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Chapter 29 Confrontation in Court (2)

"You..." Liu Yi calmed down and continued to explain: "Report to the emperor, Lord Cheng and Lord Hu are afraid that they want to drag their ministers into the water. The test questions are leaked. I will be indebted to blame. Please check it out!"

"Father! The fraud in the imperial examination has always been the most hated by the father. The imperial court opened the imperial examination to select talents for the imperial court. If some scums accepted bribes and cheated randomly, the hearts of the officials in the world would be greatly disappointed, and the system of the court was greatly damaged. The sons thought that this matter must be investigated in detail. At this moment, they should wait for the Duwei Han to search and then make a decision!" King Ling suddenly stepped out and said, and after saying that, he did not forget to say to King Xiang: "Fifth Brother, what you said is right?"

King Xiang calmly said to Emperor Liang: "My son also thinks that the most important thing at this moment is to verify whether what Lord Chen said is true."

"It seems that Brother Fifth and I have thought of going together!" King Ling smiled slightly.

"Hmph!" Emperor Liang beat the handle of the dragon throne again. Eunuch Cui, who had been standing aside, hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded: "Master, why are you doing this? Of course, there are several princes in the case. You must not hurt the dragon body!"

"Everyone is waiting!" After Emperor Liang said that, he closed his eyes and stopped talking and no longer looked at anyone in the hall. Cheng Bobin and Hu Ziming could only kneel all the time, and the remaining few people had their own worries. King Yu didn't want to know what others were thinking. The only thing he was worried about at the moment was the three officials who were also kneeling on the ground. The three of them were brought into the palace by themselves. He had to keep them safe no matter what. However, not speaking at this moment was the best strategy, and the only thing he could do was wait.

It was Chen Shi when the official made trouble, and now it was already early. King Yu secretly looked at the sky outside Chengyuan Hall and closed his eyes. When the world was dark, what appeared in his mind was his mother taking him to play freely in the back garden. He was constantly suppressed by King Xiang and King Ling, and was eventually demoted to the frontier without being favored by Emperor Liang. He stayed for eight years. During this period, people's livelihood was developed, resisting invasion, and training the army. The life of the frontier completely released his nature, and he did not have to be intrigue like the palace, or walking on thin ice. It was also the eight years in the frontier that King Yu understood what he wanted to pursue in his life, not imperial power, wealth, but...

A burst of rapid footsteps interrupted King Yu's reverie. He opened his eyes and saw someone coming quickly towards Chengyuan Palace from afar. He walked in and realized that the person coming was Han Ruxun.

"See the Emperor!"

Han Ruxun woke up Emperor Liang with a shout, and the attention of everyone present was fixed on the person who came. However, Han Ruxun always looked at Emperor Liang seriously and said, "I have indeed found twelve boxes of silver in Lord Chen's mansion!"

"How do you explain this time?" Emperor Liang's words were almost squeezed out from the gaps of his teeth. Cheng Bobin and Hu Ziming sat down dejectedly, just wanting to shout for injustice, but before they could shout for injustice, Han Ruxun continued: "After the search, I found that Lord Zhong's mansion was on fire, and Jingzhao Yin was already dealing with it. I was anxious to come back and report that he did not participate in the rescue. I only heard that no one has survived."

"Ah?!" Zhong Lin fell to the ground, his face turned gray, and he was stunned, "You! You are so vicious!" As he said this scholarly, Zhong Lin suddenly stood up, rushed to Cheng Bobin's side, reached out and pinched his throat, "I want you to pay your life!"

"Bold! Stop him!" This scene also scared Emperor Liang, and Eunuch Cui roared in a duck voice.

Han Ruxun hit Zhong Lin's neck hard, and Zhong Lin immediately let go of his hand when he was in pain. Han Ruxun took advantage of the situation to hold Zhong Lin with both hands and pressed him directly to the ground.

"Let me go! The emperor, they did it all! The test questions were stolen by me while Liu Yi was away. Cheng Bobin and Hu Ziming were both involved. They once promised me to let my family go after they were done! Ahhhhhhh..." After Zhong Lin struggled, his hair spread out, his clothes were torn, and he was already in a state of madness.

"Crazy and unscrupulous, drag it down!" King Xiang was finally angry and shouted to the Imperial Guard. When the Imperial Guard was about to take action, he heard a "Cai Xiang arrived!"

Cai Quan walked into Chengyuan Palace with steady steps, raised his forward wave, knelt down and saluted: "Since Cai Quan, please see the emperor!"

"Cai Xiang, please get up, you're here at the right time!" Emperor Liang looked at the chaos that had just happened in front of him with disgust.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! I heard that the Master was causing trouble, and I also heard that several of His Highnesses had come to Chengyuan Palace, so the old ministers rushed over to share the worries of Your Majesty!" Cai Quan quickly swept over the people of all colors in the hall, his eyes constantly turning.

"Cai Xiang is intent!" Emperor Liang was helped by Eunuch Cui and sat back on the dragon throne, calming down and saying.

Cai Quan looked at Zhong Lin who was subdued by Han Ruxun and kept sobbing on the ground, and asked, "Isn't this Mr. Zhong?"

"Returning to Cai Xiang, Lord Zhong lost his mind at this moment and just wanted to attack Lord Cheng." Han Ruxun briefly explained the matter.

"Old minister heard that Lord Zhong's mansion was on his way to the palace was on fire. Could it be because of this..."

"Hmph! If all the family members died in the fire, it would be cheap for them!" Emperor Liang said in discomfort: "Cheng Bobin, Hu Ziming, can you two admit their guilt?"

