The white paper was actually hidden in the middle of an essay written by my great-grandfather who died not long ago.
This discovery made Cui Fei feel strange.
Why is a piece of white paper solemnly placed in the mezzanine?
Cui Fei has also read his grandfather's essays several times. Before this, he had never noticed that there were interlayers in the essays.
He was surprised, but at first, Cui Fei just thought that his grandfather had accidentally sandwiched the white paper in it, and did not associate it with extraordinary objects.
But soon, Cui Fei discovered that this thing was different.
When he was flipping through the classics, he had something in mind, and the white paper would reveal the content that he had thought of but could not remember. After a quarter of an hour, the content on the white paper would disappear.
After all, Cui Fei, who had entered the extraordinary world, naturally understood that the blank piece of paper left by his grandfather was not an ordinary item, but an extraordinary artifact.
And he knew even more clearly that his grandfather Cui Wenwen was a Confucian scholar of the fourth rank. Judging from the essays he left behind, his grandfather indulged in landscapes all his life and hated scientific examinations. He even had descendants and was not allowed to participate in the talent promotion ceremony.
Such instruction.
Of course, since Cui Wenwen turned 100, he has basically stayed at home, and his descendants can do whatever they want. No one has listened to such taboos.
It's a pity that Cui Wenwen's descendants don't have many reading seeds. In such a large family, few of the direct lineages have entered the extraordinary world, and the side bloodlines are even more withered. Let alone extraordinary people, the inheritance of ordinary bloodlines is difficult to continue.
Cui Fei is considered a leader in the side bloodline. With his own strength, he has reached the first rank of the Mohist path.
After realizing the specialness of the white paper, Cui Fei had some bold ideas in his mind. Since this object can present the contents of the classics... can it steal the questions from the examination papers of the Wancai Grand Ceremony?
As soon as this thought came to mind, the test questions from the Gyeonggi Provincial Examination were displayed on the white paper, which shocked Cui Fei!
At first, he didn't believe it was a real test question, thinking it was just a blank sheet of paper that fooled him into randomly finding questions.
However, he still carefully pondered these topics, searched through classics, and discussed similar topics with some learned scholars in private. He got the answers from them, and after adding his own subjective modifications, he turned them into his own opinions.
Finally, during the provincial examination, he discovered that the test questions on the white paper were exactly the same as the real questions!
Cui Fei, who was sufficiently prepared, could naturally give the answer easily. Articles and essays that had been pondered for a long time were quickly written, and he gained a reputation as a leader.
Thinking about it carefully, Cui Fei felt that even without a blank paper, he could still pass the exam, but his name would probably be among the bottom.
But the benefit brought by the blank paper is that his ranking has been improved a lot.
But Cui Fei still felt that his success was not right. After the person who brought the good news left, he put away the good news and did not celebrate with much fanfare. In addition, his village was located in a remote place, and no one nearby knew that Cui Fei had been successful.
I didn't even know that Cui Fei had another identity - the boss and clerk of Cui Ji Papermaking Mill.
The neighbors around his paper mill only knew his surname Cui Fei. He had no parents or brothers, so they called him Cui Dalang on weekdays.
After passing the Jinshi exam, Cui Fei was so satisfied that he hid the blank paper in Cui Wenwen's essay folder and buried it under the bed in the manor. He knew that it was too difficult to pass the Jinshi exam based on his own level, but with Juren
His status is enough for him to revitalize his family. As long as he is promoted to the second rank of the Mo family and his physical condition is resolved, he can make a living and expand his family business with peace of mind.
However, things went counterproductive.
After each personality change, he found that the white paper had left its hiding place and was hidden in his arms.
And Cui Fei also confirmed that it was not the cowardly personality who dug up the white paper, but the white paper left its hiding place and returned to him.
He even suspected... that the reason why he had two personalities was related to the use of white paper.
It is impossible to use forbidden things without paying a price.
Even the cost is the user himself.
When Cui Fei realized this, he realized that it was too late for him to wake up.
The existence of a blank sheet of paper may continue to aggravate his condition, and even the cowardly personality may occupy his body for more and more time, and may even eventually completely obliterate his dominant personality.
How to save himself... Cui Fei has no choice.
But one thing is certain, the stronger the transcendent, the greater his ability to resist forbidden forces.
If he can be promoted to Sequence 2 of the Mohist Path, perhaps his power can resist the backlash of forbidden objects.
In a short period of time, there is only one way to advance to the Mohist Sequence 2.
That is to pass the examination in the Talent Recruitment Ceremony and apply to the imperial court for the Secret Medicine of Sequence Two in the name of a new Jinshi. After all, his ability is limited. Although he knows the formula of the Secret Medicine of Sequence Two, it is not easy to collect materials, especially
Those extraordinary materials often cost a few hundred taels of silver, and he felt desperate just thinking about it.
Cui Fei knew very well how much he weighed. His ability was not enough to pass the Jinshi examination. There was only one possibility for him to be on the gold medal list.
Stealing test questions!
However, he discovered that the examination questions for the Talent Recruitment Ceremony were not easy to steal. Although ideas appeared in his mind, he found nothing on the blank paper.
