On August 18, the first sage of wise elections officially ended, and the marking work had just begun.

Due to the extremely shortage of officials, Chen Fei had to suspend the work of "selecting the new emperor" and recruited the old ministers of the court who returned to the Central Plains with Jia Xu and Chen Ji, and asked them to put down their work at hand as appropriate according to actual conditions and join the army of approving the examination papers.

What a joke?

It’s time to do anything else?

Those former Shangshu, Shishang, Yulin Lang, Fu Jieling, and Censors, what work is there to be left to care for now?

General Cheqi and Cavalry gave them a chance to express their loyalty!

Chen Fei just issued an order, not only these low-level officials, but even Dong Cheng and Zhang Yang rushed to Yangxia to report immediately!

In addition to Shangshu Ling Chen Ji, he is also visiting relatives and taking vacations...

In addition to the temporary officials selected by each county, Chen Fei directly formed a review team with a number of up to 300 people!

300 examiners approved more than 3,000 papers, which was not a big workload at all. Each person only needed to evaluate 50 copies on average - a test paper would need to be approved by multiple examiners to obtain the final result.

With more people and more power, all the test takers' scores were released in just two days.

In order to supervise Yuan Hui's work, Chen Fei retrieved all the top ten test papers in the four subjects, and the four officials of General Cheqi's Office (Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Ying Shao, and Xu Shu) were verified again.

Yuan Hui didn't dare to complain, after all, it was a big deal, and being cautious would be a good thing for him. If there were any major mistakes, he, as the chief examiner, not only was his family confiscated, but he was also likely to be famous for being a typical example of the officials...

Guo Jia picked a random scroll and laughed as soon as he saw it:

"This handwriting seems to be in line with Wen Hegong. Could it be that it was written by Mr. Jia?"

Jia Xu glanced at him and shrugged:

"The dog really participated in the martial arts department, but he didn't expect that his grades were not satisfactory."

Xu Shu smiled and said:

"One of the more than a thousand candidates in the martial arts field, Mr. Jia ranks among the top three in the written examination, and won the title of the martial arts examination. The truth of the Changshi is well taught!"

Jia Xu shook his head and sighed:

"I have taught the dog since I was a child, thinking that he could master the manager's classics, but I didn't expect that he still did not have this qualification."

Ying Shao also came over and comforted him:

"It is a rare talent for both civil and military affairs. The genius can recite poems and essays, but in today's world, what's the use of only classic articles?"

Ying Yu, who was sorting out the bamboo slips in the corner, suddenly turned dark:

[This old guy, in order to please Jia Xu, actually belittled his son in person!]

After these people were busy for half an hour and confirmed that there was no principled problem, Jia Xu finally reported to Chen Fei:

"June, you can announce the results."

Chen Fei nodded:

"Then let the results go!"

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"Dong, dundong!"

“Woo…”

The dull drums and the long horns intertwined, and the candidates who stayed in the apartment immediately cheered up.

Wu Zhi and Xi Jia, who were playing chess to relieve their boredom, couldn't help but prick up their ears and heard the voices of soldiers coming from outside the door:

"The imperial examination results have come out! The imperial court has released the results!"

Wu Zhi and Xi Jia stood up almost at the same time, and the flags on the table immediately sprinkled all over the floor!

"Ji Chong, go quickly!"

"Brother, wait for me!"

By the time they put on their clothes and came outside the door, more than 2,000 candidates and a large number of people watching the fun had gathered there.

They were about to break out of the crowd when they saw ten tall horses speeding along the official road.

First, a knight carried a flag of "Car General" and guided the team to stop in front of all the candidates, and then announced loudly:

"According to the order of General Cheqi and Cavalry, the candidates selected for the third list of Wuyong Department will be announced!"

Wu Zhi was stunned and quickly pulled Quejia:

"Brother, what is this third list?"

Que Jia shook his head repeatedly:

"I don't know either!"

While everyone was talking, several knights had already taken out the sealed list and handed it over to the officials in charge on the scene. After the latter checked it, they would hang it in public.

I heard the knight before explain:

"The four subjects are divided into three lists, each with 50 people on the third list, 30 people on the second list, and only 10 people on the first list. If you don't see your name in the third list, you don't need to worry! Let's say goodbye!"

As soon as he kicked the horse, ten knights immediately left.

Among the more than 3,000 candidates, the most people applied for martial arts - because the threshold was the lowest - at this time they rushed forward, even squeezed Wu Zhi and Que Jia out.

Zhuge Jin, who was standing at the outermost side, looked at the students with red faces and couldn't help but shake his head:

"How can I get in?"

Zhuge Liang beside him put his hands in his sleeves and smiled:

"My brother has not participated in the martial arts department, so why should I rush forward?"

Wu Zhi was just squeezed to them, and he looked at Zhuge Liang and was surprised:

"Wu Zhi, a student in Jiyin, looks very young. Could it be that he is also a candidate?"

Zhuge Liang replied with a gift:

"Langya Zhuge Liang, who is fifteen years old this year, takes the exam with my eldest brother."

Wu Zhi was amazed:

"It turns out that he is a famous family and is proficient in classics. No wonder he is so confident."

He and Quejia are both standard single-doors, and they feel a little ashamed in front of Zhuge, Langya.

I only heard the clerk who was responsible for reading the list at the forefront and read it loudly:

"Ninety, He Qian, Wuyang, Yingchuan; Eighty-ninth, Chenliu Xiangyi King Quan..."

Every time he read a name, a violent cheer erupted in the crowd.

Zhuge Jin didn't wait for too long before he heard a familiar name:

"The eighty-eighth, Yangdu of Langya, Zhuge Liang!"

Zhuge Liang's little face suddenly turned black:

A total of 90 people were admitted, and I... I turned out to be the third last one?!

Wu Zhi looked dissatisfied:

"Zhuge's classics passed down from generation to generation, but did you take the martial arts exam?"

Zhuge Jin's face became extremely ugly now.

Choi Jia quickly coughed to help ease the atmosphere:

"Congratulations to your high school!"

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Here, I just finished reading the names of fifty people, and ten more fast horses came here:

"The third list of Mingjing Science!"

...

"The third list of mathematics and technology!"

...

"The third list of the Luling Department!"

...

"The second list of Wu Yongke!"

...

The list of the four subjects was announced interlaced, and Wu Zhi and Quejia also found their names respectively.

Wu Zhi was selected into the second list of Mingjing Department, while Que Jia also ranked in the second list of Luling Department. Both of them cried with joy:

"Brother, you and I can finally embark on the career path!"

"Ji Chong, over the years...thank you for your care!"
To be continued...