At present, the testimony of Pei Yingjie and Wang Chuanxiao is very obvious, although this matter has a little relationship with Wei Zhongxian, but it is not very involved, that is, he handed over a piece of film and asked people to lead Pei Yingjie into the examination room, and he did not need special care, it was completely Wang Chuanxiao's own misunderstanding. But the second assistant Han Yi did not relent, and insisted on pointing the finger at Wei Zhongxian, which made Carpenter Zhu very angry.

There are not many people who are obedient to themselves, and those scholars are eager to lead him by the nose of the emperor, who is docile on the surface, but fierce at critical moments, forcing themselves to death. Carpenter Zhu is not a fool, if he were a fool, he would not be able to do such a good carpenter job. At the beginning, these people collaborated to force Fang Congzhe away on trumped-up charges, and he remembered it vividly, and now it is Wei Zhongxian's turn. Compared with that old man, Wei Zhongxian was much closer to him, so Zhu Youxiao didn't express his position immediately, but looked at Yue Su, "Yue Aiqing, what do you think of this case?" ”

"Your Majesty." Yue Su bowed and said: "What Pei Yingjie said just now, the minister thought it was absolutely true, and there was no concealment. If he really had anything to do with Father-in-law Wei, he wouldn't confess so easily, and he would only insist on receiving it privately with Lord Wang. Moreover, when he met Grandpa Wei on the road, it would never be intentionally made up, it should be something. Father-in-law Wei did this, probably to see him boast about Haikou, to see if he had the real talent to learn, and a moment of curiosity was haunted. If it is said that he violated the law, he also abused his power and ordered someone to send Pei Yingjie into the examination room without authorization. ”

Don't look at Yue Su's lack of a good impression of Wei Zhongxian, and he still has some prejudices, but in terms of business, he still talks about things. His answer was impartial, but it made the ministers in the palace unable to say a word "no".

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "What Yue Aiqing said is reasonable and fair. In this way, I will call Wei Qing over now, confront him face to face, and see what he has to say. Then, Zhu Youxiao shouted loudly: "Someone, send Wei Zhongxian to me." ”

"Yes." A little eunuch agreed, and ran towards the celebrant supervisor's room.

Wei Zhongxian got the letter, and immediately rushed to Jianji Palace, and along the way, he had to ask the little eunuch what the emperor summoned him for. The little eunuch was his own person, and he immediately told the governor everything that happened in the palace. After listening to the little eunuch's story, Wei Zhongxian recalled the incident of meeting Pei Yingjie that day, and he knew it at the moment, so he was relieved, but he scolded secretly in his heart: "I didn't expect this Yue Su to be fair, and he didn't fall into the well, but Ye Xianggao and them were really too deceitful, and they knew that this matter had nothing to do with me, so they had to get involved." Are you so easy to bully when I am Fang Congzhe? We'll see. ”

On the Jianji Palace, Wei Zhongxian bowed down at the bottom of the stairs and saluted, "The old slave sees Your Majesty." ”

"Excuse me." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said, "Wang Tiqian, you tell Wei Qing what happened here." ”

"The old slave obeys." Wang Tiqian, who was standing on the side, immediately told him what had just happened in the palace.

Wei Zhongxian now knew in his heart, and after hearing this, he hurriedly knelt on the ground and said in tears: "Your Majesty, the old slave is guilty. But the old slave really didn't know this move, at that time he was not ashamed to hear his words, thinking that he was really talented, because he saw that the hour was late, he was afraid that he would not be able to enter the tribute courtyard, resulting in the burial of talents, so he abused his private power and sent someone to send him in. But he never instructed Wang Chuanxiao to change the test papers for him, and hoped that His Majesty would be clear. In this matter, the Dongchang servants who followed the old slave that night can all testify, and I hope that Your Majesty will know it. ”

"Get up." Zhu Youxiao said lightly: "I forgive you for not having the courage to do such a deceitful thing, I think you are also dedicated to the public, and you are worried about the burial of talents, so you sent him into the examination room without authorization." That's all for this, don't do anything in the future, otherwise the two crimes will be punished together, and the punishment will be severe. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, the old slave won't dare anymore......" Wei Zhongxian got up from the ground, still with a handful of snot and tears, pitiful.

"You have all heard it, this matter has nothing to do with Wei Qing, that is, it is mishandled, listen to the villain's nonsense, so forget it. Wang Chuanxiao was dismissed, Pei Yingjie was dismissed, and he was handed over to Jinyiwei for investigation. After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he stood up and said: "I'm tired, the papers here will be handed over to you, and after the trial is correct, the palace will be tested." ”

After speaking, he waved at Yue Su, "Follow me to drive the Heart Cultivation Palace." ”

The emperor didn't care about the attitude of the ministers, and was about to leave, when Wei Zhongxian suddenly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please stay." ”

"Huh?" When Carpenter Zhu saw Wei Zhongxian kneeling, he was stunned in his heart and asked, "Wei Qing, what else do you have to do?" ”

"Your Majesty, this is the exam, Wang Chuanxiao changed the exam papers privately, causing talented people to be wronged, Your Majesty is aware of everything, and severely punishes it, which is really a grand event. At present, His Majesty only disposed of Wang Chuanxiao and Pei Yingjie, but did not restore the status of the scholar, and returned him to the status of Huiyuan, so the old slave is here to ask for personal favors for him and allow him to participate in the palace examination. Wei Zhongxian's voice this time was obviously much more powerful than just now, and it was no longer crying.

