Section 93 Major Cases in the Examination (2)

This person's name is Pingling, Manchuria Zhengbai Banner, which won the seventh place, and was the quotation of the banner (that is, the first place for the bannerman to take the exam). It is considered a very good result.

When the ink ink is published, someone bought it to take a look. It is indeed very literary and deserved it. However, people who are familiar with the age are puzzled: what he usually shows may not be such a magnanimous person? Why did he get enlightened when he got on the scene?

There are many people who are suspicious, one of them is named Meng Chuanjin. Meng Chuanjin's name is Yuqing, and his nickname is Xiaopu. He is from Gaoyang, Zhili. He was a Jinshi in the 30th year of Daoguang. He was transferred from a doctor of the Ministry of Rites to a censor of Jiangnan Dao. He was arrogant and straightforward. He always said that his predecessors were like Xu Sanli and Guo Xiu from the Holy Ancestor's Dynasty, and Chen Huai from the current dynasty as examples. He thought that one day, based on what he learned in his heart, he boldly wrote a letter to gain a reputation.

On August 12, Prince Zheng’s birthday was celebrated, and he also arrived. He heard that Cheng Changgeng, who was late, said that he did not take it seriously when he came to the banquet at Pingling Mansion. Unexpectedly, when the list was released in September, Pingling was indeed famous, so people couldn’t help but wonder: Pingling is really so sure? Or is there something else inside?

Thinking about the various disadvantages of the rural examinations that have caused a lot of controversy in Beijing over the past month, Meng Chuanjin became even more and more strange. Apart from these officials' mischief, there was nothing else in the imperial examination that had not been discovered this time? At this point, the excitement burned in his heart like wildfire: If this matter can be implemented, his reputation will spread all over the world overnight!

Because of this thought, Meng Chuanjin first went to the Ministry of Rites to come to see the ink scrolls of Shizi. The original copy written by Shizi and copied red scrolls will be sealed in the Ministry of Rites for a period of time after the exam, in case of temporary needs. After the annual examination and the palace examination officially ended, he asked for an order to be destroyed.

It is not so simple for an official to review the candidate's test papers. After asking for an order in advance, he can only get the tickets. However, Meng Chuanjin served as a doctor in the Ministry of Rites and was very familiar with his connections. He invited the relevant officers of the Ministry of Rites to say a few words. After a short while, the man took out the two papers. "Brother Xiaopu, you can do it, but you dare not take it out of the Ministry of Rites lobby. If Shangguan finds out, I will not be able to take it away."

"Don't worry, I'm just here to check it out. After reading it, I'll archive it immediately. It won't be hindering your affairs." Meng Chuanjin comforted his colleagues, opened several arts and literature sessions, asked questions, and wrote the test papers for a while. Then he rolled up the papers again and handed them over: "Thank you, brother, today's love will be rewarded in the future!"

Walking out of the lobby of the Ministry of Rites, Meng Chuanjin could not hide the joy on his face. The written in the Pentagon roll was very different from the ink rolls published in public. Moreover, many places were not allowed to be confused by ordinary mistakes that could be used by the Mo Prospector to be kindly hooked by the Mo Prospector to smear! Just based on this point, we can know that Pentagon either handed the *** in advance to open the joint, or someone put a word in front of the Mo Prospector to ask the other party to support it - no matter what, a crime of dereliction of duty and indifference is absolutely impossible to escape!

When he returned to the mansion, Meng Chuan Jinping left the man and started writing memorials in the study. Finally, he thought of the request from his colleagues from the Ministry of Rites. He did not point it out directly. He just submitted a memorial on the grounds that the ministers heard the news. The inner center said that this year, there were four violations in the imperial examination in Shuntian Province: "The chief examiner ordered the same examiner to submit the recommendation, or the same examiner begged to submit the examination to the examination, or the same examiner recommended each other, or the candidates had already received the examination and made the temporary change."

In particular, Chinese juren are short-lived and have no wisdom. They only know how to compete with actors every day, and even have makeup on the stage and laugh all night long. On August 12 this year, three games have not been completed. Those who are still in the palace to entertain Cheng Changgeng, a actress in the Liyuan, Beijing, will be arrogant during the meal and claim that they will win the undergraduate degree.

