Falling Talent GL

A quarter of an hour later, the yamen servant brought in the ten test papers with names pasted on them, and placed them in front of several deputy examiners.Because it has only been more than ten days since the end of the county examination, several deputy examiners still have some impressions of the answer sheets of the mid-term candidates. After reading each other, they arranged the examination papers for the first to ninth candidates, and then put the last added one separately. on one side.

Mr. Jia glanced inside and outside the courtroom, and was not in a hurry to open the papers. After calling a few assistant examiners, he looked at the surrounding people and said, "Since the students and the people have doubts, you can show everyone the answer sheet. Then see if there is any problem with this ranking?"

It seems that they did not expect things to develop like this. No one in the hall spoke, and the people outside the courtroom were silent for a while. A few seconds later, a scholar took the lead and took the exam papers. They commented on each other and expressed their approval.

It's just that after returning the exam papers, they felt a little uneasy in their hearts for no reason. There were almost no mistakes in the famous exam papers, Tie Jing and Mo Yi.

They have all read the top-ranked masterpiece of this county examination, and the handwriting does not match the No.1 answer sheet, but it is very consistent with No.2.They looked at each other in blank dismay, unable to figure out the reason for a while, and only hoped to quickly uncover the ambiguity.

Fang Shouxin saw that Mr. Jia stopped talking, so he slapped the gavel and said in a deep voice, "Expose the name."

"how is this possible?"

"How could this be?" The deputy examiners all looked surprised after taking off their names, as if they had seen some unbelievable scene.

Fang Shouxin squinted his eyes and said: "Since the results have been released, let's read out the rankings one by one. Wait a minute. This case involves two famous scholars. Let's show it to everyone. I can also judge it." You are convinced."

"This... this, how could this be?"

"Could it be a wrong name?"

There was a lot of discussion outside the courtroom, Fang Shouxin frowned and said: "Take a pen and paper and ask the two scholars to write down their own poems and odes, and then they will be checked clearly by the listed master."

Jiang Sanyan took the pen and paper. Although she didn't see the test paper, she vaguely felt that she was not the last name, and seeing Li Zhu's expression was very calm, she felt more at ease.

Yu Ta was not so calm. He didn't read the test papers, but he could see the scholars who came to sue Jiang Sanyan with him. Their expressions seemed very wrong. Could it be that Jiang Sanyan is not the last name, but she is Ah, that doesn't make sense.

The two wrote it quickly, and after handing it over to everyone to read, there was a sudden eerie silence outside the courtroom, as if some magical power made them all shut down.

Fang Shouxin patted the gavel lightly, nodded to the assistant examiner and said, "Since everyone has checked it over and over again, let's show it to everyone in the hall. If there is no doubt, the judge will pronounce the sentence."

The test paper was handed over to Jiang Sanyan first, and she was startled when she saw that it was the first name. She subconsciously looked at Li Zhu, and saw that her mentor's expression was still calm, as if she had expected it to be so normal, and dispelled all the anxiety in her heart clean.

"It's impossible, it's impossible, it's not true, it's impossible, she obviously failed the exam! She obviously didn't get selected as a scholar!" Yu Ta looked at the two exam papers in his hand, shook his head frantically, and yelled in denial.

Fang Shouxin glanced at Mrs. Jia and Li Zhu who were calm and calm. He stabilized his mind and said: "Be bold in the tower and falsely accuse the candidates of this county. The facts are in front of you. Now, I will sentence you to expel his reputation and punish him with thirty sticks. As for the students who wrote the pleadings jointly with him, since you are the first offender and you are bewitched by others, you will be given a lighter punishment, and all of you will be punished with twenty sticks."

After speaking, he looked at Jiang Lin who was lying on the ground still shaking, and said, "Jiang Lin shares the same responsibility as Yu Ta, with thirty sticks."

In an instant, there was a lot of crying inside and outside the court, and Jiang Lin’s voice was the loudest. She would peel off her skin if she was punished for thirty years without a stick. I’m here to sue Sanya, I’m a lady of talent, you can’t punish me.” However, no one in the hall wanted to hear what she was crying about.

Fang Shouxin slapped the gavel hard, and said angrily: "Drag it out, and then roar the court, the crime will be aggravated."

Seeing this, Mrs. Jia also stood up and said: "Since the case has been closed, I will not stay any longer because I still have official duties." After he finished speaking, he got up, but was stopped when he started walking, and he planned to leave outside the courtroom. The onlookers stopped because of this, and turned their heads one after another.

"Wait a minute, I have objections. The verdict in this case is unfair. Please, my lords, give justice to my disciple Jiang Sanyan."

Hearing the words, Fang Shouxin's breathing slowed down, and he turned his gaze to Li Zhu. He calmed down and said, "I don't know what objections Li Juren has. Isn't Jiang Xiucai innocent already?"

Mr. Jia also came back to his senses and echoed: "That's right, since you have been cleared, this case should be understood, what else do you think is inappropriate?"

Li Zhu patted Jiang Sanyan on the shoulder, then turned to look outside the court and said, "The imperial examination is an important way for the imperial court to select officials, and it is also the fairest selection system for scholars in the world, but as an examiner, he changes his ranking at will due to his personal preference." , Do you think it’s fair to call Jiang Sanyan’s first name the last name?”

