Wan Gaofeng looked confused when asked and shook his head instinctively, "The emperor is gone. I have confessed everything I have done."

"Are you sure you've confessed everything?" Cheng Song continued, following Xie Ci'an's gaze. "Do you want me to remind you that Bogu Academy allocates students according to their family backgrounds? Poor students even have to serve those who have made great contributions to Dean Wan. Dean Wan, you know, you've remembered this now, right?"

Cheng Song delivered a letter to Wan Gaofeng.

Wan Gaofeng's eyes widened as he read the contents of the letter. His body trembled like a sieve, and his pupils suddenly dilated. He tried to crawl forward, but Cheng Song and his men held him in place. "Your Majesty, please spare me. I know I was wrong. I truly know I was wrong. I was deceived for a moment and treated them differently based on the money they donated. I promise that I will treat every student fairly in the future."

Cen Xiu was feeling extremely guilty. He could tell at a glance that the letter was written by him. If the emperor started to investigate, he would never be able to leave the Chuigong Palace today.

Not only Cen Xiu, Liang Mo also felt very guilty.

Liang Mo was afraid that what he had done would be exposed, and he didn't know how the emperor knew about what Wan Gaofeng had done. Even if someone reported it, according to the emperor's character, he would never question him without verification.

"I don't have to give up my order, but what you have done does not make you worthy of being the dean of the academy. Exile him to Lingnan." Xie Ci'an waved his hand, and the imperial guards immediately came in and took Wan Gaofeng out.

From beginning to end, Wan Gaofeng did not dare to beg for mercy.

Cen Xiu wiped the sweat from his head.

Liang Mo knelt on the ground, buried his head a little lower, and tried to reduce his presence as much as possible.

"Take this traitorous servant away with you. As for Dean Liang, although you are not at fault in this case, I wonder if Dean Liang has anything else to confess." Xie Ci'an tapped the table lightly with his fingers.

Xie Qingzhi leaned aside with a leisurely attitude.

It seems that the emperor is preparing to settle the score later.

Liang Mo was just about to stand up when he heard Xie Ci'an's words and knelt down again. He felt extremely guilty, but his reaction was quite quick. He kept shaking his head and said, "No, I don't have anything to confess."

"Really?" Xie Ci'an asked again, giving Liang Mo a chance to be honest.

Liang Mo shook his head in confusion.

As Liang Mo shook his head, Xie Ci'an grabbed the teacup on the table and threw it in Liang Mo's direction, "I think you are out of your mind. You don't even know what you have done."

Xie Ci'an's blow scared Cen Xiu and Jiang Fengmian so much that they fell to their knees.

Liang Mo's forehead was immediately hit by the teacup and blood began to form. Liang Mo ignored the pain and leaned forward. "Your Majesty, I really don't know what I have done wrong. Please explain clearly."

"You know what you did in Qingzhou better than I do. Since you can't remember, take Chongfeng out and let him think about it carefully." Xie Ci'an leaned on the dragon chair with a lazy look.

As Xie Ci'an finished speaking, Chongfeng stepped forward, grabbed Liang Mo's collar, and led him out of the hall.

Cen Xiu and Jiang Fengmian knelt with their heads lowered. After a while, Liang Mo's screams were heard in the silent environment. Cen Xiu was instantly frightened and his body was shaking like a sieve. Cold sweat kept pouring down his forehead like a drizzle. He raised his sleeve to wipe it briefly, but the cold sweat still couldn't stop.

The feeling of guilt lingered more and more in my heart.

Xie Ci'an said nothing and waited quietly for the movement outside.

Liang Mo couldn't bear the torture from Zhongfeng and fainted. Then he was woken up by Zhongfeng who poured a basin of ice water on him.

The shrill screams lingered over the entire Chuigong Hall.

Not to mention Cen Xiu, who was terrified because he had done something wrong, even the palace maids who had done nothing were frightened by the shrill screams and their hair stood on end. The palace maids who were sweeping outside also walked around the Chuigong Hall. They really didn't want to listen to the howling of ghosts and wolves. After hearing it too much, their backs were covered with goosebumps.

Zhuxi's hair stood on end at the scream, "Your Majesty, would you like to persuade the Emperor?"

"What's there to persuade? Liang Mo has done so many evil things that this punishment is considered light. Go and serve this plate of lotus seeds to the emperor. Also, if my imperial sister wants to come over, bring her in." Gu Jianchu pushed the lotus seeds that he had just peeled while eating the melon in front of Zhuxi.

Zhuxi didn't dare to say another word. He presented the lotus seeds to Xie Ci'an and then brought Xie Qingzhi into the inner hall.

An hour later, the howling of ghosts and wolves outside finally stopped. Cen Xiu's heart finally settled down. His legs were sore from kneeling on the ground, but he didn't dare to stand up without the emperor's permission.

A moment later, Liang Mo was brought back into the hall. Liang Mo was soaked all over. He didn't know how many times he had fainted or been doused with water. All the fingernails on his hands had been pulled out, his face was covered with bruises, blood was oozing from the corners of his mouth, his clothes were stained with blood, and his whole body exuded a strong smell of blood.

Liang Mo was thrown to the ground heavily by the heavy wind.

Cen Xiu, who was kneeling beside him, moved a little to the side in fear.

Cheng Song glanced at Xie Ci'an and asked on his behalf, "Does Dean Liang remember what he did wrong now?"

Liang Mo looked up at the higher-ups with confused eyes and shook his head weakly, "I don't know what I have done wrong. Your Majesty, please explain."

"You really don't know your place. The Emperor has given you so many chances, but you refused to confess. Instead, you waited for the chance to be punished. You colluded with the Qingzhou County Magistrate to force women into prostitution and concubines, right? And you also collaborated with your brother-in-law, the Provincial Administration Secretary, to kill the former Qinghe County Magistrate. Did you do that?"

"Dean Liang has such a bad memory. I don't know how he became the dean with such a bad memory." Cheng Song looked disgusted.

Liang Mo raised his head in horror, his body shaking constantly. They did these things in secret, and many people didn't know about it. How did the emperor know about it?

Cen Xiu was also shocked, because his report letter only mentioned the matter of forcing women of good character to become concubines. He knew nothing about forcing women of good character into prostitution and killing the magistrate of Qinghe County.

what on earth is it.

Of course the letter was written by Gu Jianchu.

After learning the truth, Gu Jianchu hurriedly wrote a similar letter of denunciation and asked Yun He to mix it with the letter written by Cen Xiu. Xie Ci'an also saw the Queen's handwriting, so he did not let anyone take out the letter directly, and destroyed it immediately after reading it.

Liang Mo's first reaction was to refute, "No, Your Majesty, I have never done these things. I beg Your Majesty to understand."

"Do you think I would arrest you for no reason without any evidence? Wen Zhu sent a pigeon to the Qingzhou sentry, ordering them to arrest the Qingzhou County Magistrate and the entire family of the Provincial Administration Commissioner and bring them to the capital for interrogation. Anyone who disobeys orders will be killed without mercy."

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