After the list, the capital was in an uproar.

Wang Yixuan, Wang Yiyi, two brothers, one first, one second.

There is no one before, and there is no one after.

"What? Brother co-branded Gaudi? "I was very surprised to hear the news." Dou Guangnai has done a big job! ”

The Qing Dynasty had an ancestral system, and Kangxi had clearly stipulated that one for every 28 juzi in each province (one for every 10 people in Taiwan Province). In other words, if the first place is Zhejiang, the second place should be other provinces, and it must not be Zhejiang. This is historically known as 'provincial balance'. Dou Guangnai adhered to the principle of taking scholars from literature and fair competition, and did not take into account the differences between the north and the south and the east and west, and successively sent the two brothers Wang Yixuan of Zhejiang, which actually destroyed the ancestral system. In the eyes of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, and even the Qianlong Lord, this kind of situation of brothers joining hands with Gaodi is impossible to accept.

"Liu Quan, go and check the origin of the two Wang Yixuan brothers, and see what their relationship is with Dou Guangnai!" Thinking of this, he hurriedly commanded. For Dou Guangnai, he has long been dissatisfied with adults. A few years ago, because he impeached the Zhejiang government treasury for shortfall, his own henchmen were involved a lot. Now that the opportunity has come, he will naturally not let it go.

Cut off the burden, so that you can fly freely.

"Yes!" Liu Quan listened and hurriedly retreated.

The next day.

"Master, Wang Yixuan and Wang Yizhi were originally not from Gui'an, Zhejiang (now Wuxing), but from Xiuning County, Anhui. It is only later that the 'host' (due to the migration of the ancestors, or the self-migration and residence in other provinces, and leaving the place of origin for a long time, so it belongs to the foreign origin) is in Gui'an, and it is considered to be a Gui'an person. The two brothers have no background, and their ancestors are all engaged in farming and reading. The two of them have been smart and diligent since childhood, and they passed the children's and township examinations very early......"

"It doesn't matter to us how capable they are, don't they have anything to do with Dou Guangnai?!" And the adults shook their heads while listening. He didn't care how capable the brothers were, what he cared about was whether they had anything to do with Dou Guangnai.

Relationships are everything.

"Yes!"

"What's the relationship?"

"Dou Guangnai was their husband when he was a scholar in Zhejiang. Moreover, the topic of this exam was also told by Dou Guangnai to the Wang brothers in the Zhejiang Academy. ”

"Haha......." Hearing this, he laughed with the adults, "God help me!" Liu Quan, prepare the car, go to the Gongyuan immediately! ”

"Yes!" Liu Quan agreed and hurriedly ran out. It didn't take long for a gorgeous car to hurry past in front of the Hefu Gate and go straight to the Gongyuan.

The examination has ended, and the inner line of the Gongyuan is deserted, and there is almost no figure in sight. He got out of the car at the gate with the adults, pushed open the gate and entered the yard. When the officials in the Gongyuan saw Lord He coming, they hurriedly and respectfully greeted him.

"Bring out the files of Wang Yixuan and Wang Yizhi to me, and I will review them."

"Yes!" The official hurriedly ran in to get the papers. and the identity of an adult, he can't afford to mess with it.

"Alright, you guys stand down, I'll just watch it here myself." He sent these people away and examined them carefully. He firmly believes: there must be something greasy in this!

After a long time, I smiled with the adults. He strode into his car and commanded loudly: "Liu Quan, enter the palace......."

"Your Majesty, the slave has something to do!" and the adults came to the Qianqing Palace, and the Qianlong Lord was resting.

"What's the matter, you can tell it!"

"Your Majesty, the first two people in this test are all from Zhejiang, and they are also brothers, so the slaves think that there is something strange about this."

"This Dou Guangnai! I told him that he still had that temper. He doesn't care about any rules or regulations, he has to insist on fairness and justice, and Lao Tzu is also having a headache! Qianlong Ye shook his head as he spoke, but there was no blame in his tone.

No, the emperor shouldn't have this attitude!

"No, several ministers have already told me that there has never been a joint name between the two brothers throughout the ages, and they all think that this matter is inappropriate, and they want me to decide!"

"Your Majesty, the slave thinks that things are not so simple."

"Oh?! So what do you think?! ”

"Your Majesty, Dou Guangnai has served as a scholar in Zhejiang for a long time, and his relationship with the Wang brothers is extraordinary. The reason why the Wang brothers were able to top the list was because they thought that someone inside had accepted a huge amount of bribes and leaked the test questions to them, right? "If you know Dou Guangnai's personality with adults, he will never be able to do this kind of thing. But the crux of the matter is not whether he knows it, but whether Lord Qianlong knows it.

Leadership is the one who determines your destiny and future.

"Heshen, this matter is not trivial, and you must not speculate. Dou Guangnai couldn't do this kind of thing no matter what. Qianlong knows.

"Your Majesty, Dou Guangnai won't do this for money, what about his political achievements?!" Talk to the adults.

Yes, political achievements are sometimes more important than money!

"Heshen, what evidence do you have?" Qianlong Ye was silent for a long time before he spoke.

"Your Majesty, the topic of this exam is "What the People Like, What is Good". The slave inquired that Dou Guangnai had lectured about "What the People Like, Good" in the school hall during his tenure as a scholar in Zhejiang. Perhaps it is precisely because of this that the two brothers Wang Yixuan were able to rise to the top of the list. The slave carefully checked the files of the two Wang Yixuan brothers, and there was a sentence in the volume: 'The royal road is based on human affection'. It can be seen that the two of them must have prepared seriously and learned from each other. ”

"Is that really the case?!"

