I solved crimes in the Song Dynasty and strengthened the country [Seventh Five-Year]

62 Flying catkins and rolling sorrow

Jiang Lin did not expect such a strange development.

Except for the "opening ceremony" of his own real estate, Jiang Lin didn't think he had any interaction with Feng Jing at all.Even in order to implement the low-key policy that his master said on the surface, he did not officially present awards to the candidates, but watched the whole process behind the scenes.

The fact that Feng Jing was named in front of Sima Guang was only because he had heard some anecdotes about him.

Feng Jing has outstanding talent and learning. In history, he was the "Three Yuan Jidi" in the Song and Joseon Dynasties, that is, he won No. 1 in the general examination, township examination, and palace examination.But his journey to No. [-] has not been all smooth sailing.

Unlike what Sima Guang mentioned before, in the story Jiang Lin heard, Zhang Guifei’s uncle, Zhang Yaozuo, didn’t want his daughter to marry Feng Jing, because he wanted his nephew to marry him. Shi Boutong won the champion in the palace examination.

Zhang Yaozuo even went to ask a mage to do the math, and got a prophecy that this year's No. [-] scholar would be surnamed Feng, and even bought many officials to intercept the test papers of candidates surnamed Feng.

Feng Jing, who got the news, had an idea, removed two dots of water from his "Feng" character, moved it next to the "Jing" character, and changed his name to "Ma Liang", avoiding Zhang Yaozuo's interception.

Jiang Lin didn't know the truth of the story, even when Sima Guang mentioned that Zhang Yaozuo went to marry Feng Jing, he thought that such grievances and grievances between the two of them would never happen again. I made a bet with no chips.

But judging from the admission list he inquired about, Feng Jing did write his name as "Ma Liang" on the test paper by mistake.In other words, the "grievance" between Feng Jing and Zhang Yaozuo is very likely to be true.

The palace examination in the Song Dynasty was still relatively strict at this time, and the admission rate fluctuated greatly around 50%.Those who fail the imperial examination will be ruthlessly eliminated, and will have to re-take the general and rural examinations in the coming year; students who are found to have cheated will be removed from the examination qualifications, and will be nailed to the pillar of shame for the rest of their lives.

On the way to being invited to the Yushitai for questioning, Jiang Lin kept thinking about what kind of things he had done to make a rare three-yuan and first-timer suspected of cheating on his back. possible.

Soon, a possibility appeared in his mind.

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Since the report letter was sent to Yushitai, Bao Zheng was naturally one of the first to get the news.

But this matter is very important, even if Bao Zheng has some inclinations in his heart, he can't violate the process of judging the case and reveal any information to Jiang Lin.Even because he knew that Jiang Lin was very good at turning his back on customers, and didn't play cards according to common sense, he was a little more cautious about him.

There are many people involved in the fraud case, and they all need to be interrogated separately. Bao Zheng deliberately assigned the task of interrogating Jiang Lin to the experienced Han Qi, and he listened behind the screen.

Even though he felt that Jiang Lin should be calmer after being promoted, he was worried that the other party would make some "moths".

Sure enough, Bao Zheng didn't expect it. Not long after, he saw Jiang Linyi, who was brought by the guards, look at ease as a guest. He even pointed to Han Qi's teapot and asked, "Han Sijian's tea smells good. Fragrance, can I taste it too?"

Jiang Lin didn't realize that these words made Bao Zhongcheng, who was observing secretly, angry, and added some tea to Han Qi, without any awareness of being a suspect in the fraud case. Come here, but to ask about the relationship between me and the champion of this year?"

Han Qi also distinguished between public and private when he was in office. Even if Jiang Lin hit the first question he wanted to ask with a single sentence, he still maintained his stern and selfless face as an admonisher.

"What do you think."

Jiang Lin said sincerely: "It really doesn't matter, I have only heard a little about Mr. Feng's talent and name, but I don't know him at all."

Han Qi stared into his eyes: "A few days ago you invited a group of candidates near Guozixue to name your new building, didn't you?"

