Condescending and Condescending

At the same time, in the yamen of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Xie Wenlun and doctor Xiao Shen were waiting for Fang Yanqin's arrival.

One can imagine how complicated Xie Wenlun's mood is now.

His thoughts couldn't help but go back to a month and a half ago.

At that time, it was suddenly revealed that Zhao Wang stole the examination questions and intended to manipulate the imperial examinations. He and a group of officials in Zhao Wang's mansion were also pushed into the Fengtian Temple. My sister's hope of revenge will also come to naught, and even his mentor will be implicated because of him, and he will be exiled to the frontier after a few years...

As a result, Fang Yanqin not only didn't take them to blame, but helped him clear the suspicion.

Because of this, he and the other disciples under Zhao Wang's family were able to get out of this imperial examination fraud case.

It was precisely because of this incident that Emperor Yuanping remembered him.

Later, the imperial court reopened the meeting.

Sure enough, Liu Shilang and Zheng Rong were thinking about tampering with his test paper——

Because it happened in the previous dynasty that examinees marked and wrote code words on the examination papers, and the examiners used these marks and code words to identify candidates related to themselves and improve their grades when marking the papers, so after Emperor Taizu ascended the throne, , for the imperial examinations, the anonymous transcription was adopted——

That is to say, after the candidates hand in the test papers, they will be judged by the examiner first, and then the sealer will seal the candidate's resume filled in the first part of the test paper, and then hand it over to the transcript officer to use a ink pen to transcribe another copy of the paper and send it to the examiner for review, so what the examiner sees is all It is not the examination paper answered by the examinee, but the Zhu scroll copied by the transcription officer.

The imperial court also stipulated that candidates should keep the paper clean and tidy when answering the test paper. If there are typos, alteration marks, etc. on the test paper, points will be deducted for minor cases, and the test paper will be directly invalidated for serious cases. 1

So the method Liu Langzhong and Zheng Rong thought of was to bribe the transcription officer, and then deliberately transcribed a dozen words in his examination paper. After the examiner read his vermilion paper, he directly dismissed his examination paper.

Who would have thought that the chief examiner would send the prepared rankings together with the top ten papers to the imperial court, waiting for Emperor Yuanping's approval, Emperor Yuanping suddenly thought of him.

When he found that his name was not included in the admission list, Emperor Yuanping ordered the Ministry of Rites to transfer his examination papers.

At that time, the grading of the examination papers was over, and the emperor wanted to check the student's examination papers, so the Ministry of Rites directly submitted his original examination papers.

One can imagine what happened afterwards.

When Emperor Yuan Ping found out that his examination paper was better than the top ten papers presented by the chief examiner, he was furious and ordered someone to take down the chief examiner on the spot.

What happened after that can be imagined——

It took less than an hour for the Ministry of Criminal Justice to find Liu Langzhong and Zheng Rong.

Then Emperor Yuanping directly ordered the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Academy to review the papers again.

Because the chief examiner of this test is the grandfather of the fifth prince, after knowing this, the minds of the other four princes became alive in an instant.

In order to confirm the fact that the chief examiner cheated in the imperial examination, and then bring down the fifth prince, they resorted to frequent methods, not only instigating Liu Langzhong and Zheng Rong to point out that the chief examiner instigated them to do so, but also led to the re-screening of the qualified candidates by the Ministry of Rites and others. Candidates, and the error screened by the chief examiner are nearly one-third...

Seeing that things were getting out of hand, in the end, Emperor Yuanping cut the mess quickly and reduced the number of admissions. He only admitted students who were on the list after two examinations. It took fifty big boards to stop this farce.

And this is exactly why the subordinates of the third prince said that several princes fought for the position of the crown prince, which had already affected the court situation, and then speculated that the reason why Emperor Yuanping released dialect Qin was just to balance the court. The main reason for the bureau.

But these have nothing to do with Xie Wenlun, because he is the number one in the list recognized by Emperor Yuan Ping, so no matter how turbulent the previous dynasty is, his ranking will not be shaken.

The most important thing is that Liu Langzhong and Zheng Rong have been convicted of cheating in the imperial examination, so there is only one end for them, and that is their heads.

Xie Wenlun never expected that the two enemies he regarded as lifelong enemies would end with such a dramatic ending when his revenge plan had just taken the first step.

Xie Wenlun was at a loss for a while, so much so that he didn't even know how he passed the palace examination and won the first prize.

Until half a month ago, outside the pharmacy, he accidentally ran into the scene where Fang Yanqin was publicly humiliated by Miss Six of the Right Prime Minister's family...

Until now, he still can't describe his mood at that time, because he felt that there might be anger and dissatisfaction, but he couldn't figure it out, this anger and dissatisfaction was aimed at Miss Six, the right minister who humiliated Fang Yanqin in public, It's still in such a situation, the dialect lover who is still pestering Miss Six of Youxiang's family...

But he also knew that Liu Langzhong and Zheng Rong were able to pay the price for what they did so quickly because of what Fang Yanqin said for him in the court.

So he should repay him.

But he is just a small Jinshi, and he can't help Fang Yanqin.

