Chapter 159 Jiangnan Science Examination Case (II)

The imperial examination is a national talent ceremony. Jiangnan has always been a place where literary styles are pure and cultural essence. As soon as the news of fraud in the imperial examination came out, it immediately attracted everyone's attention. Lu Mingyan, which has always been highly concerned, was also neglected. The chief examiner of Jiangnan Zuo Bifan, deputy chief examiner Zhao Jin and a group of examiners all heard the news, and they were also absent-minded. After finally getting off the table, Zuo Bifan called Zhao Jin privately and asked: "Is the rumors outside true?"[.]

Although Zhao Jin was guilty, he replied calmly: "The test papers are all screened layer by layer, and all the high school entrance examination papers are well-versed in literature and science and rigorous in the rules. How can there be a saying of fraud? I think it is because some arrogant and unruly students who failed to accept it, or if there are people with ulterior motives who are provoking it, so there is such a thing."

Seeing Zhao Jin's calmness, Zuo Bifan breathed a little relieved and realized that there was no mistake in the provincial examination in this subject, so he slowed down and said: "Since there is such a news, all the high school entrance examination papers should be carefully checked. You also know that if you are selected, you must send them to the Ministry of Rites within a specified period of time. You can select the Mojian officer from the Jiuqing, Hanlin Academy, Zhanshifu, six department heads, and the supervisory and censors. The test papers are reviewed one by one. It is related to your reputation, so it is better to be cautious."

Seeing that Zuo Bifan had no intention of prosecution, Zhao Jin was also very relaxed and hurriedly bowed down and said it was only right.

Since the failed scholars in Jiangning suspected the fairness of the provincial examination in the province, they began to conduct detailed statistics and research on the people on the list. Soon, another unreasonable point was revealed. There were as many as thirteen and eleven people in the two cities of Suzhou and Yangzhou respectively, and the examiner Zuo Bifan was from Yangzhou.

In a few days, rumors were heard in Jiangning City that the deputy chief examiner Zhao Jin accepted bribes of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver and sold his reputation as a juren. The chief examiner Zuo Bifan condoned fraud and favored the scholars in his hometown. As soon as the rumors came out, they immediately swept the whole city and spread quickly.

The group of scholars who had already returned to their hometown after the exam were gathered in Jiangning City and refused to return. After continuous private conversations and discussions, they finally decided to make a big fuss under the secret organization and planning of several scholars such as Ding Erjian, Wu Mingjun, etc.

Early in the morning of September 24, thousands of scholars who failed to pass the imperial examination gathered in Xuanmiao Temple. In order to prevent the government yamen runners from blocking them, Ding Erjian divided the scholars into five groups, and carried the statue of the God of Wealth to Jiangning Prefecture School and Jiangning Gongyuan.

A group of scholars carried the statue of the God of Wealth and immediately attracted countless people to watch and follow. Some originally timid scholars also joined in. The team gathered bigger and bigger. When the Jiangning Prefecture Office realized, a group of scholars had already poured into the Jiangning Prefecture School, knocked down the Confucius statue of Minglun Hall, and put the statue of the God of Wealth and stood up to it.

The scholars who rushed to the Jiangning Gongyuan were even more amazing. They covered the black-painted golden plaque with the words "gongyuan" written on it with paper, and wrote the word "selling the courtyard" on it. They also pasted the couplets on both sides with white paper, and wrote another couplet, which said: "Zuo Qiu Ming has eyes but no beads, and Zhao Zilong is full of courage."

The actions of the scholars soon spread throughout Jiangning City. The scholars who rushed over and watched the fun surrounded the school and the tribute school. The couplets that alluded to Zuo Bifan and Zhao Jin, two main examiners, soon spread in Jiangning City.

Galli, the governor of Liangjiang, was shocked when he heard about this situation. These scholars were so bold that they actually did something in Jiangning City to make trouble and ridicule the holy scholars. He immediately realized the seriousness of the matter, so he hurriedly summoned soldiers and yamen runners to the two places to disperse the crowd and arrest the scholar who led the trouble.

