In February of the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Emperor Zhizheng of the Great Wei Dynasty.
South Zhili, Yangzhou Prefecture, Hailing County County Examination Shed.
Xu He fell down next to the pillar of Minglun Hall, his whole face was stained red with blood, and the scene looked very scary.
He had just been framed and was trying to prove his innocence by touching a pillar and dying.
"It's so unlucky. The first important thing the county magistrate did when he took office in our county was to preside over the county examination. Who knew this kid would make such a fuss!"
"No, look at the adult's face, it's so gloomy that water can drip from his face!"
"Stop talking, drag him out quickly, so that he won't be left here in the eyes of adults!"
Just as the two talking officials were about to drag Xu He's body out of the examination room, the "corpse" suddenly let out a muffled groan.
This sound frightened the two of them and exclaimed: "Sir, he, he is not dead..."
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Just now, Xu He from the parallel world traveled through time and space to this dear man with the same name.
The severe pain in his brain caused by the fusion of memories made him groan involuntarily, scaring the two government servants who thought he had been cold enough to break into a cold sweat.
"What, what's going on?" Xu He was still a little uncomfortable, and he tried to recall what had just happened.
It turned out that the original owner of the county examination had just entered the examination booth to participate in the inspection when the yamen suddenly discovered that the inkstone in the examination basket had an interlayer.
The officials found a matchbox-sized "Essentials of the Four Books" - a cheat sheet.
Upon seeing this, Magistrate Li, who had just arrived, immediately ordered him to be taken out of the examination room and sent to the county jail. After the examination, he was sentenced to a hundred battles and a move of three thousand miles according to the "Law of the Great Wei".
Xu He couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat when he recalled this.
With such a small body as the former master, let alone being exiled for three thousand miles, he would not be able to live on a hundred boards.
"Sir, this Xu He is clearly trying to pretend to be dead to beg for your mercy, and his heart is to be punished!"
Just as Xu He was recalling, an annoying voice suddenly came from his ears.
He didn't even need to look at the speaker to know that it was Huang Youcai, the person who reported him to the county magistrate for carrying the cheat sheet.
He is the second son of Huang Dewang, a landlord in the east of the city. He studied in the same social school as the original owner. In the past, the two of them did not deal with each other. In addition, the Huang family failed in their attempt to seize Xu He's ancestral land a while ago, so the conflict escalated and the relationship between the two families became very tense.
But what Xu He didn't expect was that the other party secretly changed his inkstone by unknown means in the county examination to frame him for cheating.
The imperial dynasty was very strict against cheating in imperial examinations. If a person with merit was found to have his merit taken away from him, he would be exiled for a thousand miles.
Those without fame were even worse: spanked a hundred times and exiled to a smog-infested land.
What's unfortunate is that Huang Youcai just saw that Xu He was still alive, and then he did something bad again.
At this time, County Magistrate Li's majestic voice sounded: "Examiners, if you want to use self-harm to win the sympathy of this county, I advise you to stop thinking about it. Selecting scholars through the imperial examination is a major matter for the country, and we should be kind to people like you. Where are all the students who are groaning in cold windows?"
When Xu He heard this, he knew he could no longer pretend to be dead. He struggled to support the ground with his hands, trying to stand up and reply.
But having just come back from the hell gate, his arms went limp and he fell to the ground in embarrassment.
This scene made Huang Youcai beside County Magistrate Li feel extremely proud: "You pretend to be noble on weekdays, haha, in front of everyone today, you Xu He is like a fallen phoenix, worse than a chicken!"
Xu He on the ground knew that if he didn't stand up to defend himself and was taken to jail, he would have to shed his skin even if he didn't die. Besides, who wants to live with the reputation of a "cheat" for the rest of his life?
Finally, he gritted his teeth weakly and stood up. His whole body was trembling due to excessive blood loss, and it looked like he could collapse at any time.
Seeing him stand up, even those who despised his character because of his "cheating" had to admire Xu He's perseverance.
Xu He didn't bother to straighten his clothes. He bowed and saluted Minglun Hall and said, "My lords, my dear Xu He has been wronged. Please tell me for a while!"
In the Minglun Hall, Magistrate Li smiled coldly after the major case: "With your clever words and all the evidence, you still dare to say that you were wronged?"