However, he felt that Fang Yanqin must be very uncomfortable after such a sudden change.

So all he can do is to comfort Fang Yanqin as much as possible, so that he won't think about it for a while and do something stupid.

But he didn't want Fang Yanqin to know it was him, after all, he always remembered Fang Yanqin's molesting him before!

So he thought of the method of being a pen pal with Fang Yanqin, only communicating with letters but not seeing each other...

In this way, he and Fang Yanqin became pen pals.

He originally intended to comfort Fang Yanqin under the guise of a pen pal, but he never expected that in the end, he and Fang Yanqin would become real pen pals, the kind that could chat all night long.

He also discovered that Fang Yanqin was actually not as bad as rumored. Although he only knew a little about the Four Books and Five Classics, he was proficient in Taoist classics and pharmacology. Although he acted flamboyantly, his words were full of life philosophy...

And what he didn't expect was that just when he almost forgot Fang Yanqin's identity and regarded him as a real pen pal, Emperor Yuan Ping suddenly decreed to restore Fang Yanqin's status as the invisible prince——

Others thought that Emperor Yuanping did this just to balance the court. Even when Emperor Yuanping knew that he was the disciple of King Zhao whom he hated the most, he still upheld justice for him and even appointed him as the number one scholar. The thing, in their eyes, was that Emperor Yuanping was deliberately putting on a show in order to win people's hearts and establish an image of a virtuous monarch who did not stick to one pattern and lowered talents.

But his intuition told Xie Wenlun that Emperor Yuan Ping really loved Qin Yanqin, and he really planned to pass the throne to Qin Yanqin.

Recalling the news he heard this morning——

The head of the Chen family in the west of the city took the Chen family to apologize to Fang Yanqin overnight last night. For this reason, he did not hesitate to donate half of the Chen family's property to Fang Yanqin. As a result, he stood outside Zhao Wanggong's mansion all night, and Fang Yanqin did not receive him. them.

As soon as I returned home this morning, the Patriarch of the Chen family, who was over [-] years old and just welcomed his great-grandson a few days ago, hanged himself.

And the reason why he did this was only because he was worried that Fang Yanqin would retaliate against the Chen family after regaining power—because no matter what the reason for Fang Yanqin's gaining power again, it was not something the Chen family could afford to offend, so he could only try. Use his death to dispel Fang Yanqin's anger and save the Chen family.

There is also his eldest son of the Yin family in Shuntian Prefecture who was in the same year. He tried every means to toss dialect Qin in order to please the eldest prince. As a result, this morning, the transfer order from the Ministry of Officials came down, and he was assigned to a remote place in Yunnan. As the county magistrate in a small county, miasma is prevalent there, and snakes and insects are everywhere. The former county magistrate was bitten by a poisonous snake that accidentally ran into his house while sleeping at night, and died suddenly.

And I heard that this matter was ordered by the First Prince himself.

Not to mention why the eldest prince wanted to vent his anger on Fang Yanqin, just say one thing——

So why did he sympathize with Fang Yanqin before - because he always remembered Fang Yanqin molesting him before! ! !

And this is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that Emperor Yuanping admired him very much because of the fraud in the imperial examination before, so this time, Emperor Yuanping actually transferred him to Fang Yanqin, and wanted him to assist Fang Yanqin...

Xie Wenlun had every reason to suspect that not only would Emperor Yuanping not get what he wanted in the end, but it would be counterproductive.

After all, he always remembered Fang Yanqin's molestation with him before! ! !

However, Emperor Yuanping is a king and he is a minister, so he has no way to refuse Emperor Yuanping's decision.

Therefore, Xie Wenlun can only pray now, that the dialect Qin is really as Yuan Pingdi said, and has been corrected.

Thinking of this, Xie Wenlun couldn't help pursing the corners of his lips.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the house.

Langzhong Xiao Shen stood up immediately, Xie Wenlun saw this, also stood up hastily.

Sure enough, in the next second, Fang Yanqin, dressed in red official uniform, walked in with his servants.

"The lower official has met Prince Zhao."

Xiao Shen and Xie Wenlun lifted up their robes and knelt down.

Fang Yanqin immediately reached out to support Xie Wenlun: "You two adults are welcome."

As he spoke, he did not forget to scratch Xie Wenlun's palm with his fingers.

Xie Wenlun: "..."

Fortunately, Fang Yanqin took his hand back afterwards, only to hear him continue to say: "Although the uncle has made me a prince again, since I have come to the Ministry of Punishment, Langzhong Xiao just treats me as your subordinate's master." , don't be too polite."

Seeing Fang Yanqin's serious expression, Xie Wenlun: "..."

It's as if the dialect scratching his palm just now was just his illusion.

Hearing Fang Yanqin's words, Xiao Can's expression remained unchanged, and he said neither humble nor overbearing: "Yes."

Then he gave Fang Yanqin a brief introduction to the situation of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, including the scope of authority and staffing.

"...The Ministry of Punishment has eighteen divisions, such as the Jiangsu Cleaning Department, which is in charge of the cases that occurred in Jiangsu. Each division has one doctor of the fifth rank, two principals of the sixth rank, one inspector of the ninth rank, and another A few handymen."

