Chen Zhilin never expected that the prince would randomly check the test papers, and he happened to get one that he had approved. He knew very well that the so-called approval was not only grading, but also some extra "work".
"I am very curious. The names and locations of the candidates have been sealed and cannot be opened without permission. It is not easy to complete this. Chen Aiqing also needs the help of some friends, right? Otherwise, how can he find those who have been discussed in advance? What about the candidates who intentionally left this question blank?”
The sixth question is worth twenty points. As long as you do it properly, you can let the examiner with the correct answer fill it in for you. However, this requires close cooperation between the upstream and downstream. Otherwise, finding someone's test paper among hundreds of candidates is like finding a needle in a haystack. Generally difficult.
Because the prince himself set the questions for this palace examination, the Hanlin Academy could not get the questions at all in advance, let alone the answers. However, there are good strategies from above and countermeasures from below. Some Hanlins who want to make money and think of going crazy will do this. targeted deployment.
It's very simple. The entire interest group collectively cheats on the candidates and directly fills in the answers for them. This is extremely appropriate. As long as the prince does not send people to review them, there will be no problem.
As for how to send a certain candidate's test paper to a certain examiner, it is very simple. There is a special person to collect a certain candidate's test paper, and then it will be a matter of course. It is exactly the same as the plot in some spinach movies, and it is a few days ahead of schedule. century……
Seeing that this guy wanted to fight with silence, Yaoji smiled and said, "Chen Aiqing can save a family member by naming one accomplice, and save the whole family by naming ten. If you insist on not doing so, If you say so, this can save the lives of your accomplices, but Chen Aiqing’s family will all be scapegoats! I will not frame Aiqing, let Aiqing’s colleagues look at the handwriting on the test paper, and then ask the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Relevant personnel will know a thing or two if they identify it.”
Fraud in imperial examinations has been going on for a long time. This year is not the first time, and it certainly won't be the last time. It's just that some people were unlucky and fell directly into the muzzle of a certain prince's gun.
Fill in the correct answers directly for candidates!
You guys are really attentive!
Do you want to make money at your own risk?
OK!
Just seek death!
The work in the Beijing camp is finished, and the work in Hanlin is completed!
It’s true that one culture and one martial art complement each other!
After I finish cleaning up this group of Hanlins, I will go and see who dares to take the next one!
Starting from Xue Guoguan, the first assistant, the seven ministerial books were circulated, and then read by Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting and other military generals. The test paper finally fell into the hands of Zhong Qian, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, who was also the main person in charge of the imperial examination fraud case.
Zhong Yan took it and took a look. He compared Chen Zhilin's signature with the answer to the sixth question. The two handwritings were very similar. They were very different from the candidates' handwriting. Perhaps he did not consider that the prince would get the test paper he approved. , so I gave up even copying.
Aren't you looking for death?
The case of embezzlement of military pay is still under investigation and has not been closed. For the sake of the palace examination, the prince has already instructed the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate in advance to deliberately bypass the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial College, so it did not affect the people in these two yamen. personnel.
But there are always people who will "rise to the challenge", fearing that the prince will not see them. Zhong Yan also knows why the prince asked the handwriting evaluators from the Metropolitan Procuratorate to attend the palace examination. This is the reason, and this kind of thing really happened.
The development of the situation has long been under the control of a certain prince, because everything involving the exchange of interests will always go wrong. Writing dozens of words can earn hundreds or even thousands of taels of silver. How can these people? Can you not be tempted?
Candidates submit sacrifices to the examiner, and when they get a good rank in the palace examination, they will get an endless opportunity. After they take office, they will find ways to get back the money they gave to the officials. In the end, it is not the people who pay for it.
"Chen Aiqing, Yang Shicong is also a member of the Imperial Academy. I think Aiqing must have heard about this person's character and the crimes he committed. I wonder if Aiqing wants to follow in his footsteps, or should he stop at the cliff? If you take the initiative to plead guilty, I can be lenient. If you persist in your obsession, then Just wait for everyone to be executed!"
So far, Yang Shicong has been the most violent person in the Imperial Academy. He encouraged the candidates to petition outside the palace, then concealed his family wealth, and then poured the dirty water of receiving money on his wife, cheating the emperor and refusing to die. Admit it, all kinds of ridiculous scandals have become the talk of officials after dinner.
If the Metropolitan Procuratorate were to investigate such a matter, it would take several days for a group of experts. A certain prince had no patience. Anyone who wanted to treat him as a fool had better be convicted and executed immediately. Otherwise, seeing that they are still breathing, a certain prince will be very troubled and must be eliminated quickly.
