Jiayu Village of Red Mansions

Entering, Zhang Tinglu slandered in her heart, but she still said respectfully on the face: "Yes, my minister Zhang Tinglu kowtowed to the Holy Majesty!"

Shui Zhan heard the words and said to Zhang Tingyu next to him: "I heard that Zhang Tinglu is your younger brother. Zhang Xiang has a good family education and raised you good brothers!"

Zhang Tingyu listened to Shui Zhan's words, not knowing whether they were praises or derogations, and the sweat broke out on his forehead, so he could only carefully say: "Yes, we are the same great grandfather."

Shui Zhan nodded when he heard the words, and didn't talk to Zhang Tinglu any more. He turned to Yang Mingshi and said, "That's Zhang Tinglu, you must be Yang Mingshi! You used to be a supervisor in Zhejiang Province, and you have a good official reputation. I heard that the common people treat you very well." Ai Dai, even built a shrine for you?"

Yang Mingshi saw that the majesty was indifferent to the chief examiner Zhang Tinglu but praised himself like this, his heart broke out in a cold sweat, and he said: "It's all because of the wrong love of the folks, I dare not be praised by the majesty!"

Shui Zhan was so modest when he heard Yang's name, he waved his hands and said: "You don't have to be humble, the official is good, the conduct is clear, and it is natural for the people to support him!"

As he changed the topic, he said: "You are here today to collect the test questions. It was originally a routine matter, but you know that this is the first scientific test since I became the throne. Therefore, I would like to tell you that the scientific test is a national one. The Talent Ceremony is related to the foundation of the country. It is necessary to select scholars fairly and set your heart on behalf of the public. Once you select someone and become a Jinshi, you will be their teacher and a lifetime of grace. In this way, they will become yours invisibly. sphere of influence, or you are deliberately biased, collected money, and took away your own power from the younger generation, wanting to cover the sky with one hand in the court! As for the fraud in the examination room and the acceptance of bribes, there are national laws and regulations. Yes, anyone who does this kind of thing should come to see me with his own head! You are younger, and you may not have heard of the Nanjing scientific examination fraud case. Examiner, I know that all of you scholars want to leave a name through the ages, don't leave such a stigma! Did you hear me clearly?"

Zhang Tinglu and Yang Mingshi knelt at the bottom, and they were terrified when they heard it. Zhang Tinglu was afraid that the leak of the exam questions would be leaked out, and Yang Mingshi knew that the exam questions had been leaked. Enke might not be calm this time!

Speaking of which, Shui Zhan took out a key from his pocket, got up and opened the door of the cabinet next to him, took out a tightly sealed small tube of baking paint, walked up to Zhang Tinglu and Yang Mingshi, and said, "You all raise your heads!"

"Zhang Tinglu, Yang Mingshi, I entrust you with the test questions now, and I also entrust you with the hope of the future country. I hope you will not disappoint me!"

The test questions in this small paint tube are still the original ones. These test questions are not taken out of the palace and sealed until the exam starts. They need to be opened and written on the roll paper. If the new test questions are now Hand it over to Zhang Tinglu, scaring the snake out of the grass is the second priority, fearing that the exam questions will be leaked again. At present, the primary problem is not to catch the moths of this group of countries, but to select talents in a fair and just imperial examination!

Speaking of which, when Zhang Tinglu returned from the palace, she was naturally uneasy. The Holy Majesty specifically told them what the Nanjing fraud case meant. Could it be that the emperor already knew that the exam questions had been leaked?

Thinking of this, Zhang Tinglu became more and more anxious, and took the test questions back to the Gongyuan. In the middle of the night, while everyone was not paying attention, he invited the skilled craftsman given to him by the third prince, opened the small red lacquer tube, put it in front of the lamp, and then After confirming that there was no change in the exam questions, I felt relieved and ordered the craftsman to seal it again.

No.40 four times

"Yucun, at this time, those juges should be entering the arena, right?" Shui Zhan said after putting on the crown and belt of court uniform, looking at the sky outside.

"Well, it's coming soon." It was just after the fourth watch, and the sky was still full of cold stars, and the bucket handle was hanging upside down. Knowing what Shui Zhan was worried about, Yucun said, "Everything has been arranged, don't worry!"

"Do you really want to borrow Li Wei from me?" Shui Zhan asked Yucun suspiciously, Li Wei is considered to be his retainer, don't you know what kind of guy he is?The number one rogue in the world has settled down!Letting him go to the Gongyuan, isn't it like the wild dog entered the Crane Garden, it turned the world upside down!

As if thinking of something, Yucun smiled and said: "You don't have to worry, I have my own plan."

Shui Zhan had no choice but to nod when he heard the words, and raised his eyebrows to look at Yucun. Since he said so, he waited and watched, and then took the imperial chariot to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

At the same time, Yang Mingshi felt worried, and secretly rejoiced that His Royal Highness Wang An had discovered such fraud in advance. If he didn't find out until Enke finished the exam, as the deputy examiner, he would have to move his head accordingly!Yang Mingshi, who stayed up all night with the imperial decree in mind, took a sedan chair to the Tribute Courtyard. The Holy Majesty had already arranged everything in the Tribute Courtyard. He just waited for Zhang Tinglu to be taken down when the exam started, and then assisted His Highness Wang An to successfully complete the Enke exam.

