Only then did I clearly see that the paper only wrote how many pieces of cotton clothes were divided into large, medium and small clothes this time, and how to distribute them to students.

The student's face turned pale.

Liu Qinghan said lightly: "What is written on it is just recorded by Lord Yue at will. ”

“……”

"You didn't bring in a cheat sheet, it's already been searched; The exam papers were destroyed by the official, and everyone saw it; This piece of paper is not the answer, and the official knows it. ”

“……”

"It's just that this official really wants to know, how did you know in advance that the exam questions this time were 'killed if you didn't have the right heart' when you didn't even see the exam papers."

The student was already unsteady, staggered back two steps, and slammed into the wall, and the whole person sat down like a puppet with a broken string.

Liu Qing smiled coldly, handed the piece of paper to the person behind him, and instructed the clerk: "This candidate, you must write it down in detail, and when the emperor asks in the future, you are all human witnesses, and you must not let people deny the past." ”

"Yes."

When he turned around and walked out of the examination booth, he inadvertently bumped into Ouyang Yu, this person completely lost his previous arrogance and menacing momentum at this time, and the line hanging his puppet seemed to be broken, and he was hit by Liu Qinghan, and the whole person was stunned and leaned against the wall, unable to speak.

Liu Qinghan instructed the people next to him to come up and help him, and turned his head to look at me again.

I have been standing next to me lightly, and at this time I met his sharp gaze, my mood was a little heavy, and I smiled reluctantly.

He laughed too.

Heavy snow fell from the sky, decorating the whole world with powder, but even this color could not hide some filth.

This time, the examination room was cleared, and more than a dozen candidates involved in danger and fraud were found, although they were scholars and were not shackled, but being escorted out like this by the people of the Governor's Mansion was also regarded as a sweep. Many ordinary people in the capital knew that something had happened to the imperial examination this time, and they all gathered at the gate of the Gongyuan, and when they saw these people being taken out, they accused and abused one after another, and scolded them so much that they couldn't raise their heads.

Liu Qinghan stood next to him and watched coldly, and at this time, I helped Fu Badai and walked over slowly.

As soon as he saw Fu Badai, he immediately turned his head and saluted respectfully: "Teacher." ”

Fu Badai snorted and said, "You are majestic, you have a good imperial examination, and you have stirred up a miasma." ”

Liu Qinghan laughed.

This smile, the solemn coldness just now seems to have disappeared all of a sudden, with a bit of a naïve feeling. Fu Badai was even more angry, and said coldly: "You are in Xishan, you haven't learned anything else, why did the old man catch the students' kung fu, but you have learned ten out of ten?" ”

Liu Qinghan looked at him respectfully: "Is the teacher teaching well?" ”

Fu Badai was still with a tiger face, but when he heard him say this, he couldn't hold back his laughter and shook his head. I had been standing by and watching the two of them, and I was in no mood to say anything else, so I laughed in agreement.

Fu Badai smiled, stretched out his hand to point at him, and said, "Those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to ink are black." The ancients did not deceive me! ”

At this time, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves outside, and several Yu Lin guards came in to open the way, and when they looked up, they saw a few guards hurriedly walking in with Yu Gonggong. A few of us and other officials hurriedly stepped forward, only to see Father-in-law Yu holding a brocade box in his hand, with a seal on it, and said: "The emperor knows the details of today's examination room, and the fraud case will be strictly tried." However, this scientific examination is related to the candidates' cold window for ten years, and there must be no delay, the emperor has drawn up new examination questions, and the princes immediately restore the order of the examination room and reopen the examination. ”

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

All the officials shouted in unison, they all returned to their posts, appeased the students, Yu Gonggong stepped forward and handed the brocade box to Fu Badai, then turned around and went back to the palace, and asked me before leaving: "Lord Yue is still not back to the palace?" Explain the matter here to the emperor and the queen's mother. ”

I looked back and smiled, "There's still some unfinished business here." After the lower officials deal with it, they will return to the palace immediately. ”

"Okay."

I sent my father-in-law away, and the first drum beat had already sounded in the examination room on that side, and Liu Qinghan and I were not originally in the examination room, so we were politely invited out by Fu Badai. When I went out, I saw a lot of people around the door, and when I saw us, they discussed:

"Aren't these two just in the teahouse?"

"It seems that they found out about the cheating in the examination room......"

"Those people really deserve it, if they really let them cheat, the other candidates will be wronged."

"Yes, these two adults are amazing!"

Hearing these words, bearing the approving looks around us, I looked at him and couldn't help laughing.

The snow was falling heavier, but even in the cold wind, I didn't feel too cold, the guard next to me handed me an oil-paper umbrella, I just held it up, I saw the person next to me leading his horse, seeing him take the reins, I suddenly said, "Are you interested in seeing the snow?" ”

He looked back at me in amazement, speechless for a moment, and then turned his head to look at the snowy sky around him.

