Xie Qian is a big fool.

The three elders of the cabinet entered the Changfu, and Chang Feng saluted the three of them.

Xie Kankan took a sip of tea, and then began to flicker: "Brother Chang, before the Ming Dynasty, the people who could be called the prosperous dynasty were none other than the Han and Tang dynasties. ”

"Qin is too short. Short is weak. ”

However, the powerful Han finally died in the Ten Constant Servants. Ten gelding dogs control the government, arrogant and domineering, selling official beards, and tyrannical expropriation. ”

"They played with the Spirit Emperor in the palm of their hands. Emperor Ling even said such absurd things as 'Zhang Changshou is my father, and Zhao Changshou is my mother'. ”

"If Han Gaozu and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty have knowledge, I'm afraid the coffin board can't be suppressed!"

"It is the dictatorship of the gelding dog that has caused the Dahan River to decline, so that people's minds are confused and yellow turbans are rising."

"Immediately after that, the murder of the general He Jin by the Ten Standing Servants directly led to the chaos of the country."

Xie Qian foamed at the stars, took a sip of tea, and continued to gush: "Brother Chang has a reputation for making a name for himself. I heard Brother Li say that today the Ministry of Rites re-read the exam papers, and also transferred your papers. ”

"You are three places short of being on the apricot list. If you are so talented, you should also be a person who understands history. ”

"Sheng Tang also died at the hands of the gelding Gao Lishi. After he entered the palace, he first flattered Wu Zetian, the demon girl who usurped the country, and was able to make a fortune. and instigated Xuanzong to kill his own aunt, Princess Taiping. ”

"Gao Gelding also helped Yang Yuhuan, the demon girl of the country, to charm Xuanzong. As soon as the concubine laughed on the red dust, no one knew that it was a lychee. ”

"As everyone knows, a small lychee in Yang Yuhuan's mouth is full of the blood and tears of the Li people."

"If you want me to say, Sheng Tang died at the hands of Gaolis!"

Xie Qian's ability to fool is superb. Chang Feng was not surrounded by him.

Chang Feng questioned in a low voice: "It's not right." How do I remember that the Tang Dynasty died in the civilian-official party struggle of Yang Guozhong and Li Linfu, and the later forty-year-long Niu Li party struggle"

Xie Qian didn't give Chang Feng the slightest chance to speak, he continued to spit at the mouth: "Let's not talk about the Han and Tang Dynasties, only about this dynasty." ”

"The change of the civil fort in this dynasty was caused by the gelding dog Wang Zhen! If it weren't for Wang Zhen bewitching Grandmaster Ying, why would Grandmaster Ying have driven the royal expedition in person, defeated the civil fort, and hunted the grassland in the north. ”

"There will be no later Nangong prisoner brother, the change of seizing the door!"

"There are fanatics in the world who have ill intentions and slander Grandpa Ying as 'Baozong'. It's a big rebellion! The culprit who caused all this is the gelding dog Wang Zhen. ”

Chang Feng finally couldn't hold it back: "The three pavilion elders came to the cold house late at night, I'm afraid they didn't deign to come to tell the students history, right?" ”

Liu Gongju, this "judgment" does not refer to the judgment of the case, but to predict the direction of things.

Shoufu Liu Jian spoke: "Reading history can be learned, and knowing the past can be learned from the present." ”

"In the Chenghua and Hongzhi dynasties, the eunuchs were too powerful. Not to mention the Chenghua Dynasty, Wang Zhi and Shang Ming successively leaned towards the government and the opposition. Loyal to the emperor's courtiers to take away. ”

"Even if it is this dynasty, the Holy Monarch is in the dynasty. There are also places where eunuchs are guarded and eunuchs are supervised. ”

"Eunuchs in the palace, such as Li Guangzhi and others. It also relied on clinging to the harem to please the saint and gain monstrous authority. ”

"In the eighth year of Hongzhi, Li Guang dared to interfere in the cabinet selection. Framed important ministers. If it weren't for Brother Chang's action, I'm afraid I'm the only one who came to you tonight! ”

Speaking of which, Liu Jian finally got to the point: "After Li Guang's death, the eunuchs in the palace did not decrease. ”

"This meeting tried a big misunderstanding. Let me give you a prediction of how things will go! ”

"If you are always on the side of the geldings. The geldings will use the questions to play, and turn the misunderstanding of the test into a big thing of cheating in the imperial examination. ”

"They will use the false cases of fraud to implicate them, kill loyal ministers, and usurp power."

"By then, ahhh I am afraid that there will be ten permanent servants, Gao Lishi, and Wang Zhen in the Hongzhi Dynasty! ”

"Da Ming is dead!"

Li Gongmou. Li Dongyang is the brainchild of the three of them.

