imprinted you in my heart

Within a few days, Shi Min asked the Ministry of Rites to carefully distribute the examination questions agreed upon with Prime Minister Xuanyuan Mo to Master Huang, the dean of the Imperial Academy.

The general examination is a six-day examination, and candidates can only come out after finishing the examination.As usual, one subject per day, the first day is current policies, the second day is poetry, the third day is articles, the fourth day is Mingfa, the fifth day is Mingshu, and the sixth day is history.

The last time I took Enke, Shi Min chose a favorite set of questions from Xuanyuan Mo's drafts, and it was the same this time. The only difference was that only she and Xuanyuan Mo knew the last exam questions from beginning to end. Scholar Huang knew it many times.

On the eve of autumn, Bu Qianxue was intensively reviewing in her study.

"Young master, I'm back." The voice of Bu Qianxue's personal maid, Jiashutong Banyue, came before she even entered the study.

Reading can't be done behind closed doors, and with Qiu Wei approaching day by day, Bu Qianxue arranged for half a month to go out every day to inquire about Qiu Wei's affairs. A few days ago, she inquired about trivial things, and she found out after talking about it. focus.

Bu Qianxue put down her book, picked up a cattail fan and started fanning. Today is a bit muggy, and it might rain in all likelihood. Looking at Ban Yue, who was sweating profusely, she handed over the half-eaten iced watermelon that had just been served, "How did you inquire today?".

Ban Yueyi, who is the incarnation of a foodie, saw watermelon eyes lit up, and ate two pieces in a row before opening his mouth, "Young master, I accidentally found out that someone has a channel to get exam questions, but it is very expensive."

"Where did you find out, can someone buy it, how expensive is it?" Bu Qianxue

"As usual, I went to the tea house first, and then went to several famous inns, but nothing was gained. I overheard a conversation between a master and a servant in a small alley outside Mingdao College. They seem to be short of money. , I don’t know if anyone will buy it, but I did hear the money clearly, it seems to cost 6000 taels of silver, if I remember correctly.” Ban Yue finished eating the only piece of watermelon left.

Bu Qianxue was so frightened by the price of 6000 taels that she stopped her fan. She thought it was only 2000 to [-] taels, but unexpectedly it was three times the expected price.

Fraud in the imperial examinations has happened from time to time from the previous dynasty to the present. It has something to do with the current emperor and the chief examiner. If the emperor is strict, he will investigate thoroughly as soon as there is a rumor. If he is not strict, he will turn a blind eye and close his eyes. one eye.

The words of the chief examiner are even simpler. Being greedy, the scientific examination is the way for them to make a fortune. If they are not greedy, they will select talents for the country and the emperor.

There was no buying and selling of exam questions in the last Enke exam, but now this situation actually happened, Qianxue was even more shocked than knowing the high-priced exam questions, she did not believe that His Majesty would let this happen.

Ban Yue saw her young master slumped back to her chair in surprise, thinking she was worried about failing the exam, she comforted her and said, "Young master, don't worry, I think with your ability, even if you don't buy it, you will definitely do better than them. Maybe you can still win the first prize."

"I'm not worried about this" Bu Qianxue

"Then what are you worried about, young master?" Ban Yue asked

"Hey, forget it, tell me, you don't understand, you've been tired all day, go down and rest." Bu Qianxue

"Young master, I'm not tired, I'll fan you." Ban Yue, who had already eaten the watermelon, felt that the master was still working hard, so I didn't have the nerve to rest, so I found a big fan and started to fan Bu Qianxue.

Bu Qianxue didn't say anything else, she put down her cattail fan and continued to read books to prepare for the exam. No matter it was fair or unfair, she had to try her best. As for spending money to buy exam questions, she would never do it.

In the palace, Shi Min was reading in the Haohai Palace. Since the reform of the writing system, her efficiency in reviewing memorials has been greatly improved, and she has free time to do what she likes.

In the modern times, she liked everything except reading, but here, she has no other choice except reading. The only entertainment here is teahouse listening to books, singing and dancing, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and opera has not sprouted at all. , She currently doesn't have the energy to fiddle with these.

So reading has become her only choice. Fortunately, the royal library of Haohai Palace has a large collection of books, and those collected by the previous dynasty and the previous dynasty have also been completely preserved. A set of books, ranging from history to arithmetic, medical skills, etc., the amount of books really complements the word Haohai.

Shi Min, the library building of the Imperial Academy, has also been there once. Although the collection is rich, it is far less than that of the Haohai Palace. Adding punctuation marks to her books was just completed last month, so now she reads books much more pleasing to the eye.

It has been almost 11 years since she passed through, but she has tasks most of the time. Before she ascended the throne, she was full of classes every day. She also only read a small part of the books in Haidian.

Today, she was looking at the history of Anguo, a subsidiary state of Huaguo, only to find that Anguo is much larger than she imagined, and it has been established for more than 200 years. Anguo is located in the north of Huaguo. The terrain is mainly plains, and the people are simple and honest. Rarely initiates a war.

The reason why the small countries around Huaguo are their vassal states is the result of the prosperity of the former four emperors of Huaguo through cultural expansion and economic expansion. Of course, it is also inseparable from Huaguo's strong military power. Other small countries have invaded and been defeated by Huaguo.

