Zheng Guogong's voice was cold and dignified. After all, in such a high-standard imperial examination, it was really shocking that the test questions would be leaked.
When the three candidates from Xizhou below mentioned the name of the person who took the test, everyone was stunned.
This is no joke. Who is Su Qian'an? Especially after the beating just now, someone would actually report him.
If this is a mistake, the consequences will not be as simple as canceling the results of the palace examination, depriving him of the title of Jinshi, or even being thrown into jail.
Duke Zheng's face was serious and he shouted harshly at the three people who were kneeling down. "You three, do you know the seriousness of falsely accusing a member of the royal family? If you talk like this without evidence, you know the consequences."
Zheng Guogong seemed to be defending Su Qi'an, but there was always an uncomfortable feeling in what he said.
The three Xizhou Jinshi who knelt down kowtowed and said, "Sir, what the three of me said is absolutely true."
"We know that falsely accusing the examiner is a serious crime, but the three of us really have uneasy consciences. As Jinshi students, participating in the palace examination is our dream."
"Because we knew that Mr. Su would be the examiner this time. We are from Xizhou and we wanted to pay him a visit. However, Mr. Su kept us secretly and revealed to us the content of the examination questions."
"If you don't believe me, if you check the handwriting on this, you can definitely find out something."
"Really? Come here, check my handwriting for me."
Duke Zheng ordered that two imperial guards step forward and take away the cloth with the handwriting revealing the content of the title.
Taking advantage of this gap, Wang Zhenshan suddenly said, "Oh, you said that the content of this leaked question was given to you by Examiner Su. Then I would like to ask, you and Examiner Su have no relationship between teachers and students, and there is no relationship between life and death." Hand in hand, why does Examiner Su leak the questions to you? If you want to make false accusations, you have to find the right person."
"Sir, maybe it's because of appreciation, or maybe it's because of the nostalgia of belonging to the same state." The three Western Province Jinshi hesitated.
"Huh, appreciation. As far as I know, the three of you are only in the middle and lower ranks among many Jinshi rankings. How can I appreciate you? Do you really think I am blind? As for caring about the hometown of Tongzhou, how come Examiner Su is so kind and has nothing to do with it? Tu, I really treat myself as a person when I pay for you."
"I think the three of you are just flat-out false accusations. Come here, drag these three people down and beat them up. I want to see if it's their words or their stubbornness."
The three Xizhou Jinshi kowtowed heavily and begged for mercy, "Have mercy on me, Examiner Wang, we really don't know what's going on. If you, the examiners, don't believe it, you can ask outsiders, even people from the Hanlin Academy, if the three of us are serious." He was left in the room by Examiner Su."
"When we come out, there will be this inexplicable test question."
"Oh, in that case, why don't you just hand it in and have to wait until the palace examination is over?" Wang Zhenshan asked directly.
"Sir, after all, this is the content of the imperial examination. To say that we have no selfish motives is absolutely false. We also want to pass the top three Jinshi."
"But when we finally stepped into the examination room, as we wrote, our inner uneasiness and shame became more and more serious. We knew that our cheating was wrong and we deserved death."
"But after all, we have read the books of sages for many years, and we still have a conscience. Even if we are disqualified from the imperial examination this time, we must live up to our conscience."
These three people spoke with awe-inspiring righteousness, and it felt as if these three people were the warriors who exposed the darkness of the imperial examination, while Su Qi'an became a complete villain.
Su Qi'an just watched the three people's heartfelt remarks indifferently. He wanted to see how much noise would follow.
Wang Zhenshan completely sneered at the three people's remarks. After all, he was also a soldier who had been on the battlefield for many years. He had seen countless literati who seemed to be upright and upright.
But in the end, when they went to the battlefield, most of them peed their pants and collapsed on the ground in fear.
Compared with the quarrels of literati and scholars, he believed in Banzi more.
Wang Zhenshan was unmoved at all and had no intention of listening. He waved his hand and motioned for the three of them to be taken down.
But this move was stopped by Zheng Guogong.
"Master Zheng, what do you mean?" Wang Zhenshan was displeased.
Zheng Guogong chuckled, "Haha, don't worry, Mr. Wang. Although the authenticity of what these three people said is open to question, they are Jinshi after all. It is not good to slap them before the matter is clear. "
"What's wrong? In my opinion, the three of them are maliciously making false accusations. What they say is full of flaws. I'll give it to dozens of people and pour it all out in one go."
"Master Wang, this is not the northwest battlefield. There is no problem in dealing with rough men. But this is the Wenxian Hall, the highest hall of the imperial examination. If you hit them directly, their bodies and bones will be dead."
"Master Wang, please hurry up. Don't rush now. Wait until the handwriting is authenticated before punishing you. We will not wrongly accuse a good person, nor will we let a bad person go."
"Examiner Su, do you think so?" Zheng Guogong turned his head and said to Su Qian with a smile.
"Even Mr. Zheng said so, what else can Su say? Let's wait and see."
