The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei
Chapter 218 The Truth About the Imperial Examination Fraud Case
Chapter 218 The Truth About the Imperial Examination Fraud Case (Swastika Chapter)
Xie Qian is a big fool.
The elders of the three cabinets entered Chang's mansion, and Chang Feng saluted the three of them.
Xie Kankan took a sip of tea, and then began to fool around: "Brother Chang, before the Ming Dynasty, the only dynasties that could be called prosperous times were the Han and Tang Dynasties."
"Qin is too short. Short is weak."
"However, the powerful and powerful man died in the end under the ten servants. The ten eunuchs controlled the government, were arrogant and domineering, sold officials to sell nobles, and extorted money."
"They played with Emperor Ling. Emperor Ling even said such absurd words as 'Zhang Changshi is my father and Zhao Changshi is my mother'."
"If Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty know about it, I'm afraid the coffin boards won't be able to hold it down!"
"It was the monopoly of the eunuchs that led to the decline of the Han Dynasty, so that people's minds were confused and yellow scarves swarmed."
"The ten permanent servants murdered the great general He Jin immediately afterward, which directly led to the subjugation of the country and the chaos of the world."
Xie Qian spit and stared, took a sip of tea, and continued to talk endlessly: "Brother Chang has a reputation for raising people. I heard from Brother Li that today the Ministry of Rites re-examined the exam papers and adjusted your papers."
"You are three ranks short of this subject and you will be able to enter the apricot list. With such talent and learning, you should also be a person who understands history."
"In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, he also died at the hands of Gao Lishi, a dog. After he entered the palace, he first flattered Wu Zetian, the usurper of the country, and made his fortune. He then encouraged Xuanzong to kill his own aunt, Princess Taiping."
"Gao Yangou also helped Yang Yuhuan, a demon girl who harmed the country, to seduce Xuanzong. A concubine riding in the world of mortals smiled, and no one knew it was Lizhi."
"As everyone knows, a small lychee in Yang Yuhuan's mouth is full of blood and tears of the common people."
"If you want me to say, Sheng Tang died at the hands of Gao Lishi!"
Xie Qian's ability to fool is superb.Chang Feng didn't let him get in.
Chang Feng questioned in a low voice: "It's not right. How can I remember that the prosperous Tang Dynasty was destroyed by the civil war between Yang Guozhong and Li Linfu, and the 40-year Niu Li party struggle?"
Xie Qian didn't give Chang Feng a chance to speak, he continued to spit: "Let's not talk about the Han and Tang Dynasties, but only the present Dynasty."
"The change in the civil castle in this dynasty was caused by Wang Zhen, the eunuch! If Wang Zhen hadn't bewitched Emperor Yingzong, why would Emperor Ying go to the imperial conquest, defeat the civil castle, and go north to the grassland."
"There will be no later brother Nangong prisoner, the change of seizing the door!"
"Unexpectedly, there are lunatics with ulterior motives in the world, slandering Emperor Yingzong as 'Baozong'. It's a big treason! The chief culprit who caused all this is the eunuch Wang Zhen."
Chang Feng finally couldn't hold back any longer: "The three elders came to the humble house late at night, I'm afraid they didn't condescend to give history lectures to the students, did they?"
Liu Gongjuan, this "judgment" does not refer to the settlement of the case, but to predict the direction of the matter.
Chief Assistant Liu Jian said: "Reading history can help you learn, and knowing the past can help you learn from the present."
"In the Chenghua and Hongzhi dynasties, the eunuchs were too powerful. Not to mention the Chenghua Dynasty, Wang Zhi and Shang Ming were in charge of the government successively. They took and took away the loyal civil servants who were loyal to the emperor."
"Even in this dynasty, the sage is coming. There are also places where guarding and supervising eunuchs are rampant."
"The eunuchs in the palace, such as Li Guang and others, rely on attachment to the harem to please the Holy Majesty and gain overwhelming power."
"In the eighth year of Hongzhi, Li Guang dared to intervene in the selection of the cabinet. He framed important ministers. If it wasn't for brother Chang, I'm afraid I'm the only one who came to you tonight!"
Speaking of this, Liu Jian finally started the topic: "After Li Guang's death, the power of eunuchs in the palace has not diminished."
"This time, there was a huge misunderstanding. Let me predict the trend of things for you!"
"If you often stand on the side of the stewards, the stewards will take advantage of the problem and turn a small matter of misunderstanding in the exam into a major matter of cheating in the imperial examination."
"They will use the fictitious fraud case to implicate them wantonly, kill loyal ministers, and usurp power."
"By that time, ah! I'm afraid there will be ten permanent attendants, Gao Lishi, and Wang Zhen in the Hongzhi Dynasty!"
"Da Ming is dead!"
Li Gongmou.Li Dongyang is the think tank of the three.
Li Dongyang also expressed his attitude: "Brother Chang, in order to prevent the recurrence of the Han and Tang tragedies, we need your assistance."
"You just need to agree with me and report to the emperor that cheating in the examination does not exist. Everything is a misunderstanding. Tang Yin and Xu Jing's first and second place are well deserved. The eunuch's conspiracy will not succeed."
"If you do this, you will be the benefactor of the cabinet, the benefactor of the loyal civil servants in the world!"
The three elders took turns to play tricks.Chang Feng didn't get caught up.
Chang Feng smiled deliberately, and said like a haha: "Even if I don't listen to you this time, am I not a benefactor of the cabinet?"
If Chang Feng hadn't cleared Li Dongyang and Xie Qian of the framing from Li Guang back then, it would have been impossible for these two people to join the cabinet.I'm afraid his official career will come to an abrupt end.
Chang Feng restrained his smile and said, "The three old elders will bite each other tonight. It seems that there is not a single good person among the internal officials."
"Three elders, don't forget that I, Chang Feng, are the righteous grandson of an internal official!"
Li Dongyang thought to himself: It's broken.Talked too much tonight.Why did you forget that Chang Feng is Wynn's god-grandson?
Liu Jian was a little impatient.He cursed secretly in his heart: We three powerful ministers of the imperial court condescended, and Baba came to beg you to be a lowly slave of the emperor.It's telling the truth and making sense.You always have to make a statement.
So Liu Jian said: "Chang Feng, we need an answer from you. Should we stand with the loyal civil servants in the world, or with the eunuchs?"
Chang Feng's answer was sonorous and forceful: "I've always been a matter-of-fact person. This time the emperor asked me to investigate a suspicious case, and I will not stand with anyone."
"I only stand with the truth!"
"If Cheng Minzheng, Tang Yin, and Xu Jing are innocent, I will return their innocence."
"If there is indeed fraud, I will let them accept the punishment they deserve."
Liu Jian sighed: "You are confused! Sometimes the truth is not important. The trend of things is very important."
Chang Feng confronted: "The truth is the truth. Don't you want me to follow Zhao Gao's example and point at a deer as a horse?"
Liu Jian got up angrily, turned and left without saying a word.
Li Dongyang and Xie Qian also got up and left their seats.
Fatty Xu has been sitting in the hall, not daring and not being able to intervene.
After the three of them left, Fatty Xu sighed: "Oh, my Master Chang is suffering this time. Caught between the millstones of civil servants and internal officials."
"If you don't help the civil servants, you are helping the eunuchs. If you help the eunuchs, you will offend the civil servants."
"If you don't help anyone, both sides will be offended."
Chang Feng said something meaningful: "It's wrong. Sometimes no one helps, which means helping both parties!"
"This time, let's rank five and ten, and find out the truth."
"It's better to say that the sage said that everything needs to be hit. If you get it, you will succeed, and if you miss it, you will be ruined. If you get it, you need to be impartial, but it is not enough."
Fatty Xu asked: "Whether it's the people in the cabinet or the palace, they have all received your favor. You are their benefactor."
"Give me the truth, which side do you prefer?"
Chang Feng said: "To be a man, one must drink water and think of the source. The one who gave me great power, glory and wealth was not a cabinet official, nor a eunuch in the palace, but the emperor."
"No matter whether the civil servants are too powerful or the eunuchs are too powerful, it will not benefit the emperor."
"I'm squeezed in the middle, try my best to maintain the balance of power between the two sides, and maintain the authority of the emperor."
The lively Changfu night is over.
Fatty Xu walked away leisurely with his big belly twitching.
It was still early, and Chang Feng came to the back garden.
The 13-year-old Chang Ponu came over: "Father, Mr. Li was here just now?"
Chang Ponu is the Prince's companion, studying with Zhu Houzhao.Li Dongyang is the lecturer of the East Palace, so he called him "Mr."
Chang Feng was a little annoyed: "Well, I've been here. It's not here to give you homework, why do you care so much. Hurry up and go back to sleep, so that you can go to the East Palace to study with the prince in the morning."
Let's say that Liu Jin has returned to the East Palace.
Although Zhu Houzhao was only nine years old, he had already moved into the East Palace.
It was late at night, but Zhu Houzhao didn't go to bed.Instead, sit in front of the desk.
Of course, he is not working hard to light a lamp and boil oil.Instead, he worked hard on the homework Li Dongyang left him.
Zhu Houzhao once picked his fingernails, once picked his ears, and once played with the paperweight.Think of the paperweight as a stone tiger, and he is the parachutist Li Guang who shoots the stone tiger.
Anyway, just don't do your homework.
Liu Jin came to Zhu Houzhao's side: "Your Highness, why are you still awake?"
Zhu Houzhao pointed to the homework in front of him: "No, Mr. Li will leave it to the lonely during the day."
Liu Jin knows that taking good care of the prince is the biggest political investment.
