There are two exams in the autumn exam, which are completed in one day, the examination in the morning, and the examination in the afternoon and evening, for a total of eight hours.

The sticker is to complete the scriptures, a passage in the missing one or two sentences, so that the candidates can complete, this time the sticker is mainly tested "Zuo Chuan", "Rites" and "Shangshu", in addition to the "Analects" and "Filial Piety" for the compulsory test, three days ago announced the scope of the examination.

Even if the scriptures are not familiar, three days is enough for them to review again, the autumn test is mainly a test of strategy, accounting for seventy percent of the score, this is the actual talent, the topic is also uniformly prepared, there are two in total, "On the Influence of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty on the Sui Dynasty", and the other is "Guanlong Salt and Iron Examination", you can choose one of the two topics, but Zhang Liang did not have the opportunity to see the topic of the policy theory.

Zhang Liang sat down in front of his seat, stationery and posting test papers have been placed on the table, the test papers are four large articles, limited to two hours to complete, at least five or six thousand words to write, which requires candidates not to stop writing, time is very tight.

With a bell ringing, the exam began, there was a rustling sound of turning papers around, the scholars put down their pens like flying, everyone was engrossed, Zhang Liang was very sluggish under the pen, his mind was blank, he couldn't remember a word of the content of the review these days, half an hour later, Zhang Liang only wrote more than two hundred words, the beads of sweat on his forehead kept rolling down, and the anxiety and nervousness made him almost faint.

There were more than 300 candidates in the room, and several invigilators kept pacing among the candidates with their hands behind their backs. Thinking of Zhai Rang's disdainful eyes towards him, his heart tingled, and he suddenly felt a heartbeat, slowly took off his outer robe, and put it on the table next to him.

He glanced at the examiner, and saw the invigilator walking past him, with his back to him, and he slowly moved the placket of his robe, revealing a piece of white silk sewn into the robe, which was densely covered with small letters.

In addition to the exam, a piece of paper is not allowed to be brought in, so he used a few pieces of white silk to copy his relatively unfamiliar "Zuo Chuan", sewn it into the robe, Zhang Liang's heart beat hard, he had already seen the answer, he was ecstatic in his heart, and he copied it violently, in fact, he only needed to remind him a little, he could remember.

At this time, "Zuo Chuan" was almost silent, and there were still two lines left, he slowly moved the placket of his robe outward, revealing the answer to the last paragraph of the scriptures, Zhang Liang was overjoyed, he quickly finished the last paragraph, he breathed a long sigh of relief, and reached out to take the robe.

He touched an emptiness, and the robe placed next to him was gone, Zhang Liang suddenly felt like he had fallen into a cold cave, his heart stopped beating, he slowly turned around, and saw the examiner Gao Gong standing behind him, holding his robe in his hand, staring at him sternly and heartbreakingly.

…….

Zhang Liang was almost pulled out of the examination room by Gao Gong, Gao Gong blushed and drove him out of the door, "Get out!" I don't want a candidate like you, your character is despicable, what is the use of you even if you are rich and rich? Get out! ”

The officials outside the gate were stunned, there were still exam cheats, it was unheard of, many officials and county students ran out to see the excitement, Zhang Liang knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, he was not ashamed of cheating, but bitter for losing this opportunity.

At this time, Yang Yuanqing, who was inspecting the examination room, also heard the news, and he asked with a smile: "Ge Lao, what's going on?" ”

Gao Gong pointed at Zhang Liang and said bitterly: "Originally, I still admired this person, but he actually started cheating, you see!" ”

Gao Gong shook off Zhang Liang's robe, and there were four or five palm-sized white silk sewn inside, which were full of dense small characters, which attracted the amazement of the people around him, Yang Yuanqing couldn't help but laugh dumbly, there are very few people who cheat in exams in this era, once they are caught, their reputation will be ruined, and it is the first time he has heard of cheating in exams.

"Elder Ge, do you know this person?"

Gao Gong sighed, "Last time in the wine shop, I heard him say that Yang Yichen defeated Zhang Jincheng and Gao Shida to make a wedding dress for Dou Jiande, so I felt that this person was quite discerning, and he was also interested in accepting him as an apprentice, but I didn't expect him to cheat in the exam and have a despicable character!" ”

Zhang Liang didn't expect Gao Gong to accept himself as an apprentice, he was even more remorseful in his heart, he knelt in front of Gao Gong and begged, "Ge Lao, I know that I was wrong, give me a chance!" ”

"Dreaming!"

Gao Gong angrily reprimanded him: "You don't want fame, I still want fame, you get out!" ”

Gao Gong turned around and went in, and at this time, a soldier ran to Yang Yuanqing to report: "Report to the chief, Du Changshi has something to ask the chief manager to go back and discuss." ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded, he glanced at Zhang Liang, turned around and went down the steps, the officials laughed and ignored Zhang Liang, Zhang Liang watched Yang Yuanqing get into the carriage, he knew that this would be his last chance, he wiped away his tears and chased after him.

In the past few days, Yang Yuanqing has been thinking about Gao Gong's suggestion, to support a force group that can confront the Shandong Shi clan, and not let the Shandong Shi clan dominate the party, although this is not something that can be done in a day or two, but at least Gao Gong opened this window for him, let him see a bright road, and he can calmly arrange, Gao Gong's suggestion has a far-reaching impact on him Yang Yuanqing.

At this time, he suddenly heard the scolding of his own soldiers, "Go away!" Shoot you if you get closer. ”

Yang Yuanqing saw through the gap in the curtain of the car, seeing that it was the cheating gentleman just now, he had been running with the carriage, Yang Yuanqing laughed, in fact, he is not a high man, and he does not hate exam fraud so much, but he wants to win the trust of others, and he cannot tolerate the cheaters.

