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While the students were nervously waiting for the results, Yuan Li and the officials from the Political Affairs Hall were marking the papers for the students.

[-] papers were placed in the political affairs hall, a scene like this had never been seen before.All the adults were both curious and eager to try, sitting on their seats and waiting to correct the papers.

In order to ensure fairness to the greatest extent, Yuanli adopted the system of obfuscating names, in case someone has a preference.He also ordered the courtiers who corrected the test papers to live and board with him, and were not allowed to return home unless the results of the test papers were finished.

As for the method of correcting papers, Yuanli adopted the method of later imperial examinations.

The examiners each have a table, and the test papers are circulated on the table in turn.If you think which paper is acceptable, draw a "○" on the paper.A test paper needs to be reviewed by several adults to prevent mistakes in corrections to the greatest extent, and finally rank the test paper according to the number of "○".

Due to time constraints, the ministers immediately started grading papers after learning how to correct them.It was the first time to be an examiner, Zhou Gongdan, Liu Jixin and others were extremely serious and rigorous. If they encountered a good examination paper, they couldn't help but read it with the people around them.

Yuan Li also sat in it and corrected the test papers.

After a while, he put down the brush, picked up a cup of tea and took a sip, relaxed his shoulders, neck and arms, turned his head and said to Guo Mao beside him: "Is it more tiring to review papers than to review official documents?"

Guo Mao smiled and said: "Although this is the case, this paper is much more interesting than official documents."

Yuan Li smiled, put down the teacup after quenching his thirst, and took another paper.

As soon as he saw this paper, Yuan Li sighed in his heart, good words!

Neat and neat, such a neat and beautiful roll can easily make people feel good.

Yuan Li read the content carefully, and then nodded and laughed after reading it.

This examinee did not make any mistakes in the scriptures and arithmetic problems. What is rare is that the strategies and theories are also written in a meaningful way, rather than false and empty.Just looking at the content of his policy theory, you can know that this is a practical, capable, smart and witty young man.

He picked up a pen and drew a circle on the test paper, and gently placed it aside among the corrected test papers.

The time waiting for the examiner to mark the test paper is the most tormenting for the students.

It was the first time for the students of the Northern Zhou Dynasty to compete with so many people on the same stage in terms of knowledge. It would be a lie to say that they are not nervous about their grades.Wen Wu is the first, but now they want to compete for the top, how can the students not care about this?

Even the well-informed sons of the gentry couldn't help secretly feeling anxious and looking forward to it.Wanting to see my name at the top of the list, but also afraid that someone will really suppress me, this complicated feeling is really beyond words.

During this period of time, strange scenes can be seen everywhere in Ye County, Jizhou.

The students always walked to the Yamen unconsciously, and when they arrived at the place, they realized that the grades had not been posted yet, so they hurriedly left.

When the students get together, they can always chat and talk about the imperial examinations, and test each other with a smile, to see who has the confidence and who is restless... In the Zhou Mansion, Xu Kang and the others are like this .

The closer the time to post the results, the more anxious Xu Kang, Xiang Feijin, and Xiang Feizhang became.When they couldn't help but talk to Wang Qianzhi, they saw Wang Qianzhi leisurely fishing in the pond of Zhou Mansion.

Xu Kang and the Xiang family brothers looked at each other and asked, "Brother Wang, are you not nervous?"

"What's the use of being nervous?" Wang Qianzhi changed the place of the fishing rod leisurely and calmly, "Now that the exam is over, whether it is good or bad is a foregone conclusion. No matter how nervous or anxious we are, I can't change a word on our paper. If that's the case, why be nervous?"

The three of Xu Kang were speechless, and they said in admiration in their hearts: "...Brother Wang, it would be great if we were as calm as you. Did you do well in the exam? Look at you, you are full of confidence."

Wang Qianzhi smiled and acquiesced.

He really felt that he answered well, and even if he couldn't get a good ranking, he would definitely not fail.

