Ming Dynasty: My Father Yongle, Forever Reigns Over Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 279: Ji Zhu! Are You Bullying Me for Being Uneducated?

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Candle!

It’s dark under the lamp!

Zhu Gaoxu really didn't expect this!

But this candle is only so big, what measures can those people take?

Zhu Gaoxu silently inspected the rows of dormitories, muttering secretly in his heart. It seemed that he needed to find a professional for advice.

At this time, Xie Gongbao, the Minister of Academic Affairs, and Chen Gongfu, the Minister of Academic Affairs, came to inspect the examination room.

There is no other way. After all, this is the first time that the academic department has presided over the examination since it took charge of the imperial examination.

If something really went wrong, Xie Gongbao and Chen Gongfu would not have to promote any new knowledge and could continue to study at the Imperial Academy.

As soon as the two of them arrived at the Gongyuan examination room, they saw the solemn-looking Prince Han, and were immediately shocked.

But before they could speak, Zhu Gaoxu took them to a secluded corner.

"Gongbao, you are the most educated person in the past five hundred years, and you entered the official position through the imperial examination. Do you remember the candle fraud case that occurred during the imperial examination in the past?"

Xie Gongbao: "???"

What?

fraud?

Is someone really cheating?

I'll peel off his skin!

Jie Gongbao was shocked and his face was full of evil spirits.

"Your Majesty, what's going on? Is there really someone cheating?"

"Answer my question first. If someone wants to use candles to cheat, what method will they use?"

Zhu Gaoxu asked angrily, since Xie Gongbao became the Minister of the Upper School, his whole body has begun to drift.

But this is good, let him attract firepower from the front, and Chen Gongfu implements academic reforms, which is not a bad thing.

Hearing this, Xie Jin was stunned and fell into deep thought.

"It's not impossible, but it's extremely difficult. This method of fraud is called 'Jizhu', and it happened in the former Song Dynasty."

"The cheating examinee first hollows out the inside of the candle from bottom to top along the lead, stuffs the paper into it, then seals the bottom flat with wax oil, and then brings it into the examination room!"

Zhu Gaoxu felt a little weird when he heard this.

This damn candle is only so big, what can they write in the note?

"With such a big candle, even if it contains a note, there's nothing you can write on it!"

"My lord, this is because you are uneducated. Even though the note is small, it is enough for them to write an article!"

Zhu Gaoxu: "???"

not educated?

I am uneducated?

You are really a little bit arrogant!

Prince Han slapped him on the forehead angrily and said angrily: "Stop beeping and say it quickly!"

Jie Gongbao was suddenly hit, with a look of grievance on his face, and explained honestly: "They do not use ordinary brushes for writing, but special 'mouse hairs' made from mouse beards. The fonts are very small, like ants, so they are called ' The word "ant" is so densely packed that it can be written on both the front and back. A candle hides an article..."

"Moreover, more advanced talents will use squid ink instead of ink. After writing this word, dry it with a candle and the words will disappear. Then use the candle to burn the note, and all evidence can be destroyed on the spot..."

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu finally understood and secretly sighed at the ancient cheating skills!

Awesome!

That’s really awesome!

Who in their right mind could think of such a method!

I have to admit, this method of cheating is simply amazing!

The level of meticulousness is astonishing!

Whether it was the writing of the Chinese character “rat and ant” in the early stage, the delivery method of cheating cheat sheets stuffed with candles, and the dual method of ensuring the destruction of evidence in the end, Zhu Gaoxu, who had missed out on the nine-year compulsory education, was filled with admiration and admiration.

If this guy's eyesight is not good, the cheat sheet with the words "rat hair and ant" hidden in the candle will be of no use!

For the sake of cheating in the imperial examination, it can be considered difficult for these candidates!

Seeing that His Highness the King of Han looked uncertain, Jie Gongbao hurriedly added: "My lord, this did happen in the imperial examinations of the former Song Dynasty, but it cannot happen in our Ming Dynasty!"

"Our Ming Dynasty examination system stipulates that candidates can only bring clothes and food into the examination room. Candles are distributed by the examination room. Each candidate is given three for free. If they run out, they can be purchased from the examination room clerk, which eliminates the possibility of candidates cheating... "

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he glanced at him lightly and did not tell him the truth. Instead, he waved his hand and sent the two away.

