Chapter 46: The first case of the government examination
"The head of the case is Lin Haoran!"
No one expected such a dramatic outcome this time. thought that Lin Haoran was only in second place, and the head of the case was Zheng Shijie, but now the positions of the two have been reversed.
Don't look at the difference in ranking, but the treatment and reputation you receive will be a big difference.
Like Lin Haoran is now the head of the case, then he is the senior brother of this class of children, and everyone will respect him. The examiner will also pay attention to the head of the Gaozhou Mansion, which will be of great benefit to the next college examination, and even a talent quota has been determined in advance, and it is either endowment or hyperplasia.
On the other hand, Zheng Shijie, who fell from the first to the second in the case, not to mention that this is a blow to his soul, the treatment he enjoys is naturally much worse. The top ten state capitals in the province, who will remember who the second will be?
No...... No way!
Zheng Shijie looked at the rankings on the list, his head was buzzing, and he still looked incredulous, and he needed the help of his companions to stand firm on the ground.
He had always thought that the head of the case was in his pocket, but who would have thought that God would play such a trick on him and give such a nerd the first prize.
How...... Such!
The other Maoming students gathered around Zheng Shijie, looking up at the rankings above, unable to come back to their senses for a long time, and all their sense of superiority disappeared at this moment.
This is undoubtedly a huge blow to Maoming students, and the first list was divided by the other five counties, and the head of the case is undoubtedly with their county, and it once again fell to Shicheng County.
"Haha...... Congratulations, Brother Lin! ”
"Senior brother was named the head of the case, and I am convinced!"
"Tomorrow I will hold a banquet in Panxian, and I will invite my senior brother to appreciate his face!"
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Many students were very excited about this result, and they came to Lin Haoran to congratulate them, and several of them even warmly invited them.
Lin Haoran expressed his gratitude, which was pointed out as the head of the case, and he was in a really good mood. It's not because the title is nice, but that his twenty taels are not only gone, but they will also become two hundred taels.
The fact that other people are so happy seems to have something to do with betting, after all, there were 200 students who participated in gambling in those days.
Zheng Shijie seemed to be extremely unwilling in his heart, glared at Lin Haoran fiercely, and was about to leave.
"Brother Zheng, please stay!" Lin Haoran was not angry, and stopped him with a smile.
"What?" Zheng Shijie's words seemed to be squeezed out between his teeth, and anger was almost written on his face.
"I wonder if you remember what you said that day?" Lin Haoran met the curious eyes of the others and asked him.
"What?" Zheng Shijie frowned slightly, not the slightest impression.
"On that day, you said that Xiao Zhixian named me as the head of the case...... It's unfair, now the Tang Governor has also named me as the head of the mansion, but I don't know if I dare to say this again? Lin Haoran looked at him with a smile.
"Huh...... I was also there that day, and Brother Zheng nodded at that time! Someone didn't think it was going to happen.
When these words came out, everyone immediately turned their heads and talked about the past of that day. At that time, Zheng Shijie insisted that Xiao Zhixian was favoritism, so Lin Haoran became the head of the case, and now Lin Haoran has become the head of the government test, so Lord Fuzun is also favoritism?
This is actually a very tricky question, if he insists on his own opinion, then he will offend the prefect. But if you don't dare to insist, you will be playing right and wrong that day.
Zheng Shijie's face turned red, because he wanted to wander between humiliation and offense, his lips opened slightly, but reason overcame him, so he bowed his head and left in shame.
"Haha...... Why did you become a bad seed at this time! ”
Watching him leave in shame, some scholars just teased.
The atmosphere in front of the Fuxue Palace is very harmonious, although there are many students in the five counties who have failed to make the list, but they see hope and a fair treatment. And some sociable people who failed to make the list of scholars soon got together, planning to make another fuss next year.
Lin Haoran turned around and unexpectedly saw Gu Qingfeng standing in front of the wall crying, and said in surprise: "Brother Gu, you won't be able to!" I got the case, and you shed tears of joy? ”
"This man doesn't flick when he has tears, and this is still a happy thing!" Jiang Ronghua also comforted.
Gu Qingfeng glared at the two of them, pointed to the wall and said angrily: "Who shed tears for him!" I wrote such a good poem, I was so insulted by some Xiaoxiao, you look at the footprints on it, and the thick phlegm of which bastard, it makes me angry! ”
"Alright, alright, let's go back to drinking!" The two of them persuaded in unison.
"Don't drink!" Gu Qingfeng responded angrily.
He didn't understand that the poems written by Lin Haoran in front of the yamen were offered by everyone like the God of Wealth. And the peerless poems he wrote were so ruined that these people were blind?
The boys' test for more than two months ended, and in this most basic battle for fame, some people successfully got the children's fame, but most of them were defeated.
Lin Haoran has gone all the way from the county test to the government test, and he has won the first case, which is undoubtedly the most dazzling existence of students in the six counties. And for those who looked down on him before, it was a resounding slap in the face.
It's just that when he was celebrating that night, he became the target of public criticism and was poured directly under the table.
Regarding why the Tang Governor's Mansion changed its original intention, Lin Haoran was the head of the case, and soon a rumor came out of the government.
The Tang prefect originally planned to list Lin Haoran as second, but Chen Xuezheng and Zhang Tongzhi both stood up against it, believing that Lin Haoran's article was higher than Zheng Shijie's.
But when the two sides were arguing, Chen Xuezheng said angrily: "Weng Lao commented at the Pan Xian Poetry Meeting that this son is above Jiang Yuebai!" Now Zheng Shijie is less than one-tenth of Jiang Yuebai, how can he be above Lin Haoran? ”
The prefect of Tang, as a five-grade official, should not have paid attention to a Shangshu who was demoted to the people by the emperor, but recently there have been rumors that Emperor Jiajing intends to reactivate this old Shangshu.
It was precisely because of this that the cautious Tang prefect chose to compromise, unwilling to offend this court member who might be reinstated.
However, another version soon followed.
The plot of this version is very simple, after seeing the poem "Bamboo and Stone", Tang Zhifu knew that if he insisted on Zheng Shijie as the head of the case, he was afraid that it would become a thousand-year-old joke.
For these two rumors, Lin Haoran didn't care very much. Whether the matter is true or false, he will have time to identify, and now he only knows that Gaosheng Gambling House owes him a sum of silver taels.
If there is anyone who is the biggest loser this time, it is undoubtedly Gaosheng Gambling House, which thinks that Maoming students will win the game, but they don't want to give Shicheng Lin Haoran a chance, so their vitality is greatly damaged.
It is said that the Gaosheng Gambling House also received a large order the night before the release of the list, and the top bet was Lin Haoran, and it was rumored that the winning money was finally sent to the government office.