The undercurrent of the court is surging, and the capital is full of laughter.

The list of the examination was officially posted, and the 603 high school students were publicized to the public.

Although there are many candidates who are disappointed, the six hundred and three places are enough to make the whole capital crazy, especially the children of some rich families are constantly feasting.

A Jinshi fame contains too many things.

Even a jinshi from an ordinary background is destined to become a leader of the gentry in the local area in the future, while the children with background and financial resources have a great chance of winning the throne of power.

In the absence of strong intervention by the emperor, the succession of power in the civil bureaucracy was never determined by the emperor, and there was usually an invisible network of relationships that dominated it.

Like the famous Yan Song's teacher who later became famous was Yang Tinghe, and Zhang Juzheng's teacher was Xu Jie, and Zhang Siwei's teacher was also Xu Jie, so Wanli could only choose Zhang Siwei when he abandoned Zhang Juzheng, but there was no real "grassroots counterattack".

It is precisely like this, regardless of whether they have a background or not, they are now like a dream, their status has suddenly increased countless times, and they have fallen into a kind of madness.

It's just that the joy is short-lived after all, although they have become new Kegongshi, but half a month later, there will be a palace test that is also related to fate.

After learning the lesson of Zhang Yuan's defection to Western Xia, there was no elimination system in the Ming Dynasty palace examination, and no matter whether he did well or poorly, he could get the fame of Jinshi.

It's just that the Jinshi merit is divided into first, second, and third class with Jinshi, not to mention the seniority and seating order of each other, and it will also affect the "work assignment".

It is precisely because of this that many new Kogons are not completely carried away by the joy of high school, and they have also devoted themselves to the preparation of the temple examination, hoping to achieve good results in the palace examination.

The trees want to be quiet, and the wind does not stop.

As in any era, there will always be some good people who take great pains to spread the news, and many of the news seem to be difficult to distinguish between true and false, and in the end you have to believe it.

"Enkewu takes the test of fishing, will we be asked to fish in this palace test?"

"A word woke up the dreamer, the day before yesterday I saw Liu Gelao's distant nephew buying fishing gear!"

"That must have gotten inside information in advance, so I'm going to buy fishing gear and ice fishing to practice!"

"Be prepared, all the candidates for martial arts have taken the test, and we are afraid that we will also have to take the fishing test!"

……

As the news of the temple test fishing spread, more and more other gossip came, so that many candidates could no longer sit still, so they decided to practice fishing.

If there is something good at the top, it will be attached to the bottom.

This sentence is not false at all, and it has long been an open secret that Hongji likes fishing. Not only did Wan'an secretly practice fishing at home, but many officials took it as a fashion, and even many local officials became fishing enthusiasts.

As the news continues to ferment, although the river is now frozen, there are many "ice fishing enthusiasts" in the suburbs and Beihaizi.

Xu Hong and other new Kegongshi originally planned to concentrate on preparing for the exam, but when they saw this sudden fishing trend, they also ran to the fishing tackle shop.

It's just that their conditions are limited after all, and they can't go to Beihaizi or the rivers in the suburbs to practice, but they can only practice imaginary in the courtyard.

Haikuan and Chen Shou both knew how to fish, especially Haikuan's village was located on the edge of the Baishi Creek where "the legendary fairy went down to bathe", so he became the "teacher" of the other four.

Just when the new Kegongshi was preparing for the palace exam and practicing fishing with the trend, the case of the Marquis of Huichang, which had been concerned by the capital, was finally decided.

West of the city, Huichang Marquis Mansion.

After Sun Ming was imprisoned for a month, he was finally released by the Shuntian Mansion.

In the past month, although Sun Ming has been given preferential treatment, he has become significantly thinner in the terrible environment of that kind of prison, and there are obvious traces of mosquito bites on his face.

Sun Ming got down from the carriage and looked at the magnificent Guangliang-style gate of the Marquis of Huichang's mansion, and suddenly felt like an isolation.

