The demonstration of the three thousand scholars spread all over the government and the opposition, and Su Lin also learned about it soon after, although he was a little nervous in his heart, he never imagined that this matter would eventually affect him.

He also heard that the scholars were mainly aimed at the Lin brothers, and the state exam rankings of the two brothers were not ideal, but they were admitted at the same time, and it is normal for the scholars to have questions and dissatisfaction, and the scholars always need to vent, as long as the court comforts them, they will soon subside.

He didn't take this matter to heart, and he didn't ask his son, at this time, he was more concerned about the result of Queen Shen's proposal to the Su family.

It wasn't until an hour later that he heard that the Lin brothers were taken away by Cheng Chen Zhi in the imperial history and never came back, he began to panic a little in his heart, and as time went by, his heart became more and more nervous, and finally he couldn't sit still and found his son Guan Xianju who was waiting in the court room of the Ministry of Rites to cross the horse and parade the street.

Guan Xianju drank a little too much at the celebration banquet held by the Ministry of Rites last night, he just got up, he had a splitting headache, he and the Lin brothers were not in the same room, they were taken away, Guan Xianju did not know, and the three thousand scholars outside were demonstrating, all the scholars did not know, their news was isolated, and they could not contact other officials of the imperial court for the time being before the official award.

But in any case, Guan Xianju is complacent, he was admitted to the Jinshi, and at worst he will be awarded an official in the county, and with the secret support of Uncle Shen, maybe he can still serve as a county magistrate in a wealthy county in Chuzhou, and his future is bright.

And he also got news from his father, this morning, Queen Shen came forward to go to the Su family to propose marriage for him, which made Guan Xianju ecstatic, the queen came forward, even if it was Xiangguo, it was difficult to refuse, not to mention that it was just the granddaughter of the son of the country who was the priest of wine, originally he felt that his power was not as powerful as Huangfu Wujin, but the queen came forward in person, even if it was the king of the county, it was nothing.

No wonder Uncle Shen Guo is very sure, saying that he has a killer feature, it turns out that the queen is the queen, this is really surprising news, this news makes Guan Xianju's heart full of expectations.

"Guan Gongzi, is your father here?"

Kwan Xianju was rinsing his mouth with green salt at the well in the backyard when a taxi who lived with him came running to tell him.

"I see!"

He hurriedly rinsed his mouth, took a towel to dry the water stains, and hurriedly walked to the front room, except for the first ten scholars who want to participate in the palace examination and do not live here, the other fifty scholars are temporarily concentrated in several courtyards of the Ministry of Rites, and four people live in one room, at most today, after the official award tomorrow, everyone will go to the Ministry of Officials to report, and then go their separate ways.

Guan Xianju trotted all the way, and as soon as he came to the corridor, he saw his father pacing back and forth at the door of the room where he lived, he thought that his father had come to tell him the result of the proposal, but his father was quite depressed and anxious, could the queen's proposal be rejected too?

"Father, is there any bad news?" Guan Xianju stepped forward and asked.

"You come with me!"

Guan Lin pulled his son to an unoccupied hut next to him, locked the door, and then asked him in a low voice, "Do you have any handle to leave outside, I mean that." ”

Guan Xianju was stunned, he immediately understood what his father meant, he didn't answer in a hurry, but asked, "Father, is something wrong?" ”

"Maybe something happened, the Lin brothers were taken away by Yushitai, and there is no news so far."

"What?"

This news surprised Guan Xianju, and he hurriedly said: "Didn't you say that the Lin brothers should go to the Ministry of Officials to complete their resumes?" How is the Goshidai? What the hell is going on? ”

"Alas! The completion of the resumes was only an excuse, and they were taken away by the notorious Chen Heimian because 3,000 scholars had demonstrated outside the imperial city, accusing their brothers of cheating in the imperial examinations and demanding a strict investigation by the imperial court. ”

"I see!"

Guan Xianju sneered, "Actually, we were a little skeptical when we chatted last night, how could it be that both brothers were admitted to the Jinshi at the same time, and they were only the eighth and ninth places in Yongjing Gongjushi, which is indeed a bit unreasonable, we all doubt it, and those who fall off the list will be even more suspicious, father, this is normal, don't worry, I'll be fine." ”

"How can I not be worried? If they do cheat, where does the question come from? I want to ask you, is what Huang Hongyuan gave you still there? ”

Guan Xianju shook his head, "It's burned down a long time ago, I can't keep it, it's just ....."

"Just what?" Guan Jing saw that his son wanted to speak and stopped, he suddenly became nervous, and said hurriedly: "Say it quickly, what else is hiding from me?" ”

Guan Xianju has always been very unimpressed with his father's timidity, what is he worried about, is he worried that he will take out the topic? How is it possible, no matter how stupid he is, he can't be stupid to that extent, he thinks his father is a bit of a soldier.

