Chapter 188 Tricky
Everyone looked at the people on the ground in confusion. Was it true? Were these the cheaters?

Then they saw a shocking scene. "I, I take it." A scholar hurriedly took off his clothes and threw them to the ground as if he had encountered a snake or scorpion.

Wow, there are words all inside the clothes.

Others also took off their shoes in panic and rolled up their sleeves, with words written on their arms.
There are all kinds of means available, which open the eyes of many people.

Lin Ruhai's mouth twitched as he watched. He knew that the imperial examination was a bit chaotic, but he didn't expect it to be this chaotic.

Jia Hu just glanced at them, said nothing more, turned around and sat down.

The candidates began to enter the examination room. The yamen runners who were searching did not dare to be careless, as there would definitely be some who slipped through the net, so they checked extremely carefully.

The other deputy examiners looked at Jia Hu with fear, then looked at each other, feeling a great deal of pressure.

After all the candidates had entered the Imperial Examination Hall, Jia Hu and his companions finally walked in and the gate was closed again.

"Duke Ningguo, are you going to inspect the examination room?" a deputy examiner asked cautiously.

At this time, they were all in the hall reviewing the examination papers, with Jia Hu sitting at the head of the table.
Hearing this, he glanced at the man indifferently, and the man's heart trembled, "No need, you go ahead."

Except for Lin Ruhai, the others were delighted and said goodbye and left.

Lin Ruhai looked at their backs and frowned, "Duke Ningguo, are you really not going?"

Jia Hu nodded, "No need."

Lin Ruhai sighed, "Then I'll go and take a look." Then he shook his head and walked out.

Jia Hu's eyes flashed. He knew that there was something wrong with those deputy examiners. With the help of the Heavenly Dao Gu,
The entire examination room was under his surveillance, so there was no need for him to follow those people all the time.

Lin Ruhai had been following the deputy examiners, and he always felt that there was something wrong with them.

Jia Hu had been staying in the hall and had not come out, which made those people feel relieved.

"Haha, I thought a powerful figure had come, but he's nothing special." In a remote corner, a deputy examiner said disdainfully.

"Well, it's just that the means are a little brutal. How can these scare us?"

"Better be careful and don't say the wrong thing these days."

"I understand. He's just a child. If you flatter him a little more, he will lose his way."

"It's good that you know it. You all know the secret code, right? The adults are paying special attention to this imperial examination."

"Remember, as long as the word 'Jiang' is in the third line of the article, it will be fine."

"Alas, I don't know if anything will go wrong. If all the people on the list are from Jiangnan, will they be noticed?"

"Your worries are unnecessary. Everyone knows that there are many talented people in Jiangnan. This is normal."

"Let's go, let's go. If we delay any longer, it will arouse the suspicion of Lin Ruhai."

"Humph, this Lord Lin is just sticking to us like a dog-skin plaster."

Several people quickly started walking around and stopped talking, seemingly patrolling the examination room carefully.

Jia Hu in the hall frowned slightly. These guys were so bold that they could cheat like this.

Jia Hu did not expose them. Time passed quickly, the examination was over, and the examination papers were brought to the hall.

Lin Ruhai breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he was too suspicious. He had followed those people these days and did not notice anything unusual.

"Sir, the test papers have been collected. Shall we start marking them?" A deputy examiner stepped forward and said respectfully to Jia Hu.

Jia Hu glanced at him and said calmly, "Start marking the papers. I don't have the knowledge, so I won't mark them. When you finish, bring them to me."

Those people were delighted and quickly said, "Yes, Duke."

Lin Ruhai also began to review the papers carefully. He was the first to review them, and then passed them to the next person.

At this time, Lu Feng and Liu Tan had already returned. When they learned that Jia Hu was in the Imperial Examination Hall, they had no choice but to go to the palace to report to Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu praised the two and gave them some rewards.

That day, Lin Ruhai and his friends came to Jia Hu tiredly and handed him the selected test papers.

"Duke, these are the people who can make the list. Please take another look at them and you can send them to the palace." A deputy examiner said with a smile on his face.

Jia Hu lowered his head and looked at the test papers. His eyes flashed. It was true. The third line of these test papers all had the word "Jiang".

Several deputy examiners looked at each other and felt that this time it was definitely a sure win. It didn't matter even if Jia Hu dismissed a few of them.

Jia Hu looked up at them, then suddenly reached out and picked up a stack of test papers, threw them aside, and said indifferently:

"These are all waste papers. Please review the other papers and choose again."

"Ah" Everyone looked at Jia Hu in amazement, especially the deputy examiners who were a little panicked.

"No, Lord, these are all selected by us together. They are all talented people. How can you mess around?"

"Yes, Duke, you don't understand the article, please don't make a rash decision."

"None of those waste scrolls can compare to these people. Please be careful, Duke."

They all spoke up and tried to persuade Jia Hu earnestly.

Lin Ruhai also looked at Jia Hu in confusion, but he did not try to persuade them like they did. Instead, he asked, "What's wrong? What problem did you find?"

