The door of the house was pushed open, and before the people of Du Goro could enter, they were already shouting excitedly.

"Top of the list! Do you know that you're the top of the list? ”

However, when he looked around, Xue Bai was not in the house.

Du Wulang was surprised in his heart, and was worried about whether Xue Bangshou would be imprisoned again, when he suddenly saw a note on the case, with the words "Back to your house" written on it, the handwriting was quite beautiful, and it was really written by Xue Bai.

"You don't even look at the list? It's just an annual exam. ”

Du Wulang rushed to Xue's house in Changshoufang, first said the happy event that Xue Bai won the top spot, and discussed how to celebrate.

Suddenly, he found that Xue Bai was not there, and then remembered that the note said that he had picked up the Du family in Pingfang.

blamed him for not paying attention, only to see the note and hurriedly ran over, so he had to rush back to Du's house again.

"Phew!"

When I arrived at the side door, I happened to meet Xue Bai and Du Youlin talking and walking side by side to the front yard.

"The old man is gone."

While speaking, as soon as Du Youlin turned his head to see Du Wulang, his originally slightly happy face became stiff.

"Grandpa, we're all past the New Year's test."

"Is it really my own ability?"

Du Youlin snorted coldly, turned over on his horse, and went out.

"Hey, you've got the top spot." Du Wulang stabbed Xue Bai with his elbow, and smiled, "Looking at the future, who would dare to say that we are messing around in the country." ”

"No one has said that about me."

Xue Bai turned around and walked towards the study.

Quan Rui, the steward in front of him, walked out with a gift box in his hand and said, "Xue Lang, get ready." ”

"Thank you, Uncle Quan."

Xue Bai took the gift box and asked Du Wulang, "Is it okay to go to Yang Zhao's house?" ”

"Huh?"

Du Goro was taken aback.

In May, he went to Yang's house with Xue Bai to deliver the Dragon Boat Festival, and saw Pei Rou's enthusiasm, and his charming eyes seemed to want to eat them.

"I'm not a good fit to go, am I? But if I have to go, I'll go. ”

"Okay." Xue Bai said: "You go, it's nothing more than to congratulate Yang Xuan on passing the annual exam, and it may be the same year in the future." ”

Du Wulang laughed reluctantly twice, and muttered to himself: "If I become the same year as him, I am really, alas." ”

After receiving the gift box, he opened it and took a look, and there was a picture of words inside, which was "Pengcheng Wanli" written by his grandfather.

Although his grandfather's handwriting is good, it is definitely not valuable, and he only sends such a thing after a long trip.

Seeing Quan Rui walking away, Du Wulang smiled.

"I'm not stupid, let's say, what do you need me to say to Yang Zhao?"

~~

Xue Bai pushed open the door, and the Du sisters were sitting in the middle of the house.

Since he went to Zhongnan Mountain in July and came back to be busy with the annual exam, he hasn't spent much time with them for a month.

Xue Bai hadn't even told Du Yan that he had new ambitions. Although I was excited to think about those things, it was actually better to reveal them slowly.

"Today I came out of the national prison, and someone was already watching me." Xue Bai said: "It's convenient to send someone to spread the word without being followed?" ”

"Yes." Du Yan said: "I asked Qu Shui to go to Fengwei Building, and there are many trustworthy guys who deliver the news." ”

"Help me find Lao Liang and Jiang Hai, and let them go to Guozi to see me; Send another sentence to Guo Qianli, I have already written it; Uncle Guo's Mansion and Mrs. Qiu's Mansion are also inconvenient for me to go recently, so I need to bring a message; Also, use our manpower to track down Pei Mian......"

Under Du Yan's management, although Fengweilou has not made much progress in dishes, the scale is no longer the same.

She opened branches in Pingkang, Xuanyang, Guangde, Changshou, and Xingqing Zhufang, not to make money, but to facilitate inquiry and transmission of news.

She had almost lost her family, and she cared about these things.

"This time, we are working with Yang Wei and his wife?"

