Kong Jijiu and Wei Zhi were satisfied at first glance. Bai Cheng's answers to poetry and classics were indeed acceptable, but the current affairs policy...

If you really take the rankings seriously, he can hardly even make it into the top fifty. If he hadn't been a little famous outside, had done well in his previous books, and was the consort of the direct princess, no one would have put him on the list.

Woolen cloth.

Everyone did this partly to give the emperor face, and partly because of the ranking. But since the emperor himself replaced him, there is no face issue.

Wei Zhi felt that this time the Jinshi examination was somewhat fair, so he stroked his beard and didn't care much about the ranking of places.

Kong Jijiu was actually a little dissatisfied in his heart, because Bai Cheng was also his student, although he was affiliated with Chongwen Hall, which did not count him in the Imperial Academy's favor.

But...I still feel a little unhappy.

But forget it, two were imprisoned in the Imperial Academy, and one was imprisoned in the emperor's son-in-law, so it's barely even.

So the matter was settled, Kong Jijiu took the papers and the list and left, going back to sort out the names again.

It's just that the second and third overall picks were decided by the emperor. He didn't move the top three, but changed the second place to the first place.

Kong Jijiu didn't have any objections, so the top three were decided.

The next morning the Ministry of Rites released the results.

The candidates all ran to see the results.

Man Bao had classes at the Imperial Medical Office today, so she left the palace early in the morning. She asked the chamberlain to take a detour, specifically passing in front of the etiquette department.

The imperial city is usually filled with office workers and is very solemn, but today it is particularly lively.

The list was not posted on the Imperial College Supervisor's side, but on the notice wall outside the Ministry of Rites.

Bai Shan and the others have been at home these days because they have to take exams and wait for the results. They went into the imperial city early this morning to look at the list. When they saw Man Bao's car from a distance, they waved fiercely.

Man Bao jumped out of the car and rushed over to join them. He stood on tiptoes and glanced ahead before asking, "Has it been posted yet?"

"Not yet," Bai Shan said, "wait a little longer."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the Ministry of Rites opened, and the Minister of Rites and Kong Jijiu came out together.

Kong Jijiu took out a piece of yellow silk from his sleeve, opened it, thanked the emperor for his kindness, and then said that a total of 32 people were admitted to the Jinshi examination this time. Now he started to read the list of those who were admitted, starting with the 32nd person.

Think forward.

"Thirty-second place, Tongzhou Cao Ziming..."

Cao Ziming in the crowd was stunned for a while and then shouted in surprise: "It's me, it's me, I got it, I got it -"

Kong Jijiu smiled slightly, not minding his yelling, and continued reading...

Bai Erlang had already been mentally prepared, and when he got to the twentieth number, he said to Bai Shanmanbao with certainty: "I missed it."

He turned to look at his elder brother and said hesitantly: "Brother, you might not have been hit either."

Bai Zhi:……

He said angrily: "I know it without you having to tell me."

He glanced at Bai Shan and said, "Now let's see if cousin Shan is successful."

Bai Shan shook his head, "I've already read twenty names. I probably won't be successful if I write the current affairs policy like that."

"But you are ranked eighteenth on the general list, unlike Erlang and I who are only thirty, and you are well-known and do well in writing papers." Bai Zhi hesitated for a moment and then lowered his voice and said, "I am

I asked my classmates who took the exam, and they all said that this year's Jinshi exam questions were very difficult, and many people couldn't finish writing after just starting, so you may not be left behind."

To be honest, he and Erlang also wrote a lot. In fact, when he came here, he still had a bit of luck.

But it sounds like there are no two brothers even at the twelfth place, so there must be no more.

The thought flashed through him and he was startled, hey, there are already twelve people?

Bai Shan was already sure that he didn't have his own name, so he heard Kong Jijiu read: "Ninth place, Longzhou Bai Shan."

Bai Shan was startled, and was overjoyed for a moment. He turned around and held Man Bao's hand, his eyes shining, "I actually hit it!"

Man Bao also nodded in surprise, "Yes, yes, you won!"

The candidates who heard the noise nearby immediately turned around and raised their hands to express their congratulations. Seeing how young Bai Shan was, they were filled with envy.

Are there any students from several schools in the Imperial Academy who have never seen Bai Shan? They couldn't help but read his place of origin and name, and then suddenly thought, "Could he be the son of Yizhou Mu Bai Qi, the Long who defended his father's grievances and was not afraid of power?"

Young Master Zhou Baishan?"

Bai Shan quickly said a few words of modesty, and the candidates who thought he was a bit too young had no objection.

Bai Shan's name has spread all over the country in the past two years, not only for his filial piety, but also for his moral character and talent.

Everyone knows that he is now the prince's companion and is highly valued by the emperor.

Every time a name was read out for the face-grabbing wine, someone would claim it, and then the people around him would congratulate him one after another.

Even the older uncles could not hold back this vanity and accepted everyone's congratulations excitedly.

The second pick and the top pick were quickly named. The three were quite young and all had mustaches. With Man Bao's eyesight, all three of them were able to pass. The youngest was probably the second pick who had a lot of acne on his face.

After Kong Jijiu finished reading the imperial list, he turned around and took out two pieces of red paper with the Minister of Rites and posted them on the notice wall for them to see.

Bai Shan and the others squeezed in and took another look at their names. When they saw Bai Shan's two big black marks written on the red paper, they squeezed out with satisfaction. They excitedly held hands and went to celebrate.

Bai Shan had already said: "Yin or he is too crowded, so he is waiting for us outside the imperial city. I will invite you to the Zhuangyuan Building for dinner later."

Man Bao nodded fiercely, "Okay, okay."

The two held hands and ran out. Fourth Eunuch Rong pulled the carriage and managed to avoid the people. When he saw them running away, he immediately dragged the carriage and chased after them, shouting: "Master Zhou, Master Zhou, you still have to go."

It’s class…”

Manbao and the others didn't hear anything and ran forward in a hurry.

Daji, who was holding the horse, heard this. He and the guards led the horse and silently chased Bai Shan and the others.

There were too many people watching the results, not only the candidates themselves, but also their families and servants, as well as other families who came to watch the fun, and even some tea doctors from teahouses and restaurants sneaked into the imperial city to watch the results for news.

Just to get first-hand news.

Therefore, you can't ride horses at all in this section. Everyone can only lead the horses and pull the carts to chase people.

When they arrived at the gate of the imperial city, they saw that they had climbed onto Yin You's carriage with excited faces and were excitedly going to the restaurant for dinner.

The Fourth Eunuch Rong climbed onto the carriage sweating profusely. He was afraid that they would just leave like this. He immediately shouted to the people in front to make way. Then he drove forward and caught up to stop the Yin family's carriage. He shouted in a dumbfounded voice: "Little Zhou
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