The moment of expectation for 70,000 scholars finally came. This time was different from last year. Many scholars knew that they had no hope of being on the list after the exam and left early. This year, almost all scholars had confidence in themselves, and everyone felt that they were performing well. Even if it was difficult to be on the list, at least the Taixue could be promoted, so almost all 72,000 people remained in Zhongdu.

At noon, the big bell on the Baita of Zhongdu rang, which means that there are major news announced in Zhongdu. This is an unwritten rule. The ringing of the bell of the Baita means that there are important news announcements, such as the invasion of the enemy, the imperial examination list, the army going to fight, etc., while the big bell on Duanlou has more special significance. The ringing of the big bell on Duanlou means that there are major events involving imperial power, such as the emperor ascending the throne, the death of the empress dowager, etc. So far, the big bell on Duanlou has only been ringed once, that is, Zhang Xuan was named the regent.

The White Tower bell rang at noon today. Everyone knows that it was the imperial examination list. Since the imperial court has not implemented the system of good news, scholars need to go to the Taixue Square to watch the imperial list, or go to the front of the Duanmen to watch the list.

The Taixue Square was crowded with people, and tens of thousands of scholars came from all directions. On the front was the three-meter-high imperial list, and eight soldiers stood guard beside them. The top row was the top scorer, the No. 1 and Tanhua's name, whose names were as big as a bucket, could be seen from a distance. Below were densely written with the remaining 97 top scorers.

The walls of the two main halls, Wenxuan Hall and Wenhua Hall, are covered with lists of admissions for the Imperial College. Many people sighed in front of the imperial list for a moment and rushed to the two main halls. After all, the possibility of being admitted to the Imperial College is greater.

Lu Han and Chu Suiliang came one step late. They had just returned to Zhongdu and heard the bell ringing before they had time to eat lunch. When they arrived at the Taixue after lunch, the square was already crowded, and they could not see the names on the imperial list.

Only one scholar squeezed out of the crowd and said with a frustration: "I bet ten cents of money to win the top scorer, and now I will lose all of them."

"Isn't the top scorer Xue Shou? Is it Gao Jifu?" A group of people surrounded him and asked anxiously.

Xue Shou and Gao Jifu's talents have long been famous all over the world. This year, they participated in the imperial examination and became a popular favorite to win the top scorer. Many people bet on money, betting that one of them won the top scorer.

"No! Xue Shou is only the second place, Gao Jifu is Tanhua. Is he particularly caring for the Southern Scholars this year? It would be fine if he gave more places to the Taixue, but even the top scholar is also a Southern Scholar."

"Who is the top scholar?" everyone asked in a verbal way.

"I didn't see the name clearly, I only knew it was a scholar in Yuhang County."

Chu Suiliang's heart next to him suddenly jumped, and Lu Han chuckled in a low voice: "It seems that I want to congratulate you brother!"

Chu Suiliang shook his head quickly, "It's not necessarily me. More than 300 scholars from Yuhang County came, and there were many young and famous people. Like Xu Jingzong, his poems and essays far surpassed me, and his writing is even more wonderful. He is known as the number one talented man in Yuhang, and he should have won the top scorer."

"We'll know when we go up and take a look!"

Lu Han tried his best to separate everyone and squeezed forward. After a lot of effort, they finally arrived at the front of the emperor list. Looking up at the list, Chu Suiliang suddenly felt a sudden dizziness. He couldn't believe his eyes. Lu Han patted his shoulder and smiled, "I still say no!"

Chu Suiliang rubbed his eyes, and finally saw clearly. The top scorer in the 1911 list of Northern Sui Dynasty: Chu Suiliang, Qiantang County, Yuhang County.

Chu Suiliang's nose suddenly became spicy, his eyes blurred again, and tears surged out. At this time, an official walked out and asked loudly: "Has Chu Suiliang arrived in Qiantang County?"

Lu Han pointed to Chu Suiliang and shouted: "It's already here, he is!"

There was an uproar around. Amid the cheers of the scholars, Chu Suiliang was thrown high, cheering again and again

Half an hour later, one hundred new Jinshis wore gauze hats and ribbons, and rode on tall horses. Under the escort of thousands of soldiers, they set out from the Imperial Academy and began to ride horses to praise the streets, accepting congratulations from hundreds of thousands of people in the capital. Amidst the cheers and praises, each new Jinshi felt great glory.

Even Lu Han was so excited that he shed tears. Although he was only ranked 20th, this fame was hard-won for him who had been wasting his homework for a whole year. In any case, he squeezed into the first list.

According to tradition, there have been people who have spread the resumes of a hundred scholars throughout the streets and alleys. For the wealthy families, they are more concerned about whether these Jinshi have been married. If they are not married, they will try to marry their daughter to him.

