When he walked out of the examination room, Li Ling immediately saw dozens of people waiting more than ten feet outside. Obviously, they all came to pick up the candidates for the show. Because they did not dare to disturb the candidates inside, dozens of people stood there and could hardly hear any sound.

This reminded Li Ling of the scene when he took the college entrance examination. The parents outside the test site were also waiting like this, just as quiet as they were, even speaking down, let alone the sound of the car horn.

Seeing Li Ling coming out slowly, many waiters looked at him with curious and concerned eyes, as if they wanted to ask about his family's situation, but they didn't know how to open this. At this time, a petite figure in the crowd had already rushed out and asked with anticipation and concern: "Brother, how did you do today?" It was Yue'er.

Li Ling was slightly stunned, held her hand and smiled, "Why are you here? Didn't you tell you to just wait for news at home? You are waiting outside but can't help me."

"It was Brother Gu who insisted on bringing me here. How did you do in the exam? Tell me about it." Yue'er said coquettishly, and rushed back a little, throwing the blame to Gu Yuezi who was walking up. His face was full of concern: "It's nothing important today, and I'm concerned about how you do in the exam, so let's take a look. How is it? Is it still going well?"

"It should be no problem. The lord asked me to go back and prepare for the house trial." Li Ling lowered his voice a little. Seeing Yue'er seemingly screaming, he quickly patted her, "Don't scream in this matter, after all, the results have not been released yet."

"Yes, yes, it's better to keep a low profile in this matter." Gu Yuezi smiled and thought that Li Ling had this identity, so he was sure to win the county trial. However, Yue'er's face was still full of excitement. While walking, she whispered: "Brother, you are so amazing. Finally, she passed the county trial. If Dad knew about it, she would be proud of you."

"Uh..." There is actually nothing to be proud of. After all, it's just a county exam, and there are still two mistakes left to be a scholar's fame. Li Ling thought, but it's hard to say. After all, his cheap father has not been able to break out of the county exam for more than ten years, so the imperial examination depends on talent and luck. Without this fate, it's better not to waste his years.

The three of them went home and naturally had to celebrate their lives. Gu Yuezi had guessed the result, so he had asked for a table in the restaurant before and had a meal at home, which made Yue'er, a girl, enjoyed her appetite again.

The next day, Li Ling did not go to the county government office and continued to read and write at home. At the same time, he experienced the exquisiteness of the current writings of the top scholar Jie Yuan and turned their wonderful writing into his own talent.

Another day has passed, and the date of the ranking has come. After all, the county examination is not as good as the following large-scale examinations. The number of candidates is small, and the reviews of several examiners are fast enough. It only took two days to read all the test papers, then rank the rankings, and then post the relevant lists to the large screen wall outside the county government and make them public.

Originally, Li Ling was not interested in going to see it on purpose. One was that he was confident in his grades, and the other was that he wanted to go back to the county government office, and he would not run away from the things. It would not be too late to see it again. But Yue'er didn't have such a good attitude, so she kept mentioning it early in the morning, urging Li Ling to take him over to see the list.

By noon, the little girl was so anxious that she was almost jumping up and down. In desperation, Li Ling could only fulfill her wish and took Yue'er to the county government to view the list.

Although half a day has passed, hundreds of people gathered in front of the county government, watching the list from inside to outside, and talking a few times from time to time. If the candidates who came to the list were on the list, they would be happy, smiling, and clapping their friends. And those who found that they failed the exam immediately lost their faces, as if they were losing their parents, and they would be completely lost.

Such tragic comedy continues to be staged among the crowd, which also makes other people enjoy watching it. It is also the reason why the crowd in the county government has not dispersed for a long time.

Li Ling finally pulled Yue'er and squeezed from behind the crowd to the front of the Bangwen. He glanced up and saw the biggest and most eye-catching name on the top - Zhang Yun! This is the first case in this county examination.

"Ah...Brother, isn't this the number one place you?" Yue'er muttered in disappointment after seeing this.

"How can the head of the case be passed so easily?" Li Ling said with a self-awareness. Although the head of the county examination can get a lot of benefits, such as reputation, and as long as he does not make any mistakes in the next palace examination and the college examination, he must be a scholar. This is the unspoken rule of the officialdom and local officials always have to give face, but Li Ling did not realize that he was suitable to get the head of the case. After all, that was too eye-catching and easily suspected of cheating - although it seemed that he had indeed been opened with the back door.

