When King Wei saw a few scholars arguing like that, he was already so angry that his eyes widened with anger, and he pointed to the bachelor who had just answered, and shouted: "Nonsense, I have clearly not changed this list...... It's you...... You have plotted against me. ”

When King Wei said to the end, he began to roar hoarsely.

"Alright!" Emperor Han drank King Wei, "The scientific examination is such an important matter, as the main exam, how can you still make such a low-level mistake." And you, the scholars, are also guilty of negligence. ”

At this time, Xu Bingde, the secretary of the Ministry of War, said: "The imperial examination is the top priority of our dynasty's selection of talents, although the King of Wei committed such a heinous crime, but mainly because these fellow examiners and scholars did not play a supervisory and auxiliary role. Therefore, please also ask the Holy Lord to forgive King Wei. ”

Before the Han Emperor began to convict the King of Wei, Xu Bingde's words made the Han Emperor in a dilemma for a while. Although King Wei is not smart, he can also hear Xu Bingde's words, where is this rhetoric to relieve himself, it is clearly to push himself into the fire pit, it is nothing more than pulling the four old men together to take the blame. But Xu Bingde's words made Liu Xu unable to refute.

Liu Xu looked at Emperor Han silently, "Father, my son is really wronged...... If they had made this clear to Erchen, Erchen would not have dared to do so......"

Emperor Han looked at His Royal Highness's ministers helplessly, hoping that someone would stand up and give his son a step down, but the more at this time, the more dead and silent the palace became, and the ministers were silent.

At this time, Cui Hao, the secretary of the Criminal Department, glanced at King Ning, and knew that this was the right time, so he answered: "Holy Lord, the minister Cui Hao has a word. ”

"Say!"

"The reason why the imperial examination selects talents according to the inter-provincial quota is to make people's minds clear, be fair and just, and put an end to friends. This time, the three first-class people are all northerners, but I am afraid that it will cause dissatisfaction among the southerners, and then the hearts of the people are not aligned! ”

Cui Hao's words made King Wei's heart more and more like ashes. Although he did not speak out about the crimes of King Wei, he said the consequences that Emperor Han feared the most.

Just as the Emperor of the Han Dynasty was about to question Liu Xu, the king of Wei, Du Zongting, the imperial historian, had a performance.

Du Zongting endured it for a long time and didn't dare to speak, but as soon as he remembered the queen mother, he mustered up the courage and said: "Holy Lord, Minister Du Zongting feels that this scientific examination has caused such consequences, it is better to think about how to deal with this matter first, and should also appease the candidates from all over the country first, as for the negligence of King Wei, after this matter is appeased, it is not too late to make a decision." ”

When Emperor Han heard Du Zongting's words, his originally frowning brows were much soothed at the moment.

The crown prince Liu Yan also hurriedly added respectfully: "Grandpa Huang, what Lord Du said is right. This time, Uncle Nine Kings was all mistaken because of these rotten Confucians. At present, candidates from all over the world are gathered in the capital, if this matter is not dealt with in time, I am afraid that some candidates who are far away will be delayed, so it is imperative to rearrange the top three in the first class of Jinshike. ”

King Ning saw on the side that the crown prince would open up for King Wei, and he couldn't help but be suspicious.

Emperor Han nodded with satisfaction, "The prince is right. I also read it last night, and in the original list, the three martial arts did not have any objections. And in addition to the same region, the three Jinshike are also doing a good job, such as Lu Zuo and Lu Renxiang in Shanzhou. And another Gao Han in Puzhou is second. In this way, I feel that the third place will be filled by the next one! What do you think? ”

At this moment, Xun Yu knelt down and said loudly: "Holy Lord, the minister has a word. ”

"Hmmm! Wei Guogong, please speak! ”

"The minister has had several encounters with this Lu Zuo and Lu Renxiang, the two of them are really brothers, and this Lu Zuo is Lu Renxiang's own brother......"

Before Emperor Han could finish speaking, he was shocked and angry, and then slapped the armrest of the dragon head again, and said angrily: "How can this happen!" Since they are brothers, how can they not be checked clearly, so they hastily set the two as the top three. Come on, let's put these scholars in prison for trial. ”

Emperor Han said that, a few golden gourd warriors were born and pulled a few bachelors down to the palace. King Wei was already drenched in sweat with fright, trembling and unable to speak, so he had to blindly kowtow and beg for mercy.

Emperor Han looked at his ninth son Liu Xu so down, and suddenly felt a little unbearable, but it was not easy for the ministers to say, "Liu Xu, what should I do with you?" ”

Emperor Han's words were full of helplessness and concern, and there was some hatred in his words.

It was still the crown prince Liu Yan who said unhurriedly: "Grandpa Huang, my grandson feels that Uncle Jiuwang is also bewitched by others, and I also ask Grandpa Huang to be extra gracious, after all, Uncle Wang is also a royal bloodline." ”

Emperor Han looked at his grandson Liu Yan with great satisfaction, he didn't expect that as a prince, he could have such a mind.

King Ning stood aside and understood it, where is this plea, it is clearly that he has seen the right time to offer his courtesy to the emperor. So King Ning also said aloud: "Father, according to the opinion of the sons, this scientific expedition is generally quite successful, but although the top three are a little different, fortunately they have not yet filled in the list. Therefore, there is no need to rush to the conclusion of the ninth brother's guilt. Therefore, at present, it is necessary to draw up a separate ranking, and the best ones can fill it later. ”

Emperor Han gently touched the beard that had been raised just now, and felt a little relieved in his heart, "That's right." Everyone, get up first! ”

All the ministers stood up in unison, knowing in their hearts that the Holy Lord might have subsided some of his anger.

Then Emperor Han raised his head without saying a word, thinking about how this ranking should be determined, and suddenly remembered that the name Lu Zuo seemed to have heard of it, so he asked: "Who is this Lu Zuo?" I seem to have heard someone talk about it. ”

Xu Bingde, the secretary of the Ministry of War, said: "This Lu Zuo's reputation is now a household name in the capital, and I heard a while ago that he can carry the tripod, which is on par with General Xun!" ”

"Oh?" Emperor Han couldn't help but be curious, this name was indeed heard of.

Xu Bingde continued: "And there are rumors in the rivers and lakes that 'Xun Mou Lu Zuo, the world can get it'!" ”

When Emperor Han heard this, he was amused by this absurd fallacy, "It is enough for me to have General Xun, this Lu Zuo is just a scholar, and he has not yet had an official and a half-position, so he dares to compare with General Xun of our dynasty." It's just that I don't know how thick the sky is. ”

The people under the court also talked about it, saying that this Lu Zuo was too ridiculous.

Emperor Han made a decision and said: "I have already decided, then this time the top champion will be replaced by Lu Zuo's younger brother Lu Renxiang, Gao Han will be replaced by the list, and this Tanhua will be replaced by the fourth place." Lu Zuo's results in this scientific examination were invalidated, and he was allowed to take the examination again three years later. As for the king of Wei, Liu Xu ......"