At present, the Qiu Wei Festival has been successfully held, and it is time for the two examiners from the capital to return to the capital.
At this moment, when the two examiners were about to walk to the carriage, there were calls.
"Two officers! Two officers!"
"Stay! Stay!"
A few anxious words from Master Li made the two officials stop.
After hearing this, the examiner turned his head and looked at the man who hurried over and looked familiar but forgot who he was.
Seeing that he was rushing this way, the examiner walked down together with the deputy examiner who was about to enter the carriage. The two stood together and looked at the man who was hurrying this way.
The chief examiner, whose surname is Zhang and given name is Fan, has a slightly chubby figure; the deputy examiner, whose surname is Fan and whose given name is Shu, has a figure that is neither fat nor thin.
It wasn't until the man came closer that Examiner Zhang asked, "Who are you?"
"Official? You don't remember me? I am the master of Magistrate Liu." Master Li explained.
Looking at this face, the examiner Zhang Fan thought for a long time before he finally remembered: "Are you the prefect's master?"
Master Li nodded with a smile on his face: "It's the little one." '
"Oh~, I understand. What's wrong with you?" Examiner Zhang asked.
"My lord, Magistrate Liu needs your help on something important."
Upon hearing this, the examiner Zhang Fan looked at the deputy examiner beside him. Although he didn't say anything, he could tell from those eyes what examiner Zhang wanted to tell him.
"Okay." Examiner Zhang agreed.
After answering, looking at Master Li who didn't say what the matter was, Examiner Zhang asked out of curiosity: "Why did Magistrate Liu come to see me and me?"
Seeing that there were few people walking around, Master Li said: "Just now, two people, it seems, told the father and son that there was a phenomenon of selling test questions, and they wanted an explanation."
Listening to Master Li's words, Examiner Zhang showed no surprise at all on his face.
"Officer, this matter is urgent. Let's talk while walking."
"good."
Along the way, Master Li didn't seem to treat the two examiners as outsiders. Anyone who had anything to do with the matter came out one by one.
After walking, I finally arrived at the government office.
At this time, everyone in the government office seemed to be waiting for the two examiners, looking towards them.
Examiner Zhang Fan and deputy examiner Fan Shu walked toward the lobby.
Seeing the two examiners coming, the prefect Liu Wu hurriedly ordered: "Come here! Add two chairs."
After saying this, I saw two government officials moving the chairs over.
After sitting down, the examiner looked at the two people kneeling in front of him.
Listening to the mosquito-like noises of the people outside, the prefect Liu Wu knocked the gavel in front of him on the table and shouted: "Quiet!"
Then, the prefect Liu Wu looked at the two examiners with a smile on his face.
"Examiner Zhang and Examiner Fan, these two people claim that there is someone in the city who sells exam questions. I would like to present a copy of the exam questions that I bought. I would like to trouble you to verify the authenticity of the exam questions." After saying this, Magistrate Liu placed the exam questions on the table in front of him. He handed it to Master Li who was standing aside, and Master Li presented it to the two of them.
After answering, the two examiners held the test questions and read them together, but after listening to Master Li's words on the way, there seemed to be nothing to be surprised about.
After looking at it, the examiner Zhang Fan raised his head and looked at the prefect Liu Wu: "Prefect Liu, this exam question is not the Qiu Wei exam question. This exam question is different from the exam question on the Qiu Wei exam. It's just that some people pretend to be Qiu Wei exam questions. It’s just a matter of taking exam questions to defraud people out of money.”
After listening, the prefect Liu Wu looked at the two people kneeling in front of him with a proud look: "You two, Examiner Zhang has said it himself, this test question is different from the test questions used in Qiu Wei, but I heard?"
Is it possible that the ten-year-old Chen Ziyuan, who is a candidate, still doesn’t know?
Seeing that if he didn't say anything about this matter, he would probably end it. Zi Yuan hurriedly said: "This question is obviously Qiu Wei's question, the second question."
Zi Yuan's words caused the people outside the hall to start talking again, and at the same time, the two examiners sitting on the official hat chairs were helpless.
Listening to Zi Yuan's words, the prefect Liu Wu looked at the examiner Zhang Fan sitting beside him with a smile on his face: "Examiner Zhang, look..."
Seeing the look from Magistrate Liu and listening to the common people talking, Examiner Zhang stood up, looked at the ten-year-old child kneeling on the ground in front of him, and said, "I am the chief examiner of Qiuwei this time. What are you saying?" Can there be any lies? I am warning you two not to disturb this autumn."
As soon as Examiner Zhang said this, Liu Wu, who was the prefect, began to introduce the two examiners: "This is Zhang Chunxu, and the other is Zhang Ziyuan. He claims to have participated in this Qiu Wei. I wonder if the two examiners have any impressions." ?”
Looking at such a short person in front of him, there are only a few candidates among those taking the exam. How could he not be familiar with him? However, Examiner Zhang pretended not to know him.
"How old are you?" Examiner Zhang asked Ziyuan.
"Hui Guanren, ten years old."
As soon as he heard this, Examiner Zhang began to make up his words: "You are only ten years old and you have to prepare for this autumn. You are full of confidence. I guessed that you were afraid of failing the exam, so you and your father deliberately messed up this autumn." Wei, can you take the exam again?"
