The owner of the inn learned that there was a government test case among the candidates living in the house, and immediately refunded the room charges of Xiao Liulang and the three of them, and also gave a few people's food packages, which are the most expensive food and drink. The second went out to buy.
Although Feng Lin had already been admitted as a scholar, his grades were not top-notch, so naturally he never received such treatment.
Following Xiao Liulang this time, he was a good life.
It is worth mentioning that Xiao Liulang took the exam so well that his article was circulated on the day the list was released. Naturally, a lot of people who wanted to make friends with Xiao Liulang came, but they were all turned away by Xiao Liulang.
Compared with the previous dynasty, the scientific examination system of this dynasty has been greatly adjusted. After the previous dynasty's government has tried, it will take two to three months before the hospital exam, but this dynasty's academy exam is closely ranked on the second day of the government exam.
During the ten days of waiting for the results, most of the candidates spent their time in fear and fear. They finally made sure that they had passed the exam, but they did not even have a chance to take a breather and had to enter the next round of the exam.
This undoubtedly increases the pressure on students.
There are two exams in the hospital, one is the eight-part essay and the other is the scriptures.
The difficulty of posting scriptures is comparable to that of the government test, and the eight-legged essay is still a question from the governor of Zhuang.
Xiao Liulang has won two cases in a row, and if he wins the trial case in the lower court, he will be Xiao Sanyuan.
It has been nearly ten years since Pingcheng has made a small three yuan. All the officials of the government office have high hopes for Xiao Liulang. However, what everyone did not expect is that Xiao Liulang's scriptures turned out to be empty.
There is not much difference between the scope of the academy test book and the government test book. It is still required to pass the three classics, but the number of questions is larger and the question type is more tricky, but it is still not enough to say that it is impossible to pass a blank paper.
Of course, every round of the test does not rule out that candidates may encounter various unexpected situations - once, a student put filth on the test paper, causing the entire test paper to be invalid.
It was a triennial rural exam, and a candidate's three-year hard work was in vain.
But blank papers are still too rare.
In particular, the target of this blank paper is Xiao Liulang, who left a deep impression on the governor of Zhuang in the government examination.
If Inspector Zhuang remembered correctly, there were a total of twelve examiners who scored the papers, and eleven of them gave Xiao Liulang's eight-part essay a grade A.
The only one who was not sentenced to the first class was the Inspector Zhuang.
What he gave Xiao Liulang was B.
But if you know that Zhuang Shishi gave others all Ding, you can see how precious Xiao Liulang's achievements are.
Eleven A, even if the scriptures are written blindly, they can rank in the top ten, but Xiao Liulang ranks third from the bottom.
This made Inspector Zhuang surprised.
He adjusted the test paper and found that it was a blank test paper.
Inspector Zhuang asked for Xiao Liulang's previous exam papers to be transferred.
If the scriptures tested in Xiao Liulang's house were very bad, this matter might be over, but the scriptures tested in Xiaoliulang's house were full armor.
In other words, he was right.
"And he only took half an hour!" said the invigilator who came to deliver the exam papers.
The invigilator was the one sitting directly opposite Xiao Liulang during the government exam.
The test paper is not named, and after handing it in, you don't know who the test paper belongs to. It's just that after Xiao Liulang took the government examination case leader, his eight-part essay spread, and the invigilator secretly went to the inn, wanting to see what this government examination case leader looked like, and how he was able to write such an extraordinary essay. It was discovered that the other party was the examinee who had only written the scriptures and essays for half an hour.
Inspector Zhuang's vision is too high.
It seemed insignificant to him to be able to fight against all of them, but if it only took half an hour, it would be very amazing.
Among the people he has seen, the only one who can do better than this candidate is the late Zhaodu Xiaohouye.
Inspector Zhuang immediately sent someone to the inn to ask Xiao Liulang about the situation.
"I didn't hand in a blank." Xiao Liulang said.
