Zhang Shixing was patrolling outside the noon gate, and the emperor's grandson was canonized, and he was promoted to a hundred households of brocade clothes because he had been a guard for the grandson. He suddenly saw a young man wearing a big hat and a blue robe raising his head and rushing towards the noon gate.

He hurriedly stepped forward to stop him and shouted, "Wu Na Juzi, trespass on the noon gate, don't die." ”

The man ran out of breath and said to Zhang Shixing: "You dodge, I will sue the emperor." ”

After that, he pushed Zhang Shixing away, ran to the Dengwen drum, picked up the drumstick, and banged it, and the drum resounded over the Forbidden City.

Zhang Shixing rushed over, snatched the drumstick, and ordered his lieutenant to hold him down, saying: "Ring the Dengwen drum for no reason, startling the holy driver, you can't afford to bear the guilt." If you have any grievances, tell me the truth first, and I will make it clear to the emperor. ”

The man shouted: "I am Shanxi Xie Yuan Huang Zhan, and I want to sue Liu Sanwu, a scholar from Hanlin." ”

Zhang Shixing was taken aback when he heard this, and said: "Liu Gongde is highly respected, known as the three elders of the country, the abbot will take the test today, what kind of person is that, you dare to sue Liu Gong?" ”

Huang Zhan said: "There is a lot of fraud in the examination of today's science and technology, and all the northern scholars such as us have failed the list, and the admitted ones are all southerners, which must be caused by Liu Sanwu's favoritism." The country has become a child's play, this is a strange injustice in the world, how can I not tell it? ”

Zhang Shixing ordered someone to let him go, Huang Zhan took out the paper in his arms, and offered it with both hands, Zhang Shixing took the paper, glanced at it and said: "Do you know that if you want to beat this drum, you must first go to Tianfu and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to complain, if neither of them will accept it, then go to the General Affairs Department, and then the General Administration Department will not accept it, so that you can come to beat this Dengwen Drum." Moreover, all cases involving scientific examinations will not be accepted, and the offender will be punished with 20 canes. ”

Huang Zhan was stunned when he heard this, just now the crowd was angry, and he was in a hurry, and he forgot that it was indeed so stipulated in the "Great Message", no wonder Zhang Zhan asked him if he dared to sue the emperor, but the matter had come to this point, and he couldn't retreat, he asked Zhang Shixing: "Listen to this old man has a northern accent, you have to stand up for us northerners." It's not a pity for me to die, and the paper must be handed to the emperor. ”

Zhang Shixing said with a smile: "My ancestral home is Ningbo Mansion, but I grew up in the north, and I don't understand the dispute between the north and the south. As a brocade guard, our family only listens to the holy decree to punish us. I will return you with this paper, and I see that you are also a weak scholar, so the twenty rods will be spared. With that, he stuffed the form back into Huang Zhan's arms.

Huang Zhan pounced, knelt on the ground, held his head high, and cried loudly: "The world is wronged, the world is wronged." There is nothing in the past, there is nothing in the past. ”

At this time, several horses galloped in from the end gate, and the people flew off the horse in front of the noon gate, and the first person was the imperial history of the left capital, and the official department was still Zhan Hui, and when he saw Zhang Shixing, he hurriedly asked: "Where is the emperor?" ”

Zhang Shixing bowed and saluted: "Back to Zhan Shangshu, the emperor is reviewing the folds in the Qianqing Palace. ”

Zhan Hui said: "Take me quickly, there is something important to tell the emperor." He was about to take a step, when he suddenly saw Huang Zhan kneeling on the side, and asked Zhang Shixing: "What is this man doing kneeling here, is he shouting injustice?" ”

Zhang Shixing nodded and said: "This move is called Huang Zhan, and he said that he was going to sue Liu Sanwugong, a bachelor of Hanlin, and I told him that this was not in accordance with the rules, and Deng Wengu did not accept the case, so he knelt on the ground and shouted injustice. ”

Zhan Hui said happily: "It's better to come early than to come by chance." As he spoke, he walked over, picked up Huang Zhan's paper, read it carefully, and said to him: "I am Zhan Hui, the Imperial Emperor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and I will accept this case today, you can go back, and I will find you to go to court at that time." ”

Huang Zhan stood up at this time, bowed deeply, and said, "Thank you, Master Du, the students live in the Shanshan Hall and wait for good news." After that, he glanced at Zhang Shixing provocatively, and turned around and left with raised eyebrows.

Zhang Shixing was so angry that he couldn't cry or laugh, and shook his head helplessly.

