Chapter 246: Who in the hall is suing me?

Just when the candidates were accusing Yan Shaoting of cheating and leaking the test questions.

There are already many different opinions and countless suspicions in the capital.

After the people from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment took Yong Buzhong away, they quickly recorded what he had reported and then let him go.

He only said that he would be summoned again after the examination was over to investigate the case of leaking the examination questions.

After resting for a night, many candidates went to the Imperial Examination Hall to take part in the second examination.

As the candidates entered the venue.

News from outside was also brought in.

Yan Shaoting frowned, while Yuan Wei looked suspiciously at the candidates in the examination room and the officials around them.

"Something that shouldn't happen..."

Yuan Wei muttered in a low voice.

Even if they wanted to use the Spring Examination to target Yan Shaoting, they shouldn't use such crude means as having the candidates accuse Yan Shaoting of leaking the exam questions.

Yan Shaoting remained calm and did not feel at all uneasy about being reported by the examinee.

He glanced sideways at Huang Jin and the many eunuchs from the Imperial Household Department that Huang Jin brought with him.

Yan Shaoting stood up and bowed, saying, "The second exam has begun. I will have to trouble you all to work hard for a few days to copy the test papers of these candidates, cover their names, and hand them over to the examiners for review."

Huang Jin held a pen in his hand and took the lead in copying a candidate's test paper.

After copying, it would be handed over to the next eunuch, with the name written on the original test paper and the copied test paper.

Yuan Wei and the officials around him looked on, their hearts agitated but they were speechless.

Although, the imperial examinations in spring and the imperial talent selection ceremony have always been in the charge of imperial officials.

Nowadays, the tasks of copying test papers and covering names are all done by people in the inner court, which is somewhat against the rules.

But it can't be helped, as Yan Shaoting had asked the emperor for his oral instruction on this matter.

And Yan Shaoting said it even better.

Everyone has to stay in this examination hall for nine days. How can we let them do such hard work as copying test papers and covering names?

It would be better to let the young eunuchs in the inner court who have attended school do it.

This is a benefit that Yan Shidu had fought hard to obtain from the emperor.

Faced with Yan Shaoting's explanation, everyone could only express their gratitude reluctantly.

Huang Jin responded with a smile.

Yan Shaoting had a smile on his face.

He presided over this year's spring examination himself and committed fraud for personal gain?
That's bullshit!
In order to prevent anyone from tampering with the test, he even had the task of copying the test papers and covering up the names done by people in the inner court.

Let’s see who can still accuse themselves of favoritism and fraud.

Yan Shaoting glanced at Yuan Wei and said, "The candidate who reported me is..."

Yuan Wei sat on the chair and immediately turned his head to look at Yan Shaoting: "Yong Buzhong, this crappy name means you will never be successful, it's unlucky!"

Yan Shaoting looked at the rows of examination rooms in front of him.

"Where are people?"

Yuan Wei glanced at Yan Shaoting, feeling a little worried: "Runwu! Don't act impulsively. We all know that this spring examination is absolutely fair and just, and there is absolutely no possibility of fraud. When we get out in a few days, I will be the first to go to His Majesty to defend you!"

Yan Shaoting glanced at Lao Yuan.

Does this person think that he should take this opportunity to retaliate against the person who will never pass the exam?
Yuan Wei felt uneasy when Yan Shaoting looked at him, and then he pointed randomly and said, "There are so many candidates, I don't know where they are, never mind, wait until I explain it to His Majesty, and I will ask the Zhejiang Provincial Education Commissioner to revoke his honors and make you feel better!"

Yan Shaoting shook his head: "That's not what I meant..."

Yuan Wei waved his hands repeatedly: "It doesn't matter! It doesn't matter! It's just a matter of depriving a candidate of his honors. It's a trivial matter!"

Seeing Lao Yuan being so polite and persistent.

Yan Shaoting could only choose to shut up.

After taking a look at the sky outside, he yawned and said, "Lord, I will go to the back to take a nap first. I will stew a beef pot later and we can eat together."

Yuan Wei immediately raised his eyebrows.

Although it was quite tiring to supervise the examinations in the Imperial Examination Hall these days, Yan Shaoting's skills were excellent.

Everyone, from top to bottom, is now looking forward to having a taste of the food prepared by the strict examiner in this imperial examination hall.

Yuan Wei immediately nodded with a smile and said, "You go to sleep! You go to sleep! It's okay, I'll bring people with me later to cut the meat and chop the bones."

A group of officials around nodded in agreement.

This can be considered as finding joy in suffering.

Wait until six days later.

The spring imperial examination of the 41st year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty finally ended after the third round of examination.

The seal of the Imperial Examination Hall was opened.

The candidates, exhausted both physically and mentally, dragged their heavy bodies out of the Imperial Examination Hall and looked for places to have a good sleep.

The equally tired Yongbu had just walked out of the Imperial Examination Hall.

Then he saw several factory guards blocking his way.

"Are you from Yongbuzhong?"

Seeing the murderous eyes of the factory guard, Yongbuzhong shuddered: "The student is it."

The factory guards looked at each other and said, "Come with us."

"Excuse me, where are you going?"

Yongbu felt a little panic in his heart.

The factory guard snorted coldly: "Aren't you going to report the chief examiner of this year's spring examination, Yan Shidu? Why are you talking so much? Just follow us."

The legs of the Yong people suddenly became weak.

But luckily.

The people from the Factory Guards were all kind-hearted. They immediately picked up Yong Buzhong and dragged him away.

The candidates around him were unable to avoid it because of their posture.

And on the other end.

