"Yes! Even if this old man Liu is exposed, it has nothing to do with us. Mr. Ran's move is really too high."

Listening to the people around him criticizing and cursing Su Lin, scholar Liu Shimin smiled happily.

"Hmph! What's this? Su Lin dares to go against our Ran family, and I will kill him step by step."

Ran Shichang's thoughts and thoughts in Zhihai were full of darkness. Now he has used all means to achieve his goals and regards Su Lin as his biggest thorn in his eyes.

Moreover, among this crowd, there were Lu Tong's slaves who arranged for the Lu family to incite the emotions of the people. These people were ordered by Lu Tong to work harder to stimulate the emotions of the people, and even called on the magistrate Yuan Tianzhang to write a letter of the people for the temple to make the judgment.

"Yuan Mu, what's going on? Tell me clearly, otherwise it will be difficult to disobey public opinion. I'm afraid... I will discuss with the Temple Supervisor to temporarily cancel Su Lin's examination qualification and investigate the matter clearly."

Although Yuan Tianzhang knew that Su Lin was not like this, as a parent official, he could not just show favoritism and ignore the public's opinions because of his subjective preconceptions, so he hurriedly pulled his nephew Yuan Mu to ask clearly.

"Uncle, this matter is definitely not what Old Man Liu slandered. The truth is..."

Yuan Mu briefly told the grudge between Su Lin and Su Liu family very briefly. Yuan Tianzhang frowned even more and said in embarrassment, "Su Lin is not wrong in this matter, but this old man Liu takes advantage of the situation and is about to start the trial. If I want to completely suppress the public's voice and convince everyone, I must quickly go to Fengle County to transfer the files of the Su Liu family case that day to convince the public! But now, it is too late..."

"What should I do? Uncle, you can't delay Su Lincai's scholar because of these people's slander!"

Yuan Mu was also worried. He grabbed Su Lin and said, "Su Lin, don't be influenced by them, which will disturb the mind and mind."

"Haha! Brother Yuan, don't worry. A pure person will be clear. Since I have a clear conscience, how can I disturb my mind and thoughts by these slutty plots? Wouldn't that be just as they wish?"

Since Liu Shuncai brought people to appear and two flagpoles were erected, Su Lin remained calm and observed the crowd silently, especially watching Ran Shichang and Lu Tong.

And among the crowd, there were obviously several people who were very suspicious in their behavior. Su Lin knew at a glance that they must have been instigated to arouse the emotions of the masses.

"Cancel the unfilial son Su Lin's examination qualification!"

"Give the Liu family justice!"

"Please make the decision for the Liu family..."

...

Originally, these people were mainly watching the fun and were easily provoked and incited. Now, seeing that Su Lin seemed to have no intention to explain the meaning of refuting, he felt that the truth was the case and became even more indignant. He shouted louder.

"Silent! This is the entrance of the government office. The government is about to try, so there is no noise!"

Seeing that it was still a quarter of an hour before the entry was reached, the prefect Yuan Tianzhang stood up step by step, and the holy power was circulating in his throat, making a majestic sound like a bell: "I will definitely give you an explanation after this matter is investigated after the appearance of our mansion."

Although Yuan Tianzhang knew clearly that Su Lin was innocent, he was unable to explain it to the people for a while and gave evidence to convince the public. That was why he could only use this method to use the authority of the prefect to temporarily postpone this matter, and let Su Lin finish the exam with peace of mind.

If only ordinary people heard the prefect say this, they would naturally calm down and no longer be noisy. However, this matter was originally provoked by Ran Shichang and others. Now that the people have just calmed down for a while, Ran Shichang winked. Several servants placed among the people took the lead in yelling again.

"Don't believe the prefect's words. He is deliberately covering up Su Lin..."

"Yes! Look, Su Lin and the magistrate's nephew Yuan Mu are good friends, and the magistrate Yuan wants to shelter Su Lin!"

"We must not let Su Lin participate in the palace examination and give the Liu family justice. Let's write books on the people..."

...

The people just saw Su Lin and Yuan Mu walking side by side with friendly attitude, so naturally they believed that the prefect Yuan Tianzhang was interested in protecting Su Lin.

Therefore, the calls and scolding were not suppressed, but became even more noisy and enthusiastic. Even the prefect Yuan Tianzhang was not spared and was involved.

"Haha! It's the effect. It's best to make this palace test impossible. Then Yuan Tianzhang will inevitably be punished by the king and the temple..."

Ran Shichang's mouth curled slightly, and his eyes showed a gleam of pride. The Yuan family and the Ran family also held opposing political views. If they could take this opportunity to attack Yuan Tianzhang, the main grand clerk of the Yuan family, it would be a kill of two birds with one stone. It would be a great thing.