"Master Hou, please cross the brazier!"

Sun Ming looked at the brazier brought by the servant, but he knew that the worst moment had passed, and the next thing to greet him would be a lot of money, so he confidently stepped over.

"Welcome home!" One wife and three concubines have been waiting for a long time, and even if they are full of gifts.

Sun Ming's gaze swept over the youngest concubine, and he couldn't help but feel an itch in his heart.

It is said that Sun Ming's murder this time is not glorious, after all, Sun Ming did have seventeen lives in his hands, but the Marquis of Huichang decided to hold a banquet to celebrate, and invited the most famous troupe in the capital to help the fun.

Liu Jin came with the order and read aloud to Sun Ming, Marquis of Huichang, and others: "Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict is that after investigation, Huichang instructed his brother Sun Duo to slaughter the seventeen members of the Qian Mansion on the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve of Hongzhi. However, Emperor Yingzong awarded the Tan Guo Gongdan Book Iron Coupon, and the three generations of Enyin's grandchildren were spared one death...... Now the death penalty has been forgiven, the world coupon has been withdrawn, and the knight has been cut for the people, and this is admired! ”

There is actually a loophole in the Danshu iron coupon of the Marquis of Huichang. Although Emperor Yingzong agreed to change it, it was only a verbal agreement after all, and did not change the text of the Danshu iron coupon, and the court records could not be recognized.

After some careful consideration, Hongji still chose to admit this account.

One is to respect the privileged status of the Danshu Iron Coupon. After all, the starting point of the Danshu Iron Coupon is to reward meritorious officials and future generations, once the Danshu Iron Coupon is discredited, it is not conducive to the people below to work hard for the dynasty.

The second is the integrity of the emperor, although the existence of court records can be denied, and even the palace records can be secretly destroyed, but this practice is not enough for the emperor.

Finally, considering the reputation of filial piety, although Emperor Yingzong's verbal promise could be ignored, now that the status of filial piety is determined through this matter, his decree can continue to have an impact.

It is precisely in this way that Zhu Youzhu exempted Sun Ming, the Marquis of Huichang, from the capital crime of killing the entire family of the Qian Mansion, and recognized the validity of the Danshu iron coupons held by the Marquis of Huichang.

"The decree of the criminal minister, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Huichang Marquis Sun Ming saw that the will had officially come, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly in an arc to receive the will.

Although he was imprisoned by the emperor for a month and suffered for a whole month, now things are finally developing as he expected.

As a relative, there is no future, as for the title of Marquis of Huichang is hereditary after all, although he has completely fallen because of this matter, but the Marquis of Huichang Mansion will definitely become better and better.

Now that I have taken on all the things, not to mention that I can enjoy a bigger cake of Beijing debt in the future, and I can also get the corresponding economic compensation.

After having money, he can spend every day and drink all day, and he can also bring home the Oiran he has already seen, but this kind of day is not changed by the gods.

Liu Jin handed over the holy decree to Sun Ming, and noticed that a banquet was being held here, so he lightly stretched out his hand and asked: "Sun Ming, you hand over the Danshu iron coupon!" ”

"Father-in-law Liu, can you not return it?" Sun Ming has always regarded the Danshu Iron Coupon as a treasure, and he seemed a little reluctant to ask.

Liu Jin's brows furrowed slightly, and he immediately expressed his attitude: "The holy decree just now is already very clear, and the Danshu iron coupon must be withdrawn." What's more, this Danshu iron coupon has become invalid, in order to avoid future disputes, it is natural to return the Danshu iron coupon! ”

"Ben Hou wants to keep it for a ...... Okay, I'll do it! Sun Ming originally wanted to make a final struggle, but when he saw Liu Jin's stern gaze, he finally changed his attitude.

"Farewell!" Liu Jin took the Danshu Iron Coupon away, and it seemed that he didn't want to stay here for a moment.

