Finally, it was March 28th, the day when the results were announced.
Ji Yu, Master, Lin Yunxiao, and Shen Wenyu all woke up early. Ji Yu asked Wang Shanchuan to go and check the list, while the other four waited behind.
The main reason was that there were too many people around. It was so crowded that there was no way to get through. There were so many people coming to see the list that it was impossible to squeeze in. Wang Shanchuan was more flexible and could squeeze in easily.
People kept kneeling down and crying, "I won, I won!!"
Several people couldn't hold back and wanted to squeeze to the front of the crowd.
"Mr. Ji. I saw Master Lin's name. Lin Zhengfeng!!" Wang Shanchuan shouted.
When several people heard Wang Shanchuan's words, Master Lin was so excited that he almost fell down. Fortunately, Ji Yu and Lin Yunxiao were quick to support him from the left and right.
Ji Yu shouted, "See if he is from Lin'an City. And see what rank he is!"
"My lord, it's Lin Zhengfeng from Lin'an Prefecture, ranked 278th in the top three."
After hearing this, Master Lin collapsed to the ground in excitement, and kept repeating, "I passed. I finally passed. I have been taking the exam for more than ten years."
Ji Yu and Shen Wenyu also started to get nervous. Lin Yunxiao was fine, to be honest, he was happier that his father had won than he was.
"Look from the back to the front, search one by one! Don't miss any." Ji Yu shouted again and instructed Wang Shanchuan.
After searching for a while, Wang Shanchuan immediately squeezed out of the crowd and shouted excitedly, "Sir, I got it... I got it..."
"Who won? Which place? Please tell me clearly." Lin Yunxiao asked. The three of them were very anxious now.
"Huaiyuan... first place, Huiyuan." Wang Shanchuan was so excited that he couldn't speak clearly.
"Who is the No. 1?" Master Lin is now more excited than the other three people. If any of these three people can get the first place, then he will be the one who taught the top scholar, which is more surprising than passing the exam himself!!!
"Little prodigy Ji! First place, champion." Wang Shanchuan suppressed his excitement and said this complete sentence.
Ji Yu's body trembled slightly after hearing this. He thought he would win, but he never thought he would win the first prize!!
When Master Lin heard his words, his eyes widened in shock. How could he have taught a top scholar? This was the top scholar!
Lin Yunxiao and Shen Wenyu asked, "Are our names on the list?"
"I don't know, maybe I didn't see it clearly. I saw that Mr. Ji won the first place, so I quickly came out." Wang Shanchuan explained.
In fact, the two of them had already guessed the answer in their hearts, Wang Shanchuan. They were looking for names from the end to the front. Since there were names of Master and Ji Yu, they must have already looked through the entire list.
"Hurry... hurry back to the inn and wait for someone to come and report the good news!" Master Lin seemed to have remembered something and hurriedly ordered.
A few people hurried back to the inn, and the person who brought the good news had just arrived.
"Congratulations to Lin'an Prefecture Juren Ji Yu for taking the top spot." The officials who came to congratulate him beat gongs and drums, and their voices were full of congratulations.
Seeing that Ji Yu didn't move for a long time, Master Lin quickly took out the ten taels of silver he had prepared from his arms and handed it to the official. Master Lin couldn't stop smiling and said, "Okay, okay, thank you all for coming to announce the good news. This is the money for the wedding. Thank you all for your hard work."
The guests nearby were probably all students, and they all bowed and congratulated him one by one, "Congratulations, Ji Huiyuan!"
Ji Yu himself was still in a state of surprise, and hadn't come back to his senses yet. He was still dazed when a group of people kept congratulating him. He only remembered that he kept bowing along with them until everyone left in the middle of the afternoon.
After a while, another official came to report the good news to Master Lin.
Master Lin is no longer excited now. After all, compared to Ji Yu's ranking first in the exam, his ranking in the top three is not worth getting excited about.
After everyone had left, a few people went upstairs.
"Congratulations, Junior Brother Ji will become famous in this exam." Lin Yunxiao and Shen Wenyu then remembered to congratulate Ji Yu.
It was not until the evening that Lord Li came over. After all, they were all from the same hometown, and Ji Yu had stayed at his house before the exam this time.
"Congratulations. You are really a promising young man! It is really rare for a fifteen-year-old to be the champion!" Lord Li couldn't stop praising.
Ji Yu celebrated his 15th birthday on the way to Beijing for the imperial examination, so he is now actually 15 years old.
Ji Yu bowed and said, "Thank you, Lord Li, and thank you for helping us fellow countrymen."
"For the past four years, no one in our Lin'an Prefecture passed the imperial examination! But this year, you made our Lin'an famous in one fell swoop!!" Lord Li praised.
"So how many people did we have in Lin'an Prefecture this year?" Ji Yu asked curiously.
"In addition to you and Lao Lin, there seems to be another student named Zhao Xiuyong, who ranked 295th, third place." Lord Li said.
"I'm lucky. Only 150 people passed the exam last year. I didn't expect the court to expand the enrollment this year and admit 300 people at once. I'm lucky too! Xiaoyu is a child with real talent and knowledge." Master Lin said modestly.
Ji Yu also waved his hand and said, "This is my first time taking the exam too, and I just happened to know all the questions."
Several people were chatting while socializing. Lord Li repeatedly told Ji Yu to prepare well for the palace examination in June.
After all, this is a good opportunity to rise to high position and gain promotion overnight.
After Lord Li left, Ji Yu went to talk to Master Lin alone. Lin Yunxiao and Shen Wenyu also tactfully left.
"Master, I want to go back tomorrow. Back to Lin'an City." Ji Yu said.
"Why is this?" Master Lin was puzzled.
"The exam is in June, and there are still two months in between. I want to go home and burn incense for my parents." Ji Yu explained. He couldn't say he was going back to get married! Otherwise, Master Lin would really scold him to death.
"Although you won't be eliminated from the palace examination after you pass the exam, if you prepare well and get first place in the palace examination, you will be one of the top three. It will be a great thing to bring honor to your family! It will not be too late to go back then!" Master Lin was puzzled.
Ji Yu didn't explain any more, just said, "I have a reason to go back. If there is any news from the capital these days, can you wait until I come back and tell me?"
Master Lin nodded and said, "Then pack your things tonight. I'll go ask if there's a car. Try to go back with a faster escort agency."
"Okay. Thank you, Master." Ji Yu bowed and left the room.
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