Xiao Jing drank tea.
Mou Bin said, "It seems that Mr. Zhang was right. Mr. Li did not raise suspicions for reasons such as poor expression of meaning and unclear sentences. Instead, he chose papers with neat articles."
Xiao Jing curled his lips slightly and said, "Mr. Li Ge's direction is correct after all. If it is fraud in the examination room, but even the basic articles are written nonsense, then what is the point of cheating? Look at the four selected papers, three of them have been Whoever is chosen, or who Mr. Li Ge wants to catch in this."
"As long as there is no Mr. Zhang," Mou Bin said intentionally or unintentionally.
Xiao Jing stopped drinking tea and looked sideways at Mou Bin.
Although the words are simple, they are the truth.
No matter who he involves, as long as Zhang Zhou is not involved and His Majesty can handle the matter, my mission will be completed.
It took a long time.
Liu Chun, editor of Hanlin, came over to report: "Eunuch Xiao, Commander Mou, the opening of the seal has been completed. Mr. Li Ge invites you to come over."
"Let's go" Xiao Jing Take Mu Bin with you to the marking room.
Marking room.
Li Dongyang only called a few of his fellow examiners to come, and they were all relatively knowledgeable people who generally didn’t like to be thorns in the side. It was equivalent to having the examiner present, speaking clearly in person, but not being able to speak. Someone always comes out to interrupt.
"Mr. Li Ge, how did the four examination papers selected involve people suspected of being guilty by Hua Chang?" Xiao Jing asked with a smile.
He also emphasized that both Hua Chang participated in the performance and was a "suspected guilty" person, which reminded Li Dongyang that Zhang Zhou had been excluded from the vend case by the emperor. If Zhang Zhou was really involved, You should also consider the consequences of involving him and don't cause trouble for everyone.
Li Dongyang cupped his hands and said, "Not yet."
Xiao Jing smiled when he heard this.
Under the condition of anonymity, only four questionable papers were selected from four to five thousand examination papers. I was not familiar with the writing style of the three people, and I also wanted to identify Zhang Zhou, Tang Yin and Xu. If anyone is involved, the probability of "winning" is too low.
Li Dongyang asked, "Now that the seal has been opened, do you need to fill in the list?"
"Wait a moment." Xiao Jing said, "Mr. Li Ge, there are still two days until the list is released. It won’t be too late to fill in the results tomorrow. Our family would like to inform His Majesty first. Do you think it would be better to write a memorial in your name to explain this matter?"
Li Dongyang looked at the He called several fellow examiners who came over to observe, but suddenly felt that it was inappropriate to ask someone else to come.
It seems that many things are really suitable to be discussed with Xiao Jing alone.
"The matter of filling in the list has been postponed until tomorrow. You all go back and rest first. After filling in the list tomorrow, you can come out of the curtain."
The inner curtain officer has completed the task and does not have to wait for the release of the list. After that, as long as the list is filled in, handed over to the Ministry of Rites, and a memorial is made, the work of these people will be completed.
Originally, many people thought that the grading, which had been postponed for several days, would finally be over and they could leave today. Who knew that they would have to wait another day? In fact, they were just waiting for Xiao Jing.Go and ask the emperor for instructions.
Back in private.
Li Dongyang did not shy away from asking directly what Xiao Jing meant.
Xiao Jing said, "Mr. Li Ge, you are highly respected and you are still the examiner of this examination. You and Bachelor Cheng are still presiding over this examination of the Ministry of Etiquette. I have some words for you to say, such as Someone else is more suitable."
Li Dongyang understood immediately that Xiao Jing's intention was for him to "intercede" with Cheng Minzheng as a cabinet minister.
Although he did not want to embarrass Cheng Minzheng, he did not say that he would stand up for Cheng Minzheng.
From his point of view, the matter is so heated. Who knows whether Cheng Minzheng is really involved in the issue? Why should I speak for him?
"Mr. Li Ge, so far , isn’t it true that there is still no evidence?” Xiao Jing said with a smile.
Li Dongyang nodded, "That is to say that there is no evidence to prove it."
"That's probably it." Xiao Jing thought to himself, it's rare that you, Li Bin, are on the right track and let you write Is it so difficult to write a memorial with "no evidence"?
Li Dongyang said, "Then I will state the facts according to the facts, but Eunuch Xiao, I still have a doubt, why not open the seal?" Of the candidates involved in the reexamination, two out of the three have already been selected. I’m afraid it won’t be easy to settle the matter.”
Xiao Jing smiled and shook his head, “What did your Majesty give you? How we will convey it depends on His Majesty’s instructions. Just complete your own tasks. There may be a court meeting to discuss this matter before filling in the papers tomorrow. Why should you be anxious?”
Li Dongyang was quite stubborn at first, but when he thought that the emperor might go to the court to discuss the matter and let the ministers give their opinions before filling out the list and releasing it, he suddenly felt a little more balanced.
Subsequently, he followed Xiao Jing's "prompt" and wrote a report on the lack of evidence regarding the case.
Inside the palace.
Zhu Youtang summoned Zhang Zhou, nominally to talk about the test questions, but after the meeting, Zhu Youtang seemed to have completely forgotten about this matter, and only talked to Zhang Zhou Let’s talk about health care.
He also asked Zhang Zhou about the way of heaven, heaven’s secrets, heavenly aspects and other matters, and the three words were inseparable from “heaven”. Probably what Zhu Youtang is most afraid of now is God, and he regards Zhang Zhou as a half-hearted person. A messenger from heaven.
