"There are thirty students on the list, and only one student from a poor family is on the list. If nothing else, this student should be the last one on the list!"

A cold voice came from Li Er's mouth, and the truth was indeed true. Everything did not escape the little brother's prediction.

The royal family has lost all face this time. The scientific examination that they have always recognized is really worse than a piece of shit.

"I am guilty!"

Seeing that His Majesty was angry, Fang Xuanling knelt down on the ground. He was devoted to serving the country.

But what did the officials below do behind his back?

Not only was His Majesty unable to accept such a result, even he could not restrain the anger in his heart.

"Send people to Gongyuan to get all the test questions from all the candidates back to me, and also imprison all the officials who are responsible for marking the test papers this time. I want to see what kind of answers they will give me!"

Li Er naturally believed in Fang Xuanling, but what would those people below do behind his back?

I'm afraid that after the trial, the truth will be revealed to the world.

"Your Majesty, as usual, the imperial list will be posted in the next few days, but now?"

It is clear that His Majesty is really angry and intends to investigate the matter personally.

But scientific research is related to the reputation of the entire court. If the fuss is too big, it will not be of any benefit to the court.

"Send a message to the Minister of Dali Temple and the Minister of Punishment. They must get to the bottom of the matter. If you can't find out, come to see me!"

Li Er was really angry. The powerful family extended their hands into the palace so unscrupulously. If they didn't chop off this big hand, wouldn't they be bullying the royal family?

His Majesty's words made Fang Xuanling feel horrified for a while. He didn't dare to say a word anymore and immediately accepted the order and left.

The Minister of Dali Temple and the Minister of Punishment received His Majesty's order at the same time, and they did not dare to show any hesitation and directly dispatched troops to the Gongyuan.

The officials of the Ministry of Personnel were still celebrating the success of the scientific examination in the Gongyuan, but little did they know that the danger was already above their heads.

"Comrades, after His Majesty's decree is conveyed back, I will be a host and I will not return until I get drunk tonight."

Mr. Lu, an official, kept saluting his colleagues around him.

This time, because of his outstanding performance, he was appreciated by the head of the family, so he couldn't wait to share his joy with everyone.

"Haha, Master Lu is probably going to spend a lot of money this time. Master Gao has been waiting for your words."

Other officials also returned the favor one after another. They were both talents trained by powerful families, and the relationship between them was simply not something ordinary people could understand.

"If Mr. Gao wants to have a drink, just ask and we'll be there at any time."

Mr. Lu smiled even more happily. The Mr. Gao they were talking about was naturally the examiner of this scientific examination, Gao Shilian. He was a very stern person on weekdays.

"Lu Dingshan accepts the order!"

At this moment, the Minister of Justice stepped in, glanced at the officials present, and then spoke coldly.

"I accept the order."

Mr. Lu, who had been smiling just now, fell to his knees on the ground in the face of this sudden change, looking frightened.

"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict that the results of this scientific examination are inconsistent with the facts. We now order Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment to thoroughly investigate the matter. I hereby express my gratitude!"

After the Minister of Justice read out the imperial edict with a sneer, he waved his hand to take the person away.

He would never tolerate these officials who harmed the Tang Dynasty.

"Master Li, what's going on?"

Mr. Lu looked confused. He was planning to hold a celebration banquet, so why did he suddenly receive such an imperial edict?

"My lords, please don't embarrass me and take me away."

Li Daoyu, the Minister of Justice, also looked at a loss, but the emperor's order was hard to disobey, so if you have any questions, let's wait until later!

"Mr. Gao...Mr. Gao..."

Lu Dingshan hurriedly greeted him. After all, the real person in charge here was Gao Shilian. He should be taken away by reason and emotion, not petty officials like them.

"Lu Dingshan, Mr. Li is here under His Majesty's order. What do you mean by calling me out?"

Gao Shilian walked out with a dark face. Although he didn't know what happened, he couldn't stay out of it.

But being pushed out directly by his subordinates made him feel very unhappy.

After hearing Master Gao's words, all the officials lowered their heads.

Even their boss didn't dare to resist the order and obeyed the arrangements of the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple. What kind of trouble could these little people make?

"Lu Dingshan, Mr. Lu, I am now asking you how you operate the scientific examination. You'd better explain it truthfully."

After returning to the Ministry of Justice, Li Daoyu directly interrogated Lu Dingshan.

"Master Li, for the sake of all of us being colleagues, can you tell me what happened?"

Even though he was in the Ministry of Justice at this time, Lu Dingshan still didn't panic at all.

After all, he is a member of the Lu family. Before the imperial court falls out with the family, His Majesty needs to think carefully before he wants to touch officials like them.

"I'm not familiar with you. Please answer the question and don't change the subject. Why are the people who are successful in this scientific examination all descendants of aristocratic families?"

Regarding Lu Dingshan's questioning, Li Daoyu directly filtered it out and interrogated him again.

"Master Li, what do you mean by this? As an official who marks examination papers, I naturally uphold fairness. The scores of the students are absolutely not false at all."

Such a question directly made Lu Dingshan's heart arouse, but he did not dare to tell the truth behind it.

"Lord Lu, to tell you the truth, your majesty has noticed the dirty tricks in this imperial examination. Long Yan was furious and ordered a thorough investigation of the case. If I can't find the result, I can only go to see your majesty with my head held high."

"So, you should know what I am like. You will never wrongly accuse a good person. It is best to tell what you know, so that after my people find some evidence in your house, it will be too late to explain.

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As long as the officials of the imperial court are not aware of the tricks in the scientific examination, His Majesty was not aware of it before and no one was willing to deal with this mess.

Now that something has happened, it is simply impossible to put aside the relationship and stay out of it.

Sure enough, after hearing such words, Lu Dingshan's expression completely changed.

The topic that was originally shown to the students is still in his study. If they were to search it out, it would be difficult to explain.

All the officials in the Gongyuan were secretly arrested.

And those students who had taken the scientific examination were still waiting with great interest for the royal list from the imperial court.

Of course, the only people waiting eagerly are those students from poor families.

The children of those wealthy families had already begun to celebrate, and the scientific examination was just a formality.

As for the rankings, they have already been decided internally, so there is no chance for them to worry.

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"Sir, according to your instructions, all the students' actions before and after this scientific examination have been compiled and can be published at any time!"

At Mu Jiuge's home, Sun Ting took the first-hand information and placed it on the table like a treasure.

"This matter is not urgent. After the imperial list is posted, I will slap those officials in the face."

He gently waved his hand to refuse. He had not yet made preparations for the aristocratic family. Now announcing the scientific expedition and the envoys would not bring much threat to them.
Chapter completed!