"It's true, many people have a lot of complaints about this, and they feel deeply unjust, and they also ask the emperor to give justice to the candidates in the world."

"I think when I first learned that the two brothers Wang Yixuan jointly named Gaodi, I felt that this matter was inappropriate, but I really didn't expect that there would be such a relationship in the middle. Dou Guangnai wasted all my hard work! Now that the matter is now, someone has to end this matter, I think let Ji Xiaolan go. Lord Qianlong commanded weakly, "Do you have anything else?" If you don't, just step down, I'm tired. ”

"Yes!" And the adults retreated. His goal has been achieved, and the next thing to see is Ji Xiaolan's performance.

After Ji Xiaolan received the task, her head was very big. On one side is the innocent and pitiful Dou Guangnai, and on the other side is the Lord of Good Luck and the Adult. Let's do it to Dou Guangnai, he can't bear it; Don't move Dou Guangnai, he is still taboo and adults are worried about him. So, he found his big brother - Liu Yong, Lord Liu.

"Big brother, this is a headache!"

"It's okay, just endure it."

"What the hell should I do?"

"If people don't do it for themselves, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed."

"It's so inhumane!"

"The world is dark, what can we do?!"

"In this case, it is really unfair to Dou Guangnai."

"Fairness is just an illusion, and being alive is the true meaning."

The next day, Ji Xiaolan made an excerpt, saying that Dou Guangnai had destroyed the principle of provincial balance in the imperial examination, and suggested that the official be demoted to the fourth rank and strictly ordered to retire.

"Master Ji! This thing is done beautifully, and the candidates all applauded when they found out, praising Master Ji for your wisdom and fairness! ”

"As long as he has no corruption and bribery, otherwise I am afraid that the punishment will be more severe." Ji Xiaolan said things against her heart, and she felt quite uncomfortable. But what can he do?!

"Master Ji, Dou Guangnai has to take responsibility, can the Wang brothers just pick up the cheap?"

"This ......" Ji Xiaolan hesitated a little. He has read the papers of the Wang Yixuan brothers, to be honest, he has done everything he can, and he has no repetition, which can be described as a model of literary excellence, and he is the leader in many test papers, ranking first on the list, which is an indisputable fact. And Dou Guangnai also personally went to his house to beg him to give justice to the Wang Yixuan brothers. Ji Xiaolan felt ashamed, and as soon as her heart softened, she agreed.

"It's not a good sign that the two brothers are at the top of the list. The northern and western provinces are already backward, and if they blindly pursue justice in the imperial examination, I am afraid that it will be difficult for talents from all over the northwest to get ahead! "I have something to say to adults. Ji Xiaolan was not originally from the south, if it weren't for the Qing government's deliberate pursuit of balance in the imperial examination, I am afraid that it would be difficult for him to have today.

"I've also discovered the inappropriateness of this matter, and I need to check it carefully." Ji Xiaolan understood the depth of the matter, "It's just a pity that this Wang brother has been studying hard for so many years......"

"Isn't that student studying hard for decades?!"

"Okay, I know what to do about it."

Under pressure, Ji Xiaolan had no choice but to go to Lord Qianlong again, saying that the sentences in Wang Yixuan's test paper were flawed, and asked him to be disqualified from participating in the palace examination. The ranking of Wang Yi's title dropped from second to fourth, and he could continue to participate in the palace examination.

Lord Qianlong quickly replied to Ji Xiaolan's report. Dou Guangnai's official lowered the four grades, forced the old man to return to his hometown, and set off on the same day.

He was very happy and was about to celebrate at home, when Hushtu came to report that Dou Guangnai asked to see him.

"Dou Guangnai is here?!" He was a little surprised by the adults, "What is he doing here?" ”

"He said that he had a few words to explain to the adults, and he would leave after speaking." Hushtu said.

"Okay, take him to the study!"

"Mr. Dou, what kind of wind has blown you here! Come, please take a seat! ”

"And my lord, Dou came today to ask for something, and please agree with my lord."

"What's the matter, you still need Lord Dou to be so polite!"

"Dou is about to leave for his hometown, and he came here today to think that Lord Qiu He can raise his noble hand and not be embarrassed by the king's title. This kid is very knowledgeable and studies hard, but I didn't think it through, so he lost his qualification for the palace examination. The old man really doesn't want him to be implicated again! ”

"Isn't that killing me? You just have to rest assured, as a state cadre, of course, you have to put state affairs first, how can you care about personal grievances? ”

"With the words of Lord He, Dou's heart can be put down, and he will leave." After Dou Guangnai finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Lord He, and turned around to leave.

"Lord Dou, what are you anxious about? Why don't you stay at home and have a drink? ”

"I have to leave Beijing today, time is running out, please forgive me for being rude."

"Well, in that case, I won't have a hard time. I will definitely come to Beijing in the future, let's have a drink. ”

"Okay, I'll talk about it later." Dou Guangnai bowed again and left the Hefu.

looked at Dou Guangnai's back, and the adults were distracted.

"Master, the banquet is ready!" Hushtu reminded in a whisper.

"Withdraw, just prepare some simple meals for me."

"Yes!" Hushtu didn't know why, but he didn't dare to ask, so he hurriedly ran to work.

I stood there with adults and thought about it for a long time. Dou Guangnai is over eighty years old, and his body is already very weak, and it seems that he can't afford to have any storms. He admires Dou Guangnai's character very much, and he still thinks about his students in the face of great disasters, and is even willing to bow to his sworn enemy, which is really commendable. In that case, why not grant his request and spare the king's title.......

Be forgiving and forgiving, let it go!

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