The person who was caught finally confessed the person he was in contact with.
What surprised Bai Ling the most was that this group of people was actually involved in the capital, and they were members of the royal family.
"Third Prince, why is he everywhere?" Bai Ling held his forehead and said helplessly: "It seems that this Zixiao City is not a copper city with iron walls. Everyone wants to drive nails here, and the life of the Han Palace is not easy.
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Bai Ling sighed, Haitang couldn't answer the call, that was her old master.
"People are watching. Send the letter to Shangguan. Let him see how to deal with these people." Bai Ling was afraid that it would involve too many people, so he was not going to intervene. "Go and send a message to the county magistrate in person. Let him see."
He should stop investigating further and leave the person you caught to him to close the case."
As for how the county magistrate will announce it to the public, Bai Ling doesn't care. Officials have a delicate heart.
They had already ordered people to buy herbal tea and other food. When Bai Ling came back, the family did not wait long.
The weather in this season makes it easy to get heatstroke if you wait outside in the afternoon. Some parents have already shown signs of dizziness, but they still insist on sitting in the shade and waiting.
At the time of Shen, students came out one after another. Their steps were sloppy, obviously they had suffered a crime.
The parents could not sit still, fearing that they would not be able to see their children when they came out. The Bai family and the Liu family were also looking forward to it.
Bai Xiaoshan came out a while before Liu Xusheng. The little guy's complexion was a little bad, but he walked much more smoothly than the average student.
"Hurry up and get in the carriage. Let's drink some herbal tea first and eat two snacks to cushion your stomach." When Bai Liu saw her youngest son, she looked at him distressedly.
"I'll take a nap first and talk about it later." Bai Xiaoshan was very tired, but he still smiled at his concerned family members.
"Okay, Mom will send you to the carriage without disturbing you." Mrs. Bai Liu nodded hurriedly.
After a while, Liu Xusheng also came out. The situation was similar to that of Bai Xiaoshan, but he didn't look nervous at all.
Although the two of them were studying in the academy, they never forgot what Bai Ling told them, that the body is the capital of a career.
I jog for half an hour every morning to exercise, and I also take a walk after dinner in the evening.
In particular, Bai Xiaoshan had learned a few moves from the nursing school before and practiced them once a day, while Liu Xusheng was doing Zama Step.
Many classmates made fun of them for this, but they still persisted day after day, otherwise they might not be able to come out on their own today.
"Good boy, let's go to the carriage and rest for a while." Liu Zhenyou patted his grandson on the shoulder and was very pleased to see that he looked calm.
In the previous county examination, Bai Xiaoshan came first, while Liu Xusheng came in fifth.
If nothing else happens, it won't be a problem to pass the exam. It's just a matter of ranking. You don't have to worry about having no future.
"Finally the exam is over, let's go home quickly. Didn't Bai Ling say that we have prepared a medicinal bath that can relieve fatigue? Let the two children take a bath first, and then have a good meal. You are not allowed to ask questions.
." Mrs. Liu also hopes that her child will succeed, but she feels sorry for her child even more.
Both families nodded. They didn't expect their child to end up so early. They had already passed the Tongsheng test. It didn't matter if they didn't pass the Xiucai test this time. They could wait three years to take the test again.
After dinner, Bai Xiaoshan and the two took the initiative to talk about the test questions and the content of their answers, and asked Mr. Liu to help analyze them.
In fact, the two boys have a plan in mind, and they will definitely succeed without any surprise.
Amid Mr. Liu's gratifying approval, both families were overjoyed and waited for the official to report the good news.
However, the government official only reported the case of Bai Xiaoshan High School, but there was no quota for Liu Xusheng, which inevitably caused the two families to feel disappointed.
Especially Liu Xusheng, he thought that he could at least get a middle rank, but he didn't expect that even the last place would not be his.
"Haitang, go check it out." Bai Ling whispered to Haitang, doubting the authenticity of this matter.
