My best friend is wearing a double body! Marry the emperor! Help me win the throne

Since it was a matter of life and death, Song Jingqian certainly hoped to find a scapegoat to take the blame for himself.

But after thinking about it, he couldn't think of anyone suspicious, and he was indeed the one who framed him.

He was afraid that saying a random name would only add to his crime, so he could only kowtow and beg for mercy, "I don't know... Wuwuwu... Please, Your Majesty, have mercy..."

Murong Che didn't expect to get any useful information out of him. "Propagate my decree. Song Jingqian cheated in the imperial examination and is exiled to the northern border. He is forbidden from entering the capital for the rest of his life! Also, have the Ministry of Justice take over this case and make sure to find the accomplices!"

The northern border is bitterly cold. What's the difference between spending a lifetime in such a barren land and killing him?

However, no matter how Song Jingqian cried and shouted, Murong Che didn't even give him a spare glance.

Grand Secretary Cui breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Song Jingqian being dragged away.

At least I'm still alive, and that's good enough.

The victim, Xue Wuyang, was released on the spot.

When he walked out of the Zicheng Hall, Wang Defa did not send him out of the palace directly, but led him to the side hall next to it.

In the side hall, Xue Youli was waiting for news.

Seeing Xue Wuyang, she turned to Wang Defa and said, "Eunuch Wang, could you please let us talk alone for a few minutes?"

"Of course." Wang Defa immediately dismissed the palace maids and eunuchs beside him and left the side hall.

"Second brother, Song Jingqian is a complete idiot. With his intelligence, he definitely couldn't come up with a plan to frame you. I guess he's being used as a pawn."

Xue Youli's gossip book has a daily usage limit. She only found out about Song Jingqian's crime process and didn't have time to dig into the details.

However, she guessed that there must be someone behind Song Jingqian.

After all, Xue Wuyang was a popular candidate for the top three in this palace examination.

Once the charge of cheating is proven, not only will Xue Wuyang be doomed to death, but Murong Che will also vent his anger on Xue Youli in the harem.

This move kills two birds with one stone. Not only can it cut off Xue Youli's future support in the previous dynasty, but it can also make Xue Youli lose the emperor's favor. It's really vicious!

Xue Wuyang is not a stupid person, he just lacks practical experience.

At this point, he also thought clearly about the interests involved. "The emperor also suspected that someone was instructing Song Jingqian to set up this scheme, and has asked the Ministry of Justice to continue investigating the case."

Xue Youli's eyes darkened slightly, and he said thoughtfully, "They even dared to use the grandson of Master Song. Their power should not be underestimated. I have a suspect here."

After the news that Song Jingqian falsely accused Xue Wuyang of cheating in the palace examination spread.

The seventy-year-old Song Taifu brought a letter of apology to the palace to meet the emperor that day.

He did not ask the emperor to pardon Song Jingqian, but expressed gratitude with tears in his eyes that the emperor had spared his grandson's life, which was already a great favor from the emperor.

After Imperial Tutor Song knelt on the ground, he even took off his official hat and said, "Your Majesty, I am guilty! My unfilial grandson committed a grave error, and as an Imperial Tutor, I failed to fulfill my duty of supervision, causing my grandson to nearly cause a disaster. I know full well that the imperial examination is a crucial rite of passage for selecting talent. I feel immense remorse for my grandson's blunder, and I am willing to accept the punishment and uphold the law of the land!"

When Taifu Song met the emperor, he did not plead for his grandson, but instead asked the emperor to punish him.

Since he knew his limits, Murong Che naturally wouldn't vent his anger on him or the Song family. "Grandmaster, you're too kind. I know you've been loyal and dedicated to the court your entire life. Song Jingqian's fraud this time was his personal fault, and I have dealt with him according to the law. I hope you will strictly control your family in the future and set a good example for all officials."

On the second day after the Dali Temple took over the case, Zhang, a scholar who had a good relationship with Song Jingqian, left a suicide note and hanged himself in his house.

In his suicide note, he confessed that he was jealous of Xue Wuyang's talent, so he induced Song Jingqian to set up a trap to frame Xue Wuyang.

Now Zhang is dead, and his suicide note only explained the causes and consequences of the fraud case, so nothing can be found out.

Therefore, the case was closed with Zhang and Song Jingqian conspiring together, and Song Jingqian was exiled to the northern border thousands of miles away.

