I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 133 The Death of Feng Er
Seeing Chen County Magistrate picking up the ball of paper with a livid face, Qian Pingchao, who was stunned, reacted, and said in horror: "My lord, this is not the student's, someone must have framed the student!"

"Shut up!" With an angry reprimand, County Magistrate Chen unfolded the ball of paper non-stop.

This time, there is no need for County Magistrate Chen to speak. The middle-aged candidates went crazy and destroyed the examination papers of three people in a row. Now, paper balls flew out of Qian Pingchao's sleeves. Press down on the ground.

If another lunatic ruins other people's exam papers, Shangsi County's county exam will really lose its reputation this time.

"This is?" Zhao Jiaoyu took a look at the crumpled paper and frowned.

There are at least twenty poems densely written on the paper, and the topics are also very wide. It seems that they are betting on the topics, but the topic of the poems in the test papers of this exam is not among them.

Perhaps in order not to leave any evidence, the handwriting is well-regulated, and there is no personal style, but there are balls of paper flying out of the sleeves under the eyes of everyone, which is cheating.

"My lord, I'm wronged! It's not mine!" Qian Pingchao, who was kneeling on the ground, yelled in panic, his mind was bewildered for a while, he didn't know where the ball of paper came from.

"Shut up, I saw it with my own eyes, and you still dare to quibble?" Chen County magistrate angrily reprimanded, the ball of paper flew out of Qian Pingchao's sleeve, this is the ironclad proof.

County magistrate Chen didn't want to delay other people's exams, so he said in a deep voice, "Others continue to answer the papers, and Fei Butou will send Qian Pingchao to prison!"

"No!" Qian Pingchao, who was kneeling on the ground, struggled violently. As a scholar, he knew the consequences of cheating in the imperial examination better than anyone else.

Qian Pingchao's eyes flicked inadvertently, and when he saw Zhan Feiyu's smile of "successful tricks", Qian Pingchao realized it.

"My lord, it was Zhan Feiyu who framed me! She blamed me for this cheat sheet!" Qian Pingchao yelled angrily. If he cheated in the exam room, he would be expelled from the exam, disqualified from the exam, and even paraded through the streets wearing shackles. Public display, or even being sentenced to imprisonment or exile.

However, County Magistrate Chen is upright and unselfish. Mao Zhengfeng, who went crazy in the first exam, was dragged outside the county government office to beat him for [-] boards. No more imperial examinations within one year.

"My lord, the student was wronged!" Qian Pingchao slammed his forehead heavily on the ground, startled and angry, wishing he could tear Zhan Feiyu to pieces!
Once the charge of cheating in the imperial examination is convicted, Old Man Huang will definitely not use money for his own education anymore. Thinking of working in the fields with those people in the village, Qian Pingchao can only put the blame on him to prison. Press firmly on Zhan Feiyu's head so that he can escape.

Before County Magistrate Chen could speak, Zhao Jiaoyu became furious, stood up and reprimanded, "It's a bunch of nonsense!"

Zhan Feiyu is a student of the county school, that is, a student of Zhao Jiaoyu. How could he tolerate Qian Pingchao's slander? How did Xiaoyu plant the blame on you?"

In the courtroom, apart from the magistrate Chen and the chief examiners, there were two policemen and two minor officials on both sides. With so many eyes staring at him, why did Zhan Feiyu stuff the ball of paper into Qian Pingchao's sleeve?
After all, one of them sat on the left and the other sat on the right, with a distance of more than two meters between them. Could it be possible to stuff things out of thin air?
Taking advantage of the opportunity to go to the toilet to hide, and then secretly stuffed the paper ball prepared by Yin Wuyan into Qian Pingchao's sleeve, and then ran back to the toilet, Zhan Feiyu stood up with a sullen face, and said angrily: "My lord, the students are the ones." I am wronged, Qian Pingchao just wanted to drag the students into the water, this person is narrow-minded, vicious and insidious, please give me a heavy sentence!"

After some accusations, Zhan Feiyu, who had hidden his achievements and fame, sat down, picked up a pen and began to copy, this angry little appearance looked childish.

The other eight candidates looked at Zhan Feiyu, and then at Qian Pingchao, who had a ferocious face. Although this matter was a bit strange, it would be too far-fetched to say that Zhan Feiyu had framed him.

Before entering the examination shed, there was a search by government servants, and the ten of them mentioned their hall names, and they were checked again before entering the court.

Zhan Feiyu was a little girl, and she was No.1 in the main scene. She was the first to be checked and then came in. After going to the toilet once in the middle, Zhan Feiyu never left her seat, let alone approached Qian Pingchao.

"Procrastinate!" No matter how unwilling Qian Pingchao was, the facts were in front of him, and when County Magistrate Chen issued an order, Butou Fei immediately gagged him and dragged him out.

