HCB Chapter 323 Going against the grain
Chapter 323 Going against the grain
In the imperial palace, Prince Nancheng and Mo Ling smashed the teacups in their hands at the same time, scaring the people around them so much that they tried to reduce their presence.
In Xuanshi Hall, Mo Ling looked at the news sent by Bai Yunjin with a sullen face.
"The Ministry of Rites is really outrageous. They dare to do such things as buying and selling test questions, and they are doing it smoothly under my nose. Do they really think I am dead?"
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
On the other hand, the usually calm face of the King of Nancheng also showed some anger: "The Minister of Rites is a waste. I only asked him to plant a few people in the capital, but he dared to buy and sell imperial examination questions even though he knew that the Grand Tutor was in the capital. Does he really think Feng Xiyu is blind?"
"Your Highness, calm down. Your health is not good to begin with. Don't let them hurt you."
King Nancheng leaned back in his chair and took a deep breath, saying, "This loser has caused Feng Xiyu to take action, and the entire Ministry of Rites will be in jeopardy! Fortunately, you have the youngest son of the Minister of Rites in our hands. Let someone tell him not to say anything he shouldn't, otherwise he won't be able to save his eldest son, and neither will his youngest son!"
"Yes! Your Highness, I have already reminded the Minister of Rites when I was imprisoned."
King Nancheng frowned, his voice a little tired: "Feng Xiyu has begun to suspect me, but he has no substantial evidence so far. We must not let that idiot's affairs implicate us!"
"Otherwise, with Feng Xiyu's character, she won't give up easily. I'm just an idle prince. I can't do anything to Feng Xiyu without that person's help. But that person has already severely warned Jiang Yuan and me not to cause trouble for Feng Xiyu. He said that there is a very powerful madman around Feng Xiyu, and he may not be able to defeat that madman."
"This time, we can only sacrifice the pawns to save the king. We can't let Feng Xiyu get hold of us."
Prince Nancheng closed his eyes. If he hadn't heard his voice, he would have thought Prince Nancheng was asleep.
"Yes, Your Highness!"
In the Xuanshi Hall, Mo Ling sat alone on the dragon throne, while Lin Yu stood beside him with beads of sweat on his forehead.
Mo Ling had been very angry just now. After the news of cheating in the imperial examination spread, those scholars gathered outside the Xuanwu Gate, made impassioned speeches, and knelt down to beg Mo Ling to give justice to all the students in the world.
Mo Ling sent the two prime ministers and the Minister of Personnel to appease the people and even issued an imperial decree to investigate the matter thoroughly, but those scholars were stubborn and said they would not disperse until the truth was revealed.
But they did not wait silently, but made a variety of activities outside the Xuanwu Gate, gathering everyone's strengths, cursing people without using a single dirty word, greeting everyone in the Ministry of Rites cordially, and greeting the entire court from time to time based on their relatives and friends.
Although Mo Ling couldn't hear, someone would pass on the message to him. For three days in a row, Mo Ling could neither drive the person away by force nor appease him.
Bai Yunjin received three imperial edicts in one day urging him to close the case as soon as possible. He was overwhelmed. On the other hand, Feng Jiuqing was still drinking tea leisurely. He became even angrier. How could the gap between people be so big!
"Lord Bai, why don't you have a cup of tea to calm down?" Feng Jiuqing said leisurely.
Bai Yunjin forced a fake smile: "No, thank you, Grand Master. I still have to investigate a case, so I am not as free as you, Grand Master."
Feng Jiuqing smiled and said, "Master Bai, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Why don't you accompany me for a cup of tea? Who knows, the problem may be solved."
Bai Yunjin took a deep breath and sat opposite Feng Jiuqing: "Grandmaster, do you have a way to close the case as soon as possible?"
"No." Feng Jiuqing answered readily.
Bai Yunjin: ...Brother, can I call you brother? There is no way to ask me to do anything, I am so busy that I am confused, Grand Master!
"Master!"
Bai Yunjin shouted these two words in a tearful voice, looking like someone who was being bullied but dared not resist.
Feng Jiuqing took a sip of tea and said softly, "I can hear you, Lord Bai, there's no need to be so loud."
Bai Yunjin was now in a state of confusion, so he stood up immediately and said, "Don't bother the Grand Master. I will go to the case first. Bye."
Feng Jiuqing did not try to stop her. When Bai Yunjin was about to leave the door, he whispered, "For Jian Han's sake, I will show you a way. His Majesty urged you to close the case as soon as possible just to give an explanation to the students outside Xuanwu Gate. This fraud case involves a wide range of people and it cannot be solved in three or five days. You might as well just try the Minister of Rites and use him to calm the anger of the students."
"As long as you shut up those students, no one will urge you to close the case as soon as possible. You can investigate as you like. So now, are you willing to have this cup of tea, Lord Bai?"
Bai Yunjin immediately turned around with a smile and sat opposite Feng Jiuqing again: "Thank you, Grand Tutor!"
Feng Jiuqing just sipped his tea calmly, and after putting down the teacup, he said softly: "Someone will deliver the evidence to you this afternoon, which is enough to nail the Minister of Rites. In this way, you can continue to investigate this fraud case without being affected, and investigate it thoroughly and get to the bottom of it!"
"After you find out everything, no matter how shocked you are, you must report it to His Majesty. I will not interfere in this case anymore. At the same time, you cannot touch those two idiots who filed the complaint. They are innocent."
Bai Yunjin understood what Feng Jiuqing meant and toasted Feng Jiuqing with a glass of tea instead of wine.
Feng Jiuqing raised his eyes to look at Bai Yunjin, picked up the teacup and said: "For Jian Han's sake, I will give you another tip, be careful of the King of Nancheng. If you can find out the ins and outs of all the fraud cases, I will celebrate for you with the best Lanyu wine at your celebration banquet."
"Since the Grand Master has all the evidence in his hands, why doesn't he present it directly to His Majesty?"
Bai Yunjin could hear the hidden meaning in Feng Jiuqing's words. He was afraid that the Grand Tutor had already known who was behind the scenes, but for some reason he did not intervene but instead asked him to investigate.
"Ah--"
"If I present it to him directly, I'm afraid he won't believe it and will think I'm deliberately framing him. You are not mine, and what you give him is more important than what I give him."
"After all, the emperor is suspicious. Although I don't care, I don't want to take the blame."