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The sky is getting dark, and there are already a sea of people outside the county examination room, small stall vendors, servants waiting for the exam, relatives and friends who take the exam, of course, more to watch the lively melon-eating masses.

Even if a group of marching soldiers separated a few meters away from the open space in front of the dragon gate, they could not stop the gaze of many people looking in.

Everywhere in this world pays attention to status, and taking the exam is no exception, no, the position near the dragon gate is occupied by people from various large and small families.

“This time, there are more than ten young masters in your clan who participated in the test, but it is really prosperous!”

“It’s a pity that last year’s county test, my He family only produced three children, and even the business was worse.”

“Alas, my clan has raised its ancestors and opened the clan, and there has never been a single person, I only hope that there will be a show talent in the past few years.” Several brightly dressed rich men sighed.

“What do we have to discuss, the small clans are not on the table, no matter how good the exam is, it depends on whether the county Hao family can produce a few good seedlings.”

“The Zhou family, martial artists and other powerful people can also talk, they have not moved a lot over the years.”

“If you don’t raise people to enter the army, build a few manors, and open a few shops, it can be considered a big move? Not yet a townsman. Saying that, people from several families actually quarreled over who was strong and who couldn’t.

Fortunately, the topic quickly changed, because the crowd in the rear gave way to three roads, and the family stewards who came were Zhao, Qian, and Chen.

“Don’t hurry up to give way, these three families are our county magnates, don’t cause trouble for the family.” There are still many people with vision, and immediately remind the companions in front to get out of the way.

The stewards of the three county Hao families each followed a group of Hao slaves, but they did not look at the top, but greeted and talked with other small clan stewards with a smile.

No way, it is difficult for the family to rise one level, and if you want to overwhelm other county tyrants at the county tycoon, you have to win the support of more small local families.

“I heard that Young Master Chen Yun can read a thousand words at the age of three, memorize ancient poems at the age of five, and familiarize himself with the four books and five classics at the age of seven.

“Young Master Qian postponed his participation in the county examination for a few years, and his savings this year must be abundant, maybe showing talent is not a goal.”

“Steward Zhao, Young Master Liangji is talented and intelligent, and he must be the first to come out of the examination room.” The steward of the county hao

family gives face, and the people of other small families certainly go up the slope, and the information of the major county hao is simply precious.

However, no matter how much they tout, their own people and their supporters also have-for-tat in their speech.

The county examination is really not difficult for a young master from a family like them, and the children in the exam are a foregone conclusion.

It’s nothing more than whose young master came out of the examination room first, or pressed first, which was said in previous years.

“Open the market, bet on whose young master will come out of the examination room first, and bet on how many children each family can win this time.” Somewhere, well-informed traffickers have opened the market.

Slowly, time passed, and everyone’s eyes were already looking ahead.

Zhou Bai didn’t know that there was an argument outside, but strode out of the side door.

Although the lunch in the examination room is full, it is not hungry, and it is all things without oil and water.

He found that since his body was transformed by Xiaocheng with arching, his health was healthy, and his digestive ability was really incomparable to before.

Hungry in the belly, when looking for some snacks to relieve hunger.

“It’s out, the first candidate is out!”

“Huh? Which son is this, I think I am Bai Xiaosheng, how come there is no record of this person. “The newsmonger who opened the market was the most surprised.

The old man of the Zhou Rui family widened his eyes, and immediately shouted excitedly: “Young Master Bai, here.”

Zhou Bai saw that everyone seemed to be talking about him, slightly stunned, but not afraid, but calmly walked out of the crowd.

“The township Zhou family’s?”

“It’s actually not the son of Zhao Qian and Chen’s three families who come out first, this is a loss of points in the county zun, and the top of the list is not necessarily the same.”

“Who knows if this Zhou Bai is blind, and coming out of the examination room first does not mean that he can win, let alone the top of the list?!”

“That is, is his Zhou family lucky enough?”

People who challenge authority are always disliked by those in power, but they have no effect on Zhou Bai, until he and the old man leave the crowd, and his face does not change at all.

“Young Master Bai, don’t take their words to heart, it’s a mediocre talent not to be jealous.” The old man did not ask Zhou Bai how he did in the exam, but tried to enlighten with his own experience.

Who expected that Zhou Bai only appreciated the talent of this veteran, and did not pay attention to the ridicule of outsiders at all, he said calmly: “The dragon gate will not open until more than half an hour, you continue to wait for Zhou Rui, I will go find something to eat first.”

Then, in front of everyone’s eyes, the first “genius” to come out of the examination room actually ran to the street to buy a package of fried chestnuts and ate them.

This performance was seen by the errand who sent him out, and immediately returned to Ji Hongzhe.

“He is only fifteen years old, and his heart can be unaffected by external words, which is precious, and the order gives more attention.” After listening to the report of the henchman, Ji Hongzhe became more and more satisfied with Zhou Bai and explained.

As for other families, attention to Zhou Bai is still limited, and the ranking of the imperial examination is not all based on literary talent, but also on the order of luck.

Everything depends on after the list.

……

It was night, the exam room lobby, the candidates had dispersed, and the lights were still bright.

Because the examiners need to read the papers overnight, from hundreds of candidates, select children who can take the exam.

Several senior scribes, the chief bookkeeper, the edict, the county magistrate, and the county order all sat solemnly, holding vermilion pens.

An article was graded in their hands, and the scribes were mainly responsible for reading the papers written by Jing Yisil, plus the main book, a total of four high-grade county officials, who focused their energy on two subjects: trial poems and policy discussions.

In the second half of the night, all the test papers were read by the four examiners.

Some of the answer sheets have a red circle drawn on them, while others have two or three, but there are very few copies that can make all four county officials optimistic, only five.

As can be seen from the arrangement on the table, these papers are basically divided into four categories.

The first category is naturally five four-circle answer sheets, the second type is a slightly inferior three-circle two-circle answer sheet, there are more than 100 copies, and the third category is basically equivalent to giving up, and only one county official is optimistic.

However, I have not seen the luck attached to the volume, and I cannot conclude that the third type of text is out, and this part of the answer sheet has the most, about 300 copies.

There is only the fourth category, almost two hundred answer sheets, without looking at luck, they will be deposed.

The literary talent is too poor, and no matter how strong the luck is, it cannot be selected, which is the bottom line of the imperial court.

Talented people are officials, making the place a miasma, and the people’s resentment is boiling, which will also reduce the imperial court’s absorption of local luck.

When everything was ready, the master book got up and walked to a corner, and handed over his hand: “The county lord is about to collect the seal to unravel the suppression of the qi luck of the answer sheet, and ask the Dao official to set up a formation to cover up the vision.” ”