It’s spring again.
It’s a new year again.
The swirling rumors caused turmoil among the upper echelons of Fengjing. Officials were summoned for questioning one after another, so they were not in the mood to celebrate the New Year.
Fortunately, the people at the bottom were still singing and dancing without being affected at all.
Xu Mo stood at the door of the second courtyard, watching the carriages passing by on the street, and the joyful people wearing new clothes, buying cakes, wearing flowers on their heads, setting off firecrackers, and his heart finally returned to his stomach.
He and the Qi brothers had planned it for a long time, and the reason why they opened it before the Chinese New Year was to make those who had done something wrong feel uneasy and sleepless.
In addition, it will give the people of Fengjing something to talk about during the New Year, so that things can ferment and expand.
Imperial examination fraud is not a trivial matter, and the energy behind it cannot be shaken by him and the Qi family brothers. If he wants to attract the attention of the superiors and want the Tian family to investigate and investigate, he still needs ordinary people to add fuel to the flames.
I heard that even the Minister of Rites was reprimanded yesterday and was ordered by the Tian family to investigate the matter of imperial examination fraud.
Qi Huai kept calling for a good opportunity, grabbed An Jun's article and went home.
That article happened to be the article written when Zhu Zhi was elected.
Every word is less and every word is correct.
No matter what the subsequent development is, Zhu Zhi, as a first-timer, will definitely be hit by a gun.
Now, it's just a matter of being patient and waiting.
Xu Mo was in a calm mood and stopped watching the rejoicing people. He turned around and wanted to go back to the house, but bumped into a little meatball.
"Brother." Jiang Sheng pinched the corner of his clothes and asked, "Today is thirty, is there no sign of second brother?"
It turned out that the little girl thought that the elder brother was standing at the door, waiting for Zheng Laoer.
She didn't dare to say anything for fear of making her brothers sad, but she desperately wanted her second brother to go home, so she simply stood on tiptoes and waited behind.
Waiting and waiting, until the eldest brother gave up, the second brother still didn't come back.
Is it destined to be without my two older brothers on this eleventh New Year?
Xu Mo's expression paused.
He was so focused on the assassins and the fraud in the imperial examination that he did not notice that this was actually a year of no reunion.
The third child is far away in northern Xinjiang, and the second child is unknown.
They are scattered in every corner of the Dayu Dynasty for the sake of development and strength. Although they are not seen this year, in the near future, the six brothers and sisters will definitely reunite and live happily and peacefully.
"Jiang Sheng, be good, they will all come back." Xu Mo looked into the distance.
He had a hunch that it wouldn't be long before the brothers and sisters would be reunited.
at the same time.
The Qi family and Qi Huai returned home happily. Seeing the slightly sad-looking Minister of Rites, he raised his voice and said, "Father, does the Tian family want you to investigate the murderer?"
The Minister of Rites paused slightly and turned around slowly, "How do you know about this?"
"Father, don't worry about how I know it." Qi Huai smiled confidently, "I came here to give my father an article. It is a ghostwritten article written by the knife hunter for the people. I believe it can help my father."
After speaking, he put An Jun's autographed article on the table.
The Minister of Rites raised his hand to pick it up. The more he looked at it, the more frightened he became, and the more he looked at it, the more livid he became.
Under the premise that the examination papers are kept confidential, as long as you take this article to the examination papers of the previous session and compare them, if they are exactly the same, you can conclude that they are cheating.
But the question is, where did this article come from? What role did the legitimate son Qi Huai play in this?
The Minister of Rites suddenly raised his head and said sharply, "Qi Huai! You broke the news, didn't you? You chose the time before the Chinese New Year to make the entire Fengjing people uneasy, right?"
Qi Huai's heart skipped a beat and he took two steps back.
His intuition told him not to admit it, but his courage made him nod, "So what if it's me."
"Treason!"
The Minister of Rites raised his hand and slapped his son-in-law, "The matter of fraud in the imperial examination is not a trivial matter, and the perpetrators exist every year. Why do you stand out, ask you to uncover these things, and ask you to expose it to the Heavenly Family."
"You...you caused a big trouble for you."
It can be seen that the Minister of Rites is angry and concerned.
But precisely because of this, Qi Huai became increasingly angry and disappointed.
"Father, you know the existence of knife-catchers, right? You also know that the imperial examination is unfair. Just because there are many people involved behind it, you have to acquiesce that innocent civilian students are being bullied?"
He asked in a loud voice, "You are the Minister of Rites, you are the one who needs to manage the entire imperial examination, and you are the most respected adult by the students. Is this how you treat them?"
A pair of longing faces appeared before the eyes of the Minister of Rites. They saluted respectfully. Their yearning for the Imperial College, their longing for the imperial examination, and their longing for the future.
But in the end, because of their poor status, all their desires were reduced to numbness. They ghostwritten for life, and they became the "knife catchers" at the bottom, drowning, helpless and ups and downs.
"Those poor students are indeed very pitiful." The Minister of Rites sighed, "But Qihuai, this is Fengjing, where the aristocratic families have rich connections, and the power is so huge that you can't even imagine it, and it is even more impossible to cheat and cheat. Keep your tone clear, you will only become the target of public criticism if you act rashly, and the aristocratic families will not let you go."
"What's wrong with the aristocratic family? Can we cross over to the Tianjia?" Qi Huai clenched his fists, "Father, the Tianjia is not a decoration. His intervention in these matters means that there is a possibility of fairness and justice. We cannot give up, let alone admit defeat."
The serious look on the young man's face is very similar to the high-spirited days of officials.
Who hasn’t come from this?
But who is not, gradually becoming more sophisticated and slick, being moderate and just seeking self-preservation?
The Minister of Rites seemed to see his former self in his legitimate son. He was a little helpless, a little funny, and a little bit unnoticeable.
"You're not convinced, right? Well, let me show you how powerful the Fengjing family is."
After he finished speaking, he picked up the articles on the table and strode away.
The article was written by An Jun, and it is indeed exactly the same as Zhu Zhi's article in the Juren volume. There is no way to fake it.
However, when the Minister of Rites sent the article to the Tian family, the Zhu family complained on the spot, accusing An Jun of plagiarizing Zhu Zhi's article, and hinted that the matter might be caused by the Minister of Rites, just to take revenge on the Zhu family.
In addition to the Tao family, Fang family, and some officials, they jointly accused the Minister of Etiquette, almost overturning his reputation.
Seeing that the Minister of Rites was about to be convicted, An Jun, who had written the article, was about to be shot.
The Dou family, who was as famous as the Fang family and the Jiang family, finally stood up. Dou Weiming, the official minister, even suggested that the author of the article be brought to the Jinluan Palace for interrogation.
Tianjia sat high on the dragon's throne and looked at everyone with an expressionless face. His heart almost broke out when he saw everyone.
Finally he spoke up.
"Mention the author of the article!"
