Huaixi Noble Suspected of Fraud in the Imperial Examination? Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Tidas to set the court examination questions!
In the dark, damp prison, which was filled with the thick smell of blood and decay, shrill screams that made one's heart palpitate rose and fell like a chorus.
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
Li Zhong and the other students were tied up and hung on the wooden frame. Their clothes were torn and tattered. Dark red blood dyed their clothes red. Their breathing was weak, and their lips were dry and pale.
The Brocade Guard with an embroidered spring knife at their waist was torturing the students who had cheated in the imperial examination.
Creak--
The Brocade Guard opened the door for Mao Xiang.
Mao Xiang walked in expressionlessly and swept a cold glance at Li Zhong and the other students who had cheated.
The Jinyiwei who was torturing the students put down the blood-stained whip in their hands, stepped forward, cupped their hands, and shouted,"
"My lord!"
"Have you found out?"
Mao Xiang asked.
"I've already asked."
the Embroidered Uniform Guards reported.
Mao Xiang frowned slightly.
There were a lot of people involved, and the people involved were also very powerful.
This was troublesome.
Mao Xiang hurried to report to Zhu Yuanzhang and let him decide.
Ministry of Rites.
Embroidered Uniform Guards wearing flying fish robes and carrying embroidered spring sabers at their waists barged in.
The officials of the Ministry of Rites were shocked.
Tidas was deep in thought.
"What are you doing!"
Liu Sanwu stood up shakily. He looked at the group of Jinyiwei who had suddenly barged in in shock. He thought that the imperial examination fraud case was over, but he did not expect that it was not over yet.
"The Embroidered Uniform Guards are following orders!"
"No one is allowed to interfere!"
"Otherwise, you'll all be punished!"
The Embroidered Uniform Guards shouted loudly.
The leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guards looked around and finally fixed his gaze on an official from the Ministry of Rites standing in the corner.
He pointed at the man and ordered,"
"Catch him!"
The Embroidered Uniform Guards dashed out as if they were flying. Their lower hem fluttered and made flapping sounds.
The official's expression changed drastically. He turned around and tried to escape. Along the way, he knocked over countless tables and chairs, sending paper flying everywhere.
"Clang!"
The crisp sound of a man's cry echoed throughout the space. One after another, embroidered spring knives were unsheathed, emitting a sharp cold light as they pressed against the neck of the official from the Ministry of Rites.
"Come with us."
The leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guards 'voice was as cold as ice.
The official was frightened by the murderous aura of the Embroidered Uniform Guards surrounding him. He fell to the ground and was dragged away by the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
The officials of the Ministry of Rites witnessed this scene.
Tidas narrowed his eyes.
He remembered that the official from the Ministry of Rites who was taken away was also one of the examiners for this year's imperial examination.
"Alright, everyone do your own thing.”
"Don't make a sound about this matter!"
Liu Sanwu came back to his senses and waved his hand. He sat down shakily and continued to deal with official business.
His expression was no longer as relaxed as before.
His expression was a little dazed.
Tidas glanced at Liu Sanwu a few times before returning to his seat with the frightened crowd and continuing to work.
After one of the examiners was taken away, everything seemed to calm down on the surface.
The sun was setting.
The clouds in the sky seemed to be burning red.
The tired birds flapped their wings and flew into the mountains in groups.
Tidas walked on the streets that were filled with an ancient aura. He saw men and women dressed in ancient costumes. Most of the men were wrapped in headscarves, wearing long robes with coiled collars, and shoes made of cattail grass. The women were dressed in colorful and exquisitely tailored skirts, and their hair was tied up in a bun.
The people on the streets hurried home.
The peddlers on both sides of the road kept hawking their wares.
"Candied Haws!"
" Candied Haws!!!"
"Give me a skewer."
Tidas handed the notes to the peddler, who handed over the change and the candied haws.
"Customer, please take it. This is for you and your candied haws.”
the peddler said.
Tidas ate the candied haws as he walked in the direction of his residence.
What he was thinking about was the cheating case.
In the Imperial Examination fraud case, they were exonerated, but the Jinyiwei only caught one examiner and left it at that.
It was as if he did not want to continue searching.
He didn't have a deep impression of the examiner, but he knew that this person was timid and cowardly. He definitely wouldn't dare to do something like divulging the examination questions and exterminating his family.
