The innkeeper learned that there was a government test case among the candidates who lived, and immediately refunded the room fees of Xiao Liulang and the three of them, and also packed the food for several people, all of which were the most expensive wine and food, and those that the store did not have could also make Xiao Er go out to buy.

Although Feng Lin has already been admitted to Xiucai, his grades are not top-notch, so naturally he has not had this kind of treatment.

Following Xiao Liulang this time, he was a good life.

It is worth mentioning that Xiao Liulang did too well in the exam, and his article was circulated on the day the list was released. Naturally, there were many people who wanted to befriend Xiao Liulang, but they were all rejected by Xiao Liulang.

The scientific examination system of this dynasty has been greatly adjusted compared with the previous dynasty, after the government examination of the previous dynasty, it is necessary to wait for two to three months before the hospital examination, but the court examination of this dynasty is closely ranked on the second day of the government examination list.

In the ten days of waiting for the results, most candidates spent their time in fear, finally sure that they had passed the exam, but they did not even have a chance to breathe and had to enter the next round of the exam.

This undoubtedly increases the pressure on candidates.

There are two examinations in total, respectively to try the eight strands of text and the scriptures.

The difficulty of the scriptures is comparable to that of the government test, and the eight-strand text is still a question from the history of Zhuang Thorn.

Xiao Liulang has already taken two cases in a row, and then he won the first case in the hospital test is Xiao Sanyuan.

Pingcheng has not had a small three yuan for nearly ten years, and all the officials of the government have high hopes for Xiao Liulang, but what everyone didn't expect was that Xiao Liulang's scripture was handed over in a blank volume.

There is not much difference between the scope of the hospital test post scripture and the government test post scripture, and it is still required to pass the three classics, but the amount of questions is larger and the question type is more tricky, but it is not enough to say that the blank paper is still not enough.

Of course, every round of the exam does not rule out the possibility that candidates may have all kinds of unexpected situations - there was a time when a student got filth on the test paper, causing the entire test paper to be invalidated.

It was a triennial township exam, and a candidate's three-year hard work was in vain.

But handing in blank papers is still too rare.

In particular, the object of this white roll is Xiao Liulang, who left a deep impression on Zhuang Tingshi in the government examination.

If Zhuang Tingshi remembers correctly, there were a total of twelve examiners who scored the papers this time, and eleven of them gave Xiao Liulang's eight-strand essay a first-class.

The only one who was not sentenced to the first class was Zhuang Thorn Shi.

He gave Xiao Liulang B.

But if you know that Zhuang Tingshi gives others all Ding, you can see how valuable Xiao Liulang's achievements are.

Eleven A, even if the scriptures are written blindly, they can be ranked in the top ten, but Xiao Liulang is ranked third from the bottom.

This surprised Zhuang Tingshi.

He pulled up the test paper, and it turned out to be a blank test paper.

Zhuang Assassin Shi asked people to call up the test paper of Xiao Liulang's previous government test.

If Xiao Liulang's Mansion Test is very bad, this matter may be over, but Xiao Liulang's Mansion Test is a full volume.

In other words, he is not wrong with the question.

"And it only took him half an hour!" The invigilator who came to deliver the exam papers said.

This invigilator was the one who sat directly opposite Xiao Liulang during the government exam.

The test paper is named, and after handing it in, you don't know whose test paper it is. It's just that after Xiao Liulang took the first place in the government examination, his eight-strand essay spread, and the invigilator secretly went to the inn to see what this head of the government examination looked like, and he was able to make such a magnificent essay, but it turned out that the other party was the candidate who had only written the scriptures and essays for half an hour.

Zhuang Thorn Shi's vision is too high.

It didn't seem like a big deal to him, but it was amazing if it only took half an hour.

Among the people he had seen, the only one who could do better than this candidate was the late Zhaodu Xiaohou.

Zhuang Tingshi immediately sent someone to the inn to find Xiao Liulang to ask about the situation.

"I didn't hand in the blank papers." Xiao Liulang said.

