Chapter 172: Scholar who fell off the list

Is there such an opportunity?" Zhang Yi still didn't believe it.

Vizhe said, "The king waits for the time."

Since Zhang Beichen went to sea to find immortals, Yan Qingwu began his career as a Buddhist emperor. When there is nothing to do, it is hosted and hung up, and most of the government affairs are also handed over to the prince.

She spends most of her time in retreat.

Inside the palace, clean room.

New eunuchs entering the palace have to be cleansed here, which is the shadow of many eunuchs for a lifetime.

A newcomer was brought here, and unlike the frightened others, there seemed to be no trace of fear on his face, but rather a little calm.

The father-in-law has long been accustomed to this, and some people have no idea what they will face next, and the ignorant are fearless.

"Drink!" The father-in-law let the newlyweds drink the hemp boiling powder, and Dayan's palace was relatively "merciful" than the palaces of other dynasties, at least they would give the eunuchs numbing medicine.

The man drank the hemp and boiled it, and then it was the part of the knife that was used.

Many people will still be woken up in pain and screaming.

But the man gritted his teeth, even if the green muscles burst out and he was covered in cold sweat, he didn't scream!

"You're a ruthless man!" My father-in-law was surprised, "What's your name?"

"Back to my father-in-law, my name is Liu San." The man said.

"From now on, you will be called Little Sanzi." The father-in-law said, "You can bear it, but there are few who can't hold back your scream. You go to recuperate, and when your injuries are healed, you will follow your father-in-law."

"Thank you father-in-law for cultivating!" The third son hurriedly thanked him.

So, he managed to enter the palace.

This person is the Turkic Khan, Dadata. When he put on a wolf's skin, he completely changed his appearance. In order to take revenge, he gave up his life just to stay in the palace.

Another decade passed.

[Zhang Beichen has no news and has never returned from the sea. 】

All parts of Dayan are still prosperous, but this prosperity has changed a little.

Hao Ziyi went to Donghu to visit relatives, and after leaving Yanjing, he found that there were many displaced people in Dayan.

She distributed food to the homeless and asked, "Fellow, how did you get here?"

The homeless man sighed and said, "We are all croppers, but a few years ago there was a great flood that flooded the farmland. We had to sell our fields to landlords to do farm work for others to earn a living. Now we are too old to work, so we are abandoned and have to beg for a living."

Hao Ziyi continued to move forward, and she saw that outside of Yanjing, there were not only homeless people, but also some bandits and robbers.

And these places are obviously very rich.

Hao Ziyi inquired carefully and learned that most of these people were farmers who had lost their land. Due to natural and man-made disasters, they sold their land to local rich people or nobles, and since then they have been reduced to slavery.

"Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road! How did Dayan become like this?" Hao Ziyi was a little puzzled.

She wanted to ask Zhang Beichen, but Zhang Beichen hadn't gone home for more than ten years.

In Yanjing City, the prince Yan Ming, who handles government affairs, also discovered this situation.

"The taxes collected from all over the country are getting less and less, and the military expenses of the border governors are getting more and more. From time to time, there are reports of disasters."

"This Dayan's officialdom needs to be rectified!"

[The prince thinks that the situation of the officials and nobles of Dayan is particularly serious, and asks for a strict investigation. 】

A choice appeared in front of Yan Qingwu.

[Support the prince's strict investigation and severely punish corrupt officials! ] 】

[In order to stabilize the situation, open one eye and close one eye. 】

[Appease the prince and warn the courtiers.] 】

Yan Qingwu naturally chose to support Yan Ming's strict investigation.

[Yan Ming began to strictly investigate the corruption of officials at all levels and officials in various places, and within a few months, hundreds of officials were killed or detained, causing the court to shake, and hundreds of officials complained about their grievances and attacked the prince one after another. 】

Yan Qingwu forcibly suppressed it and continued to let Yan Ming investigate the case.

In the East Palace, after Yan Ming investigated the case, he discovered the seriousness of the problem.

This palace looks magnificent, but it is already full of moths!

Because of the prosperity of Dayan, there have been countless incidents of enriching one's own pockets and bending the law for personal gain, which also involved many senior officials in the DPRK and China.

Many times, the person investigating will die unconsciously, so that Yan Ming can't investigate at all.

Yan Qingwu learned of the situation, and Long Yan was furious.

"It's been a long time, don't these courtiers know who I am?"

She summoned the shadow guards again and gave them the power to investigate the case and kill them.

"Anyone involved in corruption, whoever it is, will be investigated. If the circumstances are serious, you can cut it first and then play it!" Yan Qingwu said coldly.

"Yes!"

