Rebirth Wenli Yangfulang

After the release of the rankings in the autumn, candidates from all over the country poured into the capital, preparing to participate in the next year's spring.Some have already become Juren, and even came to Beijing half a year in advance.

The emperor appointed Luo Yichang, the Duke of Wei, as the examiner to preside over the exam, with the full assistance of the Ministry of Rites.

Since the chief examiner was appointed, the threshold of Duke Wei's mansion was almost broken, and Luo Yichang had to close the door to thank guests.

Li Chengyun was also busy here. A large number of candidates came to Beijing, and as the year was approaching, he arranged for the forbidden army to join the daily patrols in the city.

At the same time, the letter that Yunlan mentioned was found by the secret guards from one of Ding Fanbin's mistresses.

Li Chengyun asked someone to identify the handwriting and confirmed that it was the handwriting of Yuan Zhongyong Bo Yan Jianchun.

After Yunlan heard the news, she locked herself in the room for a whole night, and let the old bustard knock on the door and yell at him without answering.On the second day, his eyes were so swollen that he couldn't see the guests, and he pissed off the madam for a long time.

However, Yan Jianchun is dead, and now there is only one letter, which is not enough to reverse the case.

It wasn't until Chunwei started the exam that things finally turned around.

On the eve of the last day of the exam, Luo Yichang sent someone to invite Li Chengyun to Duke Wei's mansion.

Luo Yichang showed him a note, and said to him, "After the exam today, I found this in the paperwork."

There were four words written on the note: Someone leaked the question.

Li Chengyun pondered for a while, and said: "If you can put a note in the papers of your father-in-law, then you are the officials and waiters who can enter and exit the examination room. If he wants to provide clues and evidence, he will provide it himself."

"That's right, the most important thing now is whether the leaked question is true or not. The scientific examination is the top priority for the imperial court to select talents, and fraud is not tolerated. I asked you to come here, and I hope you can help verify whether the leaked question is true or not." .”

What Li Chengyun was more worried about was another matter, "If it is true, what will my father-in-law plan to do?"

"You should report the truth to the emperor, and ask the emperor to order a thorough investigation."

"Father-in-law is the chief examiner of this imperial examination, I'm afraid he will be punished by the emperor." Li Chengyun was worried that Luo Yichang would be blamed and punished.

Luo Yichang said sternly: "As the chief examiner, I cannot escape the responsibility for cheating in the imperial examination."

"Father-in-law, I understand. I will investigate this matter as soon as possible." Li Chengyun thought to himself, maybe only by finding out the truth can he save his father-in-law to the maximum extent.

In the palace, Luo Chengyu anxiously waited for Li Chengyun to come back.

The imperial examination was not yet over, and his father, as the chief examiner, called Li Chengyun over overnight. If nothing happened, he would not believe it.

So, as soon as Li Chengyun came back, Luo Chengyu hurriedly asked: "Father told you to come over, what happened?"

"No……"

"Don't lie to me."

"My father-in-law received a note saying that someone leaked the question. He asked me to look it up."

Luo Chengyu couldn't help sighing, and said, "There are always people who want to cheat in imperial examinations, but the examination room is strictly guarded, and most of the time they can prevent it. If there is trouble in the imperial examination this time, I am worried that my father will not end up."

"Don't worry so much, I've ordered the hidden guards to investigate on the way here." Li Chengyun embraced him and patted his head.

The exam ended soon, and the marking work was completed as scheduled.Before the list of palace examinations was about to be announced, Luo Yichang reported the leakage of the questions to the emperor.

Li Chengyun, who had just found the evidence, received the news that the father-in-law had entered the palace to face the saint, so he hurried to the palace.

In the imperial study room, the emperor's expression was gloomy.Luo Yichang knelt down on his knees, waiting to be dealt with.

Zhao Le said to Li Chengyun: "My lord, our family advises you to come back at another time."

Li Chengyun said anxiously: "Please trouble your father-in-law to report on your behalf. This king has something important to report to the emperor in a hurry."

Seeing that Li Chengyun indirectly helped him to be promoted to the position of chief servant, Zhao Le went in to report for him.

Li Chengyun entered, knelt down beside Luo Yichang, and said: "Your Majesty, I have something important to report regarding this scientific examination."

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, "Speak."

