In the Duke's Mansion, in the study.
Lin Feng and Liu Zhen sat opposite each other.
With a smile on his face and a look of pride on his face, Liu Zhen said solemnly: "My lord, you didn't see the scene when the results were released. There were so many people coming. A sea of people, densely packed, full of heads. Except for In addition to the scholars, there are also a large number of people watching."
"It can be said that this is the first time I have seen such a spectacular scene. Such a release of imperial examination results will definitely be unprecedented in the future."
"It's so shocking."
Liu Zhen felt even more proud because he personally took charge of this matter.
Lin Feng smiled and said: "Liu Zhen, thank you for your hard work."
"A humble job is not hard work."
Liu Zhen shook his head and answered.
Liu Zhen enjoyed all of this as if it were sweet rice. Although the imperial examination has been obstructed by many parties, there are still some minor problems.
However, the imperial examination progressed smoothly.
It was finally completed successfully.
Gao Xiaoyu entered, bowed and said: "My lord, a scholar named Lu Guang has come outside to ask for an audience. He said he has something extremely important to see."
"Lu Guang is here?"
Lin Feng raised his eyebrows.
He was very curious about Lu Guang. Is this Lu Guang from Lujiang County of Jin State, or Lu Guang from Qin State?
Lin Feng ordered: "Please come to the study."
"Here!"
Gao Xiaoyu turned and left.
Liu Zhen didn't want to stay anymore, so he resigned and left.
Lin Feng waited, and after a while, Lu Guang entered the study. Lu Guang is over 20 years old, slightly older than Lin Feng. Lu Guang was wearing a blue robe, with bright eyes, a straight nose, a tall figure and a dignified appearance.
Even though Lu Guang was wearing an ordinary cyan robe, his aura was outstanding.
This is the spirit of poetry and calligraphy in the belly.
Standing in the study, he has an extraordinary bearing.
This was the first time for Lu Guang to meet Lin Feng, and he was also curious. The man in front of him created the Qin State's reform of dividing every family into an equal share, and also contributed to the Qin State's destruction of the Xia State, and also contributed to the Qin State's imperial examination. Advance.
This person is extremely important to Qin.
This person's abilities are countless in the world.
Even Lin Feng is still so young.
Lu Guang had complicated thoughts in his heart. He calmed down in a blink of an eye and said with cupped hands: "Lu Guang, the Lu family of Lujiang County, Jin State, pays homage to the Duke of Zhenguo."
Lin Feng was overjoyed. It was Lu Guang. This was a good thing.
He knew Lu Guang. According to Lu Yi's statement and the information obtained by Hei Bingtai, Lu Guang was different from the famous people in Jin who liked to talk. Lu Guang was practical in his affairs. In fact, Lin Feng's sworn brother Huan Suzhi was also a pragmatic person and did not like to talk.
It is a pity that whether it is Lu Guang or Huan Suzhi, there are not many such pragmatic young scholars.
Lin Feng said: "Lu Guang, speaking of which, there is some connection between me and you."
Lu Guang was stunned for a moment and asked curiously: "What is the connection between the Duke and me?"
Lin Feng said: "When I first went to Jin as an envoy to promote the alliance between Jin and Qin, I met your brother Lu Yi on the ship. He was good at using guns, and a big gun was very powerful. At that time, he He once challenged me and competed. Lu Yi and I have a good rapport and have a good relationship. Lu Yi once mentioned you and said that you have excellent talents, which is very good. "
Lu Guang was even more surprised.
Unexpectedly, there is such a connection.
With a smile on his face, Lu Guang bowed and said, "My lord, my brother is just boasting. I am a young man and not worth mentioning."
"If you are at the top of the list, you are well-deserved."
Lin Feng said: "The time I have arranged for you to be notified is tomorrow morning at 6 o'clock. You will go to the palace to see His Majesty. You come to see me now. What do you want?"
Lu Guang solemnly said: "Reporting to the Duke, I went to see the list outside Xicheng earlier. Because the scholars who accompanied me pointed out my identity and exposed my situation. So on my way back to the camp to rest, I encountered someone blocking my way.”
"The other party made a condition, giving me five hundred taels of gold, and asking me to withdraw from the palace to see His Majesty. Then tomorrow, someone will replace me and enter the palace to see His Majesty."
"If I don't comply, the other party will take action directly."
"I escaped alone at first. The other party wanted to kill me, so I prepared to escape. Unexpectedly, my father secretly sent someone to protect me. When I was about to escape, the people arranged by my father appeared and killed five of the other party."
"Because the incident happened suddenly and I failed to stop it in time, I lost my life."
"I thought about it at the time, and in order to avoid getting distracted, I went to the primary school guarding the camp and asked him to hang the bodies of five people outside the camp. I publicized that these people intended to kill me, but my people stopped me on the spot. kill."
"At the same time, let the soldiers send a message to remind all scholars to pay attention to safety."
"This way, people behind the scenes will feel at ease because no information has been leaked."
Lu Guang continued: "So I came here specifically to see the Duke and ask the Duke to investigate quickly. Although the person is dead, he is from Xianyang after all, so he can investigate. In addition, I think after the results are released this time, there may be more Someone secretly took action to deal with these poor people."
brush!
