The next day, a large number of officers and soldiers were dispatched to each house to capture the candidates. It turned out that Emperor An He issued an order to arrest the candidates on the account book one by one.

"This week's family is really bold!" Listening to the report of his subordinates, the hands at his side became tighter and tighter, and Emperor An He angrily slapped the case, "Prince? I really chose a good prince! ”

According to the investigation, most of the family forces that bribed this time were related to the Zhou family. If you look closely, there are many officials who secretly support Xie Yuan.

How could Emperor An He not understand that this was clearly the collusion between the prince and the Zhou family!

The anger in his eyes gradually subsided, and then a deep meaning crossed over him. The corners of his lips were inadvertently pursed slightly.

"Mother." On the other side, although he bowed his head, his lowered head seemed to be unable to hide Xie Yuan's anger, "The people we planted in the autumn this time have all ......."

"Needless to say, I already know about it." Concubine Shu bowed her head and raised her hand to stop Xie Yuan's next words, but her beautiful eyes were full of fierceness, "I'm afraid that the family who invested this time will be planted, and the Zhou family will also be implicated." Yuan'er, you still have to entrap some more officials in the previous dynasty in order to stabilize the foundation of our Zhou family. ”

"Humph!" Xie Yuan slammed his fist on the table, gritted his teeth and said, "Erchen naturally knows what the concubine means, but Erchen is unwilling." From the examiner, Prime Minister Zhou Cheng must have been warned, but he can relax and suspect the Zhou family. originally thought that it was foolproof, but it was disrupted by Xie Shiyun. This time, the loss went on, but it was a whole year of candidates. ”

"What about one-year candidates?" Concubine Shu narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at Xie Yuan, "You must know that you and the Zhou family are in the same spirit, even if it is two or three years, it is not a pity." We are doing so much to help you, the prince, ascend to the throne. ”

"Don't let your mother down."

Hearing this, Xie Yuan's chaotic mind calmed down slightly, and the terrifying red color in his eyes faded a little.

"But speaking of which, if it weren't for Xie Shiyun's nosy, why would we have ended up here." Concubine Shu stood up suddenly, her eyes flashing with a vicious brilliance, "I must give her something powerful." ”

"That's what the mother said." Xie Yuan also clenched his fists hatefully, "That Xie Shiyun is cunning and cunning, and her son's plans three times and twice were ruined in her hands." ”

"Really?" Concubine Shu smiled, laughing very wantonly, but there was a sense of oppression that the mountain rain was about to come and the wind was full of buildings, "Then it's no wonder that this palace is coming." Let this palace meet that Princess Anchen. ”

The palm of the hand is patted, and the plan in the heart has been born spontaneously.

Every morning, it's always bright. The eaves of the house were filled with golden brilliance and gilded with flowing gold.

Above the court, the ministers stood side by side. The chief examiner knelt in the hall in shackles, and Emperor Anhe's majestic gaze was projected onto the former's body if it was substantial.

"Say it." An He Di Qi lips, "Who instructed you to leak the exam questions and cheat for personal gain?" What is the purpose? ”

Zhou Chengxiang on the left saw this, but he bent his lips slightly, quite leisurely. The handle is like holding in his hand, what is he afraid of?

"Yes, it was instructed by Prime Minister Zhou Cheng, and it was all done by the Zhou family!" The examiner couldn't stop kowtowing, and his eyes were particularly sincere, "The Zhou family not only allowed a lot of bribes to the criminals, they said that even if something happened, they could give the criminals' family a lifetime of glory——"

"You talk nonsense!" Zhou Cheng was taken aback, his small eyes widened, and he quickly came out to defend himself, "Please also ask the emperor to learn from it." The minister's heart for the court can be learned from heaven and earth! Over the years, whether it is the contribution of the minister or the Zhou family, everyone has seen it! Where would such a evil thing be done? ”

Prime Minister Zhou Cheng looked distressed, and his words were quite earnest: "Your Majesty, you must not listen to the slander of this criminal minister." ”

Emperor An He raised a gesture to signal him to stop, and said with relief: "Aiqing doesn't need to say much, I am here, and I will not wronged anyone." ”

Although the words were relieved, the gaze in his eyes exuded a cold aura, which made Prime Minister Zhou have to shut up.

"You go on." Emperor An He waved his hand.

"Yes, yes." The examiner wiped the sweat from his forehead, "The Zhou family will send letters to the criminals every year, and after selling the exam questions at a high price, most of the profits obtained are from the Zhou family." Killing two birds with one stone, most of the students they recommended had family backgrounds from the Zhou family, while the rest were secretly assisting His Royal Highness the Prince. They are on the side of the criminal minister's family, so the minister couldn't say it before, but now he doesn't want to let such a troubled person go unpunished! ”

The examiner spoke almost every word of blood, and there were many discussions in the court, all of which scolded the Zhou family for being cunning.

Prime Minister Zhou secretly palpitated, and he was even more resentful. He never thought that this examiner would really ignore the lives of his family and expose his and the Zhou family's sins in front of the court.

"Your Majesty! Emperor! The minister is wronged. He can't come up with solid evidence, it's obviously a lie. Zhou Cheng said immediately, he knew that he couldn't be silent any longer, otherwise he would really have to wait for this examiner to confess, and he would definitely become the so-called sinner through the ages.

"Aren't those ledgers proof?" The examiner turned back to Prime Minister Zhou and said angrily, "I did my best for the Zhou family before, but in exchange for it, I fell into the well!" Today's exposure of the Zhou family, even if the criminal is dead, he will not hesitate to do so! ”

An He Di nodded slightly, obviously very satisfied with the performance of the examiner. Immediately, he stood up.

Prime Minister Zhou was already secretly screaming badly, opening his mouth slightly, and he was anxious for a while, but he couldn't think of anything that could be refuted.

"Come on." Emperor An He's face was expressionless, "Drag Prime Minister Zhou down and put him in prison for trial." Seal up the Zhou family and send someone to investigate thoroughly, and I will definitely find out! ”

"Yes!"

Besides, the long street that was bustling in the past was already in a panic. The people all pointed to the seal on the "Zhou Mansion" and pointed, and there was a lot of uproar.

"Something happened to the family this week? Isn't their family quite powerful? ”

"Shhh, you don't know this, the Zhou family has privately promoted a lot of candidates, and even the chief examiner is their subordinate. I heard what our family official just said today. ”

"Then the family is going to suffer this week. Hey, who's that? In the crowd, a member of the crowd pointed to a man who had been shackled against the wall.

"I heard that he is the mastermind behind the scenes of the Zhou family, a person who separates the family. The people of the Zhou family said that all this is the business of that one person, and it has nothing to do with them. One replied.

"Isn't this an obvious scapegoat!"