Li Ling's eyes did not stay in the first place for too long, so he quickly swept down and only looked at three people. When he reached the fifth place, he saw his name on the list. He actually passed the county exam in the previous five rankings!

"Brother, you really won the game, or you're the fifth one!" Yue'er also saw the result and shouted excitedly. This time Li Ling did not stop her anymore, so the little girl naturally became more and more arrogant. While shouting, she jumped and jumped up.

This immediately attracted the attention of everyone around him, some admired, some envied, and naturally some jealous. The two scholars dressed up at him and bowed to him: "Brother, I wonder who has won the title?"

"Oh, I don't dare, I just won the fifth place." Li Ling said modestly, and the other party's expression changed a little when he saw the list. Only then did he recognize Li Ling's identity, and he felt a little nervous and restrained.

Nowadays, the people of the county town have all heard of Li Ling’s name. This Li Dianli is a powerful figure who can uproot the banker and is highly valued by the county masters. It is naturally no problem to come to participate in the imperial examination this time.

Of course, it is inevitable that some people will feel strange at this time, feeling that there is something tricky in it. But when Li Ling is in front of him, there are always suspicions and dissatisfaction and dare not say it out, but there is no longer the enthusiasm he has before and they all go to the side.

Li Ling smiled bitterly in his heart when he saw this. Did the dragon-slaying brave men unknowingly turn into evil dragons? He never thought of harming people. Is it necessary for them to do this?

Of course, there was no need for him to be angry with these people or explain anything to them because of this. Yue'er, who was still excited, got out of the crowd and went home. He knew in his heart that before he knew it, the distance between him and ordinary people had been completely widened...

What made Li Ling more interested was that there were 16 people who won the county examination this time. According to Li Ling's previous scan in the examination room, the number of people participating in this county examination was between 70 or 80 people, which was one-fifth. The winning rate was quite high.

Then my cheap father and the old candidates with gray hair in the exam room today were unable to come out of the county examination, and obtained the identity of a child. This can only draw one conclusion, that is, they are indeed not suitable for taking the imperial examination.

So in Li Ling's opinion, a guy like this who is extremely strong and refuses to look back even if he hits the wall is the real victim of the imperial examination system. In fact, they should have a better life and should not waste their great years in places that they cannot control at all. Then they finally scold the imperial examination system for how unfair it is.

I sighed that shortly after returning home, Gu Yuezi, who also knew the results, Lin Lie and other friends came to congratulate him one after another, but Li Ling felt embarrassed - Brother, I will just go through a county examination, and I am not a scholar, can I celebrate with such a big fanfare?

However, everyone had good intentions, so Li Ling could only receive it a little awkwardly. Finally, he simply went to the restaurant to ask for a table. This turned out to be a celebration. The few people had a drink until the second day of the day before they dispersed.

Although Li Yue'er had not drunk alcohol, she was quite excited. Seeing Li Ling returning from seeing him off, she came to her side again, looked at her brother up and down, left and right, and finally asked with a smile: "Brother, what are you feeling now?"

"Mood?" Li Lingxin said that I was just tired, why did I really take it seriously? Isn't it just passing the test in one county? It's just the first step to achieve success and fame.

Yue'er didn't know what he was thinking, and she flashed her big eyes and said, "Yes, you finally did what your father didn't do, don't you want to say anything?"

"This means I am better than blue?" Li Ling said casually. Then he looked at his sister and said seriously: "There are two things I have to tell you."

"Brother, tell me."

"This celebration has not been very honorable. If I miss the list in the government or hospital examination next, I will still be nothing, so don't brag about it with your neighbors. If they really want to be recorded by them, then we can't do it, but it's a shame."

"Ah? Haven't you passed the exam?"

"How can scholars be so easy to pass? There are two levels to pass." When he said this, Li Ling's heart was also moved. In the literary works of later generations, scholars were always taken seriously and believed that they were the lowest-level existence of scholars. But in fact, many people have fought for such an identity for countless days and nights.

Yue'er then understood a little, and was worried again: "Brother, can you pass the scholar exam, right?"

"It's almost the same, at least that's what the magistrate of Wei said." Li Ling said and looked at her again, "There is another second thing, that is, the government examination will be held in the middle of the year, and the hospital examination will be held in the capital city. In this way, I'm afraid I have to go to the capital city at the end of the month and stay there for half a month."
Chapter completed!