After all, it was related to thousands of candidates who took the exam in Tingzhou Prefecture, and Gaomingcheng did not dare to make a big deal. In the end, someone took a few candidates who took the lead in causing trouble and put them in jail, while most of the other candidates were driven away.

Waiting for a group of dusty candidates to leave the government office, some of them touched their faces that were beaten to the point of being beaten, they muttered angrily: "The prefect of Tingzhou is destined to be conscience, and I am a damn good at living and dying with the scholars."

"I don't care whether he is happy or not. Mr. Liu and the others were taken by the government. Before coming, they said that they should not make a big deal. Now, I don't know how to end it afterwards."

Some candidates were dizzy and swelled by sticks, while others were hit by the butts. Most of them were very injured. Everyone was in a mess and walked out of the government office with each other.

Three hundred heroes went, two hundred and ninety returned, and there were still a few impulsive unlucky people who were imprisoned and questioned.

The scholars of this era have good family backgrounds, and the few who are leading the way are the sons of the well-known local gentry family. These families only heard about this afterwards and quickly prepared gifts and sent them to the prefect's office. At the same time, they went to the prison cell to handle some fun, so as not to be retaliated by the yamen runners in prison.

The demonstration that day ended in a nearly farce way. In the end, the candidates did not understand why the Chamber of Commerce used this trick, but they did not work after using it.

Hui Niang originally wanted to find someone to go to the government to mediate, but she was relieved after she learned that the candidates who were causing trouble outside the government were dispersed. However, when she thought that the government might take action when she turned back, she hurried back to discuss with Shen Xi.

"Auntie, I ask you something. Did you really go to the government office to give gifts for me?" Shen Xi asked seriously.

Hui Niang frowned: "Boy, I'm back to discuss the important matter with you. But you doubt your aunt? Even if I really have that intention, the government office is where we can enter just by saying that we can enter?"

Shen Xi smiled and said, "What's so nervous about that aunt? It's a silly matter. Even if the government office really deprives me of the head of the case, it won't affect my participation in the hospital examination."

Hui Niang said worriedly: "I'm afraid that the government will take your case. When you take the exam, the examiner will make things difficult for you."

Shen Xi smiled and comforted: "Auntie, just don't worry. It's impossible for the Gao Zhifu to be easily shaken by a few gossips. After all, this is related to his official voice. If you compromise, will it prove that he did something wrong before? My position as the head of the case should be very stable."

Hui Niang nodded, she didn't want to pour cold water on Shen Xi. Since then, she has not talked about the troubles of the candidates this time, changed the topic and talked about Shen Xi's studies.

Originally, Zhou was determined to invite a few gentlemen to come back to teach Shen Xi, but when Shen Xi was called, Zhou gave birth to twins again. Zhou's attitude suddenly changed and agreed to let Shen Xi continue to study in the school.

It seemed that Zhou also felt that Shen Xi was a maverick person. He could not force him too much, but he had to do it himself.

"Auntie can help you so much. You should study hard in school in the future. Auntie bought you some books. Although she doesn't understand them very well, she heard from the bookstore that this is very good for you to do academic research. If you don't know how to choose, you can buy them all."

Hui Niang asked Xiu'er to come in. She brought it into a big box, which contained books. Shen Xi took a look at it casually. Surprisingly, these books had little to do with the imperial examination. Many of them were books such as the Three-Channel and Four Histories, with smiles on her face: "Thank you, aunt."

Hui Niang had a doting smile on her face: "As long as it is helpful to your studies, I hope you can become a talent soon. At that time, I may benefit from it."

Chen Xi later generations had a wide range of knowledge about various ancient books and was not very concerned about these books, but this was Hui Niang's love, so it was necessary to properly express his happiness.

Hui Niang finally explained: "I have discussed with your mother. Don't go to school these days. I will explain to Mr. Feng. When this incident is over, you will go again. On weekdays, you will sleep in Xi's nanny room at night."

"Yes." Chen Xi nodded.

Although the candidates gathered to cause trouble, the matter did not stop there.

After the candidates returned, they were still angry. They originally said they wanted to go to the provincial capital to complain, but after a conflict with the government, someone really started to contact him and wanted to find someone to go to the provincial capital to sue Gaoming City, the prefect of Tingzhou.

Gaoming City is already old, and the prefect of Tingzhou is likely to be the end of his official position. He was about to step down in less than half a year, and he did not want to gain a bad reputation when he was about to retire and return home.

On the morning of the fifth day of the fifth month, two days after the candidates gathered to cause trouble, a notice suddenly posted in front of the government office.

The main content of the notice is to explain to the public the whole story of the candidates' trouble, and to say that the candidates have misunderstandings about the government office because they are instigated by some people with ulterior motives.

The notice indicates that the transcripts of the answers of the top ten candidates in this examination will be posted in the afternoon. In this way, those candidates who failed the exam will also know what kind of articles the top ten candidates have done to be named as the top ten.

Or whether there are any situations where talents are not in line with reality.

After posting notices outside the government office that day, the candidates who came to check were not fewer than those who had the crimes in the palace examination.

During this period, candidates took the imperial examinations at all levels and did not have the right to review the papers, nor would they know what the articles others wrote. Only after a few years did the court organize Chengwen and would they take some ready-made exam questions and add good articles to the examples.

