After crossing, I was dragged by the bamboo horse and became a queen

Chapter 204 Maybe it's a disservice?

"So what's your conclusion?" Old man Feng looked at Shangguanjing with a gratified expression, waiting for her to continue.

"Sir, do you still remember?" Shangguanjing continued: "The next day after the emperor returned to Beijing, there was news from Pingzhou that Marquis Yongxin and Princess Xiao Miaoyu of Yicheng knew that King Huaiyang had failed, and both of them He committed suicide in fear of crime. He died so soon, and he was completely obliterated! Sir, do you still remember the Captain Zhang who 'escorted' us from Beijing to Yurong Town? If my father assigned him the task of protecting us , Then why did he throw us to Yurong Town, and he didn’t know where we went.”

"Hmm." Old Man Feng nodded: "You mean, the mission your father entrusted to him was not only to escort us out of Beijing? He also went to Pingzhou to silence us? It's possible! Yurong Town is going to Pingzhou the only way to go.”

"That's why I find it strange." Shangguan Jing frowned: "My father arranged the finishing work well in advance. Even Xiao Miaoyu and his wife who were far away in Pingzhou were silenced so quickly, how could he let him go at ease?" Why did the Ministry of Punishment detain such a large group of counselors and scribes from the Huaiyang Palace? Why did he rest assured that Sun Shude would fall into the hands of the Sanfa Division? It has been ten days since the emperor returned to Beijing, and it has also been ten days since my father returned to Beijing with Yujia. He seems a little too confident today, right? For ten days, he never cared about asking about Huaiyang Wang's henchmen, and he seemed to be really not afraid of the trial by the San Judicial Division."

"As you said, he seems confident." Old man Feng squinted his eyes and thought for a while before replying: "I think he may be very confident. He can be so calm only if he has no fear. Those people who are currently being detained in the prison of the Ministry of Justice, I'm afraid There is no evidence that there is any substantial harm to your father. You know, the trial of the Tribunal is not based on a confession alone. "

"I know that." Shangguan Jing nodded: "So I think, even if those people come forward to testify against my father, my father can still argue that those people slandered him in order to avenge Huaiyang King. They only have confessions, and if my father I have already prepared the evidence to cleanse myself, so these accusations are meaningless. And there is..."

Shangguan Jing hesitated for a moment before saying: "Mr. Feng, do you think any of these people have been bought by my father in advance? Or are they originally my father's people? Because I think, if a lowly adviser Or it is not easy for scribes to obtain evidence of my father's connection with King Huaiyang. But Sun Shude is different. After all, he is the governor of Prince Huaiyang's mansion, and he is a close friend of King Huaiyang. I think he can grasp and keep it if he has the heart Some evidence about my father. No matter how perfect the conspiracy is, it is impossible to pass without a trace, why is my father not worried about Sun Shude's mouth?"

"You reminded me." Old man Feng smiled: "The day King Huaiyang started the incident, after thinking about it carefully, why did Sun Shude stop you two streets away from the Fifth Prince's Mansion? Just block the door and arrest people Is it not good?"

"That's right!" Shangguan Jing nodded: "So, no one can tell whether my father and Sun Shude had any private transactions. Do you think Sun Shude kept the evidence that he also picked himself clean? Originally Can An Ansheng be born? He is different from those disciples, the official of the royal residence, and a serious official of the fifth grade!"

"If you say it like you do," old man Feng laughed happily, as if gloating, "Then if the Su family decides to silence this Sun Shude, it would be a waste of help to your father!"

"Isn't it!" Shangguan Jing couldn't help being happy: "If that's the case, wouldn't my father be so angry when he heard the news? But it's too late to say anything now, everyone is dead!"

"It's a pity." Old man Feng sighed and shook his head: "This Sun Shude is also a person with a lot of brains. He followed the wrong person! But... he came from a poor family, and there are not many paths to choose from."

"Sir, you mean that Sun Shude also came from a poor family?" Shangguan Jing was taken aback: "How do you know?"

"Do you still need to guess?" Old man Feng snorted coldly: "If the king of Huaiyang is honest and does not act as a demon or rebel, then he is just an ordinary prince, the emperor's younger brother, nothing more. He has quite a status. He is high, but he will not hold too much real power. If you go to the prince's mansion to do a long history, unless you are with a prince who may become a prince or emperor in the future, what can you do? In this life, you will be a fifth-rank official at the end of your life. There is absolutely no possibility of promotion. Who would want to take up such a position if he hadn't been forced to do so by being born in a poor family?

"Speaking of this..." Old Man Feng rubbed his eyes while talking, and sat up straighter: "Jing'er, tell me, what kind of class is solidified in you."

"Your old man wants to ask," Shangguan Jing smiled: "Then answer me a question first. Sir, are there many poor scholars taking the imperial examination at present? Is the probability of these people passing the exam high? If they pass the exam, will they What is the future like in general?"

"This question is easy to answer." Old man Feng chuckled: "The number of people who participated in the imperial examination is quite a lot! But scholars from poor families can't be like your brothers, who have been carefully trained by famous teachers since they were young, so their levels are also uneven. But Scholars from humble backgrounds mostly work very hard, and there are quite a few high-level ones. It’s just that there are no famous teachers and lack of connections. They often have to take many detours and waste many years. Many people are not young when they are admitted to Jinshi. Children, such as your elder brothers, and the young masters of the Su family. I remember that Su Chaoyun was only 17 years old when he was a Jinshi, and Lin Taiwei’s son seemed to be a Jinshi, so young!"

"Understood." Shangguan Jing nodded: "Is it the same outside the capital?"

"Same." Old man Feng nodded, "For example, Prime Minister Chen was originally from Xiapi County. All of the above are related to the Chen family. How can ordinary poor families compare? Prime Minister Chen also studied in his hometown in the early years and passed the imperial examination. This kind of family has people who are officials from generation to generation. The clan members support each other, and the elders are the descendants Back paving the way, filling vacancies and promotions are naturally one step faster."

"So the road for poor scholars is completely blocked?" Shangguan Jing asked.

"What do you mean by being blocked?" Old man Feng asked back: "After being admitted to the Jinshi, this official can still do it. It's just that we have been in the state for a hundred years, and we have never had a prime minister from a poor family! It is not easy for officials from a family background to show their ambitions. But it is not impossible, or they are attached to a wealthy family. For example, the current Lujiang prefect is from a poor family. He is the son-in-law of Lin Taiwei. Or he is just a guest and counsellor."

　——Here is the dividing line of Sun Shude——
　　What happened to Sun Shude really couldn't be figured out for a while. Everyone was dead, but it was really a complete death without proof.

　　I just don't know, if the Su family made their own decisions, would it have disrupted some small arrangement of Marquis Wu Ding this time?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)