The first thing I did when I returned to the city was to go to Prince Xing’s Mansion to thank him for his cultivation.
When he returned to the palace, his treatment was completely different from before. He had changed from a minister of birth to a master of civil affairs. His face was filled with brilliance. When he appeared in front of Zhu Hao, Zhu Hao could hardly recognize the man in front of him. The wandering husband of "Chang'an Flower".
"Mr. Gongsun, I see that you are different from before. Now you are proud of your examination... I will rely on your teachings more in the future." Zhu Hao said with a smile.
Gongsun Yi was quite proud at first, but his face immediately became embarrassed after hearing this. He then looked around and then whispered: "Zhu Hao, I... I came here specifically to thank you."
Zhu Hao said: "Let's go into the room and talk."
"No, no, no, I have to wait for Mr. Tang and go with him to see King Xing... After I passed the exam to be a student member, King Xing and Yuan Changshi helped me a lot. Of course, the ones who helped me the most in my knowledge were you and Tang gentlemen."
Just as he was talking, Tang Yin came.
Tang Yin heard that Gongsun Yi had arrived at the palace and came specially to take him to see Zhu Youqi.
"Why are you here?"
Tang Yin was a little confused when he saw Gongsun Yi... You went to the palace to say thank you, didn't you see anyone else first, and came to see Zhu Hao first?
Gongsun Yi looked ashamed: "The person I should be most grateful to for being able to pass the exam this time is Zhu Hao... I should respectfully call him Mr."
Tang Yin had a look on his face that said, "I guessed it right, there must be something wrong behind it." He whispered, "Tell me in detail."
Gongsun Yi looked ashamed: "That's it. A few days before leaving, Zhu Hao gave me a few essay questions, which were regarded as preliminary questions. There were twelve questions. The result...the three major questions in the last four essays were all in Among these twelve questions."
"What?"
Tang Yin's eyes widened.
Zhu Hao spread his hands: "Is it a coincidence?"
Tang Yindao: "You can bet on so many passages in the Four Books? Tell the truth!"
Of course, Zhu Hao would not tell the truth to Tang Yin, and said with a smile: "Mr. Tang, if I really have that ability, I don't need to ask him twelve questions, I can just ask him three questions. This is simpler and clearer."
Tang Yin really wants to say that this is obviously a deception you used. Asking a few more questions will test Gongsun Yi's sincerity. If he is convinced by you, he will read these questions carefully and be prepared in advance. Then he will The chances of passing the examination will be greatly increased.
Increased opportunities?
Tang Yin suddenly thought of something and asked softly: "Feng Yuan, Zhu Hao just gave you a topic, but didn't give you...how many articles to write?"
Tang Yin's thoughts came to life.
Zhu Hao always pays attention to everything he does. If Zhu Hao can really guess the questions of the four essays in this provincial examination, then even if he gives Gongsun Yi the questions instead of writing a sample essay, it will be in vain if Gongsun Yi is not good enough to get the questions. Gongsun Yi finally passed the provincial examination and passed the sixth place...
Gongsun Yi was a little overwhelmed and did not dare to raise his head: "It was Zhu Hao who wrote the article, and his literary talent was outstanding. I copied his article into the examination paper."
"Ah."
Tang Yin completely understood.
Feelings are not yours. Gongsun Yi took part in this provincial examination. You were able to pass the examination entirely because of Zhu Hao's contribution... Hey, what's the difference between doing this and cheating?
Zhu Haodao: "Mr. Tang, I just wrote a few articles casually, with no other meaning. You won't expose this matter and let others know, right?"
If it were anyone else, it might be possible to leak the matter, but Tang Yin was not that shameless.
"Won't!"
Tang Yin shook his head and then said, "Feng Yuan, so you relied on Zhu Hao's article to get the sixth place in this provincial examination? Zhu Hao, it seems that if you take part in this provincial examination, you will be the one who wins.
ah."
Zhu Hao waved his hand hurriedly: "Mr. Tang, please stop making fun of me. The imperial examination is not just about the four essays, but also the five scriptures and strategies. These are all based on Mr. Gongsun's real talent."
"You still call him sir? I think he can call you sir!"
Tang Yin was a little angry, "In the imperial examination, we should pay attention to real talent and practical learning, without any falsehood. What do you think? In the provincial examination, most of the results are based on the results of the first three essays and four essays. You don't
You don’t even know this, right?”
Tang Yin reprimanded him, but he thought that Zhu Hao only got sixth place in the provincial examination by relying on those three essays...
I ranked first in the Nanzhili Township Examination back then.
How high is the level of the Nanzhili Provincial Examination? The Huguang Provincial Examination must be far inferior, right? No matter how talented you are, you are only sixth.
A sense of superiority suddenly emerged in Tang Yin's heart, and he felt much more powerful when he taught Zhu Hao a lesson.
Zhu Hao said: "Mr. Tang, you are more knowledgeable. You see, even if Mr. Gongsun adopts my article, he cannot directly pass the Jie Yuan exam like you did."
"snort!"
Tang Yin accepted Zhu Hao's compliment and had no intention of looking down upon him.
What he was accusing was Zhu Hao's behavior of helping others cheat in exams, rather than comparing who was more talented.
Gongsun Yi said with a little shame: "Speaking of which, it's all my fault. Zhu Hao...Mr. Zhu Xiao..."
Tang Yin had previously said that he could just call Zhu Hao sir, but Gongsun Yi actually changed his name and called Zhu Hao sir.