Li Dongyang has the same views as his heroes, and also believes that teaching a good prince is the biggest political investment.
What Li Dongyang didn't know was that the more he wanted to teach the prince well, the stricter he was on the prince.
The stricter you are to the prince, the more disgusted the prince will be.
Forces are reciprocal.Excessive force will naturally cause the object to bounce.
Liu Jin took the opportunity to indoctrinate Zhu Houzhao: "Oh, why does a sour literati like Mr. Li always want to use his homework to build a cage. Lock up your highness?"
Zhu Houzhao nodded hastily: "Yes, yes! The words of the big companion can be regarded as speaking of Gu's heart!"
"Gu always feels like he's in a cage recently!"
Liu Jin smiled and said, "His Royal Highness, I will go to ask the Queen tomorrow. Can you go to the Royal Garden for an outing, release eagles, and relax?"
Zhu Houzhao clapped his hands: "Hey! It's still my big companion who understands Gu's heart!"
Liu Jin put away the pile of homework and put it next to the desk: "Your Highness, it's better to go to bed quickly. Only by recharging your energy will you be able to enjoy the imperial garden!"
Zhu Houzhao is too young to ride a horse.Going to Yuyuan has always been riding a mule, holding a slingshot, and enjoying the addiction of riding and shooting.
Liu Jin made the bed for Zhu Houzhao.Called a smooth and slippery bed warmer, took off her buttocks, and got into the bed.
Zhu Houzhao fell asleep sweetly holding the nurse.
Liu Jin stared at Zhu Houzhao's childish face, and secretly smiled in his heart: Li Dongyang, Li Dongyang.Do you think that if you teach the prince to read, you can become the prince's close relative?
you are wrong.The close relative of the prince is my big companion, not your husband.
At the same time, in the prison.
Cheng Minzheng is an official of the Six Departments and the son-in-law of Li Xian, the famous prime minister of the former dynasty.His father was the former Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing.The acquaintances of disciples are all over the world.He has a noble status, so he lives in a high-quality cell in the Imperial Prison.
The first-class cell in the imperial prison is no different from the upper cell in the inn.There is also a small window with a bar on the wall.
Cheng Minzheng looked at the bright moon outside the window through the small window, and said in his heart: "The one who cleans up cleans himself, I'm not afraid to investigate!"
In this exam, I conducted the exam impartially and did not cheat.
Even if he had the heart to accept Tang Yin as his promised student, it would not be considered a violation of the law.It's just talent.
Not to mention, I didn't tell anyone a word about the exam questions!
In a low-level prison cell.Tang Yin was anxious and angry: I passed the Huiyuan exam because of my outstanding talent and extensive reading!
Oh, the so-called problem of Jingyi.Ten years ago, I saw the title quotation in a Song edition book!
Why did Jin Yiwei arrest me?Isn't this dirtying people's innocence out of thin air?
In another inferior cell.Xu Jing was trembling!There are ghosts in my heart, and I am most afraid of ghosts calling the door!
After the morning court the next day, Chang Feng was going to Jinyiwei to interrogate Cheng Minzheng, Tang Yin, and Xu Jing.
Li Dongyang followed: "Is Chang Tongzhi going back to Jinyiwei to interrogate Cheng, Tang and others? I'll go with you."
Chang Feng's refusal attitude last night caused a misjudgment by the elders of the three cabinets - this time Chang Feng might stand on the side of the eunuchs, help the evildoers and attack civil servants.
Sange had agreed a long time ago that Chang Feng must never be allowed to interrogate Cheng Minzheng and others alone.Otherwise, using Jin Yiwei's torture method to extract a confession by torture, getting the desired confession is a piece of cake.
Chang Feng said: "That's right. Then I invite the assistant to go to Jinyiwei with me."
The two came to the inquiry room and sat down together.Qian Ning, Shi Wenyi, and Fatty Xu are listed first.
Chang Feng pushed the gavel to Li Dongyang's hand: "You are the second assistant. Let you preside over the trial."
However, Li Dongyang pushed the gavel back: "This is the Imperial Prison, the site of your Chang Tongzhi. It is still up to you to preside over the trial."
After some humility, Chang Feng picked up the gavel and patted it: "Take someone to commit Cheng Minzheng."
Not long after, Cheng Minzheng was brought into the investigation room.He did not kneel, but held his head proudly.
Qian Ning was furious: "Bold! Why didn't the prisoner kneel?"
Cheng Minzheng said seriously: "I am not a criminal! The emperor did not convict me, let alone deprive me of my official position."
"I am still in the right hall of the Ministry of Rites, a third-rank official of the imperial court! Even if it involves a Qin case, I can kneel before the court!"
Qian Ning ordered: "Left and right, break his legs and see if he kneels or not!"
However, Li Dongyang stopped Qian Ning: "It's about Qian Qian. Cheng Minzheng is right, he is still a spring official right now, so he can avoid kneeling."
Chang Feng said: "Bring Cheng Butang a chair."
Qian Ning said, "Master Chang."
Chang Feng repeated: "Move a chair."
Chang Feng's attendant, deputy Qianhu Zhang Cai moved a chair for Cheng Minzheng, and Cheng Minzheng sat down.
Chang Feng questioned Cheng Minzheng: "Did you leak the exam questions to Tang Yin and Xu Jing?"
Cheng Minzheng said loudly: "I have never disclosed the exam questions to anyone! I was also the second place in the county exam, government exam, hospital exam, township exam, general exam, and palace exam all the way through the ten-year cold window!"
"I know the suffering of a scholar who burns oil with a lamp, and his head hangs from the beam and the awl pierces his buttocks!"
"I also know that every scholar is eager to strive for fame and fame in the fair and just room of the Gongyuan!"
"How can I do something that goes against my conscience and the laws of heaven, and I am sorry for the scholars in the world?"
Chang Feng didn't see deception in Cheng Minzheng's eyes, only anger.
Qian Ning said angrily: "The presiding officer asks the case, and the prisoner only needs to answer yes or no, yes or no. Where is there so much nonsense?"
Cheng Minzheng gritted his teeth and said, "No!"
Chang Feng asked again: "Half a month before the start of the examination, did you meet Tang Yin and Xu Jing?"
Jin Yiwei knew about Tang Yin and Xu Jing's visit to Cheng's mansion.
Jin Yiwei's eyes and ears are all over the capital.For a third-rank official like Cheng Minzheng, there are three special eyes and ears to monitor him on weekdays.
After he was appointed as the chief examiner, the number of monitoring eyes and ears increased to eight.
Jin Yiwei was so powerful that he knew that when Cheng Minzheng had sex with his beloved concubine for the last time, the two yelled "bad husband" and "little waste".
This is not an exaggeration.
According to historical records, during the reign of Hongwu, a certain minister met with troubles and was sad at home.
In the early morning of the next day, the great grandfather asked the minister why he was upset.
The minister was very surprised: the emperor knew that I was in distress?
Grandpa Taizu casually took out a small picture from his sleeve, which showed the minister's frowning expression.
That is to say, when the minister is upset at home.A pair of Jin Yiwei's eyes were staring at him in the dark.
Na Tiqi also drew his portrait with great interest.
Elite agents such as 007 do not only exist in the modern belts who are not human.It also exists in Daming Jinyiwei.
Cheng Minzheng didn't deny it: "I've met Tang Yin. But I haven't met Xu Jing."
Chang Feng asked: "Why do you want to meet undergraduate candidates before the exam?"
Cheng Minzheng replied: "It's simple. What kind of scholar would not be a teacher? To be a teacher, it is a joy to be able to cultivate talents from all over the world!"
"Tang Yincai is famous all over the world. If anyone were to be the chief examiner, he would also hope to see his demeanor and try his knowledge before the exam."
Chang Feng changed the topic: "What do you think of his knowledge?"
Cheng Minzheng said: "Student crowns the past and the present! After I met him, I guessed that he must be a member of the undergraduate program. He must enter the top three in the palace examination!"
Chang Feng took a sip of tea: "Did you know that after the examination and before the apricot list was announced, Tang Yin once said a wild word in front of hundreds of candidates from the Hongbin Tower."
"Undergraduate student, it must be me, Tang Yin!"
Cheng Minzheng replied: "I've heard of it. The number one talented person in the world is not crazy, but is he still called the number one talented person? Tang Yin has the legacy of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, so it's not unusual to say such words."
"I'm making an inappropriate analogy. I'll try. Heh, I'm afraid that if Tang Yin splashes ink on his face and rolls his face on the test paper, he can even enter the apricot list!"
"As long as you have seven or eight successes and answer the questions carefully, you will be able to top the apricot list."
"Did you know that Tang Yin was fifteen digits more than No.2 Xu Jing when the names were removed, and nineteen digits more than No.3!"
The ranking of the examination is determined by counting the number of "numbers" of the five marking marks.
A circle is five numbers, a triangle is four numbers, a slash is three numbers, a vertical bar is two numbers, and a cross is no number.
During the palace examination, this ranking rule is also used.However, there is one more rule. If there are more than two crosses, you can only rank among the top three.
Qian Ning couldn't take it anymore: "Master Chang, listen to his clever mouth. If he is not punished, it seems that he will not confess."
"In my opinion, give him the big memory restoration technique. He will know for himself whether he is innocent or not."
Li Dongyang sneered: "Oh, execution? Even kneeling can be exempted, let alone exempted from punishment? To execute him, you need the emperor's order!"
Chang Feng said: "Take Cheng Minzheng down first."
Cheng Minzheng was taken out of the case room.
Chang Feng said a pertinent sentence: "Cheng Minzheng's behavior doesn't look like someone with ghosts in his heart."
