Mrs. Rebirth

In the imperial study room, on Zhan Yuanfeng's desk were the papers for the top 1 in the general examination, and he was reading the theory written by No.[-] several times.

"Okay! Using business to support war and business to support the people, it's a shame he dared to write it."

Taifu Zeng's eyelids jumped and he stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, my subordinates think that what this son said is wrong, businessmen are lowly, and they are all cunning and cunning, how can people's livelihood and war be entrusted to business? "

Shang Xianyang, the chief assistant, stroked his beard, and retorted with a smile: "Teacher Zeng misunderstood, this son's writing is not about entrusting Dayang's livelihood to commerce, but focusing on the need to develop commerce and improve the quality of businessmen." Status, the wealth of the country makes the people strong."

"Hmph, how can a person be so vulgar, relying on yellow and white things for everything, he must be a corrupt official in the future!"

"Tseng Taifu's words are wrong. Governing the country is not as opposed to literati reciting poems. All you need is spiritual food. Without these yellow and white things, what do the common people eat? What do they wear? How do the soldiers get paid?"

Zeng Taifu wanted to say something, but Zhan Yuanfeng preempted him and said: "Now Dayang is planning to expand the navy. Shipbuilding and conscription are all huge expenses. The Minister of the Household Department has cried poorly to me more than once. I don't care about businessmen. No matter what the status is, it is enough to make Dayang rich as soon as possible."

Zhan Yuanfeng was originally curious about the Zuo family, but now after reading Zuo Shaoqing's test paper, he was even more satisfied with him, and wanted to meet this 14-year-old boy even more.

"The war between Dayang and Beidi has just stopped. Now is a good time for me, Dayang, to recuperate. If we want to fill up the national treasury quickly, we must rely on those businessmen. That's what I meant by canceling the sea ban."

Shang Shoufu bowed his hands and praised: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Although Grand Tutor Zeng was not convinced, he did not dare to fight Yuan Feng against him. Although he was a first-rank Grand Tutor, he did not have any real power, and his weight was not as good as that of the current Chief Assistant.

It's just... "Your Majesty, I learned that Zuo Huiyuan is only 14 years old this year. Even if he has both talent and virtue, he may not be able to serve the court immediately."

A scholar who can only talk on paper, let him occupy the position of the number one scholar, let alone this Huiyuan is still surnamed Zuo!

Taifu Zeng stood in the right team back then, so he pulled the Zuo family off the horse and climbed up on his own. Now that the younger generation of the Zuo family has made a comeback, no matter how you look at it, it is not pleasing to the eye.

Zhan Yuanfeng waved his hand, "It's too early to say these things. After the palace examination, I will rank the Gongsheng students according to their performance, so I don't need to worry about this matter."

It is said that once the emperor and the courtiers, Zeng Taifu was the late emperor's confidant, and he served him when the late emperor was not the crown prince. In Zhan Yuanfeng's generation, the estrangement had already arisen, and Zhan Yuanfeng could not trust him wholeheartedly.

Fortunately, the descendants of the Zeng family are all incompetent, so he doesn't have to worry about the Zeng family becoming a big one, he just needs to wait for Taifu Zeng to retire when he is old, and he will be replaced.

Seeing that Master Zeng fell silent, the capital of the Shang Dynasty winked at the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and then listened to the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites and said: "Your Majesty, I feel that this No. 2 and No. 3 student is also a talent to make, and even no more practical than No. .1 poor."

Zhan Yuanfeng opened the No.2 paper, read it roughly, and nodded repeatedly, "It's really good. It's really not easy for a student to understand farming so thoroughly."

He opened the front of the book and looked at the name, and felt a little familiar, so he asked, "Jiang Hengzhou? Where is he from?"

Minister of Rites said naturally, "This son is from Chongyang County, Mr. Yin's closed student."

"Oh?" Zhan Yuanfeng thought of that old man with a weird personality, and said with a smile on his face, "I don't know if the apprentices taught by that old man have the same personality as him."

Minister of the Ministry of Rites praised appropriately: "I am afraid that the emperor will be disappointed. This son is amazingly talented and friendly. He is definitely different from Mr. Yin."

"I'll have to meet him three days later to see what kind of person the old man has taught."

While the imperial court was waiting for the freshly released top three Jinshi, and while the people in Kyoto were waiting to see the first top Jinshi and the first cross-horse parading through the streets, an astonishing news suddenly broke out in the city and spread at a fast speed.

Without waiting for the courtiers to react, a student whose name was lost to Sun Shan rang the grievance drum outside the government office, and handed in a pleading, claiming that the current imperial examination was unfair. famous.

