"How brave!" Emperor Jing Xing laughed angrily.
"In that case, let's arrest them and search them," Emperor Jing Xing said.
When Zheng Ying heard this, he smiled bitterly.
He naturally knew that he wanted to arrest people, but if he just arrested people, there was no need to ask Emperor Jing Xing for advice. The key was what to do after arresting people.
Should this fraud be made public?
If it is announced, it will mean that the court has failed in its duty!
I'm afraid it will destroy the prestige of the royal family.
But if it is not announced, it will not be appropriate for both reason and law.
That's why he came to ask.
"Your Majesty, there must be a reason for arresting people."
"Should we use a real reason to arrest him, or make up an unfounded one?"
After hearing this, Emperor Jing Xing fell into deep thought.
He finally understood Zheng Ying's purpose of coming today.
This matter is really difficult to handle.
If Lu Heng did such a thing, he would definitely not be able to continue to serve as the left minister of the household department.
But the official position of left minister of household affairs is not too small. To get him out of this position, or even to jail, he will definitely need to find a way out.
Just making up something that doesn't exist will definitely not work.
After pondering for a long time, Emperor Jing Xing slowly raised his head and sighed: "I should give an explanation to the scholars in the world. Just do it truthfully."
"promise!"
Zheng Ying came today because of Emperor Jing Xing's words.
After receiving the promise, he stood up in a hurry, turned around and left.
Not only does his back look devoid of the eunuch's femininity, but it is filled with a murderous aura.
…
In the Lu Mansion, the genius is Meng Mengliang.
Lu Heng was sleeping soundly when he heard a knock on the door and outside the window.
"Enfu, it's me." Lu Junda's voice came from outside the door, but it was a little strange.
It sounded like something was pressed against the neck, or a sound caused by a cold.
"What are you doing here this early in the morning?"
"The students have completed the matters assigned to Enfu a few days ago and are here to reply to Enfu."
What was explained a few days ago?
That’s fifteen thousand taels of silver!
As soon as these words came out, Lu Heng's anger in getting up was finally gone.
Get up and put on your clothes before going to open the door.
After the door was opened, he finally saw Lu Junda.
But it was Lu Junda who had a knife held to his neck.
At the same time, a group of imperial city warriors behind him drew their swords directly at him.
Lu Heng was just a civil servant. He had never seen such a posture before. He immediately begged to surrender without any intention of resisting.
However, during the process of surrender, his eyes glanced at Lu Junda with deep meaning.
The moment Lu Junda was swept by his gaze, he didn't say anything, but just shook his head imperceptibly.
Seeing this, Lu Heng finally felt relieved. There was no more unnecessary movement, and he never complained. He simply surrendered and let the people from the Imperial City Department put the shackles on him.
The leader of the Imperial City Department frowned slightly when he saw this.
He has caught many people over the years. Generally, those who have this kind of reaction have something to rely on!
But it doesn’t matter, there is no mouth in this world that the Imperial City Secretary cannot knock!
"You guys, take these people back first. The rest of you will wait and come with me to search."
"promise!"
Later, Lu Heng and Lu Junda were taken to prison.
Qiandu City is not a small place, so naturally such a big thing spreads as fast as the wind.
Within a few days, the news that Lu Heng and Lu Junda were caught cheating spread throughout the streets.
At this time, the small number of scholars who were still supporting Lu Heng and Lu Junda and scolding Li Changkong and Li Long were completely dumbfounded.
Caught cheating! What is this concept?
No one has cheated in the imperial examinations for decades. This is a huge shame for scholars!
Let alone reputation, if you commit such a thing, you may even lose your face.
But those two don't need much face compared to each other. There is a high probability that they will spend the rest of their lives in a prison.
…
A few days later, Tianfu Restaurant.
As the busiest restaurant in Taipingfang, Tianfu Restaurant has no shortage of customers.
Moreover, those who come here to drink are often scholars or children of aristocratic families.
There are even some officials here and there.
In short, they are all wealthy owners.
At this moment, two young men in Confucian robes and scholars were sitting next to the window, changing glasses and talking loudly.
"Brother Li, why are Lu Heng and Lu Junda so courageous? That's an imperial examination, fraud... Tsk, tsk, tsk, if the evidence of this crime is proven, I'm afraid it will be a death sentence."
"Hey, Brother Zhang, you don't know something about this. Some people, after they have a name, they want more fame, and after they have money, they want more money."
"Although this Lu Heng holds the position of the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, he is probably a greedy person. This Lu Junda is a very bold person. It is reasonable for the two of them to collide and do such a thing. .”
"What you said makes sense."
"Looking at it this way, Li Long is really lucky to have avoided this disaster."
"If he were still Lu Heng's disciple, his provincial examination results would probably have to be checked."
"In the end, I don't know if I can keep the name of Mr. Jie Yuangong."
"Hey, that's wrong. I think it's not so much that Li Long is lucky, but that he discovered something fishy beforehand, and that's why he made the move to change the family."
"Hey, does Li Long still have this ability?"
"Why not? Think about it carefully. Ever since he changed his family, all the scholars in Qiandu City have been scolding him. But what happened? In the end, he was a senior high school student, and he slapped us hard in the face. . From the perspective of the ultimate profiteer, this Li Long is not an ordinary person."
"Tsk, when you say that, it is quite possible. It seems that Li Long is not only talented, but also able to endure what ordinary people cannot endure. He is a great person!"
"Indeed, then tell me, since Li Long guessed this in advance, does Li Changkong also know about it?"
"I know roughly, otherwise, I'm afraid I won't accept Li Long."
"I see, Brother Li is a great talent, and his insights are really out of the ordinary!"
"Nowhere, just chatting."
Although it was just a conversation between two scholars in Tianfu Restaurant in their spare time, similar remarks have been very loud in the past few days, basically filling the entire Qiandu City.
After all, this matter was fermented by previous public opinion.
These scholars had scolded Li Changkong and Li Long harshly before, but now they were deeply moved after Lu Heng and Lu Junda were arrested and imprisoned.
After all, what Lu Heng and Lu Junda did was a slap in the face to all the scholars in the capital!
How can you not get angry when you ask someone?
Coupled with the fact that Li Changkong secretly manipulated public opinion intentionally or unintentionally, public opinion completely reversed, creating a beautiful world where only Lu Heng and Lu Junda were scolded.
This means that these two people are in prison now. Otherwise, the ill-tempered scholar would have to go to their house to greet them.
After all, this is how Li Changkong came here.
It's just that the Marquis of Wuling's family has a big business, and they hit every one who comes, so that in the end no one dared to come.
