12dz Chapter 429: Winning the first place and making a fortune
Chapter 429: Winning the first place and making a fortune
The news of the great victory at the border quickly spread throughout the capital and even the entire Dayin.
The people couldn't help but cheer.
Qiao Yu's name also became famous in Dayin and he became an undefeated god of war.
Then the news that Qiao Yu was Qiao Ye's biological brother also spread.
This surprised many people who didn't know about this before.
Qiao Ye was very happy and excited when she knew that her brother was so capable and had made such a great contribution.
According to King Yi, Qiao Yu will follow the envoy back to the capital to receive rewards.
Then the brother and sister will be able to meet each other.
Some were happy while others were sad. After hearing the news, those who hated Qiao Ye to the core were furious.
The rebels are also very anxious.
They had made a lot of deployments at the border before, and Qiao Yu was under their control before he went to the border.
But after Qiao Yu went there, he not only saved Jiang Yiqi, but also helped the Duke of Zhenguo win battles one after another, destroying many of their plans.
They even dug out their people and marginalized them, or sent them to the battlefield to be killed.
After Qiao Yu was appointed as the general and led the army alone, he was unstoppable and recovered the cities lost by their previous dynasty one after another.
Now the court is making a big fuss about this.
Therefore, in the eyes and mouths of the people, the previous dynasty was synonymous with a useless and failed country.
As the reputation of the previous dynasty grew worse, the new dynasty gained more and more popularity among the people.
If this continues, it will definitely not be a good thing for them.
I always feel that the Qiao Ye siblings are here specifically to defeat them.
What's more, some rebels even hired a sorcerer to perform a magic trick to bring bad luck to Qiao Ye and his sister.
It’s a pity that Qiao Ye and his sister are both souls from another world, so this trick is completely useless.
Everyone was still immersed in the joy of the great victory on the border and the enemy country's voluntary surrender and tribute for a long time.
Time flies and it is time to announce the results of the imperial examination.
People in the capital have always paid close attention to the imperial examination.
This time, because Qiao Ye and Jiang Yilin bet so much, it received even greater attention.
As soon as the results are announced, those who rush to see them are not just the candidates and their families, but also many people who just want to watch the fun.
Everyone wanted to see whether Qiao Ye and his team would lose hundreds of thousands of taels or earn millions of taels.
Wait until the last list is posted on the wall.
Suddenly someone screamed, "The champion is Lu Shao, the champion is Lu Shao!"
"They won the prize. Qiao Ye and the others actually won the prize."
"Ah, Lu Shao really got first place in the exam? I also bought Song Shaoyang, what place did he get?"
"Song Shaoyang is the third place, and the second place is a talented man from Jiangnan, who is also one of the hot candidates for this year's championship."
"He has already won four first prizes, and the only thing he needs to win five first prizes is the first prize."
"Lu Shao is really amazing."
"Haha, of course. Don't you see who his wife is?"
Lu Shao and others were sitting in a teahouse not far from the announcement of the results.
At this moment, screams could be heard coming from over there.
Qiao Ye had a big smile on his face, rarely showing any excitement.
She grabbed Lu Shao's arm and said, "Old Lu, you have passed the exam."
Her husband is really awesome.
Lu Shao smiled and looked at her with eyes full of doting, "I won't let you down."
This time he tried his best and did not disappoint his young wife and the others.
Jiang Yilin threw the cup in his hand away excitedly, "Hui Yuan, my brother-in-law is Hui Yuan."
Also waiting for the list today were Miao Feiyu, Lin Hao and other classmates of Lu Shao.
When they heard that Lu Shao had passed the imperial examination, they were also happy.
"Lu Shao, congratulations!"
"Haha, Shao-di is awesome!"
Loud laughter of congratulations continued to be heard from the private room here.
In the private room next door, Song Shaoyang's face turned black.
He also tried his best this time and felt that he performed very well.
There is still hope of competing for the first place.
Who would have thought that he not only failed to get the first place in the exam, but only got third place.
