On the 16th day of January in the 60th year of Kangxi, the old man issued a Ming edict, Wang Hongqing of Renjun was the chief examiner of the spring boudoir, and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Heshen, and Wang Mingyi, a cabinet scholar of the Hanlin Academy, was the deputy of the secretary, once the news spread, there was an uproar between the government and the opposition, and the opponents were extremely numerous, and Wang Yunjin, the supervisor of Henan Province, was the first to go to this chapter, strongly opposing the edict, and immediately, the eight masters followed up, and even many neutral ministers also expressed their opposing opinions. Later, some of the feudal officials around the Beijing Division also expressed skepticism about this matter, and for a while, the opposition was high.

In fact, as early as the day after the edict was issued, Hongqing had already been on the chapter of humility, but it was just such a gesture, and the last book was only on one, and after that, he came to a closed door, ignoring the things outside the window, and only waiting for the old man to make his next decision.

The old man's decision was made very quickly, and he was also very resolute, and he didn't give the ministers a chance to make trouble in the big way, first demoted the first bird Wang Yunjin to ****, and directly sent him to serve in the Western Front Army, and then called the most fierce opposition to the left capital Yu Shi Nalan to Changchun Garden, so he reprimanded him with a split head and a face, rejected his recital on the spot, and punished him for half a year, and then issued a clear edict, saying: The prince of Renjun is loyal to the country, knows people and is good at his duties, and I use it as the main test, which is a deliberate measure, and then there are opponents, Failure to comply with the decree should be punished! With such an edict, the rebound that had been disturbing for nearly ten days came to an abrupt end.

Time flies, in a blink of an eye, it is the fifth day of the first month of March, there are only ten days left from the time of the spring boudoir, the examiners of each room have finally been circled, the edict is out, everyone is no longer allowed to contact with the outside world, all of them live in the tribute courtyard, even Hongqing, the chief examiner, can not be an exception, this is the rule of the court, there is nothing to say, all kinds of people are calm, but Hongqing is quite uneasy, there is no other, although for more than a month, Hongqing has always closed the door to thank customers, the door does not go out of the second door, but in fact, Xiaokeanzi Hutong is already fully operational, strictly monitoring all parts of the Jingshi, and even the hidden piles planted on the mansions of the eighth master and others have been used, but they have never found the slightest suspicion, everything seems to be normal, and it is precisely this normality that makes Hongqing unable to calm down.

That's right, in the appointment of Hongqing, the eighth master did set off a wave of opposition, and the momentum was also violent, but it was inevitably suspected of being anticlimactic, Hongqing didn't believe that the eighth master and others would be so honest, there was something strange behind this calm, the problem was that until Hongqing was locked in the tribute courtyard, I didn't see the eighth master and others have any abnormal behavior, even if they were uneasy, Hongqing had no way, so he could only honestly stay in the already closed tribute courtyard, bored and waiting for the arrival of the **** day.

On March 12th, the time of Shen has ended, the day is almost dusk, it is almost time to eat, but the "sharp knife" shopkeeper Chen Size is not the slightest appetite, although the person sits firmly on the Taishi chair, seems to be as calm as before, but the slightly frowning brow unmistakably shows the worry and irritability in his heart - there are only three days left before the **** day of the spring boudoir, and the "sharp knife" has not yet found that there is any misdeeds on the side of the eighth master, and there is nothing abnormal on the market. This kind of situation is obviously completely inconsistent with Hongqing's cautious explanation, and Chen Size is not worried about it.

As Hongqing's absolute confidant, Chen Size has not seen Hongqing's material like a god, and he has not seen Hongqing's ability to make a move, from this point, Chen Size never believes that Hongqing's cautious explanation will be untargeted, for this reason, the "sharp knife" is in full operation, and the eyeliner can be described as dense up and down the Beijing Division, like a tight net, always monitoring all the suspicious places between the government and the opposition, but even so, he was stunned and did not find the slightest clue, Chen Ize was uneasy, I have to reflect on whether there are any omissions in my own arrangement.

"Zisong, the target has appeared!"

Just when Chen Size was uneasy, he saw Cao Yanshan hurriedly turn in from the screen at the door of the study, and shouted a little without a beginning.

"Huh?"

Hearing Cao Yanshan's strange words, Chen Size's brows immediately raised, and he spoke inquiringly.

"I just received a tip-off report, 'Hongyun Inn', 'Shuangfu Inn', 'Gaosheng Inn', 'Wanhualou' and other more than a dozen places almost at the same time appeared to sell test questions, according to investigation, these people come from three ways, one is the Taoist priest of the 'Baiyun Temple', the second is the gang of the 'Iron Fist Gang', and the third is a few idle gangsters, a certain has been closely monitored, Zisong, you can take a charter."