The three friends became much calmer after being infected by him, and they also sat beside him to watch him fish.A quarter of an hour later, the fishing rod in Wang Qianzhi's hand moved, and the several people cheered up, waiting to see what fish Wang Qianzhi caught.

Wang Qianzhi was about to close the pole when he saw his servants running over in a hurry, his eyes lit up when he saw them, and he shouted loudly: "Master, Wengong's government has posted the imperial examination rankings!"

The four of them were all taken aback, Xu Kang and the Xiang family brothers stood up suddenly, their hearts were about to jump out of their chests, they subconsciously took a step forward, but their legs were weak, the three of them almost fell apart Staggered and fell.

Xu Kang quickly took a few deep breaths to calm down, and said to the two brothers Xiang Feijin and Xiang Feizhang, "No hurry, since the name has been posted, it doesn't matter if we go early or late. We have to learn from Brother Wang. Be calm, Brother Wang, don’t you think so?”

The three of them turned their heads and looked back, only to see that Wang Qianzhi seemed to be stunned.Xu Kang called him, and he stood up abruptly as if awake.The fish in the pond were tumbling violently, Wang Qianzhi seemed to have forgotten that there was a fishing rod in his hand, and was pulled by the fish and fell into the pond!

The three of Xu Kang were dumbfounded, "Brother Wang!"

……

A burst of chaos.

After changing his clothes, Wang Qianzhi and his friends rushed to the government office, but his clan brothers couldn't wait and rushed over one step ahead of time.

When they rushed to the government, they saw that the place was already blocked by students.They came late, so they could only stand at the back, tiptoeing and couldn't see the official gate.

A group of students looked nervous, clenched their fists or whispered, their voices were noisy, even in the crisp autumn weather, they were all sweating profusely.

Xu Kang jumped up anxiously and looked ahead, "Oh, I can't see anything!"

Wang Qianzhi's hair was still wet at this time, and he couldn't see the embarrassment he had just fallen into the water.He looked very calm, "No hurry, I can read it later after the person in front of me has finished reading it."

But his friends didn't believe what he said this time.Xu Kang and the other three looked at him with smiles and winked, "Brother Wang, are you really not in a hurry to watch?"

Wang Qianzhi coughed twice, and was about to explain when someone shouted in front of him: "Qianzhi, Xu Kang?"

It was the voices of the brothers of the Wang family.

Xu Kang cheered up, and quickly said: "We are behind!"

"Come here quickly," the clan brothers shouted at the front, "We have reserved a place for you, come quickly, the officials have come out with papers!"

Before the words were finished, Xu Kang and the Xiang family brothers pulled Wang Qianzhi into the crowd.

When they squeezed to the front of the brothers, they were already extremely embarrassed, their hair was disheveled, their robes were wrinkled, and they no longer had the usual literati posture.

But they didn't care anymore, they all eagerly looked at the dozens of papers pasted on the wall, looking for their names on them.

But looking at one after another, none of them saw their names on the list.Even Wang Qianzhi, who was very confident about himself, couldn't help but feel uneasy. He clenched his fingers tightly, and his brow was beaded with sweat from his concentration, for fear of missing his own name.

People around me pushed and shouted, from left to right, from right to left.Soon, someone ecstatically shouted loudly: "I've hit it, I've hit it!"

"Look, I found my name! Hahahaha, I will be the official from now on!"

This kind of excitement makes people who have not found their names even more anxious. Wang Qianzhi also heard the sound of students who failed the exam, crying loudly. The sobbing and crying made his heart beat and his brows were wrinkled. Maybe he also failed the exam. up?

Thinking of this possibility, Wang Qianzhi pursed his lips.

Suddenly, he heard several clan brothers cheering not far away: "It's a hit!"

Wang Qianzhi turned his head to look, and saw a few clan brothers smiling, and they had already found their names among the more than 400 on the list.

Seeing that Wang Qianzhi hadn't been found yet, he leaned over and asked with concern, "Fifth Brother, haven't you found your name yet?"

