"Guan family, after the results were released today, all the candidates went to the gate of Gongyuan to look at the results. About two quarters later, some people began to attack the unfairness of the exam in front of the results. They said that the exam has always been about state governance, but this exam suddenly changed
It turned into a theory of economics, so there must be something fishy in it. At the beginning, only about a dozen people were making noises, and soon the candidates who were not on the list also started making noises, clamoring for an explanation from the court, and there was a chaos in front of the gate of Gongyuan.
Later, the La'an government office sent a large number of government officials to maintain order. For some reason, the two sides quarreled and started fighting. The officials detained several people, which aroused the resentment of the candidates even more. They surrounded the government officials, and both sides started to fight.
There was a stalemate for a while.”
Wen Tianxiang and I looked at each other and said, "Song Rui, take the three of you to the Qiongyuan banquet. Xiao Qi, call your husband and I'll go and have a look."
"Yes, I will go to Qiongyuan now."
"Wait a minute, notify He Ji and Ma Tingluan immediately to go to Gongyuan."
Seeing me changing my clothes, Xiao Qi said, "Guan family, do you want to call Lan Yu and the others?"
"Let's go, no need, I'm not going to fight."
The crowd in front of the Gongyuan gate has not yet dispersed, and a large number of government officials stood at the gate confronting the candidates. Yuan Ji Xiaoqi and I were sandwiched among the crowd of onlookers and looked towards the gate.
Deputy examiner Weng Yinglong stood in front and shouted to the candidates: "Dear students, the questions in all previous palace examinations are all appointed by the emperor. Our country needs to be rejuvenated and the economy must be at the forefront. This examiner believes that there is nothing unusual about the questions this time.
, there is nothing fishy about it as you said, I can guarantee this. You all should leave. Scholars should be aware and work hard when they go back to try to get into the high school rankings next time."
As soon as Weng Yinglong finished speaking, he heard a loud voice in the crowd say: "Sir, we know you. You are one of the examiners of this imperial examination. We hope to have a fair dialogue with you, but before that, please let these government officials
Leave."
Weng Yinglong's face sank and he said: "Maintaining order is the responsibility of the Lin'an government office, and I have no right to prohibit it."
The voice continued: "Dear friends, we do not want to have a dialogue surrounded by government officials. Do you agree?"
"Yes, yes." Only a few people responded at first, but soon the majority responded: "We agree, and we want fairness."
Weng Yinglong said angrily: "If you continue to make trouble unreasonably, then there will be nothing I can do."
"Sir, why are we making trouble unreasonably? We just want to know the truth of the matter."
"Yes, we are not making trouble unreasonably." More and more candidates agreed.
I frowned when I heard this, and thought to myself, why is this Weng Yinglong still so powerful at this time?
Weng Yinglong made a silent movement with his hands: "Everyone, I know what you are thinking, but it is a state-owned and national law. You should leave first. This is the capital, under the emperor's feet. How can you be allowed to gather people to make trouble at will? Listen to my words,
Leave quickly, otherwise, the government officials will act according to the rules, and I will not be able to protect you."
This time, the candidates were even more angry. They had just gone online. Gathering a crowd to cause trouble had violated the laws of the Song Dynasty. Many impulsive students had conflicts with the surrounding government officials, and the situation was chaotic again.
During the fight, the government officials could tolerate it at first, but gradually some officials were hurt. This group of government officials usually showed off their power and refused to suffer losses. They raised sticks and instruments one after another and started fighting with the candidates. Most of the candidates were weak.
, who would be the opponent of the government officials, after a while, many people were beaten to the ground. Fortunately, the government officials did not dare to use force, so it was not a big deal.
"The officer is beating someone, come and see." The loud voice started shouting again from nowhere.
"The officer is beating someone up." Several voices echoed.
Suddenly, the square was in chaos.
Suddenly, Yuan Ji whispered in my ear: "Those candidates who started in the early stage know martial arts."
I thought about it and said to Xiao Qi: "Go check that voice and see who it is?"
At this time, after hearing the news, the examiners He Ji and Ma Tingluan also came to the gate of Gongyuan.
Seeing that the situation was out of control, He Ji, the examiner, hurriedly walked to the bottom of the red list and sounded a gong and drum in front of the door. He only heard two sudden loud noises of "bang, bang", which silenced the fighting parties.