If what Xiao Liulang said is true, then someone moved his test paper, which is a big thing.
The management of the examination papers for the imperial examinations was quite strict. When each candidate handed in the papers, two invigilators went to collect the papers together, and pressed their fingerprints at the same time when the name was unknown to prove that they took the papers.
Once there is a problem with the test paper, only the two of them will ask.
It is worth mentioning that all invigilators are matched by drawing lots after entering the venue. Like candidates, they can no longer communicate with the outside when they come in, 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 bought will happen to be divided together, and there is no guarantee that they will happen to be assigned to the examination room where Xiao Liulang is.
Nonetheless, Prefect Luo still called the person who took the paper to cross-examine, and both of them said that they did not have any irregularities.
"But the white roll?"
"I don't know. Candidates will cover a piece of white paper on it before handing in the paper. This is also to prevent us from peeping at his handwriting."
Inspector Zhuang nodded, then turned to Taishou Luo and said, "After passing through the hands of the two of them, the test papers are not named, right? The names will not be opened until all the invigilators have reviewed them. Then I am curious, that person How did you recognize Xiao Liulang's test paper and successfully discard it as a blank paper?"
Prefect Luo thought for a while and said, "There are two ways: one is to send out the paper, and the other is to examine the paper. Xiao Liulang is the head of the government examination, and he sits first during the hospital examination, which is the rule. The first one to be sent is His test paper, then you can move your hands on the test paper in advance, and even if you are aliased later, you can still recognize his test paper.
Or, some examiners got the exam papers of Xiao Liulang's house, and took down Xiao Liulang's notes. When reviewing the scriptures, they recognized Xiao Liulang's exam papers according to the notes.
Either way, there must be some dirty hands and feet among the examiners who grade the papers! "
The graders for the government exam and the academy exam are not the same batch, just to prevent someone from memorizing the candidate's handwriting, which in turn affects the judgment of the candidate.
However, it is not ruled out that someone secretly obtained the test papers of the government examination. After all, after the completion of the scoring, the confidentiality of the test papers will be greatly reduced.
All eleven examiners except Governor Zhuang were escorted into the secret room and subjected to torture and interrogation by Prefect Luo.
Under the severe punishment, Taishou Luo really found out the real murderer.
It was an examiner surnamed Wu, who had been working in the Gongyuan for twenty years. He was as honest as an antique on weekdays. Taishou Luo originally thought that he was the most unlikely person.
It seems that not betrayal is not a person's moral high, but the bargaining chip is not high enough.
"That person gave me one thousand taels of silver and asked me to destroy Xiao Liulang's test paper. I originally prepared ink and planned to pretend that Xiao Liulang himself accidentally soiled the test paper. I have seen this situation a lot. , they are all treated as waste rolls, no one will verify. But I haven't done it yet, and Mr. Wang, who was taken away by me, came back.
I threw the ink on myself with a shake of my hand, and it was too late to look for other inks. I happened to have a few blank test papers at hand, so I replaced one. "
"What does that person look like?"
"He was covered, I didn't see it clearly."
"Voice? How high?"
"I don't remember... I really don't remember!"
Prefect Luo reported the results of the trial to Governor Zhuang.
Generally speaking, when there is fraud in the imperial examinations, everyone's examination papers will be invalidated and re-examined. If the government does not speak out, it will also make many candidates lose their mentality.
Exams have always been a combination of strength and luck. No one can guarantee that their next game will be better than this one, and there is no guarantee that other candidates will not take advantage of the situation to catch up.
Of course, for the candidates who fell out of the list, this is undoubtedly an opportunity for nothing.
But the problem is, even if Xiao Liulang was given a blank paper, he still passed the academy exam with eleven first-class and one second-class.
In other words, all those who should be admitted were admitted, and those who fell out of the list should have been out of the list. The only difference is that they may all be ranked one place ahead, while Xiao Liulang has lost the position of the top of the case.
