The first work of the imperial prison

Ye Baiting's heart skipped a beat as soon as the words 'Cheating in Imperial Examinations' came out, the last thing she expected to happen still happened.

No matter which dynasty this matter is placed in, it must not be ignored, it has a wide impact, not to mention the current Dazhao?To put it mildly, even if it is handled properly, it will tarnish the court and embarrass the emperor. To put it bluntly, it is not easy for Dazhao to be stable now. The emperor needs to have confidence in himself and give others a lot of confidence. The talents he uses are all selected by "fraud". Where is the fairness and where are the real talents?

These so-called young blood, newcomers who have been or will be reused by the emperor, are they talents or moths? Will their efforts make Dazhao more stable, or make some things rot faster?If things go on like this, how will the country be managed?Will this country still exist?

The imperial examination is used to select candidates for the country. Every time the examination and supervision are very strict, once the candidate is found to be entrained or suspected of cheating, the qualification will be canceled immediately. The big test is an opportunity for a carp to jump into the dragon's gate. It must be rich.

Ye Baiting thought, what form will it be this time?Entrainment?What should I do if the risk is too high and I can’t answer the questions?Missing questions...the risk is greater. Those who know the questions will have a high position. What kind of benefits must they offer in exchange for such news?Or a more secretive way, such as entering the examination room, seeing the questions, those who know how to do it, and then making a cheat sheet for those who can't... Then in the test room, you have to have your own people to help pass things.

The more individual cases, the easier it is to catch. The difficulty is that it has formed a scale. Those who have been involved in this matter, or those with vested interests, will protect this matter, but it is not easy to investigate.

To be able to do this kind of thing, the person behind it should have considerable energy, extraordinary manpower and investment, Ye Baiting is a little confused, what is the purpose of this person?money?But there are many ways to make money. With such a lot of energy, I can't do anything. Why do I stare at the three-year imperial examination?He didn't believe that the money return this matter gave to the other party exceeded those business avenues.

Also, what kind of person can do this?

The people involved in this case are basically candidates, and their experience is not particularly rich. Geng Yuanzhong is the oldest, and he has something to do with the three scientific examinations, so the suspicion is very serious, or He Yiming...

Ye Baiting asked Qiu Yiqing: "Is there any news about the person behind He Yiming?"

He himself clearly knows that He Yiming is the "Third Civilian Prince", but others don't know the details, how the two sides communicate, what each is responsible for, he doesn't know, he has to rely on Jin Yiwei to investigate .

The case of Ying Gonghou has led to the case of the third prince, and the eldest lady even confessed a confidant of the other party, which seems to be——

He looked at Qiu Yiqing: "That Deng Sheng..."

Qiu Yiqing: "Dead."

"died?"

"Well," Qiu Yiqing said, "Father and son of the Hou Mansion thought they were so important, and the 'noble man' personally sent his confidantes to deal with them. In fact, this Deng Sheng was not a confidant, but an ordinary servant. When something happened to the Hou Mansion, , he was silenced, and Jin Yiwei found only the corpse."

Ye Baiting intuitively sensed the suspicion on Qing's face, as if there was something in his words: "...but?"

Qiu Xunqing: "But the appearance of this person is still very unexpected. Jin Yiwei didn't know his existence before, we traced his past and acted regularly, and we found that he had a deep relationship with another person, and he didn't want to be known. You should have an impression of the person’s name——Sun Jianbai.”

"It's him?" Of course Ye Baiting knew that this was the first time he asked Qiu Yiqing to check on He Yiming, and Qiu Yiqing found out a name that might be problematic, "But you said, he has been silent all this time? "

Qiu Yiqing nodded: "I have been very quiet all the time, I rarely go out, and my relationship with He Yiming is very secretive, but I am more familiar with this Deng Sheng—"

Not to mention the young master, Shen Jiang would answer this question: "Could it be that He Yiming is also the third prince's man?"

Contacts with close friendships, sneaky way of dealing with each other, hiding their heads and showing their tails, mysterious and secretive, what is it if they are not doing trouble!Even if it has nothing to do with the imperial examination this time, it is still a huge hidden danger, maybe something will happen someday!

