A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

"Isn't that confirming their crimes?" Dali Siqing said again, "I thought that they should be investigated first and then arrested."

"The lower officials thought that we should get the person first." Di Renjie said again, "We'll let the turmoil settle down after we get the person, and then investigate thoroughly. As for whether the charges will be charged or not, it's up to us. If Pei Xingjian and Xu Jingzong are still outside , the turmoil will definitely intensify, Dali Temple must make a move, and this imperial examination is the most important thing for His Majesty."

"You mean to take people first and block their tongues?" Dali Siqing looked at Di Renjie.

"Exactly!" Di Renjie also replied, "Get the person first, and then investigate! Start the investigation from the Ministry of Officials."

This is a troublesome case. Dali Temple Minister knows that if this case is not handled properly, even Dali Temple will be implicated, and even the academy will be famous.

Dali Temple began to act, and Di Renjie brought people to the academy to personally detain Xu Jingzong and Pei Xingjian.

Chapter 321

In the dungeon of Dali Temple, Di Renjie led people to put Pei Xingjian and Xu Jingzong into the dungeon respectively. Pei Xingjian, who was wearing a prison uniform, watched the cell door close. Di Renjie left expressionlessly without saying a word.

Breathing the humid air in the cell, Pei Xingjian sat on a pile of hay and thought about the origin of the fraud.

Relatively calm Pei Xingjian, Xu Jingzong panicked and grabbed the prison door and shouted, "We are wronged, someone framed us! Pei Xingjian, tell them that we are wronged."

Pei Xingjian looked up at Xu Jingzong, who was noisy at the opposite door, and shook his head to signal him to be quiet.

Seeing Pei Xingjian's eyes, Xu Jingzong was also puzzled, this kid is so calm?

Picking up a stone on the side, Pei Xingjian wrote a few words on the wall: Calm down, think, wait, the truth will come out.

Xu Jingzong is not a stupid person. He saw these words and thought in his heart. Those who come out of the academy will inevitably want to deal with the academy. The academy has a scandal like cheating in the imperial examination for the first time, and those who are interested will definitely take advantage of it.

On the other side of the cell, Songtsan Gampo heard the noise just now, probably because a new prisoner came in, and every time a new prisoner came in, he would yell for a while, why did he quiet down so quickly now?

Outside Chang'an, Gu Qing was sitting in front of Fang Yizhi in the academy, and the two were playing chess on the chessboard.

"Old Master Kong Yingda and a group of old gentlemen are all in a hurry, why are you so at ease." Fang Yi asked puzzledly, "Aren't you in a hurry at all? Old Master Kong Yingda wants to expel Su Jing, Pei Xingjian, from the academy to set the record straight !"

The rain showed no signs of stopping, Gu Qing whispered, "Brother Fang, don't you see it?"

"Should I see something?" Fang Yi asked puzzled.

Li Tai also came over to watch the chess game between the two of them, "Rumors of drought, monsters causing trouble, Taibai Jinxing, begging for rain, cheating in imperial examinations..."

Drought rumors, demons causing trouble, Taibai Jinxing warning, all of these are implying Gu Qing, this time the imperial examination fraud is directed at Gu Qing's academy, Fang Yizhi held the chess piece in his hand and did not drop it,

With the sound of rain breaking, Gu Qingshen removed all the chess pieces from the chessboard, looked at the black and white chessboard again and said, "Your Majesty, Xu Jingzong, Pei Xingjian, and me."

Li Tai rearranged the four chess pieces on the board, Li Er was placed on the top, and Xu Jingzong, Pei Xingjian, Gu Qing, three chess pieces were placed below Li Er.Gu Qing is at the end, and Pei Xingjian and Xu Jingzong are in the middle.

"Which step will be next?" Fang Yi was suspicious.

Gu Qing picked up a chess piece and dropped it between Xu Jingzong and Pei Xingjian, saying, "Officials!"

In Chang'an, Di Renjie brought people to the official department. The busy official department immediately quieted down and looked at the group of people.

"Dali Temple investigates the case." Di Renjie said to them.