There must be someone else behind him.
Who was it that was so daring?
Currently, there were two major powers in the imperial court.
One was the Zhedong Group led by Liu Ji.
One was the Huaixi nobles who fought alongside Zhu Yuanzhang.
Liu Ji was honest and upright.
He would definitely not allow his subordinates to do such favoritism.
Therefore, the cheating of the imperial examinations should be related to those Huaixi Xunxun dignitaries.
That examiner was probably just a scapegoat.
"However, this has nothing to do with me.”
A carriage followed behind Tidas at a moderate pace. This carriage belonged to Tidas. After Tidas got off work from the Ministry of Rites today, he wanted to take a look around the Ying Tian Manor.
"Kacha."
Tidas bit into a candied gourd, and the sour taste of the fruit immediately spread into his mouth.
"Master."
"It's already late. Why don't we take a bus back?”
The coachman couldn't help but persuade.
Tidas glanced at the street. The pedestrians on the street gradually decreased. Candles lit up in the houses, and the sky gradually darkened.
He did not wander around anymore. He got on the carriage and returned to the mansion.
However, when he returned to his own residence, he saw a group of people standing at the door of the residence. There were soldiers leading troops and eunuchs in the palace.
"Aiyo, Lord Ye, I've finally waited for you.”
"His Majesty has issued an edict."
"Lord Ye, please accept the edict."
The eunuch said in a croaky voice.
Tidas was stunned.
The Emperor had sent him a decree?
He hadn't even met Zhu Yuanzhang, so why would the Emperor give him a decree?
This didn't make sense.
"Since ancient times, the country has set up the imperial examination to select outstanding talents for the country and to benefit the people of the country. Although the general examination has passed, there is still the court examination. You are knowledgeable and quick-witted. I will entrust the court examination questions to you and do your best."
The whole article is written in vernacular imperial edict.
This was Old Zhu's style.
The meaning of the decree was to tell Tidas to set the court examination questions.
Several big question marks appeared in Tidas's head.
He looked at the carriage where the eunuchs and soldiers were leaving and wanted to throw the imperial edict in his hand.
Damned horse!
What was Old Zhu doing?
He was only a fifth-grade official of the Ministry of Rites. He had changed the question at the last minute to protect himself.
But now, you want me to set the test questions. What do you mean by that?
You can't be such a scammer!
Tidas finally calmed down and carefully looked at the imperial edict in his hand.
He had never interacted with Old Zhu.
Why did Old Zhu like him?
Zhu Biao!
The honest and gentle crown prince appeared in Tidas's mind.
He guessed that Zhu Biao had brazenly praised him in front of Old Zhu, and then Old Zhu had chosen him to set the questions for the court examinations.
He didn't expect this guy to look honest, but he was actually a scammer!
He had kindly informed him of the dangers of the imperial examination system and the eight-part essay selection system to the Ming Dynasty, and this was how this guy treated his benefactor?
He actually wanted to push him into the fire pit.
Was the court examination so easy to set?
If he didn't do well, he would be punished!
Whoever would gladly accept this mission would have a problem with their brains!
At this moment, the system mission appeared again.
"Ding!"
"Mission: Set the court examination questions and select talents for Great Ming!”
"Mission reward: Perfect tonic pill x1, acting skill proficiency x1!”
Tidas looked at the reward with the expression of an old man looking at his phone on the subway.
A perfect tonic pill?
Do you think I'm a beggar?
Proficient in acting skills?
I'm not in the entertainment industry. Why are you giving me this?
Wait a minute...
Tidas understood the system's reward of the perfect tonic pill. He knew that the perfect tonic pill given by the system version could improve the body's functions in an all-round way. If his previous stamina was 1, it could directly increase his stamina by ten times!
"Is this really the perfect tonic pill I know?”
Tidas was deeply suspicious.
The perfect tonic pill he understood was the kind that had no effect and was expensive. It was specially used to deceive middle-aged and elderly people.
"If the System's version of the Perfect Nourishing Pill is really so awesome, increasing my various bodily functions by ten times, then can my ability in that area also increase by ten times?”
Tidas was fiercely tempted.
A mere court examination.
What he was going to do next was…
For the tenfold increase in his physical fitness, he was going all out.
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