Straight man of steel

Chapter 337
Suspicion arose in my heart, and it was particularly difficult to erase it.

Liu Che's eyes dimmed and flickered for a while, and the two eyes alternated with each other.

The power was given to Zhang Yuan by himself, and now it has not been effective, and there is no real evidence to take back the power, which will inevitably make the courtiers feel cold.

Liu Che, who had hesitated for a long time, felt that it was time to listen to other people's opinions.

"Let Wei Qing come to see me!"

Liu Che gave orders to Xiao Huangmen who was waiting by his side.

This choice was very unexpected, everyone knew that Wei Qing and Zhang Yuan had a good relationship, now Liu Che was suspicious of Zhang Yuan, but wanted to ask Wei Qing to ask.

No one knew what Liu Che was thinking, Wei Qing rushed over to meet Liu Che immediately after receiving the summons.

"I pay respects to Your Majesty."

Wei Qing was very cautious. No matter how deep Liu Che hid, he also felt that the atmosphere today was not right, but after thinking about it, there was nothing that would make Liu Che unhappy.

"Zhongqing, I have something to ask you."

Liu Che's tone was very peaceful, but Wei Qing's eyelids suddenly twitched.

The last time Liu Che called Wei Qing that way, it was when Wei Qing was an uncle, that is, after Wei Zifu gave birth to a daughter, Liu Che called Wei Qing that way when he saw Wei Qing, very kind.

At other times, Liu Che would either call him by his first name or by his official name.

With such a call today, Wei Qing was not as happy as last time, but felt that something had happened.

"Although your majesty said that the minister is not talented, he is willing to relieve his majesty's worries."

"Today Taixue released the rankings and killed a person. One candidate committed suicide by hitting his head on the ranking list issued by Taixue. Before he died, he yelled at injustice.

Immediately afterwards, news came from Du County that there was an inside story about the entrance exam held by Taixue a few days ago.

The Imperial Academy ordered Zhang Yuan to use this examination to attract the descendants of people he intended to befriend in order to build relationships with various nobles.

Zhongqing has a good relationship with Zhang Yuan, the imperial scholar. Do you think he is such a person? Now that something like this has happened, what should I do? "

The gentler Liu Che's tone was, the more nervous Wei Qing became.

In this world, there are no rules and regulations to restrain the emperor. As an emperor, if you want power, you have the most powerful power. If you want wealth, you have endless wealth. So what if you want to kill millions of corpses?

A good emperor cannot be a good emperor with a pleasant face, and it will be even more difficult for an emperor who is violent in nature to suddenly become pleasant.

Wei Qing was thinking, and Liu Che was waiting.

This is an inquiry, but also a temptation.

Whether the relationship between monarchs and ministers can overshadow the relationship between brothers, at this time, whether Wei Qing can speak from Liu Che's point of view is particularly important.

"Has Your Majesty ever sent someone to investigate? If this is the case, just punish the Taixue Order according to the law."

Wei Qing reacted quickly. When he said this, he was not speaking for Zhang Yuan from Zhang Yuan's perspective. On the contrary, he believed Zhang Yuan and was also telling Liu Che that without a shred of evidence, he could not rely on fabricated evidence. Zhang Yuan was charged with murder.

"Today's matter, I had time to send people to investigate, but now the candidates for the Imperial College in Du County are talking about it. If you don't quickly find a way to continue like this, I'm afraid it will lead to bitter consequences."

After Liu Che said this, Wei Qing completely calmed down.

It's just a rumor, as long as Zhang Yuan doesn't do anything, then there is nothing to worry about, the only thing to worry about is Liu Che's attitude.

If Liu Che really wanted to kill Zhang Yuan, he would call himself over to ask why, and find any reason. For example, when Zhang Yuan met Liu Che with disheveled clothes, he could directly drive Zhang Yuan to the bottom or kill him.

"I feel that Your Majesty need not worry, Taixue Ling Zhang Yuan is someone your Majesty values.

Since you trust him so much, you should let him have a try. If he can't even solve the difficulty in front of him, it will be tantamount to betraying your majesty's trust.

At that time, the minister will advise His Majesty to deprive him of his position as Taixue Ling, and leave it to His Majesty for other uses. "

Liu Che was also a little shaken by what Wei Qing said.

In fact, it was Zhang Yuan's temperament that displeased Liu Che a little. What Liu Che liked was the heroic spirit of a young man. In the early years, when Zhang Yuan was young, he always showed a feeling of stagnation.

If Zhang Yuan has maintained a kind of momentum, Liu Che promises to treat Zhang Yuan as a treasure.

"I trust him once this time, but you can't spread the matter I asked you today. I want to see if Zhang Yuan has the ability in this area."

Liu Che said this not because he thought Zhang Yuan had no talent, but because Zhang Yuan had been creatively proposing some things before, and his management talents had not been shown. As for this aspect, Zhang Yuan himself did not know whether he had management talents.

The scholar-bureaucrats of the Han Dynasty can fight when they mount a horse, and rule the country when they dismount!
Whether Zhang Yuan can govern the country is still a matter of debate, so Liu Che has not been very optimistic about him.