Like the Beijing Daily copy that Chen Xi teacher Feng Huaqi gave to Chen Xi before, the origins of the theory, ideas, outlines and other publications were actually mostly imperial examinations more than ten or even decades ago. The editors obtained through various relationships and commented a little, and then printed them into books to make money.

The case of posting candidates' answer sheets after this office exam is still the first time.

Whether it is a freshman or a previous candidate, they all want to see how talented the top ten people in this court test are. It is rumored that there is a bribery test, so the articles written by these top ten should be different. They also want to act as the chief examiners and come to help the scholars evaluate.

Although the bruises and swelling on their faces and bodies had not yet disappeared, the candidates who had learned the news in advance had gathered outside the prefect's office that afternoon.

With the precedent of the candidates causing trouble two days ago, the government office took measures in advance. Not only did three yamen runners be transferred, but the soldiers from the local inspection yamen were also transferred. In this way, whoever dared to cause trouble could even be dealt with as a mob.

"I don't believe what kind of good articles a ten-year-old child can make to make me subservient to him?! The government will post his article later. If you think it's nonsense, let's go to complain together. Who would you like to be named?"

There are quite a few people who signed up on the spot, and those who watch the fun are not afraid of big troubles. Some non-fresh candidates even proposed to join forces.

The yamen runners stared at it. The prefect Gaomingcheng had already given instructions before that as long as the candidates did not cause trouble, they would let them suffer. The main reason was that Gaomingcheng was worried that these were scholars. The court repeatedly ordered to treat scholars in the world well. When he came to him, he could not beat and kill them. Then even if he retired and returned to his hometown, he would be besieged by the Shilin.

If the government arrested a few people, these people would not dare to fight with the government. However, if they arrested scholars, they had a wide range of friendships, and they might be able to hand over the paper to the provincial capital and even send it to the capital.

No matter how arrogant the criminals of the "Drought Road Gang" are, they are just a group of clumsy people. No matter how soft these scholars are, they are knowledgeable in reading sages and are at the top of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce.

Finally it was time to post a transcript of the candidate's answer sheet.

The test paper starts from tenth place. Because it has been copied, all fonts are the same, and there are no page counts. They are written on the sheet of paper and must be posted on the notice board. The fonts on it should not be too large.

The tenth candidate named Han, and the candidate answered very well, but in the article quoting the scriptures and cited the classics in a slightly inappropriate way, they were immediately picked out by some candidates. Some people disdained: "With this kind of knowledge, you can pass the palace examination and even enter the top ten? Is this Gao Zhifu blind?"

The yamen runner who was posting suddenly turned around and wanted to find out who said this, but the candidates in the group all looked "not what I said".

The yamen runner was furious, but he could only turn around and continue brushing paste on the notice board, and then paste a second one.

From tenth to fourth place, there is always someone who finds a problem in every article. Even if the person standing in the front row cannot find a problem, someone will copy the paper and pass it on to the back, and the person behind will be selected soon.

After all, they are just candidates who take the provincial examination. Even if they rank in the top ten, their academic level is extremely limited, and there are always some problems in argumentation.

However, although the candidates were not convinced, when they saw the answers from the top few, they had to admit that these articles were both excellent in literary talent and writing. They were selected as the top ten, and they also had real talents and knowledge.

Finally, I reached the top three that I was looking forward to. The article I posted was the third place Su Tong.

After the candidates finished reading the article, no one could put forward the chapter, which made them extremely amazed. Someone praised: "No wonder others say that this year's trial case leader is the one who is better than Mr. Su? Mr. Su's literary talent is indeed good."

Many people nodded.

Someone next to him immediately questioned: "Young Master Su's article is so exquisite, you can only rank third, is it?"

He didn't continue to say it, but his meaning was obvious. Such a good article ranks third. The first two articles were either better or involved bribing the examiner.

Amid the crowd, the second-place Wu Shengyu's test paper was posted. The front row people immediately stared at him and finished reading the whole article without turning around. It seemed as if he saw the very wonderful Cheng Wen. The exquisiteness of this article was no less than Cheng Wen, and it could even be said to be much more exquisite.

"This is an article that a fourteen-year-old child can write? He won't copy it, right?" The candidate had no objection to the article being called second, and only had questions about whether the article had any other source.

The candidates asked each other and wanted to verify whether this article had appeared in the process they had read. In the end, no one dared to say that he had read it before.

Someone mentioned: "So what if you copy it? As long as you are not included in the examination room and you will write it in accordance with the questions, that is your ability. Do you still have fewer questions to write about? "

Many candidates present couldn't help but lower their heads in shame.

Everyone does a lot of things like memorizing Chengwen. Before entering the exam room, some people are still praying that the Chengwen they memorized is just right, so everything will be fine.

The candidate felt ashamed, but some people mentioned: "It's so lively now. Such two good articles can only be ranked second and third. How capable can this ten-year-old Chen Xi have to make the prefect who amazed the head of the case?"

ps: The fifth update! It is also an additional update for monthly tickets with yi230 tickets!

Today, there are only 55 monthly tickets and 32 people rewarded them. Is it a little less? The emperor borrowed an old saying: Lian Po is old, can he still have a meal?
Chapter completed!