Imperial Exam Daily

The martial arts examination ended ten days later, and the provincial capital admitted nearly [-] martial arts students. Yang Ye looked at the admission list, and Zhang Tiehu's name was also among them. Although the ranking was not very outstanding, there was still hope for admission.

The invigilation went well this time. After the list of martial arts exams was announced, it was already the end of July, and the officials who came to invigilate the imperial examinations also came to the provincial capital. The province is lucky to have Xue Yinsheng invigilate the exam.

As soon as Xue Yinsheng arrived, his father-in-law was very affectionate to Ji Chongming one by one, without the aura of a lower-level Beijing official at all.

Ji Chong didn't show a good face, and immediately rejected Xue Yinsheng's fawning: "I don't have a son-in-law like you."

"My son-in-law knows that my father-in-law is angry about Aunt Xiao's affairs. The emperor took a fancy to Linlang and named her as Princess Heding to marry the Bata tribe. If Linlang was named a princess as a concubine's daughter, the Bata tribe might not agree. The son-in-law had no choice but to help Aunt Xiao upright."

"Stop mentioning that bitch in front of the old man."

Xue Yinsheng's face darkened: "Father-in-law doesn't care about the face of his son-in-law, he also has to take into account that Aunt Xiao is the princess' biological mother."

Yang Ye passed by outside the house, and when he heard Xue Yinsheng's words, he couldn't help but sneer: "Lord Xue, as far as I know, you originally wanted to help Miss Xue from a concubine to a concubine, so that she could be sent to the palace before she can be corrected." Concubine's room, this fact is distorted, it's really blushing and heartbeat."

"Master Yang seems to be very clear about my family affairs."

A conversation broke up unhappily, and after Ji Chong handled the follow-up affairs of the martial arts examination, he urged Yang Ye to return to Beijing to return to his command. When the team returned, three subjects of the provincial imperial examination had been passed, and the candidates had already left the examination room.

Yang Ye and Ji Chong walked along the river bank in a simple car, instead of taking the main road and crowding the crowd of examinees.

"This time there is a new round of imperial examinations. I don't know how many candidates the invigilators will have to select from among them, so that they can consolidate their status by going to Beijing in the future."

Yang Ye was the first champion chosen by Emperor Jiwen when he came to the throne, but he had to be promoted within two years, and he was also highly valued by the emperor. In addition, the second place in the list and the mixed results were also envied, and if he was not guaranteed, he would be the first in the palace examination for the new term. Like a fish in water, after missing the first batch, and seeing the results of the first batch, naturally they all set their sights on the second batch.

Talking about the court affairs, Yang Ye couldn't help thinking: "I hope Song Tingyou chooses the right person this year, otherwise there will be a few more people who are against him, and I'm afraid I will get angry."

"Since the first emperor, those old foxes in the court have been fond of forming cliques for personal gain, no wonder."

As soon as Ji Chong finished speaking, the two heard a muffled sound along the river.

"Come on, someone jumped into the river!"

The two left after hearing the sound, but heard another sound of falling into the water before they arrived at the scene of the incident.

There were not many people by the river at this time, and a few of them surrounded the river, only to see ripples in the dark green river, and Ji Chong ordered his men to go to the rescue, but they hadn't entered the river yet. I saw that the person who jumped down dragged the person who fell into the water and climbed up.

"Zhang Tiehu?"

Yang Ye looked at the strong man who was drenched all over.

"Master invigilator."

Zhang Tiehu responded, and both parties were a little surprised. Then Zhang Tiehu put down the drowning man he was dragging, and patted his face vigorously. The rescue was quick, and the man woke up after choking on two sips of water.

Yang Ye saw that the man was wearing a plain long gown, his face was as white as white, and his frail appearance seemed like a scholar.

"Are you all right, why are you going to jump into the river?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Ye asked, "Did you jump into the river by yourself? But because you failed the provincial examination?"

Ji Chong snorted coldly: "Weak scholars only have this kind of temperament. If they fail, they can come back again. Why did they lose their lives?"

The scholar started to cry, and Zhang Tiehu comforted him: "The two adults are right. There is still a chance after the imperial examination. If you lose your life, there will be no chance. Besides, if your parents and brothers know that you have died, it would be much better." Sad."

The scholar whimpered and said: "My lord doesn't know, this is the third time for Xiaosheng to participate in the provincial examination, this time I came with full confidence, who would have thought that in the rented house, I heard that the rich young master who was also in the house said that he knew this time? Township exam questions, the township exam is unfair!"

"Bold, the imperial examinations have always been fair and just, stop talking nonsense! Arrest this scholar who made lies because of his failure in the imperial examinations, and no one will comment on today's affairs, otherwise he will be thrown into prison."

Yang Ye suddenly yelled at him sharply, and the surrounding people trembled in fright, and the soldiers dispersed the people: "It's gone, it's all gone."

"Injustice, my lord!"

Together with Zhang Tiehu, the two were taken away.

Yang Ye didn't bring him back to the government, but instead asked the scholar privately: "This is a big matter, please explain it carefully."

