The twelfth year of Dongqi Huaixian, mid-spring.

The moment Yang Shaofang walked into the Tribute Courtyard, he turned his head and quietly looked at the gloomy sky.

He galloped from Dongfu, walked in a hurry, and never wore a crane, and the red brocade on his shoulders was naturally attached to a little silver millet jade dust, and his steps did not stop, and he dusted it off slightly, so as not to be prestigious.

His eyes swept over the scholars who were already lined up with regular ropes, and went straight to the front of the hall.

There is a red plum that has not yet withered, and it is urged by the cold spring breeze. Pieces of broken red fell, and by chance they landed on the Eguanbo belt, and the man didn't seem to notice it, and looked at Yang Shaofang, who was enthusiastic and frying, as deep as water.

Yang Shaofang came to the plum tree, before the celebrity, pressed the urgency, bowed his hand and said: "The student has seen the teacher." ”

"The old minister has seen His Highness." Wei Zhuangming said politely.

The crown prince Yang Shaofang has always been elegant and profound, but now he said eagerly, "Did the teacher ask any clues?" ”

This world-renowned Wei Ge old man had a solemn face and shook his head slightly to show helplessness.

Yang Shaofang stretched out his brocade red robe and asked: "The teacher can warm up the pavilion to avoid the child, and the student can ask here." ”

The prince has always known that Wei Zhuangming, the elder of Wenhua Pavilion, is a gentle and frugal Confucian, and he is also an elder who is highly respected by the world's poor scholars.

He couldn't bear to see these latecomers suffer, but more because his second son Wei Jingping was also among them, Yang Shaofang noticed this, so he kindly asked back.

Wei Zhuangming neatly purple and yellow waist, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, you have to be faster." The spring is leaking, Tianyan is angry, the will has been published, and the staff of Dali Temple should be coming soon. ”

"Yes...... Your nephew, Wei Jinglin, is here in person? ”

"Probably yes!" Wei Zhuangming sighed, "I haven't encountered such a big case for decades, and I hope he can be fair and show fairness." ”

After entering Dali Temple and going through the shackles again, even the high-roller drama thieves have to grit their teeth, not to mention that these are just some literati who have been cold for ten years, and somehow encountered such a rare tragic rain and sour wind.

The warm pavilion is slowly closed, which is like the late day of spring and spring, so that people's clothes and belts are gradually untied, and the outside is like the winter solstice new snow, and the coolness is into the bones.

Yang Shaofang came to the steps with his hands on his back, and simply ordered the left and right Donggong Xiaowu guards, "Lamp." Then he said to the soldiers, "Take off your shirts!" ”

Before the horizontal barrier was resolved, the cool breeze, spring snow, wet and cold poured into the chest and abdomen, so that the scholars had to breathe and keep warm, and the left and right guards naturally stepped forward to urge.

After a while, the shirt was gone, and Yang Shaofang said again: "Open the lining folds, look carefully, don't skip one place!" ”

The spring is cold, and the frost kills the young. The birds are cold branches, and the snow falls in the east.

"Your Highness, there are no clues." Xiao Wuwei commanded Zhao Jingming to return.

Yang Shaofang's eyes were heavy, and he waved his hand after thinking for a moment, "Take off your boots!" ”

He knew in his heart that no matter how the test questions were leaked, his teacher Wei Zhuangming, as the chief examiner this time, must be inextricably linked, and the most suspicious thing is that Wei Zhuangming's second son Wei Jingping is also among these scholars.

What's more, Wei Zhuangming once wrote to the emperor to choose someone else on the grounds of avoiding suspicion, so that the so-called "avoiding suspicion" of pure words will also turn into a cowardly posture, false and wronged.

Yang Shaofang never believed that his most respected teacher would do such a thing, and he couldn't understand who in the capital would dare to provoke the deep-rooted and leafy Wei clan.

"The thirteen crowns of the capital, the Wei family occupies nine of them!" Wenhua Pavilion Old Wei Zhuangming is one of them.

After a while, Zhao Jingming reported again, "Your Highness." ”

"How?" Yang Shaofang asked eagerly.