Li Dongyang was overjoyed: "You have said a fair word. I know Cheng Minzheng. Although he is pedantic, he has an arrogant personality."
"How could he cheat for personal gain in the national talent ceremony and lose the conscience of scholars?"
Chang Feng didn't take Li Dongyang's words, and directly ordered: "Take Tang Yin."
Tang Yin was brought into the lobby.Seeing Chang Feng, he blurted out: "I seem to have seen you before."
Chang Feng smiled slightly: "Yes, I met in Hongbin Building. We also met once."
Qian Ning burst out, "Kneel down!"
In fact, according to the rules, juren can see officials without kneeling. Even if they commit a crime, they have to wait for the Xuezheng Yamen to get rid of their reputation before making them kneel.
But Tang Yin is a scholar, where has he seen such a terrifying posture of the prison?Already scared out of my wits.
"Plop."Tang Yin fell to his knees.
Chang Feng said: "Cheng Minzheng, the chief examiner of the undergraduate course, did he leak the exam questions to you?"
Tang Yin replied: "Never!"
Chang Feng said again: "You went to Cheng Mansion fifteen days ago and had a secret talk with Cheng Minzheng in the study. What did you talk about?"
Tang Yin replied: "It's not a secret conversation. I only talked about poetry and crafts with Mr. Cheng. Oh, listening to Mr. Cheng's voice, it seems that he intends to accept me as an agreed student."
"He didn't give me a word about the exam questions."
Although Tang Yin is crazy, he is not stupid.He was only half telling the truth.But he did not admit that Cheng Minzheng once hinted that he made secret notes on the examination papers and took care of them when grading the papers.He politely declined.
After such a big incident happened, telling the truth at this time, wouldn't it add suspicion to myself?
Tang Yin's choice was right.Leaking exam questions is considered cheating.Accepting the promised students, saying that making a secret mark in the paper, and going online is considered cheating.
Chang Feng has investigated so many cases and interrogated so many people over the years, so he can naturally see the dodge in Tang Yin's eyes.
Chang Feng felt that Tang Yin seemed to be hiding something.
Qian Ning said: "Li Cifu, Jin Yiwei does not need to ask for an order to punish Juren, does it? Master Chang, do you want to put Tang Yin on a tiger stool?"
Li Dongyang was at a loss for words.Tang Yin is not a third-rank official.It is understandable for Jin Yiwei to punish him.
Chang Feng said: "Forget it. Don't go to the punishment, let's go down first."
Chang Feng is also a literati and admires Tang Yin's talent.He couldn't bear to punish the head of the four great talents in the south of the Yangtze River.
Jin Yiwei's cruel punishment, if used on a frail scholar, might leave an indelible shadow on him for the rest of his life.Maybe crazy or stupid.
Chang Feng didn't want a master of calligraphy, painting, poetry, and crafts to be ruined in his own hands.
Besides, Chang Feng has seen Tang Yin's background.Knowing that his father, mother, wife, son, and sister died within a year.Quite sympathetic to what happened to him.
The last one to intervene was Xu Jing.
Xu Jing was almost brought into the case study room by someone.This fellow was so frightened that his legs went limp.
Chang Feng slapped the gavel: "Kneel down!"
Xu Jing, an old lady, got under the bed and fell to the ground in all directions.It was difficult to get up and kneel down.
Chang Feng said: "Xu Jing, are you going to process mansion with Tang Yin?"
Xu Jing replied: "Go, I have been. But the threshold of Cheng's mansion is high, so I was not allowed to enter. I only sat in the porter for a while."
Chang Feng smiled slightly: "Oh? What did you do in the concierge?"
Xu Jing dodged his eyes: "Ah, I chatted with Cheng Wang, the old concierge, for an hour and a half. I didn't leave until Tang Yin left the mansion."
Chang Feng asked, "It's been an hour and a half. Have you been chatting with Cheng Wang?"
Xu Jing replied, "Yes."
Chang Feng's complexion changed: "What is there to talk about with a poor old man's servant, a man full of knowledge?"
"Say, what did you talk about?"
Xu Jing dodged his eyes: "Ah, let's talk about the weather, customs, and eating habits of the capital."
"Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. I came to the capital from the south of the Yangtze River, so I naturally wanted to ask about customs and customs."
Chang Feng saw the deception in his dodging eyes.Left eye cheating, right eye cheating!
When Xu Jing said this, his right hand kept making small movements.The prisoner lied, and subconsciously used small movements to cover up his inner anxiety.
Not to mention, Xu Jing's eyeballs have been slanting to the upper right.
Chang Feng had guessed that Xu Jing had a ghost.
Even Li Dongyang, who is not good at judging cases, noticed Xu Jing's abnormality.
Chang Feng asked Qian Ning: "Qian Ning, we haven't checked the concierge Cheng Wang that Xu Jing mentioned. Get him back and check it out."
"Detain Xu Jing first, and the interrogation will be suspended for a while. I will drink tea with Li Cifu to rest our minds. We will wait for Cheng Wang to come back and interrogate."
Qian Ning took the order and left.
Chang Feng took a sip of tea and said to Li Dongyang: "Cifu, the truth may be revealed within today."
Li Dongyang asked: "You still can't listen to what we told you last night? Are you really going to start a big case?"
Chang Feng said: "Whether there will be a big case or not is another story. I just ask Li Cifu, what do you think of Xu Jing?"
Li Dongyang was silent.He was as bright as a mirror in his heart, Xu Jing appointed a ghost.But he hopes that Chang Feng can turn this case into a "misunderstanding".Therefore, it is inconvenient to say clearly.
Chang Feng said: "Look at Xu Jing wearing gold and silver. When he was arrested, there was a bag of broken gold in his purse. In the hidden pocket of the sleeve of his robe, there was a stack of silver bills, more than 1000 taels."
"It seems that Xu Jing's family is in a good position."
Fatty Xu interrupted suddenly: "Xu Jing's native place is Jiangyin. I just remembered, our Elephant Training Institute has a newly recruited elephant breeder named Sun Yue who is also from Jiangyin."
"If Xu Jing's family is from a wealthy family in Jiangyin, Sun Yue should know. Call him and ask. It will save us from looking for someone to investigate."
No matter how rich Xu Jing's family is, they are just wealthy gentry.Not qualified to be on the secret file of Jin Yiwei.To check his details, there is no secret file to follow.
Chang Feng nodded: "Well, send someone to call your elephant trainer over."
Not long after, Sun Yue, the elephant trainer, entered the inquiry room.
Chang Feng and Li Dongyang were dumbfounded when they saw Sun Yue!
Unexpectedly, there are such obese people in the world!Fatty Xu was in front of him, he looked like a chubby little chubby.
Good guy, this Sun Yue probably weighs more than 300 catties, he is simply a mountain of meat.Even though he was a man, his two big hammers shook as he walked, which could be called choppy waves.
That big plate is like a big pot.
After a moment of astonishment, Chang Feng couldn't help laughing: "Master Xu, if you let him raise an elephant, you won't be afraid that he will compete with the elephant for food. The elephant has lost weight, but he has gained weight?"
Sun Yue didn't know how to tease, so he answered solemnly: "Master Chang, elephants eat fresh grass and tree buds, and those things are not edible for humans!"
"As a mahout, I dare not compete with elephants for food. That would be considered corruption."
Chang Feng said: "Okay, let's get down to business. You are from Jiangyin. Have you heard that there is a noble Xu family in Jiangyin?"
Sun Yue replied: "Oh, my lord, who in Jiangyin doesn't know the Xu family? That's the famous big vegetable pig in the whole Jiangyin, no, the whole Nanzhili!"
Sun Yue spoke with an accent and called the rich man a big pig.
Chang Feng smiled and said, "Oh? So famous?"
Sun Yue said: "That's natural. His family's land probably has tens of thousands of mu. There are also countless businesses. When it catches up with the harvest, his family's silver ingots may be as many as the soil lumps in the field."
"Oh, by the way, it is said that his son is very competitive. Although he was born with a golden spoon in his mouth, he passed the imperial examination. It seems that he passed the imperial examination."
Chang Feng said to Li Dongyang: "It seems that he is talking about Xu Jing's family. The powerful family trains their children to get promoted in the imperial examination. When the children become officials, they will protect the interests of the family. This is not unusual."
Li Dongyang smiled awkwardly: "Master Chang, don't think too badly of the scholars of Ming Dynasty. I believe that the vast majority of scholars take the imperial examination to serve the court and protect the common people."
Li Dongyang himself didn't believe it when he said this.
Chang Feng chatted with Li Dongyang for an hour.It was close to noon, and Channing strode in.
Qian Ning smiled and said, "Master Chang, I've solved the case for you!"
Chang Feng was taken aback: "What?"
Li Dongyang said: "Don't joke about Qian Qian."
Qian Ning said: "How dare I make a joke in front of Cifu and Master Chang? I arrested Cheng Wang in the Cheng residence just now, and gave him a severe punishment in the concierge."
Qian Ning can become Chang Feng's stand-in, so he naturally has his merits.
Being decisive is one of his strengths.
Qian Ning thought to himself, this case is actually very simple, and everyone involved in the case will be sentenced to severe punishment.
Li Dongyang sat in the Naihe case room.Three resistances and four resistances to the punishment.
It's better to avoid Li Dongyang and punish Cheng Wang outside Jinyiwei.
Cheng Wang, the "old capital", obviously has not very strong bones.He confessed as soon as his feet were nailed.
He confessed that his son Cheng Zhong peeked at the exam questions by giving his master Cheng Minzheng the convenience of serving his pen and ink.
