The four people who stepped out of the Lizheng Hall were obviously complacent, but the performance of the four was different: Cai Quan, who looked indifferent and was as usual; Lin Kun, who has a straight waist and a lofty spirit; The prince and Ye Rongxuan, who were happy and even a little fluttering.

Cai Quan coughed a few times, and reminded the prince not to be too flamboyant with his eyes, Ye Rongxuan glanced at Lin Kun, but the flamboyance in his eyes couldn't be hidden at all, Lin Kun nodded and smiled, he understood that if Ye Rongxuan hadn't made a move, this case would not have been solved so quickly.

The crazy Zhong Lin and Chen Kangji, who are not afraid of life and death, no one can do anything about them, although Cheng Bobin and Hu Ziming want to bear it alone, but Ye Rongxuan knows his colleagues too well, he thought of a plan, escorted the two to the front court of Dali Temple Prison, and put all their families and slaves in prison, so that they can hear each other's voices but can't see each other. Then Ye Rongxuan ordered people to torture these family members and slaves, as the cries of pain and fear came out of the prison, a steady stream of nerves stimulated the nerves of the two, Hu Ziming, who had not changed his words, couldn't bear it at first, and fell to his knees on the ground and begged to let his family members go, seeing Hu Ziming collapse, Cheng Bobin also gave up resistance.

Ye Rongxuan handed over the pen and paper to the two with a smile, and asked the two to confess according to what they said, and this time, he collected all the 21 officials of the DPRK and China. Cheng Bobin and Hu Ziming were unharmed, and even if Emperor Liang sent someone to check, he couldn't find the slightest evidence of torture. Lin Kun watched coldly from the side from beginning to end, without saying a word, but Ye Rongxuan was the first to look. Therefore, it can be said that Lin Kun was able to solve the case and be promoted thanks to Ye Rongxuan. He looked at Ye Rongxuan's proud eyes, and had already made up his mind that he would immediately send someone to give him a lot of money after returning home.

The boiling Beijing Examination Examination fraud case finally settled after the main culprits were subdued one by one and the Gongyuan was re-released, Jiang Weizhen is still the champion who is the leader, Mu Qingyuan has become the eye of the list, and the names of the northern scholars have also appeared among the top three, and the northern and southern scholars are equally divided in the whole list, Du Shaoyin is still on the list, and the officials on the list will be entrusted with official positions.

After the fraud case, Emperor Liang was also in a good mood, in addition to being warm with the concubine every day, he also often summoned the prince to talk about the relationship between father and son.

On the day of the re-release of the emperor's list, the king of Ling was lifted from the ground, and all the handling of the fraud case was also well understood, and after the ban was lifted, the king of the tomb still did not go out of the house for half a step, but these days, Zhang Huaiyuan was diligent every day, and never left a day to visit.

"His Royal Highness the King of Tomb," Zhang Huaiyuan shouted softly.

King Ling waved his hand to signal the maid to retreat, and found that it was not only Zhang Huaiyuan standing in front of him, but also a stranger.

"Who is this?"

The stranger didn't wait for Zhang Huaiyuan's introduction, so he asked for peace first, "See His Royal Highness the King of Ling, I am Yan Tong, one of the six subordinates of the King of the Lower Tang Dynasty." ”

"It turned out to be the head of the Youth Grievance Department, and you also have a share of the credit for this fraud case." King Ling suddenly became interested.

This Yan Tong is the An Liyin who hit it off with Jiang Weizhen that day, but at this time he is no longer dressed as a shabby man, his originally sallow face is now quite ruddy, and he replied with a smile: "It's really an honor to let His Royal Highness King Ling remember!" I hope that what you have done has not disappointed Your Highness. ”

"You Khan King meddled in my internal affairs this time, I'm afraid your intentions are not good, right?"

"Your Highness is too worried. When the Khan first succeeded to the throne, he was bent on maintaining good relations with his neighbors, but he really had no other intentions. ”

"Take the opportunity to make trouble, let the fraud case get bigger and bigger, and say that you don't have any intentions?"