"The prince's academic progress has been slow recently, and he has no intention to study. I have also supervised many times, but with little effect." Zhu Youtang said, "After the examination, you have time I want you to be his husband soon.”
Zhu Youtang has high expectations for his son.
But Zhu Houzhao is obviously not a serious study material. It doesn’t matter how fast Zhu Houzhao learns, he will always be different from the emperor’s expectations. In addition, Zhu Houzhao’s naughty nature will make his father feel that his son is incompetent. .
Zhang Zhou was engaged in education in his previous life.
I also understand some paradoxes in family education. A father will always think that his son’s work habits are different from his own.The son has embarked on a "path of no return", but when the son educates the grandson, the same situation will occur again.
My father always lived in his own stubbornness and believed that being like himself was the "right" thing. However, those sons who were ineffective in his father's eyes supported the progress of the times and passed on the human race.
"Your Majesty, Eunuch Xiao is back." A young eunuch came in to report.
Zhu Youtang then remembered what he had called Zhang Zhoulai for today, and waved his hand, "Let him come in."
Then he saw Xiao Jing trotting all the way into the Qianqing Palace. , when he first saw Zhu Youtang and Zhang Zhou sitting side by side, he felt a little uncomfortable.
Xiao Jing said happily, "Your Majesty, the inner curtain has been opened and the results are out. Mr. Zhang is among the winners."
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When Zhu Youtang heard this, he seemed to be completely relieved.
Finally, there is no need for Zhang Zhou to enter the court as a tribute. In other words, Zhang Zhou is now considered a Jinshi.
"Bingkuan, congratulations." Zhu Youtang smiled and said congratulations.
Only Zhang Zhou doesn't think things are that easy, but he also understands that no matter whether he wins the Jinshi or not, he will easily fall into the whirlpool of public opinion. It is better to win than not.
Dai Yi asked "What's the ranking?"
Xiao Jing smiled slightly. Dai Yi, Chen Kuan and others thought that the ranking was not good, but Xiao Jing said, "Nangong ranks first. "
"" Dai Yi looked a little embarrassed and looked back at Zhu Youtang.
Zhu Youtang did not think this was a bad thing at all. Instead, he got up and walked to Zhang Zhou, patting Zhang Zhou on the shoulder and said, "You can be ranked first in Nangong. If you perform normally in the palace examination, you can." Ranked first, you don’t need me to plan for you.”
It is not a big surprise that Jie Yuan came first in the Jiangnan Provincial Examination.
Zhang Zhou thought to himself, thank God, thank earth, thank God for allowing me to come to Ming Dynasty to experience the life of the ancients.
p>Zhang Zhou first made a speech in his mind about being a Jinshi, and then asked, "What about Tang Yin and Xu Jing?"
Zhu Youtang also realized that Zhang Zhouzhong's failure to win the Jinshi was not the important point. He hurriedly calmed down the public opinion about the examination questions. He also asked, "Will the two of them be selected?"
Xiao Jing said, "Your Majesty, Tang Yin is ranked thirteenth, and Xu Jing is not here." Among the selected ones."
"Oh."
Zhu Youtang nodded.
He heard that Tang Yin also won the tribute award, and he looked a little hesitant. Obviously he didn't think it was a good thing that Tang Yin won the tribute award. Tang Yin was being regarded as the focus of public opinion outside. At this time, Tang Yin won the award. Doesn't it mean that Tang Yin was the winner? There may be something fishy between him and Cheng Minzheng
Zhang Zhou said, "Tang Yin's talent is pretty good, and he had some time to calm down before the exam, so he could prepare for the exam with peace of mind."
Zhu Youtang nodded. "Ya Yuan, who took the Jiangnan Provincial Examination, ranked 13th in the competent examination.Not much of a surprise. However, it seems difficult to clear away the suspicion.
Xiao Jing hurriedly presented Li Dongyang's memorial and said, "Your Majesty, this is Mr. Li Ge's memorial in the inner curtain, which is about Cheng Minzheng. Please read it." "
"Bring it here. "
Zhu Youtang took the memorial directly and read it on the spot.
After reading it, he handed the memorial to Zhang Zhou and said, "Bingkuan, take a look at it too. "
Zhang Zhou has read the above content. Li Dongyang not only stated that Cheng Minzheng's title was unsubstantiated, but also mentioned that Tang Yin was famous on the list, mostly because of his talent and learning. In the investigation of the Four Books and the Five Classics, etc. There were no obvious omissions or deviations in talent and learning
This probably means that he did not answer the questions asked by Li Dongyang poorly, but that he answered the questions asked by Cheng Minzheng exceptionally well.
p>The standards that Li Dongyang told Xiao Jing before were all deception. The most important thing is actually this one, but Li Dongyang cannot directly tell Xiao Jing which questions are from him and which questions are from Cheng Minzheng.
Xiao Jing said, "After the inner curtain is opened and sealed, filling in the list will be postponed in advance. After requesting His Majesty's order, the list may be filled in tomorrow, and the list can be posted early the next morning." "
Zhu Youtang looked at Zhang Zhou and said seriously, "Bingkuan, do you think Tang Yin should be deposed to quell the scholars' objections?"
Zhang Zhou Putting down the memorial, he asked, "Your Majesty, what's the reason?"
"There is no need for a reason. "Zhu Youtang said, "The imperial examinations are used to select scholars based on their articles. The likes and dislikes of the examiners are often suspected of being unfair and biased. If Tang Yin is deposed alone, he can calm the opinions of the scholars and get what he wants. "Please remember to bookmark, the latest and fastest website without anti-theft and free reading