Save the Bachelor of Heaven

As soon as Xiang Nan was not here to stare, the officers and soldiers searched much less vigorously.

When it was Du Xiaoyue's turn, she quickly stuffed a piece of silver into the hands of the inspecting officers and soldiers while no one was looking.

The officers and soldiers were taken aback, glanced at each other, and then winked, "Go in soon."

Du Xiaoyue immediately walked into the examination room triumphantly.

After Du Xiaoyue successfully passed the test, Xiang Nan returned to the high platform again.

The soldiers' inspections became strict again.

In a short time, more than a dozen candidates were found out, and they were tied together in front of the gate of the Gongyuan and howled for the public.

Their shrill screams could be heard clearly even in the Gongyuan, which made people feel chilling.

...

After the inspection, the exam officially starts.

Xiang Nan led the local officials to inspect the rooms one by one to see if there were any candidates who cheated.

I saw that the examinees were in various poses, some were writing vigorously, some were dumbfounded, some were crying, and some were scratching their heads...

At this moment, suddenly a candidate stood up with a big laugh, "I am the number one scholar, I am the number one scholar, I am admitted to be the number one student~" His words were nonsensical, and he looked like he was insane.

The officers and soldiers immediately stepped forward and pulled him out.

"Oh, Mr. Wu Jingzi wrote an article "The Scholars", in which there is a Fan Jin who went crazy after winning the exam." Xiang Nan sighed, "This is great, he hasn't won yet, he is already crazy."

Wu Zui nodded in agreement.

Xiang Nan smiled, and continued walking, and saw Du Xiaoyue sitting in the number room, looking around, at a loss.

Du Xiaoyue wanted to use the imperial examination to sue the higher authorities for justice. She knew that this year was the Empress Dowager's birthday, so she asked Enke to take up her post. The imperial court also attached great importance to it, and sent important officials to inspect it.

It was Ji Xiaolan, a well-known and upright official who came to Yunzhou Mansion.

Therefore, she took part in the imperial examination under a fake name, hoping to attract Ji Xiaolan's attention, and help them avenge their grievances.

But she didn't know a single word, and she didn't know how to write a complaint even if she wanted to, so she was like an ant on a hot pot, flustered.

...

"Haha, this candidate is so nervous that he doesn't even know how to hold the pen?" Xiang Nan stepped forward with a smile and said, "Come on, come on, come on, calm down, don't worry, take your time!"

While talking, he corrected Du Xiaoyue's way of holding the pen.

"Who are you?" Du Xiaoyue was annoyed, thinking that he was troublesome, so she said angrily.

"Don't be presumptuous, this is a scholar from the capital, Mr. Ji Yunji." Seeing her disrespect, Wu Zui immediately stepped forward and scolded her.

"You are Ji Xiaolan who is known as Ji Da Tobacco?" Du Xiaoyue's eyes lit up when she heard this.

"Oh, you know me?" Xiang Nan laughed.

"Of course. Ji Xiaolan has a big gong tied to her feet, and it will ring wherever she goes~" Du Xiaoyue nodded.

"Ha, flattery is comfortable, but it's useless. I will still grade the papers impartially, and will not engage in favoritism." Xiang Nan laughed.

"Mr. Ji, are you smart?" Du Xiaoyue asked suddenly.

"You asked me if I'm smart, haha~" Xiang Nan laughed.

"I really don't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth. Mr. Ji is the most talented person in the world~" Wu Zui stepped forward and flattered him.

"I don't worry about writing the paper, I'm afraid you can't understand it." Du Xiaoyue said coldly.

"Can't understand?! Are there any articles in the world that I, Ji Xiaolan, can't understand? Let me tell you, as long as the paper is written in this ink, I can understand it." Xiang Nan laughed.

"It's written in blood, can you understand it?" Du Xiaoyue said coldly, her eyes were sharp and murderous.

Xiang Nan smiled, "I, Ji Xiaolan, have a public heart and seek talents for the society. I can understand any papers."

When Du Xiaoyue heard this, her eyes lit up.

...

