Ji Xiaolan: Kill Qianlong at the beginning

And he burst into laughter.

Heshen said angrily, "Mo Li, you're really mean."

Mo Li said, "Oh dear, you're too clever for your own good. Just you wait, Lord Heshen." As he spoke, he patted Heshen on the shoulder.

……

"Hey, Lao Guo, when is Miss Xiaoyue coming? When are we going to release her?"

someone asked.

Old Guo said, "We can't just put them out randomly. If we put them out too early or too late, who's responsible?"

Just then someone said, "Hey, the pigeons are here." Everyone looked up at the sky.

"Why isn't Miss Xiaoyue here yet? The pigeons have already arrived. When are we going to release them?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Du Xiaoyue walked over and said, "Let's start setting off the firecrackers."

There were only a few pigeons in the sky, so it didn't matter whether they were released or not. However, since Mo Li had made such thorough preparations, Du Xiaoyue didn't want the firecrackers she had bought to go to waste.

A series of crackling sounds rang out.

The pigeons were startled and flew away again before they could land.

Heshen, upon seeing this, was stunned into silence.

Who set off the firecrackers?

Some test takers raised questions.

However, no one answered.

He was just waiting for the pigeons to deliver the exam papers.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the firecrackers went off, all the pigeons flew away.

"Something's not right, why are there so few pigeons?"

Another candidate raised a question.

No one answered.

Mo Li said to Heshen, "How about that? You're dumbfounded, aren't you? Your pigeons are completely useless. I know you cheated, but I have ways to deal with you."

Heshen snorted, looking as if all was lost, and said, "This time you win."

He turned and left the scene.

Mo Li shouted loudly, "Lord He, Lord He, please don't go, please don't go!"

He then burst into laughter again.

……

Emperor Gaizhang asked, "Where did that pigeon fly off to now?"

Because of Mo Li's explanation, he already knew the whole story.

Mo Li said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will definitely find them."

Emperor Gaizhang said, "Mo Li, everyone knows you and Heshen don't get along. It's one thing to say he cheated for one examinee, but to say he stood up a group of examinees to cheat is a huge joke, isn't it?"

Mo Li was about to retort when Du Xiaoyue walked in, holding an injured pigeon in her hand. She knelt down and bowed, saying, "This commoner, Du Xiaoyue, pays her respects to Your Majesty."

"Rise," Emperor Gaizhang said, gesturing for her to stand up. "Xiaoyue, is that the pigeon Heshen used to cheat?"

Du Xiaoyue said, "That's right, and there's even a note tied to the pigeon's leg. I caught this pigeon at the He residence. There are many more pigeons like this, but I've crippled them all with my slingshot." As she spoke, she handed the pigeon to Emperor Gaizhang.

Emperor Gaizhang reached out and took the pigeon, removed the note tied to its leg, examined it carefully, nodded, and immediately said sternly, "Heshen, do you know your crime?"

Heshen said, "Your Majesty, this is pure nonsense. You just said that it would be fine if I were to help one candidate cheat, but why go to all this trouble to bring so many pigeons to help a group of candidates cheat?"

Emperor Gaizhang nodded and said, "What you said makes some sense."

Mo Li brought up the old matter again, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten what Heshen said when he was drunk? He wanted to build his own He Family Army, so of course he had to help a group of candidates cheat."

“That makes sense,” Emperor Gaizhang nodded, then returned the pigeon to Du Xiaoyue, walked to the table, picked up a teacup and took a sip of tea. “Alright, alright, alright, the imperial examination is over. Let’s leave things that are unclear for now.”