Li Dongyang also opened his mouth to express his attitude: "Brother Chang, in order to prevent the recurrence of the Han and Tang tragedies, we need your assistance. ”

"You just need to be in the same voice as me, to the emperor, there is no such thing as cheating. Everything was a misunderstanding. Tang Yin and Xu Jing's first and second are well deserved. The eunuch's conspiracy will not succeed. ”

"If you do this, you will be the benefactor of the cabinet, the benefactor of the world's loyal and virtuous ministers!"

The three pavilion elders took turns to flicker. Changfeng did not put on the set.

Chang Feng deliberately smiled all over his face, and said like a haha: "Even if I don't listen to you this time, won't I be the benefactor of the cabinet?" ”

If it weren't for Chang Feng to clear Li Dongyang and Xie Qian's planting from Li Guang, it would have been impossible for these two to enter the cabinet. I'm afraid that my career will come to an abrupt end.

Chang Feng restrained his smile: "The three pavilion elders have a gelding dog tonight." It seems that there is no good person among the internal officials. ”

"Don't forget, the three elders, I, Chang Feng, am the righteous grandson of the internal official!"

Li Dongyang secretly said in his heart: It's broken. Tonight was overdone. How did you forget that Chang Feng was Wynne's godson?

Liu Jian was a little impatient. scolded in my heart: We three important ministers of the imperial court, condescending to be noble, Baba came to beg you for a lowly emperor's slave. It's about facts, and it's reasoning. You always have to make a statement.

So Liu Jian spoke: "Chang Feng, we need an answer from you." Whether to stand with the world's loyal and good ministers, or with the eunuchs. ”

Chang Feng's answer was sonorous and powerful: "I have always been a person who talks about things. This time, the emperor asked me to investigate the suspicious case, and I will not stand with anyone. ”

"I only stand with the truth!"

"If Cheng Minzheng, Tang Yin, and Xu Jing are innocent, I will return their innocence."

"If there is any fraud, I will let them accept the punishment they deserve."

Liu Jian sighed: "You are confused! Sometimes the truth doesn't matter. The way things go matters. ”

Chang Feng said: "The truth is the truth." Do you want me to learn from Zhao Gao and refer to the deer as a horse? ”

Liu Jian got up angrily, turned around and left without saying a word.

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian also got up and left their seats.

Xu Fatzi had been sitting in the hall, not daring and unable to interject.

After the three of them left, Xu Fatzi sighed: "Alas, my family Chang Ye is suffering this time. Sandwiched between the grinding disc of civil and internal officials. ”

"If you don't help the civil officials, you help the eunuchs. If you help the eunuchs, you will offend the civil officials again. ”

"No one helps, both sides are offended."

Chang Feng said a meaningful sentence: "Wrong. Sometimes no one helps, which is equivalent to helping both sides! ”

"This time, let's press five and ten, and find out the truth."

"It's still the sage who said well, everything needs to be in the middle. Gain is successful, lose is ruined. It needs to be impartial, but not enough. ”

Xu Fatzi asked: "Whether it is the cabinet or the palace, they have all received your favor." You are their benefactor. ”

"You give me a real answer, which side do you prefer?"

Chang Feng said: "To be a man, you have to drink water and think about the source." The one who gave me monstrous power and glory and wealth was not a cabinet civil official, nor a eunuch in the palace, but the emperor. ”

"The power of the eunuchs is too great, or the eunuchs are too powerful, it is not beneficial to the emperor."

"I was squeezed in the middle, and I tried my best to maintain the balance of power between the two sides and maintain the authority of the emperor."

The lively night of Changfu is over.

Xu Fatzi had a big belly and left leisurely with a big mouth.

It was still early, and Chang Feng came to the back garden.

Thirteen-year-old Chang Ponu walked over: "Dad, Mr. Li has been here just now?" ”

Chang Ponu is the prince's companion and reads with Zhu Houzhao. Li Dongyang is a lecturer in the East Palace, so he calls him "Mr."

Chang Feng was a little annoyed: "Well, I've been here." I'm not here to do your homework, you don't care so much. Hurry back to sleep, and go to the East Palace tomorrow morning to accompany the prince to read early. ”

Let's say that Liu Jin returned to the East Palace.

Although Zhu Houzhao was only nine years old, he had already moved into the East Palace.

It was late at night, but Zhu Houzhao didn't go to bed. Instead, sit in front of the bookcase.

Of course, he wasn't working hard to light the lamp and boil the oil. Instead, he grinded the homework left to him by Li Dongyang.

Zhu Houzhao picked his fingernails, picked his ears, and played with the paperweight. Think of the paperweight as a stone tiger, and he is Li Guang, the flying general who shoots the stone tiger.

Anyway, I just don't do my homework.

Liu Jin came to Zhu Houzhao's side: "Your Highness, why don't you sleep yet?" ”

Zhu Houzhao pointed to the homework in front of him: "No, Mr. Li left it for the lonely one during the day." ”

Liu Jin knows that taking care of the crown prince is the biggest political investment.

Li Dongyang shares his heroic views, and also believes that teaching the prince well is the biggest political investment.

It's just that what Li Dongyang doesn't know is that the more he wants to teach the prince well, the stricter he will be with the prince.

