Five years of county magistrate, 100 million catties of grain shocked Li Shimin

Chapter 209 Picking up the Missing Candidates from Liaozhou
Yang Yuzhi screamed in horror.

There is a feeling of limp on the ground.

Fang Yuan signaled the two jailers to stop the execution.

Yang Yuzhi was panting heavily, and the sweat dripped down his forehead.

"Go ahead."

Fang Yuan said indifferently.

"I, I didn't disclose it, I bet on the right question."

Yang Yuzhi panted heavily, gritted his teeth, and said loudly.

"act recklessly!"

Fang Yuan said coldly.

The two jailers immediately pulled the torture equipment.

This time, neither of them was as gentle as before.

In an instant, Yang Yuzhi was in severe pain and screamed like a pig being killed.

His eyes widened, as if they were about to protrude, bloodshot all over.

"I said, I said, I really said."

Yang Yuzhi struggled, screaming in horror.

Fang Yuan kept a cold face, he didn't stop torturing immediately.

Instead, he waved his hands slowly after Yang Yuzhi's voice became weaker.

"This is your last chance."

Fang Yuan said slowly.

This is Yang Yuzhi's last chance.

In fact, it was Fang Yuan's last chance.

Because someone was already waiting for him outside the interrogation room.

"Yes, I leaked it, I leaked it."

Yang Yuzhi snot and tears flowed together, very miserable.

"Don't be kidding, you are not qualified to touch the test questions at all."

"Tell me, who told you that!"

"Resisting will only make you suffer from flesh and blood."

Fang Yuan said coldly.

It's an improvement, but it's still far from there.

Because it won't be Yang Yuzhi who really leaked the exam questions.

Just because he has no access to the test questions, he has no chance.

"Yes, yes, it's the third prince!"

Yang Yuzhi panted heavily, struggling.

Finally, as if thinking of something, he finally spoke.

He thought, so what if you tell Fang Yuan, just don't admit it when the emperor comes, when the emperor is here, Fang Yuan dares to torture himself?

For the sake of family power, if the emperor is here, he should not do anything to him.

Even if he admits to the emperor, the emperor will not do anything to the third prince, after all, he is his own son.

"It really is the third prince."

Fang Yuan nodded and said.

No surprises at all with this answer.

Because there was already speculation, and he knew it was the third prince.

"Why did he leak the test questions?"

suddenly.

An indifferent voice came from outside the interrogation room.

When Yang Yuzhi heard this, his eyes widened and his face was full of surprise.

After a while, Li Shimin walked in with a sullen face, his eyes seemed to suppress his anger.

Fang Yuan already knew that Li Shimin was coming, he bowed to him and stepped aside.

"His Majesty?!"

Yang Yuzhi trembled.

I couldn't believe Li Shimin's arrival.

Oh my god, Fang Yuan actually called Li Shimin a long time ago.

I was still thinking about asking for help after Li Shimin came or something.

Now it seems that he fell into Fang Yuan's trap and was tricked by Fang Yuan.

"Why did he leak the test questions?"

Li Shimin continued to ask.

The eyes looked even more terrifying.

"I want to, I want to support more of my own people!"

Yang Yuzhi couldn't help swallowing, and said in a trembling voice.

"Bastard!"

"When I'm dead?!"

Li Shimin was furious.

He has known for a long time that the princes all have the heart to fight for the emperor.

There's no way to stop this, after all, that's how he was raised.

It's just that I didn't expect that the princes would be eager to support their own people when I was still in my prime?

If Li Ke was given ten or eight years, or even longer, wouldn't the imperial court be all his henchmen?

"Forgive Your Majesty, Forgive Your Majesty"

Yang Yuzhi repeatedly begged for mercy in a low voice.

Li Ke once told him that his most precious thing is time.

He can use a long time to slowly support his party members.

In the future, if Li Shimin competes with Li Chengqian a hundred years later, he has a chance of winning.

"Forgiveness?"

"Leaking the exam questions is an unforgivable crime!"

Li Shimin said with a sullen face and a sneer.

Yang Yu was taken aback, and didn't understand Li Shimin's meaning for a while.

But Fang Yuan at the side understood that Yang Yuzhi became Li Ke's scapegoat for venting his questions.

As for Li Ke, there is a high probability that he will not be held accountable. Apart from himself, outsiders will not know that he leaked the question.

"Fang Yuan, I leave this place to you."

Li Shimin left after leaving a word.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty"

Yang Yuzhi seemed to understand the reason.

He yelled, trying to stop Li Shimin.

But Li Shimin left without looking back.

"I just said, the third prince will abandon you."

"Not only is the third prince abandoning you now, but the emperor also regards you as a scapegoat."

Fang Yuan chuckled and prepared to leave.

Yang Yuzhi's fate is already doomed, he will be sentenced.

But how to judge, Fang Yuan had to ask Li Shimin for his opinion.

