The Young Emperor and the Fearless

There was silence in the courtroom. He Mao gritted his teeth after a long time and said, "You two families have done everything for your own sake."

Chang Ning and Zhang Daiqing bowed their heads and said nothing more.

"You rescued Chang Chao and Zhang Guangping in Donghe Town, and then killed your own servants in order not to let others know. Although one survived, your behavior is outrageous!" He Mao said again, " Not only that, but I also want to know if Chang Yue won the first place in the provincial examination this year, is it worthy of the name?"

Chang Ning trembled all over, and his lips trembled.

He Mao patted the gavel, and there was a bang, which shocked Chang Ning again.

He Mao said: "Chang Ning!"

Chang Ning's eyes widened, he shook his head, and said fiercely, "No, it's not."

He Maodao: "Isn't it worthy of the name?"

Zhang Daiqing replied for him: "Master He, we don't quite understand what you want to say?"

He Mao stared at Chang Ning intently, and said, "Chang Ning, your reaction doesn't seem to be ignorant. You must have done something in it, right?"

Chang Ning said: "I... I don't understand what Mr. He means."

He Mao sighed: "I thought it's time now, and you will definitely not hide it anymore. It seems that I overestimated you. Come and bring Chang Yue here."

Chang Ning's face turned even paler.

He Maodao: "I don't know much about Chang Yue, but I heard that he is not like you at all. He is timid, cowardly, and extremely simple. If he is escorted here, I don't know if he will confess immediately."

The yamen servant had already walked outside the door while He Mao was speaking. Chang Ning turned around and looked at the yamen servant who was about to leave. Finally, he said tremblingly: "This matter has nothing to do with Chang Yue!"

"Oh?" He Mao waved his hand, told the servant to leave, and said, "Let's listen."

Chang Ning said: "It's me. I entrusted someone to do this. Chang Yue didn't know about it. I asked someone to make a new list of dragons and tigers, and replaced Lu Li's name with Chang Yue's name."

Sure enough!

He Mao did not guess wrong, the scholar Gao Ming suddenly had an accident, Chang Yue felt ashamed, and Lu Li and Chang Yue's knowledge were comparable, it is not difficult to guess that Chang Ning was behind the trick.

but……

This time, He Mao was really angry: "Changing the rankings privately, deceiving the world, Chang Ning, you are so brave! The court has always strictly controlled the imperial examinations. One or two of you, trying to take advantage of loopholes, dare to secretly change the dragon and tiger rankings Shan! It’s unprecedented! Tell me, who did you ask to do this for you?”

Chang Ning didn't have the ability to buy people in the court, so the only possibility was to find Zhang Daiqing.The relatives of the Zhang family in the capital are well known, and the Zhongshu servant Liang Bojin has also established a relationship. It is not difficult to bribe one or two more people.

Chang Ning lowered his head and said nothing, He Mao suddenly thought of the reason for Gao Ming's death.

He Maodao: "You bribed Gao Ming?"

Chang Ning raised his head, sneered and said, "So what if it is, so what if it's not?"

He Maodao: "In order not to make any noise, you even killed a bachelor! Chang Ning, I used to think that you were a businessman by nature and used some insidious methods in the business field. Yes, so does Chang Chao, the good son you taught yourself."

Chang Ning was shocked and said, "The bachelor is dead?"

He Mao narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "You don't know?"

Chang Ning said: "I have never harmed a bachelor."

He Maodao: "But Gao Ming is indeed dead, on the way back to Beijing. Who else would kill him besides you?"

Chang Ning involuntarily glanced at Zhang Daiqing.

He Mao noticed his small movements and asked, "Zhang Daiqing, but you?"

Zhang Daiqing raised his head, with an indifferent attitude: "Gao Ming's death has nothing to do with me."

If it wasn't theirs, who else?

He Maodao: "Zhang Daiqing, Chang Ning, you are already condemned to death, and you still want to separate the relationship?"

Zhang Daiqing said: "Master He, I admit that we bought a bachelor to replace the dragon and tiger list, but we also know that a bachelor is different from other common people, and we would never dare to harm him. I admit all the previous crimes, but only This is not what I did, I will not admit it!"

Chang Ning's reaction just now, as well as Zhang Daiqing's remarks, don't seem to be lying.Could it be that they really didn't do it?Is it really just an accident?

At this moment, the yamen servant brought Chang Yue into the court.

The Chang's house is not close to the Yamen, if you go directly to the Chang's house to invite someone, it won't be so fast.The yamen servant saw Chang Yue at the bank not far from the yamen, and Chang Yue was lingering at the gate of the bank, looking in the direction of the yamen from time to time, as if he wanted to go but didn't dare.

In fact, when Chang Ning was taken away by the government, Chang Yue followed, not daring to get too close, but following from afar.Seeing that the court trial had been going on for so long and the person hadn't come out yet, he panicked and rubbed his hands uneasily.

Chang Yue was not worried about Chang Ning, he had little affection for Chang Ning and his son, if Chang Ning could not get out after entering the Yamen, he would be relieved instead.However, if it was because of him, he would have a bad conscience.

Chang Yue entered the yamen, trembling in his heart, he knelt on the ground, opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.

"Don't talk too much." Chang Ning said to Chang Yue in a low voice, raised his head and said, "Master He, the matter of changing the list has nothing to do with Chang Yue, so there is no need to involve him."

But He Mao looked at Chang Yue and said, "Chang Yue, do you know that you are not the number one in this provincial examination, and the title of Jie Yuan should not belong to you?"

Before Chang Yue could speak, Chang Ning said first, "He doesn't know."

He Maodao: "Chang Yue, do you know?"

Chang Yue didn't know why Chang Ning would defend him. In his impression, Chang Ning was rarely even nice to him.Chang Yue was in a dilemma and wanted to tell the truth, but Chang Ning deliberately stopped him and didn't want him to speak.

However, He Mao guessed Chang Ning's intention to do so, and said: "Chang Yue is the only son in the Chang family now, Chang Ning, you want to keep Chang Yue, it's justifiable."

Chang Yue stared at Chang Ning in surprise, even his father could not accept this reason.

He Mao said: "Chang Yue, you go ahead."

Chang Ning shouted: "Chang Yue, don't talk nonsense!"

Chang Yue bit his lips to bleed, turned his head, but said to Chang Ning: "Father, you have never been kind to me, and this change of rankings is just for the sake of your face, you have never considered my feelings .”

Chang Ning scolded: "Asshole, I did it for your own good!"

Chang Yue had never spoken to his father so loudly before, and he was yelled at and felt a little guilty, but he continued: "It's not for my own good! Although I have always wanted to get fame, I don't want to do it this way. Dad, you have never seen me in your eyes, including this time, you ask yourself, is it really for me, or for yourself?!"

"..."

Chang Ning remained silent for a long time, and finally, he punched the ground twice with his clenched fist.

There is no need to ask anymore, the facts are already in front of you.

Chang Ning changed the list for Chang Yue, and Chang Yue knew about it, but he was conflicted in his heart and was extremely reluctant.However, Chang Ning insisted on doing it, while Chang Yue half pushed and half agreed to the current situation.