Chapter 76: Spring Examination List Announced

Manager Cui of the academy stood at the gate of the examination hall early in the morning waiting for the announcement of the results.

Two officials from the Ministry of Rites carried the brocade cloth to the platform, and the Minister of Rites stood in front of everyone happily, "Sorry for waiting for you all. I would like to congratulate you all on being on the list, and I wish you a bright future!"

After saying this, the two adults on the platform put down the brocade cloth. The people below cheered and opened their eyes wide to look for their names.

At the top of the list was Gu Jiajing, followed by students from Qingyun Academy. Cui Yuanshang smiled with satisfaction and took out a small notebook to copy down the ranking of the academy students.

All the major academies are on holiday today, except Qingyun Academy which is still having classes. The students in the palace examination class are absent-minded, as they have accumulated a lot of experience over the past three years and now is the day for them to make great achievements. Everyone is very excited.

Old Su saw how everyone felt, and in his heart he also complained with them about the unscrupulous Principal Song. Why couldn't he just take half a day off? Such a big event as the announcement of the results should be celebrated properly.

Xia Yange, who was sitting by the window, saw Manager Cui coming and the book in her hand tilted to one side, "Here he comes, Manager Cui is here!"

The school was instantly in an uproar. "Finally it's here..."

Cui Yuanchang did not go to the school first, but turned around and went to the teacher's rest area!

"Ah~"

"It's so torturous."

"I'm not the first person to know whether I've made the list!"

The students complained mercilessly...

Old Su couldn't sit still anymore, so he stood up and waited at the school gate.

Principal Song, who was the first to know about it, smiled from ear to ear while holding the booklet. "As expected, Yuan Chang will go to the palace examination class to announce it."

Cui Yuanchang nodded, took the booklet and turned to leave.

This time he really came. Old Su sat back in the lecture hall, waiting for Manager Cui to read out the list.

Cui Yuanchang smiled and gave a preview, "Congratulations everyone, all the students in the Qingyun Academy's Palace Examination Class have made the list!"

"Oh wow~"

"Hahaha……"

Everyone cried with joy and smashed books to express their excitement. It was not easy!
"Dad and Mom, I passed the imperial examination."

Cui Yuanchang coughed and said, "Be quiet and listen to me."

The overly excited students found it difficult to calm down. Cui Yuanchang just felt a headache. She had other things to do and couldn't delay. She didn't have time to watch people go crazy. She handed the booklet to Mr. Su and left.

The classroom was filled with the sound of rulers clacking, and the audience finally quieted down. Elder Su cleared his throat and said, "Let me announce the rankings. First place is Gu Jiajing, second place is Gongshu Tianye, third place is Xia Yange, fourth place is Ye Shiran, fifth place is Huangfu Yunqing, eighth place is Shen Muzhou, ninth place is Du Xiufeng..."

Among the top 50 on the list, only the sixth place was occupied by the Imperial College, and the rest were from the palace examination classes.

Xia Yunheng happily ran to the back to celebrate for his brother, "Congratulations, Xiaojing, I don't care, Zuixianlou will treat you tonight."

Gu Jiajing smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll treat you all. Everyone got good grades in the exam, and everyone in the palace examination class will go, Qi Le!"

"Good~"

Everyone cheered with joy, and Mr. Su had no control over the situation at all.

The cheers of joy from the palace examination class reached the intensive lecture class. It seemed that someone had passed the imperial examination and everyone was curious about who it was.

After the first class, some curious people went over to ask, and the news that all the students in the palace examination class had passed the imperial examination spread from one person to another, and Qingyun Academy was in an uproar. The students who had just entered Qingyun Academy were extremely fortunate, and preparing for the Qingyun Academy entrance examination was the best thing they had ever done in their lives.

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The Spring Examination List has become the ranking list of Qingyun Academy. After the list was announced, it caused a sensation in major academies and private schools in the capital. When the news spread, it became a hot topic for discussion after dinner.

From then on, students from Qingyun Academy became the center of attention wherever they went, and the onlookers only said good things about them.

While preparing for the palace examination, the Imperial College sent over a visiting card for exchange and study. Song Yanjin had a headache and summoned Mr. Su and other teachers to discuss whether to agree.

Arrogant Master Ge: "Those who hold official positions and earn the same salary as Jijiu and Jiancheng cannot teach good students, yet they want to come here to learn from me. This is too immoral. Get lost! I don't agree!"

Master Bai: "The Imperial Academy is the royal academy. Before Qingyun Academy was founded, the Imperial Academy was the highest institution of learning in the Xia Dynasty. It has its own strengths. It is also possible to learn from each other and exchange experiences."

There is something wrong with what he said, and Master Si nodded in agreement.

Old Su and Manager Liu looked at each other and finally shook their heads to express their disagreement.

Song Yanjin looked at Cui Yuanchang, "What about you?"

She was not good at studying, but after listening to the teachers' opinions, Cui Yuanchang still shook her head firmly.

"Well, according to the Qingyun Academy's principle of holding meetings and discussions, the minority must obey the majority, so let's refuse."

Song Yanjin personally disagreed. Judging from the students' academic performance and moral character, since the Imperial College could not produce any good students, there was no need for exchange and learning.

When Yang Jijiu of the Imperial College received the rejection letter, he was extremely depressed. He had never suffered such a heavy blow in all his years of service.

Looking back, in the past, during the Xia Dynasty and even in other countries, the Imperial Academy was the most popular. When walking on the street, students would come up to him with books in hand and ask for guidance. Now...

The steward outside the door came in hurriedly, "Jijiu, His Majesty summons you."

Yang Jijiu slammed the note in his hand on the table. He knew without thinking why the emperor summoned him.

As the palace examination was approaching, Cui Yuanchang received a mountain of communication letters from some well-known academies across the country, including the Lishan Academy.

After class, Huangfu Yunqing and Gongshu Tianye followed behind Song Shanzhang from a distance...

Song Yanjin looked down on the two men and turned around to ask, "Why are you following me?"

Gongshu Tianye found it difficult to speak, so he nudged his friend with his elbow and motioned for him to speak.

Who said Gongshu Tianye is a fool? Huangfu Yunqing rolled his eyes in his heart, and thinking of his mentor's advice, he took a small step forward with courage, "Shanzhang, it's like this, Gongshu Tianye and I used to be from Jiangnan Academy. There are 23 successful candidates in Jiangnan Academy. A few days ago, Shanzhang Jiang sent me a communication post, and I hope you can reply."

So that's what happened. Song Yanjin got a headache when she thought of the pile of posts on the table. There were ten people who passed the imperial examinations in the Imperial College this year, and more than twenty people who passed the imperial examinations in the Jiangnan Academy, which was considered impressive. It wasn't that she was discriminating against them, but she wanted to give her students face.

System Xiaoyou said coldly: [No, you are! ]

Song Yanjin: "Get lost~"

Since entering Qingyun Academy, the two have worked very hard to keep up with the teaching courses, and have ranked among the top in both small and large exams. While this is due to their hard work, it is also due to their solid foundation. It is also good to be able to communicate and learn from each other in a good academy.

Song Yanjin said, "Okay, I got it. Please tell Jiang Shanchang to come and let me know in advance."

Gongshu Tianye happily hugged Huangfu Yunqing and said, "See, I said that Xiaoshanzhang Song would give us face."

Huangfu Yunqing: "..."

How could he say such words in front of others? He covered his brother's mouth, thanked Master Song repeatedly and left.