[The shadow guards began to act, arrested and killed a large number of officials, and the wind in the DPRK was loud, and everyone was in danger for a while! 】

Yan Qingwu understands very well that he can't be soft-hearted at this time, he must be killed, otherwise Da Yan is likely to collapse due to internal problems!

It's another year of imperial examinations.

Students from all over the country gathered in Beijing, hoping that they could be named on the gold list.

Among them is a lonely scholar, his name is Hong Jin. The ancestor used to be a small nobleman, but then he declined, and by the time he arrived, he was already surrounded by walls and could not eat.

Hong Jin is brilliant, but he has failed to pass the exam repeatedly, and this is his last attempt.

After staying at the hostel, the students began to move around.

There are also people looking for Hong Jin together.

"What are you going to do?" Hong Jin asked.

"To visit the examiner, of course!" The students said.

"What do you do to visit him?" Hong Jin was puzzled.

"Hahaha, you don't even know this, no wonder you haven't passed the exam for several years!" Someone said, "According to the rules, it is natural to honor the examiner. If you have a background and have a lot of filial piety, you will naturally be able to be named on the gold list. If you don't have money, no matter how talented you are, you will never be able to pass the exam!"

"How can this be?" Hong Jin was not angry, "I waited for ten years of hard study, just for today. The examiner should select talents based on their individual merits......

The crowd didn't listen to him at all, and they all went to visit the examiner.

Hong Jing was uneasy in his heart, he was penniless, how could he have the money to be filial. Helplessly, he went to visit the door as well.

However, the examiner's house slave saw that he was dressed shabbyly and drove him out.

The imperial examination was held as scheduled, and Hong Jin wrote a large article. He is extremely confident, thinking that he will definitely be able to go to high school this time and glorify his ancestors.

When it came to the day of the release of the list, Hong Jin waited hard, but his name was never available.

"This year's champion is here!" Finally, the champion was also revealed, and he was a rich disciple who did not learn or know.

Hong Jin knew him, and he couldn't even recognize all the words! It's only because someone in his family is a big official in the court that he can be a top student in high school.

At this moment, Hong Jin was extremely angry in his heart.

"Why do I get nothing after all the effort I have to study? It's not fair!" Hong Jin was unwilling and ran to the county government to shout grievances.

"What's the matter with you?" The county magistrate asked Hong Jin.

Hong Jin said with a disgruntled face: "I want to sue the chief examiner of this year's imperial examination for favoritism and bribery......

"Another madman, come on, hit him *** board, get out!" The county magistrate didn't bother to listen to it, and directly gave the order.

"Yes!"

Hong Jin was severely beaten and thrown out of the county government like garbage.

"These people deserve to die!" Hong Jin was extremely angry in his heart.

"This bullshit swallow shouldn't exist!"

At this time, Hong Jin saw that a chrysanthemum was blooming in the corner of the wall, and on a whim, he wrote a poem at the gate of the county government with his own blood: "When autumn comes on September 8, I will kill a hundred flowers after the flowers bloom." The Heavenly Incense Array penetrates Yanjing, and the city is full of golden armor."

After writing this poem, Hong Jin passed out.

After a while, one

The Taoist walked over and saw the blood poem at the gate of the county office.

"Interesting, really interesting!" The Taoist saved Hong Jin.

"Who are you? Why do you want to save me?" After Hong Jin woke up, he saw the Taoist in front of him and asked.

"Poor Dao Heavenly Star Dao people." The man laughed, "You and I are destined."

"What a fate!" Hong Jin was even more puzzled.

"Do you remember the poems you wrote?" The Celestial Star Daoist asked.

Thinking of the anti-poem he wrote, Hong Jin was scared into a cold sweat, he was too good at that time! said, "I didn't write any poems, what are you talking about?"

"You don't need to explain, I, like you, are people who are dissatisfied with Yan Guo." The Heavenly Star Daoist said, "I have been cultivating for many years, and I have achieved a small success. Recently, I watched the sky at night, and knew that Dayan's luck was about to run out, and the Ziwei Emperor star was shining. And you, although you are dressed in rags, the heavens are full, and a purple breath is born from the top of your head."

"Hong Jin, you have the appearance of an emperor!"

"What, don't be scared!" Hong Jin was frightened by him.

"Hahaha. Don't be afraid, you can rest here in the poor road first, and you will understand later." The Heavenly Star Daoist said soothingly.

In the East Palace, Yan Ming found a big case.

Including selling officials, smuggling salt and iron, embezzling the state treasury, and even embezzling money for relief and repairing river embankments, resulting in the death of hundreds of thousands of people, any one of them is the sin of the nine tribes.

In order to investigate clearly, he spent a lot of effort, and many of his capable people died.

Finally, he found the information.

The subordinates held the evidence, lowered their heads, and were frightened, not daring to report it.

