"To report to the Emperor, I request the Emperor to investigate this matter thoroughly and provide justice to the students in the north!"
A northern minister stood up and said.
"I second the proposal!"
The northern ministers also echoed.
The ministers in the south hesitated because they were not sure who among them was responsible. Then they thought about it. Now that the trouble has reached this point, a thorough investigation cannot be avoided, so let's get to the bottom of it.
"I also ask the emperor to investigate this matter thoroughly!"
The southern ministers echoed.
At the same time, they winked at their colleagues around them. Whoever did it should quickly come forward and admit it. If they are found out later, it will be an extra punishment!
However, no one came forward to admit it.
"In this case, let's first compare the articles of people who are on the list with those of people who are not on the list to see where the problem lies."
After Jiang Yunsheng finished speaking, a eunuch took out the answer sheets of the Imperial Examination students.
At the same time, he glanced at Jiang Nuan who was silent, wanting to hear what she had to say.
[Host, I have finished reading. This time Imperial Examination, it is true that no one engaged in malpractice for personal gain, and we did not miss anyone!]
Guagua took a closer look at the melons of the people present and said.
[I guessed this was the ending. It seems that the current situation coincides with the famous Southern and Northern Lists Case during the Ming Dynasty.]
Jiang Nuan was not surprised at all by this ending. In order to maintain the fairness and justice of Imperial Examination, she and Guagua watched the melon many times. Even during the exam, they walked outside for fear of missing the melon.
As for these ministers, she also read them again, but she couldn't find any problems.
Now I'm watching it again just to confirm.
When Jiang Yunsheng and the ministers heard the word Southern and Northern Lists Case, they were confused. They didn't know what this was.
[Hey, in fact, even if they check the test papers, they won't get anything. This time Imperial Examination did not cheat. It's just that the south is richer than the north, and the level of students in the south has generally been higher than that of the north.
The level of students from the north may be a little low this time, but there is not a single one on the list, which is really an exaggeration.]
Jiang Nuan sighed and said.
"To report to the Emperor, I believe that Imperial Examination is very fair and just this time. We can put the test papers of the students who made the list together with the test papers of the students who failed to make the list and compare them. This will naturally convince everyone."
After a long time, a southern minister who had finished reading saluted Jiang Yunsheng and said.
After learning that it was not due to fraud, he immediately became confused.
Some northern ministers frowned, feeling very uncomfortable about Jiang Nuan saying that northern students were not good. In their opinion, the answers on those examination papers were not so bad.
Just when they wanted to talk, Chi Hengji stood up, saluted Jiang Yunsheng and said:
"To report to your Majesty, I believe that this matter cannot continue from ancient times. The same article will have different views in the eyes of different people. I am afraid it will cause controversy among students from the north and the south."
Jiang Yunsheng nodded. Since Imperial Examination has no problem, the top priority now is to handle this matter and appease the northern students.
[As expected of Chancellor Chi, he sees the problem thoroughly. After using this method, it may intensify the conflict between students from the north and the south, and the impact will be even worse.]
Jiang Nuan agreed with Chi Hengji's words in his heart.
After hearing Jiang Nuan's voice, Jiang Yunsheng and the ministers understood that this method might have been used by the Great Ming Dynasty, and the effect was not very good.
So how did the Ming Dynasty solve this matter later? Ninth Princess You can tell me! They were really worried to death!
The ministers felt itchy and uncomfortable at this time. They had a feeling that the answer was already in front of them and within their reach but they could not see it.
After waiting for two minutes and not hearing any solution from Jiang Nuan, they knew that Jiang Nuan wouldn't say anything for a while. They couldn't be lazy anymore and could only start racking their brains to think of how to deal with it better.
This time Imperial Examination cannot just admit students from the south. First, students from the north will not accept it, which may cause turmoil in the north.
Rather, the court needs ministers from the south and ministers from the north to balance the two, otherwise it will not be conducive to rule.
In this case, can we separate students from the north and the south, with students from the south competing with students from the south, and students from the north competing with students from the north?
A southern minister suddenly had this idea.
"To report to your Majesty, I believe that the educational gap between the north and the south has been going on for many years and cannot be changed in a while. Why don't we divide Northern List into the south, inform the students in the north that this time the list is Southern List, and then select some excellent test papers from the examination papers of the students in the north to form Northern List?
In this way, it will definitely be good for students from both the north and the south."
Jiang Yunsheng and other ministers began to think about the feasibility of this method.
[Yes, that's right, that's it. It's the same in modern times. Every place only competes with people from every place to reduce the gap in education.]
Jiang Nuan agreed in his heart.
Other ministers also felt that this method was the most appropriate solution at present, and they all agreed with this method.
"Okay, since that's the case, it's decided, An Laiyun, you take a group of people to review the examination papers of the northern students again, and select a group of outstanding students to form Northern List."
Jiang Yunsheng handed over this matter to An Laijun, who immediately took the order.
"And you immediately pass on the order. From now on, the Imperial Examination exams will be divided into southern Northern List, with students from the south and students from the north competing respectively."
Jiang Yunsheng said.
This method is indeed good, but Chi Hengji felt that there seemed to be something he had overlooked. Just when his inspiration flashed away and before he could catch it, Jiang Nuan's heartfelt voice spoke out again.
[This method is good, but there is another drawback. Let's see if anyone finds it, otherwise it will be useless to divide Nan Northern List by then.]
Jiang Nuan said.
After Jiang Nuan finished speaking, Chi Hengji reacted immediately.
"To report to the Emperor, I believe that even if the Northern List is divided into the south, some of them may fish in troubled waters and participate in the Imperial Examination as students from the north despite being students from the south.
If there are more people like this, Nan Northern List will be useless!"
After he finished speaking, he received a star eye from Jiang Nuan.
As expected of her idol, her mind works very fast. She was able to think of these things only by standing on the shoulders of giants, while he could only think of it with his own brain!
"In this case, Aiqing will formulate a rule, such as restricting candidates based on their residential address, so that the situation mentioned by Aiqing must be least likely to occur."
Jiang Yunsheng handed over this matter to Chi Hengji.