Oriole Line

state people? "Pu Chen raised his eyebrows.

"Exactly, but he comes from a poor family."

Pu Chen's heart moved, he remembered the words of Zhou Yu and Qi Dai in Mingzheng Palace, and asked tentatively: "Taotao, did you meet anyone before the scientific examination? Or did something unusual happen?"

"Did you hear something from His Majesty?" Wen Tao asked alertly.

Looking at Wen Tao's clear eyes, Pu Chen knew that he couldn't hide it from him, and replied: "There may be a problem with the imperial examination this time, and it involves candidates from Bingzhou."

Wen Tao murmured to himself: "Brother Chunyu is from Bingzhou. I use the name of Da Sima Mansion. Your family comes from Jinyang, so I can be counted as a Bingzhou candidate. He Pin, the candidate who was sued, is also from Bingzhou. His brain was running fast, "Apu, what did His Majesty tell you? What happened to the candidates in Bingzhou?"

Seeing that he was so caring and his chest heaved, Pu Chen felt a little worthless. Why did he wade into the muddy waters of Luoyang, his lover who had survived a narrow escape?He resentfully said: "Don't worry about this matter. After two days, His Majesty and I have finished discussing the military affairs. Come back with me."

Wen Tao stood where he was, and didn't say anything, but his teeth were clenched. Pu Chen glanced at him, knowing very well that he was expressing his attitude, and he didn't want to leave Luoyang just like that.

Pu Chen sat down and sighed: "You want to stay here?"

Wen Tao didn't look at him, but nodded slightly, with a stubbornness that he hadn't seen for a long time.Pu Chen smiled wryly, stretched out his hand to hook Wen Tao's sleeve robe, and pulled towards him, Wen Tao was unmoved.Pu Chen secretly took a wave of luck, took advantage of Wen Tao's unpreparedness, and pulled him closer to him.Wen Tao was in a trance, suddenly his center of gravity was unstable, and he almost fell, so he shook off Pu Chen's hand and said, "You go back first, don't worry about me."

Pu Chen was not happy anymore, and wrapped Wen Tao into his arms with his backhand: "Tao Tao has been wronged, of course I will help you find the place as a husband. I will stay here with you. Although the water in Luoyang is muddy, it is dirty. No one can dirty you!"

94, 94.

In the Mingzheng Palace, Zheng Yong, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials summoned by Zhou Yu, looked normal, but there was already a thick layer of sweat on his forehead and vest.

"Wen Ju's selection list has been released, should the selected candidates be called to report to the Ministry of Officials in the next step?" Zheng Yong asked with a pleasing eyebrow.

"Not in a hurry." Zhou Yu waved his hand, "Some of the selected candidates are in Luoyang, and some have already returned to their places of origin. First, the Ministry of Officials will issue documents to notify each selected candidate of their ancestral home, current residence, Check out the information of the parents and grandparents together, and make arrangements after submitting it." Zhou Yu flipped through the memorial with a calm expression.

"Your Majesty, the information of all candidates has been filed in the Ministry of Officials. Is there no need to submit it again?" Zheng Yong said.

"That's the registration information, and the search is very simple. Since candidates who have passed the imperial examination will be courtiers who will stand in the court in the future, they should check the three generations of their ancestors and their current residence and family population one by one." General Zhou Yu He raised his eyes and stared at Zheng Yong, "The scholars selected this time are not as good as before. In the past, the courtiers came from aristocratic families, and their family origins, ancestors' meritorious deeds, and even their family rankings and marriages are all clear. Can Zheng Shangshu guarantee a clear background?"

Although Zhou Yu was smiling, his eyes shot over, making Zheng Yong shiver inexplicably, and Zheng Yong hurriedly agreed again and again.

Zhou Yu asked a few more questions leisurely, and exchanged answers, but the word "fraud" was not involved at all.Zheng Yong handled it carefully as if he was walking a tightrope, he went back and forth in his mind to guess the real intention of Zhou Yuzhao today.The fact that Dali Temple detained more than a dozen Bingzhou candidates was no longer a secret in the court.Everyone couldn't guess Zhou Yu's attitude.Everyone knows that the new emperor's ascension to the throne, opening a course to obtain a scholar is a major event that shakes the government and the public, but now there is a fraud incident, which clearly slaps the new emperor in the face.The handling of this matter can be big or small. To put it mildly, those candidates were overthinking their own abilities, and they talked about it at will. Dali Temple issued an investigation without any evidence, and beat up a few failed candidates and let them go. Don't be alarmed.The new emperor's first imperial examination was still fair and clear, winning the hearts of the people and attracting talents.But if you investigate carefully, this matter will be unclear. It is said that it is fraud, but how to investigate the fraud?Arrest all the officials who have dealt with this time?That's almost the entire bureaucracy!From reviewing candidates' identities, writing questions, sealing papers, marking papers, to finally checking the list of candidates, how many people are involved in each link, and when will it be checked one by one?

"Okay, I understand. You have worked hard this time." Zhou Yu still had a smile on his face, but his tone was a little alienated.

"Sharing His Majesty's worries is the responsibility of a humble official." Zheng Yong said hastily.

"That's right." Zhou Yu said casually, "The [-] test papers submitted by the Ministry of Officials that day were all selected from the best. But there are more than [-] unselected papers left, where are they?"

