I, the crown prince, resign [Transmigration Book]

After the incident of the township examination came out, not only the scholars were furious, but also the ministers were not at ease. Except for a few ministers who usually had good friends with E Yangxu, almost all the rest were impeached by the emperor. The memorial, especially those whom E Yangxu had offended, wished to visit him one by one every day, as if he had really done something outrageous.

When the emperor handed the memorial to Li Jinghuan and Li Jingrong, Li Jinghuan realized that although the township examination had been retaken, the treatment of the two adults was still pending.

The emperor carefully observed the expressions of the two sons, and saw that the prince seemed to be lost in thought, while the eldest prince had an obvious expression of "it has nothing to do with me".

The memorial walked around in the hands of the two, and then returned to the emperor's hand. The emperor threw the memorial on the table without looking at it, and said angrily: "I really didn't expect that Eyang Xu also came from a poor family. , usually in the court, I have always claimed to be a clean and honest person, but in the end, I made such a big mistake in this matter, and messed up the good township examination!"

"Father, calm down!" Li Jingrong hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down. Although he didn't think this matter had anything to do with him, he still valued his father's thunderous anger.

Li Jinghuan was a little moved in his heart, how could Master Eyangxu be regarded as his mentor, and it seemed that he should say a few words for him in terms of emotion and reason.However, his lips moved, and just as he was about to say something, the emperor suddenly rubbed the center of his brows, asking them to go back with a tired look on his face.

The father's face was unclear, and the eldest brother lifted his foot and left as if he had nothing to do with him. Although Li Jinghuan wanted to say something, he paused for a moment, turned around and left.

Walking out of the study, Li Jinghuan couldn't help shivering when the cold wind blew across his face.The emperor's attitude is not clear, even if he wants to intercede with E Yangxu, this matter still needs to be discussed in the long term.Thinking of this, Li Jinghuan gathered his clothes and hurried back to his bedroom.

As soon as he stepped through the door, Li Jinghuan saw an unexpected person - the fourth prince Li Jingyu.

"Second brother," Li Jingyu put down the teacup in his hand, got up and saluted him, frowning tightly, with a worried look on his face, "Did my father ask you to talk to my elder brother about Master Eyangxu today?"

"Yes." Li Jinghuan didn't hide anything. Li Jingyu had been by his side all these years, handled things prudently, and always thought of him. There must be a reason for his behavior at this time.In fact, even if Li Jingyu doesn't come to him, he still plans to go to Li Jingyu. This matter is very important, and he really wants to hear Li Jingyu's opinion.

"My brother knows that the second brother has always been kind-hearted, and Mr. Eyang Xu is the first teacher of the second brother, so he has a deep relationship, but the imperial examination is a big event in the court, and the second brother is new to the court, so you must not get involved in this matter." Otherwise, I'm afraid it will damage the reputation of the second brother and the relationship with the father." Li Jingyu said respectfully, the worry in his tone could not be concealed.

Li Jinghuan has long been used to his fourth brother's precociousness and surprising words in front of him from time to time, and he also attaches great importance to his words, but the meaning in Li Jingyu's words is obviously to let himself not intervene in this matter, which has nothing to do with him Contrary to my original intention...

"Fourth brother, you and I have both attended Master Eyangxu's class, and we all know what kind of person he is. Others don't know about this, but don't we know it in our hearts? He has been wronged. You and I have already It's the prince, who else would dare to speak for Lord Eyangxu in this court except us? If we don't stand up, wouldn't he be destined to suffer this injustice?"

Li Jingyu smiled bitterly. He knew that his second brother's temperament would not be let go, so he rushed to persuade him, but he was really expected, "Stand up? Second brother, have you ever thought of us standing up?" The consequences of coming out?"

"But Master Eyang Xu was wronged..."

"Even if he was wronged, so what?" Li Jingyu interrupted him, "The civil and military officials of the whole dynasty turned a blind eye to this, so what can we do? Second brother, you are a prince, and you went to meddle in the imperial examination, so you are not afraid of your father?" Suspicion? Think about your identity, what to do and what not to do, you know much better than me."

Li Jingyu was afraid that he would not be able to persuade the prince, so he was even a little disrespectful in a hurry.It's just that Li Jinghuan's mind was full of E Yangxu's affairs, and he didn't notice his disrespect.

Seeing that he was silent, Li Jingyu seemed a little emotionally unstable, and knelt on the ground on the spot, "Second brother, you don't have to be so sad, and my brother feels uncomfortable when something like this happened to Mr. Eyang Xu, but the current situation is such that it cannot be tolerated." I took half a step wrong. My brother's honest words today are hard to hear, so I hope my second brother will think twice."

Li Jinghuan frowned, "Fourth brother, what are you doing? Get up quickly."

Li Jingyu couldn't get up, but knelt on the ground and looked up at him with a firm expression on his face.

"I'm just..." Li Jinghuan thought for a while, swallowed the last words, and reached out to help him, "Fourth brother should get up first, second brother will think carefully about your words."

Li Jingyu got up with his strength, his brows were still full of worry, "Second brother, you must carefully consider what your younger brother says, and you must not act impulsively on a whim!"