In addition, Murong Che also ordered that all candidates who had previously written guarantees to Song Jingqian and slandered Xue Wuyang be removed from the palace examination. These candidates had bad character and slandered their classmates, so they were not allowed to enter the officialdom in this life.

Therefore, except for Zhang and Song Jingqian who have been hanged, the scores of these candidates in this palace examination will not be counted.

In order to strive for fairness and justice, the emperor personally wrote the "Letter to Candidates", deciding to hold the palace examination again three days later. After eliminating the candidates with bad intentions and bad conduct, the others will be admitted based on the results of the two palace examinations.

As soon as the news came out, the candidates were surprised.

Wanze Academy was the first academy in the capital. If dozens of candidates were eliminated from the palace examination at once, the chances of others passing the exam would be greatly increased.

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The harem, Minghua Palace.

Xue Qingyao's face darkened as she slammed the teacup in her hand down on the table. "Xue Wuyang was actually acquitted?"

In fact, when she received the news that Xue Wuyang was thrown into jail for cheating in the palace examination, she knew that it was that person's work.

She was waiting for Xue Wuyang's guilt to be confirmed, and then Xue Youli would have no chance of turning things around.

However, she didn't expect Murong Che to be so biased that he even let the Song family lose their eldest son in order to overturn Xue Wuyang's case.

However, after this incident, the feud between the Song family and the Xue family was completely settled.

Right now, there are people who hate Xue Youli more than her, and are even more restless.

She just had to add a little more fuel to the fire.

Let the fire burn brighter.

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Three days later, Murong Che personally presided over the palace examination.

With the previous example of Song Jingqian, the candidates wrote their answers obediently and no one dared to do anything stupid again.

After the palace examination, the cabinet ministers reviewed the test papers and handed them to Murong Che for imperial approval. After the final rankings were determined, the imperial edict was hung outside the palace.

Xue Wuyang ranked third in the first class.

Xue Youli was in the harem and received the news first.

She remembered that in the original novel, after Xue Wuyang became the top scholar in the imperial examination, he slowly climbed to a high position and paved the way for Xue Qingyao in the court. In the end, Xue Qingyao got her wish and became the queen mother, but she turned against the Xue family and wiped out the entire Xue family.

Now Xue Wuyang stood on the opposite side of the male and female protagonists of the original book. In order to help him avoid the bumps in his official career, three days ago, Xue Youli left four words for her second brother when she left Zicheng Palace -

Conceal your brilliance and make up for your shortcomings.

Xue Wuyang knew that his sister was pointing at him.

This time in prison, he also deeply realized that he had knowledge but no scheming or means.

A newcomer like him could become a sitting duck if he's not careful in officialdom.

In order not to bring trouble to his sister, he controlled his scores in the second palace examination and ranked third in the combined score of the two examinations.

The next day, Murong Che awarded the top three candidates in the first class the titles of No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3, and appointed the No. 1 candidate as a compiler in the Hanlin Academy of the sixth rank, and the No. 2 and No. 3 candidates as editors in the Hanlin Academy of the seventh rank.

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Harem.

Qingliang Palace, Wangyue Pavilion.

After reading the letter from home, Song Jingsi clenched his fingers tightly and crumpled the gold-sprinkled letter paper in his hand into a ball!

Today is the day when her elder brother Song Jingqian was exiled to the northern border.

Before, when Murong Che summoned Song Jingqian into the palace, she thought it was to convict Xue Wuyang in front of her elder brother.

Who would have thought that the person who was convicted in the end was her elder brother.

Song Jingsi was both angry and scared at that time.

What made her angry was that she had been waiting to see Xue Youli make a fool of herself, but she didn't expect that she would become the joke in the end.

She was afraid that Murong Che's punishment of the Song family would implicate her and delay her future in the harem.

Fortunately, her grandfather went to the palace to apologize, and Murong Che did not blame other people in the Song family.

When she went to the Imperial Garden to relax in the early morning, she overheard the palace maids discussing privately that the emperor had personally appointed Xue Youli's second brother as the third place winner and had also granted him an official position.

The Song family and the Xue family are enemies. The more Xue Youli thrives in the harem, the more difficult it will be for her.

No!

She must not sit still and wait for death!

Song Jing thought about it, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.