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Chapter 774 Manipulation means ([-])

On the 60th day of the first month of the [-]th year of Kangxi, the old man issued an imperial edict, stating that Wang Hongqing of Ren County was the chief examiner of the spring girl, Heshen, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Wang Mingyi, a cabinet student of the Imperial Academy, was the deputy. Once the news spread, there was an uproar between the court and the public. There are many opponents, and Wang Yunjin, the supervisory censor of Henan Province, took the lead in this chapter, strongly opposing this edict. Immediately afterwards, the Baye Party followed suit, and even many neutral ministers expressed their opposition. They all thought that Hongqing's literary name was not obvious, and he suddenly acted as the chief examiner of Chungui, fearing that he would not be competent. Later, some of the feudal officials around the capital also came forward to express their doubts about this matter. For a while, the opposition was loud endlessly.

In the face of the strong backlash from the courtiers, Hong Qing, the person involved, did not dare to remain silent. In fact, as early as the day after the edict was issued, Hong Qing had already entered the chapter of humility, but it was just such a gesture. I only read one book, after that, I came to thank the guests behind closed doors, I didn't hear anything outside the window, and I just waited for the old man to make his own decision.

The old man's decision was made quickly and resolutely, and he didn't give the ministers a chance to make a fuss about the matter. First, he demoted Wang Yunjin, the first bird, to the army, and sent him directly to serve in the Western Front Army , and then called Nalan Kuixu, the censor of Zuodu who was the most vehemently opposed, to Changchun Garden, where he was reprimanded head and face, and his memorial was rejected on the spot, and his salary was fined for half a year. Yan said: The prince of Renjun is loyal to the country, knows people and is good at his duties. I use it as the main test. It is a well-thought-out measure.With such an edict, the backlash that had disturbed for nearly ten days came to an abrupt end.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is already the fifth day of March, and there are only ten days left before going to bed in the boudoir of spring. The examiners of each room have finally been designated. With contact with the outside world, everyone lived in the tribute courtyard, even Hong Qing, the chief examiner, was no exception. This is a court rule, and there is nothing to say. Everyone accepts it calmly, except Hong Qing. But it is quite uneasy, nothing else, even though Hongqing has been closing the door to thank guests for more than a month, and the gate does not leave the door, but in fact, Xiaochuanzi Hutong is fully operational, yes Everywhere in the capital was strictly monitored, and even the hidden stakes placed in the mansion of Ba Ye and others were used, but nothing suspicious was found, and everything seemed very normal, but it was just such a person It was normal, but Hong Qing couldn't feel at ease no matter what.

That's right, on the matter of Hong Qing's appointment, Eighth Master did set off a wave of opposition, and the momentum was fierce, but it seemed anticlimactic. Hong Qing didn't believe that Eighth Master and others would be so honest. There must be something strange behind the calmness. The problem is that until Hongqing was locked in the Gongyuan, Ba Ye and others did not see any abnormal behavior. No matter how disturbed, Hongqing had no choice but to be honest. On the ground, he stayed in the already closed Gongyuan, waiting for the day of the Communist Party to come, bored.

On March [-]th, the application time was over, it was almost dusk, and it was almost time to eat, but Chen Size, the shopkeeper of the "Sharp Knife", had no appetite at all, although he was sitting firmly in the Taishi chair On the face, his face seemed to be as calm as before, but the slightly frowning brows clearly showed the worry and irritability in his heart—there are only three days left before the day when the spring girl is married, "the sharp knife "This side hasn't found anything wrong with Baye's side yet, and there's nothing abnormal in the market. This kind of situation obviously doesn't match Hong Qing's prudent confession, and Chen Size couldn't help but worry about it.

As Hong Qing's absolute confidant, Chen Size has seen Hong Qing's proficiency in predicting things like a god, let alone Hong Qing's ability to plan and plan. From this point of view, Chen Size absolutely does not believe Hong Qing's prudent confession It will be aimless, for this reason, the "sharp knife" is in full operation, and the eyeliner can be said to be densely covered in the capital, like a tight big net, always monitoring all suspicious things between the government and the opposition, but even so, I am stunned. Because Chen Size hadn't found any clues, he was uneasy and had to reflect on whether there were any omissions in his own arrangements.

"Zi Song, the target has appeared!"

Just when Chen Size was restless, he saw Cao Yanshan hurried in from the screen at the door of the study, and some of them yelled without beginning or end.

"Ok?"

Hearing that Cao Yanshan's words were strange, Chen Size immediately raised his brows, and let out a soft murmur inquiringly.

