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Just one day before the palace examination, Xiao Yichen took the time to go to the Duke Protector's Mansion to find Shen Jia.

Shen Jia, Xiao Yichen, and Shen Zhuoyun talked in the study room for nearly two hours before Xiao Yichen left the Protector's Mansion.

Soon the day of the palace examination came.

The palace examination was held in the magnificent Baohe Hall.

Hundreds of students who have passed the examination this year will compete here in the final round today.

The emperor personally asked two questions. The first question was "Why do you want to be an official?" and the second question was "On farming and mulberry trees."

Many students received teachings that were either eloquent, original, or pragmatic.

The palace examination is over, the papers will be marked the next day, and the results will be released the day after.

The emperor read through the answer sheets selected by the marking officials, and finally selected Feng Zhanglin as the first place in the imperial examination, that is, the number one scholar.

The second place is He Xinyuan, the third place is Zhu Wanfeng, and the fourth place is Liao Taoyu.

The other six people were all in Level 2, and Xiao Yichen smiled with satisfaction.

After the list was posted, the ten people were so excited that they wanted to kowtow in front of Xiao Yichen and Shen Jia to say thank you.

Shen Jia and Xiao Yichen were talking in the study room of the Protector's Mansion.

The atmosphere in the study was a bit solemn.

"Several secret guards came back with witnesses. They found out that thirty years ago, when Zhen Guogong was returning to the court from the northwest, he passed by Huang Eunuch's hometown, Luocheng. Someone saw Zhen Guogong being beaten to death after being rescued. Eunuch Huang, they have never seen him again since then. They did not find any valuable clues from Cui Shanggong's hometown, but they found some useful clues from Dong Sizhi's hometown. Her brother had been shot by mistake in the past few years. The dead man was settled by the Zhenguo Gong’s people..."

"Does that mean that when the elite soldiers from the major military camps arrive in Beijing, they can be arrested?"

"Most of the people arrived in the capital from Qiaozhuang yesterday, and will arrive in the capital tomorrow morning at the latest. I plan to arrest Eunuch Huang, Cui Shanggong, and Dong Sizhi tonight. I will ask them as soon as possible to tell them about the poisoning of my father and the emperor. Grandpa’s evidence led to the arrest of Concubine Lin and Lord Zhen Guo.”

"Why so urgent?"

"I received news that Duke Zhen and King Qi are planning to force the palace to rebel at the wedding banquet?"

"Are they that impatient?"

"We killed more than a thousand of their dead soldiers and eliminated many officials who were dependent on him. However, my reputation among the people is getting better and better. They dare not let it develop like this. The most important thing is that they think the emperor Grandpa's body is at the end of its strength, with only one breath left, and they have been planning for a while, so it would be most appropriate to do it during the wedding banquet..."

Since the founding emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, special emphasis has been placed on recruiting talents through imperial examinations. Preparations for each wedding banquet begin before spring in March, and its scale is second only to the royal annual banquet. In addition to the students who have passed the imperial examination, there are also important officials and their families.

"I think if we let them take action at the wedding banquet, it will easily hurt the three hundred new scholars and others, which is not worth it. Why don't we strike first? I will accompany you to arrest those three people tonight. Make sure to let them go tonight Confess the fact that you helped Concubine Lin poison your father and grandpa Huang, and we will send people to surround the Zhenguo Palace tomorrow..."

"This is a good suggestion. It can catch them off guard. The commander of the Royal Forest Army is a member of the Zhengguo Duke, so a fierce battle is inevitable..."

"There's nothing we can do about it, but it's better than them arranging everything and us passively fighting them. By the way, is there a secret passage in the Zhenguo Palace?" "Yes. It's under the Yanshan Mountains in the east of the suburbs of Beijing. There is a tomb in the woods, which is the exit. I will send someone to guard it."

"It needs to be guarded there by a few people with strong martial arts skills so that everything is safe. Let's do this! I asked Ling Yunsu to lead the people from Tianji Pavilion to guard there. I must not let anyone from the Zhenguo Mansion escape."