"Say, what the hell is going on?" Yan Ming questioned his subordinates.

"Your Highness, there are too many ...... involved in this matter," the subordinate still hesitated.

"Hongu doesn't ask for a second time!" Yan Ming said coldly.

"It's the prince!" The subordinates submitted evidence, which showed that behind these people, there was actually his own brother, Yan Li!

"What? How dare he do such a thing?" Yan Ming was furious, "It's okay to be arrogant and domineering on weekdays, but you actually hit the idea here!"

"Your Highness, if you enforce the law impartially, it will be a crime to kill your head!" The subordinate reminded in a low voice, "This matter should still be handled carefully!"

Yan Ming thought about it all night, and finally decided to ask someone to take Yan Li to the East Palace.

"What's wrong? His Royal Highness the Prince?" Yan Li is still the same as he is.

"Get down on your knees!" Yan Ming scolded.

"Kneeling? Are you crazy? You're the crown prince, you're not on the throne yet!" Yan Li was not convinced.

"Look at this, get down on my knees!" Yan Ming threw the evidence in his face, and after reading it, Yan Li's face turned pale and he knelt on the ground.

"Do you know how much trouble you've gotten into trouble? If Her Majesty had known, she would have killed you!" Yan Ming is very clear about his mother's character.

In the mouths of the people, Emperor Yan is benevolent and loves the people, but as Yan Qingwu's own son, Yan Ming knows it very well.

Emperor Yan actually doesn't care about the life and death of other people at all, even if she is the most trusted minister, she can kill when she says it, she has been trained to be a cold-blooded killer since she was a child.

To say that the only person in the world who can make her change her mind is their father Zhang Beichen. But Zhang Beichen went to sea to look for immortals, but there was no news.

"Brother Huang, you have to save me! Don't tell your mother!" Yan Li pleaded, "If she knew, I would be dead!"

"I can't save you!" Yan Ming scolded.

Yan Li still pleaded, "Brother Huang, do you want to watch your own brother die?"

Yan Ming was unmoved.

Yan Li begged for a long time to no avail, he simply stood up and said frantically, "Brother Huang, do you think that I am the only one involved in this matter?"

"Taifu, Right Prime Minister Li Fu, and General Qingbai, which of them has not been corrupt?"

"What? What do you say?" Yan Ming was horrified in his heart, these people were all ministers who had followed Emperor Yan all the way, if they were all involved, he didn't know what Emperor Yan would be angry about!

That's them!" Yan Li said, "If you want to die, you can't kill me, if you have to say it, I'll go and surrender to my mother and confess them all!"

"You!" Yan Ming was angry and anxious, and finally said, "You wait for me, I'll accompany you!"

Yan Ming took the tied Yan Li to see Yan Qingwu.

As soon as he saw Yan Qingwu, Yan Li kept kowtowing, his head was bleeding, and he shouted in his mouth, "Your Majesty, your son should die!"

"What's wrong with you?" Yan Qingwu realized that the situation was wrong and asked.

Yan Li didn't reply, Yan Ming had no choice but to say, "Mother, he has participated in those big cases."

"What? You're looking for death!" When Yan Qingwu heard this, she stood up violently and scolded angrily.

"It's not just Erchen, but also Taifu, as well as the right minister and the general, Erchen is confused for a while!" Yan Li had to pull all these people into the water, so that he could save himself.

"You say they too!" Yan Qingwu's tone was already full of murderous intent.

"Mother's anger!" Yan Ming also knelt on the ground and hurriedly said, "Mother, this matter is very important......

"Shut up!" Yan Qingwu didn't give him a chance to explain at all, and shouted, "Bring these people over!"

"Yes!" The shadow guards immediately set off.

In a short time, all of them were brought back.

They all knew what was happening, and one by one, their faces turned pale, and they knelt in front of the temple.

"Chestnut Fu, tell me. I heard that you are selling official beards, Zhang Beichen is not here, you have a good ability!" Yan Qingwu seemed calm on the surface at this time, but the more she was like this, the more frightened Li Fu became. c

He kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers and ghosts are deluded and have made great mistakes, and they are willing to be punished!"

Yan Qingwu looked at Qing Bai again and said, "You are not bad, embezzling military salaries and lying about the enemy."

Qing Bai knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the minister deserves death!"

"You're damned!" Yan Qingwu scolded.

She finally looked at Taifu Guo Guang.

Guo Guang is her teacher, educating and assisting her since she was a child. After the establishment of Dayan, Guo Guang also received extremely high treatment, relying on the luck of Yan Kingdom, he broke through the holy realm and extended his life for hundreds of years.

At this time, Guo Guang was also full of shame.

(End of chapter)