The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 371 Huiyuan
After Wang Gang stayed at Sheng's house for a few days, he was ready to attend the examination hosted by the Ministry of Rites.

The Eighth Prince Zhao Zongquan arrived in Bianjing more than ten days ago, and handed over to the officials of the Ministry of Rites, and assumed the responsibility of the chief examiner.

After Zhao Zongquan came to Beijing, he was immediately welcomed by the officials and stayed in the palace for several hours before leaving.

After King Yong received the news, the gloom in his eyes became even more serious.

On the other side, the team transporting the alien beasts in the south of the Yangtze River was delayed due to a landslide, and it seemed that they could only arrive in Beijing after the test.

King Yong anxiously wanted to discuss with Wang Gang, but Wang Gang just asked someone to bring him a sentence.

"The plan continues. The time of the palace test is the day of forcing the palace."

King Yong immediately felt relieved after receiving Wang Gang's reply.

The examination was held as scheduled, and Wang Gang and Sheng Changbai rushed to the examination venue in a carriage early in the morning.

Before entering the venue, the Ministry of Rituals will send people to search the body, and all the candidates must take off their clothes in public, and let people search the whole body to prevent entrainment.

Wang Gang had already experienced it once when he took the provincial examination, and he was very calm.

What he didn't know was that in a small two-story building not far from the examination room, two women had been observing him.

"Miss, that is Saburo of the Sheng family, and the one next to him is his second elder brother Sheng Changbai." A man dressed as a book boy said to the master next to him.

"Xiao Lian, don't call me Miss when you are outside, but call me Young Master. Remember that I am not the Second Miss of the Hai family."

The person who spoke was a sullen and handsome young man from a rich family. He looked only seventeen or eighteen years old, and he looked like a lady disguised as a man.

These two people are the second daughter of the Hai family, Hai Chaoyun, and the maid Xiaolian.

Hai Chaoyun heard that his family had discussed a marriage for him, so he wanted to see with his own eyes who the man was.

In this era, normal women who have not left the court cannot meet their future husband-in-law. Hai Chaoyun could only take advantage of the opportunity of the test to sneak over to observe Wang Gang.

"Young master, the future uncle is not very handsome, but he has a good bearing." Xiao Lian stared at Wang Gang and commented.

Hai Chaoyun looked at Wang Gang, then at Sheng Changbai next to him, and nodded involuntarily.

In fact, when Hai Chaoyun first heard that her family was planning to marry her to a bastard, she also disagreed in her heart.

Later, Mrs. Hai sent someone to inquire about Wang Gang's past and found that none of the maids in his room had shown any signs of openness, so the Hai family agreed to the marriage.

The family precepts of the Hai family are too strict, no matter whether men or women are 40 years old, they are only allowed to take concubines.

It is true that a man from the Hai family has become someone everyone wants to marry, but it is unlucky for a woman from the Hai family. It is very difficult to find a husband.

Although Hai Chaoyun acquiesced to the marriage, he was still a little bit annoyed at the identity of the other party's bastard, so he added another condition.

Wang Gang must pass the Jinshi examination and enter the Imperial Academy before the marriage of the two families can be considered successful.

Now after seeing Wang Gang with his own eyes, Hai Chaoyun was somewhat overwhelmed by his demeanor.

At the entrance of the venue, when those candidates were searched in public, they were full of resentment and shame. Only Wang Gang took it calmly, and even took the initiative to do a body check to show his magnanimity.

In comparison, although Sheng Changbai was frank, he was still a little shy and awkward when he was searched.

What people are most afraid of is comparison. With other actions to set off, Wang Gang's temperament suddenly stands out from the crowd, and it is difficult not to attract others' attention.

Hai Chaoyun also found that Wang Gang had a certain self-confidence, and it seemed that it would be a piece of cake for him to try.

What are the other candidates doing?

They were all cramming, holding a book to read before the body search, as if they wanted to make up for it one last time.

Wang Gang was empty-handed, so he brought dry food into the examination room.

With such a demeanor, Hai Chaoyun couldn't help but look at him differently.

Of course, Hai Chaoyun is not a nympho like Princess Jiacheng, he can't walk when he sees Qi Heng, so he must marry him.

After Hai Chaoyun met Wang Gang, he only initially recognized him, and there was no such vulgar thing as love at first sight.

"Little Lian, let's go back! We'll do it again after the exam is over in three days." Hai Chaoyun said to the maid.

"Miss, you are looking at the future uncle." Xiao Lian laughed.

Hai Chaoyun scolded with a smile: "What do you know? I just want to see if he still has the calm confidence he is now after the exam."

A pair of master and servant returned to Hai's house with a smile, and sure enough, they reappeared at the original place three days later.

The two still wore the same outfits, and found a place closest to the entrance of the examination room, secretly observing the movers who came out.

After most of the exams came out, their expressions were a little dazed, as if they hadn't gotten out of the exam.

It's no wonder that being trapped in a small cubicle for three days in a row, eating, drinking, and messing around is not much different from confinement.