Indeed, the imperial court stipulated that candidates were not allowed to bring their own candles into the examination room, which greatly reduced the possibility of fraud by following candles!

But what if the examiner bribed the clerk who handed out candles in the examination room?

If this is done, there is a lot to be achieved!

The clerks in the examination room are government officials, and their low status is easy to be ignored. No one would have thought that they would pass answers to some candidates through candles and help these candidates cheat!

Tsk tsk, as expected of Cheng Zhu Lao Yinbi, these methods are really brilliant!

Zhang Fu and Nie Xing followed Zhu Gaoxu all the way to the examination room, trying to trace the clues to the fraud in the imperial examination. Now after listening to Xie Gongbao's popular science, he also realized the seriousness of the matter.

"Your Majesty, since we have traced the clues, we might as well let my Jin Yiwei go get the person..."

"How to arrest people? The problem is that it is not yet certain how many candidates are involved. Do you really want to arrest all the more than 5,000 examinees?"

Nie Xing was stunned, he really didn't dare to do this.

After all, if he really catches the Juren scholar who made all the references for this examination, then Nie Xing will become the target of public criticism. He will make the world angry, and even the Prince of Han may not be able to protect him!

Zhang Fu raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, why not arrest the little officials who patrol the candles? After all, they are the key people who pass on the cheat sheets."

"Inappropriate." Zhu Gaoxu shook his head and smiled, "These candle clerks who deliver answers are just middlemen. They obey orders from above. So what if you arrest them?"

"As long as the lower-level officials on the middle floor insist that these candle clerks are corrupt and perverting the law, and secretly colluding with the candidates to accept bribes, even if the Jinyiwei tortures the candle clerks' confessions, what will happen?"

"This incident is different from the last Yang Lu case. This is the first joint examination hosted by the academic department. It is related to the imperial examination career of more than 5,000 candidates. Therefore, the Jin Yiwei can no longer torture and beat them as before. They must Show us solid evidence!"

"These candidates come from various prefectures in the Ming Dynasty, and they are all top performers in the provincial examinations. They also carry the hopes of local people and students. Behind each of them are many gentry forces, and they also carry the hopes and expectations of the prefectures!"

"If Jin Yiwei really can't produce any evidence and attacks them directly, triggering public outrage in the world, then let alone the two of you, I will be skinned and cramped by the old man!"

Hearing this, both of them nodded in agreement.

Nie Xing was a little helpless and a little unwilling.

"My lord, what should we do? Is it possible that we can just watch those people doing tricks in secret and UU read books www.uukanshu.net and we don't take countermeasures?"

"Ha, who said that?" Zhu Gaoxu sneered, "The Jin Yiwei withdrew from the examination room, and instead stared at the candle clerks, and went to their homes to wait!"

"Since those people want to play, then I will accompany them to play Bo Da. Then don't blame me for being ruthless and ruthless!"

Now that the methods of those people's fraud have been clarified, the method of their fraud has become clear.

A few unlucky ones who had no hope of becoming a Jinshi were selected from among the candidates, and they were promised to pass on their answers in the examination room by following a candle to help them become Jinshi in high school.

The key part is that the answer is probably exactly the same.

After all, if there are multiple exam questions that are exactly the same in such a grand ceremony, it must be someone cheating. It can be called the first major case of imperial examination fraud since the founding of the Ming Dynasty!

If it really comes to this point, the academic department that presides over the examination and the cooperating etiquette department, as well as the examiner, proctor and others will not be able to escape, they will all be severely punished!

Jie Gongbao, Wang Jing and others, who have just taken office, will be knocked back to their original shape in an instant!

Moreover, such a shocking case of imperial examination fraud only occurred because he, the Prince of Han, the superintendent of the country, risked the disapproval of the world to establish an academic department.

If such a ridiculous thing happened, he, the prince of Han Dynasty who oversees the country, would probably have to resign and go to Yunnan in despair to become a vassal!

The way those people act is so sinister and sinister!

But when it comes to intrigues, Zhu Gaoxu has never been afraid of anyone!

If you're just playing dirty, let's all play together!

If you bully me for being uneducated, then what kind of benevolence, justice and morality can I tell you?

Zhang Fu and Nie Xing stepped forward and listened quietly to Prince Han's arrangements, and then they spontaneously burst into weird laughter.

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