Chapter 202: Choosing a Son-in-Law from the Rankings Despite being at the bottom, despite being the last, he was still a high ranking juren (a successful candidate in the provincial exam), and his status was vastly different. Regardless of whether the scholars in the inn were jealous, envious, or looking at Zhu Ping’an with prejudice, […]
Chapter 201: Bringing Good News On this day, snow continued to fall in Yingtian City, creating a magnificent scene. The entire world was covered in a silver-white hue, resembling a grand city of ice and snow. Around the time of the Mao hour (approximately 5-7 AM), officials and bailiffs were dispatched across Yingtian City to
Chapter 200: Another Twist and Turn Appointing the Top Scholar! The title of “Jieyuan” was an ancient Chinese designation for the top scorer in the provincial examination. During the Tang Dynasty, candidates who passed the imperial examinations were sent from local regions to take the next level of tests, hence the tradition of calling the
Chapter 199: What the Heck Is This Writing? The Hard Work of Grading Through the Night, the Flickering Light and Red Ink Blurred Together The examinees finished their exams and felt a weight lifted off their shoulders, but for the examiners, this was the busiest time. They stayed up late, grading papers under the dim
Chapter 198: The Seventy-Two Sages of the Confucian Sect Early the next morning, Zhu Ping’an woke from his sleep, lifted the rabbit fur blanket, and opened his eyes—his only sensation was cold. Then, to his surprise, he found that it was snowing outside. The snowfall was quite heavy, with countless white snowflakes freely falling from
Chapter 197: An Unexpected Incident During the Examination As light as a cicada’s wing and as white as snow, it shakes like fine silk and makes no sound. The imperial examination was not something that could be compared to the academy’s examination. Even the draft paper used was of outstanding quality. Zhu Ping’an flattened the
Chapter 196: Beginning the Journey of the Imperial Examination On the fourth day of the eleventh month, in the middle of winter, the law corresponds to Huangzhong. At this time, the sky had just begun to brighten, and the north wind, carrying traces of winter, started howling. The air outside was piercingly cold, and the
Chapter 195: Mastery Beyond Limits On the third day after the county examination, the results were posted outside the county office. All scholars whose names appeared on the list were eligible to participate in the upcoming special imperial exam. As for those not on the list, they had no choice but to return home. Of
Chapter 194: Reversal “Oh, may I ask how long Young Master Zhao has been in Yingtian? Oh, you must have come with Lord Zhao, right?” Just as the arrogant young master was in the midst of his lewd teasing, an untimely voice interrupted. The young master turned his head and saw a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old
Chapter 193: Gambling “Food is fine, but no alcohol.” Zhu Ping’an was quite interested in Fatty’s invitation to a meal. He had no choice—he hadn’t eaten enough at noon. It wasn’t that he was picky, but the test hall’s biscuits were just too awful. If not for washing them down with tea, he would have