Yang Yuanqing remembered Gao Gong's words just now, this person said that Yang Yichen defeated Zhang Jincheng and Gao Shida to make wedding clothes for Dou Jiande, but he had a bit of a knowing eye.

Zhang Liang shouted from behind the carriage: "The husband should do things by unscrupulous means, if Manager Yang sticks to the rules of benevolence and righteousness, how can he take the world?" ”

"Stop!"

Yang Yuanqing ordered, the carriage stopped, he pulled the curtain, and glanced at the young black-faced scholar in front of him lightly, "What's your name, where are you from?" ”

Zhang Liang was so excited that he quickly knelt down and said, "The villain's name is Zhang Liang, a native of Xingyang County." ”

Yang Yuanqing's eyes were keen, he glanced at Zhang Liang's hand, and saw that his tiger mouth and palms were calloused, this was the person who had taken the weapon, and asked with a smile: "What are you doing in your hometown?" Have you been reading? ”

Zhang Liang lowered his head, he hesitated for a long time, he must seize this opportunity in life, he finally said with a heart: "The villain has been studying for ten years, but his family is poor, two years ago because the official wanted to arrest the people and go to Goryeo, the villain entered Wagangzhai and became a sentry. ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded, fortunately, this person did not lie in front of him, and he asked again: "Since you have been studying for ten years, why do you become a sentinel and don't do a clerical or something, as far as I know, Zhai Rang is also a person who seeks talents." ”

Yang Yuanqing's words touched Zhang Liang's sore spot, he said hatefully: "Zhai Rang was indeed thirsty for talent when he first got into trouble, but after he had hundreds of thousands of people, he began to be arrogant, he only needed scholars from scholars or large families, like me and other poor scholars, he didn't look down at all, he recommended himself several times, he didn't pay attention at all, when Li Mi went up the mountain, he personally went down the mountain ten miles to greet him, I asked someone to tell him, Li Mi is a nobleman who goes up the mountain, he must be ambitious, and he can't be taken in, Zhai Rang was furious, and ordered someone to kill me, so I fled down the mountain overnight, and Zhang Liang had nowhere to go, I heard that Fengzhou does not care about the poor and lowly to seek talents, so he has traveled thousands of miles to take refuge. ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled again, "Since you are talented, why do you still cheat in exams?" ”

Zhang Liang clenched his fists and shouted in a low voice: "How can you win the world with only the Four Books and Five Classics?" ”

Yang Yuanqing snorted coldly, "You can not take the test, just come to me and say that you are talented, but since you have taken the test, you must abide by the rules, listen to your tone, and be not ashamed of cheating in the exam!" ”

Zhang Liang's chest rose and fell violently, and after a while, he blurted out, "It's just stealing books, but the manager is stealing Sui, what's the difference?" ”

"Bold!"

Yang Yuanqing's face sank, and he ordered him to leave and right, "Give me fifty strokes!" ”

More than a dozen personal soldiers rushed up, knocked Zhang Liang over, and hit Zhang Liang with sticks, beating Zhang Liang's skin and flesh, screaming again and again, after a while, after the execution, Yang Yuanqing said coldly: "If you dare to be rude to me again, next time you want your head!" ”

Zhang Liang was trembling and trembling, bowed his head and wept: "Zhang Liang said in vain, the crime should be heavy, but I just want to serve Ming Gong, and I have no intention of offending the public face, so I beg Ming Gong to give me a chance." ”

Yang Yuanqing stared at him for a moment, and said slowly: "You can use you if you want me to do it, but I have to give an explanation to the scholars, cheating in the exam is a despicable act, and I can't regard despicability as a show off under my rule, you cut off your finger and go to join the army!" ”

…….

Three days later, Gao Gong came to see Yang Yuanqing with an admission list, although Gao Gong was the nominal examiner, and he did not participate in a large number of papers, but it was his business to determine the top ten from the last one hundred and twenty admitted scholars.

"Yuanqing, the admission list is out, take a look!"

Yang Yuanqing put down his pen and seemed to be in a very happy mood, "Pavilion Elder, please take a seat!" ”

Gao Gong sat down, handed the list to Yang Yuanqing, and said with a smile: "You are the chief manager, and the ranking of the last ten is determined by you." ”

Yang Yuanqing took the list and looked at it for a moment, and asked with a smile: "Is this fifth Jingzhao Du Heng related to Du Ruhui?" ”

"I heard that it was his brother, but he did very well in the exam, almost a perfect score, but the calligraphy was slightly inferior, it was originally the third, but Du Ruhui refused, so he ranked fifth, and Du Ruhui was strict and upright, and there would be no problem."

Yang Yuanqing didn't say anything, and continued to look at the list, he frowned and asked, "What is the relationship between this third Wei Lun and the eighth Wei Shiming and Jingzhao Wei?" ”

"I've seen their resumes, they are all children of Jingzhao Webster, but they are distant relatives."

Yang Yuanqing walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, pondered for a long time, and then turned around and said: "This Wei Lun can be set as the first, Wei Shiming is still the eighth, Du Heng is the third, and the other orders are still the same." ”

Gao Gong nodded, he understood what Yang Yuanqing meant, Gao Gong remembered something, and asked again: "I heard that Zhang Liang, Yuanqing let him join the army?" ”

"This man has merit, and I have ordered him to cut off his finger as a punishment for fraud."

"The official values morality, although this person is a bit of a ghost, but his character is at a loss, Yuan Qing must not let him rule one side alone, otherwise it will damage your reputation, remember!"

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "Pavilion Elder Advice, I remember it!" ”