Song Xing: I am cultivating immortals in Qingcheng Mountain

Chapter 557: Verbal sparring, panic speculation

"What do you three think?"

After Xiao Se and the other two briefly dealt with the affairs of the Imperial Examination Hall, they returned to the palace and reported to Emperor Mingde.

"I'm afraid someone is secretly plotting to disrupt the government."

The three brothers and Emperor Mingde knew what the current situation of Beili and Tianqi was.

It is said that when a dynasty is on its last legs, evil spirits will surely wreak havoc. Given the strange things happening right now, coupled with the current situation, it is hard not to think too much.

"After comparing the handwriting on Cao Mingyuan's test paper, it turned out to be his own handwriting."

Emperor Mingde smiled coldly.

"Why, the Minister of Industry has something against me?"

The Minister of Works Cao Yi was Xiao Yu's man. Hearing Emperor Mingde's sarcasm, Xiao Yu naturally would not stand idly by.

"Father, the Cao family has been blessed by the emperor for three generations. His father once worked in the Dali Temple. During his tenure, he worked diligently and was respected by everyone in the Dali Temple. Cao Yi entered the officialdom through the imperial examination, which was presided over by your father. He was a disciple of the emperor. Now he is the Minister of Works. It's almost the highest position, if not the highest position in the country. With such honor, I really can't think of anything he is dissatisfied with."

"Besides, that line of small words was not only on Cao Mingyuan's test paper, but also on the test papers of several other candidates who were killed."

"I don't think a single line of words can explain much. After all, Cao Mingyuan is already dead."

"I think the people who made the move are probably those people outside the court. They failed the imperial examinations many times and are resentful. They took advantage of the special examinations this year to make the move secretly, intending to destroy the foundation of our dynasty."

I have to say that Xiao Yu's explanation makes some sense.

Emperor Mingde coughed twice and spoke again: "Yu'er. Who do you think the murderer is?"

There was a flash of coldness in Xiao Yu's eyes, but at the moment, he was bending down with his head lowered, and no one noticed anything unusual about him.

"Father, since this person attacked the students and wrote down the words 'There is much injustice in the world, blood leads to thunder', he must not be one of those ruffians in the martial arts world. I guess he must be a scholar."

"There is one more thing. This time, the emperor sent the three of us brothers to preside over the imperial examination. There are also two people in the Divine Wandering Profound Realm secretly in charge. Sixth brother has inherited the Sword Pavilion and has now broken through to the Divine Wandering Profound Realm. With three people in the Divine Wandering Profound Realm present, the other party still succeeded. This shows that this person's realm is extremely high."

"A scholar of extremely high level."

Emperor Mingde narrowed his eyes and looked at his son deeply. What the other party said seemed reasonable, but in the end they all pointed to one person, Li Changsheng's eldest disciple - Jun Yu.

Jun Yu has now become half a step back to the true self. According to Xiao family's ancestor Xiao Yuanshan, Jun Yu's realm is much higher than the other half-step back to the true self in Apocalypse. The bottleneck of returning to the true self is just a piece of thin paper for him, which can be broken with a wave of his hand. So in terms of realm and identity alone, he meets the requirements.

If you ask the other party if he has the ability to do this?
The answer is obvious.

As for whether they had ever participated in the imperial examination, several people present had never even had such a question. In the end, scholars want to put their ideals into practice, and the way for scholars to realize their ideals is to become an official.

"Is there any evidence?"

Emperor Mingde was silent for a moment and then spoke again.

Xiao Yu shook his head.

"No evidence."

Xiao Chong stood aside, glanced at Xiao Yu, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Compared to the other half-step returnees in Tianqi City, Jun Yu gave him a better impression. At least this scholar who was born in Li Changsheng's school had his own bottom line. If there were no other people to control Ye Wushang from Tianwaitian, Tianqi would probably have become a one-man show. "Father, I have something to say."

Emperor Mingde looked at Xiao Chong and saw that the other party had a firm look, which seemed similar to himself in the past, and his heart was touched.

"explain."

"Seventh brother, there is some truth in what you said, but there is one thing that you may not know. A true scholar has his own pride. Not everyone will disregard the world for their own selfishness. Mr. Li was like that back then. In their eyes, the word world may be more important than their own lives."

When Emperor Mingde heard the name Mr. Li, some reminiscence flashed in his eyes. Mr. Li, Li Changsheng, was the chief academic officer of the Jixia Academy in his early years. He had several disciples under him. These people were impeccable in both character and knowledge.

At that time, his father, Emperor Tai'an, even arranged people to surround and kill him, but in the end Li Changsheng did not kill them, but left gracefully.

The pride of a scholar is fully displayed in him.

Xiao Chong said something very true. Such people have a bottom line and will not allow themselves to be manipulated by others, but they will not cause chaos in the world.

"Chu He, what's your opinion?"

Emperor Mingde suddenly looked at Xiao Chuhe who was standing in the center of the hall. Except for his initial discovery, he did not say another word.

"This matter does seem to be messy and there are no clues, which makes people seem confused, but there is one thing that will never change. When something happens, there will always be someone who benefits. If we only look at the result instead of the process, then who is the beneficiary of this matter?"

Hearing this, whether it was Emperor Mingde, Xiao Chong, or Xiao Yu, there was a hint of deep thought in their eyes.

Who will benefit if the imperial examination system is ruined?
Is it the imperial court?

First of all, this option was ruled out.

The imperial court needs a steady stream of scholars to govern the country. If the imperial court loses its prestige, it will be courting its own destruction.

So when Xiao Se said this, everyone present knew that it was not their intention to let this matter disappear.

Then following this line of thought, is it an official in the court?

As the vested interests of scientific research, they wish they could continue like this. How could they make a fool of themselves and dig their own graves? ?
Then there are those country folk and those ambitious people.

The common people in the countryside may be dissatisfied with the current politics, but they have no power and influence, so they can't do such things at all. It can be said that they are powerless.

What about those ambitious people? They might want to overthrow Beili's rule and establish a new dynasty, but they didn't collect any intelligence about them.

Of course, there is another group of people who became the focus of attention of the four father and sons.

Now the source of the cholera in Apocalypse City is that those who have gathered in the mysterious realm of Apocalypse are secretly planning something.

On this point, Xiao Se has the most say. After obtaining the inheritance of the Sword Pavilion, the power of luck was added to his body, and his cultivation speed increased significantly.

If something goes wrong in the imperial examination, the court will lose its credibility, which will spread to the entire world. The possible result is that the people will no longer trust the government, armies will break out in various places, and the dynasty will come to an end.

"The imperial examination is of great importance. This time, I will not tolerate any leniency. I will give you seven days. I want the truth to come out and give an explanation to the world!!"

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(End of this chapter)