Sun Ming knew that he was going to retreat into the background, but now the eunuch's perception of himself was not important, and he said coldly: "Gonggong Liu." Slow down and don't send! ”

As soon as Liu Jin's front foot left, this matter immediately spread in Beijing.

In the case of the dilemma of the Marquis of Huichang, the current Shengshang chose to recognize the validity of the Danshu iron coupon held by the Marquis of Huichang, so as to exempt Xu Ming, the Marquis of Huichang, from death.

"The case is finally closed, but this result is really disappointing!"

"People take out Emperor Yingzong's Danshu iron coupons, they can't take it seriously, right?"

"If you want me to say, the imperial court should not recognize the validity of the Danshu iron coupon, just behead it!"

"I won't quarrel with you about this, anyone with brains knows that this is a dilemma!"

……

After the examination questions, all the juzi were no longer keen on the controversy of the case of the Marquis of Huichang, and many of them ended the topic very rationally, and even advocated respecting the privilege of the Danshu iron coupon.

Whether it is to release Huichanghou or punish Huichanghou, they all know that there are certain problems with both options.

Now the emperor chose to exempt Du Ming, the Marquis of Huichang, from the crime, this practice is just an admission of the Danshu iron coupon of the Huichang Marquis Mansion, and all the practices are actually reasonable.

After all, the Danshu iron coupons were distributed by Emperor Yingzong, and Emperor Yingzong did agree to save their ancestors and grandchildren from the death of three generations, and the current emperor is just fulfilling Emperor Yingzong's promise.

If you really want to blame for the matter, then you should not blame the current saint, but you should blame Emperor Yingzong for being too good to the grandson Jizong of Tanguo. Sun Jizong not only made that little contribution, but even awarded the Marquis of Huichang the Danshu iron coupon.

Now accusing the emperor of shielding the Marquis of Huichang can only be said to be black and black in disregard of the facts.

Everyone knows that once the current saint insists on killing the marquis of Huichang, then the current saint disrespects Emperor Yingzong, and even more distrusts the Danshu iron coupon awarded by the emperor.

It is in this way that when the news reached the ears of Juren and Xinkogonshi, it did not appear to spread further, but was digested here invisibly.

"The crime of the tragedy is unforgivable, and there should be no forgiveness!"

"The state has national laws, the family has family rules, and Sun Ming's crime cannot be cut off!"

"Such an act of shielding the villain, people and gods are angry, and it is not enough to comfort seventeen lives if you don't kill the Marquis of Chang!"

……

Although the public opinion turmoil in the capital was not as expected, Ma Wensheng and others, who were hiding behind the scenes, took action again and created a public opinion turmoil in the capital with the help of ordinary students of the four major academies.

For a time, a feeling of dissatisfaction quickly spread in the capital, and some people still wanted the imperial court to bear the blame, and the emperor would bear the "evil consequences" of shielding the Marquis of Huichang.

The sky in the capital was overcast, and the struggle for power seemed endless.

Dashi Yongfang, a mysterious house.

Ma Wensheng is still sitting on the first seat, and this time there is another old man.

The new old man was none other than Wu Yuanzheng, the mountain chief of the Counseling Academy, a white and pure little old man, who looked quite majestic.

Because his hair is bald, he wears a hat all the year round, and his narrow eyes reveal a touch of hatred.

Wu Yuanzheng picked up the teacup and also took the initiative to participate in the topic: "Actually, if he was smart, he should choose to kill the Marquis of Huichang instead of bearing the effect of the Danshu Iron Coupon!" ”

"I don't understand the lesser of two harms, it seems that we are overestimating our emperor!" The youngest old man held a paper fan and said with a little contempt.

Ma Wensheng saw their reactions, but he didn't say anything.

He originally underestimated the young emperor, but learned that Zhu Youzhi put the case on the test questions of the examination, and he pretended to be clever enough to create a fraud case in the examination, and as a result, Jinyi Wei Baihu Ma Shu was directly taken down.

