Volume 4 is in the ascendant Chapter 441: The first three releases
For ordinary people in Jinling City, seven days pass in a flash. After all, the life of working people is always extraordinarily fulfilling.
Because it was winter, the workshops outside Jinling City were in the peak season for recruiting workers. Countless people came to Jinling, using their originally meaningless physical strength during the slack season to bring themselves one step closer to a well-off life...
Outside of working hours, various drama troupes in Jinling are also doing brisk business, especially those that cater to grassroots workers. Their plays have simple plots and their stages and auditoriums are open-air. Their shows are almost always sold out. Mid- to high-end troupes can also receive performance bookings from the workshops.
However, for the scholars who had just finished the imperial examination and were waiting for the results, the seven days were like a little demon...
Zhuge Jin, Fei Yi, Shi Tao and other top students who were confident in their studies, as well as the poor students who had given up struggling were fine. However, those scholars who were not completely sure, and Fa Zheng, seemed very anxious during these seven days.
The difference is that the former felt uncertain whether he could pass the imperial examination and get first or second place, so he was nervous, while Fa Zheng... was nervous because before the imperial examination, he was ready to say "This year, I, Fa Xiaozhi, will pass a thousand exams!"
If it weren't for Fa Zheng's intensive study of the Ministry of Industry's content in Jinling, that is, he bought some "basic knowledge" books promoted by the Ministry of Industry, but failed to learn them, Fa Zheng even wanted to say that he wanted to win all seven subjects.
It was just the content of the Ministry of Industry that made him restrain himself a little, and he claimed to win the championship for the sixth time in a row...
Fa Zheng had been feeling depressed in Yizhou, and was extremely excited when he finally got the chance to show off his talents.
As a result, his popularity and reputation among the scholars in Jinling were somewhat bad. Seeing that smiling face that seemed to say "Tremble! I, Fa Xiaozhi, am going to slap you in the face", one could not help but want to slap him.
Fa Zheng is probably the biggest beneficiary of the anonymous system...
Otherwise, the two words "Fa Zheng" would be worth deducting points and relegating to the B grade!
Amid the anticipation of the scholars taking part in the imperial examinations, the people inside and outside Chu who were paying attention to the matter, and the people of Jinling who were just watching the show, the top three lists of the six ministries and one academy were posted on time at noon on the tenth day of November.
On this day, even the major theaters and troupes had a quiet business.
Ordinary people were also eagerly awaiting the results of the imperial examinations.
Countless scholars gathered outside the market where the list would be posted immediately, and the surrounding restaurants and teahouses were already packed...
At noon, seven huge scrolls with each character as big as a pound were unfolded outside the market. Fa Zheng, who had been unable to wait any longer, watched from afar on the second floor of a restaurant nearby!
Generally speaking, what everyone is most curious about is the top three in the Ministry of Works - after all, these are the top three that most scholars have given up on, and they also want to know who can actually solve those problems?
As for the most watched ones, they are the top three in the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Privy Council.
The people of Chu State may not be able to accurately recite the scope of their powers and responsibilities as far as the six ministries and one court are concerned, but they at least know a general idea of them.
At first glance, the Ministry of Civil Affairs is the most important - according to the new official system, the county magistrate of each county is the chief official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, that is, the head of the county-level office of the Ministry of Civil Affairs...
Mainly responsible for coordinating the administration of a place. On the basis of complying with the orders from above, whether to build roads first, or canals first, to develop schools first, or to encourage the opening of workshops first, all need to be judged by the heads of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Civil Affairs Department, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs Hall.
Of course, this was not a decision that could be made on the spur of the moment, but required coordination among various ministries, not to mention the need to accept supervision from the Ministry of Personnel.
Although the six ministries each have their own powers, in most people's impressions, the Ministry of Civil Affairs has the greatest power .
As for the Privy Council, there is no need to say much. In these chaotic times, even in the State of Chu, everyone knows that the most important thing is to have a big fist!