"Fang Yuan, no, Fang Ling, save me, save me!"

Yang Yuzhi begged loudly.

Now, maybe only Fang Yuan can save him.

After Li Shimin left, it was impossible for him to leave the Chang'an county government office.

He will be imprisoned until he is punished by the court.

Among them, only Fang Yuan can help him, send a message or give him a chance to leave and so on.

"Can I save you?"

Fang Yuan chuckled.

He looked Yang Yuzhi up and down.

I wonder if there is any useful information on Yang Yuzhi that can be exchanged.

"Yes, yes."

Yang Yuzhi nodded repeatedly, and looked at Fang Yuan pleadingly.

"What do you have that I should save you for?"

Fang Yuan smiled meaningfully.

"me"

Yang Yuzhi opened his mouth, as if he had something to say, but he didn't.

Fang Yuan looked at him, snorted, and ordered Yang Yuzhi to be taken to prison.

After walking out of the cell, Fang Yuan asked the master to write a memorial to convict Yang Yuzhi.

After feeling correct, Fang Yuan entered the palace and brought the memorial to Li Shimin.

When entering the imperial study room, Fang Yuan found the third prince Li Ke was kneeling at the door.

Fang Yuan noticed him, he also noticed Fang Yuan, neither of them spoke.

In the end, Fang Yuan went straight into the imperial study room to meet the emperor.

"Your Majesty, this is Yang Yuzhi's punishment."

Fang Yuan saw the memorial and handed it to Li Shimin.

"Three years in prison? That's too cheap for him!"

"Sent to Lingnan, you can't come back within five years!"

Li Shimin glanced at the memorial and said coldly.

He not only punished Yang Yuzhi, but also warned Li Ke.

Li Ke is kneeling outside the door now, but he himself admitted his mistake on his own initiative.

In fact, up to now, Li Shimin has not punished Li Ke, thinking about how to punish him.

"Yes."

Fang Yuan should be, ready to leave.

"and many more."

"Xiao Yu has explained that Bishamen was founded when Prince Yin was still alive."

"After he died, the Bishamen fell apart, and a military division appeared behind with a boy, and reorganized the organization."

"That military adviser is the one you met last time, and the boy he brought with him is the heir of Prince Yin left in the world."

Li Shimin called Fang Yuan to stop, waved away the maids and eunuchs left and right and said in a deep voice.

"I see."

Fang Yuan frowned.

This news doesn't seem to have much effect.

It is the default that Bishamon is the power of Prince Yin.

However, there is also an important piece of information, that Prince Yin still has heirs left in the world.

This is a very unstable factor for Li Shimin's imperial power, which may cause major changes.

"Go back first and pay attention to everything about Bishamon. If you find anything, you can enter the palace to see me."

Li Shimin said solemnly.

"Yes."

Fang Yuan should leave.

Li Shimin should have other secrets that he didn't reveal.

But this is not what Fang Yuan wants to know, and he doesn't want to interfere too much.

After Fang Yuan left the palace, the leak of the exam questions was revealed by the Chang'an county government and the palace at the same time.

[The imperial examination questions were indeed leaked. The leaker, Yang Yuzhi, was exiled to Lingnan and was not allowed to leave for five years. 】

[Thirty-seven people including Yang Zhenyou and Yang Wenjun who learned about the test questions in advance had their test scores invalid. 】

After the news came out, the whole city shook.

The leak of the imperial examination questions has spread widely.

But more people don't believe that it will really leak.

After all, this year's imperial examinations have received unprecedented attention.

But I never thought that there would be such a scandal.

After people were shaken, they gradually felt the sincerity of the imperial court.

Candidates, in particular, lost all their grievances and became excited because there were 37 fewer competitors.

Soon, the imperial examinations will be released.

Candidates crowded in front of the list.

"I hit it, I hit it, I hit it!"

"Hahaha, I hit it too, I hit it too!"

"Top three, No.3, Zhang Ji, congratulations, congratulations!"

Candidates shouted.

I jumped up excitedly.

In the crowd, Zhang Ji, Ge You and others were also there.

And Zhang Ji, who is directly in the third place, is so terrifying.

In fact, more than half of the candidates in Liaozhou are almost dominating the list.

Fortunately, there are only candidates' names on the middle list, and there is no other information about the candidates, otherwise there may be trouble again, after all there are so many candidates in Liaozhou, and it was rumored that Fang Yuan leaked the test questions not long ago.

"I won, and I'm still in the third place."

Zhang Ji murmured, heartbroken for a moment.

Only he knows how hard he has worked to get here.

It's just that even if you win the third place, you may not be able to enter the officialdom.

Because my appearance is not outstanding, even a little ugly, it will become a problem for review.

After winning the list, it is only to confirm the status of being an official, and finally the Ministry of Officials must entrust important tasks before becoming an official.

Zhang Ji was still confused about his future. The ranking in front of him seemed to have nothing to do with him, nor did the laughter around him.

