I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 164

The news that Zhan Feiyu was appointed by default as the head of the government trial case spread in Nanxuan Mansion, and because of jealousy, a small group of people even went from "a woman who has no talent is virtue" to "the hen is the morning", wishing she could Deprive Zhan Feiyu of his imperial examination qualifications.

Even if it is impossible for him to be the head of the case, at least one spot is vacant, and he may be added as a child student.

"A crime has been committed..." Seeing a group of government servants in soap clothes appear, the crowd who had been waiting early was overwhelmed. In an instant, the people behind were crowded in front of them like a tide.

"Stepped on my foot!"

"Don't push!"

"Whoever pulls my sleeve, don't block me from reading the list..."

But at this moment, in the private room of the tea house, Qi Heng, who was a little anxious, glanced out of the window, turned his head to look at Zhan Feiyu who was sitting across from him, and couldn't help saying, "Are you not in a hurry?"

Without raising his head, Zhan Feiyu replied with a smile, "Didn't you say that I am the default case leader?"

Seeing the calm and relaxed Zhan Feiyu, Qi Heng was not so nervous anymore, he picked up a piece of kidney bean roll and threw it into his mouth, "There is a lot of rumors outside, maybe Zhang Zhifu gave your case to others in order to calm the situation gone."

What Qi Heng said was joking, but it was also somewhat reasonable. Although no one dared to say that the imperial examination was fraudulent, the rumors were still raging. It's really possible to change someone to be the leader of the case.

Zhan Feiyu, who put down the book, also smiled and asked: "Do you think that Zhang Zhifu can't even suppress a few scholars, and will be swayed by gossip?"

Uh... Qi Heng thought about it, and he was right, as the magistrate of Nanxuan, if he couldn't control even this turmoil, the position of magistrate Zhang would not be stable either.

Qi Heng, who was worried about nothing, took a bite of the kidney bean roll and muttered with a sour taste, "So you have a chance to win? No wonder you can still read a book calmly at this time."

"Actually, I wasn't necessarily the chief case in the government's trial before." Zhan Feiyu said this, saw Qi Heng's eyes widen, and changed the subject: "But for the sake of prestige, Zhang Zhifu, I, the chief case It's settled."

Zhang Zhifu has already taken control of Nanxuan Mansion, and even Mr. Chen and Fatty Chen have suffered a big somersault. Now that the Chen Family Rice Shop has survived in name only, Zhang Zhifu took this matter to show his prestige to deter the ghosts and snakes in the dark.

Can you still do this?The dumbfounded Qi Heng didn't know what to say. After a while, he took a bite of the pastry, but it tasted sour, which was too irritating...

In front of the list, a group of crowded scholars stood on their feet and stretched their necks to look around.

"Zhan Feiyu is the leader of the case!" A sharp voice sounded, and the originally noisy scene suddenly fell silent. Everyone took a closer look, and the word Zhan Feiyu really ranked first.

All of a sudden, there were mixed feelings in everyone's minds. Even though there were rumors before, the facts were in front of them, which still made people feel uneasy. They didn't know whether it was jealousy or envy.

"The head of the case in Nanxuan Mansion, didn't he say that he would definitely pass the court exam?" A gray-haired old man said desolately, and two lines of dirty tears flowed down his old wrinkled face.

It is in line with the couplet: if you take the bait, you are old; if you take the bait, you will be tested.

"A nine-year-old scholar is only one year younger than the third son of Ming Dynasty." Another scholar also echoed with emotion.

The third son of the Ming Dynasty was born in the Ming family of Qingya Academy, and he was enlightened at the age of three or four. Even so, it took him five years to study to obtain fame, and Zhan Feiyu only studied for two years, which made them study hard for decades How can you be so cruel?

"Cheating in the imperial examination! The sky is not fair!" Suddenly, a middle-aged man in a blue gown shouted. He seemed to be insane, and pushed the person in front of him away.

"Cheating in the imperial examination! The sky is not fair!" Seeing the yamen servants approaching, the man shouted again, rushed to the front of the list, and frantically tore off the list that had just been pasted.

"Stop!" The four yamen servants yelled sharply, but the list was still torn up by the man.

"Don't tear it up, I haven't read it yet..." The black and thin boy yelled angrily. He didn't do well in the exam. After the list was posted, he looked at the names of the top ten and planned to follow the list at the end. Looking up, maybe he was on the list, but before he could read it, this lunatic tore up the list.

The middle-aged man who was caught by the yamen servant struggled violently, his hair was disheveled, but even so, he still yelled loudly, "You lackeys caught me, but you couldn't stop Yoyo! Cheating in the imperial examination... "

The black-handed boy wasn't the only one who didn't have time to look at the list. After looking at each other, they spontaneously headed towards the government office.

In the teahouse, the book boy who read the list excitedly opened the door, "Master, you are a child born! Miss Zhan is the head of the government examination!"

