When Shen Mo woke up, he found that he was already in the public court, Zhang Siwei and Lu Tiaoyang surrounded him, looking at him anxiously.

"Wake up, wake up!" As soon as they saw him open his eyes, everyone shouted together, "My lord, are you okay, are you letting the evil spirit of the Gongyuan be disturbed?" ”

Shen Mo shook his head and slowly closed his eyes again.

When everyone saw it, they were dumbfounded...... The examiner pretended to be dead, how can this test be passed?

Silent and unobedied by their noise, he was racking his brain to ponder a question - what the hell was going on?!

Could it be that Li Zhen really became an immortal? Did you get all the questions right? No way! Shen Mo has seen the way he guesses the question, which is to use the method of narrowing the scope and blurring the main idea of the article as much as possible, and increase the applicable model text of Cheng Wen as much as possible. He remembered what the guy said when he first listened to Li Zhen's class: 'As long as you memorize one hundred and twenty articles, you can pass this township test in Shuntianfu!' ’

Yes, one hundred and twenty, not three. Even if someone listened to Li Zhen's class first and brought Cheng Wen in, it would never be possible to bring only three articles!

Shen Mo opened his eyes again, ignoring everyone's concerned gazes, sat up with all his strength, and pointed to the table not far away. Zhang Siwei understood and brought over the stack of 'cheating materials'.

Shen Mo began to search among the yellow silk and white paper, and sure enough, he found two more answers—although the content of the three articles was different, the topics were exactly the same, and even the order had not changed.

At this point, he finally eliminated the last trace of luck and hung his head weakly...... The people around him saw his extremely depressed appearance, they didn't know what was going on, and when they were looking at each other, Zhu Jiu came in from outside, and when he saw that Shen was silently awake, he hugged his fists and said: "My lord, the candidates are all in place, do you think it's time to start the question?" ”

Shen Mo was silent for a long time before he said slowly: "Please go out first, let me think about it again......" Everyone was very strange when they heard this, and said in their hearts: "What else is there to think about when you start the question?" But he was the biggest examiner, and everyone had to quit as he said.

Shen Mo closed the door, slowly turned around, sat down behind the big case, and looked at the box with a seal on the table, which was the three questions and four books in the first field, and it was also the essence of the whole exam. However, now it's leaked! It was known in advance!

There is no doubt that this is a case of fraud in the field!

Who did it? Now is not the time to pursue it, let's think about how to get this through first.

Shen Mo slowly closed his eyes.

The plaque of "to the public hall" is hung high, the big characters on it are dark and full, and the pen is powerful, which is the pen and ink of Yan Songyan Ge, the first assistant of the dynasty.

At this time, it was already noon, and the officials were talking under the plaque at the door, and the candidates also poked their heads out of the beehive-like exam number, looking at the public hall with an inquiring face, not knowing what was going on!

Finally, when the shadow of the flagpole was completely invisible, the door of the court opened, and a deep voice said, "Come in." ”

The officials rushed in one after another, only to see Shen Mo sitting behind the big case, his eyes full of resolute light. As the door slowly closed, a thought rose in everyone's hearts at the same time: 'Something is wrong!' ’

Silently glanced at Zhang Siwei, Lu Tiaoyang, and Zhu Jiu on the left, and finally looked at the door, and said slowly: "This official has just made a decision, please listen carefully." ”

"Yes!" Everyone said in unison.

"In this exam, all three questions of the first place are invalid." Shen Mo's face was as pale as iron, and he said word by word: "Change the common proposition of the two deputy examiners!" ”

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar on the field, and people were at a loss: "My lord, what do you say?" ”

"I said, ......" Shen Mo slowly repeated: "In this exam, all the three questions of the first place are invalid, and the two deputy examiners will be ......replaced with propositions on the spot," he said, glanced at Zhang Siwei and Lu Tiaoyang and said: "The two of you, please come up with three questions each." ”

"Now?" Lu Tiaoyang said: "This is not in accordance with the rules! Zhang Siwei hindered the relationship with Shen Mo, although he didn't speak, but he thought about the same.

