The voting results came out, and the examiners who had previously had a flushed face in the debate, and even the chief examiner Ma Yu, were all a little stunned at this moment.

Can a game with a sure win still be turned over like this?

Qian Xili is really hidden. It starts from the review of the papers on February 16th, to the first round of filling out the grass list on February 26th, and to the ranking selection of Huiyuan today.

From beginning to end, there was no doubt or objection to the ranking results, and let themselves be undermined.

After these actions, Ma Yu and others gradually relaxed their vigilance, and even in the eyes of most examiners, they were ignored.

As a result, if you don’t take action, you will make a big splash. You will directly take down the title of leader Huiyuan, making all the exchange of interests a joke!

Faced with this situation, Ma Yu naturally could not compromise easily. Because the ranking of the exam was not only about his son, but also about the exchange of interests of other parties. Once he could not give those people a satisfactory explanation, he would also drag him into the water.

So Ma Yu stood up first to recommend himself. The examiner named Gu Tao winked. The latter nodded in understanding and stood up again.

"The way President Qian raised his hands to vote was bold and he thought it was a bit hasty, so he should take a long-term view and focus on the judgment."

As soon as these words were said, many examiners present had bad expressions on their faces. You didn't object to the voting when they were mothers. Now that the result was coming, you started to talk about the long-term plan, and are you fooling everyone as fools?

Especially Lai Rong, who recommended Shen Yichen's answer sheet, was already at the mouth of the duck, so how could he let it fly back?

I immediately stood up angrily and retorted: "Brother Gu is such a bad word. This article that selected Huiyuan clearly stated with reason and was beyond the scope of his work. Huiyuan deserves his title!"

"The officials agreed with Master Lai's words that there is no order without rules. Since the candidate for Huiyuan has been selected, it cannot be changed at will!"

"How can I rename the top leader in the list so casually?"

Gu Tao did not expect that as soon as he came out, he immediately encountered so much opposition and his words were fierce.

This made his face turn red and white, and he had to look at the other accomplices and examiners for help. As a result, these brothers held the dead fellow Taoist and the mentality of not dying. They gave Gu Tao's helpless look nothing. They meant that good brothers, just take care of themselves.

After all, they also have shame. Such a backlash will make it bad to spread in the officialdom. Moreover, if the candidates who won the Huiyuan period become successful one day, they will not let you hate you?

This wave of teammates sold beautifully!

The "betrayal" of several accomplices instantly made Gu Tao feel angry. He didn't care about it at this time. Why did I want me to be the cannon fodder alone?

So Guyu simply put out the forces behind him, and everyone was in a state of clear cards to confront each other.

"Dear colleagues, if the answer sheet I have recommended is correct from the writing style, it should be the test paper of He Pingyan, the son of Shuntian. Could it be that he is really a bit short of that and cannot afford to be the Huiyuan?"

Judging who the candidate is from the writing style is, it is no longer a rare event in the imperial examination, and the examiners will not make a fuss.

But in general, such things are tacit. If you say it out loud like Gu Tao, it will make the scene a little embarrassed. Do you agree or object?

If you agree, it is equivalent to acquainting the candidates with favoritism. If you object, it is equivalent to publicly not giving He Pingyan face to the forces behind him.

Seeing that Gu Tao had said this, the examiners who had "pretending to be dead" finally stood up and agreed: "In fact, I think the answer sheet recommended by Lord Gu is better, but President Qian has made a decision and it is not easy to object."

"He Pingyan has outstanding literary talent and has a good reputation among the sub-group of literati, and can be Huiyuan."

"President Qian, why don't you consider voting these two answers in the second round to show fairness?"

As the number of examiners who spoke out, the atmosphere in Jukui Hall began to change. Many examiners who had raised their hands to support Chen Yichen began to whisper to each other.

At this moment, Qian Xili suddenly raised his head and laughed.

"Sir Qian, why are you laughing?"

Ma Yu, who was sitting next to him, could not help but ask for a question in the face of this strange scene.

