It was not yet time, and the heat of late August had not yet dissipated. The bright sun hung high in the sky and scorched the earth, and the rolling heat on the ground burned the skin. This kind of heat made people even more upset.

The candidates were in high spirits, and a large number of people gathered together at Jingzhao Mansion.

Seeing this formation, Shen Qingyun and Ji Qianxue both understood that once it was confirmed that the test questions were leaked, there would be great turmoil in the court. Neither of them stayed long and hurried back to their respective homes.

Shen Qingyun immediately delivered the news to Si Moli and received a brief and powerful reply from him: Don't worry, the matter will not involve me. Go out less these days and wait for me to solve it.

After burning the note, Shen Qingyun felt a lot more at ease.

As for the Jingzhao Prefect, such a big matter cannot be solved by a small prefect, so naturally it is reported at all levels.

The leading candidate is called Zhu Ke, and he lives up to his name. He has a thin figure, bright eyes, and a gentle and graceful temperament, like white jade.

In fact, he has already passed the exam, but he is kind-hearted and righteous by nature and cannot see such injustice. In addition, he has real talent and knowledge, so he can guarantee that he passed the exam based on his own strength, and he can act upright, so he stood up and stood up. out.

Many candidates following him were still making impassioned accusations, and there were also some who were skeptical or just joining in the fun. Everyone blocked the road in front of Jingzhao Mansion.

Once the incident got serious, everyone in Kyoto soon knew about it, and a steady stream of candidates went to Jingzhao Mansion to check on the situation.

The imperial examination is an important means of selecting the pillars of the country. It is nothing to play with. When the emperor heard about it, he was furious and ordered a thorough investigation.

Before higher officials arrived, the governor of Jingzhao could only conduct a simple interrogation: "Why do you think there is a leakage problem in the autumn palace this time?"

Zhu Ke took a step forward, saluted and said: "Master Fu Yin, this is what happened. Yesterday, a student named Ding Zhixiang went out to drink. He continued drinking until he came back this morning and made wild remarks to his classmates. Only then did we know , several years of hard work is not as good as someone else spending thousands of taels of silver!"

He said with irrepressible anger in his voice: "We are both students preparing for the exam. We will inevitably have academic discussions on weekdays. We have an idea of ​​how much knowledge each other has. Ding Zhixiang is usually neglectful. In terms of academic performance, this time Qiu Wei ranked high. The student thought he was lucky, but he didn't expect that he himself revealed the matter of buying and selling test questions."

"Yes, sir, with his level, it is impossible for him to achieve this result if he takes the exam on his own!"

"Brother Zhu is saving face for him. Sir, that Ding Zhixiang relies on some money from his family and has never studied hard. He contradicts his teachers in the college and often sneaks out to drink wine. This is something that many students know. !”

"Yes, yes, how can such a person win the election!"

"You know, Chang Sheng, he studies and practices very hard on weekdays, and his master always praises him for his good writing, but this time he failed!"

"Sir, please investigate the case impartially and give justice to us, who are studying hard in a poor family!"

"Yes, please sir!"

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The people below denounced indignantly. The governor of Jingzhao frowned and clapped the gavel: "Quiet! Quiet!"

The group of people slowly became quiet.

The governor of Jingzhao said loudly: "I have understood your appeal. The key person in the case now is Ding Zhixiang. Where is this person now?"

Zhu Ke replied: "Sir, after Ding Zhixiang ridiculed us, he may have realized that he said something wrong and he has already run away. I hope you will catch him and bring him to justice!"

Unexpectedly, the key person actually ran away. The governor of Jingzhao let out a sigh of relief and sent someone to investigate.

The matter was handed over to Dali Temple, and the man named Ding Zhixiang was soon arrested in an inn.

A person like Ding Zhixiang would forget himself after drinking some wine, but when he woke up he knew that he had got into trouble. He originally wanted to get away with it, but he was caught by the trouble. The people in Dali Temple did not even torture him to extract a confession.

, he was so frightened that he confessed everything honestly.

It turned out that Ding Hui, a fellow villager, sold him the test questions.

Following Ding Hui's lead, we quickly found the official who was selling test questions privately.

Because the emperor paid special attention to this case, the trial came to a conclusion quickly. After repeated investigations, Prince Rong was actually found. Prince Rong had ignored government affairs for a long time, so naturally he would not admit to such a big crime.

The sixth prince was dumbfounded and went into the palace overnight to discuss with the imperial concubine: "Mother, concubine, what is going on? Why is it related to Prince Rong? It is obvious that our arrangement should be aimed at Prince Li!"

The imperial concubine was also very puzzled. She rubbed her forehead and said, "This matter is not good for us. Prince Rong has nothing to do with the leak. It is impossible for him to admit this matter. He will insist on it when the time comes. If he pulls us out,

If you have people, it will be difficult."

"What should we do now?" When the Sixth Prince heard this, he was so anxious that he was in a panic in the palace.

As he spoke, he seemed to have thought of something: "Prince Rong doesn't love his little daughter Princess Zhenyang the most. Can we start with her?"

The imperial concubine shook her head: "This is not an ordinary case. No matter how much he likes Zhenyang, he cannot let the whole government fall for a daughter."

"Now that the matter has come to this, we can only cut off our connection with this matter as soon as possible!" the imperial concubine said through gritted teeth, with a burning resentment in her voice.

The Sixth Prince nodded: "Concubine, don't worry, I will arrange this matter."

With that said, he left the palace.

What they didn't know was that Prince Rong already knew that the sixth prince was behind this.

For him to be able to find out so quickly, Si Moli certainly contributed a lot.

As early as he knew that the imperial concubine and the sixth prince were going to deal with him, he had already taken precautions in advance, changed the manpower, and diverted the trouble to the east, while he only had to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers.

Prince Rong quickly went to the emperor and cried: "Your Majesty, you know that I go fishing every day and have no other hobbies. I just want to spend my old age peacefully. How could I make money by leaking questions from the imperial examination?"

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The emperor was speechless when he saw the snot and the tears.

To be honest, the emperor did not believe that the person behind this incident was Prince Rong.

"Don't worry, I believe in you." The emperor couldn't help it, so he comforted him with some kind words, and then Prince Rong calmed down.

Immediately, he offered eye drops to the Sixth Prince, saying frankly that the Sixth Prince originally wanted to marry Princess Zhenyang but could not, but now he is afraid that he has a grudge against the Prince's Palace.

On the surface, the emperor calmly appeased Prince Rong, but in his heart he was even more disgusted with Si Mingxuan.

Something that is more than enough to succeed and more than enough to fail!

Whether it was the third prince in the past or the sixth prince now, if he could really stand up to it and be better than Si Moli, he would not be unable to be crown prince. But one by one, they colluded with foreign enemies and leaked the questions of the imperial examination.

, they are all useless trash!

Thinking like this, the emperor's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. When Prince Rong saw it, he felt secretly happy and then withdrew.

Princess Zhenyang didn't know where she got these remarks, and she couldn't help crying: "It's all because I was born beautiful and was remembered by others, which caused trouble for the prince's palace. Father, you must not let the sixth prince be honored.
Chapter completed!