Seeing Man Bao, Bai Dalang couldn't help asking, "Why don't you go home and rest?"
Bai Erlang sat down next to his brother and said: "Going home is for rest, and eating and drinking in the teahouse is also for rest. It's better to be here, it's not fun at home."
Bai Shan took a teacup for Man Bao and poured tea, and explained with a smile: "Today is the last day, so let's take a look and wait for Liu Huan to come out of it."
In fact, there are many people waiting for the examinees to come out in the teahouse, but half of them are watching the excitement, and the other half are here with other motives. On the contrary, there are not many relatives who are really anxiously waiting.
Most of the relatives are squatting not far from the entrance of the Gongyuan at this time, as if they are closer to the examination room, and the relatives inside can feel their strength and pass the examination.
Listening to the sound of storytelling and applause downstairs, Man Bao felt much better.
Bai Shan called the waiter to order a lot of dishes for her to eat. When she was full and sat by the window with a cup of tea in her hand, watching the guests coming downstairs, there was a loud "clang" from the Gongyuan. , Bai Shan also put down the teacup in his hand, and said: "They are coming out."
Man Bao immediately said: "Let's go, let's pick them up."
They didn't hear the second sound of the gong until they went downstairs, and when they reached the gate of the Gongyuan, the third gong sounded, and the gate of the Gongyuan was slowly opened.
Candidates inside filed out.
Among them were many acquaintances of them, including Wei Chen, Song Zheng, and Ji Hao, as well as the unfamiliar Guozijian classmates Yun Xinxuan, Feng Chenxiang, Zhang Jinghao and others.
As soon as they came out, the family servants rushed up to pick them up.
Liu Huan had the most people around him, because his family was in the capital, not only the servants came, but also a lot of servants, including Bai Shan and the others, who immediately surrounded Liu Huan.
"How did you do in the exam?"
"Have you answered everything?"
"Is the topic difficult?"
Because Liu Huan entered the examination room together with Bai Dalang's uncle, Zhang Changheng, and they happened to be located not far away, so they came out together.
As soon as the two of them came out, they were dizzy from these few questions. With so many candidates here, Zhang Changheng didn't dare to speak big words, so he could only say modestly: "Fortunately, I answered a few questions, so I won't hand in a blank paper."
Liu Huan regained his composure and said, "I think I did well in the exam. I knew all the questions and answered them well. I think I did well in the exam."
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So the scene was quiet for a while, and immediately someone shouted: "This year's questions are not difficult, I remember all the test scriptures, and I answered them all."
"Is that so? Congratulations. It just so happens that I answered well too. At least the test papers are all filled."
"Before I took the exam, I thought the Mingjing exam was so difficult, but I didn't expect it to be so easy, even easier than the questions given by the gentlemen in the academy."
When Liu Huan heard this, he felt uneasy, and whispered to Bai Shan, "So many people did well in the exam, so can I still pass the exam?"
Bai Shan: "... the exam is over, it's useless to think too much, let's go eat."
Liu Huan worried, "If I fail the exam, my grandfather will beat me up, right?"
Man Bao comforted him, "No, didn't you already agree to celebrate your knighthood after the exam?"
Liu Huan became even more anxious, "Your Majesty opened the Mingjing test. If I fail the test, my grandfather will definitely beat me up."
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang pulled him and said, "So you have to take advantage of the two days before the ranking is released, otherwise you will miss it, but you will really miss it."
Liu Huan: ...
Seeing that he was so sad that he was about to cry, Man Bao couldn't help cheering up, comforting him and saying, "It's okay, it's okay, we'll treat you to dinner."
After two days of quarreling with my friends, Manbao was in a much better mood, and on the third day, the Mingjing was released.
Several people ran to see it.
Bai Shandao: "I heard that a total of 280 scholars will be recruited for this Mingjing."
Bai Erlang was stunned, "It's almost ten times as much as the Jinshi exam. I also want to take the Mingjing exam."
Bai Shan said: "You can take the Jinshi examination again this autumn, and if you don't pass it, you can take the Mingjing examination next year. Otherwise, you can only wait for the examination."
Bai Erlang said: "How can regular subjects be better than regular subjects? Brother, if you still fail the exam in autumn, would you like to take the Mingjing test with me?"
Bai Dalang: ...
He calculated his age and nodded.
Bai Shan said, "Brother, it's not necessary."
He said: "I heard that last year, my brother's ranking was not low, and he was one step away. Now your reputation in the capital is not bad. If you don't win this year, you can try for a few more years. To become an official, but the Jinshi imperial examination is still two points better than the Mingjing."
Bai Erlang muttered, "Isn't it all the imperial examinations to get scholars, and they all have to go up step by step. I don't think there is any big difference."
Bai Shandao: "It wasn't obvious in the first ten years, but after ten years, when you want to be promoted, you can see the difference."
He said: "County magistrates of the same level have the same high-level assessment, but when they are promoted, the one with a Jinshi degree will be selected first, and the Mingjing department will stay, but if there is another Jinshi department with the same qualifications as you next year What about fighting?"
Bai Dalang also nodded, "Yes, the gentlemen in the school also said that if you can take the Jinshi exam, you can take the Jinshi exam. If you can't pass the exam, or if you really don't want to take the exam, you can go to Mingjing or other subjects."
Bai Erlang pondered for a while, puzzled, "Why didn't you let me persist in taking the Jinshi exam?"
Bai Shandao: "Because you don't have the perseverance to study."
He said: "Brother Datang can persist even if he studies for another ten years, can you do it?"
Bai Erlang: He can't.
Bai Dalang: He can do it, but he is not very happy.
Liu Huan also thought about it differently, smacked his mouth and said, "I can't do it either."
Therefore, many of the students who came to take the exam this time were students from the Imperial College. They all consciously failed the Jinshi exam, so they came to the Ming Jing Department to try.
When the Ming Jing Department released the list, there were more people watching the list than the Jinshi Department, and it was even more lively. Everyone was crowded, but Bai Shan and the others simply didn't go there. Instead, they went into the teahouse and let the boys watch.
After a long time, Jiyu ran back with disheveled hair and shouted: "I got it, I got it, sir, you got it."
Liu Huan was overjoyed, stood up suddenly, rushed out to grab the message, and happily asked, "How many, how many, are you among the best..."
"120th place!"
Jiyu smiled until his eyes narrowed, and said cheerfully, "Young Master, you are still moving up the middle."
Liu Huan was a little disappointed, Bai Shan and the others had already stepped forward to congratulate him, "Congratulations, congratulations, you have a treat today."
Even Chang Changheng also congratulated, and then waited even more anxiously.
Bai Erlang's eyes were sharp, he saw his elder brother's servant by the window, and seeing the happy expression on his face, he had a guess in his heart, and immediately poked his head out and asked, "Xi Mo, did your uncle get hit?"
Washing the ink, he looked up, and when he saw the second young master, he shouted loudly: "I got it, I got it, my uncle got the 87th place in the exam."
Chang Heng in the room also heard it, and was overjoyed.