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Li Beichen calmed down and announced the entry of Yang Wanli, Huang Shao'an, and Murong Chi, the young ministers of Dali Temple.

Although Murong Chi served as the Minister of Household Affairs, he still retained his status as a Hanlin bachelor in the Hanlin Academy.It's a bit like being a government official while also being a distinguished professor at a university.

This distinguished professor no longer engages in purely academic activities, but participates in daily affairs such as recruiting graduate students, grading papers, and defenses. He can also serve as a member of the candidate's defense committee, and even serve as the defense chairperson depending on his qualifications.

Murong Chi is a distinguished professor with the above-mentioned characteristics.Three days ago, he was appointed as the chief examiner of the Spring Examination, and organized other eighteen Hanlin bachelors to serve as room officials to re-evaluate the papers.

Dali Temple set up a special task force to investigate the imperial examination fraud case. They interrogated Ye Zhuqing for three days and conducted a large number of visits, but no doubts were found about Ye Zhuqing.

He knew the contents of the test paper well and answered fluently.New test questions were asked at a moment's notice, and the answers written were clear and well-organized.

Merely a test answer sheet found on him after the test cannot be used as effective evidence to convict him of cheating.

Therefore, Ye Zhuqing could only be released first.

Murong Chi frowned and raised a question: "But, I have something unclear. Nearly 20 days have passed since spring. If you are answering in the exam room at the last moment, it is difficult to remember everything at this time, at most you can remember roughly. How can I answer fluently and every word is correct? ?Unless it has been recited beforehand.”

Yang Wanli and Huang Shaoan looked at each other. This was what they believed to be suspicious. However, suspicion alone could not lead to a conviction. Moreover, Ye Zhuqing was known as a child prodigy when he was a child. Even if he has not learned much in recent years and has been ignored by everyone, it does not hinder his talent. ,Never forget.

The two of them had the same mind, and it was Huang Shaoan who spoke out, "What Mr. Murong said is reasonable, but Dali Temple needs to pay attention to evidence when handling cases. It requires precise witnesses and physical evidence. If it cannot be verified who leaked the question, or who leaked the question, If you refer it to Ye Zhuqing, you cannot be convicted."

Murong Chi knew that he was shallow and it was inappropriate to dictate the work of other departments. He lowered his eyes and said, "I am being shallow."

Li Beichen had a stern look on his face and replied "Yes", "I heard that some students gathered to cause trouble?"

After Huang Shaoan was silent for a moment, he reported to the emperor, "Your Majesty, some people have indeed organized public riots in front of Dali Temple in the past few days to demand that the emperor uphold justice. This has attracted a large number of people to watch. I suspect that someone has taken the opportunity to provoke trouble and arouse public anger. . The minister organized people to persuade people to evacuate, but the other party refused to change despite repeated admonitions. The leader was named Zhao Yuhang, who seemed to have great organizational appeal. He took the lead in asking for re-marking of the test papers, thorough inspection of the test papers of the officials' children, and organized interviews and reviews of the admitted candidates. "

Very good, Zhao Yuhang.Very good, Chen Ning arranged it well.Just like this, you are not afraid of causing trouble.

"How are you going to deal with it?"

Yang Wanli folded his sleeves in all directions and remained silent.It’s not bad if you don’t say it or don’t do it.

However, he was called out by the emperor on the spot and could not escape.

"Yang Shaoqing, what do you think?"

Yang Wanli frowned, with a fake smile on his face. He couldn't explain the reason for a long time. He secretly looked at Huang Shaoan and saw that Huang Shaoan looked calm and calm. He simply smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I forgive you. I don't know." .”

The recent incident at Dali Temple has involved high-ranking officials he cannot afford to offend, which is really difficult to handle.

Li Beichen sneered: "I don't know? If you really don't know what you are doing, you will be fined a month's salary. Think about it first, Huang Shaoqing, what do you think?" Huang Shaoan replied respectfully: "I think that the imperial examination Whether there is fraud or not is of great importance, and we need to conduct a thorough investigation in line with public opinion and give an explanation to the world's scholars."

