Huyang chose a poor family son as his husband, and said that this was because Huyang liked scholars.
Although he was a little guilty, at that time he only let it go after a few days of guilty conscience, but who would have thought that things in the world would be so twists and turns.
Ever since he found out that he had misunderstood Concubine Liu, and Concubine Liu was thinking of him when she died, the emperor put all his love on the pair of sons and daughters of Concubine Liu.
Shen Huan lived in the palace, which also facilitated his loving teaching, but Shen Huyang did not return to the palace after getting married. At first, the emperor thought that his daughter hated him as a father. The concubine turned out to be a frail and sickly scholar who would take leave from time to time.
When Huyang was in the palace, he was very fond of outings, but after getting married, he was worried about the body of his concubine, and he almost never left the palace.
The emperor regretted it.
He recalled that when he was born in Huyang, he had promised Concubine Liu that he wanted to protect this daughter's well-being for the rest of her life.
As a result, he lost his words.
I just hate that it was too late for him to find out the truth, and now even if he regrets it, he can't directly bring Huyang back to the palace.
But fortunately, the concubine's health is not good, and it will not be long before he will die. At that time, he must welcome the scenery of Huyang back to the palace, and then carefully select a good husband for her.
The emperor thought it was beautiful, but he didn't expect that before the concubine died, he first waited for the news that the concubine had cheated in the imperial examination.
He was immediately furious, stared gloomily at the impeached courtier several times, wrote down his appearance and name, and then asked, "What evidence do you have?"
Since that person stood up, of course, he also prepared evidence.
He immediately presented Lin Shiheng's ranking and articles written at the time of Xiucai and Juren.
It said that although the literary talent of the concubine was not bad before, it was only average. How could it be possible to write a good article like the palace exam.
And he did find out that someone leaked the questions in the palace exam this time, and even caught the list of officials involved in the matter and the students who bought the questions.
On the list, the name of the consort Lin Shiheng was written impressively.
Shen Huan, who was allowed to go to court, frowned as soon as someone stood up. Seeing that the person was plausible, he even said that he should be deprived of the position of the concubine and exiled for thousands of miles in accordance with the law, so he couldn't help but stand up.
"Royal father, this son was taught by his concubine. He has learned well, and he has a very good character. He must be disdainful of doing such dirty things. Please find out!"
Unlike the emperor's anger that others thought, he just threw it aside after reading it, "This matter should be taken seriously, and we will discuss it later."
He must first find out whether the concubine cheated or not. If he did cheat, at least he is still Huyang's concubine now. He has to suppress this matter, otherwise it will definitely affect Huyang, which in turn affects his plan to establish Shen Huanwei. Prince's plan.
The emperor didn't know what he thought of others, but some old officials who had been in the court for a long time knew that the emperor was going to stand on the side of Princess Huyang's concubine, and they were silent.
But they stopped talking, but the impeachers were unwilling to let it go. They insisted that the emperor deal with these cheaters immediately, otherwise it would be unfair to those scholars who clearly have real talents and practical knowledge but are suppressed.
This group of old ministers almost held their foreheads.
No one knows that this kind of thing must be investigated clearly, but the emperor has made it clear that he will discuss it later, and he keeps asking, isn't this intentional to anger him
What's more, there is also a concubine involved here, even if it is a royal housework, especially since Princess Huyang is the elder sister of the fifth prince, and the fifth prince has been favored recently. I don't know where the rookie came from. rush.
The emperor was really angry.
If he was young, he would still be willing to accept the advice of his courtiers, but when he gets older and has mastered the court for so many years, he will be used to it.
Maybe what the courtier said was in line with his wishes and considered the overall situation, and he would be willing to step back, but does the impeacher consider him blind
It is clearly pointed at the prince-in-law, and what about the scholars in the world.
The man didn't see the emperor's face, and was still talking in Balabala. If he had a favorability rating, he would be able to keep seeing "the emperor's favorability rating for you dropped by 100." When he finished speaking, the emperor looked at him. It was like watching a dead man.
This is most likely because of the last sentence.
"If Your Majesty does not deal with the concubine, but bends the law for the princess' personal gain, I am afraid that you will lose the prestige of the emperor!!"
This is a threat.
This must be a threat.
There was only one thought left in the emperor's mind.
kill him.
He has been in power for many years, and this is the first time he has encountered a daring threat.
He is just a petty official, who dares to do such a thing, there must be someone behind him.
The emperor's eyes wandered around the third prince and the fourth prince.
Obviously, it was a matter of Keng Hu'an, and it must be that these two didn't run away.
He didn't look at the little official again, but looked at the third prince and the fourth prince, "According to your opinion, how should we deal with this matter?"
Before the fourth prince could figure out how to answer, the third prince knelt down and said, "Even though he is the consort of the eldest princess, he should act in accordance with the law. If the emperor recruited the students who participated in the fraud and re-assessed, if the concubine was If there are real materials, there must be real gold that is not afraid of fire, and will naturally clear up misunderstandings.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw his father, who was sitting above, showing him a loving smile.
"pretty good idea."
Before the third prince was complacent, he saw the little official who had been instructed by him looking at him with a horrible look on his face.
What's going on here
The emperor smiled and picked up the list that he had just discarded at will, and looked at the names on it.
Since the third prince dared to stab this matter, he must have real material.
The people above may really have cheated in the imperial examinations, but it is not clear whether there is a concubine.
"I don't know what evidence you have besides these?"
"Otherwise, it would be a bit insulting to ask these people who have already elected officials to re-evaluate because of the words of one person."
The emperor followed suit, "If there is no physical evidence, human evidence is also acceptable."
