Although the scandal of the fanfare flower test being deliberately manipulated by Li Tuiguan is flying all over the sky, there may not be less rumors about the grand test on the other side, but it is not as unscrupulous as the flower test.

This is actually normal, which is not a rumor in the imperial examination that is related to the fame and fortune of countless people? It's just that the rumors stop at the wise, and it's strange when there are no more rumors.

Speaking of the college examinations in recent decades, among the four strong examination provinces represented by Suzhou, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi, many prefectures and counties have different examination methods from other places.

In other places, especially in places where the style of writing is not flourishing, the number of children is relatively small, and the examination process is simple and crude. You don't even need to be named, the great grandmaster can record you on the spot if he sees it pleasing to the eye. There are even some small counties with poor mountains and bad waters, and the number of children who take the exam is less than the number of county school places, and they can write a few smooth sentences, and the great grandmaster will dare to recruit you to study as a talented man.

However, the Kejia Mansion is different, taking Suzhou Mansion as an example, thousands of people in each county sign up for the county examination, and before the round of brushing to the hospital examination, there are hundreds or thousands of children who have accumulated over the years to grab the twenty or thirty places.

Because there are so many people in Suzhou Mansion who read and love to gather people to make trouble, the college examination in Suzhou Prefecture is relatively strict, and the examination procedure similar to the township examination is adopted for the whole prefecture. In recent years, a new system has been added, and the invigilator has to polish (review) the test paper after the examination to check for cheats and fill in the gaps.

Therefore, in Suzhou Prefecture, if the examiner of the main examination institute wants to recruit students on the spot or admit students as he wants with a stroke of the pen, it is impossible. From this point of view, being able to go to the Jiangnan region to be a great master of the academy is a great prestige and glory in Shilin on the one hand, and non-leaders dare not take this position; On the other hand, in addition to collecting materials for the country, it is very difficult to earn some extra money for individuals... It can be described as painful and happy.

Note: The above paragraph is not a fake empty irony for the country, and the assessment of the student officer at the beginning of this year also depends on the promotion rate, so no matter how good the great master is, he has to record some real talents who have learned to write eight-strand essays... Otherwise, one of the protégés can't get out, wouldn't that be equivalent to a slap in the face, and still have a face in the officialdom?

From this point of view, the imperial examination, despite its many drawbacks, is still a relatively fair system after all. According to rough statistics, among the Jinshi of the past dynasties, about half of them came from official families and those from poor families. If there is no imperial examination and the implementation of the independent enrollment of the Nine Grades of Zhongzheng, I am afraid that the scholars of the poor family will not even have this half of the chance.

The words are too far, but they say that most of the rumors in this college examination are related to Shi's participation in politics. As the saying goes, the wind started at the end of Qingping, and the hospital examination should have been promoted by the prefect, but this time Shi Dashen forcibly intervened. In the eyes of suspicious people, how can the inside story not be suspicious?

In fact, Lord Shi is out of public intentions, but it is a pity that those cynics (no one in this book should think that this Confucianism is a Confucian) do not believe it.

When Li Zheng, a child from Xujiang, was eating wine with a literary friend from the same county, he said: "I heard that because of Li Tuiguan, Shi Dashen dislikes the Xujiang people, so he wants to meddle in the hospital examination and take revenge on the Xujiang scholars!" ”

When Li Zheng, a child from Xujiang, was eating wine with a friend from a neighboring county, he said: "I heard that Shi Dashen is an old-fashioned and square person, and he hates the frivolous and impetuous habits of scholars in Suzhou Prefecture, so he wants to take advantage of the opportunity to teach a lesson!" ”

When Li Zheng, a child from Xujiang, invited a few children from a poor family to eat and drink, he said: "I am in the hospital for no reason, and his behavior is suspicious, I heard that Shi Dashen has the intention that everyone understands, but it is too ugly to eat like this!" And the rules are broken. ”

When Li Zheng, a child from Xujiang, was invited to eat and drink by several rich sons, he also said: "At the moment, Master Li is no longer in charge, and it is useless to look for me." I heard that this Shi Dashen is a very upright person, and he can't think of having no way out! Unless he is not a probationary officer. ”

The rumors are disturbing, and every sentence is a heart-wrenching argument for the surname, not talking about evidence, only talking about motives, and matching with Lord Shi's behavior, there are some irrefutable meanings. To a certain extent, Lord Shi also suffered on his own, and if he wanted to calm down the rumors quickly, he would have to resign from his position as a prisoner unless he backed down.

