On the ninth day of August, Qiu Wei officially opened the exam.
There are three rounds in total, one round lasts three days. During this period, the examinees eat, drink and drink in the small exam room, and the conditions are very difficult.
But the students have been studying hard for several years, and the moment they touch the exam questions, they don't pay attention to the surrounding environment at all. All they think about is the train of thought and how to answer the questions.
This year is a little different because some say the exam questions have been leaked.
This means that someone has figured out what to test days in advance.
During this period, the other party can find some great scholars to answer the questions, and then memorize the answers, and then just write them down silently.
This is the injustice.
At dawn, the rooster crowed, and the gong sounded in the tribute courtyard, signaling candidates to wake up, the exam was about to start.
The students looked slumped and had a negative attitude, thinking:
What else is there to test, just write the names of the people who are friends with the Zhen family and the sixth emperor's daughter on the gui list, why go through this process and waste everyone's time.
Hu Yuewen, one of the candidates, even threw his pen on the table, not even in the mood to grind.
Her family was poor, and it took several generations for her to be a scholar.
No matter how difficult the conditions were these years, Hu Yuewen never gave up studying hard. When he had no money to buy ink, he would not hesitate to pick up cow dung for copper coins.
Her hands holding pens have more calluses than those holding hoes.
Last year's scientific examination was supposed to be her chance, but her old father was seriously ill and bedridden, and he couldn't leave him.
Hu Yuewen had no choice but to give up. Just when she regretted and lost in her heart, thinking that she would have to wait another three years, there was an Enke this year!
To her, it was like a person walking in the dark night suddenly saw a little light in front of her. No one was more excited than her.
As a result, fraud occurred.
The so-called light was just the light of fireflies, which disappeared in the blink of an eye.
No one understands how much she hates and how desperate she is.
And the opposite of students like Hu Yuewen are those who got the exam questions.
This group of people were not all the students of the Zhen family, but they had connections and money, and they bought the test questions from other places, and they all said that they were given by the Zhen family.
With the test questions, it is natural to find someone to write the article.
Otherwise, with their abilities, it's useless if they don't know how to answer questions.
A few days before the exam, this group of people stayed up all night to memorize the answers, just waiting for Qiu Wei to release the rankings and become a blockbuster.
They suppressed their excitement and wished they could get the papers now. In order not to forget the answers, some of them didn't even dare to sleep all night.
As for the poor students in the exam hall next door...
Who cares.
The road to official career is inherently uneasy. Enke, the bridge leading to official career, is said to be fair and just, and it is a stage for scholars from all over the world to compete.
When they become high-ranking officials in the future, they can put their daughters, granddaughters, relatives, etc. into the official position with just a little bit of silver, and everyone can make money together.
In three years, the prefect was cleared, and one hundred thousand snowflakes were awarded.
Can this official get richer and richer
They have all thought about their future prospects, and they are only one exam paper away from their dreams coming true.
And now the examination papers are being taken out of the cabinet by the examiners headed by Shen Yuan.
Shen Yuan took Mr. Wang and Mr. Ma to stand in front of the cabinet where the examination papers were stored, and pretended to signal the two adults to look, "The seal is still intact."
Lord Wang and Lord Ma nodded in agreement, "It's fine, it's fine."
No matter how intact it is, what's the use? The exam questions have not leaked out.
Lord Wang and Lord Ma were puzzled. In the past two days, the two of them stared at each other, even when they went to the toilet, they had to follow each other, for fear that they would miss the important affairs of the scholars all over the world.
As a result, when they entered the Tribute Academy, the exam questions had already been missed!
Doesn't this mean that the two are staring at each other for nothing
Although they were locked in the tribute courtyard, they knew nothing about the news from the outside world.
But yesterday there were students making noise at the entrance of the Gongyuan, which can always be heard, after all, the fourth princess personally brought people to suppress it.
It was only after listening to them that they realized that before Enke started, the exam questions had already been leaked, and even the topic of policy theory was clearly stated.
