Chapter 248

This night, many candidates collapsed, cried hysterically, and three years of hard work were all in vain.

It is worthy of sympathy, but this is the rule. If the test paper is dirty, you can only bear all the consequences.

As for those who made a lot of noise, they were dragged out in the name of disturbing the examination room.

Those who stayed in the examination room were secretly grateful.

It's just that they rejoiced too early, the scholar was weak, fell ill after a little rain, contracted the cold, and became dizzy.

Some are holding on, some have fallen.

The examiners are very calm, and this kind of thing is commonplace. It can only be said that these candidates are not lucky.

Eating and drinking in the small cubicle during the exam is a huge test for the candidates.

Fortunately, mu Zicheng and his companions adapted well.

Mu Wanqing had arranged for the mock exam room to throw them in, exactly like the official exam. They stayed there for nine days, simulating various scenarios.

Although a layer of skin peels off every time, the effect is remarkable.

Mu Wanqing also stipulated that all students should exercise physically, and doing gymnastics and jogging is a daily routine.

Therefore, they can cope with all kinds of unexpected situations and take the exam with a stable mind.

When the exam was over, the door of the exam room slowly opened, and the official came out first with a stretcher.

The people who were waiting outside gasped, and their hearts were raised, wouldn't they be their own candidates?

According to the rules of this dynasty, in order to strictly prevent fraud in the imperial examination, from the moment the door of the examination room is locked, no matter what happens, it will not be opened again, and only after the end will people be released. This is an iron rule.

Therefore, even if the disease is dead, it is impossible to send it out of the examination room and can only carry it by oneself, so there are many candidates who are folded in the examination room.

The candidates on the stretcher were dying and fell into a coma, and the officials sent them to a hospital not far away.

The pale-faced candidates stumbled out, unable to stand still, as if they had taken off a few layers of skin, and the family members who were waiting outside rushed up to help them.

Mu Zicheng was not in a hurry to go out. After handing in the test paper, he packed up and waited for his companions to go together.

When they walked out of the examination room, everyone exhaled a breath of foul breath and felt their bodies stink.

The servants of the Mu family rushed over, full of worry, "Eldest young master, I will help you."

Mu Zicheng and his party have the best mental attitude and can walk freely. Others can't walk anymore. "No, no, I'm fine."

"The test baskets prepared by the patriarch are too complete. We have everything, and we can come out completely, all thanks to the patriarch."

"The county owner is so thoughtful. I can't think of it in such detail. I'm fortunate to have her this time." Xiliang candidates are especially grateful.

Not only did they prepare the four treasures of the study, tarpaulins, various pills, and food that was durable, such as instant noodles, self-heating rice, which was particularly convenient, but also prepared beef jerky, candy, and hunger-resistant snacks to ensure their body needs.

Therefore, when other people are frequently overwhelmed, they are experienced, eat well, and pass the exam very smoothly.

Happiness is in contrast.

Back at home, Mu Wanqing had already arranged for a doctor to check their pulses to confirm that they were healthy, but they were tired, so she poured a bowl of strong ginger tea and steamed food and put them to sleep.

After leaving the office, Mu Wanqing asked a few questions about her physical condition, so didn't mention it.

When mu Zicheng woke up and saw her, she didn't ask anything, but took the initiative to mention, "sister, why don't you ask how we did in the exam?"

Mu Wanqing was very indifferent, "The exams are all over, what are you asking? The result is already doomed."

It's too reasonable to argue against.

After the several examiners were busy, they sent the admission list to the Minister of Rites, who had to submit it to the cabinet, and then the cabinet to the imperial front.

The first assistant took over and glanced at it, and his eyes fell on a name.

Xiliang, Mu Zicheng.

His eyes sank slightly, he pondered for a while, picked up the brush and swiped his name, and re-wrote the list.

The Minister of Rites' eyes flashed, "Master Shoufu, this is inappropriate."

They belonged to the same faction, and they didn't like Mu Wanqing, but, well, this matter could not withstand serious investigation.

The first assistant tapped on the table, and after a long time stood up, "Go, go to see the emperor."

He took the lead to walk out, the minister of Rites' eyes flickered, he hesitated for a moment, and followed with gritted teeth.

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the first assistant bowed and presented the list with both hands. "Your Majesty, this is the newly released Jinshi list, please take a look."

The emperor looked at it at will, and the list of 200 Scholars was turned to the end. "That's all? Are they all here?"

