Xiong Lun could not have imagined that he had nothing to do with him and proved his innocence.

Li Dongyang's eyes moved slightly and he whispered to Xie Qian: "This guy is smart."

Xie Qian nodded.

All the officials lowered their heads, knowing that it could not be Yan Chengjin.

Yan Chengjin is already one of the nine ministers.

Although he is not as good as the Sixth Ministry and the Cabinet, he is also a top-rank official. He is not worthy of losing his official hat for Yan Song.

The six members looked at each other, exchanged their eyes, and seemed to be asking, hesitating whether to defend him?

Yan Chengjin looked at Emperor Hongzhi: "Your Majesty, can you prove yourself like this?"

During the Qing Dynasty, Qianlong once made a lot of life and death to decide Liu Yong's life.

The two lots placed in the bowl both read Death.

The minister thought he would die.

But Liu Yong grabbed one and swallowed it. As long as it proved that the bowl was a dead lot, it means that the raw lot he swallowed.

This method is often used to solve the perfect dead situation.

"But this Confucian dress was indeed penetrated by Yan Song into the tribute court, and only you know the question."

"I also know that the sealing and silence of the Ministry of Rites is that Lord Xiong thinks it is related to this official, so please provide evidence of the crime."

Yan Chengjin did not ask: "If there is no evidence of guilt, please allow your Majesty to submit it to the Censorate to investigate."

All officials want to speak but stop.

The imperial examination system is clearly defined, and the test papers are printed by the candidates themselves and brought into the examination room.

In addition to Yan Chengjin, the Ministry of Rites also found out the test paper two days in advance. There is really no evidence to identify it. Yan Chengjin did it.

"Your Majesty, although Yan Chengjin can prove himself, in order to avoid suspicion, it is better to hand it over to the Ministry of Justice or Dali Temple."

Xiong Shuang bowed slightly, secretly scolding Xu Mu as stupid as a pig or a dog. He would not even frame the trap. This would be simple and would be revealed by Yan Chengjin.

I really didn't leave any clues related to Yan Chengjin.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Liu Jian: "What do you think Liu Gong?"

"Leave it to the Ministry of Justice and Dali Temple, it will convince the candidates in the world."

Officials involved in imperial examination fraud can be tried by the Ministry of Justice and Dali Temple.

Xiong Shun breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

As long as the cabinet agrees, the case will definitely be tried by the Ministry of Justice.

Yang Tinghe looked up slightly, trying to argue for Yan Chengjin.

He thought to himself: "The test paper is still in the tribute school. If Xiong Shun's judgment is leaked, all the answered questions will be invalidated. Wouldn't it be unfair to fail Shen'er like this?"

Yan Chengjin narrowed his eyes slightly, for fear that the bear would harm him.

Fortunately, he has a hand.

"Mr. Xiong cannot investigate this case."

“Why?”

"I have a bullet seal here, please check it out."

Yan Chengjin hasn't handed over the stamp for a long time.

Suddenly, a bullet stamp was taken out from the cuff, and the officials' hearts tightened. I wonder who was going to suffer?

Xiong Lun was cold all over, and sweat couldn't help but seep from his forehead. It was him who was the person Yan Chengjin investigated recently.

Emperor Hongzhi took a closer look.

This bullet stamp was written. When the prince left Beijing, Xiong Shun sent a letter to King Ning.

Mou Bin said that when he returned to the capital from the northwest, he encountered two groups of assassins. At this moment, he couldn't help but think a lot.

He looked at Xiong Shuan: "Xiong Qing family, have you ever sent a letter to King Ning?"

Xiong Shuan secretly scolded Yan Chengjin for being shameless and pondered for a moment: "Yes, it is rumored that King Ning had saffron, and my mother's qi was not dissipated, so she sent someone to go to Prince Ning's mansion to get some and make medicinal tea."

When I sent someone to Jiangnan, I really asked King Ning for saffron.

Saffron is a scarce medicinal material produced in Songjiang Prefecture.

"Yan Song was wearing Confucian clothes to attend the tribute court, right?

I heard that Your Majesty also allowed him to continue answering, and how to make his test paper invalid."

Zhang Sheng felt that this would ensure fairness of the imperial examination.

Several officials from the Ministry of Rites nodded.

"I'm going to discuss it!"

"I'm going to discuss it!"

Yan Song was a little panicked and kowtowed to Emperor Hongzhi, nervous and aggrieved: "Your Majesty's clarity! It's really unfair to live a life..."

But I found that there was no relative and no official was willing to speak for him.

At this moment, a masculine voice recalled: "Your Majesty, wait."

Yan Chengjin said without panic: "Yan Song should have been wronged too."

Only then did Yan Song see clearly that this was Yan Chengjin's true face? He was a little surprised.

All the officials were also surprised that Yan Chengjin would speak for the scholar.

Emperor Hongzhi looked surprised. He heard that Yan Chengjin almost persecuted Yan Song and left Beijing: "Why?"

Before Yan Chengjin could answer, Zhu Houzhao said seriously: "My son has tested Yan Song with fake questions, but he will not accept it."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is right, the Jinyiwei can testify."

The Jinyiwei is the eyes and ears of the court and is the person His Majesty trusts the most.

Yan Song was stunned and looked at Zhu Houzhao. You are... the prince of the Ming Dynasty?

"How could he blatantly write the inscription on paper?"

Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath: "Transfer my order and hand it over to Dali Temple for investigation."

Yan Chengjin lowered his head, and the Jinyiwei was probably going to check on the bear slut.

The bear stolen chickens felt like he was caught without stealing a chicken, and his back was wet.

Outside the palace,

The scholar surrounded the tribute courtyard, waiting for the official to release the news.

I only found out after the exam that another examiner had an affair with the candidates this year and they all shouted that the law of heaven was unfair.

"This year, the questions in Beizhili were simple, and the study of mind only tested the unity of knowledge and action. I finally got the exam."

"But now it's rumored that the Qiu Examination has leaked the questions again, and I don't know how many people's test papers are invalid."

The candidates who were deposed once in the 11th year of Hongzhi knelt on the ground and cried and roared at the sky.

What's more, they complained about the ups and downs of the career of the proctors and soldiers, and called the invigilators and soldiers a bag of wine.

Xiao Jing personally took the imperial edict to the Dali Temple Yamen.

"Sir Chang, the answer sheet of the Gongyuan is still blocking. Your Majesty will ask you to solve the case within two days."

The candidates' papers are still waiting to be reviewed.

Chang Yuanxi was a little confused.

At that time, the Third Department held a trial of Cheng Minzheng, but he didn't ask for any questions. He didn't want to take on the imperial examination case at all.

"Can Eunuch Xiao give me some advice?"

"Hey, there is no way. It was recommended by Mr. Liu. Lord Chang would rather find a way yourself."

After Xiao Jing left, Chang Yuanxi racked his brains and couldn't figure out where to start.

"There is only one piece of Ru Shang as evidence. The clue is the handwriting, but the handwriting can be imitated..."

He sent someone to ask Yan Song that his clothes were washed by himself and he didn't know who stolen them.

After sitting in the duty room for a long time, he decided to go to Wang Shouren to ask.

When Wang Shouren was in the Ministry of Justice, he retried many old unjust cases and had excellent skills in investigating cases.

"My nephew, can you help Shibo analyze this case?"

Wang Shouren felt that with the character of Brother Gao, he would not be able to make trouble: "Uncle Chang Shi might as well go to Brother Gao. My nephew speculated that he should also investigate in secret."

"Brother Gao?"

"It's the Chief Censor, Yan Chengjin."
To be continued...