After finishing the exam, either the physical strength is exhausted and the spirit is listless, or they are still immersed in their own articles and cannot extricate themselves.

Only when Wang Gang came out, he walked like a dragon and a tiger, raised his head and chest, without changing his expression.

Seeing Wang Gang like this, Hai Chaoyun was moved.

"My lord, my lord, he's out." Seeing Wang Gang, Xiao Lian excitedly said to Hai Chaoyun.

"I'm not blind, I can see." Hai Chaoyun said angrily.

"Hey! Why is he standing there without leaving? Are you waiting for his family to pick him up?" Xiao Lian was a little curious when she saw that Wang had just walked out of the examination room and stood motionless at the gate.

"You forgot, he came to take the exam with his second brother, and his second brother hasn't come out yet." Hai Chaoyun lightly tapped Xiao Lian's head, blaming her for being so rare.

Sure enough, after Sheng Changbai walked out of the examination room, Wang Gang immediately stepped forward to support him, and the two brothers walked towards the carriage sent by the Sheng family together.

"Brothers and friends, the Sheng family has a good family style." Hai Chaoyun added some points to Wang Gang in his heart.

Before Wang Gang got into the carriage, he glanced in the direction where Hai Chaoyun was standing, and then got into the carriage.

He felt weird before the exam, as if someone was watching him in the dark.

Originally, Wang Gang thought that the people sent by King Yong were watching him, but after another thought, he was wrong.

After leaving the examination room this time, Wang Gang stopped on purpose. One was to wait for Sheng Changbai to leave with him, and the other was to see if the spy had left.

"That person doesn't seem to have any malicious intentions. It's a pity that I haven't practiced my inner boxing to the point where I can't hear it. I feel danger and avoid it. I can see my nature and see the Tathagata."

Immediately after Wang Gang returned, he received a secret message from King Yong, congratulating him on finishing the exam, and saying that he had already taken the exam, and he must be No.1 in this exam.

The other is the horse country's maintenance team to send the exotic beasts, and they will be able to enter Beijing tomorrow.

Wang Gang burned King Yong's note, and then looked at the sky outside the window.

"Up to ten days, everything is over."

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Three days after the general examination, it is time for the examiners to mark the papers. All candidates’ papers will be pasted with their names, and then they will be reviewed by multiple marking officers. The best [-] will be selected and reported to the Minister of Rites, and then a chief examiner and three The deputy envoy ranks.

No.1 is naturally the leader of this subject.

These 100 people are called Gongshi, and the rest of the palace examination is just a formality. The emperor will select the top three, that is, the number one scholar, the second place, and Tanhua.

Two or 300 people will be selected in the general examination, and these people will also participate in the palace examination, but whether they can win the Jinshi depends on the performance of the last palace examination. If they perform well, the emperor is happy, and they can also be awarded Jinshi, but the gold content of this kind of Jinshi, It is far from comparable to Gongsheng.

In general, being able to try the top [-] is already quite remarkable.

The list will be released three days later, and the main focus of many applicants is the top [-].

Since Wang Gang received the notification from King Yong, he didn't send anyone to look at the list, but sat at home and waited for the news.

Sure enough, the people who announced the good news in the morning rushed to Sheng's mansion.

"Congratulations to Shengfu Sheng Changfeng High School Huiyuan."

A sound of congratulations made the whole Sheng family lively.

Sheng Hong dragged Lin Sushuang to the front door, and when he heard the voice of the announcer, he couldn't hold back his tears anymore.

Lin Sushuang didn't cry, she was completely insane with joy and kept giggling.

In the end, it was Wang Ruofu who was reluctant to take out a piece of silver and gave it to the person who announced the good news.

"Which place did my parent Bai get in the exam?" Wang Ruofu asked.

"Second son of the Sheng family No. 20 seventh place in high school." The person who announced the good news took the money, but did not let it go.

When Wang Ruofu heard that his son was more than 20 worse than Wang Gang, he didn't have the mood to reward him.

In the end, the nurse next to Wang Ruofu gave the money.

Sheng Hong was happy this time. His two sons, one Zhonghuiyuan and the other a Gongsheng student, are also considered quasi-jinshi. No matter how you look at it, the Sheng family is the big winner of this imperial examination!

After Sheng Minglan brought the news to Shou'an Hall and told Old Madam Sheng, she enviously said: "Second and third elder brothers, will they be officials in the same court as father in the future?"

Old Madam Sheng laughed so hard that her back molars were almost exposed.

"Father and son are officials at the same dynasty. Last time it was Sansu. This time it's Sansheng's turn. It's time for my Sheng family to prosper."

Sheng Minglan didn't quite understand who Sansu was, but she could still feel the joy of Old Madam Sheng.

"When the seventh brother Changdong grows up in the future, and he also comes back with a Jinshi examination, then the father and son will be officials in the same dynasty."

Old Madam Sheng was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help laughing even louder.

(End of this chapter)