"I am in charge of the Zhili Cleaning Department, so the future tasks of Zhao Wanggong and Xie Xiuzhuan are to follow me to review the cases in various places in the capital, and to try together with the Shuntian Mansion in the capital. Expensive case."

Xiao Shen said again: "However, considering that Zhao Wanggong and Xie Xiuzhuan are not very familiar with the case-handling process of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, I will not assign tasks to the two for the time being, and only ask the two to familiarize themselves with "Dagan" within a month. "Law", "Criminal Cases" and "Washing Injustice Records" and other books."

Fang Yanqin: "Okay."

Xie Wenlun finally came to his senses: "Yes."

Then Fang Yanqin and Xie Wenlun each took a copy of "The Great Law" and read it.

Because the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment is so big and there are many departments under it, each department has only one office room.

This also means that the three of them can only squeeze into one room at the moment.

Xiao Shen, this light bulb is a little bright!

Fang Yanqin thought for a while, and suddenly asked: "A servant who commits adultery with a housewife will be punished by death, and a master who rapes a servant will be punished with ten sticks. Is the punishment for the latter too light?"

Xiao Shen heard this, and immediately replied: "The master is the most important, and the servant is the least, so we can't treat everyone equally."

Dialect Qin nodded.

After a while, he asked again: "Where the army records merits before, the first three ranks of Nanman are one merit, and the first rank of Beidi is one merit. Why?"

Xiao Shen frowned: "This is naturally because the northern barbarians are stronger than the southern barbarians."

Fang Yanqin: "I see."

After a while, he asked again: "According to the law, if someone commits a crime of imprisonment, if he knows the crime and does not report it, he will be punished with seventy sticks. However, in a case judged in Zhejiang ten years ago, he was let go." The prisoner's neighbor's wife and son, why?"

Xiao Shen frowned: "Of course it's because they are in the inner house, and most of them are ignorant, so they don't have the ability to report criminals."

Fang Yanqin nodded again.

Then he asked another seven or eight questions in a row.

Xiao Shen only felt that his mouth was dry, and at the same time, the blue veins on his forehead couldn't help but pop out.

It would be fine if dialect Qin asked questions that were meaningful, but what he asked were all useless questions in his opinion.

This made him even more disappointed, because he didn't understand that Fang Yanqin had never been able to become a qualified king no matter before or now, but Emperor Yuanping still made up his mind to pass on the throne to Fang Yanqin, so he would not be afraid Has time made a big effort and harmed the people of the world?

Thinking of this, Xiao Shen only felt upset for a while.

So he stood up directly and said: "I suddenly remembered that I still have some things that I haven't reported to Lord Shang Shu. You guys watch first, I'll go out for a while."

Fang Yanqin raised the corners of his lips calmly: "Okay."

Xie Wenlun followed suit and said, "Yes."

Then he realized that after Xiao Shen left, he and Fang Yanqin were the only ones left in the room.

Thinking of this, Xie Wenlun sat up straight suddenly.

For no reason, he had the feeling that dialect Qin would jump up from his chair to tease him in the next second.

So he couldn't help but clenched the book in his hand, and even had the urge to run away from the door.

But he endured it anyway.

Because the lesson of the Chen family in the west of the city was right in front of his eyes.

And what if Xiao Shen came back soon?

With him around, Fang Yanqin would definitely not dare to act rashly again.

It's just that, his mood for reading also disappeared, and the peripheral vision in the corner of his eyes almost kept staring at Fang Yanqin.

Noticing the change in Xie Wenlun's expression, Fang Yanqin chuckled and leisurely turned a page.

So when the time came, Xie Wenlun not only failed to wait for Xiao Shen to come back, but also did not wait for Fang Yanqin to jump up to tease him.

As soon as the bell rang, Fang Yanqin stood up directly and said, "Okay, let's stop here today, I'll go back first."

Xie Wenlun: "..."

Seeing Fang Yanqin's receding figure, Xie Wenlun blinked.

what happened?

With such a great opportunity, Fang Yanqin didn't molested him?

So he was thinking too much?

Xie Wenlun: "..."

In other words, the thing that dialect touched his palm before was really just his illusion.

Cough!

Xie Wenlun's ears turned red instantly.

Thinking too much about myself made me misunderstand the dialect.

It seems that the dialect has really changed!

Thinking of this, Xie Wenlun suppressed the inexplicable disappointment in his heart and breathed a sigh of relief.

In this way, he can assist Fang Yanqin without any worries in the future.

It's just that the pen pal relationship between him and Fang Yanqin can also be broken?

After all, Fang Yanqin still needs his comfort now.

Thinking of this, after Xie Wenlun went back, he wrote a letter to Fang Yanqin.

As a result, a quarter of an hour later, the big fat cat came back with a reply from Fang Yanqin.

Xie Wenlun unfolded it——

In the next second, with a pop, he turned red all over.

Because what was written in the letter was: Don’t be in a hurry to end the correspondence. I have something to share with my dear brother. I met my sweetheart today, and while he wasn’t paying attention, I touched his palm several times. The hands are really white and tender...