Chapter 538
538 Method (2)
“I know, you can go back first.” tell aunt and lingyue not to worry, ” Xu Qi ‘an ordered. I’ll take care of this.
“Dalang, you have to go back and tell them yourself.” The son of old Zhang said.
Xu Qi ‘an nodded and waved him away. He sat at the table and pondered for a moment. Then, he got up and left the hall of one blade. He planned to make a trip to the Ministry of Justice to find out why they wanted to capture Xu Erlang.
“It can’t be that the Minister of Justice is deliberately looking for trouble to help his niece vent her anger, right? If that was the case, it would be easier to resolve. Erlang had a reputation, so ordinary small things couldn’t do anything to him …
“But the way the big shots of the Imperial court do things, even if it’s to vent their anger for their nieces, they won’t arrest people for no reason. They must have something to use against them, and they must be confident that they can kill them in one strike, so they attacked.
“So, Erlang must have gotten into some trouble, but I don’t know yet …”
As he thought about it, he went out of the yard and was about to go to the stables to bring the little mare over when he saw Lu Qing, the Chief of Detectives, rushing into the yard with two fast hands.
“Lord Xu,”
When the two sides met, Lu Qing’s face was filled with joy, but it was quickly replaced by anxiety as he said,”The magistrate asked me to inform you that Xu Huiyuan is in trouble.”
“I know. He was taken away by the Ministry of Justice not long ago.” Xu Qi ‘an nodded calmly.
“It seems like the people from the Ministry of Justice were a step faster.” Lu Qing sighed.
“This way please, Constable Lu, I have something to ask you.”
Xu Qi ‘an gave up on the idea of going to the stables and led Lu Qing back to the hall of one blade.
Lu Qing took the tea offered by the clerk, symbolically took a sip, and went straight to the point, “”His Majesty has decreed that Xu Huiyuan is to be investigated for cheating in the imperial examination.”
The words “cheating in the imperial examination” made Xu Qi ‘an’s eyebrows jump.
I did give Erlang’s “a difficult road” to him, but is this considered cheating in the imperial examination? “I was the one who won the exam. The Imperial court doesn’t support guessing, but it has never forbidden it. The Confucian school often has the custom of guessing, so strictly speaking, it can’t be considered cheating …” No, the problem itself was not fraud.
Xu Qi ‘an smelled a conspiracy and said in a deep voice, “”Is it His Majesty who wants to investigate?”
Lu Qing glanced at the officials in the hall and whispered, “”I don’t know. Lord Xu, please don’t make wild guesses.”
“I misspoke.”
However, this was very important. If Emperor Yuan jing wanted to mess with Erlang, it would be difficult to deal with. Erlang’s future would be almost destroyed. If the emperor’s family didn’t want the goods, the scholar would be useless … Xu Qian said.
“Thank you for your reminder, Constable Lu. I’m in a hurry to deal with this matter, so I can’t keep you.”
“Lord Xu, please send me off.” Lu Qing pointed out.
The two of them left the hall of one blade and walked out of the manor side by side. Lu Qing lowered his voice and said, ”
“Lord Xu should make a trip to the Ministry of Justice. Once he is in the hands of the Ministry of Justice, he will be at their mercy. If it was too late, he would probably confess everything. That’s all I have to say.”
Lu Qing had been practicing martial arts since he was a child and had worked in the magistrate’s office for many years. He had seen many similar cases and was very clear about the tricks in the official circles.
After sending Lu Qing off, Xu Qi ‘an turned around and entered the noble Qi building to ask Wei Yuan for help.
His intuition told him that this matter was not that simple. The politics in the officialdom were all about tricks. He lacked experience and his rank was not high enough. Fortunately, he had a strong leg to rely on.
After entering the noble spirit building, Xu Qi ‘an told Wei Yuan about the matter in the tea room and asked for help, “”Please teach me, Duke Wei.”
I didn’t receive any notice from the palace, ” Wei Yuan muttered. this means that His Majesty doesn’t want me to know, at least not immediately.
Xu Qi ‘an’s expression changed,”is it His Majesty who wants to mess with me?”
“The word” do “is so vulgar.” Wei Yuan shook his head. you Xu brothers are not worthy of His Majesty’s attention. You should be impeached.
“As for the purpose, first of all, according to the previous cases of fraud, since it was fraud, the examiner must have leaked the question. The three main examiners for this year’s spring examination were the Grand Secretary of the East Pavilion, Zhao tingfang, the Imperial censor of the right, Liu Hong, and the Grand Secretary of the martial meritocrats Hall, Qian Qingshu. He didn’t care about the other small fish for the time being.
