Hearing the sound of drums, the civil and military ministers who rushed to hear the news crowded the hall, and the Son of Heaven ordered the re-examination of the test papers, and the three hundred and eighty-eight test papers were cut off by the military generals, and two sets of each person were not enough. When the court tried to read who dared to show favoritism, seventy-two sets of problematic test papers were soon singled out, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites counted the names and recommended fellow examiners and presented them to Shi Chongwei, the son of heaven.

There are 20 people with the examiner, and there are 13 people who ask themselves no questions, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are all in their eyes, and of course the test papers for cheating are found to find seven people who are still kneeling on the ground, if the thirteen people who are standing are pulled off the horse, it is a great feud of life and death, and no one will do such a stupid thing in front of everyone.

Although there are a lot of them, but less than twenty percent, Shi Fangzhen can barely accept it, his face is still full of anger, but his mood is much calmer. Liu Weiguo, who was standing on the side, saw the Son of Heaven subconsciously rubbing the pillow on the dragon chair, knowing that this big lawsuit would end with thunder and rain.

Finding the names of Tang Yuxuan and Zhang Kejie on the roster, Shi Fangzhen took a look at the officials suspected of favoritism, a total of six people. There were seven fellow examiners kneeling on the ground just now, plus He Yingjie searched and found two of them, and it was clear that there were still people who had not been found.

Shi Fangzhen looked at the people in the Golden Palace, and one by one they became hateful, so it seemed that in addition to these seventy-two people, there might be many favoritism hidden among them. Angrily throwing away the roster in his hand, Shi Fangzhen got up and walked out of the hall.

Everyone in the Golden Palace was dumbfounded, and they didn't know what to do, Chen Chengji, as the left minister, was the biggest official in the court, and his qualifications were enough, so he turned around and shouted softly: "What kind of system is the mess, where is the imperial history in the palace, and the people who walk around and talk will be recorded." ”

Immediately quieted down like ice into boiling water, Chen Chengji looked at the people who had returned to the team: "Wait for a while, long live will definitely have a will." ”

While speaking, Liu Weiguo appeared with a whisk of dust, and preached loudly: "Long live the purpose, Ma Suizhen, He Yingjie, Zhou Chucun and other seven fellow examiners and the ten people who complained are temporarily imprisoned in Dali Temple, and the left and right ministers, six Shangshu, Jiuqingqing are discussing in the Zichen Palace, and the rest of the civil and military officials are scattered to disperse the Zhuque Gate and let them wait for the will of the court." ”

Zichen Palace, Shi Fangzhen looked at the important ministers who rushed in, I don't know how many of these people are involved in this imperial examination fraud case, just now there were clearly seven people in the Golden Palace who were favoritism, but only five people were seen when they checked the examination papers, which was clearly a combination of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces to bully the king.

After the salute was finished, Shi Fangzhen said angrily: "The imperial examination is fraudulent, the people are beating the drums and hearing the grievances, the world is shaking, my majesty is swept away, and the king humiliates the ministers to death, how should you deal with yourself?" What's even more hateful is that the Golden Palace checked the papers, and there was actually one person missing, then Lu Jiagu confessed to his guilt, what are you still covering up for him, could it be that the Lu family is powerful, do you join forces to bully the king?

The words were as heavy as a mountain, so that everyone couldn't stand, and they knelt down and pleaded guilty.

"What is your crime, the sin lies in me, I shouldn't be wrong to believe you, so the Manchu civil and military forces united to fool me, are you really old and confused?" Shi Fangzhen roared murderously.

