156 Changchunfeng High School
Sun Sicheng did not go for an outing. He did not talk much with his eldest uncle, who liked to talk about official careers whenever he opened his mouth. However, his own career was mediocre and he was still a sixth-rank official. This was only because he had followed the Sun family's path. Otherwise, a fellow Jinshi with no background would have been assigned to serve as a small county magistrate in some remote place.
Although he was not an official, he was also the eldest son of Baicaotang, who was well-known in the capital. He had been raised up since he was a child. He didn't want to put himself in a difficult position. He obviously didn't want to curry favor with his uncle, so why did he go? It wasn't the first month of the year.
As for his wife's eldest sister-in-law, the second son of the family is obviously not very good at studying and has no other talents, but he still dreams of his own Awu. What's her little trick? Doesn't she think he doesn't know? Isn't it just to make Awu have a bigger dowry in the future?
It's a dream.
On March 16, gongs and drums sounded in Sun Sicheng's small villa, and many people gathered around to watch.
Chang Chunfeng never dreamed that he could actually get into high school, ranking 193rd, which was beyond his imagination.
He had always thought that he was at most a fellow Jinshi, after all, his study environment in recent years had not been good, coupled with what happened last fall.
The examination was held in the spring of the third year of the Third lunar month, with 300 candidates admitted each time. The top three candidates, and the 197 candidates from the fourth to the 200th place were Jinshi, and the last 100 were Tong Jinshi.
Throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty, from the county examinations, prefectural examinations, academy examinations, to provincial examinations and spring examinations, each examination was a difficult one. It can be said that the road to the imperial examination was as difficult as climbing to heaven.
This time, the seven people behind him were fellow Jinshi, which was quite dangerous.
Sun Sicheng had already instructed the manager of the villa to prepare firecrackers, wedding candies and red envelopes early, regardless of whether the prize was successful or not. If Chang Chunfeng had prepared a red envelope himself, he didn't have to take it out. In case the master and servant forgot, they could just make up for it.
That was all he could do.
Maybe in the future, the two of them will fight for peace.
It's not impossible.
As a result, Chang Chunfeng and his servant really forgot to buy firecrackers and wedding candies, and they prepared the red envelopes in a hurry. Chang Chunfeng was still very grateful for the eldest master's thoughtfulness.
He had no relatives or friends with him, but he had always helped him. If it weren't for the eldest son, he would have been afraid that he would not have survived the incident in Huainan Prefecture. He really didn't want to live at that time.
It was the eldest son who awakened him and made him live for his parents and family.
Later, they helped him with his medical treatment, brought him to the capital, and arranged accommodation for him. They were sincere in everything they did. He met his old classmates in the first month of the year. At that time, he really wanted to return home immediately. In the end, it was the eldest son who persuaded him not to give up this opportunity.
Otherwise, there would not be the glory we have today.
He will remember this love for the rest of his life, and will feel it afterwards. Everything he says now will be in vain.
Sun Sicheng knew about Chang Chunfeng's success in the imperial examination at the first opportunity. His luck was extremely good as he was ranked among the last few Jinshi candidates. One has to know that there are many differences between Jinshi candidates and other Jinshi candidates.
An hour later, Sun Sicheng arrived at the villa and handed over a big red envelope. Chang Chunfeng couldn't refuse it, so he had to accept it.
Sun Sicheng smiled and said, "Congratulations, your wish has come true."
Chang Chunfeng was also beaming with joy at this moment: "Thanks to the help of the eldest master, otherwise how could I, Chang Chunfeng, be where I am today? All the gratitude is in my heart, I will repay you in the future."
Sun Sicheng thought, there is no need to repay, just follow Ping An's wishes in the future, and don't force the child.
He smiled and said, "That's ridiculous, Brother Chang. You don't need to say these words in the future. It's fate, even if it's fate between you and me. There is still the palace examination next. Brother, try not to go out. Just stay at home and prepare well these days.
Before every palace examination, there are all kinds of things to do. There is nothing you can't think of that no one can't do. Be cautious in everything and you won't make big mistakes. If there is anything, just tell my housekeeper."
Chang Chunfeng nodded, "Indeed, the palace examination will be held in ten days, and the results will be announced on the sixth day of April. I heard that the officials will be assigned in mid-April. Sir, there will be a one to two month vacation after the appointment. I can't go home until mid-April at least. I wonder if you can wait impatiently?"
"I will finish my work in early April, so why wait for half a month? The capital is a long way from Yong'an, and I am really worried about you two, master and servant. It doesn't matter, half a month earlier or later is fine."
Chang Chunfeng bowed again: "Thank you, young master."
"Brother Chang, since it's inconvenient for you to go out, how about I ask someone to order a table of food from the restaurant and we have a nice drink together? I'll also ask someone to find out about Yu Yang and see if he has passed the high school entrance examination. If possible, ask someone to invite him to come over for a drink?"
"That's good, of course." Chang Chunfeng has no relatives in the capital, and his only friend is Yu Yang. Yu Yang is likely to go back to Yong'an with him this time, but I wonder if he will be on the list?
Chang Chunfeng still hopes that he can get into high school.
Jixiang came back after more than half an hour, and Yu Yang came with him.
Yu Yang also passed the exam, but he was ranked 235th among all the other Jinshi scholars, which was still pretty good.
After a few pleasantries, they soon ordered some food and drinks.
Yu Yang is also a man of temperament. He is happy today. He is really satisfied to be among the top 200 among so many people. He will just start from a small official and work his way up. The biggest difference between a Jinshi and a Jinshi is that one cannot be promoted to a higher position.
His Yu family was just a small wealthy family with no support. He did not expect to become a high-ranking official, and he was content with being a small county magistrate.
"Brother Yu, if the inn is too crowded and inconvenient, you can move in here. There are still empty rooms in this yard, and you two can discuss your homework together."
Chang Chunfeng and Yu Yang were both very happy to hear this.
Chang Chunfeng was not in a position to bring it up, and Yu Yang was too embarrassed to bring it up, but the host brought it up himself, and of course the two of them agreed immediately.
"In that case, after dinner, let my guards go with you to get your luggage. Be careful before the palace examination. When you are here, you can eat three meals a day in the other courtyard. You can eat with Brother Chang. If you have any questions, just go to the steward of the small courtyard."
"My Lord, I won't be polite. You don't need to bother me with meals. I brought a little servant with me. I can cook by myself or with Brother Chang. Anyway, it's much better than staying in an inn. Thank you very much."
In the afternoon, Jixiang accompanied Yu Yang back to the inn, quickly packed his luggage and moved in with his servant.
Sun Sicheng returned to Baicaotang. As for Chang Chunfeng and Yu Yang, it was almost enough for him to do this.
At this time in the villa, Chang Chunfeng couldn't help but burst into tears as he listened to Yu Yang recalling his boyhood in Jiao County.
"Brother Yu, I can't imagine what my parents are like now. I just hope they will give me a chance to honor them. I'm actually very scared."
Yu Yang sighed: "Brother, everything is determined by fate. You have no control over anything. Finally, you have finally gotten your reward after all the hardships.
You may not know that the four scholars from Jiao County are going to go back tomorrow morning. Not to mention the two young scholars, the other two are around 40 years old and are grandfathers. They came here with high hopes, but...
He kept shaking his head. He started to learn at the age of six or seven and passed the imperial examination at the age of twenty-six or twenty-seven. He was one in a thousand. Only those who took the imperial examination could understand the hardship of studying for twenty years.
He couldn't imagine, if he also failed the exam at the age of forty, should he choose to persevere or just be a juren for the rest of his life?
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