The so-called evidence is actually the testimonies of innkeepers and waiters in the city, as well as the physical evidence at the murder scene.

"Mr. Zhuangyuan, the testimonies of all the inns say that they have never seen you staying there, only the waiter in one inn said that someone once went to him to buy food and wine, in order to celebrate winning the number one prize." Master Bao spoke in a calm and clear manner. "Besides, the waiter in the same inn can also testify that an old woodcutter who lives on the mountain often goes there to buy wine and vegetables, saying that there are a few candidates who are rushing to take the exam."

"What does this prove?" The number one scholar Zhou Qin sneered contemptuously. He turned his head and looked solemn, raised his head and raised his hands, staring at the air righteously, and said righteously, "My parents died when I was young, Zhou Qin. I have no one to rely on, and I rely entirely on the abbot of the temple to bring me up. I don’t know about other things, but I must never do anything that hurts nature!"

"You—!" Zhou Qin pointed at him in disbelief, his face flushed with anger, and he was almost out of breath.

After the number one scholar Zhou Qin cupped his hand, he turned around and his voice slowed down, and he retorted with reason: "I really didn't settle in the inn, I don't want to hide it from you, my lord, I was very poor in the world before, in order to save money, I am self-sufficient in the mountains, and live by the river, and I was so happy on the day the announcement was made that I only bought food and wine once."

"The old woodcutter lives on the mountain, and he often goes down the mountain to buy food and wine for his family. What does that have to do with me?" He made the matter clear, "We just live on the same mountain, and I have never met each other before. The old woodcutter."

Master Bao was expressionless, and asked him carefully: "Oh? You live by the river? I don't know if the Zhuangyuan Gong built a straw hut by himself or slept in the wild. If so, where is the temporary residence? If not, where is the riverside?" Is there a specific direction for the edge position? How is the surrounding scenery detailed?"

The number one scholar Zhou Qin was very innocent. The bachelor said: "The scenery on the barren mountain is so similar, how can we distinguish it clearly? It has been two months now, and I can't remember anything clearly. I just remember some impressions. For example, this Guan likes the riverside scenery, but only knows that there is a stretch of high mountains in the distance. Although he once built a temporary hut by himself, it was demolished after the announcement. It's a pity, Mr. Bao, ashes return to ashes, There is no trace of that thatched shed."

"So, you have absolutely no evidence to prove your previous residence and whereabouts?" Master Bao asked.

"Lord Bao, what do you mean by this?" The number one scholar Zhou Qin was not afraid at all, and asked in turn, "I am not a murderer, why do I have to prove it? Master Bao's words are very aggressive today, could it be that he listened to this man's words?" , without evidence, do you have to think that I am the murderer?"

Even if there is suspicion, there will be no case without evidence.The No. [-] scholar, Zhou Qin, didn't show his tone at all, it was really difficult.

Seeing that the number one scholar Zhou Qin was very old and cunning, Mr. Bao and Mr. Gongsun next to him looked at each other in silence, and they exchanged eyes tacitly, and they both understood what the other party was thinking.Mr. Bao originally decided to pass on the old woodcutter as a witness, and he pressed it first. Years of experience in solving cases made him understand that now is not the best time.

Master Bao raised his hand and ordered: "Bring the test papers with evidence."

"Yes." Dynasty had been prepared for a long time, and took out a carefully sealed thick examination paper from the side.

"The government borrowed this from Prime Minister Wang. It's the answer sheet of the number one scholar in the National Examination." Mr. Bao released the weapon, but held the exam paper in his hand, not letting others see anything on the paper. handwriting.

Fujiya quickly looked out again, and found that the eyes of the two Zhou Qins in the hall were attracted, their faces were expressionless, and they seemed a little nervous.

Standing in front of Mr. Bao’s case on the left and right sides as doorposts, the four men of Dynasty Ma Han, Zhang Long, and Zhao Hu finally moved. They took a clean white paper and two sets of pens, inks, papers and inkstones to the hall, and put them on the ground, indicating that they were for Prepared by two people.

Master Bao waited for his subordinates to put away their things before continuing: "Back then you both memorized the answer papers backwards and couldn't tell the truth from the fake. Look at the handwriting, and you will know it as soon as you distinguish it."

Zhou Qin had been thinking about it for two months. He had been looking forward to this moment for a long time, and he remembered the content by heart.So he rubbed the ink without hesitation, fell on the ground and began to write like a dragon and a phoenix.

