I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 122 Prove Innocence
The news that the Qin family brought a pair of young children kneeling outside the county government office and holding up the blood book seemed to have grown wings, and it spread throughout Shangsi County in less than half an hour.

"Teacher, straight and warm, wide and chesty, rigid but not cruel, simple but not arrogant..." The weather is still hot, and the clear sound of reading can be heard in the study.

There is only half a year left until the county examination in February next year. Since Zhan Feiyu knew that Xuezheng was the eldest prince's uncle, he studied harder than Rangri.

Sitting in the corner, Chong Guang exuded a sense of resentment all over his body, and asked feebly: "Fat girl, why don't you go and beg Qi Ye for love?"

He didn't work as hard as the fat girl when he was practicing martial arts back then. He only had three hours of lunch break every night. Is this still human?Even a fat girl with a hanging head and buttocks, Gu Xueshi said that she barely passed the county test.

Thinking of being forced to take the county exam and not being allowed to return to the Forbidden Dragon Guards if he fails to pass, Chongguang's mind suddenly came up with a gray-haired, hunched body, walking into the exam tremblingly with a cane...

After closing the book, Zhan Feiyu laughed shyly, "Please beg me."

"Conditions are up to you." Zhong Guang admitted that he would bully the fat girl because of Qi Ye's protection for the fat girl.

"Why don't you take me to the county government office?" Zhan Feiyu glanced out the window guiltily.

After Wan Yunhao was poisoned and killed, Zhan Feiyu went to the county government office to listen to Prince Yu's trial, and made up for the lost time when he came back.

But this time Wan Yunhao's wife and daughter knelt outside the county government office, Gu Qingzhou forbade Zhan Feiyu from going out.

Chong Guang immediately regained his spirits, "Okay, let's go!"

"Uncle Chongguang, we won't ride a horse, we'll take a carriage." Zhan Feiyu hastily added, in this bright sun, riding a horse can definitely burn people to death.

The flower hall in the backyard of the county government office.

Because of Chen Fei's framing before his death, Chen Weibin also had to accept the review. Fortunately, this framing was a temporary idea without any evidence, so Prince Yu let Chen Weibin reinstate his post.

"My lord, the Qin family refuses to go to the county government office to rest." Fei Butou reported the situation to Prince Yu who was sitting in the main seat, "At this moment, many scholars from Nanxuan Mansion have gathered outside, most of them are from poor families. People are Wan Yunhao's friends."

As a widow, Qin, with her five-year-old daughter and three-year-old son, knelt outside the county office and cried. The world already sympathizes with the weak, especially women, children and children who are still wearing mourning clothes. Even the passersby are red-eyed. .

"She wrote a blood letter to slander the little girl without evidence?" Prince Yu sullenly sullenly, he has a bad temper, but it's a weak woman who knelt outside and messed around.
As a county magistrate, Chen Weibin has seen such things a lot, "If the murderer who poisoned Wan Yunhao does not subdue the law for a day, the Qin family can use this to slander Xiaoyu."

After all, there must always be a motive for killing people. Prince Yu and others know that Liu Jian is behind the scenes, but those scholars and ordinary people outside don't know.

Zhan Feiyu and Xiaoqi Chen Fei knew each other. Chen Fei was the murderer who poisoned Chen Fei. together.

And the motive for killing is even easier to find. Once Zhan Feiyu loses the competition, she cannot learn from Master Gu, so she can only poison Wan Yunhao to ensure that she will win.

After all, one is the youngest Juren in Nanxuan Mansion, and the other is the eight-year-old boy Mengtong. From the eyes of outsiders, Zhan Feiyu will undoubtedly lose in this competition.

"Are you not in a hurry?" Prince Yu glared at Gu Qingzhou, who was drinking tea from a teacup, and the little girl was charged with murder. As a teacher, he wasn't worried at all.

The calm and relaxed Gu Xueshi laughed, "The one who is anxious is Mr. Liu, he wants to muddy the water."

After Liu Jian thought about it for a while, he didn't kill people immediately. After all, Zhou Wenquan was his useful assistant, so he asked the Qin family to bring the orphans and widows here, but it was just a dying struggle.

When Zhan Feiyu appeared outside the county government gate, someone yelled something, and Qin, who was kneeling on the ground and crying hoarsely, turned around suddenly. The shrill and mournful voice made those who saw it sad and those who heard it cry.

"You... you returned my husband's life... why didn't you poison our mother and son together?" Qin was wearing a white filial dress, with tears streaming down her plain face, and her delicate figure seemed to be surrounded by bright lights. She was like a small white flower, and her body fell to the ground in a moment of grief.

