The two of them didn't press the matter further.
But the students outside the examination hall are not easy to deal with now. Will they cause a big commotion like last year?
When the list was almost ready, Xiao Zhixing wrote a letter and asked Zhang Shanhai to deliver it to the emperor.
Zhang Shanhai dared not delay, so he personally delivered the letter and then ran to the examination hall with an imperial edict in his hand.
Then, when the time came, the list began to be posted.
It's still the same place, the same group of scholars, and the same myriad aspects of human life, only the people are different now.
Having learned from the experience of the previous session, the candidates were more cautious this time, keeping a close eye on the posted list.
"Quick, this is the list of all craftsmen!"
Unexpectedly, there were even more people gathered around the list of top craftsmen, mostly just there to watch the spectacle.
Someone loudly began reading out the names, "Haizhou..."
"Yangzhou..."
“Qingzhou…”
"Northern State..."
"Dongzhou..."
As the names were announced one by one, the room grew quieter and quieter.
They were surprised and confused, not expecting that not all the successful candidates were from the north.
Of the thirty people, only eight were from the four northern states; the rest were from other states.
This is unbelievable! Do candidates from other states have so many miscellaneous studies?
How could they possibly outperform students from the north?
Some people vaguely realized why this was happening, but they wisely kept quiet.
At this moment, Xiao Zhixing, Zhao Kun, and Duke Li came out, followed by someone carrying exam papers. "Come here, all of you come here."
Xiao Zhixing said loudly, "The Hundred Crafts List is a new thing. I have brought over the examination papers of the top one hundred. Everyone can look at them and compare them at will, and make a notarized judgment to see if my judgment is fair or not."
She randomly selected a few people in front of her to come forward as representatives.
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