"Sir! We've finished writing."
Xiao Lingyu looked over and saw that Wu Huaiyuan and others started writing almost at the same time.
"Sir, please take a look at this, this is the last essay in our provincial examination."
Qi Lianli walked down from the platform, glanced at Wu Huaiyuan's article, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
It turns out that the real third on the list is Wu Huaiyuan!
Qi Lianli scanned other people's test papers one after another, and he had a rough idea in his mind.
He paid close attention to the top 30 on the list!
If Cui Zhehan wanted to cheat, he would naturally not let them rank too low.
The ten members of the Cui family were distributed fairly evenly.
"Professor Li, please take a look at the essays of these ten students."
Li Qinglan led Gong Xue and his team to review it carefully.
They all looked angry. They had read all ten articles!
I didn’t expect that they were actually impersonated!
Who did this?!
The test papers were replaced right under their noses, and they didn't even notice!
People in the official school couldn't help but doubt each other.
"Sir, didn't you say we'd compare their final provincial exam essays with those on the list to find the cheaters?" A student waited impatiently. "They've already rewritten their essays, so why haven't you compared them yet? Could it be..."
"Okay! Let's compare the top 100 first."
"Sir!" A student on the list suddenly stood up, "This is unfair to us students on the list!"
"Not only is it unfair to us students who made the list, it's also an insult to us. We are now on the list and have become Juren. Those who failed the exam have no right to compare our papers with ours!"
Another student who passed the exam said, "Sir, you just said that we need your permission before we can let them see our papers. Now that we are candidates, we have the right to refuse."
"Yes! We don't agree!" Except for Qian Xiaolai and Meng Zihe who remained silent, the other students on the list expressed their refusal to compare the test papers.
Cui Zhehan curled his lips and smiled when he saw this. Qi Lianli didn't care about the life and death of his wife and daughter. It would not be so easy to bring down the Cui family!
"Your opposition means you are the cheaters!" a failed student shouted.
"You're talking nonsense!"
"Nonsense? You don't dare compare the test papers, which means you have something to hide. You are the cheaters!"
"Yes! If you object, you are cheaters!"
Lin Boyuan said, "Qian Xiaolai proved his innocence and let me see his test paper. You won't let me see it. Does that mean your level is not as good as Qian Xiaolai's? Only cheating can make the list!"
"You bloody mouth!"
"Then prove to us that you made it to the list based on your true abilities!"
"I agree to their comparing the test papers!" Meng Zihe squeezed through the crowd and walked to the front row. "I am Meng Zihe, who topped the provincial examination this year. Since they suspect we have cheated, we must prove our innocence and not let the real cheaters confuse the public!"
"I'm at the bottom of the list." Qian Xiaolai said with a grin, "With me at the bottom, what are you afraid of? It's just finding ten cheaters, and it won't affect your ranking!"
Meng Zihe said, "It's obvious now that someone is cheating. If you disagree, you will be considered as shielding the cheater and will be punished the same as the cheater! The adults will have other ways to find the cheater, and by then it will be too late for you to agree to the comparison!"
"Your Excellency!" Deputy Commander He glanced at the students on the list with a slightly gloomy look. "I've memorized their faces. They are either cheaters or those who are protecting them. Since they all disagree, please find another way to find the cheaters and put them all in jail!"
“We agree!”
"We agree!"
“We agree!”
If they are treated together with the cheaters, then their hard-earned fame and fortune will be lost.
They just feel it is embarrassing to compare their level with students who failed the exam!
Qi Lianli raised his eyebrows slightly, "Do you all agree?"
"Everyone agrees!"
"Okay, let's start with the top 100!"
"Sir! Wait a minute!" At this time, Lin Yu came out of the Imperial Examination Hall with a solemn expression.
"What is it?"
"Sir, we've discovered the examiner who participated in the cheating!"
"What! Who is it?"
"Yes, Master Zhang, Master Du, this is the list of replaced people that we just snatched from them and were about to burn!"
The students clearly saw Lin Yu handing a half-burned booklet to Qi Lianli.
Qi Lianli glanced at half of the list and said, "There's no need to compare them one by one now. I will interrogate the two examiners who participated in the cheating and find the cheater!"
After Qi Lianli finished speaking, he led the officials and others into the Imperial Examination Hall!
Cui Xun and others were terrified when they saw this. It’s over, they are really finished!
What a waste! Two useless things!
Cui Zhehan was so angry that his heart was beating fast!
Cui Xun hurried over to calm him down. "Grandfather, your health is very important! Don't get angry!"
Cui Zhehan felt heartbroken when he saw Cui Xun. His grandson's future was ruined.
Cui Zhehan caught a glimpse of Qi Lianli's wife and daughter in the crowd, as well as Si Chujin next to them!
My eyebrows are twitching!
It turned out that the Si family was behind this!
Si Chujin seemed to have noticed something and turned to look at Cui Zhehan who was sitting in the carriage.
Oops, we’ve been discovered!
Si Chujin raised his eyebrows and smiled calmly at Cui Zhehan.
In Cui Zhehan's eyes, it was a provocation!
Damn Si family!
He ruined his grandson's career, so he won't have an easy life!
"Bring the people up!"
Soon, Zhang Sheng and Du Huaian were brought before Qi Lianli.
"My Lords, you truly amaze me! You actually dared to collude with the cheaters to cheat. No wonder you tried to stop me from informing the students of the imperial decree. Tell me! Who is behind this?"
Zhang Sheng said, "Master Qi, the person behind this is not someone you can afford to offend. I urge you to turn a blind eye and find a way to suppress this matter."
Qi Lianli didn't expect that at this time, these two were still defending the Cui family.
"Do you think I can suppress the situation now? I'm asking you to speak up to give you a chance to redeem yourself and have His Majesty give you a lighter sentence. You can also choose not to speak! After all, the students on the list have agreed to compare their papers with Wu Huaiyuan and others. It's only a matter of time before the cheaters are found!"
Li Qinglan said, "My lords, please tell the truth. Today's events will soon reach the capital. To appease the public anger, His Majesty will have to conduct a thorough investigation into the cheating in the imperial examinations in Huayang County. Those found guilty of cheating will no longer be eligible to take the imperial examinations. However, as co-examiners, participating in cheating is a serious crime punishable by death!"
Zhang Sheng and Du Huaian's expressions suddenly changed.
They were right. The Cui family had the second prince and Concubine Cui's support. At most, these children of the Cui family could not pass the imperial examinations and enter the official career.
Not only will they lose their jobs, they will also lose their heads!
To be honest, they are afraid of death!
Zhang Sheng said, "Master Qi, we can confess voluntarily. Please plead on our behalf and ask His Majesty to show us a lighter sentence."
"It's natural, tell me!"
Zhang Sheng and Du Huaian exchanged a glance before Zhang Sheng said, "The Cui family is behind this..."
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