Jing Yang heard someone whispering, "That must be Yuan Musheng plagiarizing, right? He's the princess's eldest son, and was temporarily assigned to take the exam by the crown prince. Only he has the ability to bribe the examiner or deceive the invigilator."
"No need to think about it, it must be him!"
"Wei Tianci hadn't even been recognized by the Wei family at that time. He had earned his fame on his own. How could he have such extraordinary abilities?"
"If it was Yuan Musheng, why did Prime Minister Dou say that the result would be fine this time?"
Jingyang got angry when he heard this and glared at the people around him.
"Is this the end?! Can you please finish listening first?!"
The people around glanced at Jing Yang and nodded, "Let's continue listening..."
Dou Shoufu coughed lightly and slowly told the whole incident.
"A few days ago, the Ministry of Rites reviewed the exam papers and questioned whether there was plagiarism. They had originally waited for the Dali Temple to make a ruling before announcing the results. However, due to numerous objections, the case is being heard publicly today!"
His voice was like a heavy hammer, hitting Wei Tianci's heart again and again. He lowered his eyes, not daring to look at Dou Shoufu at all.
Until the end, Dou Shoufu finally announced the final decision:
"Candidate Wei Tianci plagiarized someone else's essay during the joint examination!"
!!!
How is this possible?
It turned out that Wei Tianci was cheating?
Wei Shaoqing and Bai Ruyue in the crowd were the first to stand up and refute, "Impossible!"
Bai Ruyue felt a little panicked: This shouldn’t be the case. The article Tianci wrote before was written by Jiaojiao. It’s impossible that she plagiarized!
Dou Shoufu looked down solemnly and continued, "During the examination process, the examiners discovered two essays with a high degree of overlap."
"But although the two articles are similar, it is very clear which one is better."
"All the students should have seen them one by one just now."
The students nodded one after another. At this time, the imperial guards moved the list in front of the crowd, allowing the people in front to review it one by one.
After all, it involved the imperial examination, and most of the people who came to watch the fun were somewhat educated. They looked at it one by one and were silent for a moment after watching it.
When it moved in front of Jingyang, Jingyang looked at the densely packed words and didn't recognize them.
"I should have listened to Wang... and studied Dacheng's calligraphy well." She murmured.
The imperial guards quickly came to Wei Shaoqing. Wei Shaoqing looked at the two articles in front of him and read them at a glance.
He recognized Wei Tianci's handwriting, but he had some impression of the handwriting of the article next to it, but it was very vague.
Looking at the name on the other side, it clearly says "Yuan Musheng"!
There were whispers of discussion all around.
"The two articles have the same structure and some similarities in content, but the quality is so different!"
"Yuan Musheng's article is well-chosen in its wording, detailed in its content, and richly cited in its eloquence. It truly deserves the top spot!"
"Wei Tianci's piece is quite different. It seems like it was copied but not completely..."
"The sentences he wrote were nonsensical, and the strategies he proposed for governing the country were naive. They really didn't seem like they were written by him."
"Could it be that Wei Tianci really copied it? But how did he do it?"
"Yuan Musheng is so talented?"
…
When Wei Tianci heard Dou Shoufu's conclusion, he fell to his knees.
"No no... no... I didn't! I didn't copy it!"
"You made the wrong judgment! You have no evidence. You can't accuse me of plagiarism just because the two articles are somewhat similar!"
"Maybe Yuan Musheng copied it from me!"
At this point, he suddenly thought of something, pointed at Yuan Musheng and looked at Prime Minister Dou with righteous sternness, "Master Prime Minister! Please understand!"
"This article is actually based on an essay I wrote when I was still a child, but my writing skills were immature back then. The topic of this examination happened to be similar to the topic of the essay I wrote back then, so I…that’s why I wrote this article."
When Dou Shoufu heard this, his expression remained unchanged. He simply asked, "Do you have the original copy of the article you wrote back then?"
Wei Tianci straightened up. "Before the student exam, I lost a lot of manuscripts when I was staying in Tingyu Lane. But I didn't dare to tell anyone because I was living under someone else's roof. I didn't expect..."
He pretended to be strong and said, "I didn't expect that Brother Mu Sheng would write a similar essay as mine in the exam room."
After hearing this explanation, the people around suddenly understood.
"So, while Wei Tianci was staying at the Wei Mansion, Yuan Musheng took the opportunity to steal his manuscript and wrote it down in the examination room?"
"Oh my god! Do you think the princess deliberately took in Wei Tianci and his family?"
"It's hard to say, but if Yuan Musheng stole the manuscript, asked a master to revise it, and then wrote it down in the exam room, wouldn't that allow him to conceal the truth?"
"No wonder he was able to write such an article even though he was disabled for five years... I thought he was really that talented."
"Have you forgotten? The examiner for this imperial examination, Shen Yifeng, is the princess's uncle..."
“How disgusting!”
…
All of a sudden, all kinds of conspiracy theories emerged.
Jing Yang listened to these wanton slanders and looked at the young man in white in the crowd.
His brows were cold, his figure was tall and straight, and he seemed unmoved at all.
Jing Yang thought about it and realized that if she was insulted in public like this, she might have gone crazy long ago.
But Yuan Musheng just stood there, regardless of whether others insulted or praised him, as if it had nothing to do with him.
He was different from all the men Jingyang had met before.
Not arrogant, not romantic, not serious, not sinister...
What does it look like?
Like the Tianshan Mountains covered with snow all year round, it stands majestically, making people feel peaceful when looking at it from afar.
Jingyang thought so.
Why can he be so calm?
She was filled with curiosity: What kind of person was Yuan Musheng? What had he experienced in his life?
…
Wei Tianci felt relieved a little.
Fortunately, when Qin Yao gave him the manuscript, she burned it after he memorized it just in case.
Now even if Yuan Musheng turned around and accused others, there would be no evidence!
At this moment, he glanced at Yuan Musheng provocatively and turned towards the direction of Wei Shaoqing.
"Father, others may not know this, but when Tianci wrote this article, he gave it to you to read..."
"You are the common father of Tianci and Brother Mu Sheng. Please give me a certificate."
Wei Shaoqing has always loved Wei Tianci the most.
Now facing his two sons standing in front of him, he didn't know what to say.
The others also looked at him.
Both of them are his, Wei Shaoqing's sons, and they are all his flesh and blood. If Wei Shaoqing can testify, then Wei Tianci's words will be more credible.
Wei Shaoqing clenched his hands in his sleeves, his eyes moving back and forth between the two of them.
Finally, he made up his mind and said:
"My son Tianci did show me a similar article a few years ago, written by him..."
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