Soon after, the sound from the box next door gradually disappeared. Tang Ji opened the door slightly and looked at the corridor through the crack in the door. He saw that these rich young men did not leave together, but left in groups of three and two, which made it even more complicated.
To explain the problem, blink your eyes and write down all their faces.
After everyone left, Tang Ji also planned to go back to verify his suspicions, so he walked back to the table and asked, "Have you finished eating?"
"No, no, uncle." Jiu'er raised his hand and said with his mouth full.
Seeing this, Tang Ji felt helpless and had to sit down and wait for a while.
Jiang Ran put down his chopsticks long ago, picked up the teapot on the table, poured him a glass of water, and asked softly: "Are those people planning to cheat on the imperial examination?"
Tang Ji picked up the tea cup and took a sip: "It's very possible, but it's not certain now. I have to go back and let Li Yu investigate their identities."
"If it is true, what kind of punishment will they receive?" Jiang Ran blinked his jade eyes and asked.
Tang Ji touched his nose and said calmly: "Since ancient times, those who cheat in imperial examinations have committed serious crimes. What's more, they still form a group to commit crimes. If the crime is increased, even if they can escape death, they will not be able to escape the crime of living. In this life,
It is almost impossible to become an official in the imperial court."
If in future generations, this group of people join together to cheat, they will have to go to prison for at least a few years!
Jiu'er stuffed the duck leg in his mouth and said hesitantly: "Humph, they are still big enough to talk nonsense. Uncle, I think you should wait until they finish cheating, and then report it to the court. Maybe it will be a great achievement by then."
Here are the pieces!”
Tang Ji shook his head. Not to mention that he was not sure whether the other party was planning to cheat. Even if he was sure, he didn't know what method they would use. If he went to report it afterwards, if nothing was found, he would
He got involved himself, so he should go back and discuss it with Li Yu!
After lighting a stick of incense, the waiter stood outside the restaurant door and waved goodbye to the four people: "Guests, please go slowly!"
...
It was quite a distance from Dongshi to Prince You's Mansion, and because there was no carriage, Tang Ji could only speed up his pace, which made things difficult for Cheng Tie, who was carrying a lot of things, and Cheng Tie, who was full of wine after lunch. As soon as they arrived outside the gate of the Prince's Mansion, they
He leaned on the pillar and breathed heavily.
"Thank you for practicing martial arts every day." Tang Ji shook his head and walked straight into the house without paying much attention to them.
Within a moment, Tang Ji found Li Yu sitting in a chair in a daze in the study room in the backyard and rice paper scattered on the floor. He stepped on the open space and moved to the table: "You were assassinated again?"
"What assassination? Let me tell you, I have a new inspiration, which will definitely bring the book "Hong Ke" to a higher level. It may surpass Fang Xi's "Blue Red Lock"!" Li Yu said excitedly
He jumped up from the chair, then rummaged through the messy desk to find a piece of rice paper, and showed off: "Look, this is it. I can prevent this little maid from dying first, and then give her an identity..."
Tang Ji picked his ears impatiently and raised his hand to interrupt him: "Okay, okay, we will discuss this book later. Let me ask you, do you know Shen Yunchu?"
"Shen Yunchu?" Li Yu put the manuscript in his hand back on the table, touched his chin and thought for a while, and suddenly realized: "Oh, the grandson of Shen Di and Prime Minister Shen seems to be called Shen Yunchu. What's wrong? Why do you ask him suddenly?"
"He was just teasing a drunkard on the street." Tang Ji replied calmly.
"What?" Li Yu's eyes suddenly widened. Although Jiu'er was a maid to the outside world, Tang Ji had never seen her as a maid, and couldn't help but ask: "You, didn't you beat him again? "
Tang Ji shook his head: "No, almost."
"Huh~" Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "I knew this Shen Yunchu before when I was still in Kyoto. I heard that he had a hobby, which was to collect the red blood of women. It seems that he also has Demand, a life was caused because of this before, and Shen Guan was kept at home for a year, and then I went to Huaizhou, but he seems to be taking part in this provincial examination, right?"
Falling red blood?
Isn't that just...fuck, is that kid playing in such a perverted way?
Tang Ji made up some scenes in his mind, and couldn't help but tremble all over, with goosebumps all over the floor. He quickly shook his head and asked, "How is his relationship with Li Xian?"
"I don't know, but the two prime ministers don't participate in the court dispute, so it shouldn't have anything to do with it." Li Yu blinked his eyes and replied, then looked at Tang Ji: "Why do you ask that? Yes. Didn’t you discover something interesting again?”
Tang Ji nodded slightly, looked around, and relayed to Li Yu what he saw and heard in the restaurant just now.
After listening, Li Yu exclaimed: "Are you serious?"
"I don't know those young gentlemen, so I need you to confirm their identities." Tang Ji said calmly.
Li Yu touched the corner of the table and rolled his eyes: "I remembered that the supervisor appointed for this imperial examination is Prime Minister Shen. Therefore, Li Xian wants to help a group of people cheat and ensure that they enter the court and develop power for himself. But because he was afraid of being discovered by Prime Minister Shen, he dragged Shen Yunchu into the water, right?"
"What is a supervisor?" Tang Ji asked doubtfully.
Li Yu explained: "When the late emperor was still alive, there was a precedent of imperial examination examiners using their power for personal gain and accepting bribes to ensure that people passed the provincial examinations. Since then, every provincial examination has set up supervisors to supervise the examiners. Generally, They are all held by the Prime Minister, the Third Duke, or some senior bachelors. After my father succeeded to the throne, the Seven-Star Officer of the Star Guard was added. In the last provincial examination, Tianquan was the supervisor."
Immediately, he continued: "Li Xian is crazy. Zhang Xiuhao took away the position of examiner. Li Qin can't wait to stare at him twelve hours a day, hoping that something will happen to him. He dares to take such a risk. Kind of something."
Tang Ji nodded in agreement, recovered his thoughts, and patted him on the shoulder: "The time has come for meritorious service. Go and investigate the identities of those people."
"Okay, how about you help me read this new manuscript!" Li Yu handed the rice paper in his hand to Tang Ji. He was about to tell Song Xiao to investigate, but was interrupted by a figure walking in from outside.
A young eunuch walked into the house, found a clean place without rice paper, knelt down and saluted: "See His Highness King You."
"No courtesy." Li Yu waved his hand casually. The eunuch would not come to his house casually. He must have his father's will. He blinked and waited for the other party's next words.
The young eunuch stood up, raised his voice, and said, "Your Majesty has given you a verbal order to summon the Chief of the Star Guards to send Tang Ji into the palace."
Hearing this, Tang Ji felt a little strange. He had previously said that the position of the Chief of the Star Guards was a false one. Others called him Tang Ji, the head of the Household Department. Why did he suddenly pull out the position of the Star Guards? He couldn't help asking: "This father-in-law, dare I ask? What does your Majesty want from me?"
The eunuch pursed his lips and said nothing.
Seeing this, Li Yu coughed lightly and handed over a broken piece of silver.
Seeing this scene, Tang Ji reached out and patted his forehead. A eunuch who charges tips for every message must not be a good eunuch.
The little eunuch looked around before accepting it, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and whispered: "Your Highness, Mr. Tang has been selected as the invigilator for this provincial examination."