Only two days later, the news of someone cheating immediately spread among the students.

Now it has only been five days since the township test Zhang Bang, and there are still many students staying in Luyang, so that these rumors have a medium.

However, most of the people who are staying in Luyang now are rich people who did not go well in the scientific examination, and these people are already unbalanced about their failure to be admitted.

Now it's good, some people say that there is fraud in this township test, so of course these people are willing to spread it.

"You know what...... Someone cheated in this township test......"

"Someone cheating? It's really fake, don't talk nonsense, it's going to be a lawsuit! ”

"How can it be nonsense...... It is said that the people in the brocade guard were bought, and then the exam questions were leaked! ”

"The exam questions leaked by the people of the Jinyi Guard? These people are inevitably too bold, how can they be worthy of the emperor's trust......"

"Those people in the brocade guard, are there any good people? Anyway, I believe that no matter how hateful they do, ......"

"In addition to Jinyiwei, I think those examiners may have been bought, and these people helped cheat...... Lifting people is not just about being able to get on if you want to! ”

"It's a loss this time I'm still from the capital, but I didn't expect it to be a raccoon dog, phew...... Damn it! ”

There is no shortage of such conversations in restaurants and teahouses everywhere, but they are starting to change their flavor as they spread.

Now there are two mainstream theories, one is that someone in Jinyiwei leaked the question, and the other is that there are people in the examiner who cheat.

No one verifies the truth or falsehood, because the truth doesn't matter to all those who don't get in, as long as it can hit the people who want to hit it.

On the one hand, this can discredit the natural opponents of the scholars, and on the other hand, it can also slander the people who were admitted this time, so why not?

The rumors outside were like knives, and they were getting worse, and they were soon learned by Zheng Yan in this township test.

When he received this news, he was so angry that Zheng Yan choked.

He thought he had been careful enough, but he still made these rumors out of him, which made him feel as bad as a fly.

Yongxi had cheated before, so the imperial court specially sent him, and now it is obvious that his errand is not beautiful enough.

But the problem has already come out, and anger alone can't solve the problem, so Zheng Yan took the other two people from the capital and came directly to the Xuezheng Yamen.

At this time, Zhu Yilin, a scholar and politician, was also worried.

Since the fraud case happened a few years ago, he has not been wearing this official hat steadily, and now it has happened again.

Just when Zhu Yilin was thinking about how to deal with it, he heard a voice full of anger from outside the door: "Zhu Xuezheng, you can still sit still!" ”

Looking up at the outside, Zhu Yilin hurriedly stood up and greeted him outside: "Master Zheng, this happened suddenly, and I don't know who was talking nonsense, which caused frequent rumors among students!" ”

Zheng Yan glared at Zhu Yilin and sneered: "Yongxi students are so unreasonable, listening to the wind is rain, whose responsibility should this be?" ”

Theoretically speaking, Xuezheng is the common teacher of local students, and Zheng Yan's words are equivalent to questioning Zhu Yilin.

This made Zhu Yilin speechless, the key is that he can't afford to provoke Zheng Yan, and the Inspectorate is the imperial history, and an impeachment can make him irreversible.

Although I really want to clean up Zhu Yilin, the most important thing now is to calm down the matter as soon as possible.

So Zheng Yan asked again: "In such a situation, do you have a way to deal with it?" ”

Asked by Zheng Yan, Zhu Yilin said his previous thoughts.

"Xia Guan thinks that he should first find a few respected old gentlemen and let them restrain these students......"

"Secondly, the academic administration yamen will issue a proclamation, and anyone who criticizes the scientific examination will be directly reprimanded......"

The so-called admonition, similar to a warning, is a stain on the reader's resume, but it is much lighter than the direct removal of the meritorious name.

Hearing Zhu Yilin's two methods, Zheng Yan nodded with satisfaction, and then he added: "There is another point, let the shops that publish the anthology step up production and deliver the article as soon as possible!" ”

The articles of the finalists in each township examination will be specially printed into a book, and then directly read by the students.

"Didn't these people say that the ones who won the list were not worthy of the place? Then let them see how other people's articles are written, so that they can be convinced! ”

Although he didn't think much of this method, Zhu Yilin still praised: "My lord is wise! ”

Zheng Yan sighed and said: "I only hope that this matter can be settled down as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences will be very serious!" ”

After discussing with Zhu Yilin, Zheng Yan did not rest, but after returning to his accommodation, he changed into Confucian clothes and came to the street.

He wanted to see for himself how the rumors spread among the students.

Among the thousands of households on the other side, Chen Xiaoting, who was sitting in the lobby, also learned about the rumors spread in the city from his subordinates.

"Say I colluded with Chen Yongyi, and I also leaked the exam questions?" Chen Xiaoting's tone was not good.

The one who reported below was Zhao Ying, and he only listened to him: "Chen Yongyi has been to the adult's mansion many times, so he was slandered by those sour literati, saying that he was plotting with you!" ”

Although he was angry in his heart, Chen Xiaoting was helpless, because it was difficult to explain this kind of thing clearly.

Before and after the exam, Chen Yongyi came to his house, and as long as someone checked, he could find out.

How can this be explained? It can't be said that Chen Yongyi is the future brother-in-law of the occasion, so it is not easier to be associated with it.

"These bastards are the goods that are not cleaned up!" Chen Xiaoting said hatefully.

Chen Xiaoting is very clear about the virtues of these students.

Except for a very small number of righteous men and gentlemen, the vast majority of the remaining people are sanctimonious and have all the hell in mind.

These hypocrites can't pass the exam themselves, so they choose to belittle the people who pass the exam, which is a complete villainous act.

"My lord, how should we deal with it?" Zhao Ying asked for instructions at this time.

After Chen Xiaoting thought about it, he said: "Scatter some people, and then let the people of Zhongyi Hall assist, and find out who the first person to spread the rumor was!" ”

This is the first time that Chen Xiaoting has used such a big means since he arrived in Luyang, after all, even the people of Zhongyi Hall have been dispatched by him.

Chen Xiaoting also knew that rumors were passed around and naturally had a strong concealment, so it was difficult to find the root cause.

But he had to do it, because he couldn't come up with any other way than to do it, and he couldn't arrest all the people who spread the rumors.

At this moment, Chen Xiaoting didn't expect that this matter was not caused by the jealousy of the students at all, but that someone was adding fuel to the fire.

And Yue Menghao, the mastermind behind the scenes, was sitting in the lobby separated from Chen Xiaoting by a few walls at this time, and he couldn't stop the joy on his face.

After listening to Zheng Chun's report, Yue Menghao asked, "When you went out to spread the word before, you didn't show your identity, right?" ”

Zheng Chun said: "Don't worry, my lord, this matter will never be found on our heads!" ”

Yue Menghao nodded, but then he said: "But as long as we do it, Chen Xiaoting will also guess the reason, but at that time, he has lost the opportunity!" ”

"So, before we do it, you have to hide it directly, don't be recognized!"

Facing Yue Menghao's orders, Zheng Chun said again and again: "I understand my humble duties!" ”