"I'm laughing at this Huoyuan selection, but now it has become a joke and a farce!"

After saying that, Qian Xili stood up, picked up the ink pen on the table, and filled in the number of Chen Yichen's answer sheet at the top of the list in everyone's surprised eyes.

"After this matter, I will say another thing. Do you still remember the promise of seizing scholars for the country and the oath made in front of Master Confucius!"

"I have filled in the examination list. If you don't agree with it, you feel that you are suspicious of favoritism and fraud, you can report it to the tribute officer during the investigation by the Ministry of Rites. This officer will bear the responsibility alone!"

Qian Xili's decisive words made many examiners present deafening, and his mission and responsibility as a reviewer could not help but come to his mind.

"The official is willing to follow President Qian's pace and wait for investigation!"

"There is a good official to jointly recommend Huiyuan to join hands with President Qian!"

"These officials jointly signed the same name!"

"The next official agrees!"

The examiners stood up again, and the momentum was even greater than before.

It has to be said that in the early and mid-Middle Ming Dynasty, neither the cadets of the Kedao censors nor the old scholars of the Hanlin Academy, they did not become the corrupt officials of party struggles like the Ming Dynasty, and they still had the bottom line and character of being literati.

Qian Xili could not curb his excitement when he saw this scene and nodded, "The way of writing is endless, my way is not lonely!"

The situation has reached this point, and Ma Yu knew that he was powerless to turn things around, so he forced himself to stir up trouble. With Qian Xili's stubborn character, a stubborn and stingy personality, it might cause a major test "forensic" case that shocked the government and the public.

So he stood up and said with the flow: "Don't be excited, Lord Qian, the ranking of the test was agreed upon, and it is normal for the disagreement."

"Since the selection has been completed, then bring the candidate's ink scroll. I will see which student is so popular with Lord Qian."

After saying that, Ma Yu asked the test paper officer to deliver the original ink paper of Chen Yichen's answer to the question.

There is no need to disassemble the beginning of the book and make the name aside. When this word appears in front of the examiners, most people already understand who the candidate is.

"It's indeed Chen Yichen. This guy's talent is really unstoppable!"

"I have already passed the Shuntian Provincial Examination to the People's Republic of China before, but now I am the People's Republic of China again. Could it be that my second three-yuan in the Ming Dynasty will appear?"

"Be careful of your words, you are the first three-rank master!"

“Yes, first!”

"What's even more terrifying is that this son is only eighteen. Throughout history, those who can pass the imperial examination at the age of eighteen can be called the pride of heaven. What is the concept of Sanyuan and the No. 3?"

The examiners at the scene were all crazy about it. After all, the young Jie Yuan and Hui Yuan who were in the history of the Ming Dynasty were not included.

Even Huang Guan, who won three consecutive years, was far older than Chen Yichen.

Being young means that there are infinite possibilities in the future, and you can even waste several emperors to become a respected and powerful minister!

It’s a pity that there is no examiner from Yingtian’s hometown here, otherwise someone would have remembered that Chen Yichen was awarded the title of “Little Three Yuan” when he was in the Boy Examination.

If he really can win the title of No. 1, it would not be as simple as the three-yuan and the first. The second is the six songs gathered together!

"The destiny of heaven is coming."

Ma Yu said lightly, but no longer continued to say anything.

He did these things to find a way out for his son, not completely abandoning some of the literati's sticking to the bottom line.

Chen Yichen can’t even suppress this and can still seize Huiyuan. Destiny is so destined, and it can be determined by human power!

...

Chen Yichen, who was in the Duke of Chengguo's mansion, did not know that his title of Huiyuan had come so many twists and turns.

He was sitting at the desk, copying the evidence of the crime sent by Zhao Hongjie after the house was raided, with an extremely solemn expression on his face.

On the one hand, the solemn factor is because the contents of the evidence of crime are endless, bullying men and women, abuse of lynching, and harming loyal and kind, which is simply a pity.

