Chapter 13 Official Scandal

Author: Huatangxiuge

Chapter 13 Official Scandal

Royal study room.

Looking at the plump and mellow Emperor Chengjing sitting behind the desk, his brows were furrowed, as if he had encountered something difficult.

The people standing below were headed by Pei Yao, followed by Emperor Chengjing's two sons, the eldest prince Pei Zecheng, the direct daughter of Queen Li, and the second prince Pei Zeyi, the daughter of Concubine Chen.

Behind them are the Queen's father, Prime Minister Li Mu on the left, the Crown Princess's father, Prime Minister Lu Chuan on the right, Fang Hongshen, Fang Yun's father, and several other officials.

"The imperial examination is an important matter for the country. There is such a scandal in Jiangnan and it has spread to Kyoto. If it is not handled well, this year's autumn will probably make people panic, which will not be conducive to the selection of talents. Your Majesty must handle it properly!"

Li Mu cupped his hands and looked solemn.

He was a veteran of two dynasties and a national warrior, so Emperor Chengjing naturally responded.

"I will naturally handle this matter well. Don't worry, Mr. Li. But now there are so many things at stake that I don't know where to pick them up. Please think about it and see if there is any good solution."

Pei Yao lowered his head and narrowed his eyes. He had already known about the Jiangnan scandal in the conversation between the two a month ago.

It talks about the fact that candidates were impostered after passing the exam.

A poor student named Xu Bohan from Zhongzhou in the south of the Yangtze River came to Beijing to take the exam five years ago and got the top 127 in the top three. It was a great joy, but he went to Beijing to take the exam with him and stayed in the same inn in Zhongzhou.

Wang Yong, a kid from a rich family, failed the exam.

The two were classmates and good friends in Zhongzhou and knew each other's ins and outs very well. Wang Yong was jealous and had evil thoughts when he failed to pass the exam this time.

He killed Xu Bohan and replaced him with his own name.

Because Xu Bohan's ranking in the college entrance examination was not high and he came from a poor family, he had no one to help him in Beijing, so no one paid attention to him. After high school, he was randomly assigned a local official position and was dismissed.

Wang Yong took Xu Bohan's position and became an official in other places.

But what he didn't expect was that his boy did not check carefully when he killed Xu Bohan. Xu Bohan only had weak breath and was almost in shock, but he was not killed. After being thrown into the mountains, he called farmers who went into the mountains to collect medicine to save him.

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Due to severe head injuries, Xu Bohan was rescued but became blind and almost half-deaf in his ears.

Although he reported the case to the government many times for help, firstly, he had no evidence, and secondly, if he really investigated the matter, he would offend the officials, so the yamen down below would naturally ignore him.

Over the years, Xu Bohan had been unable to find help, so he decided to go back to his hometown in Zhongzhou in frustration.

After returning home, he found that his family members had already passed away. After asking around, he learned from others that his home was hit by a fire late at night, and no one in his family survived except him.

Moreover, the news he heard from neighbors was that the person who was appointed official in the high school was Wang Yong, not him. He also said that when the good news from Beijing was delivered, the county boss personally went to the Wang family to congratulate him.

After hearing this, Xu Bohan never guessed that the Wang family bribed the county government, intercepted his good news, and killed him and his family members, thereby assuming his position.

Due to family feud and personal hatred, Xu Bohan was so sad and furious that he wrote poems about his experiences and sang them all the way to Kyoto.

On the way to Beijing, I met an official under Pei Yao. As soon as that person figured it out, he secretly reported this to Pei Yao in advance.

Liu Minghe, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, is the father of the eldest prince's concubine. This case is related to the fact that the Ministry of Personnel is constantly cutting with a knife. Naturally, Pei Yao doesn't mind causing some trouble for the eldest prince.

Furthermore, the scientific examination was carried out under false pretenses, and a family feud arose. Justice should have been given to the person involved, so Pei Yao tried to get Xu Bohan to meet an old censor who was known to be upright and upright in the court.