The court returned to calm again. County magistrate Chen took a complicated look at Zhan Feiyu, who was seriously answering the paper, and a smile flashed in his eyes. The little girl seemed to be pretending!
After the Shenshi exam was over, more than 100 examinees lined up and left the Longmen. After going out, everyone gathered together in twos and threes to talk about Qian Pingchao.

"It's not really cheating, is it?" Candidate A said in shock, it was No.2 in the main field, and then he thought about the loss of a competitor, and his face was a little more joyful.

"You are stupid, there were two inspections in total, how could Qian Pingchao be entrained?" Candidate B replied in a low voice.

Looking around again, Candidate B dragged his classmate into a corner, "Qian Pingchao and I have known each other for a few years, he has real talents, he is especially good at poetry, and the county examination questions were not leaked. What's the use of the cheat sheet?"

"Could it be that someone really framed Qian Pingchao?" Candidate A stared in shock, how brave he must be if he dared to tamper with the county test!
"I heard that when Qian Pingchao was dragged out, he shouted that it was Zhan Feiyu who framed him..." Before he could finish speaking, his classmates covered his mouth.

"Be cautious in your words and deeds." Other candidates wanted to discuss, but their parents or their wives immediately warned them. If they really wanted to talk, they should go home and talk about it. They were worried that the walls would have ears.

Although some people suspected Zhan Feiyu, after all, one was No. 1 and the other was No. 2. After killing Qian Pingchao, Zhan Feiyu's position as the county's top case was firmly secured.

But I heard from the other eight candidates who took the hall number that Zhan Feiyu had never been in contact with Qian Pingchao since he entered the arena, and there was absolutely no chance to frame him. This matter has become an unsolved mystery.

After three days of admission and release of the list, there are still hundreds of people crowded in front of the list. Even the candidates who failed the list before want to know who is on the list.

Only 20 people were selected for the group case, and the sub-list was also reduced from the previous 40 people to 300 people. After two exams, there were only 60 people left out of more than [-] candidates.

And the top ten of these 60 people don't need to participate in the third re-examination and the fourth and fifth consecutive re-examinations. They can go home to prepare for the exam, and go directly to Nanxuan Mansion to take the government examination in April.

At the same time, the study in the backyard of the county government office.

Bai Lianqing handed the refreshing strong tea to County Magistrate Chen, "Your Excellency, don't worry so much. Since Zhan Feiyu is a student of Master Gu, these insidious villains can't count on her."

Since ancient times, it is difficult for poor families to produce noble sons, not only because the students from poor families are late in enlightenment and do not have enough money for them to study in the imperial examination, but also because if there is an accident on the way to study, the road to the imperial examination is easily ruined.

Although the news of Zhan Feiyu's apprenticeship with Gu Dashi was not made public, everyone who should know in the court knew that before moving Zhan Feiyu, he had to weigh whether he could withstand the retaliation of Gu Xueshi, a teacher.

"After only two county exams, something happened one after another. This method looks clever, but it's rough. It doesn't look like the Tong family or the Qin family's style." County magistrate Chen frowned in thought.

In the first exam, Mao Zhengfeng crazily destroyed the exam papers of the three of them in a row, but after not destroying Zhan Feiyu's exam papers, he slandered her for hiding a cheat sheet.

But County Magistrate Chen, as a parent officer, could have made the decision to replace Zhan Feiyu with a new one as long as he favored Zhan Feiyu and the test paper was destroyed.

As for the search cheat sheet, it was groundless, and County Magistrate Chen didn't need to pay attention to Mao Zhengfeng's accusation. Could it be that a person came to report cheating and searched the house?The county test does not have to be carried out normally.

As for the ball of paper that flew out of Qian Pingchao's sleeve, County Magistrate Chen knew at that time that he was being plotted against.

Furthermore, even if he wanted to cheat, he could just memorize some poems in advance, so why bother to bring the cheat sheet to the examination room, and get the stolen goods alone.

"My lord, during the battle Mao Zhengfeng slandered Zhan Feiyu for hiding a cheat sheet, and when he tried to retaliate, a ball of paper flew out of Qian Pingchao's sleeve. Could it be that this is retribution against him in his own way?" Bai Lianqing fell down. I don't think Zhan Feiyu has this method, I'm afraid it was secretly arranged by Master Gu.

When Bai Lianqing was puzzled, who ordered Mao Zhengfeng and Qian Pingchao?Zhan Feiyu still has enemies in Shangsi County?

"It's just not as good as people's skills." County Magistrate Chen's voice was a bit cold, and he just didn't take him as the chief examiner seriously in the county test. From this point of view, County Magistrate Chen didn't think that the people behind the scenes were Shangsi County.

"I'm afraid this person is from Nanxuan Mansion or other state capitals. Zhan Feiyu's apprenticeship to Gu Xueshi is the original sin." County magistrate Chen was deeply touched by this. It was the same reason Liu Jian suppressed him back then. What violated the national law was Members of the Liu clan, who pronounced their sentences according to the criminal law, were expelled from the capital by Liu Jian and served as county magistrates in Shangsi County for seven years.

