August.
It’s the sixth month since Zhao Lin traveled through time.
The provincial examination finally began.
The imperial examinations of the Daqi Dynasty followed the process of county examinations, provincial examinations, metropolitan examinations and finally palace examinations.
If you pass the county examination, you will be a scholar, and if you pass the provincial examination, you will be a juren.
In Zhao Lin’s previous life, Fan Jin passed the provincial examination.
If the competition for the title of scholar was still among ordinary people, then passing the provincial examination was equivalent to crossing a dragon gate. One would have an official status and could become a low-level official, such as a county magistrate or a chief clerk.
Although he was considered low-ranking, he was already an official.
There were some higher-ranking officials, but they were very few, and most of them were Jinshi.
The provincial examination was held in the Imperial Examination Hall in the northwest of Shengjing Prefecture.
There are three exams in total, one every three days.
The first test is about the Four Books and Poetry, the second test is about the Five Classics, and the third test is about policy essays.
The Four Books and Five Classics and poetry test memory. Zhao Lin has been a human being for two lifetimes and is naturally good at studying. Combined with his previous life's hard work, he has no problem with these two exams.
And the policy essay was nothing to Zhao Lin.
Just a little bit of experience from the previous life is enough to crush the other candidates taking the exam.
The three exams passed in a flash.
"It's finally over."
Even a strong man like Zhao Lin looked exhausted after taking three exams.
Sudi's face was pale and his body was so thin that a gust of wind could blow him down.
But he was also excited. He grabbed Zhao Lin's hand and asked, "How is it? Are you sure you can win the title of Jieyuan?"
He won three top prizes in a row, namely, Jieyuan in the provincial examination, Yuanyuan in the metropolitan examination, and Zhuangyuan in the palace examination.
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "Of course I want to, but those who can take part in the provincial examination are all talented, especially in Shengjing Prefecture, where there are so many geniuses. It's too difficult to get the title of Jieyuan."
"But I think you can succeed," Sudi said.
laugh!
Before Zhao Lin could answer, a sneer came from a distance.
The two turned their heads and saw that it was an acquaintance.
Zhao Mingya!
Zhao Lin's heart moved.
It is said that Zhao Mingya and Zhao Chenhan went to work for Prince Yu. Now that she is back, doesn't that mean that Prince Yu is also back?
Why is there no movement?
That’s right, Prince Yu’s target in the investigation is the Crown Prince, so he will definitely do it quietly and won’t make a big noise.
In other words, the battle between Prince Yu and the Crown Prince is about to begin?
Well, the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion is a branch of Prince Yu, so it will definitely get involved. Will it be targeted by the Crown Prince's branch at that time?
What will happen if a fight breaks out between the two sides?
Will he take the opportunity to bring down the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion?
These thoughts flashed through my mind.
Zhao Mingya looked down at Zhao Lin and said, "You're the only one who wants to win the title of Jieyuan. How ridiculous."
Sudi was furious and asked, "Who are you?"
"She is the fifth lady of the Zhenbei Marquisate, Zhao Mingya."
Wang Ziyao, who came to greet the two, reminded them.
"You are the Miss Zhao Wu who lost to Brother Zhao by a yard."
Hearing that it was Zhao Mingya, Su Di's face was full of ridicule: "Want to make another bet?"
Zhao Mingya was furious: "Who do you think you are to gamble with me?"
Last time, because Zhao Lin lost the bet, not only did he give away a courtyard for free, but Zhao Lin also lived in it. This made Zhao Mingya very unhappy. It became a stain on her, and she would get angry at anyone who mentioned it.
Now even an unknown examinee dared to challenge me and even bet with me. Did he really think that her name as the fifth lady of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion was worthless?
Su Di didn't care about Zhao Mingya's anger at all. He said, "If you don't dare, then don't dare. There's no need to talk about your status. Miss Fu has never flaunted her status in front of us."
"that is."
"If you want to gamble, then gamble. If you don't want to gamble, then don't gamble. Why are you saying this?"
"The Zhenbei Marquis Mansion cannot trample on people at will."
Many people watched the fun and made sarcastic remarks from the side.
Zhao Mingya has always been arrogant. She relied on her status as the daughter of the Zhenbei Marquisate. Her three brothers-in-law are a prince, a scholar from the Marquisate, and a general. They are usually arrogant too. How could she tolerate this? She immediately said, "Let's bet. What's the bet?"
"Let's bet on whether Brother Zhao can win the first place."
Sudi said, "If I lose, I'll give you 10,000 taels of silver. If you lose, what will you give me?"
hiss……
When they heard Sudi's bet, everyone around them trembled.
Who is this person who offers ten thousand taels of silver for a bet?
And this relationship is too good. Just to vent Zhao Lin’s anger, he took out ten thousand taels?
If it was a bet on whether Zhao Lin could pass the imperial examination, everyone could understand it, but betting on whether he could become the top scholar was too impulsive.
There were nearly two thousand to three thousand candidates for the Shengjing Prefecture this time, but the number of juren vacancies was only one hundred and fifty. The passing rate of nearly one in twenty was already difficult enough, and winning the first place was even more difficult.
The top scholar in the Jieyuan exam is not comparable to the three top scorers in the county exam.
In other words, there is no comparison.
This bet is a great bargain for Miss Zhao Wu, it's like giving away money for free.
Sure enough, when Zhao Mingya heard the content of the bet proposed by Sudi, she couldn't wait to agree: "If I lose, I will give you a banker."
Zhao Lin's expression changed slightly.
The farm that Zhao Mingya was talking about, couldn't it be the farm outside the city where horses are raised?
If that's the case, it would be nice.
It would be fine if I didn’t win the title of Jieyuan, but if I did, the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion would definitely be bustling with activity.
In the past, Zhao Mingyu even wanted to kill himself for this manor, which shows how valuable this manor is.
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