Five years of county magistrate, 100 million catties of grain shocked Li Shimin

Yu Shinan came over and asked politely.

He is the deputy head and one of the 28 bachelors.

Both of them spoke, and the other invigilators looked at Zhu Suiliang one after another.

"Then check again."

Zhu Suiliang pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice.

The emperor attached great importance to the imperial examination, and when he appointed them as invigilators, he told them that they must pay attention to the imperial examination.

It may be a little harder to check again, but at least it is due diligence to prevent problems before they are discovered.

The invigilators sighed in their hearts, but they didn't dare to show any objection. They took the test papers and checked them again.

After working hard for a long time, the examiners finally found out the problem. The examiners found 87 similar answer sheets.

Can't say the same, but the meaning is quite similar.

Looking at this test paper, Zhu Suiliang, Yu Shinan and others fell into deep thought.

This matter can be big or small, after all, so many people are similar, it is very likely that the test questions have been leaked.

"Master Yu, you need to go to the palace yourself."

Zhu Suiliang said in a deep voice.

"As it should be."

Yu Shinan nodded solemnly.

The two packed up the test papers and rushed to the palace.

The other examiners left slowly without restricting their freedom.

Not long after, a secret message came out that the imperial examination questions were suspected to have been leaked, and there were more than 80 similar answers in the test paper.

At the beginning, only a few people knew the news, but it was quickly spread and attracted the attention of many candidates.

In an instant, the candidates who had been waiting anxiously became restless and made noise in their living places.

"You won't really leak the exam questions, will you?"

"Then what's the point of us studying hard for many years?"

"I think the exam questions may have been leaked. Do you still remember that more than 30 candidates kneeled in the exam room that day?"

"It's a bet, but I think some people know about the exam questions, and then leaked them to those candidates, gentle scum!"

Candidates kept arguing.

In the end, the spearhead was pointed at Chang'an Order Fang Yuan.

Liaozhou candidates such as Zhang Ji and Ge You were also in the inn.

They were quickly blocked by the examinees, questioning Zhang Ji and others about the specific situation.

Night falls.

In Fang's mansion, a eunuch came to inform Fang Yuan to enter the palace.

After a little inquiring, Fang Yuan knew what happened.

Without hesitation, Fang Yuan directly followed the eunuch into the palace, and soon went to the imperial study to meet Li Shimin.

"Chen Fang Yuan, pay homage to His Majesty."

Fang Yuan saluted and nodded to Zhu Suiliang.

"I heard that you made the right bet?"

Li Shimin patted the test paper on the table and said in a deep voice.

The seal of the test paper has been opened, and according to the names, 32 of them are candidates from Liaozhou, that is, most of Zhang Ji and Ge You.

Zhu Suiliang and Yu Shinan looked at Fang Yuan, with

"Yes."

"I chatted with His Majesty about the Eastern Turkic territory in the imperial study that day, so I used this as a pledge for Liaozhou candidates."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

Sure enough, Li Shimin asked him to enter the palace because of the test questions.

But Fang Yuan didn't panic, he got it from chatting with Li Shimin.

It's not a leak.

"I see."

Li Shimin's expression eased a lot.

Indeed, he and Fang Yuan talked about related matters when they were in the imperial study.

It is also because of talking about this point with Fang Yuan that the exam question will be decided when the question is finally formulated.

In fact, when Zhu Suiliang entered the palace, Li Shimin thought of this and did not doubt Fang Yuan.

But things still need to be done, Zhu Suiliang and others must also be convinced that Fang Yuan did not disclose the exam questions.

Sure enough, as Li Shimin thought, after listening to Fang Yuan's explanation, Zhu Suiliang's expressions relaxed a lot.

but,

"Your Majesty, there are 87 test papers here, and there are only 36 candidates in Liaozhou."

"According to our inspection just now, there are only 32 candidates from Liaozhou."

Zhu Suiliang still had doubts.

Li Shimin didn't speak, but looked at Fang Yuan.

"Maybe someone bet on the right question?"

Fang Yuan frowned, and said uncertainly.

He only bet on Zhang Ji, Ge You and others, and no one else.

