Under He Kun's persuasion, Cao Rui's emotions calmed down slightly.
Not long after, another list was sent out.
He Kun's name was still not on this list.
"Brother He, what happened to you?”
"The rankings have already been released to the top 40 of the A grade, but I haven't seen your name appear yet. Could it be that you didn't pass the general exams this time?”
"The great Fujian genius, if he didn't pass the exam, then it would be a joke if word got out?”
"Brother He, you didn't even pass the Gongshi examination. Did you steal the ancient poem you wrote that day?”
During this process, Yu Minzhong, Cong Yougong, and a few scholars who came with them had smug smiles on their faces and kept mocking He Kun.
Mu Wenfu was delighted to see He Kun being mocked by everyone.
However, at this moment, He Kun had his hands behind his back and was still smiling. He was very confident in his heart. He did not believe that with his literary talent, he would not be able to pass the examination.
Another fifteen minutes passed in this torturous wait.
Another three officials in black robes and red feathered hats walked out of the examination hall. Compared to the casual expressions of the officials who had announced the results before, the expressions of the three officials were much more solemn.
This was because they were going to announce the top ten of the imperial court's general exams.
"This time, the top ten candidates for this year's general exams will be announced.”
An official stood in front of the bulletin board and announced, while the other two officials posted the rankings in front of the bulletin board.
The entrance to the examination hall instantly fell silent. The more than 2,000 High Scholars who had come to see if they had passed the examination focused their gazes on the last announced list.
Everyone wanted to see if their names were on the list. This was their last chance. If their names were not on the top ten, it would mean that they had failed the general exams.
He Kun was no exception.
Cao Rui believed that He Kun would be able to pass the exam, so he also looked at the rankings.
Yu Minzhong, You Yougong, Mu Wenfu, and the few scholars they brought with them, although they already knew the results, they were still not at ease. They wanted to confirm the results themselves, so they also looked at the rankings.
A-Class One Li Ze…Huai 'an County, Jiangsu Province
A-Class, Second Class, Pang Liang…Tianshui County, Gansu Province
A-Class Third Guard Tongfang…Guangji County, Hubei Province
……
After He Kun saw the rankings, his expression could not help but change because his name was not on it.
He suspected that he had missed something, so he read it twice, then thrice, but he was still not on it.
He Kun's face turned pale. He did not expect that he would actually fail the roll.
He was so confident that he would definitely be able to enter high school, but in the end, his name was not even on the exam results list.
"How is that possible?"
When Cao Rui saw that He Kun's name was not on the rankings, he had a look of disbelief. In his heart, He Kun's literary talent was clearly much higher than his, but in the end, He Kun had failed the rankings.
"Haha, after messing around with Kun for so long, you really didn't get on the list!”
"He Kun, be honest. The ancient poems that you composed that day, did you steal them from others?”
"Hekun, I didn't expect you to have such a day.”
When Yu Minzhong, You Yougong, and Mu Wenfu saw that He Kun really didn't have a high school, their hearts calmed down and they mocked him.
"Yeah, or did you just buy it?”
"I think he was able to pass the imperial examination. Perhaps he spent money to bribe the examiner and obtained the imperial examination title?”
"He Kun, just admit it! There was nothing wrong with bribing the examiner. This had happened since ancient times.”
……
At this time, the few scholars who came with Yu Minzhong and the others also helped Yu Minzhong and the other two to slander He Kun.
"You guys are too much."
As He Kun's friend, Cao Rui stood at the side and could not stand seeing He Kun being slandered. He immediately retorted.
He had never seen such a shameless person before. He actually framed He Kun for bribing the examiner and stealing the famous poem.
If these two things were true, among the scholars who valued literary fame, He Kun would become a rat on the street that everyone hated. He Kun would no longer have a place in the scholarly community.
"We're talking about He Kun, what does it have to do with you? Oh right, are you friends with Kun? You must have done what you did with Kun, right?”
"Yeah, birds of a feather flock together.”
……
Cao Rui had just opened his mouth when he was counterattacked by Yu Minzhong's people.
After Yu Minzhong and the others made a ruckus, the originally calm entrance of the examination hall, more than two thousand High Scholars, shifted their gazes to He Kun and the others.
"This is He Kun?"
"I didn't expect him to fail the Gongshi exam…”
"It can't be that it's really as these people said, that he bribed the examiners to get his position, right? The ancient poem was also stolen?"
No matter which world it was, there were always many passersby who were here to watch the show. They stood at the side, surrounding He Kun and Cao Rui, and discussed as if it had nothing to do with them.
Cao Rui couldn't take it anymore and wanted to counterattack.
However, He Kun, whose expression had calmed down and whose eyes were as calm as an ancient well, pulled him back and whispered,"Forget it, it's useless to talk to them. They're here to cause trouble today. Let's not fight with them.”
Cao Rui still couldn't swallow the anger in his heart."But…"
"No buts, let's go!"”
Seeing that He Kun was about to pull Cao Rui away, Mu Wenfu quickly stood in front of He Kun and blocked their way. He teased,"Hey,'great' scholar, let's chat a little more. Don't go."”
He Kun looked straight at Mu Wenfu, who was standing in front of him, and said calmly,""Move aside."
Mu Wenfu suddenly felt a chill in his heart. He had a feeling that if he didn't move away, something terrifying might happen.
Even though he didn't want to give up, his body moved away honestly.
Seeing He Kun and Cao Rui walk away from them, Mu Wenfu was really unwilling to give up. When He Kun passed by him, he whispered,""He Kun, what are you so proud of? Actually, I already knew that you wouldn't be able to go to high school. We just wanted to see you make a fool of yourself.”
He Kun didn't respond. He was extremely calm. He looked at Mu Wenfu with a bone-chilling gaze and pulled Cao Rui away.
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