Ye Baiting was more worried about another point: "Is the imperial examination fraud... related to these people?"

Qiu Yiqing shook his head: "Not yet. The other party is very calm. This Sun Jianbai is basically motionless. He should be waiting for the assignment from his superiors. I don't have many threads in my hand, so I can only wait."

Only when others move, can he verify it.If others don't move, it's useless for him to catch them. Instead, the opponent abandons his pawns to save the car, and there is no way to get more things.

Shen Jiang thought of another direction, and became even more frightened: "Then...if this time the imperial examination fraud case is really related to that third prince, the power he has cultivated in secret is definitely not small! And the blue bird in the prison ——Young master, do you still remember that this spy in the Wala organization found He Yiming! Are the two sides connected now, and are they cooperating?"

An eighth prince from a foreign race, a third prince who was orphaned by the people of Dazhao, and the rumor that "the son of heaven has an unorthodox bloodline and was born of the eldest princess", no matter how you look at it, you know that the water is deep, and there are monsters who are not human beings stirring up the wind!

Whether there is any collusion and cooperation, Qiu Xingqing doesn't know, but the other party's forces have obviously been rooted for many years and come prepared, they must deal with it carefully.

"Whether the cheating in the scientific examination is related to these people or not, who they are, where they are now, and how powerful they are, we must find them out, and we must not relax!"

"Yes!"

"I have ordered someone to investigate and look through the examination papers of previous years. If everyone has to compare, our manpower is limited, and it may take a long time," Qiu Yiqing pondered, "It will be too late. At present, the focus still needs to be on the case. See if we can Whether to investigate the murder case and get a glimpse of the truth of the incident."

Ye Baiting understands. If you want to know the size of the grid, you need to check not only the test papers of each candidate, but also his life history, his usual homework, personality, and writing habits. Those who are good at interpreting these and are sure to make comparisons do have a lot of work, like looking for a needle in a haystack. Instead, it is better to investigate the case carefully and find clues from here.

"Let's sort out the relationship between the characters and the timeline." Ye Baiting looked at the two co-exam years on the small whiteboard. Zhong and Zhangyou are relatives, right?"

Shen Jiang nodded: "In this case, no one has a deep relationship. My colleagues in the same year did not have too many private gatherings. They only met on business or at small banquets, and they would chat. Yu Lianhai and Yu Wenzhang did not have too many contacts. , Yu Lianhai was busy with civil affairs, Yu Wenzhang was busy with reading, although the two were both in the capital, they mostly exchanged letters. Geng Yuanzhong and Zhang You were relatives, but they were not particularly close. few."

As for the timeline-

"A month ago, on the day when Yu Wenzhang's accident happened, Geng Yuanzhong was the last to arrive at the gathering on the fifth floor. In the middle, Gao Jun, Hu Ju'an, and Zhang You all went out, and He Yiming was not with anyone. He went to the temple. It comes in a hurry, and it goes in a hurry.”

"Three months ago, on the day of Huang Kang's accident, all the people at the party were there, including He Yiming. Because the meeting time was too long, almost everyone went out two or three times. The time was a bit confused. I don't know, but there must be suspicions, Yu Lianhai served Geng Yuanzhong as a civil official in these two incidents, he was on standby at a distance, and did not attend the banquet."

Ye Baiting's eyes drooped slightly: "The deceased, Yu Wenzhang, did not attend this banquet three months ago."

Shen Jiang rubbed his chin: "After all, he didn't get a Jinshi, and he doesn't have enough status, but he probably doesn't like such occasions either?"

"Yu Lianhai..." Ye Baiting slid his fingertips across the news file, "The lie he told was very interesting. He was at the Baifo Temple a month ago, and Jin Yiwei could find it out with a random search. It is impossible for him not to know. Why are you still lying?"

Really, as he explained, he didn't want to get involved in the case?If you don't want to get involved, don't want to get in trouble, wouldn't it be better to keep silent about it?Why did you mention it when you met Shizhou in the suburbs of Beijing, and when you arrived at the Fusi lobby in Beizhen, you were awkward and cowardly, or did you say it?

Does he want to take care of Yu Wenzhang's death, or does he not want to take care of it?

