Tiangong Qi Tan Zhi Shu Lake

Back then, when Prince Xian put forward the idea of ​​establishing Shangfang Academy, it coincided with Fu Si'an's idea of ​​"strengthening the country with talents" who had not yet ascended the throne.

Over the years since then, Prince Xian has been devoting himself to choosing the site for the academy, going back and forth to the Ruins of Mount Wei several times, personally overseeing the construction of the academy, serving as the honorary dean of the academy, drafting the examination system and content, and inviting academic masters, the pillars of the country. Zhu scholars participated in the content of the test questions and the design of the organization. After repeated tests, they were all loaded into vehicles, escorted by the Ministry of War, accompanied by officials from the Six Ministries, and sent to each state. Send someone to carry out the on-site layout of the test items before the test.

In order to avoid cheating, during the exam, officials from the six ministries and local dignitaries will invigilate the exam and supervise each other to ensure the fairness and justice of the exam.

The examination room of Qingzhou Academy is located in the third courtyard.

The examinees entered a secret room with the invigilator. The secret room was very large and it was set up in a round sky. The dome was so dark that it seemed to be covered with a curtain. Where does it come out, and it perfectly illuminates the entire secret room.

At the right time, the bell for the start of the exam rang, and the secret room was silent, except for the bright voice of the chief examiner, Mr. Li, who commanded: "Come out the exam questions."

Then, the glimmer of light gradually dimmed, and a star suddenly lit up on the black dome. rise.

In an instant, the stars on the dome were twinkling, and the stars were shining brightly. Everyone seemed to be under the night sky, and they could pick up the stars with their hands.

Before everyone was overwhelmed with shock, they heard the official of the test loudly announce the question: "All candidates, listen carefully. The test question for this exam is "The Elephant of the Sky, Seeing Good and Bad, and the Elephant of the Sage."

The requirement for this exam is to observe the stars in the sky. After a stick of incense, please take out the secret box. According to the requirements of the secret box, three stars will disappear from the night sky. Find the position of the three disappeared stars, and you can pass the exam.

The official announced the completion of the title.

Fu Yu stared at the stars on the dome for a while, and suddenly said loudly: "My lord, there is a problem with this test question."

"What's the problem?" Master Li asked hurriedly.

The voice is not loud, it sounds quite respectful.

"This topic has been leaked long ago."

Master Li was shocked.

Fu Yu continued, "Someone already knew the answer."

Master Li was even more startled, and at a loss as to how to answer, Xu Hongzhang, who was standing next to him, turned his head abruptly, and scolded loudly: "All the questions and answers of the exams were put into the secret box by the virtuous prince himself, and carried by the Ministry of War. Ministry of construction, the password is not known until before the exam, how can it be leaked?"

Mr. Li was a little flustered just now, and was relieved by Xu Hongzhang's reminder, but he soon became worried again. In the capital, he had heard a lot about Fu Yu. But never ambiguous, Chao Fuyu asked: "The leak of the exam questions is related to the wealth and lives of countless people. Do you have evidence?"

Fu Yu pointed to the stars on the dome: "That depends on whether the three disappearing stars are the second on the left of Tianxuan Star, the third on the right of Zuopi Star, and the one with the weakest starlight on the top of Canopy Star." One."

After listening to Master Li, he immediately took out the secret baking varnish box containing the answers to the test questions and put it on the desk in the middle of the examination room. Master Li led Xu Hongzhang and six officials, bowed to the secret box, and cleaned it in the copper basin on one side. hands.

The secret box is a box with a square mechanism, on which is a combination disk, which is composed of gossip and celestial stems and earthly branches. When Mr. Li turned the combination disk, there was a faint clicking sound, and the layers of mechanism locks were released. The secret box was opened suddenly, and a golden scroll slowly rose out of it.

The answer to this question is on this scroll. After opening it and comparing it, my face turned pale and I was stunned. It took me a long time to recover, and my voice trembled unconsciously: "Fu Yu...you...how did you knew?"

Fu Yu handed over the note that had been clutched in his hand for a long time, Master Li took the note, and his face became even paler after reading it: "Where did you get this note?"

