in the court. Success as a scholar is the beginning of all progress, and young people will naturally pay attention to it.

Cheng Jinzhou was still sitting in the restaurant near the ceremonial court. Two to three hundred meters ahead was the location where the archers had built a high platform last time. The familiar scene made Cheng Jinzhou feel a chill on his neck.

However, the chill on the back of his neck also reminded him of the clear-headed feeling he felt when the long arrow hit his face.

Very nice feeling.

Until Lu Xu's loud eating and drinking noise disturbed him.

Another table of food and wine, hurry up. Lu Xu opened his clothes and ate happily.

There were 24 plates of noodles on the table, which were delicious and plentiful. It could be used as a banquet for 10 people. Lu Xu almost ate half of the table by himself. The reason why it was half a table was because the remaining half was eaten by Cao Cao. Feng ate it all.

The skinny and small Cao Feng actually has an appetite that is not inferior to that of Lu Xu, which made Cheng Jinzhou lament that a person cannot be judged by his appearance.

The last thing the hotel is afraid of is the big-bellied customers. The shopkeeper is waiting on the side with a smile, and the commanding staff hastily arranged several exquisite banquets into flowing seats, and hastened to serve various rich dishes, such as duck, goose, mutton and so on. The dishes are comparable to what a star-dwelling warlock would eat and drink - in order to maintain the daily operation of the star array, the star warlocks always eat an astonishing amount of food.

Cheng Jinzhou's health is much better now. He can eat a whole bowl of rice at home, which is considered good, but compared with the two star warlocks, it's like a mantis's appetite.

After all, Lu Xu is a star warlock, and his eating habits can still be within the scope of ordinary people. He occasionally took the time to say: Cheng Jinzhou, don't you eat something?

If it were before, Lu Xu would have been calling him a brat, but now that Cheng Jinzhou is a two-star warlock, he would have no choice but to call him by his first name.

I'm full. Cheng Jinzhou looked down slightly nervously. Not to mention that his appetite couldn't be compared with the two star warlocks. Even if he had a good appetite, he couldn't eat much at this time.

More and more people gathered in front of the ceremonial courtyard, and soon even the small vendors were squeezed out. Shi Mo was also struggling among them without caring about his own safety, and he didn't notice when his clothes were torn apart.

After a long time, someone from the front suddenly shouted: The list is released.

Shi Mo summoned up his remaining strength and wanted to rush a few more meters, but he didn't expect that countless people had the same idea, and instead was pushed further.

In fact, the largest number of people in the crowd were not students taking exams at all. Except for the noble servants, the ones who pushed forward were all green skinned people on the ground. The annual imperial examination was also an opportunity for them to make a fortune.

It is both joyful and profitable to memorize the names of scholars who have gained fame, and then find them to report the good news and ask for money. At this time, even students from poor families often become generous.

In fact, there are really not many people from poor families who can study all the way to become scholars. Moreover, once you get the title of scholar, no matter what the legendary stories say, the living conditions of gentlemen in peacetime are always better than that of ordinary people. Those poor scholars who spend half their lives in shabby thatched houses are probably The result of having goals that are too ambitious and out of touch with one's own abilities - this is a choice of fate.

Cheng Jinzhou didn't understand the situation and sent Shimo down. Of course, the latter couldn't refuse. And it is necessary to confirm again. It is not impossible for the green-skinned scoundrels to make up a ranking for money.

In addition to Cheng Jinzhou and his party, there were seventeen or eighteen scholars in the restaurant, all of whom were in their teens or 20s. No matter how old you are, most of the time you are waiting in the hotel room.

Hearing the sounds below, most people became excited, and Cheng Jinzhou kept drinking tea there.

Head of the case—Wang Zhongsheng! The first list was hung up, where the civil servants of the Liyuan were called. This was the only time that ordinary people had the opportunity to hear the official's voice in public.

Unlike Jinshi and Juren, only the top scholar has a special name, and the value is not great. The so-called three yuan in a row actually refers to the Jieyuan that starts from the exam. Despite this, the gentlemen in the restaurant are still talking about it.

Of course, parents are more nervous than the students, especially those with young children.

Being a scholar under the age of 20 is very important on the road to fame. This is because the state has strict age requirements when selecting scholars. For example, the most coveted position in the Hanlin Academy clearly requires newly promoted Jinshi under the age of 45.

Shi Mo stretched his neck and couldn't see the front, and the deputy list was quickly hung up.

At this point, the gentlemen who were pretending to be calm finally couldn't sit still anymore. With a roar, they all ran to the window.

The crowd announcing the good news also quickly started moving.

Colorful flags were fluttering on the street, and a group of young people in long coats came to the restaurant holding red papers. When they entered the door, they shouted loudly: Congratulations to Mr. Yang Bao for your talent.

