Ming people don't tell secret words, Fang Huairen wants it.
The Ju family has the favored Concubine Ju and a junior who is a bachelor in the cabinet, which will give him strong support from the chief minister.
Hearing what the head of the Ju family meant, as long as he stood up, the Ju family would no longer give him any support.
Fang Huairen didn't want to believe it and asked tentatively, "Whether he is the first assistant or not, does it have any conflict with today's imperial examination fraud?"
The head of the Ju family glanced lightly and said in a calm tone, "The imperial examination fraud has been going on for too long. The imperial concubine is a little tired and just wants to deal with it quickly."
Even if the direct son of the Fang family is sacrificed, even if all the young and old of the Fang family are harmed.
Fang Huairen almost laughed angrily, "If the Fang family really falls, it will not be of any benefit to the eldest prince."
"Is it beneficial to cause students all over the world to riot?" The head of the Ju family sneered, "You should not have cheated in the imperial examination in the first place. Now you are just reaping the consequences."
It sounds like righteous words, but in fact it is a law of the jungle.
Concubine Ju couldn't trust the Fang family, so she followed the trend and used imperial examination fraud to beat the Fang family, cut off the arm of Jinke Tanhualang, and then used her future position as chief minister as bait or to appease her.
The Fang family currently has only two options.
He stood up against the students in the world, offended Concubine Ju, and tried his best to protect his legitimate son Fangyuan.
He stood aside and watched, sacrificing Fangyuan to protect himself, and at the same time gained the position of chief assistant.
What is right and what is wrong is your own choice.
The head of the Ju family watched Fang Huairen hesitate on the spot and loosened his sleeves with disdain.
At this time, Tianjia had already opened his mouth and allowed all the students to express their sufferings.
Fang Huairen still made no move, but closed his eyes in pain.
What kind of father and son, in the end, he still sacrificed Fang Yuan for the position of chief and assistant.
The head of the Ju family sneered and turned around, continuing to watch the excitement in the field.
Xu Mo also raised the corner of his mouth, knowing that he had succeeded in sowing discord.
I also know that this imperial examination fraud case can finally be completely fair and just.
"Returning to the emperor, although the common people have not obtained any honors in the examination, they also know that one examination paper cannot belong to two people. There was fraud in the examination last year. I beg the emperor to disclose the truth."
"I beg the Emperor to reveal the truth and the Huiyuan exam papers for that year."
In fact, everyone knows what is right and wrong when the incident reaches this point, and they are just looking for the key to convict Fang Yuan.
For example, the test paper was modified, or the transcription officer changed the name that year.
Tianjia glanced at Fang Huairen with his peripheral vision and saw that Fang Huairen was like an eggplant beaten by frost. The corners of his mouth rose and fell rapidly. He sighed helplessly, "Since everyone is determined, let's ask Aiqing to show the original scroll to everyone."
Qi Gongzhen took the order and rushed back to Gongyuan as quickly as possible. After taking out the two questionable test papers, he returned to the Jinluan Hall.
Two years have passed, and the specially made pen and ink are still as bright as ever. The neatly outlined fonts are so clear and meaningful that people are amazed. The high similarity between the two test papers is even more shocking.
Leaving aside the fact that the two teachers came from the same school and copied and practiced from each other, it is impossible for ordinary people's handwriting to be similar to this extent.
Unless you practice it deliberately, unless you control it intentionally.
This also directly proves that imperial examination fraud exists. There is an imitator in the two papers, and he is a deliberate imitator.
Tianjia personally checked and found that there were traces of modifications in the names of the two papers. He understood clearly and summoned the transcription officer who took the exam two years ago.
Some people had wondered at the beginning, since Fang Yuan had worked hard to practice Xu Mo's handwriting, why didn't he just copy the entire paper instead of changing his name?
The answer is simple. The imperial examination itself is still very strict. The original papers, whether they are red papers or not, cannot be separated from the three-foot radius of Gongyuan, let alone being copied by Fang Yuan.
