Startled Meng

Before Pei Yuantang's legs crossed the threshold, the two brothers Juniper and Duyan carried him into the house, one on each side.

Du Yan couldn't speak, and he didn't even have time to type sign language. He was yelling and screaming, but Juniper was so anxious that he spoke incoherently: "Did the Ministry of Criminal Justice say when my lord will be released? What did you ask? What did you do?" Answer?"

Pei Yuantang shivered twice, and shook his head: "I don't know when Lord Yan will come out. Everything I said is true. Lord Yan didn't accept bribes, Lord Yan didn't vent his questions. Lord Yan is a good person. I don't know if it's useful. There were others who went, I don't know."

Xiaoqing ran up to pull the two brothers away, and helped Pei Yuantang to sit down: "Are you frightened silly if you don't see anyone? Let him drink some tea and take it easy!"

Juniper didn't give up, and went to kneel again to know: "It's not the first time Mr. Yu has rescued my lord, please help Lord Yan!"

Yu Fangzhi leaned on the imperial concubine chair, a little upset, and said, "If I were the judge, I would definitely acquit Yan Cijing."

That is powerless?Juniper didn't give up: "How can my lord accept bribes? I can't bring out anything valuable at home, and I don't have any money from top to bottom. Do I need physical evidence to convict? Does not being found in the home prove my innocence?" ? Or adults often answer questions for candidates for free, other people will not speak ill of adults, right?"

Du Yan also nodded, not wanting Mr. Yan to be wronged for a moment.

Yu Fangzhi also knew that this was a natural disaster for Yan Cijing, but how the crime was convicted is still unclear.

Just like the information collected by Ruku, Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice collected evidence at the same time, found out that Zheng Lang leaked the question, and it was only a matter of time before Yan Cijing was excluded.

The important thing is that the Ministry of Punishment actually obeys Wei Cheng's orders. Since the previous doctor Yushi died in Yushitai, the new Yushi is just a bridgehead grass, waiting for the wind to blow.

It's just that looking at it now, the wind blows Yan Ci mirror very cold...

"Zheng Lang leaked the test questions only to a few officials including Mr. Fan. It was our people who stole the test papers and sold them to the candidates, which made the situation worse. Wang Yu brought the cheated testees' real names to expose, and Zheng Lang could only be temporarily convicted. , the Ministry of Criminal Justice will soon find out that Wang Yu and the others were deceived by others, master, the situation is not optimistic."

Ruku hit the ground with his fist, and said ruthlessly: "As long as that old dog Wei Cheng gives orders, this matter can only be lifted high and put down gently."

"No." Yu Fang knew, "Wei Cheng dare not interfere."

"Zheng and Yan were imprisoned, and they were supposed to go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to await trial, but the emperor let them go to Dali Temple to prevent the Ministry of Criminal Justice from secretly colluding with Wei Cheng. Wei Cheng can only watch from the sidelines now. No matter what, Zheng Lang will not be able to get away with it this time." And retreat."

"Master means..."

Yu Fang Zhichang stood on the eaves, looking towards the direction of Dali Temple: "Everyone is waiting and watching. Today, there will be three trials, and nothing can be found in the trial."

Indeed, as Yu Fangzhi said, the first trial did not yield any useful information.

"It is true that the students jointly sued the chief examiner for dereliction of duty and leaking the questions, but after investigation, it was found that someone deliberately used Mr. Zheng's name to sell the questions for profit. Mr. Zheng was really wronged." The sworn testimony was handed over.

Fu Chun, the Minister of Dali Temple, read the testimony carefully, took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and then said, "Not to mention where the money-seekers got the test questions, more than a dozen people who took the test in the palace made a brilliant performance. Policy theory, but even the hundred surnames of the temporary exams are not complete, if someone had not leaked the questions before the exam, with their aptitude, they would definitely not be able to enter the Wenhua Palace to see the holy face."

What was said outside the words, Yang Xun is still protecting Zheng Lang, it is really stupid.

The jury officials sent by the emperor had already taken their seats, so Yang Xun had no choice but to restrain his little thoughts: "The post of chief examiner is full of temptations, and it is inevitable to invite colleagues. Yan Cijing has been silent in the Imperial Academy for many years. If you gain power, but lose your sense of proportion, it makes sense to use other people's money to do things for others."

Fu Chun ordered someone to submit a confession: "Students asked Yan Cijing for advice before the exam, and Yan Cijing refused with silver ingots stuffed into his sleeves. Where did Yang's saying of 'using other people's money to do things for others' come from?" It is still too early to make a conclusion since no letters of trust and stolen goods have been found in Yan Cijing's home."

Yang Xun was displeased: "If no evidence can be found, it may be destroyed early. The examiner has great power, who is admitted, who fills the list, and finally the examiner decides. If it is not for Yan Cijing to manipulate the imperial examination, it is considered that someone else stole the test questions and bought them. There is absolutely no guarantee that you will be able to be admitted, isn’t it because the number of whistleblowers means that you can’t get on the list if you get the question?”

Fu Chun said coldly: "Oh? So Master Yang has obtained the testimony? Have the ten people who entered the palace examination already confessed that this matter was done by Yan Cijing?"

Seeing Fu Chun's refusal, Yang Xun was furious, but this case has attracted a lot of attention, so he didn't dare to act rashly for the time being.