Li Jinghuan patted him on the shoulder, "I understand."

After finally sending Li Jingyu away, Li Jinghuan sat alone in the main seat in the hall and fell into deep thought.As a lawyer in his previous life, he always only dealt with economic lawsuits, and did some business as legal consultants or company mergers and acquisitions. He didn't get involved in such major criminal cases at all.He also knew why lawyers were needed in those cases, but he just couldn't pass the hurdle in his heart.

It's just that he didn't expect that he would face such a problem again when he came to another world.

On this day, he thought about it for a long time, until it was dark at night, and he didn't come up with anything.

"Your Highness, what are you thinking? You haven't even eaten dinner?" Zhan Qing walked to the study and sat down on the chair.The two got along for a long time, and Zhan Qing gradually recovered her nature, and she acted more casually.

"Think about your brother." Li Jinghuan replied subconsciously.He was still thinking just now, if his status is inconvenient to intercede for E Yangxu, he wonders if Zhan Chong can say a few words; even if he is unwilling, can he at least indirectly show it in some way His talent proved that Master Eyang Xu was innocent.

"My brother?" Zhan Qing blinked suspiciously, "What happened to him?"

"Didn't he take the provincial exam this year?" Li Jinghuan thought it was okay to tell Zhan Qing, "I heard that he passed the exam."

"Isn't this quite normal?" Zhan Qing said casually, "Although he is annoying, he is still very good at reading, and it is not unusual to pass the provincial examination."

"Yes, but this year's provincial examination is different from previous years. Too many children from aristocratic families passed the exam, and the scholars made a lot of trouble. Father has decided to retake the exam."

"These scholars have nothing to make a fuss about. If you pass the exam, you pass the exam. If you don't pass the exam, you don't pass the exam. Everyone speaks according to their ability, so it's meaningless to make trouble."

Although I don't like the elder brother Zhan Chong, but after all, he is a relative who grew up together, and he is always on his side. Besides, it is a matter of individual ability. Do you want to come back with them?What's the point?

"Oh," Li Jinghuan sighed, "Your brother is fine. After all, his status is there. Even if he fails the exam this year, it will be the same next year. It's a pity that Mr. E Yangxu, he obviously did nothing wrong but..."

"Then go down and talk to father, if the lord you mentioned is really innocent, we can't just wrong him, can't we?"

Zhan Qing didn't understand these twists and turns in the court, and only felt that he was punished for mistakes and rewarded for meritorious deeds. Isn't this common sense?There is no reason to be punished if you are wrong.

"Let's talk about it later." Li Jinghuan was fooling around vaguely. After thinking about it for a day, he decided to go and see E Yangxu in person to understand the situation.

Although E Yangxu's punishment has not yet been issued, he was already sent to prison when the township examination was retaken.

When Li Jinghuan came to the cell, the cell was dilapidated. E Yangxu was wearing a blue shirt with shackles on his wrists. The only clean thing in the cell was the table and stool.E Yangxu sat upright at the table, writing something vigorously. After a while, he threw away the pen and read angrily: "Just because I entered the prison of the Kong family, only because I entered the prison of the Kong family." Prison door!"

After reading, he smiled sadly, and the anger in his eyes slowly dissipated. In the end, the originally bright eyes became dull, like a pool of stagnant water.

"Teacher..." Li Jinghuan spoke slowly, looked into his eyes, but couldn't say anything for a while.

"Prince, prince..." E Yangxu turned his head, and looked at him tremblingly with an old and hoarse voice, "Why is your highness here, this is not the place you should come."

Li Jinghuan's heart shrank, and he couldn't tell what it was like. He still remembered E Yangxu's scholarly and upright appearance before. He never bowed his knees because of his status as a prince, and only regarded himself as an ordinary student. in this way……

"Teacher, I know that you have been wronged, I will definitely do my best in front of my father..."

"No need," Eyang Xu lamented, "It's useless, Your Highness, it's useless."

E Yangxu, who was standing upright just now, bent his body in an instant, as if he had aged ten years in an instant. When his hand was loosened, the paper in his hand also fell down. The writing on the paper was vigorous and powerful, but he couldn't hide it. Live the writer's despair.

"This time I suffered a loss and suffered because I entered the Kong's prison, sitting on a bench, and being an old hozen. I only said that the time limit was full, but I got hit by a child with gaped teeth and empty sleeves. What a nerd."

"I'm going here to be happy, I have to go to Mengpo Village Road, enjoy the sword trees and flowers, watch the knife mountain waterfall, so that I can say that I have a different vision, and I often get together with these drunkards, poets and monsters, and the king in the south will listen to me. "

Li Jinghuan was silent, he didn't know how to comfort this desperate old man.

"Your Highness, let's go, don't be troubled by the criminals." E Yangxu waved his hands, turned his back, and stopped looking at him.

Li Jinghuan stood there without moving, staring fixedly at the white-haired old man over seventy years old, not knowing how to react for a moment.

After a while, he sighed deeply, turned and left.

The author has something to say: E Yangxu's last words in this chapter are quoted from Jiang Chenying's elegiac couplet.