Inspector Zhao walked slowly to Su Ziji.
When he arrived, Supervisor Zhao noticed Su Ziji. He had only been gone for half a month and seemed to have changed a little.
"Outstanding style, no one who sees it can forget it."
With this figure and temperament, no one would believe him if he said he was from a poor family. No wonder Yin Xiujie was furious when she saw him, which was a pity.
With such a magnanimous attitude, he compared it with the princes of several princes. In his mind, Inspector Zhao raised the possibility by three points, so he walked up to Su Ziji, smiled and asked knowingly: "You are Su Ziji, so Have you ever been the head of a government case?"
Su Ziji knew this middle-aged eunuch as soon as he arrived. He was the white-faced man he saw at Zheng Lixuan's place ten days ago. He seemed to be here to help him.
Because of the past, Su Ziji was not at a loss. Instead, he immediately realized that this might be the origin of the prince's bloodline. Therefore, he handed over his hand and spoke in a leisurely manner: "The student is Su Ziji, who has passed." The head of a government case."
"Excellent talent."
Supervisor Zhao said this casually, walked past, went straight to the dormitory, picked up the paper on the wooden board, flipped through it, and said with a smile: "Generally, those who cheat are those who know that they can't take the imperial examination. Our family I’m curious, why did the head of the government commit fraud? Could it be that the head of your government’s case was fake?”
As he said that, he read the question under a lantern.
"Supervisor Zhao, isn't this appropriate?" Yin Xiujie frowned.
Even if I realize that I am indeed too hasty, this does not mean that I can watch a eunuch reading the papers of provincial examination candidates.
What is this?
Inspector Zhao glanced at him, his calm look immediately made Yin Xiujie choke on what he said next.
Thinking about the advice given to him by the cabinet ministers when he came, and also thinking about the emperor's temper, he would not allow eunuchs to exercise power. Since Supervisor Zhao dares to do such a thing, he must have the confidence, and what kind of confidence can the emperor give? Enough confidence?
Sure enough, the next moment, Inspector Zhao said: "Don't worry, Mr. Yin. Before our family came, the emperor specially allowed me to supervise Qiu Wei. Our family can still take care of what is happening now."
Inspector Zhao had said this, and Yin Xiujie knew that he had the token, so naturally he couldn't say anything more, so he could only keep a dark face and remain silent.
Even Yin Xiujie remained silent, and a smooth man like deputy examiner Gu Wenfu naturally fell silent.
Only the prefects Liao Qingge and Bai Hongzhi clenched their fists, ready to have an attack. However, no matter how upright they were, they were no longer young. Besides, they were only prefects (deputy examiners). If they had an attack before the matter was clear, they would be suspected of being domineering.
The sound of scraping paper was clear in the silent atmosphere.
The examinees in the dormitory opposite looked towards them. The examinees next to them did not dare to say a word and could only try their best to listen to the movement.
"Go, bring all Su Ziji's papers and show them to our family and all the adults." Who knows, reading one paper is not enough, so Supervisor Zhao ordered again.
Without waiting for others to object, the two men in Tsing Yi walked away and handed out a stack of papers.
Supervisor Zhao really didn't regard himself as an outsider. He looked at it first in front of everyone, and then sent it to the adults present to watch in turn. He said in a slightly high-pitched voice with a bit of sarcasm: "My lords, you have all been in the examination room for a long time. He has fought his way through the county examination, prefectural examination, provincial examination, general examination, and palace examination."
"I'm very familiar with the article and read it carefully. Do you still need to cheat on this article in Qiu Wei?"
The notes written on the physical evidence are just some knowledge points, and these are at best helpful for the Mo Yi questions in the county examination, but have no meaning for the classics.
"Whoever thinks that he can write such an article based on the sentences in these copied books, we will bring all the Four Books and Five Classics here, read them freely, and ask him to write an article for us on the spot!"
As soon as these words came out, it was obvious that he was being protective. Tan Youshan could not interrupt at first, but now he wanted to defeat the enemy. But before he could, the eunuch's words angered Liao Qingge.
Although the prefect cannot interfere with Qiu Wei, it is related to fraud. If the prefect really talks about it, it is not entirely possible to get rid of the relationship. More importantly, the person who reported the fraud was brought by himself. Liao Qingge was cold before he read the article. He said in a loud voice: "This is ridiculous, so what if the article is good?"
"This note is an entrapment. Even if it only contains one word, it is still an entrapment."
"Although it may not have been the candidate who buried it, there is no evidence that he did not do it, so he should be charged with fraud."
Since Su Ziji cannot prove his innocence, he should be treated as guilty. This is the presumption of guilt. Although this term does not exist in this era, the judicial principle is like this. What Liao Qingge said is justified.
Bai Hongzhi finally couldn't bear it anymore and bowed and said, "Master Liao is talking about why no one else has the note but Su Ziji has it?"
"The number is a temporary draw of lots. Does the slanderer still know that his number is not successful?"
"Even if you knew that we had watched all the movements for three days and did not enter the cell during inspections, how could you bury the paper in the ground and frame him?"
"It should be looked at by the lower officials. Not only will their merit be removed, but they will also be severely punished to show their imitation."
Tan Youshan was overjoyed when he heard this. He looked around and saw that both of them were upright officials. Only such upright officials could kill Su Ziji and avenge his son.
Yin Xiujie didn't say anything. She looked at the test paper carefully with the lantern she brought.
You don’t have to read it all, just read a few lines, and you will know that there may be something fishy. Let’s not talk about the literary talent of the words and sentences, let’s just talk about the calligraphy. Without hard work, you will never be able to write such words!
You can practice such calligraphy hard, how can you be so lazy that you can't even memorize the simple Four Books and Five Classics?
As Supervisor Zhao said, the content on the note was just copied from the Four Books and Five Classics, and the handwriting was very ordinary. It was completely different from Su Ziji's good handwriting.
Could it be that Su Ziji had committed fraud and wanted to reveal secrets and let outsiders help him make cheat sheets?
"Hmph, a whip will make a mark, a slap will bring blood." Supervisor Zhao was not afraid, and sneered: "It's not too late to read the article first!"
"I'll argue with you after I read the article." Liao Qingge and Bai Hongzhi were furious. They had already thought that as long as they found the errors and omissions, they would fight for their future and sweep away this disgraceful student.
Just reading the article under the lantern, for a moment, not only Yin Xiujie, but also the prefect Liao Qingge and the deputy examinee Bai Hongzhi were silent.
To be fair, if he takes the Imperial Examination, he can still be demoted. In the Provincial Examination, no matter how harsh the examiner is, he can't let him fail.
Deputy examiner Gu Wenfu raised his head and said: "This guy's essays may not necessarily explain his origins, but they will always be on the first list."
The first list is the top three.
"Haha, Mr. Gu seems to be very knowledgeable about literary talent. You should have no objection to Su Ziji's talent and learning, right?" Supervisor Zhao listened, his eyebrows lit up with joy, and he laughed loudly.
"A lower official cannot go against his conscience and say that Su Ziji's talent and learning are not good, but even so, if the suspicion is not eliminated, he will not be promoted." After hearing this, Liao Qingge couldn't stand the eunuch's arrogance, and said gloomily: "Gege If you don’t want to take away your honor, let’s let it go for now, but it is the duty of you and me, the court officials, to investigate this case thoroughly.”
"This is a delay." Gu Wenfu said regretfully.
"Even if he is delayed, it will still be his life." Bai Hongzhi followed: "Besides, this boy is only fifteen this year, so he is too young. It is not a bad thing to suppress him."