"Report to the emperor, I have found out that the minister of the Ministry of Rites accepted bribes from candidates and leaked the test questions." Li Chengyun presented the evidence.

After a long time, the emperor said coldly: "Cheating in the imperial examination, the principal culprit deserves to die, and the chief examiner is also to blame."

Luo Yichang bowed his head: "The minister is guilty."

Li Chengyun said urgently: "Your Majesty, this matter is not as simple as it appears on the surface, please give me another half a month, and I will definitely investigate and find out."

The emperor asked, "What do you mean by that?"

"Reporting to the emperor, only you and the chief examiner know the test questions. Although the Minister of Rites can enter and exit the examination room, he cannot see the test questions in advance. I think that before finding out how the minister knew the test questions, he should not make a judgment lightly."

"Luo Qing, I really want to know how the test questions that only you and I know were leaked out."

Li Chengyun wanted to slap himself, so he hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, my father-in-law is dedicated to his duty, and I trust him."

"I didn't ask you."

Luo Yichang said: "If the test questions are leaked, the minister will be guilty."

The emperor looked at the two sons-in-law, one calmly bowed his head and pleaded guilty, and the other smiled angrily with his face full of unwillingness and dissatisfaction.

"Okay, let's all get up. Cheng Yun, I only give you three days, and you must give me an explanation within three days. As for Luo Qing's family, the imperial examination is not over yet."

Weng and his son-in-law quickly received an order to thank them.

After walking out of the imperial study, Luo Yichang said to Li Chengyun: "My lord, you shouldn't have come." Even so, he was very touched in his heart, and he did not marry his son to the wrong person.

"Chengyu is very worried about my father-in-law."

Luo Yichang sighed softly and asked: "The emperor only gave three days, how sure is the prince?"

"Fifty percent." In fact, there is no fifty percent. Li Chengyun didn't want Luo Yichang to worry too much.

Three days is indeed a short period of time. Li Chengyun can obviously use the imperial army, and he can borrow the manpower from the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion, but his hidden guards can only investigate in the dark, which is somewhat lacking.

He first asked the Imperial Army to arrest the Minister of Rites for interrogation. When the Imperial Army arrived at the Minister's Mansion, the Minister had already committed suicide.

However, the post-mortem examination of the assistant in Shuntian Prefecture Yamen found that he was strangled to death and then hung up.

The servant was killed, and things became confusing in an instant.

It was related to the father-in-law and time was running out, this time Li Chengyun had no choice but to use the power in Lu Qiqi's hands.

Fortunately, Lu Qiqi has been in business for more than ten years, and the infiltration of power is far beyond Li Chengyun's imagination. With their help, the matter was quickly found out, allowing Li Chengyun to meet the deadline.

When the emperor saw the evidence presented by Li Chengyun, he couldn't help feeling astonished, and it was doubly astonished.

The third prince thought he could do it very covertly, but in fact it was true. From the cheating examinee to finally telling Luo Yichang to leak the questions secretly, it was all carefully arranged by him, with the intention of framing Luo Yichang, attacking Li Chengyun, and at the same time taking the opportunity to re-install his own people in the court .

And Li Chengyun was able to find so many in just three days, which was also far beyond the emperor's expectations.

The emperor asked calmly: "Cheng Yun, how did you find out about this?"

"Reporting to the emperor, the third prince sent someone to assassinate the servant to make it look like he committed suicide. I found out following the investigation of the servant's death. If the servant does not die, no matter whether it is torture or coercion, I will let him speak." said At this point, Li Chengyun showed a fierce expression.

The emperor chuckled and waved him back.

It wasn't until he walked out of the palace that Li Chengyun realized that he was covered in cold sweat.

As night fell, when he returned to the palace, another thing that surprised him even more happened.

Both Yan Hengrui and Yun Lan were poisoned, and Yuan Bao, who had no master of Liushen, thought of his old master, and ran to the palace when others were going to invite a doctor.

Li Chengyun immediately looked at Luo Chengyu, Luo Chengyu sighed: "It's two lives anyway, let's go and have a look."

Yuan Bao wiped his tears with his sleeve, feeling complicated.

In the Chunxue Pavilion, the doctor was trying to induce vomiting for the two of them.

When Li Chengyun and Luo Chengyu arrived, Mrs. Yan and Miss Yan also arrived.

