Chapter 208 Picking up the missed Liaozhou candidates
Chapter 208: Picking up the missed Liaozhou candidates
Yang Yuzhi screamed in horror.
I feel like I'm going to collapse on the ground.
Fang Yuan signaled the two jailers to stop continuing the execution.
Yang Yuzhi gasped for air, sweat dripping from his forehead.
"Say it."
Fang Yuan said calmly.
"I, I didn't leak it, I bet on the right topic."
Yang Yuzhi gasped, gritted his teeth, and said loudly.
"I don't know whether to live or die!"
Fang Yuan said coldly.
The two jailers immediately pulled the torture instruments.
This time, neither of them was as gentle as before.
In an instant, Yang Yuzhi was in severe pain and screamed like a slaughtered pig.
His eyes were so wide open that they felt like they were about to bulge out, and they were covered with bloodshot eyes.
"I said, I said, I really said."
Yang Yuzhi struggled, screaming with fear on his face.
Fang Yuan had a cold face and did not stop the torture immediately.
Instead, he waited until Yang Yuzhi's voice weakened before slowly waving his hand.
"This is your last chance."
Fang Yuan said slowly.
This is Yang Yuzhi's last chance.
In fact, it is also Fang Yuan’s last chance.
Because someone was already waiting for him outside the interrogation room.
"Yes, I leaked it, I leaked it."
Yang Yuzhi's nose and tears flowed together, which was very miserable.
"Stop joking, you are not qualified to touch the test questions."
"Tell me, who told you that!"
"Resistance will only make you suffer physical pain."
Fang Yuan said coldly.
This is progress, but there is still a lot to be done.
Because it would not be Yang Yuzhi who really leaked the test questions.
Just because he doesn't have access to the test questions, he has no chance.
"Yes, yes, yes... the third prince!"
Yang Yuzhi breathed heavily and looked struggling.
Finally, I seemed to have thought of something and finally spoke.
He thought, so what if he told Fang Yuan, he could just refuse to admit it when the emperor came. When the emperor was here, would Fang Yuan still dare to torture him?
For the sake of the family's power, the emperor shouldn't do anything to him if he were here.
Even if he admits it to the emperor, the emperor will not do anything to the third prince. After all, he is his own son.
"He is indeed the third prince."
Fang Yuan nodded and said.
I’m not surprised at all by this answer.
Because there have been speculations that he is the third prince.
"Why did he leak the test questions?"
Suddenly.
A cold voice came from outside the interrogation room.
When Yang Yuzhi heard this, his eyes suddenly opened wide with surprise on his face.
In a moment, Li Shimin walked in with a sullen face, his eyes seemed to contain suppressed anger.
Fang Yuan had already known about Li Shimin's arrival, so he bowed to him and stepped aside.
"Your Majesty?!"
Yang Yuzhi trembled.
I can't believe Li Shimin's arrival.
Oh my god, Fang Yuan actually called Li Shimin a long time ago.
I was still thinking about asking for help or something after Li Shimin came.
Now it seems that he fell into Fang Yuan's trap and was tricked by Fang Yuan.
"Why did he leak the test questions?"
Li Shimin continued to ask.
The eyes look even more terrifying.
"I want to support more of my own people!"
Yang Yuzhi couldn't help but swallow his saliva and said in a trembling voice.
"Asshole!"
"Think I'm dead?!"
Li Shimin was furious.
He has known for a long time that the princes all want to fight for the emperor.
There is no way to stop this, after all, this is how I got to the top.
I just didn’t expect that when I was still in my prime, the princes would be eager to support me?
If Li Ke was given ten to eight years, or even longer, wouldn't everyone in the court be his party members?
"Your Majesty forgives me, Your Majesty forgives me..."
Yang Yuzhi repeatedly begged for mercy in a low voice.
Li Ke once told him that the most precious thing for him is time.
He can use a long period of time to slowly support his party members.
In the future, if Li Shimin competes with Li Chengqian a hundred years later, he will have a chance of winning.
"Excuse me?"
"Leaking the test questions is an unforgivable crime!"
Li Shimin had a stern face and sneered.
Yang Yu was stunned and didn't understand what Li Shimin meant for a while.
But Fang Yuan on the side understood that Yang Yuzhi had become Li Ke's scapegoat.
As for Li Ke, there is a high probability that he will not be held accountable, and no one except himself will know that he leaked the topic.
"Fang Yuan, I leave this to you."
Li Shimin left after saying a few words.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Yang Yuzhi seemed to understand the reason.
He shouted, trying to stop Li Shimin.
But Li Shimin left directly without looking back.
"I'll tell you, the third prince will abandon you."
"Now not only does the third prince abandon you, the emperor also treats you as a scapegoat."
Fang Yuan chuckled and prepared to leave.
Yang Yuzhi's fate has been determined, he will be sentenced.
But on how to decide, Fang Yuan has to ask Li Shimin for his opinion.
"Fang Yuan, no, Fang Ling, help me, help me!"