The stricter he is with the prince, the more disgusted the prince becomes.

The action of force is reciprocal. If you use too much force, it will naturally cause the object to bounce.

Liu Jin took the opportunity to start instilling in Zhu Houzhao: "Oh, a sour literati like Mr. Li, why do you always want to use your homework to build a cage." Lock you up, Your Highness? ”

Zhu Houzhao nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, yes!" The words of the eldest companion can be regarded as speaking of the lonely heart! ”

"Lone always feels like I'm in a cage lately!"

Liu Jin smiled and said, "Your Highness, I will go to ask the queen tomorrow." Are you allowed to go to the Imperial Garden, fly eagles, and relax? ”

Zhu Houzhao clapped his hands: "Hey! Or the big companion understands Lone's mind! ”

Liu Jin put away the pile of homework and put it next to the bookcase: "Your Highness, let's go to sleep quickly." Recuperate to be able to ride the Mule Garden! ”

Zhu Houzhao is young and can't ride a horse yet. Going to the Imperial Garden has always been a mule ride, a slingshot, and an addiction to riding and shooting.

Liu Jin made the bed for Zhu Houzhao. called a slippery warm nurse, stripped naked, and went into the bed.

Zhu Houzhao hugged the nurse and fell asleep sweetly.

Liu Jin stared at Zhu Houzhao's naïve face, and smiled secretly in his heart: Li Dongyang, Li Dongyang. Do you think that if you teach the prince to read, you will become a close member of the prince?

You're wrong. The prince's dearest relative, is my eldest companion, not you, the gentleman.

At the same time, in prison.

Cheng Minzheng is an official of the Sixth Ministry and the son-in-law of Li Xian, a famous minister of the former dynasty. His father is also the former secretary of the Nanjing Military Department. Protégés are all over the world. He was of a noble position, so he lived in a high-class cell in the Imperial Prison.

The upper cell of the Imperial Prison is no different from the upper room of the inn. There is also a small window with a fence on the wall.

Cheng Minzheng looked at the bright moon outside the window through the small window, and said in his heart: Those who are clear are self-purifying, I am not afraid of checking!

In this examination, I took the exam impartially and did not cheat.

Even if he has the heart to accept Tang Yin as a protégé, it is not a violation of the law. It's just a matter of talent.

Not to mention, I haven't revealed a word about the exam questions to anyone!

In an inferior cell. Tang Yin was anxious and angry: I was admitted to Huiyuan, and I relied on my outstanding talent and well-read!

Oh, the so-called problem of Jingyi. Ten years ago, I saw the inscription in a Song edition of the book!

Why did Jin Yiwei arrest me? Isn't this a smear of innocence?

In another inferior cell. Xu Jing was trembling! There is a ghost in my heart, and I am most afraid of the ghost calling the door!

After the next morning, Chang Feng prepared to go to Jinyiwei to interrogate Cheng Minzheng, Tang Yin, and Xu Jing.

Li Dongyang followed: "Chang Tongzhi is going back to Jinyiwei to interrogate Cheng, Tang and others?" I will go with you. ”

Chang Feng's refusal last night made the three cabinet elders misjudge - Chang Feng may have to stand on the side of the eunuch this time, help the eunuch to abuse, and attack Wenchen.

The three pavilions have long agreed that Chang Feng must not be allowed to interrogate Cheng Minzheng and the others alone. Otherwise, using Jinyiwei's torture methods to extract confessions by torture, it will be a piece of cake to get the confession you want.

Chang Feng said: "Yes." Then ask the second assistant to go to Jinyiwei with him. ”

The two came to the interrogation room and sat down together. Qian Ning, Shi Wenyi, and Xu Fatzi are listed below.

Chang Feng pushed the shocking wood to Li Dongyang's hand: "You are the second assistant." It's up to you to preside over the review. ”

Li Dongyang pushed the shocking wood back: "This is the edict prison, the territory you often know." It's still up to you to preside. ”

After some humility, Chang Feng picked up the shocking wood and patted it: "Lead someone to commit Cheng Minzheng." ”

Not long after, Cheng Minzheng was taken to the interrogation room. He did not kneel to himself, and held his head high proudly.

Qian Ning was furious: "Bold! Why don't the prisoners kneel? ”

Cheng Minzheng said with a straight face: "I'm not a criminal official!" The emperor did not convict me, let alone deprive me of my official position. ”

"I'm still the right hall of the Ministry of Rites, and I'm a member of the imperial court! Even if it involves the Qin case, you can kneel in the court! ”

Qian Ning ordered: "Left and right, break his legs, see if he kneels or not!" ”

Li Dongyang stopped Qian Ning: "Qian is a business." Cheng Minzheng is right, he is still the right hall of Chunguan, and he can be exempted from kneeling. ”

Chang Feng spoke: "Move a chair for Cheng Butang." ”

Qian Ning said: "Master Chang."