Lin Feng's expression suddenly turned cold.
There was murderous intent in his eyes.
Opening courses to obtain scholars was a policy he implemented in Qin, and it was also the basis for Qin to surpass Jin and Qi in the future.
This is to achieve institutional crushing.
Unexpectedly, someone actually had their thoughts on this and wanted to impersonate him.
Ying Jiuxiao had reminded Ying San before, and Lin Feng also told Ying San to be careful. Unexpectedly, the person in the dark, instead of dealing with Lin Feng or blocking the imperial examination, actually had a crooked idea to directly replace the scholars who were referred.
It was simply audacious.
Should be killed!
The killing intent spread in Lin Feng's heart, so much so that Lu Guang's heart trembled as he sat below.
At this moment, Lin Feng was filled with murderous intent, which made Lu Guang also feel fear in his heart. He thought to himself that he was indeed a man who had led thousands of troops to fight.
Lu Guang's eyes sparkled.
He was very happy to be able to work in Qin.
Lin Feng thought about it and thought that it should be from aristocratic families. Only these people were suspicious. Lin Feng asked again: "Lu Guang, did anyone around see the people who surrounded and killed you at that time, and was it made known to everyone?"
"No!"
Lu Guang shook his head.
"The place where the other party took action was at the edge of a remote mountain forest. I didn't make a big fuss and directly asked the camp's primary school to publicize that several people were killed on the spot. The people behind the scenes would secretly be glad that they hadn't been arraigned yet, so their news wouldn't be known. It will leak.”
"But I think that even so, some other aristocratic families who are motivated by interests will actually take action when they should."
Lin Feng's face was full of approval.
Lu Guang's handling was very good.
Without overly alerting the enemy, Black Ice Platform can investigate.
Lin Feng said: "This guild will arrange for people to investigate the matter of replacing the imperial examination. Lu Guang, you are temporarily resting in the Duke's Mansion. What do you think?"
Lu Guang shook his head and said: "My lord, this is not necessary. If I were in the lord's palace, I would really alert the enemy. So for the time being, I will just live in the camp. In this way, people in the dark will find that there is nothing strange about me, and they will I feel even more relieved. Tomorrow morning, I and the rest of the people will enter the palace to have a normal audience."
"Well, pay attention to yourself."
Lin Feng said nothing more.
Now that someone is threatening the scholar, Lin Feng will have a lot to deal with next.
Things are complicated.
Lin Feng's murderous intention was even worse.
This time, if you don't kill a river of blood and roll your head, someone will continue to reach out. Lin Feng wanted to let these people know that getting a scholarship was the most important thing. No one was allowed to reach out. Anyone who reached out would not only chop off his hand, but also bring disaster to the whole family.
This is a red line that cannot be crossed.
Yinghong, Lu Yi and others had dealt with him before, so that was all. In fact, Lin Feng never pursued him fiercely. But this time, Lin Feng would never give up.
The person who deserves to be killed must be exposed.
Only people from these aristocratic families are completely afraid.
Even though Ying Jiuxiao had dealt with Lu Yi and Ying Hong before, the other aristocratic families just didn't provoke Lin Feng. When it comes to interests, they still take desperate risks. Therefore, disposal is obviously not enough; one must kill them batch by batch.
Lin Feng did not go to Ying San to discuss it, but instead thought about it carefully. After thinking everything through, Lin Feng ordered: "Gao Xiaoyu, please arrange for someone to notify Ying San to enter the palace. In addition, prepare the carriage, I want to enter the palace immediately."
"Here!"
Gao Xiaoyu was ordered to make arrangements immediately.
When Lin Feng arrived outside the imperial city, Ying San also arrived at the same time.
Ying San was curious and asked: "My lord, what's the matter? You actually informed me to enter the palace together."
Lin Feng said coldly: "Something big did happen."
Ding!
Ying San's heart jumped suddenly.
The situation is not good.
Ying San did not ask any more questions for the time being, and followed Lin Feng into the palace to meet him in the palace.
They both saluted.
Ying Jiuxiao said: "Lin Feng, you just came to the palace yesterday, and today the results are released, what are you doing here?"
Lin Fengxun reported: "Your Majesty, even with strict precautions, something went wrong in the imperial examination. After the results were released, Lu Guang, the scholar ranked first on the list, went to the Duke's Mansion to pay a visit. He said that after seeing the results released, on the way back to the camp, Someone was following him."
"When Lu Guang was passing through a remote place, the people following him appeared with thugs and asked him to withdraw directly from the audience. After he withdraws, someone will take his name and enter the palace to see His Majesty tomorrow morning."
"Lu Guang refused, and these people took action directly. Fortunately, there were people protecting Lu Guang, but it was a pity that the attack was too fierce, and he killed them all inadvertently, leaving no one alive. For the time being, the publicity to the outside world is on the spot. Kill without revealing the information to avoid alerting the people behind it.”
Lin Feng said: "Your Majesty, the person who took action must be a member of a big family. The specific family in Xianyang City is unknown. Heibingtai needs to investigate."