Mr. Wang glanced at Mr. Ma, who frowned in thought, sighed silently, spread his hands, and shook his head slightly.
Master Wang scoffed in disbelief, snorted and shook his sleeves away from looking at her, as if extremely disdainful.
At the expense of the world's scholars, what can I do if I sit in that position
Mr. Ma is really wronged.
Although she was born as a disciple of the Zhen family, she really didn't receive any news that the sixth princess was going to cheat.
Mrs. Ma also wondered if it was the fault of the fourth emperor, and poured all the dirty water on the sixth emperor, and she would be the cleanest one by then.
Immediately, Mr. Ma looked at Mrs. Wang unkindly, and he flicked the sleeves of his official uniform behind him, and turned his face away from looking at her again.
The two did not confront each other, and the atmosphere was even more tense than when they first came. In order to prevent the examiners from fighting first, they had to look at Shen Yuan and the paper in her hand.
There is no way, only when the examination papers are officially opened, can we know whether the examination questions are really leaked.
If there is any fraud, it will be troublesome today.
With a smile on her face, Shen Yuan took out the papers from the cabinet with both hands.
The public opinion outside had been stirred up yesterday, and today it will completely erupt after seeing the test paper.
When the time comes, the examinees will make trouble and the fraud will be confirmed, even if the Sixth Princess and the Zhen family have something to say, they will not be able to tell.
She was in the Gongyuan, and no news from outside could come in. All she knew was that there were students making trouble at the gate of the Gongyuan yesterday.
This was the signal she had agreed with the eldest prince. It was their people who took the lead in instigating people's hearts. One was to tell her in the tribute courtyard that everything outside was going smoothly as planned, and the other was to lure the four princes over to discuss cooperation.
Shen Yuan turned around with the paper in both hands, with a gentle smile on her face, warm as a spring breeze.
Presumably Changning's side has already reached an agreement, and now we are only waiting for good news from her side.
As the chief examiner, Shen Yuan had to show that the seal of the paper was intact in front of the two assistant examiners.
Shen Yuan, however, held the paper in one hand, and took the blade wrapped in red paper from the side in the other, as if she suddenly remembered something, and asked, "My lords, did you hear about the quarrel between the students at the gate of the Gong Yuan yesterday?"
When this matter was mentioned, Lord Wang glared at Lord Ma again, and Lord Ma let out a snort.
Both of them think about each other:
I can really pretend.
Taking advantage of the internal quarrel between the two, Shen Yuan was about to open the papers on the table when Master Ma suddenly spoke.
"Wait."
Mr. Ma put his hands on the paper, "Master Shen, we haven't seen whether the seal on the paper is intact."
Shen Yuan was startled, "Didn't you see clearly just now?"
Mr. Wang put his hand on his stomach with a smile, "I took a look, but I didn't see it clearly. It's better to be cautious about this matter. Why did we have such an item in our errands?"
Regardless of the rumors outside, their duty as examiners is to check the waxy red seal on the roll paper before starting the test.
Shen Yuan didn't expect that the two people who didn't see each other just now would suddenly have a tacit understanding on this matter, and they both asked to see the seal first, and her heart tensed up.
"The two adults didn't see the seal clearly, isn't it because they were quarreling and negligent?"
Shen Yuan smiled slightly, "If the two adults quarrel first, who will be responsible for delaying the examinee's major event?"
Shen Yuan directed the attention of the two of them elsewhere, and blamed the fault first.
The two adults, Wang and Ma, had a bit of a bad look on their faces.
"We are a whole. If there is any mistake, you and I cannot escape the responsibility." Shen Yuan's words were a little meaningful, and it seemed to be a follow-up to what happened just now, "So even if there are some personal grievances, for the sake of the overall situation, we should bear it Good job."
"Master Shen is right." Master Ma nodded.
Just when Shen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, she continued, "But I still want to open the paper after reading the seal."
"..."
Feelings just flickered in vain.
