"You're saying that Wei Chen cheated in the exam by bringing cheat sheets with him?"
In Yi Xue You Zhai, Lin Yan looked at the students headed by He Jinchao with a surprised look on his face.
The three questions in this monthly lesson were asked by Lin Yan. Others don’t know where these questions come from. Doesn’t Lin Yan himself know?
These three questions are all original questions in Wenfu. If Wei Chen happened to make cheat sheets in this regard, he might have been fooled.
When he thought of this, Lin Yan's expression became solemn.
Memorizing and guessing questions from Wenfu is something that many young students do, and many people get away with it and pass the county and government examinations.
This kind of act of suppressing previous articles was naturally despised by scholars. Many knowledgeable people called on the imperial court to issue a ban. However, it was very difficult to implement it in practice.
The first is the lack of human support.
As long as there is such a thing as examinations, cheating will be difficult to eradicate. Throughout the ages, cheating in scientific examinations has been repeatedly banned.
What's more, the scientific examination only stipulates that there is no inclusion, but it does not say that tacit writing is not allowed. This is a gray area in the regulations. Naturally, many people are trying to take advantage of the loopholes.
The second is the difficulty of supervision.
Lin Yan once heard that in the past, some people were fooled by the provincial examination questions of that year and directly moved the previous articles to their own papers without changing a word.
The examiner was a man of Hanlin background who was said to be well-read, but he didn't even realize it, so he just chose him as a candidate for examination.
This is the status quo of the scientific examination, and Lin Yan is powerless to change it, but he does not want his students to do such a thing.
In Lin Yan's view, this kind of behavior is a crooked way. Even if he is caught, how is he any different from a villain?
Of course, if Wei Chen was just guessing, it would be considered opportunistic at best, so Lin Yan would just give him a lesson and lead him back to the right path.
But if you add in the mix-up in the examination room, it would be real fraud, and its nature is extremely bad. Lin Yan will definitely deal with it seriously, and even expel Wei Chen from the free school to set the record straight.
However, before that, Lin Yan had to find out whether what He Jinchao said was true. Otherwise, it would be his fault as a husband if he had wronged Wei Chen.
Lin Yan looked at He Jinchao and asked, "You said Wei Chen committed fraud, but did anyone see it with their own eyes?"
"This..., not really."
He Jinchao replied indifferently, and then raised his voice and said: "But sir, you should know how well Wei Chen's writing was a month ago. Even if it wasn't the worst, it was still at the bottom. But this time for the monthly class,
Wei Chen actually surpassed all his classmates and jumped to the top of the list. Don't you think this is suspicious, sir, due to such a big change?"
"This..."
Lin Yan pondered and said, "Could it be that I just happened to win the question? The questions I gave this time are indeed from Wenfu. If Wei Chen happens to have memorized these questions, it seems to be reasonable."
"Mr. Ming Jian!" He Jinchao took a step forward and said: "When I was in Hongle Academy, my disciples also saw that many classmates had memorized the Wenfu, but in ten exams, they didn't even get the right answer once. Why should he defend it?"
Is Chen so lucky that he can win three questions in one go?"
Lin Yan thought for a moment, but did not rush to a conclusion. He glanced at everyone, but did not see Wei Chen, and immediately asked: "Where is Wei Chen?"
Lu Qingzhou respectfully replied: "It should still be in the lecture hall."
He Jinchao became even more proud when he saw this: "I am afraid that I am guilty of being a thief, so I dare not come to see you sir."
At this time, a clear voice came from outside the room: "He Jinchao, is this how you behave by slandering your classmates behind their backs?"
The speaker was Wei Chen, who came slowly. Chen Jun and Tao Dazhi were also beside him. The three of them entered Youzhai together and bowed to Lin Yan.
Seeing Wei Chen being so calm and composed, Lu Qingzhou's expression immediately changed and he silently retreated behind He Jinchao.
When He Jinchao saw Wei Chen coming, he snorted coldly and stepped forward and said, "You're here just in time! Sir is here now. If you have a clear conscience, then take out the Wenfu and compare it with your paper!" p>
Wei Chen bowed to Lin Yan: "The student has a clear conscience. Please make a clear decision, sir."
"Don't worry, our teacher will definitely investigate this matter." Lin Yan nodded, twirled his beard and said, "Bring Wei Chen's paper."
Wei Chen looked at He Jinchao. His paper had been snatched away by He Jinchao a long time ago, and now it is still in He Jinchao's hands.
He Jinchao glared at Wei Chen, and then handed Wei Chen's paper to Lin Yan with a proud look on his face.
Wei Chen sneered secretly and ignored him.
Lin Yan immediately took down a set of "Four Books with Big Questions and Small Questions" from the bookcase and began to look for the three questions he chose.
He Jinchao looked nervously aside, and Lu Qingzhou secretly clenched his fists. Only Old God Wei Chen was on the ground with his hands behind his back, looking unconcerned.
Not long after, Lin Yan closed the heavy Wenfu and announced: "I have read it, and none of the three articles written by Wei Chen match the Cheng Wen in the Wenfu."
"What? This is impossible!"
He Jinchao's eyes widened, first in disbelief, and then as if he suddenly realized: "I understand! It must be Wei Chen who changed other people's articles and wanted to deceive others! Sir, take a closer look!" He Jinzhao looked at Lin Yan eagerly, hoping that Lin Yan could uphold justice for him. Unexpectedly, Lin Yan showed displeasure when he heard this and said coldly: "My teacher has already said that this article has nothing to do with the predecessor of the Wen Mansion, Cheng Wen."
Different, He Jinchao, are you questioning my vision as a teacher?"
"Students dare not."
After receiving a cold look from Lin Yan, He Jinchao's face suddenly turned pale and he did not dare to say anything anymore.
"Okay, now the truth has been revealed, Brother Wei deserves the top spot!"
Lu Qingzhou stood up with a smile, cupped his hands towards Wei Chen and said: "If I remember correctly, Brother Wei just started learning crafts not long ago, but now he has written such sophisticated articles, he is really progressing so fast! Brother Wei
He is really a genius. No wonder he is so appreciated by the academic leaders. If he wins the first prize in the future, he will have to support us former classmates!"
Wei Chen glanced at Lu Qingzhou and said calmly: "Brother Lu is ridiculous. There are many talented people in the free school, and there are even more talented people like Brother Lu. It's just a fluke that I can get the first place this time."
Lu Qingzhou pretended not to hear the sarcasm in Wei Chen's words and just smiled in response.
After hearing Lu Qingzhou's words, He Jinzhao seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and shouted: "Sir, Wei Chen is only ten years old, and he has not been exposed to the art of crafts for a long time. How can he write such a good article?
Wei Chen must have known the monthly exam questions in advance and hired someone else to write them!"
"That's enough, the more you talk, the more outrageous it becomes! The test questions are only known to the teacher. Do you mean that the teacher leaked the questions to Wei Chen in advance?"
Lin Yan flicked his sleeves, his face full of anger.
When Lin Yan shouted loudly, He Jinchao seemed to have been slapped in the face and stood there in a daze.