After Xiang Nan left with Wu Zui and others, Du Xiaoyue took out a dagger from her waist, cut her middle finger and wrote many words of injustice on the paper.

Xiang Nan originally wanted to come back to find Du Xiaoyue and get in touch with her. However, he was an imperial envoy with a high position and authority. Wu Zui and other local officials were eager to curry favor and serve him attentively. He was followed wherever he went, so Xiang Nan had no choice but to let it go.

After the township examination, he began to mark the papers with the examiners.

With Ji Xiaolan's knowledge, it is naturally easy to tell whether a candidate's essay is well written.

Therefore, Xiang Nan's grading was also very fair and neat.

"Bullshit article, it won't hit!", "This article is good, but it's a pity that this stinky word won't hit!"

While commenting, suddenly an official came in, "Master Ji, the prefect of Wu invites you to the banquet."

"Going to the banquet?!" Xiang Nan was taken aback, knowing that Wu Zui was flattering him again, and he would meet Du Xiaoyue again at this banquet.

However, Qianlong and Heshen would also appear at this banquet, and when they saw that they and Du Xiaoyue were making fun of each other, they would be furious and dismissed from their posts.

So, this banquet is the Hongmen Banquet. But if he didn't go, he wouldn't know Du Xiaoyue. Moreover, Qianlong removed him from his post to facilitate his thorough investigation into the case of local officials privately distributing disaster relief food.

Therefore, even if he didn't play tricks with Du Xiaoyue, Qianlong would use other excuses to dismiss him. So after thinking about it, Xiang Nan still decided to go to the banquet.

But on the surface, he still wanted to shirk, "No. I'm still busy reviewing papers. There may be a pillar of the country here, how can I leave without authorization."

"Master Ji, in order to entertain you, the prefect of Wu invited the best actors in Yunzhou to sing." The official persuaded again with a smile.

"The best actor? What's your name?" Xiang Nan asked.

"Du Xiaoyue! Her singing of "Legend of the White Snake" is the best in Yunzhou City." The official explained with a smile.

"Du Xiaoyue?! I haven't heard of it, go back to Wu Zhifu for me." Xiang Nan waved his hand again.

Seeing this, the officials had no choice but to do so.

...

As soon as the official left, an invigilator hurried in again, "Master Ji, a strange paper has been published, please come and have a look."

Xiang Nan followed him to the transcription room, and the transcription officer handed him an examination paper.

Xiang Nan unfolded it and saw seven or eight large and small injustice characters written in blood on the scroll. Shocking and chilling!

"Whose paper is this?" He asked knowingly.

"There is no name on the paper." All the examiners shook their heads.

"Oh, I remembered, this person's name is Mo Chou." Xiang Nan asked himself and replied, "Come on, search the whole city immediately, and definitely bring Mo Chou to justice."

"Lord Ji, a few days ago, the magistrate arrested a key criminal, named Mo Chou." An official frowned and said, "But she is in prison now, so it is impossible for her to come to take the exam."

"It seems that someone is impersonating someone." Another official frowned, "If we can't find the real culprit, it will be difficult."

"Master Ji, Enke's papers like this are outrageous. Not only the examinees will be beheaded, but we officials will also sit down." The examiner said with a frown.

"I know that." Xiang Nan nodded, "Then what do you guys have to say?"

"Burn this paper, and we will replace it with other articles. As long as he is not allowed to write, it will be over in peace." The transcriber suggested.

Everyone nodded.

Enke took office, and if such a treasonous thing happened, he would be beheaded. These examiners will also be implicated, and demotion and dismissal are light. Even beheading, exile, and ransacking are very likely. Therefore, it is the best way to make big things small and small things small.

"Everyone, have you ever thought that this person would rather take the risk of beheading to write this article. If there is no great injustice, how could he take such a risk?" Xiang Nan sighed, "Okay, everyone, Ji Xiaolan will take care of this matter. Come here, prepare the sedan chair, I'm going to the government office to watch a play! Hey, I didn't expect to leave the capital, and I can't escape the right and wrong!"