Soon, the names of the "study gods" were criticized by everyone...
The top three in the Ministry of Industry: Zhao Shuang, Kan Ze, and Yan Jun!
The top three in the Ministry of Rites: Lu Ji, Deng Zhi, and Shi Tao! (Fa Zheng: W(￣_￣)W)
The top three in the Ministry of Justice: Pan Jun, He Qi, and Chen Jiao! (Fa Zheng: (°言°))
The top three in the Ministry of Revenue: Fa Zheng, Bu Zhi, and Zhuge Jin!
The top three in the Ministry of Civil Affairs: Zhuge Jin, Fa Zheng, and Fei Yi!
The top three in the Ministry of Personnel: Meng Jian, Zhuge Jin, and Fa Zheng!
The top three in the Privy Council: Fa Zheng, Guo Huai, and Zhu Huan!
Looking at the names that were either familiar or unfamiliar, many scholars were sincerely envious and even jealous, especially the two who appeared more than once...
I have to say that Fa Zheng is not a boastful person. He is at the top of two lists, and there is also a second and a third place!
Zhuge Jin, who was second only to him, also had one less top spot than him.
Only Fa Zheng himself had depression written all over his face when he saw that he was far from his imagined sixth consecutive championship.
Of course, Fa Zheng did not doubt whether there was something fishy going on. Instead, he encouraged himself even more - it seemed that not only those old ministers who had already made outstanding contributions, but also many of the "newcomers" who started from the same starting point could actually compare to him?
You know, in addition to engineering, Fa Zheng originally thought that he should be able to win the first place in the ritual and criminal sciences, which he was "not very good at", compared with these "ordinary people"...
Unexpectedly, he was squeezed out of sight!
The Li Department focused on personnel management and acceptance supervision. Originally, Fa Zheng had "some knowledge of one or two things", but he was surpassed by Meng Jian and Zhuge Jin and ranked third. He was even surpassed .
To the competitive Fa Zheng, this was a real blow.
Fortunately, there were no accidents in the most reliable military science and household science departments, otherwise, would I, Fa Xiaozhi, still be able to see people?
Fa Zheng's unwillingness to accept defeat is more of a positive motivation, determined by his personality and experience. He is just a little competitive and eager to show off, but he is not stubborn, nor is he jealous of anyone.
As time goes by, Fa Zheng will understand more and more that the academic geniuses on the list this time are not simple either... but they are not as good as himself!
First, there are the three from the Ministry of Works. They are all young men around 20 years old. Their average age should be the youngest among the top three in each department.
All three were from Chu . Zhao Shuang and Kan Ze were natives of Jiangdong. Yan Jun also moved to Jiangdong from Xuzhou with his family a few years ago to avoid the chaos.
In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Kan Ze and Yan Jun only played supporting roles, and in history, they were not outstanding officials. Kan Ze advised Sun Quan to emphasize "ritual", and Yan Jun was considered to be the successor of Lu Su to confront Guan Yu, but he himself did not dare to take the position. He was also a great Confucian scholar and was well versed in the Book of Filial Piety.
In the play "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", only extras are needed.
Comparing them with many other academic geniuses, it was clear that they were not good enough in the Department of Rites...
Instead, it was their talents in their "side jobs" that enabled them to hold their heads high in this imperial examination!
Historically, Kan Ze made great achievements in mathematics and wrote "notes" for the "Qianxiang Calendar" and "Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art". Although the classics he wrote in this field have not been passed down to later generations, it is said that during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Zu Chongzhi was able to calculate pi to seven decimal places by absorbing some of the experience from Kan Ze.
Yan Jun had profound attainments in hydrology and wrote "On Tides", which is the earliest work on tides, but the content has also been lost.
As for Zhao Shuang, who topped the list, he was even more impressive. Although he never served as an official in history, he proposed and verified the Pythagorean theorem during the Three Kingdoms period...
