Chapter 403: Checking the Academy
As soon as I caught it here, the Shoushan Academy was immediately in an uproar. After the scattering, almost all the officials from all over the Beijing area gathered here were tormented by the great joy and sorrow.
The original joy was that early in the morning, when everyone was arguing about the pros and cons of this big test, the Jinyiwei suddenly dispatched and captured the two thousand candidates from Enke and the Department of Craft. Although this was a surprise, the next news was that Enke and the Department of Craft had a fraud case.
No one went home after going to court. All the officials rushed to Shoushan Academy with excitement. There were already many officials who were not qualified to attend court. When they met, they all laughed at each other. An almost crazy official laughed at the sky: "Hahaha, it is still possible to violate the evil of heaven; it is not possible to survive if you commit sins. Zhao Xing, you are seeking death by yourself. This is the end of the treacherous."
Everyone shouted and shouted wildly. The people who were originally suppressed by the Jinyiwei were really as relaxed and comfortable as the mountain collapsed, and they were as relaxed and comfortable as they saw the sun.
The leader Zhou Tingru was reviewing the papers in the tribute court, but he only came out after the genius. The head of Donglin sitting in the lobby is Kong Zhenyuan, the 63rd generation grandson of Confucius. He succeeded the Imperial College, who was embarrassed by a poem by Zhao Xing, and became the current priest. He was the leader of the scholars of the Ming Dynasty, and of course he spoke very well.
"This colleague is right, Master said——" Just as he was about to hang his ancestor's book bag, a scholar outside rushed in with his hair disheveled: "No, the candidate who is currently taking the exam has also been caught by the Jinyiwei."
At that time, Kong Zhenyuan was shocked: "Zi said, what did you just say?"
The scholar who had lost his hair and lost his shoes shouted: "Meng said, the Jinyiwei has also arrested all the regular exam candidates in the capital."
An official jumped up: "Shiyun——Oh, why are you hitting me?"
The official who beat him yelled: "Zi said, when is this time? Hurry up and speak human language."
Zheng Sanjun, who was a student envoy from Fujian, shouted: "This is Zhao Xing's counterattack, this is Zhao Xing's anger and starts to divert his sight. We must fight with him."
Everyone immediately became excited. Kong Zhenyuan was so angry that he shivered: "Zi said, this is a humiliating person, this is a mad dog's behavior."
If no one in the world can surpass the classics and history, a good scholar immediately asked humbly: "Has the saint said the word "mad dog"? How can I explain it?"
In the past, Kong Zhenyuan would immediately be taught by his teacher, but it was too late. He shouted: "Everyone, don't go home. We immediately ask for the emperor to stop Zhao Xing's mad dog behavior, and be gentle in the world. The subordinates immediately went to the Imperial College and called on the prison students to lock the meridian gate."
"Yes, yes, go away."
Before everyone could start, a gentle voice outside the hall said, "Everyone, don't be so anxious, the truth of the matter is here." As the words were spoken, Cao Huachun, the eunuch holding the imperial edict, brought a large group of powerful eunuchs from Kong Wu into the door.
As soon as Cao Huachun came in, everyone immediately became silent because he represented the emperor. Not only that, poetry, writing and calligraphy were still the best in the late Ming Dynasty, and no one here could match. In addition, when the eunuch party was overthrown, it was Cao Huachun who presided over more than 2,000 unjust cases during the Wei Zhongxian period, and everyone here was grateful.
When Chongzhen and Zhao Xing acted, they had long known that someone would incite trouble at the Shoushan Academy of Donglin Base, so they immediately sent Cao Huachun to deal with it.
Cao Huachun's poems, calligraphy and paintings in Shilin are admirable. If he has kindness, Donglin and others should give him face, and he is the only candidate.
As soon as Cao Huachun arrived, even the saint's grandson had to avoid the seat and give way. When Cao Huachun stood firm, Kong Zhenyuan saluted respectfully: "Dadfather, please ask for your orders for the world."
Everyone bowed and asked together.
Cao Huachun smiled slightly: "Sure, please don't be impatient. Things are not as serious as you think. The Jinyiwei is not arresting, but a courtesy invitation. It is not to bring the disciples to the Jinyiwei Zhao Prison, but to invite them to the tribute court."
"As for why?" Cao Huachun's expression condensed and he unfolded the imperial edict he was carrying: "Listen to the emperor."
Everyone, hurry up and bow down.
"The system said: Early this morning, I got a reference scholar and jointly submitted a letter to the Jinyiwei, saying that this time, the official examination will be fraudulent, and the evidence will be conclusive. In this way, the largest imperial examination fraud case that has not been in vain and indulge the scholars in the world, and the true scholars will be honest, and those who have insulted the scholars will be punished, so I ordered the Jinyiwei to ask all the candidates to return to the Gongyuan for temporary residence, and wait for the palace examination tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day, I ordered all provinces to go to Beijing to study and join the Gongyuan to avoid suspicion. I hope that the scholars of the world will deeply understand my sincere heart—"
When everyone heard such an imperial edict, they were all confused. Those who knew the inside story had already started to tremble.
This is a big deal, this is something that cannot be tolerated, this is something that cannot be messed around and cause trouble for yourself. Stop making trouble, whoever makes trouble will be unlucky, and no one will sympathize with you.
If you dare to make trouble, the emperor will not be angry, and students in the world who think it is unfair can tear you.
Cao Huachun held the imperial edict for a long time, but did not hear the thanks. He quietly tilted his head and looked at the officials and scholars kneeling in the courtyard of the academy from behind the imperial edict, and smiled slightly: "Your Majesty loves you all, can you deeply understand the love, are you still grateful?"
Only then did everyone wake up and shout thank you together, while thinking about each other in their hearts. Some people who are lucky enough to gloat, some are in trouble, some are how to get rid of it, and some are trying to run around and connect with each other immediately. It is true that life is full of all aspects.
Cao Huachun ordered to the strong eunuchs who followed him: "Please ask all provinces to learn to go to the tribute court to rest."
Thirteen Provincial Education Seminars lived here during this period, but many of them were quite a few. However, when the eunuchs were invited, one had already hung upside down on the southeast branch, and two had already had a stroke and coma, but a few were calm.
Faced with hanging and paralyzed stroke, all the students and officials understood what was going on. Everyone knows that this fraud case of the imperial examination has been made, needless to say, has been done. Now, in this officialdom with a series of major cases, a bloody storm will be set off again. Let's see who can be unlucky in this bloody storm and who can protect himself.
A young man suddenly jumped out: "If the case is true or false, how could the scholar be taken away by the Jinyiwei? This is a humiliation to Siwen."
Cao Huachun glanced at him and said to him softly: "Looking for death."
When the young man was scared to death, he was still shaking his neck and insisting on his shoulders, Cao Huachun ordered the strong men behind him: "Take it down and hand it over to the Jinyiwei North Town Fushi."
At that time, the naughty young man collapsed to the ground, and everyone consciously closed their mouths.
Seeing this ending, Cao Huachun sighed, shook his head and sighed at Kong Zhenyuan: "Human hearts are not old, morals are degraded, this is the officialdom of the Scholars." Then he shook his head and sighed and left with heavy steps.
Chapter completed!