No, the old censor did not disappoint Pei Yao, and reported the matter to the court the next day.

It has been clearly poked under Emperor Chengjing's nose, so naturally he cannot ignore this matter.

Of course, it was not easy to rely solely on the censor's words, so Pei Yao also tried his best to go to Jiangnan.

After Xu Bohan's story spread in Kyoto, it quickly spread back to Jiangnan.

In Jiangnan prefectures and counties, including Zhongzhou, a large number of students from poor families united to criticize this matter and wrote many articles and poems to ridicule the court's negligence and so on.

The students from the south of the Yangtze River had the highest reputation among scholars in Daqi. When the students gathered together to make a fuss, even if Emperor Chengjing wanted to turn a big issue into a trivial one, he couldn't.

Nowadays, if we cannot give a good answer to this matter, I am afraid it will chill the hearts of scholars all over the world.

But if you get involved randomly, you can easily offend the Minister of Civil Affairs, which means you will offend the eldest prince.

So when Emperor Chengjing asked the ministers for their opinions, no one dared to speak easily.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit tense, Right Minister Lu Chuan stood up.

"Your Majesty, I think that in this case of impostor, it will be easy to deal with Wang Yong and the corresponding derelict officials, but the difficulty lies in how to appease the Jiangnan students and make the scholars in the world believe in the justice of the court."

Emperor Chengjing nodded and immediately asked.

"Does Prime Minister Lu have any suggestions?"

"I think the emperor can tour the south to appease the students."

The latter answered with his hands raised.

Li Mu next to him immediately retorted.

"The emperor's dragon body is precious. How can he leave the palace and travel far away at will? It is too dangerous. Although Prime Minister Lu's method is good, it has also been out of consideration."

Fang Hongshen stood up soon after.

"Yes, when the emperor goes out to inspect the palace, there are a lot of red tapes, and the dispatch of the guards is also very expensive, and it is not good for the emperor's safety. If you really want to take this method, just send someone there."

However, they prevented Emperor Chengjing from leaving the palace, which suited Pei Yao's wishes.

At this moment, Pei Yao stood up at the right time.

"Uncle, I am willing to go to Jiangnan on behalf of the emperor to appease the students."

His voice sounded, and everyone's eyes immediately turned to him.

After a moment of silence, the eldest prince Pei Zecheng immediately stood up and bowed his hand to Emperor Chengjing.

"Father, it's not safe to go here. My father's dragon body is precious, and my brother is the heir apparent, so I can't put myself in danger. It's better to go as a son."

Logically speaking, Pei Yao was his cousin, but they grew up together. Because they were close cousins, Emperor Chengjing also asked Pei Yao to call himself his son in front of him, and asked his two sons to call Pei Yao his imperial brother.

However, the eldest prince's words were respectful at this moment, and it seemed that he was thinking about Pei Yao, but in fact he just didn't want to give Pei Yao a chance to increase his reputation.

This trip to Jiangnan is a great opportunity to win over the hearts and minds of Jiangnan students.

Seeing this, Li Mu next to him also echoed in time.

"What the eldest prince said is absolutely true, and I also think that if we want to send someone to patrol the south, the eldest prince is the most suitable one."

"Your Majesty, I do not agree."

Lu Chuan immediately retorted in a deep voice.

Emperor Chengjing frowned and looked at him, "What does Prime Minister Lu have to say?"

Obviously, he has come to his senses now and is a little bit towards his own son, but since this matter was planned by Pei Yao, how could it be possible for the eldest prince to take advantage of it?

So at this moment Lu Chuan answered calmly.

"Your Majesty, this scandal is related to the Ministry of Personnel, and Mr. Liu, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, is the father of the eldest prince's concubine. If the eldest prince comes forward in this matter, I'm afraid people will think that there is cover-up. Autumn is approaching, and the officials

If the department can’t properly correct its name, I’m afraid it will be bad.”
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