The beautiful and powerful minister hooked up with the crazy emperor and couldn't escape

"Your Majesty, this is a false accusation. If you imprison an official of the imperial court just because of a false accusation by a Jinshi, wouldn't it make the entire court panic?"

Feng Jiuqing glanced at the man and said, "Haha, you forgot about him, right?"

"Imperial examination cheating is a small matter? Minister of Rites, your Ministry of Rites is in charge of the imperial examination. I am talking about everyone, including all the officials in your Ministry of Rites who are involved in the imperial examination, and naturally includes you, do you understand?"

"As for whether it is a false accusation, can't this Grand Master tell the truth without your instruction?"

The Minister of Rites turned pale instantly, and immediately kowtowed to Mo Ling: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites is wronged! The Grand Tutor has sent everyone in the Ministry of Rites to prison today because of a Jinshi. Tomorrow it could be the Ministry of Personnel or the Ministry of Justice. Your Majesty, please understand!"

Even in this situation, they still didn't forget to throw dirty water on him. It was true that he hadn't lost his temper for a long time. These people might have forgotten who he was.

Feng Jiuqing did not refute, but said coldly: "Take him down."

"Emperor Master, isn't it a bit too much to jail most of the Ministry of Rites when there is insufficient evidence?"

Mo Ling was naturally angry about the cheating in the imperial examination, but if the Grand Tutor imprisoned most of the officials in the Ministry of Rites, it would definitely cause unrest in the court. Once the trial turned out to be true, some official positions would be vacant. The Grand Tutor had many talented people under him, so in order to ensure the operation of the court, he could only accept the Grand Tutor's placement of those people back.

At the same time, if the Grand Tutor cleared up the imperial examination fraud case, he would certainly be praised by scholars all over the world. It is okay to investigate the imperial examination fraud, but it cannot be the Grand Tutor who investigates it.

"Passed? Your Majesty, do you know how difficult it is to pass the imperial examination? Some people take the exams from their youth to their old age but still cannot pass. They take the exams three years after three years, isn't it just for a chance to pass the imperial examination?"

"If the imperial examination they have been looking forward to all their lives is just a child's play manipulated by the Ministry of Rites, then is it necessary to hold it? Isn't it enough to just let them buy it with money?"

Mo Ling's tone softened: "Imperial Master, that's not what I meant. The cheating in the imperial examination must be investigated, but someone in the Ministry of Rites has to do the work. And the Imperial Master has just recovered from his illness, so it's not appropriate for him to be overworked. How about letting the Minister of Justice Bai Yunjin preside over the trial, and the Imperial Master supervise the trial?"

Feng Jiuqing looked at Mo Ling deeply and said, "It is up to you, Your Majesty."

Mo Ling then said, "Throw the Minister of Rites and the newly-appointed Jinshi into the imperial prison. Bai Yunjin, listen to my order and make sure this case is thoroughly investigated!"

"Yes!"

Bai Yunjin and the imperial guards received the order at the same time.

"Your Majesty is innocent! I am innocent!"

The Minister of Rites cried out loudly for injustice. The ministers who had originally attended the Lu Ming Banquet all avoided his gaze. The Minister of Rites' heart sank. It seemed that this time, he was doomed.

Han Yuan remained calm from beginning to end and let the imperial guards take him away. However, the other Jinshi were not so calm. Many of them followed the Minister of Rites to cry out for injustice. The originally joyous Qionglin Banquet suddenly became a place of crying and shouting.

At this moment, a guard rushed in and half-knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty! Someone has struck the drum for reporting!"

It's really a wave of upheaval.

Mo Ling lowered his eyes and said, "Bring it up!"

Soon, a man covered in blood was brought up. The moment Feng Jiuqing saw his face clearly, a trace of anger rose in his heart.

It would be fine if Han Yuan just acted foolishly himself, but he even dragged Wen Cang to act foolishly. As a top scholar, is it his job to beat the drum for hearing questions?

"Why are you beating the drum for hearing the news?" Mo Ling asked in a deep voice.

Wen Cangtian raised his head with great effort and spoke word by word: "Your Majesty, I am Wen Cangtian, a candidate from Qiyang. I want to sue the Ministry of Rites for cheating in the imperial examination and murdering candidates!"

Mo Ling's face had turned dark, and his voice became even colder: "Do you have any evidence?"

"Yes! Your Majesty, please have a look! This is the test paper I bought before the imperial examination. There is a price on it! After I unexpectedly won the second place in the poetry competition, I was assassinated. The bodies of the assassins are still in the yard. If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can send someone to check it out at any time!"

Wen Cangtian took out a few pieces of paper from his arms, and Lin Yu hurriedly took them and handed them to Mo Ling with both hands.

Mo Ling opened it and looked at it for a few breaths. His face was so gloomy that it was almost boiling. He threw the thing in his hand at the Minister of Rites' face: "Let me see, what is this!"

The Minister of Rites knelt on the ground with a thud, trembling, and rolled up the paper ball on the ground. After opening it and reading it, he slammed his head on the ground: "Your Majesty, please understand! The Ministry of Rites has never done such a thing! This must be fake!"

Mo Ling slapped the table beside him and said, "How dare you! Bai Yunjin, investigate thoroughly. If the situation is true, everyone will be severely punished!"

"Yes!"

Wen Cangtian smiled with difficulty, leaned forward and kowtowed to Mo Ling, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty! I would also like to sue the Minister of Rites for cheating in the imperial examination twelve years ago, seizing Han Yuan's test paper, and killing Han Yuan's entire family. I beg Your Majesty to take care of Han Yuan!"

When the Minister of Rites heard the familiar name, he immediately kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty! He and that man are in cahoots! They have teamed up to frame the Ministry of Rites! Your Majesty, this man's words cannot be trusted!"

Feng Jiuqing snorted and said in a cold voice: "Minister of Rites, why don't you also go and knock on the drum to report your innocence? If you can crawl over the bed of iron nails and still cry out for justice, I will investigate and clear your name. Sir, do you dare to try?"

The Minister of Rites shrank his neck, not daring to answer Feng Jiuqing's words, and could only cry out for injustice.

Mo Ling glanced at the Minister of Rites with indifference, and then ordered: "All those involved in the imperial examination in the Ministry of Rites will be imprisoned. Once the case is investigated, they will be severely punished!"

Wen Cangtian finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

As soon as he finished saying this, Wen Cangtian fell to the ground. Mo Ling then saw Wen Cangtian's face clearly and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. How could it be him?