Two days later, the results of the imperial examination would be announced, and the wall where the Ministry of Rites posted the results was once again crowded with students waiting for the results.
Shang Yangyang nestled in Shang Yuanshan's arms. "Daddy, are the results out yet?"
"Not yet. You should get some sleep first. Daddy will tell you when the result comes out."
"Okay~"
After a moment, there was an uproar in front of the wall where the results were posted.
Then someone from the Ministry of Rites came out with a large list and posted it on the wall. After the person left, the students rushed forward. Shang Yanqing also squeezed into the crowd. He saw his name at a glance and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously.
Amid the mixed sounds of crying and laughter, someone shouted, "Oh my god, the first place winner of the imperial examination is actually Shang Yanqing. Is he going to get the third place?"
"He has been stupid for so long, how could it be possible?"
"But don't forget that he was already a scholar at the age of ten."
These people said all kinds of things, but Shang Yanqing didn't care about them. He didn't stop and returned to the carriage to tell his father and sister the news.
"Dad, Yangyang is the champion~"
"Wow~" Shang Yangyang was so excited. "Brother, you must win the first prize in the imperial examination."
[Hehe, this way my one thousand taels will be worth ten times as much. ]
Shang Yanqing suppressed his laughter and rubbed Shang Yangyang's little head. "Okay, big brother will work hard."
After confirming their rankings, they did not stay long and went straight back to the Marquis' Mansion.
In just this morning, rumors spread in the capital.
"What did you say? Prince Shang cheated in the exam?"
"Yes, I heard that the deputy examiner searched his room and found nothing, but the guards accidentally soiled his test paper. But how could he win the first place with such a destroyed test paper? Someone must have helped him cheat."
The recent incident involving Princess Jiaxing had just passed, and when Shang Yanqing’s incident came out, the people who were just watching the show became excited again and started spreading the news like crazy.
In just one day, the news of Shang Yanqing's cheating spread throughout the capital, and the suspect who helped Shang Yanqing cheat was also deduced by them, and that was Ye Nian, the Minister of Rites.
Ye Nian really didn't expect that he would be troubled by something unexpected while he was at home. He placed the black piece in his hand on the chessboard and looked at Luo Chuansheng opposite him.
"Lao Luo, it looks like I don't have time to play chess with you recently."
Luo Chuansheng sighed helplessly: "Well, go and get busy and deal with your things quickly so that you can come back and play chess with me."
Seeing Luo Chuansheng like this, Ye Nian smiled unkindly. "Old Luo, Jingjun's kid is actually quite good. You can try to get to know him.
Why are you being so stubborn with your own daughter? Hurry up and give in. Don't let Yi'er starve to death. You will be heartbroken."
"That little bitch is getting cocky now. She's going on a hunger strike with me. Do you expect me to give in?"
Ye Nian shook his head helplessly. "Old Luo, look who you feel sorry for in the end. I don't care about you. I have to go and clear my name."
"Go, go, ah~"
Ye Nian took a few steps and turned around and said, "Old Luo, this is my mansion. Please pack up the chess game and return home quickly. Don't sigh in my yard."
"knew."
After Ye Nian walked away, Luo Chuansheng did not stay long. He packed up the chessboard and left Ye Mansion.
At this time, the gate of the palace was full of students kneeling, asking the emperor to give them fairness.
In front of the palace gate, at a restaurant on one side, Lu Mubai stood in front of the window of a private room on the second floor, looking down at everything below.
"Shang Yuanshan, let's see how you can turn danger into safety this time~"
There were many students kneeling in front of the palace gate, and Emperor Yuan Ming could not ignore them.
"Li Defu, go and tell Shang Yanqing and all the people involved in the examination to come to the gate of the palace."
"Your Majesty, is there something wrong in front of the palace gate?"
"Is it inappropriate? I think it is inappropriate. Only in this way can they be satisfied."
"But Your Majesty..."
"No need to say more."
"Yes." Li Defu knew that he could not change Emperor Yuan Ming's decision, so he had to find the guards of the Imperial Guards first and ask them to strengthen the guard in front of the palace gate. He also asked people to go to the Marquis' Mansion separately, and the Ministry of Rites asked relevant personnel to go to the palace gate.
Half an hour later, Shang Yanqing, Shang Yuanshan, Ye Nian, Wu Luo and others arrived at the palace gate.
As soon as Shang Yanqing appeared, the students present were pointing at him and saying something.
Shang Yanqing was not affected at all. He stood straight and looked straight towards the palace gate.
Eunuch Li said, "The Emperor has arrived~"
Everyone knelt down in the direction of the palace gate. "Long live the emperor. Long live the emperor."
Then the sedan chair that Emperor Yuanming was sitting on slowly stopped, and Emperor Yuanming stepped down from it: "No need to be polite."
Everyone stood up~
Emperor Yuan Ming swept his eyes across the students, and his majestic voice reached the ears of the students: "I heard that all the students want me to give you a fair fight, right?"
A student slowly stepped forward. This person was Bai Ting, the champion of Luocheng. "Your Majesty, we heard that someone cheated in the imperial examination. We ask Your Majesty to make a decision for thousands of students and restore fairness to the imperial examination."
Emperor Yuan Ming nodded. "Okay, I have also heard rumors from the outside world, but whether this rumor is true or not remains to be investigated."
Emperor Yuanming looked at Ye Nian. "Minister Ye, tell me about the rumor in the capital. Is it you who helped Shang Yanqing cheat?"
Ye Nian nodded and stepped forward: "Your Majesty, if you say that I helped Shang Yanqing cheat, it is not true. Although I am the chief examiner of this examination.
But what everyone doesn't know is that the questions in this year's imperial examination are very special, and the emperor will first decide on the questions.
Later, on the day of the exam, the Chicheng Army sent it to the Imperial College, and finally the Hanlin Academy scholars led people to draw the questions. I only knew the exam questions before they were announced, and some people said that I leaked the exam questions in advance for Shang Yanqing, which is not true. "
There was a moment of silence in the venue. Even Wu Luo had an incredulous look on his face. Although he was the deputy examiner of this examination, he was responsible for the business discipline of the examination room. He did not have the right to access the examination questions. He had no idea how the examination questions were set this year.
Emperor Yuanming interrupted the silence. "I can testify that this is also the new method I changed for the examination this year. I personally selected several test questions, and then the Hanlin Academy scholars and the Hanlin Academy staff drew the test questions.
But I would like to add one more thing. Before the end of the joint examination, all those who participated in the selection of examination questions in the Hanlin Academy were protected by the Chicheng Army in the Imperial Academy. "
Bai Ting, who had just stood up to speak, immediately blushed, because he always felt that there was no such thing as fairness in the imperial examination, and there were only sufficient interests behind it. He was even more indignant after hearing that Shang Yanqing cheated.
But according to what the Emperor and Minister Ye said, he could believe that the test questions would not be leaked in advance, and this was how the Emperor successfully maintained the fairness of the examination.
Lu Mubai also heard the voice below. He clenched his fist and asked, "Why is there no news?"
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