But the ancestors who are well versed in the art of emperors deeply understand that if you want others to submit to you sincerely and become your vassal state, fighting alone is not enough. Even if they surrender on the surface, they must have hatred in their hearts, so they use it. The law of kingship.

Ji Chun and Fan Qiu, who had been guarding outside for nearly an hour, were bored when they saw a palace attendant running towards them in a hurry, and they didn't realize it was from the Wenxuan Palace until they got close.

Both of them know that His Majesty likes to read quietly alone, and it also depends on the occasion. If you are reading in Haohai Palace, you should not be disturbed if there is no major issue. If you are in Fengde Palace and Wenxuan Palace, you don't have such worries.

At this time, there were no servants in the palace except His Majesty, and even they were guarding outside. After Wu Dong left, His Majesty did not promote anyone to fill the vacancy, and they also changed from being unsuitable at the beginning to becoming a habit now.

Director Lu was not there, Ji Chun and Fan Qiu hesitated to look at each other, but no one moved, and finally Fan Qiu pushed the door and walked in, familiar with the way up to the third floor, and saw His Majesty sitting at the desk Seriously reading the book, Fan Qiu suddenly felt that he was really not working hard.

Hearing the footsteps stopped for a while and then fell silent again, Shi Min raised his head and saw Fan Qiu who lowered his head slightly, "Fan Qiu, what's the matter?".

Fan Qiu, who came back to his senses in an instant, quickly saluted and said: "Respectfully, Your Majesty, Shengan, someone from the Wenxuan Hall has come to inform, and the right governor, Mr. Yan, is asking to see you."

"Xuan her to wait outside the Wenxuan Hall." Shi Min finished reading a page and marked it with a bookmark before getting up and going to the Wenxuan Hall.

"Chen Yan Yinuo respectfully invites Your Majesty to be safe." Ever since she was promoted to the right governor and imperial censor and was granted the title of Prince Taibao, Yan Yinuo deeply felt the heavy responsibility and dared not slack in the slightest, for fear of disappointing the emperor's favor.

"Ai Qing is free of courtesy, and I will give you a seat" is still very important to Yan Yinuo and Shi Min. Although he is short in stature, but the concentration of that sentence is the essence.

After the rules were done, Yan Yinuo opened his mouth to report: "Your Majesty, I received an anonymous report letter three days ago, reporting that the chief examiner of this autumn, Master Huang, bought and sold exam questions, neglected his duties and accepted bribes. According to the clues provided in the letter, I An open and unannounced visit has been carried out, and the detailed process has been reported in the memorandum, with the report letter and the test questions bought, and the witnesses have been protected, waiting for His Majesty to inquire."

Shi Min narrowed his eyes slightly, didn't say anything, took the information that Ji Chun had passed on, and began to read it.

The content of the memorandum is concise and straightforward, and the writing is clear and clear. Scholar Huang is really a good planner. He opened a calligraphy and painting shop and bought and sold calligraphy and paintings. In fact, he bought and sold test questions through secret codes. Obviously, he had a plan long ago.

6000 taels of silver?1000 taels for one subject?It was really worth the money, she looked at the exam questions again, and it was exactly the same as the exam questions she had discussed with Prime Minister Xuanyuan, the handwriting of the report letter was ugly, it was obviously not written with the usual handwriting, it seemed that he was a thoughtful person.

Shi Min, who had expected Huang Dashi's meeting for a long time, was not surprised at all. What was surprising was the price and means he offered, "Come here, Minister of Xuan Xingbu and Dali Guan Yucheng will have an audience immediately."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Ji Chun quickly took the order and left.

"If this matter is confirmed, what does Ai Qing think should be done?" Shi Mian asked solemnly looking outside the hall.

Shi Min doesn't know how to deal with it?Of course I know, she asked this question not only for herself, but also to hear Yan Yinuo's opinion. As for Tianfu at the beginning of the first year, no one dared to speak boldly.

How could Shi Min, who knew that keeping his mouth shut would be tantamount to being self-confident and looking for death, would let this trend continue, so even if she had a plan in mind, she would habitually ask her a question.

"The imperial examination is to select talents for the country and for His Majesty, but it has become a way for others to seek personal gain. It is tantamount to destroying the foundation of our country. I believe that we should be severely punished according to the law, so as to curb this unhealthy trend and win a blue sky for candidates. "Yan Yinuo stood up and expressed his thoughts with emotion.

"What Aiqing said is exactly what I want, but the disease in my magnificent country is far worse than this, and I can't sleep or eat every day because of this." Shi Min

"Your Majesty, please take good care of the phoenix body. As long as your Majesty has the heart, why not worry about the revival of Huaguo? I am willing to do my best for Your Majesty and Huaguo until I die." Yan Yinuo solemnly saluted.

After a while, Minister of the Ministry of Officials and Yu Cheng of Dali Temple came, and Shi Min handed over the full power of the imperial examination transaction case to the Ministry of Officials, Dali Temple and the Supervisory Court for a joint trial by the three divisions, and dismissed all positions of the chief examiner and deputy chief examiner. Pending trial, the chief examiner and deputy chief examiner were reappointed. ?