"It's you guys."
He Shen was surprised to see Yu Minzhong and the others.
"Yes, that's right. It's us."
Mu Wenfu looked straight at He Shen, unable to hide the hatred in his eyes.
Because he had been defeated by He Shen that day, his mind had collapsed, so he didn't participate in the second day's general exams. Because of this, he missed this year's general exams. If he wanted to continue participating, he would have to wait three years, which was the next one.
How many three-year lives could there be?
With his reputation as one of the Four Great Scholars of Jiangnan and his age of twenty-two, he would definitely have a bright future after taking part in the imperial examinations and becoming an official of the court.
However, after this delay, even if he participated in the imperial examinations three years later, passed the Gongshi examination, and entered the officialdom, he would only be considered not bad. He would no longer be as shocking and dazzling as this year's imperial examinations.
Other than that, after that failure, he, who had originally risen to fame and became famous in the Qing Dynasty, had completely become a laughing stock.
This story was even spread among many people in the city and ordinary scholars, making him a clown who served as a foil to the harmony.
These days, he had been living a drunken life, drowning his sorrows in alcohol. After being decadent for so long, he still could not get over this matter.
"Brother He, with your literary talent, I believe you will definitely get it this time, right?”
At this moment, Yu Minzhong, who was beside Mu Wenfu, waved his ink-wash painting fan and said with a smile.
"The imperial examination is difficult. Before seeing the rankings, no one can be sure that they will definitely pass.”
He Shen shook his head.
"Brother He is too humble."
The number one genius of Guangdong, Zhuang Yougong, cupped his hands and smiled.
"Since we're fated, why don't we watch the rankings announcement together?”
In the depths of Yu Minzhong's eyes, a trace of mockery that ordinary people could not detect flashed past.
He had already found out through a special channel that He Shen would definitely not pass the general exams this time, so he found Mu Wenfu, who was drowning his sorrows in alcohol, to watch He Shen make a joke with other examinees he was familiar with.
"Alright, since you guys are so interested, I naturally can't spoil everyone's mood.”
He Shen laughed.
He didn't guess the purpose of Yu Minzhong and the others, but he knew that these people ran to him with ill intentions.
Ever since the last battle at Spring Breeze Courtyard, he had become mortal enemies with these people. They would definitely not come to him for nothing and invite him to look at the rankings as if they were friends.
Mu Wenfu was prepared to tell the news directly and see He Shen's face full of despair. However, after thinking about it, after He Shen went through the torment of waiting and got nothing, it would be better for him to tell the results.
Thus, he forcefully suppressed the foolish, foolish feeling of schadenfreude in his heart.
Just as they were talking, another official came out and announced a list.
Unfortunately, He Shen was no longer on this list.
"Haha, I got it."
Just as He Shen was feeling a little disappointed, Yu Min Zhong suddenly exclaimed.
As expected, He Shen saw Yu Min Zhong's name in the B-grade rank.
"Aiya, Brother He, look, I'm sorry. I accidentally hit it.”
Yu Minzhong looked at the results on the announcement board and said with a strong flaunting tone.
"Oh, then congratulations, Young Master Yu.”
He Shen's reaction was very calm. He had confidence in his paper. Under normal circumstances, he was confident that he could get into the top 30, let alone the first place.
Yu Min Zhong could also tell that He Shen was waiting for the rankings to come up. He didn't say much. He would wait until He Shen experienced the despair of not getting anything before he told him about it. That way, he would feel better when he saw He Shen's even more desperate expression.
After a while, another list was sent out from the examination hall.
This time, there was still no He Shen. However, among the few scholars who came with Yu Minzhong and the others, one of them also won.
After the other party knew that he had passed the imperial examination, he looked at He Shen intentionally or unintentionally, as if he was showing off something.
They already knew that the person in front of them was the famous Fujian genius He Shen who had defeated Yu Minzhong, Zhuang Yougong, and Mu Wenfu. They naturally hoped that they could suppress He Shen.
"Brother He, let me introduce you. This is Zhang Ming, the second son of the Zhang family from Jiangnan. His literary talent is also superb. I believe that if there are no accidents this time, he should also be able to pass the tribute scholar examination!”
Yu Minzhong introduced him to Heshen.
"Yes."
He Shen replied calmly.
After 15 minutes, another three officials walked out of the examination hall.
"The announcement of the B grade candidates is complete. Now, the announcement of the A grade candidates.”
The official at the front said expressionlessly. Following that, a list of A-grade candidates 'results was posted on the announcement board.
He Shen and Cao Rui carefully searched for names on the rankings, but there were still no names.
Fifteen minutes later, another list was released.
He Shen's name was still not on this list.
The more He Shen looked, the more his heart sank.
At the same time, He Shen once again saw Yu Minzhong and the others on the rankings. This time, it was the number one talent in Guangdong, Zhuang Yougong.
"That's me! That was me! Brother He, did you see that?"
Zhuang Yougong pointed at Lu Shijiu's A position on the rankings. The smugness on his face was almost on the surface.
"What's there to show off about getting an A grade?”
Cao Rui really could not stand the arrogance of Yu Minzhong and the others and could not help but say angrily.
"I'm an A-grade Lu Shijiu. What's your ranking?”
Zhuang Yougong asked Cao Rui directly.
"You…"
Cao Rui was instantly choked, unable to say anything for a moment.
His ranking was much lower than Zhuang Yougong's, so of course he couldn't say it. He just couldn't stand the way Yu Minzhong and the others deliberately showed off in front of He Shen.
"Forget it, don't say anymore."
He Shen persuaded Cao Rui to stop.
He had a feeling that there was something fishy about what happened today.
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