Master Ma is as long-faced as he is, as stubborn as a donkey, and if he says he wants to see it, then he must.
She reached for the paper.
Shen Yuan's complexion darkened, and she pressed her hands on the paper to stop her movement, "Master Ma, what do you mean by this? Is the gesture going to delay the time for all the candidates to do the questions?"
Mr. Ma couldn't hold back such a big hat.
At this time, Master Wang smiled and pulled Shen Yuan's forearm, "Hey, Master Shen, just let her take a look, as long as the seal of the paper is intact, she will give up."
"Besides, just take a look, it won't waste much time. But if we are deadlocked like us, it will be a waste of time."
Mr. Wang and Mr. Ma are not stupid, they may not have realized anything just now, but the moment Shen Yuan put his hands on the paper to prevent Mr. Ma from reading, the two looked at each other and felt something was wrong.
If the test paper is good, why not let it be read
Either there was a problem with Shen Yuan, or there was a problem with the test paper.
Lord Wang and Lord Ma were only on guard against each other, but forgot that there was the most unsuspecting Shen Yuan.
He originally thought that she was the head of the eldest prince's wife, a minister of the Ministry of Rites, and had no conflict of interest in fighting for the succession, so he didn't think about her.
Now it seems that the eldest prince has great ambitions.
Lord Wang held Shen Yuan's forearm, and Lord Ma took the paper.
Shen Yuan clenched her fingers on the roll into fists, and finally had to step aside.
"If you want to see it, then let's see it." Shen Yuan smiled, her voice was slightly cool, "It's just that if something goes wrong, I don't care, but I can't guarantee the official positions and lives of the two adults. "
This is already a clear threat.
Lord Ma gritted his teeth, "Thank you, Lord Shen, for your concern. Even if I lost my life because of this, at least I have a clear conscience."
Master Wang followed and leaned over to have a look.
Shen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, and there was no trace of panic on her face.
She leisurely threw the knife on the table.
Look, look, just look.
The left and right papers have already been disassembled. Since it can't be covered up, I simply throw the dirty basin out.
When the candidates make trouble, she will blame Mr. Ma.
It is said that she and the Zhen family's Yingwai partner cheated with the Zhen family's disciples. When she and Mr. Wang were not paying attention, she secretly opened the cabinet and opened the papers.
Lord Wang is a member of the fourth emperor's daughter. When the time comes to testify against Lord Ma, isn't it just a matter of what the fourth emperor's daughter said
Shen Yuan stood by and watched the two check the papers over and over again, "Master Ma, do you have anything to say?"
Shen Yuan's original intention was to place the blame on Mr. Ma first, but before she could finish speaking, she saw Mr. Ma respectfully salute her, "Please forgive me, my lord. I offended you just now, and I even suspected something wrong with your lord."
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Shen Yuan is at a loss, which song is this singing
Master Ma handed over the paper with both hands, "Please open the test paper, sir."
Shen Yuan took the paper hesitantly, but her eyes fell on Master Ma's face, not understanding what she was going to do
Is this also his own person
Changning didn't say anything.
Shen Yuan looked down at the test paper, stunned for a moment, then checked the test paper over and over again, with a rare expression on her face, "No, it's not right!"
She panicked slightly, and the words came out of her mouth.
Lord Wang smiled and said, "Master Shen, what's wrong with this? It's clearly right, the paper has not been opened at all, it's especially right."
Just because it hasn't been opened, it's not right.
Shen Yuan's hand holding the paper was slightly clenched, her nails turned white, her throat was tight, and she looked at the paper in her hand in disbelief, especially the seal.
There is no problem with the red seal of wax oil, it seems that it has not been opened, no, it should not have been opened at all.
This is not the paper she opened that night.
Who changed her test paper!
Shen Yuan's heart was instantly cold.
Holding the last hope, she held the blade with trembling hands, opened the paper, and took out the test paper inside.
Policy Theory Examination Questions - "On the Pros and Cons and Improvements of the Current Criminal Law"
It has nothing to do with flood relief.