Yan Shaoting looked at Lv Fang in front of him, his face full of confusion: "Your Majesty asked me to work with the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishment, the Censorate, and the Dali Temple to try the case of me being accused by a candidate of cheating and leaking the exam questions?"

Do I judge myself?
Yan Shaoting was completely confused and had no idea what the old Taoist priest was up to.

Lu Fang nodded and said, "Don't worry, it's just a small matter, just a formality. Even His Majesty doesn't think that the tutor is the one who leaked the test questions."

"Really?"

Yan Shaoting tilted his head and looked at Lu Fang.

Lu Fang nodded, but looked at Huang Jin and others who were yawning and had yellow faces. He immediately said, "The case is in the court of the Ministry of Rites. The tutor will be there soon. I will take Huang Jin and others back to the palace to rest first."

Yan Shaoting nodded.

Then he went straight to the Ministry of Rites.

Arrived at the Ministry of Rites.

At this time, the court was already full of people.

The one sitting at the top was naturally the Minister of Rites Yan Ne.

Perhaps because it involved the Spring Imperial Examination, the case was handed over to Yan Ne.

Sitting below were the Minister of Justice Pan En, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate Ouyang Bijin, and the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple.

There is an empty seat next to it.

I think it's mine.

Yan Shaoting stepped forward, bowed casually to everyone, and sat down.

At this time, Paine glanced at Yan Shaoting with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.

"I have been an official for many years, but this is the first time I have heard of a candidate suing the chief examiner. It is truly a rare thing."

These words were full of sarcasm.

Ouyang Bijin said: "What about the candidate who reported the case? If he didn't have a good reputation, and he had the audacity to report the officials, I would have given him thirty lashes of the cane first!"

Yan Ne held his hands down and said, "The person has been brought here. We are waiting for Yan Shidu to come before we can start."

As he spoke, Yan Ne clapped his hands.

Immediately, the people from the factory guards brought Yong Buzhong to the hall.

Yan Ne immediately asked: "Are you from Yongbuzhong?"

Yong Buzhong looked at everyone in the hall and nodded, "Yes, I am the student."

Without waiting for Yan Ne to continue asking.

Yan Shaoting had already spoken: "Do you want to sue Yan Shaoting, the chief examiner of this year's joint examination?"

Yong Buzhong looked over and nodded, saying, "My lord, I want to report this spring examination to the chief examiner Yan Shaoting."

Yan Shaoting hummed.

It seems that this guy doesn't know himself.

Ouyang Bijin had already lowered his head and was trying not to laugh.

He didn't know Yan Shaoting, but still wanted to sue him.

Really funny.

Yan Ne's face was tense. He didn't expect this to be the case.

Yan Shaoting had already asked: "You said that Yan Shaoting leaked the test questions to the candidates before the exam started?"

Yong Buzhong nodded and said, "That's right!"

"Yan Shaoting is a perverter of the law for personal gain. He doesn't know how to repay the emperor's kindness. He only knows how to seize power and cultivate his own clique. He is truly despicable! I hope the superiors will understand and punish him severely to give justice to us examinees!"

Paine looked back at Yan Ne.

Yan Shaoting suppressed his laughter and said, "Do you really want to sue Yan Shaoting?"

Yongbu Zhong was slightly stunned, then nodded and said, "Report it!"

Yan Ne immediately said: "You, the examinee, please present your petition first. I will discuss it with Minister Pan of the Ministry of Justice, Censor Ouyang of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and..."

Bang!
There was a muffled sound.

Yan Shaoting had already slammed the gavel heavily on the table.

He glared at the Yongbuzhong in front of him.

"Examinees in the hall!"

"How can you sue me without recognizing me?"

Afterwards, Yan Shaoting turned his head and glanced at Yan Ne who had just wanted to reveal his identity.

This old stuff is really disgusting.

However, the heads of the Yong people suddenly felt buzzing.

He stared with wide eyes at Yan Shaoting who was sitting in the court.

Is this person Yan Shaoting?
But Yan Shaoting continued, "You accused me of cheating in the Spring Examination and leaking the test papers in advance. You also said that I hinted to everyone in front of Yanfu Lane that day, and Changping Academy also used the test papers to test your so-called disciples in advance.

It's as if you were present at everything, but you don't recognize me. Are you trying to falsely accuse the court official, or are you being instigated by someone to harm me?"

He was questioned repeatedly by Yan Shaoting.

The Yong tribe was completely confused.

Yan Shaoting sneered: "Where are the factory guards?"

The factory guards present immediately came out from both sides.

"The humble position is here!"

Yan Shaoting looked at Yongbu with a gloomy gaze and said, "Do you know that there is a good skill among the guards, called playing the pipa? Do you know what it is?"

At this moment, Yong Bu was so confused that he could no longer think and could only shake his head in confusion.

Yan Shaoting said quietly, “To play the pipa, I will tie you to a stool, strip you of all your clothes, and then use a boning knife to cut your ribs one by one.

"That boning knife is extremely sharp, it can cut iron like mud. Just gently run it along your ribs to separate the flesh and bones, revealing the bones and internal organs underneath.

"But you are still alive, and maybe you can open your eyes and see clearly what is in this stomach!
“When all the flesh on your chest is cut away, there will be rows of ribs, and when the knife passes over them, it will make a sound, like playing a string.

This is the origin of playing the pipa."

Not to mention that the Yong tribe was hit by the threat from Yan Shaoting.

Even Yan Ne and Paine looked pale.

Yan Shaoting held the gavel again and slammed it hard.

Bang!
"Say!"

"Why did you falsely accuse me of favoritism and fraud in the Spring Examination?"

"Who ordered you to do this?"

"Why do you want to falsely accuse me?!"

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