Zhan Hui asked Zhang Shixing: "This hundred brothers have a noble surname?" ”

Zhang Shixing hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Don't dare, the lowly surname is Zhang, and the famous man is good." ”

Zhan Hui handed the paper to Zhang Shixing and said: "Brother Zhang, let's go into the palace together to face the saint, you can give me a witness." ”

Zhang Shixing scolded secretly in his heart, you took the drum-shaped paper, but pulled me to face the saint together, in case something happens, Jinyiwei is the emperor's personal guard after all, and His Majesty is not to blame, this abacus is too fine, but after all, he is the imperial history of the Zuodu, and the secretary of the ministry, the second grade of the senior member, is one grade higher than the commander of the Jinyi Guard, Jiang Huan, he is just a small Jinyi Wei hundred households, how dare he disobey.

So Zhang Shixing led Zhan Hui through the noon gate, bypassed the three major halls, came to the front of the Qianqing Palace, and asked the eunuch guarding the door to see the emperor for something important.

The two of them passed through the Qianqing Gate, stepped into the main hall, knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhang Shixing, he asked coldly: "Listening to the sound of drums outside the gate at noon, what do you have to tell you?" ”

Zhang Shixing hurriedly handed over the paper, and watched the little eunuch take it and put it on top of the imperial case. Zhang Shixing said: "There is a Shanxi juzi outside the noon gate, named Huang Zhan, who wants to sue Liu Sanwu, the undergraduate examiner. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's face sank and said, "Don't you understand the rules?" Deng Wengu did not accept the scientific examination, and asked him to go to the Ministry of Rites to complain. ”

Zhang Shixing glanced at Zhan Hui, and said in his heart, Lord Zhan, the paper you received, it's time for you to speak.

Zhan Hui took a step forward and said: "Weichen is coming for this matter, hundreds of people are pouring into the Ministry of Rites, beating drums and singing grievances, it is estimated that the hall is already boiling at this moment, and the threshold is flattened." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said, "What's wrong?" ”

Zhan Hui said: "Back to the emperor, this matter is really a strange news through the ages, not only outside the noon gate because of the sound of drums, the hall of the Ministry of Rites is full of trouble, and within the Beijing Division, the streets and alleys are full of discussions, and rumors are spreading. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said impatiently: "Don't talk nonsense, don't sell off." ”

Zhan Hui said: "Your Majesty, as soon as the list of candidates for the examination this morning was released, a big joke was made, all the scholars on the list are from the south, and there are no northerners, isn't it strange?" This is a unique thing since the Sui Dynasty opened the branch to take scholars, and it cannot help but make people suspicious, and it is no wonder that the northern scholars have attacked it in groups. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said: "There is such a thing, the country is the most important and fair, so I have to Jian Liu Sanwu for this year's main exam, he is generous and generous, open-minded, self-named 'Tan Tan Weng', and more than eighty years old, highly respected, no one in the court can match, how can there be such a mistake?" ”

Zhan Hui said to His Majesty, and stopped talking.

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said: "It's okay, you are the imperial history, but you can hear the words and things, and you have something to say." ”

Zhan Hui said: "The matter of canonizing the grandson, the minister and Liu Sanwu have a gap, if the minister talks about Liu Gong's rights and wrongs at this moment, I am afraid that the ministers will not accept it." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I can believe you, don't care about others, you can just state it." ”

Zhan Hui said: "The minister is afraid that Liu Sanwu will favor the southern scholars. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a long time and said: "This matter is big, it is related to the fortune of the country, and it should be carefully examined." You immediately take someone to block the Gongyuan and review the test papers to see if there are any merciless defects. ”

Zhan Hui's face turned red and said: "Although Weichen is a talent in Hongwu's fifteenth year, but Lingchen goes to review the files of all the people, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public, Your Majesty might as well choose another talent, and Weichen will lead the Metropolitan Procuratorate to assist." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "I forgot, you are not a well-educated person. In this way, I sent Zhang Xin, the top student of the department, to lead people to review the test papers. ”

Zhan Hui said: "It's best for Jinyiwei to participate in the case together, after all, this case has attracted national attention." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, pointed at Zhang Shixing and said: "Wu Na Baihu, you go and tell Jiang Huan, and order him to send Liu Sanwu and other examiners to prison first, and carefully inquire whether there is any fraud." ”

Zhang Shixing crossed his hands and saluted: "Obey orders." ”

The two turned around and exited the main hall, and Zhan Hui went to send someone to block the Gongyuan and review the test papers. Zhang Shixing thought that Liu Sanwu was over eighty years old and had to be put in prison for trial, and he was afraid that he would lose his life, so he ran to Wenhua Palace.

At this moment, Zhu Yunwen was reviewing his homework in the hall, Fang Xiaoru was explaining on the side, and there were some folding instructions on the desk for him to study.

