"The day after tomorrow? Because the list is released that day? I don't think that is so important, who can take your top spot?" Tang Thirty-Six looked at him and said mockingly.
Suddenly, he fell silent because of the four words in his words, looked at Chen Changsheng and said, "Yes, you are now the number one on the list... I admit that at the beginning, there was really no way to be optimistic about you, even if you Gou Hanshi and Gou Hanshi walked into the Xichen Building together at the end, I still don't think you can really get the first place in the Grand Examination, but I didn't expect you to really do it in the end."
He stretched out his right hand, landed on Chen Changsheng's shoulder, exerted a little force, and said, "It's amazing." The library was quiet, Xuanyuan Po didn't speak, but looking into Chen Changsheng's eyes, he said the same thing.
"Thanks a lot."
Chen Changsheng looked at Tang Thirty-Six and said seriously, then turned to look at Xuanyuan Po and said, "Thanks for your hard work, everyone."
Everyone included Xuanyuan Po, Jin Yulu, and naturally Luoluo. Without these people, no matter how hard he tried, how could he create such a miracle
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Leaving the library and returning to the small building—Tang Sanshiliu and Xuanyuan Po should be drinking rice wine, while Chen Changsheng was lying in the wooden barrel, enjoying the scalding hot water while thinking about the excitement over there.
After Luoluo and her clan moved out of Baicao Garden, the newly built wooden door hadn't been opened for a long time, and he brought back the wooden barrel for bathing.
Whether it is early spring or cold winter when the snow falls, taking a bath in the open air is always a beautiful enjoyment, and it is also a living habit he developed in the hot spring outside the old temple in Xining Town.
He rested his hands on the rim of the barrel, looked over the roof of the small building, and fell on the night sky. He looked at the vast sea of stars, felt the distant little red star, and felt very peaceful and happy.
There are countless stars in the sky, and it makes him feel good to know that one of them is completely, peacefully, silently and definitely his own, and he is the only one with him.
Walking silently in the abyss of despair, without a companion, without a cane, without seeing the sun, but never stopping, finally came out of the fog and saw hope, which made him feel better.
Under the starlight, Chen Changsheng showed a sincere smile on his childish face.
Also under the starlight, on the other side of the courtyard wall of the Orthodox Academy, at the top of the forest, in the depths of the imperial city, there is a lonely and quiet pavilion, which seems to have survived from the world, it is Lingyan Pavilion.
Looking at Lingyan Pavilion in the distance, the smile on Chen Changsheng's face gradually disappeared, and he returned to calmness. He said silently in his heart, I will see you soon, and I hope we can meet happily.
Up to now, the hidden meaning behind the few autumn scenes in Xichenlou, the confrontation between the old and new factions of the state religion and the relationship between the state religion and the end of the state religion, and what the old bishop was thinking, all became very strange to him. Important things, he no longer thinks about those, doesn't even think about those things anymore.
Life and death are all ordinary things, or small things.
In the early morning of the next day, Chen Changsheng still woke up at five o'clock and followed the established routine of life. After waking up, regardless of the hangover Tang Sanshiliu complaining of headaches and Xuanyuan Po's snoring like thunder, he dragged the two of them out of bed. Get up and pull it to the dining table, take out millet porridge and pickles from the pot, and put them in the bowls in front of them.
Tang Sanshiliu and Xuanyuan Po were very sleepy after drinking and having fun last night, but smelling the aroma of pickles and looking at the bright yellow millet porridge, their appetite suddenly returned, and they ate with their heads buried in a snort.
Not long after, Jin Yulu walked in.
The three of Chen Changsheng were a little surprised. You must know that in the past few months, Jin Changshi had always eaten and drank spicy food at the concierge by himself, and seldom participated in the three meals of the Orthodox Academy.
"Don't get me wrong, I'm still not interested in eating without meat."
Jin Yulu said with a smile. Xuanyuan Po nodded repeatedly when he heard the words, he was also a demon clan, he had the same feeling for Master Chang Shi's words, but he dared to be angry with Chen Changsheng but did not dare to speak.
Chen Changsheng got up, put a bowl of millet porridge into Jin Yulu's hands, and asked, "What happened?"
Jin Yulu handed him a stack of things in his hand, picked up the millet porridge and drank it all in one gulp, then said: "It hasn't stopped since early in the morning, you can see for yourself how to deal with it."
After saying this, he turned around and walked towards the courtyard gate.
Chen Changsheng took the stack of things, flipped through them casually, looked at the handwriting and names on it, his expression became a little dignified, and then a lot of doubts arose.
That thick stack was full of name cards and gift lists—there were gift lists from King Chen Liu, gifts from several priests in red at the Patriarchate, priest Xin even personally sent a heavy gift, and several court ministers Famous invitations were sent, and one of them was actually from Xue Xingchuan. When Chen Changsheng scrolled to the bottom, he even saw the gift lists of the other churches except the Bishop's Office!
What exactly is going on? Chen Changsheng was very puzzled, and Tang Thirty-Six also found it incredible after reading the stack of name cards and gift lists. The three of them walked to the gate of the courtyard, wanting to ask the law of gold and jade, but they saw that the gate was full of people, and countless craftsmen were constantly busy. However, in just one night, a courtyard gate made of jade had already taken shape. , could not help but be speechless.
