Tianjia was in the morning court at the moment, and his complexion was still a little sallow after recovering from a serious illness.
Fortunately, the courtiers were considerate and simplified the matter a lot. They followed the rules and reported the matter before reporting it back, which was quite easy.
As the discussion came to an end, he was so tired that he wanted to rest, and even planned to have the little medicine boy come over to massage his shoulders and neck again.
Until, there was a vague uproar outside.
Eunuch Wu, the chief eunuch, hurried out and came back sweating profusely, hemming and hawing.
Tianjia suddenly felt something bad in his heart, and stopped the official official who was reporting, "Mr. Wu, please tell me if you have anything to say."
"Return to the Emperor." Manager Wu suddenly knelt on the ground, "A lot of scholars have come from outside the imperial city, clamoring to put an end to fraud in the imperial examinations, and I want you to judge..."
His voice became weaker and weaker until it was nothing.
But it was enough for the courtiers to look at each other nervously and ponder.
Among them, the Zhu family leader was the most anxious. He kept scanning the Fang family leader with his peripheral vision, hoping to give reassuring instructions.
Unexpectedly, the head of the Fang family was distracted and did not receive it at all.
Tianjia, who was sitting on the dragon throne, pondered for a moment, and finally nodded and let him go.
The courtiers spontaneously retreated to both sides, leaving the center to the indignant scholars.
In fact, there were not many people making a fuss this time. The students who traveled thousands of miles to take the exam could not afford to live in Fengjing and returned to their hometowns early. Only local literati and some wealthy students were left, who together did not exceed a thousand.
At least the huge Jinluan Palace can accommodate them all.
Those who have been literate since they were young know the rules. They should cry and make noise outside the imperial city. When they see the emperor, they all bow and salute, calling in an uneven voice, "I have seen the emperor, may my emperor be blessed and safe."
Tianjia sighed, his eyebrows becoming droopier, "Pingshen."
Finally reaching this moment, it finally came.
Xu Mo was a little nervous on the road, but now he was so calm that it was almost eerie.
He looked at Fengtian Prefecture Yin and bowed respectfully, and explained what happened at the gate of Fang Prefecture. Then he shook his head and said, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I am really difficult to control. I can only ask Your Majesty to judge personally."
Scholars cannot be suppressed, and force and weapons will only bring them eternal infamy.
Tianjia nodded in understanding, moved his eyes to Xu Mo, and suddenly said, "The number one scholar in the current examination also feels that the imperial examination is fraudulent, and also thinks that there is something different in the examination?"
Sure enough, being in the ranks of literati students is tantamount to being the first.
Tianjia will not punish any student, but will blame officials who incite public opinion.
Fortunately, Xiao Wu wrote a letter asking him to take it out, so Xu Mo could calmly cross his hands and say, "Wei Chen passed by the gate of Fang Mansion. He saw his former classmate Wu Shuang was indignant, and saw Master Fu Yin sighing in difficulty, so he stood up and tried to persuade him. , but I don’t want to be misunderstood by my classmates.”
As he spoke, his tone changed from calm to indignant, "I have good intentions, but how can I tolerate such slander? Even the identity of the No. 1 Scholar must be doubted. It is really impossible to wash away the filth. I can only ask the Heavenly Family to make the final decision." Only by restoring the innocent body of this humble minister can we re-establish ourselves in the world."
Not to mention that he is a student who came out of ten years of hard work. His speech is clear and logical, his words are well-chosen, and even his emotions are progressive and end at the core.
The most important thing is that this boy actually had tears in his eyes, making the scholar feel helpless and want to die to express his grievances to the fullest.
Even Tianjia on the dragon throne was stunned.
I don't know whether he was surprised by the talent he personally promoted, or shocked by the fact that he had the demeanor of an old speaker at such a young age.
Xu Mo was particularly obedient. After finishing speaking, he shut up and tried his best to hide his figure.
The secret among the literati students received the instruction and shouted loudly, "Let the Heavenly Family make the final judgment and make the imperial examination fair and just."