Wang Qianzhi nodded with a wry smile, and began to wonder if his previous inference on the topic of military policy was a wrong guess, "Maybe I failed the ranking."

Brother Clan comforted: "This is just the middleman's ranking. There are more than a dozen pieces of paper in the front and back that have not been read. We will accompany you to find them. Don't worry, with your knowledge, you will definitely not fail the ranking."

Wang Qianzhi picked up his mood, and after the brothers of the same clan thanked him, they buried themselves in the search again.

As we go forward, there will be fewer students, and many people have found the result.Those who won either looked up to the sky and laughed, clapped their hands in applause, or smiled implicitly as expected, while those who were not won were distraught, dazed, frustrated and depressed.

There were fewer and fewer bulletin boards, and Wang Qianzhi still couldn't find his own name, but he found the names of Xu Kang and Xiang Feijin.

One of these two is ranked 130th and the other is ranked [-]th. Both of them have achieved remarkable results.

Xiang Feizhang was also on the list, but he was at the bottom and almost fell out of the list.

Friends and clan brothers are all on the list, only Wang Qianzhi has no results yet.His heart was getting heavier and heavier, and when he got to the last piece of paper, he didn't dare to read it anymore.

If not on the list...

The friends who followed him patted him on the shoulder and looked at the last piece of paper.After a short silence, everyone gasped and said in astonishment: "The first name, Wang Qianzhi..."

Wang Qianzhi opened his eyes suddenly, and saw that his name was at the top of the list.

I couldn't believe it suddenly rose, and then surprise hit me suddenly.Wang Qianzhi stared closely at the line "No.1, Wang Qianzhi, from Xiangyang, Jingzhou", and his smile gradually extended to his ears.

It is impossible to describe how happy he is at the moment. If it weren't for this imperial examination, Wang Qianzhi might not have experienced such joy in his whole life.

The face is full of spring breeze and high spirits!

The students who hadn't dispersed around heard the sound and stared at Wang Qianzhi, the head name.

"Is this the first place in the imperial examination? It turned out to be so young."

"It's really enviable..."

Some people simply stepped forward to make friends with Wang Qianzhi, and handed over their hands to congratulate Wang Qianzhi.

"Okay!" Brother Clan was also flushed with excitement, and patted Wang Qianzhi's shoulder vigorously, "Good, good, good exam!"

More and more people gathered around, and the clan brothers expressed their thanks on their behalf, and everyone said goodbye to others beamingly, and returned to Zhou Mansion happily and smiling all the way.

In the evening, people from Wengong's mansion came with drums and gongs, causing the surrounding people to gather and watch lively.A few young people in their early twenties had never seen such a battle before. They rushed to the gate of the mansion in surprise and joy. They met the people of Wen Gong's mansion. Under the admiration and envy of the people, they felt an extremely satisfying sense of accomplishment. .

Wen Gongfu notified them of their rankings, and gave them the clothes of Wen Guo officials.Tell them to go to Wen Gong's mansion tomorrow to meet Wen Gong, and after seeing Wen Gong, they will praise the officials.

Several people were puzzled, Wang Qianzhi asked: "Dare to ask what is 'boasting an official'?"

The people in Wengong's mansion laughed, "This 'boasting an official' is an honor only given to the top [-] students. As for what the 'boasting an official' is, you will know tomorrow!"

After that, they left with drums and gongs.

Seeing them like this, they knew that "praising officials" was a good thing. The clan brothers and Xiang Feizhang were both curious and envious. They were all students beyond [-] and could not participate in "praising officials".A few people said to Wang Qianzhi, Xu Kang and Xiang Feijin: "The three of you are all students in the top [-]. When the time comes, you must tell us what 'praise an official' is."

The three of Wang Qianzhi nodded repeatedly.

In the early morning of the next day, a thousand students who had been admitted to Wengong's mansion came to Wengong's mansion wearing Wenguan's clothes.