“Of the three head examiners who might have leaked the questions, Qian Qingshu is excluded.”
“Why?” Xu Qi ‘an frowned.
Wei Yuan replied, ” the impeachment Memorial has to go through the inner court first. The inner court is Wang zhenwen’s territory, and Qian Qingshu is Wang zhenwen’s man. Do you understand? ”
Chief advisor Wang did not return the memorial, which meant that this matter had nothing to do with Qian Qingshu … “I understand,” Xu Qi ‘an nodded.
Wei Yuan continued, ” secondly, your cousin, Xu Xinian, is from Yun Lu Academy. Although the Imperial court is filled with factions, they work together to suppress the scholars of Yun Lu Academy. This is a tacit understanding between all the Civil officials. This is the main reason for the fraud in the imperial examination.”
“Yun Lu Academy’s great Confucians … You didn’t remind me?” Xu Qi ‘an frowned.
“It’s inevitable that he’ll be suppressed, but it might not be because he cheated in the imperial examination. Even if Xu niannian becomes the top scorer, he can still be swept into the corners. There are too many ways to defend against it. ” Wei Yuan shook his head.
“Lastly, Xu niannian is your cousin, and you’re my confidant. When you encounter a big problem that concerns your future, will you ask me for help? If I don’t respond, there will be a Rift between us. If I agree, the follow-up move will come.” Wei Yuan laughed coldly, ”
Two birds with one stone … No, if there was still the examiner who leaked the questions, the person behind it would be killing three birds with one stone. As for Erlang, he was involved in the imperial examination fraud case. There were only three possible outcomes:First, with irrefutable evidence, he would be exiled or beheaded. Second, the evidence is irrefutable, but the punishment is light, and the person will be removed from the position and never be employed for life.
“Our Emperor is happy to see me fight with the Civil officials, so the news from the palace did not spread.”
Two birds with one stone … No, if there was still the examiner who leaked the questions, the person behind it would be killing three birds with one stone. As for Erlang, he was involved in the imperial examination fraud case. There were only three possible outcomes:First, with irrefutable evidence, he would be exiled or beheaded. Second, the evidence is irrefutable, but the punishment is light, and the person will be removed from the position and never be employed for life. Three, he would be found innocent, but if he missed the court examinations, his reputation would be ruined.
Xu Qi ‘an took a deep breath, feeling a headache.
Scholars are really disgusting. If there’s any conflict, let’s draw our swords and fight it out. It’ll be more straightforward.
He was always up to these sneaky and vicious tricks.
“Lord Wei, what should I do?” Xu Qi ‘an humbly asked for advice. He was very confident in solving the case. When it came to the struggle in the court, he was like a silver facing a group of Kings.
Luckily, I have a peak-tier King behind me.
I can go, but that way, Xu niannian will be mine. He’ll never be able to wash away the label on him. Wei Yuan sipped his tea and looked at him with warm eyes.
This was a very troublesome matter. Even if the Duke of Wei helped Erlang escape, he would probably suffer. serious injury. After all. the other party was not a single party. It was likely that there was a tacit understanding between many parties …
Moreover, if Erlang becomes a eunuch’s gang like me, then I might as well let him leave his hometown and leave the capital …
Xu Qi ‘an frowned and sat quietly for a long time. Then, he said in a hoarse voice, “”Wei gongzi, is there any other way?”
“There are!”
Xu Qi ‘an was both surprised and surprised by this answer.
However, Wei Yuan changed the topic and shook his head, “”But you can’t do it.”
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[ author’s note: ” SeanGhoust ” tipped me 230000, not 190000. I made a mistake in the last chapter. ]
In addition, he had encountered some unpleasant things recently. He didn’t sleep last night and only slept for four hours during the day before he got up to write. After that, he didn’t have the mood to write.
Fortunately, it’s the weekend. Otherwise, I’m afraid I’ll die. Today was the first chapter. Sigh.
Don’t worry, I’ll make up for the words I owe you tomorrow. I’ll keep my word.
By the way, the inspiration for this case came from Tang Yin’s imperial examination fraud case, so it was not fabricated. I’ve looked up a lot of information on fraud in the imperial examination, and there are some with irrefutable evidence, but there are also many cases where one’s life was ruined without any evidence.
It was a precaution in case some readers felt that it was unreasonable.