Pei Yongtu's face was cold: "Your Majesty, over the years, why there has been no clarity in the court, the root cause is that the foundation of selection is not correct, and when selecting talents, selfishness is too heavy, so once a non-commissioned officer enters the officialdom, it is always inevitable to form a party for personal gain, and commit fraud, which is difficult to eradicate." Relatives and friends, old friends, and teachers are all crooked ways, and it is difficult for students from poor families to enter the officialdom, and the non-commissioned officers selected for it always have no real talent and real learning, and will only intrigue and fight. The improper foundation of the selection is the result of the ineffective implementation of the imperial examination. It is precisely because there are too many Ji Rufu and others that this system of selecting talents has become a weapon for officials to protect each other! ”

"Aiqing, don't be busy getting angry, I ask you, how do you know why Ji Rufu was temporarily detained by the Criminal Division?" Emperor Wu furrowed his brows, his eyes almost narrowed.

Pei Yongtu said: "After the New Year, the spring exam will be held, and some students will go to the capital to prepare for the exam. But last night, the two lifters fought for a top girl in Lehefang, and one of them said, "Lord Ji supports me, and I will definitely win the spring test", and it was listened to. That night, this person went to the Imperial Historical Observatory and asked the Imperial Historical Observatory to investigate in detail whether anyone had engaged in favoritism and malpractice in the imperial examination. This investigation was found on the head of the Ji family. ”

Emperor Wu breathed a sigh of relief, no matter what the process was, he only wanted this result.

Pei Yongtu saw that his expression was relaxed, and immediately pursued while it was hot: "Yushitai is also afraid that the investigation is biased and untrue, and when he took the case, he communicated with the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, which was considered to be interrogated by the three divisions, and it was finally determined to be true." Your Majesty, Ji Rufu has been in Zhongshu for many years, and the Ji family is also a famous Confucian, but I didn't expect to be so filthy in private, relying on the imperial examination to be the chief judge and deputy judge, and committing a lot of bribery! According to many people, in the spring examination in previous years, they had bribed everyone in the Ji family, and who was finally selected depended on who gave the most money. Your Majesty, what a big deal the imperial examination is, how can they be allowed to come so nonsense, they must make an example of each other, and from then on set a precedent for rectification! ”

Emperor Wu pondered for a moment, and then said, "Who are involved?" ”

Pei Yongtu said: "The young talents of the DPRK and China have been implicated to varying degrees, but ...... The most important one, I'm afraid that Your Majesty will feel a little uncomfortable when he hears it. ”

"Who?" Emperor Wu raised his eyebrows.

Pei Yongtu glanced at him and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, have you ever heard of the 'Four Sons' and 'Five Talents' rumored in Beijing?" ”

"I've heard a little." Emperor Wu nodded.

There are many young talents in Beijing, and it is difficult to distinguish between victory and defeat, so some boring people make up a "four sons" and "five talents" according to the temper of these people, and divide these sons into three, six, nine and so on.

Looks, family background, and talents are not cheap, they are called "Kyoto Four Princes", they are: the fifth son of the emperor, the current His Royal Highness King Yu, Wei Shi; The world's first master, the heir of the family of miracle doctors, Mei Shaoqing; scholarly family, elegant gentleman, Lin Juzheng; Ghost animal Qihao, Huainan Wang Proton, Wei Yunyi.

There are also those who are good-looking and talented, but have a slightly thin family background, they are called "five talents", and these talents are also ringing when they talk about it.

The first to bear the brunt is Wei Shanzhi, the reason why Wei Shanzhi could not be selected as the "fourth son" and could only be ranked as the "five talents" was because his biological mother was only a palace maid, and although he was later named a concubine, it was still difficult to change his background; secondly, it is the hairpin family, Xiao Qingmo, the son of the Marquis of Changping; The third young master of the Bai family, a merchant in Kyoto, Baiyunyuan; Too often the eldest young master of the Ling family, Mingsha; The last one is the only son of Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Wu Kang.

Pei Yongtu didn't expect Emperor Wu to even know this, so he was slightly taken aback, but now he didn't care about this, he was more concerned about what he was going to say next: "Since Your Majesty knows about the fourth prince and the fifth talent, you want to be familiar with these people, right?" Your Majesty can know that the most influential one who was exposed this time was Ming Sha, the eldest young master of the Taichang Ling family, one of the five talents. ”

"Mingsha?" Emperor Wu recalled carefully, and said while thinking: "I remember that this Mingsha was selected by the imperial examination three years ago, and now he is working as a waiter in the Ministry of Officials. Isn't it? ”

"Your Majesty has a good memory!" Qi Chun quietly complimented: "Lord Ming is now Ren's servant. ”

Pei Yongtu attracted the attention of Emperor Wu, and said: "Since Your Majesty remembers Mingsha, you should remember that he was selected by Tanhua in the spring test three years ago. However, His Majesty may not know that Lord Ming Shaming has a close friend who has won the trust of each other and keeps in touch with each other from time to time. ”

"Who?" Emperor Wu was already confused by Pei Yongtu's words, and was unconsciously led by Pei Yongtu's nose.

Pei Yongtu said categorically: "His Royal Highness King Yu, Wei Shi." ”

These two words fell, not to mention Emperor Wu, even Qi Chun, who had always been calm and quiet, changed his complexion, and the whole person shook unconsciously. He has been an internal prisoner in the palace for a long time, and he is more sensitive to the situation than others, such a sentence, he understood something in a trance, and when he looked at Pei Yongtu again, his eyes were a little thoughtful.

But Qi Chun understood that Emperor Wu was in it, but he might not be able to see through it.

