September 25th, Jiangnan Gongyuan.

After Langzen got up, he asked casually: "Did something happen last night?"

The housekeeper said: "Nothing big is going on, oh, in Mingyuan Tower last night, the examiners who were marking the papers quarreled all night about the osmanthus rankings, and they didn't sleep all night?"

Langzezo said: "Is there any result?"

The housekeeper said: "I made a list this morning and I was waiting in the main hall, saying that I would like to decide."

Langzenzo nodded, as long as there was a result, although he had passed the provincial examination, he had no right to decide the rankings, which was the matter of the examiners. Langzenzo, who had done it properly, came to the main hall and found that Manbao, Yuan Peiwen and several high-profile examiners had arrived. Manbao and his two lowered their heads, but they didn't say a word on this list.

"Sir, this is the list we have prepared." Man Bao put the list in front of Langzezo.

Langzezo took it and asked someone to spread it on the table. He took out the list of bribes given by Yue Le that day, compared it one by one, and found that none of them were on the list. Then he felt relieved. Just as he was about to praise him, Langzezo discovered that the first place Jie Yuan, the second place Ya Yuan, and even the third, fourth, and five Jing Ku were all unknown people. He looked at the list carefully and found that none of the nine Jiangnan sons, who were famous in Chinese in this Jiangnan Provincial Examination, were on the list.

"Is this the list you have drawn up? Is there any favoritism?" Langzezo asked.

Everyone shook their heads, and Langzezow thought of another possibility: "But has Prince An told you what he said?"

Everyone looked at each other and bowed their heads. Everyone here had been told by Yue Le, but it was not the kind of explanation that Langhamzo thought. Langhamzo called for a briefing and said, "Go and report back to Prince An quickly, and say that none of the nine sons in Jiangnan were on the list. Ask the prince if this move is appropriate."

The adjustment was quickly gone. The more Langham Zo thought about it, the more he felt that it was not like Prince An’s work. Nowadays, public opinion believes that the Nine Sons of Jiangnan are popular on the list. There is already a casino opening. Who can top the list? No one is on the list now. Isn’t this obvious telling everyone that there is something wrong with this list?

After half an hour, he came back and said, "Governor General, yesterday morning, the prince checked thousands of troops in Jiangning and went to Huai'an."

Langze's face changed slightly. What should I do? He thought about it and didn't care about his face. He asked publicly: "As examiners, did Prince An ask you to prohibit those people from Bolun Tower from being on the list?"

The examiners looked at each other and said no. Langzenzo asked again: "Where are the other examiners?"

Man Bao said: "Sir, the nine people's papers belong to each room. One or two people receive promotion points, and even if nine people cannot be on the list."

Langze thought to himself, but he was still worried and said, "Come out all their papers."

Soon, the examiners brought nine papers, but they were all copied by the field officer, not the original paper. This is also the rule of the examination room, and the purpose is to prevent fraud.

Langzenzou opened the papers and looked at them one by one. Langzenzou was not a well-educated person, but he also saw many mistakes. These articles were very rough. Some articles did not answer questions, some were misinterpreted, and some even had mistakes such as not avoiding the name of the emperor. After reading them, there was no good article. Langzenzou asked: "These are all articles of the Nine Sons of Jiangnan. Did you get the wrong one?"

"The number is here, please compare it." said the examiner together.

Langzezo compared one by one, confirmed that it was right, and said, "Are these nine people all seeking fame?"

"It must be true. If it weren't for this, how could he make such a mess of essays? It was simply a shame for literati." Man Bao said angrily. Although he had lost his virtue, he was born in a Hanlin family and there was no need to say much about his literary talent.

Langzenzo shook his head: "No, no, maybe it's a conspiracy."

He believed that one or two people were seeking fame, but he did not believe that nine people were like this. Yuan Peiwen said: "Sir, today is the time to post the list, so we can't delay any more."

"Okay, fill in the list!" Langzez had no choice but to agree, you know that if it weren't for the large number of people in this subject, according to the rules, the results would have been released before September 15th.

Man Bao and others filled in the list under the supervision of adjustment and surveillance. According to the rules, they started from the sixth place, and wrote the last one. After confirming that it was correct, they wrote the top five, and finally stamped the Governor’s Seal.

At the same time, Langhamzo recruited his personal soldiers and ordered: "Send a thousand troops into the city and control the surrounding areas of the Governor's Office. I want to see who dares to cause trouble!"

According to regulations, the results are usually released in the yamen of the governor or the governor. Lang Tsun also serves as the governor of Jiangning, so naturally the results are released in front of the governor of Jiangning.

At noon, the imperial list was finally posted in front of the government office. It was already crowded with people, and tens of thousands of scholars rushed forward. I hope I could see the list first, and the soldiers in the commando struggled to control it, so that order was basically maintained.