"Really?" Qi Heng stood up, was so excited that the chair was knocked down, "Which number am I?"

"Master, you are No. 6." The book boy chuckled, his excitement seemed to be that he had been picked.

He Sheng came in after a while, and the little book boy asked Qi Heng for credit, "Young Master, I squeezed into the first row when I saw the list, and I was the first to run back to announce the good news when I saw the name."

Xiao Shutong's words were clearly aimed at He Sheng. His young master lost, but he was Miss Zhan's servant who won!Don't look at him as short, but he is very agile, and his feet are also fast. He Sheng is so tall and useless at all.

"Someone is making trouble?" Zhan Feiyu saw He Sheng's expression and knew that something must have happened.

He Sheng, who was despised by the little book boy, replied sternly, "Some candidates shouted that they cheated in the imperial examination and even tore up the ranking list, and they have already been arrested by the government officials."

The little book boy seemed to have been struck by lightning, with a frowning expression on his face, he ran too fast, he didn't know what happened afterwards, he humiliated the young master.

"Could it be Kou Yuanxing?" Qi Heng couldn't help asking, Kou Yuanxing handed in the paper half an hour earlier for the first government test, and later rumors also said that Kou Yuanxing was the well-deserved leader of the government test. Zhan Feiyu.

"No, it's a middle-aged man in his thirties. He speaks with a southern accent and a northern Xuanfu. He is strong and strong. He has calluses on his palms and burn marks on the back of his hands. He should be engaged in physical labor all year round." He Sheng observed carefully.

When the middle-aged man was caught by the yamen servant, he struggled for a while, and he almost broke free. He was much stronger than ordinary scholars.

Looking at the calluses on his palms, the number of calluses on his right hand is obviously more than that on his left hand, plus some burn scars on the back of his hands and wrists, He Sheng guesses that this person is a cook, of course, he may have been a scholar before.

Ah... the little book boy raised his head and stared at He Sheng blankly, completely paralyzed by the blow.

……

As Zhan Feiyu speculated, regardless of the previous rumors or the madness of the middle-aged man who tore up the list today, Zhifu Zhang never showed up, let alone refuted the rumors. His tough attitude has already been shown.

Half an hour later, the yamen servants pasted up the re-copied list, and the middle-aged man who caused trouble was publicly caned [-] times, and he was not allowed to take the imperial examination for ten years.

At noon, the people who watched the rankings all went back one after another. A total of 50 people were admitted for the government examination, and they could take the college examination in August, and the candidates who failed the ranking had to start all over again.

There is an alley not far from the Gongyuan. The houses here are divided into individual small single rooms by the homeowners, and some are independent small courtyards. They can be rented to candidates at a high price every time they go to the government examination.

"How could Yuanxing fail the ranking!" The young man who spoke was only fifteen or sixteen years old. He was young and vigorous. Top ten in the government test!"

"Speak carefully!" The middle-aged man sitting on the side looked a little heavy, looked at his clamoring son, and said again: "Yuan Xing failed the ranking not because of lack of talent and learning, but because of his inappropriate speech in the Gongyuan!"

The group of examinees who were assigned to sit in the hall that day had handed in their test papers in advance. While waiting in front of the dragon gate, Kou Yuanxing uttered wild words to make a bet with Zhan Feiyu. .

Mr. Xiao knew something was wrong after he knew about this matter. As expected, Kou Yuanxing was not on the list when the case happened today.

"Master, my junior brother is only complaining about Yuan Xing. Even if Yuan Xing speaks inappropriately, Yuan Xing is only a 13-year-old boy. Who would have thought that Zhang Zhifu is so narrow-minded that he directly dismissed Yuan Xing's name." The young man who spoke let out a long sigh, after all, his arms still couldn't twist his thighs.

Xiao Ziheng, who was still aggrieved, poked his neck and shouted, "Could it be that state officials are only allowed to set fires and the common people are not allowed to light lamps! Zhan Feiyu and Chen Jiashao's family can bet that it would be a big mistake to come to Yuanxing!"

"Because Zhan Feiyu's bet was for the border guards! But Yuan Xing's bet was for personal enmity! Taking the imperial examination as a bet, such nonsense, such a joke, Mr. Zhang only deposed Yuan Xing's ranking, which is already showing mercy !" Mrs. Xiao was also furious, and glared at Xiao Ziheng, "The three of you will follow me back to Huai County tomorrow morning!"

If he stayed any longer, Mr. Xiao was worried that something would happen.

Looking at his still unwilling son, Mrs. Xiao said earnestly: "The prefect Zhang is a senior member of the fourth grade and the parent official of the Nanxuan government. You are just a child, and Yuan Xing is still white. Unless you don't plan to take the imperial examination in your life, Otherwise, follow me back to Huai County!"