This change in tone made Tang Yin angry.
Fengyuan, Fengyuan, can you understand the good words?
I was just teasing you and Zhu Hao. As a teacher, how could you turn around and worship this guy as your teacher? What about the tradition of respecting teachers?
"I was in a hurry at that time. When I was in Anlu, I read all the topics and articles given by Mr. Zhu Xiao in detail. But after I arrived in the provincial capital, I never read them again, so that the last article on Mencius...
It's clearly in my mind, but I can't remember it all. I only remember the breaking of the topic, the continuation of the topic, and the starting part, and the rest... I racked my brains to write it all. I read Mr. Xiao's article after I returned to the inn...
…Humbled."
Gongsun Yi looked frustrated.
He was trying to excuse Zhu Hao. The reason why I took the sixth grade in the exam was not entirely because I used Zhu Hao's article, but because I didn't memorize all of one article, which caused the standard of my article to drop and my grades to decline.
If I had applied all Zhu Hao's articles, I might have passed the Huguang Township Examination directly.
Tang Yin's eyes flashed with indignation, but he could only glare at Zhu Hao and Gongsun Yi.
Here Lu Song came in and said: "Two gentlemen, Master Zhu, Yuan Changshi is already urging me... Do you want to go and see Prince Xing?"
Tang Yin pointed at Zhu Hao, meaning that he would settle the score with you later.
He didn't reveal anything in front of Lu Song. After all, Gongsun Yi's behavior was very disgraceful. If he told Lu Song, it would be equivalent to telling the palace about what happened. After the incident spread, it is estimated that Gongsun Yi's reputation might be deprived of him.
Using other people's questions and articles written by others to take the imperial examination, isn't that cheating?
"This matter must not be mentioned to the outside world again, let's go!"
Tang Yin's face was gloomy and he took the lead to clear the way.
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On the way into the inner courtyard of the palace.
Tang Yin deliberately asked Lu Song to lead Gongsun Yi in front and Zhu Hao to follow.
"Zhu Hao, how do you know the questions of this provincial examination? Don't say you are guessing... Zhang Tixue has been to Anlu. Have you met him in private?"
Tang Yin asked coldly.
Zhu Hao said: "Mr. Tang, even if I am a roundworm in Zhang Tixue's belly, the person who asked the questions in the provincial examination is not Tixue alone, right? Regardless of the two capitals, each chief minister will also send an inspector or an envoy.
Participate in politics, supervise the provincial examinations, and ask the Confucian scholar to supervise and mark the examination papers. Even if I know Zhang Tixue, he may not be able to tell me the topics, are you right?"
Tang Yin frowned slightly.
Seven years before the Jiajing period in the Ming Dynasty, although the Ming Dynasty Provincial Examinations were nominally conducted with students from each province as the main examination, the supervision system was very strict. The Chief Envoy would send special personnel to be responsible for setting the questions, supervising the examination, and marking the papers. The two capitals would even send Hanlin
Conduct exams.
In the seventh year of Jiajing's reign, the emperor decreed that in the future, the capital would send two Hanlin officials to serve as examiners for the provincial examinations in each province. From then on, the deputy academic envoys from each province were only responsible for the preparations before the provincial examinations.
It is too far-fetched to say that Zhu Hao got the questions for this provincial examination through his acquaintance with Zhang Bangqi, deputy envoy of Huguang University.
"Then you came up with the question by relying on Kanyu Xuankong and calculating the secrets of heaven?" Tang Yin asked with a frown.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Mr. Tang, stop guessing. I already told you that I don't know the question. Why are you still so stubborn and persistent? This can only be said to be a coincidence."
If it were anyone else, Zhu Hao's words might be able to impress the other party.
But now we are facing Tang Yin. Tang Yin is sometimes ignorant, but only occasionally. Most of the time, Tang Yin is very clear-headed. He is not like the ignorant scholars of this era who do not understand science. At least Tang Yin has some knowledge of probability.
learn.
He knew very well that if he relied on blind guessing, it was still possible to get one question right. If he could get three questions right, it was definitely not fooling, but he actually knew the question.
"Zhu Hao, how many secrets do you have hidden in you?"
Tang Yin finally figured out that asking would not yield results, but he had a strong thirst for knowledge and was eager to find out the answer, which made people easily go crazy.
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Xingwangfu study room.
In addition to Zhu Youqi, Yuan Zonggao and Zhang Zuo were among them.
Zhu Youqian was not in good condition. It seemed that he had not recovered from his illness. His face was pale and he coughed from time to time. However, he still managed to say a few words of praise and spoke highly of Gongsun Yi.
"...My lord, our palace is really blessed by nobility and auspiciousness. Zhu Hao just passed the examination for the student body, and when he turned around, Mr. Gongsun also passed the examination for the examination. Everyone in the palace is rich and powerful. Where can I find such an auspicious place?"
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Zhang Zuo likes to say nice things the most, but his literary talent is not very good. These words were not pleasant to Yuan Zonggao's ears, and he snorted coldly.
You could just say that Prince Xing's Mansion is the land of Crouching Dragon, which would make it more clear.
Zhu Youqian smiled broadly: "I hope Fengyuan can take the next step and pass the Jinshi examination, and Yuan Changshi's appreciation for you will not be in vain."
After hearing this, Gongsun Yi quickly saluted Yuan Zonggao: "Student, thank you Master Yuan for your cultivation."
Yuan Zonggao just smiled, but glanced at Tang Yin unconsciously, not even bothering to say a polite word.