In the 40th year of Kangxi's reign, the imperial examination scandal broke out without any reason, and it was beyond everyone's expectation, even Fu Ge. He didn't expect that something really happened.
Because Iduli is too young, perhaps Isan'a, the senior scholar, does not want his young son to become a beautiful tree in the forest, or perhaps Isan'a hopes that his son will practice for a few years and gain a good reputation; or even Isan'a just asks his son to give it a try and in the future
The son still wanted to follow the common official career route for the children of famous families, so he was not allowed to participate in the imperial examination, and naturally he would not participate in the imperial examination.
But outsiders don't know the reason. They only know that Yi Duli was chosen by Li Pan and Jiang Chenying to be the candidate for the Shuntianfu Provincial Examination, but there was no trace of him during the examination.
This is the ironclad evidence that "the chief examiner of Shuntian Mansion pleases Suo Xiang, and Isang-ah is a great scholar"!
If it wasn't for a guilty conscience, why didn't this young man show up for the examination at all? It was clear that this was fraud in the examination room!
This story, which sounded reasonable but had no basis, swept the capital within half a month. Immediately afterwards, there were people who claimed to be victims, claiming that Li Pan and Jiang Chenying had accepted bribes, and that all the people admitted were high-ranking officials in Beijing.
A nobleman, the son of a famous person.
Guo Xiu, who had returned to Beijing for an audience, heard all this, so it was not surprising that the matter was heard in heaven as soon as possible.
"It was you who gave Foulun the idea to find someone to reveal the news first and then sue yourself?"
Mingzhu held the bamboo scissors and carefully trimmed her flowers and trees, hoping that after spring and summer, the plants and trees would grow better. The old man also had a clip on his beard, which swayed when he spoke, and the corners of Yinti's mouth twitched as he watched.
"It was my idea. Anyway, Khan Ama will deal with him. Why don't you pass the steps yourself." Yinti said, "If Guo Xiu exposes him, he will not be able to get away with a false accusation. Although it will not hurt his muscles and bones, it may be decent.
To step down, does it mean that he has to commit a crime and become an official? In this case, Guo Xiu has nothing to say, Fulun accepts the punishment, and Khan Amma can also remember his merits."
"I said uncle, doesn't it hurt if your clip is swinging around?" Yinti couldn't stand it anymore, "What's the use of clipping a beard!"
Mingzhu pointed at her beard, "You don't understand. Your aunt said it's called a beard. After clipping, the beard is straight and looks good! Oh, you are young and don't need it." Her tone was filled with a kind of emotion.
, look, my wife did it to me, but you didn’t.
Makes one's teeth sore.
"Speaking of serious matters, Fu Ge told me that the two brothers went out for dinner and heard in the restaurant that Luo Diju was dissatisfied with the examiner. Now that the matter has come to the attention of the Emperor, what do you think?"
Yinti laughed and said, "What else can we do? There is a precedent in this dynasty. Khan Ama will probably select the tribute scholars admitted by Shuntian Prefecture and take the exam again." Wasn't it because of the examination case that Wu Zhaoqian was unlucky back then? He was framed and framed in the same way.
There are so many rumors, but I don’t know what will happen to this bad luck.
"Li Pan and Jiang Chenying have been imprisoned. Khan Ama has also sent people to check the roster and plans to pass the exam again. If anyone is dissatisfied, it is a trivial matter whether he or she can save his life."
In a more normal tone, "Uncle, are you worried about Fulton? He has solid skills and will be fine."
Mingzhu shook her head, "I'm not worried about him. I'm asking you, what are you not going to do? You have to know that He Zhuo from Babele Mansion has already visited Jiang Chenying in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment."
"I know."
Yin Ti smiled nonchalantly, "He Zhuo and Wang Shihong from Zhan Shifu are celebrities who have known Jiang Chenying for many years. He can enter the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and I guess Xiao Ba has contributed a lot. But so what, you always think too much
More, if something happens to Jiang Chenying after meeting He Zhuo, is it true that Yinhu was behind the examination fraud case?"
Mingzhu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Just when she was about to speak, she saw her grandson Fuge running into the garden in a hurry. She didn't have time to salute and said, "Prince, Mafa, Jiang Chenying committed suicide by taking poison in prison!"
The news came so suddenly that Yinti stood stunned on the spot, and then asked in shock, "Suicide! Did he take poison? Where did the poison come from!"
"I don't know yet. It was An Bulu, the imperial censor of Zuodu, who asked about the case, and that's when he discovered it. Also present was Prince Zhan Shi Wang Shihong." Fuge said, "Wang Shizhen, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, returned to his hometown to move his tomb, and the Ministry of Punishment left behind
The Vice Minister and the Minister of Manchu have all passed by. Oh, the prince may not know that Wang Shizhen is..."
"Wang Shizhen was the examiner for the examination last year," Mingzhu said, "Now we are in big trouble."
The two young people understood clearly that whether Jiang Chenying committed suicide or was "suicided", his death would not end this examination fraud case that started without warning at all, but would make it more complicated.
Whether it was Suo'etu and Yisan Aweng's son-in-law who were involved in it from the beginning, or Babeile who helped He Zhuo visit his old friend, or Wang Shizhen who returned to his hometown to move his tomb, and Wang Shihong who happened to be at the scene, they all had
They were involved in it. Now they seemed to be out of the incident and they couldn't live in peace. Mingzhu was heartbroken. At that time last year, Kuixu was also transferred by Kangxi to examine the exams.
