Myriad Immortals

Below the gate of Baisha City.

A large red sedan chair carried by eight people almost occupied the entire street, with thirty or forty officials beating gongs and drums, as if they wanted the whole of Baisha County to hear and see it.

The scene was enormous.

The streets were packed with onlookers, and some who were unaware of the situation couldn't help but wonder.

"Who is this? Such an arrogant attitude! Aren't they afraid of offending the county magistrate?"

A man stood under the eaves of a shop on the street and asked curiously.

"Truly, you have no eyes to recognize a great man! This is Master Zhong, the newly appointed scholar from Baisha County!"

"A scholar who passed the imperial examination?!"

Upon hearing this title, the person who had just spoken widened their eyes and immediately shut their mouth in fright.

It's no wonder he thought that way.

After all, Baisha County had not produced a successful candidate in the imperial examinations for many years, so they had no recollection of this scene.

at the same time.

Zhong Xuan had already stepped out of the sedan chair, skillfully mounted a magnificent chestnut horse, the large red kerchief on his chest swaying slightly in the wind, and stared blankly at the jingling copper bell on the horse's head.

"I've never been so glamorous in my life!"

Everyone says that young people are riding high on success, but he waited a full sixty years for this moment.

According to the customs of Baisha County.

After passing the imperial examination, one must parade through the streets so that all the elders and villagers know.

Do it this way.

There is certainly a profound meaning behind this.

First of all, most of those who passed the imperial examinations had families. After being paraded through the streets, no one would dare to provoke them anymore, and their families would grow stronger as a result.

Secondly, returning home in glory is tantamount to wearing fine clothes at night.

Although Zhong Xuan has no wife or children, and almost all of his relatives were lost to him during the great flood, he still has the Flying Eagle Martial Arts School and the Riverside Academy, so he always has to keep their names up.

Moreover, he knew that now was not the time to keep a low profile, otherwise, if word got out, he would be looked down upon when he became an official.

Government offices are places where rules and face are most important.

In fact.

Before he even returned to Baisha County from Yunzhou, Magistrate Zhou had already heard the news and made all the preparations for the parade. The thirty or forty people behind the horse were Yan Shuoting's doing, and he had almost summoned all the constables from the fast-track team.

When an ordinary scholar was paraded through the streets, there were at most seven officials in attendance.

Today's event was top-of-the-line.

soon.

The grand procession arrived in front of the Flying Eagle Martial Arts School.

Qian Hong and Zheng Yue had been waiting for a long time.

"Senior Brother Zheng, Senior Brother Qian."

Zhong Xuan dismounted and bowed to his two senior brothers.

"Junior brother, I knew you would amount to something."

Of the two, Zheng Yue was the happiest.

Their lineage is not long; it has only been three generations so far.

Unexpectedly, Zhong Xuan, the second generation, had already become a successful candidate in the imperial examinations.

May your family bring glory!

Flying Eagle Martial Arts School was established recently, so although its strength is not bad, its foundation is still weaker than the other two schools. However, today the school has finally produced a scholar, which will give it more face when facing other martial arts schools in Baisha County in the future.

Zheng Yue looked at Zhong Xuan, who was dressed in a brocade robe, and couldn't help but sigh.

What I did casually back then actually resulted in a scholar being selected from the martial arts school.

He couldn't help but feel proud of his good judgment.

The owner of the museum, Qian Hong, also had a big smile on his face.

In the Qing Kingdom, martial arts prowess is important, but social status is equally important.

Now that Zhong Xuan has passed the imperial examination, he is at least an eighth-rank official, and possibly even a seventh-rank official. This status alone surpasses that of all the deputy masters in the martial arts school, and they are even on par with him, the master.

This will greatly benefit the Flying Eagle Martial Arts School in the future.

"Junior brother, we're all family here, no need to linger too long. Let's go see Magistrate Zhou as soon as possible."

Qian Hong reminded him.

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Although this was the first time the Flying Eagle Martial Arts School had produced a scholar, he was very clear about the ins and outs of it.

"Thank you for reminding me, senior brother. I'll go right away."

Done.

Zhong Xuan then mounted his horse again, and the sound of gongs and drums spread towards the direction of Baisha County Government Office.

The purpose of passing the imperial examination was to become an official.

There is a great deal of knowledge involved.

If one makes a wrong step on the path to officialdom, even if one passes the imperial examination, half of the goal will be ruined.

For those who passed the provincial examination, the most common career path was to become a county magistrate or an instructor at the county school. Only a very few could directly become county magistrates.

Zhong Xuan might take office in Baisha County soon.

A visit to the county magistrate was essential.

Even if you don't serve as an official in Baisha, it's never a bad thing to be polite and go see him.

Meeting the local officials was almost a customary practice for those who passed the imperial examinations in the Qing Kingdom.

Fifteen minutes later.

Zhong Xuan arrived at the county government office and had his entourage stop in front of the gate. He walked into the county government office alone and saw Magistrate Zhou, County Assistant Magistrate, Registrar Feng, and Clerk Jiang already standing in the main hall.

They saw Zhong Xuan appear.

Magistrate Zhou became even more amiable.

Zhong Xuan's good manners and etiquette make his efforts to befriend him worthwhile.

Zhong Xuan: "This humble citizen, Zhong Xuan, greets Magistrate Zhou."

Magistrate Zhou laughed heartily: "Brother Zhong, there's no need for such formalities. In the future, we might even have to share a room and work together."

Zhong Xuan blinked: "Then we'll have to rely on Magistrate Zhou for guidance."

Magistrate Zhou was taken aback, but then looked at Zhong Xuan with even greater satisfaction.

"I do have some relationship with the Prefect, I'll write a letter right away."

......

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"Zhong Xuan ranked tenth in the imperial examination?"

Yongning Prefectural School.

In a small courtyard filled with lush green bamboo, two elderly men had a booklet in front of them.

Before the students who had gone to the prefectural school to take the imperial examinations had even returned, the results had already been delivered to Dean Xu Dongshan and Cui Bai.

Xu Dongshan stared at the names on the booklet, his expression turning strange.

"Old Cui, are you sure you didn't cheat?"

Cui Bai glanced at him sideways.

It's no wonder Xu Dongshan thought that way.

Of the four successful candidates in Yongning Prefecture, two were from his lineage.

My own granddaughter Cui Yi is one of them, and Zhong Xuan can also be considered one.

Almost no one in the academy knew that he had passed on the Crane-shaped Void to Zhong Xuan, except for Xu Dongshan.

In addition, Lin Muzhi, who was the chief examiner, came to Zhushan a few days ago.

This is completely inexplicable.

of course.

There's no need to explain.

Cui Bai was no longer a Grand Secretary, and compared to the Grand Secretary of the Qing Kingdom who had six members who passed the imperial examinations eight hundred years ago, this was nothing.

Immediately, he remembered what Lin Muzhi had mentioned to him that day.

"You've already mastered the basics so quickly."

He only taught Zhong Xuan the Crane Form Void Technique that day to try his luck, never expecting that Zhong Xuan would actually achieve some success and even become a scholar...

Cui Bai suddenly spoke up: "Old Xu, there's something I need your help with."

Xu Dongshan blinked: "Tell me first."

"Zhong Xuan and I have a special connection; please bring him to Yongning Academy."

Xu Dongshan was amused:

"Old Cui, you still say you have nothing to do with Zhong Xuan."

Zhong Xuan's ranking was good enough for him to attend the prefectural school, and given his relationship with Cui Bai, aside from being a bit older, he was happy to find a good match for him.

He agreed immediately.

"I'll think of a way to handle this."

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