Ordinary people are like ants in the eyes of wealthy families, but if they get in the way of their eyes, they will be beaten and killed without any reason.

As the staff member of County Magistrate Chen, Bai Lianqing naturally understands that Magistrate Chen's intentions are hard to appease, but the most important thing at the moment is the county examination. At the time when the adults are about to be promoted, there must be no incident of cheating in the imperial examination.

After going through all the things in his mind, Bai Lianqing said, "What your lord said is true. In Shangsi County, there are adults who will take care of you. Most people would never dare to count against Zhan Feiyu. Zhang Xiucai has been hiding in Zhang Xiucai for more than half a year. In my private school, I seldom even participate in the literature club."

In the past, Zhang Xiucai targeted Zhan Feiyu because of his old grievances with Lin Fuzi. At that time, Zhan Feiyu was just a little boy with no power and power, and anyone could step on him.

But after this series of events, even if Zhang Xiucai borrowed courage from God, he didn't dare to do anything again. If it wasn't for the fact that his family business was based in Shangsi County, Bai Lianqing felt that Zhang Xiucai was planning to move his family.

"My lord, if it's from the Nanxuan Mansion, if it's not from the Tong family and the Qin family, it's very likely that the lord blocked someone's way." Bai Lianqing thought of the county magistrate Chen who was about to be transferred to be the magistrate of the Nanxuan Mansion. How many people are in this position? Coveting, if the adults are implicated because of the county examination, then others will have a chance to be in the top position.

"It's unlikely. If it's an official of Nanxuan Mansion, they won't use Zhan Feiyu as a raft." County magistrate Chen thought while stroking his short beard. The rumor that Zhan Feiyu was apprenticed to Gu Xueshi is not false, even if some people don't believe it. , but will not take the risk of offending Zhan Feiyu.

County magistrate Chen was indeed worried that this matter was directed at him. Although Liu Jian, the former master Liu, was exiled to the frontier, there are still some old friends in the Liu family court. The most important thing is that Liu Jian is from the line of the eldest prince. He was a Qipin county magistrate before, and those people in the court didn't bother to pay attention.

But now that he has been promoted to be the magistrate of the Nanxuan Mansion, a slight stumbling trip by someone from the eldest prince's lineage can make him irreversible.

certainly.It may also be aimed at Zhan Feiyu, but there are too few clues now, and County Magistrate Chen has no way of judging.

Outside the study, footsteps came in a hurry, County Magistrate Chen and Bai Lianqing looked at the door at the same time.

"My lord, Mr. Bai." After saluting, Catcher Fei replied seriously: "My lord, there was a murder case in Hulu Lane, West Street. The deceased, Feng Er, was a habitual thief and suffered from heart disease. I originally thought that Feng Er died of heart disease. However, after the autopsy, there were many bruises on Feng Er's body, and he had fought with someone before his death."

Normally, when a homicide occurs, Catcher Fei will definitely report to County Magistrate Chen, the parent official, but these days, County Magistrate Chen is busy with the county examination, and the neighbors all say that Feng Er has a heart disease, and the older he gets, the more serious the heart disease will be. .

The old doctor of Huichuntang and Dr. Xu of Jishitang both diagnosed him, and both concluded that Feng Er would not live to be 30 years old.

Of course, if Feng Er didn't pay attention on weekdays, the heart disease might attack at any time, and once it happened, it would be hopeless, so Catcher Fei went to Feng Er's house in the morning and treated it as an ordinary murder case.

"Feng Er's death was caused by fighting with someone?" County magistrate Chen asked the key point, but it's normal to think about it, these local ruffians have always been bullying and fearing the hard, and it's normal to be beaten up when encountering hard problems.

Fei Buyu nodded, and said in a deep voice: "The humble job sent people to inquire on the street, and someone said that Zhan Feiyu's father and Feng Er had a fight in the alley three days ago."

The study room fell into silence for an instant. County magistrate Chen and Bai Lianqing looked at each other solemnly. Just now they were deducing who was behind the scenes, but now it is clear.

"Send someone to the farm to inform Zhan Feiyu, and you go to the scene with me." County magistrate Chen stood up, suddenly glad that Zhan Feiyu had been adopted at that moment.

Even if Boss Zhan "manslaughter" Feng Er, legally speaking, the case has nothing to do with Zhan Feiyu and will not hinder her imperial examination.

"My lord." Bai Lianqing walked to the side of County Magistrate Chen, and said in a low voice, "I'll go to Jinlin Village to meet Boss Zhan."

The death of Feng Er was very strange, but since the people behind the scenes used this to plot against Zhan Feiyu, they must be absolutely sure. Bai Lianqing planned to ask Boss Zhan what happened first.

If it's really against him, Bai Lianqing can also "point out" a little bit, so that even if he goes to court, Boss Zhan's confession will not be too problematic.

County magistrate Chen nodded understandingly, "That's fine, you also need to pay attention to safety."

(End of this chapter)