When I was in charge of Feng Xian, I heard about this festival, and I was very suspicious: After three games, I can assert that I will be on the list. Is it because I have not yet made any decisions? Or if someone secretly communicates with him? Or if someone protects me, I will win? Moreover, I think that even if I have good talent and learning, I will ask questions in the third game. How can I win? It can be seen that there must be a problem with the gun!

The memorial was sealed and the emperor indeed attracted the attention of the emperor. "Didn't you take the third exam in your age?" he asked.

In ancient times, scientific examinations were not just simple exams and paper markings. After the above two were over, the students would be teachers and prepare for the next year's imperial examinations and palace examinations. There would always be no rest for half a year, so naturally they would not want to ask about political affairs. Therefore, the poor tests were indeed fat and beautiful, but they stayed away from the center for many days. In some people with high positions, such as Bai Wei, it may not be a delicacy.

This time, the same was true. When things happened in the prime of his life, he was not in front of the emperor, so everyone looked at each other and no one could answer.

Jun Qianzou replied that the scene was not cold. Yi thought for a while and replied, "I don't know about the emperor's words. Brother Rong went down to ask Lord Bai seriously and then came to the imperial court to reply, okay?"

The emperor did not speak for a long time, picked up Meng Chuanjin's memorial and looked at it a few more times, "Okay, go and ask Bai Wei first, and then I will keep my heart?"

"The old minister is here."

"You will go to the Ministry of Rites this afternoon and get the old papers out to see how good he is in his writing!"

"Zhe." Seeing that the emperor had no more explanation, everyone knelt out.

I drafted an imperial edict from the Military Affairs Office, and wrote the Ministry of Rites to mention the seventh-year-old Zhu Mo's two-color papers in the provincial examination. Soon, the papers were taken. Weng Xincun opened it and read it. Soon, he picked up a lot of mistakes for him. First of all, he said that the draft was incomplete. He thought the Ministry of Rites had lost it, so he asked and realized that it was not.

There are as many other literal errors as many as seven points. The character "金" in the poem is written as "金" and the character "金" cannot be made into a word; the second spring and autumn art is written as "金" (this is the traditional Chinese character of Yue), the "金" is written as "金" and the character "金" is written as "金"; the third problem is written as "金" and the character "金" is written as "金".

This is beyond the norm. Under normal circumstances, the Fang Examination has the right to add a little to the red papers copied, which cannot be considered an offense. However, there are so many mistakes in the age, and after correcting, they will still be ranked seventh, which is very confusing. Weng Xincun recorded the errors in the paper one by one, wrote his own handling opinions, and submitted them to the imperial court together with the two-color papers.

After lunch, the emperor saw the memorial and paper. In anger, he passed the entire Military Affairs Office and immediately issued an edict, headed by Weng Xincun, Zhou Zupei, Zaiyuan, Duanhua, and together with the editors of the Hanlin Academy, he submitted all the more than 300 test papers this year and sorted out and investigated them one by one in the court. If there were any major mistakes and errors, he would immediately report the memorial. As for that age, the Ministry of Rites deprived him of his reputation as a Juren, and then arrested him first by the Nine Gates Admiral's Office!

The emperor was angry, and everyone did not dare to neglect and acted separately. First, as usual, the Ministry of Works and Rites took all the test papers, and then ordered the Hanlin Academy lecturer Yuan Xizu and editor Guo Songtao to go to the department to help the co-organizers.

After some search and review, fifty of the more than 300 papers were investigated, especially those of Yan Jingtang, who was the 151st-ranked and Luo Hongsi, the new head of the Ministry of Justice, had the most errors. There were more than 300 typos in the original paper of the latter!

The emperor was furious and grabbed the papers and kneaded them into a ball. "Can such an article be won by Bai Wei? Did he eat too much lard and blind his mind? This matter must be handled strictly!"

The major case of Wuwu Seizure suddenly escalated within one day. The emperor personally issued an order to dismiss Cheng Tinggui and Zhu Guangbiao, the two deputy examiners of this provincial examination, first asked questions. Although Bai Wei had not dealt with for the time being, he had to wait for the inquiries at any time.

Second, the juren's fame and honor were all eliminated by the 53 people including Pingling, Yan Jingtang, Luo Hongsi, etc., and the Shuntian Mansion was asked one by one. After the trial was clear and the next step was taken to deal with it.

