As soon as the words came out, Jingzhaofu Yin turned pale with shock, and couldn't help asking Liu Juren repeatedly whether what he said was true or not.

Liu Juren told the ins and outs on the spot, emphasizing that his poor classmate was still lying in bed and lethargic, while the real person who practiced favoritism and cheating in the examination was still at large, living a life of drunken dreams and waiting for the results to be announced.

Hearing this, the Yin of the Jingzhao Mansion sighed repeatedly. He walked up and down the government office in panic, thinking that since the past dynasties, cases of favoritism and fraud in the imperial examinations have been common, but once they are discovered and thoroughly investigated, there is no one It's not just the end of the river of blood, what the emperor hates the most is the use of public officials for personal gain, especially when it comes to cheating in the imperial examinations, then there is no room for sand in his eyes.

Since the Jin Dynasty, the Chinese style in the court has been clean and upright. Although there are some greedy people who disregard the court rules and rely on the high mountains and the emperor to do some tricks in the local township examinations, they will often be found out and investigated soon, and there will be no big disturbances... ...But this time?

The governor of Jingzhao Mansion didn't dare to think about it, let alone make decisions on his own. He just gritted his teeth and comforted Liu Juren first, and then immediately ordered the yamen to go to the restaurant that Liu Juren said, and must find the framed scholar. .

The yamen got the order and set off immediately.

The inn restaurant was at the corner of the East Street. When the yamen arrived, there was a commotion inside the restaurant for some unknown reason.The yamen officials looked at each other and rushed in. On the stairs on the second floor, a group of unfriendly scholars were grabbing a pale and thin scholar, and their fists and kicks were about to fall on him. Around him, many spectators gathered The first floor pointed and whispered something.

The officials were looking for someone, and the common people couldn't afford to offend them, so they gave way one after another. The leader of the officials was not happy to see these riots, so he showed his saber in his waist, trying to intimidate him, when he saw the innkeeper trembling. He walked over, nodded and bowed his waist and said, "I don't know what the official is here for?"

The official sent a cold face and did not answer, but pointed to the place where the troubles were still happening on the second floor and asked: "What's going on? At the foot of the capital, how can you allow others to make trouble like this?!"

The shopkeeper of the inn said with a bitter face: "The official is considerate. It's not that the villain doesn't want to stop it. I really can't control it! The group of people from other places upstairs were taken care of by our nobles on the East Street. No one can afford to offend the nobles!"

"Great man? Which noble man?" The official pouted, seeing the innkeeper faltering and saying nothing, and said impatiently, "What is the one in the middle who was beaten for?"

The shopkeeper of the inn said: "That's Juren from Fu County. I heard that his hands and feet were not clean. He was found stealing other people's things, so..."

"Fu County?" The head of the official post changed his expression. He suddenly remembered that Liu Juren who reported to the official was not from Fu County, and the friend who was framed was still his classmate.

At the same time, behind him, a group of yamen also flashed their long knives.

The head of the official station said in a deep voice, "Follow me and take down the person upstairs!"

"GuanGuanGuanGuanGuanGuan?" One of the shopkeeper's legs was weak and kneeling on the ground, muttering, "Don't mess with it, don't mess with it!"

And the onlookers who were always paying attention to the movements of the officials also gasped, shrank their necks timidly and ran to the corner where the officials could not cut with their long knives. I went to inform my family.

"Who are you?!"

"How dare you arrest me, do you know who my father is?!"

"Okay, don't let me go, believe it or not, I asked King Qinli to take your heads!"

The few people who were caught by the officials and besieged the sick and weak scholars together cursed and threatened harsh words, but those who were able to enter Jingzhaoyin to do errands were all elites in Jingzhong, and some of them were from aristocratic families with extremely tough backgrounds. Hearing what they said, he just smiled coldly: "Oh, Prince Qinli, right? Believe it or not, if you say one more word, I will ask King Qinli to go to jail with you?!"

When the troublemakers heard the words, their originally excited expressions showed a look of fear that ordinary people can have.But helplessly, they have long been used to being domineering. The fear is only temporary, and the big thing is that they lose face, so they will not repent and continue to yell.

"It's an insult to the gentleman! It's really an insult to the gentleman!"

The inn was already full of students from all over the Jin Dynasty because of the exam. Some scholars were afraid of causing trouble, so they stayed quietly in the guest room to protect themselves. Only then did they stand up and accuse the troubled scholars a group of people.

Someone picked up the thin scholar who had been bullied and asked him if he was alright. The scholar's face was extremely pale, with a sickness about to faint. As soon as he wanted to open his mouth to thank him, he saw the chief officer walking towards him, "But Ding born?"