Hu Chuan's name appeared on the hall.
"He and his concubine met each other on the way to Beijing for the exam. They knew that the concubine's literary talent was not as good as his, and Hu Chuan's ranking was indeed higher than that of the concubine, so..."
The emperor interrupted him directly.
"He was ranked higher than the concubine, but he failed the concubine exam, so the concubine is a fraud?"
"Your Majesty..."
"Okay, I know what you mean, and since that's the case, I'll invite the people on the list to take the test again in front of the civil and military officials, but you have to remember that if what you say is not true, I will follow the rules. The law, to rule the crime of the minister."
There is no need to say more now, even Shen Huan can see that the emperor's heart is biased to the horizon.
Although it was still strange that "how could the father be so nice to me and my sister", Shen Hu Xin was relieved.
He didn't doubt his brother-in-law's real materials. After all, he was taught by him personally. He knew how powerful he was. He was just worried that his brother-in-law's reputation would be ruined. .
Things are indeed as Shen Huan thought.
All the adults asked the questions urgently, and then the emperor chose the questions, and the people on the list who were summoned to the palace were also brought in one after another.
Shen Huyang was worried about her husband and entered the palace with him.
Just after entering the palace, the emperor announced her to visit her. She worriedly arranged the concubine, and repeatedly instructed the servants who served her to take good care of her sick concubine before going to see the emperor.
As a result, the emperor gave her the exam questions as soon as they met.
Shenhuyang "… "
Rao is that no matter how she knew that her father's thinking was different from ordinary people, she would never have imagined that he could do such a thing.
"Thank you for your kindness. It's just that Huyang believes in the concubine. He must have been framed by the villain. When the concubine finishes the exam with his own talents, the father and the adults will naturally see the truth."
The emperor looked at his daughter with a moment of relief and thought she was stupid.
No matter what, I believe in the concubine, isn't it good to do an extra layer of protection
But, looking at his daughter with a firm look in front of him, he thought of Concubine Liu again.
If it was Concubine Liu, she would definitely not want to do this.
Sure enough, it was him and Concubine Liu's daughter, following their noble character.
Just ignoring that the emperor who wanted to open a small stove for his son-in-law to cheat just now sighed a few times in his heart, but Shen Huyang was completely uncomfortable with his loving father's gaze.
She wanted to know what the emperor was thinking right now.
They could be so ruthless at the beginning, and they could sit back and ignore their siblings for many years, how could they still show such affection now.
"cough cough cough..."
Perhaps because of the thought of Concubine Liu, the emperor began to feel pain in his heart again. He coughed a few times and let Hu Yang back down. He took out two sachets from his arms and continued to miss his Concubine Liu.
The old eunuch came up with the soup bowl and saluted respectfully, "Your Majesty, it's time for you to drink the medicine."
With sentimentality in the emperor's eyes, he picked up the medicine bowl and took a few sips.
The old eunuch took back the soup bowl, squinted to see that he had finished drinking, and handed the soup bowl to someone else, he returned to the emperor and lowered his hands slightly, as before, with a respectful appearance.
The assessment started quickly and ended quickly.
The adults watched the eunuch seal the names of the papers, and then corrected them in person. In front of the civil and military officials, they quickly corrected the dozen papers.
Different from the panic-stricken expressions of the other people who were recruited, Lin Shiheng stood steadfastly, with a peaceful expression and a clear conscience.
Although he seems to be in bad health and is always coughing softly, his appearance and temperament can't help but make those who see the past feel a little more favorable in their hearts.
How could such a person cheat
Something must have gone wrong.
When the results were announced, Lin Shiheng did well in the exam, but what the other students wrote did not match their literary talent during the exam.
It's good that the son-in-law didn't cheat, otherwise even if he was punished, it would become an obstacle for Shen Huan.
The emperor was happy in his heart, but his face was full of anger, and he slapped the table directly.
"Who the hell gave you the guts to frame your concubine!"
"Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty!! I did find out these lists. The name of the concubine is on the list. That's right, minister, minister..."
He said that he looked at the third prince subconsciously and wanted to seek help, but he saw that the third prince looked away and made it clear that he would not take action.
The little official didn't expect that it would turn out like this, and he wanted to say something to save him, but seeing the anger of being framed by the scholar in Tsing Yi who was standing not far away, he also glanced at him, raised his hand slightly, facing the The high-ranking emperor saluted.
"I have a clear conscience when I ask myself, and Your Majesty will know after a thorough investigation."
As he said that, he turned slightly sideways and glanced at the little official, seemingly unintentionally, revealing the emerald green finger on his left hand in front of him.
It was just a seemingly ordinary action, but it made him freeze.
The wrench belonged to his mother.
The third prince threatened his mother's life. As a son of man, how could he not help his mother, otherwise, he would not take the risk of offending the fifth prince and impeach the concubine.
It's just that her mother has already been taken away by the three princes, and she has never left her body with this finger...
Now that the concubine proves his innocence, the third prince avoids and does not save him, and His Majesty is furious.
Xiaoguan's brain was running fast, and when the emperor asked again, he knelt on the ground with a thud.
"Your Majesty, please spare your life!! This matter is all instructed by the Third Highness, this minister is only an accomplice, please spare your life for your majesty!!"
Lin Shiheng lowered his hand again, and looked at the third prince immediately kneeling in front to express that he was wronged, raised his eyes slightly, and looked at Shen Huan.
Shen Huan, who witnessed that the situation was reversed immediately after he glanced at Xiaoguan, quickly retracted his eyes in shock.
This brother-in-law is a little scary.