"minister……"
The situation is so critical that it no longer allows for careful consideration. Chen Zhilin is already riding a tiger and is unable to get off. On one side are his family members who are connected by blood, and on the other side are his colleagues who are seeking to make profits for them. He feels extremely difficult to choose.
If you betray your colleagues in this way, you will never be able to gain a foothold in the officialdom in the future, and you will definitely be ostracized and neglected, or even framed by others in every possible way. But if you give up your family, you may not even be able to save your own life.
"guilty!"
Referring to what the prince said before, the Holy One has already determined that he has a group of accomplices, so now he is determined not to beg the prince for forgiveness just by pleading guilty. The only way is to reveal all those colleagues who are making profits together.
"Tell me, who is there?"
Among civil servants, some people are indeed hard-core, but most of them are weaklings who are greedy for life and afraid of death. Even if they don't think about themselves, they will think about their families. Otherwise, what's the use of making so much money?
"...Li Ruolin, Han Siwei, Hu Shi'an, Lin Zengzhi, Chen Qiqing, Zhang Yuanxi, Xue Suoyun, the guilty ministers have lower official positions, and only the above people are known to be involved!"
Chen Zhilin confessed his accomplices in a trembling voice. After speaking, he kowtowed to the ground and did not dare to get up. Since there were less than ten people, he did not know whether the prince could pardon the lives of the whole family, and he felt extremely anxious and anxious.
"Grasp!"
There’s nothing to say. A certain prince always arrests people first and then looks for evidence. As long as it’s not out of the blue, you should be able to find evidence. If you really can’t find it, then make a copy of it. The damned person must be punished. Only death will do.
"I am wronged!"
"Your Highness is aware of this!"
"Chen Zhilin falsely accused me!"
The guys who were bitten out naturally refused to admit their guilt and began to yell and scream, saying that they were innocent and that it was Chen Zhilin who was confusing right and wrong and harming Zhongliang.
"No noise!!!!!!!!"
This farce made the prince frown. Yang Jinchao saw the clues and shouted in a high-pitched voice, telling the group of ignorant people opposite to be more honest. If the prince was annoyed, your whole family would be killed.
"I don't like to talk nonsense, and I don't have the time to talk nonsense. I just say a few words. If you take the initiative to plead guilty, you will be exempted from the death penalty. If you refuse to admit it, the whole family will be punished!"
I don’t believe that the eight of you in the entire Hanlin Academy dare to make trouble in the palace examination. You don’t have Brother Monkey’s ability. There must be a bunch of people lurking under the water.
While several people were still hesitating and pondering, Hu Shi'an, who was kneeling on the ground, raised his arm and pointed at the person next to him: "Your Highness, Liu Zhengzong, the head of the academy, also accepted the candidates' money!"
Since he wanted to use his colleagues to support him, he had to bite out someone with a higher official position to attract the prince's attention. In order to save the lives of himself and his family, Hu Shi'an didn't care so much.
What about the Head Court? The prince even dared to take up an official position, and even raided the mansions of nobles. You are nothing more than a green onion in front of the prince.
Of course Liu Zhengzong would not admit it. This was a crime of losing one's head. Moreover, as the head of the Hanlin Academy, he was the most responsible for such a thing: "You...you are so slanderous! Your Highness, this person intends to frame me. I hope that your Highness will do it." Be aware!"
Once it is confirmed, it will be all over. Liu Zhengzong wanted to use this imperial examination to get back all the money he had donated over the years. Unfortunately, God did not follow his wishes. A single test paper caused everyone in the Hanlin Academy to panic.
"Your Highness, what Hu Shian said is true!"
"Your Highness, Liu Zhengzong is indeed my accomplice!"
"Your Highness, in addition to the Head Court, there are also people involved..."
Seeing that Hu Shi'an had confessed to the head of the hospital, other colleagues were naturally not willing to be the last to be followed, and they started to complain. At once, more than thirty people were confessed, for a total of forty-four people.
What an extremely auspicious number!
If you don’t die, you will be sorry for this number!
Since there was a promise that if you bite out your accomplices, you can avoid the death penalty. Even if a certain prince wants to kill them, he can't break his promise and gain weight in public. Even if he is fat, he must eat meat to gain weight.
Then they can happily be sent to the Shandong Mine to mine. If they don't like it, they can go to the Kailuan Coal Mine. In short, don't expect to write with a pen in this life. This is called "throwing a pen and leaving the mine." "!
