Way Of Choices Chapter 182 – Before Thousands In The Space Of A Single Night (2/2)
This thick stack of papers consisted completely of name cards and lists of presents There was a list of presents from Prince Chen Liu, presents from the cardinals of the Bureau of Ecclesiastic Education, and even Priest Xin had privately sent a very extravagant gift Several chuan a reached the bottom of the stack, he even saw that other Sacred Halls besides the Bureau of Ecclesiastic Education had sent gifts!
Just as going on here? Chen Changsheng was deeply puzzled and even Tang Thirty-Six was in disbelief after looking through those calling cards and lists of presents The three walked to the acade to consult Jin Yulu, but they wereabout in a hive of activity In a short night, an acade the youths rather speechless
Chen Changsheng's taking first rank of the first banner was far froht, the capital had taken on a completely different attitude towards the Orthodox Acade on
Since they couldn't understand it, they decided to stop thinking about it The three youths decided not to leave the Orthodox Acade in the library as usual, discussing and reviewing the particulars of the Grand Examination
They especially discussed the final battle with Gou Hanshi+
How did one undergo Ethereal Opening? Chen Changsheng did not know, but he still relayed his experience to Tang Thirty-Six and Xuanyuan Po, hoping that it could assist the in the future
Besides this, nothing special happened on this day Chen Changsheng would occasionally look to the acade that Zhexiu ht appear, but he never did
A day passed, and then a night, and then it was tis of the Grand Examination to be formally announced
The formal announcement was not at the Li Palace, but in the plaza in front of the Palace of Great Brilliance There was a clear sky today, devoid of any clouds Sunlight spilled over the world, driving away all the chill of early spring, and the weather beca stools, melon seeds, and tea on the outskirts were naturally still the busiest; the soldiers and bailiffs in charge of keeping order were still the most troubled; and the people of the capital that cracked melon seeds and chatted with a few soldiers they were acquainted ere theto worry about was naturally a happy affair
A vast sea of people was gathered in front of the Palace of Great Brilliance Thousands upon thousands of people from the capital and tourists from the provinces formed a dense crowd, their faces covered in excitement
An official from the Ministry of Rites dressed in cinnabar-red robes stood on the steps to the north of the plaza Silk book in hand, he loudly announced the rankings of the Grand Exa men dressed in black, whips in hand Every time the Rites official announced a name, the sixteensound echoing through the plaza and suppressing the chatter of the crowd Availing themselves of this moment of silence, the court musicians in the veranda atop the stone steps would play a tune to celebrate
It was a very simple, even monotonous sequence, but because of the Grand Examination's special status, the atmosphere was still particularly lively After the announcement of a name was the crack of a whip, and then the sound of h the plaza in front of the Palace of Great Brilliance was still the thunderous cheering of the crowd
After the announcement of each name from the Rites official, cheers would soar to the sky Then the exa in the palace would tidy their clothes and ith all due etiquette to the front of the palace to receive the congratulations of the people and the awards from the Great Zhou Imperial Court
The Grand Examination selected forty-three people in total Those exa to their rank, each with a different expression Most examinees were unable to contain their joy while so that this was only proper Some examinees were calm while other exa rather dejected expressions, dissatisfied at their own ranking
Although Su Moyu had been eliminated early on in the matches by Zhexiu, he had scored very well in the literary test Ultied to make the three banners, fortuitously ranked in the last rank of the third banner He felt rather sorrowful at this, but he did not show it, very cal it all
Examinees like him ere already famous had for the most part entered the three banners with few surprises Zhexiu, however, did not rade on the literary test As the red-robed Rites official continued to announce names, the crowd heard the names of three scholars of Scholartree Manor, three people from Star Seizer Academy, two people from Holy Maiden Peak, one person from the Heavenly Dao Academy, two people fro experts from the Mount Li Sword Sect
The people counted as they listened and realized that this year was the sa the advantage The cheers gradually became rather lifeless However, perhaps because the croas anticipating the announce Thirty-Six was irls of the capital, when the Rites official announced his name, the cheers in front of the Palace of Great Brilliance reached their loudest level
It was finally time for the first banner of the Grand Exa been decided, the crowd still raised their heads in expectation They see in volume
The third rank on this year's first banner was Scholar Zhong Hui of Scholartree Manor Zhong Hui was a renowned young genius, ranked ninth on the Proclaically should have been very difficult for him to make the first banner However, in this Grand Exaxue had withdrawn early, Liang Banhu had lost to his own junior brother Qi Jian, Qi Jian and Guan Feibai had lost one after the other to Zhexiu, and Zhuang Huanyu had unexpectedly lost After adding his score on the literary test, he ended up in the first banner by sheer fluke
Zhong Hui hiet into the first banner prih luck, so his face was devoid of joy However, when he received the ruyi1 inlaid with gold, he did not dare act uncaring This was because the one announcing the names on the first banner was not an official froure: the Pri
Soon after, Gou Hanshi+ walked froe self was dressed in si He allowed the Prime Minister to tie a jade belt around his waist, courteously thanked hi when the people of the capital burst into a generous round of cheers and applause
Soon after, the plaza in front of the Palace of Great Brilliance grew abnorto the ear
A youth walked the stone steps to the front of the palace
Countless gazes followed hi 'as you like it', is a sort of scepter syood fortune↩