Under the burning gazes of the officials in the palace, the little fat man Li Tai told the emperor the whole story of the first scientific examination fraud case in the Zhenguan Dynasty.

He also requested an order from the emperor to send twenty-seven officials headed by Xue Zishou to Dongshi. The other participants would be sentenced and punished in accordance with the law. All students who participated in cheating would be deprived of their honors and would never be allowed to participate in the scientific examination.

The commotion between the Punishment Department and the Jinwu Guards was so loud that the "smart people" in the court were naturally aware of it. Most of those arrested were Li Yuan's old subordinates and the descendants of several aristocratic families.

This made many courtiers and aristocratic families stand up and wait to see how they would compete with Li Shimin, the increasingly powerful emperor. The only thing missing was the bench and melon seeds.

But what surprised everyone was that, except for Xiao Yu and a few censors, almost no one questioned this matter.

Some people even took the initiative to admit that they had neglected to discipline their children strictly and asked the emperor to punish them. Naturally, Li Shimin would comfort them with kind words.

Have all these people switched to vegetarianism? Of course not, the case is irrefutable and all they can do is cut off the wrists of strong men.

Moreover, just before going to court, the Wang family went to Li Tai to break off the engagement, saying that their daughter was seriously ill and was getting worse, and it was wrong to delay the marriage of King Wei.

It makes sense for the Wang family to think so. After all, she is just a concubine. If you can kill your relatives out of justice, we don't even bother to marry you.

Besides, your Highness, the King of Wei, is engaged to the daughter of the Yan Lide family. Don't expect me to help you if anything happens in the future.

For Li Tai, what the Wang family did was a dangerous signal, indicating that the family that originally valued him would keep a distance from him from now on.

Li Chengqian helped himself this time, but on the other hand, he also harmed himself.

After Li Chengqian left the Chengqing Palace that day, Li Tai, who had been bitten by the emperor countless times, finally understood that you have to be tough to make iron, and those aristocratic families are indeed unreliable.

No wonder Li Chengqian has always been wary of them. He should not get involved with these aristocratic families just because of the petty profits in front of him.

The fact that Li Shimin asked him to deal with the aftermath of the scientific investigation case this time may not be an opportunity for him to use it to divide his subordinates, who are the real people of his own.

As the examiner this time, Xiao Yu naturally had to bear all the responsibilities. Then with the support of Li Tai and others, the emperor also raised the board in his hand high and gently put it down.

He was deprived of his title of Duke of the Song Dynasty and his official position of Imperial Censor and Doctor Jin Ziguanglu, and was demoted to the rank of Palace Attendant and Censor Dai Zui Li Mong.

Of course, the emperor and the little fat man had already discussed the scene before them. If Xiao Yu's crimes were investigated according to law, Li Tai would not be able to escape.

Otherwise, he could be let go so easily, and his home confiscation and exile would be a very light sentence.

And just when all the officials thought that this game had ended with the emperor's victory, Wei Zheng walked out of the class.

"Your Majesty, I received an anonymous memorial yesterday. It said that Zu Xiaoli, the young minister of Taichang Temple, dedicated Li Yuan's concubine to your Majesty in order to gain honor and favor. I would like to ask your Majesty whether this is true."

Wei Zheng's words made Li Shimin's face turn red instantly. Who had brought this matter to Wei Zheng?

Li Yuan followed Li Xiaochang in a rebellion and was killed. Now that Wei Zheng is holding this memorial, doesn't it mean that he killed someone and married his wife? Then doesn't Li Yuan die unjustly by himself?

After hearing Wei Zheng's words, the ministers in the palace also exploded and started talking one after another.

"Xuancheng, since it is anonymous, it is of course false. As the king of a country, how could I do this?

Li Yuan's family members have indeed been assigned to the Jiaofang Division. After entering the court, I will ask the people from Taichang Temple to cooperate with you in the investigation. See who dares to slander your father like this."

I don’t know if Wei Zheng is just out of his mind, but he agreed immediately.

Who doesn't know about the emperor's little quirks? From Princess Qi to Empress Xiao, he didn't do this, so why bother checking?

Seeing the emperor walking into the Lizheng Palace with an angry look on his face, Empress Changsun immediately asked the palace staff to take Li Lizhi and Li Zhi out.

"Is there something unhappy about your majesty?" Queen Changsun walked up behind Li Shimin and asked him to relax his muscles and bones.

After letting out a long sigh, Li Shimin, who looked gloomy, said gloomily: "We'll talk about it when Cheng Qian comes."

Later, when Li Chengqian walked into the Lizheng Palace, Queen Changsun gave him a careful look.

"My son has met my father." Li Shimin, who was upset, still didn't care about these false gifts. He nodded and asked, "Do you know everything that happened in court today?"

Um, this is so embarrassing. In front of his wife, his father asked his son what to do if it happened that he was keeping a mistress. This is really painful.

In fact, Li Shimin can't be blamed for this. He can't ask his advisers about the harem. It's not embarrassing enough.

After thinking about it, I still thought it would be safer to ask my son. As for why he didn't summon Li Chengqian in Chengqing Hall, it was because Gan Yun was investigating there.

Because apart from Zu Xiaoli and Wang Gui, the only people who could reveal the forbidden Chinese language were those on duty at the Chengqing Palace.

"I heard something." Li Chengqian naturally didn't dare to say anything about this kind of thing. Firstly, it was not a glorious thing, and secondly, the inner palace was under the control of Empress Changsun, so she was also responsible for such a thing.

No matter which aspect it was, it was a son who never complained about his father's fault, so he was still satisfied with Li Chengqian's cautious reply.

The father and son were playing riddles like this, but the eldest grandson beside him was confused. What was going on?

"Gan'er, why did you talk so little today?" Mother's curiosity naturally had to be satisfied, otherwise it would be her ears that would suffer, and she coughed and told what happened in the court.

"Your Majesty, I have neglected my duty by letting the affairs of the inner palace leak out so easily. Please forgive me." After saying this, he prostrated himself.

Her kneeling made the emperor, who was already shameless, even more embarrassed. She quickly stood up and comforted: "Guanyin Maid, I can't blame you so much. Get up quickly, don't catch a cold..."

The love between their couple made Li Chengqian feel goosebumps all over his body. In order not to suffer the mixed doubles match between the two, Li Chengqian raised his head high and pretended not to hear anything.

"Tell me how to deal with the aftermath of this matter." If something like this happens, those thoughtful people and the aristocratic families who just suffered a loss due to the scientific examination will definitely not miss this opportunity. They will publicize it to attack the emperor.

prestige.

Hearing the emperor's question, Li Chengqian couldn't help but feel a toothache. How could he cope with this move?

After gritting his teeth: "Father, there are countless examples of collusion between palaces and foreign ministers in the past dynasties. No one can really prevent this situation, so."

"Of course I know this. Your mother has always been my good wife. Do you still need to say this?"
Chapter completed!