"Damn it!"
Ying Jiuxiao slapped her hand on the desk.
He stood up, his face full of anger and murderous intent. The former Ying Jiuxiao was also someone who often led troops to fight in person. That is to say, now that he is older, he has restrained himself.
Even in the past, he directly dealt with those who were dissatisfied with Ying Jiuxiao in the court.
Ying Jiuxiao's position was obtained by killing. When he gets angry, it feels like a storm has changed, and a depressing atmosphere fills the hall.
"Your Majesty, I am incompetent."
Ying San knelt on the ground to plead guilty.
Lin Feng had reminded him before to be more prepared. Even though the people of Heibingtai made a lot of preparations, something slipped through the net.
This is his fault.
Ying Jiuxiao said in a deep voice: "Ying San, please write down your big mistake this time. If you don't handle it well this time, I will punish you for both mistakes. In short, in this imperial examination, anyone who arranges for someone to take over will interfere with it." , all to be disposed of.”
"If we don't kill this matter, it won't be enough to quell the people's anger, let alone scare Xiaoxiao. If this matter is not handled properly, after it spreads throughout the Qin State, and then spreads to the Jin State, Qi State and other parts of the world, our Daqin Imperial Examination will become a mere joke."
Ying Jiuxiao said: "So, it must be dealt with properly."
Ying San's eyes were sharp and he said: "I promise that we will investigate thoroughly and all the people involved in the case will be found."
Lin Feng took over and said: "Grandfather, although the matter needs to be thoroughly investigated, it is difficult to find out how many people there are in the current big war. I think that Heibingtai is secretly seeking information for the time being, and it is not appropriate to act rashly."
"We need to make sure what is going on. We must lure the snake out of the hole to know how many people have been coerced. According to the current situation, I think the people behind the scenes will not directly kill the scholars. The reason is very simple. After killing people, although A scholar from a poor family disappears for a while, but over time, what if the family finds Xianyang?"
"When things get big, it's easy to reveal the truth. So the most likely first choice for these people with ulterior motives is to arrest people and threaten them, just like kidnapping Lu Guang, and then provide benefits, coercion and inducements to make the poor people quit."
"Compared to big families, ordinary scholars from poor families do not have enough strength to resist. If faced with coercion and inducement, they will most likely have no choice but to give in. As long as they receive money, these scholars from poor families will not be able to explain clearly."
Lin Feng thought quickly and quickly had a detailed plan in mind.
Ying Jiuxiao asked: "Lin Feng, what exactly do you plan to do?"
Lin Feng said: "Reporting to the emperor's grandfather, I think it is best to proceed in three steps. First, take all the examination papers of the scholars who entered the list and send them to the palace for sealing. This is the most direct evidence and cannot be destroyed. "
"If there are any mistakes in the scholar's test paper, it will be difficult to confirm the evidence. For example, it will be difficult to check the handwriting."
"Secondly, tomorrow morning, the scholars will go to the palace to have an audience as usual, and we will take this opportunity to verify. Grandfather, instead of rushing to arrange awards, directly arrange for people to give them the test papers of the previous examination and let them write their own answers."
“It doesn’t need much, just write one question.”
"In the imperial examination established by the Qin State, since more than 200 people were selected, they must be really talented and will not cheat. If the answers are wrong and do not match the previous ones, then there is a problem. To put it simply, handwriting and The content of the test paper is enough to distinguish authenticity.”
"Third, is the final disposition. This time, all the people involved in the case are implicated in the whole family. The direct members of the family involved will be killed without mercy, and all the collateral members will be exiled. Only with real severe punishment can everyone be afraid, no matter how hard it is, Dare to make any decisions about the imperial examination again."
Lin Feng is not a kind-hearted person.
Ying Jiuxiao's eyes were sharp and he said in a deep voice: "Lin Feng, are you still soft-hearted? Exile? What's the purpose of exile? The imperial examination is the national policy of our Qin State. Anyone who dares to take action on this is seeking death. There is no such thing as exile. One person commits a crime. , the whole family was killed. Except for the servants and servants who were made slaves, everyone else was killed and no one was spared."
"Otherwise, it won't scare anyone."
"Only in this way can people dare not interfere anymore."
Ying Jiuxiao said: "Lin Feng, sometimes you are still not ruthless enough. To deal with these people, you must kill them completely to scare them, and then you can get rid of them once and for all. Otherwise, there will be problems in the future."
"Grandfather Shengming!"
Lin Feng answered immediately.
Ying Jiuxiao waved his hand and said: "Go and investigate. Everything will be as usual. I'm looking forward to what happens tomorrow."
Lin Feng and Ying walked out of the hall together and walked out together.
Ying San looked apologetic and said, "My lord, this time I failed in my duty and caused you trouble."
Lin Feng said: "Brother Ying, you don't have to be like this. In fact, I can't blame you for this. There will always be problems with the imperial examination. Moreover, it is the first time for the imperial examination. It is possible for aristocratic families to resist and cause trouble, or even take advantage of the opportunity to make profits. . In short, just do the following things well.”
Ying San nodded solemnly.
The two of them left together.