The current public opinion in the capital is indeed unfavorable to that emperor, but after so many secret confrontations, a faint uneasiness swelled in my heart.

"Master Ma, do you have something on your mind?" Wu Yuanzheng suddenly noticed Ma Wensheng who was frowning, and asked seriously.

Ma Wensheng knew that Wu Changzheng was a person who thought highly of himself, and he still felt that he was a talented person, so he nodded lightly and revealed a piece of news: "I just got the news that Ma Shu has been arrested and brought to the Metropolitan Procuratorate for interrogation!" ”

"The Metropolitan Procuratorate caught the brocade guard, which one is this singing?" Wu Yuanzheng was immediately stunned and asked in a somewhat confused manner.

The other three old men also looked at Ma Wensheng in surprise, they have always been Jinyiwei arresting officials, but now there is a situation where the Metropolitan Procuratorate is arresting Jinyiwei.

Ma Wensheng sighed lightly, and replied seriously: "This is Your Majesty's order!" Judging from the information we have obtained so far, I am afraid that the drunkard does not mean to drink! ”

"You mean the emperor wants to get rid of Zhu Ji?" Wu Yuanzheng found that the matter was more serious than he thought, and asked tentatively.

The other three old men knew that Zhu Ji was very important, and they couldn't help but look at Ma Wensheng worriedly.

Ma Wensheng found that these people's horizons were still too narrow, so he shook his head gently: "If it is only to deal with Zhu Ji, the one in the Forbidden City does not need to wait until now, this time I am afraid that the plan is to catch them all!" ”

Earlier, he had already guessed that Zhu Youzhu had been staring at Jinyiwei, and the reason why he did not remove Zhu Ji was probably because he wanted to make a big deal through Zhu Ji.

It's just that "I'm not afraid of thieves stealing, I'm afraid of thieves worrying", just when he inadvertently revealed his flaws, Zhu Youzhu actually made a move at this time.

"Master Ma, are you alarmist? If you really want to purge Jinyiwei, that one may have already moved, why wait until now? The eldest man disagreed with this judgment and refuted it.

Ma Wensheng smiled bitterly and immediately pointed out the key point: "This matter is just an inference!" Why wait until now, I guess it's because Wang Yue is back, and he feels that Wang Xiang is ready to take over! ”

"Wang Yue and the emperor have no intersection, are you overestimating Wang Yue?" Wu Yuanzheng didn't take Wang Yue, who had just returned, in his eyes at all, even if he was skeptical.

Ma Wensheng also didn't understand why Zhu Youzhu reused Wang Yue so viciously, but he was unwilling to continue arguing: "This matter is also a speculation!" It's just that now Ma Shu has fallen into the hands of Wang Yue, whether it is to rescue Ma Shu or get rid of Ma Shu, this matter needs to come up with a charter now! ”

"Even so, Ma Shu will leave it to me!" The red-nosed old man, who had rarely spoken, suddenly made a statement, and his eyes flashed with ferocity.

Wu Changzheng and the others silently exchanged glances, but they knew what this "solution" represented.

Ma Wensheng knew the ability of this red-nosed old man, but he suddenly spoke: "If you can, you let your people get rid of Wang Yue together!" ”

It is generally mentioned that getting rid of it usually makes the other party down, but when Ma Wensheng spoke, he made a gesture to wipe his neck.

The capital seems to be shrouded in a layer of fog, and no one can predict what will happen in the next moment.

Although the group did not participate in the topic, the current public opinion was controlled by the scholars, and the public opinion about the imperial court shielding the Marquis of Huichang became more and more intense.

Knock knock knock......

In the afternoon of the same day, when the Huichang Marquis Mansion was full of laughter and Sun Ming was drunk, the drums of the Shuntian Mansion suddenly sounded, and a woman took a drumstick and beat the drum hard.

(End of chapter)