After seeing the cheating candidate being taken away by the governor's people, scholar Su Jinghuai finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Of course, fairness has been resolved, but the candidates who bought the test questions are offended.
After the rural examination in Jinling City was cancelled, thousands of candidates who rushed to Jinling to take the examination were full of complaints.
"If this good thing is canceled like this, what will we, the students who have studied so hard for more than ten years, do?" complained an examinee outside the gate of Gongyuan.
"That's right. Going all the way to Jinling City, not to mention the money spent, it's a waste of my time." Yi Chi complained.
The scholar Su Jinghuai couldn't bear to see the complaints from those scholars, but fairness is the king. In order to make the examination fair, the poor Su Jinghuai didn't even complain.
Su Jinghuai was very concerned about this issue of buying and selling test questions. After leaving Gongyuan, he went straight to the governor's office in Jinling City.
"I, the governor, have nothing to say about you two! As the examiners of this Qiu Wei, you two are so careless in the body search!"
As soon as Su Jinghuai arrived at the Governor's Mansion, he saw Governor Cen Ren questioning the two examiners.
I saw the two examiners hesitating and not knowing what to say.
"A poor candidate can tell with just one look that he is buying and selling test questions. What are you two doing for food?! Where are you looking?" the governor cursed again.
After scolding, Governor Cen Ren just saw the figure of the scholar Su Jinghuai.
"Look, what are they wearing, and what are you wearing? The monthly salary given to you by the imperial court is so useless!" After saying this, the governor walked towards Su Jinghuai.
"You are indeed right. If the candidate hadn't moved a little too slowly, I might not have noticed it yet. What a god." Governor Cen Ren praised.
After hearing this, Su Jinghuai smiled slightly: "This is what a young student should do. I wonder when Qiu Wei's event will be held?"
After hearing this, Governor Cen Ren looked at the sky and said, "I don't know. I will inform the court about this matter, and it will be decided by the court afterwards. Not only will the examiner be changed, but also the rural examination questions will be changed, and we will also ensure that it will not be leaked again. In this way Come, I’m afraid it won’t be until next month.”
After listening to the governor's words, Su Jinghuai felt relieved, but she was very worried that Qiu Wei would reveal the issue, so she decided to stay in Jinling City for a few more days.
Not long after, the complaining candidates gathered in front of the governor and started to make trouble.
"Governor!"
"Governor! Come out!"
"Governor!"
Shouts rang out in front of the governor's office.
After a while, Governor Cen Ren came out.
Looking at the approximately twenty or thirty people in front of him, he asked, "What do you have to do with me?"
"Give us an explanation!"
"that is!"
"Give us an explanation!"
Different words came out.
"What's your explanation?" Governor Cen Ren asked with a smile on his face.
Suddenly, dozens of people fell silent, except for one candidate who spoke up.
"The Qiu Wei has been cancelled. Where will we candidates go? All the money was spent on food and clothing, and in the end it was cancelled. You have to give us an explanation, right? Who will pay for our losses? When is the date of the Qiu Wei?" A candidate He complained.
After hearing this, the candidates around him suddenly spoke in unison.
"that is!"
"that is!"
Sure enough, he dared not speak out and was the first to cause trouble.
"Everyone, furthermore, this matter of cheating on exams has been dealt with by the imperial court since ancient times. Qiu Wei must also be cancelled. What did I do wrong?" Governor Cen Ren asked.
As soon as the governor said this, these candidates were speechless.
"Furthermore, if it was not the candidates who cheated, I would not have inspected on the spot! If you want compensation, you can go to the court yourself! It is my responsibility to be responsible for the inspection, but it is not my responsibility to leak the test questions! You are all scholars, if you want compensation, go to the magistrate’s office, the magistrate’s office is your parents!”
At this time, all the candidates who were making trouble seemed to be mute. They stood there and hesitated for a moment, then dispersed one by one.
After the sights dispersed, Governor Cen Ren walked into the yamen.
"Look, you two, we have to make such a scene now!" Governor Cen Ren looked at the two examiners with angry eyes.
Seeing the two examiners lowering their heads without saying a word, the governor hurriedly walked into the office, picked up a brush and started writing on the white paper.
