Rebirth: The whole family travels through time together: Fubao Koi is busy eating melons

"I have secretly arranged for people to rescue the three scholars who were wronged in the imperial examination, and I plan to test the emperor's attitude at the morning court. You must ensure the safety of those scholars. When they are needed to testify, I will present the complete evidence together."

His tone was firm, and there was an unquestionable light in his eyes.

"By then, we will have both witnesses and physical evidence. Let's see how Li Mingqi can argue and escape!"

Prime Minister Fan couldn't help himself for a moment, and his tone was filled with excitement and anticipation.

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Not long after, at a solemn morning court session, Prime Minister Fan found the right moment and skillfully brought up the issue of cheating in the imperial examinations, carefully observing every subtle reaction of the emperor.

When the emperor heard this, his face suddenly changed and he became furious. He vowed to get to the bottom of the matter.

Prime Minister Fan was secretly delighted, but he remained respectful on the surface. "Your Majesty, I have recently received many letters of complaint from scholars, all of which are about the secret replacement of imperial examination papers. In order to maintain the integrity of the court, I immediately launched an in-depth investigation. I didn't know until I investigated that cheating in the imperial examination was indeed true. This is not limited to this year. Going back three years, the same problem existed in the imperial examination every year. And... and, I traced the source and found that the culprit behind the scenes was... was..."

The emperor's face was gloomy, and he sternly rebuked: "How unbecoming of you to hesitate! Explain yourself to me immediately."

Prime Minister Fan deliberately lowered his voice and slowly lowered his head. Although this action seemed to be fearful, he was actually trying to suppress a smile. After all, after years of planning, it was time to eliminate two major forces in one fell swoop. How could he not feel secretly happy.

Grand Tutor Peng and Duke Yun exchanged complicated glances, and the anger in their hearts was about to burst out.

"Prime Minister Fan, please don't make such irresponsible statements. This is sheer nonsense!"

The two of them retorted harshly.

The emperor remained calm on the surface, but he had already made plans in his heart. He had long intended to crack down on the domineering behavior of Grand Tutor Peng and his group, but he had never found the right opportunity.

Prime Minister Fan pretended to be panicked and fell to the ground to plead guilty, but his voice was unusually clear, "Your Majesty, I have solid evidence in my hands, which does not prove that Grand Tutor Peng and Duke Yun were personally behind the scenes, but that their sons were behind the scenes directing this good show."

When these words came out, Master Peng felt a sharp pain in his heart. He knew very well that his son was a good-for-nothing.

Then, Prime Minister Fan presented the list that recorded the details of cheating in the imperial examination. Most of the names listed on the list were from the disciples of Grand Tutor Peng.

Duke Yunguo has always had a high opinion of himself and has never disdained to gang up on dissidents. He never expected that he would fall into the hands of his own son today.

The emperor reviewed the test papers that had been switched and became even angrier.

He never dreamed that such a daring act would happen right under his nose.

In addition to being shocked, he also deeply realized the seriousness of the situation and worried secretly that if these people had such long-lasting power, would they also interfere when he passed on the throne in the future?

The emperor was furious, threw the memorial in his hand to the ground, and asked sternly: "Grand Tutor Peng, Duke Yun, do you have anything else to say?"

Duke Yun immediately knelt down and admitted that he had failed to educate his son and was willing to accept any punishment.

However, Grand Tutor Peng was not as flustered as Duke Yun. He was proud of being an important minister of the founding of the country, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I am really wronged! It is too hasty to convict my son based on just a list and a few test papers. I beg Your Majesty to order Yingtian Prefecture to conduct a comprehensive investigation and clear my name!"

He was thinking that if his cronies took over the investigation of Yingtian Prefecture, Zhang Yuanshan would be the only one who would suffer in the end.

Grand Tutor Peng stared at Prime Minister Fan with sharp eyes, his face full of gloom, which made people shudder.

Prime Minister Fan disagreed and immediately ordered someone to bring the witness to the court.

As the three scholars walked in, Grand Tutor Peng cursed his good-for-nothing son in his heart for being so careless and leaving so many loopholes!

The emperor ordered the three scholars to answer the questions again. They recited their answers by heart and completed all the questions quickly and neatly, including the parts that they had not completed before.

The emperor witnessed this scene and had already made up his mind. He suddenly shouted, "Bring all ten people on the list to the Qilin Palace. I want to see what kind of masterpieces they can write!"

Soon, the Imperial Guards escorted ten young masters from aristocratic families into the Qilin Palace.

Some ministers did not realize until this moment that their sons were among them. Their faces turned pale and they knelt on the ground, begging for the emperor's forgiveness.

Li Haoxu was heartbroken, wondering if his father could protect him again this time.

In an instant, the test papers of the ten young masters were presented to the emperor.

The emperor flipped through a few copies in a hurry, his brows becoming increasingly furrowed.

The handwriting alone is far inferior to those scholars, not to mention the content of the article.

"My dear ministers, please take a good look at your young master's 'masterpiece'! Humph!"

The emperor snorted coldly and threw the test paper aside.

The ministers looked at the test papers. The handwriting was sloppy and the content was far from the topic. There were also erasures and modifications in some places, making it impossible to understand what they meant.

It is ridiculous to try to get into the top 20 in the imperial examination with such literary talent.

The emperor's eyes were like sharp blades, piercing every inch of air in the palace. He stared at the ministers who were crawling at his feet, and his voice was cold and stern, like ice in the cold winter: "You are the pillars of the country, but you actually did something that brought shame to your ancestors! I usually have high hopes for you, but I never thought that your will is so weak and you are easily shaken by temptation!"

The ministers pounded their foreheads on the ground as urgently and frequently as if pounding garlic, and kept whispering for mercy, vowing to strictly discipline their children in the future and never let such a shame happen again.

"Xuanzhi, Li Mingqi, Song Degui and others, you committed fraud in the imperial examinations, colluded for personal gain, and had a corrupt family tradition. This is a great provocation to the authority of the royal family. Confiscate your property, deprive you of your original status, demote you to commoners, and immediately return to your hometowns to reflect on yourselves."

"As for Li Haoxu, Song Xing and others, you abused your power and cheated in the imperial examination, undermining the fairness of the examination, shaking the foundation of the court, and tarnishing the purity of the country. According to the law, you should be punished with a hundred lashes and exiled to the border. Your descendants will never be allowed to participate in the imperial examination again. This will serve as a warning to the world."

As soon as he finished speaking, Master Peng's body swayed, his face turned pale, and he collapsed to the ground weakly.

When the officials who violated the law were taken away one by one by the palace guards, Duke Yun walked forward on trembling knees and kowtowed respectfully to express his gratitude, with an incredible shock in his heart - the emperor's grace was so profound that he only punished his son and retained his official position and family honor.

The emperor glanced at him and sighed a little tiredly: "Well, considering your loyalty, I will give you a lighter sentence this time."