Zhang Songshan left the palace together with the prospective Jinshi, and then dispersed in all directions. Zhang Songshan was accompanied by several friends from his hometown.

"The king's intention is very obvious. If you go to Sushun, you will have a good future. I am also ready to make a move. But unfortunately, I am afraid of the storm on the sea, and even more afraid of the Meng Yuan soldiers on the Sushun side. If there is less of these two dangers, maybe I

Just went."

Chen Yongjia sighed, shook his head and said.

"Who says otherwise? Moreover, fighting is a matter for soldiers, and going to sea is a matter for merchants. We scholars are destined to be Jinshi and officials in the future. Your Majesty, for us..."

Xu Changchun sighed, became silent at the end, and shook his head.

Although he didn't say it, everyone knew it.

Your Majesty is too harsh on us.

These fellow villagers have different compositions. Some of them come from scholarly families for generations, that is, they are country gentry.

Zhang Songshan also came from a scholarly family, but he was one of those who fled to Chu State and came back after the Liaodong War.

At that time, Chu State planned to let these people destroy the unity of Han State.

Wu Nian killed many of the leaders and exiled many others. Zhang Songshan was unaware of Chu's conspiracy and was not affected.

And there are not a few people like him. There are also many people who can take the test and become quasi-jinshi.

They were all worried. After talking for a while, Chen Yongjia suggested that they go to Deyi Building for lunch. Everyone agreed.

They ate and listened to music, had lunch, and supper together

After being drunk and staggering, they returned to the inn. Early the next morning, they had a simple breakfast and then went to wait in front of the imperial list.

There are countless people like them.

All prospective Jinshi scholars were present.

Some failed candidates, students from the Imperial College and Sunzi Imperial College, as well as local scholars and scholars from Jiang County came to join in the fun.

For a time, there were many people in front of the imperial palace and it was very lively.

Soon after, officials from the Ministry of Rites came to the imperial list with a huge list, surrounded by soldiers.

After the imperial list was revealed, people crowded forward to look at the list. Immediately, everyone was shocked.

The first rank of Jinshi, and the position of No. 1 Duke is obviously Shi Xian.

"Shi Xian, who is this? I've never heard of him."

"Yes. Huiyuan determines the scope of Jinshi. Even if the results fluctuate in the subsequent imperial examinations, they will not fluctuate so drastically. I remember the names of the top twenty people in Huiyuan. There is no one named Shi Xian."

"This is a dark horse."

People who didn't know about it were talking a lot. But the prospective Jinshi who knew about it were in a state of ice and fire.

"I am actually the number one scholar?!!!!" Shi Xian was accompanied by two domestic slaves. The strong domestic slaves tried their best to protect Shi Xian, but in this turbulent crowd, he was still very small, like a piece of wood drifting with the tide.

.

But he was stunned. He didn't expect that he would be the top pick.

He is very clear about the level of his writing. This time he was able to become a Jinshi in high school, which is because his ancestors' graves are smoking.

And the main reason is that the Han Dynasty is still small, and the number of Jinshi admitted is more than 200. He is lucky enough to go to high school.

If placed in the Chu State, scholars would be like crucian carp crossing the river, and competition would be fierce, and he might not even be able to win the exam.

And now he is the number one scholar, the first number one scholar since the founding of the Han Dynasty.

As for Sushun, he knew at that time that going to Sushun would gain the respect of his father. But he didn't think too much about it at that time.

Since it is your father's wish, and someone has to do it.

Since your father wants to open up Sushun Mansion, you should do it to live up to the emperor's salary and be loyal to the emperor.

I never expected that he would become the top pick because of this.

At the same time, the "Sushun Party", which was ranked fifteenth with Shi Xian, was shocked. They took all the top fifteen places.

Second place, third overall.

The first on the second list, and so on.

Shi Xian's idea is a common thought among prospective Jinshi. Those who dare not go to Sushun do not think that Wu Nian will determine the imperial ranking because of this.

Huiyuan Zhang Songshan, who was ranked first in the competition, looked at his name in stunned silence.

Second list.

thirteenth?!!!!

As a Huiyuan, I didn't even make it into the top ten. How is this possible?

"It's not fair, it's not fair. Since ancient times, the imperial examinations have been conducted based on essays. How can the ranking be determined based on Sushun? This is not fair."

"Yes. This is unfair. We are not convinced."

The prospective Jinshis erupted. Not only Zhang Songshan and others who wrote good articles, but also those who were supposed to be at the top, and those who were ranked lower, saw that Shi Xian became the number one scholar because of Sushun. They were all jealous and crazy, and then they all

protest.

In the end, the "Sushun" incident spread quickly. More and more people protested. Some failed candidates, scholars, and scholars also joined in.

Wu Nian made changes to Guozijian and Sunzijian, adding courses such as arithmetic, science, geography, history, etc.

But the power of traditional scholars is still very strong.

These people are masters and apprentices, or fathers and sons. Especially in Goguryeo, the strength of traditional scholars was ridiculously strong.

The imperial examinations held by the imperial court and the selection of officials were extremely sacred to them.

Wu Nian took a "Sushun" as the exam question, ignored the article, and selected mediocre people like Shi Xian. In their view, it was like throwing a rotten egg into the portrait of Confucius, which they could not accept.

The surging crowd overwhelmed the imperial list.

The official of the Ministry of Rites who issued the certificate fled under the protection of the soldiers.

"Dear scholars, in order to maintain the sanctity of the imperial examination, we went to the Ministry of Rites to make the matter bigger so that our voice could be heard by our father."

Zhang Songshan's mind was already heated up, and he shouted desperately in the crowd. As a Huiyuan, he was very prestigious.

As soon as he climbed up and shouted, his followers immediately gathered.

"Okay, let's go to the Ministry of Rites and surround it. Let Mr. Jun hear our voices."

"Winning the imperial examination with essays is too childish, too childish. It can't be like this."

The scholars were furious, and together with Zhang Songshan, they went to the Ministry of Rites in a mighty manner.

"What should we do?" Shi Xian and the other fifteen people were a little panicked and didn't know what to do. But they were action groups after all.

Shi Xian took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "There are too many people and we can't stop them. Let's go to the palace and ask the king to take back his life."

"We can't let the country fall into chaos because of us."

"That's right."

"That's right."

The fifteen action groups quickly reached unity. We don't want this false reputation, and we are willing to go to Sushun. We only hope that this time the storm can stop.

The imperial examination is not a child's play.

It is meant to shake up the scholars of the entire country.

Moreover, our articles and knowledge are indeed not very good, and we are not qualified to be the number one, second or third overall pick.

The first imperial examination in the Han Dynasty.
Chapter completed!