Chapter 145: Imperial Examination Cheating, Deserve to Be Killed
Chapter 145: Imperial Examination Cheating, Deserve to Be Killed
The sound of injustice also caused many people to suddenly become angry.
Although we haven't seen what these articles are about, we all hate those who seize other people's talents and steal their fame.
A good article is naturally the result of others' painstaking efforts. It is simply too much to say that such a painstaking result can be easily copied by others with just a pen and a little ink!
"Your Majesty! This old minister requests a thorough investigation of this matter!"
Prime Minister Dou Qin, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke in a deep voice.
Dou Qin had gray hair, but was very dignified. He was a graduate of the orthodox imperial examination system and was the top scholar of that year. What he hated most was this kind of deceiving the world and stealing fame.
Therefore, regardless of whether it is true or not, this matter must be thoroughly investigated. Relying on a young person is a small matter, but missing out on such a talent would be the biggest loss for the Great Zhou!
The prime minister had spoken, and many of the others followed suit. Only Gu Zhangqing spoke in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid there might be some misunderstanding..."
Misunderstand?
ha!
Gu Zilu sneered in his heart, don’t you know whether there is a misunderstanding or not?
He told everyone everything clearly at the beginning, but what was the result?
The boy lowered his eyelids to block out the sarcasm and darkness within.
Misunderstand?
There will be no misunderstanding. All the truth will be revealed today. Since Gu Changqing doesn't care, let the emperor take care of it. The emperor is the father of all the people in the world, and this father is not so easy to talk to.
The imperial power is supreme and autocratic.
For a moment, the banquet suddenly became tense and solemn.
Gu Ziyun, who was sitting happily, felt like sitting on pins and needles.
He stared at Luan Wu and the others fiercely, and couldn't understand how these people got hold of these manuscripts.
He subconsciously turned his head to look in the direction of Gu Zilu, his eyes full of viciousness and cruelty.
If the manuscript was leaked, it must have been Gu Zilu who leaked it. This insidious guy finally fooled himself!
Gu Ziyun was trembling all over, wishing he could strangle to death the person who framed him, because he could not think of any other possibility except Gu Zilu who leaked the matter!
Obviously, it should have been done in secret!!
Gu Ziyun closed his eyes tightly.
At this moment, the emperor put down the manuscript and asked, "Who wrote these manuscripts?"
There is a signature under each manuscript, but the signature is just two words: Shanren.
So Zhao Jingcheng just wanted to know who wrote these manuscripts and who this mountain man was.
Luan Wu blushed and said, "Your Majesty, we don't know who wrote it either."
"Then what grounds do you have to say that Gu Ziyun plagiarized? What grounds do you have?!" Chen Huailiang was really furious: "I think you are here to make trouble on purpose. Do you have any grudge against Gu Ziyun? A real man should not behave like such a sinister and vicious villain!"
I don’t even know who wrote it, but I dare to accuse Gu Ziyun of plagiarism. Isn’t this a joke?
You guys are here to cause trouble for Gu Ziyun on purpose, right?
Chen Huailiang thought so. In fact, many people thought so too. After all, Luan Wu and others didn’t even know who wrote it, right?
Eunuch Zhou couldn't help but speak, and shouted sharply: "Do you know what the crime of deceiving the emperor is?"
Luan Wu lowered his head even lower, and he spoke earnestly, "Your Majesty, we are all scholars, so we naturally know the crime of deceiving the emperor. But, even if we have never seen this person's true face, we are sure that Gu Ziyun is plagiarizing. We have evidence!"
The remaining two also nodded.
Yes, they have evidence!
Gu Ziyun's heart sank even more, and his heart ached with fear. He stared at Luan Wu and the others with red eyes, wanting to see what evidence these failed students could produce.
Luan Wu continued, "We didn't know each other before. We met by chance at a poetry party at Qushui Liushang. I accidentally picked up a poem that someone else had randomly placed in the water, so I had never seen him before, but I remembered his name. Because I admired his talent, I left a message on the manuscript, begging him to meet again in a few days. He replied that he could, but he didn't want to show his true face to anyone, so in future gatherings, we all wore masks. As for the other two, they also saw his manuscript at the party and followed him..."
Luan Wu talked freely, and who would have thought that the acquaintance of these people started out in such a coincidence.
It was such a coincidence that led to the formation of a small poetry group. The four people would meet more than three times a month, and each time they would give each other manuscripts, circulate them among each other, and correct them. It was also because of this that the three of them had read all of Shanren's manuscripts. Therefore, when the results of the joint examinations and the palace examinations were announced, the moment they saw Gu Ziyun's article, the three of them all felt that it was plagiarism.
The three people didn't know each other at first, but they were the only three who had seen the mountain man's article. They all stopped in front of Gu Ziyun's article, muttering that it must be plagiarism. After further questioning, they found out the other party's identity, so they made an appointment to have a banquet today, and the three of them would come to the palace in person to seek justice for the mountain man they admired.
Having said that, the truth finally came to light.
The origin of these manuscripts was finally confirmed to be from the hands of the hermit.
But until now, no one knows who this mountain man is.
People could no longer hold back and started talking.
Even many people stared at Gu Ziyun with contempt and heat in their eyes, making Gu Ziyun feel uneasy.
"But you still haven't explained clearly why Gu Ziyun is not a mountain man?"
Someone in the crowd asked, since everyone was wearing a mask and no one had seen anyone else's true face, how could they be sure that Gu Ziyun was not the mountain man himself?
Besides, there seems to be nothing wrong with using my own manuscripts for scientific research, right?
"Gu Ziyun is definitely not a mountain man!"
Luan Wu swore solemnly, and the other two also swore solemnly. Zhao Jingcheng said, "The three of you go over and identify them carefully."
"Your Majesty, you don't have to admit it!"
Luan Wu was extremely sure. The young man raised his slightly dark face and said with certainty: "The mountain man is not as tall as Gu Ziyun at all, and his voice is also childish. He is definitely younger than Gu Ziyun, and both his body shape and voice are different. As for the height, I guess Gu Ziyun, the second-ranked man, doesn't have the habit of padding his boots, right?"
For a moment, everyone's eyes fell on Gu Ziyun.
The young man was tall and straight, almost as tall as Gu Zilu, and his figure had already begun to resemble that of an adult. How could he be the same person as the mountain man described by Luan Wu and the others?
"So, Gu Ziyun really copied it?"
General Liu Congliu, who had been watching the fun, suddenly laughed and stared at Gu Ziyun with burning eyes.
"I thought it was Gu Zixuan, but it turned out to be Gu Ziyun. You can't judge a person by his appearance. I was saying it, how could the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion, which was born of military generals, really have two Jinshi in the same family?"
"But it's all just fraud, Your Majesty, cheating in the imperial examination is a heinous crime, and you deserve to be killed!"