He sold the test questions to Xu Jing at a sky-high price of 5000 taels of silver.
Qian Ning broke into Cheng's mansion again, arrested Cheng Zhong, and tortured him.Cheng Zhong confessed that he was the same as his father.
Channing told everything.Li Dongyang frowned: "Cheng Minzheng hasn't been dismissed yet. How dare you enter his mansion, arrest his servants, and torture him in his mansion?"
Qian Ning had an indifferent expression on his face: "I have already arrested the person, and I have interrogated the case clearly. If Cifu is dissatisfied with my handling of the case, you can impeach me!"
Qian Ning is not afraid of Li Dongyang.He has his adoptive father Qian Neng as his backer, and this time he handles the imperial examination fraud case with the support of eight powerful officials in the palace.
Chang Feng sighed in his heart: Qian Ning is really neat in his work.As expected of the apprentice brought out by me, the stand-in hand-picked.
Chang Feng said: "Okay, bring Cheng Wang, Cheng Zhong and his son to the court! Oh yes, bring Cheng Minzheng, Xu Jing, and Tang Yin to the court as well. Face to face."
Not long after, five people were escorted into the inquiry room.
Chang Feng slapped the gavel: "Cheng Zhong, how did you peep at the test questions written by your master and leak them to others? You really got it! If you don't tell the truth, you will be punished."
Cheng Zhong has already been tortured once, and he doesn't want to suffer a second time.Naturally speaking the truth.
After he confessed, Cheng Minzheng yelled, "You slave killed me!"
Chang Feng: "Cheng Butang, your personal servant stole the test questions, and you are also to blame."
"The exam questions are the top secret of the imperial court before the exam begins. When you write the top secret, do you let someone next to you look at it?"
Cheng Minzheng was speechless: "I have a hundred secrets and a sparse one."
Xu Jing was so frightened that he passed out.
Chang Feng ordered: "Pour cold water on him to wake him up!"
Chang Feng then asked Cheng Zhong again: "How many people did you sell the exam questions to?"
Cheng Zhong replied: "It was sold to Xu Jing alone."
Chang Feng looked at Cheng Zhong suspiciously: "Thousands of applicants participated in the exam. Everyone wants to be named on the gold list. There must be some people who are willing to pay a lot of money for the exam questions."
"Why do you only sell one person? Sell a few more people, and your profit will double!"
Cheng Zhong replied: "My lord. I have been with the master for a long time. I have seen a lot of things on the scene and learned a lot from it."
"If you sell the test questions to a few more people, it will definitely spread the word! Although you can get more money, it will be revealed sooner or later! Therefore, I only sold it to Xu Jing!"
"Besides, Xu Jing paid a total of 5000 taels of silver. It's enough for me to be a rich man for the rest of my life. Why should I make extra troubles, earn my life, but not spend my life?"
Chang Feng said: "Oh, I can't tell, you are still a very intelligent person."
Chang Feng has roughly sorted out the truth now.
Cheng Zhong peeked at the exam questions and sold them to Xu Jing.Xu Jing checked the classics within four or five days, and thought about how to answer in advance.
This shows that Xu Jing himself has some talents.Otherwise, it is useless to buy test questions.
This matter is extremely secretive.If there is no accident, Xu Jing will happily take the second place in the examination to participate in the palace examination and become a Jinshi.
However, Xu Jing's good deeds fell on Tang Yin's lips.
Tang Yin said boldly in front of everyone, "The undergraduate student, it must be me, Tang Yin!"
It was this sentence that caused a storm.During the turmoil, Xu Jing colluded with Cheng Minzheng's servants, and the matter of buying and selling test questions was revealed.
Xu Jing has been woken up by the cold water.Trembling with fright.
Chang Feng questioned Xu Jing: "After you bought the test questions, did you tell others about the test questions? For example, Tang Yin?"
Xu Jing tremblingly replied: "My lord, this kind of thing will rot in my stomach. How can I tell others the problem?"
"Not only Tang Yin likes the name of Huiyuan in this science, but I also like it! Although we are friends, there are no father and son in the examination room, let alone friends?"
"It's just that, even if I got the exam questions and prepared in advance, my essays were far inferior to Tang Yin's. In the end, I let him become the member."
Tang Yin looked at Xu Jing and sighed: "Brother Xu, you are so confused! This is good, not only did you commit a crime yourself, but you also implicated me!"
Chang Feng said: "Put all the criminals in custody."
Li Dongyang sighed: "Such an important case will be cleared up in a short time?"
Chang Feng said with a smile: "Li Cifu has never been in charge of the San Judicial Department. He doesn't know how to investigate cases. Sometimes, the more important a case is, the easier it is to investigate."
"But after finding out the truth, how to deal with the criminal and how to close the case are more complicated than the investigation itself."
Li Dongyang said: "How do you plan to deal with criminals, and how to close the case?"
Chang Feng said: "It's simple, report the truth to the emperor. I respectfully invite the emperor to order."
Li Dongyang asked: "May I take a step to speak?"
Chang Feng ordered: "You all go down first."
After a while, only Li Dongyang and Chang Feng were left in the case room.
Li Dongyang said: "If the prisoner's confession is followed, and the emperor is reported, Cheng Minzheng may be responsible."
"He is one of the bones of the imperial court. He is also the son-in-law of Li Xian, the former prime minister."
"It is a model scholar who won two yuan in a row."
"If he falls because of this, it will damage the court's culture."
"Chang Tongzhi, can you be flexible?"
Chang Feng's expression changed: "Cisuke, you want me to be flexible? Are you encouraging me to deceive the king?"
Li Dongyang quickly said: "I didn't mean that."
Chang Feng said solemnly: "I know that in the past two years, civil servants and internal officials have been fighting like black-eyed chickens."
"The civil servants want to pull me. The internal officials want to pull me too."
"You pull me not to respect me. You want me to be your knife."
"Let me tell you, this dagger of mine has a dark blade, and the handle will always be in the hands of the emperor."
"It's not a good thing to say. Want to use me as a swordsman? Whether it's civil servants or internal officials. You are not worthy!"
"The common wind today is no longer the common wind 14 years ago!"
Although Chang Feng's words were exaggerated, he was also frank.
Li Dongyang said: "I never meant to use you as a saber."
Chang Feng waved his hand: "Whether there is or not, it doesn't matter. The important thing is that the emperor ordered me to find out the truth of the imperial examination fraud case. Now that I have found out, I will report it truthfully."
"I will not favor Cheng Minzheng just because he is one of the core members of the North Korean officials."
"At the beginning, I helped you and Mr. Xie Ge get rid of the grievance of being attached to a treacherous eunuch. It was not to join the civil servant camp. It was to clarify the truth and make the wronged person innocent."
Li Dongyang was stunned.
He suddenly felt that the civil servants who boasted that they were as white as lotus flowers all day could not catch up with Chang Feng, the butcher of Jinyiwei, who was open-minded.
Li Dongyang suddenly remembered something: "The people in our cabinet are not deaf or blind. We also know a little bit about the movements of the internal officials."
"There is a strange thing. As far as I know, there are eight internal officials in the palace who intend to expand the fraud case of the imperial examination. In order to attack us civil servants."
"And Qian Ning has secretly attached to those eight people."
"The culprit of the fraud fell into the hands of Qian Ning. Why didn't Qian Ning coerce and lure Cheng Zhong to change his words, accusing Cheng Minzheng of selling exam questions?"
"In that way, Channing and the internal officials can take the opportunity to start a big case"
Chang Feng waved his hand and interrupted Li Dongyang: "Li Cifu, please remember. Qian Ning is not from those eight internal officials. He is from me!"
"It was before, it is now, and it will be in the future!"
"If I can't even control the person I single-handedly promoted. Heh, this Zuo Tongzhi is gone, let's go home and pick up the child!"
Li Dongyang stretched out his thumb: "I admire."
As Chang Feng said.Sometimes, investigating a case is easy.How to deal with criminals, the conclusion of the case is complicated.
Chang Feng believes that once Xu Jing and Cheng Minzheng's servants bought the test questions, it will be made public.The people who have failed will definitely take the opportunity to continue to make trouble and ask the court to retake the exam.
Rumors will also fly.The more it spreads, the more nonsense it gets.
He sorted out the confessions of the people.He came to Qianqing Palace with Li Dongyang and asked to meet Emperor Hongzhi.
When kneeling in front of the Qianqing Palace, Chang Feng predicted the outcome of everyone in his heart.
Cheng Minzheng didn't know to keep it secret when he gave the exam questions.There was a servant standing beside him, causing the test questions to be leaked.A charge of dereliction of duty is inevitable.
But Cheng Minzheng did not intend to do evil, and he added a series of identities such as "son of the old minister", "son-in-law of the old chief assistant", "two yuan in the Lianzhong", and "model scholar". The salary is settled.
Cheng Wang, Cheng Zhong, and Xu Jing will definitely be executed.
Tang Yin was innocent.He is also a great talent in the world, the emperor should retain his membership status and take part in the palace examination.
Reported to the emperor yesterday morning that there was fraud in the imperial examination, and Zhonghua Chang should be able to be promoted.
As for the truth about the fraud in the undergraduate examination, the emperor should choose not to announce it to the public, so as not to frustrate the hearts of Shilin.
Chang Feng only guessed the last one right.
The heart of an emperor has always been elusive.
Xiao Jing came to the outside of the hall and said loudly: "Li Dongyang, the second assistant of the Xuan cabinet, and the commander of Jin Yiwei, Zuo Tongzhi Changfeng, see you in the hall!"