Looking at the group of bastards kneeling below, Yaoji couldn't help but mocked: "I am very strange. Many Hanlins can earn enough money to pass the imperial examination. Is there anything that the money-obsessed Hanlin dare not do? Dare to love every year The Imperial Examination is a lucrative business for many Hanlins. From this point of view, the so-called first- and second-level Jinshi are naturally unsatisfactory. Your stunts to deceive the king are really wonderful! Liu Zhangyuan, I am the only one in this palace. How many days have you been appointed as the head of the Hanlin Academy? How dare you collude with them to deceive me? How brave you are!"
The Hanlin Academy, known as the "elegant place", is now a place where filth and evil practices are hidden. Everything must be aligned with money. A Hanlin Academy that does not aim at making money is not a good Hanlin Academy. Salaries are just pocket money, and side jobs are the main income. source.
"minister……"
Liu Zhengzong hesitated for a long time and did not dare to answer. If he confessed, he would most likely have his head shown to the public. If he refused, he would not know what to say to absolve himself of his guilt. It would be difficult to reverse what the prince had determined, let alone himself. I did something wrong to begin with.
"Zhenghua, send people to raid all the houses. All forty-four houses will be raided!"
"I obey the decree!"
For Dongchang and Jinyiwei, the work pressure these days is very stressful, and they are exhausted physically and mentally, because there are too many belongings in the mansions of nobles and court officials. If the prince hadn't already said that he would reward the factory health captains, everyone was very encouraged after hearing this, otherwise they would hardly be able to bear it anymore.
In the view of a certain prince, the factory guards were like moving companies, and the feudal lords were all employees responsible for moving. Their main job was to move the property of nobles and courtiers to the palace. This was what Brother Li, the courier, called back then. "Chasing stolen goods to support wages" has the same purpose but the same purpose. The city gate is now closed, and no one can take the opportunity to slip out.
"Liu Aiqing, tell me how much money you received for this imperial examination?"
If you want to talk about it, let's just talk about it. This is what everyone wants to hear most, and everyone hopes to see such a heartbreaking and tragic experience of greedy for so much money, but not getting a single tael in the end, and it all goes to the prince. Beautiful things that we like to hear and see.
"..."
No matter how thick-skinned Liu Zhengzong was, he was too embarrassed to answer in front of many colleagues. Being bitten by Hanlin meant that all the family property he had accumulated for many years would be in vain. He was already exhausted physically and mentally and did not want to offend himself. .
"If you don't want to say it, forget it. Chen Zhilin, Chen Aiqing, you can tell me!"
Some people are unwilling to say it, but maybe some people are willing to say it, especially those who hope to grasp the life-saving straw and get ashore.
Chen Zhilin had no way out and could only choose a way to sever ties with his colleagues to absolve himself of his guilt, so he simply had no scruples: "Your Highness, this palace examination has been carefully prepared. The examination questions have not been leaked, and the examiner is reviewing them." The answer will be obtained when you take the test. According to the agreement of participating in the fraud Hanlin, if you enter the top ten, each candidate must pay 10,000 taels. If you enter the top 20, each person must pay 5,000 taels. If you enter the top 50, each candidate must pay 2,000 taels. Two. The first two hundred people each pay five hundred taels. The total is 310,000 taels, and I can get two thousand taels."
Two thousand taels may not seem like much, but when you think about it, you only need to prepare for a few days to earn such an amount. It is definitely an extremely efficient profit. The rest of the time, the Hanlin officials can naturally live happily.
Once a year, I was able to secure my position. Working in the Hanlin Academy was probably the most leisurely job in the Imperial Dynasty. Not only did it have a good reputation, it also brought huge benefits.
"How exactly will it be graded?"
This time is different from the past. Yaoji does not have the top three, but changes to a points system. I don’t know how these worms operate secretly.
"Your Highness, after collecting the paper, it will be delivered to the corresponding examiner according to the amount of money paid by the candidates. Since this palace examination determines the position of the candidates based on the total score, the Imperial Academy has agreed that those who have paid the money will receive special care. At least 60 points must be reached to pass, and the specific score will be determined based on the amount of silver paid. The top ten must be above 90, the top 20 must be above 80, and the top 50 must be above 70. , the top 100 are above 60 points. If the candidate cannot write the answer, the examiner will fill it in! If the answer of the candidate who has not paid money is closer to the correct answer, the score must be lowered! "
Chen Zhilin's flowing words are like describing a well-planned project.
In order to avoid suspicion, the teachers of the Imperial College did not participate in this examination review, and this fat loss fell on the Hanlin Academy.
This is not the first time that the Hanlins have done this, otherwise they would never have done it in such detail, just like a professional team.
"Tsk tsk~! Okay! Okay! You are all the pillars of my Ming Dynasty! You have thoroughly understood the palace examination! You regard the palace examination as a money-making business. I wonder if you have the face to compete. Ancestors? Why not take them all to the mountain to dig mines!"
