I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 336: Mr. Yu, can you bear it?

When Yu Changde heard Zhao Zhenji's question, a trace of fear flashed across his face, but he quickly calmed down, raised his head, and asked loudly.

"Ridiculous, really ridiculous! I uphold justice and fairness, and I am honest and upright in my duties. I am not guilty of favoritism or corruption, and I am sabotaging the imperial court's selection of talents! Don't slander me!"

Seeing that Yu Changde was still holding on, Zhao Zhenji laughed instead.

"As the Left Censor of the Censorate, I exercise the power of supervision, not the power of interrogation. Lord Zou, as the Minister of Justice, please judge the case."

Yu Changde gave Zhao Zhenji a fierce look.

You bastard, you are not responsible for the trial, you are just supervising the trial. Why are you acting so high and mighty here and scaring me?

This Zhao Dazhou is really not a good guy, a lackey of Xiyuan, who is very cunning and sly. Just now, he used this trick to shock the tiger and almost exposed me.

But don't be afraid, I do things perfectly, what can you do to me without any evidence?

I am a clear stream!
The Qingliu people only know how to put labels on others and frame them. How could they leave any handle for you to put labels on you and frame you?

If you can't produce evidence, I can bite you back!
I have many Qingliu friends!

Dali Qing Zou Yinglong quickly entered the state of presiding judge, his face became expressionless, and he glanced at Yu Changde coldly.

"I have read the case file. Mr. Zhang, you were the first to investigate the case, so you should speak first."

"Okay, I'll say it first." Zhang Juzheng stroked his beard and spoke.

"This year is the year of the imperial examination, which was originally scheduled for February. Unexpectedly, someone came forward as the examination approached, saying that a candidate was an impostor, and that his name, place of origin, and family background were all fake.

The Censorate and the Ministry of Rites investigated and found that this was true, so they requested an imperial decree to postpone the spring examination to March this year. After a joint discussion in the Taiji Hall, Mr. Li Lao and Zhao Zhongcheng were appointed as the chief examiners of the examination.

Zhao Zhenji stroked his beard and nodded.

"The imperial edict also ordered me to be the censor, responsible for verifying the authenticity of the identities of the candidates in the imperial examination. This is really a thankless job."

Zhao Zhenji laughed out loud: "This kind of complicated and troublesome matter can only be properly handled by asking Lord Zhang to take action. Lord Zou, Prefect Liu, and Eunuch Feng, don't you agree?"

"Extremely yes! Absolutely yes!"

"Mr. Zhang has to take action!"

The three of them expressed their approval.

Seeing them flattering Zhang Juzheng, the muscles on Yu Changde's face kept shaking. He sensed a deep crisis from their calmness.

But he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart.

Could it be that he is just pretending to blackmail me?

Deliberately rambling on about irrelevant things, and then attack me unexpectedly when I am not prepared. Or deliberately not bringing up the matter, causing me to panic, and scaring myself
Haha, you are all thousand-year-old foxes, what stories about monsters and ghosts are you telling me here?

Zhang Juzheng continued, "After an inspection, I found that the identities of the four candidates were different, and I informed the two chief examiners, Li Ge Lao and Zhao Zhongcheng.

After marking the examination papers, the covered files were opened. Fortunately, these four people were not on the list, otherwise this matter would have been difficult to handle.

I was ordered by the Emperor to investigate, so I sent my capable staff to the four candidates' hometowns to check their files and inquire about their names. Finally, I found out that two of them were transcribed by clerks and had their files miswritten, which gave the false impression that they were the real candidates.

One was that the younger brother passed the imperial examination and died of illness not long after. The family was unwilling to accept this, so they instigated the elder brother to pretend to be his younger brother and go to Beijing to take the exam. This case also involved human relations, but it was not within the jurisdiction of this official and has been transferred to the local Censorate for trial.

The remaining candidate is interesting.”

Yu Changde's heart couldn't help but beat wildly. You finally found out. But it doesn't matter. This matter was done very secretly. You can't find out anything about me. Zhang Juzheng continued, "I have verified that this candidate is fake from head to toe."

Zhao Zhenji asked in surprise: "Is this true? How dare you pretend to be a juren? This is unprecedented in the country. You are so bold!"

"Zhao Zhongcheng, the brave ones are still behind."

After receiving the report and evidence, I immediately brought him to trial. This guy only confessed that his family was very rich and he wanted his descendants to have a good reputation. However, he and his brothers were not good at studying. They took the exams for seven or eight years but failed to become a scholar. So his family thought of some crooked ways.

So his family asked for help everywhere and found a famous official from the same hometown. Under the guidance of that official, the man pretended to be a scholar who died of illness in a neighboring county.

First he took part in the provincial examination, and after some entrustment, the famous scholar, by some means, managed to make him a successful candidate. So he swaggered to Beijing to take part in the Spring Examination!

Even Zou Yinglong couldn't help it now, and cursed: "Ridiculous! It's really ridiculous! The imperial examination is a public tool, a system for selecting the best talents for the country, and it was secretly granted!
How audacious and insane! "

Feng Bao spoke up, "That's why we say that the more righteous a person is, the more despicable the things they do are!"

Zhao Zhenji asked, "Master Zhang, have you found out who that local celebrity is?"

Everyone's eyes turned to Yu Changde at the same time. If they hadn't found him, how could this guy be here?

Zhang Juzheng stroked his beard and sighed, "What a pity! The impersonation was done by his uncle, who contacted the steward of the famous scholar's mansion. Outsiders were unaware of it, and there is no written record of it.

Even more unfortunate is that his uncle suddenly fell ill and died two months before the Spring Examination. When I investigated there, the clues were cut off, so I had to leave the case hanging for the time being."

Liu Yingjie asked, "Master Zhang, where is the person who pretended to be a juren from?"

"I am from Dehua, Jiujiang, Jiangxi."

How dare you say it wasn’t you!

Mr. Yu, you are from Nanchang!

Yu Changde sneered a few times, straightened his upper body, and said with a serious face: "Just because I and that guy are both from Jiangxi, you dare to throw dirty water on me? There are so many famous scholars and officials in Jiangxi! Why do you think it was me?

If I were to say who is most likely to do it, I think it would be the treacherous minister Yan Song who lives in seclusion at home!"

Good fellow, you even tried to bite Yan Song.

Zhang Juzheng looked at him and said calmly, "I am definitely not good at investigating cases, but there are always experts in this world. So I asked the East Factory to help investigate."

Dongchang!

When Yu Changde heard this, his heart almost jumped out of his throat.

"The East Depot has its own means of investigating cases, and it quickly found out that on certain days two years ago, Ding Sui, a trusted steward of Yu Changde's mansion, went to Jiangxi twice.

I also checked the files of the Ministry of Rites, and by coincidence, the examiner for the provincial examination that guy passed was Sui Yide, a student of Yu Changde.

Feng Bao turned sideways and chuckled: "What a coincidence."

Zhang Juzheng nodded and smiled, then continued, "I asked the East Factory to invite Ding Sui and Sui Yide over, and they confessed everything soon. Yu Changde, you have a big business! You are making a lot of money."

Feng Bao covered his mouth and chuckled like a hen laying eggs: "A horse cannot grow fat without night grass, and a man cannot become rich without unexpected wealth! If Mr. Yu did not have this way to make money, how could he have married six beautiful concubines in one go?
"Master Yu, you are not young anymore, can you handle this?"

Everyone couldn't help but look at him, thinking secretly, whether the other person can eat or not is none of your business, a dead eunuch!

Yu Changde could no longer hold on, his body tilted and he collapsed to the ground like a puddle of mud!
(End of this chapter)