Chapter 20: Examination

Feng San refused to admit it, insisting that he was just checking the situation of the candidates according to the rules. At this time, he was still in the tribute school. Although Ma Fengchu was very suspicious, it was impossible to have an attack at this time, so he had to ask someone to look at him first. However, after a while, many candidates fell ill in the examination halls everywhere. For a while, the candidates who were still taking the exam could not help panic. In the past, although there were also disasters of water and fire in the tribute school, or even sometimes in the troupe, there were rumors and warnings like this time, and it was the first time that the candidates who fell one after another.

In order to calm the hearts of the people, Ma Fengchu and Tang Zengyuan couldn't help but feel excited and instructed the officers to settle the crowd first, then ordered the students to concentrate on the exam. Even so, many people still looked absent-minded. While everyone was busy treating the patients, Chen Lingcheng quietly slipped to the small black room where Feng San was guarding Feng San, and did not come out after half an hour. He ignored Chen Ruhai's greeting and walked to Feng Wuhou and said something. Then he left the room with the prince, patrolling the examination room with his hands behind his back, completely ignoring the surprise gazes of others.

Ma Fengchu also felt a little strange and hurriedly asked Chen Ruhai about the condition. The doctor in the Imperial Hospital spread his hands, and obviously he was helpless. "Master Ma, it's not that I am a self-deprecating myself. I can't control Lord Chen's affairs. Although he is nominally a deputy doctor, he rarely manages the hospital. You should be very clear about his identity. Don't delay your efforts if you shouldn't ask." Chen Ruhai blinked his eyes and advised him vaguely.

Ma Fengchu immediately closed his mouth immediately, but he was still very curious. Half an hour later, Chen Lingcheng turned around with Feng Wuhou, and there were a few strange-looking servants following him. Li Junda, who was still in the room, knew his ability, quickly met him and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Chen, do you have a clue?"

"Well." Chen Lingcheng said unquestionably, "You should go back to your own place. If there are such messy things in the exam room, it is hard to guarantee that those candidates will not take the opportunity to catch fish. You should watch it." He said while checking the patients on his own, but his expression had returned to calm, as if he didn't care.

Li Junda suddenly felt relieved, and after saying hello to the others, he hurried out of the door and met Tang Zengyuan who was turning around. Tang Zengyuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to everyone: "I checked again, and it seems that no one is ill now. Maybe it's really a coincidence?"

Chen Lingcheng shook his head and said, "These students are undoubtedly the same symptom. I just asked several colleagues, and they also found a red spot on these people. Someone should have tampered with it." He paused and continued, "After coming back, I checked their pulse again, and then I realized that the place was facing the door of the room, and it should not be easy for ordinary people to tamper with it. If someone really started from here, there would be only one possibility." His expression suddenly became cold and pointed to the staff in the distance and said, "They are all servants in charge of the inspection department, and maybe they can ask something from them."

Ma Fengchu, who was still confused just now, immediately came to his senses. If it was really like Chen Ruhai and Chen Lingcheng speculated, the so-called time epidemics in the exam were related to the red spots behind them, then the possibility of using acupuncture or other sharp objects was the greatest. There is only one place where the candidates would be naked, that is, the Prosecutor's Office, and the servants inside would definitely not be able to escape.

As soon as Chen Lingcheng said the words, the officers outside changed their faces. They were all officers in the prosecutors who were in charge of body searches. They were called in for no reason. When they heard such a charge, they were all scared. With a plop, they all fell to the ground, kowtowed and denied like pounding garlic, and swearing to the sky and the earth, and they refused to admit it.

Feng Wuhou showed a relaxed look. He took out a silk incense from his arms and said: "The person behind the scenes was extremely cautious. He first bribed the body search officers and asked them to stab some candidates' backs with needles from a plant, and then asked others to light this special silk incense in the examination room. Of course, if you are determined to make a candidate sick, you will stay in front of him for a while. It is normal for cigarettes to linger in the examination room, and no one will doubt it. The technique is really wonderful."

Everyone's face changed drastically, and the officers kneeling below were even more frightened. One of them suddenly kowtowed and said, "Report to all, wise men, villains are threatened. If the young children in the family were not threatened, the villains would definitely not dare to do such unreasonable things!" He said while crying, "A few days ago, a mysterious man in black robe kidnapped the villain's son and gave the villain a needle. He threatened the villain to act like this, but he didn't expect..." He was worried about the cute boy who knew nothing about life and death, and immediately burst into tears again. As for the other officers, they were so scared that they took a few steps away, fearing that they would get involved with this colleague who committed a tremendous crime.

Several imperial physicians and examiners in the room were stunned. Some people were so determined to murder the candidates who took the scientific examination. This was an unheard of major case. However, when they heard Chen Lingcheng and Feng Wuhou's words, they seemed to have many candidates who had been beaten in advance and became even more nervous.