Chang Feng repeated: "Move a chair." ”

Chang Feng's follower, deputy Qianhu Zhang Cai moved a chair for Cheng Minzheng, and Cheng Minzheng sat down.

Chang Feng questioned Cheng Minzheng: "Did you leak the exam questions to Tang Yin and Xu Jing?" ”

Cheng Minzheng said loudly: "I have never leaked the exam questions to anyone!" I am also a ten-year cold window, and I have been admitted all the way up in the county examination, the government examination, the hospital examination, the township examination, the meeting examination, and the palace examination! ”

"I know the pain of a scholar who lights a lamp and boils oil, and his head cantilever to pierce his stock!"

"I know that every scholar is eager to work hard for fame in the fair and just Gongyuan room!"

"How can I do something that violates my conscience and heavenly principles, and I am sorry for the people who read the world?"

Chang Feng didn't see deception in Cheng Minzheng's eyes, only anger.

Qian Ning said angrily: "When the presiding judge asks about the case, the criminal officer only needs to answer yes or no, yes or no. Where is so much nonsense? ”

Cheng Minzheng gritted his teeth and said, "No! ”

Chang Feng asked again: "Half a month before the start of the exam, have you seen Tang Yin and Xu Jing?" ”

Jin Yiwei knew that Tang Yin and Xu Jing went to visit Cheng Mansion.

Jinyiwei's ears and eyes are all over the capital. A third-grade member like Cheng Minzheng has three eyes and ears to monitor him on weekdays.

After he was ordered to take the main exam, the number of eyes and ears under surveillance increased to eight.

Jin Yiwei even had great powers, knowing that when Cheng Minzheng and his favorite concubine had sex for the last time, the two shouted a few times "bad husband" and "little wave".

This is not an exaggeration.

The history books once recorded that during the Hongwu period, a certain minister encountered troubles and was sad at home.

The next morning, the grandfather asked the minister why he was upset.

The minister was surprised: The emperor actually knows that I am in trouble?

Grandpa Tai casually took out a small photo from his sleeve, and drew the minister's sad expression.

That is, when the minister is upset at home. A pair of brocade guards' eyes were staring at him in the dark.

Natiqi also drew his little picture with great interest.

Elite agents like 007 don't just exist in modern belts that don't exist. It also exists in the Ming brocade guard.

Cheng Minzheng did not deny it: "I have met Tang Yin. But I haven't seen Xu Jing. ”

Chang Feng asked: "Why do you want to meet undergraduate candidates before the exam?" ”

Cheng Minzheng replied: "Simple. Which reader is not good as a teacher? Those who are teachers are cultivated by the world's talents, and they are happy! ”

"Tang Yin is the best in the world. If anyone else is the examiner, they will also want to see his demeanor before the exam and try his knowledge. ”

Chang Feng changed his words: "What do you think of his knowledge?" ”

Cheng Minzheng said: "Learn from the past and the present! When I met him, I knew that he would be a bachelor's degree. The palace test must enter the top three! ”

Chang Feng took a sip of tea: "Do you know that after the test, before the announcement of the apricot list." Tang Yin once said a wild word in front of hundreds of people in Hongbin Building. ”

"Undergraduate Huiyuan, it must be me Tang Yin!"

Cheng Minzheng replied: "I've heard of it." The first genius in the world is not crazy, is it still called the first genius? Tang Yin has the legacy of the Wei and Jin dynasties, and it is not uncommon to say such things. ”

"I'll use an inappropriate analogy. Try. Heh, I'm afraid that Tang Yin will splash ink on his face, and his face will roll over, and he will be able to enter the apricot list! ”

"As long as you have seven or eight successes and answer carefully, you can be at the top of the apricot list."

"Do you know that when tearing off the paste, Tang Yin was fifteen more than the second place Xu Jing. Nineteen more than the third place! ”

The ranking of the examination is based on the number of "numbers" counted by five marking marks.

The circle is five, the triangle is four, the slash is three, the vertical bar is two, and the cross is not.

This is also the ranking rule for the temple examination. However, there is one more rule, if there are more than two crosses, you can only be listed in the top three at most.

Qian Ning couldn't listen anymore: "Chang Ye, listen to his clever mouth." If he is not punished, it seems that he will not confess. ”

"In my opinion, the Great Memory Recovery Technique was given to him again. He doesn't know if he's innocent. ”

Li Dongyang sneered: "Heh, go to punishment? Even kneeling can be exempted, let alone punishment? To punish him, the emperor needs to decree! ”

Chang Feng said: "Let's take Cheng Minzheng down first." ”

Cheng Minzheng was taken out of the case room.

Chang Feng said a pertinent sentence: "Cheng Minzheng's performance is not like a person with a ghost in his heart." ”

Li Dongyang was overjoyed: "You can be regarded as saying a fair word." I know that Cheng Minzheng is pedantic, but he has an arrogant personality. ”

"How could he engage in favoritism and malpractice in the national talent selection ceremony and lose the conscience of the scholars?"

