Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 399: Parade on Horseback

Li An was happy but also a little disappointed when he heard this ranking.

The ninth in the second class, including the three in the first class, means he is the twelfth.

Is this ranking high?

It can be said to be very high. Starting from the county examination, there are probably hundreds of thousands of students taking part in the imperial examination.

He ranked twelfth among hundreds of thousands of people, which is already very high.

But with this ranking, under normal procedures, there is basically no chance of staying in Beijing.

At the end of each trial, the only ones left in Bianjing are the three from the first class, and the top few from the second class also have opportunities.

Normally, there is still a chance for Li An to be ranked. However, there are still some people who are related to him. It can be said that there is no chance at all.

Liu and Li Nan didn't think much about it. They cried with joy when they learned that Li An passed the second-level and ninth place.

He happily asked Li Ping to reward him.

Li Ping directly took out a one hundred tael silver note and handed it to the officer who announced the good news.

The guards happily accepted it. They would give money to people when they announced good news.

However, it depends on luck whether you give more or less. If you want to announce good news to a poor family member, a few taels of silver will be a big deal.

This time he was lucky, the Li family was so generous.

Even in Bianjing, one hundred taels is enough for a family to live a good life for several years.

The officer happily collected the banknotes and saluted: "Tomorrow morning all the scholars named on the gold list will report to the Ministry of Rites and parade on horseback. In the evening, there will be a banquet given by the officials. Don't be late to go, young man."

"Thank you!"

Li An thanked them and asked about the rankings of Sheng Changbai and Yang Tao.

However, there were so many people that it was impossible for the officer to write down all of them, so he didn't know clearly.

After the officer left, Mrs. Liu asked someone to take out the prepared firecrackers and set them off.

Everyone nearby knew what was going on with the Li family. They sent people to inquire and found out that their neighbor was actually ranked ninth in the top two classes in high school. They sent people to prepare gifts and visit the house to express their congratulations.

For them, they don't expect this gift to establish a relationship with the Li family, even if they are familiar with each other and feel a little happy.

Li An sent Desheng out to inquire about the rankings of Sheng Changbai and the others, and took the trouble to deal with these people who came to congratulate them.

It took more than an hour before all those who came to congratulate him were dealt with.

Desheng also came back and told An Li that Sheng Changbai was ranked fifth in the second class, and Yang Tao was ranked eighteen in the second class.

Ang Lee also doesn't know the ranking of Sheng Changbai in the palace examination in the original drama. After all, the original drama only mentions the ranking of the examination.

However, this ranking is already very high. When Sheng Changbai marries a girl from the Hai family, there will be no problem in staying in Beijing.

After seeing off the happy people, Mrs. Liu asked Li Nan and Li Ping to arrange porridge to celebrate.

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When the Li family was celebrating, the Sheng family was also celebrating.

Sheng Changbai is happy to be ranked fifth in the second division. He has a bright future and has a good chance of becoming a husband in the future.

However, due to the reason why Qi Heng failed the ranking, it was not easy to celebrate.

Minglan was also very happy for Li An when she learned that Li An passed the ninth grade in the second class and wished she could go over to congratulate him in person.

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The next day, the first and second grade Jinshi came to the Ministry of Rites. The Ministry of Rites had already prepared the horses, including the people leading the horses.

The first three people in the first class wear big red flowers and parade on horses. The top ten in the second class can also ride on horses, but they need to follow behind. The rest can only follow on foot.

Li An also knew the person who won the first prize in the exam, it was Lin Yizhi.

His articles were widely circulated in Bian Jing, and Ang Lee had read them, and he found them to be indeed well written.

However, Li An felt that it was a bit of a stretch for him to become the top scorer in the imperial examination. He didn't know whether it was because of his exceptional performance or because the emperor gave it to him out of respect for Prince Yong.

Lin Yizhi was very proud to be surrounded by a group of people congratulating him and fawning over him.

When Li An saw him, he also saw Li An, said a few words to the people surrounding him, and then walked towards Li An.

"Congratulations to Zi Qian, you are ranked ninth among the top two in high school." Lin Yizhi said with a smile.

Li An said calmly: "Brother Lin, you're welcome. You are the top pick, and I, the ninth in the top two, are not worth mentioning in front of you."

"Haha." Lin Yizhi lowered his voice and said, "Zi Qian, you still have a chance now. As long as you beg me, I can help you find a good place when you are appointed."

Hearing this, Li An said calmly: "No need, no matter where you are, you are serving the imperial court."

Lin Yizhi looked at Li An's calm look, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes.

When he first learned that Zhao Tong wanted to win over Li An, he volunteered to Zhao Tong and said that he had a way to win over Li An.

In fact, he didn't think of a way, he just wanted to show off in front of Zhao Tong.

Of course, he didn't target without reason, he just felt that someone with a humble background like Li An still had a chance to lure him with benefits.

Even if he failed, he showed his face in front of Zhao Tong and finally said that he had tried his best and that Li An didn't appreciate praise, so Zhao Tong wouldn't blame him.

After taking this job, he went to investigate Li An.

It happened that at that time, Li An went to work with the land deed. He thought that Li An was short of money, so he got the land deed and found an opportunity to meet Li An.

As a result, Li An didn't know how to praise him and didn't give him any face at all.

Although Zhao Tong did not blame him afterwards as he thought, he hated Li An.

Now Li An is of no value to King Yong. He just said that just to disgust Li An.

He thought that it was a foregone conclusion that King Yong would become the crown prince, and Li An would be kind to him as soon as he opened his mouth. However, he didn't expect that Li An was very indifferent.

Not only did he not disgust Li An, he was actually very angry.

"Zi Qian really has a good ambition. If that's the case, then go to the remote mountains and serve the court well." Lin Yizhi said in a low voice.

Hearing this, Li An was too lazy to talk to him and started chatting with Sheng Changbai and Yang Tao beside him.

"Huh!" Lin Yizhi snorted coldly and walked away.

"Zi Qian, you can't get close to such a villain, but there is no need to offend him." Yang Tao whispered.

"Thank you, Brother Zilian, for the suggestion, but that's just my temperament. I would rather bend than bend." Li An boasted without blushing.

Even if Zhao Zongquan will not go to Beijing as in the original play, as long as King Yan rebels, King Yong and his family will not survive. Without the emperor's life, there is nothing to be afraid of.

However, these words cannot be said, but they will not delay his righteous pretense.

Yang Tao didn't think so, but said with admiration: "Zi Qian is so righteous!"

"There are rumors that King Yong, the steward of the palace examination, participated in the evaluation, and the top candidate was also recommended by King Yong. If King Yong is surrounded by such villains, the world will be worried." Sheng Changbai sighed.

Although the other scholars didn't know what Lin Yizhi and Li An said, they could clearly see Lin Yizhi's face.

Although they didn't know Li An, they kept far away, for fear that Lin Yizhi would regard them as Li An's friends.

Therefore, there was no one near Li An and the others, so Sheng Changbai didn't have so many worries.

"Who can say for sure what will happen in the future." Li An smiled.

Just as they were talking, officials from the Ministry of Rites informed them that they could mount their horses and parade through the streets. Everyone quickly mounted their horses, and those who were not qualified to ride horses lined up according to their ranking.

After giving the order, those holding placards walked in front, those playing gongs and drums followed, and then came the first and third people.

Lin Yizhi was in the front in high spirits, while the second and third overall picks were half a body behind on either side of him.