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Chapter 149 Number One Scholar
The top 300 candidates for the imperial examination have been selected, and the chief examiner, Minister of Rites Zhang, took the list to report to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, the top ten candidates for the imperial examination have been selected. Please review them."
"Present it." The emperor put down the red brush in his hand.
"Bring up the top three articles." The emperor saw that the first one put up was Yun Yi's article, and looked at Zhang Shangshu who was lowering his head and looking respectful.
"Well, let's announce the results according to your choices. I'm sure the candidates are waiting anxiously."
"Yes."
On the day of the announcement of the results, many officials were already waiting here with their servants. If there was any talented young man who was still unmarried, they would look for a son-in-law from the list.
Yun Yi is surrounded by a group of people who protect him. In order to prevent this situation, they must protect their cousin.
"The results are out, the results are out." Everyone said excitedly when they saw the officials preparing to post the results.
As soon as the signs were posted, everyone rushed forward, wanting to see their names.
"Don't push, don't push, your shoes will fall off."
"My hat, my hat."
These voices were drowned out by the sea of people, and only someone could be heard shouting excitedly.
"Master, you've won!"
"Master, you've won!"
When Tang Kui saw Yun Yi's name ranked first, he was so excited that he could hardly speak.
"My cousin, you are the first place winner."
"Oh, the champion, who is it?" Everyone who was originally looking for their own name turned around when they heard that someone had won the championship.
When they saw that the person they were congratulating was a young man, not even twenty years old, everyone was disappointed.
"He won the first place at such a young age, and has a bright future. It's a pity that we studied so hard, but we can't even achieve one tenth of his level. How sad."
"Master, I saw your name. You are number 150."
Li Cheng's servant pointed excitedly at the rankings above.
"What? I actually won! That's great! 150th place is pretty good."
Li Cheng originally thought that he was unlucky this time and would have to try again next time, but who knew that he would actually be on the list and he jumped up with excitement.
"Let's go back first. Someone with good news will be here soon."
Tang Kui followed the instructions carefully and hurried to take Yun Yi back.
"Congratulations, Yun Huiyuan. I wonder if Yun Huiyuan is married?"
Sure enough, as soon as they walked out of the crowd, they saw an official coming forward with his servants.
"My young master has to go back, please make way." Tang Kui immediately winked at the people around him, took Yun Yi into the carriage, and fled the scene.
"Chase him quickly!" The official ordered anxiously when he saw his favorite son-in-law running away.
"Master, the crowd is in chaos now. We can't run away. Besides, they all have knives. We dare not act recklessly."
"Then pick another one. I just saw that the fourth one is pretty good-looking too. Go find one for me."
As soon as he finished speaking, the onlookers scattered like birds and beasts.
After returning home, Tang Kui secretly observed at the door and found that no one was following him, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
These people in the capital who were trying to find a son-in-law based on the list were really crazy. I heard that they had kidnapped people before and brought them to their homes. If the person agreed, they would immediately write an engagement letter. If the person disagreed, they would release him.
This kind of thing has become a custom and will not cause any casualties, but if the girl takes the initiative, it is hard to explain.
Therefore, unless one is from a poor family, no one would want to encounter such a thing.
The palace examination will be held soon after the joint examination. At this stage, people from the palace will gather all the candidates to receive etiquette training.
This time the test questions were set by the emperor.
On the day of the palace examination, all the candidates entered the palace according to etiquette, and the emperor and all the ministers were present.
The students took their seats, with the first three sitting in the most conspicuous positions in the first row.
The ministers only now knew the questions for the palace examination.
"Natural disasters occur, man-made disasters occur, what are the countermeasures?"
The question was simple, but also difficult to answer. The ministers looked at each other in bewilderment, not expecting the emperor to ask such a question.
They thought again of the fear of being locked up by the emperor until the afternoon.
Even if they had no clue, the students did not dare to scratch their heads. They could only hold it in and try to write in a more tactful way.
When the emperor saw everyone start writing, he slowly walked towards the students and the first one he read was Yun Yi's article.
Yun Yi was full of inspiration at this time and was writing furiously. The emperor looked at him for a while before moving on to the next person.
Noticing the bright yellow skirt fluttering over, the student being watched tensed up. If he hadn't been mentally strong enough, he would have almost behaved rudely.
The students took the exam until the afternoon, and the emperor waited until the afternoon. The ministers did not dare to leave and could only take turns to eat.
It wasn't until the last person handed in their answer sheet that everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The emperor immediately asked his ministers to review the results. There was no need to eliminate anyone from the palace examination, but only to re-rank them based on the results.
The top ten were sent to the emperor's desk, and he personally ranked them.
Soon, the results came out. After the list was read out, the palace gates were opened and the officials were paraded through the streets on horseback, becoming the talk of the town for a while.
In Chongshui County, Lu Linlang has not received any news about the Spring Examination, but the emperor has already sent people to take over the iron mine.
The Chongshan people finally gained the emperor's recognition, and since the Chongshan people had made great contributions to protecting the iron mine for generations, the emperor did not pursue their concealment.
Because they were familiar with iron ore and could smelt iron, the emperor allowed them to continue mining and protecting the iron ore for Daqi.
Their descendants could also move down the mountain and enjoy the right to take the imperial examinations like everyone else.
Lu Linlang personally handed the imperial edict to the Great Wizard. After the Great Wizard read it carefully, a smile appeared on his face.
"Miss Lu, you have fulfilled your promise. I will not break my promise. This is our thank you gift."
Someone came in carrying a few boxes containing two hundred-year-old ginseng roots, six deer antlers, ten Ganoderma lucidum and two tiger skins.
"Great Witch, you are too polite. How can I dare to accept so many precious things?"
"Miss Lu, the help you've given to our entire clan is far more than just this little bit of gratitude.
We Chongshan people will still need your help in the future. If there is a school in your village, could you let your teachers teach our Chongshan children?"
"Our teacher is on the way and will be here soon. Don't worry, I will make sure they can go to school too.
The people of Chongshan will be able to go out in the future, just like the children in our village."
With the emperor's decree, Chongshan's next generation began to move, and this time they were heading towards a new life.
When the good news from Yunyi came, the three of them had already found a temporary residence in an open space near Qiujia Village.
When the clan leader heard the news that Yun Yi had passed the imperial examination and become the top scorer, he smiled widely.
The villagers were also happy for him, and the children were even more happy to share the good news that their two teachers had passed the imperial examination.
Although Li Cheng's luck was a little worse, he was very lucky during the palace examination. He still ranked 150th and became the last Jinshi, and did not become a Tong Jinshi.
In the end, Yun Yi was appointed as an editor in the Hanlin Academy, and Li Cheng was appointed to the Ministry of Works because of his carpentry skills, which was considered to be his wish come true.
The weather is getting drier and drier. It's only March, but the sun has been out for a long time. Without rain, rice cannot be planted. Everyone is worried.