February 29th, today is the day when the Ministry of Rites will announce the results.

Although those Juren who had a connection with Kaifeng Prefecture knew last night whether they had a high school Jinshi, most of the five or six thousand Juren gathered in this city were poor children who had no connection with them.

This road to imperial examinations is originally a path to ascendance for poor children in the world!

However, there are so many poor children in the world, how many Jinshi can only get? In recent years, the imperial court has become more and more widespread, and the number of Jinshi can be as high as 500, far exceeding the situation where the first list of the Song Dynasty was only a dozen or even a few. However, the number of poor students in the corresponding number has also increased significantly. Now, the Juren gathered in Kaifeng Prefecture, not including the old Juren who were famous for the Jinshi, has a total of 50,000 or 6,000 people on the list. Even if 561 people are now selected for the Juren, only about 10% of the winning rate!

If we include the Confucian scholars participating in the Examination Examination in various places, we may have 100,000 or even hundreds of thousands of students to compete for 561 valuable Jinshi places.

Among these many students, such as martial arts and good literature, Ji Yi, who came from a metropolitan business family, only 10%. Confucian scholars who were born in poor families or landlord families (including Yimen) accounted for more than 80%.

At the same time, the Confucian classics used in the imperial examination are relatively easy to get started and have a low learning cost. Therefore, the relationship between the financial resources of high school Jinshi and Juren is not particularly large. Most Yimen and landlord families can afford their children to practice Confucianism.

As for whether you can win, it depends on hard study of the Five Classics and talented articles. As long as you have both, you will have the opportunity to go to Kaifeng Prefecture.

Moreover, in order to allow poor Confucian scholars to go to Beijing for the exam, the government will also issue post ticket coupons, and food and accommodation are free!

The so-called scene where you have no money to go to Beijing to take the exam did not exist in the Northern Song Dynasty.

It is precisely because of this policy of encouraging poor families to make progress that the civil servants from the Northern Song Dynasty accounted for a considerable proportion of poor families or civil servants from the countryside in the officialdom of the Northern Song Dynasty. The national policy of opposing agriculture and suppressing commerce (actually good compared with other dynasties) came from this to a certain extent.

Like most candidates, Fan Zhijin, who came from the countryside, was heading towards the Imperial College with Huang Qianshan and Wang Fu. The closer they got to the Imperial College, the more pedestrians there were on the street. When the Ministry of Rites was released outside the Imperial College gate, there were already a lot of people. For this situation, it was no wonder that Wang Fu, a native of Kaifeng Prefecture, and Fan Zhijin, who had taken the Ministry of Rites several times, had already been used to it. When the results were released in previous years, people often came to sit and guard from the third day of the day.

Oh, not all the people who come to watch the list are the candidates, and a considerable number of them are officials and businesses who come to catch their son-in-law below the list.

The so-called capturing a son-in-law under the list means paying countless dowry and marrying his daughter to a Jinshi master who just started high school. Don’t think that this is a loss-making deal... The one on the yellow list is at least the "county public security director"! And there is a pretty certain future for promotion.

However, it is not easy to catch a son-in-law who has a bright future on the yellow list, because a truly talented juren has been booked before entering the examination room. There is only the sick and sick Daming Mansion, Fan Zhijin, no one wants it... Well, if he didn't jump to Zhangshui in the middle of winter, he might have been able to get a woman who was in trouble before the imperial examination.

"How can I get in now?" Huang Qianshan from Fujian took the imperial examination for the first time (he was a typical example of being able to pass the morning), so he was a little stunned when he saw this scene.

"Don't worry," Wang Fu smiled, "Look at someone's house." As he said that, he took out a small silver ingot and shouted, "Is there anyone who copied the list?"

Copying a list is also a business! It is usually done by officials from the Imperial College. They are all well-versed in writing. Some people have passed the imperial examination themselves, so copying a list will definitely not make mistakes.

Moreover, they did not copy under the chaotic wall, but after getting the list, they copied it before posting it. Those who waited for the sale to buy not only would Wang Fu buy it, but more of them were sold to merchants in Kaifeng Prefecture whose daughter was eager to marry a Jinshi.

Soon, five papers full of names, hometowns, and age were handed to Wang Fu. Wang Fu, Fan Zhijin and Huang Qianshan found a teahouse, asked for a small private room, and then opened them to see them one by one.

The first thing that caught my eye was a very familiar name from Wang Fu! He was the first name of the Ministry of Rites, that is, the Yuan Dynasty.

"Pingjiang Jiyi, he is a famous talent in the Imperial Academy, and has been appointed as an official. Last year, he also went to Liao Kingdom for an envoy. Now he has become an official from the ninth rank." Wang Fu said in an envious tone, "and he has also become the grandson-in-law of Xianggong Zhang, and this time he will probably be able to enter the first class."

Although Ji Yi feels that he is unlucky recently, in the eyes of even more unlucky people, he is simply a star-like figure.

At this time, Fan Zhijin suddenly shouted: "Why is he on the list too?"

"Who?" Wang Fu asked.

"Wu Haogu, the Ministry of Rites will be the sixth place in the examination!"

