At the admissions site of the Imperial College, a registration table was set up at the entrance of the Imperial College, and a notice was posted next to it. If you want to register under the exception, you need to write down the notice of the three volumes of elementary school first.
The notice is in vernacular, and anyone who can actually study the three volumes of elementary school can understand it. As a result, many people who wanted to try their luck shook their heads and left after reading. It was a bit too difficult to write the entire text silently.
On the contrary, there were many half-hearted people who did not recognize what the notice said, so they rushed to sign up in a daze, and then were taken to a small examination room in the Imperial College to write silently. They were kicked out after a short time. How dare they come in even though they were cheating? A waste of our pen, ink and paper.
"I would like to inform you that anyone who dares to pretend to be a fake person, cannot read all the words and take the exam, and wastes court paper will not be leniently punished." The official in charge scolded the crowd of applicants.
The official's authority was really useful, and a group of them immediately dispersed.
The man smiled and said, "That's right. In just one month, those who can skillfully write three volumes of elementary school textbooks are unique talents. How many people are there in Chang'an City? In addition to the age limit, who can choose It would be good if a hundred people sign up.”
But within two days, something unexpected happened. The entrance to the Imperial College was surrounded by water, and many people crowded in to sign up.
What's going on?
"Everyone, didn't you see the notice? Do you all know how to memorize three volumes of elementary education?"
People rushing to sign up responded one after another.
The official in charge was very dissatisfied: "If you come to register, please line up and read the notice clearly and word for word. If you make a mistake in a word, you will not be allowed to register."
Yes, if you can't read all the notices, they must be fake.
What he didn't expect was that he could actually read each one out? I had no choice but to register one by one and let people go in to take the dictation test.
The person in charge warned the person in charge of registration, "Be more serious and keep an eye on them and don't cause trouble. I don't believe it. There are so many talented people buried in Chang'an City? Can all of them write down three volumes of elementary education?"
At this time, the person supervising the examination room ran out and said, "Sir, sir, the small examination room can't accommodate any seats. There are too many candidates. Do you think we should report this to the superiors?"
Soon, Kong Yingda, who was offering wine at the Imperial Academy, was alarmed.
"Since you dare to sign up, you have the confidence to let them take the exam. It will only cost more paper. Now the new bamboo paper is cheap and the court can afford it. Open the large examination room and send more people to patrol and inspect."
"How is it possible that so many people can learn how to sacrifice wine? Even if we are from the Imperial College, it is extremely difficult to masterly write out three volumes of Meng Xue within a month. There must be a conspiracy in this."
Kong Yingda stroked his beard and smiled: "How could I not know that this is a conspiracy? But they all come here according to the rules. If we turn people away, then we will really fall into the trap, and it will be even worse."
"Listen to me, let the people in first, see what their tricks are, and then make a plan. If anything goes wrong, I will be responsible."
An hour later, Kong Yingda came to the Imperial College examination room in person.
This examination room, which can accommodate 200 people taking exams at the same time, is still full after an hour? Knowledge aside, these people are very perseverant.
The invigilator reported in a low voice, "Jiejiu, something is wrong. Most of these people are literate. They are definitely not just learning."
"Oh? How can you see that?" Kong Yingda was puzzled.
The invigilator's eyes were intense, and he analyzed carefully: "The gestures of holding the pen and the proficiency of writing can never be deceived. If you are a beginner, even if you practice writing hard for a month, you can hold the pen and write slowly, one stroke at a time." That would be good, but they are not. Their gestures, writing speed, and even many of them have done it before. They are definitely not beginners."
Kong Yingda looked at the sun and said, "It's been so long. If, as you say, they write very fast, they should have finished writing three volumes of elementary school textbooks silently long ago, right? Why are they still sitting down?"
The invigilator said solemnly: "Yes, this is exactly the problem. Look at the Jijiu, there are many people inside. They are pretending to write slowly word by word, pretending to be beginners. It seems that they are deliberately delaying time."