The number one scholar, Zhou Qin, was a little hesitant. He looked coldly at the white paper and ink on the ground, and said sarcastically, "Master Bao, although I, Zhou Qin, have not yet been formally appointed as an official, since I have been named the number one scholar, I have already entered the imperial court." To be an official. It is unreasonable for an official to kneel on the ground to write, and to be treated the same as a pariah?"

Zhou Qin, who was writing furiously next to him, suddenly stopped, and clenched the brush tightly in humiliation, unable to write another word.His handsome face, which was flushed with anger just now, has now turned pale, and he lay on the ground blankly for a long time without moving, clenching his teeth.

The number one scholar Zhou Qin answered him with a mocking sneer unmoved, his eyes still condescending, and his whole body was full of aura.

"..." With Mr. Bao's character of jealousy and hatred, he almost didn't pat the gavel in court.But he also knows that the truth has not yet been revealed, so the number one scholar Zhou Qin is still an official, and his request is very reasonable.

As soon as Mr. Bao burst into anger, he covered it up. He could only say in a calm voice, "Bring the tables and chairs."

Zhan Zhao's eyes moved, as if he had thought of something, he took the initiative to stand up and take orders: "Yes."

The red-robed figure turned around and left, and the field fell into waiting silence for a while.

"The false champion seems to be very confident." Weasel lowered his voice, tugged at the corner of La Tenya's clothes and said indistinctly, a little worried, "I'm worried that he still has a backhand."

"It's okay." Fujiya calmly stroked the little weasel's hair, and embraced the little boy in her arms, "We are just here to do the task. I have made the final psychological preparation. In case the old woodcutter Even if the accusations are not enough to make the false number one scholar guilty, if the law doesn’t punish him, I can do justice for the heavens—of course, this is the worst plan.”

Uchiha Itachi blinked, and acquiesced without any psychological burden.

Zhan Zhao came back soon, unexpectedly, he brought two sets of tables and chairs.Seeing this, Master Bao showed a faint satisfied smile on his dark face.

On the contrary, the number one scholar Zhou Qin was dissatisfied, and snorted coldly: "Master Bao, there is a world of difference between the government and the people, so it is not appropriate to give us the same treatment?"

Mr. Bao looks serious and upright, but he will also be flexible with humor, and he leisurely blocked the words of the number one scholar Zhou Qin: "Young scholar, the emperor's heart is kind, and he loves the people like a son, so the government should keep up with the situation and be considerate. The public. It’s just to provide a little convenience, the champion won’t be angry because of it, right?”

If he said yes, no matter how you look at it, he would become a champion with a narrow mind and no air.If this gets out, others' perception of the No. [-] pick will immediately drop to a higher level.How could this price be acceptable to Zhou Qin, who is the most dignified and honorable number one scholar?With a sullen face, he sat down in front of the table and chair in dissatisfaction, and stopped talking.

Zhou Qin gratefully thanked Zhan Zhao, and sat at the table holding a pen and ink.As for the brush and ink of the number one scholar Zhou Qin, lying alone on the ground, Zhan Zhao bent over to pick it up and brought it to the number one scholar.

"Duke Zhuangyuan, put it away." Zhan Zhao looked at him calmly.

The number one scholar, Zhou Qin, didn't even look at Zhan Zhao, nor did he reply, his attitude was very arrogant.He no longer acted like a monster, put away that demeanor, and began to write the answer sheet fluently.It seems to be full of confidence.

Zhan Zhao didn't mind that he was stung, turned back to his seat, and waited patiently.

"..." But Tengya, who was in the distance, watched Zhan Zhao's action of picking up pens and inks and sending them over, and felt angry for no reason, and then resentfully wrote down a pen for the fake number one scholar.

Since entering the world behind the door, she has really seen all kinds of people with all kinds of hateful appearances, breaking the lower limit of her imagination.For example, Mr. Hiraki in the real beauty world, or Zhou Qin, the fake number one scholar in this world.

Tengya was so angry that he couldn't hold it back.

The silent waiting time was the most difficult. The servants on the field couldn't stand still, they moved slightly, scratching their hearts and lungs, really wanting to know the final answer.

Mr. Bao, Mr. Gongsun, Zhan Zhao and others who knew the inside story were very stable and waited patiently.

Soon, the two finished writing the final policy topic.Although there was only one question, both of them wrote densely, and a paper was full of neat and small characters.After stopping the pen, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu who were near each other presented the two papers and handed them to Mr. Bao for review.

Mr. Bao habitually handed one to Mr. Gongsun, and the two of them got together and compared it, and they were surprised.

