Yi Song

Chapter 185 Zhao Ji was so angry

Wang Fu's head was buzzing and painful.

He never expected that when he first came into power, an unprecedented major case of provincial examination fraud would be revealed since the founding of the dynasty.

The test questions were leaked early, and it was unknown how many people resold them. Then these candidates asked someone to write beautiful essays. Just in case, they also wrote cheat sheets and hid them in the examination room of Gongyuan.

What a pig brain!

You have all the test questions, and you can ask someone to write a beautiful article and just take the time to memorize it. Why do you still need to write cheat sheets and bring them into the examination room?

What's the difference between this and carrying a lantern into a manhole?

But Wang Fu can imagine the mentality of these people.

You’ve got all the test questions, and the wealth is about to fall upon you, why aren’t you overjoyed? I am so busy celebrating and celebrating that I have no time to memorize it.

Success comes too easily and makes them lose themselves.

If you can’t memorize it, write a cheat sheet.

In normal provincial examinations, there are countless cheating methods such as taking exams on behalf of students and bringing cheat sheets.

Wang Fu, who had gone through the provincial examination and passed the Jinshi, knew that taking the examination on behalf of someone would be severely punished, while bringing cheat sheets would generally be let off lightly.

The reason is very simple. In the past, no test questions were leaked. Without knowing the test questions, the strategies and arguments for the three questions could only be used on the spot, and the test was completely based on the candidates' true level.

To extract the essentials, it depends on luck.

Wang Fu pulled Liu Guozhang aside and asked quietly.

"Erlang, which song are you singing again?"

"Cai Laosan, and Yang Jian." Liu Guozhang nodded lightly.

The inspections in previous years were very sparse, so why have they become stricter this year? They searched so carefully inside and out. This is humiliating us.

"It's abominable that Cai Laosan is lingering around and not going to take office." Wang Fu replied.

In previous years, the examination room inspections focused on inspections to avoid taking exams on behalf of others.

He really wants to inherit Liang Shicheng's legacy and spare no effort to assist the East Palace!

Therefore, it aroused the "anger" of Gao Tianzhi and other people with ulterior motives, and also aroused the same hatred and hatred of other candidates.

These six people had their heads drooped, like quails that had been slapped on the head, completely lacking their usual high-spirited demeanor.

Liu Guozhang's reaction was also what he expected.

As a result, he did not want Liu Erlang to take office as the new official. He made all inspections and inspections fair and strict.

I was lucky, and I happened to come across a question on the exam. Unfortunately, I couldn't hit any of the excerpts on the cheat sheet.

Cheat sheet review, turn a blind eye.

Besides, if you fail in the national, imperial, or provincial examinations, the most important thing is how well the policies and essays are written, and the classics and meanings are just the icing on the cake. You have copied all the scriptures and meanings, but if you haven't written the policies and essays well, it will still be in vain.

Someone had already informed Wang Fu about the news in Gongyuan.

In the side hall of Huixian Hall, Wang Fu saw Liu Guozhang, Mo Chou and other six officials.

Although Wang Fu was full of complaints, he still had to work hard and hurried from Zhongshu Province to Baozhuan Palace.

Cai Laowu passed away peacefully, Cai Laosan also fell into despair, and Yang Jian's gecko had his tail cut off. It was obvious that Liu Erlang was going for the three kings.

The cheat sheet is just some excerpts of the classics and meanings - there are so many books on the classics and meanings, and all of them are excerpted, it would be a few thick books.

Who is Liu Erlang? How could he change his mind just because of hundreds of people?

Moreover, Wang Fu had heard about selling examination questions for a long time, and knew that this matter involved the three kings, Yang Jian, Cai Laosan, and Cai Laowu.

The two brothers Cai You and Cai Yi, no matter whether they and Cai Jing were at odds with each other as father and son, their bones were broken and their tendons were connected.

By the way, killing Cai Yi and Cai Laosan can be regarded as eradicating the legacy of Cai's party and consolidating his position.

can do.

But why did you bring Yang Jian with you?

But dealing with Yang Jian is much better than forcibly dealing with the third prince.

The three great kings are all flesh and blood of the official family no matter what. Zhu Meng's case of treason and regicide was lightly ignored, but the case of cheating in the scientific examination was simply gossip.

Thinking of this, Wang Fu suddenly realized that Yang Jian's gecko had cut off its tail, as if it had trapped itself in a cocoon.

"Old Wang, do you have any of these six Zhigongju? If you have any questions, please speak up quickly, lest you shovel them down later and accidentally injure friendly troops." Liu Guozhang said softly.

Wang Fu turned around and took a look. He was familiar with Mo Chuan and Wu Kai, but not with the other four. However, these six people were basically close to Cai Jing and Bai Shizhong, and had nothing to do with him. Too many relationships.