Soon, not only Jinling City knew about the leak, but also the nearby prefectures, prefectures, counties, and several provinces near Jianglai, as well as the capital.
"Ding Shangshu!" Prime Minister Zuo looked at Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, with a pair of angry eyes.
"This is the examiner selected by your Ministry of Rites! Leaked questions! Leaked questions! Who leaked the questions?!" Su Yunqi, the Prime Minister of the Left, looked at Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, with a questioning look on his face.
"Prime Minister Zuo, I wanted to make some money from it, but who knew, those people were slow and others saw it out." Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, seemed aggrieved.
"Looking for money?" Su Yunqi, the prime minister of Zuo, asked.
Such a question frightened Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites. You must know that I am neither the biggest nor the smallest supporter of Su Yunqi.
"Why didn't you tell me this news in advance? Now, some students in Jinling know that the test questions have been leaked. You, the Ministry of Rites, should come up with new test questions as soon as possible. Don't have other ideas this time!" Su Yunqi, Prime Minister of the Left road.
Seeing that Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, still remained silent, Su Yunqi, the Prime Minister of the Left, smiled slightly, patted Ding Liu on the shoulder, and whispered in Ding Liu's ear.
"I know that it was me who cut off your financial path. But I did come up with a good idea, which is much better than yours." Su Yunqi said with a slight smile.
After hearing this, Ding Liu was very curious and asked, "Please give me some advice from Prime Minister Zuo."
Su Yunqi came up with his idea: "Since the previous test questions have been leaked, this time you prepare a rural examination question yourself. The content must not be the same as that of Sun Xiang, a few old gentlemen from the Hanlin Academy. Remember, the questions for this rural examination are your own Find someone to draft it, not those old gentlemen. They have lived too long and know what should be done and what should not be done."
"Isn't this too much trouble?" Ding Liu glanced at Left Prime Minister Su Yunqi.
After Su Yunqi heard this, he looked straight at Ding Liu with his big eyes: "Why don't you tell me you're in trouble for doing such an immoral thing?"
After saying that, he patted Ding Liu on the shoulder and said: "Now that the emperor is not going to court, you will be in the Wind and Rain Pavilion and Yongshou Hall all day long. You will not say anything about what you do. Do not do anything immoral. You must let the emperor discover it, otherwise, the truth will not protect you."
"I understand. Thank you, Prime Minister Zuo, for your advice." The Minister of Rites said with a smile.
Just as Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, was about to walk out of the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Su Yunqi slapped him with one hand, making Ding Liu tremble in fright.
"What else does Prime Minister Zuo have to do?" Ding Liu asked.
Su Yunqi saw Ding Liu's appearance and laughed loudly: "This is the first time I see you so scared."
After seeing this, Yang Youcheng, the right prime minister who was staying behind, smiled slightly and continued busy with what he was doing.
Recalling Ding Liu's appearance just now, Su Yunqi seemed still immersed in it.
At this time, Ding Liu asked again: "Does the Prime Minister have anything else to do?"
Su Yunqi just came back to his senses and smiled: "I came up with the method. I want 60% of the money gained from this."
"Sixty percent?" Ding Liu was a little reluctant.
"Why, 60% think I want too much? This method, this reminder, this try to protect you, 60% is not too much, right?" Su Yunqi said with a slight smile.
"Not too much, not too much." Ding Liu said with a smile: "If Zuo Xiang has nothing to do, I will resign."
"Go, go, go." Su Yunqi smiled.
Seeing Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, walk out, Su Yunqi returned to his seat, looked at the smiling Yang Youcheng beside him and asked, "Are you smiling?"
"My dear friend, the way Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, looked just now was really funny. I didn't expect him to be so timid." Yang Youcheng replied with a smile.
"No. I am bold in my heart, but timid in my body."
On the way back, Ding Liu thought about the appearance of Zuo Prime Minister Su Yunqi, and became even more worried.
I muttered in my heart: Is he trying to harm me? Or are you asking me to do it on purpose so that the emperor can catch me? It's impossible. I was very supportive of him at the beginning. No matter how much I gave him during this period, it wouldn't be possible.
