Slacking Off and Gossiping: The Court Officials Are Not Amused

Jiang Yueyang, a 21st-century office worker, died from a cerebral infarction after working overtime and staying up late. In her dying moments, she bound to a 'Gossip System'.

She then...

Chapter 20: Imperial Examination Fraud

"The autumn bushes around the house are like those of Tao's, and the sun is setting around the fence. It's not that I prefer chrysanthemums among flowers, but when this flower blooms, there are no other flowers."

"I planted two or three orchid buds with my hands, and the sun was warm and the breeze was gentle. I sat there for so long that I didn't realize the fragrance was in the room, and it smelled fragrant even when no one was around."

"A few plum blossoms bloom alone in the corner of the wall in the cold. I know from afar that it is not snow because of the subtle fragrance."

Jiang Yueyang stared at Lord Wu and recited several ancient poems, which made Lord Wu's forehead sweat.

By then he already knew that he had probably been deceived.

"Sir Wu, these poems are what I saw in my dreams. Listen and see if they are as unique as the peony poem I just heard. Or you can find that young man and I will confront him face to face." Jiang Yueyang looked at him with a smile.

Lord Wu pursed his lips tightly, his throat was dry and he couldn't make a sound.

Although he did not answer, someone else answered for him.

"The poems Miss Jiang just recited are all unique. If such poems had appeared before, they would not have been unknown. The same is true for the peony poem."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lord Wu knelt on the ground with a thud.

"I have also been deceived. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Jiang Yueyang laughed angrily, [The fat guy admitted his mistakes very quickly. He doesn't need to take responsibility for what he said and can do whatever he wants? Also, shouldn't we, the Jiang family, be the ones he should apologize to? ]

Jiang Yueyang was about to speak, but Emperor Yuan took the lead and said, "Wu Qing, you should say this to Miss Jiang."

Lord Wu had been an official for many years and had developed a proud character. He could not apologize to a little girl who had not yet reached the age of marriage.

But due to the current situation, he had to do so.

Suddenly, he had an idea, stood up, bowed to Minister Jiang and said, "I was deceived and spoke out of turn. Please forgive me, Minister."

"Mr. Wu, it's easy for you to say that. Do you know that your words just now can ruin my brother's reputation and future?"

"Miss Jiang, what did I say just now? I didn't say that Young Master Jiang plagiarized." Lord Wu shook his sleeves.

[Fatty, you are playing word games with me. Little melon, tell me his dirty laundry, I will kill him! ]

Emperor Yuan: This girl is a little scary.

Minister Jiang raised his hand to his forehead. His daughter's image was completely ruined. It seemed that she would never be able to get married.

Qin Shi looked at Jiang Yueyang with great interest. This girl...

Others thought that His Majesty insisted on granting an official position to the daughter of Minister Jiang probably because of his voice.

But even if they could hear the thoughts of Minister Jiang’s daughter, so what?

Is it necessary to grant an official position?

Before they could figure it out, the system answered their questions.

[Host, the results of this Lord Wu's imperial examination were fake. He bribed the examiner to replace the papers of other candidates.]

Everyone was in an uproar. Lord Wu opened his mouth to explain himself, but was stunned by the look in Emperor Yuan's eyes.

The person standing behind him warned him quietly, "Your Majesty wants to hear it, so you'd better shut up. Otherwise, you won't even have a chance to defend yourself."

The system continued: [That year, when the examinee found out that his paper had been replaced by someone else, he wrote a petition to file a complaint with the emperor, but was brutally murdered by Lord Wu. He died with regrets!

His mother could not bear the pain of losing her son and passed away overnight. His wife and daughter were also raped by Lord Wu. Because they lost their innocence, the mother and daughter became mentally ill and committed suicide by jumping into the river soon after.

Jiang Yueyang clenched his fists in anger, [Four lives lost, is this still a human being? Xiaogua, how can we bring him to justice? ]

The people present had different thoughts and looked at Jiang Yueyang with different eyes.

The third-rank official, the Minister of Personnel, couldn't help but recall that Lord Wu was a candidate in the twelfth year of Daxia, and he seemed to have participated in supervising the imperial examination. He wouldn't be implicated, right?

No, why do I subconsciously feel that what Minister Jiang’s daughter said is true?

The prince stared at Jiang Yueyang with a mysterious look. If she could be loyal to him in the future, the court would be bright and Daxia would prosper forever!

Qin Shi also lowered his eyes and thought deeply. The case some time ago was indeed because of Miss Jiang.

Then...it's also true that Lin Susu had an affair with someone.

Minister Lin finally understood why his granddaughter was so sure that the rumors were spread by Minister Jiang's daughter.

He and several colleagues in the hall looked at each other and decided that the daughter of Minister Jiang could not stay in the court!

Otherwise, none of them will have a good ending.

The left prime minister, who did not attend the court yesterday, heard that Emperor Yuan was going to grant a fifth-rank official position to a girl. He wanted to come here today to scold the emperor, but he never expected this to be the reason.

He changed his mind.

As for others, some were worried, some were excited, and some felt sorry for the candidate's family.

The system replied: [Almost all the people who knew the inside story back then are dead, so it is difficult to bring Lord Wu to justice.]

Jiang Yueyang grasped the key point, [Almost? That means there are still people alive..., uh... why is it so quiet around here? ]

She slowly turned her head to see what was going on, and Emperor Yuan said in time: "Lord Yang, it has been raining continuously in Xizhou. Can you calculate when the rain will stop?"

The Yang Aiqing mentioned by Emperor Yuan was the director of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory, responsible for astronomical observations, celestial phenomenon predictions and other matters.

Yang Jianzheng was stunned for a moment and then stepped out. "Your Majesty, I am incompetent and have not yet calculated the exact date. Please give me some more time."

Jiang Yueyang frowned, [What about that fat guy? Did he just let it go when he slandered my brother? In the final analysis, the death of that candidate's family is also related to your majesty! If he hadn't hired the wrong people, how could such a thing happen? Your majesty is so blind that he didn't even know that so many people were killed right under his nose.]

Emperor Yuan: “…”

Everyone: “…”

Minister Jiang was thinking at this moment, will his family be executed by slow slicing? Or will they be executed by slow slicing?

Emperor Yuan coughed twice, and someone immediately understood and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Wu slandered Master Jiang and should be punished."

"Then he will be caned thirty times and sent to the Dali Temple prison."

Jiang Yueyang was slightly surprised and asked doubtfully: [Xiaogua, are the laws of Daxia so strict? ]

[Logically speaking, it shouldn't be that severe. Maybe the emperor has long wanted to deal with him and is using this as an excuse to make a fuss.]

The imperial guards came in and dragged Lord Wu out. Lord Wu struggled to his death and said, "Your Majesty, please listen to my explanation. I didn't... Ugh!"

Lord Wu's mouth was covered by the imperial guards, and then there was the sound of being beaten with a stick and Lord Wu screaming that he was wronged.

Jiang Yueyang curled her lips, [Tsk! He still has the nerve to cry out that he is innocent. So many people have heard him slander my brother. It is impossible to wrongly accuse anyone but him! By the way, Xiaogua, you haven't told me who is still alive among those who participated in the cheating in the imperial examination. ]

【Lord Wu.】

Everyone present felt a flock of crows flying overhead and a deafening sound of silence in their ears.

Jiang Yueyang had the same feeling as them.