Chang Feng and Li Dongyang got up and walked towards the main hall of Qianqing Palace.
(End of this chapter)
Xie Qian is a big fool.
The elders of the three cabinets entered Chang's mansion, and Chang Feng saluted the three of them.
Xie Kankan took a sip of tea, and then began to fool around: "Brother Chang, before the Ming Dynasty, the only dynasties that could be called prosperous times were the Han and Tang Dynasties."
"Qin is too short. Short is weak."
"However, the powerful and powerful man died in the end under the ten servants. The ten eunuchs controlled the government, were arrogant and domineering, sold officials to sell nobles, and extorted money."
"They played with Emperor Ling. Emperor Ling even said such absurd words as 'Zhang Changshi is my father and Zhao Changshi is my mother'."
"If Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty know about it, I'm afraid the coffin boards won't be able to hold it down!"
"It was the monopoly of the eunuchs that led to the decline of the Han Dynasty, so that people's minds were confused and yellow scarves swarmed."
"The ten permanent servants murdered the great general He Jin immediately afterward, which directly led to the subjugation of the country and the chaos of the world."
Xie Qian spit and stared, took a sip of tea, and continued to talk endlessly: "Brother Chang has a reputation for raising people. I heard from Brother Li that today the Ministry of Rites re-examined the exam papers and adjusted your papers."
"You are three ranks short of this subject and you will be able to enter the apricot list. With such talent and learning, you should also be a person who understands history."
"In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, he also died at the hands of Gao Lishi, a dog. After he entered the palace, he first flattered Wu Zetian, the usurper of the country, and made his fortune. He then encouraged Xuanzong to kill his own aunt, Princess Taiping."
"Gao Yangou also helped Yang Yuhuan, a demon girl who harmed the country, to seduce Xuanzong. A concubine riding in the world of mortals smiled, and no one knew it was Lizhi."
"As everyone knows, a small lychee in Yang Yuhuan's mouth is full of blood and tears of the common people."
"If you want me to say, Sheng Tang died at the hands of Gao Lishi!"
Xie Qian's ability to fool is superb.Chang Feng didn't let him get in.
Chang Feng questioned in a low voice: "It's not right. How can I remember that the prosperous Tang Dynasty was destroyed by the civil war between Yang Guozhong and Li Linfu, and the 40-year Niu Li party struggle?"
Xie Qian didn't give Chang Feng a chance to speak, he continued to spit: "Let's not talk about the Han and Tang Dynasties, but only the present Dynasty."
"The change in the civil castle in this dynasty was caused by Wang Zhen, the eunuch! If Wang Zhen hadn't bewitched Emperor Yingzong, why would Emperor Ying go to the imperial conquest, defeat the civil castle, and go north to the grassland."
"There will be no later brother Nangong prisoner, the change of seizing the door!"
"Unexpectedly, there are lunatics with ulterior motives in the world, slandering Emperor Yingzong as 'Baozong'. It's a big treason! The chief culprit who caused all this is the eunuch Wang Zhen."
Chang Feng finally couldn't hold back any longer: "The three elders came to the humble house late at night, I'm afraid they didn't condescend to give history lectures to the students, did they?"
Liu Gongjuan, this "judgment" does not refer to the settlement of the case, but to predict the direction of the matter.
Chief Assistant Liu Jian said: "Reading history can help you learn, and knowing the past can help you learn from the present."
"In the Chenghua and Hongzhi dynasties, the eunuchs were too powerful. Not to mention the Chenghua Dynasty, Wang Zhi and Shang Ming were in charge of the government successively. They took and took away the loyal civil servants who were loyal to the emperor."
"Even in this dynasty, the sage is coming. There are also places where guarding and supervising eunuchs are rampant."
"The eunuchs in the palace, such as Li Guang and others, rely on attachment to the harem to please the Holy Majesty and gain overwhelming power."
"In the eighth year of Hongzhi, Li Guang dared to intervene in the selection of the cabinet. He framed important ministers. If it wasn't for brother Chang, I'm afraid I'm the only one who came to you tonight!"
Speaking of this, Liu Jian finally started the topic: "After Li Guang's death, the power of eunuchs in the palace has not diminished."
"This time, there was a huge misunderstanding. Let me predict the trend of things for you!"
"If you often stand on the side of the stewards, the stewards will take advantage of the problem and turn a small matter of misunderstanding in the exam into a major matter of cheating in the imperial examination."
"They will use the fictitious fraud case to implicate them wantonly, kill loyal ministers, and usurp power."
"By that time, ah! I'm afraid there will be ten permanent attendants, Gao Lishi, and Wang Zhen in the Hongzhi Dynasty!"
"Da Ming is dead!"
Li Gongmou.Li Dongyang is the think tank of the three.
Li Dongyang also expressed his attitude: "Brother Chang, in order to prevent the recurrence of the Han and Tang tragedies, we need your assistance."
"You just need to agree with me and report to the emperor that cheating in the examination does not exist. Everything is a misunderstanding. Tang Yin and Xu Jing's first and second place are well deserved. The eunuch's conspiracy will not succeed."
"If you do this, you will be the benefactor of the cabinet, the benefactor of the loyal civil servants in the world!"
The three elders took turns to play tricks.Chang Feng didn't get caught up.
Chang Feng smiled deliberately, and said like a haha: "Even if I don't listen to you this time, am I not a benefactor of the cabinet?"
If Chang Feng hadn't cleared Li Dongyang and Xie Qian of the framing from Li Guang back then, it would have been impossible for these two people to join the cabinet.I'm afraid his official career will come to an abrupt end.
Chang Feng restrained his smile and said, "The three old elders will bite each other tonight. It seems that there is not a single good person among the internal officials."
"Three elders, don't forget that I, Chang Feng, are the righteous grandson of an internal official!"
Li Dongyang thought to himself: It's broken.Talked too much tonight.Why did you forget that Chang Feng is Wynn's god-grandson?
Liu Jian was a little impatient.He cursed secretly in his heart: We three powerful ministers of the imperial court condescended, and Baba came to beg you to be a lowly slave of the emperor.It's telling the truth and making sense.You always have to make a statement.
So Liu Jian said: "Chang Feng, we need an answer from you. Should we stand with the loyal civil servants in the world, or with the eunuchs?"
Chang Feng's answer was sonorous and forceful: "I've always been a matter-of-fact person. This time the emperor asked me to investigate a suspicious case, and I will not stand with anyone."
"I only stand with the truth!"
"If Cheng Minzheng, Tang Yin, and Xu Jing are innocent, I will return their innocence."
"If there is indeed fraud, I will let them accept the punishment they deserve."
Liu Jian sighed: "You are confused! Sometimes the truth is not important. The trend of things is very important."
Chang Feng confronted: "The truth is the truth. Don't you want me to follow Zhao Gao's example and point at a deer as a horse?"
Liu Jian got up angrily, turned and left without saying a word.
Li Dongyang and Xie Qian also got up and left their seats.
Fatty Xu has been sitting in the hall, not daring and not being able to intervene.
After the three of them left, Fatty Xu sighed: "Oh, my Master Chang is suffering this time. Caught between the millstones of civil servants and internal officials."
"If you don't help the civil servants, you are helping the eunuchs. If you help the eunuchs, you will offend the civil servants."
"If you don't help anyone, both sides will be offended."
Chang Feng said something meaningful: "It's wrong. Sometimes no one helps, which means helping both parties!"
"This time, let's rank five and ten, and find out the truth."
"It's better to say that the sage said that everything needs to be hit. If you get it, you will succeed, and if you miss it, you will be ruined. If you get it, you need to be impartial, but it is not enough."
Fatty Xu asked: "Whether it's the people in the cabinet or the palace, they have all received your favor. You are their benefactor."
"Give me the truth, which side do you prefer?"
Chang Feng said: "To be a man, one must drink water and think of the source. The one who gave me great power, glory and wealth was not a cabinet official, nor a eunuch in the palace, but the emperor."
"No matter whether the civil servants are too powerful or the eunuchs are too powerful, it will not benefit the emperor."
"I'm squeezed in the middle, try my best to maintain the balance of power between the two sides, and maintain the authority of the emperor."
The lively Changfu night is over.
Fatty Xu walked away leisurely with his big belly twitching.
It was still early, and Chang Feng came to the back garden.
The 13-year-old Chang Ponu came over: "Father, Mr. Li was here just now?"
Chang Ponu is the Prince's companion, studying with Zhu Houzhao.Li Dongyang is the lecturer of the East Palace, so he called him "Mr."
Chang Feng was a little annoyed: "Well, I've been here. It's not here to give you homework, why do you care so much. Hurry up and go back to sleep, so that you can go to the East Palace to study with the prince in the morning."
Let's say that Liu Jin has returned to the East Palace.
Although Zhu Houzhao was only nine years old, he had already moved into the East Palace.
It was late at night, but Zhu Houzhao didn't go to bed.Instead, sit in front of the desk.
Of course, he is not working hard to light a lamp and boil oil.Instead, he worked hard on the homework Li Dongyang left him.
Zhu Houzhao once picked his fingernails, once picked his ears, and once played with the paperweight.Think of the paperweight as a stone tiger, and he is the parachutist Li Guang who shoots the stone tiger.
Anyway, just don't do your homework.
Liu Jin came to Zhu Houzhao's side: "Your Highness, why are you still awake?"
Zhu Houzhao pointed to the homework in front of him: "No, Mr. Li will leave it to the lonely during the day."
Liu Jin knows that taking good care of the prince is the biggest political investment.
Li Dongyang has the same views as his heroes, and also believes that teaching a good prince is the biggest political investment.
