Chapter 75: 75th Prefecture Examination Results Released

"Guangde, how was the prefectural exam today?"

Zhang Shigui didn't want the atmosphere in the room to continue to be dull, so he asked Wei Guangde about the prefectural exam he took today.

"To answer Uncle, today's exam was okay. The questions were a little difficult, but the chances of passing the exam were still very high."

Wei Guangde bowed and said.

Although he said so, in fact, whether it was Wei Guangde, Wu Dong, or Zhang Hongfu, they all knew in their hearts that Wei Guangde's prefectural exam was a bit shaky this time. They said that the chances of passing the exam were very high, but it was just a reassurance.

"That's good. The results will be announced in three days. At that time, uncle will set up a banquet for you to celebrate."

Zhang Shigui didn't want to ask in detail. He had seen through everything from the expressions of Zhang Hongfu and Wu Dong on the side.

In the next two days, Wei Guangde, Zhang Hongfu, Wu Dong, and Zeng Yuanshu, the two brothers, wandered around Jiujiang Prefecture City.

The main exam had already been completed. Whether they could pass or not was no longer up to them. It could only depend on God's will.

Wei Guangde thought so, and other people had similar ideas.

Jiujiang now is a gathering of heroes, with scholars from various counties gathering together. After introductions from people, Wei Guangde also met many people outside Pengze County.

Everyone discussed the questions of the prefectural examination in the restaurant, and naturally there were a lot of jokes, of course, all of which came from the ruthless questions. Among them, Shen Liangdong and Lao Kan, local people from Jiujiang Prefecture, Zhang Ke and Duan Mengxian from Hukou were also respected by many students, and they all believed that they had the ability to take the college examination.

Not only were their answers clever, but their family backgrounds were also extraordinary, and they were not from poor families.

At this time, Wei Guangde also met Zhu Shilong, the son of Zhu, for the first time, who had heard of him but never met him the year before.

During the prefectural examination, students from all over the country gathered together, and this Zhu Shilong, the son of Zhu, also came out of his study to join in the fun.

They were all scholars, and came to participate in the gathering of Tongsheng test candidates. Wei Guangde guessed in his heart that the purpose of his coming was nothing more than those.

Well, by the way, I will also be a judge for the candidates to see who has the best answer sheet and the highest chance of passing the exam. That's what everyone wants.

Because it was the year of the provincial examination, everyone naturally mentioned the local scholars and students with extraordinary knowledge, intending to compete.

Although they were all from Jiujiang Prefecture, the college examination allocated scholars' titles according to the locality, so the comparison was really meaningless. Only in the provincial examination and the joint examination could we see which counties were the most talented and the most beautiful.

Pengze County, in the area of ​​Jiujiang Prefecture, well, it seems to be the worst.

In Jiujiang Prefecture, those who passed the imperial examination and the imperial examination were mainly concentrated in Dehua, which is the city of Jiujiang Prefecture. Ruichang and Hukou were also okay, and De'an and Pengze were at the bottom.

At this time, whether it was Zeng Yuanshu, Wu Dong, or Wei Guangde, they could only keep silent.

In the Jiangxi provincial examination in the 28th year of Jiajing, two juren, Ouyang Yijing and Bi Tianneng, appeared in Pengze County. However, they were completely wiped out in the joint examination in the 29th year, and not a single jinshi was selected.

Wei Guangde had met Ouyang Yijing once when he was in Pengze, but he had never met Bi Tianneng, who was said to have gone to Nanchang for study.

At least from the information Wei Guangde knew, it seemed that not many people from Pengze would participate in the joint examination next year. Ouyang Yijing was in mourning now and would definitely not be able to participate.

Amidst the clinking of glasses, Wei Guangde welcomed the second important day of his life, the time for the announcement of the results of the prefectural examination.

It was a bit of an exaggeration to say that it was an important day, but it was indeed very important to Wei Guangde at this stage.

On the day of the announcement of the results, Wei Guangde would naturally not get up early again. The result had already been determined, and it all depended on whether it would be big or small in the end.

In the past two days, there has been no news from Zhenjiang. The army has already set out. In the future, it will become increasingly difficult for the Wei Suo Army to communicate with Jiujiang.

There are too many restrictions when the army is on the march.

After breakfast, Zhang Hongfu and Wu Dong still took Wei Guangde to the examination hall, where the red list was posted. Before leaving, Zhang Hongfu still asked the housekeeper to prepare some copper coins. If there is a messenger who brings good news, he should be rewarded.

Zhang Shigui went to the Wei Suo Yamen early in the morning. Now he has taken over Zhang Qing's job and has to deal with some official documents. In fact, he is also waiting for the battle report from the front.

"Master, the master has already told me before leaving the mansion. Everything is ready."

The housekeeper bowed his head and smiled, and then bowed to Wei Guangde behind Zhang Hongfu and said: "Congratulations to the young master on his success."

No matter whether he passed the exam in the end, congratulations first. It sounds festive to say a few words.

Wei Guangde would not be arrogant and hurriedly returned the greeting.

The three of them left the mansion, followed by two servants as usual, and the five of them walked towards the examination hall. However, when they approached the examination hall street, they could not walk on the road. There were still candidates from all parties and street vendors gathered here, which was very noisy.

Friends greeted each other, and the shouts of vendors hawked their wares came one after another.

The two followers consciously stood in front and began to push the crowd to clear a way for Wei Guangde and the other two behind.

However, in Wei Guangde's opinion, compared with the servants of his uncle's house in Pengze County, the actions of the Zhang family seemed much gentler.

The prefectural city is still the prefectural city, and it is not comparable to a small county town.

At the intersection, Wei Guangde and his friends saw Zhu Shilong, the young master. Well, this man is also surrounded by people, but the difference is that most of the people around him are scholars. After all, he is a scholar, and it is said that he is a student of Dehua County, and his demeanor is extraordinary.

After bowing, Wei Guangde and his men did not join him, but went directly to the gate of the examination hall.

They did not walk far before they met the Zeng Yuanshu brothers who also came to see the list.

When you enter the street of the examination hall, you can see soldiers on duty at the intersection, and there are even more soldiers standing guard at the gate of the examination hall.

The scholars said they looked down on these soldiers, but at this time, no one dared to provoke them.

Many candidates were squeezed by the crowd to the gate of the examination hall, and there was no need for these soldiers to take action. They just glared at them, and the scholars and students hurriedly retreated.

The porch under the gate was spacious, but there was no one.

However, this was nothing to Zhang Hongfu, and he stood up with Wu Dong and Wei Guangde.

He nodded to the officer leading the team at the door, and the officer was also busy flattering.

There were only a few of them under the porch, and they were revealed at once.

But it seems that because they came early, some people came in the porch soon. Zhang Hongfu seemed to be familiar with two of them and greeted each other.

But this was not the point. As the gate of the examination hall opened, the clerks came out with the red list of candidates who passed the first exam.