"You are still a young talent, so congratulations to Su Aiqing!"
The emperor casually complimented him. The fourteen-year-old Juren was not without precedent in this dynasty, and he could even name a few.
However, the subsequent examinations and palace examinations are not as good as the Juren. The Jinshi who are fourteen or fifteen years old are still very rare.
It's just that Su Yizhao is still a civil servant and is not worthy of the emperor's attention.
"Report to the Emperor! In fact, Su Siqing is a little embarrassed to say it, because his grandson criticized the dynasty's politics during the rural examination paper, and even said that the dynasty was not as good as the heyday of the Wu Dynasty. It even slandered the emperor.
You, I know that you are not a sage and virtuous king, and the people are suffering from poverty and poverty, and their clothes are in disgrace."
At this moment, Lin Song, the censor of Youdu, finally came out. His words made everyone gasp, and then they looked at Su Jinxun with shock in their eyes.
What a shame! Isn’t this a suicide attempt?
The chief assistant's face hidden in the shadows finally softened a bit. Did Su Jinxun think that he could escape this disaster by striking first?
If this son is not completely destroyed, he will definitely become a stumbling block for Xi'er in the future.
He did not allow such a situation to happen. A concubine, as long as he kept to himself, would be fine! He actually wanted to become a master.
Sure enough, the emperor's face suddenly darkened.
"Su Aiqing! Is what Lin Aiqing said true?"
The emperor's cold and hard tone was like an ice pick, and everyone couldn't help but feel chilled.
"Back to the Emperor, the last policy question in the rural examination is related to harsh government. The examiner's comment is: this article is too exaggerated about the government of this dynasty and is slightly cynical, so it will not be accepted."
The emperor's face became darker and darker. As an emperor, it really made him very unhappy to be insulted like this.
Su Wenqing was not frightened by the emperor's attitude. His expression remained as usual, and then he continued: "My grandson was so frightened when he learned about this that he couldn't sleep at night."
The emperor's face was still gloomy, and he knew that there must be a reason for suddenly mentioning this matter.
"So he wrote to his ministers and fully informed the matter. He also stated that he did not dare to accept the second place for fear of injuring the examiner. He even wanted to commit suicide and apologize. He happened to be discovered by his cousin and was saved."
E Chongming almost laughed out loud, this old man was really good at playing.
The emperor's complexion softened slightly, and his face finally regained its composure.
"Young people are inevitably extreme and are more likely to be instigated."
The emperor was about to say that Su Yizhao should be allowed to settle down, as he is not suitable for becoming an official at the moment. This is considered to have ruined his future. After all, such a cynical person will be easily influenced by others in the future.
Unexpectedly, Su Jinxun spoke before him.
"Your Majesty, I have also received his article and asked the Emperor to read it! How can I be severely punished in the future? Your Majesty does not need to be merciful for the sake of this humble minister."
Su Jinxun said, wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeves, and his voice was a little more choked up.
The veins on the emperor's forehead twitched. How could he not know that this old man could still be so shameless?
This isn’t even about punishment! Are you just saying that it’s for his sake?
The ministers also looked at him with disdain, "How do you give me back your face? Is your face a piece of cake?"
"Send it in!" The emperor glanced at Su Jinxun coldly. He wanted to see how Su Yizhao slandered him.
Lin Song took a deep look at Su Jinxun and sneered in his heart, did he think they only had this method?
I just read the first sentence. Putting aside the dissatisfaction in my heart, the emperor thinks that this boy is still very talented.
After a while, when the emperor finished reading the whole story, he had a question mark on his forehead.
There is no doubt that this article is beautiful, and it can even be said to be a rare masterpiece.
But where are the people criticizing the government? Where are the people dissatisfied and maliciously slandering him as the emperor?
"Um...did you take it by mistake?" the emperor asked, holding up the article in his hand in confusion.
"It's not wrong! This is the article, but the emperor finds it strange? I think so too! Maybe I'm stupid and didn't see anything wrong with it?"
"Su Siqing, you came here with a fake article to fool the emperor. I think you are trying to hide the truth." Lin Song snorted coldly.
Everyone finally figured out the truth behind this, and it seemed like there was something fishy in it!
"Your Majesty, I was informed by two examiners of the Beiyuan Prefecture Township Examination, and the whole story was found out yesterday."
As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his arms and said, "This is the article written by Su Yizhao."
The emperor immediately ordered someone to submit it, and then read it again. The article was just like what Lin Song said, and the words were sharper. Every line of the article showed dissatisfaction with the government of the dynasty and himself as the emperor.
The word "incompetent" burned the emperor's eyes. His chest heaved violently, and he felt as if his chest was about to explode.
"What's your explanation? Which of these two articles was written by Su Yizhao?"
The emperor threw the paper in his hand and shouted angrily.
"If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can check the archives of the Beiyuan Prefecture Township Examination and find Su Yizhao's papers, and you will know after comparing them."
Lin Song spoke so confidently that Su Jinxun was shocked, but his face remained calm.
"What Master Lin said makes sense. If you want to know the truth, just read the papers and you will know."
Lin Song smiled sarcastically at Su Jinxun, "Su Siqing, it's too late to admit your mistake now, maybe the emperor will be lenient. If you want to fight to the end, the emperor will never give you mercy!"
"Fraud in the imperial examination is a major matter. The fourth prince happens to be in Lindai Mansion. I immediately ordered him to investigate the matter!"
The emperor looked very worried, then stood up and waved his sleeves, "Retreat from the court!"
All the ministers left the great hall one after another, but they gathered together in twos and threes and glanced at Su Jinxun and Lin Song from time to time. You didn't need to guess what they were talking about.
Lin Song looked at Su Jinxun and sneered again and again, "Why should Su Siqing be stubborn and resist? He is just a bastard!"
If this matter can be accomplished, then Su Jinxun will definitely take up his official position in advance, and even members of the Su family who are officials in the court will be implicated in some ways.
Su Jinxun chuckled, "Even if we surrender, can you let us Su Clan go? I'm afraid Master Lin has already prepared it, and our Su Clan's fate will only be worse than today."
As he spoke, his expression suddenly turned cold, "Mr. Lin, keep a line in everything so that we can meet you easily in the future! Don't be too desperate, otherwise rabbits can bite people if you push yourself too hard!"
"This old guy like Xiaguan doesn't matter, but Su will never let him go without a fight."
The chief assistant, who was walking behind the two men, looked at the two fighting in front of him and took a deep look at Su Jinxun.
Unexpectedly, in old age, people actually develop some lofty sentiments.
Just when the chief assistant was about to pass the two of them, Su Jinxun suddenly whispered: "Come over here!"
E Chongming's feet paused and a rage arose in his heart.
A down-and-out Su family dares to utter arrogant words in front of her, let's just wait and see!
At this moment, his grudge against the Su family was not just because of the closed disciples.