When he first arrived, Supervisor Zhao noticed Su Ziji. He hadn't seen her for only half a month and seemed to have changed a bit.
"Outstanding style, no one can forget it."
With this figure and temperament, no one would believe him if he said he was from a poor family. No wonder Yin Xiujie was furious when she saw him, which is a pity.
With such a magnanimous attitude, he compared it with the princes of several princes. In his mind, Supervisor Zhao raised the possibility by three points, so he walked up to Su Ziji, smiled and asked knowingly: "You are Su Ziji, so...
Have you passed the first case in a government?"
Su Ziji knew this middle-aged eunuch as soon as he arrived. He was the white-faced man he saw at Zheng Lixuan's place ten days ago. He seemed to be here to help him.
Because of the past, Su Ziji was not at a loss. Instead, he immediately realized that this might be the cause of the prince's bloodline. Therefore, he handed over his hand and spoke in a leisurely manner: "The student is Su Ziji. He has passed."
The head of a government case."
"Excellent talent."
Supervisor Zhao said this casually, walked past, went straight to the dormitory, picked up the paper on the wooden board, flipped through it, and said with a smile: "Generally, those who cheat are those who know that they can't take the imperial examination. Our family
I’m very curious, why did the head of the government commit fraud? Could it be that the head of your government’s case was fake?”
As he said that, he read the question under the lantern.
"Supervisor Zhao, isn't this appropriate?" Yin Xiujie frowned.
Even if I realize that I am indeed too hasty, it does not mean that I can look at a eunuch and read the papers of provincial examination candidates.
What is this?
Inspector Zhao glanced at him, his calm look immediately made Yin Xiujie choke back what he said next.
Thinking about the advice given to him by the cabinet ministers when he came, and also thinking about the emperor's temper, he would not allow eunuchs to exercise power. Since Supervisor Zhao dares to do such a thing, he must have the confidence, and what kind of confidence can the emperor give?
Enough confidence?
Sure enough, the next moment, Inspector Zhao said: "Don't worry, Mr. Yin. Before our family came, the emperor specifically allowed me to supervise Qiu Wei. Our family can still take care of what is happening now."
Inspector Zhao had said this, and Yin Xiujie knew that he had the token, so naturally he couldn't say anything more, so he could only keep a dark face and remain silent.
Even Yin Xiujie remained silent, and a smooth person like deputy examiner Gu Wenfu naturally fell silent.
Only the prefects Liao Qingge and Bai Hongzhi clenched their fists and were about to have an attack. However, no matter how upright they were, they were no longer young. Besides, they were only prefects (deputy examiners). If they had an attack without knowing what happened, they would be suspected of being domineering.
The sound of scraping paper was clear in the silent atmosphere.
The candidates in the dormitory opposite looked towards them. The candidates next to them did not dare to say a word and could only try their best to listen to what was going on.
"Go, bring all Su Ziji's papers and show them to our family and all the adults." Who knows, reading one paper is not enough, so Supervisor Zhao ordered again.
Without waiting for anyone to object, the two people in Tsing Yi walked away and handed out a stack of papers.
Supervisor Zhao really did not regard himself as an outsider. He looked at it first in front of everyone, and then sent it to the adults present to watch in turn. He said in a slightly high-pitched voice with a bit of sarcasm: "My lords, you have all been in the examination room for a long time.
From the county examination, prefectural examination, provincial examination, general examination, and palace examination, we have fought all the way through."
"I'm very familiar with the article and read it carefully. Do you still need to cheat on this article in Qiu Wei?"
What is written on the piece of paper in the physical evidence is just some knowledge points, and these are at best helpful for Mo Yi questions in the county examination, but have no meaning for the classic meaning.
"Whoever thinks that he can write such an article based on the sentences in these transcribed books, we will bring the Four Books and Five Classics here, read them freely, and ask him to write an article for us on the spot!"
As soon as these words came out, it was obvious that he was being protective. Tan Youshan could not interrupt at first, but now he wanted to defeat the enemy. But before he could do it, the eunuch's words angered Liao Qingge.
Although the prefect cannot interfere with Qiu Wei, it is related to fraud. If the prefect really talks about it, it is not entirely possible to get rid of the relationship. More importantly, the person who reported the fraud was brought by himself. Liao Qingge was cold before he read the article.
He said in a loud voice: "This is ridiculous, so what if the article is good?"
"This note is a piece of paper. Even if it only contains one word, it is still a piece of paper."
"Although it may not have been the candidate who buried it, there is no evidence that he did not do it, so he should be charged with fraud."
Since Su Ziji cannot prove his innocence, he should be treated as guilty. This is the presumption of guilt. Although this term does not exist in this era, the judicial principle is like this. What Liao Qingge said is righteous.
Bai Hongzhi finally couldn't bear it any longer and bowed and said, "Master Liao is talking about why no one else has the note but only Su Ziji?"
"The number is a temporary draw of lots. Does the slanderer still know that his number is not successful?"
"Even if you knew that we had watched all the movements for three days and did not enter the cell during inspections, how could you bury the paper in the ground and frame him?"
"You should look down upon me as an official. Not only will your honor be removed, but you will also be severely punished to set an example."
Tan Youshan was overjoyed after hearing this. He looked around and saw that both of them were honest officials. Only such honest officials could drive Su Ziji to death and avenge his son.
Yin Xiujie didn't say anything, just looked at the test papers carefully with the lantern she brought.
You don’t have to read it all, just read a few lines, and you will know that there may be something fishy. Let’s not talk about the literary talent of the words and sentences, let’s just talk about the calligraphy. Without hard work, you will never be able to write such words!
If you can practice such calligraphy hard, can you be so lazy that you can't even memorize the simple Four Books and Five Classics?
As Supervisor Zhao said, the content on the note was just copied from the Four Books and Five Classics, and the handwriting was very ordinary. It was completely different from Su Ziji's good calligraphy.
Could it be that Su Ziji had committed fraud and wanted to reveal secrets and let outsiders help him make cheat sheets?
"Humph, every whip will make a mark, and a slap will make blood." Supervisor Zhao was not afraid, and sneered: "It's not too late to read the article first!"
"I will argue with you after I read the article." Liao Qingge and Bai Hongzhi were furious. They had already thought that as long as they found the errors and omissions and fought for their futures, they would dust off this disgraceful student.
Just reading the article under the lantern, for a moment, not only Yin Xiujie, but also the prefect Liao Qingge and the deputy examinee Bai Hongzhi fell silent.
To be fair, if he were to pass the Imperial Examination, he could still be demoted. In the Provincial Examination, no matter how harsh the examiner is, he cannot be said to have failed.
Deputy examiner Gu Wenfu raised his head and said: "This guy's essays may not necessarily be correct, but they will always be on the first list."
The first list is the top three.
"Haha, Mr. Gu seems to be very knowledgeable about literary talent. You should have no objection to Su Ziji's talent and learning, right?" Supervisor Zhao listened, his eyebrows lit up with joy, and he laughed loudly.
"A lower official cannot go against his conscience and say that Su Ziji's talent and learning are not good, but even so, if the suspicion is not eliminated, he will not be promoted." After hearing this, Liao Qingge couldn't stand the eunuch's arrogance, and said gloomily: "Gege
I will let you go without removing my title, but it is the duty of you and me, the imperial magistrate, to investigate this case thoroughly."
"This is a delay." Gu Wenfu said regretfully.
"Even if he is delayed, it will still be his life." Bai Hongzhi added: "Besides, this boy is only fifteen this year. He is too young. It is not a bad thing to suppress him."