"Isn't this exactly what His Highness wants? Wouldn't it make His Highness's hands cleaner if we left this kind of thing to us? ”

King Ling stood up from the Taishi chair, paced to Yan Tong's side, and looked at this Lower Tang man who looked quite like a Liang Guoren but had a pair of turquoise pupils. "Are you threatening the king?"

"Yan Tong doesn't dare!" Yan Tong immediately knelt down and said in a pious tone: "Although the King of Khan is young, he can distinguish between the important and the important, and I will never be able to do anything threatening!" Emperor Liang is old, the prince is cowardly, King Xiang is yin, as for King Yu, we have a blood feud, King Khan has always thought that His Royal Highness King Ling is the most suitable person to inherit the unification! Yan Tong peeked at King Ling's face a little darker, and became a little bolder, "The situation of the Liang State King Khan knows a little bit, His Royal Highness's power in the court is not as good as that of King Xiang and the crown prince, and his support in the army is not as good as that of King Yu, so King Khan hopes to help His Highness." ”

"The heart of your Khan has been understood by the king. Since Lord Zhang brought you to see this king, let him take you down to Lingshang for so long. With that, King Ling returned to his seat, intending to read by himself.

Yan Tong got up and thanked him, not in a hurry to receive the reward, but took a step closer and continued: "Your Highness is ambitious, and so is the King Khan, a real man should hold the power of life and death, stand at the peak, and look down on the world!" Fang is in a general trend today, with Xiliang and Donghu in the north, and Nanzhao in the west, and King Khan wants to make a deal with His Royal Highness King Ling. ”

"Negotiate a deal with this king?" King Ling looked at this smiling Yan Tong, "Your King Khan really has vision. ”

"King Khan hopes that His Highness will be the emperor!" Yan Tong changed the appearance of a hippie smile and said solemnly.

In an instant, King Ling felt that he had been shot in the chest by an invisible feather arrow, and it was right in the bull's-eye! This sentence is something he has thought about for many years but he has not dared to say, it is what he has tried so hard to get but never obtained, and it is the highest goal he wants to pursue all his life! Pretending to be docile and filial in front of Emperor Liang, pretending to be fraternal between several brothers, everything is for this goal, he endures, he thinks that he is decisively stronger than the prince, the government is comparable to King Xiang, and he does not lose to King Yu in battle, he has the comprehensive advantages of the three of them, and he is the most suitable candidate for the emperor's position.

"You've managed to pique my interest, Master Yan! I am a great beam, and the capital is a gathering of humanities, so I might as well stay for a little longer, and this king will let Lord Zhang take a look around. ”

"Naturally, I obey His Highness's arrangement."

"Okay, Lord Zhang, take care of Master Yan."

"The subordinate obeys!"

"Your Highness, don't forget the reward you promised."

"Can't forget, can't forget!"

Leng Yue Zhai

"It's really my honor to sit at the same table with the top performers in this year's Beijing Entrance Examination today!" Su Qian smiled and held the wine jug to pour wine for everyone.

"According to what you say, it's also my honor that the three of them can come to my Leng Yue Zhai!" Qi Wantong quipped.

"Let's toast the three of them first!" Xuan Shaoning raised the wine glass in his hand, and everyone present drank the wine in the cup one after another.

Jiang Weizhen said with a smile: "This time, thanks to the emperor's grace, the crown prince, Cai Xiang, Lord Ye, and Lord Lin have returned justice to our son, and I am also grateful to Brother Xuanxian for helping me in the most difficult time, and now I also introduce the young talents here to me." ”

"In that case, you guys have to have a toast!" Zhao Kexin continued to pour wine for the two of them at the right time.

Mu Qingyuan took a piece of pastry and put it in his bowl, and said: "The appointment of the imperial court has not come down, this period of time is a rare leisure day, does Brother Jiang have any arrangements?" ”

Asked like this, Jiang Weizhen showed a puzzled look on his face, "Qingyuan reminded me that I haven't seen Brother An since that day when Shizi tore up the emperor's list, and I don't know what happened to him." ”

"Is that Anriyin?"