What Li Dongyang didn't know was that the more he wanted to teach the prince well, the stricter he was on the prince.
The stricter you are to the prince, the more disgusted the prince will be.
Forces are reciprocal.Excessive force will naturally cause the object to bounce.
Liu Jin took the opportunity to indoctrinate Zhu Houzhao: "Oh, why does a sour literati like Mr. Li always want to use his homework to build a cage. Lock up your highness?"
Zhu Houzhao nodded hastily: "Yes, yes! The words of the big companion can be regarded as speaking of Gu's heart!"
"Gu always feels like he's in a cage recently!"
Liu Jin smiled and said, "His Royal Highness, I will go to ask the Queen tomorrow. Can you go to the Royal Garden for an outing, release eagles, and relax?"
Zhu Houzhao clapped his hands: "Hey! It's still my big companion who understands Gu's heart!"
Liu Jin put away the pile of homework and put it next to the desk: "Your Highness, it's better to go to bed quickly. Only by recharging your energy will you be able to enjoy the imperial garden!"
Zhu Houzhao is too young to ride a horse.Going to Yuyuan has always been riding a mule, holding a slingshot, and enjoying the addiction of riding and shooting.
Liu Jin made the bed for Zhu Houzhao.Called a smooth and slippery bed warmer, took off her buttocks, and got into the bed.
Zhu Houzhao fell asleep sweetly holding the nurse.
Liu Jin stared at Zhu Houzhao's childish face, and secretly smiled in his heart: Li Dongyang, Li Dongyang.Do you think that if you teach the prince to read, you can become the prince's close relative?
you are wrong.The close relative of the prince is my big companion, not your husband.
At the same time, in the prison.
Cheng Minzheng is an official of the Six Departments and the son-in-law of Li Xian, the famous prime minister of the former dynasty.His father was the former Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing.The acquaintances of disciples are all over the world.He has a noble status, so he lives in a high-quality cell in the Imperial Prison.
The first-class cell in the imperial prison is no different from the upper cell in the inn.There is also a small window with a bar on the wall.
Cheng Minzheng looked at the bright moon outside the window through the small window, and said in his heart: "The one who cleans up cleans himself, I'm not afraid to investigate!"
In this exam, I conducted the exam impartially and did not cheat.
Even if he had the heart to accept Tang Yin as his promised student, it would not be considered a violation of the law.It's just talent.
Not to mention, I didn't tell anyone a word about the exam questions!
In a low-level prison cell.Tang Yin was anxious and angry: I passed the Huiyuan exam because of my outstanding talent and extensive reading!
Oh, the so-called problem of Jingyi.Ten years ago, I saw the title quotation in a Song edition book!
Why did Jin Yiwei arrest me?Isn't this dirtying people's innocence out of thin air?
In another inferior cell.Xu Jing was trembling!There are ghosts in my heart, and I am most afraid of ghosts calling the door!
After the morning court the next day, Chang Feng was going to Jinyiwei to interrogate Cheng Minzheng, Tang Yin, and Xu Jing.
Li Dongyang followed: "Is Chang Tongzhi going back to Jinyiwei to interrogate Cheng, Tang and others? I'll go with you."
Chang Feng's refusal attitude last night caused a misjudgment by the elders of the three cabinets - this time Chang Feng might stand on the side of the eunuchs, help the evildoers and attack civil servants.
Sange had agreed a long time ago that Chang Feng must never be allowed to interrogate Cheng Minzheng and others alone.Otherwise, using Jin Yiwei's torture method to extract a confession by torture, getting the desired confession is a piece of cake.
Chang Feng said: "That's right. Then I invite the assistant to go to Jinyiwei with me."
The two came to the inquiry room and sat down together.Qian Ning, Shi Wenyi, and Fatty Xu are listed first.
Chang Feng pushed the gavel to Li Dongyang's hand: "You are the second assistant. Let you preside over the trial."
However, Li Dongyang pushed the gavel back: "This is the Imperial Prison, the site of your Chang Tongzhi. It is still up to you to preside over the trial."
After some humility, Chang Feng picked up the gavel and patted it: "Take someone to commit Cheng Minzheng."
Not long after, Cheng Minzheng was brought into the investigation room.He did not kneel, but held his head proudly.
Qian Ning was furious: "Bold! Why didn't the prisoner kneel?"
Cheng Minzheng said seriously: "I am not a criminal! The emperor did not convict me, let alone deprive me of my official position."
"I am still in the right hall of the Ministry of Rites, a third-rank official of the imperial court! Even if it involves a Qin case, I can kneel before the court!"
Qian Ning ordered: "Left and right, break his legs and see if he kneels or not!"
However, Li Dongyang stopped Qian Ning: "It's about Qian Qian. Cheng Minzheng is right, he is still a spring official right now, so he can avoid kneeling."
Chang Feng said: "Bring Cheng Butang a chair."
Qian Ning said, "Master Chang."
Chang Feng repeated: "Move a chair."
Chang Feng's attendant, deputy Qianhu Zhang Cai moved a chair for Cheng Minzheng, and Cheng Minzheng sat down.
Chang Feng questioned Cheng Minzheng: "Did you leak the exam questions to Tang Yin and Xu Jing?"
Cheng Minzheng said loudly: "I have never disclosed the exam questions to anyone! I was also the second place in the county exam, government exam, hospital exam, township exam, general exam, and palace exam all the way through the ten-year cold window!"
"I know the suffering of a scholar who burns oil with a lamp, and his head hangs from the beam and the awl pierces his buttocks!"
"I also know that every scholar is eager to strive for fame and fame in the fair and just room of the Gongyuan!"
"How can I do something that goes against my conscience and the laws of heaven, and I am sorry for the scholars in the world?"
Chang Feng didn't see deception in Cheng Minzheng's eyes, only anger.
Qian Ning said angrily: "The presiding officer asks the case, and the prisoner only needs to answer yes or no, yes or no. Where is there so much nonsense?"
Cheng Minzheng gritted his teeth and said, "No!"
Chang Feng asked again: "Half a month before the start of the examination, did you meet Tang Yin and Xu Jing?"
Jin Yiwei knew about Tang Yin and Xu Jing's visit to Cheng's mansion.
Jin Yiwei's eyes and ears are all over the capital.For a third-rank official like Cheng Minzheng, there are three special eyes and ears to monitor him on weekdays.
After he was appointed as the chief examiner, the number of monitoring eyes and ears increased to eight.
Jin Yiwei was so powerful that he knew that when Cheng Minzheng had sex with his beloved concubine for the last time, the two yelled "bad husband" and "little waste".
This is not an exaggeration.
According to historical records, during the reign of Hongwu, a certain minister met with troubles and was sad at home.
In the early morning of the next day, the great grandfather asked the minister why he was upset.
The minister was very surprised: the emperor knew that I was in distress?
Grandpa Taizu casually took out a small picture from his sleeve, which showed the minister's frowning expression.
That is to say, when the minister is upset at home.A pair of Jin Yiwei's eyes were staring at him in the dark.
Na Tiqi also drew his portrait with great interest.
Elite agents such as 007 do not only exist in the modern belts who are not human.It also exists in Daming Jinyiwei.
Cheng Minzheng didn't deny it: "I've met Tang Yin. But I haven't met Xu Jing."
Chang Feng asked: "Why do you want to meet undergraduate candidates before the exam?"
Cheng Minzheng replied: "It's simple. What kind of scholar would not be a teacher? To be a teacher, it is a joy to be able to cultivate talents from all over the world!"
"Tang Yincai is famous all over the world. If anyone were to be the chief examiner, he would also hope to see his demeanor and try his knowledge before the exam."
Chang Feng changed the topic: "What do you think of his knowledge?"
Cheng Minzheng said: "Student crowns the past and the present! After I met him, I guessed that he must be a member of the undergraduate program. He must enter the top three in the palace examination!"
Chang Feng took a sip of tea: "Did you know that after the examination and before the apricot list was announced, Tang Yin once said a wild word in front of hundreds of candidates from the Hongbin Tower."
"Undergraduate student, it must be me, Tang Yin!"
Cheng Minzheng replied: "I've heard of it. The number one talented person in the world is not crazy, but is he still called the number one talented person? Tang Yin has the legacy of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, so it's not unusual to say such words."
"I'm making an inappropriate analogy. I'll try. Heh, I'm afraid that if Tang Yin splashes ink on his face and rolls his face on the test paper, he can even enter the apricot list!"
"As long as you have seven or eight successes and answer the questions carefully, you will be able to top the apricot list."
"Did you know that Tang Yin was fifteen digits more than No.2 Xu Jing when the names were removed, and nineteen digits more than No.3!"
The ranking of the examination is determined by counting the number of "numbers" of the five marking marks.
A circle is five numbers, a triangle is four numbers, a slash is three numbers, a vertical bar is two numbers, and a cross is no number.
During the palace examination, this ranking rule is also used.However, there is one more rule. If there are more than two crosses, you can only rank among the top three.
Qian Ning couldn't take it anymore: "Master Chang, listen to his clever mouth. If he is not punished, it seems that he will not confess."
"In my opinion, give him the big memory restoration technique. He will know for himself whether he is innocent or not."
Li Dongyang sneered: "Oh, execution? Even kneeling can be exempted, let alone exempted from punishment? To execute him, you need the emperor's order!"
Chang Feng said: "Take Cheng Minzheng down first."
Cheng Minzheng was taken out of the case room.
Chang Feng said a pertinent sentence: "Cheng Minzheng's behavior doesn't look like someone with ghosts in his heart."