"How is that possible?" Wang Fu met the brothers Wu Haogu and Wu Haowen, "You read it wrong? It's Wu Haowen... He is Wu Haogu's younger brother, and he is also a talented man in the Imperial Academy! After taking the exam sixth place, it seems that he can get a first-class player.

Oh, by the way, he seems to be engaged to the daughter of Daming Han Da Mansion. Han Da Mansion is a popular among the prime minister.”

What!?

Fan Zhijin suddenly felt dizzy. He originally wanted to hold up a Jinshi and surrender to Han Zhongyan, and then use Han Zhongyan's power to crush Wu Haogu... It turned out that Wu Haogu is a relative of Han Zhongyan! His younger brother is not only Han Zhongyan's son-in-law, but also ranked sixth in the Ministry of Rites. This ranking is very high!

"You've won!" Wang Fu spoke again at this time.

Who was beaten? Fan Zhijin quickly looked up and saw that Huang Qianshan's face was almost smiling.

"Congratulations, brother Mao."

"Happy together, happy together."

It turns out that Huang Qianshan has won!

At this time, Wang Fu had finished reading the first list and handed it to Fan Zhijin. After Fan Zhijin took it, he repeated it carefully. It was indeed not his pseudonym Fan Jin on it! Huang Qianshan ranked 98th.

"It's still not." Wang Fu finished reading another picture.

Fan Zhijin took it as usual and repeated it again, but there was still no "Fan Jin".

Wang Fu said "Huh" at this time, and Fan Zhijin's face immediately showed a look of anticipation.

"Mi Youren also won! 308..."

"Who is Mi Youren?" Fan Zhijin didn't know this name. He was a hard-study student and didn't know much about the calligraphy and painting circle.

Huang Qianshan smiled and said, "Su Huang Mi-Cai Zhong's son, Mi Dian."

Su Huangmi and Cai Fanzhijin still knew it, but he was not interested. A painting of calligraphy can match thousands of acres of land in Yanggu County. Even if Fan Zhijin was a corrupt official, he would buy land if he had money.

The fourth list was read quickly, but it still did not have the names of Fan Zhijin and Wang Fu!

The last list was spread out on the table, and Wang Fu and Fan Zhijin met and watched carefully, looking for their names on it.

Find the last one from the first on the directory, or...no!

"Oh, I still failed the exam." Wang Fu was not doing anything, but just laughed at Fan Zhijin, who was dead on the other side, "Let's wait three years before taking the exam."

If you miss this time, work hard next time!

For a scholar like Wang Fu who has money at home and is a scholar who sacrifices his life in the Imperial Academy, whether he or she passes the imperial examination or not is just a question of how big a official can do it, not a question of whether he or she can do it.

But Fan Zhijin can't do it anymore. Whether he or she is a test of life or death for him! He is now really a big deal. He can't go back to Liangshan if he has a home, so he can only go to Liangshan. Now that he has fallen out of the list, there are only two ways out before him, either die! Or go to Liangshan again...

Going to Liangshan again was not caught, but went up the mountain to be a thief!

A great man, who is well-read the books of sages, is still born in a peaceful and prosperous era, why does he have no means to make a living and can only be a thief?

Thinking of himself only choosing between dying and being a thief, Fan Zhijin suddenly felt his eyes dark, his body shook, and he fell to the ground with a thump, and he was no longer awake...

...

Failed, or failed...

At this time, Fan Zhiwen had already finished reading the imperial list. He had worked very hard to squeeze out the gate of the Imperial College. He searched on the imperial list with densely packed characters for a long time, but did not find the three words "Fan Zhiwen". Instead, he saw Wu Haowen, which was only one word different from Wu Haogu, and the household registration of Wu Haowen is also Kaifeng Prefecture. He is only 18 years old. It seems that he is Wu Haogu's younger brother or clan brother.

His family even has a Jinshi. It seems that my family’s grievances will never be cleared!

After sighing in his heart, Fan Zhiwen turned around and squeezed out. His situation was much better than Fan Zhijin, and he was not very interested in restoring the Yanggu Yimen style. Because for him, the Yanggu Yimen style was far more burdensome than the interests.

His father was a special official with a special official title. He had a salary of 144 yuan a year and his family's household registration was also an official household. In addition, when the family was split, his family also received hundreds of acres of good land, most of which were hidden land. With this family fortune and the salary of the old man, Fan Zhiwen's family's living standards were much better than when the Yimen existed.

The only thing that worried Fan Zhiwen was that if he could not find an official position before his father passed away, his good days at home would not be able to maintain.

"I failed again, it seems that I can only take the martial arts exam for the next exam."

"Yes, it's better to have a martial Jinshi than not."

"You are young and strong, but I can't do it anymore. I'm over 60..."

Just when Fan Zhiwen was a little confused, he suddenly heard three failed juren with a famous accent discussing the martial arts exam, and his heart suddenly moved.

Martial arts are easier than literary arts. The problem is that the Wen Ju can pass the test. The military arts and strategy of the martial arts are not a problem. These two subjects are actually examining the writing style. The problems are just archery and riding horses.
Chapter completed!