As the investigation unfolded, the major case of Wuwu Crime gradually became clear. The first breakthrough was Luo Hongsi, who was from Zhaoqing, Guangdong. He donated it to the head of the Ministry of Justice in the seventh year of Xianfeng, but he never stopped taking the right path and planned a thought of origin. This year, he asked for leave from the Ministry and entered the examination.

Before the provincial examination began, he went to visit Li Heling, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War of the hometown, and asked the latter for advice on the midfield rules and other items. Li Heling told him not to panic and answer with peace of mind. At the same time, he gave him an idea: embed some fixed words in the text. If you can divide the rooms, you can pay attention to his article.

Luo Hongsi was naturally happy. The two of them discussed it and decided to use the word "Yifu" at the end of the first chapter; use the word "Yifu" at the end of the second chapter; use the word "Isn't it a pity" at the end of the third chapter; use the word "Do you not care?" at the end of the last chapter; use the word "Di Ze" as the word "At the end of the last chapter.

Li Heling was arrested and reported to the case. After the inquiry, he reported that what Luo Hongsi said was true. After agreeing, he found the editor of the Hanlin Academy under the Manchu Xianghuang, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the house examiner named Pu'an, and handed it to him and asked him to take care of his fellow villagers during the examination.

Then he summoned Pu An to the hall and began to ask. Pu An confessed that what Li Heling said was true, but he did not know the name of the person who asked for care in advance. He verbally agreed to Li Heling that as long as the paper was smooth and the words were full, he would dare to recommend it. (For details, the rules for the recommendation of the examiner in the second volume, please see Section 16 of Volume 2, without any explanation).

Until after entering the examination, I saw the words "words" mentioned by Li Heling in the paper in the Zhongdian. It was a candidate with the name of Gong Fang, and I didn't know the name. After thinking about Li Heling's request, I used this manuscript as a recommendation and wrote it to the court.

Shortly afterwards, Jin Xiang, a family member of the examiner Bai Wei's mansion, came to his room and said that the examiner thought there were many mistakes in this paper, so he wanted to take it down and asked him to recommend another one.

Pu An had no choice but to lie and said, "I only have this paper in my room, and there are not many papers that can be replaced." He also asked Jin Xiang to ask Lao Zhongtang, and he must not take down this paper.

So, Jin Xiang went back, and after a few days, he came back and said to Pu An, "Mr. Zhongtang agreed, and this test will not be withdrawn." After the exam, Luo Hongsi also won the 258th place.

Because of Pu An's testimony, Bai Wei, the chief examiner of this provincial examination, was also involved. Seeing that the number of people involved was increasing and the official title was getting higher and higher, Weng Xin felt afraid: If you continue to investigate like this, you still don't know how many people will be arrested later! Why not hand over the sign and see the emperor, let's stop this case?

Zhou Zupei was very dissatisfied with this statement, "Mr. Zhongtang, what are you saying? We are ordered to do the job, and we should be united in the hearts of the great prince, comforting the emperor and the students. If we do things clearly, how can we stop there?"

Weng Xin was the original intention of protecting good people. After hearing Zhou Zupei's attitude, he remembered for no reason that Chen Fuen, who impeached Yang Dianbang in the 30th year of Daoguang. At that time, wasn't Zhou Zupei so excited and determined to investigate to the end and attack his colleagues who thought his career?

Although he was not afraid that Zhou Zupei would turn his gun to deal with him, what he said was not unreasonable, so he had to hold back his anger and nodded and replied, "What Zhiweng saw is so much, and I will obey it."

Zhou Zupei made a lot of face and was unwilling to offend too much. He bowed his hand and said with a smile, "I dare not, the Lord Zhongtang is so serious."

The emperor was in the garden and heard of such a dispute. When the Military Affairs Office called out Yibi, he kept Weng Xin alone and asked about the progress of the case in the field, "How has the case been going to this day?"

"Yes." Weng Xincun gave the emperor a brief comment on the results of the interrogation over the past few days, and then said, "Pu'an's testimony involved a first-rank official in the court. I think it should be..."

"No!" The emperor shook his head flatly, "I have said a long time ago that the great ceremony of talent is a major matter for the country. If there are any disadvantages in it, no matter which one is pursued, it must be done consistently - this matter must not be started or ended, and people in the world can be laughed at."

The emperor's attitude was so clear that Weng Xincun dared not say much.