Emperor Wu frowned, suspecting that he had misheard: "Who do you say?" ”

"It's His Royal Highness King Yu." After Pei Yongtu finished speaking, he immediately lay on the ground and pleaded guilty: "Your Majesty, although His Royal Highness King Yu is the prince, he is also the nephew of the minister. He has been derelict and biased, and he has done things to cover up, and the ministers have also been uneducated, so I beg Your Majesty to punish him! ”

Emperor Wu's eyes swayed, staring at his back tightly, not relaxing for a moment.

However, recalling Pei Yongtu's actions over the years, although he is the third prince and the uncle of the country, he has always acted fairly, and this person's character is also tough, and he will definitely not be soft on the people involved because of blood relationship.

Most of what Pei Yongtu played was not a fantasy!

Just a moment later, he turned his gaze, the indescribable loss in his eyes, and said lightly, "I know." Aiqing, since this matter is being tried by the three divisions, they will naturally have a choice, and I will never forgive it because of the relationship between the time. ”

Pei Yongtu got the quasi-letter, so he didn't say anything more, and resolutely asked to retreat.

When he left the Zhaode Palace, no one saw a sinister smile flash on his lowered face......

After Pei Yongtu left, Emperor Wu sat on the dragon chair and held his cheeks without saying a word, as if he was thinking about the possibility of this matter.

Qi Chun asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, do you want to invite His Royal Highness to come and confront him?" ”

"No need." Emperor Wu shook his head and looked at him: "You go and send someone to pass the decree and tell the third division that the matter of fraud in the imperial examination is over, and the case can be closed if the Ji family is found." ”

Qi Chun looked at his complicated eyes and sighed secretly, and couldn't help but feel anxious for Wei Shi in his heart. As soon as he left the Zhaode Palace, he immediately instructed the apprentices who followed him: "Find someone who can be relied on and inform His Royal Highness King Yu." We can't watch a generation of loyal and good people be wronged......"

The little apprentice who followed behind him answered, and quickly ran towards the palace gate.

Today is Wang Jian on duty, Wang Jian recognized him, stopped and asked a few words. The little eunuch was so anxious that he was sweating, and for today's plan, he could only gamble, and he was about to tell the things in the palace today.

After hearing this, Wang Jian pondered for a moment and said: "Father-in-law doesn't need to panic, since Father-in-law Qi asked Father-in-law to deliver the message, he must be a person who can trust His Royal Highness the Honorable King." I have never been familiar with His Royal Highness, but I have always admired his demeanor on horseback, and I can't bear to see the pearl covered in dust and end up with a bad result. Maybe someone framed me, no matter what the result is, I'll go on behalf of my father-in-law and deliver a message to His Highness. ”

The little father-in-law thanked him for his kindness, and Wang Jian did not dare to delay, and Pegasus went to Yuwang's mansion.

Wei Shi finished dressing up and was about to enter the palace to greet Concubine De, when he heard that Wang Jian was coming, he greeted him directly.

Wang Jian stopped him and said, "Your Highness, where are you going?" ”

"Go and say hello to my mother." Wei Shi said: "Commander Wang came in such a hurry, what happened?" ”

Wang Jian immediately said: "Your Highness must not enter the palace today, so as not to touch Your Majesty's thunderous wrath." The Ji family was accused of fraud in the imperial examination, His Royal Highness knows, right? ”

"I know, but what does this have to do with whether I can enter the palace or not, my father will never be angry with me because of this." Wei Shi was still smiling, as if he didn't take his situation to heart.

Wang Jian was anxious: "Your Highness, doesn't you know that someone falsely accused you of helping the Ming Sha Gongzi of the Taichang Ling family bribe the Ji family in exchange for fame?" ”

"My father won't believe it." How do you know that after Wei Shi heard this, his face did not change, and he didn't even lose a point of laughter, but patted Wang Jian on the shoulder, and said casually: "You, you're just too nervous." In the end, what does the matter of the Ji family matter to me, Mingsha's fame depends on his own ability, and it has nothing to do with me. I still have to enter the palace, and my mother is waiting for me! Commander Wang, if you are not on duty today, you should go back to your home and rest quickly. ”

Wei Shi said, and really went straight out of the door and went to the palace.

Wang Jian saw that he couldn't stop him, and he did everything he had to say and do, and he could only sigh weakly.

Suddenly, he remembered a smiling and beautiful face, as if he saw a glimmer of hope, jumped up at once, turned over his horse, and went straight to Mu's house.

The matter was urgent, and once it was reported, he didn't even care about etiquette, and quickly told Mu Yunge everything about it.

After listening to it, Mu Yunge seemed to be confused, and he didn't know what to do, and only held on to Wang Qian's last sentence: "You said that Your Majesty will never let go of Master Ji Rufu Ji, I don't understand it, what does this mean?" ”

Wang Jian dared to say it clearly, gritted his teeth and stomped his feet: "Miss Mu, how can you take care of those now, the top priority is to stop His Highness quickly!" ”

"But he's already in the palace." Mu Yunge seemed to be infected by his calculations, and he was also a little anxious: "Yuwang's Mansion is on Suzaku Street, the closest to the palace gate, I'm afraid that he has already entered the palace at this time." What can I do? She walked a few steps in the house, and suddenly said: "Commander Wang, can you bother you and send me to the palace, I want to ask to see Concubine De Guiniang!" ”

"That's right, Concubine De will definitely have a way!" Wang Jian also seemed to see the last glimmer of hope, and immediately agreed.

He didn't see it, Mu Yunge's eyes who followed behind him always had a luster in them, and those eyes were amazingly black and bright, as if they had been waiting for a long time, just for this last huge net that was slowly unfolding!