The court was in an uproar.
Cases of fraud in imperial examinations have occurred in all dynasties. The last time was about forty or fifty years ago, and all the people involved were executed.
Because there were too many people involved in the case, all those who participated in the case were executed or exiled. The blood flowed like a river that day, which cast a shadow on many people. Therefore, over the years, no one dared to take part in the imperial examination. Get involved in things.
Everyone in the court was a little shocked.
Chu Mo knelt on the ground and lowered his head.
He really didn't dare to get involved in the imperial examination at first, because once he was found out, his life would be over.
But the temptation is too great.
At first, he only needed to move around and change his seat number, and he could get three thousand taels of silver for free.
Then, some people wanted him to reveal the questions, and he tried his best to find a way to earn 10,000 taels of silver for each question.
Finally, he thought, why not use the imperial examination to place his own people in the court...
Just like that, step by step, very smoothly.
When the situation between North Korea and China became increasingly tense, he slowly began to stop taking action. For example, he did not participate in this year's general elections.
Those who were insiders in the past were all killed by him and dealt with cleanly.
As long as there are no witnesses and as long as he refuses to plead guilty, his father will not really punish him.
"My son is really unjust!" Chu Mo lay on the ground, "My son will never dare to think about the position of the prince. This is deliberately framed by someone to alienate the relationship between father and son as brothers. My father... please give me some warning!"
"Your Majesty, the evidence is all here!"
The Gongsun family members presented a thick stack of letters, and Eunuch Gao quickly took them and presented them to the emperor.
The emperor opened the letter and found that the first letter turned out to be an imperial examination question and was signed Ke Zhong.
Emperor Ke Zhong had the impression that he was a third-rank bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and participated in the compilation and selection of imperial examination questions over the years.
He said coldly: "Where is Ke Zhong!"
Mr. Li, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and the chief assistant of the cabinet, stepped forward and said: "Back to the emperor, Ke Zhong died half a year ago. He drank too much and went home in the middle of the night and fell into the river and drowned."
The emperor's face darkened, he picked up another letter, looked at the signature, and said in a cold voice: "Where is Bi Che!"
The Minister of Industry came out and said: "Back to the Emperor, Mr. Bi got a cold half a year ago. He took the wrong medicine and died..."
The emperor picked up a few more letters.
The people in these letters, without exception, are all dead.
"Father!" Chu Mo raised his head, "These people all died at the same time. It was obviously not an accident, but someone did it deliberately! If Erchen was really involved in the imperial examination fraud, why didn't he kill him and silence him after the incident? , why did you have to wait until half a year ago? This is obviously illogical! Someone clearly killed those adults, fabricated letters, and framed children and ministers, and their intentions are terrible! "
The Gongsun family's eyes widened: "Your Majesty, these letters are absolutely true. If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can find someone to compare the handwriting!"
Chu Mo's uncle, Mr. Gui, sneered: "You deliberately framed me. Of course you found a powerful calligraphy master to forge letters. How can ordinary people see it?"
The prince glared angrily: "What do you mean by deliberately framed? What do you mean, Mr. Gui, is this a deliberate attempt to frame the second emperor's brother?"
Chu Mo shook his head: "I don't know when I offended the eldest brother of the prince, and actually let the eldest brother of the prince kill so many ministers to frame him. If the existence of my brother is a threat to the eldest brother of the prince, then my brother If you are willing to invite yourself to the fiefdom and become a vassal, if you still can't dispel the doubts of the East Palace, then ask your father to abolish the title of the king of your son. In this way, is the eldest brother of the prince satisfied?"
The prince pointed at him: "Chu Mo, you, you are talking nonsense!"
Chu Yi shook his head.
The prince was still too simple, and a few simple words from Chu Mo aroused his anger, diverting everyone's attention from the imperial examination to the fraternal dispute.
He cupped his hands and walked out: "Father, I have something to report."
The emperor waved his hand: "It's accurate!"
"While investigating the case in Dali Temple, I found a middle-aged man in a village. His hands and feet were severed and he could not take care of himself. It was a kind-hearted old woman from the village who rescued him and provided him with food and clothing, but he kept asking for help all day long. I want to sue the current King Gongxi and hope that the old woman will send him to Beijing to complain!" Chu Yi said slowly, "When I went to that village to investigate the case, I happened to see the middle-aged man begging the old woman to send him to Beijing, but the old woman refused. , the scene was a bit chaotic, so I went over to inquire about the situation, and found out that the man was Mr. Bi Che Cun Bi from the Ministry of Works."
Chu Mo suddenly froze.
Although Bi Checun was from the Ministry of Industry, he participated in some imperial examination questions related to the Ministry of Industry. Every question in this area was obtained from Bi Checun.
Bi Checun was on his death list. How could he...how could he be saved? How could he be met by the third child...Can such a coincidence happen in the world?
No, impossible!
"Xuan Bi Che Cun comes to the palace!"
After the emperor gave the order, Eunuch Gao hurriedly went to publicize the order. After a while, Bi Checun was carried up to the palace by two guards.
Chu Mo's heart suddenly sank.
If Beecher existed in the village, it would have taken at least an hour to enter the palace, but now he came so quickly.
This shows that the prince and Chu Yi have prepared everything today.
He was unprepared, how to deal with it?
For the first time, he had a strong sense of crisis, which enveloped his entire being.
Bi Checun rolled off the stretcher and fell to the ground, crying loudly: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen is confused. Wei Chen has made a big mistake and is unworthy of the emperor's kindness. Wei Chen should not be alive... But before Wei Chen dies, he must The crimes of King Gongxi must be exposed, otherwise, there are countless scholars in the world who will be ruined by this ten years of hard work..."
With tears streaming down his face, he recounted in detail how he was tempted by King Gongxi, stole the imperial examination questions, revealed them to King Gongxi, and made huge profits.
"Your Majesty, the reason why Wei Chen fell into this situation is because King Gongxi wanted to kill people and silence him. He not only killed Wei Chen, but also used methods to destroy Wei Chen's business, so that Wei Chen's wife and children had no choice but to return to their hometown, and the house was also destroyed. It was sold. But there was a cave in the study room of the house, and inside were the letters written by King Gongxi to his ministers, as well as the ill-gotten gains earned over the years..."
The emperor's face was covered with frost: "Here, go get the letter!"
Chu Mo's body went limp and he collapsed on the ground.
He suddenly realized that when he killed someone and silenced him, he was targeted by Chu Yi, so Bi Checun could be rescued.
Chu Yi seemed to be far away from the struggle in the court, but in fact he had been lurking in the dark. When he relaxed his vigilance, he bit off a piece of meat from his neck.
He is too passive.
Because he didn't plan ahead, he didn't even know how to deal with it.
When all the evidence was there, when all the evidence pointed to Chu Mo, he lay prone on the ground, unable to defend himself.
"This case has extensive implications. Dali Temple will continue to investigate thoroughly!" The emperor said word by word, "King Gongxi, Chu Mo, has committed such a heinous crime. He has his title and land removed, and is imprisoned in Prince Gongxi's palace. He will be tried again at another day! I hereby express my gratitude!"
