The student was dismissed

The wind is going to be smooth

The fourth year of Qingyuan is the year of the state examination, and the state governments organize the examination to determine the list of candidates who will go to Beijing for the examination in the spring of the next year. Exams in August of the lunar calendar, and the results will be released in September. Then the problems in the field were exposed one after another.

Yang Cheng of the Ministry of Rites and Ancestral Hall found a problem in the test questions reported in Changzhou (now Dazu, Sichuan). This is a policy that requires candidates to discuss around "Wang Feng's dictatorship, and the five marquis are in power".

Historical facts are taken from the Western Han Dynasty Emperor Cheng Dynasty, after Emperor Cheng Liu Biao ascended the throne at the age of 20, with the support of his mother Wang Zhengjun Empress Dowager, the Wang family rose rapidly. Soon, Wang Feng, the brother of the Empress Dowager and the uncle of Emperor Cheng, was named the Great Sima General and the Secretary of the Lingshang, and Wang Feng's younger brothers were in the key departments of the imperial court. In the second year of Heping (27 B.C.), in one day, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty enshrined Wang Feng's brother? Wang Tan is Ping Ahou, Wang Shang is? Chengdu Hou, Wang Liwei? Hongyang Marquis, Wang Gen is Quyang Marquis, Wang Fengshi is Gaoping Marquis, and the world calls it "five marquis a day". Later, Wang Feng's nephew Wang Mang was named a marquis. The six brothers of the Wang family monopolized the power, and those who did not agree with Wang Feng were expelled at the lightest, and were killed at the worst. The central government is not only Wang Feng's sphere of influence, but also the personnel of the local government are gradually full of his henchmen, the ministers of the county and the state, and the history of the thorns of various states, all out of Wang Feng's door. This is the famous thing in history when a foreign relative was in power and disrupted the dynasty.

Yang Cheng thought that the examiner's intention in coming up with this question was to mock Han Yanxuan, the Duke of Yuguo. When Hu Yingyuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, learned that he did not dare to slack off, he hurriedly asked Zuo Prime Minister Jing Yutang.

Jing Yutang believes that it is obviously inappropriate for the examiner to come up with such a question. As for whether it was intentional, slandering Yu Guogong cannot easily draw this conclusion. You can look into it first.

The Ministry of Rites issued a document to the Sichuan Criminal Division, asking Ma Xiansi to understand the examiner and his recommenders, especially the examiner's views on the government.

A month later, the Sichuan side reported: the examiner was Wang Xin, a professor in Guozhou (now Nanchong, Sichuan), who was recommended by Wang Defu, Caosi. Wang is a native of Chengdu Mansion and a disciple of Cheng Xue, who has always admired science and has been dissatisfied with the ban on science by the imperial court.

When the superintendent learned of it, he immediately folded and impeached: saying that the Sichuan transfer made Wang Defu's political affairs unclear and improper, and he should be deposed; Guozhou professor Wang Xin made improper questions and slandered courtiers, and should be dismissed.

It was only at this time that Han Yanxuan knew about it. Right Prime Minister Wu Bogang asked for instructions on how to deal with it. Su Shicheng, the head of the Quan Zhi Pavilion, was on the side, and opened his mouth to reprimand:

This surnamed Wang is really not a fucking thing, that Wang Feng's military and political power is concentrated in one, the group of brothers has the power of the world, and he holds the authority of the country, the party is the same and different, and he does whatever he wants. As for the Seventh Master, he is just a festival envoy, plus the duke, and there is no actual sending. How can you talk to Wang Feng on the same day?

Han Yanxuan glanced at him, signaled to stop talking, and told Prime Minister You:

Deal with it according to general problems, and it should not be too heavy or noisy.

At the end of the first month of the fifth year of Qingyuan, the imperial court issued an edict to Sichuan: Wang Xin was dismissed as a scholar and a professional name, and Wang Defu was demoted to Guozhou to sign the judgment. It also stipulates that all officials of the Cao Division who have no background are not allowed to choose examiners.

A wave of unevenness has risen again and again.

Supervising Yu Shi Ma Zhao broke the news again: the examiner of Chaozhou Qiuyu on Guangnan East Road was bribed, and the businessman who couldn't read a basket of big characters was actually lifted.