It is not easy for someone in his 40s to reach the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple and vice president of the Supreme People's Court.It is already a great achievement for Ping An to become an official.What's more, Huang Shaoan didn't come from a poor family, but from a wealthy family. He didn't have to be like this.

Li Beichen glanced at Huang Shaoan calmly, a little surprised by his integrity and daring.

"What about you? What do Yang Shaoqing think?"

Yang Wanli sweated profusely when he thought of the fathers, uncles, aunts and other prominent relatives of the candidates on the list. The emperor had already set the tone for re-marking the test papers in the morning meeting three days ago, but he did not mention a thorough investigation of the officials' children.

Now it is difficult to get off the tiger, money is tight after the anti-corruption campaign, and a month's salary fine is not a small matter. If the emperor is angered and loses his official position and head, it will be even bigger. I have to bite the bullet and stick to Huang Shaoan, and we will die together. "I and Mr. Huang Same view."

Li Beichen nodded solemnly, "The imperial examination covers students from all over the world. It is related to the foundation of the country. It is the main way for the country to select talents. It is related to the results of the students' hard work for more than ten years. The most important thing is fairness and justice. If there is favoritism in it, It is no wonder that it will cause public outrage if it is a violation of the law. We still need to treat it with caution. Murong Chi, have you made a list of the fifteen marking officials?"

"Back to the Emperor, I have finished the list. Please take a look at it, Your Majesty." After Murong Chi presented the list, he stepped back and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I think that if we want to truly quell the public's anger, we can select from the Hanlin Academy, in addition to the reviewers, Scholars from well-known private academies participated in the marking. Most of these well-known academies scholars were talented and insightful, understood the public sentiment and public opinion, had a high reputation among the people, and regarded themselves as clean-blooded. Inviting them to participate in the marking of the imperial examination could not only increase the fairness of the marking, but also win over the Xilin Party members. "

"Both of you took the imperial examination and became officials. What do you think?"

Yang Wanli has always been tactful and sophisticated, and is good at flattering people. He replied: "Your Majesty, the imperial examination is of great importance. I believe that any decision should be made with caution."

Saying it means not saying it.But it is also equivalent to stating that it is best to leave nothing unchanged.Just choose from the Hanlin Academy.

Huang Shaoan saw that the Holy Master was noncommittal but had a sarcastic look on his face, so he decided to speak boldly, supporting Murong Chi while leaving himself room for maneuver.

"Back to the emperor, the imperial examination is held once every three years, and there are both noble and poor families. Recently, the people in the capital have spoken highly of the emperor's handling of corrupt officials. The case of imperial examination fraud has been known to the world, and I think that if I can succeed in the imperial examination at this time Continuing the anti-corruption campaign to restore clarity will further win the hearts and minds of the people and encourage far-sighted people from all over the world to become officials and serve the court."

The three of them looked at the Holy One secretly, trying to find out what the Holy One meant.However, Li Beichen's face was expressionless, as if he was thinking about making a decision.

After a while, Li Beichen said calmly, "Murong Qing is the president of this examination. What he said makes sense. I will do as you say. As for the ratio of the number of examiners in the Hanlin Academy and the folk academy, you can go and ask them personally. The Prime Minister’s decision shall be based on the opinions of the two Prime Ministers. If the difference is large, the average value will be taken. The matter is urgent. After the matter is agreed upon as soon as possible, the list will be handed over to me for review as soon as possible, and the list will be posted as soon as possible."

Murong Chi said quickly, "The emperor is no more wise than the emperor. I accept the decree."

Li Beichen said to Yang and Huang again, "Yang Shaoqing, Huang Shaoqing, you must appease the good scholars and never cause conflicts. Murong Qing, is Zhao Yuhang who is taking the lead also in this examination?"

Even Li Beichen thought that Murong Chi would have to go back and inquire before he could find out. Unexpectedly, Murong Chi took out a small piece of tissue paper from his sleeve, with fine words on it as big as watermelon seeds. The other three people present were secretly surprised.

This is what a top cheat sheet looks like.