Since I met you, people are dying every day

Zhili in the north is the Gyeonggi area, and Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the south are rich and prosperous, and there are famous academies in both places.Students from the two places took the scientific examination together, fighting back and forth until the sky was dark and the earth was dark.If the examiner in the north ordered the northern test to be Huiyuan, the southern test could beat the drum of grievances in Shuntianfu.If the chief examiner in the south ordered the test in the south, he would have to be impeached by Zhili officials until he had no face.Over time it becomes a routine.It is up to His Majesty to decide after the No. [-] Scholar Palace Examination. If the chief examiner has the same birthplace as the chief examiner, no matter how good the paper is, he has to avoid it.

But this situation was broken.The north is bitterly cold, and most people in the border areas are illiterate.Zhili has a family of military generals who fought with Tai~zu in the past, and a family of civil servants who have been in business for many years.The period of Tai~zu was fine, it has been passed down for several generations, these aristocratic families will inevitably have children who are ineffective, or they don’t like reading, or play with guns and swords, they are useless in Taiping, they can only be recommended by Yin Feng. body.All powerful families are willing to send their children to the Guozijian to study. As a result, the academies in the north are gradually dying down.When the first emperor was in power, the imperial examination results in the north were far inferior to those in the south, but the first emperor was weak and wanted to cut down the vassals, so he could only make concessions to the aristocratic family, increase recommendation, and shelter his descendants.However, after King Xiang was in power, because of the frequent impeachment of civil servants and the rejection of the aristocratic family, he was furious. drive.Those testers entered the official career because they were favored by the king of Xiang, and they all wrote some praises, and then they couldn't slap themselves in the face, so they went to impeach them.

The King of Xiang also did another thing, changing the provincial examinations from the provincial examinations to the unified examinations in the capital. Now whether scholars from all over the world enter official positions or not depends on his face.The township examination is the same as the general examination, except that there are more places for admission. Except for the top three, all candidates are called candidates regardless of their rankings. It is commonly known as "small general examination" among the people.Now starting from the rural examination, students from the north and the south will start fighting, and the north will naturally suffer heavy casualties.

After His Majesty came to power, he only restored part of the secret seal, but the matter of recommendation was bitten to death and refused to let go.Those students who were originally recommended to become officials were studying halfway, and naturally they were not as good as these hard-study students in the south.For a while, there were no northern students among the top [-] in the general examination or even the provincial examination.This is also the reason why the selection of eleven students from Pu County has caused a lot of discussion.

Thinking in Ye Sirui's mind, Xia Shu had already found out the clear papers.Ye Sirui scanned the ten lines at a glance, and it was indeed exactly the same as what Xie Qing recited. The examiners below drew a blue circle, and the comments were also highly praised, and then only 26 were selected?Is there something wrong with the following article?He didn't dare to delay, and immediately read the next article. This is the sentence that the wise man Leshan, the benevolent man enjoys water, which is often prepared by students.He looked at the title and said: "The sage is the one who knows and the benevolent, and he reveals his essence in detail." He knew that this article must be good, and after reading it, it really was a circle. Well done.

Xie Qing and Wan Chengtiao were both candidates in the Book of Songs room, and they all did the same questions, and they were judged by comparison.Wan Chengtiao's article is certainly well done, but how can the following comments fail to see the difference? "This is very mysterious." Ye Sirui put away the paper, and Xia Shu quietly handed him another copy, which belonged to Wan Chengyu.Wan Chengyu's essays are well-balanced and more flexible than when he practiced, presumably because of the teacher's criticism.Even so, there are still some triangles mixed in the circle below, and there is even a fork, which is why it falls to more than 60 people.

Ye Sirui spread out the test papers of Pu County and the comparative test papers one by one according to the ranking from high to low, and only looked at the first paper in Qi Wenshao and the second paper in Leshan the Wise Man. It also takes time.He was so engrossed in watching here that he didn't even notice that someone walked in.

"Who?" Xia Shu asked.

Ye Sirui raised his head abruptly, the visitor wanted to catch them off guard, but was pointed out by Xia Shu with a bit of embarrassment on his face.This is a person they have never seen before, with black hair and long beard, gray sideburns, wearing a crimson robe, and a bright and ostentatious peacock on the costume.Ye Sirui took one look and saluted, and pulled Xia Shu to kneel down. "The lower official has seen the Inspector-General." Unexpectedly, he missed it, and Xia Shu stood beside him, motionless.

Ye Sirui was sweating all over his body.He still remembers Xia Shu's declaration in Tang Lianggong, but where is the talk now?

When studying these?

Zhu Quan, the procurator for punishment, did not ask Ye Sirui to get up, but looked at Xia Shu.Xia Shu didn't care, he just stood there and let him look at him.Ye Sirui lowered his eyebrows and saluted, not daring to raise his head even if he was called out.

"Who are you? Why don't you kneel down when you see this official?" Zhu Quan sized it up again and again, but he couldn't think of such a person who was higher than him in the imperial court, so he asked directly.

Xia Shu was cold and speechless.