Li Dongyang was overjoyed: "You have said a fair word. I know Cheng Minzheng. Although he is pedantic, he has an arrogant personality."
"How could he cheat for personal gain in the national talent ceremony and lose the conscience of scholars?"
Chang Feng didn't take Li Dongyang's words, and directly ordered: "Take Tang Yin."
Tang Yin was brought into the lobby.Seeing Chang Feng, he blurted out: "I seem to have seen you before."
Chang Feng smiled slightly: "Yes, I met in Hongbin Building. We also met once."
Qian Ning burst out, "Kneel down!"
In fact, according to the rules, juren can see officials without kneeling. Even if they commit a crime, they have to wait for the Xuezheng Yamen to get rid of their reputation before making them kneel.
But Tang Yin is a scholar, where has he seen such a terrifying posture of the prison?Already scared out of my wits.
"Plop."Tang Yin fell to his knees.
Chang Feng said: "Cheng Minzheng, the chief examiner of the undergraduate course, did he leak the exam questions to you?"
Tang Yin replied: "Never!"
Chang Feng said again: "You went to Cheng Mansion fifteen days ago and had a secret talk with Cheng Minzheng in the study. What did you talk about?"
Tang Yin replied: "It's not a secret conversation. I only talked about poetry and crafts with Mr. Cheng. Oh, listening to Mr. Cheng's voice, it seems that he intends to accept me as an agreed student."
"He didn't give me a word about the exam questions."
Although Tang Yin is crazy, he is not stupid.He was only half telling the truth.But he did not admit that Cheng Minzheng once hinted that he made secret notes on the examination papers and took care of them when grading the papers.He politely declined.
After such a big incident happened, telling the truth at this time, wouldn't it add suspicion to myself?
Tang Yin's choice was right.Leaking exam questions is considered cheating.Accepting the promised students, saying that making a secret mark in the paper, and going online is considered cheating.
Chang Feng has investigated so many cases and interrogated so many people over the years, so he can naturally see the dodge in Tang Yin's eyes.
Chang Feng felt that Tang Yin seemed to be hiding something.
Qian Ning said: "Li Cifu, Jin Yiwei does not need to ask for an order to punish Juren, does it? Master Chang, do you want to put Tang Yin on a tiger stool?"
Li Dongyang was at a loss for words.Tang Yin is not a third-rank official.It is understandable for Jin Yiwei to punish him.
Chang Feng said: "Forget it. Don't go to the punishment, let's go down first."
Chang Feng is also a literati and admires Tang Yin's talent.He couldn't bear to punish the head of the four great talents in the south of the Yangtze River.
Jin Yiwei's cruel punishment, if used on a frail scholar, might leave an indelible shadow on him for the rest of his life.Maybe crazy or stupid.
Chang Feng didn't want a master of calligraphy, painting, poetry, and crafts to be ruined in his own hands.
Besides, Chang Feng has seen Tang Yin's background.Knowing that his father, mother, wife, son, and sister died within a year.Quite sympathetic to what happened to him.
The last one to intervene was Xu Jing.
Xu Jing was almost brought into the case study room by someone.This fellow was so frightened that his legs went limp.
Chang Feng slapped the gavel: "Kneel down!"
Xu Jing, an old lady, got under the bed and fell to the ground in all directions.It was difficult to get up and kneel down.
Chang Feng said: "Xu Jing, are you going to process mansion with Tang Yin?"
Xu Jing replied: "Go, I have been. But the threshold of Cheng's mansion is high, so I was not allowed to enter. I only sat in the porter for a while."
Chang Feng smiled slightly: "Oh? What did you do in the concierge?"
Xu Jing dodged his eyes: "Ah, I chatted with Cheng Wang, the old concierge, for an hour and a half. I didn't leave until Tang Yin left the mansion."
Chang Feng asked, "It's been an hour and a half. Have you been chatting with Cheng Wang?"
Xu Jing replied, "Yes."
Chang Feng's complexion changed: "What is there to talk about with a poor old man's servant, a man full of knowledge?"
"Say, what did you talk about?"
Xu Jing dodged his eyes: "Ah, let's talk about the weather, customs, and eating habits of the capital."
"Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. I came to the capital from the south of the Yangtze River, so I naturally wanted to ask about customs and customs."
Chang Feng saw the deception in his dodging eyes.Left eye cheating, right eye cheating!
When Xu Jing said this, his right hand kept making small movements.The prisoner lied, and subconsciously used small movements to cover up his inner anxiety.
Not to mention, Xu Jing's eyeballs have been slanting to the upper right.
Chang Feng had guessed that Xu Jing had a ghost.
Even Li Dongyang, who is not good at judging cases, noticed Xu Jing's abnormality.
Chang Feng asked Qian Ning: "Qian Ning, we haven't checked the concierge Cheng Wang that Xu Jing mentioned. Get him back and check it out."
"Detain Xu Jing first, and the interrogation will be suspended for a while. I will drink tea with Li Cifu to rest our minds. We will wait for Cheng Wang to come back and interrogate."
Qian Ning took the order and left.
Chang Feng took a sip of tea and said to Li Dongyang: "Cifu, the truth may be revealed within today."
Li Dongyang asked: "You still can't listen to what we told you last night? Are you really going to start a big case?"
Chang Feng said: "Whether there will be a big case or not is another story. I just ask Li Cifu, what do you think of Xu Jing?"
Li Dongyang was silent.He was as bright as a mirror in his heart, Xu Jing appointed a ghost.But he hopes that Chang Feng can turn this case into a "misunderstanding".Therefore, it is inconvenient to say clearly.
Chang Feng said: "Look at Xu Jing wearing gold and silver. When he was arrested, there was a bag of broken gold in his purse. In the hidden pocket of the sleeve of his robe, there was a stack of silver bills, more than 1000 taels."
"It seems that Xu Jing's family is in a good position."
Fatty Xu interrupted suddenly: "Xu Jing's native place is Jiangyin. I just remembered, our Elephant Training Institute has a newly recruited elephant breeder named Sun Yue who is also from Jiangyin."
"If Xu Jing's family is from a wealthy family in Jiangyin, Sun Yue should know. Call him and ask. It will save us from looking for someone to investigate."
No matter how rich Xu Jing's family is, they are just wealthy gentry.Not qualified to be on the secret file of Jin Yiwei.To check his details, there is no secret file to follow.
Chang Feng nodded: "Well, send someone to call your elephant trainer over."
Not long after, Sun Yue, the elephant trainer, entered the inquiry room.
Chang Feng and Li Dongyang were dumbfounded when they saw Sun Yue!
Unexpectedly, there are such obese people in the world!Fatty Xu was in front of him, he looked like a chubby little chubby.
Good guy, this Sun Yue probably weighs more than 300 catties, he is simply a mountain of meat.Even though he was a man, his two big hammers shook as he walked, which could be called choppy waves.
That big plate is like a big pot.
After a moment of astonishment, Chang Feng couldn't help laughing: "Master Xu, if you let him raise an elephant, you won't be afraid that he will compete with the elephant for food. The elephant has lost weight, but he has gained weight?"
Sun Yue didn't know how to tease, so he answered solemnly: "Master Chang, elephants eat fresh grass and tree buds, and those things are not edible for humans!"
"As a mahout, I dare not compete with elephants for food. That would be considered corruption."
Chang Feng said: "Okay, let's get down to business. You are from Jiangyin. Have you heard that there is a noble Xu family in Jiangyin?"
Sun Yue replied: "Oh, my lord, who in Jiangyin doesn't know the Xu family? That's the famous big vegetable pig in the whole Jiangyin, no, the whole Nanzhili!"
Sun Yue spoke with an accent and called the rich man a big pig.
Chang Feng smiled and said, "Oh? So famous?"
Sun Yue said: "That's natural. His family's land probably has tens of thousands of mu. There are also countless businesses. When it catches up with the harvest, his family's silver ingots may be as many as the soil lumps in the field."
"Oh, by the way, it is said that his son is very competitive. Although he was born with a golden spoon in his mouth, he passed the imperial examination. It seems that he passed the imperial examination."
Chang Feng said to Li Dongyang: "It seems that he is talking about Xu Jing's family. The powerful family trains their children to get promoted in the imperial examination. When the children become officials, they will protect the interests of the family. This is not unusual."
Li Dongyang smiled awkwardly: "Master Chang, don't think too badly of the scholars of Ming Dynasty. I believe that the vast majority of scholars take the imperial examination to serve the court and protect the common people."
Li Dongyang himself didn't believe it when he said this.
Chang Feng chatted with Li Dongyang for an hour.It was close to noon, and Channing strode in.
Qian Ning smiled and said, "Master Chang, I've solved the case for you!"
Chang Feng was taken aback: "What?"
Li Dongyang said: "Don't joke about Qian Qian."
Qian Ning said: "How dare I make a joke in front of Cifu and Master Chang? I arrested Cheng Wang in the Cheng residence just now, and gave him a severe punishment in the concierge."
Qian Ning can become Chang Feng's stand-in, so he naturally has his merits.
Being decisive is one of his strengths.
Qian Ning thought to himself, this case is actually very simple, and everyone involved in the case will be sentenced to severe punishment.
Li Dongyang sat in the Naihe case room.Three resistances and four resistances to the punishment.
It's better to avoid Li Dongyang and punish Cheng Wang outside Jinyiwei.
Cheng Wang, the "old capital", obviously has not very strong bones.He confessed as soon as his feet were nailed.
He confessed that his son Cheng Zhong peeked at the exam questions by giving his master Cheng Minzheng the convenience of serving his pen and ink.
He sold the test questions to Xu Jing at a sky-high price of 5000 taels of silver.
