Because the provincial examination had just passed, although the examiner had evaluated the rankings, the current emperor attached great importance to the imperial examination, so he would send officials down to carefully check the papers that had been passed to prevent cheating.
Before that, all successful papers must be sealed until officials designated by the court arrive before they can be opened.
Nowadays, it is strictly enforced to open the book for proofreading in advance, which is against the regulations. However, special matters will be treated specially. You only need to submit a letter afterwards to explain the reason and stamp the seal of the official involved.
Su Yizhao looked over and saw that the paper was packed in a cylindrical paper tube made of mulberry paper. A small wooden sign hung from the outside of the paper tube with her name written on it.
There is a seal on the upper lid. The seal has the seals and signatures of many officials and is tightly affixed.
Just as Yan Shu was about to lift the seal, a voice suddenly rose from the courtroom, "Wait a minute!"
Everyone immediately looked in the direction of the sound and saw an elegant man standing outside the yamen, and the call just now was from him.
"Who are you? Why are you making a noise in the court?" Yan Shou stopped what he was doing, then looked at this person and shouted angrily.
"Sir! The student is one of the instructors who is the co-examiner of this provincial examination, named Lin Cheng. He is also the co-examiner who reviewed the questionnaire. Su Yizhao's paper passed through the hands of the student."
As long as a scholar does not hold an official position, no matter how old he is, he must call himself a student when facing officials.
But this is not the point. This person is Lin Jiaoyu, the same examiner.
The moment Su Yizhao saw him, he couldn't help but be a little stunned.
She thought Lin Cheng had left Beiyuan Mansion, but she didn't expect Lin Cheng to come back again?
"Then you come to the court!" Since he is a person related to this matter, Yan Shou naturally cannot kick him out.
Ren Shulin looked at Lin Jiaoyu in astonishment. His ex-son Lin Chengcheng had returned to his hometown, why was he here now?
"I heard before that you have returned to your hometown, but why did you come back?"
Yan Shou was surprised. In fact, the examiners who were listening on the sidelines were also surprised, because they personally practiced Lin Cheng's departure.
Lin Cheng bowed first, and then sighed deeply.
"Because the students feel guilty and have a really uneasy conscience. They feel that if they leave just now, they will definitely suffer the condemnation of their conscience in the future."
"Oh? But it's about this provincial examination? Please tell me!" Yan Shou was very confused and asked impatiently.
Lin Cheng didn't say anything, but walked to the desk, looked at it a few times, and then pulled out a piece of paper.
"The article the students saw that day was this article."
Yan Shou immediately ordered someone to bring it to him, and then when he saw it, his face became a little incomprehensible.
"Are you sure?" Yan Shou confirmed again.
"OK! When the students were reviewing the article that day, when they saw this article, they were overjoyed and felt like they had found a treasure. Because they highly praised this article, they gave detailed comments."
"Many people in the field are embarrassed by current affairs, but this chapter is good. It describes the harm caused by flying tigers, and takes public integrity as the foundation to eliminate harm and bring peace to the people. It drives away the law, which is a testament to knowledge and its inference."
Lin Jiaoyu recounted his comments at that time, "When I open the book for proofreading later, adults can check it, and it must be word for word. Moreover, students can also summarize Su Yizhao's article at that time."
"Do you remember his article so clearly?" Yan Shou asked suspiciously.
Lin Jiaoyu nodded, "Because I am happy to see the hunter, the student has been teaching all his life and has always respected and cherished talented people. The article touched the student very much, so he read it no more than five times."
Then, he recited the article seriously. Su Yizhao had a good memory. In contrast, the other party only had a few words that differed from her original text.
"Huh? Do you think what this person said is true or false?"
Seeing Lin Jiaoyu's words with such certainty, some onlookers overturned their previous conclusions and hesitated.
"Lin Jiaoyu! Did you remember it wrong? I know that you pity students with extraordinary talents. However, knowledge alone is not enough. You must also have good conduct, so that you can live up to reading the books of sages!" Ren Shulin suddenly said.
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Su Yizhao looked at Ren Shulin. From this, he was very sure that this person was targeting her or the Su family.
He even threatened openly in the courtroom. Did he think he was 100% sure?
Su Yizhao sneered inwardly. Now that she was in this situation, it seemed that her future would be determined as soon as she opened the paper.
Lin Jiaoyu's face was filled with worry, "Everything the student said is true!"
The other fellow examiners who were observing couldn't help but shake their heads. This Lin Jiaoyu was too upright, otherwise his eldest son's future would not have been ruined.
In this world, only by living in confusion can you live longer.
Yan Shou felt that there was no need to wait any longer, so he tore open the seal and poured out Su Yizhao's examination paper.
The papers and drafts of the three sessions are sealed together, so there is a small stack.
Everyone's hearts became nervous, and even the second old man's fingers holding on to the armchair turned white.
Yan Shou placed the papers and drafts of the first two sessions separately, and then turned to the last strategy question of the third session.
After he read it carefully, his expression turned solemn.
Everyone waited with bated breath, not daring to breathe. Both inside and outside the courtroom, there was silence, and no one made any noise.
"Su Yizhao, do you still want to read your paper? This original paper is exactly the same as what Bachelor Ren and the others are referring to."
As soon as Yan Shou's words came out, everyone was in an uproar.
The second old man felt that he could barely take a breath, and his body trembled a few times.
He blushed, and tremblingly took out a small porcelain bottle from his body.
He is old and usually suffers from heart palpitations. Today Su Yizhao did something like this and almost made him use the coffin prepared in advance.
"Second uncle, are you okay?" Su Yijue was also a little flustered, but she noticed something was wrong with the second old master and immediately stepped forward to help him.
"Second Old Master Su, it's unfair. You are allowed to come forward and check this paper." Yan Shou said to the Second Old Master.
"You, go and take a look!" The second old man pointed at the paper and said to Su Yijue beside him.
His legs were a little weak and he couldn't walk at all.
Su Yijue's heart was beating like a drum, but he didn't refuse. He took three steps and took two steps at a time. When he took the paper and looked at it, his heart suddenly sank to the bottom.
Living like this is exactly the same as the direction he had guessed before.
Taking a deep breath, "Sir! May I allow the students to see the draft?"
"That's fine! It's more appropriate for you, the Su family, to come and see us!"
Yan Shou said and glanced at Su Yizhao with regret, this child obviously has a bright future!
Passing the draft to Su Yijue, Su Yijue quickly looked through it, but the more he looked at it, the heavier his heart became.
Until this moment, he couldn't help but doubt Su Yizhao. Could it be that Su Yizhao was really suffering from hysteria, and were these all his imagination?