After thinking about it carefully, none of these six people gave me valuable gifts.

No friendship!

It's okay to catch them all in one go, just use it to establish authority in Shilin. Seeing Wang Fu shaking his head, Liu Guozhang continued: "I also got news that Boss Cai had obtained connections with the saints and went to Dazai Zheng's house the night before yesterday. It is said that Huang Jingchen, Yang Ruoshui, and Liang Fangping all accepted his benefits. .”

Wang Fu's eyes narrowed.

Empress Zheng and Zheng Juzhong are integrated inside and outside. Being able to enter Zheng Juzhong's house at night shows that Cai You has indeed walked the path of a saint.

Huang Jingchen is a veteran eunuch. In the past, Liang Shicheng, Tong Guan, and Yang Jian were in front of him, so he was not visible.

Now that Liang Shicheng died suddenly and Tong Guan's market was bearish, Yang Jian was the only one in front, and he immediately jumped out.

Yang Ruoshui used to be Liang Shicheng's deputy. After Liang Shicheng's sudden death, he temporarily took over the Imperial City Division. He did a very good job and gained more and more trust from the officials. It is said that he has surpassed the old boss Li Yan in the ranking of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Only ranked behind Yang Jian, Huang Jingchen, and Tan Zhen.

Both of them are chamberlains and close ministers of the imperial family. Being able to accept Cai You's gift means that the two of them must have received some news and knew that the official family had forgiven Cai You.

Liang Fangping is the guard of the East Palace. The fact that he can accept the gift shows that the East Palace has no grudge against Cai You.

Damn it, without even realizing it, Cai You turned the situation around and made a comeback!

Wang Fu also understood the meaning of Liu Erlang's words just now. Cai You couldn't handle it anymore, so he took the opportunity to kill Cai Laosan. One less trouble and one less trouble.

After a while, Zheng Juzhong came and Bai Shizhong came. They glanced at Mo Chou with indifferent eyes.

Yang Jian accompanied Zhao Ji and also appeared in Huixian Hall.

"Erlang, didn't you go to Gongyuan today? What happened?" Zhao Ji asked with a yawn, and his right fingers involuntarily touched the front of his leg.

"Your Majesty, I did go on duty at Gongyuan today and was responsible for customs defense and inspection. As a result, a big problem was discovered."

Save yourself a big problem!

Zhao Ji was startled, his mind was completely clear, and he quickly asked: "What's the problem?"

"I have temporarily found thirteen cheat sheets, and these thirteen cheat sheets are all well-made policies and theories, and the topics are all the same."

"The questions are all the same!" Zhao Ji's eyes almost bulged out, "Have the test questions been leaked?"

His gloomy eyes stared at the six Zhigongju and Tongzhi Gongju, including Mo Chuan and Wu Kai.

The provincial examination questions were drafted by the six of them, and even he didn't know - he set the questions during the palace examination.

"I can't decide, so I have the courage to bring the six tribute judges and the sealed title box to the emperor, and ask your majesty to make a decision."

Zhao Ji nodded, feeling a little relieved.

My nephew is still sensible and knows what to do and what not to do.

After inspection and inspection, it was his responsibility to conduct Gongyuan customs defense. When he discovered that there was fraud, he immediately seized the relevant evidence and brought it to the imperial court along with the relevant persons.

This is done right!

If you didn't open the sealed question box rashly, you would have done it more correctly. Opening it up in front of myself and several husband-in-laws, and confronting each other, no matter whether the topic is right or not, no one else can criticize it.

Dealing with this matter in Huixian Palace can also control the scope. It is better than making it public in the Gongyuan, shouting and making everyone in the world know, and it will be difficult to end in the end.

Alas, if everyone was as sensible and good at doing things as Liu Erlang, I would be much less worried.

"Tear it apart!" Zhao Ji said immediately without any hesitation.

"Your Majesty, I'm here to take it apart for inspection." Wang Fu volunteered.

In front of everyone, remove the fire paint, remove the seal, open the wooden box, and take out the two pieces of paper inside.

The first piece of paper is the meaning of the classics, with inscriptions and extensions. To put it bluntly, it is a topic fill-in-the-blank and essay question from the four books and five classics.

The key is the second piece of paper, which contains two questions: policy and theory.

"Your Majesty, the title of the essay is 'Creating flattery to please', and the title of the policy essay is 'What is the first priority in selecting talents and virtuous scholars?' It matches the title of the policy essay that has been prepared in the cheat sheet."

Wang Fu raised his head and reported.

Zhao Ji was so angry that he almost died on the spot.

These scribes are so bad. While formulating policy questions, they yin and yang themselves, while leaking test questions for personal gain.

so bad! Bad to the core!

(End of this chapter)