After dressing up as the wife of the hero of the imperial examination, I ran away

Chapter 299
There were a total of eight students in the palace examination, and because Gu Jingcheng was the number one Jinshi, he stood at the front with the top three.

He stood in the middle, dressed in an indigo blue robe, and stood out among all the students.

The emperor sat on the dragon chair, and he saw Gu Jingcheng in the crowd at a glance.

The emperor had heard the name of Gu Jingcheng a long time ago.

Whether it is the county magistrate of Fucheng, Lin An, the most popular chief assistant in the court, or Shangguan Rui who has retired, they all praised Gu Jingcheng.

The case of the princess who caused a lot of uproar in the capital last time was also related to this number one scholar.

At that time, the emperor was still curious about what kind of orchid and jade tree it looked like, so that Princess Xingyue, who was used to seeing noble sons from aristocratic families, did such irrational things?

Now I can see it clearly, it is indeed a good look.

The emperor took a few glances at Gu Jingcheng, then looked away, and began to ask questions.

"Everyone, what is the crime for those who should be dismissed but not given, those who should not be given and those who should not be given, and those who are small corvees?"

The emperor glanced at the students below, and then fixed his gaze on Gu Jingcheng: "Gu Zhuangyuan, what do you think?"

"Return to Your Majesty." Gu Jingcheng took a step forward, bowed his hands and bowed in salute.
"This case is recorded in the "Shu Yi" of our court. There was such an incident 30 years ago. The Guochao did not exempt the peasants who should be exempted from corvee, but exempted the peasants who needed to serve corvee, or Let them serve as smaller corvees such as coachmen and miscellaneous envoys."

"As for this matter later, the late emperor gave a verdict that the penalty for the privilege of exempting corvee would be an additional two years of imprisonment, and the punishment for making him serve minor corvee would be a reprimand of fifty. Sheng Ming, those who violate the law should be severely punished, so that the people can know that the law is strict."

After Gu Jingcheng finished speaking, the atmosphere in the hall stagnated.

The emperor squinted his eyes at Gu Jingcheng, and then tapped his index finger on the armrest of the dragon chair: "So, in your eyes, are the laws in China strict or not?"

When everyone heard the emperor's question, their faces changed.

Those who were more courageous still dared to look up, but those who were less courageous kept their heads down and remained silent.

"Naturally, it is better to have strict laws." Gu Jingcheng said, "There is no rule without rules, and only with constraints can one become talented. Rule the subjects, and make the subjects of the world return to His Majesty."

"The first function of the law is that of teaching."

"The moral standard of the law restrains evil through the threat of punishment. Although the law cannot change hearts, it can restrain wrongdoing through the threat of judgment."

After Gu Jingcheng finished talking about all his thoughts, he bent down again to salute the emperor.

He was born in a poor family and came out of the common people. He understands the sufferings of the common people and the struggle at the bottom. He has seen the darkness of the world, and of course he knows the importance of the law.

When everyone heard what he said, they all looked up at Gu Jingcheng in surprise.

The emperor did not hide his appreciation for Gu Jingcheng.

Then the emperor asked the second place and Tanhua a few questions, and then asked Gu Jingcheng to go to the imperial study to answer.

There were still Lin An and Shangguan Rui waiting in the imperial study room, the emperor sat them down happily, and then showed him the information about Gu Jingcheng from the memorial that had already been prepared.
"The county magistrate of Fucheng has written many memorials about last year's disaster situation, and your name is mentioned every time in it, saying that you have made a lot of contributions to the disaster situation in Fucheng City. You should be a powerless scholar, but Able to take the lead and protect the people before the people."

"I originally wanted to reward you when I heard about it for the first time. After discussing with the chief assistant later on, I still wanted to wait for your imperial examination results to come out before making a decision. Now that you have lived up to everyone's expectations for being named on the gold list, it is time for me to reward you. I don't know you What reward do you want?"

The emperor looked at Gu Jingcheng with concern. There were not many champions in their twenties who had been established for so many years, and there were even fewer who truly cared about the people and were completely for the country and the people.

This time the emperor intends to let Gu Jingcheng go to the Imperial Academy to get his qualifications first, and after a few years, let him go to a local office. If he has achieved political achievements, he will be transferred back to the Sixth Ministry. If everything is as he expected, Gu Jingcheng will be able to win the spirit, then he will enter the cabinet Also around the corner.

The emperor appreciated Gu Jingcheng, and Lin An and Shangguan Rui were also happy.

After all, Gu Jingcheng has been in the capital for so long, so he has a relationship with the two of them.

Being able to promote a new nobleman in the court is still favored by the emperor. This is a rare talent that cannot be found.

"Thank you for your majesty's appreciation. I am willing to do my best for the country and the people. I have nothing to ask for in my life. But if your majesty really wants to reward me, I hope that your majesty can give justice to my wife."

Gu Jingcheng knelt on the ground and begged the emperor, his words were loud and loud, and he didn't feel ashamed at all because what he was asking for was his wife.

"Fair?" The emperor wondered, "Such a good opportunity, do you want me to use it on your wife instead of planning it for yourself?"

Lin An and Shangguan Rui did not expect that Gu Jingcheng would mention Miss Su at this time.

So the way they looked at Gu Jingcheng changed instantly.

Although in their eyes, Mrs. Su is also a respectable person, but she is just a woman. On such an important occasion, why waste this opportunity for a woman?
Both of them hated that iron could not be made into steel, and the emperor's expression darkened.

But Gu Jingcheng acted as if he didn't see it, and handed the things he had prepared long ago to the eunuch next to him one by one, and asked the eunuch to show it to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, if I don't win the number one prize in this life, and have such an honor to be able to see Tian Yan, then I don't know what chance I will be appreciated by Your Majesty in the future. As far as Your Majesty is concerned, I am just one of the mortal beings. It is said that His Majesty is the only one who can return the minister and his wife justice."

Since Gu Jingcheng has already decided to do this, he has no other worries: "Dingxihou's nephew Liu Lu is the person I want to sue on this matter."

Gu Jingcheng sued Dingxihou's nephew Liu Lu thoroughly in front of the imperial study, the emperor of the country, the chief assistant of the country, and Shaofu, the former prince of the country.

Every foolish thing Liu Lu has done in these years, he bullies men and women, disregards human life, everything is extremely disgusting.

Counting it down, he did not know how many laws he had broken.

If it wasn't because he had an uncle who was the Marquis of Dingxi, if it wasn't because he came from a noble family and a noble son, how could he have been so domineering at the feet of the emperor in the capital for many years without fear?

The emperor was originally angry because Gu Jingcheng, the No. [-] scholar whom he finally had a crush on, was indulging in love affairs.

Then he listened carefully to what Gu Jingcheng said, but he didn't expect that the thing that made him angry was still behind.

(End of this chapter)