Or other examinees also have bet on the question, or Zhang Ji and others disclosed it to other examinees.

But Fang Yuan thinks that the latter is unlikely, Zhang Ji and others can live in the spring, they will not be stupid enough to tell others.

"Can you find out where these candidates are from?"

Li Shimin looked at Zhu Suiliang and said.

Similarly, Li Shimin still believed in Fang Yuan.

"Mainly from Bingzhou, and some from Huayin County."

"It's mostly the Cui family and the Yang family, but these two have also won a lot of exams in the past, and the betting questions are very accurate."

Zhu Suiliang explained.

Candidates on the test paper are marked where they come from.

"So you didn't leak the test questions?"

Li Shimin pondered for a moment, looked at Zhu Suiliang and Yu Shinan and said.

His intention was obvious, but he didn't intend to pursue it. After all, the possibility of leaking the test questions was unlikely.

"Yes."

Zhu Suiliang and Yu Shinan looked at each other and smiled, and said according to Li Shimin's intention.

They were just suspicious, after Fang Yuan's description, and Li Shimin's non-refutation, they no longer have any opinions.

"Then let's leave this matter as it is, and prepare to release the list."

Li Shimin said with satisfaction.

He is very satisfied with this imperial examination.

Not only did it hit the court's reputation for attaching importance to imperial examinations.

It also harvested a lot of new candidates, some of whom came from poor families and had no background.

After they entered the officialdom, it was time to fight against the big family.

"Yes."

Zhu Suiliang's respectful voice should be yes.

Just when the two were about to say goodbye, the eunuch Wang De hurried over.

"Your Majesty, it's not good. The examinees made a fuss in the inn, saying that someone leaked the exam questions."

Wang De said slightly flustered.

He knew the reason why Fang Yuan was called into the palace tonight.

However, troubles broke out outside, which is definitely not a good thing for Fang Yuan, and it is definitely not a good thing for the court.

"what?"

"Zhu Suiliang, you didn't issue a password?!"

Li Shimin was shocked, and looked at Zhu Suiliang and the two of them with a frown.

Originally, I wanted to turn the big thing into a small thing, but now so many candidates have misunderstood it and want to solve it plainly, it may not be that simple.

"Me, I didn't leak out."

Zhu Suiliang's expressions changed, and they hurriedly explained.

But the two also knew that the other proctors should have leaked it.

Confused, the two of them have just entered the palace to confirm, but they have already revealed it to the outside world.

And what's even more confusing is that they didn't let the invigilators pay attention to the situation, so don't tell it.

"Go and call Changsun Wuji and all the invigilators over!"

Li Shimin ordered coldly.

He understood what Zhu Suiliang and the others meant.

It should be that other invigilators revealed the news.

How stupid, how did you become an invigilator?

"Yes!"

Eunuch Wang De bowed and said.

He left quickly and passed on to Changsun Wuji and others.

Sun Wuji, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, is not the invigilator, but he is responsible for selecting the invigilator.

In other words, apart from Zhu Suiliang and Yu Shinan, the other examiners were selected by Changsun Wuji.

Not long after, more than 30 invigilators arrived, including Changsun Wuji.

"Who revealed the matter of leaking the test questions?"

Li Shimin's sharp eyes looked at all the invigilators.

In an instant, the invigilators looked different, each had their own guesses, some even looked at Fang Yuan.

There have been rumors outside that Fang Yuan leaked the exam questions to candidates in Liaozhou, making most of the candidates in Liaozhou do very well.

They still don't know why Li Shimin came to them. They thought that the test questions were really leaked, and they should be held accountable for leaking the test questions.

"Are they all deaf?"

Li Shimin frowned and said in a deep voice.

The invigilators who rushed over trembled suddenly, startled by Li Shimin's appearance.

As the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the eldest Sun Wuji quickly felt that something was wrong, and felt that it was not the responsibility of Li Shimin to call them over to leak the exam questions.

"Returning to Your Majesty, it was the minister who accidentally told my concubine when she returned home, and she told my brother-in-law, and then spread the word."

"Your Majesty has severely punished the pair of siblings who don't know how serious they are. Please make amends, Your Majesty."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, a middle-aged man walked out.