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Chapter 137 II 2. The End of the Prisoner
Seeing many officials following the prisoners, Old Man Tian was puzzled: "Why are there so many officials on the street today? Besides, why aren't these officials sitting down? They still follow behind our prisoners."

"Yes!" Someone around echoed.

An old man in a long gown explained: "This is an order from the imperial court. Those adults who followed the prisoners were basically officials from our provincial capital and neighboring provincial capitals, and many of them were demoted or dismissed. The imperial court believed that this time Such major frauds in the Jiangnan imperial examinations must be due to the collusion between officials and examinees, so these officials were ordered to convict, and they watched the tragedy of these exams as a warning to others."

"Those officials were implicated?"

"As long as they have anything to do with the exam, or those officials who are close to the examinees, they will be punished. Let's say our prefect Tong, his family is still a royal family, and he was also demoted to a junior official from the seventh rank. It is said that it is Yi The school lieutenant belongs to the lowest rank of military officer."

The old man Tian babbled: "It's not easy to be an official! The magistrate also said he would be demoted, so he was demoted."

The old man sighed: "Hey, he is lucky enough. The county magistrate of Dongtai County, Mr. Kang, has the largest number of candidates in the exam because of cheating in his jurisdiction. The magistrate of Kang County usually has frequent contacts with wealthy businessmen, so he was directly accused of leaking the questions to the candidates. , was executed and beheaded, Kangzhi County was so frightened that he died suddenly on the spot.”

"Ah? And what about this?"

"Ah."

The old man Tian had lingering fears: "Oh my God, it's not easy for the county magistrate. I used to think that being the county magistrate and the magistrate would be so glorious! I didn't expect that they might lose their heads one day. Tie Zhu, after you have children, you should still Forge iron with us, don't think about studying and becoming an official, just live this life in peace."

The old man sneered: "You are too short-sighted. The scientific examination fraud case only occurs once in a hundred years. How can you not let the children study because of this? You may be choked when eating, so you will always be hungry?"

The old man Tian scratched his head and laughed: "I am afraid of bad luck, and encounter accidents."

"It's unavoidable to memorize it everywhere. For these candidates, only a small number of people are involved, but they are all involved. Because these candidates all stayed in the same inn that day, they discussed and guessed the test questions with each other before the test. This was originally It is a very normal thing. Candidates who live in the same inn do this every time, but because some people cheated, most of them were implicated. The most regrettable thing is that Zheng Yuansheng. I heard that his examination papers were excellent. There was a dispute over whether to judge him as Xie Yuan, a person like him could not cheat, but he was also labeled as cheating in the scientific examination, and he was also convicted."

Old man Tian sighed: "It would be great if Zheng Yuansheng didn't encounter such a thing."

"That's right, it's a pity that this talented person has been cut off from his fame, and he can no longer stand up." The old man didn't understand the psychology of old man Tian.What Old Man Tian thought was that if Zheng Yuansheng didn't do this and married his daughter, he would be Juren's father-in-law, and he would have more face outside in the future.It's a pity that his daughter didn't have this life, and Zheng Yuansheng had no hope in this life.

Zheng Yuansheng, like Old Man Tian and most people, thought that it was impossible for him to stand up again, so he followed the group of prisoners and walked out with dull eyes.He turned a blind eye to the spectators crowding around the road; he turned a deaf ear to the gossip.He hates the injustice of fate, and he knows that he can no longer take the imperial examination, and he will no longer be the glory of the Zheng family, and his family will abandon him. As a prisoner, there is no end in front of him. What is there to pursue in life?
Tian Erya searched among the prisoners, and finally saw Zheng Yuansheng.He was unkempt, bruised and bruised, and his lips were split, which made her heart ache.

Zheng Yuansheng heard his colleagues crying aside, but did not respond.He was tortured and beaten in prison, but he did not commit suicide, but he just hoped not to be charged with committing suicide in fear of crime.It is different now, he has been convicted and exiled to Ningguta as a slave, he may not be able to hold on to the difficult journey of thousands of miles.Even if he can make it to Ninggu Tower, the life of starvation and humiliation there will be very tormenting, and life doesn't matter to him...

"Zheng Yuansheng!" An extremely clear voice cut through the sky, interrupting his thoughts.This voice is bright and penetrating, and it even cut through the noisy voices around it, and the surroundings suddenly became silent. He heard the sound and looked around, and saw Tian Erya wearing a red wedding dress, with her red hijab on her hands, happy for him With a smile, he understood the reason why everyone was quiet.

The prisoners were all candidates of the same scientific examination, and they were familiar with Zheng Yuansheng. When he saw a girl wearing a wedding dress and called him a prisoner, he couldn't help but stop and look at him.

The yamen servant saw the prisoners stop and drove them forward with a whip.

Zheng Yuansheng was whipped and suffered from pain. He walked forward with strides, and his eyes stayed on Tian Erya's face. This face was full of vigor and smile, which made him miss it endlessly.This time, I will never see you again.

The moment Wu Xiangrong saw Tian Erya appearing in a red wedding dress, his expression changed drastically.

Tongbat looked at him: "Xiang Rong, is that person Tian Erya?"

"Yes." Wu Xiangrong wished he could rush over and knock Tian Erya unconscious and take her away.

"She is really affectionate and righteous." Tong Bat knew about her and Zheng Yuansheng, and sneered, "Zheng Yuansheng is so lucky. He became a slave, and there are women rushing to wear new clothes to see him off. Unlike me, he was just Being demoted, and being disliked by the wife of the family. If I become like Zheng Yuansheng one day, I'm not as good as him."

"You worry too much, there won't be such a day." Wu Xiangrong clenched his fists secretly. Did Tian Erya know that she did this in public, and she would be inseparable from Zheng Yuansheng in the future, and all aspects of life would be affected.This is really a stupid and stupid girl, it's useless to tease her.

Tian Erya squeezed forward, bowing to the guarding officers and soldiers to beg for mercy: "My lord, please, let me have a few words with Zheng Yuansheng!"

A yamen servant scolded: "Now is an important moment to escort the prisoners out of the city. Don't make trouble here, get out quickly. If you don't leave, you will be arrested and convicted."

Tian Erya saw Zheng Yuansheng and the others walking forward, and also followed the team on the periphery, calling for Zheng Yuansheng loudly.

An official ran over, drew his knife and pointed at Tian Erya: "Who are you? How dare you disturb order here!"

Tian Erya knelt down: "Please let Minnv meet Zheng Yuansheng, he is Minnv's fiancé, please."

Seeing her wearing a red wedding dress, the official mourned and hesitated.

"What happened in the back? Why did you stop?" Dorobeile, who was in charge of escorting the prisoners, was making a majestic inspection, otherwise he frowned immediately when he saw the slow procession behind the team.

Immediately someone next to him inquired about the details and reported: "Tell Lord Belle, it seems that a bride who is waiting to leave the court stopped the procession and is wearing a wedding dress to send her husband-in-law."

"This place is full of prisoners, where is her husband-in-law? Tell her to get out of here."

(End of this chapter)