"I always feel that there is something wrong with this person. He probably knows something... something very important, but he has not said it."

"Young master, don't worry, leave it to me! It's enough to give him a rest for a day, let me treat him well later!"

"Well," Ye Baiting was thoughtful, "we can properly disclose some of our investigation process to him, so as to give him confidence or a sense of threat."

"Yup……"

Shen Jiang rolled his eyes: "Okay, I understand!"

Ye Baiting: "There is likely to be fraud in the imperial examination. All the people involved in our case are related to this incident, so the motive for this murder is likely to fall on this."

"Cheaters who have money but no talent, who want to fight for a chance, people who have talent but no money, who want to exchange benefits, who provide test papers, uneven benefits, or internal strife caused by secret leaks..." Hatred Qingxiu The knuckles slid across the investigation file on the table, and the names of the people involved in the case, "To solve the case this time, you need to act skillfully."

Ye Baiting very much agreed: "The direction of the confession must also be targeted. How can we find out the truth of the murder case and dig out the chain of fraud when others are highly vigilant... We have to draw a new line for these people."

"He Yiming and Geng Yuanzhong may be the ones who know the most inside information. The former is cunning and will always put on a show, while the latter is cautious. I checked the information on the file. This person is very good at talking about him. If you ask him directly, he must be right. They will give answers, and they will be more vigilant even if they don’t ask any key questions. Ask them about the murder case, and press a little tighter, which should be more effective than asking scientific examination questions.”

Smart people think a lot, and they will definitely not cooperate. Now that the murder case is being investigated and the grave has been dug, it is impossible for the other party not to know, and they are probably already prepared. How to deal with Jin Yiwei, what must not be said, what can be said Properly throw it out and feed it to Jin Yiwei, so that he will not be entangled anymore. When something... If you really can't hide it, you can put a smoke bomb, and others will definitely care about it.

Hatred and green jaws: "When interrogating, add questions that they can't tell lies for comparison."

Ye Baiting circled two more people: "Gao Jun and Hu Anju are both poor writers on weekdays, but in the end they were tested very well and made it to the top. These two are obviously vested interests. You can check the family and personal resources behind them. In terms of communication, before and after the big exam, have you paid anything of very high value, if so, this may be one of the ways of intercourse in the interest chain."

Qiu Xunqing: "The deceased, Yu Wenzhang and Huang Kang, had problems in the two exams. Last year, he was worried and even failed the exam. This year, he stayed away from all right and wrong. He still had an accident before the exam, and he didn't have time to appear. Know, how much do you know, did you cooperate?"

This is obviously not the way to cooperate. Shen Jiangquan hit his palm and understood: "He didn't want to do this, but he knew too much, so he was silenced! Just like what Yu Lianhai said, his life circle It's very simple, only He Yiming appeared, and every time the timing is very coincidental, before the big exam... Is He Yiming the middleman who manipulated the fraud! "

The more he thought about it, the more this happened: "As Yu Lianhai said, they went to Beijing after the autumn of the previous year to take the big exam last year. They met He Yiming in the winter. At that time, He Yiming had a very good attitude and treated Yu Wenzhang He didn't hesitate to praise him, and even made appointments in private a few times later, He Yiming was clearly doing his job, and he was slowly tricking others! How could such a person who has no profit but no early childhood be willing to casually make friends with a poor scholar , there must be a plan, otherwise why would he only pay attention to Yu Wenzhang, who is so talented and admired by everyone, and doesn't even look at Lianhai!"

Ye Baiting put his fingertips together, his eyes shining brightly: "As for Huang Kang...he is so proud of his talents, the big exam should not be a problem, but his ranking in the exam was not satisfactory, and his eyes fell all over the place, but he himself didn't care at all, he has no temper Afterwards, the officials were sent to the poor, and things went smoothly—why do you think it is?"

Shen Jiang thought about it: "He is also a person with vested interests! He is the one who provides answers to other people's exam questions, and the fat job is a gift!"

Ye Baiting: "Since he knew the rules, participated in the rules, and recognized the rules himself, why did he fall to his death three months ago?"