At that time, Mingzhu was still happy. In the emperor's mind, her son must be a good scholar to get this job. Who knows that extreme happiness can lead to sadness!
"And the second uncle, will the second uncle be adversely affected?" Fuge looked at Yinti's questioning expression and explained, "My second uncle also served as a paper reader for the general examination last year."
Yinti sighed. Before he could stand on the dry bank and watch the excitement, he was informed that his family had also fallen into the river. He said helplessly, "Fulton will try, did Kuexu tell the emperor to avoid suspicion?"
"Why not? But the emperor said that he was only temporarily assigned to review the papers. Is it such a coincidence that Fulton was reviewed by his uncle? Let him go. The examiner has the responsibility of reviewing the papers. If there is another claim that the examiner is cheating,"
Mingzhu lost her mood and threw down the bamboo scissors. "Whether it's Kuixu or Wang Shizhen, they will all be swept in."
"Uncle," Yinti looked at him suspiciously, "So, do you have any at home..." He looked at Mingzhu meaningfully.
"Of course not!" Mingzhu laughed angrily. "Li Pan and Jiang Chenying and I are not familiar with each other. How do I know whether they have any dealings with Soetu Isang'a? Anyway, I didn't."
Fuge had been standing next to him. After all, he was still young. When he suddenly encountered such a problem, he subconsciously looked at his grandfather and wanted to ask for help. But Tamarfa just stood there and said nothing until the county prince spoke.
"Then, since the emperor ordered his second cousin to study for the exam, Khan Ama also knows about the Fulton exam." Yindi shrugged, "Now that Jiang Chenying is dead, if you want to implicate the matter on Kuexu,
It’s too troublesome, even Suo’etu probably isn’t in the mood.”
"Yes, after all, Suo'etu Weng's son-in-law is at the forefront of the storm. It is really difficult to use the trick of diverting trouble to the east on the second uncle."
Yinti nodded, "Fuge is right, and Wang Shihong was present. Look, among the rumors in the market, the one who is most closely related to him is probably the Crown Prince. Wang Shizhen is close to the East Palace, not to mention Suo'etu and Yisang'a, no matter what
Did Li Pan cheat and let Yidu pass the examination, or did they really accept bribes? Isn't it the figure of the East Palace looming behind them?"
"Li Pan is unlucky." Mingzhu suddenly said, "What you said is correct, so Li Pan is doomed to be unlucky."
"You are saying that if the rumors really involve the prince, in order to protect the prince's reputation, the emperor may cut the knot quickly and put the matter to rest quickly..." Fu Ge whispered, "Then, naturally, let Li Pan, the examiner, take the responsibility.
All the responsibilities are gone quickly, I guess Jiang Chenying must have committed suicide."
"You have grown up, and things in the imperial court are like this. Sometimes it doesn't matter what is true or false, right or wrong." Mingzhu spoke to Fuge, but her eyes fell on Yinti. "For things like the imperial examination, please give me an explanation for the scholars."
Ansheng, the necessity of calming down the incident is far higher than the facts. But as the emperor, he will still investigate and find out the results."
In the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, Cheng De stood at the door of the prison, and Gu Zhenguan was beside him. The two of them watched Gu Zuo inspect Jiang Chenying's body. One was about to cry without tears, and the other looked heavy.
"Back then, Zhu Yizun, You Dong, Jiang Chenying, and Yan Shengsun were having a banquet with you and me in the Sishui Pavilion, but today they are in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment..." Mr. Gu sighed deeply, "Old friends have withered, and the past cannot be recalled."
"It would be a good thing for Mr. Wu to return to his hometown," Cheng De exhaled, as if he could get rid of the depression in his heart. "If he sees this, he will feel very sad. I think it would be better not to see Mr. Ximing.
If I had known today, it would be better to..." He couldn't go on.
Chengde originally wanted to wait for the situation to cool down before interceding for Jiang Chenying. Jiang Chenying studied Ming history at the Ming History Museum, but he was close to Xu Qianxue back then, and his own Amma had some opinions about him. But over the years, he has been in contact with him.
The response is like a long time, and nothing has changed. This man is an old celebrity, and he is in his seventies. If he wants to be greedy for money and want to curry favor with others, he might as well learn from Gao Shiqi...
The Jiang family was able to visit Jiang Chenying in prison because Chengde said hello behind his back. Unexpectedly, it actually harmed him. Chengde looked at Jiang Chenying's suicide note and was filled with sorrow, but Gu Zhenguan next to him said, "Young master, you don't have to
"So," his eyes fell on the old and pale face of the deceased, "this has nothing to do with you. Ximing just doesn't want to live. Even if you don't let your family visit, wouldn't he touch the pillar and ask for death?"
In the Hall of Yangxin, Kangxi was talking to Zhang Ying, the Grand Scholar, the Minister of Punishment, the Minister of Dali Temple, and the Censor of Zuodu, "Jiang Chenying took poison. Who gave him the poison? Have you checked out all the people who have seen him in the past few days?"
"
"Reporting to your Majesty, I have found out that He Zhuo, the Attendant of Eight Belles, has met Jiang Chenying in the past few days. Wang Shihong, the Minister of East Palace, has met him before. He was also present when the body was found today. The other ones are the Jiang family," Dali
The temple minister said, "I also asked clearly that the poison was sent in by the Jiang family."
"What?" Kangxi couldn't believe it, "My family sent it in!"