"Let's go and meet the teacher!"

Ge You suggested.

Surrounded by candidates from Liaozhou.

More than half of the list, an unprecedented happy event.

Such a happy event, how can we not tell Fang Yuan to be happy?
"inappropriate!"

"We almost had an accident with our teacher last time."

"I think, just like the first time, it's best to invite Zhang Ji!"

A candidate made a comment.

Last time when they knelt in the examination room, they almost killed Fang Yuan.

Thinking of being blocked at the inn, they felt lingering fear.

Fortunately Fang Yuan is fine, otherwise they would be guilty for a lifetime.

"As it should be."

Ge You and the others nodded in agreement.

It's just that everyone was a little curious when they saw Zhang Ji's expression was different.

It wasn't until someone pushed Zhang Ji that Zhang Jicai slowly came back to his senses.

"I am fine."

"I'm going to invite my mentor!"

Zhang Ji squeezed out a smile.

Although he was distracted just now, he still heard what everyone said.

After discussing the location with everyone, Zhang Ji went to Chang'an county government office to find Fang Yuan.

Ge You and the others looked at Zhang Ji's back and sighed, secretly sighing that Zhang Ji's future was uncertain.

Not long after, Zhang Ji went to Chang'an county government office to find Fang Yuan.

This time, he was directly brought into the Yamen.

"Congratulations, Zhang Ji."

Fang Yuan already knew the list of candidates.

The imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty were not as grand as those of later generations.

Although it is on the list, it is only on the list.

Unlike the Ming and Qing Dynasties, beating gongs and drums and other festive behaviors.

"Thank you teacher!"

Zhang Ji respectfully saluted.

"No.3 is not happy either?"

Fang Yuan put down his work and looked at Zhang Ji curiously.

People in their 30s are not happy to be able to get No.3 in the first Beijing exam?

"Whether you can enter the officialdom is still uncertain."

Zhang Ji smiled wryly.

He has worked hard for most of his life, and only now can he feel the deep hard work.

Recalling the previous efforts and the expectation of the old mother, Zhang Ji's heart became more and more bitter, and he didn't know whether he should be happy or not.

Maybe because of his appearance, he will be left idle for the rest of his life.

"So that's the problem."

"Don't worry, the officer will take care of you."

Fang Yuan nodded slowly.

After pondering for a moment, he said softly.

Zhang Ji is a talent and deserves help.

I have called myself a mentor many times, and I should know how to be grateful.

And it was Fang Yuan who helped him out from Liaozhou, Zhang Ji has already labeled Fang Yuan.

"Well, teacher."

Zhang Ji looked at Fang Yuan in surprise.

His eyes were instantly red, and tears welled up in his eyes.

He and Fang Yuan are not related, but Fang Yuan helped him many times, just like his father.

This is not only my bole, but also my living parents.

Thinking of this, Zhang Ji choked up and knelt down on the ground.

"Okay, get up."

"The officer just said to help you manage, I can't guarantee that I will be sure."

Fang Yuan got up, went to Zhang Ji and helped him up.

Who to find to help Fang Yuan has already thought about it, but Fang Yuan can't guarantee whether it will be successful or not.

The other party will definitely help, but Zhang Ji's appearance is easy to make things difficult for him.

Anyway, I will help out, as for the result, that is Zhang Ji's fate.

"Students understand!"

"Thank you, Master, for your kindness in recreating!"

Zhang Jishun got up with Fang Yuan's support.

He took a step back and saluted Fang Yuan again.

Deep down in his heart, he was very grateful to Fang Yuan, wishing to treat him like a father.

"Just wait."

"By the way, what do you want to do with me?"

Fang Yuan shook his head, patted Zhang Ji's shoulder and asked.

"Ge You and the others want to invite you again to express their gratitude."

Zhang Ji recovered and replied respectfully.

Thanks to Fang Yuan's betting, more than half of them made the list.

The remaining small part just didn't make the list, and they were still full of gratitude to Fang Yuan.

"I won't go, you guys have fun."

Fang Yuan thought for a while and said.

The Mohist Research Institute over Juzi started to be built, Fang Yuan wanted to take some time to have a look.

And Du Miaoyan sent someone to send a message not long ago, saying that Du Ruhui wanted to see him, that he had chosen several dates, and asked him to go over to discuss it.

There is also the matter of Zhang Ji becoming an official, Fang Yuan also needs to find some time to arrange it, to see if he can help Zhang Ji find a better position.

"Okay, the student will leave."

Zhang Ji didn't force it.

He also didn't know what Fang Yuan was going to do.

But Fang Yuan didn't want to go, so he didn't dare to force it.

Fang Yuan sent Zhang Ji out to the door, and took a look at the sky by the way.

After thinking about it, he asked someone to prepare a car, and took Zheng Jiu and others to Du Ruhui's residence.

(End of this chapter)