Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Chapter 283
"Sorry?"

Hearing Ning Fuhai's announcement, Emperor Jingfeng sneered, and said in a cold tone, "The scholars on the front foot just started making trouble, and they came to plead guilty on the back foot. The action is fast enough. Let them come in, I want to see who is invited What a crime."

A moment later, Fang Shu, dressed in a crimson official uniform, walked in with seven or eight cabinet ministers, and knelt down to Emperor Jingfeng in unison: "Fang Shu, lead all the cabinet ministers, to plead guilty to His Majesty."

Emperor Jingfeng raised his eyelids lightly, and said casually: "What's your crime?"

Fang Shu looked calm, and said: "When I reviewed the admission list for the general examination a few days ago, I clearly found that there was a large gap in the admission ratio of the northern and southern scholars, which may have hidden dangers, but they still signed and allowed the list to be released. This caused a large number of scholars to be dissatisfied and questioned. The majesty of the court and the fairness of the selection of scholars are the fault of the ministers, please punish them!"

Emperor Jing Feng looked up at him, and squinted his eyes: "Isn't it cheating in the imperial examination?"

Fang Shu bowed down and bowed down: "Although the ministers and others are cabinet ministers, they are temporarily handling political affairs during this period of time, but they dare not go beyond their duties. Selecting scholars through the imperial examination is a major matter for the court, and its fairness is of paramount importance. At the end, the list was confirmed and signed, and I dared not interfere in it, let alone act arbitrarily.”

"The so-called cabinet fraud is really a slander. The ministers are open and upright, with no shame in their chests. I implore your Majesty to learn from them."

"Since it's not part of the responsibility, then I will ask the person who is part of the responsibility."

Emperor Jingfeng was noncommittal, and looked at Cai Zhichuan who was kneeling behind Fang Shu: "Cai Zhichuan, you are a minister of the cabinet and the chief examiner of this examination. The admission of the examination is always within the scope of your responsibility? I ask You, did you cheat in this test?"

Cai Zhichuan wiped his sweat, stood in front of the call, bowed his body as hard as he could and said, "I am ordered to preside over the examination, whether it is the nine-day invigilator or the seven-day marking, all officials will act according to the rules and work hard. There is laziness. During the review period, His Majesty's Flying Fish Guards will supervise you, and I can guarantee that there will be no violations of the rules wherever I can see."

Hearing Cai Zhichuan's word game, Emperor Jingfeng smiled: "There is no place where the eyes can see, that is to say, there is no guarantee for the places that your eyes can't see?"

Cai Zhichuan buried his head low and did not respond.

Suddenly, the headache flared up again, and the pain was so painful that it was about to explode.

Emperor Jingfeng supported his forehead reflexively. When his headache was about to split, a huge irritability rose in his heart. It took him a long time to suppress it with reason, and said in a cold voice: "In that case, let's check it out carefully. Check the places you can't see with your eyes, so that you can give an explanation to the scholars in the world and maintain the credibility and dignity of my court."

"All relevant officials involved in the examination process, such as invigilation, transcripts, and examination papers, will be suspended from their posts and detained in prison pending trial. In addition, the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Procuratorate will be ordered to form a joint trial of the three judiciary departments to jointly handle the matter. Let me find out whether there is fraud and who is cheating!"

Cai Zhichuan was not surprised by this, before the imperial guards came up to remove his crown belt, he took off his official hat and put it aside, bowed down and kowtowed: "My minister Cai Zhichuan, I respectfully obey His Majesty's imperial edict."

Cai Zhichuan was taken away, but Fang Shu and other cabinet ministers were still kneeling.They came to ask for a crime, although this "crime" is not justified and a bit far-fetched, but Emperor Jing Feng didn't say anything, so they naturally didn't dare to act rashly.

The headache gradually subsided, and Emperor Jingfeng let out a breath slowly, and glanced at Gu Yuanhui lightly: "Gu Yuanhui, don't hurry up and go back to your criminal department to investigate the case, what are you still doing here? If you can't get the result within three days, I only You are asking."

What this means is that it is not pursued.

Gu Yuanhui hurriedly got up: "Yes, I will go now, and I will not disappoint Your Majesty."

The rest of the cabinet ministers breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the words. They stood up and saluted Emperor Jingfeng before stepping back.

At night, the Gu residence was brightly lit. The members of the Gu family, Xu Chengyu and his son, Su Qi and others all gathered here. Everyone looked sad and looked out from time to time, waiting for something.

After an unknown amount of time, Cheng Yan and Gu Yunxiao finally came back, and everyone rushed to meet him. Gu Yunqiao grabbed Cheng Yan's sleeve and asked anxiously, "How is it? Where is brother? Did you see him?"

Cheng Yan shook his head solemnly: "I haven't seen it, the prison is strictly guarded, and no one is allowed to visit until the results of the investigation come out."

Gu Yunxiao said: "I have also been to Tang Shu's place. Aunt Tang said that Tang Shu didn't go back all day today, and he is still working in the office of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. She doesn't know the specific situation."

Tears filled Gu Yunqiao's eyes in an instant, and she panicked, "Then, what should we do? Are we going to wait like this?"

"We have to wait." Xu Chengyu sighed, "Gu Shangshu is one of the main officials reviewing this case, and Yunji is his cousin. Since he did not avoid suspicion, it means that Yunji's matter is not serious, it may just be incidental. Just cooperate with the investigation."

Cheng Yan nodded: "That's right, I've inquired about it, and all the people involved in this exam have been detained, from the chief examiner Cai Zhichuan to the fellow examiners who graded the papers, without exception, even those who entered the exam Officials have not been spared."

"Not only Yunji, but Fang Zigui, who was also a first-class Jinshi in the last imperial examination and participated in the examination papers, was also locked up. It can be seen that Yunji was not targeted alone. I think the Sanfa Division also inspected the relevant personnel in accordance with the regulations, and did not It doesn't mean that the person who is arrested is guilty. Maybe Yun Ji will come out safe and sound in less than two days."

Gu Yunxiao said: "It is said that this morning, all the cabinet ministers went to plead guilty to His Majesty, but His Majesty did not punish them. The reason why they are so loud may be to make an appearance so that they can stop the mouths of those troublemakers."

"After all, the third brother is just a fellow examiner, with little power. If the sky falls, the chief officer in front will support it. Taking a step back, even if there is really fraud in the imperial examination, the third brother will be implicated at most. big problem."

When everyone was discussing, Xu Shuhua's face turned pale, and he didn't say a word, he didn't know what he was thinking.

Seeing this, Xu Shujing was both worried and distressed. He walked over and patted her on the shoulder lightly, and comforted her: "Brother-in-law has always been cautious in his actions and never overstepped his control. The three courts can't convict based on evidence. Fabrication, after the review is clear, he will definitely be innocent, so don't worry too much."

Xu Shuhua regained consciousness, hid all the emotions in his eyes, and forced a smile at him: "Brother, I know, I'm fine, I still have to wait for Yunji to come back."

Xu Shuhua understands the truth, and she doesn't need others to tell her. She also knows that Gu Yunji was only implicated in this incident because of his position.It's a pity that as a wife, her husband's situation is unknown, so how can she not be worried?
Doomed to sleep tonight.

(End of this chapter)