Chen Changsheng's first place in the Grand Examination was far from enough to bring about these changes. Overnight, the capital's attitude towards the Orthodox Academy was completely different, and there must be some problems.
If they couldn't figure it out, they stopped thinking about it. The three of Chen Changsheng didn't leave the Orthodox Academy, and sat in the library to study and practice as before, discussing and reviewing the details of the Great Imperial Examination.
—Especially the details of the final battle with Gou Hanshi.
How to pass through? Chen Changsheng didn't know why, but he still wanted to tell Tang Thirty-Six and Xuanyuan Po his experience, hoping to provide some help for them to break through and enter Tongyou in the future.
Other than that, there was nothing special about this day's life, except that Chen Changsheng would occasionally look at the courtyard gate or the quiet courtyard wall beyond the pond, thinking that Zhexiu would appear next moment, but he never did.
One day passed, and one night later, it was time for the official announcement of the Grand Examination.
The test release of the Great Dynasty is not in the Li Palace, but in the square in front of the Daming Palace. Today, the sky is blue and cloudless, and the sun is constantly shining, driving away the chill of early spring, and the temperature is as warm as the atmosphere in the venue.
The vendors selling benches and melon seeds and tea are naturally the busiest people, and the sergeants and government servants who maintain order are still the hardest people. Only the people who are eating melon seeds and chatting with familiar sergeants from time to time are the happiest. It is of course a happy thing for people who can watch the excitement without worrying about anything.
There was a huge crowd of people in front of Daming Palace, tens of thousands of people from Kyoto and tourists from other counties were everywhere, their faces were full of excitement.
A ceremony officer wearing a vermilion court dress stood on the stone steps to the north of the square, holding a scroll of silk in his hand, and loudly announced the list of the top three in this year's imperial examination.
In front of him and behind him, there are sixteen black-clothed wrestlers accompanying him with cracking whips. Whenever the ritual officer announces a name, the sixteen wrestlers will wave their whips in unison, making the crisp sound of piercing the air resound throughout the square, overwhelming the crowd's discussion. Taking advantage of the moment of silence, The court musicians behind the porch above the stone steps will play a piece of music to celebrate.
It was a simple and even monotonous procedure, but because of the special status of the Great Court Examination and the atmosphere in the venue, it was particularly lively. After the announcement of one person, there was the sound of whips, followed by music, and finally resounded through the square in front of Daming Palace. Still thunderous applause.
When the ceremonial official reported a person's name, there was a burst of applause. The candidates waiting at the side of the hall sorted their clothes and came to the front of the hall according to the etiquette, to accept the congratulations of the people and the awards of the Great Zhou court.
A total of forty-three candidates were selected for the Great Court Examination. Those candidates came to the front of the hall one by one, with different expressions. Candidates were nervous, and some candidates seemed a little lonely and dissatisfied with their rankings.
Although Su Moyu was eliminated by Zhexiu early in the duel, his performance in the literary test was very good, and finally entered the top three in the Dachao Examination, and was extremely lucky to be ranked at the bottom of the top three. Feeling, but did not show anything, very calmly accepted all this.
Most of the well-known candidates like him entered the top three, and there were very few accidents, except for the failure of the Zhexiuwen test, so they did not enter the top three. As the ceremonial official in red continued to roll his name, people heard the names of the three young scholars from Huaiyuan, three from Zhaixing Academy, two from Shengnvfeng, one from Tiandaoyuan, and two from Zongsi. Naturally, the three strong youths from the Mountain Sword Sect were included.
The people listened and counted, and found that this year, like the previous years, the southerners had the upper hand. The cheers gradually became weaker, but they also looked forward to the announcement of the top list. I don't know if it was because of this reason, or Because Mrs. Tang Thirty-six was very popular with women in the capital, when the ceremony officer announced his name, the applause in front of Daming Palace was the loudest.
Finally, it was time for the announcement of the first list of the Great Court Examination. Although the seats had already been scheduled, people were still looking forward to it. They seemed very excited, and the discussion gradually became louder.
The third place in the first list of this year's Dachao Examination is Zhonghui, a scholar of Huaiyuan. Zhong Hui is a well-known young genius, and he ranks ninth on the Qingyun list, but logically speaking, it should be very difficult for him to enter the top list, but this time the big imperial examination, Luo Luo's results are not included in the ranking , Tianhai Shengxue retired early, Liang Banhu lost to his junior brother Qijian, Qijian and Guan Feibai lost to Zhexiu, and Zhuang Huanyu lost again unexpectedly. He was very lucky to enter the top list.
Zhong Hui knew very well that he was able to enter the top ranking in the Dachao Examination, mainly due to luck, and his face was not happy, but when he took over the golden ruyi representing the third place, he did not dare to show any disbelief. I care about emotions, because after entering the top list, the person in charge of presenting the awards is no longer the ceremony officer, but a real big shot—Yu Wenjing, Prime Minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Then, Gou Hanshi walked from the side of the hall to the front of the hall. He was not yet twenty years old, dressed in plain clothes, with a calm and calm expression. He let the prime minister wrap a jade belt around his waist, thanked him politely, and stepped aside. Only when the people in Kyoto gave applause and cheers generously did they smile.
The next moment, the front of the Daming Palace became extremely quiet, the panting sounds of those whip-wielding warriors, and even the rubbing of clothes in the crowd seemed a bit ear-piercing.
A young man walked towards the front of the hall along the stone steps.
Countless eyes fell on him.
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