If what Xiao Liulang said is true, then someone has moved his test paper, and this matter is a big deal.

The management of the examination papers of the imperial examination is quite strict, and when each candidate submits the paper, two invigilators go to collect the paper together, and press the handprint at the same time when the name is pasted, which proves that the test paper was taken away by them.

Once there is a problem with the test paper, only the two of them ask.

It is worth mentioning that all invigilators are matched by drawing lots after admission. Like the candidates, they can no longer communicate with the outside world until the end of the exam.

It is easy to buy one of them, but it is too difficult to buy two at the same time, because no one can guarantee that the two who are bought will happen to be divided together, let alone that they will happen to be assigned to the examination room where Xiao Liulang is.

Despite this, Luo Taishou still called the person who collected the scroll over for interrogation, and both of them said that they did not have any irregularities.

"But white rolls?"

"I don't know, before handing in the paper, the candidate will cover a blank piece of paper on it, which is also to prevent us from watching his handwriting."

Zhuang Tingshi nodded, and turned to Luo Taishou and said, "After passing through the hands of the two of them, the test paper is confused, right?" The names will not be opened until all the proctors have reviewed them. Then I'm curious, how did that person recognize Xiao Liulang's test paper and successfully wrap it into a blank paper? ”

Luo Taishou thought for a while and said: "There are two ways: one is to send the papers, and the other is to mark the papers. Xiao Liulang is the head of the government examination, and he is the first to sit in the hospital examination, which is the rule. The first one sent is his test paper, so you can do your hand on the test paper in advance, and even if you are confused later, you can still recognize his test paper.

Or, an examiner got the test paper of Xiao Liulang's house exam, and wrote down Xiao Liulang's notes, and recognized Xiao Liulang's test paper according to the notes when reviewing the post scripture.

Either way, there must be unclean hands and feet among the examiners who mark the papers! ”

The graders of the government examination and the hospital examination are not the same batch, in order to prevent someone from remembering the candidate's handwriting, which will affect the judgment of the candidate.

However, it is not excluded that some people quietly get the test papers of the government examination, after all, after the marking is over, the degree of confidentiality of the test papers will be greatly reduced.

Eleven examiners except Zhuang Tingshi were all escorted into the secret room and subjected to severe interrogation by Luo Taishou.

Under the heavy punishment, he really let Luo Taishou find out the real murderer.

It was a marking examiner surnamed Wu, who had worked in the Gongyuan for twenty years, and was as honest as an antique on weekdays, Luo Taishou originally thought that he was the most unlikely.

It seems that not betraying is not a person's high morality, but the chips are not high enough.

"The man gave me a thousand taels of silver and asked me to destroy Xiao Liulang's test papers. Originally, I prepared the ink, intending to disguise the situation that Xiao Liulang himself accidentally soiled the test paper. I've seen a lot of this situation, and it's all treated as waste rolls, and no one will verify it. But before I could do anything, Lord Wang, who had been separated by me, came back.

I splashed the ink on myself with a shake of my hand, and it was too late to look for other ink, so I happened to have a few blank test papers at hand, so I took one and replaced it. ”

"What does that guy look like?"

"He's masked, I can't see it."

"Voice? How tall? ”

"I don't remember...... I really don't remember! ”

Luo Taishou reported the results of the interrogation to Zhuang Assassin.

Generally speaking, if there is fraud in the imperial examination, everyone's examination papers will be invalidated and re-examined.

The exam is always a combination of strength and luck, and no one can guarantee that their next game will play better than this one, let alone that other candidates will not take advantage of the situation to catch up.

Of course, for the candidates who failed the list, this is undoubtedly an opportunity to pick up for nothing.

But the problem is that even if Xiao Liulang was replaced with a blank paper, he still passed the college examination with eleven first-class and one second-class.

In other words, those who should be admitted have been admitted, and those who have failed on the list should have been on the list, the only difference is that they may all be ranked one place in the front, and Xiao Liulang has lost the position of the head of the case.