The provincial examination results were released, and some companies were happy and sad. Some people cheered happily when they saw themselves on the list, while others cried bitterly because they failed. After generally knowing who was on the list, the scholars congratulated them and found that none of the nine sons of Jiangnan were on the list.

At this time, the nine sons of Jiangnan were still in a tour boat on the Qinhuai River. Soon someone came to report the news. It was Xu Wei's book boy, saying that the nine people had not made it to the list. Xu Wei knew that the first step had been done. He knew that the eight people around him were all reliable. After a while, one person came up, dressed gorgeously and was quite rich. This person was named Ma Weixin. If Langze was here, he would have remembered that this person was among the people who bribed Manbao.

"Junior brother, master's plan, the first step has been completed. Let's see my junior brother next." Xu Wei bowed to Ma Weixin and said in a deep voice.

Ma Weixin said: "My senior brother is so polite, I am not good at learning, but I also have a loyal and filial heart and a little reputation. For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, Ma will not refuse!"

Xu Wei focused on the key points, and went to the Governor's Office with the Nine Sons of Jiangnan. Ma Weixin walked a few streets and followed these people. Seeing the Nine Sons of Jiangnan appear, the scholar began to become unstable. Someone said first: "I once answered the right answer with Brother Xu in Bolun Tower. My knowledge is far inferior to Brother Xu. I can't even make it on the list, why can't Brother Xu and the Nine Sons of Xu?"

As soon as these words were said, they made the crowd angry, and some people cursed: "Obviously, the fraud in the provincial examination is not groundless. Please look at it. There are so many tribute students on this list. I have been studying hard for ten years, but I am not as good as those who spend money to pay for donations."

"Yes, the Nine Sons of Jiangnan are very talented. We have all witnessed it. No one is on the list. It's dark, it's dark, it must be someone who cheats!"

"Brother Xu, do you think someone is cheating?" Someone asked Xu Wei directly.

Xu Wei sighed: "Time is fate, maybe I am not so lucky."

"I think Brother Xu and the nine others were targeted!" Someone was embarrassed.

Xu Wei said: "A few days ago, someone bribed the examiner Man Baoman, Yuan Peiwen and Yuan Yuan. The list was listed, but it was not found on the list. It can be seen that it was a false news. Nine people who were not on the list, so it cannot be said that it was a fraud. After all, people have likes and dislikes, and they can't be confused with the article."

Langhamzo was protected by soldiers. Seeing that Xu Wei did not cause trouble, he also persuaded the people around him, he thought that he was really wrongly blamed them, so he would not have to make the ragged articles of the nine people public.

Everyone sighed and was about to disperse, suddenly someone shouted like crazy: "Impossible, how could I fail? Impossible, I will definitely be on the list. Lord Man promised me that I was at least in the position of Yayuan."

This shout made people look back again, and Xu Wei shouted first: "Ma Weixin, what talent do you have? What kind of talent do you have? How can you be on the list? If you are on the list, it will be a shame for the scholars of Jiangnan."

Ma Weixin ignored it, lost his heart and shouted: "I spent 40,000 taels and lost everything. All my ancestral property was sold, so I bought a Asian dollar. How could it not be on the list?"

Ma Weixin ran while scolding. Everyone seemed to be bribing. They followed him, but saw this guy running to a restaurant, standing at a five-story high, shouting that Man Bao, the chief examiner of Jiangnan Township Examination, had already sealed the restaurant and let Ma Weixin go down. Ma Weixin just cursed like crazy. Langtze knew that this guy had bribed Man Bao, but what else could he say at this time? He sent someone to persuade him, but he couldn't persuade him. Most of the onlookers were not on the list. After hearing Ma Weixin's words, he felt that he was not knowledgeable, but that he could not achieve his grand plan by cheating in the imperial examination. The crowd became angry and surrounded Langtze and others. Langtze cursed: "You bastards, will you dare to surround the governor of the Qing Dynasty? Will you rebel?"

"We should not rebel, we should be fair. Ma Weixin said that Manbao accepted the bribe, but he was not the only one. We should be fair."

"Yes, we want justice. Man Bao accepted bribes and the nine sons of Jiangnan failed the exam. This subject must be a fraud. The court should give justice."

"What are you doing when you stand in a daze? Protect the Governor and disperse these people." Langzenzo's personal soldier, General Qian, yelled. The soldiers stepped forward and acted to fight, but Xu Wei blocked the beheaded scholar and said, "Mr. Lang, we are not deliberately making trouble, we want to ask for justice. Is this okay? The student went upstairs to persuade Ma to reform. You invite Lord Man and confront him on the spot!"

"Okay, that's great!" It doesn't matter whether Langzezo agrees or not, and the students have already agreed.

How could Langzenzo agree? After all, Manbao accepted bribes. At this time, the personal soldier Qian said, "Sir, when you make a fuss, you may not be able to protect your lord. It is better to invite Mr. Man while mobilizing troops. When the slave sees Ma Weixin crazy, what can he say when he confronts him?"