"I just received a report that people selling test questions appeared in more than a dozen places such as 'Hongyun Inn', 'Shuangfu Inn', 'Gaosheng Inn', and 'Wanhualou' at almost the same time. According to the investigation, these people came from three sources, one They are the Taoist priests of the 'Baiyun Temple', the second is the members of the 'Iron Fist Gang', and the third is a few idle hooligans, someone has already been closely monitored, Zisong, just get a charter."

Cao Yanshan lifted the hem of his robe, sat down opposite to Chen Size, and told all the news he had in detail.

"Have you ever gotten the test questions?"

Hearing that there are so many people secretly selling test questions, Chen Size's pupils shrank, but he didn't express anything else, he just asked noncommittally.

"Well, I bought one from each of several places. It's not very expensive for 30 taels of silver. I have it all here. Zisong has taken care of it."

Cao Yanshan shook his hands, took out a large stack of envelopes from his wide sleeves, and threw them to Chen Size casually.

"Exactly the same, these sources are exactly the same, it must be done by a group of people, can Ming Tao trace the person behind it?"

Chen Size hurriedly flipped through a stack of envelopes, took out a large stack of notes from inside, and suddenly found that the contents of the notes in all the envelopes were exactly the same, his heart sank involuntarily, However, he didn't appear to be too flustered, but asked in a deep voice.

"How can it be so fast? The three groups of people came out together at dusk. It is not easy for the boys below to get such things. If you want to investigate thoroughly, you must resort to means. You have to get it from Zisong."

Cao Yanshan shook his head, and briefly explained the reason. In the end, it was up to Chen Size, the rudder master, to make the final decision.

"Um……"

Such a decision is obviously not so easy to make, there is nothing else, Chen Size is still not clear whether these test questions are true or not, after all, there have been many scammers in the past in the name of selling test questions to swindle money. There was no special explanation before. It only said that the "sharp knife" should pay close attention to the news about the test question sellers, but it didn't say what to do if it finds out. However, at this time, it is impossible to contact Ren who has been locked in the Gongyuan. The king of the county, and the other side of the third master's mansion can't be counted on. Obviously, all the responsibilities at this time are all on him, Chen Size. If there is a mistake in handling, the consequences will be terrible.

"Zisong, why don't you take down those gangsters first, and use some torture, I'm afraid they won't recruit."

Seeing that Chen Size didn't respond for a while, Cao Yanshan couldn't hold back anymore, so he tentatively suggested something.

"No, right now it is not yet possible to determine whether these three groups are the targets the prince is looking for. If they are not, they will definitely startle the snake."

After Chen Size thought about it, he still didn't dare to act rashly, but he shook his head and solemnly rejected Cao Yanshan's proposal.

"That's right, if you don't, just wait and see. If there are no other people waiting to show up tomorrow, then there is still time to do it."

Cao Yanshan was also not sure that these three groups of people must be the targets that Hongqing confessed to catch. Since he didn't want to talk too hard, he gave a more secure suggestion after a self-conscious smile.

"No, this is a big matter, and it is beyond our ability to decide. A certain person plans to go to see the master immediately, and the master will make a decision."

Chen Size still feels uneasy. After all, there are only two days and one night before the exam starts in Chungui. If the big fish is let go, the consequences will be unimaginable. Chen Size also dare not take such a risk, thinking about it For a long time, I couldn't make a decision. In desperation, I could only come to the first-hand conflict and hand it over.

"Okay then, let's prepare the car."

Hearing that Chen Size had already made a plan, Cao Yanshan didn't say any more, got up in a hurry, and hurried out of the study, not mentioning about making arrangements...

"My lord, Master, please go to the study immediately."

At three o'clock in the unitary hour, it was already dark, but the third master was still eating the meal in a leisurely manner, nothing else, today the third master went to Changchun Garden, and spent almost a whole day with the old man , I didn’t return to the mansion until it was dark, and I only used more than half of a bowl of white rice at the moment. While I was eating slowly, I saw a maid hurriedly came in from the outside, and walked towards the three. The Lord is a blessing, and he hastened to speak and report.

"Um……"

When the third master is eating, he doesn't like to be disturbed by others. When he heard that his master invited him, although he was impatient, he didn't want to let it out, so he just breathed out sullenly, full of anger. He threw the silver chopsticks in his hand on the table in displeasure, picked up a piece of wet white silk that was placed on the plate, wiped his face indiscriminately, and walked out without saying a word.

"This subordinate has seen the prince."

The third master walked all the way to the study room without a word, just turned around the screen, and saw Li Minquan hastily rushed forward, saluted and greeted him respectfully, and although Old Master Chen didn't get up, he also nodded his head as a signal one time.

"No, sit down."

Although the third master was not in a good mood, he didn't want to show the faces of the two counselors Chen and Li, so he could only forcefully smile and waved his hands, and after giving an order, he walked up At the back of the first copy, he lifted the hem of his robe and sat down.

(End of this chapter)