Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 169: Everyone has their own thoughts

"I asked my two highnesses on the road how to investigate the county examination fraud after arriving in Yangzhou. Both their highnesses said that they should think about it. Now that they have arrived in Yangzhou, there should be a regulation." Liu Xuewen said.

Zhao Tong and Zhao Xian looked at each other in unison upon hearing this, and found that the other person was also looking at them. They withdrew their gaze at the same time and fell silent.

Senior High School stood behind Zhao Tong. Seeing that Zhao Tong was silent, he reached out and pushed him gently behind his back.

According to what the two people discussed last night, they should be the first to express their position and take advantage of it.

Zhao Tong stood up and said: "Liu Shi Yushi, I have thought carefully about it. If there is something wrong with the open investigation, we should investigate secretly first. If there is really fraud, we will eliminate all the cheaters and re-mark the papers and set the list."

"I don't think this is appropriate."

Zhao Xian retorted: "The students have already made trouble twice, and now they are happy to hear that the imperial envoy has arrived. If we do this, how should the Yangzhou students respond?"

Zhao Tong had staff, so naturally he also had them. His staff members who worried about Zhao Tong also analyzed them with him.

However, Zhao Xian was not as ambitious as Zhao Tong and wanted to start elsewhere.

After discussing with his staff, he decided to let Zhao Tong make the decision first, and then make criticism based on Zhao Tong's decision.

To them, it doesn't matter whether there was fraud or not in the county examination.

What the officials think of them is the most important thing.

There is not much room to exploit fraud in county examinations. In this case, we can simply attack our opponents.

This is equivalent to improving yourself in disguise.

Zhao Tong glanced at Zhao Xian and said calmly: "What do you think we should do?"

Zhao Xian didn't expect that Zhao Tong would ask him back. He was stunned and said, "I haven't thought about it for a while. I just felt it was so inappropriate."

Zhao Tong smiled slightly and said: "There are only two approaches to this matter. One is to conduct an honest investigation. If no problems are found, that's it. Once found, it will be reported to the officials for decision and the county examination will be held again. The other is to That’s what I just said.”

"If my brother doesn't agree with what I said, then he wants to use the former method? Let's not talk about the impact of doing so. Let's just talk about re-examination. Many of the students are ordinary people, and they have taken part in the county examination before. Spend money. If we retake the exam, what about those who don’t have money for food and accommodation?”

"this…"

Zhao Xian was a little speechless when he was asked. When he saw the smile on Zhao Tong's face, he felt it was very dazzling, as if he was laughing at him. He said angrily: "Is that an issue we need to consider? Students have to take the county examination, and they have food and accommodation issues. I will find a way to solve it myself. If it can't be solved, just don't participate."

"hehe…"

Zhao Tong smiled and said nothing.

"you…"

"Your Highnesses!"

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Liu Xuewen said quickly: "It doesn't matter whether it is announced or not. Now we can first check whether there is any fraud in the county examination. If not, naturally there is no need to think about it."

Zhao Tong and Zhao Xian did not speak when they heard this, waiting for Liu Xuewen's next words.

"It has been so long now. If there is indeed fraud, the traces should have been cleared up. The two highnesses and I will investigate separately. How about summarizing the information and clues we found later?" Liu Xuewen said. .

"Okay." The two nodded after hearing this without any objection.

Liu Xuewen discussed with the two for a while and then sent them away.

"Ugh."

Liu Xuewen sighed irritably, and after breakfast, he led people to Yangzhou Academy.

Although Ang Lee said there was likely to be fraud, there must be evidence for such a thing.

Liu Xuewen has been thinking about where to start since he took this job, and he already had a plan in mind.

After arriving at Yangzhou Academy and revealing his identity, Liu Xuewen entered the academy.

Most of the fifty people who passed the county examination had studied in Yangzhou Academy.

The Yangzhou Academy kept archives of the answer sheets for each of the monthly tests, including the entrance examinations.

Liu Xuewen's purpose was to retrieve all the previous answer sheets of these people.

Knowledge needs to be accumulated, and you can see how knowledgeable they are from the previous answer sheets of these people.

Comparing the county test answer sheets, we can basically confirm that those people cheated.

Of course, there is no evidence for this certainty. Liu Xuewen did this because he wanted to identify people who might cheat, and then investigate them to see if he could find evidence.

……

The arrival of the imperial envoy touched the hearts of many people. When Liu Xuewen came out of the post station, his every move was watched by many people.

When Xu Shigao learned that Liu Xuewen went to Yangzhou Academy to transfer the answer sheets of those students who had taken the academy's quizzes, he guessed what Liu Xuewen wanted to do.

Those students who participated in cheating can memorize the article. Even if there are some discrepancies, it can explain some parts that cannot be recalled.

But there is no way to falsify the answer sheets sealed by Yangzhou Academy.

Xu Shigao had never thought about burning down the place where the answer sheets were stored, and he also felt that doing so would be a bit destructive.

Because of Gu Yi's guarantee, he hesitated for a long time but still did not make a move.

Now that I learned that Liu Xuewen went to Yangzhou Academy, I was completely panicked.

There are so many people involved in cheating. Once Liu Xuewen has delineated the general scope, it is not difficult to find evidence from these people.

Xu Shigao hurriedly went to find Gu Yi. Gu Yi comforted him and promised to ask Zhao Tong for help to stop him from messing up.

After sending Xu Shigao away, Guyi asked people to check Zhao Tong's whereabouts. When he learned that Zhao Tong had gone to Tongpan Mansion to read the county examination answer sheets, he hurried to Tongpan Yamen.

In a public room in the Tongxuan Yamen, only Zhao Tong and Gao Gao were present, and there was a guard handle outside the door.

"Your Highness, I took a cursory look at the answer sheets that were selected. So far, there are no problems. If you want to find cash from here, you have to read all the answer sheets. There are more than 500 answer sheets. I'm afraid I can't do it alone. It will take several days," the high school said.

Zhao Tong waved his hand and said: "The chances of finding clues from the answer sheets are slim. Since you dare to cheat, you won't be so stupid. I guess there should be no problem with these answer sheets."

"Then why did His Highness come here to review the answer sheets?" Gao Gao asked doubtfully.

He also felt that people who committed fraud could not be so stupid.

Whether you leak the test questions or pass the answers to others to copy, you won’t be able to tell the problem just by looking at the answer sheet.

"It's just a show. I don't want to investigate this matter at all. Just let Liu Shiyushi do it." Zhao Tong said with some lack of interest.

"Your Highness, in the fight for the crown prince position, even if you only have a slight advantage, you must try your best to fight for it." Gao Gao advised.

"Okay, I understand. Don't worry, what can that guy find out when he goes to the examination room?" Zhao Tong waved his hand and said.

"Your Highness..."

"Your Highness, the magistrate of Yangzhou is seeking an audience with you."

The high school student wanted to persuade him again, but the guard's report came from outside the door.

Zhao Tong said: "Let him come in."

Not long after, the door opened and Gu Yi walked in.

"I have met His Highness." Guyi saluted.

Zhao Tong waved his hand and said: "Gu Zhizhou is too polite. After all, you are still an elder, so you don't need to be so polite. Just sit down."