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The sun was warm and the years were peaceful. The messenger who brought the good news repeated the words of the good news once again, with clear pronunciation and loud voice. The sound of the good news spread to every corner of the birthday banquet at the Linhuai Marquis Mansion and reached everyone's ears.
The sound of the good news was like thunder, exploding in the air during the birthday banquet.
The second-generation rich people at Fatty Zhou's table were so shocked that they couldn't speak clearly and their voices were trembling.
How could they not be surprised?!
Originally, Fatty Zhou was the object of their ridicule. He was neither good at literature nor martial arts, and his skills were not as good as theirs. But in a blink of an eye, Fatty Zhou not only passed the imperial examination, but also won the first place. This was the first time in the noble circle of the entire Ming Dynasty. After the Tumu Fort Incident, the voice of the noble families was greatly reduced, and the power of the civil officials began to expand rapidly. The noble families also began to lean towards the civil officials. However, after so many years, no one from the noble family has passed the imperial examination!
Now, someone has broken the deadlock. It is him, the pride of the nobles, Li Yanzhou!
Li Yanzhou, also known as Fatty Zhou, passed the imperial examination. This had a much greater impact than the third Xu from the Duke of Wei! There was a huge gap between thirty-eight and the imperial examination. This was a difference from quantitative change to qualitative change.
The second-generation rich people at the table with Fatty Zhou almost all looked up at him.
"Fatty Zhou, no, Brother Li, you really are a hidden talent."
"Brother Li, you are too amazing. If you don't make a name for yourself, you will be amazing. Old Third Xu is only ranked 38th, but you, Brother Li, are the champion, the first place."
"Brother Li, please take good care of us in the future. If nothing else, we will drink wine and play with courtesans in the future. It will be on our account."
The second generation rich people who had originally ridiculed and laughed at Fatty Zhou changed their tone and congratulated Fatty Zhou. At this moment, Fatty Zhou's status in their hearts was rising. Just now they were congratulating and supporting Xu Lao San of Duke Wei's Mansion. At this moment, they all left Xu Lao San aside and congratulated and supported Fatty Zhou.
Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west.
Xu Penghui, who ranked 38th in the imperial examination, originally came to Linhuai Marquis's Mansion to stimulate Fatty Zhou and "share" the good news with everyone. Everything was fine. Fatty Zhou was very excited. However, who knew that in the blink of an eye, the whole plot had a subversive change.
I was just provoking Fatty Zhou, but has the good news from Brother Zhou arrived
What the hell, the most unlikely thing has happened. The good news has come. Not only that, it’s the good news that he has won the first place.
In the blink of an eye, Fatty Zhou went from being a failed student to a top scorer.
Xu Pengju's expression froze. His behavior of provoking Fatty Zhou just now seemed like a big clown in front of Huiyuan.
The good news came too suddenly, and Fatty Zhou was a little caught off guard. This surprise came too suddenly. I wanted a green leaf, but you gave me a whole forest. Fatty Zhou was stunned by the joy, and it was only when those second-generation rich kids congratulated him that he came back to his senses.
Surprise, excitement
After Fatty Zhou came to his senses, he could hardly suppress his inner ecstasy. Is this true? I actually won the first prize.
"Ahem, Brother Xu, I have good news from my brother." Fatty Zhou coughed, trying to suppress his surprise, and put his fat face into a calm expression, and said in a steady tone to Old Third Xu.
Hehe, Xu Laosan, weren't you very awesome just now? You even asked me in a sarcastic tone whether I had received the good news? !
Now, are you satisfied
Fatty Zhou was so happy at that moment that he squinted his eyes and looked at Xu Laosan. Every cell in his body felt like it had been shot. He felt so comfortable that he felt like he was in the clouds.
"Ahem, congratulations, Brother Li."
Xu Penghui said congratulations, but the smile on his face seemed a little forced.
"Congratulations, Brother Xu, ranking 38th is also very good."
Fatty Zhou felt so happy when he saw Xu Laosan's deflated expression that a smile appeared on his fat face. When he mentioned the number thirty-eight, Fatty Zhou deliberately strengthened his tone.
After watching Xu Lao San being humiliated with satisfaction, Fatty Zhou turned his small eyes to the second-generation rich people at the same table. He raised his fat little hand, blew away the unnecessary dust on his nails, and then asked thoughtfully: "Just now I seemed to hear someone say that if I win the first prize, someone will eat shit on the spot?"
"Brother Li, just think of it as me drinking too much horse urine just now. I will punish myself by drinking three cups. Didn't you say that my black-maned lion was pretty good some time ago? I'll give you that horse."
After hearing what Fatty Zhou said, the second-generation rich man who had just mocked Fatty Zhou by saying he ate shit had a smile on his face. He took a step forward, put his arms around Fatty Zhou's neck, and begged for mercy with a smile.
"That's not good. A gentleman doesn't take away what others love." Fatty Zhou became reserved, but the fat on his face was full of energy.
"Okay, what's wrong with that? A BMW is suitable for heroes." The second-generation rich man insisted.
"Well, I can't argue with you, I can't argue with you, so I'll just do as you say." Fatty Zhou shook his head and sighed excitedly, looking like he couldn't argue with you and had to accept it reluctantly.
