It wasn't until all the hundreds of students had left and the gate of Gongyuan was about to be closed that Xu Mo staggered out.
His clothes were in a mess, his gray coat seemed to have been torn by someone, and even the hair crown that was tied together was loose. He just barely held the small hollow bamboo basket and smiled at his younger brothers and sisters.
"Brother." Jiang Sheng burst into tears again, "Are you... being bullied?"
When she was stealing food from Yihongyuan, she saw a beautiful sister who was bullied by pig-like customers. That was it.
Big brother can't...
"I'm fine." Xu Mo's voice was quite calm, "Go home first."
Sit back in the carriage.
Fang Heng was at the front, and the other brothers and sisters sat around Xu Mo, their faces full of worry.
"I'm really fine." Xu Mo straightened his clothes, "It's just that when I was collecting the paper, a man suddenly rushed out and grabbed my paper like crazy. I pulled on the ground with him for a while, and that's what happened."
The Gongyuan is strict and the imperial examination is solemn.
In order to prevent cheating for personal gain, even the names of the students' papers were blurred, and the person who took the papers was followed by two sword-wielding government officials.
But I can't stand being protected by someone who cares.
For example, if the two sword-wielding government officials hesitated for a moment, Xu Mo's test paper was completely ruined.
"It's definitely the fault of the county magistrate and his wife." Zheng Ruqian said angrily, "They went too far, even the Gongyuan Court was not spared, and they acted so cruelly."
"Didn't the exam go in vain, big brother?" Jiang Sheng's heart began to twitch again.
Xu Mo touched her little head and said, "Speaking of which, I have to thank Xiao Wu."
The information at the gate of Gongyuan made him remember it better. After the exam, he realized that he still had more time, so he simply wrote two copies to deepen his memory and just in case.
So, when the man was escorted away by two government officials and everyone felt sorry for Xu Mo, he slowly took out a test paper.
The master who was unwinding the scroll had his eyes widened.
Xu Mo saw this and did not leave immediately after handing in the test paper. Instead, he stared at the master and collected dozens more test papers. He did not leave until he could no longer single out his test paper.
This is considered to have escaped.
Jiang Sheng pulled Zheng Ruqian and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"But brother." Fang Heng heard the key, "The county examination lasts for five days in total. You are lucky today, what should you do in the next four days?"
Only a person who commits a thousand days will be a thief, and a thousand days will not prevent him from being a thief.
Even if Xu Mo could brace himself and be on guard, he couldn't use the same trick five times.
Not to mention that this would distract Xu Mo's energy and energy, preventing him from concentrating on the exam.
Jiang Sheng's heart lifted again.
Xu Mo pondered for a long time and turned his gaze to his fifth brother, Chang Yan.
"The perpetrator was taken away, which shows that Gongyuan still wants face." Changyan Changyan clasped the two fingers of his right hand on the back of his left hand and tapped it lightly, "If they want face, they must be afraid that things will get worse. In turn, we have to Make things worse and make them scared.”
"But just in case tomorrow, brother still has to have a backup plan."
He smiled slyly.
The Xieyang County magistrate values his reputation, and Hui Hui doesn't dare to do anything blatantly, but always does it secretly.
In this case, they will help Xieyang County Magistrate to lose face.
the next day.
Xu Mo entered the Gongyuan.
The brothers and sisters rushed into the crowd and chatted enthusiastically about home affairs. While chatting, they mentioned the incident of someone disrupting the Gongyuan yesterday.
Although this matter has been covered up as much as possible, there is no airtight wall in the world. There are always one or two people who see it and three or five people who hear it.
The students' families waited at the door because they were bored. It was rare to hear such gossips, so of course they had to chat well, thoroughly and happily.
In addition, if this kind of thing is at least one person's unlucky situation, at worst it can affect any child of any family. If your child's test paper is destroyed, it's not a big deal.
For a time, the entire Gongyuan gate was discussing this matter.
By noon, it became a street-wide discussion.
By night, half of the county knew that there had been an incident of favoritism and malpractice in the Gongyuan yesterday.
Beside the carriage.
Jiang Sheng looked innocent, "I only said someone committed murder to grab the papers, not cheating."
It’s hard to doubt the ability of aunts and ladies to communicate.
Zheng Ruqian held back his laughter, "As long as the results are good, everyone is doubting the fairness of Xieyang County's exams."
With this suspicion, the Xieyang County magistrate did not dare to do anything, for fear that another incident would overwhelm the people's trust in the government.
Not only that, if he wanted to calm the public opinion, he had to deal with the person who grabbed the test paper.
This is tantamount to breaking one's arm.
Jiang Sheng could imagine how angry the Xieyang County magistrate and his wife were, but there was nothing they could do about it.
"Now, let's just see how big brother is doing today." Fang Heng frowned and said.
Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, the Xianyang County magistrate dare not make any mistakes.
But today.
The five brothers and sisters stretched their necks together and looked at the door of Gongyuan.
Not long after the exams were over, the gate of Gongyuan opened and thousands of students poured out.
Xu Mo came out very quickly this time, with light steps, holding a small bamboo basket, and stood in front of his younger brothers and sisters with a smile on his face.
"Brother." Jiang Sheng tugged at the corner of his sleeve, "How are you today?"
Xu Mo's smile faded.
Not really.
The trick of destroying the test paper did not appear, but he was hit by someone before entering the examination room.
The man was very polite and apologized repeatedly, so Xu Mo did not pursue any further charges.
When he entered the examination room, he patted his whole body as a habit, but he felt a piece of paper on his back, a piece of paper smeared with rice glue and firmly stuck to his cotton-padded jacket.
Xu Mo's heart sank at that time. When he took it off and looked at it, he saw that it was filled with summaries of the key points to be tested today. It was so densely packed that it was heart-wrenching.
Favoritism and malpractice were a serious crime in the Dayu Dynasty. Not only would the current examination be invalidated, but the right to participate in the imperial examination in the future would also be eliminated.
This is equivalent to directly killing a student's path to the imperial examination.
Xu Mo was frightened and felt that this piece of paper was a hot potato and would be useless anywhere.
He deliberately hid it in his cuffs, but then he remembered that since that person could hide the paper on his body, he might have been paying attention to his every move. If he reported it, he could find it even if it was hidden in the sole of his shoe.
In this case, we can only resort to desperate measures and give it a try.
Xu Mo kneaded the paper with his hands and turned the paper into a ball, which he stuffed into his mouth.
The invigilator happened to be passing by with a knife-wielding officer. He was a little surprised when he saw Xu Mo's bulging mouth and said, "I'm hungry just after I came in."
Xu Mo couldn't answer and could only swallow silently.
For the first time in my life, I tasted the taste of paper and ink.
It was also the first time I experienced how disgusting and angry it was to be targeted.
The moment he left the gate of Gongyuan, Xu Mo swore in his heart, "What I have received today will be repaid in the future."
The younger brothers and sisters clenched their fists and shared the same hatred.
The next few days were relatively peaceful.
The fifth day ended quite early. When the gate of Gongyuan was closed, the setting sun was still hanging in the sky.
Jiang Sheng rushed over, took his eldest brother's hand, and said solemnly, "Let's go."
Xu Mo nodded.
The brother and sister turned around and went to the county government office next door. Before the students at the gate of Gongyuan had finished leaving, Fang Heng picked up the big drum, stretched out his arms, and started beating the "injustice drum" at the gate of the county government office.
Accompanied by the sound of the drums was Zheng Ruqian's good voice, "The Gongyuan engages in favoritism and malpractice. The Gongyuan robs the test papers. The common people have injustice in their hearts and hope that you will be judged!"
