Such a strange situation also attracted Lin Yiqiu's attention.
But what the rich young man said was very reasonable, and Lin Yiqiu couldn't grasp the problem.
"Am I overthinking it?"
With this thought in his mind, Lin Yiqiu put his hands behind his back and walked straight towards the outskirts of the examination hall.
Once the exam begins, except for the patrolling guards around the examination room, even the examiners cannot enter.
This is also to prevent examiners and candidates from cheating together and taking the opportunity to pass small notes and the like to candidates.
In the hundreds of years since the Daqian Kingdom, there have been several cases of fraud in the examinations.
But since this rule was implemented, it has not appeared for a long time.
Therefore, it must have been at least more than a hundred years since the last reliable incident of imperial examination fraud in Daqian Kingdom!
But this time, Lin Yiqiu didn't dare to take anything lightly.
The death of the Minister of Rites, the secret letter, and the strange backyard of Xiangyue Tower all made him feel very uneasy.
Moreover, Emperor Qian had repeatedly given instructions to him to monitor the examination room.
So after Lin Yiqiu left the Examination Yuan, he went straight back to where the ministers of etiquette were.
"Mr. Lin, you are quite cheerful. You even went out for a walk."
After He Weixin saw Lin Yiqiu, his expression was still very bad.
So what he said was extremely ironic.
Lin Yiqiu smiled slightly.
"I'm an eunuch, and I've never seen such a trial before, so I went out to see the scene and gain some insights."
"On the other hand, you ministers never leave this room. You really admire Lin!"
"But having said that, if you don't go out, what will happen to the candidates' test papers later?"
Lin Yiqiu asked deliberately.
After hearing this, He Weixin and others first looked at each other, and then burst into laughter.
In the end, they thought, they were just eunuchs. Even if they could write shocking maxims, they had no insight at all.
He Weixin sneered at this time and said: "Mr. Lin, as the examiners, we only need to stay here. The only thing we have to do is record the situation in the examination room."
"As for the examination papers, the guards will come and take them away. There is no need for us to go there."
"In this case, what should we do if a guard cheats?"
Lin Yiqiu asked a key question.
Unexpectedly, the ministers of etiquette laughed again after hearing this.
"Mr. Lin, you are thinking too much. Fraud? How can you cheat?"
While he was talking, a guard walked into the room and bowed respectfully.
Seeing this, He Weixin now separated the examination papers and showed them in front of everyone to show that there were no fraudulent papers.
Then he and the ministers of etiquette counted the quantity, tied it up and handed it over to the guard.
"From examination room A, distribute them all the way to the left, no more, no less."
"Only the paper used for this answer has been ordered and distributed in order according to what I just said. Don't mix it up!"
His tone suddenly became serious.
The guard nodded respectfully, then held the examination papers and answer sheets in his hands and walked out of the door calmly step by step.
At this point, the examination process has been completed.
After the test papers have been distributed and a stick of incense has passed, the exam can begin.
He Weixin sneered at this time: "Master Lin, do you understand?"
Lin Yiqiu had never experienced this, so his expression was naturally still a little confused.
Then, I heard He Weixin say in a cold voice: "Looking at you, I probably don't understand either. That's all. Since we are all invigilators in the examination room, I will talk to you openly."
"These guards are all illiterate. They can't understand anything except quantitative words!"
"Are they cheating? I'm afraid they can't even distinguish between the test paper and the answer. Isn't it extremely dangerous? So no student who cheats will bribe the guards. The risk is too high!"
There was a confident look of knowing everything in his tone.
After he finished speaking, another minister next to him added: "More than that, joining forces with the guards to commit fraud, but there is another problem. You will be caught and used for blackmail!"
"These warriors may look kind and kind in front of you and me, but behind their backs they are extremely vicious when faced with those literati who have no power to restrain a chicken!"
"If the literati find them, there is a high probability that they will be subjected to endless blackmail. Do you think these guards will let them go easily once they catch the literati?"
This is the most critical point.
Wu Fu is only interested in money, and getting money the fastest is obviously not cheating.
Including Lin Yiqiu, if he was a guard, a student found him and wanted to bribe him to commit fraud.
Then the first thing he does is to directly carry out blackmail!
And this blackmail can last for countless years, as long as he wants, and as long as the student doesn't want to die, he can continue it!
"No wonder, it seems that the probability of this is indeed very small."
Lin Yiqiu nodded.
But even so, he still felt very uneasy.
Sitting inside the house, since the suspicion of the guards is very small, now we only need to keep an eye on these ministers.
"Are there any fraudsters among them?"
Lin Yiqiu thought to himself, his eyes constantly scanning the ministers.
At this time, He Weixin and others were no longer too lazy to look at Lin Yiqiu. They sat in their seats one by one and began to record the situation in the examination room based on the guards' reports!
With such an orderly situation, it is indeed difficult to believe that something could go wrong.
After a stick of incense was burned, the trial officially began!
Although no one was outside, Lin Yiqiu could still feel the tense atmosphere outside.
The general examination is the last critical step for students who study hard in the cold window, and the next step is the palace examination!
However, the palace examination is basically just to determine the ranking. The emperor hand-picks the top picks, second place and top picks in the examination.
So once you get your test scores, you can determine your approximate level.
Decades of hard study are now at the tip of the pen, so every student does not dare to slack off at all!
As for Lin Yiqiu, he continued to stare in the direction of the ministers to prevent any strange behavior!
A full hour passed like this, and nothing happened.
"Strange, is it really just me and Your Majesty who are overthinking it?"
Lin Yiqiu frowned.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a guard quickly walked into the house.
As soon as he came in, he quickly raised his hands and said: "My lords, there is a person who wants to pay homage here. Can you please agree?"
"De Gong?"
He Weixin and others were stunned.
Lin Yiqiu seemed to have guessed something, his expression slightly condensed.
He Weixin continued to ask: "Who is it? I'll record the name."
"Qian Yuanli, I said earlier that I wanted to go to the hut, but now it seems I really can't hold it in anymore!"
"Okay, I understand, agree!"
He Weixin nodded, waved his hand and said.
Soon, the guard took the order and left the house.
Everything seems normal. This chapter has been completed!