"Okay, this is all we can do." Langzezo said.

The situation settled a little, Langtze stopped Xu Wei, delaying the time to let him go into the restaurant. On the fifth floor, the nine sons of Jiangnan gathered together, Langtze's Qiang General was also there, and Ma Weixin sat by the window, a little frightened. Although this was the original plan, it seemed that it was not easy to end now. Those scholars even dared to surround the governor's personal soldiers. If they were indignant and killed themselves, they would not be unlucky.

"Sir Qian, let the students come forward to persuade him." Xu Wei bowed and said.

With permission, Xu Wei stepped forward and Ma Weixin asked in a low voice: "Senior Brother, what should I do, how to end?"

"How did Master tell you?" Xu Wei asked in a low voice.

Ma Weixin said: "Master, he said, "Since Brother, everything is yours."

Xu Wei nodded: "That foolish brother will understand!"

Suddenly, Xu Wei pushed forward and pushed Ma Weixin downstairs. With a scream, it was the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground. Mr. Lang's Qian was stunned. However, Xu Wei pulled the others of Jiangnan Jiuzi and ran downstairs, shouting while running: "The Governor's personal soldiers killed people and silences, and the Governor's personal soldiers killed people and silences."

The other people also reacted and shouted. They first saw Ma Weixin falling and falling to death, and then saw Xu Wei and others running down. They couldn't help but pick up bricks and sticks and hit Lang Ze and his party. Lang Ze's personal guards rushed left and right to assist the governor to break out of the siege.

Xu Wei and others found the door panel, put Ma Weixin's body on it, carried it on his shoulders, opened his arms and shouted: "Let's go to the Governor's Office and seek justice!"

"Yes, seek justice!" Tens of thousands of scholars gathered into a torrent and went to the Governor's Office again.

Langtze fled back in a panic, and his personal soldiers were dispersed. Seeing countless scholars besieging the yamen, Langtze knew that if he confronted Man Bao and others, it would be a dead end. Seeing that Jiangnan Jiuzi, who was quite rational at the beginning, became the leader of the trouble, Langtze had a plan and aimed directly at Jiangnan Jiuzi.

"Xu Wei, don't mess around here, saying that you are seeking justice for the scholars in Jiangnan. In fact, it is because you are not on the list and you are taking revenge. It would be strange if you are on the list if you are on the list!" Langham Sect, a big horse and shouted loudly at the yamen.

After hearing this, the scholars felt that the governor not only refused to make a decision, but also slandered Xu Wei, and shouted: "In this provincial examination, the most prominent figure in Jiangnan literature is Brother Xu. If he has no talent, what talent can the people on the list learn?"

"That's right, the adults don't make decisions for us, and they slander and slander us! We have witnessed the talent and knowledge of the Nine Sons in Jiangnan."

Langham Zo laughed: "Just, I read the article of nine of them this morning, it's simply nonsense. If you don't believe it, you can read it too!"

The papers that had been prepared were taken out and distributed to the students. The crowd was speechless after reading them. When Langzezo was secretly glad, Xu Wei took his paper and shouted: "This is not an article I wrote, no, everyone, how could I not even know about the emperor's taboo?"

"No, the red number is correct. How is it not? Is this the number of your provincial examination?" Langham Zuo thought he was making a quibble.

Xu Wei replied: "The number is correct, but the article is not correct."

The other people also saw their articles and said, "This is not what I wrote. How can I write such a shitty thing!"

"You dare to argue!" Langzezo was even more furious.

Xu Wei put down Ma Weixin's body for the time being and said, "Mr. Lang, the students originally did not believe that there was a fraud case. Even if Ma Weixin reported it, the students thought it was a minority. But now my article disappeared and was replaced by a bad article, but I have to believe it."

The scholars also did not believe that the Nine Sons of Jiangnan whom they worshiped would have such bad writings. When they saw Xu Wei and the nine others speaking righteously, someone stood up: "In this way, when you call out the original volume, you will be clear."

"This is not in line with the rules of the imperial examination!" Langzezo shouted.

Someone in the crowd shouted: "Is it because you are guilty of being a thief!"

Langzezo smiled coldly: "Okay, bring up the original volume, and it will be up to you to see how you guys are right!"

After a while, the original paper of Xu Wei and his nine people arrived and handed it to the scholar to see. Everyone got the number. Xu Wei got the paper, opened it and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Everyone, this is not my article, it was not written by me!"

"You dare to argue with the numbers right!" Langzezo shouted.

A scholar glanced at it and said, "This is not Brother Xu's name. I have seen Brother Xu's name. The plaque he wrote for Bolun Building is still hanging."

A group of people gathered around and looked at it. They shook their heads and said no. The other eight people also read the papers, but they were not their handwriting. How could this be? The nine people wrote them with their left hand during the exam.

"This is collective fraud, catch them!"
Chapter completed!