"This—" He lost his voice in shock, and dumbfoundedly looked up at the two Zhou Qin in the hall.

"There is such a thing?" Mr. Gongsun also frowned, stroked his goatee, and froze.

Fujiya was the closest to them. Under the cover of Mr. Gongsun's back, she glanced over vaguely. With her good eyesight after improving her physique, she clearly saw the writing on the two papers. She was also surprised.

Little Weasel raised his face, unable to see what was going on outside, curious in his black pupils, patiently waiting for the answer.

"It's so cunning...the handwriting on those two papers is exactly the same, and they are both exactly the same as the answer sheet of the big exam!" Fujiya bent down and whispered the answer in Xiao Weasel's ear.

"Lord Bao, what's the result?" Zhuangyuan Zhou Qin asked with a smile, his expression unhurried and confident.

Zhou Qin, who was kneeling honestly next to him, looked up at his expression, feeling ominous in his heart, his expression became paler, and he turned his head to stare at Mr. Bao eagerly, with silent anxiety and expectation in his eyes.

Facing Zhou Qin's gaze, Mr. Bao was speechless and could only sigh and announce the answer: "Both of you's handwriting is exactly the same as that on the test paper."

Zhou Qin was taken aback, and immediately knelt down on the ground, his face ashen.

The number one scholar, Zhou Qin, laughed unhurriedly, looking at the bewildered crowd as if watching a show.

"My lord, the student has a word." Mr. Gongsun next to him pondered for a moment, stepped out of the ranks, and made a suggestion, "I heard that there are skilled craftsmen who can read handwriting in the palace. If your lord borrows one from the emperor, the situation may be different at that time." It will be different. You can tell who is real and who is fake."

He paused, glanced at the two Zhou Qin deliberately, and said meaningfully: "After all, in this world, it is impossible for two people who have never met before to have the same first and last names, the same thoughts, and even the handwriting... the same."

"..." The number one scholar Zhou Qin's face darkened slightly, and his expression changed slightly.

"Okay." Master Bao naturally responded, "I will go to the palace to meet the Holy Spirit tomorrow morning, and report this matter to the Holy One."

The marriage between the champion Lang Zhou Qin and Wang Chengxiang's beloved daughter was bestowed by the emperor. Mr. Bao originally wanted to find a suitable time to tell the emperor about this matter, and now the timing is just right.As long as they settle this matter before the Jiji ceremony, the number one scholar will still be the number one scholar, and they will be able to return the daughter of the Wang family as a good husband-in-law.

"Thank you Master Bao!" The desperate Zhou Qin almost wept with joy, choked up and couldn't hold back his emotions, bent down/kowtowed respectfully to Master Bao in the hall.

"..." The number one scholar Zhou Qin, who had been standing with his head held high, looked at him contemptuously. Abnormally, he didn't have any more energy to target him, but remained silent with a gloomy expression, not knowing what he was thinking.

Just looking at the performance of the two of them at this time, Fujiya felt that if Zhou Qin's acting skills were not so proficient, and he had the performance level of a movie king, at the last moment before the truth was exposed, everyone would be able to see the truth.

It stands to reason that the case has been tried here, so it can only be withdrawn temporarily, waiting for tomorrow to continue.Mr. Bao and Mr. Gongsun looked at each other, both of them were very worried about this slippery No. [-] Scholar. They made eye contact for a moment, but Mr. Bao still wanted to try one last time.

He sighed, slapped the gavel, and said in a deep voice, "Bring witnesses, Nie Mincai!"

When the sound came out, the two hostile Zhou Qin in the hall couldn't help but look at each other, and they both saw inexplicable and dazed in each other's eyes.Zhan Zhao, who had been standing aside in the hall, couldn't help showing a little confusion in his eyes. He stood quietly, his eyes fell on the door, wanting to see who this stranger was.

Only Fujiya behind Mr. Gongsun laughed quietly. Not only did she suppress her laughter, but she also covered the little ferret's mouth—of course the little boy's mood was much more stable than hers, so he could only look up and use those black pupils. Staring at her helplessly, with full tolerance, he looked extremely mature.The ages of the two seem to be reversed.

From the corner of the door came a trembling and crooked figure. The old woodcutter's face was tense and his face was ashen. He saw Zhou Qin, the number one scholar in the hall, who was dressed in bright clothes at a glance, and hatred and hostility suddenly radiated from his dizzy old eyes. .