"Little brother, listen to the master and stop messing around!" The young man agreed, not to mention that Zhan Feiyu has real talents and learning, and he deserves to be the leader of the case. Even if Zhang Zhifu is favoritism, so what?
Kou Yuanxing kept his head down and kept silent, which made Xiao Ziheng even more uncomfortable. The two were enlightened and studied together. Kou Yuanxing was very talented, and he took half an hour every day to teach Xiao Ziheng homework. The friendship between the two was comparable to that of brothers.

Although Xiao Ziheng was annoyed, he still had reason. It was just a youthful spirit, and he said unwillingly: "Prefect Zhang can still be the prefect of Nanxuan for the rest of his life? At worst, wait until the prefect is changed in the future, and Yuan Xing and I will take the imperial examination again!"

The two people on the left and right are not very old, they can afford to wait!Xiao Ziheng also didn't want Zhifu Zhang to be his teacher.
"Prefect Zhang may be transferred from Nanxuan Mansion, but don't forget that Zhan Feiyu is a student of Gu Xueshi!" Master Xiao unceremoniously poured cold water on him. As a bachelor of the Imperial Academy, Gu Xueshi didn't need to do anything Yes, the people below will be able to suppress Kou Yuanxing and Xiao Ziheng for a lifetime.

"I..." Xiao Ziheng wanted to refute, but couldn't say a word.

"Master, let's go back to Huai County tomorrow." Kou Yuanxing's voice was hoarse. He was originally thin, and his clothes dangled on his body, because he had a gloomy and gloomy air all over his body after failing the exam. Coupled with his gloomy eyes, he looked a little creepy at first glance. people.

Master Xiao was strict with his only son, but he was very tolerant towards Kou Yuanxing, and patted him on the shoulder reassuringly, "Yuanxing, don't worry, Zhang Zhifu is not a narrow-minded person. Your words and deeds are inappropriate, and Zhang Zhifu is just dismissed." Your ranking, this is a small punishment, you only need to wait until next year to take the exam."

Mr. Xiao is not a master who only knows how to teach and educate people. He also has some understanding of officialdom. Yuan Xing is hostile to Zhan Feiyu, and he made inappropriate remarks in the Gongyuan, public and private. Zhang Zhifu has already paid attention to this time.

Don't you see that the scholars who tore up the list before were banned for ten years, which is no less than ruining the road to the imperial examination.

In the early morning of the second day, several people beat the drum in front of the government office. In the sound of the thumping drum, Kou Yuanxing's face was terrified, and there was madness and determination in his eyes.

"Whose child is this?" a passer-by asked in amazement, and it was the first time he saw a child beating a drum to express his grievances.

"Looking at his clothes, could he be a scholar?" The passer-by next to him muttered softly, thinking of the rumors and gossips in the past few days of the government examination.

A few scholars who got up early to go to the East Lake to watch the sunrise came over and looked along the crowd. One of them exclaimed, "Isn't that the leader of the case in Huai County, Yuanxing?"

"What is he going to do?" The companion also looked shocked, looking at Kou Yuanxing at the gate of the mansion, feeling inexplicably uneasy.

When Zhan Feiyu, who was waiting at the East Lake Inn, saw the yamen catcher rushing to the Fuya, more than half an hour had passed, and the outside of the Fuya was full of scholars.

"Miss." He Nuan glanced around warily, there were so many people in a mess, He Nuan was worried that the Chen family would jump over the wall and send someone to attack Zhan Feiyu.

Zhan Feiyu nodded understandingly, and became a little more vigilant.

I don't know who saw Zhan Feiyu with sharp eyes and shouted, and the surrounding crowd made way for Zhan Feiyu to see Kou Yuanxing standing outside the courtroom.

Zhan Feiyu looked at Kou Yuanxing who was holding a sharp knife in astonishment, what is he going to do?
Wearing an official uniform, Zhang Zhifu's expression remained unchanged. When he saw Zhan Feiyu approaching, he said to Kou Yuanxing, "You beat the drums to complain, who do you want to sue?"

"The student's letter informs the government of the rules and ceremonies of cheating in the imperial examination!" Kou Yuanxing stared at Zhan Feiyu with vicious eyes and said every word.

As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of exclamation, and then everyone retreated several steps in silence, fearing that Kou Yuanxing would be contaminated and cause trouble.

Zhan Feiyu, who was standing aside, glanced at Zhang Zhifu, and took two steps back like a spectator around him. This innocent little appearance seemed to have nothing to do with her at all.

Seeing this, Zhang Zhifu almost couldn't maintain the expression on his face, this girl is definitely a typical example of crossing rivers and tearing down bridges!

"According to the laws of Daqing, the public must sue the officials for [-] sticks!" Zhang Zhifu's face was cold and serious, and his voice was equally ruthless.

Don't look at it as [-] strokes, but there is also a mystery in it. If you hit well, the [-] strokes are just a flesh injury. It looks serious, but it doesn't hurt the root.

But if the yamen servants are determined to target you, if you hit [-] boards, it is estimated that half of the people will be useless.

(End of this chapter)