"Mom!" The three-year-old boy burst into tears. The child raised by the big family is fat and chubby, with beautiful facial features. This will drag Qin's arm and cry non-stop, which makes people feel distressed.

"You killed my father, and I'm going to kill you!" The five-year-old girl suddenly got up and rushed towards Zhan Feiyu, her immature face was full of hatred, at least in her eyes, Zhan Feiyu was killed by poison Wan Yunhao, the murderer who caused her mother to kneel and cry bitterly.

Looking at the little girl stopped by Chongguang, Zhan Feiyu finally understood why the teacher didn't let him come to the county government. Facing the grief-stricken orphans and widows, Zhan Feiyu was at a disadvantage even if he was innocent.

Zhan Feiyu glanced around. Ordinary people are better. Zhan Feiyu is a well-known child prodigy in Shangsi County. Even if Qin's mother and son are pitiful, they don't believe that Zhan Feiyu is the murderer.

But the scholars gathered around glared at Zhan Feiyu. They were from Nanxuan Mansion, they had good friends with Wan Yunhao, and they had attended the full moon banquet and birthday banquet of their two children. In contrast, Zhan Feiyu Feiyu became a murderer even if he wasn't a murderer.

"Let go of me!" The little girl who was stopped by Chongguang shouted sharply, kicking Chongguang with both hands and feet, "Let me go..."

"You said I poisoned your father?" Zhan Feiyu's dark eyes were silent, and his clear voice was like pearls falling into a disc. "If I poisoned your father because I was afraid of losing, why did I propose a competition? Why should I?" Taking the risk of beheading to do so much?"

"You..." The little girl is only five years old, but the Qin family is a scholarly family, and the child was enlightened at the age of three. The little girl has been studying for two years. At this moment, Zhan Feiyu asked her, and she wanted to refute but couldn't. know how to say it.

The group of scholars who were originally filled with anger couldn't help but fell into deep thought. Zhan Feiyu's words sounded right.

A coldness flashed in Qin's eyes, who fell limp on the ground, sat up slowly, took the crying and choking little son into his arms, looked at Zhan Feiyu with hatred and said, "You can't kill my husband with poison. It's to step on his bones to make a name for yourself! Who would have thought that an eight-year-old girl would be so vicious!"

The grief-stricken Qin family complained in a hoarse voice. Zhan Feiyu took the initiative to challenge her only to put money on her face and to confirm her reputation as a child prodigy. Otherwise, why would Scholar Gu, who is well-known in the Qing Dynasty, accept her as his apprentice?

But she was afraid of losing the competition, so she teamed up with Xiaoqi Chen Fei and county magistrate Chen Weibin to poison Wan Yunhao!With the protection of teacher Gu Xueshi, Wan Yunhao's case of being poisoned will only become a long-standing case in the end.

"If you are not the murderer? Why is Prince Yu and the Forbidden Dragon Guard here, and the behind-the-scenes messenger who poisoned my husband has never been found?" Qin embraced the little daughter who threw herself into her arms, hugged her son tightly, and silently She shed tears, as if accusing God of injustice!
"Mrs. Wan, you kept saying that I poisoned Wan Juren because I was afraid of losing the competition. In order to prove my innocence, I must beg Prince Yu to paste the examination papers of the three of us outside the county government office!" Zhan Feiyu said bluntly, Looking at Qin Shi who was slightly startled, she directly blocked what she wanted to say.

"At the end of the test, my paper and Tong Xu's paper were put into the examination paper box, and then a seal was pasted on it. Many people present saw it with their own eyes. Mrs. Wan doesn't have to worry that I and the County Magistrate Chen will be exchanged internally and externally. Exam paper."

Wan Yunhao's gentleman has not been sealed, but many scholars know his handwriting.

"Sister-in-law, we did see it all at that time." The scholar who was on good terms with Wan Yunhao said in a low voice, then looked at Qin Ye who was aside and said, "Ah Ye was also there at that time."

Qin Ye nodded, thinking that he had read Zhan Feiyu's article in the county school before, and his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Zhan Feiyu is really confident that he can beat his brother-in-law?Otherwise, how dare she publicly post the test paper?

Qin didn't believe that Zhan Feiyu's talent and learning could surpass Wan Yunhao's. Seeing what she said so frankly, she became even more suspicious that Zhan Feiyu had changed the test papers.

