Manchu traitor, how can you let me be the emperor of the ages

Chapter 235 Cai Jing Discharged from the Hospital
"Don't die! Don't die!" The servant ran in out of breath.

"Why don't you die! Say it clearly!"

Deng Xunwu dragged him into the study impatiently.

"Master Song and Master Han don't need to die!"

The servant was out of breath and said: "The imperial edict has been sent to the Song and Han residences, so they don't need to die!"

"what?"

Deng Xunwu was startled, frowned, and stared at him closely: "Speak clearly!"

Gao Xun also walked up quickly, staring at the servant intently.

"My lords, the imperial decree only said that they would be demoted to common people and sent back to their original places, but they didn't say that they would be executed!"

The servant shouted in surprise, after hearing the news from the two lord servants just now, the servants of the Cai Mansion began to prepare wreaths.

But I didn't expect that now that things have turned around, I don't have to die!
No, I have to hurry up and call the wreath buyer back. Don’t buy this kind of unlucky thing if you don’t need it. No one wants to buy it and store it at home for spare...

Seeing that the two servants had given no orders, the servant turned his head and ran away in a hurry.

Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun looked at each other, and they both saw the disbelief in each other's eyes.

Obviously Wei Zheng and Li Yuan had already written the judgment documents, why did they suddenly change them?
Could it be that the two of them showed great kindness?
But how did the emperor pass that level?The judgment document must be approved by him. Neither of them believed that His Majesty the Emperor would be so kind as to deliberately spare the lives of Han Mulu and Song Qiaonian.

With his style, it doesn't look like he can do such a thing...

The two looked at each other again, subconsciously raised their feet to go out, seeing is believing, they had to confirm such shocking news for themselves.

But before he got out of the study, the servant who ran out just now came back yelling.

And this time I was even happier and more pleasantly surprised than last time.

"The eldest son is back! My lords! The eldest son is back!"

"what?"

The two were stunned again, and even looked at the servant with suspicion.

What's going on today?Why is it all good news?
real or fake?

For a moment, both of them doubted the authenticity of the matter.

"Slow down, slow down, don't fall on the eldest son."

There was a commotion in front of the courtyard, and several servants of Cai's mansion hurriedly helped the drunk Cai You, and walked in cautiously.

Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun looked intently, and it was really Cai You.

When Gao Xun saw the real person, he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, but the next moment, instead of being surprised, anger appeared on his face, and he strode up.

At such a critical moment, he ran away without saying a word in the imperial city, causing others to be worried and not to speak, and instead made himself drunk.

The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment, what a shame!

Deng Xunwu didn't stop him, and walked behind Gao Xun.

As soon as the two approached, they heard Cai You, who was so drunk that he was still sobbing: "Uncle, father-in-law..."

Even though he was drunk and unconscious, he was still crying, with tears streaming from the corners of his eyes.

Gao Xun's footsteps froze for a moment, and he remained silent on the spot, holding back the words of reprimand that he was about to say.

Deng Xunwu walked over from behind, followed by Youyou with a sigh.

"Master Gao, I'm afraid the Eldest Young Master is also worried too much, that's why he was so reckless, and he can't be entirely blamed for this..."

Seeing Cai You's appearance, the two of them already figured out the whole story in their brains.

Cai You must have been outside the main hall of Yushitai. Hearing the verdict of Song Qiaonian and Han Mulu's beheading, he was distraught. Unable to accept the result, he ran outside the imperial city to drink away his worries and numb himself...

In this way, the image of an affectionate and righteous junior emerges.

That being the case, neither Gao Xun nor Deng Xunwu could reprimand him anymore. Instead, they felt that this matter was no big deal, and it could be seen from it that Cai You is a person who values ​​love and righteousness.

In most places, such a person is more popular than a cold natured person.

The two watched the servants carry Cai You in, when suddenly there was another noise in the backyard.

Cai You's wife and his mother came, and there was another flurry of chaos, and then Cai You was taken back to the backyard to rest.

Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun looked at each other, and they didn't want to stay any longer, but went towards the Song and Han residences together.

Behind, the servant of the Cai Mansion who came to inform the news looked at the scene in front of him, and couldn't help but put a smile on his face.

Mr. Song and Mr. Han don't need to die, the eldest son is back, and the master will be back soon... This is really double happiness!

But I always feel something is wrong, I don't know if I forgot something...

