"Mr. Lin!" Cai Quan walked towards Lin Kun, who was working in Dali Temple with a smile. He was over 40 years old, with a long and thin figure, a wide forehead and a horse face, and a pair of slender and narrow eyes. Compared with Cai Quan, who was elegant and elegant, Lin Kun seemed much more merciless.

"It's Cai Xiang!" Lin Kun hurriedly walked out of the government office to meet him, "I didn't expect Cai Xiang to come so early." While speaking, he accompanied Cai Quan to the inner hall.

"Cai Xiang, please give the emperor to the cooperation between Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice. The Dali Temple must have done its best to live up to the emperor's grace!"

"I will feel relieved if Lord Lin said this. I have heard that Lord Lin is upright and has done things fairly. It is perfect to hand over this case to Dali Temple."

"Cai Xiang has been awarded too much. If Cai Xiang is in charge of this case, the subordinates will be much more at ease!"

Dali Temple is in charge of the investigation of serious cases, and the buildings are always made of cool colors such as gray and black, which makes people feel depressed. But few people know that in the back hall of Dali Temple, there is a small courtyard with beautiful scenery, with green plants everywhere and vitality. Lin Kun accompanied Cai Quan to sit here.

"Come on, have tea!"

After a while, a man who looked like a non-commissioned officer served two cups of tea. A teapot and two cups were both in the shape of lotus, fresh and elegant, and antique. Lin Kun personally placed the cup in front of Cai Quan. "This tea is called Foqing. Although it is not expensive, it feels cool and sweet when you feel aftertaste."

"I have heard of this tea. It is produced on the Buddha's top of Onion Mountain. It is picked in March and April every year, and it has a good therapeutic effect on throat diseases." Cai Quan raised his hand and picked up the tea cup, gently pushed open the cover, put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it, and took a sip.

"What Cai Xiang said is extremely true!" Lin Kun raised his hand and poured tea into the empty tea cup again.

"If you and I can still drink tea in such leisure after the case is settled, then that would be great." Cai Quan seemed to be talking to himself, his eyes kept watching the ups and downs of the tea leaves in the teacup.

Lin Kunliu, who had just withdrawn his hand, paused and said with a smile: "That's natural, don't worry, Cai Xiang."

"Oh? Lord Lin is so sure?" Cai Quan pretended to be surprised.

"Cai Xiang can rest assured. This case was caused by some officials' greed, and those officials who happened to submit to their preferences should enforce the law impartially!"

Cai Quan nodded with great satisfaction and took another sip of tea. "I have always believed in Lord Lin's integrity. This time, the emperor was very angry. Lord Lin naturally knew that the emperor had always hated the fraud of the imperial examination. Once it was found out, no matter who was found, he would be punished according to the law. He would also give justice to the officials in the world. Do you think so, Lord Lin?"

"Yes, the officials will definitely strive to live up to the emperor's favor and to the Cai Xiang!" Lin Kun said, then lowered his head and looked like he wanted to salute.

"Haha, Lord Lin doesn't have to do this. Come on, keep drinking tea." This time, Cai Quan mentioned the blue and white porcelain pot and filled it with Lin Kun. "As Lord Lin said, this Buddhist green is really sweet. Unfortunately, I still have something to do today and can't stay here for long."

"The important thing is important, so I'll send Cai Xiang to you now." Lin Kun stood up, helped Cai Quan with one hand and pointed his hand outside the door with the other.

"Mr. Lin is important to trial the case. I can just walk by myself. I am not old enough to not even recognize the road." Cai Quan put down the teacup, followed Lin Kun's pointing, and walked towards the door.

"Cai Xiang is joking, I'm so proud to send Cai Xiang off!" Lin Kun bowed deeply, and Cai Quan did not greet him anymore and walked out of the door. As soon as Cai Quan left, Lin Kun immediately returned to his serious appearance in front of others, accompanied by Master Yan, and walked towards Dali Temple Prison.

Three miles away from the Dali Temple is the Dali Temple Prison. All the serious criminals were detained here before they were convicted. They were high walls and black tiles and were heavily guarded, especially the pair of tiger heads on the gate with fangs, which made people frightened.

With the jailer's push, the iron gate slowly opened. What appeared in front of him was a black walkway with invisible end, with a terrifying spirit. Lin Kun's official boots stepped on the ground and made a creaking sound. The sound seemed to have been amplified in the walkway, which was particularly harsh in his ears. Lin Kun and Master Yan did not care about the prisoners imprisoned in the cages on both sides, but walked forward until they reached a corner.

The prisoner saw the person clearly, and hurriedly bent over and smiled as if he was pleased and said, "Mr. Lin, you are here!"

"Open the door!"

"yes!"

Lin Kun pushed open the door of the prison cell and walked in, looking at Cheng Bobin, who was sitting upright at the wooden table in prison clothes. "Mr. Cheng, but are you thinking about how to be honest about the case?"

Cheng Bobin faced Lin Kun sideways. He was neither surprised nor cared about Lin Kun’s visit. He turned his head to look at Lin Kun after hearing Lin Kun’s question, with a calm expression, “Mr. Lin is right. I am indeed thinking about how to confess my crime.”

"Does Mr. Cheng decide to bear all these crimes?"

"What does Lord Lin mean? Could it be that I want me to frame others? I can't do this!"

Since he was imprisoned, Cheng Bobin has been ruling that everything was his commander. Lin Kun is very clear about this situation. "Mr. Cheng, what a sharp-tongued pair of teeth. No wonder Your Highness Xiang values ​​you so much!"

