Chang Zhi and other scholars who were queuing in official uniforms saw it and some of them started whispering.
In the examination room, Chang Zhi and the deputy examiner and others sat down. The door of the examination room opened as the time came, and teams of scholars entered after being checked and their identities verified one by one.
Chang Zhi sat in the main seat, listening to the verification of the candidates' information. He was waiting for that Mr. Li!
Some candidates were brave enough to take a sneak peek, while others were timid and kept their heads down.
Time passed slowly, and Changzhi sat up straight, attracting the attention of the deputy examiner, "What's wrong, sir?"
Chang Zhi saw that Li Xiucai dared to look up at him with a deep and serious look in his eyes. Li Xiucai was so scared that he shrank his neck and lowered his head, not daring to look up again.
The deputy examiner narrowed his eyes and asked, "Do you know him, sir?"
Chang Zhi smiled and said, "Some people want me to meet them."
The deputy examiner's heart trembled, "What do you mean, sir?"
"You understand, don't you?"
The deputy examiner was in a state of confusion. Did Lord Zhou know about this? No, if he knew, how could the Autumn Examination be held as scheduled? He looked at Lord Zhou in confusion, but Lord Zhou leaned back in his chair and showed no intention of talking.
In the capital, Minghui and Mingjing watched Shao Xun enter the examination room. After Shao Xun entered the examination room, he showed up and walked in front of Jiang Ling and Shao Ting.
Shao Ting was surprised, "Young Master came to see my brother off, but unfortunately my brother has already entered the examination room."
"I've been here for a long time, but I didn't want to put pressure on Shao Xun, so I just watched from a distance. I see he's in good spirits."
Jiang Ling continued, "I had a good rest these past two days."
Shao Ting was very grateful to Master Zhou in her heart, "If it weren't for you, my brother wouldn't have the confidence he has today. Thank you very much."
Minghui motioned for Shao Ting to stand up, "I have a purpose as well."
After hearing this, Jiang Ling glanced at her future sister-in-law from the corner of her eye, then looked away with a smile in her eyes.
Shao Ting was nervous inside but didn't show it on her face. Sometimes she felt that Master Zhou treated her differently. Every time she wanted to hide, Master Zhou didn't show up. So she decided not to bother herself anymore.
Ming Jing tugged at her brother's sleeve, "Brother, look."
Minghui looked in the direction of the fat finger and saw several young masters from the Yong'an Mansion. There were as many as four young masters from the Mansion taking part in the imperial examinations this year. These four were about the same age, both legitimate and illegitimate.
Minghui didn't want to stay with Shao Ting any longer, so he asked, "My brother went ahead."
Minghui led his brother away. When they were far away from the crowd, Mingjing spoke up, "The Yong'an Duke's Mansion is prosperous."
Minghui said: "The four candidates who took the exam successfully passed the examination for the Scholars. I wonder if they will pass the Autumn Examination smoothly."
Ming Jing, "It should go smoothly. I see that the Duke's Mansion has made many preparations for the imperial examination."
Minghui felt that it would not be that easy, even though the children of the Jiangnan families had not yet entered the capital.
In Chuanzhou City, candidates entered the examination room one after another. Chang Zhi sat for a long time and stood up. He said to the deputy chief examiner and other officials: "Let's go, let's inspect the examination room."
The deputy examiner and others stood up one after another, "Please come in, sir."
Chang Zhi walked ahead with his hands behind his back and suddenly asked the deputy examiner, "Prefect Shi didn't come today."
The deputy examiner lowered his voice and said, "I heard there is a case that needs to be tried."
Chang Zhi, "You are well-informed."
The deputy examiner hurriedly said, "It has spread everywhere."
"oh."
Changzhi walked quickly to the position where the soldiers were standing guard. The examinees were sorting their luggage. This was not Changzhi's first time to come to the examination room. The examination room had been newly renovated and would not leak.
There was only the sound of people putting things together in the examination room. Seeing Changzhi and others hurriedly standing up, Changzhi gestured, "Don't be nervous, you guys get busy."
The candidates still couldn't calm down, especially Li Xiucai.
Changzhi walked up to Li Xiucai and asked, "Why don't you look at me?"
Li Xiucai's fingertips trembled a little, "Your Excellency's authority is so great that I dare not look directly at you."
Chang Zhi raised his eyebrows, "Don't you think I look familiar?"
This time, Li Xiucai's calves were shaking. He felt that Lord Zhou looked familiar when he saw him for the first time, and soon remembered where he had seen him. When he leaked the exam questions in the inn, Lord Zhou was sitting next to him.
The deputy examiner asked, "Have you met this examinee?"
Changzhi: "I have seen it."
The deputy examiner and the others felt a tightness in their hearts and became increasingly uneasy, especially when Lord Zhou was staring at them, as if he knew everything.
Li Xiucai was under the greatest pressure. His back was soaked. "Sir, sir, I have never seen you before."
Changzhi said in a dignified tone, "You better think about your answer clearly."
Li Xiucai shuddered, "Student, I have thought it through."
Chang Zhi hummed and asked the deputy examiner and others, "Do you know Li Xiucai?"
The deputy examiner could only grit his teeth and said, "I don't know him."
Others shook their heads, "I don't know them."
Changzhi continued, "This person has some excellent spices at home, don't you know them?"
The deputy examiner was completely confused. What was there that he didn't understand? Lord Zhou already knew everything.
There was quite a commotion here, and the candidates who were packing their luggage stopped all of them, fearing that it would affect the autumn examination.
The deputy examiner lowered his head and said, "You are joking, sir. How do we know that he has the best spices?"
Chang Zhi stood with his hands behind his back, his back straight. "As expected, he won't cry until he sees the coffin. I have been in Chuanzhou for many months. Guess what I have seen?"
No one dared to respond at this time. The officials and others not far away frowned.
Chang Zhi said in a sad tone, "I have seen the rotten Chuanzhou and smelled the stench. I feel sick every day when I see you. You are so bold as to accept bribes to reverse the scores, buy and sell test questions, and harm the candidates whose scores were replaced in order to cover up the evidence. Are you worthy of the trust of the court? Are you worthy of the students of Chuanzhou?"
The deputy examiner only had two words in his mind: "I'll wait."
Changzhi interrupted and asked sternly, "Do you know your crime?"
With a bang, Li Xiucai fell to his knees on the ground, scared.
The deputy examiner did not want to die. He knew that confiscation of property was a light punishment, so he had to defend himself in order to save his life. "Sir, we are innocent. Please understand my words."
Chang Zhi sneered, "You are still stubborn and unrepentant. Do you really think that I only have a few names of victims? I have already investigated everything I should have investigated in Chuanzhou for many months. Today, I will restore the integrity of Chuanzhou and purge you scums."
After saying that, Changzhi called out, "Someone come here."
The officials today are all from the government office, and many of them are cronies of Prefect Shi. Some of them have quietly left to pass on the message when they noticed something was wrong, while others are quietly approaching Lord Zhou, trying to take control of this place.
Suddenly, when someone came, the officer heard heavy footsteps and was a little dazed. Then he saw teams of soldiers coming in with swords. Before he could react, the officer's neck was put to knife.
The fifty soldiers who were there to maintain order in the examination hall were treated the same as the examination officials. Some shouted, "We are one of our own."
Unfortunately, the knife was brought one step closer to his neck.
The entire examination room was silent. With such a big movement, the timid candidates were frightened silly, while the calm ones had bright eyes. The candidates who had bought the test papers were trembling with fear.