Volume 2 Jinghua Fengyun (II) Chapter 94 The Great Case of the Imperial Examination (II)

"I'll give you one last chance, do you say it or not? If I don't say anything else, I'm afraid I will be handed over to the Criminal Department for detention pending trial. ”

The road is coerced and lured by the wind.

"I, I'm someone from the black market. There was a brother on the Tao who introduced me to this black-clothed Taoist man, and only said what that person's name was Seven Lotus Zhenren. ”

"Seven Lotus Zhenren? I don't even know his name, only someone told me that if I want to be on the gold list of high school, I should go to the third floor of Jiuxianju, the innermost private seat, and then someone will connect with me. ”

"Yes, yes, yes, I too, I received a letter, and I was surprised, I don't know who it is, why did you send it to me? It seems that it is ill-intentioned, and this is trying to harm me. ”

"It's only to blame myself for being confused at the time, and I actually believed this person's words."

"It's still too greedy, which leads to the late season now."

……

Everyone was talking nonsense, scrambling to be the first to make meritorious contributions.

The gray-haired old man sighed heavily. The old tears on his face are intertwined, like after the heavy rain falls, the traces are there.

Seven Lotus Zhenren, Lu Chengfeng silently recited this person's name several times in his heart.

On that day, Jiuxianju happened to meet the transaction between this person and Tang Zhongyong.

At that time, I only felt that this person was chattering, and he looked unfathomable and invisible.

I didn't expect it to be a Taoist real person.

There are such people in the Daomen, and it is really ruined the tranquility of the Daomen.

"Black market? The black market you just mentioned is a black market? ”

What Lu Chengfeng never expected was that after the last Jiang family's extermination case, the imperial court was closely monitoring all the businesses controlled by the Cao Gang, both openly and secretly, and the inventory control was very strict. How dare this Cao gang commit crimes against the wind?

What's even more strange is that everyone knows that the Cao Gang is backed by the big tree of the crown prince and the former prime minister Tang Yuanzhi.

But now, the big tree of Prime Minister Tang has fallen and scattered, and the mountain of the prince is also a building that will fall.

Where did the Cao Gang get their ambition leopard guts? How dare you do such a bad thing under the nose of the Son of Heaven?

Could it be that although the prince lives in seclusion in the palace, he is still closely controlling the intelligence of all parties and secretly commanding?

Or is someone going to frame the prince and completely break up the prince's skeleton?

Lu Chengfeng wanted to talk to Old Master Xu one by one about the doubts in his heart, but he was afraid that Old Master Xu, as one of the main forces of the princelings, would inevitably be biased.

Although he personally believes that Old Master Xu's character is valuable and trustworthy.

However, what surprised him today was that Tang Zhongyong, the prime minister of Tang Cheng, did not come to take the exam.

In this way, it should have been acquiesced by Old Master Xu, so it was said that he wanted to pull the net to fish, but he still leaked the news in advance and ran away from such a big fat fish that slipped through the net.

Old Master Xu seemed to see through what Lu Chengfeng was thinking, and he didn't say anything about it, and said with a slight smile:

"Your Royal Highness, why don't you hand over these people to the Ministry of Rites first, how about it? Let me tell you the reason for this. ”

Lu Chengfeng hadn't come up with any rebuttal yet, and nodded obediently.

"Good! Someone! Send these eight cheating candidates to the Ministry of Rites for disposal! ”

Old Master Xu gave an order.

"Yes! My lord! It's just that today's scientific examination, do you want to continue the examination? ”

The leading subordinate asked confusedly, not knowing where to go.

"There is no joke in the scientific examination room, since the examination has been ordered to be terminated, then this February 2nd spring scientific examination will end here! After that, another scientific expedition will be reopened. Please wait and stand by at Gyeonghua City! ”

The old master was alarmist.

Lu Chengfeng looked at Old Master Xu's already trembling back, and suddenly felt that his image was as tall and majestic as a mountain, with more than ten million hills and ravines hidden in his chest, and thousands of wisdom in his heart.

This is a chess game that has been played early, maybe the person who holds the chess is still in a higher position.

It turns out that I have already become a chess piece, sitting in the middle of the game without knowing it.

No matter what, as long as it's for me! I hope that the final result of this case must demonstrate fairness and justice, and it will be the way to go!

After those officials and officials dispersed, Old Master Xu looked at Lu Chengfeng, who was standing on the side in a daze and contemplation, and said with a light smile:

"Your Royal Highness came to my house three days ago, and you should be able to guess today's situation."

Yes, he also had the intention of letting Tang Zhongyong go that day, in order to be convenient with others and himself, if it weren't for this, he would not have taken the initiative to report to Old Master Xu what he saw and heard in the wine immortal's residence.

