In the elegant hall of the university scholar's mansion, Yan Gao, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy who was sitting in the chair, was depressed, and it seemed that the events of the early dynasty had hit him hard, and his originally round face seemed to have lost a lot of weight. There are also a pair of eyes that are always sharp and sharp, and the corners of the eyes are also drooping down dejectedly, refusing to be disturbed by the outside world.

Mu Yirong led Ruicao forward and bowed to the scholar of the Hanlin Academy.

Scholar Yan Gao squeezed out a kind smile and let the two sit down, saying that he and Mu Yirong's father were ministers in the same hall and respected each other, but because Dali Temple was busy with official business, and the Guozijian and Hongwenguan of Hanlin Academy were busy cultivating talents for the country, so the two rarely interacted on weekdays, which was really a pity.

Scholar Yan Gao also sighed that he had invited Mu Jingzhong to his home as a guest, but it was difficult for the two to get together in terms of time. Mu Yirong came to visit today, he was very happy, and hoped that Mu Yirong would stay for a light meal.

Mu Yirong listened too much to the polite words of officialdom, and said secretly in his heart: If you really want to invite me as a guest, you won't turn us away, why do you have to force me to mention the name of scholar Zhongju.

It's just that looking at this Yan Gao scholar now, except for the sick look on his face, he doesn't look weak.

It is impossible for Scholar Yan Gao not to know the purpose of Mu Yirong and the others coming here, but he is an old fox who is good at disguise.

This morning, in the face of sufficient evidence, he did not retreat completely.

If there is no conclusive evidence to get such an experienced officialdom to admit that he instructed others to kill, it will be difficult to get him to confess his guilt and bring him to justice.

Mu Yirong has also been on an errand in Dali Temple for several years, speculating on the psychology of Yan Gao's scholar, since the other party dares to see the official errand of Dali Temple, it shows that he is completely sure that what he does will not be exposed, so he might as well go straight in, spread out the matter, and then look at one or two from the subtle changes in the other party's expression.

Hearing Mu Yirong mention the assassination case of Gongyuan, Scholar Yan Gao did not have any panic, but sighed deeply, saying that he felt very sorry when he heard about what happened in the examination room, but fortunately, this incident did not affect this year's Enke exam.

Speaking of this, Scholar Yan Gao couldn't help but sigh deeply, saying that this year's Enke exam is destined not to end peacefully.

Then he immediately said with an aggrieved face that Yu Runsheng, the secretary of Honglu Temple, wanted to climb up, and he should not come up with such a method, which would seriously affect the results of this year's candidates.

Both the saint and the eldest prince are too pure and kind, so they will be used and deceived by villains.

If Mu Yirong didn't know the inside story, he would really have been deceived by the university scholar Yan Gao, who was full of grievances and worried about the country and the people.

"Scholar, do you know that scholar Zhongju?"

Mu Yirong, who changed the topic back from the new, threw out the question and waited for the answer.

The university scholar Yan Gao nodded without thinking: "Every year in the Enke examination, there will be some well-known tribute students in the local area to participate, and because of the responsibility of the Hanlin Academy to cultivate pillars for the country, it will pay attention to these famous students in advance to see if they have real materials." Among the more famous candidates this year, the scholar Zhongju is one of the best and better. ”

Speaking of this, Yan Gao, a university scholar, looked at Mu Yirong with a smile and praised: "Just like when Mu Shilang participated in the imperial examination, everyone also agreed that you are the top talent, and you must be on the list." The same is true for this year's scholars. ”

"The scholar knew that this scholar Zhongju once got the test paper and intended to expose it, but he was intercepted and narrowly escaped. But the next day, he was killed in the Gongyuan house?"

Yan Gao, a bachelor whose face changed slightly, shook his head and said that he didn't know, and with the talent of a scholar, there was no need to cheat at all. Is there any misunderstanding about this?

Mu Yirong told the nineteenth prince and the eldest prince that they had seen the leaked test paper with their own eyes, and the scholar Yan Gao fell silent all of a sudden, muttering the name of the eldest prince in his mouth, as if he was savoring something indescribable.

After a while, Yan Gao, a bachelor who became more and more unenergetic, said with an apologetic face that he was not familiar with the scholar Zhongju, but had only heard of his name.

If the death of the scholar Zhongju is related to the leakage, Mu Yirong will not be afraid to go to the Criminal Department.

Now, the master of the Gongyuan Academy, who is suspected of leaking questions, and the guards guarding the examination paper pavilion, are all detained there, presumably Mu Yirong went to investigate, and should be able to ask a result and catch the murderer.

Yan Gao, the eldest bachelor who gave the eviction order, coughed after saying this, and after the cough was finished, he apologized to Mu Yirong again in a weak voice.

He said that he had the intention to keep the two of them to eat together, but at the moment, it seemed that he couldn't entertain the two, so he was really sorry.

Mu Yirong, who stood up, asked the scholar Yan Gao not to say this, they should be sorry, the scholar was not in good health, and please rest more, so they would not bother more.

It's just that Mu Yirong didn't take two steps before he suddenly stopped and turned back apologetically.

"Scholar, I just forgot to ask one thing, do you know the bag in the store of Auspicious Ruyi in the West Market?"

After hesitating for two seconds, the university scholar Yan Gao shook his head, indicating that he didn't know him.

Until the end, Yan Gao, a university scholar, showed kindness and kindness and invited Mu Yirong to come to the mansion another day as a guest.

And when Mu Yirong and Seocho left, Yan Gao, a university scholar, immediately straightened his back, and called the housekeeper with embarrassed eyes, and ordered him to go to the Great Prince's Mansion in person to deliver the post, saying that he was going to visit.

Walking out of the mansion of the university scholar, Mu Yirong glanced at the corner, and several Dachuan people who were waiting there immediately nodded and signaled, and they would stay watched.

Although the university scholar Yan Gao's emotions were well hidden, his subtle changes in expression did not escape the eyes of Mu Yirong and Seocho.

The two have always believed that Yan Gao, a university scholar, absolutely knew why scholar Zhongju died.

Next, Mu Yirong and Seocho, who left the residence of the university scholars, went to visit the cabinet of the Hanlin Academy and the kokuko priest respectively.

It's just that these two people refused to meet guests on the grounds of physical discomfort, even if Mu Yirong mentioned the scholar's Zhongju, it was still useless.

Whether the Hanlin Academy was related to the death of the scholar Zhongju had no clues to verify for a while, so Ruicao suggested that he go to the Gongyuan House again to search.

Because of the leaking incident, this year's benefactor exam has been suspended, and now that the candidates have been withdrawn from the examination room of the Gongyuan, Seocho plans to go in and check it out in person.

Last time, because it could not affect the delay of the candidates' exams, the search work was all handed over to each invigilator who was responsible for supervising the number house, and Mu Yirong and Seocho were unable to personally check the situation in the other number houses, so now it is time to go and search again.

If it doesn't work, go to the fellow of the scholar Zhongju, and from him, maybe you can trace some clues.