bookrebus Chapter 30 Need to see the world
Chapter 30 Need to see the world
She chuckled and said, "Why are you apologizing, sir? It's my fault, not mine. Don't be angry, sir. I'll listen to you." She had to give the master face when she was going down the slope. It was this sentence that gave Yinzhi a way out and even saved his face.
Wen Yao was watching this scene and smiled. It was no wonder that Dong E Shuyin could keep a firm hold on the Third Prince. With her skills and adaptability, she deserved to be favored!
Wen Yao looked at it and was attracted by Yinzhi. She quickly opened the panel and took a look. There were actually two points?
[Does what I said count? Then it's easy to earn points. I can say something and no one else will know. I just need to tell Xiaojiu. That's great! You are the best on the panel. I misunderstood just now. I'm going to slap myself in the face!] Wen Yao's main character is flexible. It's just a slap in the face. I'll just slap her!
Yinzhen: ...
Kangxi and the other eight princes: ...
Wen Yao happily continued to click down and finally found the unlocked item about the Shuntianfu case. She unlocked it decisively. [Frog fun! This is really a reversal after reversal! ]
No one looked up. Kangxi took a sip of the teacup. The Crown Prince and Yinzhi picked up the dried apricots at the same time, perhaps because of a tacit understanding from years of mutual bickering or something. The Third Prince was still talking to his wife, making her face blush. On the opposite side, the Fourth Prince and the Seventh Prince were chatting about archery. The Eighth Prince was quietly rubbing the Eighth Lady's knees, with his eyes lowered. He said nothing and had no expression.
Yin? was rubbing his belly, while Twelve, Thirteen and Fourteen were chatting about the classes they had tomorrow. They all seemed very busy, but upon closer inspection, they all had their ears pointed in the direction of Wen Yao.
[Respected in Pengcheng County, famous in the Jinshi exam. His appearance is red and vigorous, and his writing is like Xiao He. A child was born under the plum tree, and a bug was born next to it. It is difficult to learn, thirty-six steamed buns. This is a doggerel poem written by Jiang Chenying, who was 70 years old and won the third place in the imperial examination in the 36th year of Kangxi, and was very dissatisfied with the 42-year-old champion Li Fan. 】
[They were in the same class and served as examiners in the Shuntian County Examination in the 38th year. An interesting point about this county examination was that the percentage of children of high-ranking officials who passed the examination was extremely high. Li Fan was a disciple of Suo Etu and had received favors from Suo Etu. He was also a smooth person, but he actually entered the court as an official at an advanced age. It can also be seen that even though Li Fan was smooth and flattering to his superiors, he still had his own persistence.]
[But when the list was released, the candidates who were not admitted were naturally dissatisfied and felt that there was something fishy going on. So they united and vented their anger on the chief examiner Li Fan and the deputy examiner Jiang Chenying. There was also a saying: Old ginger has no spicy taste, but young Li has a lot of sweetness.]
[Some people even wrote the "Scholars Reveal the World's Literature" to attack them: Unexpectedly, the Shuntian Grand Examiner Li Pan, Jiang Chenying and others have completely lost sight of the principles of heaven and the people's hearts. They do not think of the grace of the special appointment, nor do they care about the suffering of the poor scholars. They are full of greed and dazzled by their power! Four or five families in the central hall are among the top, and dozens of people in the ministries and courts are all ranked high. Wang and Li, with their status as prime ministers, still offered 3,000 in cash; Xiong and Jiang, as retired sons, directly offered a bag of gold of more than 10,000. Shi Yizhi and Pan Weizhen were sold because their fathers were both examiners; Han Xiaoji and Zhang Sandi took in all the old men because they were currently in the Ministry of Rites, fearing that they would be punished...]
[In fact, how could the people know whether there was something fishy or not? It was just a psychological effect. Why were there so few children from poor families? There were so many children from official families, how could there not be something fishy? This kind of mentality led to the rapid spread among the people, causing the people to be angry and it was out of control. ]
Kangxi did not say anything. He planned to take the exam again on the first day of February. No matter what the situation was, a re-examination would make it clear. He would personally supervise the exam.
【In this incident, the chief examiner Li Fan was accused of accepting bribes of up to 10,000 taels of silver, and the deputy examiner Jiang Chenying was partial to him and perverted the law by putting his fellow townsman Yao Guan at the top of the list. In order to calm the situation, Kangxi held a re-examination on the first day of February, but when the results of the re-examination came out, almost all the candidates admitted by Li Fan and Jiang Chenying passed. It was normal for one or two people to fail occasionally, but the incident was too big and someone had to be held responsible. Li Fan was exiled, and Jiang Chenying committed suicide out of indignation! Lu You, the censor of Jiangnan Province, was also used by others. This was also the reason why Lu You resigned early. He felt guilty and caused Li Fan to be exiled for three years, and even caused Jiang Chenying to commit suicide. 】
[Yao Guan later served as an official in the imperial court and was quite talented. In fact, this was not a case of cheating in the imperial examination but a case of defamation. Rumors were everywhere. Were those who spread the rumors ever punished? No! ]
【In the end, the victims were Li Fan and Jiang Chenying, who were slandered, while the people who slandered others were not harmed at all. From ancient times to the present, it is well known that words can hurt people invisibly.】
[But there are still countless people who have lost their lives due to verbal harm. Is this unfair? It is unfair, but there is nothing we can do about it. I hope the host will be careful when eating melons. Don't hurt others with words without checking the facts, which will cause murder in vain.]
Wen Yao read it word by word, feeling indescribably aggrieved and looking a little unhappy. Whether it was Li Fan, Jiang Chenying, or Lu You, the censor of Jiangnan Province, their endings were not good. Lu You died of illness a few years after he resigned from office. Perhaps he also had a heart disease.
However, those students who united to spread rumors did not suffer any harm. [Slandering someone does not require any guilt. Since ancient times, the ability of words to hurt people has been fully demonstrated.]
The prince frowned, but also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Li Fan was really not wrong, and did not ignore his warning to Soetu. Were they just the ones who spread the rumors?
The prince looked at his father, "Father, if," he continued slowly, "the news of Shuntian Prefecture's provincial examination spread too quickly, there must be something fishy. If Li Fan and Jiang Chenying were slandered, how should those who spread the rumors be dealt with?"
As soon as the prince said this, Wen Yao looked up instantly. She also wanted to know.
Kangxi put down his teacup and looked at his sons' angry faces. His expression did not change at all. "Isn't it good for the people to supervise the officials?"
It is easy to punish those students for this matter, but the consequences are immeasurable. If they are really punished, who will dare to tell the truth and supervise the court officials in the future?
Kangxi was not unaware of the mutual protection among court officials, but as the saying goes, "too clear water will attract no fish" and this has been the case since ancient times.
Even though Li Fan and Jiang Chenying were slandered, at least the voices of the people reached the ears of him as the emperor. He personally reviewed and clarified the matter to appease the people. This was also a move on his part to reassure the people.
It is right to punish the students who spread rumors in this case, but if such a thing really happens in the future, who would dare to speak out? After all, no one knows whether it is true or not.
As an emperor, he never considers the injustice and grievances of one or two people, he needs to look at the whole world.