The situation of troubles in Jiangning's scholars spread quickly. Scholars from all over Jiangsu and Anhui responded one after another, and scholars from Yangzhou also gathered to make trouble. The extremely angry scholars flocked to the Zuo Clan Ancestral Hall and destroyed the ancestral hall. There were also situations of different people's controversy in Anqing, Anhui Province and other prefectures and counties in Jiangsu Province, and the public opinion in Jiangnan was in an uproar.

The fraud case of scientific research has always been extremely sensitive. Jiangnan San Weaving did not dare to neglect it, and immediately informed Kangxi about what happened in Jiangsu and Anhui.

When the matter has developed to this point, all the officials in Jiangning know that they cannot hide it, and they all reported it to each other.

Kangxi's face immediately became quite ugly after receiving the secret report. Jiangnan is a place of cultural heritage, and he attached great importance to all previous scientific examinations. He chose both of the two main examiners of this year, Zuo Bifan and Zhao Jin, who were both specially selected by him, but he did not expect such a scandal to occur.

"Zuo Qiuming's eyes are without pearls, and Zhao Zilong is full of courage." This clearly refers to the criticism of the chief examiner Zuo Bifan turning a blind eye to fraud, and the deputy chief examiner Zhao Jin was bold and corrupt and abused the law. He replaced the statue of Confucius with the statue of the God of Wealth, and changed the plaque of the tribute court to the sale court, which is even more famous and unprecedented. He is talking about the prosperous era. I am lenient in governing. These despicable bastards dare to be so bold, even the country's talent ceremony dare to extend their hands freely?

In the 14th year of Emperor Shizu, the Dingyou Shuntian Township Examination case and the Jiangnan Township Examination case were shocked, and countless officials were searched and beheaded and exiled. In just a few decades, can these bastards be forgotten?

Although he was extremely angry, Kangxi still forced himself to suppress and patiently waited for the memorials of officials from Liangjiang.

There are many people in the capital who are well-informed. Such a big thing in Jiangnan quickly spread throughout the capital. After hearing this, the Crown Prince Yinreng was particularly happy. Kangxi's frequent mobilization of the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia and the generals of the Guardian and Military Camp had long aroused his vigilance. Although Kangxi's favor to him is still unchanged, he felt a strong crisis.

Just as he was thinking hard about how to divert Kangxi's attention, it was God's wish that such a big scientific investigation case in Jiangnan had broken out. He could have predicted that the case would inevitably cause an uproar.

While thinking about how to take advantage of this opportunity, Zhu Tianbao walked in with a happy face. "Crown Prince, the servant accidentally discovered a book of great rebellion - Nanshan Collection. It not only follows the title of the Yongli period of the Ming Dynasty, but also involves the obscure matter of killing the former Ming Dynasty. It also discusses the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty with Shu Han and the Southern Song Dynasty. What is even more rare is that Wang Hao, Fang Bao, Fang Zhengyu, Zhu Shu, Wang Yuan and others have written prefaces for this book."

When Yinreng heard this, his eyes immediately lit up. Wang Hao was the Minister of Rites and a member of the Eight Party. If this report came up, he would inevitably implicate Lao Ba and the others. There was another huge case immediately. He hurriedly said, "Hurry up, present the book and take a look."

After Zhu Tianbao presented the book with both hands, he said: "Crown Prince, Fang Bao is a member of Fang Xiaobiao. The Fang family has a huge family and many officials from generation to generation. He has been deeply attached to the Ming Dynasty. Fang Xiaobiao himself was involved in the "Three Feudal Rebellion" and the case of the third prince of the pseudo-Zhu. He was once a pseudo-scholar of Wu. Wu Sangui's rebellion was inspired by Yi. The case of the third prince of the pseudo-Zhu has also been known."

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