On the other hand, Chen Yichen discovered that there was no content about Wang Zhen in the evidence retained by prison guard Wang Yong, all of which were from his nephew Wang Shan, which was abnormal.

You should know that Wang Yong had committed "crazy" behavior of posting Wang Zhen's crimes on the street before. If he did not leave any evidence to archive it, what would he use to post it?

Therefore, the reason for missing Wang Zhen’s evidence is self-evident. It was detained by Zhao Hongjie. No wonder it was delayed for so many days before it was sent to Duke Cheng’s mansion.

It is precisely because of this that Chen Yichen's face was so serious.

You should know that in Shen Yichen's heart, Zhao Hongjie joined the Nanzhen Fushi. Although he had never asked the specific reason, he must have a hidden secret.

As for believing Wang Zhen as his godfather, Chen Yichen did not take it seriously. One of the things that eunuchs Wuzi liked to do the most was to take his godson.

The eunuchs with names and surnames in the twelve prisons in the palace almost have several godsons under their name, some of whom are small eunuchs in the palace, and some are officials who want to cling to.

At Wang Zhen’s level, there are not hundreds or dozens of godsons. There are countless people who call him “Wenfu”. What’s so strange about being one more Zhao Hongjie?

Therefore, Chen Yichen's memory of Zhao Hongjie has always been in the timid, cowardly, but loyal and kind image of Yingtianfu. All the changes after arriving in the capital were involuntary, not his own intention.

Now it seems that not only myself have changed, but Zhao Hongjie has also changed.

"As people change over time, can't they go back to the past?"

Chen Yichen silently said, feeling an indescribable feeling of discomfort and frustration in his heart. If Zhao Hongjie really became a thief, he would choose to protect and shelter Wang Zhen, what should he do?

In other places in the Duke of Chengguo's Mansion, the atmosphere was completely different from that of Chen Yichen's courtyard. At this time, lights were being decorated everywhere, red cloth was hung and the words "Happy" were pasted, preparing for Zhu Ji to marry the daughter of Zhenyuan Hou in two days.

The marriage between the Duke and the Marquis family is not the eldest son who inherits the title, and the other side is not the only daughter like the Marquis of Taining, the identity is still extremely noble and attracts attention from the outside world.

After all, it goes without saying that Duke Cheng was at its peak. Although the title of Marquis of Zhenyuan was a little worse, his family was almost as favor as that of an ordinary duke after the Jingnan period of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, not only granted the first Marquis of Zhenyuan Gu Cheng, but also conferred his father, grandfather and great-grandfather to the Marquis of Zhenyuan for three generations. This kind of kindness is really not as good as ordinary people. Even after Gu Cheng's death, he was conferred the title of Duke of Xia.

Gu Xingzu, the second-generation Zhenyuan Hou who inherited the title, has a good name meaning, but this person is really not very good, and what he does can be called a shame to his ancestors.

As a military general Xunqi, he was in charge of the governor's office of the Nanjing Central Army. During the Xuande period, this guy was in the south to Jiaozhi. He was afraid of death and was in Nanning but the mercenaries refused to support him. He was arrested and imprisoned by the Jinyiwei. Fortunately, his ancestors had a strong reputation and released him the next year. If it were ordinary people, they would have been sentenced to beheaded.

In the 14th year of Zhengtong, the general manager of the Shenji Camp was in full swing. After the Tumu Fort Incident, this guy ran away again. It is not an exaggeration to call it "Gu Paopao". This time, I won't be so lucky. Isn't selling the emperor's teammates sentenced you to death?

However, this guy's fate was strange and Yexian was at the city. The ministers and honors of the capital were not enough, so he had to release him out to participate in the battle to defend the capital and escaped another disaster.

In the third year of Jingtai, this guy was imprisoned after taking bribes and was released soon after. Later, he made contributions to the crown prince and became alive again. Xiaoqiang, who could not be beaten in and out of the prison cell.

Zhu Ji was in his mother Lin's room at this moment. Facing his upcoming wedding, he was not much joy.
To be continued...