Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

After quickly washing up, the Cao father and son went to eat.

Cao Xun, this young man, not only ate and slept well, but also had a particularly relaxed attitude towards this imperial examination. In his view, he was mainly just accompanying his father for a stroll.

After all, my father came all this way from home to take the exam, and it was the imperial examination of a newly established power. My mother was worried about him.

As for the answers that day, he filled the paper anyway, so whatever the result, he didn't care.

But Cao Zu was clearly different. Although his son's words had slightly cheered him up, he was still nervous upon closer inspection.

For example, when eating breakfast, his hands trembled so much that he couldn't even hold the bowl steady, and a lot of the porridge spilled out.

"Father, Father, you're wasting food..."

Seeing his father like this, Cao Xun shook his head helplessly.

On the walls of Liangshan's kitchen, there are slogans like "Stop Waste," and such food waste is not allowed under normal circumstances. However, today, Cao Zu wasn't the only one in the kitchen whose hands were shaking; too many people were so nervous that they spilled porridge or other food from their bowls onto the table.

Fortunately, the kitchen staff understood the situation and didn't say much to the students, but quietly provided them with more buckets of swill.

"Dad, if you really don't want to eat it, why don't you give it to me?"

Seeing Cao Zu's trembling hands, which tried several times but failed to pick up the steamed bun from the bowl, Cao Xun decisively stepped in and solved the problem for his father.

"Um……"

Cao Zu watched his son take away his steamed bun, but he didn't say much, because he really wasn't in the mood to eat.

But he eventually overcame his turbulent emotions, and with both hands, though a little shaky, he managed to bring the bowl to his lips and try to drink the porridge.

"Xun'er, how do I look?"

After finishing a bowl of porridge, Cao Zu seemed to have recovered somewhat. He smoothed his hair and then asked Cao Xun.

"Father, look at the students around you. Compared to them, you're in a much better state now!"

Cao Xun said, "Dad, don't panic. With the support of the people around you, you can do it!"

But looking at Cao Xun, who seemed so relaxed, Cao Zu suddenly felt something was off:

"Xun'er is so relaxed, does he think he definitely won't pass? But Xun'er's talent is no less than mine. Does this mean he doesn't care about this imperial examination? Then what is he doing here with me? Or is it that the imperial examination in Dayi is too difficult and Xun'er has no experience?"

Seeing his father fall into deep thought again, Cao Xun didn't disturb him. The food at Dayi Kitchen was really good, especially the meat filling in the steamed buns!

After finishing their meal, the father and son strolled around the area near the announcement platform. During this time, Cao Zu even went back into the house to change his clothes again.

He put on his most formal attire, ready to welcome the winner of the imperial examination!

However, when he returned, he found that his son, who had been at the edge of the line, had been swallowed up by the crowd.

"Dad! Here! Here!"

Cao Xun's voice guided the somewhat confused Cao Zu back into the crowd. Luckily, he had his eldest son with him, otherwise Cao Zu wouldn't have been able to squeeze in at all!

"Here it comes! The list of successful candidates is here!"

As more and more people gathered around, a sense of tension filled the air once more. Finally! The army escorting the list of successful candidates had arrived!

The leader of this escort team was Xiao Jiasui, with Lü Fang and Guo Sheng by his side, and behind them were his personal guards dressed in brocade robes. It has to be said that this group of people looked particularly impressive!

When they reached the vicinity of the high platform, Li Yun quickly ordered a path to be cleared to welcome Jin Bang in.

"Strategist, brothers, may we post the results now?"

Li Yun asked.

"Go ahead and release everything except the top ten."

The top ten rankings were read aloud by Hsiao Chia-hui herself; the names of the others were simply announced.

"Order!"

Li Yun gestured for several of his men to come over, and solemnly accepted the somewhat heavy golden list. Then, he went to the highest point of the platform and unfolded it with force!

On the list of successful candidates, except for the first ten names which were obscured, the rest of the names were written in large characters! They were very eye-catching!

As soon as the list of successful candidates was displayed, the students who had gathered nearby surged forward again like a flood finding a breach! Li Yun had no choice but to signal his men to maintain order!

"Students! Everyone can see, don't push! Don't push!"

But this time, no one listened to Li Yun much; everyone was looking for their own names!

Just a moment later, all sorts of sounds began to rang out!

"Hahaha! I'm in last place! I'm in last place!"

The first one to speak was the last one, named Sun Shan.

"congratulations!"

Congratulations, Brother Sun!

"Joy and rejoice together!"

"Haha, I won too! Ninety-one!"

"I'm number eighty-three!"

"Seventy-six!"

"Brother Li! You're sixty-first!"

……

Hearing people around him constantly signing up, Cao became even more anxious. He tried to open his eyes wide and look at the list, but at that moment he seemed to have forgotten how to read, and he couldn't see his name no matter how hard he looked!

Could it be that I... I failed again?!

Before Cao Xun could think further, his son grabbed his arm and shouted excitedly:

"Father! Father! You passed! You came in fifty-second place!"

"what?"

Upon hearing his son's voice, Cao Zu looked at his son in disbelief.

"Did I really win?"

"Yes, Dad! Look! Fifty-second place! Right there!"

Cao Xun stretched out his hand, pointed to the list of successful candidates, and said excitedly!

Cao Zu followed the direction his son was pointing and saw the words "Yingchang Cao Zu" clearly written on the 52nd spot!

"I won? I won?"

Cao Zu didn't seem to have reacted yet, his eyes fixed on the name, still muttering unconsciously.

"You've won, Dad!"

Cao Xun shook his father vigorously; there was no way around it, his father's current appearance was a bit frightening!

"I won! I won! Ah—"

His son's call finally snapped Cao Zu out of his daze. He burst into tears and hugged his son tightly!

"Congratulations, brother! Fifty-second place is a great ranking!"

Congratulations, senior!

Congratulations, Brother Cao!

……

Those around him also offered their blessings. Whether they knew him or not, they could clearly feel the joy and excitement emanating from Cao Zu!

"My son, I've passed the exam! Let's see what they say when we get back!"

After a moment of excitement, Cao Zu regained his composure and became radiant, completely shaking off his previous tension and unease!

"That's right, Dad, I knew you could do it!"

Cao Xun was also happy for his father, who had finally fulfilled his dream after six failures!

"Xun'er, don't worry, if Dad passes, it's the same as if you pass. If you fail this time, it's okay. Dad will go back and write down some tips, and you'll definitely pass next time!"

Seeing his son so happy but not mentioning his own results, Cao Zu suspected that his son had failed the exam.

After all, he had just looked up from the last person and didn't see his son's name.

"Uh... Dad, let's go back and celebrate for you!"

Cao Xun's expression suddenly became very interesting. He didn't know what he should say, or rather, he didn't know whether he should talk about his situation at this moment.

"Xun'er, a real man isn't afraid of failure! Listen to your father, you'll stay with me and learn from me next time..."

But before he could finish speaking, he was suddenly interrupted by a voice from beside him:

"Brother Cao Xun! Where are you? You made it! Seventeenth place!"

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