[The evidence is still there. The evidence is waiting for you in the room. Seeing the indifferent attitude of King Yueqing, I can tell with my toes that the evidence must be gone. 】
King Yueqing not only wasn't angry after hearing Meng You's words, but he also asked the emperor to send people to collect evidence in a good-tempered manner.
"Brother Emperor, you can send people to search for evidence now and clear my brother's name."
The ministers who were originally suspicious of King Yueqing saw that King Yueqing was so open and frank, and their suspicions faded a bit.
Prime Minister Li did not reduce his suspicion of King Yueqing because of his words.
Meng You is about to die now, so there is no need to tell this lie.
And he didn't believe that King Yueqing was really so idle, otherwise he wouldn't have invited himself to Yueqing back then.
It may seem like retreating, but actually it is retreating in order to advance.
"Come here, go to the inn to search for the portrait Meng You mentioned."
The people who went to the inn came back soon, naturally finding nothing.
"Your Majesty, when my subordinates arrived at the inn, they found that there was a fire in the inn and all the rooms were on fire. Fortunately, the people were fine."
Meng You glared at King Yueqing, "It must be you."
King Yueqing must have destroyed the evidence. He should have brought this thing with him at that time.
"It's time for this inn to catch fire," the emperor sighed, "Meng You, don't try to bite others again. What's the benefit of the idle prince of Yueqing, instructing you to do this?"
Seeing that King Yueqing was fine, Meng You felt unwilling and said, "Your Majesty, what the common people said is true."
The emperor was not a fool, so he did not believe that the emperor could not understand the purpose of King Yueqing asking him to do this.
"Meng You has bad conduct, deceives the emperor, and intends to misbehave with the princess. His scientific examination results will be invalidated and he will be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for disposal."
He originally wanted Dali Temple, but remembering that Dali Temple was currently investigating the murderer, he should leave it to the Ministry of Punishment.
Meng You was taken down, and the emperor looked at Zhou Fang again. Zhou Fang didn't know about this, so he asked people to take Zhou Fang down.
"Your Majesty," Zhou Fang asked after recovering from a series of unexpected events: "Can a civilian woman watch Meng You finish his execution and then leave?"
Even though she hadn't read the book, she still understood the ending of Meng You's crimes.
…
After handling Meng You's matter, everyone thought that the matter was over, but the emperor turned his attention to King Yueqing.
"Royal brother, I'm not telling you, but don't be such a good person next time. You see that your good intentions are not repaid and you are being thrown dirty. I believe you, but it is not appropriate for you to be in such contact with the candidates of the scientific examination."
[Hahaha, the tyrant is really getting better and better, and he even sends good guy cards to King Yueqing. 】
King Yueqing lowered his eyebrows and responded with a "yes".
He then heard the emperor say: "Don't blame me for being verbose. They say there is no smoke without fire. After all, it was you who came into contact with him that gave him the opportunity to bite you. Please be more careful."
When the ministers heard what the emperor said to King Yueqing, they felt worried for King Yueqing.
The emperor's words sounded like he was doing it for King Yueqing's benefit, but when he thought about it carefully, it was frightening.
It seems that they should have less contact with King Yueqing in the future, otherwise they will be the ones beaten by the emperor.
"Brother Huang taught you the lesson," King Yueqing's lowered eyes were full of murderous intent. Did Brother Huang really think that he was stupid and couldn't hear the impact in his words?
I originally thought that Meng You was a great gift, but I didn't expect that he would not say anything and let the emperor beat him in front of so many people. I was afraid that these ministers would stay away from him in the future.
When the emperor was done with the beating, he asked King Yueqing to step down and appointed the number one scholar again.
Cai Ze was stunned when he heard that he had been selected as the number one scholar. Eunuch Cao called him before he came back to his senses.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
In fact, Meng You and Cai Ze were evenly matched, but the emperor liked Meng You's answer better and decided that Meng You would be the top pick. Unexpectedly, Cai Ze was more suitable.
Before, Cai Ze was only second in the rankings and the other ministers were envious of him. Now that he has become the top pick, the ministers are even more envious.
Why is Prime Minister Li so lucky? His son is the prince's teacher, and now his son-in-law has become the number one scholar.
"Everyone has worked hard today. Please step aside."
The ministers stood for a long time, then bowed and exited the Golden Palace after hearing this.
…
Changing the number one scholar was no small matter. The emperor drafted the decree and announced it to the world again, and asked Eunuch Cao to send his drafted decree to the Cai Mansion.
Cai Ze went back to Cai's house for lunch, and Eunuch Cao came to Cai's house with a decree.
Everyone in the Cai family came out and knelt to receive the edict. After Eunuch Cao finished reading the edict, he gave it to Cai Ze.
"Magistrate Cai, the emperor will give you five days, and you will rush to Changshan County to take office in five days."
Li Qian handed a purse to Eunuch Cao and invited him to come in for tea.
"We still have things to do at home, so I won't drink tea."
After seeing Eunuch Cao off, the family entered the flower hall.
"Isn't this time too tight?"
Mrs. Cai was a little worried because Changshan County was not in the capital either.
Before, when their son's position was not decided, they all hoped to settle it as soon as possible. Now that it has been decided, they feel even worse.
The son and daughter-in-law would be separated not long after they got married. It would not be easy for anyone.
"It's a bit urgent," Cai Ze held Li Qian's hand, "I originally planned to take Qian'er around after the exam, but now I guess I don't have time."
The emperor's imperial edict has been issued, so he can't resist it.
"I heard that Nanchang Mountain is remote, but I don't know what the emperor means."
The family was talking when the servant came in and said that the prime minister was here.
"Please."
Mr. Cai stood up and went to welcome Prime Minister Li in.
"Dad," Li Qian stepped forward and bowed, then asked about Mrs. Li's body.
"Your mother is fine, don't worry."
The family greeted Prime Minister Li and ordered tea to be served.
"Did you receive the imperial edict?"
Prime Minister Li took a sip of tea and said to Cai Ze, "I heard that the emperor asked you to take up the post in Changshan County."
Cai Ze nodded.
"Do you know what kind of place Changshan County is?" Prime Minister Li asked again.
Cai Ze was still young, so he probably felt uncomfortable when he received this imperial edict.
Not to mention Cai Ze, I am afraid that others who know this imperial edict may not understand the emperor's intentions.
He didn't want Cai Ze to do anything irrational after listening to other people's words, and he didn't want someone to take advantage of him.
"I know." Cai Ze has read a lot of books, and he naturally knows about Changshan County. Not to mention that this county is remote, it is not as rich as other counties.
"You don't want to go to this place now?"
Cai Ze nodded without hesitation, "Father-in-law, my unwillingness to go to this place is not because I am dissatisfied with the emperor's arrangements. It is because this place is too far away from the capital. You also know that Qian'er and I have only been married not long ago."
He was happy to be able to contribute to the emperor and the people, but he didn't want to be separated from Qian'er.
If Qian'er hadn't been encouraging him, I'm afraid he wouldn't have been able to get the top prize.
"I'm very happy that you can think of Qian'er," Prime Minister Li raised his hand and patted Cai Ze on the shoulder, "It also proves that the emperor is not wrong about the person."
Mrs. Cai and his wife were confused.
