Who put the yellow robe on me?

Jiang Chen instructed the prefect of Jingzhao to check the addresses of the other scribes and then prepare to visit them one by one.

Jiang Chen asked Xiong Zhiheng to find the child who beat the drum to see if there was any useful information. They should be in the wasteland of refugees in the south of the city at this time.

Jiang Chen himself was going to the palace to look for some documents related to the Autumn Examinations over the years in order to obtain more clues.

When Xiong Zhiheng arrived in the south of the city, he was surprised to find that Jiang Chen had already been waiting for him there. He was slightly stunned.

Jiang Chen stepped forward with a smile and said, "Come on, I'll take you to see the child who beats the Dengwen drum."

As Xiong Zhiheng followed Jiang Chen forward, he asked, "Did Your Highness deliberately send Lord Yang, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, away?"

Jiang Chen smiled slightly, his tone carrying a hint of caution: "It's better to be careful. We just found out there was kerosene in the candles at the Imperial Examination Hall. I don't think the sudden deaths of those people in the candle shop were just a coincidence."

Xiong Zhiheng remained silent. He thought the prefect of Jingzhao was a good official.

But he subconsciously thought that there was some truth in what Jiang Chen said.

The two walked quickly and soon arrived at the dilapidated temple. After entering the dilapidated temple, Mr. Xiong met Luo Shihua and Qin Yiliang.

Seeing them come in, Luo Shihua and Qin Yiliang stood up in surprise, their eyes full of vigilance.

Jiang Chen immediately introduced the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Mr. Xiong Zhiheng, to the two of them. After hearing this, the two of them were at a loss as to what to do.

Jiang Chen asked the two not to be nervous, and then Lord Xiong asked about their current situation and asked them to recall whether there were any abnormal situations during the entire Autumn Examination.

Luo Shihua frowned and said, "There's nothing special about it. It's just that the policy questions used to be the third round, but now I don't know why it became the second round."

Qin Yiliang then added: "If what Brother Luo said is a special case, then there is more than this. In the past, judicial judgments were the second round, but now it has become the first round."

Hearing this, Xiong Zhiheng frowned and looked at Jiang Chen in confusion: "The third game became the second game, and the second game became the first game?"

Jiang Chen thought for a moment: "It is very likely that this is the problem. If someone is so bold as to do something reckless...?"

Xiong Zhiheng immediately rejected his idea: "Impossible, Sixteenth Prince, it is impossible for anyone to risk being beheaded..."

Luo Shihua and Qin Yiliang were shocked when they heard this. They looked at Jiang Chen in astonishment, their hearts filled with shock.

"what?"

Jiang Chen thought to himself that it was bad. This time the matter was urgent and he forgot to ask Xiong Zhiheng to hide his identity.

Then he thought that this was a good thing, because no matter how long his identity was hidden, it would eventually become unconcealable.

"The Sixteenth Prince? Our Brother Jiang, whom we have always called our brother, is actually the Sixteenth Prince?" Luo Shihua's voice trembled with shock, his eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe his ears.

Qin Yiliang's face turned even paler, his lips trembling slightly: "Brother Jiang, you... are you really the sixteenth prince?"

Jiang Chen looked at them helplessly, his eyes full of apology: "Brothers, this matter involves serious matters, and concealing my identity is a helpless move."

Luo Shihua and Qin Yiliang looked at each other, still unable to digest this huge shock.

Fortunately, Lord Xiong seemed to have noticed something and changed the subject immediately: "Gentlemen, this Autumn Examination case is extremely complicated. Please cooperate with us and the court."

Luo Shihua and Qin Yiliang immediately suppressed their shock and trembling, but they did not have any useful information about this Autumn Examination case.

Seeing Xiong Zhiheng's frown, Jiang Chen continued, "I still suspect someone switched the test papers."

Xiong Zhiheng pondered for a moment and continued, "Then we need to ask the other examinees whether the first round is all judicial judgments and the second round is all policy questions."

Jiang Chen nodded in agreement: "Okay, Mr. Xiong, go and verify with Han Shunyu and Meng Jingyao, but don't ask Mu Zhengyi and Situ Yongrui."

Xiong Zhiheng's heart trembled again: "What's wrong, Sixteenth Prince? Is there something wrong with Master Mu and Master Situ?"

Jiang Chen thought about it for a while and told Xiong Zhiheng the whole story.

Including the scene where the fifth prince, the sixth prince, Mu Zhengyi and Situ Yongrui went to Tianxiang Pavilion together, and everything Luo Lan said to him in Tianxiang Pavilion.

However, in order to take Luo Shihua's feelings into consideration, Jiang Chen did not say Luo Lan's name, but used Liu Ruyan instead.

Xiong Zhiheng pondered for a long time, then nodded and said, "This is a matter of great importance. Thank you, Sixteenth Prince, for your trust."

Jiang Chen continued, "I'll go ask Shao Changhui, Jia Shiyan, and Yang Shaolin. Judging from the current situation, it's highly likely that these three cheated."

Because Jiang Chen had to consider the presence of Yang Da and others, he did not tell them about Mu Shenru bribing the relevant personnel.

Jiang Chen and Xiong Zhiheng looked at each other, quickly split up and began their own investigations.

They knew that this investigation was not only related to the fairness of the Autumn Examination, but also to the huge conspiracy hidden behind it.

Jiang Chen first found Shao Changhui and asked him who was responsible for the arrangements of the policy questions and judicial verdicts for this autumn examination.

Shao Changhui looked bewildered, but still informed Jiang Chen, "Sixteenth Prince, the order of this examination is under the sole responsibility of Lord Jia Shiyan of the Ministry of Rites."

"Because he works in the Ministry of Rites, he has more experience with the arrangements for the Autumn Examination, so..."

Suddenly, Shao Changhui felt something was wrong: "What's wrong, Sixteenth Prince, is there any problem?"

Jiang Chen then said, "No, no, I just came to understand the situation." Then he turned and left.

Jiang Chen arrived at the Imperial Examination Hall and found Jia Shiyan, who was busy sorting out matters related to the Autumn Examination. Upon seeing Jiang Chen's arrival, he immediately bowed.

Jiang Chen smiled slightly and asked directly, "Master Jia, who is responsible for arranging the policy questions and judicial verdicts for this Autumn Examination?"

Jia Shiyan looked a little nervous and laughed dryly, "Your Highness, this time the arrangements are all carried out according to the usual practice. There is nothing special about it."

Jiang Chen's eyes were sharp as a torch, and he said coldly, "But why is the order of the interrogation and judicial verdict different this time than in previous years? Is there any special reason for this?"

Jia Shiyan was a little flustered and whispered, "Your Highness, there may be some negligence. We will check it out."

Jiang Chen sneered, "Negligence? This is a matter of great importance to the fairness of the entire Autumn Examination, and you actually call it negligence?"

Jia Shiyan looked nervous and cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen felt somewhat confident. He turned around and left, ready to continue the investigation.