Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

Chapter 918 Don’t deal with it

An hour later, the street patrol ended.

The team of officials carried Gu Chan and Feng Hao to the outside of the Imperial Academy.

When they got off the sedan chair, they found that the Imperial Academy was already empty. In other words, the candidates had finished the exam and handed in their papers on the morning of the sixth day, so they didn't have to wait seven days before leaving.

Look, the spring examination list has been posted on the red wall outside the Imperial Academy. The names of all the candidates who have passed the exam are on the list. As for those who have failed, they all stand in front of the list crying and heartbroken.

The leading official said to the two men, "No. 1 and No. 2, you two need to go into the Imperial Academy now to thank the scholars. After that, you can go back to the inn to rest. When the court is held tomorrow morning, a sedan chair will come to the inn to take you to the palace to meet the emperor."

"Thank you. Let's go and take a look at the spring exam list before going in." Feng Hao said, clasping his fists and bowing.

The leading officer quickly returned the greeting and nodded.

Gu Chan asked, "By the way, the first and third place winners are both on parade, where is the second place winner?"

"Another team of officials with the good news have gone to the inn where he is staying to pick him up for patrol. It's just that you and he live in different directions, so you won't run into each other when you are patrolling," explained the leading official.

Gu Chan nodded with relief.

Then the two of them said nothing more and immediately headed towards the spring exam list.

The officials went into the Imperial Academy to rest.

Since Gu Chan and Feng Hao were both wearing red robes at the time, when they walked over, the candidates who were looking at the list all bowed respectfully to them.

The two of them responded enthusiastically and without being arrogant, which gave the other candidates a sense of intimacy.

After exchanging pleasantries with the other candidates, the two looked up at the names on the spring exam list and discovered that the second place winner was named Wu Zhengyuan.

Gu Chan asked doubtfully, "Brother Feng, where does this Wu Zhengyuan come from?"

"He is the third young master of the Wu family in Yinyue City, the old capital in the south of Diyue Kingdom. He is also very talented in literature and is known as the number one talent in the south of Diyue Kingdom. He and I have the title of Nanyuan Beihao." Feng Hao explained.

"The old capital?" Gu Chan said with a frown.

"Yes! In the past, the capital of Diyue Kingdom was not here, but in Yinyue City in the south. Later, the capital was moved here and renamed Jinyue City as the new capital of Diyue Kingdom. Wu Jiajing is a prominent family in Yinyue City, and now they manage the entire Yinyue City on behalf of the royal family of Diyue Kingdom." Feng Hao explained the situation clearly.

All Gu Chan's doubts were resolved.

It was not until then that she understood that the Diyue Kingdom was indeed home to many prominent families and talented people. For example, Wu Zhengyuan in the south was absolutely powerful. Whether from his own talents or the strength of his family, he was someone who should not be underestimated.

Feng Hao didn't want to watch any longer, and urged, "Let's go, Brother Xu, let's go to the Imperial Academy to thank the academicians."

"Yeah!" Gu Chan nodded in agreement.

Then the two of them walked towards the Imperial Academy together.

After a while, the two came to a courtyard behind the Imperial Academy.

The academicians were drinking and chatting in the courtyard. As soon as Gu Chan and the others entered the courtyard, they looked up and saw a man in a blue robe chatting and laughing with the academicians. Feng Hao quickly put his mouth close to Gu Chan's ear and whispered, "Did you see it? He is Wu Zhengyuan."

"Wow! He is so tall and handsome, no worse than you! No wonder he can rank ahead of you and is known as the Southern Yuan and Northern Hao!" Gu Chan joked.

But what she said was true, because Wu Zhengyuan was indeed very handsome. In modern terms, he was the ancient Hu Ge! With that figure and looks, he was truly the kind of handsome man that women dream of!
Feng Hao rolled his eyes at Gu Chan, then pulled him forward to greet the academicians and Wu Zhengyuan.

Gu Chan followed suit and bowed and greeted everyone with Feng Hao.

After the two sides exchanged pleasantries, Wu Zhengyuan stared at Gu Chan and said, "Brother Xu, it's really better to meet in person than to hear about it! You are so young, not only are you extremely capable, but your literary talent is also so extraordinary. I really admire you."

"Brother Wu, you're joking. I'm just lucky." Gu Chan said modestly.

"That's right. With a big shot like Prince Leng recommending you, it would be hard for you not to get admitted!" Wu Zhengyuan suddenly said in a sarcastic tone.

Gu Chan saw that he was handsome and a good-looking man, and she had originally had a good impression of him. But when she heard what he said, the smile on her face instantly froze, and was replaced by a feeling of disgust in her heart.

Feng Hao came to her rescue and said, "Brother Wu, what you said is wrong. Everyone's test papers were reviewed by the academicians and then reviewed by the six ministries before being sent to Her Majesty the Queen. If Brother Xu's essay was not good, they would not have sent it up the chain of command, right?"

"Brother Feng, I haven't seen you for many years, and you are still such a kind person! Let me tell you, I have traveled all over the country over the years and witnessed too many shady things, so no matter who I am, I always maintain a cautious attitude, so I also hope that you can wake up sooner!" Wu Zhengyuan said, patting Feng Hao's shoulder.

Gu Chan sneered and said, "Brother Wu is so smart, how come he still got second place? I think you should get first place at least!"

"You..." Wu Zhengyuan was choked by Gu Chan and was speechless.

The situation between the three people quickly became extremely awkward.

The academicians standing aside watched and laughed secretly. They actually really liked watching the top three fighting each other. After all, scientific expeditions were only held twice every three years, and such scenes could not be seen at any time.

At this embarrassing moment, Xu Zhenlin, the Grand Academician of the Imperial Academy, walked in from the gate.

The academicians quickly stood up and greeted him respectfully.

Gu Chan and the other two naturally did not dare to neglect him and they all bowed to him.

Xu Zhenlin waved his hand and said, "No need to be so polite, everyone should just do what they need to do, don't gather here."

"Yes, great academician." All the academicians said in unison.

After saying that, they quickly left the yard and went about their own business.

Xu Zhenlin looked at Gu Chan and the other two and said, "Three of you, stop standing. Come over here and sit down! Let's sit down and talk slowly."

"Yes, great academician." The three of them answered in unison, walked to the stone table over there, and sat down with Xu Zhenlin.

Xu Zhenlin looked at the three of them and laughed, "Why, you three are so upset just after you made the top three? If you serve in the same court in the future, won't you fight with each other all the time?"

"You're joking, Academician. We were just chatting just now. We don't have any conflicts." Feng Hao said covertly.

Gu Chan and Wu Zhengyuan also quickly pretended to smile and dared not argue in front of Xu Zhenlin anymore.