After wearing the book, the Buddhist imperial concubine has spoiled again

Chapter 120 The right to do so

"Keep Your Highness waiting for a long time." Qiao Kun lifted the curtain and came out, bowed to the prince, and replied awkwardly: "I haven't found any cheating things in Xue Juren's number room. I must be dazzled by my eyes. This is an accident." Misunderstand."

At this time, there were already many candidates watching around, Qiao Kun also explained to the candidates, "It's okay, it's just a misunderstanding, everyone, go back to your seat for the exam!"

"Misunderstanding?" Pei Xuanling sneered, "Master Qiao, you questioned Xue Juren's cheating in public, and led people to search the house and body. You want to turn the page on a flimsy misunderstanding?"

"Your Highness, don't be angry. It's the old man's fault. The old man will make amends to Xue Juren." Qiao Kun was able to bend and stretch, and said to Xue Youcai in public: "Xue Juren, I'm sorry that I almost wronged you for cheating. I solemnly respect you here." Apologize."

After speaking, he bowed slightly and bowed to Xue Youcai, looking quite sincere.

Xue Youcai turned slightly to avoid Qiao Kun's apology, "Although Xue admires Master Qiao's courage to apologize in public, he does not accept Master Qiao's apology!"

If it wasn't for a guard bumping into his test basket yesterday, he would have discovered in advance that someone had secretly hidden the test basket.

I'm afraid that when Qiao Kun was searching today, even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he wouldn't be able to clear up the suspicion of cheating.

The Dongliang Kingdom has very strict management of cheating in the imperial examinations. The lighter ones are punished with sticks, and the more serious ones are exiled to the frontier, or executed with sticks, beheaded at the waist and other tortures.

If it wasn't for his good luck, and some noble people help him unintentionally, I'm afraid that the 20 years of studying hard in the cold window will be in vain, and he will not be far from death.

And he is just a juren, Qiao Kun, as a minister in Beijing, cannot harm him for no reason.

In addition, if Qiao Kun just wanted to frame him for cheating, he could have framed him during the search yesterday.

The reason why he waited until today's exam to search was that the person Qiao Kun really wanted to kill was the prince.

Thinking of this, he couldn't forgive Qiao Kun, absolutely not!
"If Mr. Qiao just apologizes, Gu also thinks that the price is too light." Pei Xuanling waved his hand, "Come here, take Qiao Kun to the dungeon of the Gongyuan for interrogation!"

As soon as the order was given, a guard stepped forward and immediately set Qiao Kun up.

Qiao Kun's legs flew into the air, and his arms were held up by the guards, "Your Highness, what are you doing? As an examiner, I have the right to suspect and search candidates when I see suspicious candidates!"

"It's you, you can't just punish this candidate because I doubt him because he is the elder brother of a certain concubine in the Eastern Palace, right?"

Qiao Kun kicked his legs and resisted a few times, "You have no right to do this!"

Hearing this, the candidates present did not know the truth and whispered among themselves.

"It turns out that this is Xue Youcai, the prince's uncle. I said that a mere scholar was searched. How could the prince come to the scene in person and speak out in defense of him."

"Not only protecting Xue Youcai, but also punishing the examiner for Xue Youcai."

"tsk tsk"

Due to the status of the prince, they spoke very quietly and did not dare to speak too much.

People sympathize with the weak. In everyone's opinion, it is the prince who bullies others. They sympathize with Qiao Kun, who has a white beard and a white beard.

Even if Qiao Kun really wronged Xue Juren, at most it was a misunderstanding, and he would not be sent to prison for interrogation.

Of course, some of them support the prince or maintain a neutral attitude.

Facing the discussion of the crowd, Huang Dechang held his whisk in his arm and said with his head held high: "His Royal Highness, as the chief officer overseeing the imperial examinations, has the right to maintain the order of the Tribute Court, and also has the right to put examiners who have wronged candidates into prison."

"The chief officer who supervises the imperial examination? Hahahaha." Qiao Kun looked up to the sky with a long smile, and began to jump over the wall in a hurry, ignoring the etiquette and dignity. "It turns out that His Royal Highness is a person who uses power for personal gain. No wonder Shang Shu has always disliked you, like you."

Before Qiao Kun could finish his sentence, someone covered his mouth and forced him to leave the examination room.

Pei Xuanling ignored the candidates who were discussing around him, and only told the candidates to continue the exam, and left the place with his hands behind his back.

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After leaving the examination room, Pei Xuanling went to the dungeon of the Gong Yuan.

The Tribute Court has torture chambers, which are used to extract confessions from people who cheat and refuse to tell the truth.

When they arrived at the dungeon, the jailer took the prince to the cell where Qiao Kun was held.

The dungeon is surrounded by walls, even in the daytime, you need to turn on the lights to see it.

The air in the cell is humid, and there seems to be a stench of decay and decay, as well as the smell of dried blood, which looks gloomy.

When Pei Xuanling came to a dark cell, he saw that Qiao Kun had already changed into prison clothes, and his hands and feet were shackled by iron chains.

One wall of the cell was covered with various instruments of torture, with rust-red marks on those instruments of torture.

I don't know if it's rusted, or it's the blood stains left by the prisoners after being tortured.

Qiao Kun sat on the bed made of thatch, and when he saw the prince coming, he only looked up at the prince, and didn't even bother to salute him.

The jailer brought a chair for the prince, and after Pei Xuanling sat down, he dismissed the guards in the room, leaving only Huang Dechang standing behind him.

Pei Xuanling leaned on the back of the chair leisurely, raised his left foot, and raised his legs casually.

Looking at Qiao Kun, Pei Xuanling asked lightly, "Tell me, who told you to carry the little book in Xue Youcai's test basket?"

Qiao Kun: "I don't know what the prince is talking about."

"There is no one else here, as long as you tell Gu who ordered you to do this, Gu can let the past go and let you go immediately."

Hearing this, Qiao Kun's eyes turned slightly, and there was a slight shake in his eyes.

But soon, he said bluntly: "No matter how many times the prince asks, I still don't understand what you said."

The prince can let go of his past, but others may not be able to let him go.

"Gu gave you a chance, you are sure not to say it, right?" Pei Xuanling's eyes fell on those instruments of torture.

"." Qiao Kun sat on the straw mat, "If the prince wants to beat or punish you, just come at me, anyway, I'm an old bone."

Seeing that Qiao Kun refused to tell the truth, Pei Xuanling clapped his hands slightly and called the jailer.

He didn't ask the jailer to torture Qiao Kun, but asked the jailer to hang Qiao Kun with his hands so that he leaned forward and his toes just touched the ground.

After the jailer hung Qiao Kun up, Pei Xuanling said to Qiao Kun: "When are you willing to tell the truth, come down again."

Qiao Kun closed his eyes, indifferent.

I thought the prince would use torture to extract a confession from him, and he was ready for torture.

The result is this?

He had been tortured when he was young, and he was not even afraid of torture, let alone this little trick.

Anyway, no matter what, he will not confess the truth!

After Pei Xuanling explained to the jailer, he took Huang Dechang and left without staying in the cell.

Walking in the long corridor of the dungeon with his hands behind his back, Pei Xuanling remembered Xue Youcai once said that the guard who knocked down his basket was wearing the same guard uniform as Jiang Si, and had the same round face as Jiang Si.

Thinking of this, he remembered that he hadn't seen that woman today, so he couldn't help asking Huang Dechang in a low voice: "Where is Jiang Si? Where did she go?"

(End of this chapter)