Suddenly, the waiter fell to the ground, and Wang Sheng quickly stood up.
Just as he was about to walk towards him, the waiter got up again.
"That's what I did just now."
The waiter dusted off the dust and said respectfully: "Then I will take this money. Thank you for the reward, guest." Please take your time, I'll excuse you."
He nodded and bowed, thanked him repeatedly, and after exiting the room, he gently closed the door.
Wang Sheng laughed and sat back down.
The same goes for Ji Shaohuai.
He shook his head gently, drank the tea from the cup he picked up, suppressed his smile, and then said: "It seems that my money has not been wasted. This kind of method can only The troupe can see it. This Jieyuan he said is a blessing after all the hardships."
After Wang Yan finished drinking the tea, he put down the cup and said, "Of course it is like what he said. It has been more than sixty years since he took the imperial examination, and he must have taken the scientific examination in the Yuan Dynasty. For southerners to pass the scientific examination and become an official in the Yuan Dynasty, it is nothing more than a dream."
"There are four kinds of things in this world. People, Mongolians, Semu people, Han people, and Southerners. We are all Southerners, the lowest common people. If we were still in the Yuan Dynasty, all of you here could only write scripts, write poems and paintings, and just be ordinary people. A good-for-nothing scholar."
Ji Shaohuai continued what Wang Yan said and narrated in a low voice.
Wang Sheng supplemented Ji Shaohuai's words in his heart. He could also go to Liangshan alone like Song Jiang, and finally prayed for an official position in the court through recruitment.
Afterwards, Ji Shaohuai sneered and placed the tea cup on the table, "This world is nothing but the cycle of yin and yang. Naturally, it cannot be the heaven of the southerners and blocks the way for the southerners to move up. Then we will choose another bright master. Why not follow?"
When Wang Sheng heard this, he stood up and closed the window.
"There are many people talking, and it's inconvenient to be here outside. Let's find some time to chat later."
Wang Sheng stopped him immediately. Although he just read this sentence , it is not a big deal to talk about the mistakes of the previous dynasty, but I am afraid that someone will take advantage of it.
"Everyone is waiting here for the release of the results, let's talk about some ordinary things."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden knock on the door.
Wang Sheng and Ji Shaohuai looked at each other, and Xiaoya asked loudly: "Who is at the door and what is going on?"
"Xiaoya, open the door quickly, I am Xiaolan!"
Xiao Ya walked forward quickly and opened the door.
Xiaolan was sweating profusely from being squeezed, but without pausing, she read directly in one breath: "The young master is ranked eighth, and Prince Wang Sheng is ranked fifth."
He hesitated for a moment and said in a slightly apologetic tone: "I didn't see the other prince. Maybe my subordinates missed it. I'll take a look later."
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"No need."
Wang Yan picked up the cup, poured tea and handed it to Xiao Lan.
"Maybe it's because I didn't win this time. Congratulations to Brother Sheng and Mr. Ji for winning the election! I'll replace the wine with tea and drink it first. Please do your best."
He drank the tea in one gulp, and Wang Sheng and Ji Shaohuai also drank the tea in their cups.
Wang Yan looked at the sad Wang Sheng and said with relief: "The provincial examination is not as good as the college examination. It is common to get three out of a hundred. Failure is common. Don't you know that I have been taking the exam for more than sixty years?" "
"Brother Yan..."
Wang Yan waved his hand, "No need to say more, is it possible that you look down on me and think that I will not pass the next provincial examination? The most important thing now? The matter is to deal with the official mission."
"Brother Ji, if I am not wrong, will you write down the place of good news in Ji's house?"
Wang Sheng took over. Yan's words reminded him: "Brother Yan and I are filling in here. It's inconvenient to go with you. If you want to go home, go as soon as possible."
People from Changle Mansion only went to one For people from other places, they can fill in two places, one for the candidate's location and one for the candidate's place of birth. Wang Sheng only said this.
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"It doesn't matter. Xiaoqing saw the red list and went back to the house to report the news. Someone in the house will prepare it."
Ji Shaohuai opened the folding fan, fanned the wind and said slowly: " I won’t go back and cause trouble. I’ll just stay here and wait for your good news. Xiaoya, open the door and window. We’ll sit here and wait for the good news official to arrive.”
The room next door is also open. Open the door and wait for the good news.
Wang Sheng was ranked fifth. By the time the good news was delivered, it was already noon.
The hot weather did not dampen the enthusiasm of the people. As soon as the announcer stepped into the inn, he was surrounded by people.
"Report - Wang Sheng from Wangjia Village, Qinghe Town, Changle Prefecture in the Jian'an Rural Examination in the tenth year of He Tianqi won the fifth place!"
He asked loudly: "Wangjia Village, Qinghe Town, Changle Prefecture Where is Wang Sheng?"
The shopkeeper came out quickly and asked with a smile: "Master, go this way."
The official followed the shopkeeper and walked towards the side room. The onlookers also followed the shopkeeper, wanting to see what the fifth place in the provincial examination looked like.
When Wang Sheng heard the sound, he immediately stood up to greet the announcer, as did everyone present.
The official who announced the good news stood outside the wing and sang loudly: "Congratulations to Wang Sheng of Wangjia Village, Qinghe Town, Qinghe Town, who won fifth place in the Jian'an Township Examination in the 10th year of Tianqi!"
" Wang, Wang Sheng is here, thank you sir."
After hearing this, the official who announced the good news quickly walked to Wang Sheng.
Wang Sheng stepped forward, bent down, and took the good news from the hand of the announcer.
After confirming that the name, place of birth and other information above were his, he took it into his arms.
"It's a lot of work this time, so with this little money, I can buy some tea."
Wang Sheng prepared the money early and wrapped it in red paper.
He quickly put it into the arms of the announcer and said: "I don't dare to delay you, so I won't let you drink tea here. I have offended you so much, but I hope you will forgive me."
< p> "Thank you, Wang Juren, and I'll take my leave!"The announcer did not refuse, and immediately left the room after handing over his hand.
Wang Yan stepped aside, discussed setting off firecrackers with the innkeeper, and handed over the money.
However, the shopkeeper refused to accept the money and said loudly: "It seems that the wing room here is also a treasure of Feng Shui. Not only can you see the gate of Gongyuan, but it will also help your luck in the imperial examination."
"I won't accept the firecracker money. If Wang Juren feels sorry for him, he will leave some calligraphy treasures, which will be a blessing to our inn."
Wang Sheng did not make excuses with the shopkeeper and directly Put the money in the shopkeeper's hand.
"The shopkeeper said this. We are very lucky to be able to borrow this place to view the scenery. If we still want to take advantage of the shopkeeper, we should not do it. The shopkeeper should accept the money and lend it to you." I'll set off firecrackers in the place and ask the waiter to clean it later."
Wang Sheng looked at the shopkeeper's obvious refusal and smiled with relief: "So, if the shopkeeper doesn't accept it, the waiter will feel bad. , I can only find another place to put the flowers."
When the shopkeeper heard that Wang Sheng was going to find another place, he looked obviously panicked.
Wang Sheng then added: "As for the calligraphy treasures mentioned by the shopkeeper, Xiaosheng will also present them later."
The shopkeeper accepted it and said with emotion: "Wang Juren is polite, I will light the cannon myself right now. Don't gather here and disturb Wang Juren's elegant mood!"
After he finished speaking, he drove the onlookers out of the wing. , he also exited the wing and closed the door.
After waiting for a while, the sound of crackling firecrackers was heard downstairs.