"I know what I can do and what I can't do."

Wei Qing must have 100% confidence in Zhang Yuan's ability. A little rumor is nothing. When he first fought against the Huns, the general strategy was set by Zhang Yuan, but later Zhang Yuan didn't want to compete with Wei Qing.

By the afternoon, the officials of Taixue knew about the rumors spreading throughout Du County even if they were belatedly aware of it.

King Wuqiu Shou didn't feel very nervous when he found out. Rumors, as long as they don't reach Liu Che's ears, they are rumors.

If he knew that Liu Che already knew about these rumors, he probably wouldn't be as relaxed as he is now.

Although he didn't take it seriously in his heart, King Wuqiu Shou went to the Taixue Ling's mansion to look for Zhang Yuan.

"Is there still trouble today?"

Zhang Yuan has always had an indifferent temperament and would only interfere with Taixue's affairs unless something serious happened. Although the hundreds of Taixue officials had poor emergency response capabilities, they still had no problem running such a large institution stably.

So although today is very important, no one came to Zhang Yuan’s yard to disturb him. Although the outside is always chaotic because of those rumors, Zhang Yuan subconsciously thinks that it is normal for so many people to enroll in a mess today.

Yan Yi and Sima Qian, who usually served as the mouthpieces, also knew that there were many people outside today, so they stayed in the mansion all the time. As a result, Zhang Yuan became the last person to know.

"Tai Xueling, the lower officials are incompetent. There are indeed some troubles today, but it is not a big deal. It will be completely subsided in a few days."

Zhang Yuan stretched his arms lazily. He was a little sore from reading a day today.

"Tell me what's going on."

"A student committed suicide in embarrassment and indignation when the ranking was released today, but he died because he bumped into our ranking, and he yelled at injustice before he died.

So now everyone in Du County is saying that there is a shady scene in our entrance examination. Some candidates say that the results have been tampered with, and some candidates say that we let people who did not pass the entrance examination take the places of those who passed the entrance examination. "

"Is it a trivial matter for someone to die?"

"The lower officials have investigated, and the student has no background, so it's not a big deal."

Zhang Yuan frowned as what King Wuqiu Shou said should be taken for granted.

Human life is like a mustard!
This has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is difficult to change, and even the chance of overturning and starting over is pitifully small.

"Pass on my order, pack up that student's body, Taixue will pay tens of thousands of dollars to compensate his family."

"Tai Xueling, but the death of this examinee has nothing to do with us. Doesn't it make us feel guilty, and let those rumors grow even more."

Zhang Yuan still can't ignore a life, even if the person died innocently.

"You are not qualified to refute. I will do what I say, and the dead will come first."

"But?"

"No but!"

"The next officer will order someone to do it."

King Shou of Wuqiu sighed and didn't argue with Zhang Yuan anymore, but he didn't leave. He still needs Zhang Yuan to give an explanation. Zhang Yuan's actions will surely breed rumors. This is Du County, only a few dozen miles away from Chang'an.

The students who failed to leave Du County will pass through Chang'an, and the rumors will continue to spread to Liu Che's ears.

So Wuqiu Shouwang wants Zhang Yuan to give an explanation, so that the pressure on his own shoulders can be transferred to Zhang Yuan's shoulders.

Seeing Wuqiu Shouwang standing aside and not speaking, Zhang Yuan guessed what he was thinking.

"The rumors spread a bit strangely. Among the candidates who participated in the entrance examination, 88 out of [-] people were selected.

These people are supposed to be on our side, so why would such rumors spread? If you and I decide to retake the assessment, they may not be able to be admitted to Taixue. "

This is also where King Wuqiu Shou was puzzled, and it is also the reason why he has not cared about it.

After nearly [-] students have enrolled, they will immediately face the pressure of the monthly exam. Who will talk about whether a student who failed the exam is dead or alive.

"Then shall we re-do the entrance examination?"

My Qiu Shouwang was beaten by Zhang Yuan just now, so he was a lot more careful in his words this time.

"No, you don't take it seriously when someone dies. These people can say whatever they like. Are we inviting them or begging them?"

"But."

"Why do you have so many today, what are you worried about? I am the Tai Xueling, maybe you will be promoted if I encounter difficulties."

King Wuqiu Shou was so stunned that he stopped talking.

Originally, what he wanted was to deal with it coldly. If he had known this would be the result, he would not have come to tell Zhang Yuan about it, so that he would not have come up with a compensation plan out of nowhere.

"The lower official has no such thoughts, since Taixue Ling has made up his mind, the lower official has nothing to say.

There are still many things to do in Taixue, and the next official will go to work first. "

"Okay, you go."

Zhang Yuan said that, it was because he hadn't found a way to deal with it, and this incident was a bit inexplicable, not that Zhu Dan's suicide was inexplicable, but that it was inexplicable that the rumors spread like this later.

There is no way to solve the more troublesome things at once, so Zhang Yuan can only let it go for now. If he handles it rashly and doesn't do it well, he will cause even bigger troubles.

(End of this chapter)