Chapter 71: Seven steps to become a poem!

"Dang...dangdang!"

As a loud gong rang out, the exam was over, and the officials in green came over, pasted the names on each test paper with small notes, and then collected them.

This is the rule set by Empress Zetian to prevent examiners from committing favoritism and fraud.

Next, the candidates left the examination room one after another.

Li Zhao deliberately took a few steps and landed behind the crowd, and quickly found the figures of two fat men... and followed quietly, lowered his head, waiting for the opportunity.

Soon, a tall candidate walked past the side with big strides... Taking this opportunity, Li Zhao stretched out his foot!

"Swoosh!...splash...splash!"

The tall young man didn't pay attention to his feet and immediately tripped. It didn't matter if he fell down. He pounced on several people in front. After passing this on, he pounced on more people, including Li Chong and Li Fei brothers!

The two of them not only fell into a rolling gourd, but also fell many booklets from their bodies, which were densely filled with fly-headed small calligraphy...

"Look, everyone, these two fat guys cheated, they took the cheat!" A shout rang out from the crowd. (Someone shouted)

"Who is someone cheating?"

"They are two fat guys, and the cheats have all dropped out."

...

Soon, one passes to ten, ten passes to hundreds, and the candidates quickly gathered over and all knew about cheating.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Li Chong and Li Fei wanted to escape from the scene, but there were dense crowds of people around him and there was no way out.

"Brothers, beat these two shameless scum!" (I called out again by someone)

"Beat them!"

"Bare them to death!"

Among the more than 900 candidates, many were depressed because of their unsatisfactory exams. At this time, they found the cheater, and turned their depression into anger. Then they rushed forward and started fighting against the two fat people. Some people punched and kicked, some people raised stools and smashed them. Some people felt unhappy and simply pounced on them and bite them with their teeth!

"Help...help...huhhh!" The two fat men struggled desperately, but unfortunately they were useless at all. They were instantly drowned by the crowd. At first, there were still crying for help, and soon turned into a howl like a pig slaughtering.

As for the initiator Li Zhao, he had already been hiding away. While watching the fun, he also pretended that I was a good baby and I never fight!

...

"Why is it noise outside?"

"Reported to the left prime minister, two candidates were found by others, and the result was a conflict!"

"What, if there is such a thing, you can quickly bring cheaters to interrogate, and at the same time, you will close the gate of the Ministry of Personnel, and no one will leave."

"promise!"

The huge noise alarmed the left prime minister Li Shizhi. After asking about the situation, he immediately sent someone to control the situation to avoid causing greater riots.

More than a dozen young officials in green rushed over and tried their best to disperse the angry crowd. Looking at Li Chong and Li Fei brothers, they almost turned into two pools of mud, their noses collapsed, their front teeth were knocked off, their clothes were torn into strips of ragged cloth, and their bodies were covered with tooth marks.

Fortunately, the two were covered in fat and could withstand the beating, so they saved their lives. However, judging from the injuries, they would probably have to lie on the bed for a while!

At the same time, the cheat sheets were also submitted. After reading them, Li Shizhi felt relieved and then tightened again.

In addition to Confucian classics, there are more than a dozen poems, spring flowers, autumn moons, summer winds, winter snows... all kinds of topics, and several other strategies, including the issue of money shortage.

After preparing so many answers, it means that the test questions have not been leaked. Cheaters are casting a wide net, gathering more fish, and following the best.

Since the test questions were not leaked, the situation was not too serious, which made Li Shizhi feel relieved!

The problem is that the questions for this exam were personally given by the emperor today, and the cheater only wrote more than a dozen poems and a few policy comments, and then he got the exam questions. What does this mean?

It shows that those who write these answers are not only aware of the holy heart, but also familiar with the great affairs of the court. Those with such skills do not exceed the number of hands in the world, and they are all important officials of the court.

A dignified court official actually participated in cheating. How could Li Shizhi not be nervous?

This matter is not negligent. Li Shiyi sent someone to comfort the angry candidates in person to avoid causing greater conflicts. He also sent someone to interrogate Li Chong and Li Fei brothers to make the cheating come to light.

Soon, the two fat men confessed. They asked someone to write the answers in advance. They wanted to memorize them silently and get a good ranking in the exam. Unfortunately, they were too stupid and memorized them for several days at home, but they didn't memorize these answers. In desperation, they started to copy them.

When candidates enter the door, they must undergo strict searches and do not contain anything related to the text. How did the two fat men bring the cheat sheet in?

Although Li Chong, Li Fei’s brothers are not good at studying, but they are very good at doing evil ways. They make full use of their physical advantages - obesity!