The scholar walked away from the gate of the underworld. For a while, he didn't want to seek death. His mind cleared up, but he didn't expect to be caught by the government again. As for the imperial examination, he hurriedly knelt down and reported what he knew.

The original scholar was an examinee in a small county, and his family had a small business for the scholar to study. The cost of the imperial examination was already high, and it was even more difficult to fail to pass the exam many times. Feeling so bitter, the scholar persevered in the exams, prepared for the exams several times, and gained a lot of experience. This year, he was a reference with high confidence, and his parents gave him more money. He asked someone to rent a comfortable house in the provincial capital.

The house □□ shared five people, and three of them were young masters from wealthy families. They lived in harmony. One of the young masters revealed to the rest of the candidates that he knew the exam questions. Poetry and fu questions, saying that if you are willing to spend 20 taels of silver, you are willing to sell two exam questions, that is, one exam question is ten taels of silver.

The scholar firmly did not believe that the exam questions would be leaked, but the other two young masters bought the exam questions without even thinking about it, and another candidate who was in a similar situation as himself borrowed money to buy two questions.

That's all, the four of them joined forces to laugh at the scholar for being poor and noble. The scholar's heart is also high, so it's not a good mood to be insulted like this. However, what makes the scholar really despair is sitting in the examination room, and he really saw exactly the same Only then did he learn that what the young master said was true. After the exam, when several people found him, they were all beaming and laughed at him for missing a good opportunity.

The scholar felt humiliated, but also felt that the originally fair scientific examination was not fair, and the candidates from poor backgrounds had no hope at all, so they threw themselves into the river when they couldn't think about it for a while.

"The examination questions for the township examination are those issued by the Hanlin Academy. If they can be leaked out, they must have something to do with those old things. They won't care about the imperial examinations when the emperor created the martial arts examination!" Ji Chong said angrily: "The old man will definitely Report this matter to the emperor, and you must not let those things buy fame with money!"

Yang Ye is in a calmer mood. This has happened in all dynasties. As long as it is an exam, there will be behaviors involving cheating. Although he has never heard of selling exam questions when he participated in the scientific exam, he has also heard of others. of cheating.

"Grandpa, don't be angry. The matter is very important. Since the scientific examination is already unfair, it is one thing to report to the emperor. It is also imperative to catch the person who leaked the question behind the back. Why don't you go back and report to my grandfather? I will secretly stay and investigate the matter." Clearly, this way it is easier to explain to the emperor, and it saves you from scaring the snake."

Ji Chong thought about it for a moment, then exhaled: "That's fine, I'll leave Liu Meng behind, and I'll leave you two skilled people, and find out the matter as soon as possible."

Yang Ye first stayed in a small inn in the east of the city, sent the scholar back to his residence first, and took advantage of the opportunity to inquire about the family background and address of the test-selling candidates, and secretly asked Liu Meng to follow the scholar back in disguise, watching the movements of the test-selling candidates .

After some arrangements, Yang Ye found that Zhang Tiehu had been following him and never left, so he asked, "Why don't you leave?"

"The adults didn't let the students go."

"You are honest! The official saw that you are famous in the township examination, but have you reported to go home?"

Zhang Tiehu said: "The scholar who can read and write wrote a letter and went back. The student found a job in the county town. The money is faster than the county town. After working for a few months, the cost of going to Beijing is almost enough."

Yang Ye said: "Now that you are a Wu Juren, there will naturally be merchants in your family seeking asylum. Why do you lack a little money?"

"My lord doesn't know that martial arts has just been created, and most people still look down on martial arts students who can't read big characters. Although they won the exam, there are not many merchants who are willing to come to the door. Besides, Xiaosheng doesn't know business. People are very shrewd, if the students rashly agree to protect them, and secretly use the name of the students, I'm afraid they will do something outrageous."

Yang Ye thought, thinking about it, the imperial examinations have been valued by the imperial court for decades, and the admiration for the imperial examinations has been deeply rooted in the people of the world. Subconsciously, they feel that following the masters of the imperial examinations will have a way out. How many people in the world can clearly see the current situation in the world? The emperor is far away, how can he know what the emperor values ​​at a time, and Ji Chao lacks talents who are good at martial arts, and his thinking has not yet changed, so naturally he doesn't think highly of martial arts people.

Furthermore, what Zhang Tiehu said is also true. Merchants are smart, and they cannot be controlled by ordinary people. If they can be suppressed, they can naturally be used for themselves and become a sharp weapon for making money. But if they cannot be controlled, they will be controlled. Armor for merchants who do evil.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Tiehu looked naive, but his mind was very clear about these major matters.

Yang Ye thought for a while, he is not the invigilator of the martial arts exam, and the emperor personally set the questions, so it should be no problem: "Since you are in the provincial capital, then leave it to me to handle the affairs. When you return to Beijing, you Together with the officer."

Zhang Tiehu's eyes brightened: "If I can go to the capital with my lord, it will save students from taking detours in rushing for the exam."

Yang Ye smiled: "Although you are in the provincial capital, don't forget about the practice."

"Yes."

The next day, Zhang Meng came to report that the examinees who sold the test questions and those who bought the test questions went out to feast every day after the exam, and even intended to curry favor with the officials from the capital.

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