"Father, are you thinking too much? I don't know the Lin brothers at all, how can they have anything to do with me? Even if they get the question, it's from other means, and it definitely has nothing to do with me, so don't worry. ”

"You kid, why don't you have any vigilance at all, it's the black-faced Chen Zhi, that guy is ruthless, maybe this is a conspiracy, it was used by the prince to deal with Uncle Shen, I am a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, and it has something to do with the imperial examination, it will involve me, you tell me quickly, what else is there to hide, it's too late to make up for it now."

Guan Xianju was helpless, so he had to whisper: "In the drawer of my study, there is a copy of the test questions, which I copied Lord Huang's share, there is only that, and nothing else." ”

"Why do you still have that thing!" Guan Lin stomped his foot in hatred, turned around and opened the door and left.

Guan Xianju asked in the back: "Father, how is the marriage proposal?" Any news? ”

"I don't know!"

Guan Xianju replied hatefully, and walked away quickly, Guan Xianju looked at his father walking away, shook his head and said disdainfully: "When will this cowardly problem be corrected?" ”

．．．．．．．． Guan Lian was so anxious that he found an excuse and rushed home in a carriage, he was very afraid of Chen Zhi in his bones, that person tried everything he could, he was the prince's minion, if he used this case to attack Uncle Shen Guo, he would probably lead him to himself.

If it's a false accusation, it's okay to say, but his son is really unclean, if ...... Guan Jing didn't dare to think about it anymore, the consequences were too terrible, and now he had to rush back and destroy all the evidence.

Guan Jing kept urging the coachman to speed up, and he entered the fangmen, and in front of him was his mansion.

"Sir!"

The driver suddenly shouted in horror, "Something is wrong! ”

"What happened?" Guan Silent looked out of the car, he was stunned, as if he had stepped into the air and fell into the abyss.

His mansion was already crowded with sergeants, and when the carriage stopped, Guan Ling jumped out of the carriage and rushed up the steps like madness, hoping that he would be able to take away his son's copy of the subject.

But he was firmly held by several soldiers, not allowed him to enter the mansion, and while he was struggling, suddenly a large group of soldiers came out of the mansion, and followed the soldiers with a smug face, and behind him, there was a bound teenager, Guan Lin knew, it was his son's scholar.

Chen Zhi walked out of the mansion and saw Guan Lin at a glance, he raised the test questions he found in Guan Xianju's study, and said coldly: "Master Guan, you have ironclad evidence of fraud in the imperial examination, and you also have human certificates, you are dead!" ”

He waved his hand, "Grab it!" ”

Several soldiers knocked off Su Lian's official hat and tied him up, Guan Lian shouted: "Chen Zhi, the imperial examination has ended, everyone knows the test questions, what can your evidence say?" ”

Chen Zhi snorted, "You go and explain to the emperor!" ”

．．．．．．．． In the imperial study, the emperor of the Daning Dynasty, Huangfu Xuande, was full of anger, and in the imperial study stood the crown prince Fu Heng, the official secretary Zhang Jinjie, the household secretary Shen Qin, the ritual secretary Li Mo, and the imperial history of the Cheng Chen Zhi and the prince who had just arrived to the priest Su Xun.

Everyone was looking at Su Xun, who was sweating profusely and had a look of shame on his face, as he carefully examined the test questions he had copied from Guan Xianju's study.

On the small table next to it, there were three imperial examination papers of Guan Xianju.

In the imperial history, Cheng Chen Zhi had truthfully reported the situation to Huangfu Xuande, and the Lin brothers had admitted that they bought the test questions at a high price, and the test questions they bought were leaked from Guan Xianju, and it was said that his scholar stole them out and sold them for money, and his scholar also confessed to painting and detained under the severe interrogation of Cheng Chen Zhi in the imperial history, admitting that there was such a thing.

Now it is up to Su Xun to make the final confirmation of the test questions seized in Guan Xianju's study.

Su Xun's heart is like a storm, in the past 20 years, he has presided over thirteen Jinshi imperial examinations, and there has never been any fraud, although there have been cases of fraud in the imperial examinations in the Daning Dynasty, but they all happened in the examinations that he presided over, and this fraud case is simply ruining his reputation for 20 years.

But he was also glad that he didn't agree to Guan Xianju's marriage proposal, otherwise, I'm afraid that even he would be involved in this scandal, which completely ruined his reputation, and he actually had a good impression of him, but he didn't expect him to cheat and get admitted to the Jinshi, which made Su Xun hate, regret and rejoice.