"Why, why is it you! Didn't you already—" the number one scholar Zhou Qin turned pale with shock, and almost blurted out, dripping with sweat.

He stopped suddenly, his face turned from rosy to a hard-pressed iron gray, and he lost his mind for a moment, and soon returned to his calm and calm look.

"Ha, you thought I was dead?"

"Your righteous brother is too wronged, Lord Yan sympathized with him, and didn't take my old life away! If I die, how can I expose you, a conscienceless bastard!" The old woodcutter almost cursed angrily, Qi's chest rose and fell.

"Hmph! I don't know what you're talking about." After regaining his composure, the number one scholar Zhou Qin simply turned his head away, and put on airs again, refusing to enter.

The old woodcutter stared at the number one scholar Zhou Qin, and was so angry that he wanted to pounce on him and bite his flesh, then he walked slowly to the other Zhou Qin and knelt down, and said honestly: "Nie Mincai, a grassroots man, met Lord Qingtianbao. "

Mr. Bao and Mr. Gongsun looked at each other, and the look of pity in their eyes almost showed.If the champion came back to his senses a few seconds later, they might have been scammed out of something.Mr. Gongsun suppressed his regretful expression, and sighed silently.

Master Bao's face softened a little, he raised his hand to signal the old woodcutter not to speak, patiently never let go of any details, he turned his head and asked the number one scholar Zhou Qin seemingly unintentionally: "Young Scholar, what do you mean by what you just said?"

"What's the point? You said the old woodcutter died. I saw a dead man come back to life. I was naturally terrified." The number one scholar Zhou Qin replied with a gloomy face.

"You—!" Zhou Qin suddenly opened his eyes wide, and turned to look at him in disbelief.He who had been slow to react before was not fast, but this time he was the first to understand.Zhou Qin stared at the champion in shock, and after a long time, a smile gradually appeared on his face, and his eyes suddenly turned red.

It was a look of grief and joy that the grievances were finally washed away and the vengeance was about to be avenged.

The number one scholar Zhou Qin was silent, his face turned pale suddenly, he didn't realize where he made a mistake, but he already felt that the atmosphere was not good.

Before he could figure out what was wrong with him just now, the old woodcutter laughed heartily, pointed at his nose, and said, "What you did is worse than a beast. Well, God really wants to The way to let you kill yourself! Tell me, what is my name?"

The number one scholar Zhou Qin's mind went blank. After a moment of silence, his face suddenly turned pale. The calm expression of the number one scholar Zhou Qin finally collapsed. In the blink of an eye, he realized where his mistake was, and his figure shook.

Mr. Bao's expression was not angry and pretentious, but there was a faint smile in his voice, and he explained the key point for the group of ordinary people who were scratching their heads and hearing the trial outside the door: "Zhou Qin, you said you have never seen The old woodcutter on the mountain, how do you know...he is the old woodcutter who should have been killed?"

Mr. Bao said slowly: "The government just said that it is... the witness, Nie Mincai!"

--it is good!

The hearty moment when the truth came to light at this moment made Tengya, who was so excited after listening to all the twists and turns, almost scream out of excitement.

Master Bao is not easy!It's not easy!Every time I encounter this kind of prisoner, I have to fight wits and courage with others, and in front of so many people, it is not easy to make a mistake if I am not careful!

Such an old and cunning fake number one scholar has been tricked out!

——Because of his recovery from his injuries, the old woodcutter wore a plain robe of ordinary people in court today, and there was no sign on his whole body that proved that he was a woodcutter.His name was too serious, it sounded like a scholar's, so the old woodcutter never told anyone, except the four people who were in the Flower Hall of Kaifeng Mansion that day.

Mr. Zhan didn't count, he was busy going to Zhou Qin's place after he returned with the help of the old woodcutter.

So this is the reason why the two Zhou Qin also looked at a loss.

Let me ask, if you hadn't seen this old man with your own eyes, how could you say that with such a sudden change of face, and subconsciously take it for granted that he was the old woodcutter who was murdered?With such a wrong attitude, the fake number one scholar is actually an impostor, killing people to silence the truth, deceiving the king and committing a serious crime!

"..."

The upright look faded from his face, and the pale face of the false number one scholar Zhou Qin finally left only disgusting panic. He fell down on the chair and lost his strength.

The common people outside the door were in an uproar, talking a lot, they couldn't believe that the champion who spoke just now, who looked so innocent no matter how you looked at it, was really so vicious.

Mr. Gongsun's eyes flickered, and he signaled to Zhan Zhao.Zhan Zhao understood immediately, with a smile in his eyes, but he did it without hesitation.

