When returning to Prince Su's Mansion, Zhao Hongrun turned around and asked Wei Jiao, the Zongwei Chief.
Wei Jiao smiled and said nothing. He knew that His Highness was referring to the bet with Wen Qi.
Regarding this, Wei Jiao could only secretly pity Mr. Wen in his heart and unwisely made a losing bet.
No wonder Wen Qi just secretly scolded Zhao Hongrun for being sinister, because Zhao Hongrun took a two-pronged approach and secretly changed the latter's test questions without Wen Qi's knowledge. He also bribed various candidates like Xie Xie to help him and deliberately exposed himself in front of Wen Qi.
The lack of confidence in the exam tempted Onsaki to take the bait.
It has to be said that Zhao Hongrun's two dirty tricks went so smoothly that in the end, Wen Qi didn't even think that the student Xie was actually a "traitor" who was bribed by the former and planted next to him, so he lost completely.
You can lose the rest of your life.
After thinking about it, Wei Jiao said with a smile: "Your Highness, you are becoming more and more like His Majesty."
Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, then pointed at Wei Jiao and cursed with a smile: "Is it right to scold me in a corner?"
You should know that although the relationship between the father and son, Emperor Wei and Zhao Hongrun, gradually deepened, Zhao Hongrun still did not change his view of his father as a cunning old fox.
I remember that Zhao Hongrun hated him very much at the time because he was tricked by his father more than once: he thought he could take advantage of his father, but only in the end did he realize that everything was his father's fault.
Under control.
Just like this bet between him and Wenqi.
Maybe Wen Qi thought he could win the bet, but in fact, under Zhao Hongrun's secret operation, Wen Qi had no chance of winning at all - unless Wen Qi gave up cheating, in which case he could tie with Zhao Hongrun; but
If Onsaki insists on cheating, then he will definitely lose.
Thinking about it carefully, Zhao Hongrun suddenly felt that what Wei Jiao said was right. This insidious method, as well as the way it envelopes you like a spider web and makes you unable to escape control, is really like the way of Emperor Wei.
"Alas, those who are close to red are red and those who are close to ink are black. I have also fallen..." Zhao Hongrun said with emotion.
Thinking about what a pure person he was at the beginning, however, he was repeatedly tricked into misery by his fox-like father. Under the influence of his ears and eyes, he inevitably learned a few insidious tricks.
No, this time it was used on Wenqi.
Not to mention, cheating others and being cheated are two completely different feelings. Recalling Wen Qi's devastated look just now, Zhao Hongrun felt secretly happy.
At this moment, he could finally understand how his father felt when he was trying to trick him.
At the same time, Wen Qi came to a restaurant in the city with He Xinxian, Tang Ju, and Jie Ziyu. While drinking wine, he told the rest of the whole incident without reservation.
The other three were dumbfounded when they heard this.
"His Royal Highness Prince Su, this is... a bit unkind."
After hearing this, Tang Ju said dryly: "Doesn't this mean that Brother Wen has no chance of winning from the beginning... I feel that this bet is unfair."
Seeing Tang Ju say this, Wen Qi felt better. He snorted and said with a wry smile: "Why is it unfair?... His Highness said, since I can cheat, why can't I cheat?"
That makes perfect sense!
"..."
Tang Ju and Jie Ziyu looked at each other and were speechless.
Because this reason is so good, even if I think about it carefully, I still feel that something is wrong.
On the side, He Xinxian looked at Wen Qi, Tang Ju, and Jie Zizi who were discussing this topic, and interjected with a wry smile: "Brothers, are you focusing on the wrong thing?" As he said that, he turned his head.
Looking at Wen Qi, he asked: "Brother Wen, I have something unclear. Can Brother Wen help me clear up my confusion?"
"Brother He, please speak." Wen Qi said.
He Xinxian hesitated for a moment, then frowned and asked, "Why would Brother Wen do such a thing?"
Wen Qi did not hide anything when he heard this. Although he told everything about how he was humiliated by some students, the other three people knew that Wen Qi had assisted Su Wang Zhao Hongrun in the 16th year of Hongde.
In the first examination hosted by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, it was discovered that some candidates colluded with some examiners to commit fraud, which led to the loss of prestige of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the removal of power by Emperor Wei.
Therefore, the officials held a grudge and used their connections to eliminate Wen Qi's grades as revenge. They even falsely accused Wen Qi of cheating, which caused Wen Qi's reputation among the test takers to plummet and he was humiliated by those test takers.
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After listening to Wen Qi's story, He Xinxian, Tang Ju, and Jie Ziu suddenly realized that it turned out that Wen Qi had such a complicated entanglement with Su Wang Zhao Run, as well as the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites.
But there was only one thing that the three of them still couldn't figure out.
Tang Ju couldn't help but ask: "From what Brother Wen said, if those idiots hadn't done anything wrong three years ago, Brother Wen actually didn't intend to reveal that you helped them get on the gold list... But in this case, how can Brother Wen take revenge?
Where is the Ministry of Rites?"
This makes sense. If Emperor Wei had not called those candidates on the high school gold medal list to the palace on a whim at that time, the Ministry of Rites would not have known that there were some fake people on the gold medal list. In this case, the Wenqi peace talks took revenge on the Ministry of Rites?
