Chapter 173: The Prophecy of the Fortune-Telling Old Man

March the fifth.

In and around Chang'an, the entrances to each Examination Hall were crowded with Imperial Examination candidates.

The Book Department examinations had ended four days ago, and today was the day the results were to be announced.

Only those candidates whose names appeared on the list would be eligible to take part in tomorrow's Mathematics and Ritual Department exams.

As the staff of the Examination Halls posted the red lists, countless candidates surged forward, searching for their own examination numbers. Several members of the examination staff were squeezed in the middle, unable to make their way out.

"One hundred and thirty-eight, I made it!"

"One thousand six hundred and fifty-two, I'm on the list too!"

"Damn it, I failed the first subject. I'll have to come back in four years!"

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After the Book Department exams ended, the results were not ranked.