Luo Taishou sighed with emotion: "That person probably didn't expect that Xiao Liulang would still pass the hospital examination, but it's a pity, Xiao Liulang should have the opportunity to become the chief of the case."
Inspector Zhuang said sternly: "This matter can be big or small, if you take a long-term view, it is a small matter; if you stop here in your life, then it is a big matter."
Xiaosanyuan is enough for a scholar to be famous 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 he will go to Beijing to take the test.
The college examination is not the end of everything, on the contrary, it is the beginning of the road to the imperial examination.
Inspector Zhuang said: "It is up to him to decide this matter, you go and ask him if he needs to retake the test."
The re-examination is not his own re-examination, but all those who take the academy examination will go through the two examinations of Baguwen and Tiejing again.
Prefect Luo went to the inn.
He met Xiao Liulang, explained his intentions euphemistically, and asked Xiao Liulang if he would retake the exam.
Xiao Liulang didn't answer him directly, but pushed open the window and let him look at the students in the lobby on the first floor who were exchanging grades with each other—the list had already been released, those who didn't pass the test were disheartened, and those who passed the test were flushed.
At this moment, no one knew what was going on in his heart.
"These candidates are innocent, right?" he said suddenly.
Luo Taishou was stunned when he heard the words, and after a while, he said hoarsely: "Yeah, after all, you didn't fail the list, so there is no one among them who has occupied an extra place in the township examination."
Xiao Liulang looked at the candidates and said, "If you retake the exam, will some of them fail the exam?"
Prefect Luo sighed and nodded. This is inevitable. The mentality of re-examination has collapsed, and it is difficult to play normally.
"Then what about you, Prefect Luo?" Xiao Liulang asked.
"I... what?" Luo Taishou was stunned.
Xiao Liulang said: "I heard that Taishou Luo's term of office is coming soon, and the re-examination of the academy exam is a major event. It needs to be reported to the court and record major demerits. Will it affect Luo Taishou's re-election?"
Prefect Luo nodded helplessly.
This dynasty is extremely strict on the control of scientific examinations. Once the examination is re-examined due to fraud, his official can be considered to be the top.
Xiao Liulang asked casually, "How much does Prefect Luo think his future is worth?"
Prefect Luo was startled!
Is this, this, this kid blatantly blackmailing him
Xiao Liulang said calmly: "Your Excellency the Prefect is an honest official, so he will not be able to get too much silver taels. However, that person should have spent a lot of money to buy the examiner, right? The victim is me, should your lord take this money? Pay me the money?"
You can buy back your future without spending a penny, and you can get a good reputation as an honest official.
This deal is worth it!
Prefect Luo plunged into the deep pit dug by Xiao Liulang: "It should be, it should be, one thousand taels, I will definitely send it to Xiao Xie!"
Xiao Liulang said again: "Also, if no one does the test paper, I'm a little Sanyuan. Prefect Luo doesn't deny this, right?"
Luo Taishou nodded his head like garlic: "Yes, of course! The strength of the examinee Xiao is obvious to all the officials and the governor!"
Xiao Liulang sighed faintly: "But there is a bonus for Xiaosanyuan, and I can't get this bonus now."
Prefect Luo: "..."
Why does Mao feel that this pit is a bit big
The small sanyuan bonus is allocated by the imperial court. It is distributed through the yamen, the government yamen gives one, the tribute court gives one, and the county government gives another one, adding up to a full one hundred taels.
And because Pingcheng House has not issued a small three yuan for ten years, the bonus has already doubled.
In other words, the bonus that Xiao Liulang received should be two hundred taels.
It's just that the current situation, naturally, can't take the public account.
In other words, Prefect Luo had to pay for the money himself.
Prefect Luo: I was so naive to think that I could not spend a penny, I'm so stupid, really!
The fraud incident ended when Luo Taishou vomited blood and paid for it.
Inspector Zhuang was a distant relative of Prefect Luo, and he did not report to the court if the parties did not pursue it.