"Yes." Jiang Linxin said "Sure enough", and admitted frankly, "At that time, the official did invite a lot of people, and Mr. Feng seemed to be among them. But that day, the official was only observing behind the scenes and did not reveal anything. There is no chance to have direct contact with Mr. Feng."

As he spoke, he glanced behind the screen, and then bent his eyes.

Bao Zheng: "..."

Han Qi coughed lightly, and said, "Someone went to your building that day..."

"The 'Goose Empress Gui' building was named by a prince surnamed Wang." Jiang Lin said, "There are a lot of people, including Lord Wen Xiaohou, Miss Peng, Bai Yutang, Zhan Zhao, Sima Guang... oh yes Now, there is also Mr. Fan's son, Fan Chunren."

Jiang Lin's gaze focused, and he asked, "What Han Sijian cares about is Mr. Fan's appearance?"

Han Qi frowned, and looked at Jiang Lin with a sense of scrutiny, and said, "How can you always guess..."

"You don't have to worry about doubting me." Jiang Lin said with a smile, "Actually, it's not difficult to guess. The official knows in his heart that he and Mr. Feng only had this one intersection, and in this intersection, the only one who appeared with him The person involved in the palace examination is Fan Chunren's father, Mr. Fan Zhongyan who is the chief examiner."

"So Xiaguan thought, in that anonymous report letter, it should be written that Mr. Fan accepted Feng Jing's bribe to let his son reveal the subject. As the owner of 'The Queen of the Wild Goose' , naturally provides a non-suspicious environment for their behavior of passing the news, doesn't it?"

Seeing Han Qi's slightly surprised expression, Jiang Lin knew he had guessed right.

But it's really not hard to guess.

From ancient times to the present, the cheating methods used by imperial examination candidates to gain an advantage in the examination room are nothing more than those kinds-bribing examiners, entraining cheat sheets, and asking others to take the exam.

The two things of bringing a cheat sheet and hiring a gunman are not easy to appear in the palace test. Even if they happen, they are usually caught on the spot, and it is difficult to pursue them without evidence afterwards.

Those like Feng Jing who were reported only after their grades, and who could be related to Jiang Lin himself, could only bribe the examiner to understand the questions.

After going through the names of the officials who could get in touch with the palace examination questions in advance, Jiang Lin screened out the only possibility.

Han Qi frowned and said, "You analyzed this matter so thoroughly, aren't you afraid that this officer will think that's what you did?"

Jiang Lin took a sip of tea unhurriedly, and said, "I'm afraid that my analysis is not clear enough, and it will arouse that adult's suspicion even more."

Jiang Lin's words really guessed Bao Zheng's thoughts thoroughly, he turned out from behind the screen, looked at Jiang Lin with a hostile expression, and said, "Jiang Shaoqing is smart."

Jiang Lin shrugged helplessly, and said, "Of course, apart from this, the lower official also wants to know more information to prove his innocence."

"You don't need to prove yourself, Yushitai will investigate clearly."

Jiang Lin said, "I just need to confirm one thing with the two of you—I remember that Fan Yushi only stayed in the building for a while before leaving. It should be because he didn't have a chance to contact Feng Jing." Yes. So the way Fan Yushi passed the exam questions to Feng Jing mentioned in the letter, is it related to the painting he sent?"

Han Qi still had too little contact with Jiang Lin, so he unconsciously set his eyes on Bao Zheng, and Bao Zheng's black face instantly darkened by three points.

Jiang Lin knew it, and he guessed right again.

The matter has come to this point, and Bao Zheng couldn't continue to hide it, so he confessed: "The person who wrote the letter claimed to have heard Fan Yushi say that the gift was a wish from his father and him, and it was specially placed in a very conspicuous place. on the head table."

"And the painting he brought showed a piece of sea, which just happened to be a good match for the strategy of governing the coast that was tested in the Shang Palace Examination. It is suspicious that Feng Jing changed the name on the examination paper at will, and Fan Xueshi As the chief examiner who selected the questions for the palace examination, he actually made such a mistake..."

Jiang Lin shook his head and said, "Although Fan Yushi did say that, the gift actually has no intentions of Bachelor Fan at all."

"how do I say this?"

