The ten-day marking time was approaching the end soon, but the results were basically out, not much different from what was expected. There were very few poor scholars, and the scholars of Wuling and disciples of the Imperial Academy won a great victory.

But when the top ten of the rankings were determined, the King of Wei still used his authority.

"This Meiyang man Du Du..."

The fifth reunion looked at Du Lin, one of the examiners. Du Lin quickly explained: "It's just the same surname, but it has nothing to do with the minister."

After asking the fifth reunification, I realized that Du Du was the family of Du Yannian, a famous minister of the Han Dynasty, that is, Da Du Lu and Xiao Du Lu.

This son is only eighteen years old, but he is knowledgeable and knowledgeable. He does not study the minor details. He is one of the few people who have answered all four questions about classics and techniques.

"He actually read "Fayan"?" The fifth reunion was stunned. This question was decided by him just as the exam date approached. It was indeed quite knowledgeable that Du Du's family could get Yang Xiong's past works that were not widely spread and could also learn such non-subject knowledge.

In addition, Du Du's answers in terms of mathematics and common sense were correct, so he distanced himself from others.

And what really made him ranked among the top is the article that even Wang Long praised.

"The only one of the students who have written the most is Du Duci."

Wang Long said that he had the style of Jia Yi being more than Qin, which exceeded the requirements of five hundred words, and was nearly a thousand words, and the words were particularly beautiful.

Du Du's ancestors were all high-ranking officials of the Han Dynasty and were naturally well-known to the Han family. In the article, he described the tragic story of the Yuan Dynasty and the people who died seven times since the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, denounced his abuse of foreign relatives and his stupidity and chaos. After that, whether it was Wang Mang's restructuring or the restoration of the Han Dynasty, they all made the world go to chaos and completely consumed the rest of the Han family. It was not until the King of Wei suddenly came out that he created the world again.

"The clouds in the sea are disturbed, and the summers are destroyed. The heroes fight together, and there is no right or wrong. At that time, the Holy King was very proud, and the talisman of the dou was plagued, and the posture of the world was unparalleled. He was ordered by the emperor and heaven, and was helped by the spirit. He established the title of Wei State and put the four flags on the flag. The ministers who were the first to plan a strange journey; they were angry and like tigers and dragons. All the teachers were invincible. The mentors burned fish and snakes, and no one was able to do this..."

After praising him hard, Wang Long scored a high score.

Although Wu Lun did not particularly like this article, it was indeed the aesthetic of the times. Since he was a descendant of the eleven heroes of the Qilin Pavilion in the Han Dynasty, he took the lead in denying that the Han deeds had been exhausted, which was also a good publicity point. So he made a big fuss and agreed to let Du Du be the first in the first place.

As for the second, to everyone's surprise, he was actually the son of Fu Zhan, a great scholar in Hanoi, named Fulong and his courtesy name was Bowen.

Wu Lun heard Huang Chang talk about Fu Zhan's deeds. When Ma Yuan attacked, the Hanoi ruler adopted a non-resistance strategy. He took a group of disciples to learn the Five Classics of Shangshu. The soldiers were disbanded and the military rations were distributed to the refugees, winning a good reputation.

After Ma Yuan entered the city, it was not difficult for Fu Zhan. During the visit to Hanoi, Du Lun respected him as the three elders of the county. However, Fu Zhan, as a remnant of the Xin Dynasty who actively participated in Wang Mang's restructuring, was not good for him to seek official positions in Wei. But when Fu Zhan learned that Du Lun was holding the shooting test, he immediately went hundreds of miles away and invested his son to bring hundreds of disciples to participate, giving enough face to the King of Wei.

There is no fault in the answers to all subjects in Fulong. The article quotes classics and classics. Compared with Du Du's gorgeous rhetoric, the fifth reunion prefers this person and has no objection to the decision of the examiners.

"There are successors of the Secretary of Fu family." The fifth reunion said meaningfully.

Looking further down, the fifth rein smiled silently: "Is the third one?"

But he was from the Yixue School in Linqu Township, named "Third Kui", who was only seventeen years old. The fifth reunion knew what the examiners specifically mentioned him to the third, so he didn't appreciate it, so he made a temporary rule.

"Relatives and children of the royal family can take the exam, but they cannot be ranked in the top three."

The fifth relationship can ensure fairness in the examination process, but after that, the rankings and choices of students were all tools for him to control public opinion. Under the power of the King of Wei, there was never fairness.