It takes some time to authenticate the handwriting, and it is impossible to falsify the appraisal. This matter is of great importance, and it was authenticated by San Gong himself. In terms of authority, no one dares to question it.
And while waiting like this, what happened in Wenxian Hall naturally spread quickly to the ears of everyone sitting in the main hall behind.
After listening to Wang Xian's report, Su Xuanyong did not ask the three princes and princesses around him this time. Instead, he turned his eyes and looked at the people below and asked.
"My dear friends, what do you think about this matter?"
"I believe Su Qian is not this kind of person." Wenxuan was the first to speak.
"Haha, it seems that Master is still very confident in Su Qian." Su Xuanyong said with a smile.
Wenxuan nodded without saying anything, just joking. After all, Su Qi'an was from his Hanlin Academy, and he was his direct descendant, and was personally taught by him. From an outsider's perspective, they had long been in the same boat.
If you don't support Su Qi'an at this time, is it possible to add insult to injury?
"I think this matter has nothing to do with Su Qi'an. Even if it does, I think your Majesty will have a solution." The second person to speak was the Duke of Chu.
Su Xuanyong laughed and said, "You old fox, you'd better leave the matter to me."
"Your Majesty, I think if this matter is really related to Su Qi'an, and it is proven that he is the one who leaked the story, he will still be severely punished. After all, this person has great talents. If he is not punished, he may become even more arrogant in the future. If you think about taming it, it will be difficult, so I can take advantage of this and give it a good beating."
"We also share the same opinion with Duke Zhao."
Su Xuanyong was fooled and nodded, "Well, what Duke Zhao Guo said is somewhat reasonable, so let's wait and see."
After about a stick of incense, finally, a chamberlain eunuch slowly walked over, holding the scroll signed by the Three Lords.
Signing to the three people above, the scroll opened and a sharp sound sounded.
"After identification, the handwriting on the strip of cloth, although deliberately done, is 80% similar to Dongshanbo's handwriting. The three of us unanimously agree that this handwriting is from Dongshanbo's hand."
As soon as the voice fell, the whole place was in an uproar, but they did not deliberately speak. They just looked at the three people on the stage silently, or to be more precise, they looked at Su Qi'an.
After all, on this occasion, even if the evidence was conclusive, some words were not something they could discuss in public.
Now let's see how Su Qian makes excuses.
After hearing the appraisal results, Zheng Guogong did not rush to order and take down Su Qi'an immediately. Instead, he smiled and said, "Tell me, Examiner Su, what's going on."
Su Qi'an's expression was quite calm from beginning to end. Even if the so-called evidence was conclusive, Su Qi'an did not change at all.
"Haha, if Su now says that this handwriting was not made by me, I'm afraid you won't believe it."
"In this case, let's ask Su another way."
Su Qi'an remained calm, turned his eyes, fell on Wang Chen beside him, and asked.
"I have something I want to ask you."
"Su
Even if the examiner asks questions, if the students know anything, they must tell them everything they know. "Wang Chen's face was calm and confident.
"These three candidates from Xizhou said that I leaked questions to them. Logically speaking, this matter should be top secret. I am very curious how you knew about it."
Su Qi'an's question seemed to have been expected by Wang Chen. He nodded and said.
"Back to the examiners Su, although they are candidates from Xizhou, they still have some connections in Kyoto, and they finally found out about me. Who am I, Wang Chen? I think everyone knows it."
"Although there are some dandies, I admit that, but I hate the fraud in the imperial examination very much. Therefore, whether this matter is true or false, I will stand up for them."
"Oh, so you are a kind-hearted person."
"Haha, thank you for the compliment, Examiner Su. I can't say I'm kind-hearted. I just saw injustice and wanted to help."
"Well, as far as I know, the first stop these three candidates went to after leaving the Hanlin Academy was Duke Zhao's Mansion. This seems to be somewhat different from what you just said."
Wang Chen seemed very indifferent to Su Qi'an's pressing step by step and still said calmly.
"That's right. They originally wanted to ask Duke Zhao to make the decision. After all, their backgrounds are somewhat related. But in front of the door, they were worried that the matter was not sure. If it was proved to be false, they were afraid that it would cause trouble to Duke Zhao, so they decided Found me."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, so you are a very responsible person."
"Students do some unfair things. Even if it is confirmed to be false, I think with the sincerity of students, Your Majesty will understand me. As for the imperial examination, there must be some people with lofty ideals to be the forerunners. As long as the imperial examination can be fair , students will have no regrets.”
Wang Chen's words were so touching, even more touching than those of the three candidates from Xizhou.
Not long after Wang Chen's voice fell, there were bursts of support. Seeing this scene, Su Qi'an was also quite impressed.
If this Wang Chen was born in modern times, it would be a pity not to be an actor. His eloquence, speech, and acting talent are all natural and not fake.
It was as if he was the embodiment of justice, a pioneer who held a torch and embarked on the thorny road for countless candidates and students.
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