At this time, Ding Liu felt even more satisfied and headed towards the Ministry of Rites.
After half a month, the candidates in Jinling finally got the exact news.
"I heard that autumn is scheduled to fall on the fourth day of September."
"really?"
Two students walking on the street started talking to each other.
"Everyone in Jinling has been spreading the word recently, but this notice has not been posted yet, and perhaps it won't be long."
"makes sense."
Su Jinghuai, a scholar in Jinling City, has also been sentenced to a long time, even though the governor Cen Ren gave him some silver in the past few days.
But Su Jinghuai didn't use the money to stay in the inn, but spent it on food.
As the saying goes: Only when you are full can you have strength. No matter how gorgeous you look but your stomach is not full, what is the use of being gorgeous?
"Sir, please go slowly."
"good."
Unknowingly, the scholar Su Jinghuai saw this behavior again.
However, the person selling the test questions looked very familiar. After thinking about it, Su Jinghuai could confirm that this person was the same person selling the test questions from last time, but this time he changed the place.
Just as Su Jinghuai walked up quickly, the person selling the test questions closed the door and window tightly.
Su Jinghuai looked at the student who was not paying attention and quickly snatched the test question from his hand.
"What are you doing!" the man yelled.
Su Jinghuai handed the money he had saved these days directly to the man, and said: "I want it, go and buy a copy yourself!" After saying that, he hurried away.
The man looked at the silver taels in his hand and immediately yelled at Su Jinghuai who ran away: "I spent hundreds of taels to buy that! You just give me two taels of silver?!"
Su Jinghuai hurried to the governor.
Perhaps because he was an acquaintance of the governor's Yamen, the two guards did not stop him.
"Governor! Governor!" Su Jinghuai shouted everywhere with the test questions.
Just as he ran to the corner, Governor Cen Ren came towards him and almost hit him.
"It's you again. What's the matter with coming here in a hurry?" Governor Cen Ren said.
Su Jinghuai hurriedly opened the test questions in his hand and handed them to the governor: "Look, Xiaosheng met the person selling test questions again today. This person is very cunning. Before Xiaosheng could come forward, the man had already slipped away. Fortunately, Xiaosheng took it from a student who bought the test questions."
"Selling test questions again?" The governor opened this thing with a look of disbelief.
I saw that the words written on it looked very much like a rural examination, but as he thought about it, the governor felt that something was wrong: "Some officials were punished for the last incident, and it is impossible for them to come here today."
"Can you see clearly the face of the person selling the test questions?" the governor asked.
The scholar nodded: "It's the same person as last time."
"What a coincidence, so blatantly confronting each other?" the governor said to himself.
Then, the governor glanced at Su Jinghuai: "What happened last time should not happen this time. I will personally go to the two newly appointed examiners to find out. I will give you an explanation then."
After saying that, Governor Cen Ren hurried away with the test questions.
…
"Two examiners, there are signs of selling test questions again in Jinling City. Look, can the test questions sold be the same as the test questions for this autumn?" Governor Cen Ren pointed at the test questions.
The two examiners stroked their beards and looked at it carefully.
"Governor Cen, the test questions sold here are completely different from the Qiu Wei we are about to prepare this time. None of the listed test questions are the same." The examiner said confidently.
After hearing this, Governor Cen smiled slightly: "That's good. It seems that the person selling the test questions has good intentions."
"My official has indeed heard about the leaked questions last time. The imperial court is also very concerned about this matter. I guarantee that there will be no leaked questions." The second examiner said.
After listening to the words of the two examiners, Governor Cen smiled slightly: "That's good."
After confirming that the test questions were fake, Governor Cen hurried back to the governor's office.
"You, don't worry. I have asked about it. The Qiuwei court is very concerned about this and will not leak the question. The two examiners also looked at it and confirmed that there is nothing the same about the questions. It should be Someone deliberately made a fake test question just to make money."
"Thank you, Governor Cen."
"You're welcome. Autumn is coming in a few days. Just take the exam with peace of mind. Don't think about it anymore. Just go and take the exam with peace of mind. If you find anything similar, you can report it to me after the exam."
"Okay." Su Jinghuai responded.