It can't be said that they are exactly the same, but it can only be said that they are nothing, no, similar, and dry!
Shen Yuan stood there in a daze, holding the paper, "This, this..."
Mr. Wang and Mr. Ma took a look, both of them were overjoyed, happy from the heart.
Master Ma even patted his thigh and said, "This is really great!"
No cheating, no cheating at all!
Rumors, everything is rumours.
The sixth princess was saved, the Zhen family was saved, and most importantly, the hardships and fairness pursued by scholars all over the world were saved!
Master Wang smiled and took the papers from Shen Yuan, and handed them to the guards to distribute them one by one.
She deliberately said: "Who the hell was spreading rumors at the door yesterday, saying that this year Enke's strategy exam question is disaster relief? Shit, all his father's shit, this is obviously about criminal law."
The criminal law is good, the criminal law is second, and the criminal law is unfair.
Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Ma were so happy that they almost danced and danced. Those who didn't know thought they would be the same in high school this year.
In complete contrast to the excitement here was Shen Yuan next to her.
Her mind went blank, she had no idea what was going on.
Only the heart in the chest was falling heavily, as if it couldn't reach the bottom.
The unknown fear was intertwined with the known result, like a rope, tightening around her neck.
It's only early autumn, but the chill has already moved up the soles of the feet, completely cooling down from the feet to the head.
She slumped back into the chair, with only one thought in her mind:
It's over.
Mr. Wang and Mr. Ma looked at each other, and they ignored Shen Yuan, but stood in the courtyard outside and looked towards the examination room.
Candidates received mixed reactions to the test papers.
Hu Yuewen, who thought there was no hope, thought that writing or not writing was the same when she got the test paper.
He didn't stop until he saw the word "Criminal Law" on the paper.
Is this dizzy
Otherwise, how could the good "Disaster Relief" become "Criminal Law"
It was only then that Hu Yuewen realized belatedly that it was just a rumor, and the real content of the test paper was not what the rumor said.
But I don't know how ulterior motives are spread by those who spread rumors to shake people's hearts before entering the Gongyuan.
She also said that if she didn't take the test for disaster relief, she would eat the bamboo basket. If Hu Yuewen wanted to see it, that provocative scholar should have eaten her own conscience.
If it weren't for heartlessness, how could such evil things be done!
Hu Yuewen hurriedly picked up the pen, ready to dip in the ink.
I stretched out my hand, and suddenly remembered that I hadn't sharpened the ink beforehand. She smiled and shook her head and rolled up her sleeves, thinking about how to answer the questions while grinding.
Contrary to her mood are those who bought the test questions in advance.
They spent a lot of money, first bought the questions and then found someone to do them, and finally recited them all night.
Before getting the test papers, they were still dreaming of getting rich.
As a result, they were all dumbfounded after getting the papers.
What are these
What about the national economy and people's livelihood for flood fighting and disaster relief
What kind of criminal law test!
Could it be that they were cheated when they bought the test questions
What a lot of money!
Compared with the heartache of being cheated of money, these people want to cry without tears because they have been memorizing the answers to the disaster relief for the past two days. Their minds are full of flood fighting, and they can't think of anything else!
Holding a blank roll now, I just want to cry.
The tears are more turbulent than the flood of the Yellow River this year.
Candidates' reactions can be described as various, but most of them are happy.
After watching Master Wang and Master Ma, his eyes felt slightly hot, and his heart was touched, an indescribable feeling.
If they were sitting in the examination room, they would be extremely grateful to Enke for his fairness and justice.
"I don't know which genius came up with this idea!" Master Ma said with a smile, "Gao, it's really high."
Judging from the public opinion outside and Shen Yuan's reaction, the leak of the exam paper should be true.
It's just that the venting question and the exam question are not the same question.
You think I'm taking this question, hey~ I'm actually taking another question.
Unexpectedly, I have two questions and two papers.