"I'm ashamed to say it." Jiang Lin rubbed his nose and said without any shame, "A few days ago, Xiaguan and Fan Yushi went to Langzhou together, but Fan Xueshi once expressed his dissatisfaction with Xiaguan in front of him. Fan Yushi's attitude towards the subordinate officials is a little subtle."

"Later, the misunderstanding between the two of us was solved. Fan Yushi couldn't bear to admit his mistake to the officials. He wanted to ease the relationship between us, but he was embarrassed to say that he wanted to give me a gift. The painting was not about sailing. The picture, but the scene of the fisherman going out to sea to fish - Fan Yushi's metaphor, it is clearly the story of Confucius once missed a poem, the fisherman pointed it out, and confessed his mistake to the other party.*”

Jiang Lin sighed, and said, "Look at Fan Yushi's aloofness, even when he apologizes, he has to compare himself to a sage."

After hearing this, Han Qi felt that Jiang Lin's idea was a bit ridiculous, but he still hesitated and said, "This is just your one-sided opinion..."

"You're right. The two censors can also press Fan Yushi to find out what his real intention for sending the painting is. It just so happens that the officials are also very curious."

Jiang Lin tilted his head, and said to Bao Zheng: "However, I really feel that the two of you should not be disturbed by that letter, and casually suspect people like Fan Xueshi. The process of the palace examination is so strict, and all the examiners are invited When you come to the inner courtyard of the palace to ask questions, even if you are a parent, it is difficult to get in touch with him and get clues about the questions."

Bao Zheng naturally understood what Jiang Lin said, he lowered his eyebrows, he didn't say yes or no, and wanted to invite Jiang Lin back first.

But Jiang Lin blinked his fox eyes and said to him: "Actually, if you want to test whether these students have cheated, you can let His Majesty make random questions and then test them."

Bao Zheng frowned and said, "This letter only mentions Feng Jing, why do you want to take other candidates?"

"Of course I have to take the test. The painting is placed in such a conspicuous position, what if other people are inspired to get a high score in the test?" Jiang Lin said with a smile, "For example, the lower officials will remember A young master surnamed Shi stared at that painting for a long time!"

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Yushitai's work efficiency was very high, and he quickly finished questioning all the relevant personnel, and even asked some new questions, a simple test of the ability of some new subjects.

Within a few days, Jiang Lin received three good news.

One is that the painting was indeed an "apology picture" sent by Fan Chunren to Jiang Lin on his own initiative.

The news wasn't particularly good, but when he thought of Fan Chunren's embarrassing appearance of admitting that he was wrong, Jiang Lin couldn't help feeling secular.

The second is the re-examination proposed by Jiang Lin, which not only made Feng Jing the No. [-] scholar handpicked by the officials again, but also kept his title of "three yuan and first", and also uncovered Shi Boutong, who was fishing in troubled waters.

He who originally took No.2 behaved extremely unnaturally in the re-examination, and was dismissed from the original examination results. Next time, he has to take the examination step by step from the beginning.

Zhang Yaozuo, who paved the way for him, was pissed off to death by this matter.

The evil will be rewarded with evil, Jiang Lin naturally feels at ease.

And the third is that Li Yuanhao in the north was defeated, and Di Qing returned triumphantly. The official family was very happy, and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of his son's full moon to hold a banquet for the important officials in the court. Jiang Lin was also invited.

Such an invitation was a kind of reward and recognition for the very young Jiang Lin. He immediately took care of his official uniform again and planned various matters for entering the palace for an audience.

Seeing Xiao Shitou came home from school, Jiang Lin was trying to help him arrange the dinner of the banquet in advance, but Xiao Shitou asked him for leave first: "Brother Lin, I may not be able to come back to have dinner with you tomorrow. "

"What are you going to do tomorrow?"

Xiao Shitou, on the other hand, faltered and panicked, not knowing exactly what he was going to do.

Jiang Lin glanced at him up and down, seeing Xiao Shitou's body that was stretching, and his gradually changing appearance, he bent his eyes in a sudden realization.

He patted Xiao Shitou's shoulder very understandingly and said: "Don't worry, brother will definitely support your life's major events."

This little stone is so obvious when talking about the object, he thought he couldn't see it!