Seeing his grim expression, the Fifth Prince couldn't help but comfort him, "Shaoyang, you got a very good ranking in this exam."
The people waiting in the private room also said, "Yeah, third place is already very good."
There is another person who also took part in the examination but ranked last.
He was quite cheerful, so he couldn't understand why Song Shaoyang, who ranked third in the exam, had such a dark face.
He was so unhappy for getting third place, so how embarrassed should those who ranked last and those who didn't pass the exam feel.
The eighth prince was also saying words of comfort, but he was gloating in his heart.
According to his idea, it would be better for Song Shaoyang to rank last in the exam, or even fail.
Song Shaoyang sighed, "It's not about the third place, it's that I was suppressed by Lu Shao."
"Originally, I wanted Qiao Ye to look at me with new eyes, but I thought it was all in vain."
As soon as everyone heard it, they knew the real reason why he was so upset.
The Fifth Prince and others: "..."
This guy has really been poisoned by Qiao Ye.
The fifth prince was afraid that he would be upset, so he said, "Being third this time doesn't mean anything."
"When the palace examination comes, you can get the top scorer and beat him back."
As long as Song Shaoyang can pass the imperial examination and become the top scorer, it will be beneficial to their department.
Others also comforted and encouraged Song Shaoyang, asking him to take the palace examination and compete with Lu Shao again.
Song Shaoyang was instantly motivated, clenched his fist and said, "Yes, I will step on him again during the palace examination."
Then he thought of a question, "If Lu Shao wins the first prize this time, Qiao Ye and the others will make a lot of money."
He then gloated, "I don't know if that casino will lose so much money that I'll want to cry."
The Fifth Prince and his men: "..."
It's not like he earns that much money, so why is this guy so happy?
This guy is hopeless, truly hopeless.
If they knew that there is a kind of love brain in modern times, they would definitely call Song Shaoyang love brain.
Everyone's attention was on Song Shaoyang, and they didn't notice that after Song Shaoyang finished speaking, the Eighth Prince's expression changed slightly.
Another private room.
Others also thought of the previous bet.
Jiang Yilin said with a smile on his face: "We made a fortune this time."
"When the person who brings the good news arrives, we'll go to the gambling house and cash out the money we won."
Although he made a lot of money, silver is just a number to him now.
But it was the first time I won so much money betting.
His brother-in-law is really awesome.
Others also said, "Yes, yes, we will go and exchange the money later."
Lin Hao slapped the table, his face flushed with excitement, "Damn, now I have become a person with hundreds of thousands of taels of silver."
He had coaxed his grandmother and mother in the backyard to give him 10,000 taels each to bet.
Including his own money, he pledged a total of 30,000 taels of silver to Lu Shao.
Originally, it was just because he saw Jiang Yilin betting 100,000 taels that he couldn't help but follow suit.
He had no idea whether Lu Shao could win the first place.
What's more, his cousins even found out about it and kept mocking him for being so poor.
His father also called him to the study and scolded him, saying that he did not regard silver as money.
He actually took so much money to gamble. If he lost it all, that would be thirty thousand taels.
He could only bear it silently.
Now I can finally hold my head high.
He added: "I'll go to the gambling house and exchange the silver later. I don't want the silver notes."
"I'm going to convert all the hundreds of thousands of dollars into silver, then pack it into boxes and carry it back home."
"Let my father and my cousins see how good my vision is."
Qu Ji also patted the table and said, "This is a good idea. I'm going to do this too."
He also bet thirty thousand taels, but he only had a few thousand silver coins of his own.
The rest were coaxed in by the elders in the family.
His grandfather paid the largest share of the money, giving him 15,000 taels.
He said that Lu Shao was his own student, so he had to support him no matter what.
At that time, he felt that everyone was crazy, so he had to go crazy too.
Who would have thought that the bet would pay off.
The thought of being able to exchange it for hundreds of thousands of taels of silver made him extremely excited.