On the day before the results are announced, the examiners will first fill in the draft list, and the chief examiner will then fill in the test paper numbers of the candidates to be admitted based on their rankings.
?After the draft list is completed, all officials participating in the examination will gather in the inner hall to check the test papers together and verify the test paper numbers.
?After verification, the names and native places of the candidates will be filled in on the draft list according to their admission ranking. This is the official imperial examination list.
The announcement of the results of the provincial examinations was not as chaotic as that of the academy examinations. When the list was posted, there would be a team of soldiers guarding it until three days later when the list was collected and archived.
Many people gathered in front of the Provincial Administration Office, all wanting to see the list first.
The admission rate of the provincial examination was quite low. Even though Su Shien's province was a large one, there were only 105 admission places.
In the sparsely populated northwest region, there are only 45 places available in one province.
The Jiangnan area, where there are many students, can be allocated 160 places for Juren.
Under the attention of everyone, the first list was posted.
Anyone who has had experience in the Autumn Examination knows that this position and order will definitely be posted on the secondary list.
The admission rule for the secondary list is that for every five candidates on the main list, there will be one candidate on the secondary list.
Students whose names are listed on the secondary list cannot take part in the imperial examination, but can take part in the next imperial examination.
Most candidates don’t care about this. It is the title of a juren, and being the last one on the secondary list is a glory for the family.
Why do you think Fan Jin went crazy after passing the imperial examination?
After passing the imperial examination, one's status and position were elevated to another level.
In principle, those who passed the imperial examination were qualified to be selected as officials. If their family had the financial resources and connections, they could make some arrangements for them.
For example, Zheng Yi’s father was a ninth-rank official donated by his family.
The secondary list has been posted, and twenty-one candidates are on the list.
A group of people gathered around to look at the list, and congratulations immediately rang out from the crowd.
"Brother is truly extraordinary!"
"Congratulations on high school!"
"If you don't make a sound, you'll be a big hit!"
"Congratulations!"
"If you pass the exam today, you will be an official in the future and soar to the sky from now on!"
"Thank you very much for your kind words!"
"I am Mr. Gao. My family owns sixteen shops and a thousand acres of fertile land. My daughter is now 28 years old and is unmarried. Would you like to come to my house to meet her?"
Han Zeyu stretched his neck to watch the fun, feeling very excited.
Here it comes, the legendary “catching a son-in-law from under the list” is here.
While watching the fun, I asked my husband what "Yuanwai" meant.
Su Shien said succinctly, "Yuanwailang is a sinecure, and it can be bought with silver."
Han Zeyu heard a more interesting topic and immediately stopped paying attention to Gao Yuanwai's search for a son-in-law.
Pointing at himself, Han Zeyu asked expectantly, "Can I, too?"
Su Shien was really stumped by the question. Logically speaking, it was not allowed, but since he was a young man, it was hard to say. There was indeed no precedent for this before.
Han Zeyu was just asking out of curiosity; he didn't want to waste the money.
Su Shien looked at the person approaching him, knowing that he was going to ask some depressing questions again.
As expected, Han Zeyu nudged her husband with her elbow and gloated, "Did your father also buy the title of Yuanwailang?"
Su Shien nodded with difficulty. Yuger had guessed it right. His father had really bought it, but later he felt it was a loss of face and rarely mentioned it.
Previously, the selection of Yuanwailang was conditional and he also held certain powers.
Later, the world was at peace, and there were no natural or man-made disasters in the north, so the duties of the official became useless.
Nowadays, anyone with money can buy it. After all, "Yuanwai" sounds better than "xiangshen" or "landlord".
With Han Zeyu's current assets, he can definitely be called a gentry. If he is willing to spend that sucker's money, he can indeed get a job as a wealthy man.
The couple was chatting outside the crowd, looking very relaxed.
The tall and strong Tiezhu squeezed to the front row. He was quite anxious to see the result.
There were no names he knew on the secondary list, but he did see two people he was vaguely familiar with on the second-to-last red list.
"Yunshan Village, Qingshan County, Zhao Yan."
If he remembered correctly, his master seemed to have a grudge against this guy.
What a pity! Why didn’t this person make it to the secondary list?
Tiezhu sighed and moved to the side, and found that there was no one he knew on the next two lists.
By the way, Bai Jinyan's name was also on Zhao Yan's red paper, but his name was at the top, higher than Zhao Yan's.
Finally, it was time for the highly anticipated final list. Everyone held their breath, waiting for the final ranking of this autumn examination to be announced.
Students whose names are not on the list also know that it is impossible for them to appear on the first red list.
But what if? What if, by sheer luck, their papers just happened to catch the examiner's eye?
It turns out that "what if" situation does exist, it just won't happen to them.
When filling out the list, do you start from the sixth place and go all the way to the last place, and then write back from the top five to the first place?
The order in which the list is announced is also the same, which raises the expectations of the onlookers to the maximum and makes the process quite torturous.
Sixth place in the provincial examination: Su Yunsong from Qingshan County.
Everyone congratulated this exceptionally young scholar.
After Zhang Yaozu looked at the entire list, he knew that he would definitely fail the autumn examination.
But this was also within his expectations. He would cheer himself up, regroup, and fight again next time.
The fact that his brother-in-law ranks so high is a great help to him. Even because of his wife's capable family, his family members dare not make things difficult for him and Yunzhu.
To be realistic, with Su Yunsong's grades, he would be able to take part in the imperial examination.
His father is only an eighth-rank academician. If Yunsong performs well in the palace examination, who knows who will hold a higher official position in the future!
A 17-year-old juren is really enviable. I'm afraid this is also the youngest juren in the history of this province.
"Congratulations to Yunsong for winning the second place."
"Heroes have always emerged from youth!"
"Whose young master is so handsome? Is he married?"
Su Yunsong stared at the list in a daze, his ears filled with congratulations from acquaintances.
There were also a few strangers who wanted to "catch a son-in-law from the list".
Everyone praised him highly, but only he knew that the heavy stone in his heart had finally fallen to the ground.
When Su Yunsong returned the greetings to everyone, the third, fourth and fifth place winners were also announced.
Only then did Su Yunsong remember that he seemed not to have seen his eldest brother's name.
Logically speaking, this shouldn't happen! He felt that with his elder brother's knowledge, he shouldn't have failed the exam.
"Huh? Yayuan's surname is also Su, and he's also from Qingshan County. Could he be a relative of Yakui?"
Su Yunsong and Zhang Yaozu looked at the list at the same time, and Su Shien's name was clearly written in the second place.
Su Shien from Qingshan County, it really is him. This ranking is enough to subvert their cognition.
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