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Chapter 25 Students have a clear conscience

"Are you saying that Wei Chen cheated in the examination room with cheat sheets?"

In the Right School Youzhai, Lin Yan looked at the students headed by He Jinchao with a surprised look on his face.

The three questions in this monthly lesson were asked by Lin Yan. Others don’t know where these questions come from. Doesn’t Lin Yan himself know?

These three questions are all original questions from Wenfu. If Wei Chen happened to make cheat sheets in this regard, he might have been fooled.

When he thought of this, Lin Yan's expression became solemn.

Memorizing and guessing questions from Wenfu is something that many young students are doing. Many people get away with it and pass the county and prefecture examinations.

This kind of act of suppressing previous articles was naturally despised by scholars. Many knowledgeable people called on the imperial court to issue a ban. However, it was very difficult to implement it in practice.

One is the lack of human support.

As long as there is such a thing as examinations, cheating will be difficult to eradicate. Throughout the ages, cheating in scientific examinations has been repeatedly banned.

What's more, the scientific examination only stipulates that no incorporation is allowed, but it does not say that tacit writing is not allowed. This is a gray area in the regulations. Naturally, many people are trying to take advantage of the loopholes.

The second is the difficulty of supervision.

Lin Yan once heard that in the past, some people were fooled by the provincial examination questions of that year and directly moved the previous articles to their own papers without changing a word.

The examiner was a man from Hanlin who was said to be well-read, but he didn't notice it, so he chose him as the examiner in such a muddle.

This is the current situation of the scientific examination, and Lin Yan has no power to change it, but he does not want his students to do such a thing.

In Lin Yan's view, this kind of behavior is a crooked way. Even if he is caught, how is he any different from a villain?

Of course, if Wei Chen was just guessing, it would be considered opportunistic at best, so Lin Yan would just give him a lesson and lead him back to the right path.

But if there is also involvement in the examination room, it will be real fraud, and the nature is extremely bad. Lin Yan will definitely deal with it seriously, and even expel Wei Chen from the free school to set the record straight.

However, before that, Lin Yan had to find out whether what He Jinchao said was true. Otherwise, it would be his fault as a teacher if he had wronged Wei Chen.

Lin Yan looked at He Jinchao and asked, "You said Wei Chen committed fraud, but did anyone see it with his own eyes?"

"Well..., not really."

He Jinchao replied indifferently, and then raised his voice and said: "But sir, you should know how well Wei Chen's writing was a month ago. Even if it wasn't the worst, it was still at the bottom. But this time for the monthly class, Wei Chen actually surpassed all his classmates and jumped to the top of the list. Don't you think this is suspicious, sir, due to such a big change?"

"This……"

Lin Yan pondered and said, "Could it be that I happened to hit the right question? The questions that my teacher gave me this time were indeed from Wenfu. If Wei Chen happens to have memorized these questions, it seems to be reasonable."

"Sir, you have a clear lesson!" He Jinchao took a step forward and said: "When I was in Hongle Academy, my disciples also saw that many classmates had memorized the Wenfu, but in ten exams, they didn't even get the right answer once. Why should he defend it?" Is Chen so lucky that he can win three questions in one go?"

Lin Yan thought for a moment, but did not rush to a conclusion. He glanced at everyone, but did not see Wei Chen's figure, and immediately asked: "Where is Wei Chen?"

Lu Qingzhou respectfully

He replied: "It should still be in the lecture hall."

He Jinchao became more and more proud when he saw this: "I am afraid that I am guilty of being a thief, so I dare not come to see you sir."

At this time, a clear voice came from outside the room: "He Jinchao, is this how you behave by slandering your classmates behind their backs?"

The speaker was Wei Chen, who came slowly. Chen Jun and Tao Dazhi were also beside him. The three of them entered the Youzhai together and bowed to Lin Yan.

Seeing Wei Chen being so calm and composed, Lu Qingzhou's expression immediately changed and he silently retreated behind He Jinchao.

