Chapter 124 Ridiculous question

Xu Jing is in a separate courtyard in the capital.

This day Xu Jing came back in a hurry and went to the inner house to see Tang Yin who was reviewing his homework.

"Bohu, don't rush to prepare for the exam. Let me show you something good, the test questions for this session that I found from outside."

Xu Jing was very excited.

Take out a paper envelope from your arms, and then take out two pages of paper, with words densely written on them.

Tang Yin put down his pen, frowned and said, "The examiner hasn't decided yet, where did the test questions come from?"

Xu Jingdao, "You don't know this, right? I got this test question through some channels." , after you read the title, you will know that it is not fake."

As he said that, Xu Jing presented the title to Tang Yin.

The more Tang Yin looked, the more he frowned.

"How?" Xu Jing said with a smile.

Tang Yin said with a worried look on his face, "But the intention of setting the questions and the rigor of the questions, especially the questions on economics, history and current affairs, clearly show his level."

Tang Yin He knows the goods.

The questions are well chosen. At first glance, it is not just questions asked by random people on the street. Perhaps the titles of the Four Books and Five Classics are all from the original texts. There is nothing much to say, but it also tells the purpose, while the policy questions are It best reflects the level of the questioner.

"Bohu, don't talk about anything else first. Look at this question. I've read it carefully, but I can't understand it. Do you know what it means?"

Said As he was reading, Xu Jing pointed to a question about economics and history in one of the policy questions and asked.

Tang Yin looked over, frowned and said, "Isn't this very clear?"

Xu Jingdao said, "This is the last sentence. Some people who are engaged in primary school or university and are privately attached to Zhu Zi may suspect that it is because of "Old man, who are you talking about?"

Among the four sons' achievement examination questions, the knowledge of the last son was also a part of the twelfth year of Hongzhi's general examination that Tang Yin would regret for the rest of his life.

After reading it, Tang Yin shook his head, "I don't know."

"You don't even know. It seems that the person who wrote the question is not simple." Xu Jing admired.

It seems that he is very proud that he got such a test question.

Tang Yin asked eagerly, "Where did it come from?"

Xu Jing said with a smile, "It is said to be from Hanlin Bachelor Cheng. Do you believe it? Some people are spreading it like this. I have never seen this title before." There are very few. You think everyone can get the questions. It seems that we will be sure of the test this time."

Tang Yin frowned and said, "We are still not sure who will be the examiner. There are such questions." If it leaks out, if the imperial court doesn’t investigate if there are still such issues, how can it stop leaking? I don’t think you should be too happy too early, I’m afraid someone is deliberately deceiving, just using the name of Bachelor Cheng.”

"Let's wait and see. Bohu, didn't you lose to Zhang Bingkuan in the Jiangnan Provincial Examination? This is your best chance. Here is the topic. You can take it back and study it. If you study it well, it will be a piece of cake for Chunwei High School to win the top prize next year. ”

This exam question is only circulated in a small circle.

But the matter was not hidden from the Yushiyanguan. When the scientific Yushiyanguan discovered that there was a topic circulating among the people,I didn't take it seriously at first.

It is also common to write questions before the examination, but soon someone discovered that this so-called "question" was very neat, almost unbelievably neat, and then the military department gave it to the examiner. Zhang Chao used the memorial and brought it to the court for discussion.

Zhu Youtang heard that there were leaked questions from the public examinations and thought it was ridiculous.

I haven’t even decided who the examiner will be, nor who will give the questions. Now that the examiner has heard about what happened, what will he say about the questions? Have your brains been kicked by a donkey?

Cheng Minzheng on the side was also confused. < /p>

That day was the Great Dynasty, and everyone in the Fengtian Palace was talking a lot. Things that originally sounded ridiculous seemed to stir up waves among the civil servants. Many people actually thought that this suspicion was " Well-founded.”

Zhu Youtang looked at the three cabinet members and asked, "What do you think, cabinet ministers?"

The purpose of Zhu Youtang at this time was actually to get the three cabinet members to come out. Set a tone and stop spreading such rumors. Don’t say that I haven’t appointed Cheng Minzheng as the examiner. Even if I do, can you find out any clues about this?

Besides, it’s obvious that there are two ways to be the examiner. Personally, I mentioned before that I would choose a chief examiner from the cabinet.

The general examination will be whatever Cheng Minzheng said.

But it was Li Dongyang who was secretly surprised when he heard about the questions of this examination, because to a large extent in the history of Hongzhi, He was also the examiner in the second year's examination, which meant that some of these questions were written by him.

What books he has been reading recently and what he has gained insights into will be reflected in the questions on next year’s exam.

Some of the questions were like roundworms in his stomach, and he could hit them accurately. This made Li Dongyang start to wonder if someone in his family had leaked the books he usually read, or even leaked them. The number of pages of the Four Books and Five Classics he read was also leaked out where he paused

Otherwise, how could he have grasped the focus in his heart so accurately

But Li Dongyang was also confused.

The problem is that His Majesty did not ask me to be the examiner. Although among the three cabinet members, I have the highest voice for being the examiner, and I guess the other two will not compete with me.