Zhang Shixing had been serving by the prince's side for a long time, and he was familiar with each other, so he ran straight into the palace without waiting for the report, and ran out of breath.

Seeing this, Zhu Yunwen couldn't help frowning, and reprimanded: "Zhang Shixing, why are you so unruly, have you forgotten the calm and calm cultivation skills that you taught you on weekdays?" ”

Zhang Shixing hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "The emperor's grandson, I can't take care of this too much at the moment, and it is important to save people." ”

Zhu Yunwen waved his hand and said, "You get up and speak." ”

After Zhang Shixing stood up, he carefully told Zhu Yunwen about the cause and effect, and said: "Right now, Your Majesty is angry and wants to arrest Liu Gong in the Imperial Prison. ”

Fang Xiaoru listened to it, and he was also anxious, and said to Zhu Yunwen: "Taisun, what Shixing said is extremely true. Liu Gongnai is a great Confucian in the sea, and he is respected in Shilin, I believe that he will never cheat for personal gain, but once he enters the edict, no one can say clearly. You have to think of a way to save him. ”

Zhu Yunwen stood up and said, "Without Liu Gongli's advice, I can't go here, teacher, don't worry, I will definitely save his life." ”

He said to Zhang Shixing: "Lead the way in front of the head, you take me to find your Shangxian Jinyi Guard Commander Jiang Huan, see what he dares to do to Liu Gong?" ”

The Jinyi guard commanded the yamen on Baihu Street in the south of the city, next to the General Administration. Zhu Yunwen took several Jinyi captains and Zhang Shixing of the East Palace out of Dong'an Gate, galloped south along Gennan Street in the East Imperial City, and then turned west to Chang'an Street, passed through the left and right gates of Chang'an, and then turned south, and then arrived at the Jinyi Guard Command Gate on Baihu Street.

Zhang Shixing trotted, ran to the lobby, bowed to the commander Jiang Huan, and said: "Back to the commander, Your Majesty has a decree to order our Jinyi Guard to arrest Liu Sanwu, a scholar of Hanlin Academy, and interrogate him for any fraud in scientific examinations. ”

When Jiang Huan heard this, the boss was unhappy, this Zhang Shixing has served the prince and grandson in recent years, and he has been very happy, and his promotion is too fast, and now he has bypassed his command to pass the decree, it is not good to teach him a lesson, as soon as he thought about it, his face changed and said: "What nonsense, how could Your Majesty order you to come and deliver the decree, the eunuch of the celebrant eunuch?" There are no rules, pull me down and beat me. ”

Zhang Shixing just wanted to explain, Zhu Yunwen walked up to the hall proudly, Jiang Huan and the others quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "I don't know that the grandson has arrived, Jiang Huan has missed the distance, and I hope to beg for forgiveness." ”

Zhu Yunwen stepped forward to help him up and said, "Gong Jiang, please get up, you don't have to worry about a hundred households." ”

He looked at Jiang Huan's long face that seemed to be smiling, and said with a straight face: "Yun Wei is here, there is something to ask for, you must ask Jiang Gong for help." ”

Jiang Huan saw that he said solemnly, and his face became solemn, and said: "Why did the grandson say this, even if he was instructed to do something, he would do it with all his might." ”

Zhu Yunwen said: "What Zhang Baihu said just now is true, your Jinyi Wei and the Ministry of Rites are close at hand, don't you know that the people are making a big fuss about the Ministry of Rites?" ”

Jiang Huan blinked and said, "I have also seen it with my own eyes, but the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division have dispersed them." Could it be that this matter really involves Liu Gong? He is the third elder of the country, and he is the chief examiner. ”

Zhu Yunwen nodded and said: "Raise a son to make trouble, the scientific examination case was discovered, Your Majesty is furious, Zhan Hui suggested that you Jinyiwei participate in this case, and arrest Liu Gong and other examiners in prison for questioning, whether there is any fraud, you have to be merciful, don't be excessive, Liu Gong is eighty years old after all." ”

Jiang Huan stomped his feet when he heard this, and said: "This white-faced tiger, what is it to pull us in, grandson, please rest assured, I will take good care of Liu Gong, and I will never make a difference." ”

Then he was a little embarrassed: "Taisun, you also know that we are only acting on orders, and the emperor is there, you also have to discuss well, so that we can do things." ”

Zhu Yunwen said: "This is natural, Grandpa Huang, I will go to intercede for Gong Liu, but you can't make a mistake here." If the case is not resolved, Liu Gong will die in your hands, and I will ask you. ”

Jiang Huan was so frightened that he hurriedly bowed and said, "Don't dare to be humble, grandson and relax." ”