The thin and weak scholar nodded, seeing that the official was wearing an official uniform, his eyes were somewhat clear: "But Liu Juren, he has already told Mr. Jing Zhaoyin?"

"Yes." The officer said, "You must come with us."

There is nothing wrong with thin and weak scholars, but he said again: "You can go, but the few scholars you met that day are still in the next room, won't your lord take them together for interrogation?"

The official frowned in surprise, and pointed to the troublemakers next to him: "It's not them?"

The thin scholar shook his head: "No."

"Then take them all away!" Hearing that the head was getting bigger, the official waved his hand and asked his subordinates to arrest all the people identified by the thin scholar from the inn.

The few scholars caught this time were not as arrogant as the bullies before. Instead, their faces were full of panic. As soon as they were brought out, they grabbed the officer's arm and said, "Master, we What did you do to arrest me? At the foot of the capital, you must have a reason for arresting people!"

The official frowned: "You have been reported to be related to a case of favoritism and fraud."

"how is this possible?!"

"Injustice!"

The official reprimanded coldly: "Quiet! If you really wronged you, I will give you your innocence and justice! If it's not..."

Halfway through his speech, he waved his hand: "Take them all away!"

The officials came quickly, and when they left, they were even more vigorous. When they left, the spectators in the back of the inn seemed to explode. one thing...

The news in Beijing was transmitted very quickly. Before the Jingzhao government began to thoroughly investigate the imperial examination fraud case, the streets and alleys of the city were already talking about it.

Inside Zhiweizhai.

"His Royal Highness Jing Wang, today is still the old three, green plum shortbread, lotus stuffed jelly and red silk kidney bean cake?" Zhiwei Zhaizhu personally poured a cup of oolong cup for the man in front of him, smiling respectfully.

Xie Lin: "Add another pea yellow."

The master of Zhiwei Zhai said yes, and ordered his senior disciples to come over, and then went to the back kitchen himself.

The chief disciple of Zhaizhu seems to be in his twenties, and he looks like a lively young man.He seemed to have just come back from the street when he was summoned by the host, probably because he walked in a hurry, and there was some sweat on his forehead.

"His Royal Highness Jing Wang, you came to buy snacks for the princess again today." The chief disciple of Zhiweizhai seemed to be familiar with Xie Lin, and after skillfully saluting, he said with a smile, "I think the princess will be very happy to receive it."

Xie Lin said indifferently: "You were sent out by the vegetarian to deliver the goods again today?"

The chief disciple of Zhiweizhai smiled innocently: "Yes."

Xie Linman said casually, "When I left the mansion today, the street seemed to be a little lively. I don't know what interesting things happened in Beijing."

The senior disciple of Zhiweizhai heard the words, and saw that King Jing seemed to be ignorant of the current disturbances in the capital, and was a little surprised for a while, but after thinking about it, since the test, several princes who were rumored in the capital have been dismissed by His Majesty one after another. He felt that it was normal for Prince Jing’s mansion to shut the door and listen to it, so he immediately cheered up and said, “Your Highness doesn’t know, the officials of Jingzhao Mansion arrested more than a dozen cases yesterday. I went back to the Yamen and said that it was related to the cheating in the examination! Speaking of which, it seems that the Jingzhao government officials have no evidence to prove that those Juren really cheated. down to the Holy One."

Xie Lin's expression remained unchanged: "The fraud case is not a trivial matter, Jingzhao Mansion should be more cautious."

"Isn't it?" Zhiweizhai's chief disciple nodded, and said again, "It's just that His Highness also understands how sensitive those literati and scholars are to cheating in imperial examinations, and now they are uniting to make a fuss in Beijing, which is even more exaggerated I went to the Confucian Temple overnight and cried, saying that the government should release all the dossiers of the examination to prove that Jingzhao Prefecture will not protect and collude with the group of officials who may cheat."

Hearing this, Xie Lin frowned and scoffed coldly: "Nonsense!"

The aura emanating from the whole body of the senior disciple of Zhiweizhai when he thanked Lin with a cold face, he only nodded wildly in agreement with the man.At this time, Zhiwei Zhaizhu also made some snacks, and came back from behind with a few exquisite oil paper bags.

"I wish the princess well." Zhiwei Zhaizhu said his daily wishes.

Xie Lin nodded, ordered Wang Youquan to pay the money, and stepped out of Zhiweizhai with steady steps.

Wang Youquan quickly followed behind, lowered his head slightly, and said in doubt: "I don't understand, why does Your Highness want to inquire about such a thing with a little pastry apprentice?"

Xie Lin held the oiled paper bag in his hand, stepped on the sedan chair, and said slowly when the curtain fell: "This king doesn't ask about the affairs of the government and the public, so he is not clear about the affairs of the people, and asking a question or two is just a question. Just to satisfy curiosity."

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