There was silence again inside and outside the courtroom. Fang Shouxin gritted his teeth while touching the gavel in his hand, and said in his heart, this matter is led by Master Jia and has nothing to do with me, and he is determined not to speak.

Master Jia took a deep breath and said, "I have no choice but to choose Jiang Sanyan as the last name. She is a woman. If she rashly chooses Jiang Sanyan as the first name, it would be inappropriate both emotionally and rationally."

Li Zhu smiled lightly when he heard the words: "It's not bad that she is a woman, but it is true that she got the first name in the exam. As for what Mr. Jia said about emotion and reason, I am the juren hand-picked by the current emperor. I'm also a woman. Is it possible that the decree that women can become officials has come to your Xiangbei Prefecture, and it can't be implemented in your Cixian County? Dare I ask my lord, does your Majesty know what you call reason? Is it allowed by the court law? ?."

Mr. Jia choked for breath, his short stubble trembled, and then he laughed again and said: "Li Juren misunderstood, I didn't mean it, and I named Jiang Sanyan as the last name that day because her handwriting was soft. , the answer is quite satisfactory, and she is considerate of her as a woman, if she is named as the first name, she may cause criticism, so she is named as the last name."

Li Zhu put away the smile on his face, and a bit of awe-inspiring expression appeared on his face: "Master Jia means that even if she is the No. Is it okay to be the last name? As for the body of a woman, it is simply nonsense. Who dares to criticize the first name she obtained by her own ability, even if there is criticism, it is her own business, and those incompetent people will only criticize others and you may not be too kind.

Lord Jia snorted softly. As a fifth-rank government official, he can be said to be a well-deserved second-in-command in this Xiangbei Prefecture, except for the prefect. When did he lose face like this?

He flicked his sleeves and said: "It seems that the official came here by mistake, young man, stay on the front line, this case is a matter within the jurisdiction of the county, and the official has no time to meddle in other business, so leave."

"My lord, hey, my lord Jia, this... This will restore Jiang Sanyan's No.1 ranking, re-publish the list, and withdraw." Fang Shouxin saw Li Zhu's eyes, and thought that this indomitable posture was really scary , in case the trouble really comes before His Majesty, he, the Sesame Officer, must be the first one to be pushed out. Since the chief examiner has stated that he will not care about this matter, now he has the final say, so let's change it. Jiang Sanyan was originally the first name.

The cases that had been making a lot of noise came to an end in this way, and Jiang Sanyan's name as the head of the county test spread throughout Ci County.

That afternoon, as soon as Jiangjia Village Clan Changjiang Dashu received the news, he prepared five copper coins and asked two clan elders to go to Jiang Sanyan's house.When I arrived, I saw that the fenced courtyard was open, and the door was locked from the inside.

With a smile on his face, he walked over to knock on the door and said softly: "Third girl, I brought two clan elders to congratulate you on coming. Since you have won the prize of scholar, according to the rules, the clan should give you some rewards."

After the words fell, there was no movement inside, Jiang Dashu's face changed and he still said in a pleasant manner: "Three girls, it's uncle who is confused, and uncle is here to make amends for you. We have the same roots and ancestors, so don't worry about it. I will bring the two clans together. Let’s reward you for coming together.”

It was still quiet inside, the two clan elders knocked on the ground with their crutches, and said angrily: "It's outrageous, what else do you want..."

Just as I was talking, Jiang Xiaoya's voice came from inside: "My sister is not at home, you have to arrest someone to arrest her, don't try to trick me into opening the door."

There was a silence in the courtyard, Uncle Jiang's face turned cold, he looked at the crowd and said, "Did you see the third girl back today?"

Villagers, look at me, I think you can't tell why, it's the season of planting, and there are no people at the entrance of the village. If the battle of Jiang Lin's being carried back was not seen, they even I don't know about Yan being changed to the first name.

Jiang Dashu turned his head to look at the closed door, waved his hands sullenly to let everyone go away, and the little kindness on his face disappeared.Even if they are the top names in the county examination, so what, they may not be able to pass the government examination, how many poor talents fail in the examination all their lives, and the luck of these three girls will always be good?He didn't believe it.

Qian Mansion, Qian Xiaoqiao asked after listening to Shuang'er's report: "It should be hers, but it's just lost and found. It makes you happy. Those who didn't know thought you were the one who won the first place in the exam, Mr. Li." Well, has she returned to Li Yuan?"

Shuang'er smiled and said: "Well, I'm back in Li Yuan, and I'm still bringing that female scholar with me."

Qian Xiaoqiao tapped the table twice with her right index finger, thought for a moment and said, "Prepare two altars of good peach blossom wine, follow me to Li Garden."

She thought that as long as Jiang Sanyan wasn't a fool, she should have understood that Li Zhu knew the truth about the ranking a long time ago. I don't know what the teacher and the student would talk about?

"Miss, are you going to drink with that female scholar?"

"Who said I'm going to drink with her, I'm going to see Mr. Li."

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Hold on tight, students, we probably won’t see each other in the next chapter, we won’t be able to meet until the day after tomorrow~

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