Five years as county magistrate, hundreds of millions of kilograms of grain shocked Li Shimin Chapter 203 Is Fang Yuan the one who leaked the test questions?
Chapter 203 Is Fang Yuan the one who leaked the test questions?
Chapter 203: Is Fang Yuan the one who leaked the test questions?
The Beijing Examination is very grand.
The imperial court has done enough in this regard.
The environment for candidates has also changed relatively.
Fang Yuan was responsible for the matters involved and ensured its safety.
Three days passed and the Beijing Examination was over. The candidates walked out of the examination room with different expressions.
Some people are happy, some are sad, some are dull, and some are uneasy.
Students in Liaozhou are basically assigned to the same examination room, and they leave the examination room at almost the same time after finishing the exam.
Zhang Ji, Ge You and others looked at each other with surprise and excitement in their eyes.
"Go find Fang Ling?!"
Ge You said first.
There was excitement in the voice.
Zhang Ji and others nodded.
They were very excited because Fang Yuan got the question right!
There is no guarantee that they will be among the top three, but at least they feel that they are on the list if they are prepared.
At this time, because it happened to be the last day of the exam, Fang Yuan was guarding the exam room.
After inquiring, the candidates soon met Fang Yuan.
When Fang Yuan was wondering how Zhang Ji and others found him, he was quickly stunned.
"Students thank their mentor for his kindness in reincarnation."
Zhang Ji, Ge You and other Liaozhou candidates all knelt down and kowtowed to Fang Yuan.
In an instant, everyone at the scene was shocked and looked at Zhang Ji and others who were kneeling on the ground in disbelief.
After a while, everyone looked at Fang Yuan again, with shock and confusion in their eyes.
How could such a young Chang'an Ling be the mentor of so many students?
"Get up!"
After Fang Yuan was stunned, he calmly accepted the salute from Zhang Ji and others.
Because the house owner already knew the test questions after the exam started.
"On how to divide the territory's administration after the Tang Dynasty annexed the Eastern Turkic territories? How was its stability determined after the administrative division?"
This is the title!
The power distribution shared by Fang Yuan at Yipinxiang Restaurant is actually not much different.
In other words, Fang Yuan made the right bet!
For them, this is equivalent to the grace of rebirth, no worse than the grace of parents giving birth.
Therefore, Ge You, Zhang Ji and others all called Fang Yuan their mentor, second only to their parents.
"Thank you, Master!"
Zhang Ji and others stood up one after another.
Still looking at Fang Yuan with grateful eyes.
"Go back, I still have things to do."
Fang Yuan waved his hands.
"Teacher, can we wait for you at Yipinxiang Restaurant tonight?"
Zhang Ji, Ge You and others looked at each other and then said.
If they are not grateful to Fang Yuan, they will have trouble sleeping and eating, because Fang Yuan really gave too much, and they will never be able to pay it back in this lifetime.
"Not sure if I have time."
"You can go ahead."
Fang Yuan said casually.
Today is the first day after the imperial examination, and he may be busy until late.
"Thank you, Master, we are waiting for you."
Zhang Ji, Ge You and others were overjoyed.
Thank you again to Fang Yuan before leaving.
As they left, the officials who were also responsible for invigilating the exam approached Fang Yuan.
"Fang Ling, congratulations."
"So many students are showing great gratitude, are you betting on the right question?"
"Fang Ling is really secretive. In the future, his disciples will be everywhere."
Someone congratulates.
Some people are envious.
There are also people who are jealous.
Sun Wuji, the chief minister of the Ministry of Personnel, was also in the examination room and watched this scene with his own eyes.
He was very curious, when did Fang Yuan teach these students?
Changsun knows the property better than everyone present.
"It's just a coincidence, it's not worth mentioning."
Fang Yuan chuckled.
Get close to the officials at the scene.
There are people here whose official positions are not as high as Fang Yuan's, and there are also people who are higher than Fang Yuan.
There are also many erudite celebrities who looked envious after hearing Fang Yuan's words.
Envy, if you bet on the right question, those candidates should be on the list.
The only strange thing is that one of them looks a little ugly.
With such good looks, how could he pass the exam in Beijing?
Slowly, more candidates walked out of the examination room.
As Fang Yuan said, he was really busy until very late.
However, after learning that Zhang Ji and others were still at Yipinxiang Restaurant, Fang Yuan went to the banquet.
Time flies.
Five days passed in a flash, and the invigilators finished correcting the papers.
The person in charge of correcting the paper this time was Chu Suiliang, one of the twenty-eight bachelors.
"Why do the papers this time feel so homogeneous?"
Chu Suiliang turned over the paper, frowned and said.
However, there are thousands of papers, and they are all sealed with names, so it is impossible to know who they are.
Just based on my feeling, I feel that there are many similar ones in this test paper, as if they are a routine.
"Maybe there are more candidates who won the correct question."
"The incident of many candidates kneeling in the examination room has become widely known."