Mrs. Yan was crying and cursing endlessly, and the bustard closed the shop door, panting heavily with her hips crossed, burning with anger.

After finishing his work, the doctor said: "Okay, I finally got my life back."

Immediately, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Mrs. Yan and Miss Yan rushed to Yan Hengrui's side, looked at him worriedly, and couldn't help wiping away their tears again.

Yuan Bao rushed to Yun Lan's side, choking up non-stop.

The old bustard also came over to take a look, and said angrily, "It's really worthless for a young lady to die in love with a man."

Luo Chengyu couldn't see it, and gave a light snort.

Immediately, the old bustard smiled embarrassingly, and said incessantly, "My lord and concubine, I am here for business. I am also very wronged when something like this happens."

Luo Chengyu glanced at her with a half-smile, then turned to ask the doctor, "When will they wake up?"

"At least half an hour."

Luo Chengyu nodded and asked Li Chengyun to wait for them to wake up with him.

Luo Chengyu felt very guilty, he knew that they did not die for love, but Yun Lan did something stupid.He promised Yun Lan to help him, but there was no progress.

Li Chengyun found that Luo Chengyu's mood suddenly became depressed, and couldn't help holding his hand in his own.

After about half an hour, Yan Hengrui woke up first, and said in a daze, "What's wrong with me?"

Mrs. Yan said bitterly, "You were poisoned with a young lady. Why are you so cruel, you want to abandon your mother and sister for the sake of such a person."

Yan Hengrui came back to his senses, looked around in a daze, hiding the emotion in his eyes.

Not long after, Yun Lan also woke up leisurely.He kept crying: "Why didn't you die?"

Luo Chengyu walked over and said with a serious expression, "Master Yunlanyun, I promised to help you."

Supported by Yuan Bao, Yun Lan sat on the bed and said angrily, "Princess, he never loved me at all. He has been using me to wander among the rich and powerful to get news. I heard it with my own ears."

"No, Lan Lan, listen to my explanation." Yan Hengrui ran over staggeringly.

Yun Lan pushed him away, "I also heard you talk about my life experience, and heard you say that my grandfather was framed by your father and the third prince."

Yun Lan felt terrible, the Third Prince was just a child back then, and could do such terrible things.And the person I love the most, knowing all this, can still use his love to deceive his feelings as a matter of course.

Yan Hengrui and Yunlan each said a sentence, like an explanation, but also like a confrontation.

Li Chengyun silently thought about what would happen if he reported to the emperor that Prime Minister Chi was framed back then without enough evidence under the current circumstances.

The third prince has a history of poisoning his brother, and just planned a fraud case in the imperial examination to frame the chief examiner, maybe he can give it a try!

Li Chengyun opened his mouth and said: "Young master Yun may get out of bed and walk around now?"

Yun Lan was slightly taken aback, and the others were also taken aback.Then, Yunlan got out of bed and said, "Yes."

Li Chengyun gestured to Li Rong, and not long after, Li Chengzhe rushed over with a team of forbidden troops.

"Cousin, what do we need to do? Why is my sister-in-law here?" Li Chengzhe looked at the two in shock.

Li Chengyun ordered: "Take Yunlan and Yan Hengrui, and follow me into the palace to face the saint."

"Yes." The forbidden army stepped forward, and took Yan Hengrui and Yun Lan away regardless of whether they wanted to or not.

Li Chengyun went into the palace overnight and reported everything he knew about Prime Minister Chi.

The emperor looked at him in disbelief, "I want to see the descendants of the Chi family."

"Reporting to the emperor, at the moment he is waiting outside the palace gate to be summoned."

"pass!"

Yunlan faced the saint, and told more things than Li Chengyun knew.

Just as Li Chengyun predicted, the right time, place and people, although there is no evidence, it is enough to shake a certain steelyard in the emperor's heart.

The emperor asked, "Where is Yan Hengrui?"

Li Chengyun replied: "He is outside the palace gate, guarded by the Imperial Army."

"pass."

The emperor personally interrogated Yan Hengrui, and Yan Hengrui knew very well that there was no way to recover from the incident, so he finally confessed, just to keep his mother and sister from sitting.

This time, the third prince was demoted to a commoner, and he was not allowed to appear in the capital forever.