Lord Wang Zhenkui, the governor of Yuqing Province, his eyes flashed, and he asked with concern: "Lord Zhao, what's wrong?" ”

Lord Zhao's expression was gloomy, and the imperial examination was fraudulent, this matter can be big or small.

If His Majesty does not pursue it, the fraud case that stabbed him in front of his eyes a few years ago can be handled lightly, and it will only be a joke in His Majesty's mouth; But if His Majesty pursues it, the chief and deputy examiners will bear the brunt, and they, the relevant officials involved in the case, will not escape the blame.

He wanted to suppress the matter, so he smiled reluctantly and said perfunctorily: "It's okay, it's just a trivial matter at home." The lower officials will go over and deal with it first, and they won't disturb your Yaxing. ”

He wanted to settle things, but some people didn't want him to do so.

Soon, there was a commotion in front of the political secretary's yamen, attracting hundreds of people to watch.

"Students want to sue Xu Mingzhao, the middle of the imperial history, and Wei Hanbang, a bachelor, for cheating in the imperial examination, accepting bribes, and betraying the exam questions!"

"Students want to sue Xu Mingzhao, the middle of the imperial history, and Wei Hanbang, a bachelor, for cheating in the imperial examination, accepting bribes, and betraying the exam questions!"

The crowd was in an uproar.

The noisy sound of chirping reached the Luming banquet, and Lord Zhao suddenly changed color, and immediately couldn't take care of it, so he got up and was about to run to the door.

Some people in it don't know why, and they are still wondering, "How can someone dare to make a noise in front of the political secretary's yamen?" ”

But soon, as the voices outside the door grew louder and louder, they all heard what was being shouted.

Cheating in the imperial examination!

Everyone was shocked. Even the student was so frightened that he shuddered and fell into the river.

Liao Zhiliang, who looked depressed at the banquet, shrank his eyes, and instantly felt that he had found the reason for his results in the township examination.

And Wei Ziyin, who has been waiting for this moment for a long time, also has a sense that the dust has settled. He looked at the crowd quietly.

Except for the four of them, the students didn't know about this matter, so most of them were panicked and uneasy at this time.

Except for a few freaks like Shen Huai, who were still drinking and having fun at this time, and Liao Zhiliang, a fool who was full of excitement and thought he had caught the handle.

As for the officials at the top......

Some officials who are close to the Wang family and the Yi family are impatient; The other part of the officials, led by Lord Zhao, looked faintly uneasy.

The two chief and deputy examiners who were named, Wei Hanbang, a bachelor, still looked gentle and elegant, as if he didn't hear the scolding outside the door at all; And in the imperial history, Lord Xu Mingzhao's face was already sinking to the point of dripping ink, and his tight chin revealed a somewhat resolute look.

He said solemnly: "Who is making noise outside the door?" Lord Zhao, please invite this student in, and the official also wants to know when I accepted bribes and betrayed the exam questions? ”

Xu Mingzhao was resolute, even Emperor Shunping was right, Lord Zhao didn't dare to provoke him, so he could only stop his hurried steps at the moment, and responded with a bitter face.

"It must be those students who are unwilling, so they arrange adults randomly, and adults don't have to mind."

"Humph! No matter how unwilling he is, the imperial examination can't tolerate him to spread rumors like this! Lord Zhao didn't say much, brought this student in, and the official confronted him face to face! ”

Master Zhao had no choice but to bring in the students who were making trouble outside the door with a sad face.

As soon as the student entered, Xu Wenlang was puzzled: "This big brother is a little familiar." ”

Tang Qinfeng looked at it for a while, and said firmly: "Well, this is the brother who lost to you in the Gentlemen's Contest a year and a half ago. ”

Xu Wenlang immediately screamed: "I'll go!" No, from a year ago to now, he won't be framed because he hates me, right? ”

Tang Qinfeng smiled and nodded solemnly, "It's possible, after all, you can't underestimate people's jealousy." ”

Seeing that the two of them are still in the mood to talk and laugh here, Liao Zhiliang, who has been spying on them, is not happy. Before the adults above could speak, he hurriedly jumped out and shouted: "If you have any grievances, just say it, there are so many adults here, I will definitely be able to give you justice." ”

Wei Hanbang glanced at him lightly, noncommittal. He took a sip of the tea on the side and took a sip of it, and then slowly spoke: "Student, you claim that this official and Master Xu accepted bribes and betrayed the exam questions, do you have any evidence?" You know, it is a capital offense to falsely accuse an official of the imperial court. ”

Wang Zhaosheng's face turned pale, gritted his teeth, and insisted: "The student has evidence!" ”

Without waiting for others to react, he continued to say: "Just about two days before the township test was held, the students found a sneaky person near a bookstore.

It was probably because he saw the student's literati attire and guessed that the student was a student who was about to end, so he quietly pulled me aside and asked me if I wanted to buy a township test question, one hundred taels of silver. Of course, the student did not believe this, and it was impossible to buy such a thing, so he immediately refused it in a righteous and stern manner.

At that time, the students thought that it was just some businessman who took the opportunity to sell fake exam papers, and they did not pay attention to it. Who knew that after the second list came out, the students saw the rankings and knew that it was really a fraud in the imperial examination! ”

His categorical voice made Xu Mingzhao's face extremely gloomy and terrifying, his voice was not angry and arrogant, it seemed to be covered with frost.

"Just because of the ranking, you think that this township test is suspected of fraud?"

Two drops of cold sweat slipped down Wang Zhaosheng's cheeks, "That's right! Wang Zhongxian is known as a talented student, and he is also a powerful candidate for the position of Xie Yuan, but now he has fallen directly into the first place, isn't this suspicious?

There is also Liao Zhiliang Liao Student, when he was in Zhiru Academy in the past, he was the top of the list, but now he only took the sixth place in the township examination, which is not normal no matter how you look at it.

What's even more abnormal is the candidate for Xie Yuan! You must know how many years Luo Qiyu Luo student has been studying hard in the academy, Wei Ziyin has only studied for a year and a half, and he is able to suppress Luo student to become Xie Yuan? Is this possible?

There are also the four sons of Zhiru, whose talents are beyond reproach to me, and it is normal to be able to win the leader of the gentleman's competition. But the township test is different from the gentleman's competition, now not only are all four of them in high school, but three of them have entered the top five in the township test! If you want to say that there are no ghosts in it, students don't believe it! ”

There was a lot of suspicion in the audience, and many students were talking about it.

"To be honest, Wei Ziyin forced Luo Qiyu, Liao Zhiliang, and Wang Zhongxian to become Xie Yuan, which really surprised me."

"Yes, and Wang Zhongxian's first thing is also very strange."

Hearing those doubts, Wang Zhaosheng, who had been cowering, finally laughed, and in the midst of everyone's surprise, he said an earth-shattering news:

"I heard that Xu Wenlang, one of the four sons of Zhiru, is the youngest son of Master Xu Mingzhao in the imperial history, the chief examiner of this township examination, so it is no wonder that the results of the four of them are so good."

Then he looked at Yi Zhifu again, and said pleadingly: "The imperial examination is related to the country's plan, and I ask you to thoroughly investigate this case and give justice to all the students who have studied hard!" ”