A few days later, Liu Xusheng returned to the academy to continue studying, while Bai Xiaoshan had to make the most important choice in his life, whether to attend the Spring Festival.
As usual, after each prefecture examination, the prefect will hold a scholar banquet to crown the scholars of this year to continue their efforts and strive to enter official career and serve the imperial court as soon as possible.
Bai Xiaoshan is the head of the case, so naturally he is also invited.
"After Xiaoshan has attended the banquet, your mother and I will go back to Nanshan Village first. Xiaoshan still has some time to think about it. After making a decision, he will send us a letter." Liu Zhenyou said.
It's not that Liu Zhenyou doesn't care about Bai Xiaoshan, but that they can't rest assured that they only have the eldest daughter-in-law and a few children at home.
"Grandpa, I asked someone to check it. My cousin's test paper was stolen and changed. His ranking should be eighth." After Bai Ling got the news, he didn't have time to tell his family that he couldn't do it anymore.
Concealed.
"What?" Liu Zhenyou suddenly raised his head and looked at Bai Ling.
The rest of the people were also shocked and couldn't believe this was true.
"My cousin wrote the paper silently before, so I had someone compare it to make sure that my cousin was really selected as a scholar. And the person who replaced my cousin is the legitimate son of a famous family in Fucheng. I guess he was afraid that he would be too close to the top.
The one in front of me could easily be exposed, so I chose my cousin’s paper.”
Bai Ling was angry in his heart, but he was afraid that his relatives would be too excited, so he tried to speak in a calm tone.
But for such a big thing, not only the Liu family could not accept it, but the Bai family was also very angry.
"That's too much! How can I pretend to take someone else's title if I don't have the ability? It's so easy to pass the exam for a scholar. Some people will never pass the exam. We Xusheng can't afford to eat these days, so we can't just let it go.
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Mrs. Bai Liu felt sorry for her nephew and almost yelled when she spoke.
Looking at Bai Ling, Mrs. Bai Liu habitually treated her as her backbone and asked, "Second girl, is there anything you can do about this?"
When the Liu family heard the news, they were all stunned.
When they heard Bai Liu's words, they all turned to look at Bai Ling mechanically, nervously and expectantly.
"Now there are two ways to go. One is to go to the Yamen to beat drums and complain, and the other is to ask the younger brother to take his cousin's paper and kneel down in front of the public to ask the examiner to uphold justice on the day of the scholar's banquet." Bai Ling said.
Both the Bai and Liu families were silent. Except for Mr. Liu, who had some knowledge, no one else knew which approach was better.
Especially Bai Sanshu, although he also loves his wife's nephew, in the end, his own son is more important and he is afraid of the impact on Bai Xiaoshan.
"If you beat the drum to complain, the matter will cause a big fuss, and I'm afraid it won't end well." Mr. Liu thought about it for a moment, and said rather awkwardly: "Let Xiaoshan come forward, there are two sides to the matter. If the examiner is upright, Xiaoshan can
I want to use this to become famous. But if the examiner is related to this matter, I'm afraid Xiaoshan will also bear the risk."
"What should we do?" Mrs. Liu Li was so anxious that she almost cried, and she was bent on crying out for her son.
But without the Bai family, the Liu family would have been ruined long ago, and her son would not have the opportunity to study, and she would not be able to do anything to embarrass Bai Xiaoshan.
"I'll go." Bai Xiaoshan had just returned from meeting friends.
After I heard that Liu Xusheng's test paper had been dropped outside, I was stunned for a while, so I didn't go in immediately.
"I know what grandpa is worried about. The examiner this time is from the capital. It is said that he is a disciple of Taifu Qian who has become an official. He is a model for scholars and he doesn't like people making small moves.
However, I don't agree with the second sister's statement. It would be more appropriate for me to go see you in private before the banquet." Bai Xiaoshan said with an extremely serious look on his immature face.
After he decided to end his career, the master of the college specially gave Bai Xiaoshan a private session to talk about the ways of being an official. (To be continued)