Cheng Bobin smiled and said, "Mr. Lin, you are luring a sacrifice! You are the minister of Dali Temple. If this matter is reached into the ears of the emperor, I think Master Lin knows it too!"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Master Yan was obviously angry by Cheng Bobin. Lin Kun hurriedly comforted Master Yan, gave him a look, and asked Master Yan to leave the cell first.

"Mr. Lin, the people around you are too impulsive, and this impulse is easy to make mistakes." Cheng Bobin actually turned around and lay on the straw mat, closing his eyes and resting on his own.

"If you can rest, please have a good rest. After all, you will never have a chance to rest in the future!" Lin Kun simply walked out of the cell after saying that.

Hu Ziming was imprisoned next door to Cheng Bobin. When Lin Kun walked to the door of the cell, Hu Ziming stood up and said to Lin Kun outside the cell: "Mr. Laulin is really here to come to see me. What Master Cheng said is what I want to say."

Lin Kun continued to walk forward expressionlessly. At this time, Zhong Lin seemed to have completely lost his mind. He knelt on the ground, kowtowed constantly, and muttered something.

"Sir, since I heard that all my family members died in the fire, Zhong Lin has become like this." Master Yan stepped forward to explain.

"It was such a 'timely' fire!" Lin Kun shook his head and looked at Chen Kangji in the cell opposite. At this time, he was meditating with his eyes closed.

"It's a pity."

Lin Kun did not see that Chen Kangji opened his eyes after he left, and closed it again after a while.

After listening to Lin Kun’s words, Emperor Liang slapped his hand hard and said, “It’s outrageous! Even under my nose, he dared to do this!”

This palm scared everyone in the hall and hurriedly knelt down. The prince and Cai Quan said in unison: "Don't rest as angry!"

"This is a confession, so please let the emperor take a look!" Lin Kun held a stack of confessions in his hands and handed them to Eunuch Cui. While Emperor Liang looked through the confession stall, the prince said, "Father, I have also checked every document in the past few days. I found that the Southern Master is indeed more knowledgeable and did not favor the Southern Master. The nine Masters involved in this case were the fraud. The specific list has been presented with the confession."

Seeing Emperor Liang's face becoming more and more astonished as he read the confession, the prince continued: "Cheng Bobin and Hu Ziming alone cannot plan such a big game, and Lei Qiwei and Sun Hanghai are indispensable. Zhong Lin is afraid of the powerful and want to cling to him at the same time, so it is not difficult to threaten Chen Kang and then isolate Liu Yi."

As soon as the prince finished speaking, Ye Rongxuan, who was the Minister of Justice, immediately agreed: "Report to Your Majesty, all the nine ministers involved in the case have been arrested. They have confessed that in order to be on the list of the Beijing Examination, they have bribed a total of twenty-one imperial officials from the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Revenue and the Inspectorate through various means, and all the rosters are attached!"

Before the entire examination was completed, Emperor Liang's hands could not stop trembling, "I hate fraud the most in my life. I dare to pass the fraud in my Beijing exam this time, and I will never give up! I will pass on my will to the public. Cheng Bobin, Hu Ziming, Zhong Lin and three transcribes were beheaded! Sun Hanghai, Lei Qiwei and the twenty-one officials involved in the case were sent to the frontier together with the fraudsters, and they will never return to the court! All the people involved were searched, and all the men over 14 years old were all exiled to the army, and all the women were sent to Yeyouting as slaves! Liu Yi was dereliction of duty and was demoted to the governor of Jiangzhou! Chen Kangji was coerced but was still dereliction of duty and demoted to Sima of Yunzhou! All the papers were handed over to the Chengjun Pavilion for re-examination, and half of the officials from the north and south were re-issued!" Emperor Liang finished speaking in one breath.

"Nether Xiang and His Highness Ling..." Cai Quan intentionally reminded Emperor Liang.

"Release the confinement!"

"Master, this major fraud case has indeed hurt the court's efforts to open the imperial examination and recruit scholars. However, through this matter, the Master also gained something." Cai Quan's trick to get really aroused the interest of Emperor Liang.

"Oh? How do you say this?"

"The emperor had handed over the fraud case to His Highness the Crown Prince before. During the entire trial of the case, His Highness the Crown Prince took action personally. He did it with Lord Ye and Lord Lin to analyze the case together, and finally brought the main culprit to justice and restore justice to the world."

"Cai Xiang reminded me that I saw that the crown prince is indeed much thinner today. Speaking of which, Cai Xiang, Ye Aiqing, and Lin Aiqing have also made great contributions."

"Examining the case is a matter of my own affairs, I am ashamed of it!" Lin Kun knelt down in panic.

"The prince is diligent and rewards a thousand pieces of Yunluo and a thousand taels of gold! Lin Kun and Ye Rongxuan made contributions to investigating the case. Ye Rongxuan also served as the General Attendant of the Right Sanqin of the Menxia Province, and Lin Kun also served as the Right Advisor of the Menxia Province! Cai Xiang..."

"Master, Your Highness the Crown Prince and Lord Ye, Lord Lin should indeed reward him. As for the old minister, what he did was very limited, so the emperor would no longer have to reward him."

"What did Cai Xiang say? Cai Quan also made contributions to this conclusion of the case."

"As the prime minister, I have not been able to share your worries in this Beijing exam. It is my duty to find out the case and it is not worthy of your gift."

Emperor Liang was very satisfied when he heard Cai Quan say this. He stood up from his position and walked in front of Cai Quan. "It is really my honor to have Cai Xiang."
Chapter completed!