Some things are like this. Before they are exposed, the surface is full of flowers and there is no trace of dirtiness. Everyone also turns a blind eye or closes one eye and does not look inside, but...
Once the superficial illusion is really peeled away, they will find that the matter is much more serious than they thought.
For people in the officialdom, cheating in scientific examinations is a very common thing. Every year, there are always a few people who rely on tricks to get to the top. Everyone has long been used to it, and they don't think that cheating in scientific examinations is such a serious matter.
In the triennial scientific examination, there are problems of one kind or another every year. Everyone ignores them and ignores them. The disadvantages accumulate until...
One day, these shortcomings broke out in a sudden blowout, and then these officials realized that it was so terrible when a backlog of things came together.
"Leaking questions, taking exams for others... Is our imperial examination system in Great Qin this bad?"
"The imperial examination is an important way to select officials, but the imperial examination has become a bridge for several major families to pave the way for their disciples. Is this still selecting officials for Da Qin?"
"Han Chuang has been studying hard for more than ten years, and finally faced this situation. It is unfair."
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Bad news comes one after another. Under such circumstances, not to mention the fifth prince, not even the old emperor can suppress it. The only thing he can do now is to suppress the results of the imperial examination, and then send Lord Feng to deal with the matter, making sure to appease everyone.
Student, calm down this matter.
Yes, even at this moment, the old emperor still hopes that the matter can be resolved peacefully to avoid civil strife in the Qin Dynasty.
"I obey the decree." Lord Feng is the chief assistant, and it is his duty to share the emperor's worries. Even if he is not happy, he has to do it.
Besides, this matter really shouldn't spread any further, otherwise all the scholars in Da Qin will suspect the unfairness of the scientific examination and lose confidence in the imperial court.
Master Feng left in a hurry, not caring that it was already dark now, and went directly to Shuntian Mansion to calm down the complainant first to avoid any trouble.
After Master Feng left, the emperor asked everyone to disperse. As for the fifth prince and Qin Jiyan?
The emperor saw that Qin Jiyan's face was pale but stubborn, and he felt angry and distressed. In the end, he couldn't bear it anymore and asked Qin Jiyan to go back.
And the fifth prince?
Although the old emperor is old and fatuous, he is not fatuous enough to be deceived by others. The issue of leaking questions in this scientific examination is definitely related to the fifth prince, so...
The fifth prince and Mr. Kang continued to kneel in the main hall. The old emperor even strictly ordered the palace officials not to bring water or food to the fifth prince.
The fifth prince felt like he was struck by lightning. When he realized what he was doing, he burst into tears and begged the old emperor for mercy, but the old emperor remained unmoved.
After Gu Guifei received the news, Lihua ran to the old emperor with tears in her eyes to plead for mercy, but the old emperor didn't see her at all and had her put under house arrest in the palace.
This fraud in the scientific examination will definitely become a big scandal during the old emperor's reign. At this time, the old emperor wants to beat the fifth prince to death, how can anyone intercede for him?
The old emperor was in a bad mood, and everyone in the palace could not relax. The maids and eunuchs were frightened, fearing that they would offend any master and die inexplicably.
The concubines were also extremely at ease, fearing that this matter would involve themselves or their sons, so they prayed to gods and Buddhas one by one, hoping that the matter would be settled soon, and that the big matter would be reduced to a minor matter.
After Gu Guifei was put under house arrest by the old emperor, she scolded the troublemaking students in the palace, saying that they did not know how to behave, and in her anger they smashed a lot of things. When the old emperor found out, he just asked Gu Guifei to smash all the things.
If you don’t make up for it, let’s see what she uses as a decoration.
Concubine Gu didn't even dare to smash anything now, she only dared to take out her anger on the palace maid.
There was a lot of excitement in the palace, but Feng Mansion was very peaceful. After Gu Qiancheng had dinner in Feng Mansion, Mr. Feng stayed here and asked her to play chess with him.
When Gu Qiancheng heard this, he raised his eyebrows and agreed.
She knew very well that it was a lie that Mr. Feng kept her here to play chess, but it was true that he kept her here and refused to let her out.
Mr. Feng probably guessed that she was responsible for leaking the test questions. After all, she had been in contact with people from Jiangnan before, and the leak was also exposed by Jiangnan Juzi.
People become better with age!
Gu Qiancheng couldn't help sighing, and he vaguely understood in his heart that although there were not many people in the capital as thorough as Mr. Feng, there were not few, and she couldn't hide it for long.
However, Gu Qiancheng knew this would be the result when she took action, and she had already been mentally prepared.
Gu Qiancheng didn't have any anxiety about being seen through. He held the white piece in his hand, and every piece was just right, so that Mr. Feng didn't know what to do with her.
Halfway through the chess game, Mr. Feng saw that Gu Qiancheng's character remained unchanged and was not affected at all, so he had to take the initiative to ask: "Tell me, what do you mean by doing this?" In addition to taking the blame for Qin Jiyan, Gu Qiancheng did not gain anything.
Can't get it either.
Gu Qiancheng knew what the old man was asking, so he didn't pretend to be stupid. He answered seriously: "Give the world a clear day."
But no one would believe this answer, not even Mr. Feng.
"You obviously know how to play chess, but you play according to the rules every time. Can't you take it seriously?" Using such an answer to answer him perfunctoryly made you think that he was an old storyteller in a teahouse who only knew how to make up stories about kindness, beauty and justice.
"I have always been serious." Gu Qiancheng raised his head and looked at Mr. Feng sincerely.
The answer she just gave was definitely from her heart, but no one believed her and there was nothing she could do.
"Indeed, he was perfunctory and serious." Mr. Feng snorted angrily, lowered his finger and blocked Gu Qiancheng's way. "Isn't it interesting to force yourself to have no way out?" Gu Qiancheng this time, but
The fifth prince and his entire family were offended to death.
"Now that you've made your choice, you can't swing around. Only by sacrificing a little when necessary can you gain greater benefits." Gu Qiancheng didn't care about the chess pieces blocked by Mr. Feng and directly opened up a new battlefield in another place.
In the blink of an eye, Mr. Feng was blocked by Gu Qiancheng again. Mr. Feng was very angry, but before he could think of a countermeasure, a servant reported that Feng Sijin was back.
Mr. Feng couldn't let go of the chess game, so he asked his servants to call Feng Sijin over. But before he said a few words, Feng Sijin revealed that Qin Jiyan had been released from the palace by the emperor after kneeling in the main hall for a whole day.
"Kneel down all day?" Gu Qiancheng stood up immediately after hearing the news, "Old man, I'm so sorry, I have to go back. Let's stop here for now, and we'll continue another day."
After saying that, he apologized to Mr. Feng and left in a hurry...
Mr. Feng gritted his teeth as he watched Gu Qiancheng leave, but he did not stop him. He just looked at Feng Sijin with a sigh...
How come he doesn't even have a chance when he is such a good grandson?