Volume 1 Chapter 69 How dare you
Someone cheated in the palace test!
The imperial examination corruption case is an extraordinary event these days.
Wu Tang led the candidates to pass the market all the way, from the Fuxue School to Chengtian Temple, which made the entire Quanzhou Fucheng almost explode.
At this time, Yang Cong, who was rumored to be cheating, had no reaction, but Gu Kejiu, the chief examiner of the government examination, was shocked.
He is the chief examiner. He arranged the entire palace examination. No matter who cheated, it was his dereliction of duty!
Once a fraud occurs in the imperial examination, as the chief examiner, he generally cannot escape the relationship. Regardless of whether the cheating person has anything to do with him, his supervisor's responsibility cannot be escaped.
This is so unlucky, why did such a big thing happen under his rule?
At this moment, he can be said to be the only person involved who is kept in the dark.
Regarding this matter, the relevant candidates Wu Tang and Yang Cong, the relevant examiners Song Yingkui and Zhao Yan, and even the irrelevant Xu Jie and Chen Wenjie knew more or less about this matter in advance, but he, the chief examiner, did not hear any news.
When he received the news, Wu Tang had already taken the candidates who failed the exam to Song Yingkui.
This candidate Wu Tang, is crazy or something?
You find someone cheating, come to me!
I am the chief examiner, and I am still the prefect. Let me tell me that this may be suppressed.
You didn't even bother me, but just took a group of candidates who failed the exam to go to the provincial capital to complain. Isn't this a mess?
Do you think that I have accepted a bribe too?
Gu Kejiu cursed in his heart while understanding the situation. Soon, he learned about the "in and outs" of the whole matter.
It turned out that Hui'an candidate Yang Cong bribed the examiner and seized the case head during the county examination. Unfortunately, he was the case head again in this office. Moreover, Zhao Yan, the supervisor of Hui'an County examination, was also among the supervisors this time. Candidate Wu Tang also found that he did nothing in the examination room and was just enjoying the cool air.
This guy can win the first place in the mansion exam, it would be strange if he didn't cheat.
Gu Kejiu is even the magistrate of Hui'an County, Liu Shouliang, you said you were so crazy. After Hui'an suppressed the matter, at least say hello to me. Now, the candidate Yang Cong came again. I am caught off guard!
He cursed in his heart for a while, and finally rushed to Chengtian Temple with a group of close confidants and yamen runners.
He can't do it if he doesn't go, the candidates are making trouble there, and he doesn't know what Song Yingkui's plan is.
Although the examiner must not be able to escape the relationship when a fraud occurs in the imperial examination, the relationship is large and small. If it is handled well, it may be just a mistake. When the Beijing investigation plan is conducted, it may be a mediocre or unqualified political achievements. If it is handled poorly, it will be lighter to dismiss the official position and the official position will be removed from office.
Of course he wanted to "handle" this matter well, and he didn't want to be dismissed from office and removed from his post.
When he arrived at Chengtian Temple, most of the candidates seemed to have left, and only a few angry, naughty greens were kneeling in the yard where Song Yingkui was staying with the candidate Wu Tang.
At this moment, Song Yingkui seemed to have understood the general situation. He was holding a figure and frowning and pondering.
The prefect Gu Ke has arrived for a long time, so naturally someone reported that Song Yingkui seemed to see a savior. He stood up and quickly walked over to meet him. He pinched his face and bowed, "Mr. Gu, you are here, this matter, alas, what do you think you should do?"
Gu Kejiu took the complaint and saw that it was similar to what he knew. It turned out that Yang Cong, a candidate from Hui'an County, was suspected of cheating. Moreover, Wu Tang's complaint mentioned the inspector Zhao Yan without any hesitation.
This matter is really troublesome. Zhao Yan is the assistant chief of the Censorate of the Criminal Office, so he is not under his jurisdiction!
If it were his officials, he would order people to take it down without saying a word. I would ask for it first. He would have no choice but to do so. He would not have such great power.
He thought for a while, then bowed and said, "Mr. Song, how do you think this matter should be handled?"
Song Yingkui pretended to hesitate for a while before sighing: "Sir Gu, why don't you arrest the candidate Yang Cong for trial first."
After hearing this, Gu Kejiu thought about it, then nodded slowly and said, "This is the only way to do it for the present."
He knew that doing so was actually extremely unfair to candidate Yang Cong, because there was no evidence to prove that candidate Yang Cong had cheated at this moment, so he ordered the arrest of people. If it was caught wrong, it would greatly damage the candidate's reputation.
At this time, he had no better way. It was impossible to ask him to order Zhao Yan to be arrested. He had no right to issue such an order, so he could only order the candidate Yang Cong to be arrested.
At the order of the prefect, the constables and yamen runners naturally acted very quickly. They quickly found Yang Cong's residence through the information of the candidates' registration. In less than a quarter of an hour, they surrounded the yard where Yang Cong rented.
However, they encountered trouble when they arrested because Yang Cong’s subordinates were so powerful that they could not catch anyone!
Just kidding, Yang Cong's guards are all masters. How can ordinary constables and yamen runners do them? No matter how many people rush in, they will be thrown out soon, and they can't even see Yang Cong's face.
Fortunately, Yang Cong dared not go too far. The constables and yamen runners who were thrown out were not injured, and even the weapons in their hands were still there. He just resisted arrest, but he had not hurt anyone yet.
Even so, this incident was so sensational. A candidate dared to resist arrest, and even the constable and the runners of the government office could not take him!
As soon as the news spread, Yang Cong's yard was soon surrounded by people watching the fun. Even Chen Wenjie couldn't help but bring people to watch the fun.
This Yang Cong is so awesome!
When the prefect Gu Kejiu received the news, he was so angry that he smoked his orifices. This Hui'an candidate Yang Cong is lawless!
Naturally, it is impossible to just let it go. Even though he took a group of confidants and yamen runners to the courtyard where Yang Cong rented, examiners Song Yingkui and Wu Tang could not help but follow.
Yang Cong originally lived in Chengtian Temple, and their group arrived in less than a cup of tea.
"The prefect has arrived."
A loud sound of circulating sounded, and the crowds watching the fun separated automatically.
Gu Kejiu came to the courtyard with an angry face. He was about to order his subordinates to rush in with the yamen runners, but Yang Cong walked out as if nothing had happened and bowed respectfully: "Yang Cong, a candidate from Hui'an, please see the magistrate."
What does this guy mean?
Gu Kejiu couldn't help but snorted coldly, then shouted: "Yang Cong, you are so brave, you dare to resist arrest!"
Unexpectedly, Yang Cong bowed calmly and said, "Prince, please forgive me. There must be a crime to arrest people. I wonder what the students have committed?"
You have the nerve to say, everyone knows you are cheating.
Chapter completed!