He Ji walked up to Weng Yinglong and waved his hands to signal everyone to be quiet. These candidates all knew He Ji and knew that he was the examiner of this imperial examination. Moreover, the white-haired Master He Ji He was well-known among students all over the world.
Jia, seeing He Ji come forward at this time, he gradually calmed down. He Ji looked at the students in the square and said: "Everyone, I, He Ji, Tian is the examiner of this scientific examination. Today is the day when the results will be released.
It’s time to celebrate together. Although most of you were not able to make the list, thanks to the grace of the emperor, the number of people on the list has been increased from forty to sixty in the last year. The emperor’s move is to hope that more people will be on the list.
Candidates can pass the high school red list. As for your questions or other ideas, you can report them through normal channels. You must not take this extreme method. Think about it for yourselves, what problems can be solved by this? In addition, I will
I am reporting to the Emperor that the Emperor will send an imperial envoy to answer questions from all candidates in the Gongyuan at noon tomorrow afternoon. I will ensure that no government officials will show up at that time, giving everyone a chance to have a fair dialogue. Can you accept this approach?"
After listening to He Ji's words, the candidates all whispered to each other. In fact, most of these candidates were frustrated because they did not get on the list. In addition, some people were instigating, hot-headed, and lost their temper for a while, so they participated in it. It was not because they had any doubts in their hearts.
The topic of the palace examination is about the country's economy. Although it is rare, it is not unheard of.
Historically, scholars have had high IQs, but before becoming officials and joining the world, their emotional intelligence was relatively low.
Seeing that the crowd in the square had calmed down a little, He Ji said to Ma Tingluan: "Master Ma, please remove these government officials first."
Ma Tingluan nodded and said: "That's fine. Mr. He, continue. I'll inform the head of the Yamen."
Although the yamen officials were sent by the Lin'an Prefecture yamen, they did not dare not to evacuate in front of Master Ma, the second-rank minister of the Ministry of Etiquette, and at the same time released several detained candidates.
He Ji continued to the candidates: "I am seventy-seven this year. I have gone through several scientific examinations, so I understand your mood very well. In every examination, only dozens of candidates can get on the red list. I believe you must
I understand. Everyone, please leave. Go back and think about your questions. I will accompany the imperial envoy to communicate with you tomorrow afternoon. I hope to see you again during the next imperial examination."
The candidates in the square calmed down as soon as the excitement subsided. A few of them were disciples of He Ji or Ma Tingluan. There were also many candidates who followed He Ji's teachings and admired him as a person. Therefore, these people began to take the lead in leaving.
go.
Just in time, the surrounding government officials gradually dispersed. Seeing this situation, most of the candidates left one after another. The loud voice never made a sound again. He must have blended in with the crowd and left quietly.
I just returned to Ningqian Palace, and Xiaoqi came back panting.
"Xiao Qi, speak slowly."
"Several people from the official family ran to the northwest after leaving Gongyuan Square, and they were all running very fast. The younger ones saw something wrong and chased after them desperately. One of them fell behind. When they reached a corner, they saw him. I was able to catch this person, but I never thought that a masked man would suddenly appear and take him away. The masked man was so fast that I couldn't react at all, and he disappeared in just a moment, and the few in front of him were gone. No one knows where they are going."
"Sir, what you said makes sense. These people are responsible for martial arts. Fortunately, the highly respected He Ji arrived in time, so no major problems occurred."
Xiao Qi said: "Guan family, those people's accents don't sound like they are from Lin'an."
I smiled and said, "The candidates come from all over the world and naturally have different accents. However, these people may not be candidates."
Yuan Ji also said: "Yes, I don't think he is like a student taking an exam."
Xiao Qi sighed: "Oh, it's all my fault for being incompetent and not being able to catch it."
Yuan Ji said: "Xiao Qi, there is no need to blame yourself. Think about it, since the third session of practicing Taizu Changquan, you have made great progress in speed, but those people are still much faster than you, which shows that those few People's martial arts skills are certainly not low, not to mention the masked man who appears and appears in an instant."
I agreed: "Yes, the masked man seems to be a big shot. He naturally wants to hide the secrets of these people's identities, but who could do this? What is its purpose?"