Official Records of Tang Bohu's Fraud Case
In the 13th year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty, Li Dongyang and Cheng Minzheng were the examiners. Before this, when Tang Bohu participated in the provincial examination, the head examiner Liang Chu was very appreciative of his talent. After Liang Chu returned to the capital, he mentioned Tang Bohu's talent many times to Cheng Minzheng. After that, Tang Bohu also visited Cheng Minzheng. At that time, Cheng Minzheng had not been appointed as the deputy examiner. He even speculated about the examination situation and questions for Tang Bohu. Then, Cheng Minzheng was appointed as the deputy examiner. Before the results of the exam were announced, it was rumored that the title of the eight-part essay written by Tang Bohu before the exam was very close to the exam questions. This matter was targeted by Hua Chang and reported to the emperor. The emperor first asked Li Dongyang to investigate, but Li Dongyang did not find that Tang Bohu's examination paper was accepted. Therefore, the emperor ordered Hua Chang, Tang Bohu, and Xu Jing (Tang Bohu's good friends who went to the capital to take the examination together) to be arrested for interrogation. During the interrogation stage, the examiner Lin Tingyu presented a memorial stating some reasoning. The Emperor felt that there was suspicion of selling the questions and arrested Cheng Minzheng, but Cheng Minzheng never admitted to selling the questions. In the end, the emperor ordered Tang Bohu and Xu Jing to be interrogated, but Cheng Minzheng left it at that. However, there was no conclusive evidence that Tang Bohu had committed fraud. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
Tang Bohu's Fraud Case
Tang Bohu will try fraud case occurred in the Ming Xiaozong Hongzhi twelve years. At that time, Tang Yin and Xu Jing had entered the capital together to participate in the general exams. Tang Yin was the Top Scorer of Yingtian Prefecture's provincial examination, and he was already famous and confident, while Xu Jing was extremely high-profile because of his family's wealth. The two of them not only brought many servants to the capital for the examination, but they also brought singers to visit the dignitaries everywhere and spend money like dirt. They visited Cheng Minzheng, the chief examiner of the exam (a family friend of Xu Jing's family), and did not shy away from claiming that they knew the chief examiner and the scope of the questions. Cheng Minzheng came up with a super-outline question in the exam, which originated from the "Retreat Record," and many people had never read this article. In the process of marking the papers, Cheng Minzheng excitedly said that only Tang Yin and Xu Jing had such talent after seeing the two papers. This behavior aroused the suspicion of others. Later, before the exam results were announced, someone found that the title of the eight-part essay written by Tang Bohu before the exam was very similar to the exam questions. They thought of his visit to Cheng Minzheng before the exam (Cheng Minzheng had been appointed as the deputy examiner), and there was a rumor that Cheng Minzheng might have sold the exam questions to Tang Bohu. This matter spread and became the headline news in the capital. The seventh-grade official, Hua Chang (who was in charge of supervising officials and had the right to report), reported the matter to the emperor. The emperor first let Li Dongyang investigate, Li Dongyang review many times did not find Tang Bohu's examination paper was accepted, the situation reported. However, since the matter had already spread, the emperor ordered Hua Chang, Tang Bohu, and Xu Jing to be arrested for interrogation. During the interrogation, the examiner Lin Tingyu presented a memorial explaining the reasoning content. The Emperor felt that there was suspicion of selling the questions, so he also arrested Cheng Minzheng. However, Cheng Minzheng refused to admit that he had sold the questions. In the end, the emperor asked Tang Bohu and Xu Jing to be strictly interrogated, and Cheng Minzheng's matter was left unsettled. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
Tang Bohu Fraud Case Results
In the case of Tang Bohu's fraud, after investigation, Li Dongyang did not find out that Tang Bohu's exam papers were accepted. However, this matter had been reported and caused a storm of public opinion. The emperor ordered Hua Chang, Tang Bohu, and Xu Jing to be arrested for interrogation. After the examiner Lin Tingyu presented a memorial stating the reasoning problem, the emperor arrested Cheng Minzheng again, but Cheng Minzheng never admitted to selling the questions. In the end, the emperor ordered Tang Bohu and Xu Jing to be interrogated, but Cheng Minzheng left it at that. Tang Bohu and his good friend Xu Jing were deposed as officials. This result completely changed Tang Bohu's fate and he never entered the official career in his life. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
Tang Bohu's Examination Room Fraud Case
