If you want to create public opinion, you have to create a buzz first before taking action. If you don’t attract everyone’s attention, who will you show it to?
So Zhong Linfeng could hardly stand it any longer, and the main event here had just begun.
From the moment Chu Sheng took out the "Four Ends" note, more than one person jumped out.
Someone took out a letter said to be written by Momotaro and informed him of the test questions. However, he upheld his integrity and refused to cheat, so he failed.
Someone else said that when he was in the Diaoxiu Garden, Wei Shilei pointed to him three times at the "four ends" hanging on the wall, hinting at the test questions. Unfortunately, he failed to understand them at the time, so he missed the opportunity.
Others say that Taofu's retainers personally told him that those who received invitations would be ranked higher, and those who gave money would be ranked higher.
Some people even say that Tang Liansheng once said in public, "I will try my master to take care of most of the family."
Not everyone has a brain, so many people spread rumors for what purpose? Isn’t it just to get the feeling of being noticed when they say it out?
So you just need to make a good start and mix the water, and someone will spontaneously kill you later.
As a result, the rumors became more and more outrageous, and finally some people even said that Mooda Lang was a good man, and once hinted at him to give him a good ranking... When they saw the man's appearance, everyone was furious.
Although it is said that the imperial examination requires good appearance, the lower limit of good appearance is difficult to explain in one sentence. How much words does Moodarou have to speak to such a handsome and upright gentleman?
Those who are on the list are not dead, they are just waiting to be beaten.
One out of ten in the general examination, these people stand out from the crowd, their talent is definitely far superior to everyone else, each one is well-known, they finally got a rank in the exam, but they are questioned for no reason, how can they not fight back?
No matter how I explained it at first, everyone else just "wouldn't listen to the idiot chanting the sutra".
But later, these people got out of their own way, and the trouble became more and more ridiculous. It would be strange for these people not to take the opportunity to fight back!
You know, people are afraid of comparison.
Those who can pass the Juren examination can be regarded as one of the rarest talents. However, the difference between Jinshi and Juren is not just a natural chasm.
There is a wall between top students and bad students.
What's more, there was more than one scholar in Tang Shijin's family.
Thousands of people have written poems to curse people throughout the ages, but today, everyone only remembers a few:
"A rat has skin, but a human has no manners."
"One hundred and forty thousand people were all disarmed, and not one of them was a man!"
"For every man who slaughters dogs for justice, he will be a scholar for every man who is unfaithful."
Therefore, one line of good poetry can be sung all over the world, but thousands of words of mediocre poetry are like drops of water falling into the sea without even a splash.
Anyway, when these people took action, every word was like the sound of a knife and the sound of blood, which immediately suppressed the arrogance of these people.
Then Liu Zheng was unwilling to fail and organized people to refute the Cheng Wen on the list. He also made a whole wall outside the Gongyuan to post these Cheng Wen and refutations.
As a result, Zeng Sigu painted ten paintings, called them "The Ten Deadly Sins of King Qing" and pasted them on them.
At first glance, I thought it was a counter-attack, but when I saw it... this person drew all the ridiculous evidence. The wonderful thing is that the drawings were extremely interesting, and each drawing was accompanied by a limerick.
Why did Wei Shilei point to the middle hall and draw him stretching his arms in big movements? The people next to him were confused, and they mocked him for being blind in limericks. They didn't understand and didn't ask. Is it possible?
The funniest thing is Moodarou's invitation to the night. The handsome and dignified Moodairo invites a donkey-faced person to have a pillow. It's so outrageous and funny.
Liu Zheng saw that this was not possible!
So I made a joint letter and submitted it to the Three Justices Division, wrote pleadings and sent them everywhere... I even led everyone to a sit-down demonstration in front of Prince Qing's Mansion...
Why is this?
If you do more things that are right, there will be people who will protect themselves wisely, and there will be fewer and fewer people.
In addition, in this organization, it is clear that Liu Zheng is a "leader" who is recognized by everyone and facilitates follow-up arrangements.
After sitting quietly for a day, Tang Shijin came out.
Then Liu Zheng bravely stepped forward and asked: "Your Majesty! Is the cheating in the examination instigated by your Majesty? Is there any cheating in the Diaoxiu Garden? Has your Majesty revealed the test questions and people?"
To be honest, Tang Shijin was the master who dared to kill people in front of the palace. Liu Zheng's appearance really made people admire his courage.
While everyone held their breath, Tang Shijin said: "Yes!"
There was a bang, and everyone was in an uproar. Everyone was stunned.
Liu Zheng was also shocked, and then he said: "Why does the prince do this!"
Tang Shijin said: "Because I am a fool!!"
She took a step forward, faced the crowd, and said word by word in a clear voice: "I am a fool, so I thought that all scholars are gentlemen. I want to ask for calligraphy and painting from scholars, but I am afraid it is not respectful enough. I will buy one at Diaoxiu Garden for ten days."
, pen, ink, paper and inkstone, fine clothes and fine food, I offer them with both hands, all I want is a calligraphy treasure!"
Everyone suddenly stopped silent.
At this moment, facing the famous Prince Qing from the Lower Realm of Stars, almost everyone felt truly ashamed.
Tang Shijin continued: "I'm a fool!! I myself have a golden life, and my adopted father and adopted brother are all highly respected ministers, yet we insist on doing something we know we can't do, tossing up the matter of imperial examination fraud, and then we end up doing it.
I have toiled hundreds of people, passing notes, writing letters, hinting and asking for bribes, just for fear of not leaking, for fear of not making a big fuss! What am I not a fool for? Everyone, am I a fool?"
There was silence, no one answered.
Tang Shijin's voice slowed down and he said, "When I came back from the palace that day, I asked my sixth brother, what are these four ends?"
"My sixth brother said, 'The heart of compassion is the root of benevolence; the heart of shame and hatred is the root of righteousness; the heart of resignation is the root of courtesy; the heart of right and wrong is the root of wisdom. There are four fundamentals in human beings.
It has four bodies. 'Everyone, benevolence, justice, propriety and wisdom are just like the four bodies of a human being. Look in the mirror, are the four bodies still there? You were born as a human being and read the books of sages. If your skills are not as good as others, you will spit out blood. I
How innocent? The only thing I did wrong was to entertain everyone. Could it be that entertaining literati has since then become a recipe for disaster??"
Could it be that entertaining literati at a banquet has become a recipe for disaster...
These words were so harsh that everyone was speechless.
At this point, public opinion completely reversed.
There is too much evidence, which means there is no evidence at all, especially after Moodarou's letter was found to be fake, and it was also found that Tang Liansheng's "four ends" were cut out from the entire piece of paper, so... they are all fake.
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Chen Shiwu was so angry that he couldn't stop yelling at the idiot at home.
But when the matter reached this point, it was no longer under his control. Chen Shiwu had to admit that this time, he had missed a good opportunity and there was nothing he could do about it.
Fortunately, no one knew that he was involved, so we could only wait for the next opportunity.
So Yan Baiwei rejected everyone's joint letter on the grounds of insufficient evidence, but except for the few people who falsely accused him, he did not punish him. Instead, he organized ten famous scholars among the people to re-examine the files of the examination.
One review.
Just when Sanfa Si went to inform everyone, he suddenly saw Liu Zheng with a pale face, slowly stood up, and suddenly knelt at their feet.