"Forget it, we have done everything we should do. For now, we can only wait here for Chengyu to come back. Since he said three days, let's wait three days. If he doesn't come back, we will go and ask for help."
The sky is getting dark, and the glow on the horizon is gradually fading away.
Yin Kun and the officials were walking on the way out of the palace gate. He saw Kuang Zhaoying walking in front of him, walking in a hurry.
He snorted in his heart and hurried forward, "Master Kuang!"
Kuang Zhaoying was scolded by the emperor today, and he was already feeling angry. But in the blink of an eye, he heard Yin Kun, the right deputy imperial envoy of the Inspectorate, calling him from behind.
When he turned around, he already had a smile on his face and greeted Yin Kun.
Yin Kun had the same rank as him and was a member of the Inspectorate. Although he hated the officials of the Inspectorate with hatred, he had to brace himself to deal with it.
"Master Yin!"
Yin Kun was not going to talk in circles, "Master Kuang, since Master Hu has put the evidence in front of the emperor, the fraud case must be false. My junior brother was mistakenly arrested and put into prison. I hope Master Yin will release Gu Chengyu as soon as possible. Gu Chengyu
Whether you are a scholar or a Huiyuan who will take the exam this year, being jailed will be detrimental to your reputation."
Yin Kun also looked at Kuang Zhaoying's increasingly livid face and continued: "Master Kuang also knows that scholars pay attention to reputation. How can he cope with being imprisoned for cheating in the imperial examination? People like them only need to
Once you pass the palace examination, you can become an official. Master Kuang has offended many candidates this time!"
Kuang Zhaoying was really dazzled by his achievements. Of course, he didn't expect that Wan Xuenian and Song Shujing would be wronged.
There are always some people who can rise to prominence after these exams, but Kuang Zhaoying's boat capsized in the gutter this time.
Kuang Zhaoying was so regretful that his intestines were green. Who would have thought that this matter would take such a big turn?
Except for a few of these candidates who cannot move, as long as the others enter the cell, he has the ability to prevent them from getting out. Unexpectedly, God is not as good as man.
Kuang Zhaoying snorted coldly, "Master Yin! This matter of arresting the candidates is not my own initiative. It was approved by the Emperor Zhu Bi. If Master Yin has any complaints, just go to the Emperor."
During this conversation, the two broke up unhappy. Yin Kun thought that in the court just now, the emperor had ordered Kuang Zhaoying to re-investigate the matter, so Gu Chengyu would be back tomorrow at the latest.
However, where did Hu Maoqing get the evidence? Gu Chengyu said that Hu Maoqing had been investigating the bandit case for more than two years, and now he had produced evidence, but because of insufficient evidence, he was refuted by the eldest prince.
The ministers in the court did not expect that it was the eldest prince. Although the bandit case still needs to be thoroughly investigated, the evidence of the fraud case is conclusive, so there is no need to investigate further.
It's a pity for Wan Xuenian. If he had committed suicide later, when Hu Maoshen presented the evidence, according to the emperor's love for him, it would still be possible to resign and return to his hometown without mentioning reinstatement.
In fact, as long as the emperor trusts you, what are the accusations? For example, when Xia Qing was still the second assistant, there were many accusations against him every day, so the emperor still ignored them?
Now that he is the capital, who dares to impeach him? Those memorials pass through the cabinet every day, why not let him read them first?
Yin Kun walked out of the palace gate and saw the carriage in his house. He put aside his thoughts and climbed into the carriage.
The eldest prince walked to the imperial study with a gloomy face. Unexpectedly, Hu Maoshen tricked him this time and actually rescued Guo Shi and arrested his staff.
He had underestimated Hu Maoshen before and was caught off guard.
He thought that his plan this time was very rigorous, and one link was connected with another. How did Hu Maoshen guess that it was him? Wasn't there a name engraved on the silver?
As soon as Guo Shi was assassinated, Hu Maoshen's people came to rescue him. At that time, his third brother had already been imprisoned in the mansion, and it was impossible for Wanfu and Songfu to move so quickly.
Besides, killing Guo Shi would not be beneficial to Wanfu and Songfu. How did Hu Maoshen know that someone wanted to kill Guo Shi?
If Hu Maoshen really had such an exhaustive plan, he wouldn't have been led by him for more than two years.
The eldest prince became a little suspicious. Is there someone behind this plot? It seems that someone gave these evidence to Hu Maoshen.
The eldest prince reviewed the officials in the court in his mind. The first one he suspected was the second prince, followed by Xia Qing.
With the imperial study room in front of him, the eldest prince quickly calmed down his emotions, put on a worried look, and walked towards the imperial study room.
"My servant meets His Highness the First Prince!" De'an saw the First Prince and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
"Eunuch Chen, please excuse me! I would also like to ask Eunuch Chen to inform my father."
"The Emperor just said that when you come, you can go in directly without any notification."
De'an had a new understanding of the eldest prince's favor, and he didn't even need to inform him when he came to the imperial study today.
However, the eldest prince felt that something was wrong. His father became very angry in the palace because Hu Maoshen's confession had implicated him.
He framed a court official and participated in the bandit case. Although he argued in every possible way in court, his father suppressed these matters because of insufficient evidence.
However, he saw the anger in his father's eyes. I'm afraid he can't be kind today.
The emperor sat behind the desk, staring at the eldest prince without saying a word.
"Plop!"
"My son has done something wrong, please punish me!"
The eldest prince knows the emperor's character well, and if he admits his mistake directly, there is still some room for change. If he refuses to repent, he will only make his father even more angry.
"Oh? You said you did something wrong, but tell me, what was wrong?"
The emperor's stern voice sounded, completely different from the way he had just shouted in the court.
The eldest prince did not dare to take it lightly. His father looked the calmest when he was extremely angry.
"My son should not frame the imperial officials and use the imperial examination as a raft."
"Is that all there is to it?"
The emperor looked at the eldest son who had just passed away. This was his first prince. When he was just born, he couldn't tell how happy he was.
When he was a child, he often held him in his arms and taught him how to read and write until he had his second child.
He didn't know what he thought of, and his mind calmed down.
"How do you explain the money? Were you involved in the bandit case?"
The emperor had actually determined that the eldest prince was responsible for the mountain bandit case, in order to frame it for Wan Xuenian, and by the way, Song Shujing was solved.
"Father! I know my mistake!"
The eldest prince knew that the emperor already knew what was going on in his heart, and he could not tell him. His father would only let him go if he didn't.
The emperor looked at the eldest prince, his eyes full of disappointment. He closed his eyes before speaking again.
"I asked you where that money came from?"
The eldest prince smiled bitterly, "Didn't my father already know? The silver that was sent to the palace a few days ago was the dirty silver."
The emperor suddenly stood up from his chair. With trembling hands, he pointed at the eldest prince, "You! You bastard!"
Dean only heard the sound of a chair moving, followed by the sound of breaking porcelain.
"Father! Father! Send the imperial doctor to you quickly!"