Is it surprising
This move succeeded in shaking everyone, especially those who wanted to do bad things behind their backs. They were even dizzy by the shaking, and they were sitting in the room puzzled.
Mrs. Wang also laughed, "I think this bold and unspeakable 'damage' came from that one, and there is no one else but her."
She didn't mention her name, but a beautiful and flamboyant face appeared in Master Ma's mind.
The other party must be wearing a bright red dress, watching the fun with his legs crossed and eating melon seeds.
Shi Qing is watching the fun.
She and Yun Zhi were squatting at the tea stall closest to the Prince Chang's Mansion and watching a play.
The eldest prince is still waiting for good news from Shen Yuan in the mansion.
Since he got up in the morning and sat up until now, he kept looking at the sky and guessing the time.
It stands to reason that no matter how long it took, the examination papers should have been distributed, so why hasn't there been any movement in the Gong Yuan
If the group of candidates found out that someone was cheating, they would definitely turn up the table and make a fuss.
They are all literati, if there are one or two, that's okay, but I'm afraid there will be too many people, and when the time comes, everyone will rush up and make trouble, and the guards and officers and soldiers will not be able to really use their swords.
Once things get serious, the Gongyuan will be lively.
Candidates inside make trouble, literati and family members of test takers outside make trouble, echoing inside and outside, it is useless to let anyone come.
"Has the person who inquired about the news returned?" The eldest prince asked with a frown.
He is in a bad mood, and today he washes and washes casually, and his clothes are relatively simple and elegant. Sitting there, the gorgeous grace was lost, and a bit of royal dignity was added.
The eldest prince is a royal after all, and his temperament and appearance are unmistakable.
"Not yet."
This morning, the eldest prince sent three people to go around the tribute courtyard to find out the news, but none of them came back so far.
The eldest prince rested his hands on the armrest of the chair, feeling inexplicably uneasy.
At this moment, the servant said, "Your Highness, the person who inquired about the news has returned!"
The eldest prince sat up slightly, "Let her in quickly."
The people who inquired about the news pretended to be traders, and squatted nearby to wait for the movement, but the inside was calm, let alone noisy, not even a bird.
"Report Your Highness, there is no movement."
The eldest prince frowned.
It shouldn't be.
Another half an hour later, the second person who inquired about the news came back.
"How about it?"
The other party looked distressed, "There was no movement, I was afraid I didn't hear clearly, so I found a taller tree and climbed up to see."
The tree was too far away, thanks to her good eyesight, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to see it.
The eldest prince stood up upon hearing the words, and even took two steps forward, full of expectation, "What did you see?"
The examinees must have started to make a fuss, fighting with the guards and officers and soldiers.
As long as there is movement from inside, he can incite outside literati and admitted family members to break into the Gongyuan to resist Enke's injustice.
The tree climber shook his head, "All the examinees inside are doing the questions in unison. There are only walking guards in the yard, and they don't look like they are going to make a fuss."
The eldest prince was slightly taken aback.
This is not right.
Candidates should not react like this after getting the test paper.
His palms were slightly cold, but now he couldn't communicate with Shen Yuan in the tribute courtyard.
The servants of the mansion walked over quickly, saluted the eldest prince, and said in a hurried tone:
"Your Highness, I learned from outside sources that Enke's fraud this year is purely a rumor. There has been news from the palace, and the emperor himself said that the test of policy theory is not disaster relief, but criminal law, so there is no possibility of fraud."
Not disaster relief...
The eldest prince froze in place.
this means…
This shows that he was shaken by someone.
In fact, without Shen Yuan's knowledge, the papers had already been changed quietly in the Gong Yuan.
If it weren't for this possibility, the night when Shen Yuan finished checking the papers, there would definitely be news that the plan had changed, and even at this time, the Gongyuan would not be so harmonious and quiet.
The eldest prince swayed slightly, and only then did he realize that he had been tricked.
The eldest prince always thought that he was the one who cast the net, but now he looked back and found that he was in the net.
