Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Bai Shiyuan finally came out and announced the results himself.
"It's Lord Bai Shiyuan!"
"The Qilinzi of the Bai family, I didn't expect him to come out in person to announce the results."
"Lord Bai is deeply favored by the Emperor. He is here to preside over the grading, which clearly shows that he values this examination very much."
Many examinees said this.
"He is Bai Shiyuan?"
Zhao Lin looked at Bai Shiyuan carefully.
He is thin but not weak, and about the same height as me. He is very handsome, and it is not an exaggeration to describe him as having sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes. What's more important is the majesty he exudes when he walks, which is not something that ordinary people can cultivate. He must be the son of a wealthy and powerful family, and he must be outstanding enough.
None of the young masters from aristocratic families that Zhao Lin had met, such as Jiang Yichen, Bai Shicheng, and Zhao Chenhan, had such majesty.
From this we can also see the gap between the top scorer of the previous session and others.
Bai Shiyuan felt someone was watching him. He took a look and immediately recognized it as Zhao Lin. His expression remained unchanged as he said, "In the 24th year of the Great Revelation Period, the provincial examination, Shengjing Prefecture examination hall, first place... Outer City, Zhao Lin!"
Bai Shiyuan did not have the bad habit of keeping the examiners in suspense like other examiners, so he read it out directly.
Wow...
The crowd was suddenly in an uproar.
"Zhao Lin! It's Zhao Lin again!"
"He really won first place again, Zhong Jieyuan!"
"My God, if you count the three first places in the college entrance examination, this is his fourth first place."
"Since the forest was born, why was I born?"
There was a commotion among the crowd.
Many people were shocked. Zhao Lin actually won the first place again, and this time it was a real first place - Shengjing Prefecture has accumulated thousands of scholars over the years, and getting the first place among so many scholars is much more valuable than the three first places in the academy examination.
Many examinees even beat their chests and stamped their feet, wailing to the sky.
Being in the same place as Zhao Lin is one of the cruelties of real life.
How can they surpass him?
"I guessed right, you are the top of the list, the top scorer!"
Sudi jumped up, slapped Zhao Lin's shoulder hard, and shouted, "Zhao Lin is the top scorer."
"Mr. Zhao, congratulations!"
"Congratulations, Brother Zhao!"
"Brother Zhao is truly a role model for our generation. He actually took first place again."
"I'll treat you. Brother Zhao must pay for today's drinks..."
Many candidates nearby, whether they knew Zhao Lin or not, loudly congratulated him.
It's a fact, there's no point in them being jealous. It's better to take advantage of the fact that they are of the same age to get closer.
Many people rushed over here and no longer cared about the results.
Zhao Lin emerged as a rising star. Despite being born a beggar, he won three first places in the imperial examinations and the top prize in the provincial examination, which was enough to prove how brilliant his talent was.
Moreover, if you pass the imperial examination, you will be qualified to become an official. Although it is only a small official, it is still an official, and you are completely different from ordinary people.
With Zhao Lin's talent, he might be the next Bai Shiyuan. There will definitely be many people who will take the opportunity to recruit him. If we don't build relationships with him now, when will we wait?
Bai Shiyuan's eyes swept over Zhao Lin, he calmly read out the rest of the name, then turned and left.
Some are happy and some are crying.
This is a normal thing.
It’s like this every time the results are announced.
Those who passed the exam celebrated wildly, some even fainted on the spot, and some even went crazy.
Those who failed the exam were devastated. Some of them thought of working harder and taking the exam again next time, while others lost all confidence and even attempted suicide.
In short, every time the results are announced, there are all kinds of people.
"Mr. Zhao."
A messenger squeezed over and said to Zhao Lin, "Tomorrow the palace will hold a banquet for all the newly-appointed scholars. The location will be Luming Garden. Please don't be late, Mr. Zhao."
Zhao Lin is the top scorer in the Jieyuan exam, a guaranteed juren, so it is inappropriate to call him Mr. Zhao now.
"I see."
Zhao Lin nodded, and took out another piece of silver, about ten taels, and threw it to the messenger: "Take this and have a drink."
"Thank you, Mr. Zhao, for the reward." The messenger was overjoyed and took the silver and left happily.
Under normal circumstances, there wouldn't be so many people here to watch the results being announced, because the candidates taking the provincial examinations were all from counties and prefectures across the country. They would go home after the exams, which were hundreds of miles away, so they had to send messengers to their homes to announce the good news after the results were announced. The candidates who passed the examinations would give some silver as a gift as a celebration gift.
This messenger was only ordered to tell Zhao Lin what would happen tomorrow, but he received a reward of ten taels of silver, so he was so surprised.
The people around him started to make a noise, "Mr. Zhao, please treat others to a drink, but don't be stingy with us."
Zhao Lin smiled and bowed to everyone around him: "Please, everyone, I'll pay for today's drinks, I'll pay."
"Thank you, Mr. Zhao."
The crowd surrounded Zhao Lin and went to the hotel in a noisy manner.
In a carriage nearby, Zhao Mingya was furious.
"Is Bai Shiyuan mentally ill? Huh? He doesn't know that Zhao Lin just extorted 50,000 taels of silver from his brother. No, that silver was given by him, and he let Zhao Lin take first place. What is he doing as the chief examiner? Is he a shit eater?"
Zhao Mingya cursed loudly, and Zhao Mingyu frowned slightly: "Shut up! Don't let anyone hear."
If the news of Miss Zhao Wu cursing like a shrew in the street were to get out, people would definitely accuse the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion of not having strict family education, which would be bad for Miss Zhao's reputation.
Zhao Mingya also knew this truth and forced herself to lower her voice, but she still couldn't help but say, "This Bai Shiyuan is an idiot."
Zhao Mingyu said calmly, "It's not Bai Shiyuan's fault. This is an imperial examination. If he dares to use any tricks, the emperor will definitely not forgive him, no matter how great the emperor's favor is."
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