As soon as he heard this, Yue Su wondered in his heart, "What kind of medicine is sold in this Wei Zhongxian's gourd, how can he do a good thing." Originally, Yue Su wanted to tell the emperor that he asked the emperor to send a decree to Yang Yishan to give him the qualifications for the palace test and return him to Huiyuan, but he didn't expect Wei Zhongxian to take the lead.

"It's that I was negligent for a while, and thanks to Wei Qing reminding me, wait a minute, you will draft the decree on my behalf, restore the candidate's huiyuan, and allow him to take the palace exam. By the way, what is the candidate's name, I just heard Yue Aiqing mention it. Zhu Youxiao said.

"It's called Yang Yishan." Yue Su replied.

"Yes, yes...... It's that Yang Yishan. Okay, is there anything else? After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he pulled his legs and wanted to leave.

At this moment, Wei Zhongxian said again: "Your Majesty, there are people in this hall who dare to change the volume, ordinary tributes, if you want to fill the number indiscriminately, this is too easy." ”

"Grandpa Wei, what do you mean by that." Among the ministers in the palace, who couldn't hear that there was a thorn in Wei Zhongxian's words, Han Yi immediately spoke.

"What can I mean, Your Majesty, the old slave just thought, now that the problem of cheating has been found out, it is better to continue the investigation in a bold way, maybe there are still many innocent candidates who have been wronged, causing the country to be buried." Wei Zhongxian's mention of seeking justice for Yang Yishan is actually just a foreshadowing, and his real purpose is actually for this test. The main examiner of the exam is Sun Shenxing, he will never believe that Sun Shenxing is clean, the old and cunning Wei Zhongxian can be sure that if you Sun Shenxing don't have a few protégés who are determined, then you will come out of the ghost. It's just that this is a common thing in the science field, and everyone knows it, but since you have deceived my door today, don't blame me for not saving face for you.

"Wei Zhongxian, don't talk about it, deceive Sheng Cong, you will test so many examiners, are you all blind." University scholar Shi Jikai hurriedly said.

"If it weren't for the blind, how could there still be Pei Yingjie's case, and he changed the exam papers in private, but no one even found out. There are also examiners who have done this, burying national talents. Master Shi, you are so impulsive, can it be said that you have taken candidates this year? Wei Zhongxian said lukewarmly.

"You...... You're spewing blood......" Shi Jikai said loudly.

"Whether it is bloody or not, it is still difficult to determine, Your Majesty, the old slave thinks that it is better to take this opportunity to take all the exam papers together, there are so many tributes outside, and a good re-examination can be regarded as an explanation to the students of the world. The so-called real gold is not afraid of fire refining, but the old slave really doesn't understand why Master Shi reacts so strongly. Wei Zhongxian's words were also sharp, especially the last sentence, which really made the ministers present unable to object. These scholars are not related to you, if there is really ink, what are you worried about?

As soon as Wei Zhongxian's words were finished, everyone had no choice but to turn their eyes to Carpenter Zhu above to see what he meant. Carpenter Zhu really didn't have the leisure to delay time for this matter, but the words had already been said and said, seeing that Wei Zhongxian and the cabinet ministers were deadlocked, and it was himself who finally made the decision, so he couldn't help but express his position.

He pondered for a moment, then sat back down, looked at Ye Xianggao, and said, "Ye Shoufu, what do you see?" Isn't there anything boring about this try? ”

The emperor's question cannot be said to have been, nor has he said no. said yes, wouldn't he sell Sun Shenxing, and said no, if he really found out that there was any examiner who was favoritism, he wouldn't be able to hang his face. Ye Xianggao is a well-known old fox, of course he will not feel uncomfortable with himself, and immediately replied: "The minister believes in Lord Sun and will never bend the law for personal gain, but it is really difficult to determine whether there is an examiner like Wang Chuanxiao." ”

"Since Ye Shoufu has said so, the old slave thinks that it is better for you to check it out, Your Majesty." Wei Zhongxian hurriedly took over the conversation.

"If that's the case, let's look it up. It can be regarded as an explanation to the scholars who are taking the exam in the world. Wang Tiqian, you send someone to accompany Sun Qing on another trip and take all the exam papers for this exam. Zhu Youxiao said helplessly. I thought to myself, my bed is still about to be completed, and you guys are too short-sighted, aren't you delaying my business?

At this time, it was already noon, although he muttered impatiently, but it was inevitable that he would be hungry, and when the little eunuch went out with Sun Shenxing, Zhu Carpenter said again: "Wang Qing, I am hungry, go and give me a bowl of porridge." By the way, give Yue Aiqing another bowl, by the way, who of you are hungry? ”

The old guys below, to be honest, are basically a little hungry, and they have already eaten at this time in normal times. But in the Jianji Palace, when the emperor asked this, even if he was really hungry, he was embarrassed to say it. So they all shook their heads and said, "The ministers are not hungry." ”

Well, it's saved. Wang Tiqian sent the little eunuch and brought two bowls of porridge, one for the emperor and one for Yue Su. The porridge is ginseng bird's nest soup, which has a sweet taste, and is also very tonic, and the fragrance is also very pleasant.

The ministers present often eat and don't think it's anything unusual, but now they are hungry, and when they see the emperor and Yue Su eating, they can't help but growl in their stomachs. Fortunately, the feudal scholars are still reserved, and everyone simply doesn't look at it.

The emperor and Yue Su finished eating the porridge, and after waiting for a while, Sun Shenxing and the little eunuchs brought the examination papers for the exam.

Carpenter Zhu asked condescendingly, "Wei Qing, now that the exam papers have been brought here, how are you going to check them?" ”

(To be continued)