The figure in the red robe strode towards Zhou Qin who was crying and laughing on the ground, and raised his hand to invite him: "Duke Zhuangyuan, please sit down."

Zhou Qin raised his head and saw that there seemed to be some deep meaning in Master Zhan's gaze, he subconsciously followed the movement and sat back on the chair, turning his head blankly.The next moment, Zhan Zhao walked up to the ashen-faced fake number one scholar. He also spoke respectfully, raised his hand gently and with a smile, and said, "Young Master Zhou, please get up."

"Although Mr. Zhou Qinzhou has not officially filled the official position, since he was selected as the number one scholar, he has already entered the court as an official. It is unreasonable for the official to kneel on the ground and the prisoner to sit at the table." He said with a smile .

Reasonable and well-founded, Zhan Zhao perfectly returned to himself the exact words of the fake number one scholar more than ten minutes ago.

"What should I do, I suddenly feel that I like Mr. Zhan so much!" Fujiya blushed with excitement when she heard it from behind, only feeling that the aggrieved just now had turned into relief now.

It's really exhausting!

Don't think that Zhan Zhao won't bully people because of his pure personality, after all, cats can still stretch their claws!

"..." Little Weasel's eyes were full of sympathy, and he remained silent, mourning silently for Brother Steve, who didn't know which world he was in and had no sense of crisis.

In the hall, the fake number one scholar had already been forced to kneel on the ground, lost his soul and lost his arrogance.

"Take off his robes." Mr. Bao held a fire lottery in his hand and raised it up.His tone was inviolable and extremely serious.

Zhang Long and Zhao Hu came forward and skillfully took off all the silk and silk clothes of the fake No. [-] Scholar, and also tore off the crown inlaid with gold and silver, so that he was only wearing a middle coat, and was pressed down with his hair disheveled.

"Zhou Qin." Mr. Bao showed a heartbroken expression, and every word hit his heart, "You are blinded by fame and wealth, and you don't hesitate to pretend to be the number one scholar of sworn brothers in an attempt to kill Nie Mincai and torture Zhou Qin into a useless person. .You deceived the Holy Majesty, vainly cared about your kindness, and you have no heart of repentance. The crime is heinous!"

"Zhou Qin!" Master Bao's loud shout sounded like a thunderbolt, which made people's hearts tremble, and their hands and feet trembled, "You are originally a commoner, and the government sentenced you to serve as a dog-headed servant-you accept it, or Dissatisfied?"

The fire lottery in his hand was about to be thrown down full of momentum, and the false champion Zhou Qin suddenly woke up like a dream, and under Zhang Long and Zhao Hu's duress, he rushed forward suddenly, and shouted ferociously: "I don't accept it! My lord! I don't accept it!"

There was another commotion among the people at the gate.Master Bao could only pause his movements and look at him: "Oh?"

"I don't accept it!" Zhou Qin, the false number one scholar, burst into tears and struggled desperately, "Same name and surname, why is my fate so miserable? He was the number one student in high school, but I couldn't even take the final exam because of illness! What's more, he said that he is blessed to share with him." It’s the number one scholar! I’m just out of luck, if this disease hadn’t happened, everything would be mine now! It’s all mine! I’m the number one scholar based on my ability!”

His expression twisted, becoming crazy and ferocious.

Before Zhou Qin could speak, the old woodcutter on the ground stood up, yelling at the fake number one scholar: "Shut up! Zhou Qin shouldn't have saved you that day!"

It was like a slap in the face.The fake number one scholar suddenly lost his strength and collapsed back to the ground in a daze.

People's greed is always unlimited, and they can't get what they want. They don't like to find reasons from themselves, but choose to blame others.

That's right... He blamed the serious illness caused by the snake's venom, he was jealous of Zhou Qin winning the first prize, and he hated himself for his bad luck.

However, if Zhou Qin hadn't rescued him who was poisoned by the snake that day, what would happen to him?

On Daqing Mountain, there was already an extra dead bone.

……

The false number one scholar was completely speechless, and was dragged down with a pale face.Chao Mahan invited out the third guillotine bestowed by the emperor, the dog's head guillotine, and dragged the fake number one scholar Zhou Qin up.

Master Bao looked around, and did not wait for any obstruction.The old woodcutter watched with satisfaction and resentment on his face, even the fake number one scholar himself was in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.Only then did he ruthlessly toss the fire lottery, protracted and said in a heavy voice:

"Open - guillotine -!"

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