It was not until late August, and the heat had not dissipated. The bright sun was hanging high in the air and scorching the earth. The tumultuous heat on the ground burned the skin. This kind of heat made people even more upset.

The candidates were in a hurry and a large number of people surrounded them to Jingzhao Mansion.

Seeing this situation, Chen Qingyun and Ji Qianxue both understood that once the test questions were leaked, there would be another great turmoil in the court. Neither of them stayed for a long time and hurried back home.

Chen Qingyun immediately delivered the message to Si Moli and received his brief and powerful reply: Don't worry, things will not affect me, I'll go out less recently and wait for me to solve it.

After burning the note, Chen Qingyun's heart also became much more at ease.

As for the prefect of Jingzhao, such a big thing was not something that he, a small prefect, could naturally report it layer by layer.

The candidate in the lead is Zhu Ke. As his name is, he is thin and has a bright look in his eyes. His temperament is elegant and gentle, like white jade.

In fact, he has also passed the imperial examination, but he is a kind person by nature and is just, and he can't stand such unfair things. In addition, he has real talent and knowledge, so he can guarantee that he passed the exam with his own strength and can sit upright, so he stands up. out.

Many candidates following him were still complaining passionately, some were skeptical, or those who were joining in the fun, and everyone surrounded the road in front of Jingzhao Mansion.

As soon as the matter got worse, everyone in Kyoto soon learned about it, and candidates kept surrounding the Kyoto Prefecture to see the situation.

The imperial examination is an important means to select the pillars of the country, so how can it be a joke? The emperor was furious after hearing this and ordered a thorough investigation to the end.

Before the arrival of a higher official, the prefect of Jingzhao could only give a simple question: "Why do you think there is a leak in this autumn examination?"

Zhu Ke stepped forward and bowed and said, "Mr. Gong, this is the matter. Yesterday, a student named Ding Zhixiang went out to drink and drank until he came back this morning and spoke loudly to his classmates. Only then did we realize , the efforts of several years are not as good as those who spend thousands of taels of silver!”

He said, his voice was filled with undepressed anger: "As students who are preparing for the exam, we will inevitably have academic exchanges on weekdays. We have a rough idea of ​​how much knowledge we have. Ding Zhixiang is a person who is not alone in his daily life. In his studies, the results of the autumn examination are ranked high. The students thought he was lucky, but they did not expect that he would tell the business test questions themselves."

"Yes, sir, with his level, it's impossible to get this score by yourself!"

"Brother Zhu has saved him face. Adult, Ding Zhixiang relies on his family to have some money and never study hard. He doesn't tell the teacher in the college, but often runs out to drink wine. This is something that many students know about. !”

"Yes, yes, how could such a person be able to pass the imperial examination?"

"You know Changsheng. He studied hard and practiced hard on weekdays. His Master praised him for his good work. He failed this time!"

"Sir, please investigate the case fairly and give us the fair to those who study hard!"

"Yes, I'm kind to ask!"

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The people below condemned indignation. The prefect of Jingzhao frowned and slapped the arbor: "Silent! Silent!"

The group of people slowly calmed down.

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

Zhu Ke replied: "Sir, after Ding Zhixiang ridiculed us, he might have realized that he had said the wrong thing and had already run away. I hope he would arrest him and bring him to justice!"

Unexpectedly, the key person actually ran away. The prefect of Jingzhao exhaled and sent someone to investigate.

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

People like Ding Zhixiang got lost after drinking some wine, but after sobering up, they knew that they had caused trouble. They wanted to get away with it, but they were caught in the big deal. The people in Dali Temple did not even torture them for confession.

He was so scared that he explained everything honestly.

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

Follow Ding Hui's line and soon found the official who sold the test questions privately.

Because the emperor was specifically focused on the case, the trial soon came to an end. After searching, he found Prince Rong's head. Prince Rong had not taken care of government affairs for a long time, so naturally he would not have admitted such a serious crime.

The sixth prince was stunned and went to the palace overnight to discuss with the imperial concubine: "Mother, what's going on? Why is it related to Prince Rong? This is obviously our arrangement should be aimed at King Li!"

The imperial concubine was also very puzzled. She rubbed her forehead: "This matter is not good for us. Prince Rong has nothing to do with the leaking of the question. He cannot recognize this matter. He will bite it to death. If we are pulled out.

That's hard for people."

"What should I do now?" When the Sixth Prince heard this, he was so anxious that he was wandering around the palace.

As he said that, he seemed to think of something: "Prince Rong is not the little daughter Princess Zhenyang who loves him the most. Can you start from her?"

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

"It's time for this, we can only cut off our connection with this matter as soon as possible!" The imperial concubine said gritted her teeth, with resentment in her voice.

The sixth prince nodded: "Mother, don't worry, I'll arrange this matter."

As he said that, he left the palace.

What they didn't know was that Prince Rong had already learned that the Sixth Prince was making trouble behind the scenes.

He could find out so quickly, and Si Moli naturally made a great contribution.

As early as when he knew that the imperial concubine and the sixth prince were going to deal with him, he had already prepared himself in advance and changed his manpower, which would lead the disaster to the east, and he himself only had to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight.

Prince Rong soon came to the emperor and cried: "Your Majesty, you know the old minister. You have no other hobbies when fishing every day. The old minister just wants to spend his old age peacefully. How could I use the imperial examination to leak questions to make a profit

!”

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

To be honest, the emperor did not believe that the envoy behind this matter would be Prince Rong.

"Don't worry, I believe you." The emperor was unable to comfort him with kind words, and then Prince Rong calmed down.

Immediately, he gave the Sixth Prince an eye drop in his words and said bluntly that the Sixth Prince had no choice but to marry Princess Zhenyang, but now he is afraid that he will feel a grudge against the Prince's Mansion.

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

Things that are not enough to make things happen!

Whether it was the third prince or the sixth prince now, if he could really stand it and compare with Si Moli, he would not be able to be the crown prince. But one by one, he colluded with foreign enemies and leaked the issue of the imperial examination.

All of them are waste that cannot be used on the table!

Thinking of this, the emperor's face was as dark as the bottom of the pot. Prince Rong saw it and felt secretly happy, and then he stepped down.

Princess Zhenyang didn't know where to learn these words and cried uncontrollably: "It's all because I was beautiful and was mistted by others, so I caused trouble for the Prince's Mansion. Father, you must not let the Sixth Prince be honored.
Chapter completed!