Zheng Yong seemed to be stunned for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, the [-] test papers were selected by the official department. Some of the remaining papers are still in the official department, and some have been moved to Wende Hall for archiving."

"Well, as long as it's still there." Zhou Yu said with a relaxed tone, "Tomorrow, I will gather these failed test papers into one place, and I will take a look."

"Your Majesty..." Zheng Yong's voice was a little tense, "Your Majesty has a lot to do every day, many of these failed test papers are illegible, and their words are crazy. It's better not to stain His Majesty's eyes."

"Oh?" Zhou Yu smiled, "Can't I see it?" His dimples were full of smiles, but his eyes were stern.

Zheng Yong knelt down unconsciously and said: "Chen... I still need some time to adjust."

"Isn't it just [-] test papers!" Zhou Yu shouted suddenly, "I will immediately send my servants to the Ministry of Officials and Wende Hall to bring the test papers!"

"Your Majesty, forgive me." Zheng Yong was already in a cold sweat, "Tomorrow the Ministry of Officials will organize the test papers for His Majesty to read."

"Can it be done tomorrow?"

"Yes, yes." Zheng Yong hurriedly said.

"Then I will go directly to the Ministry of Officials to read it after tomorrow morning."

"...Yes." Zheng Yong repeatedly promised and withdrew.

After Zheng Yong left, Zhou Yu, who was still smiling a little, suddenly turned ugly, and the veins on the arm supporting the table case bulged.Suddenly, a hand was lightly attached to the back of Zhou Yu's hand, Qi Dai turned out from the back of the palace at some point, and said softly: "Your Majesty, calm down."

Seeing that it was Qi Dai, Zhou Yu calmed down the anger that was almost gushing out. He took a sip of tea, adjusted his breath and said, "What do you think?"

Qi Dai shook his head: "Zheng Yong didn't come from an aristocratic family, so his talent is mediocre. He was able to sit on the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials because he flattered Zhou Yan. His reaction just now didn't look clean."

Zhou Yu sneered: "Even one of the ministers of the official department is not clean, how can anyone in the entire official department be clean?"

"Since he promised to sort out the failed test papers tomorrow, he must not be too courageous. How does His Majesty plan to deal with this matter?" Qi Dai said.

"Did you find out how many merged state candidates are on the list?"

"Fifteen. It is indeed far more than other states, and the candidates selected are more or less connected with several big families in Bingzhou. Some are from these families, and some are domestic servants or Among the old friends, some of them seem to be from poor families at first glance." Qi Dai said.

Zhou Yu pondered for a moment and said: "This imperial examination is so powerful that it must not be anticlimactic. I will first take a look at all the failed papers to find out if there are any leftover pearls, make a candidate list, and then list the selected and candidate candidates. To sum it up, I will personally test the countermeasures and respond. If the selected scholars really have real talents and learning, I will not pursue anything more. If there are people who are sloppy, I will be the first to question Zheng Yong! Also use this to exchange blood for the official department."

When Qi Dai heard this, he said with admiration: "Your Majesty's plan is really light. Today's courtiers are mostly left by Zhou Yan, and there are many people who are fake. It's just that it is inconvenient to make a big move because of the establishment of the new dynasty. In this way, can It is a godsend opportunity to take this opportunity to reorganize the Ministry of Officials. If the Ministry of Officials is decided, all the candidates for the follow-up of the six departments can be in the hands of His Majesty."

Zhou Yu smiled wryly and said: "The official department is second. I just don't want to miss the talents of the world. The first time I opened a subject to obtain a scholar, I cheated in the scientific examination. I am afraid that the hearts of the scholars in the world will be chilled. This time the countermeasures After answering, if it is discovered that there are people involved in fraud among the selected candidates, I will not let any of them go."

"His Majesty prepares..."

"Severe punishment without mercy!" Zhou Yu said decisively.

Qi Dai was secretly startled, Zhou Yu stood up with magnanimity after he came to power, it seemed that he was rarely seen so ruthless.

Zhou Yu continued: "The case of cheating in the imperial examination must never be opened. If it is not severely punished, it will cause endless harm in the future."

Qi Dai thought to himself, what Zhou Yu said was right, the selection of officials is the most important thing in the selection of officials. This time, Zhou Yu was able to personally do it himself, and worked hard. Does he have to ask him every time in the future?It is necessary to have an extremely strict system to ensure that every link is not neglected.And once fraud occurs, the seeds of corruption will be planted if they are not severely punished, and a little bit of rot and smell will eventually ruin the entire Qingming court.

Qi Dai thought about it, and said to Zhou Yu's gaze: "If there are any candidates involved in fraud, don't send them to Dali Temple, but send them to Sijian Pavilion of the minister, and the minister will personally come for the trial."

"You want to take over this matter?" Zhou Yu asked suspiciously.

Qi Dai nodded: "Dali Temple is under the Ministry of Punishment. If it is locked in Dali Temple, you will have to go through the clear road of the Ministry of Punishment. Not to mention the long delay, and you may not be able to find anything in the trial. It will be a mess. It is better to let the minister do it." For the trial, I have eyeliner with all the officials, which is far faster than the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Moreover, if the officials and examinees know that there is fraud involved, they will send it to Si Jiange