Qian Ning broke into Cheng's mansion again, arrested Cheng Zhong, and tortured him.Cheng Zhong confessed that he was the same as his father.
Channing told everything.Li Dongyang frowned: "Cheng Minzheng hasn't been dismissed yet. How dare you enter his mansion, arrest his servants, and torture him in his mansion?"
Qian Ning had an indifferent expression on his face: "I have already arrested the person, and I have interrogated the case clearly. If Cifu is dissatisfied with my handling of the case, you can impeach me!"
Qian Ning is not afraid of Li Dongyang.He has his adoptive father Qian Neng as his backer, and this time he handles the imperial examination fraud case with the support of eight powerful officials in the palace.
Chang Feng sighed in his heart: Qian Ning is really neat in his work.As expected of the apprentice brought out by me, the stand-in hand-picked.
Chang Feng said: "Okay, bring Cheng Wang, Cheng Zhong and his son to the court! Oh yes, bring Cheng Minzheng, Xu Jing, and Tang Yin to the court as well. Face to face."
Not long after, five people were escorted into the inquiry room.
Chang Feng slapped the gavel: "Cheng Zhong, how did you peep at the test questions written by your master and leak them to others? You really got it! If you don't tell the truth, you will be punished."
Cheng Zhong has already been tortured once, and he doesn't want to suffer a second time.Naturally speaking the truth.
After he confessed, Cheng Minzheng yelled, "You slave killed me!"
Chang Feng: "Cheng Butang, your personal servant stole the test questions, and you are also to blame."
"The exam questions are the top secret of the imperial court before the exam begins. When you write the top secret, do you let someone next to you look at it?"
Cheng Minzheng was speechless: "I have a hundred secrets and a sparse one."
Xu Jing was so frightened that he passed out.
Chang Feng ordered: "Pour cold water on him to wake him up!"
Chang Feng then asked Cheng Zhong again: "How many people did you sell the exam questions to?"
Cheng Zhong replied: "It was sold to Xu Jing alone."
Chang Feng looked at Cheng Zhong suspiciously: "Thousands of applicants participated in the exam. Everyone wants to be named on the gold list. There must be some people who are willing to pay a lot of money for the exam questions."
"Why do you only sell one person? Sell a few more people, and your profit will double!"
Cheng Zhong replied: "My lord. I have been with the master for a long time. I have seen a lot of things on the scene and learned a lot from it."
"If you sell the test questions to a few more people, it will definitely spread the word! Although you can get more money, it will be revealed sooner or later! Therefore, I only sold it to Xu Jing!"
"Besides, Xu Jing paid a total of 5000 taels of silver. It's enough for me to be a rich man for the rest of my life. Why should I make extra troubles, earn my life, but not spend my life?"
Chang Feng said: "Oh, I can't tell, you are still a very intelligent person."
Chang Feng has roughly sorted out the truth now.
Cheng Zhong peeked at the exam questions and sold them to Xu Jing.Xu Jing checked the classics within four or five days, and thought about how to answer in advance.
This shows that Xu Jing himself has some talents.Otherwise, it is useless to buy test questions.
This matter is extremely secretive.If there is no accident, Xu Jing will happily take the second place in the examination to participate in the palace examination and become a Jinshi.
However, Xu Jing's good deeds fell on Tang Yin's lips.
Tang Yin said boldly in front of everyone, "The undergraduate student, it must be me, Tang Yin!"
It was this sentence that caused a storm.During the turmoil, Xu Jing colluded with Cheng Minzheng's servants, and the matter of buying and selling test questions was revealed.
Xu Jing has been woken up by the cold water.Trembling with fright.
Chang Feng questioned Xu Jing: "After you bought the test questions, did you tell others about the test questions? For example, Tang Yin?"
Xu Jing tremblingly replied: "My lord, this kind of thing will rot in my stomach. How can I tell others the problem?"
"Not only Tang Yin likes the name of Huiyuan in this science, but I also like it! Although we are friends, there are no father and son in the examination room, let alone friends?"
"It's just that, even if I got the exam questions and prepared in advance, my essays were far inferior to Tang Yin's. In the end, I let him become the member."
Tang Yin looked at Xu Jing and sighed: "Brother Xu, you are so confused! This is good, not only did you commit a crime yourself, but you also implicated me!"
Chang Feng said: "Put all the criminals in custody."
Li Dongyang sighed: "Such an important case will be cleared up in a short time?"
Chang Feng said with a smile: "Li Cifu has never been in charge of the San Judicial Department. He doesn't know how to investigate cases. Sometimes, the more important a case is, the easier it is to investigate."
"But after finding out the truth, how to deal with the criminal and how to close the case are more complicated than the investigation itself."
Li Dongyang said: "How do you plan to deal with criminals, and how to close the case?"
Chang Feng said: "It's simple, report the truth to the emperor. I respectfully invite the emperor to order."
Li Dongyang asked: "May I take a step to speak?"
Chang Feng ordered: "You all go down first."
After a while, only Li Dongyang and Chang Feng were left in the case room.
Li Dongyang said: "If the prisoner's confession is followed, and the emperor is reported, Cheng Minzheng may be responsible."
"He is one of the bones of the imperial court. He is also the son-in-law of Li Xian, the former prime minister."
"It is a model scholar who won two yuan in a row."
"If he falls because of this, it will damage the court's culture."
"Chang Tongzhi, can you be flexible?"
Chang Feng's expression changed: "Cisuke, you want me to be flexible? Are you encouraging me to deceive the king?"
Li Dongyang quickly said: "I didn't mean that."
Chang Feng said solemnly: "I know that in the past two years, civil servants and internal officials have been fighting like black-eyed chickens."
"The civil servants want to pull me. The internal officials want to pull me too."
"You pull me not to respect me. You want me to be your knife."
"Let me tell you, this dagger of mine has a dark blade, and the handle will always be in the hands of the emperor."
"It's not a good thing to say. Want to use me as a swordsman? Whether it's civil servants or internal officials. You are not worthy!"
"The common wind today is no longer the common wind 14 years ago!"
Although Chang Feng's words were exaggerated, he was also frank.
Li Dongyang said: "I never meant to use you as a saber."
Chang Feng waved his hand: "Whether there is or not, it doesn't matter. The important thing is that the emperor ordered me to find out the truth of the imperial examination fraud case. Now that I have found out, I will report it truthfully."
"I will not favor Cheng Minzheng just because he is one of the core members of the North Korean officials."
"At the beginning, I helped you and Mr. Xie Ge get rid of the grievance of being attached to a treacherous eunuch. It was not to join the civil servant camp. It was to clarify the truth and make the wronged person innocent."
Li Dongyang was stunned.
He suddenly felt that the civil servants who boasted that they were as white as lotus flowers all day could not catch up with Chang Feng, the butcher of Jinyiwei, who was open-minded.
Li Dongyang suddenly remembered something: "The people in our cabinet are not deaf or blind. We also know a little bit about the movements of the internal officials."
"There is a strange thing. As far as I know, there are eight internal officials in the palace who intend to expand the fraud case of the imperial examination. In order to attack us civil servants."
"And Qian Ning has secretly attached to those eight people."
"The culprit of the fraud fell into the hands of Qian Ning. Why didn't Qian Ning coerce and lure Cheng Zhong to change his words, accusing Cheng Minzheng of selling exam questions?"
"In that way, Channing and the internal officials can take the opportunity to start a big case"
Chang Feng waved his hand and interrupted Li Dongyang: "Li Cifu, please remember. Qian Ning is not from those eight internal officials. He is from me!"
"It was before, it is now, and it will be in the future!"
"If I can't even control the person I single-handedly promoted. Heh, this Zuo Tongzhi is gone, let's go home and pick up the child!"
Li Dongyang stretched out his thumb: "I admire."
As Chang Feng said.Sometimes, investigating a case is easy.How to deal with criminals, the conclusion of the case is complicated.
Chang Feng believes that once Xu Jing and Cheng Minzheng's servants bought the test questions, it will be made public.The people who have failed will definitely take the opportunity to continue to make trouble and ask the court to retake the exam.
Rumors will also fly.The more it spreads, the more nonsense it gets.
He sorted out the confessions of the people.He came to Qianqing Palace with Li Dongyang and asked to meet Emperor Hongzhi.
When kneeling in front of the Qianqing Palace, Chang Feng predicted the outcome of everyone in his heart.
Cheng Minzheng didn't know to keep it secret when he gave the exam questions.There was a servant standing beside him, causing the test questions to be leaked.A charge of dereliction of duty is inevitable.
But Cheng Minzheng did not intend to do evil, and he added a series of identities such as "son of the old minister", "son-in-law of the old chief assistant", "two yuan in the Lianzhong", and "model scholar". The salary is settled.
Cheng Wang, Cheng Zhong, and Xu Jing will definitely be executed.
Tang Yin was innocent.He is also a great talent in the world, the emperor should retain his membership status and take part in the palace examination.
Reported to the emperor yesterday morning that there was fraud in the imperial examination, and Zhonghua Chang should be able to be promoted.
As for the truth about the fraud in the undergraduate examination, the emperor should choose not to announce it to the public, so as not to frustrate the hearts of Shilin.
Chang Feng only guessed the last one right.
The heart of an emperor has always been elusive.
Xiao Jing came to the outside of the hall and said loudly: "Li Dongyang, the second assistant of the Xuan cabinet, and the commander of Jin Yiwei, Zuo Tongzhi Changfeng, see you in the hall!"
Chang Feng and Li Dongyang got up and walked towards the main hall of Qianqing Palace.
(End of this chapter)
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