Chang Feng didn't take Li Dongyang's words, and directly ordered: "Take Tang Yin." ”

Tang Yin was led into the lobby. He saw Chang Feng blurt out: "I seem to have seen you." ”

Chang Feng smiled slightly: "Yes, I saw it in Hongbin Building." We also have a relationship. ”

Qian Ning burst out: "Kneel!" ”

In fact, according to the rules, people can also see officials without kneeling, and even if they commit a crime, they must wait for the academic and political yamen to remove their fame before they can be made to kneel.

But Tang Yin, a scholar, where has he ever seen the terrifying posture of the edict? I was scared for a long time.

"Poof". Tang Yin fell to his knees.

Chang Feng said: "Cheng Minzheng, the undergraduate examiner, has he leaked the exam questions to you?" ”

Tang Yin replied: "Never!" ”

Chang Feng said again: "You went to Cheng's Mansion fifteen days ago and had a secret conversation with Cheng Minzheng in the study. What did you talk about? ”

Tang Yin replied: "It's not a secret talk. I only talked to Master Cheng about poetry and craftsmanship. Oh, listening to Master Cheng's voice, he seems to be interested in accepting me as an agreed protégé. ”

"He didn't give me a word about the exam questions."

Although Tang Yin is crazy, he is not stupid. He was only half the truth. did not admit that Cheng Minzheng had hinted that he made secret notes on the examination papers and took care of them when he was marking. He politely declined.

Something so big happened, and telling the truth at this time, didn't you add suspicion to yourself?

Tang Yin's choice was right. Leaking exam questions is considered cheating. Accepting an agreed protégé, implying that he made a secret note in the volume, and the upper outline was also a fraud at all.

Chang Feng has investigated so many cases and tried so many people over the years, so he can naturally see the dodge in Tang Yin's eyes.

Chang Feng felt that Tang Yin seemed to be hiding something.

Qian Ning said: "Li Cifu, Jin Yiwei is punishing people, so there is no need to ask for a decree, right?" Chang Ye, do you want to put Tang Yin on the tiger chair? ”

Li Dongyang was speechless. Tang Yin is not a third-grade master. It is understandable that Jinyiwei punished him.

Chang Feng said: "Forget it." Don't be sentenced, let's be taken down first. ”

Chang Feng is also a literati and admires Tang Yin's talent. He couldn't bear to punish the head of the four talented people in Jiangnan.

Jin Yiwei's cruel punishment, used on a weak scholar, I am afraid that it will leave an indelible shadow on him for the rest of his life. Maybe it's crazy and stupid.

Chang Feng doesn't want a master of calligraphy, painting, poetry, and craftsmanship to be ruined in his own hands.

Besides, Chang Feng has seen Tang Yin's file. I know that he died of his father, mother, wife, son, and sister within a year. Quite sympathetic to his plight.

The last one to pass the hall was Xu Jing.

Xu Jing was almost dragged into the interrogation room. This guy was so scared that his legs went limp.

Chang Feng slapped the shocked wood: "Kneel!" ”

Xu Jing An old lady drilled into the quilt and fell to the ground on all fours. It was easy to get up and kneel.

Chang Feng said: "Xu Jing, are you going to the Cheng Mansion with Tang Yin?" ”

Xu Jing replied: "Go, go." But Cheng's house had a high threshold and didn't let me in. I only sat in the concierge once."

Chang Feng smiled slightly: "Oh? What are you doing in the porter? ”

Xu Jing's eyes dodged: "Ah, I chatted with the old man Cheng Wang for an hour and a half. When Tang Yin left the house, I followed and left. ”

Chang Feng asked, "An hour and a half." You've been chatting with Cheng Wang? ”

Xu Jing replied: "Yes." ”

Chang Feng's face changed: "What is there to talk about with a bad old man and a servant?" ”

"Say, what did you talk about?"

Xu Jing's eyes dodged: "Ah, talk about the weather, customs, and eating habits of the capital."

"It's better to read 10,000 books than to travel 10,000 miles. I came to the capital from Jiangnan, so naturally I wanted to inquire about customs. ”

Chang Feng saw the deception in his dodgy eyes. The left eye deceives, the right eye deceives!

When Xu Jing said this, his right hand kept making small movements. When a prisoner lies, he will subconsciously use small actions to hide his inner uneasiness.

Not to mention, Xu Jing's eyes have been slanting to the upper right.

Chang Feng had already expected that Xu Jing had a ghost.

Even Li Dongyang, who is not good at trying cases, also noticed Xu Jing's abnormality.

Chang Feng asked Qian Ning: "Qian Ning, we haven't checked the porter Cheng Wang mentioned by Xu Jing." Catch it and check it out. ”

"Take Xu Jing down first, and pause the interrogation for a few moments. I had a sip of tea with Li Cifu and rested. Wait for Cheng Wang to come back for retrial. ”

Channing took the order and left.