Also after saying this, hundreds of students knelt down and kowtowed.
At least they were distinguished officials. They could not kneel in the court, but they still knelt down.
Even if it is a deliberately placed hidden stake, he really longs for justice, longs for vines that can climb up and up, and longs for life not to be doomed when it lands.
The entire Jinluan Hall was filled with heads, eager literati, and countless screaming souls.
Even the Tian family was shocked and could not speak for a long time.
The courtiers who were honest and sincere were also moved by this. Dou Weiming hesitated for a moment and stood with his hands folded, "Your Majesty, the imperial examination should be fair and just, and justice is not afraid of judgment."
"Your Majesty, I second this proposal." Qi Resonance bowed and displayed.
"I second the proposal." Jiang Jizong no longer hesitated.
"I second the proposal."
"My lord... second my opinion."
Some people bend down, while others naturally stand upright.
When the head of the Fang family came back to his senses, the wat in his hand was about to be crushed. He hurriedly wanted to stand up and object, but his sleeve was grabbed by someone.
Looking back, who else could it be if it wasn't the head of the Ju family?
Thinking about the seemingly non-existent investigations of the Ju family in the past few days and Concubine Ju's sinister tone, the head of the Fang family felt horrified and a chill ran down his back.
It is a taboo for a family to have one slave serve two masters.
The Fang family placed their treasure on the two princes, openly helping the eldest prince, and actually supporting the second prince. They not only gained the eldest prince's trust, but also gained the gratitude of the second prince.
No matter which prince sits on the dragon throne in the future, the Fang family will have the merit of following the dragon.
But compared to the eldest prince who has the support of the Ju family, the Fang family still prefers the second prince who is single and weak - Conglong Zhigong is also divided into first and second class.
But similarly, these two intentions cannot be known to the eldest prince, let alone the ruthless Concubine Ju.
What the Fang family wanted was to be able to advance, attack, retreat and defend. Especially when the second prince's ambition was exposed, they had to erase the connection to prevent Concubine Ju from becoming suspicious and losing her right to support the eldest prince.
In the past few days, in order to prove his innocence, the head of the Fang family has been extremely busy and exhausted, trying to please everyone.
He never expected that the Ju family would stop him at this moment.
It involves fraud in the imperial examination, and it also involves Fang Yuan, the legitimate son of the Fang family. How can we let the unruly people slander us?
The head of the Fang family was trying hard to pull out his sleeves when he heard the old master of the Ju family saying, "It is said that Sun's chief assistant is getting worse and worse. The position of the head of the cabinet will be vacant by then, and the six junior assistants will all be strong contenders."
The cabinet is divided into the first assistant and the second assistant. The first assistant has the most power and is held by Mr. Sun Ge of the Sun family. However, because he was too old and did not handle affairs very much, the power was gradually spread to the six second assistants.
If there are newcomers like the Qi family in the six ministers, the six secondary ministers are almost all from the aristocratic families, namely Jiang Jizong of the Jiang family, Fang Huairen of the Fang family, Yao Jiancheng of the Yao family, He Chengqing of the He family, Dou Zhenming of the Dou family, and Zhu of the Zhu family Establish a career.
Among them, Dou Zhenming is the cousin of Dou Weiming, the Minister of Civil Affairs. There are two powerful officials in the family, so it is no wonder that their status is not inferior to that of the Jiang family.
Although Fang Huairen took the position of head of the family from his eldest brother, he was the second assistant in the cabinet through years of hard work, and he was even more familiar with the literati and officialdom.
He knew that the reason why Sun's chief assistant did not retreat was because the Tian family wanted to prevent the family from growing and would rather let the chief assistant be in name only and use the six secondary assistants to restrict each other.
He also knew that once Chief Assistant Sun dies of illness, this delicate balance will be broken, and the position of Chief Assistant will eventually be selected from the six secondary assistants.
Is it the Jiang family or the Fang family, the Dou family or the He family.
Whoever wins this first assistant will have stronger family power and will have more say in the future Conglong Gong.
