In the second month of the second year of Jingrui, Xinsi, Gongyuan.

As the sky dimmed, voices rang out from the streets and alleys, and many people gathered outside the Gongyuan gate, waiting anxiously.

Today is the day when the jinke spring list is released. The first meeting of the new emperor after he ascended the throne has attracted much attention and is of extraordinary significance.

As soon as the hour came, the gate of the Gongyuan opened, and more than ten yamen came out in a row. The yellow list was posted, and the people on the list were full of people. Everyone rushed up, trying to find their name in the dense list of people on the list.

For a time, there are those who are ecstatic, there are those who weep, and there are those who are disappointed and lamented.

Liang Zhen passed in front of the Ma Zigong Courtyard, listening to the roaring and boiling noises, and gently hooked the corners of his lips.

The results of Chunwei's announcement spread throughout the capital within a day, and Zhu Yunxuan, who had been paying attention to this matter in the imperial city, also asked him immediately. Zeng Huai told him beamingly, "Old minister heard whether there are any students in this group of students. You are a young talent, and on the day of the palace exam, Your Majesty can see it with your own eyes and choose the available ones."

Zhu Yunxuan naturally thinks so too. Few of the ministers in the DPRK are really towards him. He wants to cultivate his personal connections and cronies. Can afford to wait.

No one expected that this happy event would turn into a monstrous disaster after less than two days.

In the early morning, an unknown censor of the Imperial Court suddenly jumped out and impeached some of the same examiners in the National Examination for taking bribes and cheating for personal gain. After he came down, he expressed his willingness to guarantee with the black gauze hat on his head and the head on his neck that everything he reported was true. Please, Your Majesty, order a thorough investigation, give justice to the students all over the world, and innocence to the imperial court!

Yan Shi's cold sweat broke out on the spot on the spot. Of course, he would not do such a foolish thing. Although the same examiner was impeached, he was the chief examiner of the current scientific examination. After that, the investigation seriously went wrong under his nose, and he couldn't eat and walked around.

As for the fellow examiners who were impeached, they were crouching on the ground tremblingly, their faces ashen.

Zhu Yunxuan's face turned black on the spot, and Shen Sheng ordered the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Police to jointly investigate this trial fraud case, and to find out the truth in the shortest possible time.

The news spread like wildfire, and it quickly spread throughout the capital. For a time, rumors and rumors spread, and all the examiners and the selected tributes were affected. The students who were dropped all gathered outside the gate of the Gongyuan, and they enthusiastically asked the imperial court for an explanation. The officials of the Gongyuan repeatedly assured that the three divisions were already investigating, and it would be useless to give a reasonable explanation. One of them kept rushing forward, not knowing who moved first, the conflict escalated, and soon the confrontation turned into a fight between students and Gongyuan officials.

In the chaos, the plaque on the gate of the Gongyuan was smashed, and the gray-bearded Hanlin officer vomited blood and fell down.

The Jingwei Army, clad in helmets and armor and holding a long sword, moved upon hearing the news, and instantly surrounded the entire Gongyuan. In less than a quarter of an hour, they took down all the troubled students and put them all in prison.

Overnight, all the candidates who could be seen everywhere in Beijing disappeared without a trace. Those who passed the exam were taken as suspects by the three divisions for strict interrogation, and those who failed were sent to the Jingwei Army prison because of trouble.

As a result, not only did the world not have peace, it was originally just a case of imperial examination fraud that was not too new and had occurred in all dynasties, and it began to develop in a strange direction.

After hearing that some candidates hanged themselves in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, Zhu Yunxuan finally couldn't bear it anymore and summoned Liang Zhen to Ganlin Palace.

Liang Zhen folded his hands in his sleeves, smiled calmly and looked at Zhu Yunxuan, who had dark eyes and annoyed eyes in front of him, and said indifferently: "It's rare that one day, His Majesty takes the initiative to summon the minister, and the minister is really flattered."

"Liang, Zhen," Zhu Yunxuan was furious, "what do you want to do? You started the farce outside, right? When are you going to go crazy?!"

Originally, he didn't think about this, but it was Zeng Huai who told him that what happened at the gate of Gongyuan was too unusual, and he thought of this level.

Not to mention the case of fraud in the imperial examination, it happened when the late emperor was in power, and the court has always been impossible to ignore. After the imperial examination that day, he immediately ordered the three divisions to jointly investigate the case. It is said that those students who failed the list had no reason to make trouble, but not only did they make trouble, but they almost killed people. If there was no one behind the instigation, Zhu Yunxuan would not believe it. of.

When the incident happened, the Jingwei Army did not go early or late. It was not until the two sides made a move and someone fell to take down those students who were more reckless than martial arts. How could it be a coincidence?

It is only possible that these were arranged by Liang Zhen from the beginning. Liang Zhen commanded the troops and horses of Gyeonggi, and even directly served as the commander of the Jingwei Army. It was really easy for him to stage such a farce in broad daylight. .

What's more, he may have arranged the censors who performed the performance.

