Chapter 763 Sun Shan, Du Lubo, Control Group
Sun Shan's murderous eyes were not only on his cousin He, but also on He Shujun and the others.
What are these people laughing at? What are they doing here?
Why don’t you tell the truth quickly?
He Shujun and a few others laughed for a while, but they really couldn't laugh anymore as it would lose their gentlemanly image.
He Shuheng snatched the newspaper from He Shujun's hand and handed it to Sun Shan.
He couldn't help but smile and said, "Brother-in-law Shan, take a look at this."
Then he laughed a few times, “Hahaha~~”
Laughed again.
Sun Shan, like Qizi the panda, looked at He Shuheng with great concern, worried that there was a trick.
Then he took a newspaper.
The first thing that catches your eye is the words “Beijing Tabloid”.
Sun Shan knew what this was.
It turned out to be a newspaper distributed by the public.
The government has its official newspapers, and the people have their own tabloids. The private tabloids report everything except government current affairs and policies.
They especially like to report on the strange and bizarre gossips of other people, the love-hate relationship between an actor and a young man, and the romantic affairs of an official who has a mistress in his mansion.
It is said that the private tabloids that are qualified to be published all have strong backgrounds, so the content of their reports is very explosive and often contains innuendos.
Unless one has extraordinary abilities, the protagonist of a tabloid report can only swallow his anger and accept his own "social death."
"Beijing Tabloid" is the most famous of the private newspapers. It is said that the boss behind the scenes has a very deep background, which reaches even to the Celestial Empire.
The contents of tabloids are relatively reliable and true, and Beijing citizens love to buy one, read it with great interest, and gossip about it with friends and family.
Sun Shan wondered why they would allow him to read such a folk newspaper.
He is busy preparing for the exam, so how can he have time to read gossip magazines?
Sun Shan secretly glanced at He Shujun and the others.
Oh, he was still laughing, laughing all the time, the kind of laughter he would feel when watching a play. Sun Shan had a bad feeling and suspected that there was something about him in the newspaper.
I continued to read the newspaper suspiciously, and then I saw:
"Shock! Daqian is about to have a top three winner!"
Then the next one, which is even bigger than this title, is:
"Big news! The most unlucky tribute scholar in the history of Daqian!"
Then there are subheadings below this title:
"Secret revealed! Daqian is about to have a top three winner!"
"Look quickly, the luckiest tribute scholar in the history of Daqian!"
Seeing such a title, Sun Shan's attention was immediately attracted.
Although the first title is "Shocking! Daqian will soon have a top three scholar!", the more attractive one is "Breaking news! The most unlucky scholar in Daqian's history!"
Firstly, the title is big enough, and secondly, people are more interested in "negative energy" and bad things.
Looking below, there is a line of small words that read: "Ranking list of tribute scholars in the first year of Zhengping."
Sun Shan immediately knew what it was about.
Every time after the imperial examination was over, each tabloid would introduce the successful candidates in detail, so that interested citizens could know the backgrounds of the successful candidates.
Of course, candidates like Sun Shan who are on the list are more interested.
You can get a simple and rough understanding of your peers from the introductions in tabloids.
If you are willing and can manage it carefully, this will be a good network of contacts.
He Shujun and others brought the tabloid over, and Sun Shan already understood.
They probably wanted to take a look at the students who made the list this year.
Sun Shan continued to look down and saw the two words "Sun Shan".
He was stunned for a moment, frowned, and was very confused.
This "Sun Shan" must be referring to me, right? Why is my name listed first, and in such a prominent place?
Could it be that the "Capital Tabloid" introduced the tribute scholar according to the last one?
Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?
Who wants to know the last place? The first place is the one that everyone cares about and is the top choice?
Sun Shan looked down and saw the three words "Du Liubo".
Suddenly I became even more confused.
How come my name is ranked before Du Liubo? What the hell is going on?
Could it be that the “Sun Shan” in front is not myself?
Sun Shan was confused at this moment and continued reading.
Then we saw a control group, which was a detailed introduction to "Sun Shan" and "Du Liubo".
Put their information side by side and compare them.
Sun Shan looked down, his eyes widened and his triangular eyes drooped high.
The first group of controls:
Du Liubo: first in the imperial examination, first in the provincial examination, and first in the metropolitan examination.
Sun Shan: Last in the college examination, last in the provincial examination, last in the metropolitan examination
The second group of controls:
Du Liubo: A 23-year-old son of a noble family in Yuzhang, born into a family of scholars and poetry.
My grandfather was the former Grand Tutor and the Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince, the Minister of Personnel, and the Grand Secretary. My grandfather was a second-class Jinshi, and my father was a second-class Jinshi. There were countless people with achievements in the nine generations.
Sun Shan: A farmer from Guangnan, also 23 years old, born in a remote mountain village.
My grandfather was a mountain doctor, and my father was an ordinary farmer. Nine generations of our family have been farmers, and none of them have achieved any honor.
The third group of controls:
Du Liubo: Lost both his father and mother, and has no brothers or sisters.
Sun Shan: I have both parents and four older sisters who are peasant women.
The fourth group of controls:
Du Liubo: Eight feet tall, with an upright figure, sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, elegant demeanor and imposing bearing.
Sun Shan: Five feet tall, petite and thin, with a pointed mouth and high cheekbones, not a striking appearance.
When Sun Shan saw this, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
Forget about the comparisons mentioned above, why compare appearances too?
This is blatant appearance discrimination!
Who is the editor of "Beijing Tabloid"? Come out quickly and let him stab him with a sword!
Sun Shan tried his best to breathe deeply, stay calm, and not jump up and down, but he was still shaking with anger!
Sun Shan suppressed his anger and continued reading.
The fifth control group:
Du Liubo: I missed the last imperial examination due to mourning period.
Sun Shan: I missed the examination last time because I got poisoned by eating crucian carp!
The tabloid wrote this and added a narration at the end: Sun Gongshi and his good friends were going to the imperial examination nearby. They passed through Jinling on the way. His good friends all ate pigfish, but Sun Gongshi was afraid of death and did not dare to eat it, so he ate crucian carp.
As a result, all the friends who ate the pig fish were safe and sound, but Sun Gongshi was poisoned by pig poison by accident after eating the crucian carp. It was because the chef killed the pig fish without washing the knife before killing the crucian carp, so the pig poison remained.
Sun Gongshi was poisoned by pig poison and survived thanks to timely rescue. He was both unlucky and lucky, but his body did not recover and he missed the imperial examination!
Sun Shan saw this and thought that the Beijing Tabloid was really professional. They had investigated his background thoroughly. You can't do this without some strength.
What is "afraid of death"? Aren't you afraid of offending people when you say this? ! !
Sun Shan was so furious that he wanted to find the editor and stab him with a sword!
The sixth control group:
Du Liubo: I drew the lucky "old number" three times in the college examination, the provincial examination, and the metropolitan examination.
Sun Shan: I drew the unlucky number "stinky" in all three examinations: the college examination, the provincial examination, and the imperial examination.
Then the tabloid added a sidebar: There are many strange things in the world. Sun Gongshi drew three numbers and they were all bad numbers. What bad luck! How could he be so lucky that he could only draw a bad number once in a million?
Wow, Sun Gongshi, what a great guy!
Sun Shan was very upset when he saw this.
He was poisoned by pig poison, drew the worst number, and always ranked last in every exam. After being highlighted in the "Capital Tabloid", the whole city knew about it.
How will he face his future colleagues?
Sun Shan wished he could tear the editor of "Beijing Tabloid" into pieces!