This is undoubtedly a heavy bomb, which is related to the selection of talents and the discipline of the country, no matter how big or small, we must not be sloppy.

The official of this dynasty has the right to hear about things, whether there is a credible factual basis, the Zhongshu Department immediately found Ma Yushi to verify. Seeing that the emperor and the ruler attached great importance to it, Ma Yushi 1510 explained the source of the matter.

He is a native of Meizhou, during the New Year's Day this year, he returned to his hometown for the New Year, and caught up with his mother's 80th birthday, brothers and sisters gathered in Meizhou, and a younger sister married in Raoping County, Chaozhou. My sister's son also came. When it comes to the state test, the nephew is resentful of his unexpected failure, saying that there are a lot of problems in the autumn of Chaozhou. The examination room is not strict, some businessmen do business in the venue, and the examiner is not right, and some candidates are taken extra care of. Hearing this, he had an extra heart and asked his nephew: You said that there is a problem, is it true, and is there a factual basis?

The nephew told him: There is a candidate named Fang Shi'an in Pingyuan County, born in a wealthy businessman's family, has always been in business with his father and brother, three years ago, he gave up business and followed the literature, can only be regarded as a beginner in literature and ink, actually passed the county examination, and achieved a good score of 16 in this state examination, and several classmates who studied in the same academy with him have always been very good on weekdays, but their names are Sun Shan. For this reason, everyone is unconvinced, straight and straight, money can make ghosts grind.

After returning to Beijing, he had always been busy with the Changzhou study case, so he forgot about it. A few days ago, Li Zhongcheng saw that for a period of time, there were fewer people who played and discussed things, so he urged everyone to play something and not let outsiders say that our Yushitai only took money and didn't do anything. Only then did I think of this, and I was busy playing it.

Hearing this, the prime minister raised his head, glanced around, saw that everyone was silent, and said slowly: It seems that there is a reason for the incident, and it cannot be ignored. After reporting to the emperor, a decision will be made.

Recently, Yuguo Gong Han Yanxuan was infected with wind and cold and rested at home, and he was unable to attend this meeting.

From Su Shicheng's mouth, he learned that among the officials and sons of Chaozhou, no one had anything to do with the Han government. In the name of visitation, he reported the matter.

The next day, after the prime minister reported the matter, the emperor Zhao Kuo looked at Han Yanxuan:

Guogong thought that this matter should be disposed of.

Han Yanxuan was dressed properly, took a step forward, bowed his head and said:

Your Majesty, since the founding of this dynasty, in order to recruit talents, enrich the ministers, open up a department to recruit scholars. However, it is hateful that some people are blinded by profits, ignore the laws of the country, and engage in favoritism and irregularities. Weichen thinks that this matter must be investigated to the end, and he will not be tolerant. How to do it, the prime minister has a way.

The emperor looked at Prime Minister Jing again:

By the prime minister, how is the book arranged?

Weichen thought that he ordered the commander of Guangnan East Road to seal all the examination papers of Chaozhou and various counties, suspend the dispatch of all examiners in Chaozhou, and at the same time, send people from Yushitai, the Ministry of Rites, and Dali Temple to Chaozhou to thoroughly investigate the matter, and deal with whoever is involved. Where to go, please let the emperor decide.

When the emperor saw Han Yanxuan nodding, he clapped his head:

I'm right, and I'll do it.

The joint investigation team was led by Li Shizhang, the middle of the imperial history, and the Ministry of Rites, Dali Temple, and the Imperial City Division sent personnel to participate, with the assistance of the Guangnan East Road Criminal Division.

Ten days later, Li Shizhang and his entourage of five arrived in Guangzhou, and the pacification envoy immediately made a report:

After receiving the imperial edict, the pacification envoy immediately took action, went to the eight counties of Chaozhou in groups, collected the two volumes of Zhu Mo for the county test and the state test, and sealed them in the secret room of the commander, and the five examiners were immediately suspended and controlled in five post stations; Corresponding carriages and fast horses were also arranged for emergency use; The Criminal Investigation Division dispatched 10 experts in case questioning and 20 assistants to assemble and stand by at any time to obey the dispatch.

Li Shizhang said after the politeness:

At present, it is not known how many possibilities there are in this case, and how deep the water is, so it is not appropriate to bluff, we must be tight inside and loose outside, look for every clue, and then follow the vine to find out the truth.