How did the person who asked the question understand my inner thoughts?

Terrible

With so many questions, it was impossible for Li Dongyang to directly answer this question. Stand by and watch.

He spoke on behalf of the cabinet and said, "Your Majesty, the examination is the foundation for selecting officials in the Ming Dynasty, and we should put an end to popular gossip."Let’s put the rumors into perspective. ”

Zhu Youtang couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

Li Dongyang actually thinks that you should investigate such a ridiculous thing, and you have to look at him with a straight face

He couldn't help but take a look at Cheng Minzheng, and he couldn't help but think of Zhang Zhou's words before, and sighed in his heart.

It seems that Bingkuan was right. No one should choose Cheng Minzheng as the examiner this time, because of his background and background. His experience and his faction in the Hanlin Academy will be very detrimental to him. Now that the examiner has not yet been decided, some people are starting to say that he leaked the questions. Even the cabinet thinks that he should be investigated

Xu Qiongsi, the Minister of Rites He had different opinions on this, and he came out and said, "The rumors are just groundless rumors. The chief examiner has not yet decided. Why are there such rumors? If the court must conduct a thorough investigation because of some rumors, then where is the majesty of the court?"

Xu Qiong came out to tell the truth.

But because Xu Qiong was Queen Zhang’s in-law, Queen Zhang’s half-sister was Xu Qiong’s concubine. Empress Zhang was selected as the Crown Princess and Xu Qiong was working behind the scenes.

This also made Xu Qiong a person who rose to power through connections in the eyes of orthodox civil servants. In addition, Xu Qiong replaced Ni previously. When Yue was the Minister of Rites, the emperor deliberately sent Ni Yue, who had a high reputation, to Nanjing as the Minister to make room for Xu Qiong, which made him a public enemy among ordinary scholars.

He came out to serve as Cheng Minzheng. If you speak, you will naturally be thought to be colluding and covering up.

Zhang Chaoyong said, "Xu Butang, if there is no such thing, why should you be afraid of investigating? Just send someone to look through what Bachelor Cheng usually reads. The books and the calligraphy treasures in his home are not clear."

Cheng Minzheng was so angry that he almost jumped on the spot and asked, "Just because people say this is a topic I wrote, you have to go to my house. Check, if someone says tomorrow that this is a question raised by someone else, is it legal to go to someone else’s house and search it?"

What Cheng Minzheng is angry about is not that people framed him for leaking the question.< /p>

It’s because this matter is completely false.

I never thought about being the examiner. Even if it were me, I wouldn’t write out the questions in advance. How unafraid of death are you that you would actually write a topic and let others know?

Such a clumsy frame-up method can be discussed by those in the market. You are all the pillars of the Ming Dynasty, and you actually believe this. You even brought it up to the most sacred court in the Ming Dynasty. You are still such a bully.

"Mr. Liu Ge, what do you think?"

Zhu Youtang could only ask for help. General looked at Liu Jian.

He hoped that Liu Jian would come out and say something fair to completely dispel the idea of ​​​​investigating Cheng Minzheng.

The emperor did not want to be led by this group of civil servants. , but the problem is that now the civil servants seem to want to put Cheng Minzheng to death.

Liu Jiandao, "Your Majesty, I have no objection. ”

Liu Jian didn’t say he agreed or disagreed. He meant that he could investigate or not.

He was even inclined toYu Cha's.

Since there is no such thing, even if someone asks someone to go to your house to see if it is really the book you usually read and if it is the title you wrote, it will be over

Zhu Youtang also felt angry when he heard this.

He said "Dongchang"

"Here." Xiao Jing looked embarrassed.

Others can't see the emperor's anger. How can they, who accompany the emperor every day, not see it?

Zhu Youtang said with a straight face, "Send someone to Xueshi Cheng's house." Look, there is also the place where he was on duty in the palace, check it and report back."

"Yes"

It means that the emperor listened to this under the pressure of the civil servants. It's such a nonsense, and I really need to check it out.

Cheng Minzheng was kept in the palace and was not allowed to leave the palace. He could only wait at the Meridian Gate first.

Dongchang will send people to Cheng Mansion and Hanlin Academy non-stop.

Zhu Youtang returned to Qianqing Palace with a gloomy look on his face. When he sat down, he threw several memorials in front of him to the ground.

"Your Majesty, please calm down." Dai Yi went to pick up the memorials and persuaded them.

Zhu Youtang said angrily, "Bingkuan is not wrong at all. Cheng Keqin is just because he gets closer to the scholars, so he will be suspected of having a problem. I really don't think so." I shouldn’t have asked him to be the examiner of this examination in front of others before.”

At this time, Zhu Youtang felt a little regretful.

He usually did not hide his appreciation for Cheng Minzheng. This was what he felt was hurting Cheng Minzheng.

The more the emperor admires a person, the easier it is to kill him.

Cheng Minzheng was the lecturer in the East Palace when he was the prince, and he was also his mentor. It was recognized that Cheng Minzheng was the most knowledgeable in the Hanlin Academy, and Li Dongyang was the most elegant in writing.

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