The day of the general examination results was finally here.
Crackle!
Early in the morning, He Kun was still sleeping soundly when he was woken up by the deafening sound of firecrackers on the street outside the inn.
He Kun was about to cover his head with the blanket and continue sleeping.
"Brother He, the rankings have been released! The rankings were released! Someone got the tribute scholar, someone got the tribute scholar. Let's go, get up quickly, let's go and see the rankings together.”
At this moment, the ecstatic fatty Cao Rui was frantically knocking on He Kun's door.
He Kun had no choice but to endure the urge to beat Cao Rui up and get up to open the door for Cao Rui.
Cao Rui ignored He Kun's sleepiness and pulled He Kun out.
He Kun broke free from Cao Rui's pull and washed up a little before coming to the main street with Cao Rui. They stood in the crowd and walked with difficulty to the Imperial Examination Hall.
From time to time, there would be disappointed or ecstatic scholars passing by.
He Kun looked at Cao Rui, who had an excited expression and was as manic as a little calf. When he saw other people getting a tribute scholar, he acted as if he was getting a tribute scholar. He Kun was speechless and said,"Can you stop? It's someone else's tribute officer, not yours.”
Hearing He Kun's words, the manic Cao Rui suppressed the joy in his heart and said,""Brother He, you don't know. My father has always hoped that I would study more and become the top scorer. I don't want that much. I'll be satisfied as long as I pass the examination and obtain the qualifications to be an official…”
As Fatty Cao Rui rambled on, the two of them arrived at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall.
At the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall, there was a huge crowd.
On the left side of the door, there was a huge examinees 'results announcement board that was six feet tall and nine feet wide. The four corners of the board were wrapped in red cloth.
In the past, only 300 or so candidates were accepted, with the lowest being less than 100.
In other words, even if one were to pass the imperial examination among the thousands of scholars in the country, they would still need to be eliminated at least once in a hundred.
The results of the general exams were divided into A, B, C, and D grades. A grade was taken from the top 100, and B grade was taken from the top 300. In other words, if one's results were good, the examinees before the 200 B grade would basically be able to pass the examination.
When the results were announced, they were announced from the back to the front. Every fifteen minutes, officials would come out of the examination hall and post a list. Each list would announce the 30 candidates who had passed the exam.
There were already five lists on the results announcement board, announcing about 150 candidates.
He Kun and Cao Rui squeezed their way to the announcement board with great difficulty. Among the 150 students who had already been announced, they did not find their names.
"Don't worry, maybe our results are ahead.”
Seeing Fatty's depressed face, He Kun comforted him.
"That's true."
Cao Rui nodded.
Anyway, the exam was already over. Regardless of whether they passed the tribute scholar exam or not, there was no way for the examinees to change that.
The only thing he could do now was to quietly wait for the results.
The two of them continued to wait. Two more rankings were announced, but He Kun and Cao Rui's names were no longer there.
Just as Fatty Cao Rui was secretly disappointed, the two officials who were holding the rankings posted the latest rankings. Fatty Cao Rui's name appeared in the B grade 103 position.
"Brother He, I won! I got it!"
Seeing his name appear, Fatty Cao Rui jumped up happily and pulled He Kun's arm, shouting non-stop as if he had gone crazy.
Originally, he looked like a lunatic, but now, standing in front of the examination hall, no one made fun of him. Instead, they looked at him with envy.
That was because if there were no problems with the rankings that had just been announced, the tribute scholar would definitely win.
One had to know that once one became a tribute scholar, they would be conferred an official position, and the official position would generally not be lower than the ninth grade.
For the examinees who were standing here, what was the point of studying hard for ten years or even decades?
Wasn't it to endow his wife and children, become an official, and glorify his family?
And today, those who could pass the Gongshi examination had basically achieved this goal.
Fatty's situation was still mild. Someone had just passed the exam and fainted because he was too excited.
"Congratulations! Brother Cao."
He Kun smiled and cupped his hands to congratulate Cao Rui. He was truly happy for Cao Rui.
"With Brother He's talent, he will definitely pass the exams. He might even get first place in the exams.”
Hearing He Kun's congratulations, Cao Rui did not feel complacent at all. Instead, he looked at He Kun with envy.
He knew very well that the gap between his knowledge and He Kun's was like the difference between heaven and earth. If he could get into the Gongshi examination, then with He Kun's knowledge in Spring Breeze Yard, he wouldn't be surprised even if he became the first in this year's general exams," Huiyuan."
"Before the rankings are announced, I don't know if I'll get it.”
He Kun smiled and shook his head when he heard Cao Rui's words.
Although he was very confident in himself, he did not dare to say that he would definitely win before the rankings were announced.
This was especially so when he had failed the imperial examination.
At this moment, a few people on the other side saw He Kun. Their eyes instantly lit up and they squeezed towards He Kun.
"Brother He, I didn't expect you to be here. You're also here to wait for the general exams to open, right?”
He Kun looked at the person who spoke and saw that he had defeated Yu Minzhong, Zhuang Yougong, and Mu Wenfu in Spring Breeze Courtyard. Behind them were a few other scholars dressed in Confucian robes.# Date:09 7 2019 12:30PM
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