Su Yijue was a little displeased, but she also knew that the second old man and the others were very angry. No matter how much they said now, it would be useless and they would not listen at all.
Su Yizhao didn't want to make any unnecessary excuses, so he saluted everyone and then stood aside politely.
Seeing this, the second old man waved his sleeves and left, even walking much more vigorously than usual. Su Yizhao and the others immediately followed behind.
As soon as he left the house, Su Yizhao saw the yamen servant waiting at the concierge. Because Su Yizhao was born in the Su family, even the yamen servant did not dare to neglect him, and his words were respectful.
"Mr. Su, I am here to wait for you because of my humble duty. Please go to the government office and ask Mr. Su if you have any questions."
Mr. Su is still a scholar, so they don't dare to treat him lightly.
Naturally, Su Yizhao couldn't take his anger out on others, so he smiled and said, "If you two can help me, I'll go with you."
Seeing Su Yizhao's kind attitude, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.
After the carriage of the Su family left the village, Su Yizhao discovered that there were many villagers standing at the entrance of the village watching the excitement.
Although Su Yizhao was a scholar, this matter had spread throughout the world and they had heard about it.
Putting down the curtain, Su Yizhao smiled helplessly.
Su Yijue's eyes were full of pity when he looked at her. It was just because he was so outstanding that he was hated by others. I don't know if it was a disaster or a blessing!
But at this moment, Su Yizhao was thinking about the new magistrate of Beiyuan Prefecture. The previous magistrate, Liao Haitu, had been promoted as he wished and had been transferred to the capital as an official, serving as the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple.
Although it is still a fourth-grade official position, which is a level one, being a Beijing official is not comparable to that of a local official.
The new magistrate in my mind is named Yan Shou. He was originally the magistrate of Liuyang Prefecture, a lower-class prefecture. This time he was promoted to one level.
Yan Shou does not have a family background, and currently he has no faction.
Knowing that the case was being heard in court today, the yamen was crowded with people and the surrounding area was blocked. It was a matter of provincial examination, and the literati paid great attention to it, and even the common people came to join in the fun.
When Su Yizhao and the others arrived, Yan Shou was already sitting in front of the hall. When Su Yizhao came in, his face was very kind, and there was nothing unusual about it.
They even exchanged greetings with the second old man and looked kindly towards Su Yizhao.
Now that the truth was unknown, Su Yizhao still had the status of being a scholar, so Yan Shou directly gave him a seat and asked him to sit at the bottom, waiting for the examiners to come.
In fact, this trial is just a trial of Su Yizhao!
On the other side were several examiners, who were originally court officials. With their strict status, there was no way they could tolerate them until they were convicted.
Su Yizhao was naturally not afraid of anything, he was just worried that Yan Shou was afraid of offending others and would not be able to control those officials.
Sure enough, Su Yizhao and the others waited for half an hour before several examiners arrived late.
The examiners entered the courtroom one after another to confront Su Yizhao. Su Yizhao also immediately stood in front of the courtroom, not daring to make excuses.
However, during the interrogation, most of the time, Su Yizhao only had to listen to what they said, and waited until it was her turn to explain at the end.
Su Yijue listened for a long time and realized that the current situation was very unfavorable to Su Yizhao.
First of all, there are several fellow examiners who sit at the bottom as soon as they enter the hall, with aloof status.
They were not responsible for reviewing the policy questions. They only said that Su Yizhao's previous two articles were good and they knew nothing about the policy questions.
One of the co-examiners who reviewed the policy questions was Lin Jiaoyu, but he had already left the city and returned to his hometown the day before yesterday.
The second person was Fang Jiaoyu, but he stated that Su Yizhao's article was not reviewed by him at that time, and there were no comments from him on it, so he did not know the details.
After that came the editor He Baisheng. Su Yizhao's article had to go through his hands no matter what, so it was difficult to shirk it.
However, this person was hesitant in his narration and only said that it was different from the articles circulating in the market.
Yan Shou asked about the content and even put a dozen articles in front of him and asked him to pick out the one written by Su Yizhao.
"Lord He, you might as well take a closer look. The provincial examination is particularly important and there is no room for sloppiness. Otherwise, if the emperor blames you, even I will have to suffer."
Yan Shou's meaning is very clear. I can't run away, and you, as the examiner, can't run away.
He doesn't know the truth. In fact, it can be said that he doesn't care about the truth, but this matter must not implicate him.
He Baisheng's eyes passed over one of the articles, and then a look of struggle flashed in his eyes.
Su Yizhao carefully observed the other party's expression, and then he understood clearly.
"This? There are more than 5,000 candidates for the provincial examination, and they are taking the exam three times in a row. If so much time has passed, I really can't remember it."
He Baisheng bowed his hands apologetically towards Yan Shou, and then walked aside.
"Sir, may I allow the student to say a few words?" Su Yizhao suddenly stepped forward and asked Yan Shou.
Yan Shou nodded, this doesn't mean the person involved is not allowed to speak, right?
"Students dare to ask Mr. He, if an examinee's article involves dissatisfaction with the government, dissatisfaction with the emperor, and suspicion of being world-weary, would you be impressed by it?"
Su Yizhao turned around and looked at He Baisheng, this is official protection, right? She really saw it today.
"Is this? If you have been reviewing articles for several days and are extremely exhausted, it is understandable that there are any omissions!"
Su Yizhao sneered in his heart, he was trying to shirk the blame to the end! This He Baisheng, neither party wanted to offend!
The second old man's face turned pale with anxiety, and he felt even more regretful. If he had known, he should have stopped Su Yizhao in the first place. Wouldn't it be good to be ranked second? He would be a monster.
"Then it's better to invite the two examiners to the court." Seeing that He Baisheng's mouth was like a closed clam shell, Yan Shou lost his patience, so he said.
The first person to attend the exam was Qi Bin, the chief examiner, who is currently serving as editor of the Hanlin Academy.
As soon as he came to class, he quickly picked out one of the articles and said, "This is it."
Yan Shou took the article to read, and then looked at Su Yizhao with an unusual look in his eyes.
"Written by Qi Xiu, are you sure this is this one?"
Qi Bin nodded firmly, "Indeed! Su Yizhao's second place was decided by the official and Mr. Ren."
He said, and then looked at Su Yizhao with hatred in his eyes.
"At that time, Xianguan and Mr. Ren felt that this candidate was very talented. If we only looked at the previous articles, he was a well-deserved Jie Yuan. But when he saw the last article, Xianguan could only sigh deeply."
"Because I really cherish his talent and couldn't bear for him to be buried, I gave him second place, which is an exception."
Qi Bin looked at Su Yizhao with eyes full of sorrow, "Now that Su Yizhao is so young, we can understand. He is too young to do anything, and it is easy to go astray."
He shook his head and sighed, "He is self-reliant in his talent and refuses to accept the second place. The lower officials will definitely understand. However, focusing only on talent and learning while ignoring moral character is contrary to the teachings of the saints."
He said and turned to look at the second old man, "You are the elder of his clan, right? This child should be taught well, otherwise, if his character is not corrected, he will become a disaster in the future."
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