Zhao Jingming's face was solemn, "Nothing." ”

Yang Shaofang sighed and said: "Return the clothes and boots to them first, it seems that you can only wait for Dali Temple to inquire." ”

"Wei Ge is old, he ......," Zhao Jingming said with concern.

Yang Shaofang smiled gently: "The elder of Wei Pavilion is a veteran of the two dynasties, and he is also the elder of Wenhua Pavilion, and he also leads the west seat of the palace, and he is highly respected and famous all over the world. The father will not be embarrassed for him, if not, the father will not send Wei Jinglin to bring people to the tribute courtyard, which can be assured by this palace. ”

"That'll be fine." Zhao Jingming stopped talking and stood quietly aside.

Returning the shirt and cotton boots, there were bursts of shreds.

Hearing that the courtyard was gradually silent and the warm pavilion was reopened, Wei Zhuangming came to Yang Shao's side, and Shi Li asked, "Your Highness, have you found any clues?" ”

Yang Shaofang replied: "Teacher, the students have searched for it, and there is no one among the scholars who has leaked the questions, but it is a pity that the test papers have only a few words and cannot be checked." ”

Wei Zhuangming sighed: "The east wind helps evil!" The thief must be a neighbor! ”

It's time. Outside the Gongyuan, the steps were chaotic and the lights were bright, and a handsome young man with high spirits led the team here.

He walked through the scholars like meteors, came to the front of the steps, and saluted Yang Shaofang and Wei Zhuangming respectively, "Wei Jinglin, the secretary of Dali Temple, has seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the fourth uncle. ”

Wei Zhuangming hurriedly instructed: "Jinglin, you must carefully consider this matter, do not wronged innocent people, and do not let go of criminal thieves. ”

"Fourth uncle, don't worry." Wei Jinglin arched his hand and said.

He turned around and said loudly, "Take the scholars back to Dali Temple to await trial, you must not be in a flail, you must not be locked, you just take care of it!" ”

Hearing this arrangement, both the crown prince and Wei Zhuangming were slightly relieved.

After the scholars had been escorted first, Wei Jinglin saluted his fourth uncle again, and said with a smile: "Fourth uncle, this matter needs to be wronged by you temporarily. ”

Yang Shaofang's eyebrows frowned slightly, "What do you mean?" ”

Wei Jinglin smiled and arched his hand in the direction of the palace, "By Your Majesty's order, all the scholars and examiners of the Tribute Academy will be detained in Dali Temple, and the rest of the people will be sealed in the Tribute Academy!" ”

With a shock in his heart, Yang Shaofang blurted out, "Dali Temple is bitter cold!" How can the teacher stand it when he is old? ”

Wei Zhuangming raised his hand to stop him, "Your Highness, don't worry, since it is Your Majesty's will, there is a reason for it, just go and take a look!" ”

Wei Jinglin also saluted: "Although Your Highness is relieved, Wei Ge is always under his uncle, and he will never slack off his fourth uncle, not to mention that his cousin Jingping is also implicated!" ”

Without waiting for Yang Shaofang to respond, Wei Jinglin had already left behind Wei Zhuangming, along with eighteen deputy examiners.

The spring night is getting deeper, and the wind and snow are pressing, destroying the plum bamboo.

"Your Highness, what should I do?" Xiao Wuwei commanded Zhao Jingming and asked in a low voice.

Yang Shaofang stood with his hands in his hands, looking straight at the crumbling Hongmei at the bottom of the steps, "Maybe it may not be a good thing to let the teacher go to Dali Temple." His old man is innocent, so it's good to be innocent, but Dali Temple is a bitter cold place, and the teacher is old, I'm afraid it's unbearable! ”

"How's that good?"

"This palace went with the teacher to supervise the people in Dali Temple, and they neglected the teacher in the province!" Yang Shaofang turned his head sideways, "You go back to Dongfu first, if anyone asks, you can tell the truth!" ”

After saying this, he hurried out of the tribute courtyard, and Xiao Wuwei had to act in accordance with the prince's decree.

The snow is blowing at night, and it is full of silver and jade dust, just like when it comes, it is crushed and broken red.