"Master Examiner, Master Examiner..." Wang Xian and Xiong Gai's repeated calls still couldn't bring Liang Qian back from his sluggish state. Examiner Liang felt that the sky was about to fall, and his head was buzzing, and he couldn't wake up at all.
I couldn't hear what the two were talking about. The test questions should be the ones he had given to Hu Guang before. But at that time, Hu Guang patted his chest and promised that they would only be given to no more than ten core disciples of the Gan Party, so he felt relieved.
However, it now seems that Hu Guang did not keep his promise and expanded the scope of the leak. What is even more tragic is that Wang Xian went crazy and insisted on strict inspection, and all the shady things were searched at once
Come out. If this is revealed, you will die and your family will be implicated.
Thinking of this, Liang Qian finally came back to his senses from the frightened state. He fooled these two people first, and then asked Hu Guang to find a way after trying it later. He was busy laughing and said: "There is such a thing.
Master, it’s really unbelievable that you can guess all three test questions correctly, but the facts are before us, so we can’t help but not believe it.”
Xiong Gai looked at Liang Qian, then at Wang Xian, and said, Mr. Examiner, I have used your argument before, and it doesn’t make sense at all.
Wang Xian did not have an attack immediately, but quietly looked at Master Liang and asked, "What do you mean, sir?"
"The examination is a national ceremony. Fortunately, all these entanglements have been found. Let's not make any noise about such mysterious things." Chief Examiner Liang wanted to make a calm expression. The two of them looked at each other.
What he saw when he arrived was a pitiful begging look on his face.
"The examiner wants us to keep silent?" Wang Xian said coldly.
"Zhongde, Yuanjie," Liang Qian tightly grasped the arms of Wang Xian and Xiong Gai as if grasping a life-saving straw, his eyes full of pleading: "I beg you not to say anything."
"The knife has been put to the neck, but the examiner is just trying to get lucky." Wang Xian sighed in disappointment: "Haven't you discovered that this is a fatal trap? Others have dug the hole, and we are just waiting for us to jump in."
Is it done?”
"How do you say it?" Liang Qian looked at Wang Xian blankly.
"Your Excellency, you should know that Ji Gang and I are already fighting to the death, but he has appointed me as prosecutor. This is clearly not out of kindness, but to dig a hole for me." Wang Xian said coldly: "If I follow my past practice
, the search is just a formality, then these things will be brought into the scene. If Ji Gang conducts a surprise search of the examination room after the exam starts, these criminal evidence will inevitably be found. Not only will the adults be unable to escape, but I, the prosecutor, will also be in trouble."
"You mean Ji Gang already knew that the test questions were leaked?" Liang Qian looked at Wang Xiandao in fear.
"Of course he knows, otherwise why did he give up the opportunity to expel me from the Gongyuan? Didn't he just want me to stay here and wait for the incident to affect Chiyu?" Wang Xian said in a deep voice: "I think Ji Gang's main purpose this time is
The target is not me, but your Excellency and the Jiangxi compatriots behind you. He deliberately set up this situation just to use this examination fraud to kill you."
"Ah..." Liang Qian was sweating profusely. He was frightened by Wang Xian's inference. It took him a long time to stammer: "Then, what should I do?"
"Your Excellency, you must make a decisive decision and declare the exam invalid, and then apologize to the Emperor," Wang Xian said word by word.
"Then am I not dead?" Liang Qian said in horror.
"Sir, please don't hesitate," Wang Xian shouted: "Ji Gang may start at any time. You can only survive if you get ahead of him. If you let him get ahead of him, you will be dead."
"Yes, sir." Xiong Gai also fully understood that Wang Xian had good intentions, and hurriedly advised him from the side: "If Ji Gang is allowed to take the lead, you will be the biggest suspect of leaking the test questions. When the time comes, you will not be able to defend yourself, and no one will be able to save you.
Can't help you"
"That's right..." Liang Qian was not stupid. He knew that at this time, he could only risk his life and survive. Only by taking the initiative could he have a chance. He bowed deeply to Wang Xian and said, "Thank you Zhongde for the rescue. If I can get through,
There will definitely be a generous reward for this incident." He stood up and gritted his teeth and said, "Come here."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a senior attendant from outside hurried in and said: "Master Examiner, the chief officer has led the troops to seal the Gongyuan and want to re-inspect it."
"Ah..." Liang Qian's expression suddenly changed. In the past, he had some doubts about Wang Xian's inference, but this time he was convinced. He looked at Wang Xian as if asking for help: "What should I do now?"
"Ignore him, quickly announce the suspension of this subject examination, and then go to the palace to ask for an order from the emperor, and do it according to the emperor's order." When the time came, Wang Xian had to make up his mind for him and said: "When the time comes, we will bear witness for you. Your Excellency,
When I saw the evidence, I announced the suspension of the exam.”
"Okay" Liang Qian responded, hurriedly ran out of the examination room and shouted: "The exam is suspended, the exam is suspended"
The bell to stop the exam rang through Gongyuan in the dusk. The candidates were completely helpless. It was really unsuitable today. There were so many situations during the exam. Now it’s better. The exam has been completely suspended...