"Let you do it, you can do it," said in a deep voice, "All the consequences will be borne by this official, and it has nothing to do with you." As he spoke, he picked up a piece of white paper with undried ink from the table, handed it to Lu Tiaoyang and said, "This official has already made a note, and someone will investigate it later, just show it to them." ”

Lu Tiaoyang sighed and said, "My lord, I didn't mean that...... I mean, the exam questions you came up with have been filed with the Ministry of Rites, and that is the exam questions of this Shuntianxiang exam, and no one can change it. He spread his hands and said, "If we come up with the question now, even if we pass the test, it won't be effective!" ”

Zhang Siwei finally said: "Yes, when the time comes, the Ministry of Rites will review and find that the topic has changed, then the matter will be a big problem." ”

"The official said," Shen Mo said lightly: "I will bear all the responsibilities alone, so don't worry about it." After a pause, he said: "As for the validity of the topic, it will also be solved by this official, so don't worry about it!" ”

It is said that Shen Mo said this, and the two of them simply obeyed and did it, but this matter was too much to do, and Lu Tiaoyang and Zhang Siwei really didn't dare to believe it whether Shen Mo could bear it alone. Everyone has a bright future waiting there, in case the city gate is on fire and the fish in the pond are affected, there is no place to cry.

Seeing that the scene was a little stiff, Zhu Jiu came out to play a round and said, "Why don't you make a decision with the two deputy exams, and then let's work together to figure out a solution?" In fact, thinking of Shen Mo's reaction before, most people have already guessed that there must be something wrong with the exam question, but the paper is still sealed in the box, and no matter how accurate the guess is, it is just a guess, unless Lord Shen opens the box.

If the truth is announced silently, and the leaking of the question is indeed a fact, the examination must be suspended, and then the criminal department will file a case for investigation, and at the same time, the examiner will be reappointed, the question will be re-issued, and the re-examination will be chosen.

Therefore, everyone felt that even if the question was leaked, what Shen Mo should do now should be to terminate the exam immediately, rather than immediately organize a new proposition...... But as he pressed the box tightly under his hand, everyone knew that it was impossible for him to make the scandal public...... As long as the exam questions are not announced, everyone will be unable to persuade him to stop the exam.

Therefore, Zhu Jiu's words actually had the intention of forcing the palace, but the silent and stubborn nine cows couldn't pull it back, and he said resolutely: "I have made up my mind, you don't need to persuade again." Saying that, he sighed and said: "After the question is issued, I will immediately go out of the Tribute Court and report this matter to the emperor, if Your Majesty has any objections, I will definitely stop the exam here immediately, and you naturally don't have to take any risks." ”

"My lord, the Gongyuan has been closed," Zhu Jiu frowned and said, "Except for the candidates who have been expelled, no one is allowed to leave the examination room!" ”

"That's good." Shen Mo cleared his throat and said: "This official announced in his capacity as the chief examiner of the Shuntian Township Examination of Xinyouke for the forty years of Jiajing that he will be silently expelled from the examination room for the main examination of this township examination. Saying that, he glanced at Zhu Jiu lightly and said, "It's okay now." ”

"This ......" Zhu Jiu was completely speechless. He didn't know how to refute the silence, even though the order sounded so ridiculous.

"So, let's do it." Shen Mo slowly closed his eyes and stopped talking, but his palm was still pressed against the box, not letting go at all.

He has said it all, what else can Zhang Siwei and Lu Tiaoyang say? Anyway, the responsibility can't reach us, so he will do whatever he tells us to do. The two of them went out and sat down at their respective tables, polishing their pens as they pondered.

At this time, he heard Shen silently said: "You only have a quarter of an hour, and you are still waiting for the stereotype and printing of the scroll." ”

Hearing this, the two hurriedly sped up...... Fortunately, they are all leaders in scripture, and they have thousands of articles in their stomachs, and they can still do it if they try to find a few of the most obscure topics they have seen in their lives.