With a teacher like Master Gu around, how excellent an article can’t be written, and when Zhan Feiyu copies it and puts it back in the examination paper box, who will know, or who will dare to point it out even if he doubts it?
But Qin didn't believe the situation was threatening, but the scholars present wanted to know what kind of splendid articles Zhan Feiyu had written.

Two quarters later.

Liu Jian was called over by Prince Yu, and the Qin family suspected Zhan Feiyu, so why not doubt Gu Qingzhou and Prince Yu, and Zhang Zhifu and Chen County Magistrate were not trusted by her.

"Lord Liu, I will leave it to you to paste the test papers. You go and check the seal and the test paper box." After Prince Yu finished speaking, he chased away people, as if Liu Jian, a second-rank official, was a servant who would just go away. people.

"Yes." Liu Jian walked out with a gloomy face, followed by the two yamen servants holding the examination paper box to the outside of the county yamen.

Outside the county government office, apart from Qin's mother and son, many scholars had already gathered. Compared with the truth about Wan Yunhao's poisoning, many people wanted to read Zhan Feiyu's examination papers.

"My lord, please." Fei Tutou put the test paper box on the table and stepped aside.

Liu Jian's expression became even more ugly when he was driven off the shelf. The Forbidden Dragon Guards were able to extract fingerprints, and getting a fake seal was as easy as pie.

But unless conclusive evidence is found, if Liu Jian dares to say that the Forbidden Dragon Guard is a fake today, the Forbidden Dragon Guard will be able to expose his old background without waiting for him to return to the capital.

Liu Jian carefully inspected the seal on the examination paper box, and could not see any signs of being torn. Under the eyes of everyone, he could only say: "There is nothing wrong with the seal."

Open the box on the right first, and Tong Xu stepped forward and looked through the exam papers, "Return to your lord, it's the student's exam papers."

When it was Zhan Feiyu's turn, she also checked, "Return to your lord, it's the student's test paper."

After the papers of the two of them were taken over, Wan Yunhao's test paper had already been pasted.

"Reading Brother Wan's articles has always been a hearty feeling, every word is clear and quick, and we are ashamed of ourselves!" The scholar who spoke repeatedly praised.

"It's a pity that Brother Wan was murdered by the villain, otherwise the title of the gold list and the parade of horses will be just around the corner!"

"Is this Tong Xu's exam paper?" The onlookers couldn't help snorting when they saw the exam paper pasted on the wall. The first exam paper had three wrong questions, which shows that Tong Xu has control over the Four Books and Five Classics is not strong enough.

"I just read it. Among the five hundred scripture questions, apart from the unanswered ones, Brother Wan only made three mistakes." Three questions were wrong on the paper. In contrast, the high and low are obvious.

After Tong Xu's theory was posted on the wall, the onlookers looked even more disdainful after reading a few sentences. They all wondered whether Tong Xu's fame as a scholar was based on his knowledge?
"Pasted Zhan Feiyu's test paper!" Someone in the crowd shouted, brushed it, and all eyes turned to the wall in unison.

Words are like people!An eight-year-old girl, who has not been in school for a year, is better than many people with this fledgling handwriting. Their eight-year-old handwriting has form but no charm.

Because they had read Wan Yunhao's examination papers before, everyone was already familiar with the five hundred scripture questions. After reading each paper, the scene was eerily quiet.

This made the police officers pasting the test paper look over in surprise. They were still commenting on Tong Xu's test paper just now. How could this collectively lose their voices?
"It's all right!" Someone couldn't help but say, there are [-] questions, Wan Yunhao was wrong for three days and already made them admire, but Zhan Feiyu was good at all questions.

"It is rumored that Zhan Feiyu has a photographic memory." As soon as these words came out, the crowd couldn't help but nodded, envious and jealous.

If it was because of her super memory that she answered the five hundred scripture questions correctly, then after seeing Zhan Feiyu's policy question, everyone was silenced again!

Wan Yunhao's policy questions are wonderfully written, that's because he has a solid foundation in writing, quotes from many sources, and his pen is fluent.In contrast, Zhan Feiyu's article is much more simple, but it is meaningful and insightful.

Policy questions are about the best ways to govern the country and the people, and are related to the national economy and the people's livelihood. Wan Yunhao's articles are wonderful, but they are empty and have no practical significance. Zhan Feiyu's policy questions can really solve the salt problem. Solve the price problem, curb salt merchants from accumulating money, and let ordinary people afford salt!
"Is this policy question really written by an eight-year-old girl?" Someone couldn't help asking.