All the operating spaces are in the Gongyuan. The transcriber who can identify the identity by handwriting can personally change the name on the test paper, so that the fraud can be carried out without anyone noticing.
There are only two or three transcribers who are qualified to distribute the original volumes.
In the Jinluan Hall, three middle-aged men knelt down. They were ordinary people without the protection of aristocratic families. They had only reached their current status after ten years of hard work. They were the most easily driven existences of aristocratic families.
In the final analysis, ordinary people are still too weak to fight against the big clan.
Tianjia sighed softly, but shouted sharply, "Who copied the Huiyuan test paper? Come forward."
The one in the middle said tremblingly and sweating, "It's Wei Chen, who copied it himself."
"Have you ever exchanged two test papers to disrupt the fairness of the imperial examination?" Tianjia asked again, more and more fiercely.
The middle-aged man was silent for a long time. He seemed to glance at the Fang family with his peripheral vision. After getting no response, he responded desperately, "It's Wei Chen. It's the test paper that Wei Chen changed by himself."
Tianjia was furious and slapped the case with his palm, "Then who asked you to change and disrupt the fairness of the imperial examination?"
In fact, it is already clear who it is. Xu Mo and the transcriber are strangers to each other, and there is no way to grudge each other. So the only thing left to do is coercion and coercion by the Fang family.
But as long as the middle-aged man doesn't admit that the bite to death was due to his own obsession, the Fang family can still save their lives even though they will still get a bad name.
After all, Fang Huairen felt sorry for his biological son, and used his peripheral vision to hint that he wanted the middle-aged man to take the blame.
Xu Mo saw it in his eyes and suddenly raised his hand and came forward, "To report to the emperor, I am confused in my heart. What is the big crime of cheating in the imperial examination?"
How about offending the Fang family?
Tianjia's eyes were clear, his lips moved slightly, and he uttered a few words, "The nine clans are implicated."
Fraud in the imperial examination is comparable to conspiracy.
The nine clans include four from the father's clan, three from the mother's clan, and two from the wife's clan. It can range from dozens to hundreds, which can take lives.
In recent years, the country's peaceful situation in the Dayu Dynasty does not mean that these criminal laws have disappeared. It is just that they are too bloody and cruel and cannot be used easily.
The middle-aged man finally realized that he was doomed. He fell to the ground, almost exhausted, and said, "It's... it's the Fang family, it's the Fang family..."
He only talked about the Fang family, not who in the Fang family.
Fang Huairen stepped forward, knelt on his knees and howled, "I have no face to face the emperor, and I have no face to face the people of the world. I have raised such a shameless legitimate son. I am willing to cut off my robes and sever ties with him and become strangers from now on." I would rather not have his child!"
As he said that, he made three "bang bang bang" noises on the ground.
Some of my colleagues in the court sneered sarcastically, while others couldn't bear to look away.
No matter how you say it, the Fang family has made contributions to the Dayu Dynasty, and half of the Fang family's ancestors died in the battlefield, which can be said to be paved with blood to gain status.
Fang Huairen, with his bleeding forehead and tears streaming down his face, said, "I'm sorry for my elder brother. I can't be the head of the family. I feel guilty. I will die now to express my ambition."
He stood up and rushed towards the wall pillar, but was stopped by the head of the Zhu family and others.
The Tian family also thought of the Fang family's sacrifice, and sighed helplessly, "Fang Aiqing, wait a minute, if this junior is really ignorant, how can it be related to you? If General Fang were alive, he would not want to see the Fang family like this."
Fang Huairen cried to release his strength, and he breathed a sigh of relief as he fell to the ground.
The military exploits that Fang Heng's father had dedicated his life to were finally used by them.
But it can only protect the lower family from danger, but it cannot protect the real culprit behind the imperial examination fraud.
"When someone comes, Fang Tanhua will be stripped of all his fame and honors. After the fall, he will be removed from the family and asked to be executed. The Fang family failed to educate their children well, and their children will not be allowed to take the imperial examination for ten years."
As the Long case was heavily investigated, the imperial examination fraud case that lasted for two years finally ended with Fang Yuan being arrested.
