Chapter 038 Major Case of Imperial Examination Fraud
When Qian Mao heard what Qin Guan said, he was a little timid and looked at Liu Su. Liu Su had a cold face and nodded slightly at Qian Mao.
Qian Mao felt cruel. He knew that if Qin Guan was not overthrown, the two brothers would jump into the lake today and lose their face. They might not be able to lift their heads for the rest of their lives.
When he saw Liu Su nodding, as if he had a backbone, he immediately said: "With your talent, you will definitely fail. I suspect you are plagiarizing."
Qin Guan smiled coldly, "Qian Mao, do you use this method to cheat when you lose a bet? I advise you not to cheat casually, you will hurt yourself."
"Huh, Qin Guan, are you feeling guilty? You must go to the Admiral, the Academic Affairs Master, to talk about it." Qian Mao's momentum became even higher.
Naturally, some officials saw the commotion in front of the examination hall. At this time, someone came over and scolded them. No noise was allowed in the important place of the examination hall. Qian Mao immediately stepped forward and said: "Sir, I want to report that there is fraud in this imperial examination. Please report it to the academic administration.
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When the official heard this, he was stunned. It was a big deal to accuse him of fraud in the imperial examination. He didn't dare to make the decision. He asked about Qian Mao's situation and said with a cold face, "We are all waiting here. Don't make any more noise."
Immediately ran to the examination center and informed Cui Shanfu, the admiral of academic affairs.
Cui Shanfu had just gotten up at this moment, his face was still tired, but when he heard the people below reporting the situation outside, he stood up immediately.
"Who is suing for fraud?"
"It's a scholar named Qian Mao who sued Qin Guan, the last person in the current Academy of Sciences examination." The official said.
When Cui Shanfu heard this, Qin Guan knew it.
He might not be impressed by other candidates, but he was deeply impressed by Qin Guan.
After reading Qin Guan's paper with Magistrate Lin yesterday, Cui Shanfu was angry that Qin Guan was talented but did not work hard at practicing calligraphy. Finally, he marked a line on Qin Guan's paper.
"Just be the last one."
This means that no matter how many talents are included in Jinke and what their ratings are, even if they are not as good as Qin Guan, Qin Guan can only be the last one.
It can be seen that Qin Guan also hates this word deeply.
But when Cui Shanfu thought about it, anger arose in his heart.
If the lawsuit against the head of the case does not match, it is still possible, but the last person to be sued, this scholar named Qian Mao is not sick.
After putting on his official uniform, he led a group of officials and servants out of the examination hall gate. When people saw the Admiral and Academic Affairs Master coming out, they automatically backed away, and the noisy scene was silenced.
Cui Shanfu was not angry but powerful. He glanced at the dark crowd outside and said loudly: "Whoever wants to sue for fraud in the imperial examination, please come forward."
Qian Mao was also a little weak at the moment, but he could no longer back down. He came over and gave Cui Xuezheng a deep bow, "Student Qian Mao."
Qian Mao didn't know why he got to this point, and he felt very guilty.
"What are you suing for?"
Now that the matter has come to this, Qian Mao can only grit his teeth and say, "The students are suing Qin Guan for fraud."
Cui Shanfu frowned and asked, "Do you have any evidence?"
Qian Mao was suffocated, "Student, student, I know that Qin Guan has neither knowledge nor skills. Although he is a student of Hangzhou Fuxue School, he has never been to school properly. However, he got the title of scholar in the exam this time. He must have cheated and plagiarized. Please learn from him."
Mr. Zheng will investigate clearly."
Fortunately, Qian Mao did not commit suicide by accusing Cui Shanfu of seeking favoritism. He only accused Qin Guan of plagiarism.
Hearing this, Cui Shanfu smiled coldly, "Is this what you call evidence?"
Qian Mao heard the unkind tone of the academic administration and lowered his head and said, "Yes."
Officials are afraid of trouble, and safety is the best. When the results of the college examination were announced, they clamored for fraud. There were one or two thousand people watching here. This was no small matter. It would be better if Qian Mao had real evidence, but he dared to rely only on subjective conjecture.
Cui Shanfu was already angry with Qian Mao when he sued someone and made such a big fuss.
Cui Shanfu said to the officials on the left and right: "Come here, please ask the Hangzhou magistrate to come over, and then ask someone to put the case on the table. Today I will publicly hear this major imperial examination fraud case outside the examination hall."
Cui Shanfu pays more attention to official reputation. There are hundreds of candidates here and countless scholars with scholarly reputations, so they should not be underestimated.
The accusation of fraud was definitely a major case. Cui Shanfu felt no guilt and was prepared to have a public trial to cut through the mess quickly, so he set up an on-site trial outside the examination hall.
After setting up the table and opening the place, the two teams of yamen servants stood on both sides, making it no different from the yamen lobby. After all this was done, Prefect Lin Qilin also came over. On the way, he had already asked about the reason and directly
Sit on the other side.
Outside the trial site, there were no less than 2,000 Hangzhou scholars and ordinary people. They were crowded. This matter was really big.
Cui Shanfu was shocked and shouted: "Qian Mao, you are suing Qin Guan for fraud in the imperial examination. Now the case will be heard by me and Prefect Lin. Do you have any objections?"
Qian Mao's forehead was already covered with sweat. He bowed deeply and said, "The students have no objections."
"Well, tell me what you are suing for," Cui Shanfu said.
Qian Mao took a deep breath, organized his words, and said: "In this college examination, Qin Guan, a student from Hangzhou Prefecture, and Qin Shaoyou also took the exam and won the last place among the scholars. Qin Guan and I were classmates. We know
This Qin Guan is usually dissolute and has never studied hard at all."
"Our teaching teacher also said that Qin Guan is extremely stubborn and can't be carved out of rotten wood. However, he passed the exam this time. Therefore, the students believe that Qin Guan definitely passed the exam through fraud. Please
Your Excellency, please check clearly."
After listening to Qian Mao's words, Lin Qi, who was sitting in the hall, also frowned.
Cui Shanfu ignored Qian Mao and was shocked again, "Take Qin Guan to the court for a confrontation."
Qin Guan knew that it was time for him to appear.
Although seeing this kind of scene for the first time made him feel fresh and a little nervous, he kept his expression calm and strode out of the crowd.
"Student Qin Guan, I have met two adults."
Cui Shanfu and Lin Qi both met Qin Guan for the first time. Qin Guan was young but very handsome. Seeing that the two of them did not show any flinch, they seemed to have some magnanimity and were looking forward to it.
After reading the previous poems, the two of them had a good first impression of Qin Guan.
Cui Shanfu said: "Qin Guan, your classmate Qian Mao has accused you of fraud, do you have anything to say?"
"Students did not cheat."
Qin Guan answered simply and neatly, and that was it.
Lin Qi and Cui Shanfu were also stunned. Cui Shanfu asked: "Qian Mao sues you, don't you have nothing to defend yourself?"
Qin Guan said with a righteous look on his face: "The pure will be pure and the turbid will be turbid. I have no guilt in my heart and am not afraid of others' accusations."
Anyway, he was not caught, and no one could do anything to him. What Qin Guan said was an awe-inspiring act of justice.
Everyone thought he had finished speaking, but Qin Guan spoke again, "Sir, in fact, Qian Mao accused me of fraud. I can understand it. We had a bet before. If I pass the examination as a scholar, his two brothers Qian Mao and Qian Sheng will
If I want to go to the West Lake to jump into the lake and fail, then I, Qin Guan, will jump into the lake."
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