Yes, why?They are all the same breed, people who made a fortune together, why is he dead when others are fine?Is it really an accident?

Shen Jiang rubbed his chin: "Could it be...feeling that I got less and dissatisfied? I want more, but others didn't give it?"

Ye Baiting applauded: "Look, isn't there a direction?"

Shen Jiang narrowed his eyes: "I'll check Huang Kang's money before his death, to see if he was in short supply, or who he borrowed money from!"

Ye Baiting: "This time the time is short, the task is heavy, the murder case needs to be investigated, and the chain of fraud needs to be confirmed. The confession process must be quick and effective. It doesn't matter if others lie. Write down everything that was said. We will cross-check when we come back to eliminate wrong answers. !"

Qiu Yiqing glanced over Shen Jiang, and tapped his knuckles on the table: "Tell the people below to tighten up. This case requires that the case must be closed within ten days. If it can't be done, the country's foundation will be shaken. You and I are both sinners. If you can do it." , both the envoy and the emperor will be rewarded!"

"Yes!" Only one of Shen Jiang's eyes is bright, and promotion and fortune are close at hand, who can hold back!

Ye Baiting leaned forward slightly: "Let's divide up the tasks."

Qiu Yiqing: "Four years ago, Geng Yuanzhong and Gao Jun were related. I came to check. They just happened to be the chief adjutant of this big exam, just by the way."

Shen Jiang raised his hand: "Then I came here a year ago! Yu Lianhai Yu Anju... Well, by the way, I also asked Zhang You, a relative of this year's examiner!"

Ye Baiting looked to the left, then to the right: "Does anyone...need me?"

"I have a lot of places to go here, and most of them are basic visits and investigations. Physical strength is more needed than brains." Shen Jiang pointed to Qiu Xunqing, "The commander's place is very difficult, and there is a shortage of smart people. Young master, you go Bar."

Qiu Yiqing agreed, and looked at Ye Baiting with a slightly deep gaze: "Yes."

Ye Baiting didn't have any objections, and pointed to the name on the file: "There is another He Yiming... Nobody wants it?"

This person is the most dangerous. At such a critical time, the third prince is likely to move.

Qiu Xunqing: "This incident is sensitive. Apart from the murder case, it also involves cheating in scientific examinations and even the hiding of the 'Third Prince'. The people I send will definitely arouse his vigilance, which is inconvenient."

So...how convenient?

Ye Baiting looked at Qiu Suqing's face, and suddenly understood: "...my brother-in-law?"

"Yeah," Qiu Cangqing said, "I cooperate well with him, both in the open and in the dark, neither He Yiming nor the people behind him can escape."

Ye Baiting instantly felt relieved, it turned out that this arrangement could be made...for some reason, she became more confident!

The direction of the case has been analyzed, and the task has been dispatched. The next step is to advance in an intense and orderly manner, and strive to solve the case as soon as possible. Shen Jiang asked the young master and the commander, but there was nothing to add. He got up, stretched his waist, and yawned : "I'll go to the classroom to assign some work, and I'll go out to do some errands for a while, so I won't come here to ask for instructions, young master, Commander, my subordinates will leave."

Watching Shen Jiang leave, Ye Baiting did not speak for a long time.

Qiu Xunqing: "What do you think?"

"It's nothing." Ye Baiting shook his head. "I still feel that something is wrong with He Yiming. What he said to me today...was a little too deliberate."

Qiu Xunqing thought about it for a moment, and said: "Do you think...he didn't fall into the quilt when you said something, and became angry from embarrassment, and threatened?"

Ye Baiting's slender fingertips landed on He Yiming's name on the file: "It looks like this, but... I always feel that he shouldn't be so stupid. Let's check first."

With the relationship between the two of them, he wouldn't believe what He Yiming said, and He Yiming should know it himself, so he insisted on taking this trip and saying these words, so he was confused...Why?

The only thing he can be sure of now is that He Yiming must be related to this case, and the forces behind it have also surfaced.

"Don't worry, I'll catch him." Qiu Xunqing drank the tea in his cup and stood up, "I'll do something before dawn."

Ye Baiting looked at the sky outside, it was very late at night, and all serious people were asleep.