Delaying time?
After Kong Yingda observed carefully, he found that, as the invigilator said, many people were acting.
He calmly walked to one of them slowly and looked down at the other person writing silently. The other party seemed a little guilty or nervous, and even covered it with his hands to prevent him from looking.
Kong Yingda chuckled and said, "It's not bad. After just one month of learning, you can already master the writing skills, which shows your talent."
As he said that, he reached out and picked up the other person's test paper. The other person was still reluctant. The invigilator who followed him scolded: "This is the imperial eunuch Kong Jijiu. What's wrong with checking your answers? Could it be that you cheated in the exam room and have a guilty conscience?"
As soon as he said this, the man had no reason to cover up and could only let go of his hand.
Kong Yingda opened the test paper and looked at it. He was slightly surprised, but calmly said with a smile: "Haha, you know the current prices of grain and vegetables very well, are you the accountant in the mansion?"
The man's face turned red and he murmured: "I'm sorry, sir, I can't write it down silently, so I'm abstaining from voting."
After speaking, he quickly bowed and saluted, and quickly walked out of the examination room.
The invigilator looked at Kong Yingda in confusion. Kong Yingda handed over the test paper and saw on it the price of rice and the price of vegetables per penny...
"This, is he using the test paper as a ledger? He is not here to take the test at all."
"Come here, get that person who is deliberately causing trouble!"
The invigilator was furious.
Kong Yingda waved his hand to stop him, "Let him go."
"But the sacrificial wine..."
Kong Yingda held down the invigilator, and then said loudly to the onlookers: "Everyone, if you are here with a mission, you should go back separately. Your family is not short of this bowl of rice, why bother to come and cause trouble for the court? The imperial court does not lack the little pen and ink you have wasted."
The invigilator thought to himself, "How long has it been and you still want to reason with them?"
Sure enough, after hearing Kong Yingda's persuasion, no one moved.
After thinking for a moment, Kong Yingda smiled and said, "I understand, it turns out that you are delaying here just to use up the manpower of the Imperial College. Or - are you deliberately delaying those who are actually taking the exam?"
The invigilator suddenly realized, "Jijiu, are you saying that they didn't sign up for Enke sincerely, and the purpose was to squeeze out those who really signed up? Delaying their queue time and preventing them from signing up? Who is this vicious?" "
Kong Yingda laughed and said: "Who came up with the idea? Just look at which family they are from. It's just that this vicious plan is not very clever. It is too easy to break."
"Sacrifice the wine, capture them all, and hand them over to Chang'an County for investigation and find out the mastermind behind the scenes." the invigilator said angrily.
Kong Yingda waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't go to such trouble. Go and inform the people in front of you. All those who come to register for the exam must verify their photo ID before registering. Only those who are in harmony and have a clean life experience can register. And those who have already tried You cannot register twice.”
"Look at how many clansmen and servants of the right age they sent here."
Hearing this, the expressions of everyone in the examination room changed, but their eyes were a little disdainful. They said to themselves that the most important thing we lack is people, and we cannot constantly transfer people in from other places.
But the next second, Kong Yingda broke their illusions, "Oh, by the way, the list of all the people who failed to pass the registration will be compiled and handed over to His Majesty. I think it will be available one day sooner or later."
Pfft... Isn't this old guy too cruel?
What does that mean? It's very simple. Originally, everyone was just guessing how many people there were in the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes, and there was no actual basis for investigation. It's good now. If they write down the real names one by one, won't they be tallied up over time? In the future, if the imperial court launches a liquidation and attack, there will be a list of people who can be checked, and they will not be able to avoid it.
After understanding this, many people stood up and expressed their abstention, and wanted to go back and report the situation to the superiors. This old guy Kong Yingda is a man, and his plan has been aborted. If he sends people to cause trouble again, he will fall into a trap.