"Yes, Brother Xuanxian has also seen it. The day before yesterday, I went to the inn where Brother An was staying, but I heard that Brother An had left a few days ago, and I don't know if he had encountered any changes, so I didn't have time to inform me. Jiang Weizhen regarded An Liyin as a close friend, so he was very concerned.

"I think he should have his own troubles, maybe he can meet again in the future." Su Qian comforted.

But Xuan Shaoning felt that this An Li Yin was weird, and the person who was dressed in the Tang Dynasty who had met three times was very strange, and he always felt that there was a problem here, but he couldn't find out the clue in a bunch of scattered clues.

"The fraud case has implicated many officials, and now is the time for the court to employ people, and it is time for you to show your ambitions in life. You must not forget the teachings of the Master. ”

Qi Wantong is right, King Xiang is thinking about how to make up for his losses, this fraud case is widely implicated, although King Xiang has not been affected, but the network of contacts that he has painstakingly managed has lost nearly half.

Xiangwang wrote four names in the screened list of celebrities and marked them on the side.

"What a vigorous and powerful gram body!"

"Madame will praise the king", King Xiang smiled and watched Princess Xiang lift her skirt and step on the stone steps of the pavilion, smiling beautifully so that the beautiful scenery around her was lost. Princess Xiang is the daughter of the prime minister of the previous dynasty, intelligent and knowledgeable, and was married to King Xiang by Emperor Liang, who respected her like a guest and cared for her.

"The concubine is telling the truth, and the four people selected by the prince are all quite talented."

"You can't hide anything from Madame's eyes!" King Xiang gently took the princess's hand, "I have lost a lot in the fraud case, and it's time to cultivate new people, I'm thinking about it." ”

"Cheng Bobin and Hu Ziming made their own ideas to meet each other, but the concubine never imagined that they would frame those other officials, Lord Wang, you told the concubine the truth, these officials were wronged?"

"What have I done all these years to hide from my wife? This time, the crown prince is obviously attacking my power in the court in the name of investigating the case. ”

"The prince must not be able to do such a big deal, there must be someone behind him."

"This is natural, the investigation is a meeting of Dali Temple and the Criminal Department, and Ye Rongxuan can be regarded as having completely exposed his identity."

"He's a princeling! Lin Kun is probably the same. ”

"I don't really care about them."

"What does the prince care about Cai Quan?"

"Cai Quan is very hidden, he has been quiet, and he does not choose sides."

"Judging from the concubine's body, the prince of the fraud case has completely torn off his face, and there is an open duel with the prince and the king of Ling, Cai Quan is afraid that he won't be able to hide it for long."

"Madame is very right! Madame, this Mu Qingyuan is the son of Mu Jin, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Mu Jin can only do things and does not know how to behave, his son is a good chess piece. ”

"This concubine Jiang Weizhen understands something, he was born in a poor family, and when he entered Beijing, he was favored by King Yu, and he himself has a strong personality, so he is not suitable for the prince."

"Madame's words are wrong, the more fierce the person, the more elm-like the brain, abide by Confucian morality, for this kind of person, there is no need for gold and silver, as long as the corporal is virtuous, put on a posture for the country and the people, you can recover."

"Then this Du Shaoyin and Shen Qianji, the concubine knows that Du Shaoyin is also a disciple of Qingshan Academy, as for Shen Qianji........"

"Shen Qianji is one of the few northern scholars in Jinke, and it is reported that this person is handsome, good at words, and has a heart for fame and fortune."

"Those two points alone are enough to show that he is available."

"Haha, Madame's vision is really uncomparable to that of ordinary women!" King Xiang slowly walked out of the pavilion with Princess Xiang in his arms, and let the rice paper on the stone table be blown down into the lake by the wind, and the four names were gradually soaked by the lake.