Ji Xiaolan: Kill Qianlong at the beginning

Zhao Wenlong continued, "Do you understand?"

Wu Shengqin said, "I understand."

Outside the door, the candidates were shouting, waiting for him to come out.

After a while, he really came out, shouting like crazy: "I am the first, I am I... I'm going." He jumped and ran towards the river.

Zhao Xinjin said: "This is the number one talent in Jiangnan. Isn't it funny? I am the one."

Everyone followed Wu Shengqin, who continued to run, shouting, "I am the champion, I got first place."

Zhao Xinjin said, "Stop, you want to run?" and ran over to grab Wu Shengqin.

Wu Shengqin broke free from his restraints, jumped into the river, and swam in a certain direction.

Everyone by the river stared at him blankly.

Wu Shengqin swam for an unknown amount of time before he saw a flock of ducks and a small boat. He swam towards the boat. The boatman asked, "Are you Wu Shengqin, Wu Jieyuan?"

Wu Shengqin, who was soaked all over, grabbed the boat and said, "Hurry up and save me, let me get on board quickly."

At this time, the boatman suddenly picked up a thick stick and hit Wu Shengqin on the head countless times.

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After a while, in the courtyard, Heshen bowed to the Emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Emperor Gai Zhang sat down and said, "No need to be polite."

Heshen did not stand up.

Emperor Gai Zhang asked in confusion, "What happened to He Shen?"

Heshen, kneeling, said, "Your Majesty, I have failed to perform my duties. Please punish me."

Emperor Gai Zhang said: "What happened again?"

He Shen said, "The scholars have been causing trouble, and the situation has gotten worse and worse. They have drowned one of the candidates, Wu Shengqin. I, your servant, neither discovered the incident beforehand nor dealt with it decisively afterwards. I have truly failed Your Majesty's expectations."

Emperor Gai Zhang knocked on the stone table with his folded folding fan and said, "Why do you always fail to live up to the expectations of the emperor?"

Heshen said: "Your Majesty, I am incompetent. Please punish me."

Emperor Gai Zhang said, "Alright, alright, got it, get up."

Heshen thanked the emperor and stood up.

Emperor Gai Zhang said, "There must be something wrong with this subject, otherwise so many scholars wouldn't have caused such a disturbance in the Imperial Examination Hall. Fortunately, Mo Li was able to stop the plans of some corrupt officials in time."

He Shen said, "Your Majesty, Governor-General Minde is in charge of the local area, but the situation of the provincial examination is more clearly understood by Zhao Zuo and the other two."

Emperor Gai Zhang said: "But they are all in prison now, otherwise I would have to find them and question them."

He Shen said, "Your Majesty, I think we can go to the prison to visit him and get to the bottom of this matter."

Emperor Gai Zhang said, "As you wish."

When the two arrived at the prison, Zhao Wenlong burst into tears and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am truly incompetent. Please demote me or dismiss me as a commoner."

The Emperor sneered and said, "You still want to be demoted or dismissed as commoners? I want to kill you in no time. How can the examinee die? Heshen, tell me."

He Shen said, "Your Majesty, I have been serving you all this time and was not aware of this. Governor Minde, Zhao Wenlong, and Zuo Shankui were also unaware of this matter because they are all in prison."

Zhao Wenlong said, "Your Majesty, the reason I can no longer carry out this mission is because the leader of the riot is actually Grand Secretary Mo Limo."

Emperor Gai Zhang said, "Heshen, you just said they were unaware of this, and now Zhao Wenlong says that the leader is Mo Li. It's obvious that they are aware of this."

He Shen said, "This...this...maybe someone told Zhao Wenlong, Lord Zhao."

Emperor Gai Zhang said, "Why would Mo Li bring people to cause trouble?"

Zhao Wenlong said, "I don't know."