When Prince Zhaoming was still alive, he had already arranged for two shrewd and cunning spies to enter the Zhenguo Palace. Those two people had been hanging around in the Zhenguo Palace for more than ten years. They knew the layout of the Zhenguo Palace very well, and naturally they also knew the secret passages. Where.

The princes of the past dynasties have made great military achievements and made great contributions to the protection of the Zhou Dynasty. If there is not enough evidence to prove the crime committed by the Duke of Zhen, he will be criticized verbally and writtenly by the people of the world. The saying "a cunning rabbit will die and a lackey will be cooked" will inevitably be placed on the emperor.

Therefore, neither the emperor nor Xiao Yichen dared to touch the Duke Zhenguo's palace easily. This time the emperor was poisoned, and it was implicated that Prince Zhaoming died of physical failure due to the poisoning. After finding all the evidence proving that this matter was related to Concubine Lin, Duke Zhenguo, they Then we can wipe out all the public parties in the town. And now that the Duke of Zhen is going to rebel, there is even more reason to drive them into dust.

The two discussed carefully for nearly two hours before Xiao Yichen left the Protector's Mansion.

After he left, Shen Jia immediately went to Ling Yunsu and told him the matter.

"Brother Ling, call back all the people from Tianji Pavilion immediately. You will guard the exit of the secret passage for twelve hours tonight, and be sure not to let anyone out."

She was also worried that the Duke of Zhen Guo's government had many eyes and ears. When they first arrested Eunuch Huang and others, the Duke of Zhen Guo sent someone to escort the men in the family away from the secret passage. That would leave huge hidden dangers for Xiao Yichen and her.

Ling Yunsu also knew the importance of the matter and nodded hurriedly: "Okay, I will make arrangements immediately. You must pay attention to your own safety."

Shen Jia nodded and warned: "You too, the Duke of Zhenguo will definitely send someone with the highest martial arts skills to escort his men away. You should also pay attention to safety."

"Yeah!" Ling Yunsu cherished his words like gold.

Shen Jia smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Ling."

"This is what I should do." Ling Yunsu's eyes darkened.

After Shen Jia left the courtyard where Ling Yunsu lived, she went directly to Shen Zhuoyun, "Dad, let the younger brothers take leave of absence and stay at home tomorrow!"

Shen Zhuoyun's heart trembled: "Are you coming?"

"Well! In order to prevent them from jumping over the wall and coming to the Duke Protector's Mansion to cause trouble, tomorrow when you find something is wrong, ask your mother, eldest aunt, and several younger brothers to hide in the secret passage. Later, you can find a reason to send the people from Lingnan to Zhuangzi. Go up. As for others, don’t worry. Remember not to let the spies installed by others find anything wrong.”

"Don't worry, dad knows the importance. Jia'er, there won't be any problems in the Imperial College!"

"No, what Duke Zhen wants to get rid of most is us. The problems in other houses are not big. You must arrange things before going to court tomorrow."

Shen Zhuoyun nodded. Thousands of the Zhenguo Duke's soldiers died in the hands of the emperor's grandson and Jia'er, as well as the officials who were in their hands. Jiaer openly ignored the Zhenguo Duke's palace when he paid homage on the first day of the new year. , Zhen Guo Gong's wife almost suffered a stroke, Zhou Yu became mute, Zhou Shaocheng and his wife had their heads shaved...etc., each of them made Zhen Guo Gong so angry that he wanted to get rid of it.

"Don't worry, Jia'er, nothing will happen to me at home. I will ask your mother and others to bring the poison."

Shen Jia vaguely spoke to Uncle Qing Ping again, asking them to pay attention to their safety.

Mr. Qing Pingbo, who had been in the capital for so long, had also experienced the seizure of a legitimate son. He quickly understood the meaning and carefully arranged it. (End of chapter)