As soon as a quarter of an hour arrived, Shen Mo immediately asked Zhu Jiu to collect the papers, and asked him how many questions he had come up with. Zhu Jiudao: Lu Tiaoyang came out of three, and Zhang Siwei came out of two.

"Good." Shen Mo nodded and said, "Please pick out three questions from Zhu Qianhu." ”

"I ......" Zhu Jiu pointed to his nose and said: "I can't recognize all these words, isn't it difficult for adults to be coarse for me?" ”

"It's because I can't recognize it all, so I let you pick it." said silently and lightly, that former feudal official, the majesty of life and death in the palm of his hand emanated, and the momentum was very compelling, so that people could only obey obediently.

Zhu Jiu had no choice but to comply, choosing two from Lu Tiaoyang's questions, and one from Zhang Siwei's one and handing it to Shen Mo.

Shen Mo didn't look at it, so he handed it to Hu Yingjia and said, "Go and print!" ”

Two hours later, the rolls, which exuded the scent of ink, were finally distributed to the candidates.

Shen Mo finally got up from his seat, put the cheating materials in a bag, carried the box in one hand and the other arm, and walked out.

The crowd sent him to the door and persuaded him, "My lord, isn't it okay for us to take care of anything together?" Why did you bother to get to this point? ”

"A sea of blood, are you willing to bear it with me?" Silent swept over everyone expressionlessly, and everyone he saw shrunk his neck, and no one dared to respond.

Shen Mo suddenly smiled and said: "Everyone, please go back and invigilate the exam, if there is anything, I will notify you, don't be impatient, just wait and see." As he spoke, he turned his head and said in a deep voice, "Open the door!" ”

The soldiers guarding the door looked at Zhu Jiu, and when they saw him nodding slowly, they opened the big lock on the door and pushed the heavy gate open...... It was a mechanism attached to the door to prevent the doorman from opening the door without permission.

"Your Excellency, don't you really think about it again?" The crowd finally held on.

Shen Mo shook his head, and left resolutely.

Shen Mo looked back at the door and slowly closed, his expression was a little strange, and he was silent for a long time before he looked up at the sky and looked at the sky.

A sentence suddenly surged in the silent heart: 'People are doing it, and the sky is watching'......

"My lord, what's wrong with you?" Sanchi asked softly.

Shen Mo shook his head, sat in the sedan chair, and said in a deep voice: "Go to Xiyuan as fast as possible!" Be sure to arrive before the palace gate is locked! "There is a strict schedule for the work and rest in the palace, and when the chickens are perched on the ridge, the door will be locked and closed, and no one is allowed to enter or leave.

Under the urging of the three feet, the sedan chair drivers hurried slowly, and finally rushed to the gate of the palace before the lock. Seeing that the Imperial Forest Army was already slowly closing the palace gate, in a hurry, Sanchi actually shouted: "Wait, wait, don't close the door......"

This shout immediately alarmed the Imperial Forest Army, and a gold-armored lieutenant immediately came over and said: "In front of the palace gate, it is forbidden to make noise, who is in the sedan chair, and why is it blocking the door?" ”

Sanqi lifted the sedan curtain, and got off the sedan chair silently and said: "I am the chief examiner of the Shuntianxiang test this time, because when I am in a hurry, I must see Your Majesty immediately," he said, took off his 'main examination jade waist card', handed it to the school captain, and said: "Please ask this adult to pass the ceremony on your behalf." ”

The lieutenant took the waist card, and then noticed that something was attached to it, so he quietly held it in his hand, and said: I can't be the master of this matter, you wait first, I'll go and ask for instructions. After speaking, he hurriedly entered the palace, and when he saw that there was no one, he couldn't help but gasp, good guy, a silver ticket of one hundred taels!