In that room, Ji Gang stood on the watchtower in the southeast corner of the Gongyuan, looking gloomily at the rows of commotion dormitories in the dusk. Wang Xian's guess was correct. This was a game he had been planning for a long time. During the planning, Wang Xian
Xian is not in his sight yet
In fact, Ji Gang has been eyeing the Gan Party for a long time. The Gan Party was originally the main force of the princeling party. Zhu Gaochi was promoted to the position of prince by Xie Jin. Therefore, Zhu Gaochi was grateful to Xie Jin and paid special attention to Jiangxi officials.
In the same way, Zhu Gaoxu hated Xie Jin deeply and regarded the Jiangxi Gang as the prince's greatest help, and he always wanted to get rid of them.
When the King of Han told Ji Gang his thoughts, the latter was particularly moved. He knew that he was the emperor's minion, and his existence would be meaningful only if the emperor's enemies always existed. But over the years, the forces that dared to oppose Zhu Di were all
Being cut off from the net, Ji Gang has not done big business for a long time, which puts him in a deep sense of crisis. He is always worried that the emperor will run out of birds and hide his bows, and the rabbit will die and the dog will be cooked. So he has been looking for new prey, alone
The leading civil servant group in Jiangxi Province. Especially after he killed Jie Jin, he has become incompatible with these Jiangxi guys. Naturally, he must kill them all as soon as possible.
In Ji Gang's eyes, although this group of civil servants show off their power all day long and seem to be great, in fact they are just a bunch of chickens and dogs. It is just a matter of effort to get rid of them. The key is to make the emperor hate these guys to the bone and realize that
Only then did they realize the harm he had done as the spy leader. So Ji Gang had been looking for a suitable charge - obviously, the most criticized thing about the Jiangxi Gang was its control of the imperial examinations and blocking the virtuous road. If he made a fuss from here, he would definitely
You can get twice the result with half the effort.
Ji Gang, the great spy chief, has been operating in the capital for more than ten years, and he is naturally familiar with the private activities happening under his nose. He knows that Xie Jin was fond of doing such little things back then. Now the leader of the Gan Party, Hu Guang,
He was not a man of moral integrity, let alone restrained. So Ji Gang mobilized his ubiquitous eyes and ears and began to investigate the people who were close to Hu Guang, especially those who had children who wanted to take the examination. As expected, he let
He found out the deal
In fact, Mr. Hu Ge has done this kind of thing once or twice, but he is very cautious and has never made any mistakes. First of all, he does not leave any evidence, and secondly, the candidates who get the test questions are all candidates he trusts. Moreover, once the incident comes to light, those who
All those who got the exam questions suffered, so even if they were from a safety perspective, they would not say a word to the outside world. Besides, who would want the Jinshi that their children had worked so hard to obtain to be known to have been cheated? So those who got the exam questions also
I never revealed it to my relatives and friends, even if my relatives and friends happened to have candidates who participated in the examination... so I didn't get into any trouble all these years.
However, this time there was an unreliable guy who also got the exam question, and that was Hu Zhong, the son of Master Hu. This boy was one of the top dudes in Jiangxi. With his father protecting him, he ran rampant in the province, and even
The chief envoy and the inspector had to politely call him "Second Young Master." Although Hu Guang could not be said to be uneducated and incompetent, he was not as rich in ink as Wang Xian, but he could learn from Jiangxi, which is recognized as the best in the world in literature and education.
Playing triumphant songs all the way, and finally being released from high school, isn't it all thanks to his father?
Hu Guang and his son had been separated for many years, and he was already full of guilt. This time Hu Zhong came to Beijing to take the exam, and the father naturally had to protect his son. What Hu Guang was thinking was that he won the top prize that year, and if his son also won the exam this time
The No. 1 Scholar is a man whose father and son both have the No. 1 Scholar. Even if this is too ostentatious, as long as his son ranks first in the Three Tripods and is directly appointed to the Imperial Academy, he will be worthy of his current status.
But when his son came, Hu Guang asked him to take a look at the essay, and found out that it was called tofu tied with a hemp rope - it couldn't be lifted at all. It was impossible to win the Jinshi with real ability. He had to write three essays himself.
He asked his son to memorize everything by heart, and told him not to spread it outside the family. Mr. Hu was not a fool. Knowing that his father was so serious about his affairs, there must be some secret to these three articles. He originally planned to obey his father's instructions. But he was
As the son of Bachelor Hu, I don’t know how many people surrounded him, supported him, and wanted to get information about the examination from him. Hu Zhong developed a lawless and dandy character in Jiangxi. He could not resist all kinds of temptations and flattery, and finally he still took the examination questions.
Revealed.
Once he opened his mouth, he had no scruples. Later, under the instigation of a group of bad friends, he secretly sold examination questions to Juzi for two thousand taels of silver each, and actually sold hundreds of copies. How could he hide it now?
Can he beat the Jinyi secret agent? Soon Ji Gang got the news and even got a copy of the test questions.
Now that he finally got the chance, Ji Gang naturally wanted to plot against these Jiangxi guys. Originally, Wang Xian was not included in his plan, but after the new year, someone named Wang would challenge him in every possible way. Governor Ji had already arrived and was not removed.
This time, it was difficult to sleep or eat well, so Wang Xian was temporarily added to the group.