Qian Yinan cried: "I was scolded by the two of them as a dog, but I didn't dare to take revenge, and I couldn't test him in the exam." When he becomes a dignitary, he won't look back and clean up with me. ”

Yang Keying said: "This person does have some ability and some background. He will tell how Wang Youming thinks Sun Zhaoyuan is knowledgeable, how to feast Sun Zhaoyuan, what he said at the banquet, and how Wu Cunxin and Zhao Shiqiang helped him change his household registration and help him take the exam. Qian Zhen listened carefully, suddenly clapped his hands, and said happily: "There is." He pulled the two of them to interrogate carefully, and after finishing, Qian Zhen clapped his hands and said, "I didn't think about it, Jin Deha, who has not been able to be defeated for many years, can let this Sun Zhaoyuan be defeated this time." ”

Qian Zhen teamed up with Yang Keying to leave Qian Yinan's house and went straight to Tubile Mansion. Tu Catalogue La introduced the two of them into the secret room, and Qian Zhen thought of the plan, and carefully talked to Tu La, Tu Tu La was overjoyed, and said: "Jin Deha, this official will definitely let you plug your wings this time, even if you are scheming, this time it is also difficult to escape." Tu Catalogue called Jiang Shengxing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, to the mansion and said so. The criminal department Shangshu received the order, so he arranged for the criminal department to arrest quickly, and flew to Qingqiu Prefecture and Yong'an Prefecture to search for evidence. Not long after, the relevant evidence has been placed on Jiang Shengxing's desk.

The next day, the court meeting, the hundred officials finished the matter. Emperor Yan said: "Ministers, do you still have something to do, and you have nothing to do to retreat from the court." ”

Jiang Shengxing knelt on the ground and played: "The minister has the book to play." ”

Emperor Yan said: "What else is going on?" Hurry up. ”

Jiang Shengxing said: "This transcript of the minister is related to Zhaoyuan, the first grandson of the current science association. In order to prevent fraud in the undergraduate examination, the lower officials have already sent people to verify the relevant people and other information, according to the verification of the headquarters, that Sun Zhaoyuan, who was originally a registered population in Qingqiu Prefecture, participated in the township examination in Yong'an Prefecture, violating the laws of this dynasty. There must be a hidden element of lawlessness in it. I think this matter must have been done by the official in charge of household registration in Yongan Prefecture. This matter is related to the imperial court officials, and it is also related to the national capital of the big examination, and the ministers asked the saint to allow the criminal department to investigate this matter to the bottom of the matter, maintain the fairness of the big examination, and uphold justice for the scholars of the world. ”

When Wang Youming and Jin Deha heard this, they were shocked. Jin Deha is okay, this matter has nothing to do with him, and he and Sun Zhaoyuan are not old acquaintances. It's just that Wang Youming knows what happened, but it was Lin Zihao, the governor of the capital, who ordered Zhao Shiqiang and Wu Cunxin to change Sun Zhaoyuan's household registration case, and he was Sun Zhaoyuan's old acquaintance, afraid that he would be implicated, and after thinking about it, his back was sweating. It's just that in this court, although he is a big member, he has no weight to speak, and this is the affairs of the criminal department, so he has no way to interfere, only silently.

After hearing this, Emperor Yan was skeptical, and said, "There is also this kind of lawlessness, you can record evidence." ”

Jiang Shengxing submitted Sun Zhaoyuan's household registration case and said: "Your Majesty, please see, the evidence is here, there is no doubt." ”

Emperor Yan carefully read the household registration case, this is not, Sun Zhaoyuan's information appeared in the archives of Yong'an Prefecture in Qingqiu Prefecture, and the archives of Qingqiu Prefecture are very detailed, and the archives of Yong'an Prefecture are unknown, and when you look at the archives of Yong'an Prefecture, they are fake. Emperor Yan threw the household registration case on the ground, and said angrily: "The officials below are really daring, they dare to do such a thing. Quickly escort the relevant people to the capital, and I will interrogate them personally. and that Sun Zhaoyuan, who was also taken to prison and interrogated together. After Emperor Yan finished scolding, he thought about it again and said: "This matter is very important, and after it is investigated, the big test will be held." The time of the temple examination was postponed indefinitely.