This is a social phenomenon that has been formed since the beginning of the imperial examination system of the Sui Dynasty. Many wealthy people need to enter the officialdom and change their status. They are powerless to do anything themselves, and having an official son-in-law becomes the best way, especially when children from poor families have no money to manage their officialdom, so their marriage with the wealthy people is natural.

At this time, an amazing news spread throughout the wealthy families in Zhongdu. The top scholar Chu Suiliang was unmarried, which made countless wealthy families start to make his decisions.

The end of riding a horse and Kua Street is Ziwei Palace. Hundreds of new Jinshi turned over and dismounted in front of Duanmen. Under the guidance of officials from the Ministry of Rites, everyone was extremely excited. From the moment they entered Ziwei Palace, it means that they began to enter the official career.

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After entering Ziwei Palace, the Jinshi will not be appointed immediately. There are still a series of procedures to be completed, including the Ministry of Personnel interview and the Censorate’s Review. Last year, two Jinshi did not pass the Censor’s review because they stayed overnight in brothels. Simply put, the scholars entered Ziwei Palace, but it was just the process of the Ministry of Rites handing over the Jinshi to the Ministry of Personnel.

In the lobby of the Ministry of Personnel, more than a hundred Jinshis sat patiently waiting. Some officials from the Ministry of Personnel called Jinshi one by one to the inner hall for interviews. The interviews of the Ministry of Personnel were not conducted in the order of the imperial examination rankings, but were distributed according to the region. The first round of interviews was the Qingzhou Jinshi, the second round was the Hebei and Liaodong Jinshi, the third round was the Central Plains and Xuzhou Jinshi, the fourth round was the Jianghuai and Jiangnan Jinshi, the fifth round was Jingzhou and other southern Jinshi, and the sixth round was the Bashu and Guanlong Jinshi.

The Jinshi sat according to the region, and Chu Suiliang sat with more than a dozen other Jianghuai and Jiangnan Jinshi. "Does Brother Chu still remember me?" A Jinshi next to him asked with a low laugh.

This Jinshi was also very young, about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, named Xu Jingzong, and was also from Yuhang County. He was the son of Xu Shanxin, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites of the Sui Dynasty. He was very famous in Jiangnan and was also one of the popular figures to win the top scorer this time. He passed the fourth place this time.

Chu Suiliang hurriedly bowed and said, "How could I forget Brother Xu? I'm sorry, I'm just a little nervous and forgot to say hello to Brother Xu."

Xu Jingzong smiled slightly, "Don't be nervous. The interview of the Ministry of Personnel is just a formality. As long as there are no major flaws and no flaws in character, they can basically pass the qualifications. Last year, all the Jinshi passed the interview."

Another Jinshi next to him asked, "Brother Xu, what does a big flaw mean?"

Several other Jinshi gathered around, and they were also very nervous.

Xu Jingzong smiled and said, "My father told me that there are some basic principles for the imperial court to select officials. The most basic one is that there must be no physical defects, such as hand and foot disability, deafness and blindness, and the interview of the Ministry of Personnel mainly depends on this."

Several Jinshi were obviously relieved. They had no problems in this regard. Chu Suiliang asked again: "What are the other basic principles?"

"It is mainly virtue, and the requirements of each era are different."

Seeing that everyone was very concerned, Xu Jingzong said in detail: "In the era of Emperor Wen, filial piety was first, followed by not killing people, being imprisoned, or being slandered Buddha. When the former emperor, he removed the slander of Buddha and added a few more items, and could not join the rioters. Later, he added the slander of the bandits. In other words, Yang Xuangan, in the era of the Regent, he removed the slander of Buddha, joining bandits and assisting the rebels, and changed it to not being able to raise other housewives and cannot enter brothels. Many people said that the Regent prohibited scholars from entering brothels was a bit nitpicking, but in fact they were ignorant."

"Why do you say that?" Chu Suiliang asked in confusion.

Xu Jingzong said coldly: "This is actually the Regent avoiding the important and taking advantage of the situation. He removed the bandits and assisting the rebels. This will give many scholars a hope of resurrection. These scholars do not understand, but complain all day long and talk nonsense."

Speaking of this, Xu Jingzong hesitated for a moment and lowered his voice: "For example, our Tanhualang this year."

"Gao Jifu!" several scholars exclaimed.

Xu Jingzong nodded, "You don't know! He used to be a military officer in Ge Qian's record room."

Chu Suiliang was speechless. He could fully understand the mind and tolerance of the King of Qi. His father is currently a bachelor of literature for Li Shimin, but the King of Qi did not care about it and still called himself the top scholar. This is not something that ordinary people can do. No wonder Xue Shou vowed not to serve the Sui Dynasty because of his father's death, but still participated in the imperial examination today. He should have been moved by the King of Qi's magnanimity.
Chapter completed!