Sure enough, the next second, the inspector Yang Cheng said with a serious face: "All candidates will be re-examined."
"My Lord! My Lord! Please let me go. I will give up this Spring Examination. Please let me go. I will not take the exam! I will not take the exam!"
The candidate knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face.
He knew that what he had done was completely risky and hopeless, and now that it had been discovered, his career was over!
He used this method to cheat during the provincial examination without being discovered by anyone. He had thought that the inspection of the imperial examination would be very strict, but he never imagined it would be so strict!
Yang Cheng pushed Yu Yu and checked his files. "Yu Gaohe, ranked sixth in the provincial examination, is very talented. Why did you do this? Do you know the consequences of cheating in the imperial examination?"
Yu Gaohe closed his eyes and spoke in a very embarrassed tone: "Student...know. Those who cheat in the imperial examination will be stripped of their titles, exiled to the army, and will never be allowed to take the imperial examination again. Those with serious offenses will be executed."
"Since you know, you can still do this." Yang Cheng waved his hand and said, "Drag him to the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall, put him in the cangue and put him in public. If anyone is found cheating again, they will be punished together and then imprisoned in the Shengjing jail, waiting for the emperor's decision."
After hearing this, Yu Gaohe felt hopeless.
For a scholar, having one's pants stripped off was already a great humiliation.
What's more, there are so many candidates outside the Imperial Examination Hall, and many of them are his acquaintances. If he is put in a shackle and displayed to the public in the Imperial Examination Hall, how can he have the face to live?
But he had no say in the matter. The imperial guards simply picked him up and dragged him out without even helping him put on pants.
Yu Gaohe was terrified: "Sir! Sir, can you let me put my clothes in order?"
Yang Cheng looked at his file, turning a deaf ear to it, until the shouting died away in his ears. Then he tore off the page belonging to Yu Gaohe, with a coldness on his face that did not quite match his slightly immature face.
The inspector hesitated and said, "Sir Yang, isn't it a bit too much to not tidy up the clothes?"
Yang Cheng glanced at him and said: "Kill one to warn the rest."
"Are you really going to search all the candidates like you did just now? What kind of temper do scholars have? You are a scholar yourself, do you still need me to teach you?"
The prosecutor heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this: "Sir Yang, I understand."
Such drastic measures are only for the purpose of deterrence. Using this kind of outcome that scholars cannot accept can scare away the vast majority of cheating candidates.
After all, those who can take part in the imperial examination are all talented and knowledgeable. People like him who come up with the idea of hiding silk in such a dirty place and put it into action are truly one in a hundred.
What's more, it is impossible for them to check every candidate's genitals. Most of them would choose to give up the exam because they cannot bear the humiliation. This is not what they want to see.
"Lord Yang is wise. You can be stricter in the subsequent exams."
Yang Cheng nodded, flipped through the files, and then looked at Yue Lingfeng, "I know you, Yue Lingfeng, the top scorer in the autumn provincial examination."
Yue Lingfeng had just heard what Yang Cheng said. As smart as he was, he naturally understood the inspector's intention and knew that he most likely did not need to re-search.
But when he said he knew me, I couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
"I am very optimistic about you." Yang Cheng did not hide his admiration.
At this time, a group of candidates who were told to take the test again came towards here.
When the candidates learned that someone had used that place to cheat, they were all shocked, and then their faces were filled with disgust.
After this incident, it is reasonable to conduct a re-inspection to prevent any fish from slipping through the net.
But no one present could accept it. How humiliating it would be for them to take off their pants and have that place searched?
After this incident, will such an insulting, naked search be added to the imperial examinations in future?
Yang Cheng said in a clear voice: "I know this is hard for you to accept, but for the fairness of the Spring Examination, please cooperate with the search."
"Sir, I feel that this is inappropriate!"
"My lord, please think twice!"
"Sir, there has never been a precedent for searching for such filthy places in the previous imperial examinations. Do you want us to be humiliated because of that shameless person? I cannot accept this!"
…
Facing the speeches of many candidates, Yang Cheng remained calm.
He looked around silently, observing everyone's expressions, and finally said, "I was once a candidate for the imperial examination just like you. From your perspective, this is indeed an unprovoked disaster."
"You have all passed the previous inspections just now. Since this is the case, I believe in your character and there is no need to re-inspect you."
Upon hearing this, all the examinees said, "Your Excellency is wise!"
Yang Cheng smiled and said, "All candidates can return to their dormitories and wait for the exam."
Yue Lingfeng glanced at Yang Cheng, followed the crowd, found his own room according to the number on the lot he drew, put his writing brush and ink in place, and waited for the exam to begin.
On the other side, Yang Cheng sat back in his seat, took a sip of tea and said, "Continue the search."
He couldn't help but sigh, "Is it true that each session is worse than the previous one?"
But at this time, there was an uproar outside the Imperial Examination Hall because of the appearance of Yu Gaohe.
"this……"
"Isn't that Brother Yu?"
"Yu Gaohe, who ranked sixth in the provincial examination!"
“He is…”
Cheng Enwen's eyes popped out: "It's really eye-opening!"
After knowing what Yu Gaohe had done, all the examinees had similar expressions: shock, disgust, disdain and contempt.
But no one left the Imperial Examination Hall because Yu Gaohe was paraded naked and in shackles. They were all fighting for fame and honor for themselves, so they would not be such an opportunistic person.
The fact that Yu Gaohe ranked sixth in the provincial examination is an insult to the provincial examination! It is an insult to the imperial examination! It is an insult to the imperial examination! It is an insult to all scholars!
"Master Yang, no one has left the Imperial Examination Hall yet."
Yang Cheng raised his lips and said, "Okay! I have to take back what I said about each term being worse than the last."
By the time all the candidates had been checked, it was already bright.
"Scattered scrolls!"
"Yes, Lord Yang! Scatter the scrolls!"
As the order was issued, the candidates in the dormitories received their test papers one after another.
Yue Lingfeng glanced at him slowly, a look of confidence flashing across his face.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