"Bang!" Jia Hu slapped the table, and everyone shut up at once.
"I don't want to repeat myself a second time. You can either do as I say or wait for the Royal Guards to come and make your own choice." He paused with a cold tone before continuing.

"Master Lin will be the last one to review the papers this time."

Those people shuddered with fear, looked at Jia Hu's cold eyes, swallowed their saliva, and panic flashed in their eyes. Did he discover something?
"Get out." Seeing that they didn't move, Jia Hu frowned and said coldly.

Several people's hearts skipped a beat, thinking of how terrifying this person was, and they turned around and left in a hurry.

Lin Ruhai looked at Jia Hu in doubt and followed him out. In the examination room, several people gathered together, their faces full of panic.

"What's going on? Why did he regard those test papers as waste papers?"

"Did he find out?"

As soon as these words came out, they all shuddered.

"Impossible. We did it so secretly, how could anyone find out?"

"So what's going on now?"

"It's a coincidence, it must be a coincidence. He did it on purpose. Even if we marked the papers carefully, he would throw away the papers we handed in."

"It's not impossible that they are deliberately suppressing us."

"Phew, as long as they don't find us."

Lin Ruhai looked at the people gathered together, his eyes flashing. There was really something wrong with these people. How did Jia Hu discover it?
"Everyone, please review it quickly." Lin Ruhai said.

Those people looked at Lin Ruhai and said, "Haha, what Lord Lin said is true."

They quickly dispersed, took out the used papers and began to mark them. This time they did not dare to be negligent and marked them carefully, because the last one to mark the papers was Lin Ruhai, and he was the third place in the imperial examination. How could he tell whether the essay was good or bad?

Lin Ruhai immediately found something wrong when he got the test papers they were marking.
When he was the first to review the papers, he found a lot of good articles and marked them.
But many of them had been deposed, and only reappeared in his hands this time. His eyes darkened, and there was indeed something fishy.

Two days later, Lin Ruhai and his friends walked up to Jia Hu with dark circles under their eyes, and Lin Ruhai handed over the test paper. Then he stood aside.

The deputy examiners looked at Jia Hu nervously, wondering if he would cause any more trouble.

Jia Hu just flipped through it and nodded slightly, "Well, well done."

Those people breathed a sigh of relief.

"Someone come here." Jia Hu suddenly spoke in a cold voice.

"Sir." Lu Feng walked in with several Jinyiwei.

Those people immediately realized something was wrong. How did the Jinyiwei get in? This is the Imperial Examination Hall.

Suddenly they thought of Jia Hu's official position, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and their hearts trembled.

Jia Hu pointed at the deputy examiners and said, "Take them to Zhaoyu and interrogate the person behind them."

Lu Feng was stunned for a moment, then said respectfully, "Yes, sir." He waved his hand and said, "Take it away."

Several Jinyiwei walked towards them with grim smiles on their faces.

"Oh no, you can't catch me."

"How dare you! I am an official of the imperial court. Why do you arrest me?"

Those people were almost frightened to death and retreated in panic.

Lu Feng sneered and said, "We Jinyiwei arrest officials, don't you know?"

A few people wanted to struggle, but they could not resist in the hands of the Jinyiwei and were carried out like chickens.

When Lin Ruhai saw this scene, he shook his head slightly. It seemed that Jia Hu was well prepared.

"Sir, did they really cheat?" Lin Ruhai wanted to ask clearly.

Jia Hu glanced at Lin Ruhai and placed the first test paper in front of him. "Uncle, please take a closer look."

Lin Ruhai walked forward puzzledly and took a look. He really couldn't figure it out and looked at Jia Hu blankly.

Jia Hu smiled and said, "Look at the third line...compare it again."

Lin Ruhai was stunned, and looked carefully. After flipping through a few pictures, he took a breath and said, "Jiang is very cunning."

Jia Hu stood up and handed the new test paper to Lin Ruhai, "Uncle, please send it to the palace."

Lin Ruhai took the test paper blankly, "You're not going?"

Jia Hu smiled and said, "Of course I'm going to confiscate the property and exterminate the clan."

Lin Ruhai's face changed, and he was really resolute and decisive. He nodded slightly, "Okay."

Jia Hu took Lu Feng out of the Imperial Examination Hall. Lin Ruhai looked at his back and shook his head slightly, "I don't know whether this character is good or bad. Sigh."

Jia Hu kept his word and took Lu Feng to raid the homes of the deputy examiners.
Such a big thing naturally scared the candidates.

You have to know that they are the deputy examiners, and their homes were searched. What would happen to their test papers?
But they didn't dare to ask Duke Ningguo and could only discuss it secretly.

"What's going on? They are our house teachers, right? Will they implicate us?"

"probably not."

"How can you be so sure?"

"Haha, if we were really implicated, the Royal Guards would have arrested us long ago."

"Uh that makes sense."

"Alas, I don't know what they have done wrong. I hope it's not related to the imperial examination."

In this impetuous atmosphere, the results were announced, and Jia Huan, as expected, won the top spot.

"Hey, that's not right. Why are there so many candidates from the north who passed the exam?"

"What? Really? What's going on? There are only a few people from Jiangnan."

(End of this chapter)