A League of Nobleman 君子盟 Episode 17

In Jinghu, a suburb of Ning'an, Xu Lu, Qin Han, and Wang Cheng, scholars from poor families, discussed the imperial examination here. They believed that the children of rich families had already cleared their doors, and the children of poor families would have no future. At this time, there was a sound of xun, and a boat came towards them. The person on board claimed that he was Mr. Jinghu, who could read people's hearts and know the past and future. Wang Cheng and the others didn't believe this, so Mr. Jinghu invited them to board the boat for a try, saying that what they wanted in their hearts could be achieved with their help. When Wang Cheng boarded the boat, he saw Mr. Jinghu pushing a water mirror to let him look at it carefully.

Because of the rumors among the imperial examination scholars, Wang Cheng wrote several articles the next day after being ordered by Mr. Jinghu, and submitted them to Sixian Bookstore. Within a few days, Wang Cheng was accepted as a disciple by Mr. Han.

In this imperial examination, both the Holy Majesty and the Empress Dowager wanted to use their own people as the chief examiners, but in the end they were appointed by Lan Shilang, who did not stand at both ends. Ma Lian, a scholar, thought that Lan Jue would not accept oil and salt, and all scholars who gave gifts were rejected. And Lan Jue didn't expect that the chief examiner's errand would fall on him. He speculated that the Holy Majesty's move had other meanings, and decided to try his best to be thorough in the follow-up actions.

Zhang Ping's return to Beijing made Chen Cho very happy. Chen Cho talked about Mr. Jinghu and said that he had a close relationship with Zhang Ping. This person can also use spells, can penetrate the heart, predict the future, and also use a water vessel. Chen Tiao took Zhang Ping to find the scholar Xu Lu. After their questioning, he learned that the water vessel in Zhang Ping's hand was the same as that of Mr. Jinghu, and the method of performing the technique was also the same as Zhang Ping's. On the other hand, Xudong did not find any clues about Mr. Jinghu, but Lan Jue thought that this person knew the magic trick, so he must be related to the Moluo tribe.

A total of four exam questions are prepared for this subject. Lan Jue and three adults will prepare the questions separately, and then two invigilators will witness and seal them up. One of them will be drawn on the spot on the day of the exam. Zhang Ping believes that Mr. Jinghu's water vessel style and operation process are consistent with Jinghua Shuiyue, but as far as Zhang Ping knows, Jinghua Shuiyue cannot predict the future. Zhang Ping thinks that Mr. Jinghu's water vessel must be related to the Moluo tribe, but he always feels that this person has ulterior motives.

Zhang Ping came outside Lan Mansion and saw that the cat he had fed before was living well, so he fed the cat with the ingredients he brought. Later, Lan Jue came to feed the cat outside the house, and found that the cat had been fed, guessing that Zhang Ping had been here. As night came, countless scholars gathered in Jinghu to wait for Mr. Jinghu to come, and Chen Cho also came here to join in the fun. There was a sound of xun, and countless paper cranes floated from the lake. The scholar picked up the paper cranes and found that it said "Gongyuan Qiuwei, there are ghosts in Guiyou".

The next day, the scholars discussed this matter one after another, and Chen Zhao was worried that this matter would affect Lan Jue, the examiner. Before the scientific examination, candidates all came to Gongyuan to draw seats. Zhang Ping drew the seat sign of Renshen, which was next to Guiyou, but Chen Zishang accidentally drew the seat number Guiyou, and then he left in a panic. Seeing Chen Zishang leaving, Zhang Ping remembered that his reaction when he got the Guiyou seat just now was too strange.

The three-day scientific examination was held as scheduled. Before the examination, Chen Zishang did not enter the examination room for a long time. Lan Jue came to the examination room with all the adults and was preparing to take the test questions of this subject. At this time, there was a sound of xun, and countless paper cranes were sprinkled on the sky. Seeing the words on the paper cranes, the candidates all questioned that someone used money to bribe the examiners. Also guess the test questions have been leaked. Lan Jue told the scholars that the four candidates for this scientific examination were hand-picked by the Holy Majesty, and the whole process was supervised by the Ministry of Etiquette, so there was absolutely no possibility of bribery or fraud. But the scholar even guessed that Lan Jue was the one who took the bribe, but Lan Jue couldn't prove himself.

But there was no sound of xun coming from anywhere around the examination room, and it was impossible to find the whereabouts of the kite that spilled paper cranes. Lan Jue originally wanted to ask Wang Yan to come to assist in the investigation, but Wang Yan's father thought that Wang Yan should follow the principle of avoiding relatives on the day when he was writing a question for this subject. Liu Taifu believes that if Lan Jue resigns from the position of examiner to stabilize the examinee's heart, he can choose another talented person to serve as the examiner. At this time, some of the candidates thought that Zhang Ping and Lan Jue had colluded with the cheating in the scientific examination and wanted to drive Zhang Ping out of the scientific examination room. Hearing the noise from the examination room, Lan Jue, who learned about it, read out Zhang Ping's family certificate in public to set the record straight. In the family certificate, Zhang Ping has no relatives in the three generations, and he is the only one in the family. In the face of the examinees' doubts, Lan Jue publicly expressed her willingness to resign as the chief examiner and go to Dali Temple to accept the examination in order to protect justice.