Chapter 54. The beginning of the storm (above).

On the third day after the state examination was published, an answer sheet for the state examination suddenly began to circulate in Deyang City, and all the literati in Yunzhou could get a copy through various channels. (The full-text novel is read on the Shilu Literature Network)

It is rumored that this answer sheet was answered by a scholar named Xiao Mo when he took the state exam.

It is rumored that this scholar named Xiao Mo is Xie Yuan who took the county test in Changzi County a year ago, and he is the youngest Xie Yuan in Yunzhou in the past 30 years, and he is talented.

It is rumored that this scholar named Xiao Mo was not on the list in the written test of this state examination.

At the same time, it circulated among the literati, as well as the answer sheet of Zhou Jingren, who ranked first in the written test of this state examination.

Compared with the two, all the literati were shocked, and the answer sheet written by Xiao Mo, who was unknown on the list, whether it was knowledge or knowledge, or the looming bearing, was firmly superior to Zhou Jingren, who ranked first in the written test!!

For a while, countless people were incredulous, how could such a thing happen?

The candidate named Xiao Mo answered so exquisitely that he would be on the list? And Zhou Jingren, who is inferior in all aspects, was able to win the first place in the written test?

It is rumored that this candidate, named Xiao Mo, had offended the two main examiners of this state exam, Zuo Lingfu and Yue Shang, before.

It is rumored that this time the state exam has countless shady scenes, all of which are black-box operations, and all the results and rankings have been determined before the state exam starts.

It is rumored that Zuo Lingfu and Yue Shang's family has thousands of huge fortunes!!

For a while, all the candidates, whether they were on the list in this state exam or not, no matter what kind of fame they had, were all silent, and the scientific examination, which was originally sacred in their hearts, fell to the ground at this moment.

For a time, all the slightly famous literati in Yunzhou were constantly scolded, not only because a talented young man was framed, but also because they thought that Zuo Lingfu and Yue Shang had damaged the prestige and status of all literati by doing so!!

For a time, the "Yunzhou Imperial Examination Fraud Case" was already rumored in the market, and passers-by knew about it.

The talents who were on the list in the state examination suddenly wondered if they really relied on their own strength to get such results? In the face of everyone's skeptical eyes, they wanted to refute, but they had nothing to say, because the answer sheet they wrote in the written test was indeed far inferior to the exam paper written by the candidate named Xiao Mo.

And all the nameless candidates on the list became even more angry, although they thought that they were far inferior to Xiao Mo, but since Xiao Mo had real talent and real learning, but because of the "imperial examination fraud case", would he be the same?

Zuo Lingfu and Yue Shang, who were originally very leisurely examiners, suddenly became unbearable, and a large number of literati came to visit, or rather, they took Xiao Mo and Zhou Jingren's answer sheets to question, and many anxious literati even pointed at the noses of the two and scolded loudly, and the two couldn't hide if they wanted to, because the two of them had become everyone's public enemies unconsciously, and no matter where they hid, someone would reveal the news.

Zuo Lingfu and Yue Shang were extremely wronged for a while, but they wanted to cry without tears, and there was no way to complain. God testifies that they have never received a copper plate in this imperial examination, and except for Xiao Mo, everyone's results are fair.

But at this time, no one will believe them, and all explanations are quibbles in the eyes of others.

In fact, the case of cheating in the imperial examination has never been stopped since ancient times, but every time those candidates are not on the list, they will only admit that they are unlucky and do not want to make a noise, but no one has ever hyped it up like Xiao Mo, making them fall into such a passive place.

In this way, in an atmosphere of anxiety, commotion, and suspicion, ten days later, the second round of interviews for the state examination finally began.

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Many people believe that the so-called interview in the state examination is in essence just a group of literati playing in the mountains and rivers.

In fact, it does.

At the time of the interview, the chief and deputy examiners took a group of candidates who passed the initial written examination to the famous places in various states, flowing in the winding water, sitting in the second place, and following the silk and bamboo orchestra, imitating the demeanor of the Wei and Jin dynasties.

During the period, each candidate either talks, or composes poems, or sequels, to show their talents, and the examiner takes the opportunity to inspect the demeanor, character, talent, and appearance of the candidates, and combines the results of the previous written test, and selects the outstanding ones to award the "lifter" fame.

Although the interviews in the previous state examinations were extremely cruel, and only one out of every three or four people could pass guò, it was an elegant thing that made countless people yearn for it.

But this time, the interview for the Yunzhou State Examination was quite weird.

Tangnan Mountain is located in the north of Deyang City 30 miles, the scenery is beautiful, there are not only the beauty of the southern hills, but also the majestic mountains and rivers of the north, the green shade in the middle is continuous, and the three streams are gathered.

On this day, the sky is clear, the wind is smooth, the sun is shining, but the breeze is blowing, and the climate is warm and dry.

But when Tangnan Mountain was on, Zuo Lingfu and Yue Shang looked quite embarrassed when they faced a group of candidates.

All the candidates, looking at them, were full of suspicion, ambiguity, and coercion, which made them extremely uncomfortable.

What's more, within a few days, there have been no less than 20 candidates, with a large amount of money to visit them, vaguely proposed to let them take care of more in the interview, and there will be a lot of retribution afterwards, so that they can't cry and laugh, although they have all refused, but not only offended a large number of candidates, but also spread false rumors, so that the two have more evidence of guilt.

After the candidates sat down by the stream, Zuo Lingfu stood up awkwardly, looked around at the people in front of him, and said with a forced smile: "Everyone, although this is a state exam, but it is also a young gathering between us and other literati, you are all young talents, you don't have to consider the results of this state exam, you can wave freely, or imitate the style of the Wei and Jin dynasties, let loose the wreckage, or write a preface and a biography, show your literary talents, and don't need to think about anything else." ”

Just as Zuo Lingfu's voice fell, among the candidates, a yin and yang strange voice suddenly came.

"Yes, of course, you don't have to think about this state exam, anyway, who can get the fame in the end, who will fall off the list, what the ranking will be during the period, you have already decided, it's useless for us to think about this, it's better to do what we should do."

As the words of this voice fell, a loud and undisguised laugh was heard.

Zuo Ling's body trembled, and when he turned his head to look, he saw that the two candidates were staring at him without fear with a mixture of sarcasm and anger.

The two candidates, Zuo Lingfu, recognized that the ridiculer was Fan Guan, and the laugher was Xiao Huan!!

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P: The third shift.