"Hurry up and report to the Ministry of Public Affairs!" The Minister of the Ministry of Officials said to the little officials beside him, and looked at Di Renjie, "You are so courageous, you dare to break into the Ministry of Officials without His Majesty's order!"

"What? You're still guilty because you're afraid of investigation." Di Renjie looked at the official servant.

"The Ministry of Officials is in charge of the appointment and dismissal of officials in the world!" said the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, "If you miss a major event in the court, let me see how you can bear the consequences."

"Check it out for me! Pick up everyone and interrogate them!" Di Renjie shouted.

There are six ministries in the three provinces of the court, and the Ministry of Officials is at the top of the six ministries, and Zhongshu Province is also at the top of the six ministries in the three provinces. Fang Xuanling heard that someone hurriedly reported Di Renjie trespassing on the official ministries, and said calmly, "I know."

"But, that Di Renjie acted recklessly..." said the official from the Ministry of Officials.

"You go down." Fang Xuanling waved his hand and said, "I will tell His Majesty about it."

"Yes!" The officials of the Ministry of Officials withdrew.

In the Ministry of Officials, Di Renjie sat at the head of the Ministry of Officials and interrogated an official of the Ministry of Officials, "Tell me, who will take care of the test questions."

The official from the Ministry of Civil Affairs did not answer, and he, who was in his 40s, said nothing to Di Renjie.

The other party didn't respond for a long time, Di Renjie let out a long sigh, he was putting on airs for himself, and said: "Take him down for me! Put him into the dungeon of Dali Temple."

"How dare you!" he shouted immediately.

"Take it down!" Di Renjie shouted.

"Yes!" The officials of Dali Temple escorted the people away.

The whole staff immediately fell silent, looking at the young minister of Dali Temple in surprise.

Di Renjie waved his sleeves and said, "Although I don't know if your bureaucrats are tricky, your Majesty asked Dali Temple to thoroughly investigate this case. If someone is still as stubborn as the one just now, don't blame me for being unreasonable."

When Pei Xingjian was imprisoned, the news that Di Renjie thoroughly investigated the Ministry of Officials spread immediately.

In the academy

Li Tai looked at the chessboard and saw that another piece was dropped before the official's piece. This was Di Renjie, "Gu Qing, do you see that if Di Renjie didn't find out anything at this point, it would lead to a stalemate instead."

Nodding his head, Gu Qing agreed with Li Tai's words, and said again, "When the bureaucracy is in chaos, someone will take action."

"Who?" Fang Yi was nervous.

"Who was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials?" Gu Qing said with a smile.

"Zhao Guogong, Changsun Wuji!" Li Tai immediately said his name, "Zhao Guogong has been from the Ministry of Officials, to Sikong, and now to Zhongshu Ling!"

"The Ministry of Officials is the first important position of Changsun Wuji in the court after His Majesty ascended the throne. That place should have a long history with Changsun Wuji." Gu Qing said with a smile.

Di Renjie was still questioning officials one after another in the official department, when he saw a figure walk into the official department, he nodded and saw that it was Sun Wuji, the eldest son of Zhao Guogong.

"Mr. Zhao." Di Renjie saluted politely.

"You handle your business, the old man is just here to check a few files." Changsun Wuji sat aside as he said, not intending to check the files at all, and looked at the officials of the Ministry of Officials calmly, as if A kind of demonstration is also like a warning, silently telling Di Renjie to be careful in doing things. The official department is not something you can check whenever you want.

Since Changsun Wuji, the atmosphere of the entire official department has changed drastically, and Di Renjie has also temporarily stopped interrogating.

After the official department was quiet for a long time, another person walked into the official department, and this person was Wei Zheng.

Wei Zheng walked into the staff department with a strange atmosphere, and said to Changsun Wuji, "Duke Zhao, this is..."

"The old man came here to check some files." Changsun Wuji said, "Who is Zheng Guogong here this time?"

"Since your Majesty ascended the throne, there has been a scandal of cheating in the imperial examinations for the first time. This old man is here to convey a message to Di Renjie." Wei Zheng explained to Changsun Wuji, and then said to Di Renjie, "Investigate carefully! Thoroughly investigate to the end!"

Chapter 322 Xu Jingzong's Hatred for Changsun Wuji