In the Dali Temple prison, Yang Wuhui was locked in a cell, opposite Liu Zhibai and Zhao Tianliang.
Yang Wuhui looked at Zhao Tianliang opposite and said, "Now that you haven't learned from the truth, how on earth did you cheat and get into the top three in the exam? If you are still stubborn, you will not be the Luzhou Secretary by then." Your uncle who joins the army can save you."
Zhao Tianliang said angrily: "Why did I cheat? I won the first prize on my own. This is obvious to all!"
Yang Wuhui said disdainfully: "You can just lie to yourself. If His Majesty learns about what you did in Luzhou, do you still have the courage to say that you can pass the first grade? If you tell the truth now, you can still be given a lighter sentence." Get frustrated. If not, just wait for death!"
Liu Zhibai listened in confusion. The two people had been quarreling since they were arrested.
One said he cheated in the imperial examination, while the other kept denying it.
Liu Zhibai knew that both of them were from Luzhou, so he probably knew them well.
So Yang Wuhui thought that Zhao Tianliang cheated, and I'm afraid he really cheated.
It's just cheating in the imperial examination. What a method!
According to what Yang Wuhui said, Zhao Tianliang's uncle was a Luzhou Sihu and joined the army. I'm afraid he really didn't have such ability.
I was curious at the beginning, but now I am tired of hearing it.
Liu Zhibai didn't care whether they cheated or not, he definitely didn't cheat.
He is a descendant of Liu Zongyuan, how could he cheat!
At this time, Xu Weizhou came, bringing Zhan Yirong with him.
Yang Wuhui looked at Zhan Yirong and felt a little excited.
Zhan Yirong walked to Yang Wuhui's side, looked at Xu Weizhou beside him and said, "No, why didn't you get him a prison uniform and put it on?"
How dare Xu Weizhou speak? He could only smile bitterly.
Yang Wuhui said helplessly: "Appearance, please go to the palace and tell the officials how I could have cheated in the imperial examination. I am a disciple of Gong Bao. I can't cheat even if anyone cheats!"
At this moment, Zhao Tianliang and Liu Zhibai looked at Yang Wuhui in disbelief.
The most surprising person is Zhao Tianliang. He and Yang Wuhui are classmates. Although they have a bad relationship, he is actually a disciple of Bao Gong. A disciple of Bao Gong goes to a brothel every day?
This is simply incredible!
Zhan Yirong ignored Yang Wuhui and said to Xu Weizhou: "Open the cell door!"
Xu Weizhou opened the cell door, and Yang Wuhui asked in surprise, "Can I get out?"
Zhan Yirong looked at Yang Wuhui and his expression became serious.
"The sage gave an oral order, and Yang Wuhui accepted it!"
Yang Wuhui also thought of something, so he knelt down and said, "Yang Wuhui accepts the order!"
"It is indeed a gift from Heaven to take the imperial examination, but I never thought that it would be destroyed by others, causing many scholars to study hard for ten years and go to waste. Now I order Bao Gong's disciple Yang Wuhui to investigate the case within seven days. After seven days, if The case has been fruitless, so we will be punished for the crime of imperial examination fraud!"
Yang Wuhui's mouth twitched, Zhao Shu is so cruel!
It takes seven days to solve such a major case.
If Dali Temple and Kaifeng Mansion were to deal with the problem, I'm afraid they would have already started to take off their official hats.
Yang Wuhui could only accept this.
Because of this case, he also had to get to the bottom of it.
Why did he only get the third place in the top three with his own talent and learning?
Yang Wuhui bowed and said, "The common people accept the order!"
Afterwards, Yang Wuhui stood up and walked out of the cell, followed by Xu Weizhou and Zhan Yirong.
Liu Zhibai and Zhao Tianliang were also curious about the identity of the woman beside Yang Wuhui.
And Yang Wuhui said: "Zhao Tianliang, if you still haven't explained the matter till now, then I can only check the test paper this time. If I find that it was not written by you, I can only ask the imperial court to transfer your papers in Luzhou." My parents and your uncle Sihu from Luzhou have joined the army and come to the capital."
Zhao Tianliang gritted his teeth and finally let out a breath.
He locked his eyes on Yang Wuhui and asked, "Are you really Bao Gong's disciple?"
At this moment, Yang Wuhui was quite surprised that Zhao Tianliang actually asked himself this question.
Yang Wuhui replied: "If I were not a disciple of Bao Gong, why should I stay in Luzhou to observe mourning for three years?"
Zhao Tianliang originally wanted to say that it was not Shui Ling, a woman from Luzhou, but after thinking about it, he did not say this.
He said: "Speaking of which, I am also surprised that I can get the first grade. Do you still remember that when winter came, King Shu held a literary gathering in Zuixian Tower?"
Yang Wuhui nodded, he naturally remembered.
Speaking of which, Liu Zhibai came out on top and received the one hundred taels of silver rewarded by King Shu.
Zhao Tianliang continued: "That day at the cultural conference, there were leaflets flying all over the sky. I didn't believe it at first. But as you said, I am not good at studying. It is very difficult to get into the Jinshi. sky!"
Yang Wuhui understood: "So you just did what the flyer said?"
Zhao Tianliang replied: "That's right, not only did I do it, I also wrote in the lantern that if I can pass the exam, I will give 10,000 taels of silver to Mr. Yao Yue!"
Yang Wuhui was stunned, even in disbelief.
"You have so much money?"
Zhao Tianliang smiled and said: "How could I have so much money? I brought eight hundred taels of silver with me when I entered Beijing. Ten thousand taels of silver, such a large amount, how could I dare to take it with me on the road. But if I can pass the exam, It doesn't matter if I give you ten thousand taels of silver. Three generations of my family have been in business, and my uncle even joined the army from Luzhou. It's not unusual for me to give you ten thousand taels of silver, as long as I can pass the exam. But what I didn't expect was that this invitation Mr. Yue not only made me pass the exam, but also made me the top three."
Yang Wuhui also thought of something: "So on the day the results were released, you panicked on the spot. Originally it was a great joy for you to be able to go to high school. According to your personality, you should have joined in, but you didn't. Instead, you chose to leave immediately. , because you turned out to be the winner."
Zhao Tianliang nodded: "Yes, I didn't expect Mr. Yaoyue to be so capable. It's been so long, and I didn't take it seriously anymore. And on the day the results were released, he really gave me a big surprise."
Yang Wuhui suddenly understood that Zhao Tianliang couldn't be blamed for this, because not only Zhao Tianliang, but also many people had done this, including Jing Wei, but Jing Wei failed.
Thinking of this, Yang Wuhui took a deep breath.
He said to Xu Weizhou: "Brother Xu, please take out the Four Treasures of the Study and ask Liu Zhibai and Zhao Tianliang to write down the contents of the test papers they wrote that day."
Xu Weizhou also understood what Yang Wuhui wanted to do, which was to see if the content of their exam papers matched their current test papers.
As you can imagine, Zhao Tianliang is different.
But what about Liu Zhibai?
What if Liu Zhibai was also wronged?
His second place on the list is actually quite valuable.
You must know that Liu Zhibai was actually the candidate for the number one pick by many people from the beginning. Now he was not regarded as the number one pick, but he became the second pick. They also said that he cheated. This seems a bit unreasonable.
The family tradition of his Liu family would not allow him to do this.
