If the criminal department's case-handling process is followed, there is evidence, there is a confession of fact in court, and there is a feeling that everyone knows, and the evidence has already been seven or eight points, then a cadre can be arrested and sent to prison, and a confession can be slowly extorted, and as long as the confession is confirmed, the conviction can be made. Even Jindeha, who is in power and opposition, no one dares to speak out at this time, otherwise it will be difficult to get rid of the suspicion of the same party.

All the ministers locked their eyes on Emperor Yan's face and listened to Emperor Yan's will. If it were an ordinary Son of Heaven, these people would definitely be condemned and beheaded. It's just that how can Emperor Yan be an ordinary son of heaven?

When Jiang Shengxing said that there was a major inside story about Xie Yuan and Hui Yuan in this big test, Emperor Yan knew a thing or two, but he didn't dare to confirm it. Seeing that Qian Yinan identified the invigilator, he didn't see his face clearly, so he confirmed that it was him, and he knew that there must be a cat. Looking at the officials of Yong'an Prefecture again, saying that they changed their household registration case, they bowed their heads and confessed their guilt, but they did not cheat, and they knew that several people were guilty and could admit their guilt, and said that they colluded and cheated, and they all shouted wronged, so they knew that what Qian Yinan said was not true and must be lying. In the end, I knew that although there may be truth about Wang Youming and Jin Deha, this inference is to chase the wind and catch shadows, but Jiang Shengxing can deduce it at will. Emperor Yan had already seen through that this was a chess move that the forces behind Jiang Shengxing wanted to defeat Jindeha. It's just that the chess momentum has been completed, although he is the son of heaven, he can't mess up the rules, otherwise how to govern the world in the future. After pondering for a long time, he finally found a way to understand chess, and said in his heart: "If Sun Zhaoyuan is really talented, then a few of you can escape and ascend to heaven. ”

Emperor Yan said: "This matter is very important, it is related to the country, and it must be verified clearly, do not let go of the evil ministers, and do not wronged the loyal ministers." Although the Criminal Department is a legal department and is in charge of collecting evidence, if the matter is tried by the Criminal Department, there is inevitably the possibility of extorting confessions by torture. The case was temporarily handed over to Dali Temple, and Dali Temple was responsible for investigating and verifying the matter clearly, and there must be no omissions. As for Sun Zhaoyuan, because the conclusion has not yet been reached, he is allowed to participate in the palace examination, and if it is verified to be true, it may as well punish him again. ”

Emperor Yan was silent, and he had already dissolved this chess. That Dali Temple is one of the four important ministers - Nukeza's forces, Nukeza this person is cunning and cunning, found that Satulu, Tulula, Jindeha and so on attacked each other, there are signs of chaos, so he does not pay much attention to political affairs, in the past six months, the struggle has become more and more serious, he simply called sick, no longer go to the court, in order to avoid trouble. If the matter is temporarily handed over to Dali Temple, Dali Temple officials will not be in a hurry to torture to extract confessions. Let that Sun Zhaoyuan participate in the palace examination, if that Sun Zhaoyuan is really powerful, the Son of Heaven personally determines that he is the champion of the current department, and it breaks the conclusion that there is a conspiracy in the three elements of Lianzhong - the Son of Heaven personally decides, can he still cheat? If Sun Zhaoyuan is a, he can only pull it out and behead it, so that the world's scholars know the fate of the fraud.

For the sake of fairness, Emperor Yan personally came up with the question. Because Emperor Yan personally went down, it was different from the previous palace exams, and there was only one question in the exam paper, which needed to be answered within an hour. The temple examination is scheduled to be held in three days.

Three days later, all the tributes gathered in the Baohe Palace. In the past, the palace examination was extremely grand, and the etiquette was complicated, but this time it was very brief, different from the past, but a few eunuchs hurriedly came out to read the taboo of the examination, and all the candidates hurriedly entered. In the hall, there are fifty examiners, and if anyone dares to cheat, it will be difficult to climb to the sky.

When the test paper was sent, everyone was dumbfounded, and only one "two" was written on the test paper.

Emperor Yan said: "The past subjects are all questions for the examination, and I want to select scholars who have passed through the heavens and latitudes." I have read all the examination papers of the scholars here, and they are all extraordinary, and the questions they asked before have been answered very wonderfully. But today, everyone knows that there is a fraud case, no matter what kind of test questions are set for the champion, the loser will think that he is deeply unfair, after all, there is no first, no matter who is the first, others will be dissatisfied. If you can solve it, you will be a well-deserved erudite and changeable person, who should be the expectation of the country, and should serve the society in the future. Students, the answer begins. ”

After Emperor Yan finished speaking, the scholars hurriedly pondered what this meant?

Someone kept writing and seemed to be thinking about the examiner's thoughts. Those who didn't write down were also very anxious.

Sun Zhaoyuan said in his heart: "Could it be that the test is that the Tao gives birth to one, one life to two, two to three, and three to all things?" This is the Taoist doctrine, thinking that the Son of Heaven is not a believer, and the Confucianism that is generally tested in the formal imperial examination, how can the Taoist doctrine be tested. Is it possible to take arithmetic exams? If it is arithmetic, it is also possible, I think that the previous dynasty will also include arithmetic in the scientific examination as a question, but by the previous dynasty arithmetic has been abolished in the imperial examination, no longer appears, and most of them are not. Could it be that the test of loyalty is not 'two', and there can be no two hearts for the court, the society and the emperor? This is also possible, after all, the emperor chooses Jinshi to choose a reliable person in the future, but how can I think it is not so simple. ”

Sun Zhaoyuan thought for a long time, but still had no clue, and suddenly a thought suddenly flashed in his mind: "Could it be that these two words are a single sentence in a certain paragraph of the Four Books and Five Classics, and use this as the title, so that the Son of Heaven has the Four Books and Five Classics as the support, and it is not easy to be guessed." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan hurriedly thought in his mind which scripture had a separate sentence with "two". Sure enough, I thought of a sentence from the Analects: Mourning Gong asked Yu Youruo and said: "The year is hungry, and the use is insufficient, so what?" If you say, "Thoroughly? He said: "Second, I am still insufficient, how thorough is it?" He said: "The people are enough, but who is the king?" The people are insufficient, who is the king? (Lu Aigong asked Youruo: "In the year of famine, what should I do if I don't have enough money?") He replied, "How about a thorough tax law?" Lu Aigong said: "I don't have enough tax law with two out of ten, how can I use the tax law with one out of ten?" If you answer, "If the people are sufficient, how can you not be sufficient?" If the people are not sufficient, how can you be sufficient? “）。

These two are the things that mean that taxes are too heavy.

Sun Zhaoyuan had already thought of the correct solution to this question, and hurriedly turned the answer into a literary thought, stating the harm of excessive taxation to the country's society and the people. However, in the time of a stick of incense, Sun Zhaoyuan had already written the article. Kneeling on the ground, he said, "Enlighten the saint, the student has finished writing the answer, please submit the paper." ”

Emperor Yan was very surprised, and the people in the hall were also in an uproar and refused to believe it.

Emperor Yan said: "Submit it quickly." ”

The chief eunuch next to him handed Sun Zhaoyuan's test paper to Emperor Yan, and Emperor Yan's face turned from surprise to joy, and he nodded again and again.

Seeing this, the students also stepped up their answers, hoping to hand in the papers as soon as possible, so as to make Emperor Boyan happy. But this test paper is simply a book from heaven, and many people have not filled in a word until the end of the exam time. In the end, there were 300 candidates, and less than 200 completed the exam.