The Son of Heaven was angry, bleeding thousands of miles, and if he didn't answer correctly, countless heads fell to the ground. Kong Province kowtowed and said: "Long live the cautious words, although the ministers are not good, but they dare not have the heart of bullying the king, please long live the anger of the thunder for a while, and the ministers have the affection to return." ”

Shi Fangzhen suppressed his anger, and said angrily: "Kong Province, I know that you are sharp-tongued, if you want to cover it up with words, don't blame me for wanting to ask you for guilt." ”

Right and wrong are just because of more openings, troubles are all strong, Kong Province stiffened his head and said: "Since the accession to the throne, we have made great efforts to rectify the extravagance of the previous dynasty, and politics has been new, the world has opened Thailand, the people are happy, and everyone is known as a prosperous era." ”

Liu Weiguo secretly praised that Master Kong was really good, and in a few words, he turned his anger into joy, and there was a smile on his face.

"Since the Great Wei Dynasty abolished the Jiupin Zhongzheng system and adopted the imperial examination, the children of the Han family have been given the opportunity to rank in the court, but the power of the family and the family are intertwined, and the government and the opposition are entrenched, and the children of the Han family are forced by the family to study with peace of mind, and there are very few people who can really go to high school. Since the beginning of Gaozu, my Great Zheng has established new systems such as locking the courtyard, searching and inspecting, and obscuring names to prevent fraud, and His Majesty has even issued an order to transcribe examination papers, which has greatly reduced the possibility of favoritism and fraud. ”

Shi Fang's heart was comfortable, but he snorted coldly in his mouth: "Then why do so many people dare to show favoritism, isn't it because my knife is unhappy?" Don't kneel anymore, but stand up and talk. ”

Everyone stood up, breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly admired Kong You's argument to let everyone tide over the difficulties.

Kong Province became more and more confident, and said calmly: "The Tao is one foot high, and the magic is one foot high, and the drawbacks of fraud in the imperial examination are difficult to eliminate for a while, and the reason is nothing more than the power behind the scenes." Long live the promulgation of the 'tax into one' to clear the acres of land and restrain the power of the family, in fact, it has been drawn in the kettle, but it is difficult to eliminate the accumulated disadvantages in a short time, and only then can there still be favoritism. Only then did the Golden Palace re-examine and singled out the seventy-two sets of examination papers for fraud, and the minister thought that there were several possibilities. ”

"First, the examiner accepts bribes and commits favoritism, and such officials need to be severely punished, show the law and discipline, and appease the hearts of the people; Second, because of the situation, they go with the flow and acquiesce in favoritism, and such officials must also be punished according to law to set an example; Third, although there is favoritism but the heart is for the public, most of these officials have read the papers in advance, have an understanding of the people who participated in the test, and have a sense of familiarity when they read the text, even if there are small mistakes, they are also selected in line with the idea of taking talents for the country, and this kind of punishment may not be lightly punished; Fourth, the same examiner has a personal preference for some articles, or has insufficient talents, resulting in unfairness to others, such people should not serve as examiners, so as not to delay the candidates. The minister thought that there were many drawbacks revealed in the case of fraud in the imperial examination, and long live the possibility of treating them differently, dealing with them separately, and taking the opportunity to rectify the imperial examination, so that the world could be convinced. ”

For the four types of situations mentioned by Kong Province, Shi Fangzhen sat down in his heart, and the bribe-takers He Yingjie, Zhou Chucun and others, because of their feelings, there are probably a few people who are determined to serve the public, and it is estimated that they are not among the seven people, and they don't know who they are referring to.

"The ministers know that they are shallow in their virtues, but they never dare to have the heart of deceiving the king, even those who take bribes for personal gain are mostly lost in their hearts by foreign objects, and they do not dare to defy the laws and disciplines of imperial power, please long live the war."

The seventeen important ministers of the Zichen Hall bowed in unison and said, "Please long live the discernment." ”

Shi Fang was really embarrassed, and coughed dryly: "I just lost my words, don't take it to heart." The incident has happened, and Zhu Qing should think about how to deal with the aftermath. ”

Kong Province took a step back, just after the limelight came out, it's time to let others admonish, too careful to attract trouble when the limelight comes out. After Kong Province retreated, Chen Chengji could not retreat, after a moment's thought, Chen Chengji said: "Juzi gathered at the Vermilion Bird Gate to knock on the drum, this matter can no longer be covered up, should let the representative of the Juzi report the fraud case to Dali Temple, and Dali Temple will hear the case and tell the world to show justice." ”

Guo Congshi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, said: "Long live, the case of fraud in the imperial examination broke out, and I don't know how to deal with it today?" ”

Shi Fang really made a difficulty, the emperor list has been posted, covered with a jade seal, you have no jokes, how to take it back. If the results of this imperial examination are not invalidated, it will inevitably hurt the hearts of other unsuccessful scholars, and recently create the impression that the imperial examination is unfair in the hearts of countless readers.