Fu Yu didn't reply immediately, but put his hands behind his back, and his eyes flicked across the faces of the candidates. The candidates all stopped and looked at Fu Yu with different expressions.

Fu Yu deliberately raised his voice: "Just now, when a group of people took off their clothes and forced them to withdraw from the exam, I picked it up on the ground at the door."

Hu Changjian, who was behind the crowd, got angry when he heard the words, pointed at Fu Yu, gritted his teeth, and muttered: "Boy, you wait." Unfortunately, the voice was too low for anyone to hear.

Master Li closed his eyes, opened them again, and said in a firm tone: "The exam is suspended, waiting for new orders."

After speaking, he walked out of the examination room quickly, followed by several invigilators, and a group of people entered the side hall.

In the side hall, the atmosphere was solemn.

Xu Hongzhang, the prefect of Qingzhou, strode forward and called out nervously, "Lord Li."

Master Li didn't even look at him, so he passed the note in his hand, Xu Hongzhang took it and read it, and passed it to the next invigilator with slightly trembling hands. After reading it, everyone was sweating profusely.

Mr. Li has always been shrewd, and he was not in a hurry to express his opinion. He gestured to everyone and asked, "What do you think? How did the test questions get leaked? Who brought the answers into the examination room?"

Involving wealth and life, everyone is silent.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Xu Hongzhang lowered his tone: "Everyone and I have seen it with our own eyes. The secret box was intact when it was taken out, so we can see that this matter has nothing to do with us. Could it be that someone in front of Lord Xian leaked it?"

Everyone didn't dare to answer when they heard it. After a while, Master Zhou of the Ministry of Punishment reminded: "If that's the case, I'm afraid the royal family will be implicated."

Xu Hongzhang hurriedly added: "There is another possibility. I heard that there are some strange people in Jianghu who can not only call wind and rain, cut paper into horses, cast beans into soldiers, but also predict the future. Could it be that these people have already guessed the topic? "

"Ridiculous!" Lord Li frowned, "Do you want to report such absurd remarks to the court?"

"Master Li means to report this matter?" Xu Hongzhang was very surprised.

"My country's nineteen prefectures, but this incident happened in Qingzhou. After the secret box arrived in Qingzhou, it was stored in your government's secret vault. How does Master Xu explain it?"

Xu Hongzhang blushed with anxiety, and denied it flatly: "Master Li, the secret box goes through various links, and every link may be leaked. The officials always act impartially. It is absolutely impossible for the test questions to be leaked after arriving in Qingzhou."

Master Li looked at the note that fell back into his hand again: "I don't care how the test questions are leaked, but they must not be leaked in the Qingzhou exam room. If the order continues, the exam will be suspended and the second set of test questions will be used."

Shangfang Academy's exam questions are set up in a very close manner. There are two sets of exam question plans for each exam. Once the exam questions are leaked, alternate exam questions will be used.

Xu Hongzhang's complexion changed suddenly, and he stopped Master Li: "My lord, if the test questions are leaked, if we can't find out, I'm afraid you and everyone here will lose their lives. Why don't we work together to shut down this test?" pass?"

Master Li glanced at him cunningly: "How to pass the level?"

Xu Hongzhang lowered his voice: "Continue to take the exam, as if nothing happened? We don't say anything, and the examinees don't say anything, so let's just let it go."

Master Li sneered, and said loudly to the guards outside the door: "All guards around the examination room are dispatched. After the exam is over, immediately surround the test room, search everyone, and thoroughly search Qingzhou Academy."

In the sound of Master Li's order, the policeman outside the door swished into action.

"Lord Li!" Xu Hongzhang's forehead was covered with beads of sweat, he looked at the crowd, and shouted in a low voice, "There is no room for maneuver in this way."

"Master Xu!" Standing next to Xu Hongzhang, the slightly overweight Master Zhu from the household department sighed softly, and shouted in the same voice: "Can this be concealed? Do you know that there are some candidates who can Straight to heaven."

Xu Hongzhang was stunned, and now he was really stunned.