Cao Yanshan lifted the hem of his robe, sat opposite Chen Size, and told all the news he had in detail.

"Have you ever gotten a test question?"

Hearing that there were so many passers-by selling test questions in secret, Chen Size's pupils shrank, but he didn't say anything, just asked noncommittally.

"Well, I bought one from several places, and I didn't have thirty taels of silver, but it wasn't very expensive, it was all here, and Zisong himself was optimistic about it."

Cao Yanshan shook his hand, took out a large stack of envelopes from his wide sleeves, and casually threw them to Chen Size.

"It's exactly the same, these sources are exactly the same, they must have been done by a group of people, can Ming Tao trace the people behind it?"

Chen Size hurriedly flipped through all the stacks of envelopes, took out a large stack of notes from the inside, and found that the contents of all the notes contained in the envelopes were exactly the same, and his heart couldn't help but sink, but he didn't act too flustered, but asked in a deep voice.

"How can it be so fast, these three groups of people rushed out together at dusk, it is not easy for those boys below to get such things, if you want to investigate thoroughly, then you must use means, this idea has to be taken by your Zisong."

Cao Yanshan shook his head and explained the reason a little, and in the end, he still had Chen Size, the helmsman, to make the final decision.

"Hmmm......"

Such a decision is obviously not so easy to make, there is no other way, Chen Size still does not know whether these test questions are true or false, after all, in previous years, there were many scammers who cheated money in the name of selling test questions, and moreover, the king of Renjun did not have a special explanation before entering the tribute courtyard, only said that the "sharp knife" should pay close attention to the news about the seller of test questions, but did not say how to act once he found out, but at this time, he could not contact the king of Renjun who had been locked in the tribute courtyard, and the third master's mansion could not be counted on, obviously, At this time, all the responsibility is on him Chen Size, once there is a mistake in disposal, the consequences will be unbearable.

"Zisong, if you don't take down those gangsters first, use some punishment, don't be afraid that they won't recruit."

Seeing that Chen Size didn't react for a long time, Cao Yanshan was a little breathless, so he tentatively suggested.

"No, it's not clear at the moment whether these three groups of people are the target of the prince, if not, they will definitely startle the snake."

After thinking about it, Chen Ize still didn't dare to act rashly, but seeing that he shook his head, he vetoed Cao Yanshan's proposal with a solemn expression.

"That's right, why don't you wait and see, if there are no other people waiting for others to emerge tomorrow, then it's still too late to do it again."

Cao Yanshan was also not sure that these three groups of people were the targets that Hongqing confessed to be arrested, and he was not good at talking too hard, and after smiling at himself, he immediately gave a more stable suggestion.

"No, this is a big matter, and it is beyond our ability to decide, so I plan to go to the Master immediately, and the Master will make a decision."

Chen Size still doesn't feel at ease, after all, there are only two days and one night before the spring boudoir exam, in case he lets go of the big fish, the consequences are also unimaginable, such a risk, Chen Size also dare not take it, he has been thinking about it for a long time, he can't make a decision, and in desperation, he can only come to the last hand to hand in the contradictions.

"Okay, let's go and prepare the car."

Hearing that Chen Size already had a plan, Cao Yanshan didn't talk much anymore, got up in a hurry, hurriedly left the study, and went to arrange relevant matters without mentioning it......

"Lord, Master, please go to the study immediately."

At three o'clock, the sky is already dark, but the third master is still unhurriedly using this meal, no side, today the third master went to Changchun Garden, accompanied the old man to amuse for almost a whole day, until the day wiped the black before returning to the house, at this time a bowl of white rice is only used more than half, is chewing slowly, but saw a maid hurriedly from the outside walked in, towards the third master is a blessing, hurriedly said a word.

"Hmmm......"

When the third master was eating, he didn't like to be disturbed the most, this time he heard that the master was invited, although he was impatient with the boss in his heart, but it was not good to have a seizure, so he just sullenly grew out of his mouth, and threw the silver chopsticks in his hand on the table with displeasure, picked up a piece of wet white silk that was placed on the plate, wiped his face indiscriminately, his face was flat, and he went out without saying a word.

"My subordinates have seen the prince."

The third master came to the study wordlessly, and as soon as he turned the screen, he saw that Li Minquan had already hurried to meet him, and saluted respectfully, and although Old Master Chen did not get up, he also bowed his head and signaled.

"Excuse me, sit down."

Although the third master was not in a good mood, it was not good for Chen and Li to look at the faces of the two strategists, so he could only smile and wave his hand, and after giving a command, he immediately walked behind the copywriter at the top of the head, lifted the hem of his robe, and sat down.