When He Jinchao saw Wei Chen coming, he snorted coldly and stepped forward and said, "You're here just in time! Sir is here now. If you have a clear conscience, then take out the Wenfu and compare it with your paper!"

Wei Chen bowed to Lin Yan and said, "The student has a clear conscience. Please make a clear decision, sir."

"Don't worry, our teacher will definitely investigate this matter." Lin Yan nodded, twirled his beard and said, "Bring Wei Chen's paper."

Wei Chen looked at He Jinchao. His paper had been snatched away by He Jinchao long ago, and it was still in He Jinchao's hand.

He Jinchao glared at Wei Chen, and then handed Wei Chen's paper to Lin Yan with a proud look on his face.

Wei Chen sneered secretly and ignored him.

Lin Yan immediately took down a set of "Four Books, Major Questions and Small Questions" from the bookcase and began to look for the three questions he chose.

He Jinchao looked aside nervously, and Lu Qingzhou secretly clenched his fists. Only Old God Wei Chen was on the ground with his hands behind his back, looking unconcerned.

Not long after, Lin Yan closed the heavy Wenfu and announced: "I have read it, and none of the three articles written by Wei Chen match the Cheng Wen in the Wenfu."

"What? It's impossible!"

He Jinchao's eyes widened, first in disbelief, and then as if he suddenly realized: "I understand! Wei Chen must have changed other people's articles and wanted to deceive others! Sir, take a closer look!"

He Jinzhao looked at Lin Yan eagerly, hoping that Lin Yan could uphold justice for him. Unexpectedly, Lin Yan showed displeasure when he heard this, and said coldly: "My teacher has already said that this article has nothing to do with the predecessor of the Wen Mansion, Cheng Wen." It’s different, He Jinchao, are you questioning my teacher’s vision?”

"Students dare not."

After receiving a cold look from Lin Yan, He Jinchao's face suddenly turned pale and he didn't dare to say anything anymore.

"Okay, now the truth has been revealed, Brother Wei deserves the top spot!"

Lu Qingzhou stood up with a smile, cupped his hands towards Wei Chen and said, "If I remember correctly, Brother Wei just started learning crafts not long ago, but now he has written such sophisticated articles. He is really progressing so fast! Brother Wei He is really a genius, no wonder he is so appreciated by the academic leaders. If he wins the first prize in the future, he will have to support us former classmates more!"

Wei Chen glanced at Lu Qingzhou and said calmly: "Brother Lu is ridiculous. There are many capable people in the righteous school, and there are even more talents like Brother Lu. It's just a fluke that I can get the first place this time."

Lu Qingzhou pretended not to hear the sarcasm in Wei Chen's words and just smiled in response.

After hearing Lu Qingzhou's words, He Jinzhao seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and shouted: "Sir, Wei Chen is only ten years old, and he has not been exposed to the art of crafts for a long time. How can he write such a good article? Wei Chen must have known the monthly exam questions in advance and hired someone else to write them for him!"

"That's enough, the more you talk, the more outrageous it becomes! The test questions are only known to the teacher. Do you mean that the teacher leaked the questions to Wei Chen in advance?"

Lin Yan flicked his sleeves with an angry look on his face.

When Lin Yan shouted loudly, He Jinzhao stood there as if he had been struck by a slap in the face.

"Why, why is this happening?"

Chapter 26 Really?I do not believe!

Seeing He Jinchao's lost state and muttering to himself, Wei Chen felt no pity in his heart.

All of this is his own doing.

Wei Chen cupped his hands at Lin Yan and said, "Sir, please calm down. Brother He is just dedicated to learning and wants to explore students' methods of writing articles. There is nothing to hide. The students can teach him now."

"Oh, what's the trick?"

Lin Yan raised his eyebrows slightly.

All the students from Shangshe were interested when they heard this. If Wei Chen could make such great progress in a short period of time without cheating, then his learning methods are definitely worth learning from.

It's rare that Wei Chen doesn't hide his secrets and is willing to share it with everyone. Of course, you have to listen carefully.