"Weng Xincun, how deep do you think Bai Wei is involved in the case?"

Weng Xin hesitated for a moment and replied, "I think Mr. Bai has gone through three dynasties in his official career, and he is familiar with all the regulations and regulations of the court, especially for such major events, he dare not neglect to treat them. This time, he was only deceived by the government's listening and use. Although it is difficult to escape the mistake of being investigated, it is... that's all."

He said while observing the emperor's face, the young emperor had no joy or sorrow on his face, and could not see any signs. He then touched his head, "Besides, I am a good person, honest, loyal and harmonious. Not only is it a model for the bannermen, but also a model for the court officials. There were many praises about the matters of the previous emperor's life." In the end, these words were already far from the topic, but the intention of preservation was about to come out.

Of course the emperor could hear it, Zhan Yan smiled, "Weng Xincun, do you still remember that I went to your mansion to greet you on the first day of the Lunar New Year this year?"

"Yes, the emperor's jade toe is humble, how dare I forget it for a moment?"

"At that time, I told Bai Wei that his behavior was just a result of his character control over his years of education. The servants in the mansion could control him and not allow them to use the power of their masters to show off. Only then would they be considered a gentleman." He sneered, "On the day when Bai Wei was selected as the chief and deputy chief examiner this year, I recruited Bai Wei to the front of the imperial court and repeatedly reminded him. Now it seems that the second warning has completely fallen into the empty space!"

"Since he doesn't take my words to heart, why should I pity him?" the emperor said slowly, "After you go down, arrest the servant in Baizi's mansion and ask him what role did Baizi play in it."

The Admiral of Xingwen Jiumen went to Bai Wei's mansion to mention his family member Jin Xiang. After asking this, he found out that Jin Xiang was not in the capital. On the first day of September, he accompanied Bai Wei's nephew Zhong Ying and went out to the prefect of Gansu to take office.

So the Ministry of Justice issued a document to the Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Zhang Liangji, and the Governor of Shaanxi Zeng Wangyan, demanded the arrest of Jin Xiang. After the capture, he quickly escorted him to Beijing for interrogation.

It is always time-consuming and laborious to distribute official documents on this side. Beijing continues to investigate, and the times are getting more and more officials involved are poached. Except for Bai Wei, who has no confession for the time being, there is no need to mention it, the other two deputy censors, Cheng Tinggui, also revealed that his son Cheng Bingcai has delivered the ***!

Cheng Bingcai was a candidate doctor in the Ministry of Works. He mentioned him to the lobby of the Ministry of Justice and admitted that he had delivered the ***, but the scholar he asked for was not Chinese. After confessing, Cheng Bingcai offered another person to protect himself, which was Chen Jingyan, the son of Chen Fuen, the minister of military affairs, who was demoted to his hometown in Jiangxi because of the case of buying participants, and never mentioned it.

Chen Jingyan was an alternate member of the Ministry of War. He was also arrested. Before he could ask clearly, news came out in the capital: Pan Zengying, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, surrendered himself, and his son, Pan Zutong, once sent a gift to his fellow villager Xie Senxi. However, the same situation as Cheng Bingcai, the appointment he asked for was really not good and was not Chinese.

Later, the son of Li Qingfeng, the former Minister of Justice, and the doctor of the Ministry of Works, Li Danhua, who entrusted his father to send a private gift to Cheng Bingcai, begging him to ask his father Cheng Tinggui to secretly take care of a student named Wang Jinglin. Cheng Bingcai agreed. So Li Danhua, Cheng Bingcai, Cheng Tinggui, and Wang Jinglin were arrested and handled the case. Even Li Qingfeng, who had been ill for many days and had been recuperating in the mansion, was not spared and was temporarily handed over to the Ministry for consultation.

The major cases in the imperial examination are getting bigger and bigger, but they are involved in officials at all levels, regardless of the chief and deputy chief exams, and more than 300 people are involved in each room exam. From the military ministers of first-rank officials to the minor officials of the ministries of the department, there are many involved in it. However, although many people have been arrested, the final judgment cannot be resolved. Jin Xiang has not been arrested, and Bai Wei has not yet been cleared, so the others have to wait.

By October 26, the governor of Shaanxi Zeng Wangyan reported to Chen that he had arrested Jin Xiang in Tongguan. He had ordered the department to send members to be taken to Beijing.
Chapter completed!