Chapter 53: Choice
In Yanagi's mouth, she heard a completely different version than the rumored one.
In previous imperial examinations, the emperor would appoint a chief examiner and two deputy examiners to jointly preside over the Spring Festival.
In the case of fraud in the imperial examination five years ago, Liu Jiahe, who was the secretary of the Ministry at the time, that is, Liu Sheng's father, served as the chief examiner of that year.
As for the two deputy examiners, they were served by Wu Yanyu, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and Su Xun, who was the waiter of the Ministry of Officials at the time.
It's just that in the process of reviewing the test papers, the examiner Liu Jiahe found that several of the candidates had the same ideas, and the content was similar.
This made him suspect that the exam questions had been leaked, and they were only exam questions, except for the saint who personally wrote the questions, only he, as the chief examiner, and the two deputy examiners knew.
After his investigation, he found that those candidates were all children of officials who did not learn and did not have skills, and they simply did not have the ability to make such an article with both ability and political integrity.
Before he could thoroughly investigate, he was jointly sued by two deputy examiners, saying that Liu Jiahe, who was the chief examiner, secretly leaked the questions to the candidates, and also took out 'evidence'.
Even if Liu Jiahe pleaded not guilty, he was still sentenced to death in front of the so-called 'evidence'.
Not only that, but his only son, Liu Sheng, was also implicated and dismissed from his official position, and he could not re-enter the court as an official in this life. As for the rest of the Liu family, they were all sentenced to exile.
Liu Sheng smiled bitterly: "The biggest wish of the grass people in this life is to find out the truth of what happened back then and return my father to innocence!" ”
Xiao Han asked coldly: "Then what does this have to do with this county lord, is it possible that you want this county lord to help you find out the truth?!" ”
Liu Sheng knelt down directly: "The grass people have almost collected the evidence of the two of them, but they can't reach the heavens, so they beg the county lord to help." ”
"You said you've collected almost all the evidence, which means you already know who killed your father?!" Xiao Han asked suddenly.
"Yes, in the past few years, the villain has secretly ascertained what happened back then.
It was Wu Yanyu and Su Xun, the two deputy examiners of that year, who collaborated to leak the exam questions to the candidates in order to seek huge benefits.
Later, they found out that their father was investigating the matter, so they made plans and fabricated evidence to put all this on their father. ”
Xiao Han sat on a high position and thought quietly, this incident may be an opportunity, but it may also set her on fire.
Therefore, whether to agree or not, Xiao Han is a little unsure.
She didn't agree immediately, but said frankly: "Young Master Liu, the stakes are very high, and the county lord needs to think about it. ”
When Liu Sheng heard this, he couldn't hide his disappointment, but he also knew that he had the qualifications to bargain.
After Liu Sheng left, Fang Qian didn't leave immediately, he understood that this Pingle County Lord must have something to ask him.
Xiao Han didn't talk nonsense, and went straight to the point: "What is the idea of Master Fang bringing Liu Sheng to the county lord?!" ”
Fang Qian's attitude was very respectful: "The county lord misunderstood, the lower official just couldn't bear his friend to continue to decline, so he was introduced here." It's just that he didn't expect that he couldn't let go of the previous changes in his heart. ”
Listening to his understatement words, Xiao Han didn't believe a word.
If he was completely unaware of what Yanagi was planning, then she would have doubted his IQ.
According to her observations, Fang Qian is not a stupid person, on the contrary, he is very good at judging the situation and can endure it.
Therefore, the reason why he brought Yanagi to her is worth pondering.
She also understood that she couldn't ask anything from Fang Qian's mouth. So, she simply let him go.
After she lowered her eyes and pondered deeply, she still couldn't make up her mind, and it stands to reason that she could completely refuse.
But the two people involved in this made her very concerned, and Wu Ya asked 'him' to meet before, the purpose of which was the prince.
According to Liu Sheng's account, Wu Ya's father Wu Yanyu and Su Xun, the head of the Su family, once leaked the question together, which shows that the relationship between the two should be good.
However, Su Xun is Xie Lingzhi's uncle, and Wu Ya wants to get close to the prince, all kinds of coincidences can't help but make her think more!
Even if things are really as Liu Sheng said, even if she hands the excerpt to the emperor's uncle, according to the current situation in the court, it is not so easy to get the two of them to confess their guilt.
This is also the reason why she doesn't want to get involved, this matter is too wide-ranging.
Not to mention anything else, the Su family alone is all involved in the whole body.
According to the emperor's uncle's temperament, if he is not absolutely sure, he must never easily move the Su family!
Therefore, what Yanagi is asking for is not very likely to succeed at the moment.
Thinking of the words of the emperor's uncle before leaving the palace, she couldn't act rashly.
She has already made up her mind to become an official in the court.
If she had been involved in such a dangerous incident before that, I am afraid that all of this would have come to naught, and it would also affect the Emperor's uncle's plans.
No matter how she thought about it, she shouldn't have been involved in it.
When she came back to her senses, the sky gradually darkened, and the night breeze blew, she coughed lightly, and the whole person looked very weak.
Cui Wei on the side was worried: "County Lord, it's cold at night, it's better to hurry into the house to rest, otherwise your wind chill should be serious again." ”
She smiled palely, "You're right, it's time to rest for a while." ”
Xiao Han cultivated for nearly two months before he recovered almost, but his body was not as good as before.
She doesn't regret it, after all, if something really happens to Xiao Yan, then she will regret it for the rest of her life.
After recovering, she first entered the palace to greet Emperor Wu'an, I don't know if it was her delusion, she always felt that there was something wrong with the emperor's uncle's face.
Before she could think about it, Emperor Wu An said, "Pingle, I want to ask you, are you planning to enter the court as an official now?!" Or wait for the prince to enter the court and enter the court as an attendant?! ”
This question made her stiffen, and she didn't know if this question was used by the emperor's uncle to test her.
The atmosphere in the main hall became solidified, and Xiao Han said in a low voice for a long time: "The courtiers are willing to enter the court with His Royal Highness the Prince." ”
"In this case, the prince is about to enter the court, and he can't be without a few staff around him. I don't think the prince is thinking about this, Pingle, you can find a way to choose a few suitable candidates for the prince. When he said this, Emperor Wu An's expression was ambiguous.
No matter what the emperor's uncle's intentions were, she had to agree: "Pingle understands, obey the holy decree." ”
"If nothing else, just step down. Oh, by the way, the prince didn't think about tea and dinner during this time, I think he was worried about your body, so take a moment to go to the East Palace to have a look. Emperor Wu An said lightly.