"Five to five?"

Zhan Zhan blinked his bright eyes, and said in surprise: "You dog slave, you are quite sure."

Then, those small charming peach eyes glanced at Huaiqing, and hummed: "If you want to enter the palace, just find me, why bring some irrelevant people with you."

"Recently, I have become more courageous." Huaiqing nodded and walked towards her.

According to the previous situation, at this time Lin'an must have been startled, jumped up and down like a little rabbit, and then slipped away.

But this time she didn't leave, proudly puffed out her small chest, pinched her waist, and chose to be tough Huaiqing, yelling crisply: "What's wrong, what Ben Gong said is wrong?"

Xu Qi'an stood between the two of them calmly, and said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, stop making trouble, you are surrounded by outsiders, don't make people laugh at you."

Are you not an outsider?Huaiqing glanced at him lightly.

Huaiqing, who has a well-developed figure but has an temperament like an iceberg goddess, frowned slightly. She realized that the relationship between Yingong Xu Ningyan and Lin'an had rapidly heated up in a short period of time.

For example, Xu Qi'an intervened between them, with his back to Lin'an and his face facing her.This is a subconscious move to protect the former.

Another example is when they came together, Lin'an and Xu Ningyan were very close, which was beyond the range of etiquette between a courtier and a princess.

Obviously, Xu Ningyan has gradually moved closer to Lin'an, this discovery made Huaiqing inexplicably irritated and uncomfortable.

"Didn't Your Highness ask me how to deal with this case before? I didn't say it at the time because I was not sure. Now, I have done everything that should be done. It is up to people to make things happen."

Xu Qi'an led the topic and did not give the two princesses a chance to quarrel. Seeing that he really attracted the attention of Huaiqing and Lin'an, he smiled and continued:

"In the beginning, I was worried about how to prove Erlang's innocence and prove that he did not cheat. I racked my brains for this. But later I found out that it doesn't matter whether he cheated or not."

Xu New Year is just a pretext for the officials to start a political game, a reason, or a knife.

In layman's terms, Xu Erlang is a victim of political struggle.

Therefore, the crux of the problem, the key to breaking the situation is the word "political struggle". Only by winning this battle can Erlang get a fair trial.

Otherwise, it is very important for a guy who has no backer in the court to be innocent or not?

Huai Qing nodded slightly, and said: "What you have to do is to find a helper for him, a helper who can win the situation in the court. This is where the difficulty lies.

"As a student of Yunlu Academy, he is doomed to be a rootless duckweed. It's lucky that you don't make trouble, and it's impossible to help him.

"If Duke Wei makes a move, then those neutral officials will also end. No one wants to see Duke Wei form an alliance with Yunlu Academy, and Wang Shoufu probably won't turn a blind eye either."

Huaiqing can understand the mysteries in it, but what bothers her is the word "helper".

Without Wei Yuan, how will Xu Qi'an find a force in the court that can counter Zuodu Yushi, Sun Shangshu, Cao Guogong, Minister of the Ministry of War and others?

All his confidence is nothing more than Wei Yuan.

In this game, Emperor Yuan Jing is just the referee... As long as he doesn't take the initiative to mess with Erlang, I can still give it a try... Xu Qi said in peace.

.........

The princes entered the Jinluan Hall, kept silent, and waited for a quarter of an hour, but Emperor Yuan Jing arrived late.

The old emperor with black hair, wearing a simple Taoist robe with fluttering sleeves, looks like a Taoist priest rather than an emperor.

After the normal performance was correct, Sun Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment suddenly came out and said loudly: "I have something to play."

In an instant, one after another looked at the back of the scarlet-robed official uniform, the slightly dead atmosphere of the court, at this moment, seemed to stir up a turbulent undercurrent.

A whirlpool passed and surged among the princes in the court.

The foreplay is over, and the curtain is slowly opening.

Yuan Xiong, the censor of Zuodu, and Qin Yuandao, the servant of the Ministry of War who planned this matter, quietly straightened their backs, showing strong fighting spirit and confidence.

The Dali Temple Minister and other factions involved in this matter raised their lips, waiting for the show to begin, but also impatient to take revenge on Xu Qi'an and Wei Yuan.

University scholar Zhao Tingfang's faction is alone and lonely, with his brows furrowed.

In normal times, he would not be afraid of the provocations between the parties, nor the Minister of the Ministry of War.However, now the minister of the Ministry of War came with the "general trend" and bound the Dongge University scholar with the students of Yunlu Academy.To wash away the grievances of Dongge University scholar is equivalent to washing out the grievances of Xu Xinian, and there are too many enemies.

Inside and outside the hall, the rest of the neutral parties tacitly watched the excitement and watched the changes.If we talk about the position, it is naturally biased towards the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and it is impossible to lean towards Yunlu Academy.

"Aiqing, please tell me." Emperor Yuan Jing sat high on the dragon chair, looking energetic.

"I was ordered to investigate the case of Dongge University scholar Zhao Tingfang accepting bribes and leaking questions to examinee Xu Xinnian. Now the truth has come to light. There are three people involved in the case, namely Xu Xinnian, a student of Yunlu Academy; Zhao Tingfang, a student of Dongge University, and his actions. Butler in the middle.

"In addition, according to Xu Xinnian's account, he is a strong Dongge University scholar through his brother Xu Qi'an."

Sun Shangshu's report is over.

The corresponding confession had already been submitted to the emperor for his review, but all matters discussed at the court meeting were submitted one day in advance.

Yuan Xiong, the censor of Zuodu, turned his body sideways and looked at Wei Yuan expressionlessly.

The rest of the officials also looked at Wei Yuan, waiting for his response and counterattack. Sun Shangshu's step was to forcibly drag Wei Yuan into the water and not give him a chance to stand by.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say."

At this time, an old gray-haired censor came out, and it was Zhang Xingying who had made great contributions in Yunzhou.

Emperor Yuan Jing's answer did not change, he said in a deep voice, "Please tell me, Aiqing."

Zhang Xingying glanced at Sun Shangshu from the corner of his eye, and raised his voice: "I want to sue Sun Min, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, for abusing his power and beating him up. Your Majesty, please order the three divisions to conduct a joint trial before investigating the case of imperial examination fraud."

This is a commonly used trick in officialdom: dragging words!

The effect of this trick depends on the emperor's intention.

That's it?Sun Shangshu sneered, and retorted: "Your Majesty personally issued an order for this case, and the Ministry of Punishment and the government government jointly tried it and supervised each other, so why torture it into a trick.

"Those three criminals are being held in prison. His Majesty will send someone to find out if they have been tortured or not."

Emperor Yuan Jing nodded slowly, stopped looking at Zhang Yushi, and asked, "Everyone, how do you think this case should be handled?"

Zhang Xingying stood there disappointed.

Sun Shangshu glanced back at Governor Zhang with a slight disdain in his eyes. With such a weak counterattack, is he planning to give up?

At the same time, Sun Shangshu also inevitably felt disappointed. His Majesty's attitude was very clear, procrastination is useless, but he did not immediately determine the case.

His Majesty is giving Wei Yuan and Zhao Tingfang's followers a chance to fight back.

However, Yuan Xiong, the censor of Zuodu who wanted to drag Wei Yuan into the water, his eyes lit up, he immediately stepped out and bowed:

"Your Majesty, I feel that the nature of this case is extremely serious. After many days of fermentation, everyone in the capital has known it. The students are full of resentment, and the people are filled with righteous indignation. If it is not handled strictly, it is not enough for the people to be angry."

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