The servant still maintained his saluting posture, and said hesitantly, "Your Highness, there is someone from the palace who wants you to enter the palace."
It is "to", not "please".
Shi Qing and Yun Zhi watched with their own eyes that the eldest prince came out of the mansion and got into the soft sedan chair from the palace.
The eldest prince left, and the entire Chang prince's mansion and Shen's mansion were surrounded by officers and soldiers, and no one was allowed to enter or leave.
Shi Qing clapped the melon seeds on his hands, and said to Yun Zhi, "Wait for me at home, I will go to the palace to see the excitement."
Yun Zhi frowned, reached out to pick up the green sword on the table to stand up, "I'll go with you."
"There is no order, what are you going to do?" Shi Qing took out the folder from the sleeve, and patted his forehead lightly, "I am a member of the household department and have serious business."
She has a legitimate reason to enter the palace, and she has a first-line pass to eat melons.
Yun Zhi still stretched out his hand to grab Shi Qing's sleeve, sat up and looked up at her, "Fifth Emperor's daughter..."
"Don't worry, the emperor is fishing, grab the long prince's tail, and the people behind will probably come out of the water."
Shi Qing bent down and kissed Xia Yunzhi's forehead, "Good boy, go back and wait for me."
She said: "I have to see off His Highness Fifth."
Otherwise, you won't be able to complete the mission.
"Besides, my mother is also in the palace."
Only then did Yun Zhi feel relieved, "Then I'll wait for you to come back for dinner."
It's only morning now, and there's still some time before lunch.
"OK."
Shiqing entered the palace after the eldest prince.
When she came, the fourth and fifth imperial daughters were standing outside the imperial study room. As for the sixth imperial daughter, she said that she was confined in the palace and was not allowed to go out, but she was actually doing the exam questions while being watched by Shi Ju.
The fraud incident this time did not affect her at all, and the Sixth Princess waited behind closed doors from the beginning to the end.
"Your Highness Fourth, Your Highness Fifth." Shi Qing saluted.
The fourth princess still nodded slightly, without saying much.
Instead, it was the five emperors who looked over at Shi Qing.
She seemed to have become more ill since the last time she fought with Yun Zhi, and the sickness in her body could not overcome the dying breath.
Just standing here requires the help of servants.
However, she looked at Shi Qing with a gloomy and heavy gaze.
The fifth emperor first seduced the fourth emperor's heart, planted the seeds of low birth in her heart, and then instigated the eldest prince to commit fraud. The ultimate goal was to obtain the fourth emperor's body and take it for herself.
Things were going smoothly according to plan.
She didn't know until this morning that the test paper had been changed!
To change!
What's wrong with that dance!
Shi Qing grinned, and leaned closer and said, "Didn't expect it, I made an AB roll, surprise or surprise, surprise or surprise?"
The fifth emperor's daughter was so angry that the blood surged in her chest, and she coughed twice, coughing up blood.
This body is too overdrawn.
First, the subsystem was destroyed and she was injured, then the intrusion into Yunzhi's dream was unsuccessful and she suffered a backlash, and finally she fought against Yunzhi.
The fifth emperor thought that she could get the container of the fourth emperor today, so she took action against Yun in the palace that day.
If she had known about today, she should have been more secure.
Blame her for being careless and conceited, blame her for not expecting to clear this variable sometimes.
When the fifth princess vomited blood, Shi Qing immediately moved away from her.
She doesn't want to change her temperament drastically.
The servant tried his best to support the fifth emperor, but he didn't say to let her go back to the palace to rest, and he didn't invite the imperial doctor to come.
Looking at the imperial study next to the Shi Qing Dynasty, he felt that the emperor called four or five people over, and it must be because of the eldest prince.
The door of the imperial study room was closed tightly, and all the palace servants retreated, leaving only the emperor and the eldest prince inside.
After all, it is a matter of the royal family, so you have to close the door and solve it yourself.
The heart of an emperor and the relationship between siblings must have a result.