The Shuntian Mansion Gongyuan stands quietly in the southwest corner of the capital, surrounded by dense thorns, which is often called the "thorn city". At this moment, it is faintly hideous under the darkness of night.

Yang Mingshi got off the sedan chair at the entrance of the Gongyuan, and passed the Procuratorate Hall all the way, and saw an officer in front of him making paper figurines in the front room, and the lights were flickering, flickering, flickering. Before, a ghost of "graciousness" and a ghost of "injustice" had to be imprisoned, and they would go to the Xiwang Tower before Tianming's disciples entered the arena.

The custom of Zhaen's two ghosts has existed since ancient times, so that the ancestors who took care of the Juzi and the ghosts who had enmity with the Juzi had a place to go, in case they lost their restraints and wreaked havoc in the Gongyuan took the exam.

Yang Mingshi saw it in his eyes and thought in his heart, after this battle, there will be so many grievances in the Gong Yuan!

Going forward, Yang Mingshi saw two people in front of him, they were Zhang Tingyu and Zhang Tinglu brothers in a trance, this time Enke cheated, because of the kinship between Zhang Tingyu and Zhang Tinglu, Shui Zhan did not involve Zhang Tingyu, so Zhang Tingyu didn't know .There were scruples in his heart, unconsciously, Yang Mingshi's pace slowed down.

Seeing Yang Mingshi coming over at this time, Zhang Tingyu greeted him and said, "Is it tomorrow? Why did you come so early!"

When Yang Mingshi saw Zhang Xiang greeting him, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed his hands, saying: "Enke has such a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, how can I ask my subordinates to sleep peacefully at home?"

Zhang Tingyu smiled and said: "That's the reason! I was telling Ting Lu that this Enke is a matter of great importance. You two are in the position of chief examiners, so you must be impartial. The Holy Majesty is now rectifying the administration of officials. This is the most important thing. What's more, it's not easy for you to be poor for ten years, think about it when you first entered this tribute courtyard, you must be fair and just!"

Yang Ming sighed in his heart after hearing this, this is really a good official for the country and the people, Zhang Tinglu and Zhang Xiang are obviously a family, how could they do such a fraudulent thing!

At this time, the time was almost up, Zhang Tingyu said goodbye to the two, the Taoist priest got up early, so he had to go back to court quickly.

As soon as the auspicious time came, Zhang Tinglu and Yang Mingshi led the disciples to the court, and performed the three-kneeling and nine-kowtow ceremony in front of the tablet of Confucius, the "Most Sage Master of Dacheng".

After the ceremony, Zhang Tinglu walked to the gate and shouted: "Open the dragon gate!" Then the candidates filed in in order of longevity, holding test baskets in their hands, and each found their own numbered room and took their seats. Just waited for the time when the examiner came to issue the test questions.

Everything was in place, Zhang Tinglu was about to wash her hands in front of the copper basin to get the imperial seal test questions in the gold plate, but was suddenly stopped by Yang Mingshi.Zhang Tinglu glanced at Yang Mingshi strangely, his eyelids twitched twice, and said sharply: "Master Yang, what are you doing, if you miss the auspicious time, can you bear it?"

Yang Mingshi heard the words and said: "Whether you can afford it or not is Yang's business!"

When Yang Ming finished speaking, he took out a roll of bright yellow paper from his pocket, and said solemnly: "By God, the emperor ordered that Zhang Tinglu, the chief examiner of the XX department, cheated for personal gain and leaked the exam questions privately... to deprive Enke of the position of chief examiner and put him in custody." The Ministry of Punishment is waiting for trial, hereby!"

Just after the imperial decree was read, Zhang Tinglu knew that the situation was over. After saying thank you Lord Long En, she slowly collapsed on the ground. Immediately, the officers and soldiers came to tie him up and escorted him to the Ministry of Punishment.

It was too early at this time, and the examinees in the examination room had waited for a long time and hadn't heard the questions passed by the examiner. Wander around.

At this moment, a group of officers and soldiers rushed in with long guns in their hands, and stood in front of each room, facing the candidates in that room, as if they were about to monitor their exams, with a vicious look, as if they were going to take this action. The children acted as prison guards.At this time, Li Weicai Shi Shiran, who got an errand, stood up slowly, strolled in the examination room, and said to the examinees in the examination room: "Don't worry, something happened in the examination room, it was delayed, but without you guys What's the matter, you just sit there obediently, take the exam well, wait until tomorrow, you will be on the imperial list and become a high official!"

If the examinees in that test could listen to Li Wei, the ruffian, there would be no such thing as the so-called literati. Maybe it was Li Wei who said something to the examinee, and there was an instant noise in the examination room. Get up, there is someone who yells that this examination room is a holy place for scholars, how can you allow you, a reckless man, to run wild!

At this moment, Yucun was wearing a prince's robe and entered the tribute courtyard. Li Wei saw him and quickly kowtowed to Yucun, Yucun nodded and gave Li Wei a look. son is here.Gathering the candidates in an open space in the tribute courtyard, Yucun stood in front and said to the candidates in the examination room: "Everyone, please be quiet!"

Although the disciples don't know Yucun, they do know Yucun's prince's robes,