After Fang Zheng's persuasion, Zhang Dongxiang calmed down a lot.
Especially when I heard him say the words "great contributor", I actually felt a little secretly happy in my heart.
But he still said seriously: "It's easy as you say, but how can it be that easy to do?"
Fang Zheng smiled and said, "Just trust me! I own a newspaper, how can I lie to you?"
"People are usually not stupid, but when they get together, they lose their brains!"
"He has to believe whatever the court says! If he doesn't believe it once, he will say it twice! If others believe it, he will believe it too. Do you believe that people will drink cow urine if it is said in the newspaper that it can cure diseases?"
Zhang Dongxiang calmed down completely and said speechlessly: "Stop talking nonsense!"
"This is the only solution for now. I will immediately submit a report to the court. There is no need to issue any more stamps."
"There will be candidates leaving the venue in two days. At that time, the candidates with the lowest numbers will be relocated to other rooms. This matter... I will take full responsibility for it."
"Please prepare a list for me..."
Well... you should have said no earlier. You have caused so many troubles. When people get old, they just won’t listen to reason!
Fang Zheng put on a smile and leaned close to Zhang Dongxiang's ear: "Uncle, this is just a small matter, don't be polite."
"Why are you so close to me!" Zhang Dongxiang stared at Fang Zhengyi warily.
I always feel like something is wrong, but I can't tell exactly where.
Fang Zheng rubbed his hands together and said shyly, "Are we now considered to be grasshoppers on the same rope... You can't impeach me, right?"
“Get out, get out!”
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Zhang Dongxiang was extremely anxious, fearing that the situation would get worse.
The memorial was drafted as soon as possible, and the content naturally fully accepted Fang Zhengyi's opinions.
However, he pondered it several times, added a few suggestions that would benefit the candidates, and after polishing it up, he quickly sent it to the palace.
Although the delivery was very fast, it was already afternoon when it was sent to the palace.
Liu Er, the clerk on duty outside the cabinet's office, ran to Li Yansong as soon as he received the memorial.
At this moment, holding the memorial in both hands, he said respectfully to Li Yansong: "Mr. Li... This is an urgent memorial sent by Mr. Zhang!"
Others in the public housing unit looked at him sideways.
Li Yansong was shocked and quickly took the memorial and read it carefully.
Zheng Qiao, who was not far away, stood up and walked to Li Yansong, full of curiosity.
After a while, the memorial was finished.
Li Yansong raised his head, holding the memorial in his hand, his eyes full of confusion.
Seeing him like this, Zheng Qiao asked curiously, "Mr. Li...what big deal has happened?"
Li Yansong silently handed over the memorial, and Zheng Qiao read it carefully again.
After reading it, Zheng Qiao raised his head, holding the memorial in his hand, his eyes full of confusion.
"Mr. Li... I don't understand. It's quite good, but is it necessary to be so anxious when the exam has already started? I thought it was a big deal."
Li Yansong pinched his chin, frowning: "Yeah...it doesn't seem to be a big deal, but what does he mean by the influence of the Mid-Levels newspaper report expanding?"
Zheng Qiao was speechless. "It seems that the Mid-Levels Daily...hasn't reported the imperial examination in the past two days? Liu Er! What did the Mid-Levels Daily report today?"
Almost everyone in the cabinet has the habit of reading newspapers.
Sometimes the gentlemen would not read the newspaper themselves, so when they were busy they would ask someone to read it for them. Liu Er was an expert at reading newspapers.
I am familiar with the contents of each daily newspaper.
Liu Er immediately shouted, "A couple in the south of the city bought the top prize tickets, hoping to win two thousand taels. They fought over the division of the spoils."
"A beggar from Banshanfang brought his entire family to beg for three months. Yesterday, he bought a house in Changmingfang and has now been arrested."
"There is a doctor in Changshoufang who publicly discloses the secret recipe for treating bedwetting passed down from his ancestors: mix hot rice with the bedwetting area, do not let the patient know, and feed it to the patient. A commoner laughed at him in front of him and said: it is better to let the patient know than to mix rice with human urine. The doctor got angry and fought with the man. Both of them have been imprisoned....\"
After reading the whole article, they found that there was not a single sentence related to the imperial examination, and they were full of confusion.
What's the matter with the imperial examination? Why is Mr. Zhang so anxious to adjust the examination room rules? Can't we talk about it after the exam? It's not a big deal, why do you have to specifically report it to His Majesty...
"Forget it! Since he specifically told me so in the Imperial Examination Hall, it means the situation is special. Report it to His Majesty immediately!"
After saying that, the two of them hurried to the Yangxin Palace.
......
Inside the Yangxin Palace, Emperor Jing read the memorial, then looked at the two people and said hesitantly, "Is there anything special about this... memorial? Why is it so urgent?"
Zheng Qiao and Li Yansong both looked embarrassed.
Even if you ask me, I don’t know!
It's inexplicable to abolish the shit stamp... Just abolish it! It's not a big deal, and you've explained so many disadvantages. Is it necessary?
Why would he care so much about this now? He is not a candidate... Could it be that he couldn't hold it back when he took the exam, and revisited the place and recalled the sad past?
The two of them didn't know how to answer for a moment. Finally, Li Yansong spoke first: "Your Majesty, we don't understand it either."
"What Mr. Zhang said makes sense, but... it doesn't seem that urgent..."
Emperor Jing lowered his head and glanced at them again, then said calmly, "I saw from above that Banshan Newspaper reported this matter, and the people are quite dissatisfied."
"But is there any news about the imperial examination in the Mid-Levels Daily today?"
"No!"
Emperor Jing paced back and forth, thinking carefully, "I know, it must be that Master Zhang bought that kind of wild newspaper outside."
"I heard that many people in the private sector print newspapers with all kinds of content, and some even pretend to be regular newspapers... Maybe he bought this kind of newspaper."
"This is ridiculous! The military should be dispatched to investigate this matter!"
\"Your Majesty is wise!" Zheng Qiao and Li Yansong bowed together, and now they understood.
It should be what Your Majesty said, after reading some messy tabloids... This makes sense!
"Then, Your Majesty, how do you think we should deal with this memorial?"
Emperor Jing clapped his hands twice while holding the memorial, and sighed, "Master Zhang is so old, yet he still worries about such things! He is truly eager to serve the public."
"The advice is well thought out, but there are some unreasonable points in the examination room! This report will be slightly modified and copied to the court newspaper! The Imperial Examination Hall in the capital can be adjusted as appropriate. Starting from the next imperial examination, examiners of other examination rooms should read all the papers suspected of plagiarism without clear evidence, and no slack should be allowed!"
\"A sum of money was allocated from local government coffers to rebuild the toilets in the Imperial College to avoid disturbing the examinees."
Emperor Jing paused at this and said, "Guo Banban, go investigate those who manipulated the seating order of the candidates. Those who violated the rules will be exiled to the frontier."
"Draft an order to grant Prime Minister Zhang Dong a hundred rolls of brocade. Go to the Imperial Academy to announce the decree first."
After saying that, he looked at Li Yansong and the other two and said, "Do you two masters have anything else to say?"
The two of them bowed again: "It's all right, Your Majesty is wise!"
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