This year's scientific examination was carried out as in previous years, and finally the day of the announcement of the results came, and the candidates waited outside the hall with anxious expressions on their faces.

Finally saw He Hong slowly walk out with a scroll in his hand, the noisy crowd suddenly quieted down, and seeing He Hong open the things in his hand, almost all of them had a cold sweat in their palms.

Many people standing in the back position couldn't help but stand on tiptoe and look forward, eager to snatch the list in He Hong's hand and look at it for themselves.

"There are ...... students who have won the list in this year's scientific examination" He Hong was about to open his mouth to read out the list, but was suddenly interrupted by a sharp voice not far away.

"Lord He, wait first!"

I don't know who interrupted He Hong at this critical time, and the nervous crowd looked at the uninvited guest together.

As far as the eye could see, I saw Wu Qing panting, trotting in front of He Hong and saying, "Lord He, the emperor has a decree, the results of this scientific examination will not be announced for the time being!" ”

Judging from Wu Qing's face, He Hong knew that something must have happened, but he really couldn't think of what could happen.

Before He Hong could open his mouth to ask, all the candidates had already taken the lead in blowing up the pot when they heard Wu Qing's words.

"Isn't the paper already approved? Why aren't the results announced all of a sudden? ”

"Yes, why don't you announce the results, isn't the scientific examination the fairest selection? Could it be that there is something unsavory to do in secret? ”

After hearing someone in the crowd say this, everyone's reaction became more and more intense, "Hurry up and announce the results!" The voices came and went, and the candidates kept shouting loudly.

"Everyone, don't be impatient! Let's listen to what we have to say first! Pulling his throat and saying loudly, Wu Qing tried his best to make his volume overshadow the noisy crowd.

"The reason why the emperor ordered the cancellation of the announcement of the results is precisely for the sake of justice, and the emperor has just received an anonymous report that the subject of this scientific examination has been leaked!"

"Leaked?"

"Aren't the questions of the scientific examination strictly controlled by the six departments, how can the questions be leaked?"

"Even if it is a leak, the ones who have the ability to get the question in advance are the sons of those high-ranking officials and nobles, we children from poor backgrounds really have no way out, and even people cheat in scientific examinations!"

The candidates who had just quieted down began to talk again, and Wu Qing could only raise his voice again to continue to appease.

"Whether this matter is true or false remains to be verified, and when the investigation is clear, the emperor will naturally give everyone a satisfactory answer!"

"If someone really cheats, the results of this scientific examination will be invalidated, and another time will be used to retake the exam, if the report is not true, the results will be announced after verification!"

"We came to the Imperial City for the scientific examination, and we thought that we would be able to leave for our hometown after learning the results today, but now we are stranded, we don't have much on us, how do we live in the Imperial City next!" Someone objected.

"You don't have to worry, everyone's life problems, our family will order someone to arrange, you are all parties, the results of the scientific examination are closely related to the interests of everyone, and I hope you will actively cooperate with the investigation!"

"Okay, it's nothing, everyone can go back and rest for the time being, and wait for the notice to be arranged!"

Wu Qing's words fell, and everyone scattered in a noisy.

"Gonggong Wu, what the hell is going on, the exam questions this time are the same as before, compiled by the officials, reviewed by the officials, and strictly checked at every step, how can it be leaked? Anonymous report, could it be that someone wants to obstruct it and deliberately does it? ”

Looking at Wu Qing beside him, He Hong asked with a puzzled face, and there was a faint feeling of uneasiness in his heart, he always felt that this matter was not as simple as it seemed on the surface, maybe it was those dignitaries and nobles who were turned away by him who were making trouble.

"Lord He, the emperor summoned you, you better follow our family to meet the emperor first!" His face was a little solemn, and Wu Qing sighed softly as he spoke.

has been in officialdom for many years, and He Hong's sensitivity as a politician made him smell a bit of danger, and his heart became more and more uneasy.

But no matter what, he always had to figure out what was going on, so he followed Wu Qing to the imperial study quickly.

"Your Majesty, Lord He is here! When he arrived at the imperial study, Wu Qing hurriedly reported to Bei Mingyan.

As soon as He Hong entered, he found that in addition to Bei Yingyan, there was another person in the house, and that person was his sworn enemy in the officialdom, Gu Shichong, the prime minister of the dynasty.

Yu Guang glanced at the people standing aside, He Hong stepped forward and bowed: "The minister sees the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor!" ”

"Lord Ho, excuse me!" Bei Mingyan said lightly, like Wu Qing, his complexion didn't seem to be very good.

"I heard Gonggong Wu say that someone anonymously reported the leakage of the scientific examination topic, what is going on?"

"That's what I'm looking for you for!" Bei Mingyan said, handing the anonymous letter in his hand to the people around him.

Seeing this, Wu Qing hurriedly took it with both hands and handed it to He Hong, who was standing under the hall.

"The grass people had the courage to write to the emperor, accusing the six books of the book He Hong He for personal gain, before the scientific examination, leaking the questions to the candidates, and the grass people also happened to see that their classmates had been repeatedly reviewing a few rare and unpopular knowledge before the exam, and the grass people didn't care about it until the end of the exam, only to find that the parts he reviewed were all related to the scientific examination questions!"

"Thinking about it, when the grass people asked him why he studied such remote content, his eyes dodged, and the answers were vague, and the grass people felt that there must be something wrong with this!"

"The grass people know that there is no evidence, the emperor will naturally not believe it, but fortunately, the grass people asked the name of the classmate with the intention of making friends at that time, if there is a candidate named Xie Jun in the top three in this list, it can prove that what the grass people said is true!"

"Please ask the emperor to investigate this matter strictly, and give justice to the grass people and other candidates, the grass people are from a humble background, and they know that they are soft-spoken, and they dare not openly confront the first-class officials of the imperial court, so they can only report anonymously, and please let Your Majesty investigate!"

He Hong got the report letter, only to see a few lines of dense standard small seals came into view, he just finished reading the content of the letter, and then heard Bei Mingyan ask: "This anonymous letter said that it was you who leaked the question, I don't know what Lord He has to explain this?" ”

The ranking of the scientific examination was drafted by He Hong and approved by Bei Yingyan, according to common sense, before the ranking was announced, only He Hong and Bei Mingyan knew, and even the relevant officials of the Ministry had no right to ask.

And the Xie Jun mentioned in the anonymous letter is the champion of this scientific expedition, such a coincidence really makes people have to believe that what the letter says is true.