"Yes." Shoufu lowered his eyebrows and looked very respectful.

The emperor gave him a deep look, his eyes inexplicable, "Come here, go to the exam house and ask for the papers of these people."

"Yes." The chief servant replied.

The emperor seemed to just remember, "find out mu Zicheng's test paper and present it in its entirety."

The Minister of Rites changed his tone upon hearing this, and subconsciously looked at the first assistant.

what happened? How could the emperor pay so much attention to mu Zicheng? Because of the Qingping County Lord?

The hands under Shoufu's sleeves tensed abruptly, and there was a bad premonition in his heart, but his face was hidden, and his expression was calm.

The air was a little stagnant, and after an unknown amount of time, the waiter came back with a stack of test papers.

Mu Zicheng's test paper is at the top. The emperor picked it up and took a look. The surface of the paper was dirty and there were a few dots of ink the size of a bean. He couldn't help frowning.

The Minister of Rites secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and he just said, it is impossible for the scheming first assistant to have no backing hands.

The first assistant glanced indifferently, "Mu Zicheng's words are good, but he doesn't know how the strategy is written, and he is too careless, why did he make such a low-level mistake? It won't work if the surface is stained, but, He is still young and there will be opportunities in the future."

He made people go down, and he talked sarcastic words, and the tea was full of tea.

A trace of anger flashed in the emperor's eyes, this old thing is getting more and more excessive.

"Send my will to thoroughly investigate the examination institute. No matter who is found, the punishment will not be neglected. I want to see who dares to make trouble in the most important affairs of the country."

When these words came out, everyone was shocked.

The Minister of Rites was even more anxious, and secretly hated in his heart, this time he was killed by the first assistant.

He and Shoufu formed a party just to get what they needed, and Shoufu needed more subordinates, and he wanted to join the cabinet logically and take over the position of Shoufu.

As for all civil servants, who hasn't dreamed of being a very high-ranking official?

The emperor's uncharacteristic behavior made the first assistant's heart tense, but the matter had already been done, and there was no way to recover it.

He was stunned for a moment and looked puzzled, "Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

He seems to really know nothing, not to mention how confused he is, and his acting skills are like fire.

The emperor's patience with him has reached the limit, and he wanted to stay for a few more years to occupy the position, but this old guy is daring and dares to reach out for anything.

The imperial examination was to promote talents for the country, the cornerstone of the court, and his bottom line.

Dare to cheat on this, that is, jumping on his bottom line and courting death.

"When you are older, you should be more cautious in your words and deeds, so as not to fail in the evening and bring disaster to the family's descendants."

This is a warning, the first assistant's heart skipped a beat, and a chill rose from his back. This was not right. The emperor was too abnormal. This was different from the king's reaction in his imagination.

What went wrong?

His face was flat, "The emperor is right."

He didn't show the slightest flaw, like an unrelated person, which can make the Minister of Rites irritable, MD, who is responsible for this?

Obviously he did not do it, but the responsibility will fall on him.

He is the chief examiner of this meeting, and the meeting is presided over by the Ministry of Rites, so it must be counted on him no matter what.

But right now, can only hope that Shoufu's hands and feet are clean enough.

Unfortunately, he was destined to be disappointed.

As soon as Wu Yiwei came out, he got to the bottom of the investigation. When he first appeared on the list, mu Zicheng was on the top, and his ranking was quite high, ranking fifteenth.

When it was sent to the cabinet, Mu Licheng disappeared from the list. You can tell where the problem is.

The emperor launched the attack too fast, there was no time for the first assistant to smooth the traces, and there was no chance to connect.

Although the examiners did not dare to offend the cabinet scholars, who would dare to cover up this kind of national event?

Obviously it's not their fault, why let them take it?

It's about their own interests. They are quicker than anyone else to get rid of it, which proves that there is no problem with mu Zicheng's initial volume.

Soon, Wu Yiwei picked up the little official who deliberately stained the roll noodles, followed the vine, and pointed his sword at the first assistant.

The first assistant naturally refused to recognize it. Although he had guarded his hand in advance and ordered to go down and turn his hands a few times, the incident happened too fast, and it was too late to finish.

All I can say is that he fell into the hole he dug. He only hates it, and it only takes half a day for him to smooth things out, half a day is enough.

But, if you walk a lot at night, you will always encounter ghosts.

If you do this kind of thing too much, it will happen one day.

