The magistrate Zhao was naturally very optimistic about Xu Yan, otherwise he would not have given him a personal name.

This is equivalent to him accepting Xu Yan as a student in disguise. How can a teacher who doesn’t want his students to have a future?

Even with fair and objective evaluation, Xu Yan's articles are definitely outstanding among these eight-legged essays.

After tasting delicious food, Zhao County Magistrate naturally no longer became interested in ordinary meals. Compared with Xu Yan's articles, the writings of these children's works are simply nonsense.

He twisted his beard and read the Five Classics questions and test poems answered by Xu Yan.

Although it is not as amazing as the articles in the titles of the Four Books, it is definitely one of the best.

At this point, the magistrate Zhao had decided to choose Xu Yan as the head of the Dinghai County trial.

As for the remaining re-examinations, it is just a formality. Do you still expect to perform above the level and get ahead?

In the view of Zhao County Magistrate, Xu Yan's articles were definitely considered to be excellent even if they were placed in places where culture and education were prosperous such as Hangzhou and Shaoxing.

Pressing these and not saying that Xu Yan quickly got the news that he had passed the main exam.

Although the final ranking has not been announced yet and will be announced uniformly after several re-examinations, according to convention, it can be confirmed that his ranking is at the forefront of this county examination.

This is extremely important.

Although they all pass the county examination, candidates with high ranking will be in a favorable position in the next level of the government examination. After all, the government examination is a second round of examinations where elites from each county gather together to participate. The proportion of people is very high. Candidates with high ranking in the county examination will give the prefect a better impression.

As long as you don’t perform too badly in the next prefecture examination, those who are at the top in the county examination will generally pass.

After waiting for a few days, Xu Yan was not idle, but practiced writing an article every day according to his mentor's requirements to keep his feel.

Because of the Japanese plague, the county and government tests in Zhejiang were postponed.

Logically speaking, the county exam will not take the government exam two months after the county exam, so as to leave enough buffer time for candidates.

But this year is definitely impossible. According to the news that Xu Yan found out, the government examination is likely to be held within half a month after the county examination ends.

From this point of view, he really has to race against time and be ready to go to the city for the exam at any time.

But time flies, and in a flash, the day when the crime is about to break out is coming.

Xu Yan naturally took Xiaoshutong Shuangxi to the county government to read the list early in the morning.

Xu Xiaolangjun, who had passed the county examination steadily, was not nervous, but was slightly expectant.

He wanted to see which place he could get.

There are naturally many candidates who look at the list, so Xu Yan took a lot of effort to barely squeeze out a path.

I saw that red paper had been pasted on both sides of the county government office, and the names of the candidates who were listed in small regular script for hairpins were written on it.

According to convention, candidates usually look at the secondary list first and then the first list.

After all, only fifty people passed this county examination, but hundreds of people were referenced. No one was so confident that he thought he would definitely win the first place.

However, Xu Yan was confident. He had passed the main test, and logically speaking, he must be in the top 20.

He simply squeezed to the right to look at the first list to save time.

There were also many candidates watching in front of the first list. Xu Yan originally wanted to look from the front to the back, but was squeezed and couldn't move, so he could only look from the end of the list.

Zhou Sheng, Han Rui, Liu Ziwen, Xiao Ruzhen... I scanned his names one by one and did not see his own name.

But he was not nervous at all. This shows that he was ranked higher, which is a good thing.

Xu Yan looked at each name patiently, until he saw Wu Siye, who was at the top, and he was stunned.

What's going on? His name is not on the main list?

But he had clearly passed the main test, so logically he must be on the main list. Could it be that some of the next few re-examinations performed well and later came to the top to beat him?

Although this possibility is small, it is not without it.

Although Xu Yan was a little disappointed, he could only squeeze to the west to see the deputy list.

There are thirty people on the deputy list, and this time Xu Yan looked from the front to the back.

Because in his opinion, even if he is topped by someone, he should be at the forefront.

But things went against his wishes. He swept the red list one by one, but did not find his name.

Until he saw the last word He Lan, Xu Yan bit his lip and said nothing.

"Young Master, don't worry, they must have copied the wrong ones and missed them!"

When Xiao Shutong Shuangxi saw Xu Yan's face pale, she hurriedly comforted her.

Xu Yanqiang squeezed out a smile and said, "Yes, this dynasty has not yet passed the precedent of being wiped out, so they must have made it wrong."

At this moment, I suddenly heard the yamen runners ringing the gong and shouting loudly as Sujing.

Xu Yan and the candidates looked up and saw Zhao Ruohai, the magistrate of Dinghai County, walked out of the yamen surrounded by a yamen official.

Everyone hurriedly bowed to the Zhao County Magistrate: "Greetings to the County Master."

The magistrate Zhao was in a good mood. He gave one hand behind his back and gently stroked his beard and said, "Today is the day when the county exam is released. You are all students in the county. You read the books of sages and respect the ways of Confucius and Mencius. Chinese-style people should be cautious and impetuous, and actively prepare for the examination for the government. Those who fail the exam should not be discouraged, as there will still be opportunities in the coming year."

After saying a nutritious piece of soup, the Zhao County Magistrate suddenly changed his mind: "Now our county will personally announce the head of the Dinghai County trial."

After hearing this, Xu Yan, who was already disheartened, rekindled hope.

It turns out that the fifty people on the list just now did not include the head of the case!

County Magistrate Zhao did not play by the rules and planned to announce the first name of the county test himself!

Of course, many candidates who failed the exam had the same idea as Xu Yan. Although they had only a little hope, they were willing to believe that luck would fall on them.

The magistrate Zhao deliberately tried to get one's head, and then said in standard Fengyang Mandarin: "The first county trial case is Xu Yan!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

This Zhao County Magistrate is so good at stoking the appetite and making the atmosphere almost scared him to death.

Shuangxi cheered excitedly: "Young Master, you are the head of the county trial!"

This is the first time that a parent of one party announced the first case in Dinghai County, and a group of candidates started to discuss it.

"Xu Yan? Is Xu Yan who made a seven-foot dragon coiled soap string, and a Japanese knife hung on the waist of a man. Who can I send it to? He charges a hundred times to the sea dragon?"

"Yes, I heard that he was drinking with the governor at the banquet with the poem!"

"Tsk tsk, what a young talent!"

"Who said no?"

County Magistrate Zhao glanced at everyone, coughed and said, "Silent!"

Everyone finally calmed down.

"Where is Xu Yan?"

Seeing that the Zhao County Magistrate called him, Xu Xiaolangjun hurriedly squeezed out and bowed to the Zhao County Magistrate: "The late-school Xu Yan pays homage to the county master."

The Magistrate Zhao nodded with satisfaction and said in a harmonious voice: "Xu Yan, come with this county."

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Chapter completed!