The two of them had a lot of fat on their bodies, especially on their belly. They had piled up several layers of fat. They made the answers into booklets, and then hid them in the fat layer and brought them into the examination room.

It was thanks to these booklets that the two brothers passed the exam successfully. They thought it was foolproof, but they didn't expect that a big shot would reveal their true colors!

The two fat men only confessed so much, but as for whom the question was pressed, the answer he wrote was unwilling to reveal a single word.

However, they also explained: Li Zhao and I are accomplices!

...

For a person who falls into the water, the most longing for is to seize a life-saving straw!

If there is no straw to grab, he will try every means to drag others into the water. The more the number, the better. Everyone drowns together. This is one of the ugly aspects of human nature!

This is how Li Chong and Li Fei brothers were. They were no longer in the water, but fell into the cesspool, and it was impossible to climb up. Therefore, the two of them made up their minds and wanted to take a cushion before they died. The goal was to Li Zhao, who had a deep hatred with them!

"Severely punish cheaters!"

"Severely punish cheaters!"

...

The candidates were in a state of excitement again. If it weren’t for the minor officials and soldiers who stopped him, they would have to fight again!

It’s not that they have a sense of justice and hate cheaters more, but that it is related to their personal interests!

Just imagine, the imperial court only admitted 120 people this time. As long as one cheater is seized, a position will be vacant. For the candidates, there will be an extra chance of becoming an official, so they will naturally work hard.

On the other side, Li Shizhi ordered his subordinates to bring Li Zhao to his front and looked at him carefully. He saw that Li Zhao had red lips and white teeth, beautiful eyebrows and handsome eyes. He was a standard handsome guy, and he looked at him and made people happy.

But then again, being handsome does not mean that one is equally upright. For example, Xie Ting during the Southern and Northern Dynasties was a handsome and talented guy. His poems were so good that even the poet Li Bai admired him and wrote poems: Penglai articles are Jian'an bones, and Xie was also clear in the middle.

Xiao Xie refers to Xie.

But such a handsome guy has a bad character, greedy and lustful, selling his relatives and seeking honor, and is still a coward. He died at the age of 36!

"Li Zhao, do you know Li Chong and brothers Li Fei?"

"know!"

"Very good, now they both confess that you have accomplice to cheat with them, is there any such thing?"

"Reporting to the left prime minister, there is no such thing as this!"

"Hmph, if there is one, you will know if you search... Come on, search!"

Two minor officials came over, from top to bottom, from outside to inside, hair, clothes, belts, boots... Even Li Zhao's single clothes were searched, but they really found something.

A sharp dagger with a strange look!

More than a dozen triangular darts!

Dozens of polished copper coins have jagged edges!

...

Li Shizhi and others looked at each other. The young man in front of him looked at Wen Wen Jingjing, harmless. He didn't expect that there were so many powerful tools hidden on his body. What was he going to do?

Having said that, the rules of the exam room are that things with words are not allowed to come in. These weapons are not included, and they have nothing to do with cheating!

Without evidence, it cannot be proved that Li Zhao cheated, but what explanation should Li Chong and Li Fei explain the confession? They will not just frame others, right?

In the Tang Dynasty’s laws, false accusation of others is also a serious crime!

what to do?

Have it!

"As the saying goes, real gold is not afraid of fire refining. Li Zhao, if you have a clear conscience in your heart, how dare you let the original person pass the exam?"

"Please do it!"

"Okay, I will test your poetry skills. If you can't write a good work, you will be treated as cheating... and show your blame to the public!"

"If I can't write a masterpiece, I am willing to admit the name of cheating and obey the left minister's remarks. But I dare to ask, what if I write a masterpiece?" Li Zhao took a step forward and looked at Li Shizhi, who was sitting in the middle, with no fear on his face!

"Haha, so brave. If you can really write a masterpiece, I apologize to you in public and become friends with you!"

"So you're serious?"

"A gentleman's words are as good as hell!"

"Okay, please give me a question!"

It was so interesting that a sixteen-year-old boy dared to bet with the prime minister of the dynasty. Thousands of people in the lobby held their breath and focused on the further development of the situation.

Some people think that Li Zhao is talking big and bragging, and he will be exposed in a short while.

Some people also believe that Li Zhao dares to make this bet, so he must have some ceremonial war.

At the same time, Li Shizhi was also thinking about it and decided to come up with a relatively rare question, and to test the young people in front of him, such as the sun, moon, stars, spring, summer, autumn and winter, such as ordinary questions, must not be used, what is more rare... There is!

"There happens to be a bamboo forest outside the examination room. You can use bamboo as the topic and limit the time for a stick of incense. Write a poem!"
To be continued...