An invigilator said sourly.
The invigilators all have some reputations, and they also have some students.
But they have never encountered a scene like that day when more than thirty candidates knelt down to Fang Yuan.
"It feels like it's more than just a test paper."
Chu Suiliang frowned deeper.
He did not witness what happened that day.
But I heard a lot of people talking about it afterwards, and they didn't agree with it. It felt like it was a show, fake.
"Master Chu, are you sure?"
"How about we check again?"
Yu Shinan came over and asked politely.
He is the deputy person in charge and one of the twenty-eight bachelors.
Both of them spoke, and the other invigilators looked at Zhu Suiliang.
"Then check again."
Zhu Suiliang pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice.
The emperor attached great importance to the imperial examinations, and when he appointed them as invigilators, he told them that they must pay attention to the imperial examinations.
It may be a little harder to check the other side, but at least you are doing your job and preventing problems before they are discovered.
The invigilators sighed inwardly, but did not dare to show any objections. They took the test paper and rechecked it.
After working hard for a long time, the examiners finally found out the problem. They found 87 very similar answer sheets.
I can’t say they are the same, but the meaning is quite similar.
Looking at this test paper, Zhu Suiliang, Yu Shinan and others fell into deep thought.
This matter is big or small. After all, so many people are similar, so it is very likely that the test questions have been leaked.
"Master Yu, you need to go to the palace in person."
Zhu Suiliang said in a deep voice.
"It should be so."
Yu Shinan nodded solemnly.
The two packed up their test papers and rushed to the palace.
The other examiners did not restrict their freedom and left slowly.
Not long after, a secret news was spread. The imperial examination questions were suspected to have been leaked. There were more than 80 similar answer sheets in the examination paper.
Only a few people knew the news at first, but it soon spread and attracted the attention of many candidates.
In an instant, the candidates who were waiting anxiously became restless and started making noises in their living quarters.
"You won't really leak the test questions, right?"
"Then what's the point of studying hard for so many years?"
"I think the test questions may have really been leaked. Do you remember that day when more than 30 candidates knelt in the examination room?"
"It's just a matter of guessing the questions. I think it's because some people knew the questions and then leaked them to those candidates. They are scumbags!"
The candidates kept quarreling.
The final finger pointed at Chang'an Ling Fang Yuan.
Liaozhou candidates such as Zhang Ji and Ge You were also in the inn.
They were soon blocked by candidates, questioning Zhang Ji and others about their specific situation.
Night falls.
In Fang Mansion, a eunuch arrived to tell Fang Yuan to enter the palace.
Fang Yuan inquired a little and found out what happened.
Without hesitation, Fang Yuan followed the eunuch directly into the palace, and soon met Li Shimin in the imperial study room.
"Your Majesty, Fangyuan, pays homage to His Majesty."
Fang Yuan saluted and nodded to Zhu Suiliang and the others.
"I heard you made the right bet?"
Li Shimin patted the test paper on the desk and said in a deep voice.
The seal of the test paper has been opened and the names have been checked. Thirty-two of them are candidates from Liaozhou, that is, most of Zhang Ji and Ge You.
Zhu Suiliang and Yu Shinan looked at Fang Yuan, their eyes
"Yes."
"I had a conversation with His Majesty that day in the Imperial Study Room about the Eastern Turkic Territory, so I gave this topic to the Liaozhou candidates."
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
Sure enough, Li Shimin asked him to enter the palace because of the test questions.
But Fang Yuan didn't panic, he learned about it because of his chat with Li Shimin.
It’s not really a leak.
"That's it."
Li Shimin's expression softened a lot.
Indeed, he and Fang Yuan talked about related matters when they were in the Imperial Study Room.
It was also because I discussed this with Fang Yuan that I finally decided on the test questions.
In fact, when Zhu Suiliang and the two entered the palace, Li Shimin thought of this and did not doubt Fang Yuan.
But things still need to be done, and Zhu Suiliang and others must be convinced that Fang Yuan did not leak the test questions.
Sure enough, just as Li Shimin thought, after listening to Fang Yuan's explanation, Zhu Suiliang's expressions softened a lot.
But,
"Your Majesty, there are eighty-seven test papers here, but there are only thirty-six candidates in Liaozhou."
"According to our inspection just now, there are only thirty-two Liaozhou candidates."
Zhu Suiliang still has questions.
Li Shimin did not speak, but looked at Fang Yuan.
"Maybe someone bet on the right question?"
Fang Yuan frowned and said uncertainly.
He only gave questions to Zhang Ji, Ge You and others, and no one else.
Either other candidates also had questions, or Zhang Ji and others disclosed it to other candidates.
However, Fang Yuan feels that the latter is unlikely. Zhang Ji and others can live through the Spring Festival and will not be stupid enough to tell others.
"Can you find out where these candidates are from?"
Li Shimin looked at Zhu Suiliang and said.