Uncle Shen next to him was as gloomy as water, he couldn't say a word, he had nothing to say, Guan Lin was guilty of his own crimes, and he couldn't live, in fact, he also guessed that Guan Xianju's Jinshi had done tricks, but he didn't expect them to be so stupid that they actually left the evidence, and now he only thinks about one thing in his heart, to clear himself.

Crown Prince Fu Heng was another shock in his heart, he remembered what Emperor Fu Wujin said to him yesterday, he would give him a gift today, he had never understood the meaning of this sentence, and now he suddenly understood that the gift that Wujin gave him was to bring down Guan Lin and the position of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites that was about to be vacated.

It turned out that this matter was Wu Jin's secret indulgence, how did Wu Jin do it? Huangfu Heng vaguely guessed that it might be the mysterious imperial examination broker, how could there be a reason to pay after the exam, and it was very likely that this was a bureau set up by Wu Jin, using the Lin brothers to lead to the fraud case of the Guan family father and son.

Of course, the Guan family's father and son are cheating, but how could Wujin know the secret of the Guan family? How did he do it? These insoluble mysteries filled Huang Fuheng's heart with confusion, but he was thinking at this time, who would take over the position of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites?

At this time, Su Xun finally spoke, sighed and said, "I can now conclude that Guan Xianju did know the test questions in advance. ”

"Master Guan, do you have any basis?" Huangfu Xuande asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, first of all, this test question is Guan Xianju's handwriting, and the comparison with the test paper can be seen, and secondly, the first subject of this imperial examination is pasted for the exam, we have a total of two different test papers A and B, and finally we selected the A test paper, and the B test paper is sealed, it stands to reason that Guan Xianju will never know the question of the B test paper, but in his list of test questions, most of the questions in the B test paper are also available, and even the last response question is also available, indicating that Huang Hongyuan, who produced the test paper, has leaked all the questions to Guan Xianju in advance. Includes Paper B. ”

Uncle Shen Guo remained silent, and Li Mo, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was a little breathless, and he said: "But Huang Hongyuan has already come out yesterday, and he can tell Guan Xianju all the test questions." ”

Chen Zhi sneered, "Huang Hongyuan came out yesterday afternoon, but before he came out, Guan Xianju had already passed the Jinshi examination and entered the Ministry of Rites, how did they meet?" How could Guan Xianju have the opportunity to copy this test question and put it back in the study? Li Shangshu, don't you think this question is not a problem? ”

"Bang!" Huangfu Xuande slapped the table heavily, and said angrily: "Needless to say, the ironclad evidence is like a mountain, spread my will, remove Guan Lian, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and Huang Hongyuan, the Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites, cancel the qualifications of Guan Xianju and the Lin brothers, and never be allowed to participate in the imperial examination again. ”

Chen bowed straight and saluted, "Obey the order!" ”

Huangfu Xuande said to Su Xun again: "Master Su, although there was a case of fraud in the imperial examination this time, the crime is not yours, you don't have to blame yourself, you can immediately add three candidates for Jinshi and submit them to the Ministry of Officials for review." ”

Su Xun was extremely ashamed, and hurriedly thanked him, "Thank Your Majesty for your tolerance, and the minister will do it immediately." ”

Huangfu Xuande sighed again, "I am heartbroken by such a scandal in the imperial examination, I hope that all Aiqing will work together to improve the imperial examination system, I don't want this to happen again next year." ”

He said to the crown prince Fu Heng again: "The prince stays, and everyone else goes down!" ”

Everyone saluted together, and they all retreated, only the emperor and the crown prince were left in the imperial study, and Huangfu Xuande was silent for a long time, and asked Huangfu Heng, "What do you think should be done with this matter?" ”

"Father, the sons feel that this matter can be publicly punished by the Lin brothers and announced to the public, but it is related to the reputation of the imperial court, and the truth cannot be said, Guan Lin and Huang Hongyuan can only deal with it secretly under other pretexts."

Huangfu Xuande nodded, the prince's suggestion reached his heart, and the ugliness of the family should not be publicized, so he asked again: "Then what excuse does Guan Xianju use?" ”

"Father, you might as well make a fuss about his qualifications, Erchen heard that he didn't take the Gongju Scholar exam, but he made up for it later, so it can be said that his qualifications do not match, and the Jinshi qualification will be cancelled."

"Yes, I take your advice."

After a pause, Huangfu Xuande asked again: "I also want to ask you, since you have dismissed Guan Shi's Ministry of Rites, who can you recommend to take over?" ”

Huang Fuheng has been thinking about this matter, since Wu Jin gave him this big gift, of course he wants to return the gift to Wu Jin, Huang Fu Heng smiled slightly: "Erchen recommended Su Hanchang, a doctor of Guozi Studies, to take this position." ”

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(To be continued)