There had been undercurrents of cheating rumors earlier, and with the posting of the test results, the long-simmering conflict finally exploded like a volcanic rock.
The fuse began with Zhao Jiacheng, a scholar from Xuzhou. According to his testimony in the same year, his humanistic talents were mediocre and inferior to those of many in the same year. The questions in this year's examination were also difficult. Normally, he should not have passed the exam. As a result,
Not only was he on the list, he also ranked 23rd in the exam!
In the examination where there are so many talents, the twenty-third place is definitely a genius. It is obvious that everyone who knows Zhao Jiacheng feels that he is not worthy at all.
So, on the day when the results were released, some of the unsuccessful scholars were greatly stimulated after seeing Zhao Jiacheng's results, and directly accused him of cheating in public.
This shout was so outrageous that other low-ranking scholars, whether they believed it or not, followed suit and started a riot directly at the gate of Gongyuan. Later, the trouble became bigger and bigger, and the governor of the capital was directly dispatched to arrest all the rioting scholars.
In jail.
The matter was so big that it was natural that things could not be resolved. The next morning at court, the emperor knew the reason for the scholars' trouble. Hearing that there was a possibility of fraud, Long Yan was furious and ordered the governor of the capital to quickly solve the case.
The governor of the capital found himself in big trouble, and he bit the bullet and began to go to court to interrogate the case. The scholars who were imprisoned were interrogated one by one, and the carrots were pulled out and the mud was pulled out. Many people were implicated.
Those scholars who were confessed may have been complicit in fraud, but more often than not they were jealous and framed, and were dragged down by the people in prison.
Cui Weizhen was in the limelight, and it was Huiyuan. In this atmosphere of terror, he also fell into the trap.
It was Ye Zhenzhen's birthday on the day when the yamen servant came to visit.
Although the atmosphere in Beijing was serious, today was a special day. Ye Zhenzhen wanted to celebrate in a special way. She took Yuxiu with her to the market early in the morning to buy ingredients in person. Cui Weizhen's appetite had not been very good recently, so she specially picked
Many of his favorite dishes are waiting to be cooked for him personally.
Finally, when she returned to Jurenfang, Ye Zhenzhen felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere.
When the carriage stopped, she walked out of the carriage and found many neighbors gathered in front of her house. As soon as they saw her, they immediately started reporting, "Ms. Ye, it's not good. Cui Huiyuan has been arrested by Beijing."
The Yamen servants of Zhaofu captured him!"
There was a buzz, and Ye Zhenzhen's mind went blank.
Cui Weizhen was taken away?
Could it be that someone was biting him to cheat?
Calm down! Don’t worry!
Ye Zhenzhen kept comforting herself in her heart. Cui Weizhen had always been cautious. Except for Zhou Xunting, he had not had close interactions with other scholars. After the exam, he even took refuge in Xiangguo Temple. Even if there was a fire, he would not be affected.
It will burn him.
This kind of psychological suggestion was very useful. Ye Zhenzhen slowly calmed down and walked home past the neighbors who were watching the excitement.
After returning home, I found that Hong Zhiyuan was nowhere to be seen, and Aunt Guilan was accompanying Aunt Cui. Although the two of them looked slightly panicked, their emotions were relatively stable. Obviously, things were not extremely bad.
"Zhen'er, you are finally back."
As soon as Aunt Cui saw Ye Zhenzhen, her eyes couldn't help but turn red again, "Have you heard the news? Brother Zhen was kidnapped by people from Jingzhao Mansion, but don't worry, Brother Zhen is coming soon
He told me before he left that he was innocent and had no fraud and would be back soon, so we shouldn't worry."
Even so, it is impossible to tell when this will be soon, and I am afraid that he will be wronged inside.
Hearing that Cui Weizhen was still free to leave a message, Ye Zhenzhen felt a lot more at ease.
She patted Aunt Cui's hand to comfort her and asked, "Mom, where is Hong Zhiyuan? Did Brother Zhen arrange for him to go somewhere?"
At that time, the government officials came to the door. Aunt Cui was so panicked that she didn't notice Hong Zhiyuan's movements at all. It was Aunt Guilan who told Ye Zhenzhen, "Madam, your husband asked Zhiyuan to go to the old place to deliver the message, but where is this old place? I'm a slave."
I don’t know that Zhiyuan has never told this slave about Lang Jun’s affairs outside.”
old place?
Cui Weizhen has been in secret contact with the Wei Palace since he took refuge with the King of Wei. Hong Zhiyuan should have gone to deliver the message.
Ye Zhenzhen felt a lot more relieved. The reason why this fraud incident caused such a big fuss was that the culprits were closely related to King Wei and Cui Weizhen. With their strategies, it was impossible not to imagine this possibility today.
Therefore, they must have a way out.
"Mom, don't worry. Since Wei Zhen arranged for Hong Zhiyuan to deliver the letter, there must be a way."
Ye Zhenzhen was worried that Aunt Cui was in a hurry to do something good, so she quickly comforted her, "Now that the fraud case is very involved, the governor of Jingzhao does not dare to treat the detainees harshly. I will go and take care of things later and send some changes of clothes to Wei Zhen."
, maybe he will come back in a few days."
"Yes, yes, it should be sorted out."
Aunt Cui woke up from a dream, wiped the tears on her face, and said, "I'm going to pack my things right now."
Aunt Cui left in a hurry, and Ye Zhenzhen didn't fight with her. She took the ingredients she just bought and turned into the kitchen. She simply made two dishes and one soup, carefully put them into the food box, and put on the cooked food.
With the money, Aunt Cui can go out together.
The streets of Beijing were particularly deserted, but outside the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion it was bustling with activity. Most of them were carriages and horses of the families of the arrested scholars. They all had sad faces, as if they were mourning their heirs. In contrast, the expressions of Ye Zhenzhen and Aunt Cui were still normal.
The two of them walked towards the government prison. Before they got close, the jailer said without raising his eyebrows, "The prison is an important place. No idlers are allowed to enter."
There are so many people coming and going, how can we not let them in? They just want money to stop them.
Ye Zhenzhen handed over the purse she had prepared long ago calmly, "Brother Cha, we are Cui Weizhen's family members. We would like to send him some changes of clothes. Please be accommodating and let us in."
Hearing Cui Weizhen's name, the jailer's attitude immediately changed. He didn't even dare to collect his wallet and said very politely, "It turns out he is Cui Huiyuan's family member. Please come in quickly. He is the cleanest cell in Tianzi No. 3 cell."
We brothers don’t dare to neglect it.”
Ye Zhenzhen and Aunt Cui looked at each other, and both could clearly see the meaning in each other's eyes - someone had already taken care of it one step ahead of them.
Even so, Ye Zhenzhen did not skimp on the money and pushed the purse over again, "I'm sorry, brother, I don't know how long my husband will stay here. If there is any need, I need you to take more care of me."
Seeing her being so polite, the jailer weighed the purse in his hand and his smile became more sincere, "It's easy to say, easy to say. Cui Huiyuan is such a talented person and he won't be affected for long. Don't worry, madam, I will take good care of Cui Huiyuan. I will take good care of Cui Huiyuan in the future."
It depends on his support."
The jailer complimented them as he led them inside, through the dark corridors, and finally stopped in front of Cell No. 3.