Chapter 100: Taking on the important task of inspecting the autumn examination
Early in the morning of August 5th.
Sun Shaozong dismounted from his horse in front of the government office, his mind still on the fierce battle yesterday afternoon.
He had not tasted meat for more than a month and had eaten a lot of nourishing food. He was in his prime, and Xiangling was a flatterer. The joy he felt was beyond description.
But what was even more rare was that although Xiangling was exhausted from the fight, she still forced herself to wash up .
At night, she took the initiative to move Sun Shaozong's bedding back to the soft couch outside the main hall, showing no intention of showing off her favor.
Tsk~
It's really a pity that Xue Pan was willing to give up such a sensible and lovely girl!
"Please stay, sir."
After signing in at the front yamen, Sun Shaozong was about to go to the courtyard of the Criminal Law Division to see if there were any unsolved cases or wrongful convictions recently.
Unexpectedly, the clerk in charge of the roll call stopped him and said, "The prefect said yesterday that if you arrive, please go to the back hall first."
Han Anbang wants to see you?
Could it be that he wanted to inquire about the disaster in the south bank and whether it would affect Shuntian Prefecture?
This is exactly what the title implies.
Sun Shaozong originally wanted to write a proposal and submit it, but since Han Anbang asked him to do so, he might as well dictate it first.
Thinking of this, he walked through the hall and the courtyard and went to Han Anbang's courtyard in the back court.
After asking the clerk to report, Han Anbang came out with a big smile on his face. He stood on the steps and saluted, saying, "President Sun took the initiative to go to the disaster area to supervise the execution, regardless of the dangers. He is truly a role model for our generation!"
This is a compliment on the surface, but it is actually malicious.
This was because when Sun Shaozong was going to Nan'an to supervise the execution, Jia Yucun tried his best to dissuade him, and they parted on bad terms because of this.
At this time, Han Anbang said that he was "a role model of our generation", which was clearly a confrontation with Jia Yucun and an attempt to sow discord between the two.
Unfortunately, he was destined to work in vain.
Although Sun Shaozong is now drifting away from Jia Yucun, he has no intention of joining Han Anbang at all.
I just smiled and said, "Your Excellency, thank you for your compliment. I wonder what you want me to do for you?"
"Well... come on, let's go in and talk about it first."
The two men entered the small living room and sat down as host and guest in front of the painting of pine and crane for longevity. An official brought them two cups of fragrant tea.
Han Anbang then said in all seriousness: "To be honest, the reason I invited you here this time is because of this year's Autumn Examination."
Autumn Examination?
Sun Shaozong was stunned when he heard this. It was reliable to ask him about the disaster, but this autumn examination...
He frowned and said, "Sir, the military examination in Shuntian Prefecture has always been in the charge of the Wucheng Bingma Division. What does it have to do with our Shuntian Prefecture?"
Han Anbang laughed and shook his head, saying, "Of course I'm not referring to the military examination, but this year's civil examination."
"Then it has nothing to do with me." Sun Shaozong spread his hands and said, "I am a military scholar. You won't let me, a military man, be the examiner for the civil service examination, right?"
"I can't be an examiner, but the important task of supervising the examination room belongs to you!" Han Anbang said, with a solemn look on his face: "There are many powerful people in Shuntian Prefecture, and the relationships are even more complicated, so cheating in the imperial examination is also rampant!"
"It was fine in the past. If there was a mistake, the punishment would be imposed. But soon, it will be the tenth anniversary of your Majesty's reign. The court will surely celebrate. If something goes wrong in this situation..."
At this point, Han Anbang stood up and bowed deeply: "So I would like to ask you to take action and serve as the inspector of this autumn examination, so as to completely put an end to cheating in the examination room!"
"useless!"
Sun Shaozong hurriedly stood up and dodged, shaking his rattles with his hands as if saying, "How can I, a mere warrior, be an inspector ? If the scholars knew about this, they would probably cause trouble!"
The provincial examinations in the capital have always been organized mainly by the Ministry of Rites, with Shuntian Prefecture as the co-organizer.
The so-called inspector general is the chief officer who enforces discipline . Although he cannot be considered a formal "examiner", his authority is higher than that of an ordinary examiner.
It is said that considering Sun Shaozong's background, being able to become the "Inspector General" of the provincial examination is definitely a rare honor.
only ……
Han Anbang had just said that this year's provincial examination was different from previous ones and there could not be any mistakes - Sun Shaozong was not a fool, so why would he accept such an assignment?
"Brother, you are wrong!"
But how could Han Anbang let Sun Shaozong go?
He put on a serious face and said, "Although you have no real achievements, you have a pair of sharp eyes and are fair and selfless. You are the best choice for the Inspector General. Besides, this is not just my opinion. The Minister Jia also strongly recommended you to take on this important task."
Damn~
Sun Shaozong couldn't help but curse in his heart.
Needless to say, Jia Yucun, this old fox, must have been afraid of being implicated in the provincial examination fraud, so he sold himself out without hesitation!
The first and second in command teamed up to cheat people, so how could he, as a subordinate, refuse?
Therefore, Sun Shaozong had no choice but to admit it, and said, "If that's the case, I can only do it with reluctance - but I have to be frank with you. If I get into any trouble because of the supervision, please..."
"Ha ha……"
Before Sun Shaozong could finish his words, Han Anbang laughed and said, "My dear brother, you are always smart and capable. I believe you can handle things properly and keep Jia Fucheng and I safe!"
MMP!
This guy is forcing people to do hard labor, and he doesn't even want to take any responsibility - if the court didn't care, Sun Shaozong would have beaten him to death with one punch!
He left the back court angrily.
After returning to the Criminal Law Courts, Sun Shaozong first called Cheng Rixing over and asked him about the cheating in the imperial examination.
Cheng Rixing had been a juren for more than ten years, but the reason why he was only willing to serve as a guest and a legal advisor and refused to be an official was because he was unwilling to give up and insisted on striving for the title of jinshi.
Therefore, he takes the exam every three years, and that is unshakable!
When Sun Shaozong asked about the cheating, he immediately started talking about everything from pens, ink, paper, and inkstone, to shoes, hats, clothes, and socks, to tattoos with pigeon blood, it was really all kinds of weird things!
After talking for a long time, Cheng Rixing suddenly asked curiously, "Why did Dong Weng suddenly think of asking this? Is there a relative in the family who is going to participate in this year's autumn examination?"
"No relatives."
Sun Shaozong said helplessly: "I am the inspector of this department, so first..."
"Congratulations, Dong Weng! Congratulations, Dong Weng!"
Before he could finish, Cheng Rixing bowed joyfully and said, "Although the inspector general is not as good as the chief examiner, he has been included in the list of examiners recently. After Dong Weng finishes the exam, he will definitely have some help in the literati circle. He will no longer be excluded !"
This sounds...
It is a real benefit!
