By the release pool, Ji Datong pressed the head of the middle-aged Confucian student, and asked the confession to this time last year, the middle-aged Confucian was very well-behaved, and he recruited a lot of bad things he had done, but they were all small bad things, and there were no big bad things, but, looking at his appearance, he was not a vicious person who could do such things as killing people and setting fires.

Ji Datong loosened the middle-aged Confucian man, but did not return the belt to him, but took off his shirt and did not allow him to wear shoes, and then asked him to walk in front with his pants in his hand, and Ji Datong was escorted in the back.

So, the middle-aged Confucian had to go bare-chested, barefoot, trousers, dejected, his hands did not dare to leave the waistband of his trousers, there was no belt, if he let go, the pants would fall off, it would be too insulting, although he was a liar, but he had read a few days of books!

A large group of children in the workshop ran over and shouted at the middle-aged Confucian scholar, "Shame, bare ass......"

The middle-aged Confucian priest said angrily to this group of little children: "I am bare-chested, not ass!" ”

"Bare ass, and shoulders, shame!" The children immediately added.

Although the middle-aged Confucian had the heart to beat the child, he couldn't spare his hand, so he had to consider himself unlucky and was escorted back to the county government by Ji Datong.

Ji Datong turned around and knew to Li Ri: "Brother Li, I have to take this guy back to the yamen and find out his accomplices, if you want to go back to study, go back, if you want to follow me to the yamen, then let's go together!" ”

Li Rizhi thought about it, since he already knew the whole scam, and he didn't need to arrest people, there was no need to go again, it was better to go home and study, after all, his studies should not be delayed, and he would have to participate in the scientific examination in a short time, which was the real big thing!

Li Rizhi said goodbye to Ji Datong and took Fu Guibao and them back to Chen's house to study.

For the scam in Chang'an City, Li Rizhi can remain calm, after all, they knew it in advance, but there are thousands of scholars who enter Beijing to take the exam, although only a small part of the candidates are admitted to the Shike, but it is also a huge market, and it is still very easy for scammers to find targets.

Outside the city, the Taoist Temple.

Although they experienced the matter of Jidouguan a few days ago, the scholars who lived here did not feel any changes, after all, they did not know that Li Rizhi had been summoned by the emperor and the empress because of his meritorious work in solving the case, Li Rizhi threw the scroll to Empress Wu, and also saved the life of a prince, which they did not expect, Li Rizhi did not tell them.

There is no harm if there is no comparison, so the scholars do not have the idea of being more dead than others, comparing goods and throwing away, and they are still desperately trying to invest in the bank, or review their homework, and are still preparing for the scientific examination.

Quan Shufang and another scholar who is also from Zhengzhou live in the same room, this scholar is named Zhao Jian, although reading is also good, of course, can pass the state exam, come to Chang'an, the level of reading is okay, but Zhao Jian is compared with Quan Shufang, it will be a big difference.

Zhao Jian didn't have the idea of comparing himself with Li Rizhi, if he knew Li Rizhi's situation, it was estimated that he would jump into the well with jealousy, he was just comparing with Quan Shufang, then his mood would be terrible!

When he was in Zhengzhou, he was the first in the state exam, but when he arrived in Chang'an, he found that he might not be ranked in the top 50, so he had to desperately invest in the bank, and the hard work paid off, and he really let him vote for a line!

That night, after Quan Shufang returned to the Taoist Academy, he said to Zhao Jian with a spring breeze on his face: "Brother Zhao, don't deal with it in the temple tonight, go, I invite you to go to the town to eat wine and meat, don't get drunk and don't return!" ”

Zhao Jian saw his smug look, and asked, "What's the matter, brother, your investment bank volume was successful, which one did you invest in?" ”

Quan Shufang sighed slightly, and said: "I can't enter the door of the prince and noble, but the sixth department feels that it is possible, so I was cheeky and went to the house of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and waited at the door of his house, until he went home from duty, I went up to invest in the bank, and the Ministry of Rites looked at my resume, as well as the poems and strategies written, and thought it was good, so I took my line!" ”

Zhao Jian sighed and said: "The waiter of the Ministry of Rites, that is the person in charge of the exam, but I don't know if he will be the invigilator or the marking officer, if it is the marking officer, then your high school will be just around the corner!" ”

Quan Shufang shook his head and said: "The squire said that it is not, but he can introduce my line papers to other high-ranking officials and try his best to make a name for me, but whether he can pass the exam in the end still depends on the poetry and articles, and he still needs to be hard to strike iron!" ”

Zhao Jian nodded again and again, but it was not a taste in his heart, he and Quan Shufang lived in the same house, but if you want to say that you are rich, Quan Shufang is richer than him, if you want to say the level of the article, Quan Shufang is the first in the Zhengzhou State Test, if you want to say that the investment bank volume, now Quan Shufang has voted for the waiter of the Ministry of Rites.

On the other hand, Zhao Jian himself, I won't say it one by one, it's too sad, anyway, he can't do anything, until now, no one has collected his line papers, and he doesn't know if his line papers can be thrown out.

In case he can't get into the papers, then the chance of being able to get into the Jinshi is not too great, unless the article is first-class, but Zhao Jian thinks that his article is not first-class, so he feels that his future is bleak, and it is far worse than Quan Shufang.

This night, Zhao Jian followed Quan Shufang, and a group of candidates from Zhengzhou went to drink, on the wine table, some people were happy and some were worried, but no matter what their mentality was, they were all drunk, and Zhao Jian was certainly not an exception.

The next morning, Zhao Jian woke up and found that the whole bundle of the same house had gone out, so he sat on the bed alone, and was stupid for a long time, until it was almost noon, he came out of the house, and he did not eat in the temple, the more upset, the more he wanted to drink, and he wanted to go to the tavern in the town to buy drunk.