Xu He said quickly: "Master Li, my family is poor and I can only afford stone inkstones. I can't even afford the Chengni inkstone that was found!"
Stone inkstones cannot be entrained. Chengni inkstones are fired from clay and can be manipulated by humans. Therefore, candidates in the past generations have used Chengni inkstones or tile inkstones to entrain cheats.
Before Magistrate Li spoke, Huang Youcai laughed loudly: "Sir, don't listen to this guy's sophistry. Who can say for sure about this kind of thing? Maybe Widow Xu sold the land for her son's future."
"Huang Youcai, you are obviously jealous that I am overpowering you in social studies. Coupled with last year's flood, your Huang family wanted to buy my family's land at a low price, but my mother refused, so today you have a new grudge and an old grudge." , framed me falsely." Xu He said with eyes splitting.
"That's enough! What I hate the most is people who cheat on people, cheat on exams!" County Magistrate Li said angrily, "Which is right and which is wrong will be brought before the court after the county examination!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the government officials on both sides grabbed Xu He again and prepared to drag him out of the examination room.
Xu He was really speechless when he saw this, and he was extremely depressed. After a good time travel, everyone else started with a golden finger, but he started with a sewing machine package...
As soon as he thought of this, he couldn't help shouting with grief and anger: "The woman is resentful, the Yang is strong for three years, the man is angry, and there is frost in June!"
At this moment, suddenly, there was a "bang" in the sky.
Everyone present looked up at the sky in surprise.
"Could it be...could there really be grievances..."
But everyone's necks were sore from seeing it, and no snow or frost appeared.
Huang Youcai, who had turned pale because of the thunder just now, woke up and laughed: "Haha, who do you really think you are? You said there is frost wherever there is frost?"
Just when he was getting carried away, he didn't notice that Magistrate Li's expression changed not far away.
I saw him involuntarily reciting: "There is a saying in "Yi", Zhen: Heng, the shock comes, the Xiaoxiao, the laughter is dumb."
Huang Youcai didn't understand what this meant and was confused.
The county magistrate Hu next to him nodded when he heard this and said: "My lord, this hexagram is the sound of thunder, making people shiver in fear, and then smile. If it applies to this kid, it can also explain that he seems to have been wronged, and in the future Everything will turn into good luck!"
Hu County Magistrate's words were exactly what County Magistrate Li was thinking. He nodded imperceptibly and said to the two government officials who were stunned by the thunder: "If you don't rush into jailing, let me ask this person a few words?"
Just now that Xu He had redressed his injustice, Magistrate Li still looked unconvinced, but with just this thunder, his attitude changed drastically. Hey, true feudal ideas are so fragrant.
At this time, County Magistrate Li said: "The woman has a grudge, the Yang is high for three years, the man is angry, and there is frost in June! Where does this allusion come from?"
Because of the fusion of memories, Xu He knew that the legal system of the Wei Dynasty in this life was taken from the Yuan Dynasty, replacing the Ming Dynasty in the original time and space.
So Tang poetry and Song lyrics are all available in this world.
Take the two sentences he just said. They actually come from "Prison Proverbs" written by Zhang Shuo of the Tang Dynasty, which is also the source of the famous "The Injustice of Dou E" character Liu Feixue.
"My lord, it comes from "Prison Proverbs" written by Zhang Shuo of the Tang Dynasty!" Xu He answered truthfully.
When County Magistrate Li saw that this boy who was born in social science actually knew "Prison Proverbs", he couldn't help but be surprised: "You actually know Zhang Shuo!"
Just kidding, Xu He in his previous life was born studying ancient Chinese literature before he was admitted to the system. He had studied these things thoroughly.
Seeing the confident look on his face, Magistrate Li was even more surprised: "Well, since you said you were wronged, I will ask you to recite some scriptures silently. If you answer correctly, I will give you a chance to take the county examination." ,how?"
Huang Youcai was very anxious when he heard this: "Sir?"
County Magistrate Li was not a fool. He had already made a lot of criticisms about the son of a squire who stood aside and interrupted his speech several times. He glared at Huang Youcai angrily and said: "You are so outrageous. It is not your turn to comment on what I am doing!"
The people on the sidelines couldn't help but be shocked. After all, he was born in the second rank of Jinshi, so he was confident in what he said and did!
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