Xue Bai said: "As long as Yang Wei and his wife are on our side, it will be difficult for the opponent to prove that I am Xue Pingzhao, and then involve me in the Sanshuren case." So, how could Xue Bai, who has no identity, be the mastermind behind the turmoil in Chang'an? ”

"So, they're going to find a way to expose us for working with this couple."

"We have to guard against this hand first, and I have already arranged for the annual exam."

Du Cheng was careful and reminded softly: "Although you have a proper arrangement here, you still have to prevent mistakes from going wrong in the princess's mansion." ”

"Hmm."

Xue Bai was reminded and turned her head to look at her, but instead she glanced at Du Yan and lowered her head.

They discussed the details of how to deal with the matter, and then talked about the situation.

"The Sanshuren case has already passed, and no one wants to mention it, but now someone does not hesitate to bring out this case, just to deal with me?"

"Is the salt tax a great threat to the slaves, and he will not hesitate to sacrifice this killing move?"

"An Lushan is about to enter Beijing, and Brother Nu should be preparing to make a move on Pei Kuan, why bother to make trouble?"

"I think Zheng Qian's case is more like ...... Someone threw a piece of meat at the beasts and caused them to fight. ”

"It seems to be a little tentative."

Xue Bai originally had a hunch, but he couldn't describe his intuition like them.

"In this way, some people want to use this matter to lead the East Palace and the Right to fight in advance, and they also want to lead to the statement that 'Li Heng instructed Li Zhen to falsely accuse Li Ying'."

"Li Heng's statement should have never been said by anyone, right?"

"I guessed it. But I don't want to get involved in the dispute too early, and if it weren't for Zheng Qian, I would just want to join the government and accumulate strength......"

Speaking of this, Xue Bai's heart moved, and he vaguely guessed who might have sued Zheng Qian.

He reminded Li Cong not long ago that so soon, Zheng Qian's two manuscripts were taken out, and both manuscripts mentioned Li Cong.

Zheng Qian clearly has many more serious manuscripts of "reprimanding public opinion", why these two copies? It can be seen that the other party did not want to kill Zheng Qian.

Now guess the other party's purpose.

First of all, an official close to the East Palace was imprisoned, and the Right Prime Minister's Mansion instinctively wanted to bite the East Palace. Since Xue Bai played Li Linfu last time, people with a heart have learned to take advantage of this; Secondly, bring out the old events of the year, observe the reactions of various forces to the Sanshuren case, and test Li Longji's bottom line.

But Li Cong shouldn't have such great ability, locked up in the Ten Kings' Mansion, how can he get Zheng Qian's manuscript? Moreover, knowing that Li Linfu would use this matter to attack the salt official, he should not have done so.

Xue Bai still couldn't fully figure it out.

And the most important thing at the moment is to protect yourself first.

……

Du Yan went to arrange things, and then returned to Xue Bai's house, but saw that Du Yan was no longer there.

"That's it."

"Okay."

"Will it be dangerous again this time?"

"On the bright side, we were originally forces like Li Shizhi and Pei Kuan who were going to be killed, but now we are still growing tenaciously in the cracks."

Du Yan smiled.

The two of them leaned on the edge of the couch.

"I'll come over tonight?"

"No matter how patient you are, I'm afraid that you will find out about my fraud at any time and arrest me."

"Huh? Are you bleeding? ”

Xue Bai smiled bitterly, he had been cultivating since he went to Zhongnan Mountain, and he only saw Yang Yuyao in the middle, and he was very dry, and he drank a lot of salvia soup.

"It's too self-respecting."

"So self-respecting? Gotta reward you. Du Yan bit his ear and whispered, "Then wait for this catastrophe...... Come back again. ”

Xue Bai vaguely heard her say "Let's come over again", but he wasn't sure.

Probably drank too much salvia soup and had auditory hallucinations.

“……”

"Did you hear someone calling me?"

"Is there one?"

The two of them listened.

Indeed, a voice came from the front yard, drawing nearer.

"Where is Xue Bai?! Involved in the fraud case of the Guozi Supervisor's annual examination, he was immediately escorted to Dali Temple for questioning! ”

~~

When he was taken from Shengpingfang to Dali Temple, he crossed Suzaku Street, and Xue Bai suddenly heard a hissing sound.

