Who put the yellow robe on me?

After Jia Shiyan and Yang Shaolin were imprisoned in the Jingzhao Prefecture prison, the Jingzhao Prefecture Governor Yang Weiqian reported the matter to Emperor Liang in the court the next day.

After receiving the report, Emperor Liang looked at the civil and military officials in the court. The atmosphere was extremely solemn. His face was ashen and his eyes were filled with anger.

"Where is Yang Weiqian, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture?" Emperor Liang asked coldly.

Jingzhao Prefecture Governor Yang Weiqian knelt down and kowtowed, his voice trembling: "I am here."

"As you reported, is there any solid evidence that Jia Shiyan and Yang Shaolin cheated in the Autumn Examination?" Emperor Liang's voice was like thunder, shocking the entire audience.

Yang Weiqian replied firmly, "Your Majesty, I have thoroughly examined the case and the evidence is essentially conclusive. I dare not lie."

"only……"

Emperor Liang suppressed the anger in his eyes: "Just what? Go on!"

"Yes! Your Majesty! According to what the Sixteenth Prince said at the time, candidates Luo Shihua and Mu Zhengyi's test papers were swapped during transcription, and candidates Qin Yiliang and Situ Yongrui's test papers were also swapped during transcription. Because this evidence involves the Autumn Examination, it should be investigated by the Ministry of Justice!"

Yang Weiqian said respectfully.

"Oh? Where is Bai Binggong?" Emperor Liang asked in a calm voice.

Minister of Justice Bai Binggong quickly stepped forward and bowed. "Your Majesty, I am here! After a thorough investigation, we have confirmed that Luo Shihua and Qin Yiliang's test papers were swapped."

Emperor Liang slammed the table and stood up, angrily saying, "The Autumn Examination is the only way to select civil officials from all over the world. It concerns the foundation of the country. How can we tolerate such fraud!"

"Such a major fraud case actually happened right under my nose. This is simply outrageous!"

A cold glint flashed in the Emperor Liang's eyes. "Lord Bai, I order you to continue investigating this case. Make sure to identify all those involved, one by one. No one can be spared! Anyone who shields them will be executed without mercy!"

Emperor Liang waved Bai Binggong away and turned to the ministers, saying, "Jia Shiyan and Yang Shaolin have been imprisoned. This matter must not be allowed to remain unresolved. My dear ministers, once this incident is fully investigated, all those involved will be severely punished!"

Then Emperor Liang accidentally glanced at the Minister of Rites, Mu Shenru, and saw that Mu Shenru was standing upright, as if he had stayed out of the matter.

Jiang Chen looked at Mu Shenru and was secretly surprised why he was so calm.

The court was silent. The ministers did not dare to say much. They just looked at each other and exchanged uneasy glances.

Officials from the Ministry of Justice took orders and immediately took action to launch a comprehensive investigation.

At the same time, Jiang Chen also went to the prison in person to confront Jia Shiyan and Yang Shaolin face to face, searching for more clues.

The sixteenth prince Jiang Chen walked into the prison of the Jingzhao prefect. The cold air hit his face, making him shiver involuntarily.

The dim light in the cell illuminated Yang Shaolin's pale face, his hands bound by chains, his expression forlorn. Jia Shiyan's condition was naturally no better; his clothes were tattered, and his face was a mess.

Jiang Chen stood in front of Yang Shaolin's cell door, looking at him gravely, and asked, "Yang Shaolin, you are originally from my mother's clan. Why are you helping the Ministry of Rites to commit such atrocities?"

Yang Shaolin raised his head, his eyes cold and with a hint of helplessness, and said: "Ten years ago, I was an official in the same court as an official in the Ministry of Justice. His official discovered the truth of a case and wanted to expose it, but I concealed it.

Because, if you conceal the truth, you will get a thousand taels of gold from the murderer's family."

Jiang Chen frowned and said coldly, "You chose to conceal the truth for the sake of gold. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"

Yang Shaolin gave a bitter smile and continued, "Sixteenth Prince, don't you really want to know what happened? What is the truth?"

Jiang Chen looked at Yang Shaolin thoughtfully and said, "Oh? Will you tell me the truth if I ask you?"

Yang Shaolin was speechless after being confronted, and with a wry smile, he continued, "I was determined to cover up the truth, but it was exposed by another official.

From then on, I was transferred from the fifth rank of the Ministry of Justice to the Cabinet Secretary, a drop of more than six levels.

After a period of fear and anxiety, I harbored a grudge against this official from the Ministry of Justice and plotted to persecute him. In the end, he was forced to resign and return to his hometown with his son and daughter to retire. I heard he died with hatred in his heart.

Jiang Chen's eyes flashed with anger as he questioned, "How could you be so cruel! You're willing to kill people just for your own benefit."

Yang Shaolin sighed deeply and said, "Ten years later, during the Autumn Examination, I heard that his son came to the capital to participate in the Autumn Examination, while his daughter has been living in a brothel in the capital.

My colleague told me that if his son passed the autumn and spring examinations, he would definitely become an official in the court."

When Yang Shaolin said this, he was also shocked. He had already guessed who the son and daughter of the Ministry of Justice official from ten years ago that Yang Shaolin was talking about were.

The official's son was Luo Shihua, who was repeatedly framed and hunted during the Autumn Examination. And the official's daughter was Luo Lan, Luo Shihua's sister, who used the alias "Zhi Ruolan" in Tianxiang Pavilion.

Yang Shaolin continued, "Sixteenth Prince, if his son becomes an official in the court, how could he not seek revenge on me?

Moreover, even if I succeed in the autumn examination, I will never be able to become the right vice minister of the Ministry of Rites.

It's good enough to be alive. Now, you have ruined the elaborate plan we designed.

The Sixteenth Prince is no longer the dissolute young man who only knew how to eat, drink, gamble, and have sex. No wonder someone wants to get rid of you."

"Who?" Jiang Chen was shocked when he heard that someone wanted to get rid of him.

Although Jiang Chen knew that he had been in the spotlight recently and had made countless enemies.

But this was the first time someone had told him directly that they wanted to get rid of him.

This made him wonder who was behind Yang Shaolin's move? Was it the Fifth Prince, the Sixth Prince, the Ninth Prince, or the Twelfth Prince?

It seems like everyone has a chance...

Yang Shaolin suddenly started laughing like he was crazy.

Jiang Chen looked at Yang Shaolin coldly, without a trace of pity in his eyes: "For your own safety, you did not hesitate to frame innocent people. Now you have ended up like this, it's all your own fault."

Yang Shaolin's eyes flickered, revealing a hint of determination. Suddenly, his eyes became crazy: "Sixteenth Prince, you really won't leave us a way out."

Suddenly, Yang Shaolin shouted, "Someone come! Someone come quickly! The Sixteenth Prince has killed someone!"

Jiang Chen sensed something was wrong and was about to speak when Yang Shaolin suddenly bit his tongue and blood gushed out of his mouth.

The jailer of Jingzhao Prefecture heard the noise and rushed into the cell. He saw that Yang Shaolin had bitten his tongue to commit suicide. Blood gushed out of his mouth, staining the floor of the cell red.

He shouted in panic, "Someone come quickly! Go and report to Lord Yang, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture! Go quickly!!"