The details of Tang Bohu's cheating case are as follows: Tang Bohu and his good friend Xu Jing went to the capital to participate in the exam. After they arrived in the capital, they followed the tradition of the time to pay their respects to the officials and celebrities and make friends with the literary world. They were introduced by Liang Chu, the chief examiner of the provincial examination, to Li Dongyang, the Minister of Rites and the Grand Scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, and Cheng Minzheng, the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites and the Hanlin Scholar. Cheng Minzheng appreciated Tang Bohu's talent and took great care of their visits. Tang and Xu often went in and out of his mansion to ask questions and acted casually and frivolously. Xu Jing also let his entourage bring generous gifts every time he visited. Soon, rumors about the two people spread. On the sixth day of February in the 12th year of Hongzhi (1499), Li Dongyang and Cheng Minzheng were appointed as the examiners. Later, it was Huke who reported Tang Bohu's fraud in the examination room. In fact, the people involved in this fraud case might be very innocent. In short, Tang Bohu also suffered bad luck because of this. His fate went from the original smug to the bottom. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
Imperial Examination Fraud Case Tang Bohu
The Science Examination Fraud Case, Tang Bohu
A brief introduction to the case of Tang Bohu's fraud in the imperial examination
In the 12th year of Hongzhi, Tang Bohu and his good friend Xu Jing entered the capital to participate in the examination. Xu Jing was born in a rich family. On his way to the capital, he talked with Tang Bohu about classics and papers and discussed his studies. After arriving in the capital, the other students were preparing for their exams in peace, but the two of them were active everywhere, visiting officials and scholars, including Li Dongyang, the Minister of Rites who later served as the chief examiner, and Cheng Minzheng, the scholar of the Imperial Academy. In February's exam, the chief examiner Cheng Minzheng's questions were unfamiliar and obscure. Many students could not write, but Tang Bohu's pen was full of flowers and his results were excellent. He seemed to be the best choice for the top scholar. Because the two of them had been running around before the exam, and their results were exceptionally good after the results were released, rumors spread among the students in the city in an instant. It was widely rumored that Xu Jing had used a large sum of money to buy the exam questions, and the examiner, Cheng Minzheng, had sold the exam questions. Huachang impeached Cheng Minzheng for selling the title to profit, implicating Xu Jing and Tang Bohu. In fact, Xu Jing did bribe the examiner's butler to get the questions in advance, but Tang Bohu did not know. In the end, the examiner was dismissed from office, Xu Jing was demoted to prison, and Tang Bohu was implicated and deposed as an official. He was forbidden to take the examination again and become an official. His fate was completely changed. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
The Case of Tang Bohu's Fraud in the Imperial Examination of the Ming Dynasty
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The Truth of Tang Yin's Fraud Case
In the 12th year of Hongzhi, Cheng Minzheng, the chief examiner, gave a very difficult question that many students could not answer. Tang Yin and Xu Jing were full of confidence after the exam and acted in a high-profile manner. There were rumors in the capital that Xu Jing had bribed the exam questions before the exam. The remonstrant Hua Chang impeached Cheng Minzheng, and Tang Yin, Xu Jing, Hua Chang, Cheng Minzheng, and a group of officials were imprisoned one after another. After Li Dongyang's examination, he did not find out that Tang Yin's examination paper was accepted. However, in order to verify the situation, the emperor still arrested Hua Chang, Tang Yin, and Xu Jing for interrogation. During this period, he and the examiner Lin Tingyu submitted a memorial to the throne to infer that there was suspicion of selling the questions. The emperor also arrested Cheng Minzheng, but Cheng Minzheng never admitted to selling the questions. In the end, Emperor Xiaozong gave each of them fifty strokes and ended the investigation. Tang Yin and Xu Jing were removed from their official status and became petty officials. From the available information, there was no conclusive evidence to prove that Tang Yin cheated in the examination hall. There were many doubts and complicated interpersonal factors in this case. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
Tang Yin's Exam Fraud Case
Tang Yin took part in the 11th year of Hongzhi (1498), Yingtian Prefecture (present-day Nanjing) provincial examination, and he won the first place in the middle and high school. The following year, he was demoted to official service when he was involved in the imperial examination fraud case in the capital. Tang Yin's essay for the examination was taken by the examiner Liang Chu to the then Minister of Rites, Cheng Minzheng, who praised his essay. As for the details of the fraud, they did not find any more accurate information, but Tang Yin was ashamed of being an official and returned to his hometown in anger to make a living by painting and calligraphy. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!