When he arrived in the town, after entering a tavern, he asked for half a pound of water and wine, plus two plates of side dishes, and sat in the corner alone, and was about to get himself drunk, but he heard two people at the table next to him, whispering, speaking quietly, but let him hear it.

It was two people dressed as literati, both middle-aged, one of them wore a blue robe, the other wore a gray robe, and the clothes were all exquisite, but they were both a little sneaky, and there were two plates of side dishes on the table, as well as a pot of wine.

The gray-robed scribe whispered: "I heard that the topic of this year's Jinshi Department is quite difficult, I don't know if it's true or not?" ”

The blue-robed scribe said: "This news is true, this year's Jinshi subject questions are a bit biased, and ordinary people can't answer them, if you don't make all the preparations, you have to be stunned when you enter the examination room!" ”

It was these two sentences, the voice was not loud, but it made Zhao Jian hear it clearly, and his mind was clear all of a sudden!

Zhao Jian thought to himself: "What's the matter, did I hear it wrong, this year's Jinshi topic?" It's absolutely secret, how can they know that it's hard or not? ”

He immediately paid attention, pretending to drink, but in fact he was eavesdropping very carefully, and his ears were almost erected.

I heard the gray-robed scribe say, "Brother Wu, can you think of a way to get the topic out and let the younger brother take a look?" You also know that the younger brother went down to participate in the scientific examination at the age of sixteen, and after 20 years of the exam, he still did not pass the exam. If you can get the question in this section, you will definitely be admitted to the Jinshi, not only the family is pleased, but the younger brother will also be grateful for Brother Wu's great kindness, and in the future, Brother Wu will be sent, and the younger brother will do everything! ”

Although these words are a bit verbose, they clearly convey a message, that is, this scribe in a blue robe is surnamed Wu, and he can figure out the topic of this scientific examination!

Zhao Jian's heart was pounding, he never thought that there would be a scientific examination topic to know such a good thing in advance, when he was in Zhengzhou, he only knew how to read, and his ears didn't hear anything outside the window, but he thought he had read a lot of books, but he didn't write it in the book, and the exam questions could leak this kind of thing!

For him, this is simply great news, he is now disappointed to the point of getting drunk, God closed a door, but opened another door for him, if you can know the exam questions in advance, then you can also cast a fart of the line, and review a fart homework, directly admitted ah!

The investment bank paper can be famous, but that is only when the level of the exam paper is about the same, who is famous and whose backer is hard, then who will be selected first, but if the level of the exam paper is too different, then even if the investment bank paper is good, it must be ranked in the back!

Zhao Jian's eyes lit up, and he stared at the two scribes, listening to them, but fortunately, the two scribes didn't notice him, and were still talking about their own affairs.

Wu Wenshi, who was wearing a blue robe, took a sip of wine and said: "The topic of Jinshi is too difficult to get, and it is also expensive, why don't you change to other subjects, for example, take a clear arithmetic subject, this topic is much cheaper, what do you think?" ”

Zhao Jian thought to himself: "Isn't it necessary to go to the Ministry of Rites to report for what subject, it has already been reported, and now it's too late to change it!" ”

But the gray-robed scribe said: "But I have already applied for the Jinshi department, if I change to the Ming Arithmetic department, this procedure will be ......."

"As long as you take out the money, I will naturally handle the joints of the Ministry of Rites for you, so you don't have to worry." Wu Wenshi said.

The gray-robed scribe nodded and said, "It's okay, for the younger brother, it doesn't matter what subject he takes, the important thing is to be able to be an official, so the younger brother will change the exam to the Ming Arithmetic subject!" Just this cost aspect? ”

Wu Wenshi stretched out a hand and gestured: "Fifty times, I don't want much, but if you don't have a consistency, this matter will be pulled down!" ”

The gray-robed scribe was also refreshed, nodded and said: "Okay, then fifty guan, let's say okay, it's okay to settle with gold and silver, otherwise the fifty guan money is so heavy, how can I carry it with me!" ”

"Yes, that's fine, gold and silver are okay too!" Wu Wenshi nodded in agreement.

The gray-robed scribe took out a small bag from his arms, checked it in his hand, and handed it to Wu Wenshi, who handed it over, put it in his arms, and took out a small envelope from his arms, and handed it to the gray-robed scribe, who quickly put it into his arms and immediately took his leave.

Zhao Jian was stunned from the sidelines, his mind was chaotic, he thought that he had just seen the most incredible transaction in the world, there seemed to be something wrong with this transaction, but what was wrong, he couldn't say it anyway, his mind was in a mess, and he couldn't think about it at all!

That Wu Wenshi was still drinking a little wine, but Zhao Jian stood up in a ghostly way, and walked to the seat where the gray-robed scribe was sitting just now, he sat down and looked at Wu Wenshi, Wu Wenshi was startled, and he also saw Zhao Jian!

Wu Wenshi was very surprised and said: "This benevolent brother, who are you looking for, I don't recognize you!" ”

Zhao Jiandao: "Brother Tai, your surname is Wu?" ”

Wu Wenshi was even more surprised and said, "How do you know that my surname is Wu?" ”

Zhao Jian said again: "Brother Wu, can you get the questions of this exam, the questions of Jinshi?" ”

Wu Wenshi was so frightened that he jumped up all of a sudden, he looked left and right, and saw that there was no one around, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said to Zhao Jian: "This benevolent brother, you can eat things indiscriminately, and you can't talk nonsense!" So what an important thing is to take the imperial examination, how can the exam questions be leaked, and how can I possibly know the questions, you must be mistaken! ”

Zhao Jian said hurriedly: "But, I obviously heard you say just now, you also took that person's money, why do you say that there is no such thing now!" ”