"Prince Chen, if you really say it, wouldn't it still be dangerous outside? This matter is too incredible. Why should all the servants be removed first for the time being?" Ma Fengchu suggested uneasyly. He was really worried that there were still people who were bribed from the servants outside, so he had the idea.

"No, the court is a major event, so you can't play like this!" Tang Zengyuan immediately opposed, "There have always been all servants in the examination hall, and it is impossible to stop the entrained fraud of those candidates. Withdrawing the officers at this time undoubtedly opens a door for them to make a big difference, which is contrary to the fair way of the court to recruit scholars." He glanced at Feng Wuhou, who was calm and composed, and then asked, "Has he already had a perfect plan with the prince?"

"Don't worry, all sir, since you already know the other party's methods, it's much easier to deal with it." Feng Wuhou smiled slightly, glanced at Chen Lingcheng, his face full of confidence, "Mr. Chen already knew the solution to the needle. I will prescribe a prescription later, and the candidates will take it one by one. Fortunately, the emperor had prepared all kinds of medicinal materials before, so there should be no need to make a taboo to let someone go out to buy it. In addition, I have previously posed for the purpose of Master Ma, so they were not allowed to ignite incense in the examination room, so they can be guaranteed to be fine for the time being."

Hearing this, the big rock in everyone's hearts couldn't help but fall to the ground, and they all let out a sigh of relief. Ma Fengchu had no time to pursue Feng Wuhou's overcoming and thanked the other party for his urgent wisdom. Seeing that the next day's exam was about to end, they arranged it separately. However, there were so many things in the examination room, so naturally many candidates benefited from it, and many people who were involved in fraud got confused.

After a lot of effort, all the candidates finally took the medicine to prevent "straight epidemics". The examiners who had been busy for a day were free and relaxed. Fortunately, the several imperial physicians were all skilled in medicine, and the dozen or so who fell ill were temporarily out of danger, so there was no mistake. After only two days of the test, Ma Fengchu felt that it was as long as a year, and he wished that it would be the end of the day now.

Fortunately, the third day of the imperial examination was safe all the way. When I was in the imperial examination, all the candidates breathed a deep breath. Not to mention that the questions of the Encai were already difficult, but the successive changes in the examination room also made them feel confused. However, when they saw their companions being carried out of the examination room with weak bodies, they were still relieved. No matter what, it was rare for this examination to be killed before. I don’t know which good person shouted, “Thank you for your kindness!” Everyone followed behind and shouted, which immediately attracted a lot of people to watch.

When Feng Wuhen from the palace received the news, the strange stories in the tribute court had spread throughout the capital. During the examination, all officials lived and lived in the tribute court, so the news had never been leaked. Now the candidates rushed out in a hurry, so naturally the matter could not be hidden. Ma Fengchu was also a clever person. He took advantage of the announcement of the end of the examination and exaggerated the so-called "time epidemic" this time, which immediately made everyone feel more grateful for the new emperor's kindness. Especially those sick candidates, although they were worried about their bad luck, were still very grateful to save their lives. With the momentum of these people, the people naturally praised the emperor's kindness, and the slanderous words in the rumors suddenly disappeared.

"Well, this time is really thrilling." Feng Wuhen also felt a palpitation when he heard Ma Fengchu say one by one. "I didn't expect that someone was so crazy that he bribed the officers and plotted to murder the elders. What's the difference between these one by one? Those officers really follow the other's wishes. Is it just for a little money?" His voice suddenly became high again, and it was full of chill. "The officer who took action for his son is still a little bit of a reason, and everyone else will be punished severely! I want to see if one kills one to warn a hundred people, who dares to be so bold!"

Ma Fengchu and Tang Zengyuan thought they were not officials in charge of punishment, so they both remained silent. Feng Wuhou even stared at the ground. Xu Chunshu and Yang Zhen on the other side were a little depressed. After checking for a long time, they didn't understand anything. In the end, such a major case occurred in the tribute court, so they naturally had to kowtow to apologize. However, Feng Wuhen did not care about pursuing their dereliction of duty at this time, but just announced several decrees in succession, from severely punishing the murderers to pursuing the sergeant behind the scenes, the last decree was to renovate the tribute court, which made everyone look at each other.

"I didn't know the situation in the tribute court before. After hearing what you said, I remembered it. This tribute court has been used for hundreds of years, and I don't know how many talents have been produced, but it is still a dilapidated scene. It is a great loss of the court's dignity, and I'm sorry for the protection of the Master of the Supreme Saint Dacheng. The vocational son gathers here every three years, but he often suffers from illness and disaster, which means it is really too dissatisfaction. The vocational son is a pillar of the country. I would rather have the palace be simpler than make the tribute court the most admired in their hearts!" Feng Wuhen said firmly.
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