Luo Taishou's black gauze cap was kept, and the candidates didn't have to lose their mentality, they were all happy.
As for the person who cheated, it should be a candidate, because he was jealous of Xiao Liulang's grades, so he wanted to pull him down.
Prefect Luo said that he would continue to investigate secretly.
It was the beginning of April when Xiao Liulang returned to the village. The village was filled with the warmth of late spring. The willow branches on the edge of the pond had buds, hanging down on the water, like a floating curtain of emerald beads.
The crops in the field have also grown, and it looks green at a glance.
He came to the village this time last year. Who would have guessed that in a blink of an eye, a year has passed.
Uncle Zhang, who had just returned from the field, turned his head to Aunt Zhang behind him and said, "Damn, do you think that's Liu Lang?"
Aunt Zhang's eyes are better than that of her own man. After seeing it, she nods like a garlic: "Isn't that the Rokuro? Hey! Xiucai is back!"
She also turned her head and shouted at the villagers who were working in the fields.
Xiao Liulang's results have long been passed back to the village. Although he failed in the hospital test, he won the case in the county test and the government test, and he was still rated as a junior student.
This is the second child from the village after Gu Dashun.
As early as this morning, people from the county government sent dozens of catties of grain.
That white flowery rice looks better than Gu Dashun's!
The villagers seemed to know Xiao Liulang for the first time, but they didn't dare to talk to him.
After all, today is different from the past, people are scholars!
"Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zhang." Xiao Liulang greeted the two of them.
The family are all warm-hearted. When Gu Jiaokui suffered from abdominal pain, it was Aunt Zhang who borrowed brown sugar for Xiao Liulang.
The two were so overwhelmed that they couldn't keep up with the words!
After that, Xiao Liulang ran into several villagers one after another, and he greeted them all, neither too warm nor 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 was coming back today.
From the backyard came the sound of a small headroom.
Xiao Liulang stepped in.
In the backyard covered with sunlight, Gu Jiao was washing Xiao Jingkong's hair.
Xiaojingkong's round bald head grew cyan hair studs, and he was particularly proud to ask Gu Jiao how long his hair was, and whether it was longer than a few days ago.
The old lady was sitting on the rattan chair beside, watching the monk Xiaomei come out of the bath, while nibbling on melon seeds.
On the small bench beside her sat Xue Ningxiang's one-year-old son Goudan.
Dog Dan is slowly eating the corn on the cob.
The first to discover Xiao Liulang was Xiao Qingkong.
Xiao Jingkong lowered his head, looked back from under the crotch, and saw Xiao Liulang who was upside down!
He recognized it for a long time: "Huh? Bad brother-in-law?"
Gu Jiao scooped the water for a while, then turned her head quietly.
I haven't seen her for more than a month, and the family has changed. Xiaojingkong has long hair, and the old lady is getting younger and younger. She seems to have grown taller, and she also looks a little girlish and beautiful.
Her birthmark was still on her face, but it didn't look like an ugly red spot. Instead, it looked like an enchanting flower, with a bright and moving color blooming in her cold and lonely temperament.
As bright as peaches and plums.
And he is also taller, the youthful atmosphere has faded from his eyebrows, and there is a little more noble and noble book fragrance.
The two just stared blankly, and neither of them said a word.
"Rokuro is back?" The old lady turned her head briskly, "Did you bring anything delicious?"
Xiao Liulang returned to his senses: "I brought it."
He said and walked forward, but did not look at the threshold, and almost fell with a stagger.
Gu Jiao turned around with a calm face and continued to shower Xiao Jingkong.
It's just that as soon as she went down, Xiao Jingkong shouted, "Oh! It's so cold!"
Gu Jiao was embarrassed.
Scoop, scoop the wrong water.
Today's total is 12,000, which is the number of characters in the usual six shifts. Everyone is happy to eat.
(End of this chapter)