Therefore, the exam papers were produced very quickly. Less than half a month after the provincial examination, the results and rankings appeared on Yinzhen's desk.
Yinzhen glanced at it and, finding no major flaws, ordered the list of successful candidates to be published.
It's amazing that Zhu Tao won first place in the provincial examination. Yinzhen had also read his essay and found it to be acceptable. As for how he got the top score, Yinzhen remained skeptical, but he wouldn't just have someone remove his ranking without evidence.
Although emperors sometimes do things without evidence.
Chen Lianming lived up to his reputation for talent, achieving eighth place in the provincial examination, which was also a respectable result.
Yunxi from the Niohuru family was also on the list, although his ranking was slightly lower. However, among the scions of prominent families in the capital who failed the exam, he was still considered outstanding.
To be honest, few people knew Zhu Tao before Chen Lianming held the poetry gathering. After he became famous at the gathering, everyone was busy studying for the imperial examination, so no one paid much attention to a candidate who was very good at writing poetry.
Surprisingly, the person who didn't take it too seriously won first place, which was a bit of an upset.
Only now has he truly made a name for himself and established his reputation among scholars.
As for Zhu Tao himself, he was not surprised by such a result; it was entirely within his expectations.
After the results are released, some people are happy and some are sad. Those who are happy should naturally show their happiness openly, and there is no need to hide good news.
As for those who were not successful, some wanted to stay and wait until the palace examination was over before leaving, but most of them were already planning to return home. Staying would not be of much use except for learning more information.
Furthermore, the cost of living in the capital is high. Although most scholars come from wealthy families, staying in inns every day is still a considerable expense.
And so, most of the scholars who had gathered in the capital left.
Those who made the list naturally wouldn't be idle. After the provincial examination, there was the palace examination. If they were well-prepared and their essays caught the emperor's eye, they could soar to great heights and have a bright future.
Soon the palace examination arrived as scheduled.
Yinzhen planned to propose the questions for the palace examination on the spot.
This wasn't Zhu Tao's first time entering the Forbidden City, but it was indeed his first time since arriving in the Qing Dynasty. The Forbidden City with inhabitants was completely different from the Forbidden City without inhabitants. In any case, Zhu Tao was deeply shocked by the majestic presence of the palace.
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