Similarly, Li Shimin still believed in Fang Yuan.
"Mainly from Bingzhou, and some from Huayin County."
"Most of them are the Cui family and the Yang family, but these two families have also been successful in the examination in previous years, and the questions are very accurate."
Zhu Suiliang explained.
Candidates on the test paper are marked with where they are from.
"So you didn't reveal the test questions?"
Li Shimin pondered for a moment, looked at Zhu Suiliang and Yu Shinan and said.
His intention was very clear, that is, he did not intend to pursue the matter. After all, it was unlikely that the test questions would be leaked.
"Yes."
Zhu Suiliang and Yu Shinan looked at each other, smiled, and followed Li Shimin's wishes.
They were just suspicious. After Fang Yuan's description and Li Shimin's refusal to refute, they no longer had any objections.
"Then let's leave it as it is, and prepare to release the results."
Li Shimin said with satisfaction.
He is very satisfied with this imperial examination.
Not only did it build the reputation of the imperial court as attaching great importance to imperial examinations.
We also received a number of new candidates, many of whom came from poor families and had no background.
After they enter the officialdom, it will be time to fight against the big families.
"Yes."
Zhu Suiliang and the other two respectfully said yes.
Just as the two were preparing to say goodbye, the eunuch Wang De hurriedly came over.
"Your Majesty, it's not good. The candidates made a fuss in the inn, saying that someone leaked the test questions."
Wang De said slightly flustered.
He knows the reason why Fang Yuan was called into the palace tonight.
But there was trouble outside, which was definitely not a good thing for Fang Yuan, and it was definitely not a good thing for the court.
"What?"
"Zhu Suiliang, you didn't issue a gag order?!"
Li Shimin was immediately shocked, frowning and looking at Zhu Suiliang and the others.
I originally wanted to turn a major issue into a trivial matter, but now that so many candidates have misunderstandings and want to resolve it in a calm way, it may not be that simple.
"I, I didn't leak anything."
Zhu Suiliang's expressions changed and he hurriedly explained.
But the two of them also knew that it was probably other invigilators who leaked the information.
How confused, the two of them have just entered the palace to confirm, but they have already revealed it to the outside world.
What's even more confusing is that the invigilators were not asked to pay attention to the situation and not to tell anyone.
"Go and call Changsun Wuji and all the invigilators!"
Li Shimin gave the order in a cold voice.
He understood what Zhu Suiliang and the two meant.
There should be other proctors who leaked the news.
How stupid did you become an invigilator?
"Yes!"
Eunuch Wang De bowed.
He left quickly and passed the news to Sun Wuji and others.
Sun Wuji, the Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Personnel, is not an invigilator, but is responsible for selecting invigilators.
In other words, except for Zhu Suiliang and Yu Shinan, the other examiners were selected by Changsun Wuji.
Not long after, more than thirty invigilators arrived, including Changsun Wuji.
"Who revealed the leak of the test questions?"
Li Shimin looked at all the invigilators with his sharp eyes.
In an instant, the invigilators had different expressions and had their own guesses. Some of the invigilators even looked at Fang Yuan.
There have been rumors outside that Fang Yuan leaked the test questions to the candidates in Liaozhou, making most of the candidates in Liaozhou very good.
They still didn't know why Li Shimin came to them. They thought the test questions were really leaked and they wanted to hold those responsible for the leaked test questions accountable.
"Are you all deaf?"
Li Shimin frowned and said in a deep voice.
The invigilators who came over suddenly trembled and were frightened by Li Shimin's appearance.
Changsun Wuji, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, quickly felt that something was wrong, and felt that Li Shimin was not responsible for leaking the test questions when he called them over.
"Back to Your Majesty, I accidentally told my concubine when I went home, and she told her brother-in-law, and then the news spread."
"I have severely punished those two siblings who did not know the severity of their crimes. Please forgive me."
In full view of everyone, a middle-aged man walked out.
Changsun Wuji looked at it and frowned, not expecting it to be him.
Gao Shenxing, the son of Gao Shilian, is also the cousin of Changsun Wuji.
"Confused!"
"Now that all the candidates in Chang'an City know that someone has leaked the test questions, you just punish them?"
Li Shimin said angrily.
Everyone was startled again and felt something was wrong.
"Shouldn't we just deal with the officials who leaked the test questions?"
Gao Shenxing swallowed and said in a trembling voice.
He also glanced at Fang Yuan, meaning that Fang Yuan was the examination official who leaked the examination questions.
"Then it will only happen if an official leaks it!"
"Have you thought about the consequences of disclosing this kind of information casually?"
Li Shimin was so angry that his face turned black.
How could he say it if he took it for granted?
If it weren't for the sake of Gao Shilian, Changsun Wuji, Queen Changsun and others, he would have moved Xing.
"This..."
"Not Fang Ling?!"
Gao Shenxing looked at Fang Yuan and asked uncertainly.
The candidates all said it was Fang Yuan, is it false?