Chang Feng took a sip of tea and said to Li Dongyang: "Second assistant, the truth may be known today." ”

Li Dongyang asked: "What we told you last night, you still can't listen to it?" Is it really going to set off a big case? ”

Chang Feng said: "It's another thing to say if you can't set off a big case." I only asked Li Cifu, what do you think of Xu Jing? ”

Li Dongyang was silent. He was like a mirror in his heart, and Xu Jing designated that there was a ghost. But he hopes that Chang Feng can turn this case into a "misunderstanding". Therefore, it is inconvenient to say it explicitly.

Chang Feng said: "Look at Xu Jing wearing gold and silver, when he was arrested, there was a bag of broken gold in his purse. In the hidden pocket of the sleeve of the robe, there was a wad of silver tickets, more than a thousand taels. ”

"It seems that this Xu Jing's family background is good."

Xu Fatzi suddenly interjected: "Xu Jing's hometown is Jiangyin. I remembered that there was a newly recruited elephant keeper named Sun Yue, who was also from Jiangyin. ”

"If the Xu Jing family is a wealthy family in Jiangyin, Sun Yue should know. Call over and ask. It also saves us from finding someone to check. ”

No matter how rich Xu Jing's family is, it is just a gentry. is not qualified to be on the secret file of Jinyiwei. To check his details, there is no secret file to follow.

Chang Feng nodded: "Well, send someone to call that mahout under you." ”

After a short time, the mahout Sun Yue entered the inquiry room.

Chang Feng and Li Dongyang were stunned when they saw Sun Yue!

I can't imagine that there are such fat people in the world! Fat Xu is in front of him, he is simply a little fat and a big fat.

Good guy, this Sun Yue is afraid that he will have more than 300 catties, which is simply a mountain of meat. Although he is a man, the two big hammers shake and shake when he walks, which can be called turbulent.

The big-faced plate is simply a big cauldron.

After a moment of surprise, Chang Feng smiled dumbly: "Master Xu, if you let him raise elephants, you are not afraid that he will compete with elephants for food." The elephant is thin, he is fat? ”

Sun Yue didn't know how to be funny, and replied seriously: "Master Changchang, elephants eat fresh grass and tree buds, and people can't eat that thing!" ”

"As an mahout, I don't dare to compete with elephants for food. That's corruption. ”

Chang Feng said: "Okay, let's get down to business." You are from Jiangyin. Have you ever heard that there is a wealthy gentleman Xu family in Jiangyin? ”

Sun Yue replied: "Oh, my Chang Ye, who in Jiangyin doesn't know the Xu family?" That's the whole Jiangyin, no, the whole Nanzhili is famous for the big vegetable pig! ”

Sun Yue spoke with an accent and said that the rich man was a big vegetable pig.

Chang Feng smiled: "Oh? So famous? ”

Sun Yue said: "That's nature. I am afraid that there are tens of thousands of acres of land in his family. There are also countless business name industries. In the harvest year, his family's silver ingots may be as many as lumps of dirt in the ground. ”

"Oh yes, it's said that his son-in-law is very competitive. Although he was born with a golden spoon in his mouth, he went up to the imperial examination. It seems that I have been lifted by someone. ”

Chang Feng said to Li Dongyang: "It seems that he is talking about Xu Jingjia. Haoqiang everyone, train children to advance to the imperial examination. Wait for the children to become officials and safeguard the interests of the family. This is not unusual. ”

Li Dongyang smiled awkwardly: "Master Chang, don't think too badly of Daming's scholars. I believe that the vast majority of scholars take the imperial examination in order to serve the imperial court and protect the people. ”

When he said this, Li Dongyang himself didn't believe it.

Chang Feng chatted with Li Dongyang for an hour. Nearly lunchtime, Channing strode in.

Qian Ning smiled: "Master Chang, I will solve the case for you!" ”

Chang Feng was stunned: "What?" ”

Li Dongyang said: "Don't joke about money. ”

Qian Ning said: "In front of the second assistant and Chang Ye, how dare I joke? I just arrested Cheng Wang in the Cheng Mansion and punished him in the concierge."

Qian Ning can become Chang Feng's stand-in, and naturally he has his merits.

Being decisive is one of his strengths.

Qian Ning thought in his heart, this case is actually very simple, and there is no one who will not be punished for the people involved.

However, Li Dongyang was sitting in the case room. Push the punishment to the upper level.

It's better to avoid Li Dongyang and punish Cheng Wang outside of Jinyiwei.

Cheng Wang, the "old capital", obviously doesn't have very hard bones. As soon as he nailed the foot board, he confessed.

He confessed that his son Cheng Zhong took advantage of the convenience of serving the pen and ink to the old man Cheng Minzheng and peeked at the exam questions.

At a sky-high price of 5,000 taels of silver, he sold the exam questions to Xu Jing.

Qian Ning broke into Cheng's mansion again, arrested Cheng Zhong, and tortured him. Cheng Zhong's confession is the same as that of his father.