"Silent! Bold! As a court official, I am a senior official, and my position as a senior official, how can I abandon my private position and condone Su Lin for public purposes? You dare to insult and accus the court officials, be careful that I will take you according to the law!"

Yuan Tianzhang was also angry and showed his official power. The momentum of the Grand Secretary's literary position was no longer concealed. He shocked him and made all the people tremble. He looked up at Yuan Tianzhang and calmed down. Only then did he realize that he and others were hot-headed and even the prefect dared to scold him.

At the same time, the officers in the government office rushed out and surrounded all the onlookers. This posture made the people scared, especially the Liu family. Liu Shuncai, who was leading the charge, was still proud, but now he saw the officers and captains' majesty with anger and majesty, and he was panicked. He looked back at Ran Shichang, Lu Tong and others in the crowd with fear, and asked for help with his eyes.

"Mr. Yuan is really a great official power! Students have met in the capital, and there are no less than dozens of Grand Secretary and Hanlin Grand Secretary officials. I have never seen anyone like Lord Yuan, who has brought the power of Grand Secretary to these unlimited grass-roots people..."

Seizing this opportunity, Ran Shichang stood out from the crowd with a smile, shaking a folding fan in his hand, then turned his words, pointed at the people around him who were taken by Yuan Tianzhang's official power and said, "These people are just trying to seek justice for the unjust Liu family. What is the crime? What is it that Lord Yuan is so angry? Instead of focusing on seeking justice for the people, Lord Yuan releases the power of the Grand Secretary to these people, aren't you afraid that the people will jointly write a letter of the people and report you to the temple and the king?"

"Ran Shichang, don't be polite! Who is the Liu family and these people? Who is the one who is so inspired and provoked? Do you think we don't know? You want to frame Su Lin and disturb Su Lin from participating in the mansion examination, but you actually use such despicable means! It's so despicable!"

Seeing that Ran Shichang actually took advantage of the problem, Yuan Mu accused his uncle Yuan Tianzhang of being wrong, and he was so angry that he pointed at him and shouted angrily.

"Oh? It's ridiculous! Yuan Mu, what evidence do you have to show that these were arranged by me? What I saw was that these villagers couldn't stand Su Lin's evil deeds and wanted to seek justice for the Liu family!" Ran Shichang grinned insidiously and asked the people around him in a fake manner, "Everyone said, right?"

"Yes! We just don't like unfilial sons like Su Lin!"

"Good will be rewarded with good and evil will be rewarded with evil. We must severely punish Confucian scholars like Su Lin who are completely conscientious!"

"If the prefect wants to shelter Su Lin, we will sue the prefect..."

...

As soon as Ran Shichang stood up, his aggressive words immediately made these people who were originally panicked and frightened to find their backbone. In addition, the instigation of several slaves from the Lu family immediately condensed into a force, and there was a feeling that he would not give up until he punished Su Lin.

"This Ran Shichang seems to have been planning for a long time. The preparations are so sufficient..." Su Lin did not act rashly, and kept observing the situation around him, making plans before moving. He had only one chance to defend and speak. If the truth was not used to convince the people for the first time, it would be even more troublesome next.

"The Liu family kept saying that I 'driving my brother away and forcing my stepmother to die'. I had to provide credible evidence to convince the people. If this was in Fengle County, there was no need to worry at all. The villagers knew about my Su family. But now they were in Jian'an Prefecture, and these people didn't know the truth. Another Liu family made such a fuss. If I told the truth, I would definitely not be believed. I had to provide credible evidence..."

Su Lin began to find solutions to the problem. While he was considering looking for credible evidence, behind him, at some point, Hong Liyu quietly walked over, handed over several files in his hand, and smiled at Su Lin: "Sulin, this is a copy of the file of the Su Liu case I took from Xu County Magistrate of Fengle County. Do you see if it will be helpful to you?"

"Li Yu? You... I said where are you going? It turns out... you went to Fengle County to retrieve a copy of the file? That's great! It's really raining in time. Now I need this powerful and credible file evidence!"

After taking the file handed over by Hong Liyu, Su Lin opened it and browsed it quickly. He made sure it was confirmed that not only was there a certificate from the government that Su Liu committed suicide in prison, but also the entire process of Su Liu and Dong Feng being examined, but also the seal of the county magistrate Xu Wenliang, the magistrate of Fengle County. At the same time, there was a copy of Wanmin's book that jointly signed by the villagers of Fengle County at that time to commend the two filial piety and Shude of the Su brothers.

"It's good to use it, Su Lin, when I went back yesterday, I met Liu Shimin and Lu Tong sneakily contacting Ran Shichang, so I stared at them secretly, and found out that they had colluded with the Liu family and planned to give you this on the day of the mansion test. So I rushed back to Fengle County overnight and asked the magistrate Xu that he wanted a copy of the file! Finally, he came back..." Hong Liyu said with a smile.

PS: First update!
Chapter completed!