Although the Minister of Rites was in the same camp as Shoufu, when it really came to the critical point of life and death, of course, it was to protect himself.

He personally testified against the first assistant and directly nailed the other party to death.

The emperor was furious and rebuked them for being daring, even daring to extend their hands in the imperial examinations, disloyal and inhumane.

But think that they are old officials, they can't be punished as doctors, they are cut down and demoted to commoners, and they are exiled for three thousand miles.

Not only that, their crimes were announced to the world, causing the students all over the world to be furious and gnashing their teeth in hatred.

The students who fell off the list couldn't help but wonder, they were also thrown out like this before? This can arouse public resentment, and they have demanded a thorough investigation of the immoral things Shoufu has done over the years.

In this way, Shoufu, who was once famous all over the world and had the support of countless mathematicians, became a dog thief who was reviled by everyone overnight.

This wave was as fast as lightning, and by the time everyone reacted, the dust had settled.

No one expected that a small person would cause such a wave of turmoil in the court.

As a party, mu Zicheng came into everyone's attention like this.

Mu Zicheng was coerced throughout the whole process, and before he entered the official career, he experienced a bloody storm.

He didn't dare to go anywhere, just stayed at home and waited for the final result.

However, Mu Wanqing was very calm, she didn't seem to show her face in this matter, but she was everywhere.

"Brother, you are implicated by me, and the first assistant's target is me."

He originally wanted to force Mu Wanqing to come out and make a fuss through this matter, but with Mu Wanqing's unwillingness to suffer losses, the world will know that it will definitely make trouble.

But the imperial examinations have always been the most concerned about by the students. Improper handling will shake the foundation of the country, which will make her lose her heart.

He calculated very well, taking every step into consideration, but unfortunately, the opponent he met was Mu Wanqing.

His understanding of Mu Wanqing was superficial, not really.

He only took the first step, and before he could finish, he was caught.

Mu Zicheng has been under a lot of pressure recently, with heavy eye circles, "don't say that, we are a family, and we will both prosper and lose together."

There was one thing he didn't understand, "However, with the city government of Shoufu, it wouldn't be so rough."

Feeling planted too fast, too logical.

The corners of Mu Wanqing's mouth twitched slightly, "I made a bet with the emperor."

"What?" mu Zicheng looked blank, how could he not understand?

Mu Wanqing laughed, with a smug laughter, "I bet it won't be a peaceful trial this time. Some people will play tricks, so Wu Yiwei has been watching secretly from the very beginning."

"The chief assistant will be arrested as soon as he moves. He deserves it. If he doesn't move this thought, he won't be unlucky."

Of course, this also requires the emperor's willingness to cooperate. The emperor attaches great importance to the first imperial examination after he ascended the throne, and does not allow anyone to do anything.

The emperor's action was supplemented by the entire state apparatus. No matter how cunning the first assistant was, he had to admit it.

Mu Zicheng suddenly realized that it was his sister's chess victory, "sister, you are all for me, thank you."

Mu Wanqing shook her head solemnly, "It's for the sake of fairness."

"You don't need to explain, I know it all." Mu Zicheng didn't know what to do, and was moved to tears.

"Then, perform well in the palace exam." Mu Wanqing also explained more lazily, "The emperor personally presides over it, and no one dares to play tricks under his nose."

After the general exam is the ultimate battle, the palace exam, this batch of admitted students will be tested by the emperor himself.

Generally speaking, the ranking is changed, and it is impossible to be demoted.

The palace exam came as scheduled, and all the tributes entered the hall with great excitement.

"The Emperor is here."

Everyone knelt down and shouted long live.

"Be flat."

The tributes straightened their bodies and did not dare to look directly at Sheng Yan, and cautiously glanced around, surrounded by high-ranking officials around the emperor, hey, why is there a woman?

The emperor sat down on the main seat and commanded, "Qingping County Lord, you come to the topic of your strategy."

Wow, is this the legendary Qingping County Lord?Today's minister of households?

Mu Wanqing was followed by the emperor's name, but she didn't actually want to come, her family members would avoid taking the exam.

"Your Majesty, I want to avoid suspicion, please ask other adults to ask questions."

Everyone subconsciously glanced at the crowd, Mu Zicheng, isn't she her eldest brother?The person who caused the turmoil in the court?Which is it?

Mu Zicheng's heart was pounding, and his palms were sweating, which was a little exciting!