Lu Qingzhou also quietly moved closer, pricking up his ears to listen carefully to what Wei Chen had to say.

"Without him, as the saying goes, if you read thousands of volumes, you will write like a master. As long as you memorize "Four Books, Major Titles, Small Titles and Wenfu" until you are familiar with it, you will be able to solve any problem you encounter."

"Pfft!"

Tao Dazhi couldn't help but laugh out loud and said with great joy: "Brother Wei is right. There are test questions from past dynasties in the Wenfu, as well as model essays from predecessors for reference. No matter how the examiner changes the test questions, they will always be different." It’s not within the scope of the Wenfu. As long as you memorize the Wenfu, you won’t be able to master any test questions you encounter in the future.”

Tao Dazhi only thought that Wei Chen was deliberately mocking He Jinchao, so he laughed very happily, but all his classmates were disappointed.

Of course everyone understands that what Tao Dazhi says makes sense, but understanding it is one thing and actually doing it is another.

Memorize the entire set of literature?

What a joke!

If it was really that simple, how could there be so many old boys in this world?

These old boys who have failed many times may not have much talent, but what they lack most is time and perseverance.

But even if I started memorizing it when I was a child and continued to memorize it until I died of old age, I have never heard of anyone being able to memorize the entire Wenfu set.

At most, you can barely memorize one or two volumes, and you have to pray that the examiner will ask questions from the parts you have memorized. The chance of passing the test is very small.

Everything depends on luck, and the effort and reward are completely out of proportion.If you have that spare time, why not do more research on the preferences of future examiners!

Lu Qingzhou frowned and said: "Brother Wei, if you don't want to talk, forget it, why bother making fun of your classmates? There are tens of millions of words in the Wenfu, how can it be memorized by human beings?"

The classmates all agreed with Lu Qingzhou's words. A set of dozens of thick books was daunting. It was difficult to read it from beginning to end, let alone memorize it.

Wei Chen said seriously: "As long as you work hard, an iron pestle can be ground into a needle."

Tao Dazhi saw Wei Chen's serious expression, as if he was not joking, and for no reason, an idea came to his mind that even he thought was very unreliable.

He swallowed and asked tentatively: "Brother Wei, is it possible that you really memorized Wenfu?"

Wei Chen said calmly: "Brother Tao, if you don't believe me, you can just give me a test."

"I come!"

Before Tao Dazhi had time to answer, He Jinchao on the side seemed to have suddenly come back to his senses. He stared at Wei Chen with hatred in his eyes and said, "You are ignorant and don't know the heights of the world. How dare you speak arrogantly in front of the teacher? I

Let’s see if you can memorize it! "

With that said, He Jinchao walked to Lin Yan and randomly picked out a volume from dozens of volumes of literature.

Lin Yan watched quietly from the side and did not stop He Jinchao, but there was a hint of imperceptible disappointment in his eyes.

He Jinchao also felt the cold attitude of his teacher towards him, but since he was unwilling to bow his head and admit his mistake to Wei Chen, he could only bite the bullet and continue on.

He Jinchao opened the Wenfu, gritted his teeth and read out: "Learning without thinking is wasteful."

He stared at Wei Chen's lips, afraid that he would reveal something.

The eyes of the other students also focused on Wei Chen. Some wanted to see Wei Chen make a fool of himself in public, while others were looking forward to witnessing the birth of a miracle with their own eyes.

Wei Chen did not answer immediately, but fell into thinking.

Seeing Wei Chen's reaction, He Jinchao felt happy in his heart. He had indeed made the right bet!

He can't carry it!

Since Wei Chen doesn't know how to memorize Wenfu, then what he said about "reading thousands of volumes and writing like a god" is all to confuse the public and deliberately mislead everyone.

In this case, the reason for the improvement of his article level is no longer valid.

Maybe he didn't accuse him unjustly when he said he cheated, but he just used some unknown concealment method to hide it from everyone, including Lin Yan.

However, if you tell a lie, you have to use countless lies to cover it up. This despicable farm boy finally exposed his secret in front of him!