Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Fang Zheng persuaded him for a while, and Zhang Dongxiang calmed down a lot.

Especially after hearing him say the three words "great hero", he even felt a sense of secret joy in his heart for no reason.

However, he still said sternly: "You say it lightly, how can things be so easy to do?"

Fang Zheng smiled and said: "You can trust me! I run a newspaper, how could I lie to you?"

"The common people are not stupid at all, but when they get together, their brains are gone!"

"Whatever the imperial court says, they have to believe it! If they don't believe it once, just say it a few more times! If others believe it, they will follow suit. Do you believe that if the newspaper says that cow urine can cure diseases, some people will drink it?"

Zhang Dongxiang completely calmed down and said speechlessly: "Stop talking nonsense!"

"The only plan for now is to do this. I will immediately write a memorial and report it to the imperial court. There is no need to issue any more stamps."

"Two days later, there will be candidates leaving the venue. At that time, the candidate numbers will be adjusted in the examination rooms. This matter... I will take full responsibility for it."

"Please go and prepare a list for me...."

Well... it would have been fine if you had said it earlier. You made so much trouble. Old people just can't listen to reason!

Fang Zheng put on a smiling face and leaned close to Zhang Dongxiang's ear: "Third Uncle, these are all small things, you don't need to be so polite."

"Why are you so close to me!" Zhang Dongxiang stared at Fang Zheng warily.

He always felt something was wrong in his heart for no reason, but he couldn't say exactly where.

Fang Zheng rubbed his hands and said shyly: "Are we, now, considered grasshoppers on the same rope...? You can't impeach me anymore, right?"

"Get out! Get out!"

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Zhang Dongxiang was anxious, fearing that the situation would escalate.

He drafted the memorial as soon as possible, and the content naturally fully accepted Fang Zheng's opinions.

However, after repeatedly pondering it several times, he added a few suggestions that would benefit the candidates, polished it up, and quickly sent someone to the palace.

Although the speed was very fast, the time had already reached the afternoon when it was sent to the palace.

Liu Er, the clerk on duty outside the cabinet office, ran to Li Yansong as soon as he received the memorial.

At this moment, he held the memorial in both hands and respectfully said to Li Yansong: "Lord Li... this is an urgent memorial from Lord Zhang!"

The others in the office looked sideways at this moment.

Li Yansong was shocked and quickly took the memorial and read it carefully.

Not far away, Zheng Qiao got up and walked to Li Yansong's opposite side, his heart full of curiosity.

Before long, the memorial was finished.

Li Yansong raised his head, holding the memorial in his hands, his eyes full of confusion.

Seeing his appearance, Zheng Qiao asked curiously: "Lord Li... what's the big deal!"

Li Yansong silently handed over the memorial, and Zheng Qiao looked at it carefully again.

After reading it, Zheng Qiao raised his head, holding the memorial in his hands, his eyes full of confusion.

"Lord Li... I don't understand. What is said here is quite good, but the exam has already started. Is it necessary to be so anxious? I thought it was a big deal."

Li Yansong stroked his chin, his brows furrowed: "Yes... it doesn't seem like there is anything urgent, but what does he mean by the expanded influence of the Banshan Newspaper's report?"

Zheng Qiao looked speechless: "It seems that the Banshan Daily... hasn't reported on the imperial examination in the past two days, right? Liu Er! What did today's Banshan Newspaper write?"

Almost everyone in the cabinet has the habit of reading newspapers.

Sometimes the officials would not read the newspapers themselves. When they were busy, they would order people to read the newspapers. Liu Er was a skilled reader.

He knew the contents of each newspaper every day.

Liu Er immediately said loudly: "A couple in Chengnan bought a Zhuangyuan ticket, fantasizing about winning two thousand taels. The two quarreled over the distribution of the spoils and fought each other."

"A beggar in Banshanfang carried his family to beg for three months. Yesterday, he bought a house in Changmingfang and has now been arrested and brought to justice."

"A doctor in Changshoufang publicly announced a secret ancestral recipe for treating bedwetting: mix hot rice with the bedwetting area, do not let the patient know, and feed it to the patient. A commoner laughed at him in person, saying: Human urine mixed with rice, it is better to let the patient know that the effect is better. The doctor was furious and fought with this person. Both of them have now been押入d into prison...."

After reading the whole article, there was nothing related to the imperial examination, and the two were even more confused.

What does the imperial examination have to do with it...? Why is Lord Zhang so anxious to adjust the rules of the examination room? Can't we talk about it after the exam is over? It's not a big deal, and he specifically wants to report it to His Majesty......

"Forget it! Since he specifically explained it in the Gongyuan, it means that the situation is special. Quickly report it to His Majesty!"

After speaking, the two hurried to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

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Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Emperor Jing looked at the memorial, then looked at the two, and hesitated: "This.... Is there anything special about this memorial? Why is it so urgent?"

Zheng Qiao and Li Yansong both looked embarrassed.

You ask me, I don't know either!

For some inexplicable reason, he wants to abolish the poop stamp... Just abolish it! It's not a big deal, and he elaborated on so many disadvantages, is it necessary?

Why is he so concerned about this kind of thing now? He is not a candidate... Could it be that he couldn't hold back during the exam that year, and he remembered the sad past when he revisited the old place?

The two did not know how to answer for a while, and finally Li Yansong spoke first: "Your Majesty, we don't understand either."

"What Lord Zhang said is reasonable, but... it doesn't seem that urgent...."

Emperor Jing lowered his head and glanced at it twice, and said lightly: "I see that it says in the memorial that the Banshan Newspaper has published this matter, and the people are quite dissatisfied."

"But is there any news about the imperial examination in today's Banshan Newspaper?"

"No!"

Emperor Jing paced back and forth, thinking carefully: "I see, it should be that Master Zhang bought that kind of wild newspaper outside."

"I heard that many people in the folk privately print newspapers, and the content is complicated and all-encompassing, and there are also those who impersonate regular newspapers... Perhaps he bought this kind of newspaper."

"It's ridiculous, the Military and Horses Division should be sent to investigate and deal with this strictly!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Zheng Qiao and Li Yansong bowed together, and they also understood at this moment.

It should be just as His Majesty said, he read some messy tabloid.... That's reasonable!

"Then, Your Majesty, how do you think this memorial should be handled?"

Emperor Jing patted the memorial in his hand twice and sighed: "Master Zhang is so old, but he is still worried about this kind of thing! He can be called enthusiastic and righteous."

"The advice in it is very thoughtful, but there are unreasonable things in the examination room! This memorial will be slightly revised and copied to the Di Bao! The Imperial Academy in Beijing can adjust it at its discretion, and the remaining examination rooms will start from the next imperial examination. Examiners should read all test papers suspected of plagiarism without clear evidence, and should not relax!"

"Allocate a sum of silver from the local government treasury to repair the toilet numbers in the Gongyuan to avoid affecting the candidates."

Emperor Jing paused at this point: "Guo Banban, go and investigate those who manipulate the seating arrangement of the candidates. Those who violate the rules will be exiled to the frontier."

"Draft an edict, and bestow Zhang Dongxiang with a hundred bolts of brocade. Go to the Gongyuan to announce the edict first."

After speaking, he looked at Li Yansong and the two: "Do you two masters have anything else?"

The two bowed again: "Nothing else, Your Majesty is wise!"

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