Full level Black Heart Lotus, reborn to bully scumbags every day! - Chapter 810: Number One Scholar and First Place
Full level Black Heart Lotus, reborn to bully scumbags every day!
Chapter 810: Number One Scholar and First PlaceThe group immediately straightened their clothes, all of them were nervous and excited.
After ten years of hard study, success or failure depends on this day, few people can remain calm.
This is even more true for Shen Jing'an. If he cannot win the first prize this time with God's help, it would be ridiculous!
As the group walked into the hall one after another, the atmosphere suddenly became serious.
Shen Jingchuan was extremely nervous at the moment, almost more nervous than he was back then. He couldn't even hear clearly what the people around him were saying.
Xiao Yuncheng's face didn't look very good, something must have happened this time.
He could only hope that his father would not be able to find out who was behind the scenes for a while, so that he would have a chance to find someone to take the blame.
All I can say is that his mother had already made arrangements. If the truth really came to light, his distant uncle would take the blame for him.
After all, there will always be people willing to bury a dying person half in the ground if it can bring wealth and prosperity to the whole family in the future.
But... I’m afraid I can’t hide it from my father.
What's more, no matter how far away your distant uncle is, he will eventually be related to you.
But if I pick them too cleanly, they will inevitably look fake, and my father is suspicious, which may backfire easily. So this is a real dilemma.
When Xiao Yuncheng was daydreaming, Emperor Qianwu spoke first: "Yes, there are indeed many talents available in this palace examination. I have also seen your hard work and dedication, and I only hope that you can all get what you want."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Qianwu gave a few simple compliments and began to prepare to announce the rankings.
According to the practice of the autumn examinations in previous years, the top ten candidates in the palace examination would usually be notified three days later and their names would be called out in the main hall.
However, this was only a preliminaries exam, so the number of participants was far less than the real imperial examination, so the rankings were announced directly in the main hall.
The rankings were announced by Prime Minister Qin. For a moment, everyone was on high alert, with their ears pricked up for fear of missing a single word.
"Now the rankings of the seven candidates in the second class are announced. The seventh candidate in the second class is Xu Bowen from the Xu family in Huaiyang."
At that moment, a man in gray clothes stepped forward with joy and received the green-headed lottery ticket.
For a moment, the atmosphere reached a climax. Obviously, only the top ten would be selected in the preliminary examination, but this was much easier than the real autumn examination.
Qin Xiang read out the seven names of the second class in one breath. Shen Jingan's heart clenched tightly every time, and then fell heavily.
No... or no...
Now there are only three left in the first class. Will I be one of them? Yes, I will!
Shen Jing'an repeatedly mentally prepared himself. He deserved it. He had studied hard for so many years and paid so much money. Why could it be someone else but not himself?
At this moment, the smile on Shen Jingchuan's face was also stiff.
"The third place in the first class is from the Han family in the capital city - Han Ming!"
Seeing another person coming forward with a happy face, Shen Jingan felt envious and disappointed. There were only two spots left, only the last two!
"The second place in the first class is from the Zhu family in the capital city—Zhu Chengyu!"
Shen Jingan's nails almost tore his palms apart. At this point, he could no longer calmly congratulate his colleagues.
After all, only the top scorer of this preliminary examination has not been announced. Even if the top scorer of the preliminary examination is not as valuable as the one in the real autumn examination, he is still the top scorer, isn't he?
"First place in the first class, Shen's family in Beijing - Shen Jing'an!"
Shen Jing'an's eyes lit up in an instant, and he tried hard to control himself from grinning to his ears. He walked quickly forward, his voice unable to conceal his excitement, and he trembled uncontrollably.
"I, Shen Jing'an, bow to thank Your Majesty!"
Shen Jing'an really slammed his head hard. The ecstasy that came out of nowhere almost knocked him out. The huge sense of happiness made him feel like he was surrounded by dense honey water.
He had never felt so happy in life before, so much so that he did not notice the dark color in the emperor's eyes.
Shen Jingchuan was standing aside, even more stunned, until his colleagues around him congratulated him one after another, he came to his senses.
Ang'er really did a great job!
What an honor to the family!
Shen Jingchuan called a young eunuch, spent a lot of money, and asked him to go to the palace gate to find the Shen family's servants to deliver a message.
In this way, the mother will know it first and will be very happy.
Shen Jingchuan wiped his eyes, and there were faint tears in them. He didn't expect that he, Shen Jingchuan, who had been cautious for so many years, would actually become famous thanks to his son.
"Shen Jing'an, I have seen that your answer this time is clear and meaningful, and the strategy you proposed is concrete and feasible, which is really rare."
Emperor Qianwu spoke in a deep voice, his meaning unclear.
Shen Jingan said, "Your Majesty, I appreciate your praise. I just hope that what I have learned and thought can benefit the country and relieve your Majesty's worries. However, I am not as talented and learned as many of my colleagues. It is also a coincidence that I can win the first prize this time."
This was originally Shen Jing'an's humble words, but he didn't expect that the next moment, he would hear Emperor Qianwu ask again: "Oh? Then tell me how it happened by chance."
This sentence made Shen Jing'an stunned, and made many perceptive court officials smell something wrong.
Xiao Yuncheng's throat tightened and he was sweating profusely.
This morning, he had sent someone to deliver a message to several relatives on his mother's side, but whether they could escape...it all depended on fate.
After all, my father has thoroughly investigated the matter, so I may still have time to maneuver.
But the first people to check are the examiners who set the questions, as I am afraid they may not have more time to prepare.
As for this idiot Shen Jingan... He still dares to speak nonsense in front of the emperor at this time. Isn't he just waiting to be beheaded?
It’s a pity that he was going to die anyway, why didn’t he die sooner or later, but had to drag them all down with him.
By this time, Xiao Yuncheng had figured it out. Someone must be trying to push Shen Jing'an in front of his father, and might even have set their sights on him.
"I...I...it just happened that I have prepared carefully for today's test questions." Shen Jing'an couldn't explain the reason, and inexplicably broke out in a cold sweat.
Some perceptive ministers have already sensed something.
Emperor Qianwu smiled and said, "Shen Jing'an, do you know Master Mingde?"
Shen Jing calmed down for a moment. Of course, he had heard of Master Mingde who had defeated Xiao Tingshan a while ago. "Your Majesty, I know."
"Come to think of it, the questions you answered are all the same as what Master Mingde said. Do you have anything to explain?" Emperor Qianwu asked slowly.
"What...what?" Shen Jing'an was stunned as if struck by lightning.
It’s not that Master Mingde never showed up, and he had also read the two widely circulated policy essays written by Master Mingde before.
But...but the topics of the two essays are different from today's test questions. Why is his answer the same as that of Master Mingde?
Could it be Shen Shuhan!
Inexplicably, this thought popped up in Shen Jingan's mind, and in an instant, he became inexplicably flustered.
"Shen Jing'an, I'm asking you a question!" Emperor Qianwu urged unhappily.
Shen Jing'an's throat tightened and sweat covered his forehead. He stared at the emperor's sharp eyes, and said loudly, "Your Majesty, I did use the name of Master Mingde before."