In the third trial, the two sides are already at war, and Xu Wen, the censor who has been silent all the time, came out to smooth things over: "It is impossible for Yan Cijing to be the chief examiner to have nothing to do with this matter. He has already been brought here, so he is waiting outside the hall. Why don't you declare him first?" Come in?"

During the silence, Yan Cijing had already been escorted up.

Removed from the official robes and hats, wearing a green shirt that reaches the ground, with black hair tied high, if it wasn't for his pale face and shackles, his standing proudly would not look like a sinner.

Yan Cijing knelt down and saluted: "The guilty minister Yan Cijing has seen the three adults."

Three desks stand side by side, Fu Chun in the middle is upright, looking at him with squinted eyes, Yang Xun on the right desk frowns coldly, as if he can't wait for him to be punished, Xu Wen on the left desk is hard-faced, looking at him coldly.

In addition, there are guards with knives and tigers and wolves feeding around the hall, which is very similar to the scene where Yan Cijing was framed for murder in the palace last time, except that Wei Cheng was missing from the seat.

Yang Xun slapped his eyes hard: "The guilty minister sternly resigned, and he still hasn't explained the ins and outs of the matter clearly!"

Yan Cijing said truthfully: "There is nothing special about it before the exam. When I invigilated the exam as usual, I didn't find any abnormalities. It's just that after collecting the papers——"

Yang Xun interrupted before he finished speaking: "You said you didn't find anything abnormal before the exam, but some candidates claimed to have bribed you with money before the exam. How do you explain it?"

Yan Cijing was silent for a while, lowered his eyes and said: "It's true, there are not a few students who paid a visit before the exam, and the examinee who gave the money knows best whether I took it or not."

"What's your attitude!" Yang Xun cursed.

Fu Chun pointed at Yan Cijing: "Go on, what happened after the paper was closed?"

Yan Cijing ignored the frantic Yang Xun, and said, "As usual, I want to wait in the grading room after the papers are collected..." But Zheng Lang refused!

Yan Cijing looked up, the wooden desk was not as cold as the faces of the people in the hall, and everyone's eyes were burning, waiting for his next words, as if he could immediately remove the shackles from his hands as long as he refuted and explained clearly.

He didn't believe that Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice were investigating the case at the same time, and the truth could not be found out in a short period of time. He was afraid that the three judges appointed by the emperor had their own ulterior motives, and they couldn't figure it out after three days and three nights of trial.

Yan Cijing only said: "I have been waiting in the room after the exam, and I didn't find anything unusual."

Yang Xun was surprised: "The matter of leaking the question has nothing to do with you? Don't you know who is on the list?"

Yan Cijing couldn't afford to kneel: "Yes."

Hearing this, Yang Xun shouted, "Bring in the other two prisoners!"

Yan Cijing was very familiar to the two prisoners who came up later. Aren't they the ones who received Zheng Lang's order not to let him approach the exam paper after the exam?

One of them was not as calm as Yan Cijing, and he fell to the ground and shouted: "No! Lord Yan didn't tell the truth!"

"Master Yan didn't enter the marking room to wait quietly! Instead, he walked around where the examination papers were sealed, sneaking around and acting suspiciously!"

The other person also nodded and said yes, for a moment, everyone looked at Yan Cijing, as if they were going to eat him

Yan Cijing already understood the reason for Zheng Lang's exoneration, and sneered in his heart, his face remained motionless: "Your Excellency, see clearly!"

Yang Xun cursed, Fu Chun pointed at Yan Cijing and sternly said: "You said you didn't know who was on the list, and he said that you walked around after the examination papers were sealed, inconsistent, and you didn't invite them! What's going on? ?”

Yan Cijing only said: "I hope my lord will see clearly!"

The stalemate in the hall was difficult to continue, Xu Wen spoke and asked people to bring Zheng Lang to the hall for a confrontation.

The guard grabbed Yan Cijing and left, and met Zheng Lang who was walking towards him. Zheng Lang followed Yan Cijing to block his time, snorted, and showed him a treacherous and mocking smile.

The next second, Zheng Lang knelt down and hugged Yan Cijing's leg.

No one expected such an incident, the guards couldn't move away for a while, and Zheng Lang was left to cry in pain.

"The old minister has been working hard in the court for several years, but his reputation was ruined by your strict words, and he was blamed for such a heinous crime!"

The fifty-year-old man was crying like a child, and the guards were also frightened, and waited for Xu Wen to speak before pulling the two apart.

Yang Xun borrowed the slope to get off the donkey: "Master Zheng has any grievances, please tell me quickly."

Yan Cijing was dragged away by the guards at this time, but Zheng Lang's defense was very harsh, every word was like thunder, and Yan Cijing's hands trembled uncontrollably.

Zheng Lang said: "Yan Cijing visited my residence many times before the exam. I saw that he was young and also an examiner, so I treated him with courtesy. He also gave me some rare treasures to enjoy with me from time to time. I didn't notice anything wrong, but he suddenly sent me a letter on the eve of the exam, asking me to take care of the people listed in the letter, and only then did I understand what Yan Cijing was trying to curry favor with all these days!"

"The handwriting written by Yan Cijing is left in my study! You cannot deny it in black and white!"

There was a roar in Yan Cijing's ears, and his legs seemed to be dragged by a thousand catties. Before he could take half a step, he was forcibly dragged away by two guards.

This Zheng Lang!Actually imitated the old case 14 years ago, repeating the old trick!

The author says:

Good night, good night, see you in prison the day after tomorrow!