After picking the young relatives to the fifth place, the fifth reunion continued to look down. The top ten were basically won by scholars with backgrounds and family studies. These people's learning and exam-taking abilities are really strong. The education accumulated by generations is really not a prank. This is a fact that must be accepted when employed by the fifth reunion.

"Where is the best poor man?"

The fifth reunion did not discover him until he was in the forty.

Huang Changbao reported to investigate this person: "This person is named Chenggong and his courtesy name is Shaozi. He heard that he was from Langya. He worked as a pigherd when he was young and studied in woodcutters. Later, he avoided the disaster of the Red Eyebrow. He went to Wugong County, Youfufeng to teach the countryside. This time, he brought more than ten disciples to Beijing to take the exam."

This experience surprised the fifth reunion. It was a typical example of knowledge changing destiny. I asked someone to call the bamboo slips and take a look at the answers. It was just right. The right places were right and the difficult places were stuck, but I still tried my best to write the words.

What made the fifth reunion lit up was Chenggong's strategy.

The education received by Chenggong should be incomplete, and he is well versed in the classics but not in the divination, and he has no chance to contact the articles of the Han Dynasty Ci and Fu scholars. Therefore, his strategy and theory was neither Du Du's gorgeous rhetoric nor as capable as Fu Long could invoke the tomb Scriptures. It can be said that it is simple and unpretentious.

But it is written with sincerity, starting from the strange phenomena in the world that I witnessed at the end of the Han Dynasty, and until the chaos in recent years, it is not the attitude of literati who recited the ancient and modern times, but the level of mourning the hardships of people's livelihood. At the end, the gratitude in the article for the King of Wei to give them the opportunity of poor scholars and wild people was overwhelmed by bamboo slips.

"good."

The fifth replies to this article, but fortunately, the love is sincere.

By the way, the fifth reunion likes this person's name.

"Chenggong...success!"

He also needs a representative figure in the top ten so that the poor in the opposition have the courage and motivation to embrace the new regime.

But the real reason why the King of Wei is interested in Chenggong is...

"Even if this person becomes an official, he should be able to speak well with the people and say things that ordinary people can understand!"

...

The date of the announcement is March 11th, and the location is selected in front of the Taixue Piyong. There is a circular wall around the water, which is more than ten feet high, with eaves on it, and is surrounded by open space, which is just for listing.

Just after the day, the candidates who were still living in the Imperial College were anxiously waiting, so they waited here early and waited for the results to be announced together, with their words full of tension and excitement.

The night is cold, but it is also surging.

Chenggong also squeezed in with his disciples, changed into clothes without patches, and gritted his teeth to buy new clothes for several disciples with damaged clothes. He was afraid that everyone would be separated, so he asked them to hold hands.

Not only the Taixue, but also the outside, the shooting test is the biggest thing in Chang'an this month. Residents from the inner and outer cities came to join in the fun, and the audience was blocked.

As the dawn broke out, the morning bell rang, and the carriages and horses from Fengchang Temple arrived at the Taixue. The soldiers walked forward separately from the crowded crowds and began to brush rice and paste them, so they could post the bulletin list.

The first ones posted were 200 people on the C list and 100 people on the B list, with names written in a dense manner.

The official beat the gong and drum he carried with him and said loudly: "The B and C list are not classified in order, they are determined according to their hometown. There are too many names, so I won't read them anymore. You can find them yourself."

In short, some people are happy and some are worried. A narrow list carries too much bitterness. Some candidates want to sharpen their heads, some people find that they are behind and sigh, and some candidates are able to go to high school and ecstatically tell each other...

But some people clearly saw the name, but were quite disappointed, because their expectations were not only to be a hundred-stone official in the local counties, or to be a two-stop runner in the office of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, but to become a two-stop runner in the office of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, but to become a man and squeeze into the center of power.

Chenggong is a little short and can't see the front. The disciples have an idea. The tallest disciple raises the youngest disciple and rides it around his neck.

The little disciple's eyes were rolling, looking for them in their names, and his eyes were blurred.

After looking at the list of B first, my heart suddenly became cold. There were no ones in the list of "five or six crowns, six or seven boys" and there was not even a teacher Chenggong.

Looking at the C list again, after looking at it, my eyes were sore, and I finally saw one for him!

"You Fufeng Wugong County, Ren Hong... It's me, it's me! Master, I'm on the C list!"

Most of the positions on the B and C are occupied by the children of the famous Shilin clan of Wuling and the disciples of the Imperial Academy. The atmosphere is warm, but Chenggong is a little sad. Among the more than ten people, the youngest disciple is on the list. This is really a joyful and sour fact.