There were obvious pinching marks on Cheng Bobin's neck. He had not fully recovered his mind at this moment. He looked at Emperor Liang in a vague manner, while Hu Ziming continued to shout for justice.

"Enough! I don't want to see you scumbags in the court again!"

"Your Majesty, is it because of the fact that the official will tear the emperor's list today?"

"The emperor's list is just an introduction, and the fraud case involved in this Beijing Examination! Cai Xiang came just right, I have to investigate it thoroughly this time!"

"Your Majesty, according to what the old minister saw, you might as well take the relevant persons into jail first and hand them over to the Dali Temple and the Inspectorate for handling!"

"Well, it's up to Cai Xiang!"

"Your Majesty, the old minister thought that this matter was too wide. The Dali Temple and the Inspectorate were probably not capable enough. It would be better to appoint a prince at the same time, so that everyone could convince them."

"Cai Xiang is still worried and thorough, so let's hand over the case to the prince!"

The prince did not expect that the case would be suddenly handed over to himself at this moment, and he was out in panic, "Son Minister...Son Minister obeyed the order."

Emperor Liang rubbed his temples and was obviously tired. After all, nearly two hours had passed. "As Cai Xiang said, everyone was handed over to Dali Temple for prison. All the officials on the list were not allowed to leave the capital, especially those in the top three must be monitored closely. When Lei Qiwei returned to the mansion, Sun Hanghai was shut up and reflected on himself. No one was allowed to enter and exit without my permission! King Xiang and King Ling also returned to the palace first, and the case was left to the prince and Cai Xiang to handle it with full authority."

Two hours of standing was nothing for a person like King Yu who was born in the army. When he returned to the mansion, it was already late at night. King Yu still felt very tired, not physically tired, but mentally tired.

As soon as King Yu sat down in the study, Uncle Zhang walked in with a porcelain bowl, "Your Highness, I think there is no meal, I'm just cooking some jade porridge."

King Yu reached out to take the warm jade porridge, and came close to smell it, and said with a smile: "It's so fragrant. For me, Mrs. Wang's craftsmanship is better than that of the imperial chefs in the palace!"

"Your Highness is making fun of you, drink it while it's hot!" Uncle Zhang smiled kindly, and looked at King Yu with a focused look on drinking the porridge. This scene seemed to be the warmth of a father looking at his son.

"Your Highness, it's getting late, so why not take a break earlier?"

"I have to finish reading all the military affairs letters. Uncle Zhang, please rest first." After that, King Yu began to open the letters neatly placed on the desk.

Uncle Zhang picked up the bowl and did not give any more comfort. He turned around and left the study. He closed the door very carefully before leaving, for fear that the loud noise would disturb King Yu.

In fact, it was not only that King Yu was sleepless, but at this time in the Palace of Prince Yu, Xuan Shaoning and Jiang Weizhen were also sitting under the Emperor's cherry tree in the courtyard.

"If those officials said it was true, I'm afraid it would be a major case of fraud in the imperial examination." The two were silent for a long time, but Jiang Weizhen was the first to break the silence.

"I believe Qingyuan, Shaoyin and Brother Jiang will definitely not be involved in fraud!" Xuan Shaoning did not look at Jiang Weizhen, but kept raising his head and looking at a bright moon in the sky, although most of the bright moon was covered by dark clouds at this time.

"Thank you for your trust!" Jiang Weizhen seemed to be moved by Xuan Shaoning. "I am from a poor family, and I am upright and sit upright. I am worthy of my original intention, and I am not afraid of the court's thorough investigation."

"It's enough to have Brother Jiang's words." Xuan Shaoning withdrew his gaze, and the two of them had no conversation again.

Leng Yuezhai

"If you want to talk about the biggest thing now, it is the fraud case in the imperial examination!" Su Qian looked at the people coming and going downstairs and talked a lot.

"No matter what, I believe in Qingyuan, Shaoyin!" Sitting opposite Su Qian was Zhao Kexin, "Su Qian, as a wealthy man in the capital, there should be a lot of news, right?"

"Our Su family only does business and does not involve the government. When it comes to news, you are afraid you should ask Shaoning?" Su Qian and Zhao Kexin looked at Xuan Shaoning at the same time, but the latter's eyes were blank and dazed at this moment.

"Why, today's dishes are not tasty?" Qi Wantong walked into the private room gracefully, looked at the dishes that were almost unmoved on the table, and sat next to Xuan Shaoning. "If it's not tasty, I'll let the chef make it again."

"Hey, Sister Wantong, you are asking questions knowingly. How can you feel like eating now..." Zhao Kexin pushed the bamboo chopsticks at her hand out again.

"Even if we don't eat or drink, we won't help them any. As long as Qingyuan and Shaoyin are blue and white themselves, there is nothing to worry about."

"Wantong is right!" Xuan Shaoning suddenly came back to his senses, picked up bamboo chopsticks, picked up a piece of pastry and put it in his small plate. "His Royal Highness Yu once said that the examiners of the Beijing Examination were under investigation by Dali Temple and the Inspectorate. Anyone who was famous on the list was sent by Jingzhao Yin to take care of them. Even King Xiang and King Ling were confined. I only know so much."

"As the personal bodyguard of King Yu, we can't say a lot of things casually. We all understand, but it's just that concern is messy. There is also news here." Qi Wantong picked up the wine pot and filled it with Xuan Shaoning and Su Qian. "Qingyuan's father is Shaoqing of Dali Temple, but he has to avoid suspicion. Now both father and son are staying in the mansion and not going out."
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