Luo Taishou sighed: "That person probably didn't expect that Xiao Liulang would still be able to pass the hospital exam like this, but it's a pity that Xiao Liulang should have had a chance to become the head of the case." ”

Zhuang Thorn Shi Zhengse said: "This matter can be big or small, take a long-term view, it is a small matter; If your life stops there, then it's a big deal. ”

Xiao Sanyuan is enough for a showman to be beautiful for a while, but it is only for a while.

If he really wants to make a name for himself, he must continue to take the township examination, and then enter Beijing to take the examination after the township examination.

The imperial examination is not the end of everything, on the contrary, it is the road to the imperial examination.

Zhuang Tingshi said: "The decision on this matter is up to him, you go and ask him if he needs to retake the exam." ”

The re-examination is not a re-examination for him alone, but for all the people who participated in the envoy to go through the two exams of the Bagu Wen and the Tijing again.

Luo Taishou went to the inn.

He saw Xiao Liulang, euphemistically explained his intention, and asked Xiao Liulang if he would retake the exam.

Xiao Liulang didn't answer his words directly, but pushed open the window and let him look at the students who were exchanging results with each other in the lobby on the first floor-the list had been released, and the gray face of the person who didn't take the exam was full of red light.

At this moment, no one knew what he was going through in his heart.

"These candidates are innocent, right?" He said suddenly.

Luo Taishou was stunned when he heard this, and only after a while did he say in a dumb voice: "Yes, you didn't fall off the list after all, so there is no one among them who occupies an extra place in the township test." ”

Xiao Liulang looked at those candidates and said, "If you take the exam again, some of them will not be able to pass the test, right?" ”

Luo Taishou sighed and nodded, this is inevitable, the mentality of retaking the exam has collapsed, and it is difficult to play normally.

"And what about Luo Taishou you?" Xiao Liulang asked.

"I ...... What the? Luo Taishou was stunned.

Xiao Liulang said: "I heard that Luo Taishou's term of office is coming, and the re-examination of the court envoy is a major event, and it needs to be reported to the imperial court, and the demerit will affect Luo Taishou's re-election, right?" ”

Luo Taishou nodded helplessly.

This dynasty has extremely strict control over scientific examinations, and once the re-examination is re-examined due to fraud, his official can be regarded as the first.

Xiao Liulang asked unhurriedly, "How much does Luo Taishou think his future is worth?" ”

Luo Taishou was stunned!

Is this, this, this kid openly blackmailing him?

Xiao Liulang said unhurriedly: "Lord Taishou is a Qing official, and he will definitely not be able to take out too many silver taels." However, that person must have spent a lot of money to bribe the grader, right? The victim is me, should the adults pay me this money? ”

can buy back his future, and he can not spend a penny, and he can also have a good reputation as a clean official.

This deal is a good deal!

Luo Taishou fell into the deep pit dug by Xiao Liulang: "It should be, it should be, one thousand taels, I will definitely send it all to Candidate Xiao!" ”

Xiao Liulang said again: "Also, if no one does anything about the test papers, I am Xiao Sanyuan, which Luo Taishou does not deny, right?" ”

Luo Taishou nodded like pounding garlic: "When, of course!" The strength of the Xiao examinee, the official and the Lord of the Assassin History, are obvious to all! ”

Xiao Liulang sighed faintly: "But Xiao Sanyuan has a bonus, and I can't get this bonus now." ”

Luo Taishou: "......"

Do you feel like this pit is a bit big?

The bonus of the small three yuan is allocated by the imperial court, which is distributed through the yamen, the government government distributes a ratio, the tribute court distributes a ratio, and the county government distributes another ratio, adding up to a full 100 taels.

And because Pingcheng Mansion has not paid a small three yuan for ten years, the bonus has already doubled.

In other words, Xiao Liulang's bonus should be two hundred taels.

It's just that in today's situation, it is natural that we can't go to the public account.

In other words, this silver has to be taken by himself.

Luo Taishou: I naively thought that I could not spend anything, I was so stupid, really!

The fraud incident ended with Luo Taishou vomiting blood and digging out of his pocket.