But rumors are just rumors, and when they can't find attachments when they float around, they don't have direct lethality for Shi Shenzheng, who has the highest official position on the ground in Fucheng.

But Mr. Gao, Shi's aide to participate in politics, couldn't sit still at first, and he went to see the proprietor and said: "Now the rumors are wanton, the inside and outside are suspicious, and the words of people are terrifying. Dong Weng has taken the opportunity to denounce the evil in the house, suppressed his arrogance, and lost his face, why not accept it if it is not good, withdraw from the hospital examination, and save his reputation with a good beginning and a good end, so as not to have a small discussion. ”

Shi Shenzheng sat upright behind the public case, glanced at Mr. Gao and said, "Mr. wants to teach this official power technique?" Do you think that this official seized the prison and the temporary official to vent his personal anger and engage in private fighting? Asking Li Wang and the two villains to be promoted to the next level, how can there be no harm? The country is not a child's play, and it is hard to study in the cold window, how can it be ignored? ”

Master Shi took a sip of tea and continued: "In all fairness, how can their background be able to suppress the examination room? Besides, Jiangnan Shizi is the most eventful, in case the candidates are uneven and the examination room is disturbed, how to clean up the examination room? Therefore, the official guard is just a little bit of a slight, and at the moment of public affairs, he does not dare to make decisions with selfish intentions, let alone choose with power! ”

"Everyone is pouring gold, accumulating and destroying bones, Zhou Gongshang is still afraid of rumors that Dong Weng will be an official in Suzhou Mansion for a long time, so it is really not worth the district court test." Mr. Gao continued to persuade.

"The wall is thousands of people, no desire is rigid, some rumors are just like a breeze, and after the time comes, it will be eliminated naturally. The big husband does something and doesn't do something! Shi Shenzheng said confidently and firmly, he didn't dare to be an invigilator for fear of rumors.

Recalling this messy April, the rumors about the college examination spread from one end to the other, and the posters about the flower test were transmitted back from that end to this end.

There is a figure who is very familiar with Li You's methods, but he faintly sees a little hidden in the chaos and noise, and this person is Master Huang of the Division.

Then he found Li You and said: "This time it is wrong to have Shi Dashen, but I thought you should knock out your teeth and swallow blood, it is not that there has been such a time before, why do you want to go against Shi Dashen?" ”

Li You lowered his head and thought for a while: "There is a bottom line for being a man, and there is also a bottom line for being an official, Shi Dashen openly humiliated me like that, if you don't fight back, won't you be looked down upon?" If I lose my reputation, I have nothing! In this world, when you can't be a loser, sympathy is worthless! ”

Master Huang warned Li You: "With the blessing of Chen Lian, it will not be a problem for you to survive until he leaves at the end of his term, so why bother now?" You can't defeat him even if you try your best, as the saying goes, if you don't die, you will suffer from it, even if he is hit hard by you, a little spare strength can still make you unbearable. ”

"Everyone has their own fate, for example, Chen Lian is an official who relies on fame, Wang Zhifu who is an official depends on seniority, and I rely on fame. Reputation is the foundation of life, and when reputation falls, there is no foundation. With this reputation, if you don't have an official, you can eat, and if you don't have a reputation, you can't be an official. The big husband does something and doesn't do something! Even if it costs something, it's worth it! Li You also said very firmly.

Master Huang sighed: "The officials I have seen can be divided into two categories, shameless and shameless. You're supposed to be a shameless person, but you're starting to have a face, and I don't know if it's good or bad. ”

(To be continued)