"Crazy?" Liang Zhen's eyes sank slightly, "Why can't the minister understand what your majesty said? Did the minister do something wrong? The students who failed the list were making trouble outside the Gongyuan, and the minister asked the deputy commander to lead the troops to take them down. What's wrong? Is it? As for the other things, the matter of imperial examination fraud, but it has nothing to do with the officials and eight poles."

"Don't pretend to be with me!" Zhu Yunxuan raised his voice and said sharply, "You know what you're thinking! Don't you just want to make things worse so that I can deal with Yan Shixue together?!"

Liang Zhen said with a 'tsk': "Your Majesty has not yet married the Yan family's young lady into the palace, and he has begun to show favoritism. Yan Shixue, as the chief examiner of the exam, can't escape his involvement when such a thing happens. Could it be that Your Majesty is still reluctant to touch him?"

Zhu Yunxuan hated and said: "Even if he really wants to punish him, he should wait for the third division to find out the case and decide it according to the law. It's what it should be, and I will never say anything more! But what did you do?! You spread the word outside. Rumors, inciting those students who fell off the list to make trouble at the gate of Gongyuan, and let the Jingwei Army put all the people in jail, you made such a noise on purpose, don't you just want to force me to deal with all the officials involved in the case?!"

Liang Zhen's pupils shrank slightly, and he disagreed: "Your Majesty, even though you are the emperor, you can't lie. If there is no evidence to accuse the minister like this, the minister will not recognize it. This is what the minister said, after all, that's what you think."

Zhu Yunxuan sneered: "You know in your heart whether you have done it or not, I have no evidence, even if I have evidence, I can't help you, you don't take this emperor in your eyes at all, persecuting me, playing tricks on me, you are very happy ?"

Liang Zhen shook his head slightly: "It doesn't matter what the minister did, the important thing is that such a thing happened in your first meeting after your enthronement, Your Majesty. I can't help you."

"I don't need you to teach me what to do! You don't make small moves behind your back and I won't be so passive! You help me?! You just want to watch my jokes and deliberately block me! How can you help me? !"

Zhu Yunxuan was very angry. When he ascended the throne, he disposed of the three ministers in the cabinet headed by Zhang Nianling due to the dispute over the throne, which has already made many ministers and scholars dissatisfied with him. This time, something like this happened again. If one is not handled well, his reputation as an emperor will be ruined. Liang Zhen is clearly fanning the flames and fueling the flames because of his filthy selfishness. How could he be so embarrassed to say these words to help himself!

"Why is Your Majesty so angry?" Liang Zhen said disapprovingly, "Instead of questioning the minister here, it is better to find out the matter as soon as possible and deal with the person who should be dealt with."

Zhu Yunxuan was extremely angry: "Yan Shixue has already entered the Dali Temple Prison! You are still standing here and showing off your strength!"

Liang Zhen answered him calmly: "If there is evidence for the things that your majesty said, you can also ask someone to escort the minister to the Dali temple prison, but it is the old Yan Ge. If the minister wants to ask your majesty, you really think that he is just innocent. Implicated?"

Zhu Yunxuan stared at him with cold eyes: "He is not strict and neglects his duties. When the third division investigates the case thoroughly, I will handle it myself, and I don't need King Zhao to remind him."

"...The emperor is lax, neglecting his duties," Liang Zhen chewed on these eight words, "Is that so? Is it really just lax imperial authority and neglect of duty?"

Zhu Yunxuan's voice was even colder: "What do you mean?!"

"It's nothing, your majesty won't believe it. I told you before that Yan Ge had a good relationship with the people of Fanbang, and took their benefits. You said that the minister was talking nonsense. Now if the minister said that he was taking bribes from candidates. You also have a share, you must say that the minister is slandering him again."

Zhu Yunxuan's pupils shrank suddenly: "Yes or no, the three divisions will investigate thoroughly, and there is no need for King Zhao to tell me!"

"It's the minister who has overstepped, and this matter should not have been taken care of by the minister," Liang Zhen changed his words eloquently, "However, please let Your Majesty express how those students who make trouble should be dealt with."

Zhu Yunxuan suppressed his anger and said, "Find out who took the lead, get rid of the merits, and never hire them. Those who hurt others will be handed over to the Punishment Department for punishment, and the rest will be given a warning and then released."

Liang Zhen smiled: "Your Majesty really loves these students."

If it is for him, it doesn't matter whether he took the lead or not, as long as those who participate in the trouble say less, they will be punished and banned from taking the exam in two subjects. just wish Yun Xuan wanted to win over these scholars, so naturally he couldn't punish him too much. If he wanted to deal with a few leaders, it would be fine. Liang Zhen knew what he was thinking, so he didn't say more and continued to anger him.

"And you," Zhu Yunxuan said solemnly, "I can't touch you now. If you continue to act recklessly like this, sooner or later, you will destroy yourself."

The smile in Liang Zhen's eyes deepened: "Is Your Majesty caring about the minister? The minister is taught."