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At this time, the officials of Zhongshu Province and Zhongguan who left the Song and Han residences also came to the Gongyuan.

After entering the Gongyuan from Longmen, what greeted them was the noisy sound of thousands of Juren.

Since most of the suspects were locked down, Hubenwei's supervision of the examination room gradually relaxed. In the next few days, even Hubenwei directly withdrew and replaced it with soldiers stationed outside the city.

These people have no bottom line, as long as they are willing to give money, they can get anything.

It is said that poor scholars and rich Juren, when they reach the level of Juren, there are contributions and tricks from the people below, and basically there is no such thing as a poor Juren.

I spent a lot of money for a while, burning charcoal for warmth, thick bedding, Pai Gow, food in the city, noodles, and even a child who couldn't bear the loneliness and planned to invite a few girls to come in for fun, but it's a pity In the end it didn't work out.

But no matter what, the current examination room is a large-scale exchange meeting, a casino, and a smelly place. Although someone pours feces and urine every day, but they haven't showered for so many days, their body smell is definitely not good.

As soon as a group of officials entered, they were staggered by the smell inside.

"The decree has arrived."

The middle officer walking in the front howled, covered his nose and walked through the rows of number rooms.

The entire examination room was silent for a moment, and the candidates with disheveled faces and disheveled hair poked their heads out of the number rooms one after another. The candidates who gathered outside to play cards in twos and threes immediately put away their Pai Gow, and almost everyone was nervous. Looking at this team of officials.

Don't be nervous. After so many days in the Gongyuan, even the hardest thorns have smoothed their edges and corners.

What's more, a large part of these candidates have done bad things and bought exam questions, so they are naturally guilty now.

And a while ago, whenever a candidate was dragged out of the tribute court crying, the other candidates were in fear for a while. Now the court has no conclusion on how to deal with this matter, and they can't do it if they don't feel guilty.

"Under the door: I have a final conclusion on the case of leaking the test questions, and all the masterminds will be locked up and brought to justice..."

The high-pitched voice of the middle official spread throughout the examination room. When the examinees heard that the masterminds were Song Qiaonian and Han Mulu, they were all shocked.

No one expected that this matter would involve two minister-level figures, one is the deputy examiner and the other is the deputy Zhi Gongju, who are so close to themselves and others.

Of course, candidates are not most concerned about this, but their own situation.

How will the imperial court treat the Juren who participated in this test?And how will you deal with those who buy and sell exam questions?

After a while, they heard the answer from the middle official.

"...severely punish all those who buy and sell test questions, expel their meritorious service, ban imperial examinations, send them into the army, and serve as an example to others..."

Hearing this, the examinees raised their heads tremblingly, looking forward in disbelief, their hearts turned cold.

Just the expulsion of official titles and the prohibition of imperial examinations have deprived them of all their hard work in the first half of their lives, not to mention the fact that they were exiled into the army, which is simply killing people...

But I didn't expect that there would be a turnaround later.

"However, God has the virtue of being good at life, and I don't want to see court scholars being unfairly wronged..."

Listening and listening, the candidates' eyes gradually lit up.

In His Majesty's imperial decree, most people who bought exam questions were distinguished from those who got rich by selling exam questions.

Many severe punishments are only aimed at those who sell exam questions to make a fortune, but they don't have much impact on them. As for not being able to take the imperial examination... Of course, they can escape.

And even if you can't escape, at worst, you can just take the exam again in the next subject, so what loss can you have?

Almost all examinees can accept such a result... Those who are found to be selling test questions are those who are unacceptable, but those people were taken out by Hubenwei a few days ago.

"The grassroots accept the order!"

"Your Majesty is innocent!"

"It's really a blessing for me to have such a benevolent king through the ages like Your Majesty..."

Some excited candidates even burst into tears on the spot. Who knows how much pressure they have been under these days?Who knew the contrast between falling to hell and then ascending to heaven?
The other examinees who were okay also shouted, anyway, if it sounds good, you don't need money, and everyone is happy that they can finally get out of this broken place.

After the middle official announced the decree, he covered his nose and was about to walk back, and other officials followed him.

The examinees also stood up one after another, and now they packed their luggage in the number room, and wanted to escape from this place quickly.

"My lord, will you still take this exam?"

Suddenly, an examinee in the crowd asked the backs of the officials, "When will I take the exam again?"