When I turned my head to look, I saw a group of people slowly coming from the south, attracting countless onlookers.

"It's an eagle! Hawk! ”

The children shouted excitedly.

Because in front of that team, there were samurai riding on high camels, with a large snow-white eagle on their shoulders, looking forward to their own pride, and they were very spirited.

There were several different eagles, and behind the eagle team was a large carriage with cages on it, and in it were two beautiful beasts, like cats, tigers and leopards.

The people of Chang'an watched the past, shouting louder and louder.

"Fly on the grass, fly on the grass!"

"And Pegasus......"

It wasn't until Xue Bai walked into the Imperial City and finally glanced back at Vermilion Bird Street that he couldn't see the end of the team that offered rare beasts.

It was An Lushan who entered Beijing to compete for favor.

A wave has not settled, and another wave has risen.

~~

"Xue Bai, these are your test papers?"

"Yes."

"Some people say that you are not there in the last two exams of the Guozijian New Year Examination, how do you explain?"

Xue Bai was in the Dali Temple, looked at Du Hongji's eyes, and asked rhetorically: "This kind of inexplicable words, I'm afraid that Du Sizhi should give me an explanation." ”

"This is Dali Temple, who do you think you are?"

Xue Bai said calmly: "I am the prisoner of the country of the Son of Heaven Xuan. ”

Du Hong was gradually surprised by his arrogance, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at Li Daodi, the secretary of the Dali Temple, the king of the imperial history, and Cui Qiao, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Wei Shu, Su Yuanming and other officials involved in this matter all sat on the side to hear the trial.

Donggong usually does not interfere in state affairs, and this time it is rare to set off this case. Fang Xuan even took advantage of his position to directly send a message to the saint and ask him to purge the country. The reason is also very sufficient, the fall of the Guozijian is not a day or two, and there is indeed a need for rectification, so it starts with the investigation of fraud in the annual examination.

"Dare to quibble and bring witnesses in."

After a while, several students from the Guozijian were brought up, and they didn't dare to look at Wei Shu, who was sitting there.

Du Hong gradually came prepared, confident, and arranged for the witnesses to speak one by one......

"Student Zhao agreed, he was sitting behind Xue Bai during the annual examination, and when the post test ended, the student was handing in the papers, and he saw Xue Bai coming out of the curtain, ready to leave the examination room without permission, and was taken away by Su Siye."

"Xue Bai, what do you explain?"

"When Dr. Zheng was taken away, I broke the inkstone and planned to go back to the house to get one."

"That's true." Su Yuanming said: "I am an invigilator, so I will take the inkstone with him." ”

Zhao agreed: "But after Xue Bai left, he never came back. ”

"He replied, the examination room is separated by a bamboo curtain, you should not have noticed it for a while."

"There were a few times when the wind blew the bamboo curtains, and the student saw that there was no one in his house."

"You're wrong." Su Yuanming only responded with four simple words.

Du Hong gradually sneered when he heard this, and then asked several other students to testify, all of whom said that they only saw Xue Bai leave, and did not see Xue Bai return.

"If one person is wrong, can everyone be wrong? The facts are all there, the witnesses are complete, Xue Bai, what else do you have to say? ”

"You have no evidence; But I have the test papers to prove it. Xue Bai said: "You selected ten witnesses to confirm that I was not in the examination room; I can pick out the 50 people who saw me in the examination room, and I wonder if I can put them in Dali Temple. ”

"Your so-called fifty people are all classmates who have been bought by you."

"These ten people can't be bought by Du Sizhi?"

"Sophistry." Du Hong gradually said: "Why did I buy the certificate? ”

"yes, why?" Xue Bai pondered, but couldn't answer.

Du Hongjian saluted Li Daodi, the secretary of Dali Temple, and said: "Tingwei, I have physical evidence, and there are more witnesses, and I saw Xue Bai elsewhere on the day of the annual examination. ”

Xue Bai knew that, as Du Cheng said, the subordinates of Princess Xianyi's Mansion were mismanaged, and someone had been bribed.