Ye Sirui had no choice but to rejoice that he was a silent gourd, and he didn't say anything that angered Zhu Quan, so he hurriedly explained: "My lord, this man has a reputation, so he can see officials without kneeling."

Zhu Quan narrowed his eyes, "He got the job?"

Ye Sirui quickly said: "He's just a scholar from Pu County, the officials called him here to ask some questions."

Xia Shu still didn't say a word, but he just stood there, he didn't look like a scholar no matter what.Zhu Quan snorted coldly, "Get up." Ye Sirui got up to thank him, and Zhu Quan asked again, "So many papers, what do you see?"

He had promised to get this paper from the Ministry of Rites, and Ye Sirui accepted his favor. "Returning to my lord, I have seen some clues, but I still need evidence to verify it."

"What's the clue? But it doesn't matter."

Ye Sirui knew that he was a southerner who entered the imperial examination, so he boldly replied: "The essays of the Puxian examination papers that were selected this time are somewhat insufficient compared to the examination papers with similar rankings, or even a lot worse."

"You mean these people cheated?" Zhu Quan asked.

"That's not necessarily the case." Ye Sirui said. "They can't read anything wrong with their articles."

This ambiguous answer displeased Zhu Quan, and Lord Inspector frowned, "You can see this result after looking around?"

Ye Sirui swallowed what he hadn't finished reading.

Zhu Quan fiddled with the tassels on his waist twice casually, "Talk to me, just for this one thing, did Yao Yi commit any crime?"

"Yes." Ye Sirui replied without thinking.

Zhu Quan nodded in satisfaction, "There are so many test papers here, it's normal that you can't read them all at once. If there is a shortage of manpower, just go to Zheng Qi for it, and if you have any troubles, just go to him."

Ye Sirui said: "Indeed, there is one more thing that adults should consider."

"What's the matter?" Zhu Quan straightened his belt.

"The lower officials asked Mr. Zheng to look for Li Xinghuan, who was taking the exam with Wan Chengtiao, but there is still no news." There was no Li Xinghuan in these papers, and Ye Sirui really wanted to see what kind of person this was.

"Is he not in the capital?"

"I don't know, the shopkeeper of Zhuangyuan Building said that he may have returned home." Ye Sirui replied.

Zhu Quan suddenly became very talkative. "It will take some days to find Pu County all the way from here. Don't worry, I will urge them."

Ye Sirui can only pray that his words will be useful for such things as missing people.

After Zhu Quan finished speaking, he turned around early, and his eyes collided with Xia Shu again. "Are you a scholar from Pu County?" He said in a bad tone.Xia Shu looked away, and his chest that had just calmed down began to heave violently again, "I am talking to you, but you are dumb, why don't you say anything?!"

Ye Sirui was sweating in his heart, and was about to go forward to smooth things over, but Xia Shu suddenly said, "Xue, the student is stuttering." His cold gaze suddenly became sincere and innocent, "Don't, don't dare to speak in front of your lord. Make a fool of yourself." After Xia Shu stammered and squeezed out these words, Zhu Quan believed it very much, and immediately looked away in disgust, "Why did you find such a person to ask questions!"

As long as Xia Shu's identity is fooled, Ye Sirui will obediently listen to the training.

Zhu Quan walked to the door, turned to him again and asked, "As for Mr. Zhao..."

"There are many rumors about leaking the question, but there is no real evidence. It seems that some examiner was drunk, or said a few words in his sleep. What does it have to do with Mr. Zhao?"

Zhu Quan showed a smiling face for the first time since entering the door, "You are right, let's handle the case properly." After finishing speaking, he turned and left.

He walked out of the door and Ye Sirui exhaled, walked over to hold Xia Shu's arm, "I didn't expect him to appear suddenly, I have wronged you."

Xia Shu raised his eyebrows, "It's just answering him a few words, it's not a grievance." He said lightly, but Ye Sirui broke out in a cold sweat, "You underestimate him, he is a third-rank inspector and has become a fine old fox , You can't fool him with your words, if I didn't follow his words, today we two would be doomed."

Xia Shu asked curiously: "How do you know that he wants you to say that Yao Yi committed a crime?"

Ye Sirui supported his arm, led him to sit down, and answered patiently as he sorted out the test papers: "He is from Jiangxi. He entered the imperial examination and climbed up step by step. At first, I really thought he was not involved in party disputes." He curled his lips, "Looking at it this way, he is an old guy from the Southern Party. He and Zhao Rong are both prosperous and hurt. Naturally, it is necessary to confirm that Zhao Rong is fine. As for Yao Yi, they certainly hope that his death is as miserable as possible. I If you want him to help me, naturally you have to follow his words."

"But if it turns out that Yao Yi didn't do it..."

Ye Sirui smoothed his cuffs, "I have my own way, he didn't ask me to investigate this case."

After the explanation was clear, Ye Sirui held Xia Shu's wrist again, "Brother Tian Shu, I know you have a noble temperament, and you don't want to work for these ordinary people and mediocre officials... Of course I don't want to either." They grovel? "It's nothing to be a fifth grader in the capital. I won't take you to the government offices in the future, but if it happens, can you just bow your hands and salute?" He said in a pleading tone.