Imperial Examination Fraud in the Tang Empire
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Spring of the second year of Zhenguan.
Chang 'an City.
Taiji Palace, Conference Hall.
The atmosphere in the hall was extremely oppressive. The Emperor of the Great Tang, Li Shi Min, sat on his dragon throne, his face ashen, his eyes flashing with anger and killing intent.
Last year, he had made an agreement with his brother-in-law, Zhangsun Wuji: As long as Zhangsun Chong could become the top scorer of the imperial examination this year, he would betroth his most beloved Princess of Changle, Li Lizhi, to Zhangsun Chong.
Yesterday, this year's spring examinations had ended and the top three of the imperial examinations had been decided. Zhangsun Chong was ranked fourth.
This made him and Zhangsun Wuji feel a little unhappy.
Naturally, he was the Great Tang Emperor, so he would not be truly angry because Zhangsun Chong did not become the top scholar. At most, he would be disappointed in Zhangsun Chong.
Last night, he had read the essays of the top three and Zhangsun Chong. He realized that the essays written by the top three were indeed much better than Zhangsun Chong's.
This morning, he specially summoned the top three in the morning court to let the civil and military officials see how talented the top three were.
In fact, he had the intention of showing off.
When the imperial examinations were reopened, he had actually encountered quite a lot of resistance. If the selected talents were not satisfactory, he would definitely be ridiculed by those aristocratic families.
Fortunately, the three essays he read last night were all first-class. This made him subconsciously think that the top three in the imperial examination were all true talents.
Who would have thought that…
at the start of the morning court session, he would be slightly disappointed when he saw the three top three in the imperial examination.
He thought that the person who could write three articles must be a scholar with a dignified appearance and a scholarly air.
However, of the three people standing in front of the hall, one had a fat head, big ears, and was short and fat. One was as thin as a stick, with a pointy mouth and monkey-like cheeks; The last one was extremely handsome, but his drunken eyes were hazy, as if he had a hangover. There was a faint smell of alcohol coming from his body.
"The phoenix youth Pang Tong isn't very good looking, but his talent is on par with the Crouching Dragon Kong Ming.”At that time, Li Shimin consoled himself by saying that as an emperor, he had to be magnanimous and not judge a book by its cover.
Therefore, he decided to personally set the questions to test these three people.
"Tanhua Lang." Li Shi Min shouted.
"I…I'm here." The fat Tanhua hurriedly stepped forward and bowed.
Li Shi Min's face twitched as he said,"I'll give you a question, and you write an article on the spot.”
"What? Oh, okay." Fatty Tan Hua's forehead was covered in sweat, and his lips were trembling.
Li Shi Min thought that the other party was too nervous to see him, so he didn't think much of it.
Pondering for a while, Li Shi Min said,"Conceal my thoughts ~!"
This was the [Book of History]. Qin Oath, meaning that I was secretly thinking.
This sentence itself did not have much meaning, but this sentence came from the [Book of History]. Qin Oath], the loyalty of a general and the virtue of a good minister…As long as one understood the original text, it was quite easy to write an article.
Li Shimin clearly remembered that this man had used the phrase "Qin Oath" in his article. He must be very familiar with this phrase.
This can also secretly remind the other party that I, who is busy every day, have read your article.
When they heard Li Shimin use the title of [Concealed My Thoughts], many civil officials nodded secretly, thinking that this sentence was very appropriate.
Some of the generals were at a loss and muttered to themselves,""Sister, I, Sizhi?"
I always feel that there's something wrong with the cycle
"Sister, I, Sizhi?" Fatty Tan Hua was stunned and subconsciously said,"I don't have a sister.”
"Hmm?" Li Shi Min's eyes narrowed.
At this moment, Cheng Yaojin, who was among the generals, laughed and reminded him kindly,""His Majesty didn't say that she must be his biological sister
…" Fatty Tanhua instantly understood, but then cold sweat broke out on his forehead again.
I didn't prepare that sister's essay either!
"Bastard, zhen said 'I'm thinking about it!”Li Shiming glared at Cheng Yaojin, then turned to Tan Hua coldly.
"This…I have never liked women. I don't have a biological sister nor a love sister.”Fatty Tan Hua stuttered as he broke out in cold sweat.
The legs of the skinny second-in-command standing beside him also trembled.
Li Shiming's eyes were about to spit fire, and he was furious. He glared at the fat Tanhua for a while, and his face suddenly turned cold."How much did you spend on this flower?”
"…I think it's three hundred thousand strings. I'm not too sure.”Fatty Tan Hua said weakly.
The hall instantly fell silent.
The civil and military officials all sucked in a cold breath of air in shock.
"Pull him down." Li Shi Min slapped the armrest of his throne, trying to suppress his anger.
This was the first imperial examination he held after inheriting the throne. He did not expect that there would be fraud!
"Then can I still be an official and marry a princess?”Fatty Tan Hua shouted loudly as he was dragged away by the two Golden Guards.
Among the civil officials, some of their faces turned green.
Li Shi Min looked at the thin second-place with a dark face and said coldly,"I won't let you make a fuss about it. Recite a poem for me. You are participating in the imperial examination in the first month, so use the first month as the topic.”
"The first month? I know how to do this. I don't need to take seven steps. I can finish chanting in six steps.”The thin second-place sighed in relief and said excitedly.
"Oh?" Li Shi Min raised his eyebrows and looked at the skinny runner-up expectantly.
The civil and military officials in the hall also pricked up their ears.
"The first day of the new year is the first day of the new year!”
The skinny second-place guy started to sing with his hands and feet dancing,
"Family reunion, ah, the young ones wish the old ones a happy new year, no matter if they are male or female. Ah
, oh, oh, oh, oh…
"
The civil officials coughed dryly while the generals laughed.
"This is really a good poem!”A general cheered.
"Shut up." Li Shi Min was furious and said,"Men, drag him out and give him forty strokes before locking him up in the imperial prison!”
"Don't. If this part doesn't work, I'll do the next part.”When the thin second-place was pulled away, he said anxiously.
"..."
All the civil and military officials in the hall stopped talking and held their breaths. Their eyes were fixed on the handsome scholar.
Gu Hao.
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