Zhuang Tingshi is a distant relative of Luo Taishou, and if the party concerned does not pursue it, he will not report it to the imperial court.

Luo Taishou's black gauze hat was saved, and the candidates didn't have to collapse their mentality, they were all happy.

As for the cheater, it should be a candidate who is jealous of Xiao Liulang's results, so he wants to pull him off the horse.

Luo Taishou said that he would continue to investigate secretly.

When Xiao Liulang returned to the village, it was already the beginning of April, and the village was filled with the warmth of late spring, and the willow branches on the edge of the pond had sprouted, and wisps of them hung down to the water, like a floating jade bead curtain.

The crops in the field also grew, and they looked green as far as the eye could see.

He came to the village at this time last year, who would have expected that in a blink of an eye, a year has passed.

Uncle Zhang, who had just come back from the field, turned his head and said to Aunt Zhang behind him: "Baby, do you see if that's Liulang?" ”

Aunt Zhang's eyes were better than her own man, and she nodded like pounded garlic after seeing it: "Isn't it Liulang?" Ay! Xiucai is back! ”

She also turned her head and shouted at the villagers who were working in the fields.

Xiao Liulang's results had already been passed back to the village, and although he failed in the hospital test, he was still rated as a student in the county test and the government test.

This is the second student in the village since Gu Dashun.

As early as this morning, the people of the county government sent dozens of catties of grain.

The white rice looks better than Gu Dashun's!

The villagers seemed to know Xiao Liulang for the first time, and they wanted to come forward to talk but didn't dare.

After all, this time is different from the past, and people are talented!

"Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zhang." Xiao Liulang greeted the two.

The family is all warm-hearted, and when Gu Jiaokui had abdominal pain, it was Aunt Zhang who borrowed brown sugar to Xiao Liulang.

The two were flattered and couldn't pick up the words!

After that, Xiao Liulang met several villagers one after another, and he greeted them all, not too warm, not too cold, no different from his usual cold appearance.

Finally, he arrived at the door.

Because the news was not delivered in advance, the family did not know that he would return today.

There was the sound of a small headroom horn in the backyard.

Xiao Liulang stepped in.

In the backyard covered with sunlight, Gu Jiao was washing her hair for the small clearance.

A cyan hair pile grew on the round bald head of the little clear space, and he asked Gu Jiao very proudly how long his hair was, whether it was longer than a few days ago.

The old lady sat on a rattan chair on the side, watching Monk Xiaomei take a bath and swallow melon seeds.

On the small bench beside her sat Xue Ningxiang's one-year-old son, Goudan.

The dog is slowly gnawing on the corn cob.

The first to discover Xiao Liulang was Xiao Qingkong.

Xiao Jingkong lowered his head, looked back from under the small crotch, and saw Xiao Liulang who was upside down!

He recognized it for a long time: "Huh? Bad brother-in-law? ”

Gu Jiao scooped water for a moment, and turned her head quietly.

She looked at him, and he looked at her like that.

I haven't seen her for more than a month, and everyone in the family has changed, the little clearance has grown and her hair has grown, and the old lady is getting younger and younger, she seems to have grown taller, and she has become a little more youthful and beautiful.

Her birthmark is still on her face, but it does not look like an ugly red spot, but like a bewitching flower, blooming with a bright and moving color in the cold and lonely temperament.

Glamorous.

And he is also taller, and his eyebrows have faded a little bit of juvenile atmosphere, and there is a trace of noble and noble book fragrance.

The two of them just looked at each other in a daze, and neither of them spoke.

"Rokuro is back?" The old lady turned back briskly, "Did you bring anything delicious?" ”

Xiao Liulang came back to his senses: "Bring it." ”

As he spoke, he stepped forward, but he didn't look at the threshold, and he stumbled and almost fell.

Gu Jiao turned around calmly and continued to take a shower for Xiao Qingkong.

It's just that as soon as she went down to the water, she heard Xiao Jingkong shouting: "Oops! It's cold! ”

Gu Jiao was embarrassed.

Scooping, scooping the wrong water.