If you are polite enough, you will naturally be diligent. This time, the captain did not dare to slack off, and quickly reported it to the eunuch on duty. The eunuch on duty was still a little impatient, but when he saw that the waist card was silent, he jumped up and said, "Let people in first, and the miscellaneous family will go and inform the ancestor!" "The eunuchs are full of affection for Lord Shen, and there is no other reason than because when he was in Jiangnan, he raised the palace people fat enough.

In the room of the celebrant supervisor, Li Fang had already received the news that Shen Mo had entered the palace, and before he could speak, Ma Quan, one of the four eunuchs below, said strangely: "Then Lord Shen didn't go to the invigilator, what did he do in the palace?" ”

Chen Hong, the chief Bingbi and the commander of the East Factory, said: "Eighty percent is something big, he can't hold it." ”

"What could happen?" Wu Ying, another Bingbi, asked, although it is said that it is the four major Bingbi, but there are only three of them in Yanjing, and one is Huang Jin, who went to the Jiangnan Dry Weaving Bureau, because he did a good job, and the emperor specially retained his position as a eunuch of Bingbi, which can be said to be a great favor.

"What can happen on the field?" Chen Hong smiled faintly: "It's nothing more than fraud, fire, epidemic, and demonic ...... This has just started the exam, and the last three items are not enough, I think it must be a cheating case. ”

"What's the case?" Li Fang finally spoke: "Who said that there is a fraud case? ”

Chen Hong was a little depressed after being swept away, but how dare he grab his mouth with his boss, so he had to laugh and say: "Didn't you say that the main exams of the Shuntianxiang Examination have all entered the palace?" ”

"Do you know what he was doing in the palace?" Li Fangci smiled kindly, but his voice was like falling into an ice cave, so he said lightly: "Is he reporting to Your Majesty, or to you?" ”

The three of them all lowered their heads, and Chen Hong smiled cautiously: "Ancestor, we are just idle and bored and guessing, and no one will take it seriously." ”

"Keep your mouths shut!" Li Fang took a look at the four eunuchs and said coldly: "This is the important place of the ceremony, is this the place where you talk about the river?" ”

The three of them quickly knelt down and begged for mercy: "We know that we are wrong, so the ancestor will spare us this time." ”

"Give yourself twenty slaps in the face." Li Fang snorted and said, "If you do it again next time, let the Prudential Criminal Division teach you a lesson!" ”

The three of them thanked them, and then knelt there and crackled and pumped their big-eared melon seeds, not daring to hold back at all...... Li Fang sighed and said: "You are all people with status, it is said that I should not punish you like this, but the master of ceremonies is becoming more and more unruly now, and if you don't ring the alarm bell for you, it will not only be a shame in the future......" After speaking, he didn't look at them, picked up his hat and walked out of the master of ceremonies, and said to the eunuch waiting outside: "Lead Lord Shen to Yuxi Palace." The little eunuch went back, and he went over to report it first.

Li Fang entered the Yuxi Palace, the Jingshen House, and asked the Taoist priest who was protecting the Dharma outside, and knew that His Majesty was carrying Zhou Tian, and he would finish work in a quarter of an hour.

He nodded silently, just like an ordinary eunuch, standing outside the house with his head down, plus he didn't wear the eye-catching red python robe, I didn't know that I thought it was an ordinary old palace person, who would have thought that he would be the head of the inner court, the master of ceremonies?

Although Li Fang stood quietly, his mind was running rapidly, and he was also suspicious of Shen Mo's actions - he was old and sophisticated, his eyes were very poisonous, and he knew very well what kind of character Shen Mo was, so for his actions, Li Fang never believed that it was impulsive or anything like that, he believed that there must be some calculations, even a series of careful calculations.

I don't know what kind of storm he wants to set off this time, and what goal he wants to achieve? Li Fang waited and waited with some anticipation.

Strange to say, he didn't think that Shen Mo would sink in this incident, and he really didn't know where he got his confidence.

(To be continued)