Xie Xiuwen just said that in the previous dynasty, this incident of impersonation happened from time to time, and was even brought up by the courtiers, but it basically only happened during the provincial examination and the general examination.
It is indeed a bit strange that something like this happened in the college examination of Xiangzhou Prefecture.
This is what Mr. Zheng Ge has always been unable to understand.
That's why he supported Xie Xiuwen in court. More than half of the officials in Xiangzhou Mansion were closely related to Mr. Qin Ge. They had to find out what happened in Xiangzhou Mansion.
"Your Majesty, since the founding of our country, differences in place of origin have had a greater impact on the imperial examination. Because we have adopted a quota system, competition in wealthy areas is very fierce. On the other hand, in remote places such as Yunnan and Guizhou, there is a lack of talents and even insufficient students.
Candidates from the Jiangnan area were overwhelmed when they went there. Even though the imperial court introduced a security survey system to crack down on illegal citizenship, the temptation of passing the imperial examination still made countless people take the risk.
In addition, since the time of the late emperor, they have been committed to suppressing the influence of aristocratic families and appointing a large number of students from poor families. Therefore, many aristocratic families tried their best to send their nephews to remote places to take exams. In this way, aristocratic families were further formed. "
If you have power, you will naturally not worry about money and food.
The Dazhi Dynasty has been suppressing the aristocratic families since the founding of the country, but there are policies from above, and they have countermeasures from below. There are always some people who are self-righteous, thinking that no matter how wise the emperor is, he is still a human being, and it is impossible to reach out to every piece of land in the Dazhi Dynasty.
Xiangzhou Prefecture is not a remote place, but to be honest, because Xiangzhou Prefecture has a large area and a large number of people, the quota given by the court is relatively high.
Not just the college examination, but especially the provincial examination.
For example, if Taiyuan Prefecture selects 60 candidates, Xiangzhou Prefecture may select as many as 80 candidates.
"Weichen once read some records of Xiangzhou Prefecture. In the twelfth year of the late emperor's reign, when the Xiangzhou Prefecture's rural examination was at its highest, there were 110 candidates. This is an extremely rare number in the history of the provincial examination of our dynasty."
Mr. Zheng Ge also knew about this: "The main reason for Xiangzhou Prefecture is that it has a large area and a large number of people, and the late emperor had considered that the talents in Xiangzhou Prefecture were also very famous, so he issued an imperial edict to recruit talents. But he didn't want to, Xiangzhou Prefecture The government has also been targeted by someone with ulterior motives."
It is because Xiangzhou Prefecture recruits many talented people, so it is easy to pass the exam, which also gives some people an opportunity.
Emperor Wen Jing thought that the college examination was a trivial matter. It was just a scholar's title, but it could cause such a big incident. If it came to the provincial examination, he didn't know it would be such a fuss.
This matter must be thoroughly investigated!
Emperor Wen Jing also wanted to know who dared to do whatever he wanted in Xiangzhou Mansion. He simply didn't care about the court!
"Your Majesty, I dare to make a guess."
Emperor Wen Jing looked majestic: "Speak."
"As far as Wei Chen knows, during the last provincial examination, some people in Xiangzhou Prefecture were dissatisfied and questioned the fairness of the provincial examination. Some people even pointed out that many talents were not from Xiangzhou Prefecture. Therefore, the Holy Spirit also said at that time The governor of Xiangzhou Prefecture was ordered to conduct a thorough investigation, and it was learned that two people who had faked their nationality were expelled from the imperial examination, and were ordered to never take the exam again."
The words were not finished, but Emperor Wen Jing and Mr. Zheng Ge both understood.
Precisely because there had been trouble before, some people learned to be shrewd this time and directly tampered with the college examination.
In this way, when it comes to the provincial examination, who dares to say that this scholar is not from this house?
Without a reason, naturally there would be no more trouble.
It's just that the local academic administration didn't expect that things would really get into trouble. Two young students even died, and even the famous local government officials signed a letter.
It was no longer possible to cover up the matter, so Mr. Qin Ge wanted to finalize the case early and put an end to the matter.
Therefore, Xie Xiuwen does not believe that Mr. Qin Ge has not benefited from this.
He didn't believe it, and Emperor Wen Jing naturally didn't believe it either.
"Thank you Aiqing, if I send you to investigate this matter thoroughly, are you sure?"
Xie Xiuwen immediately bowed: "It is the duty of the minister to serve the Holy One, but that is not his responsibility. As a rule, it is only right that the Holy One should send officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel to conduct a thorough investigation."
Mr. Zheng Ge nodded silently and thanked Xiuwen for his temperament that was neither greedy nor impatient. He was definitely a good candidate for being a capable minister!
Emperor Wenjing wanted to send qualified ministers, but the problem was that the matter involved Mr. Qin Ge, and he did not dare to use some people.
"Let me think about this for a while, please step back."
"Yes, Wei Chen is resigning."
After coming out of the palace, Xie Xiuwen felt that his chest could finally take a good breath.
"The water in Xiangzhou Prefecture is very deep. You are right not to go."
Xie Xiuwen did not agree with this statement: "You are absolutely right, but if the Holy Emperor assigns it, you have to obey the humble position. As ministers, isn't it just to share the Emperor's worries?"
Mr. Zheng Ge laughed and nodded at him twice: "You! It's right to solve problems for the Holy One. It's just that the governor of Xiangzhou Prefecture is a fourth-rank official. You are a fifth-rank official. If you really go to Xiangzhou, who will listen? Whose opinion is it?”
Xie Xiuwen was also worried about this matter.
After all, the governor of a government is the local official. If he really comes to someone else's territory, even if he is a higher level, he may not be able to suppress the prestige of the governor.
Therefore, he did not dare to accept this matter easily.
Don't lose your life because of a case.
Xie Xiuwen believed that he still loved himself more and had not reached the level of putting life and death aside in order to redress the injustice of the people.
He has always been very clear about his positioning, being a good official and protecting his family.
Xie Xiuwen is a person who desires power. Because of this, he does things not only based on the interests of the people and the court, but also based on what he can win for himself. Of course, he is very clear-headed and always reminds himself, His biggest backer was Emperor Wen Jing.
Therefore, no matter when and where, Emperor Wen Jing's interests were above all else.
Only by receiving the emperor's protection, not only his future official career, but only his small life, can he be truly protected.
The power of the emperor is unpredictable. Even though he has a round-about teacher-student friendship with Mr. Zheng Ge, it is not reliable after all.
Xie Xiuwen thinks too much, mainly because he has no foundation in the court and no force that he can completely rely on.
In the evening, Liu Ruolan mentioned Fang Jiahe's marriage with great interest, and also said that Xie Ronghui's marriage should also be arranged.
Xie Xiuwen is not in a hurry. If Brother Hui can win the election next year, he will naturally have more initiative in the marriage.
"Let's see. If Brother Hui wins the provincial examination next year, he will be more confident about the marriage."
Liu Ruolan naturally thought of this. Anyway, Brother Hui is not too old, so there is no harm in waiting.
"I may have to leave Beijing on business in the near future. I'm afraid that there may be unrest between the DPRK and China. You and Guabao should be careful and don't go out unless you have nothing to do."
(End of chapter)
