己卯顺天榜乡试案实为诽谤案

康熙三十八年顺天乡试案,前科状元李蟠为主考,前科探花姜宸英为副主考。放榜后,落第士子起哄,以匿名揭文罗织罪名,御史鹿佑徇私弹劾,致主考放逐,副主考监中自杀。后经康熙主持复试,原取士子无一落第。事实证明,己卯顺天乡试并不是舞弊案,而是诽谤案。

Shuntian County Examination Case in the 38th Year of Kangxi: A Case of Libel

In the Shuntian county examination case in the 38th year of Kangxi,the previous Zhuangyuan(number 1 scholar) was in charge of the examination,with the previous Tanhua(the scholar in the third place) as the assistant examiner.After the release of the results,the failed scholars started a riot,anonymously cooking up charges,and with the impeachment of imperial supervisor Lu You,the chief examiner was banished and the assistant examiner committed suicide in his imprisonment.Later on when Emperor Kangxi preside...