However, Wenqi's answer was very powerful: I just want to be happy.
Hearing this, He Xinxian, Tang Ju, and Jie Zizi were all dumbfounded: You, Wen Qi, are willing to risk your life and become an enemy of the imperial court, just to make yourself feel happy?
It has to be said that there are many weird people who read, and there are many people whose ideas are so wild and unreasonable that ordinary people cannot understand them.
No, there is one right here.
After drinking a few glasses of wine with Wen Qi, He Xinxian smiled and comforted Wen Qi: "Okay, Brother Wen, although I lost the bet and lost the rest of my life, this is also an opportunity. I don't know how many people covet it."
It’s three feet.”
Jie Ziyu nodded secretly when he heard this. After all, he was the one who was very eager to serve His Highness Prince Su.
He said that he really didn't expect that the friends he met in the exam hall would be his future colleagues.
On the side, Tang Ju also advised: "It is not shameful to lose to His Highness King Su. Think back to the B paper. Looking at the thousands of test takers this time, how many people can answer the B paper correctly? Some questions, I even answered the questions
I don’t even understand it.”
"Yes, yes." He Xinxian patted his forehead and said quickly: "How many people did the wise brothers answer for the question about the inn residents? My answer was sixty-five."
Wenqi: "Sixty-five."
Tang Ju: "Sixty-five."
Jie Ziu: "Forty-six."
"..."
After a period of dead silence, He Xinxian, Wen Qi, and Tang Ju all looked at Tang Ju with incredulous eyes, and asked in unison: "Why is it forty-six? Isn't it sixty-three minus seventeen plus nineteen?"
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"No." Jie Zigui shook his head and said: "The question asked about 'the people who first stayed in the inn', so it is sixty-three minus seventeen, that is, forty-six, which is the same as the nineteen people who lived in the inn at the beginning of April."
It doesn't matter if the guest leaves."
"How come it doesn't matter?" He Xinxian asked in surprise: "The last sixty-three people are the number of people who stayed after the guests left and another group of guests stayed. Since we need to count the initial number of guests, it is natural to add
Come on to those nineteen people."
Beside them, Wen Qi and Tang Ju also nodded, expressing that they could not accept Jie Ziyu's answer.
As a result, the four people started a fierce identification.
In fact, it was not just He Xinxian, Wen Qi, Tang Ju, and Jie Zizi. In fact, other Kaozi also gathered together at this time to discuss.
Because there is nothing to discuss in Paper A, it is just some old questions that have been changed without changing the topic. However, Paper B drafted by a certain Prince Su is amazing. I don’t know how many candidates who claim to be talented and knowledgeable want to
I couldn't even think of anything. In the end, for the sake of my career, I had no choice but to change my answer to Paper A against my will.
However, quitting and choosing Paper A to answer questions in the examination room did not affect the enthusiasm of those candidates to discuss Paper B outside the examination room.
However, what is abominable is that a certain Prince Su refused to publish the answer, and the Ministry of Rites, which had the answer, regretted that it could not reveal it. In the end, even the subjects of Daliang became very curious about this volume.
Some officials even got together to discuss it.
During this period, many funny stories also happened.
For example, when Tang Zheng, the Minister of Punishment, saw the title "Yunyouhen" on Volume B, he exclaimed: That county magistrate is a talented person who can take my place!
When Li Liang, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, saw the question "Buying and selling pigs", he was stunned and said with a wry smile that he was one of the fools - he was obviously the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, but he did not consider maximizing profits.
Such examples abound.
In response, the people of Daliang looked at this matter with a smile and regarded it as a topic of conversation after dinner.
Of course, even the well-educated scholars and court officials couldn't answer Volume B, and the common people naturally couldn't understand it, but this didn't stop them from watching the fun: We common people can't answer it, but you students and even the court officials can't answer it.
Officials, aren't they also unable to answer?
What does this mean? This means that our Prince Su is the smartest person.
As a result, Su Wang Zhao Run's prestige among the people was once again mentioned, replacing the original positions of "Zhao Hongzhao", "He Xinxian" and others, and became the banner figure in the minds of the people of Daliang.
Not to mention, the top spot on the gold list in the 16th and 19th years of Hongde was taken away by two students from other places, "Kou Zheng" and "Huang Huaishi", which caused a great loss of face for the people of Daliang.
But now, these foreign students are all in the hands of the examination questions given by a certain His Highness Prince Su, and the people of Daliang are not to mention how happy they are - His Highness Prince Su is a serious native of Daliang!
However, the people of Daliang were happy about this, but those who took part in the examination did not think so. They thought it was their lack of intelligence that prevented them from coming up with the answer. Unexpectedly, in the brainstorming session with their peers after the examination,
, they still can't come up with a consistent answer, which can only mean one thing - the difficulty of Paper B in this test is on the high side, and it's not generally high!
As a result, those candidates who insisted on answering Paper B united and went to the Ministry of Rites to protest, leaving Du You, the Minister of Rites, dumbfounded.
Fortunately, with the commotion caused by a certain King Su, the public opinion of this conference has attracted many Chinese people, overshadowing the national mood that was eager for foreign wars some time ago;
What is worrying is that the difficulty of Volume B is obviously much higher than that of Volume A. How does the Ministry of Rites evaluate the results?