Although it is said that the handwriting on the twelve papers was written by the same person, it may also be copied by Gu Xueshi and Zhan Feiyu, making them believe that an eight-year-old girl wrote such a policy question, and Han Chuang studied hard for ten years. Don't they want to be ashamed of themselves when they come here?
Someone looked at the last examination paper, "The five-character and eight-rhyme poems are mediocre, and they can be called smooth."

"Yeah, if you really have the talent to write such strategic questions, how can poetry be so ordinary?" The three-point suspicion suddenly turned into seven points.

"Okay, don't forget that Lord Liu personally opened this seal." The young man in brocade robe looked at this group of poor children who couldn't afford to lose with a sneer, didn't he just get crushed by Zhan Feiyu?

The young man standing aside also echoed: "Since Zhan Feiyu dares to take the initiative to challenge, he must be sure of victory."

Without real talent and learning, would Zhan Feiyu dare to challenge Wan Yunhao?Since there is, then there is no doubt that she wrote such a wonderful policy question.

Seeing that some people were still not reconciled, the young man in brocade robe said again: "Master Liu came up with this question, Xueshi Gu didn't know the topic, and the test papers will be sealed in the test paper box afterwards. Do you want to suspect that Xueshi Gu is cheating?"

With Gu Qingzhou's reputation in the literati circle, anyone who dares to doubt Gu Dashi will definitely be sprayed to death by scholars all over the world!In particular, movable type printing has lowered the price of books, and Gu Qingzhou is even more respected by scholars.

Everyone who was still skeptical gave up their thoughts. They could not believe in Zhan Feiyu, but they believed in Gu Dashi's character!

Tong Tongzhi and Tong Xu both looked a little ugly. The pasting of the exam papers was like public execution of Tong Xu, especially the belittling of those people just now, which made Tong Xu unable to lift his head in shame.

Liu Jian also doesn't believe that Zhan Feiyu can write such an article, it must be Gu Qingzhou who caught the knife. These people are stupid in reading and reading, and they think that Gu Qingzhou is high-spirited, but they never think that the truly noble can gain a foothold in the court ?Simply stupid!
"Master Liu doesn't believe in Xiaoyu?" Gu Qingzhou, who didn't know when he came over, asked loudly, looked at a group of scholars whose expressions suddenly became humble and excited, and continued with a smile: "If Xiaoyu doesn't have such talent, how can I How could you accept her as a disciple?"

A group of scholars suddenly nodded their heads, yes, if Zhan Feiyu wasn't a child prodigy, how could Master Gu accept apprentices?
Looking at the fooled group of people, Liu Jian almost laughed angrily. Is this Gu Qingzhou's willingness to accept disciples?That's just a reward from the Holy One to Zhan Feiyu!Who in the court didn't know that Zhan Feiyu invented movable type printing, but this achievement belonged to the imperial court and the emperor, and Zhan Feiyu must be compensated.

Fearing that Liu Jian would not be angry enough, the Prince Yu who added fuel to the fire ordered in a loud voice: "Master Liu, I am a rough man, and I can't see whether these articles are good or bad. Let's talk about who will win the competition between these three people." gone?"

Zhan Feiyu's five-character and eight-rhyme poems are the worst, but she got all five hundred scripture questions right, and her policy questions are better than Wan Yunhao and Tong Xu.

Liu Jian wished he could tear off Prince Yu's wrinkled old smiling face, suppressed his anger and said, "My lord, among the three, Zhan Feiyu wins, Wan Yunhao comes second, and Tong Xu is the last."

Therefore, Zhan Feiyu, who won, didn't need to poison Wan Yunhao. The motive of killing that Qin's accusation before was completely untenable.

Zhan Feiyu, who was standing beside Gu Qingzhou, laughed, finally being able to stop Yoyo's mouth.

Just when everyone thought that the matter had been settled, Zhongguang strode over. He was dressed in the official residence of the Forbidden Dragon Guard, and everyone swiped to make way for him. Everyone avoided the Forbidden Dragon Guard, and no one Dare to provoke.

Chong Guang saluted and said: "My lords, my lords, the paper used in this competition is specially made by the Dragon Guards, and my subordinates are ordered by the commander to check all the test papers."

Uh... Not to mention the scholars present, even Prince Yu, Liu Jian and others were stunned for a moment. No one thought that the Commander of the Forbidden Dragon Guard did not write a question, but marked it on the paper of the examination paper.

Some people suspect that Zhan Feiyu's policy question was not written by her, but that Gu Qingzhou wrote Zhan Feiyu's copy and put it in the examination paper box, so Chongguang can know the truth after checking it.

(End of this chapter)