It wasn't until he went to the black workshop to collect some scrap materials not long ago that he discovered test questions appeared on the white paper. But he still doesn't understand why he can get test questions close to these places.
"I see!"
Both Su Wen and Nangong's eyelids twitched.
Both of them caught the key.
To steal the test paper with a blank paper, you don't need to be close to the test paper, or even the person who asked the question. As long as it is contaminated with the aura related to the person who asked the question, the information can be stolen.
But why the person who asked the question was related to the black workshop is another story.
For a long time, some big shots in the DPRK liked to write some erotic and vulgar stories, but they were unwilling to do so for their own enjoyment, and it was not appropriate for them to share their stories openly with their colleagues, so they ended up submitting articles to tabloids such as "Feng Yue Rou Qing".
The big shots naturally don't care about the royalties, they only care about whether the articles they write are recognized by the world. Seeing the sales of tabloids printed by the black workshops rising, the big shots are also very satisfied and turn a blind eye to the operations of the black workshops, so they only have one month of profit growth.
Huge profits like ten thousand taels of silver.
According to the investigation of the internal factory, the ministers of the Ministry of Punishment, the Minister of Rites, and the Minister of Shaofu Zhongcheng, who are responsible for writing the title this time, are all old and sexy people who appear to be high-sounding on the surface, but secretly like to write pornographic articles. This is not because these people are debauched by nature.
It is about the atmosphere of the government and the public, and romantic articles. From the scholar-officials to the ordinary citizens, they are all popular content. They do not think that writing or reading will ruin their reputation. But after all, the scholar-officials who are officials in the government have to pay attention to their face, and it is not easy to show their faces and express certain things.
A book with beautiful illustrations and flamboyant content is a poor work, published under a pseudonym.
Among these characters, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice's pseudonym "Jiangzuo Xiaoxiaosheng" and the pseudonym "Lanling Taoist" of the Minister of Household Zuo are particularly famous. Not to mention others, Nangong has all the works written by these two people under these pseudonyms, and they are all illustrated with color pictures.
Exquisitely engraved collector's edition.
Almost all the places where Cui Fei hangs out have some connection with these question makers, so it is not surprising that blank sheets of paper can be used to steal test questions.
But the conclusion drawn from Cui Fei's perspective is different.
He believes that he needs to be close to places like bookshops so that the white paper can have its proper effect and help him steal exam questions.
What troubled him was that he found that the test questions would change. Not long after he got the test questions for the first time, while he was still thinking about how to answer the above questions, new test questions appeared on the white paper, and the difficulty was even higher than the original one.
Much more difficult.
After that, he kept getting new test questions, each time more difficult than the last, which almost made Cui Fei collapse.
He had no idea what was going on.
I just thought there was something wrong with the white paper, so I kept changing the test questions.
When Cui Fei said this, he looked depressed.
If these test questions were true, he wouldn't even be able to figure out the secrets, let alone pass the Jinshi exam.
Hearing Cui Fei's words, Nangong's expression changed, and Su Wen almost laughed.
Cui Fei didn't know that because he kept stealing questions, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice who was responsible for setting the questions was frightened and racked his brains. As soon as the questions came home, he had to arrange for his funeral. Cui Fei, the instigator, actually had the nerve to complain about the questions.
Too difficult?
In this case, it would be difficult for Su Wen to explain.
Now that the matter has been explained, Su Wen has basically figured out the source of the leaked test questions.
There is only one thing that remains unclear.
When the test questions were leaked, why did the contents of the test questions also appear on the paper surrounding the white paper?
"pollute."
Nangong has much more experience in this area than Su Wendu.
"Forbidden substances are used so frequently that their power leaks out and begins to cause pollution."
Nangong's tone was calm and he looked at Cui Fei: "So...you admit that you stole the test questions?"
"I……"
Cui Fei wanted to deny it, but under the suppression of the "truth trumpet", he couldn't lie at all.
"That's right."
He finally bowed his head and admitted.
Now that the matter has come to this, even if he denies it at all costs, he can't get away with it.
"very good……"
Nangong also breathed a sigh of relief.
He did not expect that such a major case, which alarmed His Majesty and almost frightened the Minister of Death, could be so simple.
It can also be seen from this that taboo objects should be completely sealed and cannot be allowed to spread in the outside world. No one knows how much harm and impact this thing can cause.
"Let's take him into custody for now."
Nangong waved his hand.
This case is not easy to handle.
If he followed the law clearly, Cui Fei would not only lose his life, but the ten clans would also cease to exist.
Theoretically speaking, the Cui family among the five surnames and seven families must also be implicated.
This implication is huge. There are millions of people directly related to the Cui family alone, and at least one-third of them can be related to Cui Fei.
If this case is revealed, the government and the opposition will definitely be unstable. The current emperor is decisive in killing, and he probably would not dare to raise this knife.
"Eh...it's really..."
Nangong sighed again and again. Naturally, he did not want to see the imperial court carrying out massacres during the Taiping years.
"Fortunately, this matter...has not spread yet, otherwise it would really be out of control."