Starting with this second-generation rich guy, everyone else also expressed their feelings to Fatty Zhou one by one. Just like the previous second-generation rich guy, they all "persuaded" the fat man who was about to refuse, and successfully made Fatty Zhou accept their feelings reluctantly.
At the birthday banquet for Marquis Linhuai, everyone was excited at this moment by the news that Fatty Zhou had won the first place in the imperial examination.
The old lady of Linhuai Marquis's mansion was so happy that all the wrinkles on her face were smoothed out, and she couldn't hide her smile.
When Linhuai Marquis Li Tingzhu heard the good news, he appeared calm on the surface, but the wine glass in his hand was shaking. There was only half a glass of wine in the glass, but most of it spilled.
The young ladies of Linhuai Marquis' Mansion, who had been staying in the house to avoid suspicion, all came out excitedly at this moment, their faces flushed with excitement.
Li Shu also came out and looked at the excited old lady and others with a smile on her face, but her smile was meaningful, like a little fox.
"Reward!" The old lady of Linhuai Marquis trembled as she said this word, and then added, "A big reward."
The steward had already handed out three palm-sized silver ingots to each messenger who brought the good news. Ten taels of silver to each messenger. The messengers who brought the good news were very happy as they held the silver in their hands. What those people at the intersection said was so accurate. The money given by the government was so generous.
Immediately afterwards, a burst of firecrackers sounded in Linhuai Marquis Mansion, with crackling and banging sounds, much louder than the ones from Weiguogong Mansion just now, and lasted much longer.
After the firecrackers stopped going off, the messenger who brought the good news handed over with both hands.
Let the person concerned receive the good news. Everyone at the Marquis's birthday banquet gave this exciting moment to the person concerned, this time's champion Fatty Zhou.
Fatty Zhou tried hard to control his excitement, stretched out his fat hands to take the rolled-up big red announcement, and under the envious and jealous gazes of everyone, he slowly unfolded the announcement and focused his eyes on it.
Then
Then the smile on the fat man's face instantly withered, as if he was constipated, and his originally squinted eyes suddenly widened.
At the same time, the hands holding the good news began to tremble.
But in the eyes of the crowd, the fat man's reaction was normal. He was excited, which was completely understandable. This was the first place in the imperial examination. After ten years of hard study, no one cared about him. He became famous overnight and was known to the world. Seeing his name linked to the first place in the imperial examination, the fat man's excitement was too normal.
It’s just that Fatty was too excited this week and it lasted too long. And why is his face so deformed
Under the gaze of everyone, Fatty Zhou finally made his next move.
“Ahem… Brother-in-law, fifth brother-in-law…” Fatty Zhou took a deep breath and raised his fat face to look towards the corner of the birthday banquet. There was still a withered smile on his face, but the sound that came out of his mouth sounded like someone who had lost his parents.
Hearing Fatty Zhou's shout, Zhu Pingan put down the cup in his hand and stood up. It seemed that he could not drink this cup of tea. When the messenger came to the mansion just now, Zhu Pingan knew that the good news should be his. However, the people in the mansion were too excited and fenced in Fatty Zhou and the messenger. Then there was a commotion and crackling firecrackers.
Zhu Ping'an tried several times but was unable to get close to the person who brought the good news. Even when he shouted a few times, his shouts were drowned out by the sound of firecrackers and noise, and it was of no avail.
He couldn't even see the scene around him and his mouth was dry, so he had no choice but to go back to the table and drink a cup of tea to moisten his mouth. Who would have thought that Fatty Zhou would call him at this time.
Fifth brother-in-law
Who is it? Why are you calling him? Just now at the table, Fatty Zhou was picking on this fifth brother-in-law, why is he calling him so affectionately now
A few days ago, I heard all kinds of unbearable versions of the fifth uncle of the Linhuai Marquis's Mansion, such as a country bumpkin, ugly in appearance, mediocre and incompetent, and a gigolo.
Then, everyone followed Fatty Zhou's gaze and saw the only young man at a table in the corner of the birthday banquet, who was still holding a teacup and putting it to his mouth.
As expected, his appearance is ordinary, too ordinary, and even looks a bit honest.
Look at him, he is still stuffing tea into his mouth, he doesn't even let go of a cup of tea, he is really useless. It seems that the rumors about him being so mediocre that he is a gigolo are true.
However, amid the contemptuous gazes and psychological activities of the crowd, Fatty Zhou raised the big red wedding announcement in his hand towards Zhu Ping'an, with a constipated expression on his face, and the voice of bereaved parents sounded again:
"Ahem... Brother-in-law, fifth brother-in-law... Good news for you."
Wait, what the hell
Fifth brother-in-law, your good news?!
What, does that mean, this good news belongs to that young man?!
That is to say, that young man is actually the champion of this special examination? !
Xu Lao San, who was standing next to Fatty Zhou and had been irritated for a long time, snatched the good news from Fatty Zhou and opened it. The words on the good news appeared in his eyes:
"Good news from the imperial examination. Congratulations to Zhu Ping'an of Anqing Prefecture for winning the first place in the imperial examination." (To be continued.)>