Qiu Yiqing wasn't very satisfied, so he stretched out his hand to pinch Ye Baiting's chin, forcing him to turn his head and look at himself: "Is this not a good look?"

Ye Baiting paused: "Huh?"

Where did this topic come from?

Qiu Suiqing's deep eyes describe the other person's eyebrows and eyes in detail: "I remember that you are very satisfied with my face, and you often peek at it...why don't you look at it?"

Thinking back to the past when he was focused on researching the character of the leader and striving for a happy cooperation, but always accidentally lost his attention and stared at the other person, Ye Baiting was slightly silent: "How do you know?"

Qiu Yiqing looked down at his lips, and said in a dark voice, "I know everything about you."

Maybe it was because the night was too quiet, and the night wind was too gentle. He was obviously getting down to business, and even though he had just glanced at the people around him, he couldn't restrain himself.

"You rest well, I'm leaving."

Qiu Yiqing stopped being funny, turned around, and walked towards the door.

But Ye Baiting grabbed his collar, stood on tiptoe, and kissed his lips.

Chou Yiqing was startled, and put his big hand on Ye Baiting's waist, worried that he might not be able to stand still.

A small kiss, tasted lightly, not deep, with the gentleness of spring breeze, patting the chest like a tender cat's paw, soft and abrasive.

Qiu Yiqing didn't want to leave, so she kissed Ye Baiting on the top of her hair: "Go to sleep, okay?"

Ye Baiting didn't dare to get too close to Qiu Yiqing, for fear of getting angry, so she pressed her forehead against his chest, keeping a distance: "Will you... come back later?"

Qiu Yiqing's voice was slightly hoarse: "Miss me?"

Ye Baiting's ears were a little red: "I won't wait for you, but if you come back, remember to sleep here."

This man's illness is still not cured, and I don't know what mechanism it is. If I can sleep better by his side, even for an hour or two...

"I'm not afraid of other people's gossip."

"I know."

Qiu Yiqing clasped his waist, her breath was slightly hot: "It's very late at night, don't hook me anymore... If you hook me again, I won't be able to leave."

Ye Baiting pushed him away: "Let's go, let's go!"

……

The night is dark, many things are inconvenient to do, and there are many things that are convenient, corners where no one finds out, and things hidden in the dark are easy to be tracked and searched.

Qiu Yiqing's slender figure leaps and turns in the dark, seemingly not knowing what it means to be tired, chasing the direction of clues, chasing the source of danger, taking the lead and never retreating.

In the North City Government Office, this year's crime test papers are in the final stage, and the most intense and exciting examination papers are being judged. From time to time, some examiners lament the good essays, or angrily criticize what is written here, and even disagree with each other, fighting with each other for what they think should be written. Candidates with high scores argued hard: "How can such a top scholar be buried!"

"The words are so extreme, they don't know how to be gentle and courteous, and their sharpness is too revealing. What this candidate owes is not the pursuit, but the precipitation, and the tempering. I can't be the person who pushes the seedlings and encourages them!"

In the depths of the palace, Emperor Yu'an was able to leave the dragon case after approving the memorials for a day, and walked to the window to look at the evening stars in the night sky.

"The sky is heavy tonight, and the stars are lonely."

"The stars are bright when they are young, and no matter how dark the clouds are, they will always be blown away by the wind. The stars are dazzling and will never die." The old eunuch Gao Cang held on to the tea and handed it to the emperor. , what people want, don't worry too much."

Emperor Yu'an took the tea, his eyes darkened, "I'm not afraid, but... I feel sorry for the eldest princess. You said that my aunt is in the spirit of the sky, do you blame me?"

Gao Cang thought of the appearance and temper of the Eldest Princess, and couldn't help laughing: "Why? The Eldest Princess...she only wishes for His Majesty's well-being."

In the small courtyard of Fusi in Beizhen, the candles had not been extinguished for a long time. Ye Baiting finished sorting out all the case materials, just rubbed his eyes, and fell asleep. I don't know when it was late at night, when the quilt was kicked far away, there was an extra person beside him.

The visitor was very light, hugged him into his arms, covered him with the quilt, and kissed him lightly.