The first fraud case in the imperial examination involved not only this group of candidates, but also the previous batch of officials who were already officials.

Some people took the opportunity to be demons, in order to get rid of the crime and make profits, the water was getting muddy and muddy, Emperor Youning had no choice but to stop, no longer investigating openly, this big case three assassins were dismissed from their posts and quarreled, five county guards, more than ten local officials, more than ten officials in Beijing, and hundreds of meritorious people!

As soon as the news came out, the world was in an uproar.

At this court meeting, Emperor Youning was so angry that he couldn't sit still, walking back and forth on the Danqi, counting the courtiers, so that the ministers did not dare to get up.

There was a tomb robbery case first, and there is an existing fraud case, and the two are separated by less than half a year, which is undoubtedly questioning the fact that he is the king.

Just when everyone was silent, Xue Li, the secretary of the ministry, stood up: "Your Majesty, the case of fraud in the imperial examination dates back to three years ago, and Weichen checked the file last night and found that most of these people were Gu Gong's protégés. ”

Xue Li's words were very tactful, but everyone present understood his intentions and poured dirty water on the dead man.

It has only been less than a year since the Gu family fell, and everyone knows how powerful the Gu family was before this. When the Gu family was at its most prosperous, the three provinces directly set aside the imperial power, and there were indeed many people involved in the case who had dealings with the Gu family, and it was most suitable to find Gu Zhao as a substitute for the dead ghost.

As soon as Xue Li's voice fell, Xiao Changqing, who had a blank face and was originally indifferent, looked over, his dark and deep pupils seemed to be flashing with a sharp edge that penetrated people's hearts.

Shangshu ordered Cui Zheng not to say anything about this, and Zhongshu made Xue Heng very disappointed in this nephew, he wanted to follow the path of Wang Zheng and get His Majesty's dependence, but he thought that His Majesty only needed to be flattering, Wang Zheng had no traces on it, and his wrists were outstanding, but Xue Li never looked at himself in the mirror to see his ugliness, and never weighed how many catties and taels he had.

Why is the imperial examination booming, everyone has a scale in their hearts, which His Majesty uses to deal with Gu Zhao, if it weren't for this, where would there be a situation where His Majesty would be able to make a promise?

At this time, there was a mistake in the imperial examination, so he pushed it on the people who were ruined by the great prosperity of the imperial examination system, and it was too ugly to eat.

People who know the truth naturally feel ugly, and those who don't know the truth naturally have a way to fool the past, and at this time, someone stood up and echoed Xue Li: "Your Majesty, Xue Shangshu's words made Weichen think that in the past, Gu Gong repeatedly blocked the implementation of the imperial examination, and later made it difficult for the children of the poor families who were born in the imperial examination, Gu Gong did not approve of the origin of the imperial examination, and now the fraud in the imperial examination has been investigated deeply, and the bad habits have been six years or even longer, and half of the people who cheat have close contacts with Gu Gong, perhaps Gu Gong has already laid out in order to sabotage and curb the imperial examination. ”

can think about it, if Gu Zhao is not dead today, and such a big case breaks out, I am afraid that he will stop the imperial examination and let the family cut off the court again.

There are courtiers with a straight temper, who were once loyal to His Majesty because of their humble background, and who have many disagreements with the children of the family.

Talking nonsense, according to Xue Li's hints, it was directly concluded that this may be the conspiracy that Gu Zhao had been planning for a long time before his death, if it weren't for His Majesty's Shengming, he had subdued the Gu family early, otherwise the court would be in danger today.

No one stood up to speak for Gu Zhao, it was not that they were not clear in their hearts, nor that they had not received Gu Zhao's favor, but that someone had to bear the greatest responsibility for this matter, not Gu Zhao or His Majesty.

His Majesty is their sovereign, and His Majesty's lack of light is also the fault of their courtiers. On the other hand, they don't know His Majesty's attitude, if they rashly come forward and anger Long Yan, they will be unlucky to be their own family.

"Your Majesty." Just when the situation was one-sided, Xiao Changqing, the king of letters, who had not taken the initiative to speak at the court meeting for a long time, stood up, "The words of the public are conclusive, as if they participated in person, and they really made the children frightened."

The selection of officials through the imperial examination, serving the imperial court, and creating a style of heavy learning are indeed good measures for the benefit of the country and the people. Children are shallow in learning, not as good as the ten years of cold windows of the princes, and they are rich in five cars, but they also know that those who are officials should cultivate virtue and cultivate virtue, how can they not know that 'the dead are great'?

All accusations and accusations must be based on evidence, and today's ministers, with empty mouths and white teeth, wantonly insult the deceased, and shame to be in the company of such people. ”

The courtiers couldn't raise their heads one by one, and everyone suddenly remembered that His Royal Highness King Xin, who had been silent for almost a year, was a great Confucian and victorious man who spoke about the Warring States at the age of fifteen.

Glancing at the person who had just slandered Gu Zhao, Xiao Changqing turned around and bowed to Emperor Youning and said, "Your Majesty, the Gu family was originally framed and killed in vain, and they were still wronged once, do you want to repeat the mistakes of the past?" There is no one in the Gu family, the son is still the son-in-law of the Gu family, someone insulted the extreme immortal and passed away Mount Tai, and the son implored His Majesty to make the decision for the Gu family and give the son justice. ”

A sentence of Gu's son-in-law made everyone gasp, and His Majesty and Gu Zhao's confused accounts were not clear.

Without His Majesty Gu Zhao, he may not be able to become an emperor, and without His Majesty Gu Zhao, he will not become a puppet king for more than ten years.

What His Majesty thinks about Gu Zhao, no one can figure out clearly, this is the taboo of the emperor. Whether the Gu family died in vain and was harmed, it can only be understood but not spoken, everyone is clear in their hearts, and they are not wronged if they are wronged, and they are not wronged if they are not wronged.

Your Majesty can rehabilitate the Gu family, but is it really because of the situation and has to compromise? still thinks of the old feelings in my heart, and no one can break it. But Xiao Changqing openly mentioned that the Gu family was killed before, which undoubtedly trampled His Majesty's face under his feet.

Some things are just a trace of benevolence and righteousness on the part of the king, and turning them over is tantamount to destroying the affection and gaining an inch.

Emperor Youning's face was expressionless, and his eyes were indistinguishable from joy and anger, looking at Xiao Changqing, who was standing in the hall with his head bowed.

Everyone was silent, Xiao Changying wanted to stand up and speak, but was stopped by Xiao Changqing with a look.

Emperor Youning was silent for a long time before he said: "The matter of the imperial examination has always been vigorously carried out by me, with the intention of making the country available to the people and making the people knowledgeable and knowledgeable. The imperial examination was formulated by the previous dynasty and implemented by the current dynasty, and the omissions must be implemented before they can be observed.

After consultation with the three provinces and six ministries, how can we strictly conduct scientific research, avoid fraud, draw up a charter, and play it in the future. Today's court meeting, if you don't have a performance, retreat from the court. ”

Everyone looked at each other and immediately sent him a greeting.

The court meeting dispersed, and the affairs in the court reached Shen Xihe's ears, and Shen Xihe was angry that Xue Li took the lead in pouring the dirty water of the fraud case on the deceased Gu Zhao.

On that day, she fell into the river, and if it weren't for the strange power of Gu Qingyi, she would have died.

(End of chapter)