Yang Yuzhi begged loudly.
Now, maybe only Fang Yuan can save him.
After Li Shimin left, it was impossible for him to leave Chang'an County Government.
He will be detained until the court punishes him.
Among them, only Fang Yuan can help him, send messages or give him a chance to leave, etc.
"Can I save you?"
Fang Yuan chuckled.
He looked Yang Yuzhi up and down.
I was wondering if Yang Yuzhi had any useful information that could be exchanged.
"Okay, okay."
Yang Yuzhi nodded repeatedly and looked at Fang Yuan pleadingly.
"What do you have that makes me save you?"
Fang Yuan smiled meaningfully.
"I, I..."
Yang Yuzhi opened his mouth, as if he had something to say, but said nothing.
Fang Yuan looked at him, snorted, and ordered someone to take Yang Yuzhi to be imprisoned.
After walking out of the cell, Fang Yuan asked the chief clerk to write a memorial to convict Yang Yuzhi.
After feeling that it was correct, Fang Yuan entered the palace and brought the memorial to Li Shimin.
When entering the imperial study, Fang Yuan found the third prince Li Ke kneeling at the door.
Fang Yuan noticed him, and he also noticed Fang Yuan. Neither of them spoke.
Finally, Fang Yuan walked directly into the imperial study room and met the emperor.
"Your Majesty, this is the result of Yang Yuzhi's punishment."
Fang Yuan saw the memorial and handed it to Li Shimin.
"Three years in prison? That's too cheap for him!"
"Assigned to Lingnan and not allowed to come back within five years!"
Li Shimin glanced at the memorial and said coldly.
He not only punished Yang Yuzhi, but also warned Li Ke.
Li Ke is kneeling outside the door now, but he is just taking the initiative to admit his mistake.
In fact, until now, Li Shimin has not punished Li Ke and is thinking about how to punish him.
"Yes."
Fang Yuan should be ready to leave.
"Wait."
"Xiao Yu has explained that Bishamon was founded while Prince Yin was still here."
"Later he died, Bishamon fell apart, and a military advisor appeared with a boy to reorganize the organization."
"That military advisor is the one you met last time, and the boy he brought... is the heir of Prince Yin left in the world."
Li Shimin called Fang Yuan to stop, waved away the palace maids and eunuchs on the left and right, and then said in a deep voice.
"That's it."
Fang Yuan frowned.
This news doesn’t seem to have much effect.
It is already acquiesced that Bishamon is Prince Yin's power.
However, we also learned an important piece of information: Prince Yin still has heirs left in the world.
This is a very unstable factor for Li Shimin's imperial power and may trigger major changes.
"Go back first and pay attention to everything going on in Bishamon. If you find anything, you can go to the palace and see me."
Li Shimin said in a deep voice.
"Yes."
Fang Yuan should be leaving.
Li Shimin probably has other secrets that he hasn’t told yet.
But this is not what Fang Yuan wants to know, and he doesn't want to interfere too much.
After Fang Yuan left the palace, the case of leaking test questions was revealed by the Chang'an County Government and the palace at the same time.
[The imperial examination questions were indeed leaked. The leaker, Yang Yuzhi, was exiled to Lingnan and was not allowed to leave for five years.]
[The test results of thirty-seven people, including Yang Zhenyou and Yang Wenjun, who learned the test questions in advance are invalid.]
After the news came out, the whole city was shocked.
The leak of the imperial examination questions has become a hot topic.
But more people don’t believe that it will really be leaked.
After all, this year’s imperial examinations have received unprecedented attention.
But I never thought that there would be such a scandal.
After people were shocked, they gradually felt the sincerity of the court.
Especially the candidates, all their grievances disappeared and they became excited because they lost thirty-seven competitors.
Soon, the imperial examination results will be released.
Candidates crowded in front of the list.
"I got it, I got it, I got it!"
"Hahaha, I got it too, I got it too!"
"Top three, third place, Zhang Ji, congratulations, congratulations!"
The candidates shouted.
Jumping with excitement.
Among the crowd, Zhang Ji, Ge You and others were also there.
And Zhang Ji was actually directly in the third place, which was terrifying.
In fact, more than half of the candidates in Liaozhou passed the exam, and they were almost dominating the rankings.
Fortunately, there are only candidates' names on the successful list, and there is no other information about the candidates. Otherwise, there may be another disturbance. After all, there are so many candidates in Liaozhou, and it was not long ago that Fang Yuan leaked the test questions.
"I won, and it's still third place..."
Zhang Ji murmured, feeling very sad for a moment.
Only he knows how hard he worked to get here.
But even if you win the third prize, you may not be able to enter officialdom.
Because my appearance is not outstanding and even a little ugly, it will become a problem in the review.
After winning the ranking, you only need to confirm your status as an official. In the end, you have to be entrusted with important tasks by the Ministry of Civil Affairs before you can become an official.
Zhang Ji is still confused about his future. The success in front of him seems to have nothing to do with him, and the laughter and laughter around him has nothing to do with him either.
