In the imperial study, Emperor Jingfeng rubbed his temples and frowned.

Ning Fuhai came in and reported: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Zhao has come down. ”

Emperor Jingfeng exhaled, nodded and said, "Let him in." ”

After a while, Li Rui, the king of Zhao, walked into the imperial study and saluted Emperor Jingfeng, who was at the top: "The courtier brother has seen the imperial brother." ”

Emperor Jingfeng's face was tired, and he responded lightly: "Well, find a chair and sit down by yourself." ”

Li Rui saw that Emperor Jingfeng was not in good spirits, and asked, "Brother Huang, what's wrong?" Isn't the head wind healing? ”

Emperor Jingfeng shook his head: "The head wind has been cured early, it's just some miscellaneous things, and it gives people a headache when they think about it." ”

Li Rui's heart moved slightly: "But the Liu family is in trouble again?" ”

Emperor Jingfeng paused, raised his head and looked at him: "How do you know?" ”

Li Rui smiled confidently: "Brother Chen guessed." The imperial brother has always been impatient to get angry when dealing with tricky things when dealing with court affairs, but it is rare to be so worried. Most of the things that can make the imperial brother so worried are thinking about how to wipe the Liu family's buttocks, so as not to affect His Royal Highness as much as possible. ”

Emperor Jingfeng pinched his eyebrows and sighed: "You have a thorough understanding of my thoughts." ”

Li Rui smiled when he heard this, and straightened his voice: "Actually, the younger brother didn't guess, the younger brother heard that a few days ago, Xuanyang Hou brought his eldest son into the palace to ask to see the imperial brother, and he cried in the imperial study for a while, so he must have caused a big disaster." In addition, there have been some rumors about the Liu family recently, so the younger brother specially came to ask the imperial brother. ”

Emperor Jingfeng's eyes froze: "Wind and rumors? What's going on? ”

Seeing that Emperor Jingfeng did not deny it, Li Rui guessed in his heart, and said with a wry smile: "The imperial brother has Feiyuwei, and I have listened to the personal story of the Liu family's father and son, you should know better than your brother what you have passed on." ”

You don't have to think about it to know that it must have been the fact that Rongfa Bookstore sold books in the name of the examination questions, and the scholars were excited, and subconsciously linked this matter with the large gap in the admission ratio of the entrance examination, thinking that the Liu family father and son were behind the fraud in the imperial examination.

Thinking that the matter was already known to everyone, Emperor Jingfeng felt a greater sense of urgency in his heart, but he still couldn't make up his mind how to deal with it, and his eyebrows were squeezed together.

Li Rui saw that he had been silent and did not speak, and said cautiously: "Is it possible...... Is it true that the Liu family leaked the exam questions? ”

Emperor Jingfeng glanced at him and said angrily: "Do you think they have that ability?" ”

The father and son of the Liu family are arrogant and short-sighted, even if they can have the courage to cheat in the imperial examination under the influence of others, they definitely have no ability to successfully implement it, and this thing is fake at first glance.

Li Rui breathed a sigh of relief: "Since it's fake, what is the imperial brother worried about?" ”

Emperor Jingfeng said: "It's because it's fake, this thing is difficult to do." I know it's fake, but will the scholars who shout for punishment of the culprits believe it's fake? What's more, the popularity of the Liu family in the court is not good, but I am afraid that when the public opinion outside comes, a large number of courtiers will push the boat down the river and force me to deal with them. ”

Li Rui said: "Then what does the imperial brother plan to do?" After all, if it drags on like this, I'm afraid that the more it drags on, the worse it gets. ”

Emperor Jingfeng's eyes flashed, and he hesitated: "Actually, I have a way, but it's just ......."

At this time, a flying fish guard came in from outside and knelt down on one knee towards him: "Your Majesty." ”

Emperor Jingfeng had to stop talking for a while and looked at him: "What's the matter?" ”

Feiyuwei glanced at Li Rui, as if he was worried about his presence, and said, "Yes...... Something about the prison side. ”

Li Rui immediately stood up and said consciously: "Then the subordinate brother will avoid it first." ”

"It's okay, you stay." Emperor Jingfeng stopped him with words, and looked at Feiyuwei again, "I was just about to tell King Zhao about this, you just say it directly, there is no need to shy away from it." ”

Hearing this, Feiyuwei no longer hesitated, and said: "After investigation, there is insufficient evidence of Gu Yunji and Bai Xingjia's collusion and fraud, and it is really false, and Fang Zigui is also innocent. ”

In addition, according to the speculation of Lord Zhao Fan after the interrogation, it is very likely that the cause of this incident is that there is a personal vendetta between Gu Yunji and Fang Zigui. In order to frame Gu Yunji, Fang Zigui deliberately fabricated his fraud in the imperial examination, and Gu Yunji confessed that Fang Zigui was an accomplice out of revenge, breaking the jar and trying to pull him into the water. ”

Emperor Jingfeng understood, and said a little speechlessly: "Tossing and turning, I sent Feiyuwei to handle it personally, and I thought it was a big deal, but it turned out to be a farce." How did Fang Shu and Gu Yuanhui teach their children in the family? The net will add to the blockage of me at this juncture. ”

After listening to the causes and consequences of Emperor Jingfeng's addition, Li Rui said with interest: "As far as my brother knows, Fang Shoufu and Gu Shangshu's friendship has always been good, do they know that there is such a deep hatred between their sons and nephews?" Framing people for fraud in the imperial examination at every turn, and the attack is ruthless enough, how does the imperial brother plan to deal with it? ”

Emperor Jingfeng didn't answer, but waved back the Flying Fish Guard: "I know, first lock people up and don't act rashly, I have my own arrangements." ”

Li Rui said unexpectedly: "What does the imperial brother mean by this?" Since it is a frame-up, it is necessary to investigate well, and if the evidence is found, it should be disposed of, and if the evidence is found, it should be released. ”

Emperor Jingfeng was silent for a while, and said slowly: "Among the books involved in the Rongfa Bookstore this time, the most famous and widely spread one is called the Luxi Sanjie Special Edition, and Gu Yunji and Fang Zigui are two of the Luxi Sanjie. ”

The topic jumped a little fast, and Li Rui didn't react: "So what?" ”

Emperor Jingfeng looked at him quietly and did not speak.

Looking at Emperor Jingfeng's dark eyes, Li Rui suddenly understood something, and his heart sank: "Brother Huang wants to ...... Take this opportunity to put all the blame on Fang Zigui and Gu Yunji, so as to keep the Liu family and block the mouth of Youyou by the way? ”

Emperor Jingfeng calmly retracted his eyes and did not refute it, which was equivalent to acquiescence.

Emperor Jingfeng was the king of a country and the ruler of the Great Xia Dynasty. In this position, the most important thing is not to correctly judge right and wrong, nor to wash away grievances and restore people's innocence, but to maintain stability - to maintain the stability of the imperial court and consolidate the existing rule.

Emperor Jingfeng said leisurely: "Originally, this was the most suitable way to deal with it, but the identities of Gu Yunji and Fang Zigui were not ordinary after all. One is Gu Yuanhui's cousin, and the other is Fang Shu's only son, looking like they are just two young people with little qualifications, but in fact, I don't know how many forces are behind them, and I am afraid that I will affect my whole body. ”

For those in high positions, making a decision is not based on right or wrong, but on the gain or loss of interests. The reason why Emperor Jingfeng hesitated was to weigh which of the two was more important, whether to move two young people who were placed high hopes by their respective families in order to keep the mother family of the second prince.

As for whether this will sacrifice innocent people, it is not within the scope of Emperor Jingfeng's consideration at all.