When Tang Li saw the results of the county exam, he took a few children and went to the teahouse to collect money.
The results of the county exam were also being discussed in the teahouse.
"I never thought that Yaoshui Town actually had so many hidden talents. The top three in the county exam were all from Yaoshui Town!"
"That Hongwen Academy is truly amazing, having made a splash, taking all the top three spots!"
"This academy is truly remarkable."
"The academy is impressive, but this person is even more impressive. I really wonder what kind of brilliant young men these top-ranked people are."
Dabao and Xu Jue couldn't help but feel proud when listening to the discussions, and they held their heads high and puffed out their chests.
"My eldest brother and Brother Xu Jue are at the top of the list." Erbao said.
As soon as Erbao's voice came out, everyone's eyes immediately fell on their family, and then looked at the two young boys among them.
Are these Wei Ziang and Xu Jue who are at the top of the list?
These two are still childish and very young. How can they be so talented at such a young age?
Wouldn’t that mean it will soar into the sky in the future?
I really didn’t expect this!
Tang Li walked to the counter and said, "Boss, I'm here to collect the money. That day I bet on Wei Ziang and Xu Jue to be the first..."
The shopkeeper took out the booklet and checked it, then quickly put on a smile: "Yes! Yes!"
As he said this, he took out a thousand taels of silver from the cabinet and handed it to Tang Li in a very warm manner.
These two young talents will surely have a bright future, and we must be respectful to the mother of this young talent.
"Madam, you are amazing. You have two talented people in your family." The shopkeeper said, giving Tang Li a thumbs up.
Not only will they be two talented men, they will also be two prime ministers in the future.
Tang Li was in a good mood and took out twenty taels of silver from his pocket: "Boss, I have paid for the tea for everyone here today."
Turning to look at everyone, he said, "I'll treat everyone to tea today!"
There was a commotion among the crowd.
"We must drink the tea from Kuishou's house and learn from his talent!"
"This lady has an extraordinary demeanor. Although Yaoshui Town is small, there are many wonderful people here."
"Haha, today's tea is especially delicious!"
"Boss, there's still the money I won." Lu Ling came over and said.
He was just in high spirits that day and followed Tang Li to buy two taels of silver. He never expected that he would win the winning bet and win eighteen taels!
This is worth the money from selling eighteen booklets!
Wei Ziang and Xu Jue are truly his gods of wealth!
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Qin Wenxuan returned to the Qin family in a daze.
As soon as I got home, I saw a group of uncles and aunts waiting there.
There were different emotions in everyone's eyes.
Some were disappointed, some mocked.
"Hey, our 'leader' is back."
"What champion? He's not even in the top three. He said he'd win first place, but he ended up being fourth. He always looks down on my Jun'er. He's not much better than my Jun'er."
"I thought our Qin family was finally going to produce a great talent, but this is the result?"
"Third brother, stop talking. Hedong County is so big, Wenxuan being fourth is already very good. Your kid is fourth from the bottom, there is still a gap."
Qin Wenxuan felt extremely embarrassed when he heard the mocking voices.
His father Qin Xian's face looked extremely ugly.
He called his entire family over, wanting to show everyone how promising his son was, but he ended up coming in fourth! He was practically losing face!
"Come in with me." Qin Xian said and walked in.
Qin Wenxuan followed in with his head lowered.
As soon as he entered the room, Qin Xian closed the door and slapped Qin Wenxuan in the face.
"You rebellious son, you have completely disgraced me!"
"You talk so much on a daily basis, but when you take the exam, you get a score like this!"
"Waste! How could I have such a useless son like you!"
Qin Xian slapped Qin Wenxuan several times in a row.
He was so angry that he almost died. This son was his pride, but he ended up ranking fourth in the exam!
Qin Wenxuan was very embarrassed. He had always been the pride of his family. His father always spoke to him in a gentle voice, but this time he actually hit him!
He was dizzy from the beating.
Only after Mrs. Qin rushed in and stood in front of Qin Wenxuan did Qin Xian withdrew his hand.
"Master, stop fighting. There might be something wrong. I don't believe Wenxuan can only get fourth place!" said Mrs. Qin.
"Dad, I'm not a loser, it's them who are cheating!" Qin Wenxuan shouted loudly.
He simply couldn't believe that those three students from the mountains could be better than him!
Cheating……
Yes, they definitely cheated!
"Cheating? Explain it to me clearly." Qin Xian said.
"Dad, those students who ranked in the top three today are all students of Hongwen Academy. That academy is in Yaoshui Town, and no one has passed the entrance exam in the past few years. How could such outstanding students suddenly emerge? And three of them at once? This is too exaggerated, right?!" Qin Wenxuan said.
Qin Xian listened and also felt that this matter was strange.
"Even so, we can't conclude that someone cheated based on this." Qin Xian said.
"Qian Lu and Wei Ziang were in the same exam room. He saw Wei Ziang acting suspiciously, as if he was hiding something. He must have cheated!" Qin Wenxuan said confidently, "The students at Hongwen Academy must have known the exam questions long ago!"
"Master, you know Wenxuan. He has been smart since he was young and never lies. He is a good boy. If those students were really good, why didn't they have any fame before? There is something strange about this matter!" Mrs. Qin also hurriedly said.
Qin Xian frowned.
"I will investigate this matter thoroughly. If there is really a problem, I will never let my son suffer in vain!" Qin Xian said.
He's almost lost all his face!
He now hopes that those people really cheated and there is real evidence!
Qin Xian immediately ran away.
He had a close relationship with the teachers at the county school, and soon learned that Guo Nian, the dean of Hongwen Academy, and a teacher in charge of preparing the examination papers at the county school were classmates! Moreover, the two of them often interacted!
Qin Xian called Qian Lu over again and asked him if he saw Wei Ziang cheating.
"I saw Wei Ziang acting suspiciously, as if he was taking something out of his sleeve. I didn't expect Wei Ziang to dare to cheat, so I didn't pay much attention. Now that I think about it, it seems more and more strange!" Qian Lu said.
Qian Lu had obviously planned the words with Qin Wenxuan and thought about how to say them, so what he said sounded very sincere.
"Well, Guo Nian is really brave. He actually dares to steal the questions!" Qin Xian said.
The motive was obvious. No one from Hongwen Academy had passed the county exam for five consecutive years. If they failed this year, there would be no spots left for the county exam. If that happened, his academy would be doomed. That's why Guo Nian took such a risk.
Guo Nian was really too bold. He actually gave the questions to three students, and they took the top three spots!
He pushed his son to fourth place!
The more Qin Xian thought about it, the angrier he became.
"Qian Lu, come with me to the county government office." Qin Xian said.
"Do we still have to go to the county government office?" Qian Lu was obviously feeling guilty.
"Let's go." Qin Xian didn't notice his guilty conscience and turned and left.
Qian Lu had no choice but to follow.
Qin Xian brought Qian Lu to the county government office to see the county magistrate, Mr. Zhu.
The county school was under the government, and the superior of the county school principal was the county magistrate.
Since the matter was of great importance, Qin Xian went directly to see the county magistrate.
Because Lord Zhu almost wrongly accused an innocent citizen in the last bandit incident, after receiving a letter of advice from County Magistrate Wen, he became much more diligent and no longer dared to neglect his duties.
Upon hearing that there was a problem with the county examination, County Magistrate Zhu was so frightened that he hurried to see Qin Xian.
"What? You said someone cheated in this county exam?" County Magistrate Zhu was stunned.
This county examination is a major event for the county. If something really goes wrong, he will definitely be held accountable by the prefect Wen!
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