Channing finished telling everything. Li Dongyang frowned: "Cheng Minzheng hasn't been dismissed yet." How dare you enter someone's mansion and arrest his servant? Still tortured in his house? ”

Qian Ning had an indifferent expression: "I have already arrested the person, and I have interrogated the case clearly." If the second assistant is dissatisfied with the way I handle the case, he can impeach me! ”

Qian Ning is not afraid of Li Dongyang. He has his father-in-law Qian Neng as a backer, and this time he handled the imperial examination fraud case, and he has the support of eight powerful officials in the palace.

Chang Feng sighed in his heart: Qian Ning, this guy, is really neat. It is worthy of the apprentice I brought out, a stand-in who was pulled out of one hand.

Chang Feng said: "Okay, bring Cheng Wang, Cheng Zhong and his son to the court!" Oh yes, bring Cheng Minzheng, Xu Jing, and Tang Yin up. Confront each other face to face. ”

A short time later, the five were escorted into the interrogation room.

Chang Feng was shocked: "Cheng Zhong, how did you peek at the test questions written by your master, leak them to others, and recruit them from the truth!" If you don't tell the truth, you will be punished. ”

Cheng Zhong has already been punished once, and he doesn't want to be punished a second time. Naturally, it's telling the truth.

After he confessed, Cheng Minzheng scolded: "The slave harmed me!" ”

Chang Feng: "Cheng Butang, your personal servant stole the exam questions, and you can't escape the blame." ”

"Before the start of the examination, the exam questions are the top secret of the imperial court. When you write a first-class secret, you let the pestle next to you watch it? ”

Cheng Minzheng said: "I'm a hundred secrets." ”

Xu Jing had already fainted with fright.

Chang Feng ordered: "Wake him up with cold water!" ”

Then Chang Feng asked Cheng Zhong again: "How many people have you sold for the exam questions?" ”

Cheng Zhong replied: "I sold it to Xu Jing alone." ”

Chang Fenghu looked at Cheng Zhong suspiciously: "There are thousands of people who have participated in the examination. Everyone wants to be titled on the gold list. There must be people who are willing to pay a lot of money for exam questions. ”

"Why do you only sell one? Sell a few more people, and your earnings will double! ”

Cheng Zhong replied: "My lord." I've been by my lord's side for a long time. I've seen a lot of things on the scene, and I've learned a lot. ”

"If you sell the exam questions to a few more people. It's going to get out there! I can get more money, but sooner or later I will be exposed! Therefore, I only sold it to Xu Jing alone! ”

Besides, Xu Jing gave out a full five thousand taels of silver. It's enough for me to be a rich man for the rest of my life. Why should I have a life to earn and no life to spend? ”

Chang Feng said: "Heh, I can't see it, you are still a very brainy person." ”

Chang Feng has now roughly sorted out the truth.

Cheng Zhong peeked at the exam questions and sold them to Xu Jing. Xu Jing consulted the classics in four or five days and thought about how to answer in advance.

This shows that Xu Jing himself also has some talents. Otherwise, it's useless to buy exam questions.

It's a secretive matter. If nothing else, Xu Jinghui happily took the second place in the examination to participate in the palace examination and became a jinshi.

However, Xu Jing's good deeds were bad in Tang Yin's mouth.

Tang Yin proudly said in front of everyone, "Undergraduate Huiyuan, it must be me Tang Yin!" ”

It was this sentence that caused a storm. In the midst of the turmoil, Xu Jing colluded with Cheng Minzheng's servants, and the matter of buying and selling exam questions was exposed.

Xu Jing was awakened by cold water at this moment. Trembling with fear.

Chang Feng asked Xu Jing: "After you bought the exam questions, did you tell others about the exam questions?" For example, Tang Yin? ”

Xu Jing replied tremblingly: "My lord, this kind of thing has to rot in the stomach." How can I possibly share the question with others? ”

"The name of Jinke Huiyuan, not only Tang Yin likes it, but I also like it! Although we are friends, there is no father and son in the examination room, let alone friends? ”

"It's just that even if I get the exam questions and prepare in advance, my essay is far inferior to Tang Yin. In the end, he was made a Huiyuan. ”

Tang Yin looked at Xu Jing and sighed: "Brother Xu, you are confused!" This is good, not only did you commit a crime, but also affected me! ”

Chang Feng said: "Take all the prisoners down." ”

Li Dongyang sighed: "Such a major case was investigated as soon as it was first seen? ”

Chang Feng said with a smile: "Li Cifu has never been in charge of the Three Law Divisions. I don't know how to investigate cases. Sometimes, the more important the case, the easier it is to investigate. ”

"But after the truth is ascertained, how to deal with the offender and how to close the case is more complicated than the investigation itself."

Li Dongyang said: "How do you plan to deal with the criminals and how to close the case?" ”

Chang Feng said: "Simple, truthfully report to the emperor." I respectfully request the Emperor's Holy Judgment. ”

Li Dongyang asked, "Can you take a step to speak?" ”

Chang Feng ordered: "You all go down first." ”

After a while, only Li Dongyang and Chang Feng were left in the interrogation room.

