Chapter Eighty-Four: Punishment Before and After Punishment
"Coming up?"
Sheng Linyun and Han Ai pulled the tablecloth on their bodies and walked up to the rooftop of Zichen Hall in embarrassment, only to see Xu Shangao gently shaking his fan and looking at the two of them leisurely.
"Xu Shangao, you haven't gone in yet!" Han Ai walked up to Xu Shangao with a smile and patted him, "I'll just say that you won't leave us!" ”
"That's not necessarily, maybe the fire is out, and I'll go in before you two come up!" Xu Shangao put away the fan.
Gonggong Cao walked over, "Three sons~ Go in~ Don't let the emperor wait!" ”
Sheng Linyun and the three of them followed behind Gonggong Cao and walked into the Zichen Palace.
The emperor sat on the dragon chair, and there were only fifty or so people standing below, and in addition to this, there were a full hundred people sitting on both sides, and it turned out that the students on the gold list were already waiting in the Zichen Hall and did not participate in the banquet.
"Someone! Throne! ”
After the fifty people who had passed the first test were seated in an orderly manner, the emperor stood up and walked down the Jinluan platform.
Among the students sitting in the front row, there is one person who has kept his head down since the emperor entered the palace, and this person is Dong Yu's nephew - Qian Hongenvelope.
The moment he saw the emperor, he was so frightened that he almost lost his soul, the emperor seemed to deliberately tease him, and arranged him after the examiner, that is, the front end of the students, Qian Hongbao had secretly observed the emperor countless times, watching once losing his soul, seeing twice abandoning his soul, and after confirming that it was the person he repeatedly provoked, Qian Hongbao sat in a decadent position.
"Do you remember the widow?" The emperor walked up to the seat of Qian Hongbao and smiled "kindly".
"The emperor spares his life! The emperor spares his life! I am not a human being for evil, I have eyes and do not know Mount Tai, if I know that it is a saint that day, lend me a hundred! No! A thousand leopards will not dare to let you give way! Qian Hongbao immediately staggered from his seat and crawled to the emperor and lay down: "The emperor spares his life!" ”
"The road of the world, the people of the world can walk" The emperor said and glanced at Xu Shangao, who leaned forward knowingly to show respect.
"Your arrogance that day, the widow naturally won't take it to heart! The widow is more concerned about what you are doing in the Bangxia Pavilion! As he spoke, the emperor picked up the money red envelope that was trembling all over.
"Emperor Xie!" Qian Hongbao was a little puzzled, the emperor didn't care about his rudeness, and wiped the sweat on his face and shivered.
"The widow asked you, where were you seven days ago?" The emperor walked up to Qian Hongbao and turned his back to him.
"Back to the emperor, I was here seven days ago..."Speaking of this, Qian Hongbao remembered that what he said in his mouth was about to kill him, and seven days ago was the day of the imperial examination, how could he say anything about his affairs in the brothel.
"Huh?" The emperor turned to look at him, and this glance directly made Qian Hongbao fall to the ground in shock.
"The emperor spares his life! The emperor spares his life! Seven days ago I... I'm in Bangxia Pavilion..."Qian Hongbao desperately grabbed the carpet to relieve the shaking of his body, but he couldn't suppress it no matter what.
After Qian Hongbao answered the emperor's question, some of the colleges present began to discuss.
"Isn't it time for the imperial test to take place seven days ago? How did he get his results when he wasn't in the exam room? ”
"There have been rumors before, and it seems to be true!"
"This is a leak, no one has gone!"
"What about the Taoli Temple!"
There was a lot of discussion on the spot, and the examiner who was originally sitting also began to kneel on the ground after hearing some whispers, not daring to make a sound, but Han Wen did not react, and sat in his position with a shocked face, and after a while, he also slowly knelt on the ground, and the emperor saw it in his eyes and continued to walk in the hall.
"A candidate who participated in the imperial examination slept in a brothel and made a name for himself, and took it to the teahouse to tell a story, what a good story!" The emperor clapped his hands and "sighed".
"Examiners, how do you explain?" The Emperor asked.
None of the examiners dared to make a sound, and Han Wen raised his head tremblingly, "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to apologize with death!" ”
"Teacher! At most, you are guilty of dereliction of duty and do not deserve death, and behind this is the blasphemy of the royal test, the blasphemy of the emperor's grace, do you want him to get away with it? The Emperor's tone was calm, as if some of them were already in his calculations.
"Next to the second question! Who wants to come out? The emperor walked up to the examiners, and the examiners who were originally concerned about the questions had already been frightened, and only hoped that the emperor would not look at him.
"Oh well! Who in the room wants to try it? "The emperor looks around the crowd" will be rewarded for the question, and the answer will also be rewarded! ”
"Your Majesty! The student is willing to ask this second question" A loud voice sounded in the back row of the hall, and looking intently, Han Ai walked out of his seat and knelt in the center.
Han Wen felt that the voice was familiar, squinted his eyes and looked up, "Ai... Ai'er~" Suddenly, a burst of heat in his chest spread to his head, and Han Wen held himself up so that he didn't faint.
"Good! This second question is up to you! After the emperor finished speaking, he quickly walked to the dragon chair, "Flat!" ”
Han Ai stood up and looked at Han Wen for a second, seeing that Han Wen's eyes were full of unwillingness, Han Ai felt a cramp in his heart, 'I'm sorry!' Grandpa, I will definitely give you and my father justice, and also for me to be able to enter the profession openly! ’
"Your Majesty! Before this question, I want this brother to memorize his own article! Han Ai pointed to the money red envelope and said, "Although I don't understand how you did it, you can squeeze into the top three of the gold list in a brothel, but I am afraid that you have been prepared for this palace test, otherwise you would not dare to come, so how about reciting the article you entered the list?" ”
"Accurate!" The Emperor sat majestically on the dragon chair, but his eyes were closed.
"Carry it! Flowers! Han Ai said to the money red envelope.
"I... I... The emperor spares his life! The emperor spares his life! For the sake of my uncle, General Dong Yao, spare me! In order to survive, Qian Hongbao actually mentioned Dong Yu's name without knowing whether he was alive or dead, and the students present who had heard a little about the major events of the imperial court couldn't help but gasp.
"What a rice bucket~" Han Ai said softly.
Qian Hongbao was lying on his stomach begging for mercy but couldn't hear the emperor's response, he timidly raised his head to see the emperor's expression, only to see that the emperor's eyes were only half open, and the killing intent that was transmitted made Qian Hongbao feel suffocated.
"The emperor spares his life~ I carry it! I'm back! Qian Hongbao looked at the people in the hall, some people had disgust in their eyes, some people showed pity, some people looked fear...