Judging from the way Zhu Zi talks eloquently, this awareness of analyzing problems and proposing countermeasures has almost been engraved in his bones. Why does he need to cheat?
Besides, no matter how stupid Han Du is, he will not collude with others to cheat when Zhu Zi is participating in the examination.
Lao Zhu was even more excited. Looking at Zhu Zi standing upright like a jade, his heart was filled with joy. "This is the child of our Lao Zhu family, a true Hui Yuan talent."
If my son has a promising future, I am naturally the most proud of him. Lao Zhu was so happy that he wanted to talk to someone immediately, but suddenly he thought that besides Zhu Zi, there were three other sons in the academy. Did they also take part in the examination? Did they pass or fail?
"Apart from you, how many other brothers do you have?"
Zhu Zi had guessed that his father would ask this, and had already prepared his answer. He said directly: "The tenth brother is seventh in high school, the eleventh brother is fifth in the best high school, and the twelfth brother is eighth in high school."
Now, everyone was shocked. All four of them are in high school. What is the concept?
Of course, no one now suspects the four of them of cheating. They could have been crowned kings after graduating from the academy, so was it necessary for them to cheat?
The academy was able to cultivate so many talents, which surprised all the officials.
Seeing that the official named Huang had nothing to say, Lao Zhu was ready to make a decision, "In that case, then..."
"Father, I have something to say." Before Lao Zhu could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Zhu Zi.
Lao Zhu was not angry at all. Today, Zhu Zi gave him a lot of face and made him glow. Lao Zhu didn't take any offense to his heart at all.
"But it doesn't matter."
Zhu Zi did not speak, but took out a letter from his arms and held it in both hands. He lowered his head and said, "This is my son. One hundred and ninety-four high school students who took the Ding Mao Exam jointly wrote a letter to my father. Because my father summoned me to the palace, my son brought it to my father."
Lao Zhu didn't pay attention. He waved his hand and motioned to the old eunuch to go down and get it.
After the old eunuch took away the letter, Zhu Zi raised his head and said: "One hundred and ninety-four scholars in the academy have unanimously stated that they will not serve as officials. I ask my father for permission."
Lao Zhu got the letter and before he opened it, he heard Zhu Zi's words. He immediately raised his head and stared at Zhu Zi, and asked in a daze: "What?"
After Lao Zhu came to his senses, he suddenly opened the letter with both hands and saw clearly that everyone on it refused to serve as an official. He simply couldn't believe his eyes.
He suddenly threw the letter onto the imperial desk and roared loudly, "Nonsense, is this your idea? Tell me, was it your instigation?"
Lao Zhu looked at Han Du with hatred, a look of violence on his face.
The imperial examination is to select talents for the country. Lao Zhu will not let anyone mess with such a major event. Even if you pass the exam like now, it won't work if you don't apply for an official position.
If someone does this every time, passes the exam but does not become an official, and there are only a few people, then the court will not be short of one or two officials. But like now, the academy suddenly lost nearly 200 people. Where does this put the court's face?
Han Du knew the seriousness of this matter. When Zhu Zi said it just now, cold sweat suddenly fell from his face. These scholars really don't want to let themselves feel at ease, and they unknowingly do such a thing. Isn't this going to cost them their lives?
So just when Lao Zhu turned his head to look at Han Du, Han Du immediately knelt down. When Lao Zhu finished speaking, Han Du immediately replied: "Your Majesty, even if I have the courage, I will not dare to hinder him. It's an imperial examination. I really don't know anything about this matter."
"You know nothing? Then how did you become the deputy judge?" Lao Zhu had no intention of letting Han Du go, but asked even more fiercely.
Han Du also smiled bitterly in his heart. He had just been lazy recently and spent less time going to the academy. He didn't expect that such a problem would arise.
'If I knew whose idea it was, I wouldn't let him go. ' Han Du was furious in his heart and thought through gritted teeth.
Whether to let him go or not is a matter for the future. The most urgent thing now is to think about how to escape from Lao Zhu.
Before Han Du could figure out how to solve the problem, Zhu Zi opened his mouth to help him solve the problem.
"Father, I can testify that this matter is indeed my classmate's own idea, and no one instigated them."
Facing Zhu Zi, Lao Zhu's attitude was much gentler. After all, this was his biological son, and he was the biological son who had just given him a lot of face.
"Really?"
"It's absolutely true, I didn't say anything false." Zhu Zi nodded and said seriously.
Lao Zhu had no choice but to let Han Du go for the time being, but he did not agree to the academician's request. He just said vaguely: "This matter is not trivial. I have to think about it carefully."
After looking at Han Du and then at the official named Huang, Lao Zhu felt angry for no reason and didn't want to see these people again. He waved his big hand and said in a deep voice: "Retreat from the court!"
The matter is resolved, but it doesn't seem to be resolved.