"Let's go and see our mentor!"
Ge You suggested.
They are surrounded by candidates from Liaozhou.
I won more than half of the rankings, which is an unprecedented joy.
How could you not tell Fang Yuan about such a happy event and make him happy?
"Inappropriate!"
"We almost had an accident with our mentor last time."
"I think it's best to invite Zhang Ji just like the first time!"
A candidate made an opinion.
Last time they knelt down in the examination room and almost killed Fang Yuan.
Thinking of being stuck in the inn, they still have lingering fears.
Fortunately, Fang Yuan is fine, otherwise they would feel guilty for the rest of their lives.
"It should be so."
Ge You and others nodded in agreement.
But everyone was a little curious when they saw Zhang Ji's expression was different.
It wasn't until someone pushed Zhang Ji that Zhang Ji slowly came back to his senses.
"I'm fine."
"I'm going to ask my mentor right now!"
Zhang Ji forced a smile.
Although he was distracted just now, he still heard everyone's words.
After discussing the location with everyone, Zhang Ji went to Chang'an County Government Office to find Fang Yuan.
Ge You and others looked at Zhang Ji's back and sighed, secretly lamenting that Zhang Ji's future was uncertain.
Not long after, Zhang Ji went to the Chang'an County government office to find Fang Yuan.
This time, he was directly introduced into the yamen.
"Zhang Ji, congratulations."
Fang Yuan already knows the list of winners.
The imperial examinations of the Tang Dynasty were not as grand as those of later generations.
Even though I made the list, I just made it.
Unlike the Ming and Qing Dynasties, beating gongs and drums and other festive activities.
"Thank you, Master!"
Zhang Ji saluted respectfully.
"Aren't you happy in third place?"
Fang Yuan put down his work and looked at Zhang Ji curiously.
As a person in his thirties, you can get third place in the Beijing Examination for the first time. Aren’t you happy?
"It's still uncertain whether I can enter the officialdom."
Zhang Ji smiled bitterly.
He has worked hard for most of his life, and only now can he feel the deep effort.
Recalling his previous efforts and his old mother's expectations, Zhang Ji's heart became more and more bitter, and he didn't know whether he should be happy or not.
Maybe because of my appearance, I will be idle for the rest of my life.
"So that's the problem."
"Don't worry, I will take care of it for you."
Fang Yuan nodded slowly.
After pondering for a moment, he said softly.
Zhang Ji is a talented person and deserves help.
He also called himself his mentor many times, which should be a sign of gratitude.
Moreover, it was Fang Yuan who single-handedly helped him out of Liaozhou, and Zhang Ji had already labeled him Fang Yuan.
"Well, mentor..."
Zhang Ji suddenly looked at Fang Yuan in surprise.
His eyes turned red instantly, tears welling up in his eyes.
He and Fang Yuan are not relatives, but Fang Yuan has helped him many times, just like his father.
This is not only my son, but also my biological parents.
Zhang Ji suddenly choked up and fell to his knees when he thought of this.
"Okay, get up."
"I'm just saying that I can help you, but I can't guarantee that I'm sure."
Fang Yuan stood up, walked to Zhang Ji and helped him up.
Fang Yuan has already thought about who to ask for help, but Fang Yuan cannot guarantee whether it will be successful or not.
The other party will definitely help, but Zhang Ji's appearance can easily make things difficult.
Anyway, I will help. As for the outcome, it will be Zhang Ji’s life.
"Students understand!"
"Thank you, my mentor, for your kindness in reinventing the world!"
Zhang Ji followed Fang Yuan's help and stood up.
He took a step back and saluted Fang Yuan again.
Deep down, I am extremely grateful to Fang Yuan and wish I could treat him like a father.
"Just wait and see."
"By the way, what do you want from me?"
Fang Yuan shook his head, patted Zhang Ji's shoulder and asked.
"Geyou and the others would like to invite you again to express their gratitude."
Zhang Ji recovered and answered respectfully.
Thanks to Fang Yuan’s guess, most of them got on the list.
The remaining few did not make the list, but are still very grateful to Fang Yuan.
"I won't go, you guys have fun."
Fang Yuan thought for a while and said.
The Mohist Research Institute over there has started to be built, and Fang Yuan wants to take some time to take a look.
Also, Du Miaoyan had someone bring a message not long ago, saying that Du Ruhui wanted to see him, and that he had chosen several dates and asked him to come over and discuss it.
There is also the matter of Zhang Ji becoming an official. Fang Yuan also has to find time to make arrangements and see if he can help Zhang Ji find a better position.
"Okay, then the student will resign."
Zhang Ji did not force it.
He doesn't know what Fang Yuan wants to do.
But Fang Yuan doesn’t want to go, so he doesn’t dare to force it.
Fang Yuan sent Zhang Ji out to the door and took a look at the sky.
After thinking about it, I asked someone to prepare a car and take Zheng Jiuji and others to Du Ruhui's mansion.