"Are you saying that Wei Chen cheated in the examination room with cheat sheets?"
In the Right School Youzhai, Lin Yan looked at the students headed by He Jinchao with a surprised look on his face.
The three questions in this monthly lesson were asked by Lin Yan. Others don’t know where these questions come from. Doesn’t Lin Yan himself know?
These three questions are all original questions from Wenfu. If Wei Chen happened to make cheat sheets in this regard, he might have been fooled.
When he thought of this, Lin Yan's expression became solemn.
Memorizing and guessing questions from Wenfu is something that many young students are doing. Many people get away with it and pass the county and prefecture examinations.
This kind of act of suppressing previous articles was naturally despised by scholars. Many knowledgeable people called on the imperial court to issue a ban. However, it was very difficult to implement it in practice.
One is the lack of human support.
As long as there is such a thing as examinations, cheating will be difficult to eradicate. Throughout the ages, cheating in scientific examinations has been repeatedly banned.
What's more, the scientific examination only stipulates that no incorporation is allowed, but it does not say that tacit writing is not allowed. This is a gray area in the regulations. Naturally, many people are trying to take advantage of the loopholes.
The second is the difficulty of supervision.
Lin Yan once heard that in the past, some people were fooled by the provincial examination questions of that year and directly moved the previous articles to their own papers without changing a word.
The examiner was a man from Hanlin who was said to be well-read, but he didn't notice it, so he chose him as the examiner in such a muddle.
This is the current situation of the scientific examination, and Lin Yan has no power to change it, but he does not want his students to do such a thing.
In Lin Yan's view, this kind of behavior is a crooked way. Even if he is caught, how is he any different from a villain?
Of course, if Wei Chen was just guessing, it would be considered opportunistic at best, so Lin Yan would just give him a lesson and lead him back to the right path.
But if there is also inclusion in the examination room, it will be real fraud, and the nature is extremely bad. Lin Yan will definitely deal with it seriously, and even expel Wei Chen from the free school to set the record straight.
However, before that, Lin Yan had to find out whether what He Jinchao said was true. Otherwise, it would be his fault as a teacher if he had wronged Wei Chen.
Lin Yan looked at He Jinchao and asked, "You said Wei Chen committed fraud, but did anyone see it with his own eyes?"
"Well..., not really."
He Jinchao replied indifferently, and then raised his voice and said, "Sir, you should know how well Wei Chen did in his previous writings. Even if he wasn't the worst in the upper class, he was still at the bottom. But this time the monthly class is over. , Wei Chen actually surpassed all his classmates and jumped to the top of the list. Don't you think this is suspicious, sir, with such a big change?"
"this……"
Lin Yan pondered and said, "Could it be that I happened to hit the right question? The questions that my teacher gave me this time were indeed from Wenfu. If Wei Chen happens to have memorized these questions, it seems to be reasonable."
"Mr. Mingjian!"
He Jinchao took a step forward and said: "When I was in Hongle Academy, I saw that many of my classmates had memorized Wenfu, but in ten exams, they didn't even get the right answer once. How come he, Wei Chen, is so good?" With such luck, can you hit three questions in one go?"
Lin Yan thought for a moment, but did not rush to a conclusion. He glanced at everyone, but did not see Wei Chen's figure, and immediately asked: "Where is Wei Chen?"
Lu Qingzhou respectfully replied: "She should still be in the lecture hall."
He Jinchao became more and more proud when he saw this: "I am afraid that I am guilty of being a thief, so I dare not come to see you sir."
Before He Jinchao finished speaking, a clear voice came from outside the room: "He Jinchao, slandering your classmates behind your back, is this how you behave?"
The speaker was Wei Chen, who came slowly. Chen Jun and Tao Dazhi were also beside him. The three of them entered the Youzhai together and bowed to Lin Yan.
Seeing Wei Chen being so calm and composed, Lu Qingzhou's expression immediately changed and he silently retreated behind He Jinchao.
When He Jinchao saw Wei Chen coming, he snorted coldly and stepped forward and said, "You're here just in time! Sir is here now. If you have a clear conscience, then take out the Wenfu and compare it with your paper!"
Wei Chen bowed to Lin Yan and said, "The student has a clear conscience. Please make a clear decision, sir."
"Don't worry, our teacher will definitely investigate this matter." Lin Yan nodded, twirled his beard and said, "Bring Wei Chen's paper."
Wei Chen looked at He Jinchao. His paper had been snatched away by He Jinchao long ago, and it was still in He Jinchao's hand.
He Jinchao glared at Wei Chen, as if he would look good on you later, and then handed Wei Chen's paper to Lin Yan with a proud look on his face.
Wei Chen sneered secretly and ignored him.
Lin Yan immediately took down a set of "Four Books, Major Questions and Small Questions" from the bookcase, and began to look through the three questions he had chosen as test questions.
He Jinchao looked aside nervously, and Lu Qingzhou secretly clenched his fists. Only Old God Wei Chen was on the ground with his hands behind his back, looking unconcerned.
Not long after, Lin Yan closed the heavy Wenfu and announced the result: "I have read it, and none of the three articles written by Wei Chen match the Cheng Wen in the Wenfu."
"What? This is impossible!"
He Jinchao's eyes widened, first in disbelief, and then as if he suddenly realized: "I understand! Wei Chen must have changed other people's articles and wanted to deceive others! Sir, take a closer look!"
He Jinzhao looked at Lin Yan eagerly, hoping that Lin Yan could uphold justice for him. Unexpectedly, Lin Yan showed displeasure when he heard this, and said coldly: "My teacher has already said that this article has nothing to do with the predecessor of the Wen Mansion, Cheng Wen." It’s different, He Jinchao, are you questioning my teacher’s vision?”
"Students don't dare."
After receiving a cold look from Lin Yan, He Jinchao's face suddenly turned pale and he didn't dare to say anything anymore.
"Okay, now the truth has been revealed, Brother Wei deserves the top spot!"
Lu Qingzhou stood up with a smile, cupped his hands towards Wei Chen and said: "If I remember correctly, Brother Wei just started learning crafts not long ago, but now he has written such sophisticated articles, he is really progressing so fast! Brother Wei He is really a genius, no wonder he is so appreciated by the academic leaders. If he wins the first prize in the future, he will have to support us former classmates more!"
Wei Chen glanced at Lu Qingzhou and said calmly: "Brother Lu is ridiculous. There are many capable people in the righteous school, and there are even more talents like Brother Lu. It's just a fluke that I can get the first place this time."
Lu Qingzhou pretended not to hear the sarcasm in Wei Chen's words and just smiled in response.
After hearing Lu Qingzhou's words, He Jinzhao seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and shouted: "Sir, Wei Chen is only ten years old, and he has not been exposed to the art of crafts for a long time. However, the writing style he writes is like a classic." How is this possible for an old scholar? Wei Chen must have known the monthly exam questions in advance and privately hired someone else to write for him!"
"That's enough, the more you talk, the more outrageous it becomes! Only my teacher knows the test questions. Do you mean that my teacher leaked the questions to Wei Chen in advance?"
Lin Yan flicked his sleeves with an angry look on his face.
He Jinzhao stood there as if he had been slapped by Lin Yan's loud shout.
"Why, why is this happening?"