It is not difficult for Du Hong to prove the truth.

Wei Shu didn't wait for more witnesses to come to the court, he got up with a sigh and said, "If Xue Bai cheats, it is nothing more than the old man leaking the question in advance. If this case is to be investigated, the old man should be investigated. ”

"Wei Gong said this, is he admitting? Or do you rely on fame to coerce your subordinates? The country's selection of scholars is a major matter for the society, and this case should be investigated carefully! Come on, on the physical evidence! ”

~~

Outside Dali Temple, Du Wulang, who rushed to hear the news, looked anxious.

He dragged the placket of his robe and ran, and from time to time beckoned to dozens of fellow national eunuchs behind him.

"Quick!"

He had to rescue Xue Bai earlier, otherwise Xue Bai would fall into the Dali Temple prison alone this time.

Finally, panting and making it up the steps, a line of guards with halberds in front of him stopped him.

"You can't rebel?!" An official strode out and shouted: "Dare to make trouble in front of Dali Temple? Don't quit yet! ”

"We are witnesses." Du Wulang shouted: "Let's testify for Xue Bai!" ”

"It's ridiculous, the witness is summoned by Dali Temple, how can there be any reason to trespass?"

Before the words fell, a person rushed out from behind Du Wulang, pointed at the official's nose and scolded: "Do you know who my grandfather is?!" ”

"I don't care who your grandfather is......"

"What a big breath, I'm his grandfather!"

Suddenly, a shout and curse rang out.

Du Wulang looked back, only to see that it was Yang Zhao striding over, wearing a light red official robe draped over his body, and he actually wore the style of a purple-robed officer.

Today, Du Wulang is a guest in Yang's house, and he is congratulating Yang Xuan for passing the annual examination and will be "prosperous for thousands of miles", and suddenly reported to the imperial court to investigate the major case of fraud in the annual examination.

At that time, Du Wulang and Yang Xuan rushed to Guozijian to gather their classmates, and Yang Zhao came over at this time, and he actually brought several red-robed officials.

~~

In court, Du Hong gradually made people present more evidence.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please see, this scroll of the scriptures is different from the ink used in the poems and the questionnaires. Xue Bai uses pine smoke ink, which has a faint fragrance; And the last two volumes are made of Zhenku ink, which is the ink provided by the Guozi Prison. Therefore, I speculate that these two volumes were written by the officials of the country. Don't worry, I have more evidence, I checked Xue Bai's papers during the exam......"

"Which villain?!"

Suddenly, I heard a shouting and scolding, and there was a noise outside the hall.

Du Hong gradually turned his head to look, only to see several red-robed officials snatching the court staff in the hands of the officials and rushing straight to this side.

"Wei Gong is known for his reputation, how can you allow you to wait for the villain to frame the camp?!"

"The Guozi Prison is the order of the Son of Heaven, how can there be fraud?!"

“……”

In the midst of the scolding, Du Hong gradually squinted, only to see a tall, handsome but dull student rushing towards this side.

He recognized him, it was Yang Xuan, the stupid son of Yang Zhao in Duzhilang, who couldn't read a few big characters, and he also passed the Guozi Prison Examination...... Of course, Guozijian has always been like this.

"Jiri! I'm cheating?! ”

"Stop him!"

"Stop, above the court, don't be presumptuous......"

"Bang!"

It was too late, and when he was caught off guard, Yang Xuan actually pounced directly in front of Du Hongji, raised his fist, and punched him in the stomach.

"I finally passed the test!"

Yang Xuan was worthy of being one of the gangsters in Chang'an, and he punched out, completely showing the momentum of a scoundrel, and glared at the ten classmates who testified.

"You want to retake the test?!"

Everyone was surprised, and the scene was chaotic.

Du Hong gradually covered his stomach, keenly aware that Yang Xuan was instigated, and it can be seen from the word "retest" that Xue Bai must be alarmist.

"Yang Dalang is angry, no one has said that you cheated yet."

Du Wulang saw that Du Hong gradually wanted to expose his conspiracy to gather people to make trouble, and hurriedly shouted.

