Half an hour later, Liu Bowen, Li Shanchang, and Song Lian came to the imperial study room, along with all the examination papers.

"We all kneel down! Let's wait until we finish reading!"

The three of them looked at each other, Liu Bowen looked confused, and Li Shanchang and Song Lian looked sad.

At this time, I could only kneel there and wait for Zhu Yuanzhang to finish reading the exam papers.

Wow, wow wow!

Zhu Yuanzhang quickly read through all the examination papers, and sure enough, the writing styles of the thirty-six selected students were all in regular script, and their ideas for analyzing the topics were basically correct.

Snap!

Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the dragon table hard.

"Biao'er, tell them all what Prince Ming just said."

"Yes, Father."

After the three of them listened to Zhu Biao's narration, Liu Bowen, Li Shanchang and Song Lian were already ashen-faced.

"We finally understand."

"Li Shanchang, Song Lian and others did not cheat, but the candidates used various methods to find out their preferred fonts and their ideas, thus achieving the result of cheating."

"The examiners did not take the initiative to cheat, but the candidates did."

"They didn't see it, no, maybe they just pretended not to see it."

Wang Ming smiled, clapped his hands, and clapped softly.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this is the truth about the fraud in the imperial examination."

"Everything is reasonable, legal, just and fair!"

"It seems that there is no fraud, but in fact, the answers are already public before the imperial examination begins."

"It's not that the test papers of northern students are all worse than those of southern students, but they are far away and have no time to figure out how Li Shanchang, Song Lian and other examiners like to judge questions."

"They couldn't write answers that the examiners liked, and all the civil servants in the Manchu Dynasty were from Li Shanchang, and all the examiners were from Song Lian."

"Song Lian and Liu Bowen are in the same group again."

"Some people outside the court say that the court now divides the Huaixi Party and the Zhejiang Party."

"It seems that the two are in opposition, but in fact, both Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen are from the south!"

"Let me ask you, since the court is full of southerners, how could those northern scholars who came all the way write the answers that the examiners wanted to see? Naturally, they all failed."

"All the candidates cheated, but none of the examiners cheated."

"Even Liu Bowen, who stayed out of the matter, also believed that there was no fraud."

"The truth about this matter."

"Of the three of them, one really can't see it, one pretends not to see it, and the third one can see it, but can only pretend not to see it."

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"Do you think so, Mr. Li Xiangguo, Mr. Song, Mr. Liu?"

The three people's ashen faces could not be seen because they were already prostrate on the ground and did not dare to say a word.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt a headache when he heard what was true and what was false.

"Prince Ming, just tell me what is going on with the three of them."

"It's not that I'm telling you, Brother Ming, you just like to talk about it. It gives me a headache, so just tell me!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Li Shanchang, the prime minister, really can't see this. Why? Because he was a failed scholar in the Yuan Dynasty of the previous dynasty."

…

"Just imagine, if Li Shanchang can reach the position of prime minister now, how can he be considered a talentless person? But he failed the exam back then. It is conceivable that he did not understand these skills back then, so he wasted half his life until he met your majesty.

This Ming Dynasty master, now shines with brilliance and talent, and ranks first among the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty."

"So, he is also a victim of this fraud in the imperial examination."

"As Hu Weiyong said, with his current status, it is impossible for him to help others commit fraud."

"Your Majesty, don't blame him. He also has no experience. Next time, please

He will know how to do it after taking the imperial examination."

"With his shrewdness, he will know how to arrange seats and divide the results in the next imperial examination."

"Probably six points are given to candidates from the south, and four points are given to candidates from the north."

"This way, troubles like this won't happen again."

"Of course, such an approach will definitely repeat what Li Shanchang did back then."

"In the future, there will definitely be people like Li Shanchang who clearly have talent, but were forced to fail because of Li Xiangguo's ranking and the results were divided. They may have wasted their lives."

"What Li Shanchang hates most is probably the examiner who failed him without any reason."

"However, he himself never imagined that he would become the person he hated most in the future."

"But there is no way, all this is for the imperial court!"

Li Shanchang's body trembled as he listened. Every word and sentence felt like a knife cutting into his heart. He felt the same pain, but it was also like a knife cutting into his heart. The pain was so heartbreaking that he couldn't breathe out a single word in pain.

"Next is Song Lian, this one is easy."

"He is a veteran of the former dynasty and a veteran of the officialdom. Do you think he might not be able to see the truth behind this?"

"Maybe he is really old and dull, so he can't see it."

"Even if he can see it, he can only pretend not to see it. After all, everything is reasonable and fair on the surface. He has not cheated at all. That's why those southern candidates can figure out his font preferences and essay ideas.

, all this is the fault of his servants, family, sons, and grandchildren. They must have been bribed..."

"There is nothing I can do about it. He is old and fatuous. He has always had a clear name and has never committed any fraud. Even if he can see it, he can only pretend not to see it."

Song Lian was lying on the ground, his body trembling slightly. He just raised his head and wanted to say something, but he closed his eyes and fainted.

"Tch, let's do this again and pretend to faint. Okay, if you want to faint, just keep fainting."

Zhu Yuanzhang said bitterly.

"Song Lian, we don't care if you are really fainted or fake, wake up right now, otherwise, we will make your whole family never wake up!"

"Ah... Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I, I... I know that I am guilty. I am old and fatuous. I didn't see it at first. Later, I saw it, but I didn't dare to say it. I am really an old minister. I... I know

crime……"

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand and pointed at Liu Bowen again.

"What about Liu Bowen? What did he say?"

"He, it's the simplest thing. He is a person who stays out of the matter. If he sees it, he can only pretend not to see it."

"Otherwise, he will offend everyone."

"He doesn't want to get into trouble with anyone else."

"Damn it! Damn it! They are all bastards, bastards!

"Your Majesty, please don't be angry."

"Now that we understand the matter, and then solve the fundamental problem, everything will be fine."

"Oh? Prince Ming, do you have a solution?"

"Of course, the method is very simple."

"First, in the future imperial examinations, all candidates' examination papers will be copied into the same font by a special person, and then the papers will be sealed for the examiners to read. This can be avoided."

"Second, the imperial examination should not only test Confucianism, but also add three new types of subjects: agriculture, arithmetic, and engineering."

"Fourth, each subject implements a hundred-point system, and each question has its own score."

"Finally, after completing the four subjects, the rankings will be based on total scores."

"It's okay to rule the world with Confucianism, but it would be too biased to only use Confucianism for imperial examinations!"

"What do you think, Your Majesty?"

"Okay! We think it's good, let's do it like this!"

"Liu Bowen, we order you to be the chief examiner and use the Queen's method of dealing with the aftermath to open the Enke North Field again. The Lighting King will follow this example!"

"In addition, all the students in the Enke South Course this time will have their results recognized, but they must take the Enke North Course test paper again to determine the score!"

Did I do something wrong when I was delivering food in Zhutian?
Chapter completed!