"Just wait for the court's announcement."

The last official replied without looking back.

The examinee who asked the question was taken aback for a moment, and when he came back to his senses, the officials had already disappeared...

In fact, there is a reason why they are so anxious.

There are not only these candidates in the tribute courtyard, but also many officials.

In the official residence in the south of Feihong Bridge, Zhongguan and officials from Zhongshu Province found Wang Mang and other outer curtain officials, and read the imperial court's will to them.

After these people left, the Outer Curtain Officers started discussing in shock.

"I didn't expect Mr. Song to be involved in this matter."

"Well, it's not surprising that there are not many people who have access to the test questions."

"I just didn't expect that this time two servants were directly involved!"

"Shh, keep your voice down..."

The outer curtain officials seem to have just remembered that there is a great uncle in front of him.

Wang Mang turned his head and looked at these people blankly: "Pack up your things and leave quickly."

"Yes, my lord."

The outer curtain officials didn't dare to dawdle any longer, and ran back to their official residences one after another, and began to pack their things.

To the north of Feihong Bridge, a group of decree officials also came here.

Unlike Qiaonan, the defense here has never been relaxed, and Hubenwei has always been in charge.

Five steps and one post, the inner curtain officials were firmly restrained in the official building, and they were not allowed to go out for a step, and they could not communicate with the outside at all.

"The decree has arrived!"

The sharp voice spread far away, and only then did Huben Wei let go of the guarded passage, and brought the inner curtain officials one by one to the square here.

Among them is Cai Jing.

He looked around and wanted to find Han Mulu, but he scanned the crowd, but he still couldn't find him.

Cai Jing's heart sank inexplicably. He remembered that the place where Han Mulu was imprisoned was not far from him, but now why can't he find anyone?

Cai Jing was extremely puzzled, but he followed the flow of people all the way to the square in the north of the bridge. All the officials in the inner curtain stared at the officials in front of them.

"Under the door: ..." The eunuch has read the imperial decree three times, and now, in a routine tone, he read out the imperial decree that shocked the inner curtain officials so much.

Han Mulu?Song Qiaonian?
The inner curtain officials were all shocked, some even raised their necks and searched for Han Mulu's figure in the crowd.

Sure enough not!

Not only that, but there are also several fellow examiners missing, presumably they are classified as part of the same party...

The shock in the hearts of the inner curtain officials was like overwhelming. No one thought that when they were released after being locked up for so many days, the people around them were gone.

Turning their gaze around, most of the Inner Curtain Officers retracted their gazes as if they were electrocuted when they saw that they were paying attention to the front.

Because Chae Kyung was standing there.

All the inner curtain officials saw was a heavy back, and no one knew what he was thinking.

The ministers of the Zhongshu Province in front saw only Cai Jing's lowered head, but couldn't see his face, and they didn't know what he was thinking.

But I don't know if it's an illusion, but the atmosphere in the air is inexplicably condensed.

The middle official who announced the decree didn't notice it. After reading the imperial decree mechanically, he stopped making a sound and looked down at the many officials below.

But the officials did not respond, and the atmosphere was a little stiff for a while.

The officials of Zhongshu Province standing next to him were not in a hurry, but were happy to see this scene. Some even eagerly looked at the inner curtain officials below, looking at Cai Jing.

After a while, Cai Jing saluted and said in a hoarse voice, "I obey the order."

"The minister obeys the order."

Only then did the inner curtain officials in the rear lean down to follow.

The Zhongguan turned his head expressionlessly, said a few words to the surrounding Hubenwei, and then looked at the officials and said: "Masters, you can go back."

No matter what the inner curtain officials thought just now, they finally breathed a sigh of relief at this moment.

After being imprisoned for so many days, it is impossible to say that I am not afraid, but now I can finally be free.

But this side is not as lively as that of the outer curtain officials. None of the inner curtain officials discussed it aloud. Most of them walked lightly, slowed down their breathing, turned around and walked towards their temporary official building, thinking I have been under house arrest for so many days, I don't know what happened to my family...

Only a few people chose to stand still, or gritted their teeth, or looked at Master Cai's back with concern.

"Let's go."

Cai Jing turned around, looked around at the Neilian officials who were still there, nodded to them, and then walked towards the official building.

There were many "relieved" voices from the crowd, and then other inner curtain officials followed Cai Jing's footsteps.

(End of this chapter)