Jiang Shengxing received the order, returned to the Criminal Department and ordered ten arrests, arrived at the inn, and put Sun Zhaoyuan in prison. ordered another 30 capable catches, and after the starry night, Lin Zihao, Zhao Shiqiang, Wu Cunxin and a township test invigilator were escorted back to Beijing.

That Zhao Shiqiang and Wu Cunxin were tied to the court, and they were very afraid, and their legs and feet trembled involuntarily. The proctor didn't know what was going on, just kneeling. Although Lin Zihao was scared in his heart, he still had some bearing, and he already had a plan to shirk it in his heart, thinking that this matter had been stabbed to the sky, and he had to kill or chop him, and he would obey the fate of heaven.

Emperor Yan said: "Okay, you are a few bold officials, I ask you, did you change this Sun Zhaoyuan's household registration case?" ”

Zhao Shiqiang, Wu Cunxin couldn't deny it, couldn't speak, and kept kowtowing to apologize. Lin Zihao said: "The saint is wise, and such an unbearable thing happened because Sun Zhaoyuan didn't have time to go back to Qingqiu Prefecture to participate in the township examination, thinking that he was a talented man and couldn't catch up with the undergraduate examination, it was a pity, so the criminal asked the two subordinates to find a way to be accommodating." But I don't want to, the two little officials are so unbearable, they actually directly edited and changed the household registration case, and the minister, as the prefect, did not fulfill his responsibilities and carefully reviewed, and the matter was caught by the criminal department and played in the court. The guilty minister is guilty, and implores the emperor to read that the criminal minister is loyal to the country, merciful and talented, and forgives the guilty minister and other capital crimes. ”

When Emperor Yan heard this, his face lightened slightly. But he didn't want Jiang Shengxing to play again: "Emperor Qiqi, when the ministers were investigating, they found that this case was more than so simple, and after carefully finding evidence, it was found that there were hidden secrets in Xie Yuan and Hui Yuan obtained by Sun Zhaoyuan in the undergraduate examination. ”

As soon as the words came out, the court was in an uproar. Emperor Yan exclaimed again: "Secret? What's the secret? Hurry up. ”

Jiang Shengxing said: "The ministers and others have evidence to prove that Sun Zhaoyuan's Xie Yuan and Hui Yuan are all internal decisions. ”

Everyone was shocked. Even Wang Youming and Jin Deha were so shocked that they couldn't speak. If Jiang Shengxing really said, wouldn't it be said that Sun Zhaoyuan's ranking was determined by himself? Wang Youming and Jin Deha immediately knelt on the ground and said: "Emperor Shengming, the rankings obtained by Sun Zhaoyuan are all selected according to the normal order, and there is no internal information!" ”

Emperor Yan was also shocked, quickly analyzed the situation in his mind, and said coldly: "Lord Jiang, where is the witness?" ”

Jiang Shengxing said: "Bring a witness." ”

All the ministers looked at the door of the palace, only to see Qian Yinan carefully enter the hall and kneel on the ground. Jiang Shengxing said: "This is a human witness. ”

Emperor Yan said: "You are a human witness?" Do you know what's going on? Hurry up. ”

That Qian Yinan said: "The villain and Sun Zhaoyuan are in the same examination room, sitting next to Sun Zhaoyuan, that day of the exam, I saw an invigilator come over, and threw a paper ball to Sun Zhaoyuan, thinking that it was to help Sun Zhaoyuan complete the test questions." ”

Jiang Shengxing pointed to the kidnapped invigilator and said, "But the kidnapped official is up." ”

The Qian man glanced at it hurriedly and said, "Exactly." ”

After listening to the invigilator, he immediately kowtowed and shouted: "Wronged, the emperor is wronged, the minister is an upright person, he never dares to do anything wrong, he is afraid of taking a wrong step and doing something wrong, not to mention cheating." Please ask the emperor to take a clear look. ”

Emperor Yan said coldly: "Even if this is the case, it is just a case of fraud, how can it be determined?" ”

Jiang Shengxing said: "There are still witnesses." ”

Emperor Yan said: "Who is it?" Bring it on. ”

Jiang Shengxing said: "It is Lord Yang Keying, the servant of the Ministry of Officials." ”

Emperor Yan said: "Lord Yang? Lord Yang, what evidence do you have, play it quickly. ”