As the news from the court spread to the public, it immediately caused an uproar. Some people think that all the scholars in the academy are indeed talented people, and feel sorry for them giving up being officials.
But there are also people who feel that the academy's pursuit of fame and reputation and their ability to achieve such results are inseparable from fraud. Even when they all gave up their official careers, it was believed that they were afraid that the matter would be exposed and deliberately covered it up.
Most people who think this way are northern scholars. But no one bothered the academy anymore. All their thoughts were now attracted by one thing.
That is the emperor's attitude towards the resignation of academicians. If the emperor really agrees, it means that one hundred and ninety-eight places will be vacated at once, and won't his opportunity come?
Everyone was gearing up and looking forward to the emperor's decision.
Lao Zhu really doesn't have a chance to think about how to deal with the request of the academician. Ever since the four Zhu Zi participated in the examination and the news of the top students in the high school spread to the harem, Lao Zhu's backyard has started to boil.
The biological mothers of the four princes, Concubine Da Ding, Concubine Guo Ning, Concubine Guo Hui, and Concubine Hu Shun, were suddenly inexplicably excited and prepared to celebrate their sons grandly.
The concubines naturally look down upon the title of Jinshi. The number one scholar can only be promoted to the sixth rank. Who cares about it? Once his son is crowned, he will be a supreme prince. But for their son to be able to take part in the college entrance examination and temporarily emerge as one of the top students in high school, it naturally makes them proud.
"Mother, I heard that the difficulty of the examination this time is much higher than before. There are several scholars in the Imperial College, and it was originally said that Huiyuan was among them, but in the end, he did not even pass the top twenty. And our Highness High School High School Tenth place, this is even more powerful than Huiyuan."
Although such news is now common knowledge among the people in the capital, almost everyone knows it. But when the female officer said it, it still made Concubine Da Ding smile. The expression on her face could not be concealed at all, and there was no need to conceal it.
"Only you can speak," Concubine Da Ding responded with a smile, and then said: "Don't you already like my pair of pearl flowers? I reward you."
The female officer looked surprised and incomprehensible. She came to her senses and bowed quickly, rejecting: "That's my favorite. I don't dare to ask for it."
Concubine Da Ding looked very generous, patted the female official's hand and said: "I am happy today and reward you, so you can just accept it."
"Thank you, empress." In the end, the female officer could not resist the temptation of the pearl flowers and quickly thanked her.
The pair of pearl flowers have gold and silver handles, and a large pearl is surrounded by a circle of small pearls. The large pearl is moist and clear, and under the illumination of light, it is as if light is flowing on its surface. The key is that it is much larger than ordinary pearls. It is an extremely rare treasure among pearls. The female officer had never seen such a big pearl before. She heard that the Marquis of Zhenhai brought it back from overseas thousands of miles away.
All the palaces and palaces celebrated together, and the whole harem was very lively. After Empress Ma found out, she simply summoned all four of them to Kunning Palace to celebrate here and make the dull harem lively.
Lao Zhu saw that it was Empress Ma's intention, so he didn't say anything more. Even though Lao Zhu was shouting and yelling in the court, in this harem, he really wasn't as good as Queen Ma in speaking. The huge harem was taken care of by Queen Ma, and Lao Zhu didn't bother at all.
...
After Han Du went to court, he went directly to the academy.
I originally thought that the collective resignation was Fang Xiaoru's idea, so I went to Fang Xiaoru aggressively.
Standing outside the open door, he knocked hard twice. Han Du walked in without any politeness and said: "Brother Fang, how can you let the scholars resign collectively? I wonder if this will offend the emperor?" "
Fang Xiaoru drank tea, glanced at Han Du, and asked in a strange voice: "Do you think this is my idea?"
"Is not it?"
"I have worked so hard to teach them, just hoping that they can become high-ranking officials. Why do you think this is my idea?" Fang Xiaoru sneered, put down the teacup, and asked lightly.
"Then whose idea is this? It can't be those scholars, right?" Han Du asked hesitantly, and then complained a little bit to Fang Xiaoru, "Brother Fang, why didn't you stop them? They are young You are ignorant and have too little experience. Brother Fang, don’t you understand the truth yet? Their career is a matter that affects them for the rest of their lives. How can you be so reckless?"
"You mean, you think I'm very old?" Fang Xiaoru raised his eyebrows and looked at Han Du with a somewhat unkind look.
Fang Xiaoru was only in his early twenties and had not yet married in order to study. How could he be called old?
Han Du was speechless for a moment and explained awkwardly: "Brother Fang misunderstood. What I mean is that Brother Fang has experienced an accident and has grown old. This kind of aging is due to wisdom, not age."
Fang Xiaoru's face looked better now. He looked at Han Du and said calmly: "It was not the idea of any scholar, but Han Jingyun's suggestion."
