Chapter 65 Three notices!
The next morning.
A new notice was suddenly posted outside Gongyuan.
The moment this notice was posted, it attracted the attention of the scholars living nearby. A large number of scholars flocked to the place, but they immediately thought it was the court announcing the time for the imperial examination.
Just after reading the content of the notice, I couldn't help but look shocked.
Imperial examination fraud!
“The Prime Minister of Taipu Temple was actually suspected of participating in imperial examination fraud?” Someone exclaimed.
"Your Majesty is still too kind."
"Just because he is Li Shanchang's younger brother, he should be given a lenient sentence. It really shouldn't be. This affects so many scholars!"< br>
“On the one hand, His Majesty, for the sake of his brother’s face, and because Li Cunyi surrendered on his own initiative without causing much substantial impact, he only ordered his family to be searched, removed from his official position, and exiled to Chongming Island.”< br>
"Your Majesty will personally mark the papers and re-determine the results and rankings of the joint examination."
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Under the high wall of Gongyuan, everyone was talking and looking at the contents of the notice. , everyone was shaken and shocked by this incident.
What was replaced was anger and excitement.
What makes me angry is that under the emperor's feet, there are people who dare to participate in fraud. They studied hard in a cold window and almost fell into the hands of these people.
How not to be angry?
The imperial examination is related to the future of many of them. As soon as this announcement came out, Li Cunyi directly aroused public anger.
"Your Majesty is wise."
"If Your Majesty hadn't been aware of everything and discovered the clues in advance, it would be really unfair to allow these stupid people to enter the court!"
"Yes, I have long seen that something is wrong with those Huaixi children. Their literary talent is average and their nostrils are always turned up. It turns out they are involved in fraud."
"Bah, I actually thought these people were good before. How shameful."
"These people should be killed!"
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A burst of curses After that, many people began to look forward to re-grading the exams and eliminating some cheating scholars. Does that mean that their rankings can be improved a lot, and whether some people who have lost their names will appear. in the list.
Everyone outside Gongyuan has different minds.
I am full of expectations and longing for the re-listing in three days.
Soon.
The news of the notice posted in Gongyuan spread throughout the city.
At the same time, the Jin Yiwei raided Li Cunyi's home and arrested more than a dozen scholars involved in fraud.
The whole city was talking about it.
When they heard the news, Hua Lun and the others' eyes glazed over, and there was a look of horror in their eyes.
"Xia Zhibai is right." Hua Lun looked at the two people on the side, his whole person was a little sluggish, his eyes full of disbelief.
Lian Zining looked solemn and said in a solemn voice: "Is there really something wrong with this imperial examination? Will Xia Zhibai really appear on the list?"
"If so, The three of us?"
Lian Zining swallowed, and a flash of ecstasy and excitement suddenly burst into his eyes.
During this period, they were under too much pressure. All kinds of rumors, fun and ridicule made them unbearable.
If Xia Zhibai's name really appears among the top three, then they can be regarded as avenged. Although they will still be laughed at, at least they will not be laughed at like this again.
However, the three of them did not dare to be too happy.
Now that His Majesty is personally reviewing the papers, the imperial examination rankings may not change, and Xia Zhibai may not be able to become number one as he said.
He is not on the list now.
They still didn't believe it in their hearts.
Especially Huang Zicheng.
If Xia Zhibai enters the first armor, then the three of them will definitely lose the first armor.
And he is now third.
If there are not too many accidents, it will be considered that he fell. There is a big difference between the first and second armors.
He was a little reluctant.
Huang Zicheng said coldly: "Don't be too happy. Xia Zhibai's tongue is very good. If we really believe it and he doesn't appear on the list in the end, I'm afraid we will become even worse. What a joke." "Fortunately, not many people knew about our visit to Xia Zhibai yesterday, otherwise I would have been embarrassed."
Hua Lun nodded.
Lian Zining also calmed down and said in a deep voice: "There is really nothing to be happy about now, and I don't really think Xia Zhibai can become the first."
"Letting Xia Zhibai be number one is too difficult to convince everyone. With His Majesty's foresight and foresight, how can he be so open-minded?"
"It's enough for him to be ranked number two."< br>
“Yijia is still waiting for me.”
Hua Lun sighed lightly and said with lingering fear: “I don’t have any thoughts of fighting for fame now. I just hope that this matter will end soon. During this period What happened is really exhausting, and I really can’t afford these changes.”
“It’s too frustrating.”
Lian Zining and Huang Zicheng also fell silent.
Yes.
What happened this time was too grueling.
Twists and turns.
They are in the whirlpool and are deeply disturbed by it, but there are still three days before everything has settled. No matter what the result is, they will accept it.
I can only accept it.
They just want it to end as soon as possible.
The news of the notice being posted in the city soon spread to everyone, and Xia Zhibai also heard about it.
He frowned slightly.
I didn’t expect that Zhu Yuanzhang would be so cruel.
Just start over, re-mark the papers, and re-judge the rankings.
Of course the political meaning is stronger.
After the collapse of the Eastern Zhejiang Group headed by Liu Ji and Song Lian, the imperial court became the only one in Huaixi.
Regarding this situation, Zhu Yuanzhang would not let it continue, and would definitely take action against the Huaixi Group slowly. This time he just found an excuse to deal with Li Shanchang's brother.
At the same time, I would also like to take this opportunity to give a shout out and remind others in Huaixi.
It's time to call it a day.
Otherwise, he, Zhu Yuanzhang, will no longer be merciful.
He knows Zhu Yuanzhang's nature. Once he attacks the Huaixi Group, he will definitely take action continuously until the threat is completely eliminated.
Xia Zhibai shook his head.
He didn't have much idea about this. Under the Qin system, the biggest action of the courts in all dynasties has always been political struggle.
He didn't want to get involved.
His energy is limited and he would rather invest in meaningful things.
But he couldn't help but frown secretly. If Zhu Yuanzhang did this, he would become the target of public criticism.
Li Shanchang must be dissatisfied when he is treated like this. He does not dare to provoke Zhu Yuanzhang, but he may not let him go.
This was also intentional by Zhu Yuanzhang.
The Huaixi Group is already powerful, and he has too many uncertainties. If he joins the Huaixi Group, Zhu Yuanzhang will probably have trouble sleeping and eating.
Xia Zhibai shook his head.
I didn't take it too seriously. The path he took was destined to be different from that of the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang's plan was unlikely to work.
Three days later.
A notice was posted outside Gongyuan again.
This was the ranking of the joint examination determined by Zhu Yuanzhang after personally reviewing the papers. However, to the surprise of many people, the first person in the first class above was replaced.
Replaced by Xia Zhibai!
For a while, the whole city was in an uproar, but when the second notice was posted, all doubts immediately disappeared.
Xia Zhibai is number one, no doubt about it.
(End of this chapter)