Chapter 674: The Storm of the Examination (9)
Fortunately, the position where Zhang Siwei and the others were standing was still some distance away from the candidates, and those lifting people were generally not producing, and the strength in their hands was a little too small, and the inkstones and other objects thrown by them were still some distance away from them, and they had already landed. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
But even so, when the ink fell to the ground, a lot of dripping ink was still splashed, and it was falling on the hems of several officials' clothes, making their crimson official robes instantly stained. Seeing such a sudden change, Zhang Siwei's heart was even more angry, and he was almost angry.
Although after entering the cabinet, because of the strong Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant, he looked very inconspicuous, but he was also an important minister of the court. Now it's just that they are insulted by these candidates, and it is also impulsive to read them, but now they are still being splashed with ink, if this can be endured, where is the face of the officials and the prestige of the court.
Not to mention Zhang Siwei, even the other deputy examiners and examiners in each room are also full of anger at the moment. But they know better that there must be no more incidents at this time, once they really ask their soldiers to take people, I am afraid that this examination room will be completely chaotic, and then I am afraid that the blame will fall on them.
Because of this concern, even if he was very angry in his heart, Zhang Siwei still gritted his teeth and endured it, just looking at the hands he put on his sides, they had clenched into fists tightly, and his temples were already jumping suddenly at this time, obviously on the verge of exploding.
But their looks obviously did not make those candidates feel afraid, but because they didn't dare to ask others to take advantage of themselves, the candidates were even bolder, and the scolding in their mouths became more and more unpleasant.
"Shut up!" Suddenly, a roar like a thunderbolt sounded from behind Zhang Siwei and them, and this roar overshadowed the scolding of everyone on the field, making the candidates stunned for a while, and subconsciously stopped and looked at the source of the sound.
I saw Yang Zhen, who was dressed in a flying fish suit and looked so gloomy that he could drip water, scanned the candidates fiercely, and continued to scold: "You scholars, are you all these scolding things that you have read in the cold window for ten years?" Or did they all read the book into the dog's belly? But if anyone dares to be presumptuous again, Lao Tzu will ask someone to take him to prison! When he said these few words, Yang Zhen was full of dantian qi, and his voice was like a bell, and his voice hovered over the examination room for a long time.
"What kind of scholar, I see that you look like this, scolding words, you are not worthy of being a disciple of Confucius at all! Even the ruffians on the streets, when they get into an argument with someone, that's it. A few adults have cultivation and elegance, and they may not be as knowledgeable as you, but I Yang Zhen can't rub sand in my eyes, so you can weigh it yourself. When teaching these candidates, Yang Zhen also praised the examiners by the way.
The so-called bullying of the soft and fear of the hard is nothing more than that. Shicai also shouted and insulted Zhang Siwei and their candidates, and after being taught a lesson by Yang Zhen like this, they all stopped talking and didn't dare to reply.
Of course, this is because of the reputation of Jinyiwei, and even ordinary people will tremble when they hear the name of the edict. Moreover, there is also the reason why Yang Zhen established his authority outside the Gongyuan before. Outside the door yesterday, they had already suffered enough from Yang Zhen, so they naturally knew that this guy was not easy to deal with, and he was not a person in the civilian official group, so he didn't want to eat his own set, so naturally he didn't dare to excuse himself easily.
Seeing that Yang Zhen stood up for himself and others, he stopped the turmoil of the candidates in a few words, which made Zhang Siwei and other officials feel both relieved and a little grateful, and looked at Yang Zhen's gaze a little more grateful.
And Yang Zhen didn't have time to pay attention to what these officials thought at this time, so he just continued to calm down according to his own thoughts and said: "Don't think that this official's words are lying and threatening, to be honest, this time I found that someone had cheated in the imperial examination, and it was still the credit of our Jinyiwei people." Now that we have only caught a few people who have betrayed the exam questions, we will inevitably follow the clues to investigate, and in this exam room, there must be a lot of people who paid for the exam questions. In my opinion, you are so excited, I am afraid it has something to do with it, right? Do you want to go back to my Jinyiwei and give an explanation? ”
Even the lesson is intimidating, this effect is even more outstanding, and suddenly all the candidates showed panic, and couldn't help but take two steps back, and those who were still holding things and wanted to smash them forward also quickly put down the pen and ink inkstone in their hands, for fear that Yang Zhen would really convict him.
