He was betrayed at the beginning, from a cake seller to a wealthy person

After the results of the general examination were released, many scholars have already started to play, because the palace examination generally does not eliminate people, but only determines the ranking. In other words, basically if you get on the exam list, you will definitely be a Jinshi, and at the end of the day, you will be a Jinshi in the top three.

But Lu Sheng and Chu Tiankuo still didn't dare to relax and continued to press themselves on problems every day. Xue Zhuoyuan saw that it was difficult for the two of them to go out and play. All three are studying at home.

Liu Qingyan also arrived in the capital in the past few days, but she didn't call Chu Tiankuo much for fear of delaying his studies. She just made an appointment with Lu Yan to play.

Liu Qingyan and Jian Hongling also met because of Lu Yan. Liu Qingyan was very shocked by Jian Hongling's beauty, and secretly said to Lu Yan in private: "I probably understand what you mean when you say that we and Mr. Qin have different painting styles."

Soon it was the day of the palace examination.

The palace examination is "Chen enters and You comes out", go in in the morning and come back in the evening. Lu Yan was very surprised to see Lu Sheng leave home with a high-spirited look and come back as if his energy had been sucked dry.

Lu Yan couldn't help but ask: "What happened? Why this expression?"

Lu Sheng waved his hand: "Don't mention it."

Xue Zhuoyuan rushed to answer questions: "After collecting the answer sheets, the Holy Master asked a few people questions, including Lu Sheng."

Lu Yan was overjoyed: "Isn't this a good thing? The Holy Emperor has an impression of you, and you might be able to enter the first class!"

Lu Sheng's expression was complicated: "Don't tell me, it's really possible for me to get into the first class, but it's not because of this."

Lu Yan was a little confused: "Ah? What's the reason?"

The three of them, Lu Sheng, looked at each other, and Lu Sheng explained hesitantly: "Because the second place in the examination is already 71 years old this year."

Lu Yan spat out a sip of tea: "What the hell??? He's still taking the exam at this age?"

People in ancient times had short lifespans. They should retire and return to their hometowns at 60. Many people will not live until 71, and they still have to take exams at 71.

"The Holy One noticed him at a glance and asked him what was going on." Lu Sheng's expression was hard to explain: "Brother Chu, because my grandson failed to pass the scholar exam a few years ago, he was scolded at home. My son, my son, can't do it. , grandson and grandson can’t do it either. Brother Chu’s grandson argued that it was really difficult and not as simple as he thought. He didn’t believe in evil, so he said I wanted to see if it was that difficult.”

"Then he became his grandson's classmate, and the two of them studied together. He passed the exams all the way smoothly, ranking first in the exams every time, and he got to where he is today." Lu Sheng said: "His grandson also worked hard to be a scholar. . No one in his family dares to talk back to him now."

Lu Yan was amazed when she heard this, and couldn't help but sigh: "The gap between this man and a human is really bigger than the gap between a man and a dog. Then in his situation, how to give him an official position is also a problem."

"It's not a big problem." Lu Sheng said, "Anyway, he was in the Hanlin Academy for the first two years. After the two years are over, everyone else will be sent down. He is still studying in the Hanlin Academy and that's it."

Three days later, the results of the palace examination were announced. Sure enough, the Holy Spirit moved the 71-year-old Chu Ping from second place to tenth, and moved up one place from third place to the original tenth place.

Lu Sheng and others knew in their hearts that this would definitely be the case, but they still couldn't help but feel a little sorry for Chu Ping, but Chu Ping was already very satisfied with the result. To be fair, at this age, even working people would not want to find work outside. Being an official means working for the emperor. The emperor did not directly reject him because of his age, but also gave him a respectable sinecure. This is already smoking from his ancestral graves.

There were also some changes in the rankings of the previous few people. The order of the first and second place examinations was reversed. Lu Sheng was third. The three people were the top picks in this subject. Chu Tiankuo was ranked sixth, and Xue Zhuoyuan was ranked in the fifties. Fortunately, he did not fall out of the second place. He is now a Jinshi.

Three days after the announcement was made, there was the Qionglin Banquet. A group of three people, one and three, are riding through the streets. The emperor wants to entertain new scholars at a banquet.