After all, it was related to the thousands of candidates in Tingzhou Mansion, and Gao Mingcheng didn't dare to make a big deal about it, so in the end, he asked a few candidates who took the lead in making trouble and sent them to prison, while most of the other candidates were driven away.

Waiting for a group of grizzled candidates to leave from the government, some of them touched their beaten blue and red faces, and muttered indignantly: "The prefect of Tingzhou mourns the conscience, and I live and die with the scholars...... It's fucking smooth......"

"It doesn't matter if he goes along with it or not, Liu Gongzi and they were all taken by the government, and before they came, they all said that they couldn't make a big deal out of it, but now it's good, I don't know how to end it when I turn around."

Some of the candidates were beaten with sticks and their heads were dizzy, some of them were hit by the board and their buttocks were in hot pain, most of them were not lightly injured, and a group of people were embarrassed, and they walked out of the government office with each other.

Three hundred strong men went, two hundred and ninety returned, and there were always a few impulsive unlucky ghosts who were sent to prison for questioning.

The scholars of this era had a good family background, and the few who took the lead were the sons of well-known local gentry families. These people were shocked to hear about this after the fact, and hurriedly prepared gifts and sent them to the prefect's yamen, and at the same time went to the cell to take care of them, so that people would not be taken advantage of by the officials in the prison to take revenge.

The demonstration ended in an almost farcical way, and in the end the candidates did not understand why the Chamber of Commerce used this trick so well, and they used it to work.

Hui Niang originally wanted to find someone to mediate in the official mansion, but she was slightly relieved after learning that the candidates who were making trouble outside the government were dispersed, but thinking that there might be some action when she returned to the official mansion, she hurried back to discuss with Shen Xi.

"Auntie, I want to ask you something, did you really go to the government to give a gift for me to take the government exam?" Shen Xi asked.

Hui Niang frowned: "Stinky boy, I came back to discuss business with you, but you suspect your aunt?" Even if I really have that heart, the government is a place where we can enter if we say we can enter? ”

Shen Xi smiled and said, "What is that aunt nervous about, it's a nonsense thing." Even if the government really deprives me of the position of head of the case, it will not affect my participation in the hospital examination. ”

Hui Niang said worriedly: "I'm afraid that the government will take your head of the case, and when you take the college exam, the examiner will also make it difficult." ”

Shen Xi smiled and comforted: "Aunt." You can rest assured, the Kochifu can't be easily shaken by a few gossips, after all, this is related to his official reputation, if he compromises on this, doesn't it prove that he did wrong before? I'm at the head of the case. It should be pretty steady. ”

Hui Niang nodded, she didn't want to pour cold water on Shen Xi. After that, she didn't say anything about the candidate's troubles this time, and diverted the topic and talked about Shen Xi's studies.

Originally, Zhou was determined to invite a few gentlemen to come back to teach Shen Xi, but after Shen Xi was pointed out and Zhou gave birth to a dragon and phoenix fetus, Zhou's attitude suddenly changed and agreed to let Shen Xi continue to go to school.

It seems that Zhou also feels that Shen Xi belongs to the maverick type. You can't persecute too much, you have to let his temperament do it himself.

"That's all my aunt can help you, and you have to study hard in the school in the future. My aunt bought you some books, although I don't know much about them, but I heard from the people in the bookstore that it is very good for you to do your studies, and my aunt will not choose them, so I will buy them all. ”

Hui Niang called Xiu'er in and sent in a large box, which was full of books. Shen Xi looked through it casually, and surprisingly, these books had little to do with the imperial examination, and many of them were books such as three links and four histories. A smile appeared on his face: "Thank you, aunt." ”

Hui Niang had a doting smile on her face: "As long as it helps you in your studies, aunt also hopes that you can become a talent as soon as possible, and when the time comes, aunt may be able to follow you." ”

Shen Xi's later generations have a wide range of ancient books, and they are not very interested in these books, but this is Hui Niang's heart. Therefore, it is necessary to show his pleasure appropriately.

Hui Niang finally confessed: "I have discussed with your mother, don't go to the school for the time being these days, I will explain to Mr. Feng, and when this matter passes, you will go again, read upstairs on weekdays, and sleep in Xi'er's room at night." ”

"Hmm." Shen Xi nodded.

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Although the gathering of candidates to make trouble has come to an end for the time being, the matter has not stopped.

After those candidates went back, they were still angry, originally they said that they were going to the provincial capital to complain, but after the conflict with the government, some people really began to connect with each other, and they wanted to find someone to go to the provincial capital to sue Gaoming City, the prefect of Tingzhou.

Gao Mingcheng is old, this Tingzhou prefect is likely to be the end of his official career, he will step down in less than half a year, and he doesn't want to lose a bad reputation when he is about to return to his hometown.

On the morning of the fifth day of the fifth month of May, just two days after the candidates gathered to make trouble, a notice was suddenly posted in front of the government office.

The main content of the notice is to explain to the public the reason for the candidate's trouble, and to say that the candidate will have a misunderstanding of the government because he was instigated by some people with ulterior motives.

The notice stated that the transcripts of the answer sheets of the top 10 candidates in the government examination will be posted and announced at the right time in the afternoon, so that those candidates who fail the list can also know what kind of articles the top 10 candidates have done in order to be ranked as the top 10.

Or among them, whether there is a situation where the talent does not correspond to the truth.

On this day, after posting a notice outside the government office, the number of candidates who came to check was no less than the number of people who had committed the first case in the government examination.