Seeing that the candidates had finally calmed down a little, Yang Zhencai's face relaxed a little, but his tone was still serious: "You people, I don't want to think about why you adults want to take the risk of being insulted by you and being blamed by the imperial court to forcibly stop this examination." Do you know that this time alone, several adults will inevitably be impeached by many imperial historians, and it is inevitable that they will be punished and demoted! Why are they doing this? Isn't it so that you can participate in this expedition fairly? Otherwise, those who cheated on it will definitely be the best among you this time, and many of you will be on the list. Now, instead of thinking about repaying the favor, you blame a few adults, and it is really unreasonable for you to insult several adults in this way! ”
In fact, every candidate can figure out this truth. But when people are excited, they can't care about anything. And now, after listening to Yang Zhen's words, all the candidates have also woken up, and many people have a look of shame and self-blame on their faces, and many people have lowered their heads.
In the final analysis, these candidates have been cultivated by reading sage books since childhood, and may not be more upright in the future, but they can still distinguish between right and wrong, and when they are calm at this time, they will no longer blame these examiners too much.
Seeing that Yang Zhen completely appeased the candidates with both soft and hard measures, Zhang Siwei and other examiners were not only ashamed, but also even more impressed by him. Originally, although they all looked up to Yang Zhen, they only felt that this was just a military attache with outstanding martial arts, who had made a lot of contributions, and was deeply trusted by the emperor, and they still had a certain prejudice against him in the depths of their hearts. But today, after seeing his actions, these officials have a completely different perception of him, whether it is the reaction to the situation or the interpretation of the truth, this young man is no worse than himself who has been an official for many years, or even better, which naturally makes them break their hearts.
In addition to heartbreaks, they also have a lot of gratitude to Yang Zhen. Because of his words, he has always put a few of himself in front, and it is difficult for ordinary civilian officials to take care of them like this, let alone military attachés.
At this time, Zhang Siwei also calmed down from the panic just now, took a step forward, and once again arched his hand at the candidates in front of him and said: "Everyone, there are indeed some mistakes in the imperial court this time, so that the villain can take advantage of it." In order not to delay your future and make this exam absolutely fair, this official had to cancel this exam out of helplessness. But you can rest assured that this Enke exam will never be stopped, and after the matter is settled, the imperial court will inevitably reopen the examination room again. I hope you can understand the painstaking efforts of Your Majesty and the imperial court, and don't do anything to make outsiders laugh! As he spoke, he bent down and solemnly saluted the candidates.
The senior cabinet officials who were supposed to be the future mentors of these candidates were not only not angry after being so insulted and unreasonable by them, but instead made this great gift to themselves, which made the hearts of the candidates who had also calmed down more and more uneasy. Many people hesitated for a moment, and they also bent down and bowed in return, saying only that everything was at the command of the adults.
As for the rest of the people, although they were still not too satisfied in their hearts, they didn't dare to act presumptuously at this moment due to Yang Zhen's coercion, so they could only follow the wishes of other officials, and each returned to his room, packed his things, and prepared to leave the examination room.
In fact, Yang Zhen originally intended to investigate it, and seeing who picked it up first, he might be able to find a few people who bought the exam questions. But after thinking about it carefully, he dismissed this idea again, which would only make things more difficult to clean up, and now their top priority was to calm the people and end this meeting smoothly, there was really no need to make any more trouble.
So in the end, he could only silently watch the thousands of candidates leave the examination room, and he could only let out a helpless sigh.
"Yang Yanshi, I'm really lucky to have you this time, otherwise we, the scholars, I'm afraid we won't be able to suppress those anxious candidates." It was only at this time that a deputy examiner stepped forward with a wry smile and hugged his fists at Yang Zhen and said gratefully.
As soon as he opened his mouth, the others also bowed their hands to Yang Zhen one after another: "Yes, if it weren't for Yang Zhen's matter, I don't know how this matter would end today." ”
Yang Zhen didn't dare to hold it up, and hurriedly respectfully hugged his fists in return: "A few adults are too polite, they are just doing their duty, and they don't dare to say any credit." ”
Seeing him so modest, the crowd's expressions softened even more when they saw him. It seems that he was indeed a little prejudiced against him before, this young leader of the Jinyi Guard is not only very capable, but also very easy to get along with, so he can deal with him in the future.
After a few words of greeting, Yang Zhen turned the topic to the things he cared about: "Ladies and gentlemen, what we have to really pay attention to now is how the exam questions flowed out." What do you think? ”
When he said this, he brought back everyone's thoughts of a little happiness, and they all looked nervous: "We haven't been in contact with anyone since we entered the Tribute Academy, and we haven't gotten any news of the exam questions before the exam, so I really don't know what's going on." ”
In this regard, Yang Zhen believed them. Obviously, these people are also officials who may be victimized by the fraud in this imperial examination, and they really will not do such a thing. Then, the source of everything comes only from the outside......