According to Xie Jun's confession, He Hong secretly met with him and several other candidates before the exam, and revealed to them the questions of the exam, and there were not many questions left, and He Hong asked them to rely on their abilities.

In exchange, they promised that He Hong would be used by him after he joined the office, and several other candidates identified by Xie Jun also confessed under the threat of torture.

After verification, the results of these candidates in this examination are all among the best, in addition to Xie Jun, the other two of the top three are also from these people, the worst of which ranked tenth in this scientific examination.

It was late at night, and the candles were still bright in the imperial study, and Xiao Tong truthfully reported the results of the interrogation to Bei Yingyan for the first time.

Listening to this unsurprising result, Bei Mingyan frowned deeply, and seeing that the man did not speak, Xiao Tongjing added: "In addition, the minister also tried the person who made the anonymous report......

"Who is it?" Bei Mingyan took the conversation and asked.

"In order to let people open their mouths without taboos, as a condition, the minister promised to help the person who reported it keep it confidential and promise not to disclose his name to anyone, so ......"

After a slight pause, Xiao Tong secretly glanced at the man's face and continued: "The minister can only say that that person is indeed an ordinary person from a poor family and without any family background as said in the anonymous letter, and he can't be frank with the emperor, and ask the emperor for forgiveness!" Saying that, Xiao Tong bowed his hand to Bei Mingyan to show his guilt.

"Since that's the case, then I won't force Xiao Aiqing!"

originally thought that starting from the whistleblower might be able to turn the case around, but Bei Mingyan thought about it, if that person was really a threat, with Gu Shichong's methods, he would definitely kill people and kill people, so it didn't matter if he knew it or not.

This case is already a certainty, there is no room for maneuver, after thinking about it, Bei Mingyan still did not have a dilemma with Xiao after all.

"Thank you for your understanding!" Xiao Tong hurriedly thanked him, and then he changed the conversation and analyzed: "According to the results of the scientific examination, the top ten can directly enter the office, of which the top three are retained in the imperial city, the official position is starting from the fifth grade, the fourth to the tenth can go to the local post, the official position is between the eighth and ninth grades, and the ten to twenty can be made up." ”

"If most of the candidates for the scientific examination are used by one person, from the imperial city to the locality, it is a force that should not be underestimated! When you think about it, it's scary! ”

"The He family has been loyal for generations, He Hong has a clean sleeve, and he is also loyal to me, I really can't believe that he would do such a rebellious thing!" Bei Mingyan's eyes were dark, and he sighed lightly.

"The so-called people must not be disguised, the emperor must not be deceived by appearances, abuse his power, and cultivate his own power in the officialdom, this is not what a loyal minister should do! To be honest, if it weren't for the conclusive evidence, the minister wouldn't dare to believe it, Lord He would leak the question! Xiao Tong responded to Bei Mingyan's words.

After the words fell, the room fell silent, and after a while, Xiao Tong finally spoke again, "According to the law of our dynasty, it is a capital crime to leak the subject of the scientific examination, and the minister asks the emperor to decree that Lord He will be arrested and interrogated immediately!" ”

"Just do as you say!" Things have come to this point, Bei Mingyan had to let go, in fact, he knew that this day would come after all, it was just a matter of time.

"Obey the order!" After receiving the order, Xiao Tong bowed his hand and retreated from the imperial study.

Leaving the palace, Xiao Tong immediately led people to break into He Hong's mansion overnight.

In the middle of the night, all the people in He Mansion had fallen asleep, but because of the sudden intrusion of a group of uninvited guests, they woke up from their sleep.

Re-lit the candle in the room, He Hong put on his coat and walked out of the room, he was not surprised to see Xiao Tong, his face was calm, and he looked like he had been prepared early in the morning.

"Lord He looks like he's already waiting for his own official!" Xiao Tong smiled lightly.

"Dali Temple investigates the case, there has never been any justice at all, in the past, Liu Wenzhi did not distinguish between black and white, and when he came to Lord Xiao, it was the same, since Zerun's tragic death, I knew that sooner or later I would have that day!" He Hong said indifferently.

"It's just that Lord Xiao, you helped Gu Shichong to frame Zhongliang and cause chaos to the dynasty, aren't you afraid of retribution?" The words became a little harsh, and He Hong turned the conversation and asked.

"This official has evidenced the case, how can he frame him?" The corners of his lips rose slightly, and Xiao Tong said quietly, "Dali Temple belongs directly to the emperor, and all the actions of this official are approved by the emperor!" How can we talk about the chaos of the dynasty? ”

"Whether Lord Xiao has a clear conscience as he said, you know best in your own heart! There is no excuse for the sin you want to add, and today it is in your hands, and I have nothing to say! He Hong said disdainfully.

"Then offend!" Xiao Tong smiled coldly, and then he turned to the guards behind him and ordered, "Take it away!" ”

As soon as the words fell, several guards immediately stepped forward to arrest He Hong.

"Sir! What happened? The second lady of He Fu got dressed, walked out of the room, and when she saw that the person who came was not good, she was full of anxiety and asked He Hong.

"You stay at home and don't worry about anything else!" didn't answer, He Hong just dropped this sentence in a commanding tone, and followed Xiao Tong away.

Bringing people back to Dali Temple, Xiao Tong directly began the interrogation of He Hong.

"Lord He, before the scientific examination, you secretly met with a total of six candidates and leaked some of the questions of this exam to them, as a condition, so that they can serve you after entering the office!"

"After interrogation, the six candidates have all confessed, if only one of them corrects you, it may be said that it is a false accusation, but in the case of separate interrogation, the six people's statements are the same, this can't be a coincidence, right?"

"What do you think?" Xiao Tong raised his eyebrows lightly and asked He Hong, who was sitting opposite.

"It's not a coincidence, but it could be a conspiracy!" He Hong snorted coldly and said, "Since there are six candidates who said that I secretly received them before the exam, why didn't Lord Xiao call them over and confront me face to face?" ”

"Okay!" Xiao Tong readily agreed.

"Come on, bring those six candidates!" Then, he turned to the guards and ordered.

After a while, the prison guards escorted six young men to Xiao Tong.

His eyes wandered over the bodies of several people in front of him, the corners of He Hong's lips hooked slightly, and he squeezed out a sneer, "I don't know any of them!" ”

"Lord He, I'm Xie Jun, just a few days ago, we met in private and had a chat, you can't turn your face and not recognize people!"

"Yes, Lord Ho, how can you say you don't know us?"

As soon as He Hong's voice fell, those people took over the words in a gossipy manner.