"Living in Hanzhong is not easy."
Zheng Ziliang walked out of the cheap hotel, went to a breakfast shop outside, and bought two large meat buns.
Go back to the room and continue reading a thick book.
He went north with five hundred taels of silver coins, which he thought would be enough.
Only when he arrived in Hanzhong did he realize that he wanted to take the imperial examination but lacked too much knowledge.
Five hundred taels of silver coins, only twenty taels of silver coins are left.
Most of them bought books and participated in the imperial examination tutoring classes run by some people who had failed in the examinations many times.
These people are not good at it, but they have a good foundation and understand the situation of the imperial examination in Hanzhong.
There are too many subjects that Zheng Ziliang needs to make up for. He can only understand a small part of mathematics, and he needs to learn law from scratch.
All the silver coins he had were about to be spent, so he had laid a good foundation. The rest couldn't be taught in tutoring classes, so he bought a lot of books to study on his own.
There are only twenty taels of silver coins left, so we must plan carefully.
If he really failed the imperial examination, he would have to find a leisurely job in Hanzhong.
Zheng Ziliang felt that he could do nothing but be an official.
In this era, only when you are an official can you use your talents.
"Brother Zheng, are you in the room?"
Zheng Ziliang heard Li Shengming's voice and immediately asked Li Shengming to come into the house.
"Brother Li, the last time I saw you, I didn't say that you had already passed the magistrate exam and were preparing to take up the post in Siming Mansion in Guangxi."
"Brother Zheng, Master Jijiu of the Imperial Academy informed us that if we study for a longer period of time, we will have better opportunities.
If adults say this personally, then who is in a hurry to graduate?
A place with a good location can be promoted in a few years.
I want to go to Siming Mansion. If nothing happens, and the governor has been in office for five years, and he can be transferred to a similar place, that would be good.
If you want to get promoted, you have basically no chance.
Brother Zheng, I encountered a good opportunity, but you really missed it, I hope you won’t regret it.”
Li Shengming had the intention of showing off his opportunities, but he didn't just show off. He came closer to Zheng Ziliang and lowered his voice and said:
"Have you heard that the questions in this imperial examination were leaked?
I heard that a thief went to the house of an official from the Ministry of Rites to steal something, and he directly stole the imperial examination paper.
The thief also attended night school and recognized the imperial examination papers.
The test papers were directly sold at high prices, not only to big families, but also to many bookstores.
In order to make money, some bookstores simply print a large number of test papers and sell them in large quantities.
Now the streets are full of imperial examination papers.
I also bought a set for you. This set of questions must not be used now.
But through this set of test papers, we can understand the difficulty and examination direction of this imperial examination."
Zheng Ziliang took the test paper and said happily: "Thank you, Brother Li, you have helped me a lot.
I have never understood my own level, so I have this set of test papers.
I can have a clear understanding of my own level.
Focus on weak points and study in a targeted manner.”
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Su He looked at Prime Minister Wang Zhongce and Minister of Rites Zhang Youfeng.
In the past few days, he has been meeting with senior officers of each army to listen to their opinions on the unification war.
I didn't pay attention to this year's imperial examinations, so I didn't expect such a big omission.
"Tell me, what's going on?
How could the imperial examination papers reveal the questions?"
Zhang Youfeng, the Minister of Rites, broke into a cold sweat on his forehead. Previously, the King of Qin and Prime Minister Wang Zhongce had been in charge of the imperial examination.
This year, taking advantage of the adjustment of the yamen's functions, the imperial examination was handled by the Ministry of Rites. Unexpectedly, such a big omission would occur before the imperial examination started.
Zhang Youfeng introduced the relevant situation.
"The examiner Zhou Qiao was afraid that he would not know enough and would make mistakes when judging the papers, so he took a set of test papers home in advance and did the questions himself.
Unexpectedly, his father was seriously ill and he was rushed to the hospital.
Unexpectedly, a thief came to their house to steal things and stole the test papers he brought out."
Su He listened to the whole process. The imperial examination papers had multiple defenses to prevent them from being taken out and all of them lost.
Just an ordinary examiner can bring out the test papers directly.
What made him most angry was that Zhang Youfeng did not deal with the problem immediately and also concealed the problem.
If someone hadn't printed the test papers in large quantities and spread them all over the streets.
He still doesn't know that the imperial examination papers have been leaked.
"Who is Zhou Qiao? Why didn't he report the leak immediately and deal with it promptly?"
Wang Zhongce said: "Your Majesty, Zhou Qiao is Zhang Shangshu's friend in the same year."
"Prime Minister Wang Zhongce, you are busy during this period, but you have no choice but to take on more tasks.
Serve as the examiner of this imperial examination.
Zhang Youfeng, the Minister of Rites, is temporarily suspended from his post pending the outcome of the investigation by the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Notify the Metropolitan Procuratorate to strictly investigate anyone who leaked the imperial examination questions.
This time all the imperial examination questions have been abolished, and university teachers have been organized to write new questions."
Zhang Youfeng, the Minister of Rites, let him down too much. He was nepotistic and his ability to do things was still poor.
I had followed the rules before and nothing major happened.
Let him serve as the examiner of the imperial examination. This is the first time he has done such a big thing, and his true colors are revealed.
Zhang Youfeng broke out in cold sweat on his temples. He felt that he was in danger this time.
After Su He gave his instructions, he walked out of the room directly.
He felt that Zhang Youfeng was a bit unusual.
Su He asked Zhang Shengbei, the censor of Qiandu, to investigate the case.
Zhang Shengbei is a well-known cruel official in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Every time he investigates a case, he is implicated in many cases, but he will not wrongly accuse anyone.
Su He also asked Su Changsheng to investigate secretly to see if there was anything fishy.
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Zheng Ziliang stood at the door of Gongyuan, and he heard the scholars participating in the imperial examination constantly discussing the major events that had happened recently.
"This case of leaking the imperial examination questions has a wide range of implications. Zhang Youfeng, the Minister of Rites, was taken away by the Metropolitan Procuratorate for investigation."
“Originally, the Ministry of Rites organized the imperial examination, but the rules of the imperial examination were changed.
Now according to the order of King Qin, the cabinet is responsible for this imperial examination.
They didn’t even change the changed rules.”
"It's so silly and cute. Why should we change it? It would be in our interest not to change it.
This year, there are thirty more Jinshi places than last year.
If there are thirty places, it will be easier for me to get Jinshi."
“I hope the questions this year will be simpler.
I heard that many of the questions this time were given by university teachers in university towns.
To be continued...