The onlookers at the gate of the Gongyuan have been invited to disperse, and after a while, the goose feathers and heavy snow fell and the ground was covered with a thick layer of white velvet, and the eyes were covered with pink makeup and jade, which was quiet and moving.

He was silent for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

This time, he and I were really relaxed, walking slowly along the snow around the exam room, and the three rows of clear footprints behind us also showed a bit of tranquility.

The two men never spoke.

However, it doesn't seem embarrassing, maybe because I have just experienced a shock, and now this silence makes people feel very comfortable, but I do have a lot of things in my heart that I want to say to him, and after thinking about it for a long time, I said softly: "By the way, do you know what the emperor's new exam questions are this time?" ”

He turned his head to look at me, didn't speak, just smiled.

I understand, too.

Recalling the light that flashed in Pei Yuanhao's eyes when he opened the exam questions he presented, I seemed to have understood something, so when Chang Qing asked me if the exam questions had been decided, I would answer ambiguously.

He and Pei Yuanhao have already made arrangements.

He led the horse and said as he walked forward, "The master also said that it is more appropriate to use my exam questions this time. Though...... It's a little more radical, but the current situation is like this, and the emperor needs to use thunder to win. ”

The so-called extraordinary time, extraordinary means.

I smiled and nodded.

At this time, he turned his head to look at me again: "That piece of paper, was it arranged by the queen, or was it arranged by the princess?" ”

I said, "Aren't they all the same?" ”

He thought about it, smiled himself, and said, "It's rare that you can really recognize him from hundreds of students." No wonder the teacher said that you can recite ten lines at a glance. ”

I smiled faintly: "I, that's all there is left to use." ”

He didn't laugh, but just turned his head to look at me.

Since Chang Qing mentioned Chang Taishi in her words last time, I have already found that there have been some actions on the side of Taishi's Mansion, after all, Shen Gongyi is so unscrupulous, plus Chang Qing has no children, only Nian Shen is by his side, and Taishi can't really leave no way back for his daughter; In addition, he was originally also a Sanchao old minister, his eyes were like torches, and he saw the movements of the imperial court, so of course he had to take action.

In this way, the "Three Heroes Battle Lu Bu" above the court was really officially formed.

In the first step, since Shen Gongyi wants to take the opportunity of this scientific expedition to release people to the court and enhance his own strength, then Chang Taishi will inevitably cut off his way; And they also inquired, this time Shen Gongyi's protégé does have some knowledge, unlike other stupid ones, who need to really bring a cheat sheet to pass the test, he must have memorized an article in his mind, so he can't catch his current situation.

Therefore, using an inconsequential note to force him to show his original form is a bit dangerous, but it is a good strategy. The most important thing is that in the end, he can't rely on my Yue Qingying, nor can he rely on the queen.

The second step is the people who are installed by the officials of the six ministries.

I turned my head to look at him, he seemed to know what I was thinking, and said slowly: "I think you already know that Taifu Shen is very well-connected in the six departments, if it really comes to the time to discuss the establishment of the prince in the future, the officials of the six departments will also play a great role, if you don't take advantage of this time to weaken the power of the Taifu, I am afraid that it will be really difficult to control it in the future." ”

In fact, since the search of the examination room just now, I have already had a feeling, and I really said it at this time - "This time the fraud in the imperial examination is actually your means, and the purpose is twofold, one is to select talents, and the other is to weaken the network? ”

"Yes."

Liu Qinghan nodded and said: "These candidates are all those officials of the six ministries who have been inserted, and it involves fraud in the examination room, the emperor will not tolerate it this time, as long as it is strictly investigated, the people behind the scenes will be implicated, although the emperor will remember that they have worked hard and made great achievements, and will not cure the crimes of these old ministers, but there is a legitimate reason, 'grace' they will sue the old man and return to the field, so that-"

"In this way, there are a lot of positions in the six departments, waiting for vacancies!"

"Yes. This is also the reason why the emperor will adopt my questions as the questions for the imperial examination this time. ”

This time the imperial examination is not just a trick, since ancient times, how many ministers of the humerus have walked up the ladder through guò, and the people Pei Yuanhao needs will also be promoted from here, but the people he wants to promote are the people who are really used!

Thinking back to this ring by link, I really thought about it very carefully, but-

"Taifu Shen should have borrowed the opportunity to enter the imperial study and stole the title of the imperial examination this time, but what about the officials of the Sixth Ministry? If it was really given to them by Mrs. Shen, they should have been prepared in advance, and they didn't have to rush in with the cheat sheet until now. ”

“……”

"This time, the main examiner is Fu University, and of course they can't get the questions from him."

“……”

"Therefore, it should be that someone leaked the exam questions to them today, that is, in the Yuchun Tea Society."

“……”

"But, what the hell—"

I lowered my head and pondered, thinking about it together with what happened today, and a flash of inspiration flashed in my mind, and I suddenly understood something, and turned my head to look at him.