During this period, candidates participating in the imperial examinations at all levels did not have the right to look back and review the papers, let alone know what the articles made by others were. Only a few years later, when the imperial court sorted out Cheng Wen, would it come up with some ready-made exam questions and good articles to cite as models.

For example, most of the publications such as "Jinghua Daily Copy", "Yuanliu Zhi Treatise", "Idea", "Outline" and other publications that Shen Xi's teacher Feng Yanqi showed Shen Xi before, in fact, most of them were excellent eight-strand essays in the imperial examination more than ten years or even decades ago.

This is the first time that a situation like this has been posted after the government examination has been posted by candidates.

Whether it is a fresh examinee or a previous examinee, they all want to see how the top ten in this government exam are learning, and it is rumored that there is a situation of bribery, so the articles made by the top ten should not be the same, and they also want to act as the chief examiner and come over to help the scholars evaluate.

The candidates who learned the news in advance, although the bruises on their faces and bodies had not disappeared, they had gathered outside the prefect's yamen early that afternoon.

With the precedent of the candidates making trouble two days ago, this time the government government took countermeasures in advance, not only transferring the third class of officials, but also dispatching soldiers from the local inspection yamen, so that anyone who dares to make trouble can even be dealt with as a mob.

“…… I don't believe it. What kind of good article can a ten-year-old baby make that I wait to be subordinate to him?! After a while, the government posted his article, and if you look at it and think it doesn't make sense, let's jointly file a complaint. Do any of you want to be named? ”

There are not a few people who sign up on the spot, and those who are not afraid of big things are not afraid of big things, and even some non-fresh candidates also propose to join forces.

The official stared at it stubbornly, the prefect Gao Mingcheng had already ordered that as long as the candidates didn't make trouble today. Just let them live their mouths, and the main Gao Mingcheng was also worried...... These are all scholars, the court has repeatedly ordered to treat the world's scholars well, and he can't be beaten or killed when he comes here, so even if he returns to his hometown, he will be besieged by Shilin.

If the government arrests a few people, these people will not dare to fight with the government, but if they arrest the scholars, they will travel extensively, and they may really be able to hand the paper to the provincial capital. It is even possible to send it to the capital.

No matter how horizontal the gangsters of the "Dry Road Gang" are, they are just a group of muddy people. No matter how soft these scholars are, they are also knowledgeable in reading the books of sages and sages, and they are at the top of the Shinong industry and commerce.

Finally, it was time to post the transcripts of the candidates' answer sheets.

The exam papers are posted from the tenth place, because they are transcribed, all the fonts are the same, and they are written on a piece of paper, regardless of the number of pages...... At the same time, you should paste ten pieces of paper on the notice board, and the font on it should not be too large.

The candidate in the tenth place is surnamed Han, and this candidate answered very well. However, in the first passage, the quotation of scriptures was slightly inappropriate, and it was immediately singled out by some candidates. Someone said disdainfully: "With this kind of knowledge, can you pass the government test, or even enter the top ten?" This Kochifu is blind, right? ”

The official who was posting suddenly turned around. I wanted to find out who said this, but a group of candidates all looked like "not what I said".

The official was angry, but he could only turn around, continue to brush the paste on the notice board, and then paste a second one.

From 10th place, to 4th place. In every article, someone will always find a fault, and even if the person standing in the front row can't find a fault, someone will copy the volume and circulate it to the back, and the person in the back will soon find out.

In the end, it is only the candidates who take the government examination, even if they rank in the top ten, their knowledge level is extremely limited, and there are always some problems in argumentation.

However, although the candidates were not convinced, when they saw the answers of the top ones, they also had to admit that the writing and writing of these articles were excellent, and they were ranked in the top ten.

finally arrived at the top three of the much-anticipated top, and the first article to be pasted was the third place Su Tong's article.

After the candidates finished reviewing the article, none of them could ask any questions, and even the article could be said to be very impressive. Someone praised: "No wonder others say that this year's government examination is the first, who is Su Gongzi, Su Gongzi's literary style is indeed good." ”

A lot of people nodded yes.

Someone next to him immediately questioned: "Su Gongzi's article is so exquisite, it can only be ranked third, is it ......?"

He didn't go on, but the meaning of his words was obvious, such a good article ranked third, and the first two articles were either better or involved bribing the examiner.

In the midst of everyone's discussion, the examination paper of the second place Wu Xingyu was posted. Suddenly, the eyes of the people in the front row stared at it, and they couldn't take their eyes off the whole article, as if they saw a very wonderful Cheng Wen, the subtlety of this article is not inferior to Cheng Wen, and it can even be said that it is much more exceeding.

"Is this what a fourteen-year-old child can do? He...... It can't be copied, right? "The examinee has no opinion on the article being named second, only doubts about whether the article has a different source.

The candidates asked each other, all trying to verify whether the article had ever appeared in the Cheng Wen they had read, and in the end, no one dared to say that he had read it before.

Someone asked, "What if it's a copy?" As long as it is not brought into the examination room, people make it and meet the topic, that is the ability. Do you still have less money to memorize on weekdays? ”

Many of the candidates present couldn't help but bow their heads in shame.

Everyone does a lot of things like memorizing Cheng Wen, and even before entering the examination room, some are still praying, and the Cheng Wen they memorize is just the right thing, so everything will be fine.

The candidates were ashamed of themselves, but some people also mentioned: "It's hilarious now, such two good articles can only be relegated to the second and third." How much ability can this ten-year-old Shen Xi have to make an article that amazes the prefect as the first case? ”

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