"Don't be anxious." His voice was a little hoarse: "Isn't there any list of firsts?"

It was not until the morning meal that the A list was officially posted. This time, Wang Long, Fengchang, came in person and stepped into Piyong, but did not put up a notice, but pulled five ropes between the two lists B and C.

Everyone was stunned and looked at each other. It was Wang Long who, after visiting the portrait of Confucius in Piyong, wrote the nouns one by one on the apricot wood sign according to the list. The sign had a hook, and each time it was written, it was sent out and hung on the rope. This was the real A list!

"Fiftyth, Baling xx!"

The officials standing at the top of the list even loudly reported their names.

After repeated this, every time apricot card was sent out and the name was loudly shouted, the people watching the list cheered in unison, and the person who was promoted to the front with a blushing face, walked into Piyong under the guidance of the officials.

The excitement is even more serious than just now. The noise is noisy, like a bustling, like a fire alarm, like a chaotic soldier entering the city, or like a crow returning to the forest in the evening!

But for the disciples of Chenggong, the hope is getting slim. Chenggong has also expected that he might be on the top list, but he is not even 40, 30, or 20. The heart in his belly is getting heavier and he can only comfort himself with a wry smile.

"Well, at least the entire division was not wiped out."

As long as one disciple passes the exam, their battle will not be considered a loss.

What's more, just like the edict announced by the officials two days ago, even if they are not on the list, they can get the talisman. They can go to the army to apply for a sword and pen to assist officials, and at least they have a job, just like the promise of the King of Wei: "Even in troubled times, the king will never let any scholar be hungry!"

At this moment, another apricot card was sent out.

"The tenth place in the A list, Wugong County, Youfufeng, Chenggong!"

"Chenggong, who is Chenggong?"

Chenggong's head exploded, and there was a buzzing sound in his ears. He only saw countless people turning their heads to find this strange and rare surname. He also turned his head subconsciously, but saw the disciples crying with joy.

They were shouting and surrounding him, fearing that others would not know that Chenggong was their master. The teacher would be happy for the achievements of his disciples, and they were also proud of Master’s high school!

Chenggong's feet became soft for a moment and could not move his legs. He could only push him forward by his disciples, pushing him out of the crowd and pushing him to the officials who were singing the title.

"You are the youngest son?"

"I am Chenggong..." He murmured, not knowing where to put his hand.

The apricot wooden sign in Chenggong was already hanging high in the front of the apricot list. The official smiled and led him over: "The advanced Piyong met Wang Fengchang, worship Confucius, and then follow Fengchang to Weiyang Palace from Canglongkou to meet the king!"

...

Wang Long brought fifty people on the A-list today to visit the portrait of Confucius in Piyong, and then bowed three times to the Weiyang Palace to thank the King of Wei, the "poor swine herd" named Chenggong, who was still excited and cried.

Unlike the old officials who were in corpse and were simply feasted, this group of scholars with more than 300 people, after layers of selection, would agree and be grateful to the King of Wei.

The King of Wei would give them infinite glory, from Taixue to Weiyang East Que, ride horses and visit, accept celebrations from the people, and then join Weiyang to participate in the celebration banquet prepared by the King of Wei for them.

Then there is a concentrated study and training for several months, accepting the concept of the King of Wei, and cultivating loyalty to the King of Wei. Two hundred people on the C list went to counties and counties to be officials of the Hundred Stones, one hundred people on the B list stayed at the offices of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, and the A list was the Langguan, and followed the King of Wei... This was just the beginning of the career, and they would have a better future than the old officials.

Thinking of that scene, Wang Long felt a little intoxicated. He hoped that the King of Wei could rule the world with his scholars. This open shooting test was really a genius idea.

But Wang Long also had regrets, and only pointed out his subordinate Ban Biao whom he admired, and sighed: "With Shupi's family studies and historical theory, he is well-educated and talented. If he listens to me and participates in the shooting strategy, he will definitely be ranked among the top three!"

Ban Biao bowed calmly: "Biao is already a secretary of Fengchang, how dare he compete with the other scholars again?"

Wang Long nodded. Ban Biao was busy sorting out the pictures. He repeatedly wanted to recommend it to the King of Wei, but Ban Biao politely refused. He said that he just wanted to devote himself to the museum and study hard, and continue to record the records of the Grand Historian in the future.

Wang Long said only: "Although Du Du's writing style is good and Fu Long's allusions are clear, I really want to see the strategy and arguments written by Shupi!"

This statement was just a casual statement, but it aroused Ban Biao's competitive spirit.

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To be continued...