However, today, I still feel that the authorities are confused and unexpected.

Tang Zhongyong did not come to take the exam, it seems that the master ordered him to give up the exam and keep him safe.

"However, why did the original leaked out only spare exam questions turn into official exam questions and use them in today's exam room?"

Lu Chengfeng still couldn't hold back the momentary anger in his heart and blurted out a question.

"Since Your Highness has unsettled intentions in your heart, then let's open the skylight and say something."

Old Master Xu's back lifted slightly, turned his face, and said solemnly:

"Does Your Highness have a dream lover? It's the eldest lady of Seongnam Yufu. The old man of the You family, because the dragon and phoenix auspicious lanterns of the Shangyuan Festival were burned once, were implicated, and now he is still locked up in the prison of Dali Temple. Although you didn't tell me about this last time, I have heard about it a long time ago. Your Royal Highness, rest assured, I have reported to Your Majesty and also greeted Lord Zhang of Dali Temple. I think that for Master You, the safest place in the world now is the Dali Temple Prison. ”

Lu Chengfeng had already faintly heard the hint in Scholar Xu's words. An An obediently nodded yes, waiting for his next lecture.

Seeing Lu Chengfeng standing honestly, Old Master Xu couldn't help laughing, patted him on the shoulder and said:

"Don't worry! As for Tang Zhongyong, the youngest son of the Tang Mansion, he is also my student. I'm not the best student in the younger generation, and I don't have the talent of the world. But it's also a malleable talent. He Ben

is pure and good, if it is just because he was bewitched by people for a while, and the ghost is obsessed, so as to break the Tang family, the old man really can't bear it. The old man is not out of selfishness in the friendship between teachers and students, but he does not want my Yasukuni to lose a young talent who sincerely serves the country. Besides, he is also the prince's brother-in-law. Now that the Tang Mansion has fallen to this point, Tang Yuanzhi and Tang Boen have also been punished as they deserve. Good and evil cause and effect have their own rewards, and the innocent young generation still has a little hope. When is the time to repay the kindness? ”

Scholar Xu first stood tall, and then moved with affection, understood with reason, and comforted him.

"Please rest assured, Master Xu, God knows this matter, you know and I know, and I will never reveal the slightest rumor to the third person. Thank you very much Scholar Xu, the escort is thoughtful. ”

Lu Chengfeng bowed deeply to Old Master Xu.

Well, Old Master Xu nodded slightly, and continued:

"As for the exam paper, of course I asked someone to replace it. I don't know which idiot is in the Ministry of Rites? It's not right to steal exam papers! Instead of stealing the official exam papers, steal the spare exam papers! If I don't use this leaked exam paper, how can I tell who is a human or a ghost? Hahaha......"

Old Master Xu looked up to the sky and said with a long smile.

"Do the cheating candidates we caught just now really have to be handed over to the Ministry of Rites for disposal? Will it be more auspicious? Personally, I suggest that it should be dealt with by the Criminal Department. ”

Lu Chengfeng pondered for a while and suggested.

"The imperial examination is the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites. Although this cheating case occurred, it should not be directly handed over to the criminal department. The matter of the imperial examination is related to the national system, I will write a letter, and then the emperor will decide, whether to hand it over to the Ministry of Rites or to the Ministry of Punishment? But this ......"

Old Master Xu said, suddenly paused, and smiled a little meaningfully at the road.

Ginger is still old and spicy!

"Scholar Xu wants to make those eight people into living bait and put a long line to catch big fish!"

Lu Chengfeng finally understood, and laughed.

"The children can be taught."

Old Master Xu paused.

I don't know if He Xuzhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, knew that the questions of this imperial examination were leaked in advance. Or is it that he has always only indulged in poetry, and was kept in the dark by his subordinates and became the main leader?

Whether he was sober or confused, after these eight people were transferred over, they would know as soon as they were tempted.

If someone under him did it, this He Xuzhi, as the head of the Ministry of Rites, could not escape the responsibility of negligence.

Moreover, in the process of interrogation, it is inevitable that someone will be impeached for the crime of harboring favoritism and harboring criminals.

What's even more terrifying is that if he can pull out the radish and bring out the mud from his subordinates, and pull it to He Xuzhi or even the higher forces behind him who can't figure it out, it will be even more of a big case.

It seems that he made a mistake in his judgment before, He Xuzhi, a well-known talent, is not a saint behind him, and he is not as lonely as everyone seems on the surface!

In any case, each man shoots his horse first, and the thief captures the king first.

Lu Chengfeng has already felt it, and a bloody storm will come again!