It's me! It's me! A boy of 17 or 18 years old suddenly shouted. The three or four people at the same table were probably his parents. They were also happy from ear to ear. They reached into their arms to get the wedding money. .

Others bowed their heads and sat down again until the next wave of messengers arrived. According to the private rules, no matter how many people there are in each wave of good news, they cannot give good news to two people at a time. It is said to be for the sake of happiness, but in fact it is to increase the size of the happy money. However, the students themselves like it, so it is retained. .

Cheng Jinzhou also raised his butt slightly, and then sat down in annoyance. The further back he went, the lower his ranking, and the slimmer the chance.

Seeing how restless he was, Lu Xu smiled and said, Isn't that a scholar?

As soon as he finished speaking, someone shouted hit, hit...

His crazy voice even interrupted Lu Xu's voice.

Cheng Jinzhou pursed his lips and waved his hands, really not in the mood to talk to Lu Xu.

Another string of money-loving messengers rushed up. The leader opened his voice and shouted in a voice full of Xia Jing's accent: Congratulations to Mr. Cheng Jinzhou, you are a scholar.

Cheng Jinzhou stood up suddenly, knocking over the chairs.

Shi Yan reacted very quickly, grabbed the chair in his hand, threw it directly on the shopkeeper, and said loudly: Go and get two coins to give to you.

2 guan of money is 1 tael of silver, which is quite a lot as a reward. Naturally, the messenger is very grateful, as their favorite is the high roller.

Governor Cheng Jin breathed a sigh of relief. When he sat down, he felt his thigh muscles beating bulgingly.

This little brother is here to invite you. Within three or two minutes, the candidates in the same building started to communicate with each other. Even though Cheng Jinzhou was young, he was not let off by them.

Cheng Jinzhou gently cupped his hands, while Cao Feng and Lu Xu didn't even raise their heads at the table.

Seeing the cold attitude of the three people, the candidate who came over only said a few words and then retreated. Anyway, he and 13-year-old Cheng Jinzhou have nothing in common.

There were more and more people in the restaurant, and there was a tendency that it could no longer be crowded. Lu Xu watched impatiently as the crowd gradually approached him, and said boredly: You are already a scholar, why don't you leave yet.

Wait a minute, Shimo. Cheng Jinzhou still wanted to confirm.

It's so boring. Lu Xu rubbed his bald head with his hands, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately waved his hands and shouted: Get over here quickly.

Everyone raised eyebrows at the loud voice. Shi Mo heard it and ran over, crawling on his feet, shouting halfway: Congratulations, third brother.

Even if he knew the result first, it was still very comfortable to hear it again. Cheng Jinzhou enjoyed it like a hen for a few seconds, then opened his eyes, called him, and lowered his voice and asked, Has he been hit?

Hit. Shi Mo's voice immediately became lower.

Cheng Jinzhou held his chin and began to ponder.

Who are you talking about? Lu Xu said, reaching out to lift Shi Mo over from the other side of the table, like an eagle catching a chicken.

Shi Mo shook his head in a daze, not daring to speak.

Cheng Jinzhou coughed and said, Mr. Lu, if you do this again, please go back to the island.

What did you say? Faced with Cheng Jinzhou's dissatisfaction, Lu Xuxian became dissatisfied.

With Cao Feng here, Cheng Jinzhou said very forcefully: Here, you can either listen to me, or go back to the island, and I will explain it to Mr. Liu Kuang.

Lu Xu was furious, threw Shi Mo to the ground and said, How dare you?

Cheng Jinzhou looked at him fearlessly.

After a moment, Lu Xuxian softened and said, Okay, I won't ask anymore.

Not only this, before you return to the island, your actions must be obeyed by me, otherwise please go back.

Before going out, Liu Kuang told Lu Xu many times, the most important of which was to cooperate with Cheng Jinzhou. The so-called experience in handling things, Lu Xuwei was really immature. After staring blankly for a long time, he reluctantly agreed: Just pretend that I don't exist.

Then, he started eating noodles with a loud voice that attracted everyone's attention.

Cheng Jinzhou's face softened slightly, and he continued to ask in a low voice about Zhao Quanfu - according to Chen Jie's letter, he was 80% convinced that it was Zhao Quanfu who was behind the attack at the entrance of the ceremony hall. As for evidence, At that time, what was given to the judge as a false statement did not affect the views of the parties concerned.

This year's talent quota will be about three to four hundred people. The names on the list were quickly searched out. Those on the list started making noise in the restaurant, and at the same time, people who did not belong to the world of winners were kicked out.

Soon, among the crowded candidates, someone noticed the high position occupied by Cheng Jinzhou and the other three, and stepped forward and said in a serious manner: I'm going to hold a wedding banquet. You guys can move to a different place.

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Other than the word count: I’ll see if I can catch up on the chapters I owe over the weekend. Excuse me.

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