The Lu Jiagu involved in this fraud case is the younger brother of the Ministry of Works, and the official residence is from the Wupin Writer, and he is the rising star of the Lu family.

Lu Jialin knew that he couldn't help but open his mouth, even if it made the Son of Heaven unhappy, he had to speak: "Long live, the imperial examination is a major national event, and there are strict regulations in the court, so how can it be changed at will." The minister thought that although there were drawbacks in this examination, he would be punished according to the law, if he tried again, what would those who took the lead with real skills think, and the matter was big, where was the face of the court, and where was the dignity of Long live? The minister thought that it was necessary to severely punish the favoritist and cancel the reputation of the cheater. ”

Wu Huaren, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Huang Sheng, the secretary of Dali Temple, Li Mingxing, the secretary of Taifu Temple, and Zhou Huachang, the secretary of Taichang Temple, bowed down to second. Shi Fang Zhenyi frowned, Wu Huaren is the son-in-law of the Cui family, Zhou Huachang is the son-in-law of the Lin family, Li Mingxing is a member of the Li family, Huang Sheng is said to have a relationship with the Huang family, and these five people are unwilling to investigate further from the position of the family.

Yu Zhijie said: "If there is a cheating case in the trial, it should be tried again and give an explanation to the world." Knowing that mistakes can be changed is a gentleman, and the Son of Heaven can not hide his own losses, and he is a holy king. ”

Hearing this, Shi Fangzhen nodded and said, "I don't care about that little bit of false fame, but I can't chill the hearts of the world's sons." The examination will be reopened on April 15. ”

Hearing the decree of the Son of Heaven, Kong Xing said with a smile: "Long live, this year is the first year of the establishment of martial arts, and it coincides with the three-year examination period. The minister thought that what Lu Shangshu and Yu Shangshu said was reasonable, and this time the reopening of the exam might as well only take the test once, combine it with the previous exam, and choose the best. ”

Shi Fangzhen smiled secretly, Kong Province was in harmony with the mud, and the two could not be offended, but the responsibility of the prime minister was to assist the emperor to reconcile the contradictions between the ministers, and Kong Province did a good job.

Chen Chengji asked: "Since we have to retake the test on the 15th, who will be the examiner for this examination will be decided today." ”

Shi Fangzhen thought for a while and said, "Song Aiqing, you are the chief examiner this time." ”

Guangluqing is both happy and a little worried, and his wish is happy, but at this juncture, the chief examiner is like sitting on pins and needles, which is both eye-catching and offensive. No matter what the examiner still has to do, Song Sili bowed and said, "The minister obeys the order." It's just that the minister is old, and he hopes to be a competent deputy examiner for the minister. ”

Shi Fangzhen thought about the candidates, but they were not very suitable, and suddenly thought of Jiang Anyi and Zhao Shulun going to Beijing for the pilgrimage, these two people were just right. Shi Fangzhen said with a smile: "Let Zhao Shulun and Jiang Anyi serve as deputy examiners, and the same examiner will select twenty from the list that was screened last time, and Guo Aiqing will be in charge this time, and report to me after noon." ”

Chen Chengji said: "This time the son in front of the Suzaku Gate focused on the drum, although it is reasonable, but it is not in line with the system, the minister thought that the ten headed by the son should be deposed and exempted from the re-examination qualification, so let them in Dali Temple to express their grievances, and wait for Dali Temple to close the case before dealing with it." ”

"Quasi-play."