Mr. Fu Yin didn't want to pay attention to it. Students who failed in the previous imperial examinations complained that they were wronged. They all felt that they were outstanding in their studies and should have been in high school.

Civil and martial arts are the first and martial arts are second, and the students feel that there is nothing they can do to be good. The copy master beat him [-] times according to the old calendar and kicked him out.

Unexpectedly, that afternoon, this stubborn student rushed out of the imperial city with the wound on his buttocks and slammed his head against the city wall, blood spattered on the spot. Fortunately, the imperial doctor who rushed to the scene in time saved his life.

Such a big event happened at the gate of the imperial city, it is impossible for Yuan Feng in the imperial city not to know about it. By the time he got the chief examiner to question him in detail, the news had already spread throughout the capital.

As a result, the originally unsettled capital city immediately felt like a hornet's nest was stabbed, and various speculations and rumors spread wildly.

Immediately, many failed candidates stood up and knelt outside the imperial city to beg the Holy Master to find out the truth.

The imperial examination is held every three years, and many students may not pass the exam if they spend their entire lives studying hard. The fraud case at this time is like giving hope to every student who failed the exam. They hope that this matter is true, so maybe they can try it. If they do it all over again, they still have a chance, and maybe they will be the ones who will be on the list next time.

Moreover, they claim to be well-educated, and their reputation must be because someone has learned about the exam questions in advance. How can such an unfair exam convince the public?

In this way, all the students on the list became suspicious. When Zuo Shaoqing got the news, the capital was already full of ups and downs.

"Cheat?" Zuo Shaoqing frowned and pondered. He was sure that there was no fraud case at this time in his previous life. Why did everything go well before, but now something went wrong?

When it comes to knowing the exam questions in advance, he is definitely the one who cheated, but this cheating comes after rebirth, it has nothing to do with others, and no one else can find out if they want to check.

Thinking of this, he was relieved.

"Master, you have to be careful. You won the Hui Yuan at the age of 14. You must have become a thorn in the eyes of others. Maybe it is for you." Luo Xiaoliu analyzed intelligently.

Zuo Shaoqing tapped him on the head, "Where did you hear this? Your father is usually modest and has never had conflicts with others. He only knows a few people among the students. How could it be possible? Will you come for Grandpa?"

Luo Xiaoliu rubbed his head and muttered vaguely: "People's hearts are unpredictable, you've been envied."

Zuo Yunwen's excitement hadn't passed before he was poured cold water by the news, slapped the table and said bitterly: "What kind of unconscionable nonsense is this? The examiners this year are notoriously upright. The door is not even opened, where is the cheating? Where is the leakage?"

Seeing that Zuo Shaoqing was about to get three yuan, if this incident happened at this time, it was very likely that no one would get any benefit in the end.

Kneeling in a row on the Golden Luan Hall, Zhan Yuanfeng sat on the dragon chair with a dark face, and asked in a calm voice: "Check! Let me check carefully! Whether it is fraud in the examination room or someone deliberately spread rumors, I will He must be punished severely!"

This imperial examination is the first time for Zhan Yuanfeng to obtain a scholar after he took office. Needless to say, it is important. hair.

The Governor of Kyoto broke out in a cold sweat. If he knew that student dared to hit the city wall with his head, he would definitely not beat him out easily.

If this matter is really investigated, he, the prefect, has committed the crime of dereliction of duty.

Sure enough, the next moment, Zhan Yuanfeng handed over the case to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and the current chief examiner and invigilator were all temporarily placed under house arrest. Before the matter was engaged, the list of the general examination was voided, and the imperial examination was also postponed.

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites prostrated himself on the ground, and said in a weak voice: "Your Majesty, I feel that the nonsense of a failed candidate is not enough to prove it."

"Didn't I ask the Ministry of Criminal Justice to investigate?" Zhan Yuanfeng looked down at the kneeling person below: "Or...do you have a ghost in your heart?"

Minister of the Ministry of Rites cried out for injustice, sweating profusely, listening to Zhan Yuanfeng say in a cold tone: "There are hundreds of students kneeling outside the imperial city, do you think you can make them retreat with just one word?"

"Your Majesty is guilty of your crimes!" Zhan Yuanfeng was seldom angry, whether he was the prince or after ascending the throne, he always smiled. Although he dealt with several guilty officials, they all adopted the most gentle means.

Therefore, everyone has forgotten that the emperor is more of an emperor, and the things that are decided are not to be discussed.

Just when everyone held their breaths and did not dare to make a sound, a servant hurried in, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, that student has woken up."