At first, he indiscriminately incited, and then, he suddenly saw a familiar figure among the ten witnesses.

"Du Zi? You obviously want to test the Ming Sutra, how do you know that Xue Bai is not there? Oh, I see, are you Du Hongji's nephew? Did he make you perjury?! ”

"Belly?" Yang Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then shouted: "You have passed the annual exam, and you still want to take the exam again?!" ”

"I, I really saw that he wasn't ......"

"Still?" Yang Xuan shook his fist and threatened, "Don't you understand where to sit with your ass?" ”

Du Zi was scared, so he had to say, "I, I didn't see it." ”

"Nonsense, you dare to make a big fuss in court?!"

Du Hong gradually became angry, turned his head to look, and saw that the princes were still sitting there, looking at the excitement, so he had to call the officials to calm the situation.

"Bring someone to the certificate, on the occasion of the annual examination, Xue Bai is in Princess Xianyi's Mansion! Quiet! ”

"Shut up! It's noisy! ”

“……”

Xue Bai stood aside, avoiding Yang Xuan's saliva foam, and his attitude was not about himself.

He knew that Du Hong was in a hurry to prove that he had colluded with Yang Huan to frame the East Palace, but he should not be in a hurry, presumably Yang Huo had already confessed in front of the sage at this time.

~~

Daming Palace, Zichen Inner Palace.

A domino was just pushed out, and Li Longji immediately ate the card.

Yang Xun was a little annoyed when he saw that he had released the cards, and continued to chat, saying: "If the saint can allow the son-in-law to tell the truth, the eighteenth mother is a little stupid." ”

"You're stupid!" Li Niang was very unhappy when she heard this.

She competed with Zhang Ting today, and both of them won a lot of chips.

"Still not yet?" Yang Wei blurted out, "Enter the palace after hearing a few words, as a princess, you should not be involved in state affairs." ”

Zhang Ting seemed to be focusing on the dominoes, but he listened to the couple singing and harmonizing, and occasionally glanced at it, and saw a waiter holding a tray, and there were several documents on the tray pressed by the paperweight.

Today, the sage called Zhang Ting, Zhang Si, and Jia Chang to play cards, and Li Niang came to accuse Zheng Qian of slandering her mother, and the sage was not happy to hear it. But Yang Wei said that he had realized that it was too easy to be taken advantage of, and this time he learned to verify it first, so he handed over the paperwork, and said that he would not have much to do next time.

This move actually won a chance to play dominoes.

Zhang Ting didn't dare to delay playing cards in his hand, weighed it in his heart, and decided to risk being disliked by the saint and have to give Yang Wei eye medicine, so he smiled and said: "The horse said 'it is not suitable to be involved in state affairs', but in fact he handed over something?" ”

"I was wrong." Yang Wei immediately admitted his mistake, "This matter has nothing to do with me, in order to prevent Eighteen Niang from blindly mixing, I went to the criminal department, but it became my blind mixing." Before entering the palace, I even heard that it was me who colluded with Xue Bai. ”

Li Niang was surprised: "You were present when Pei Mian released him, just say that you are suspicious." What does this matter have to do with Xue playing cards? ”

Yang Wei felt funny and said: "He and Zheng Qian are old friends, and he let Zheng Qian say cruel words when he was caught." So some people say that he gave up the annual exam and came to instigate me to rescue Zheng Qian. ”

"Huh?" Li Niang was even more surprised.

Yang Wei chirped: "Let him be famous, let him be crazy." ”

Li Longji was playing cards and suddenly sneered.

The other three were immediately panicked and did not dare to speak again.

"Give up the annual exam? They can figure it out too? Xue plays cards and is the kind of person who draws the camp. ”

"The saint is wise."

Before the matter is presented to the saint in detail, a few words give a preconceived impression, and that is enough. Yang Wei smiled and concentrated on feeding the cards.

Zhang Ting was stunned, and a pair of beautiful eyes stared at the dominoes in front of him.

She didn't expect that the hand of cards in the East Palace had not yet been played, and the cards had been ruined by these few words of understatement?

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