Li Dongyang said: "If you follow the confession of the prisoner, you will play the emperor." Cheng Minzheng is afraid that he will have to take responsibility. ”

"He is one of the bones of the imperial court. He is also the son-in-law of Li Xian, the famous minister of the former dynasty. ”

"It is a model of Shilin who even has two yuan."

"If he falls because of this incident, it will damage the court's morale."

"I always know, can you be flexible"

Chang Feng's face changed: "Second assistant, you said let me be flexible?" Are you encouraging me to deceive the king? ”

Li Dongyang hurriedly said: "I didn't mean that. ”

Chang Feng said: "I know that in the past two years, Wenchen and internal officials have been fighting like black-eyed chickens. ”

"The ministers want to pull me. The officials also wanted to pull me. ”

"You don't respect me much when you pull me. Instead, you want me to be your knife. ”

"Let me tell you, my dagger is a dark blade, and the handle of the knife will always be in the emperor's hands."

"It's not nice to say. Want to use me as a knife? Whether it's a civil servant or an internal official. You don't deserve it! ”

"Today's normal wind is not the normal wind of fourteen years ago!"

Although Chang Feng's words were excessive, he was also honest.

Li Dongyang said: "I never meant to use you as a sword. ”

Chang Feng waved his hand: "It doesn't matter if you have it or not." The important thing is that the emperor ordered me to find out the truth about the fraud in the imperial examination. Now that I've found out, I'm going to play it as it is. ”

"I will not favor Cheng Minzheng just because he is one of the core members of the Chinese courtiers of the DPRK."

"At the beginning, I cleared the grievances of relying on the traitorous eunuchs for you and Xie Gelao, and I didn't want to join the civil camp. It is to clarify the truth and bring innocence to those who have been wronged. ”

Li Dongyang was stunned.

He suddenly felt that the civil officials, who boasted that they were as white as lotus all day long, could not catch up with Chang Feng, the butcher of the brocade guard, who was open-minded.

Li Dongyang suddenly remembered something: "The people in our cabinet are not deaf and blind. We also know a little about the movements of the internal officials. ”

"Something strange. As far as I know, there are eight internal officials in the palace who intend to expand the case of fraud in the imperial examination. In order to strike at our Wenchen. ”

"And Qian Ning is already secretly attached to those eight people."

"The culprit of the fraud fell into the hands of Channing. Why didn't Qian Ning coerce and lure Cheng Zhong to change his words, and framed Cheng Minzheng himself for selling exam questions? ”

"In that way, Channing and the internal officials can take the opportunity to raise a big case"

Chang Feng waved his hand and interrupted Li Dongyang: "Li Cifu, please remember." Channing is not the man of the eight internal officials. He's my man! ”

"It was, it is, and it will be!"

"If I can't even control the person I pull by myself. Oh, don't be a fool of this left, go home and pick up the child! ”

Li Dongyang stretched out his thumb: "Admire." ”

As Chang Feng said. Sometimes, it's easy to look into a case. How to deal with criminals is complicated to conclude a case.

Chang Feng believes that once Xu Jing and Cheng Minzheng's servants bought exam questions, it will be made public. The people of Naluo will definitely take the opportunity to continue to make trouble and ask the court to retake the examination.

Rumors will also fly all over the place. The more it spreads, the more nonsense it gets.

He sorted out the confessions of the people. He came to the Qianqing Palace with Li Dongyang and asked to meet Emperor Hongzhi.

When kneeling in front of the gate of the Qianqing Palace, Chang Feng predicted the outcome of everyone in his heart.

Cheng Minzheng didn't know how to keep the exam questions confidential. There was a servant standing next to him, which caused the test questions to leak out. A charge of dereliction of duty is indispensable.

But Cheng Minzheng was unintentionally evil, and added a series of identities such as "the son of the old minister", "the son-in-law of the old shoufu", "Lianzhong Liangyuan", and "Shilin model", and a series of identities blessed the emperor to demote him by one level at most, or punish him.

Cheng Wang, Cheng Zhong, and Xu Jing will be executed.

Tang Yin was innocent. is a great talent in the world again, and the emperor should retain his status as a huiyuan and participate in the palace examination.

Yesterday morning, the court reported to the emperor that there was fraud in the imperial examination, and he should be able to be promoted.

As for the truth about the fraud in the undergraduate examination, the emperor should choose not to announce it to the public, so as to save the hearts of the people of Shilin.

Chang Feng only guessed the last one correctly.

The heart of an emperor has always been elusive.

Xiao Jing came to the outside of the hall and said in a loud voice: "Li Dongyang, the second assistant of the Xuan Cabinet, and Zuo Tongzhi, the commander of Jinyiwei, know Changfeng, enter the hall and see the driver!" ”

Chang Feng and Li Dongyang got up and walked to the main hall of Qianqing Palace.

(End of chapter)