As soon as he finished speaking, ten-year-old Zi Yuan retorted: "No, someone really sells test questions. Besides, these test questions are from the second exam, how can it be different?"
After listening, the prefect Liu Wu looked at the two examiners again with a smile on his face.
Suddenly, it seemed as if the whole matter was left to the two examiners.
"You don't believe what I said?" After saying this, the examiner Zhang Fan looked at the deputy examiner Fan Shu: "Examiner Fan, look at it, is this question the same as Qiu Wei's question this time?"
Examiner Fan read the test questions again, but he only glanced at them briefly and did not look at them in detail.
Examiner Fan nodded: "This exam question is not even close to any of the questions in this Qiu Wei exam. How can it be the same?"
After what the two examiners said, the ten-year-old Chen Ziyuan, who was kneeling in the hall, began to distrust himself more and more, and suddenly didn't know what to say.
Seeing that it was getting late outside, the examiner Zhang Fan turned around and looked at Magistrate Liu Wu: "Prefect Liu, that's it. This exam question is really different from the one in Qiu Wei. It's getting late. , if there is no place where Magistrate Liu needs me, I will go back first, and I can’t delay my return to the capital."
As soon as Examiner Zhang said this, thinking that there was already an examiner to prove it, Prefect Liu Wu nodded: "Okay."
Watching the two examiners leave, the prefect Liu Wu continued to conclude the case.
"Poof!" A scream sounded.
"Quiet!" After saying this, the prefect Liu Wu looked at Zhang Chunxu in front of him: "Two examiners have just testified, which is enough to prove that this examination question has nothing to do with this autumn. Do you have anything else to say?"
After hearing this, Sun Chunxu looked at Zi Yuan aside, only to see Zi Yuan's face of disbelief.
"Back to the magistrate, the common people have nothing to say." Chunxu said.
"Okay." Then the prefect Liu Wu asked Zi Yuan, who was in the audience: "Zhang Ziyuan, do you have anything to say?"
After hesitating for a long time, Ziyuan raised his head and looked at Magistrate Liu with a disbelieving face: "Prefect, the test questions are really the same as those in Qiu Wei. I took the exam that day in Qiu Wei and I watched it for a long time."
Seeing Zhang Ziyuan still looking unconvinced, Magistrate Liu threatened him with words:
"Zhang Ziyuan!"
"Just now, I have invited two examiners to testify, proving that this test question has nothing to do with the test questions used in this Qiu Wei. If you continue to argue, believe it or not, the imperial court will remove your name from this Qiu Wei's list. If you fail, your results will be forfeited, and you will not have the chance to take any more exams in the future."
As soon as Magistrate Liu threatened, Ziyuan immediately stopped talking, thinking about what Uncle Xu told him before, that he could only see his father after passing all the tests.
In order to see his father and end his life of living among the people, Ziyuan did not know how much effort he put in. If he really got rid of it, the chance of seeing his father in the future would be gone.
Thinking of this, Ziyuan had no choice but to stop arguing: "The common people have nothing to say."
"Okay!" Prefect Liu Wu excitedly knocked the gavel tree, looked at the two people in the audience, and then looked at the chattering people outside, and decided on the case.
"This government announces that the case is understood. Zhang Chunxu and his son lied about someone selling examination questions. Two examiners testified that there was no such phenomenon. Zhang Chunxu was fined 20 boards for disturbing Qiu Wei, and his son Zhang Ziyuan was fined 10 boards. .”
"Here comes someone!"
"exist!"
"Take the two of them down and wait for them!"
"yes!"
Seeing Magistrate Liu closing the case, the people cheered.
Perhaps the people had too much trust in the prefect Liu Wu, and no one found anything wrong.
Ziyuan was a little painful when he was punished for the first time.
Shouts rang out in the Yamen courtyard, and even Chunxu beside him began to feel a little distressed.
Although Chunxu was sitting on the board without saying a word, in fact, it was all caused by being beaten. When he was a child, he was very naughty and was beaten frequently.
After finishing the exam, both of them began to have difficulty walking, and the exam questions that Chunxu had borrowed money to buy were taken away by the prefect Liu Wu.
After the two of them left the government office, they began to support each other and walk on the street towards Xilai Inn.
I just saw the house of Xilai Inn, and before I walked in, Ziyuan's friend Lin Baiyang hurried over with a smile on his face.
After seeing the appearance of the two of them, Lin Baiyang immediately withdrew his smile and asked Zi Yuan with a distressed look on his face: "Zi Yuan, what's going on between you and your father?"
Thinking about the scene in the government office, Ziyuan was still a little angry, but he didn't want to worry his friend Lin Baiyang, so he lied: "I was beaten just now for no apparent reason."
"Been beaten?" Lin Baiyang looked surprised.
Ziyuan nodded.
"Who was beaten and where? I will avenge you right now." Lin Baiyang said angrily.
Ziyuan shook his head: "He is very strong, you can't beat him. Besides, by the time you go, he will have run away."
"Is the injury serious?" Lin Baiyang asked.
