He Hong was still thinking about how to respond, but Gu Shichong on the side took the lead in speaking.

"Lord He rejected all the gift-giving high-ranking disciples, and on the surface he was upright, but behind the scenes, he secretly Chen Cang and supported the children of the poor family, could it be that Lord He wanted to start with those helpless students and cultivate his own power?" The corners of his lips rose slightly, and Gu Shichong said mockingly.

"Don't spew blood!" Responding to Gu Shichong, He Hong turned to Bei Yingyan who was sitting on him and continued: "Your Majesty, the minister has never leaked the topic to anyone, as for where this anonymous letter came from, and why did the person who wrote the letter know who the champion of this scientific examination is, the minister also doesn't know!" ”

"If this matter is spread, it will not only ruin Lord He's reputation for loyalty, but also leaking the exam questions is tantamount to selling officials and forming a party for personal gain, according to the law of Western Chu, this is a big crime of killing the head! Naturally, it's not the slightest bit vague! Before Bei Mingyan could speak, Gu Shichong took over the words.

"The matter of the scientific expedition should have nothing to do with Gu Xiang, how could Gu Xiang appear here at this time?" Looking at the people on the side, He Hong wondered.

He had already gone down to the court, and he knew that Gu Shichong's appearance in the imperial study now could not be a coincidence.

"The prime minister also received an anonymous report letter like the emperor, so he hurried to the palace and asked to see the emperor!" Gu Shichong responded lightly.

"As for whether Lord He leaked the question, Lord He said it doesn't count, and it doesn't count if he says it, and even the emperor can't make a decision now!" Changing the conversation, Gu Shichong continued to add.

"But what is the truth, a check will show that all the candidates are now in the imperial city, just interrogate those candidates one by one, and believe that the truth will soon come out!"

"If Lord He is framed, if the truth is found out, you can also return Lord He to a clean slate as soon as possible, this matter is very important, it is better to hand it over to Dali Temple and the Criminal Department for joint review, what does the emperor want?" Turning to Bei Yingyan, Gu Shichong proposed.

He Hong's current situation is really difficult to ride a tiger, and the new Dali Temple Secretary Xiao Tong is recommended by Gu Shichong, even if he thinks about it with his toes, he knows that he is Gu Shichong's person.

And although Ge Liang, the servant of the Criminal Department, is fair, he is just a deputy, although Pan Mao, the secretary of the Criminal Department, is not a henchman of the Gu family, he is a sophisticated person, and he will definitely not openly oppose Gu Shichong.

The so-called review is just a formality, and the final result is actually a certainty before the review.

Gu Shichong finally couldn't wait, and he was going to make a move on the He family, among which the door Lu Bei Mingyan saw it clearly, but things have developed so far, and he has no reason to refuse Gu Shichong's proposal at all.

"Just follow what Gu Xiang said! In the process of trial of the case, Master He will recuse himself for the time being! ”

The entire six departments are all in charge of He Hong, as a party involved, He Hong is indeed not easy to come forward, but what does this mean behind this matter, He Hong knows it.

If he raises objections and is unwilling to accept the investigation of Dali Temple and the Criminal Department, it just shows that he has a ghost in his heart, and not only can he not change the result, but he will also be truthful.

Thinking like this, He Hong calmly agreed: "The minister obeys the order, I hope that the Dali Temple and the Criminal Department can enforce the law impartially and return the minister's innocence as soon as possible!" ”

"Retire!" Bowing to Bei Mingyan, He Hong glanced at Gu Shichong on the side, then turned around and retreated.

"The old minister also retired!" Immediately after, Gu Shichong also saluted and left, turning around, a terrifying light flashed in his deep eyes.

After receiving the emperor's order, Xiao Tong immediately ordered his subordinates to isolate all the candidates who participated in the scientific examination and review them one by one.

Dali Temple is not a good place, came to the imperial city to take the exam, did not get the fame, but was involved in a storm, carelessly, may even have a small life, hearing the wind, many candidates gave birth to the idea of quietly escaping.

But Xiao Tong had already prepared, and asked the officials to send someone to surround the collective dormitory provided for the candidates early in the morning, and those who tried to escape left with their front feet, and their back feet were brought back.

"It's over, I think this time it's more auspicious and less, my family is old, and there are young, and they are still waiting for me to feed, if I can't go back, what will they do!" I only heard someone complain.

"I am the only seedling in the family, my father and mother still rely on me to inherit the lineage, I just married a daughter-in-law, and I don't have any children, I don't want to die in the imperial city like this, I knew that I should listen to my father and my mother, herd the cattle well, it's okay, come to take the imperial examination!" Someone else sighed to himself.

"I'm not married yet, I thought I would get a reputation and marry a noble girl, I knew this, I should have listened to my parents' arrangement, and married the daughter of Aunt Wang's family next door, although she looks average, but she can see the past!"

The complaint of the first person aroused the emotion in everyone's hearts, and the candidates began to lament one by one.

Others folded their hands and prayed to heaven in the hope that the gods would bless him through this catastrophe, and some moved out of their ancestors for 18 generations to seek protection.

"Okay, don't cry one by one, our adults are just routine interrogations of you, as long as you answer the adults' questions truthfully, you will be fine!"

The guard, distraught by their wails, spoke impatiently.

"Then why are you imprisoning us?"

"The stakes are very high, the adults have temporarily restricted your freedom just in case, and when the matter is investigated, they will naturally let you go!"

As soon as the guard's words fell, two other guards came to take one person away, but they didn't see the guard bring back the person he had taken before, and the candidate couldn't help but have doubts in his heart.

"What about the few people I just took away, why haven't you sent any of them back?"

"In order to avoid collusion, people who have been interrogated and those who have not been interrogated must not have contact, and when the adults have interrogated everyone, you will be able to meet!"

Although the guards said this, the candidates were still very flustered, and the people who had been interrogated did not know what had happened, whether they had been tortured, and whether anyone had been put in a cell, they did not know at all.

The new official took office three times, Xiao Tong's efficiency was extremely high, and the results of the trial were found in less than a day, but they were all weak scholars, and most of them were frightened when they saw the torture instruments in the cell.

Only Xie Jun was hard-mouthed, and insisted that he didn't cheat at the beginning, but after receiving a few whips, he confessed it all.