Chapter 368: Evidence lost, there are still hidden people in her house
"Shut up, my king!"
Shen Zhao roared, and everyone fell silent immediately.
Everyone looked at Qin Hui in fear, wishing they could go up and sew his mouth shut.
Shen Zhao glanced at everyone. Their panicked expressions and the tension in their eyes were enough to prove the truth of Qin Hui's talk of cheating in the imperial examination.
These people are really brave.
She explained how two stupid people like Chu Tanhua and Chu Bangyan passed the imperial examinations, and it turned out that there was something fishy going on.
Shen Zhao's gaze finally fell on Qin Hui.
"Do you know that serious cases of cheating in the imperial examinations are punishable by death? Minor cases will also result in the loss of honor and fame, and will be forever barred from taking the imperial examinations and entering the imperial court. The consequences will be so severe that your descendants will never have a chance to rise to prominence!"
Qin Hui straightened his back, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.
"Of course the students know this. It is precisely because they know this that they have no scruples about exposing them."
These people ruined his reputation. Not only did he have to bear the infamy, but he also lost his life.
The Chu family has always been cruel in Jinzhou and will never let the Qin family go.
In this case, if he dies, no one can live without suffering any consequences.
Shen Zhao and Ji Yuan looked at each other. As the chief examiner of the two sessions, Ji Yuan was already in turmoil over this matter.
The imperial examination is a process of selecting through layers of examinations to select useful talents to serve the emperor and bring welfare to the people.
It also gives students from poor families an opportunity to make a breakthrough.
If even the imperial examination is unfair, can it still be called the imperial examination?
Wouldn’t that mean I’ve become an assistant to some people in making money?
Ji Yuan took a few steps forward, his expression extremely serious, and said, "You just said that you have evidence that these people, including you, cheated in the imperial examination. Where is the evidence now?"
Shen Zhao also said: "As long as you make contributions to the imperial examination, this king can spare your life!"
Qin Hui was determined to die, but when he suddenly heard the prince say that he would spare his life, he became extremely excited.
"The evidence is in the student's luggage, which is at the Liuyun Inn."
After Qin Hui finished talking, Shen Zhao immediately sent the guards and secret guards from the mansion to Liuyun Inn to pick up Qin Hui's luggage.
Chu Zhuangyuan and the others had deathly expressions on their faces.
"Mu'er, Qin Hui is now using all means to drag innocent people into this water. The imperial examination is a matter of great importance. No one dares to tamper with it."
The old patriarch began to advise.
Chen Zhao said coldly, "Whether it's true or not, we'll know when the guards bring Qin Hui's luggage."
Every minute and every second of waiting was torture for them.
After about an incense stick of time, the people sent by Shen Zhao returned empty-handed.
A solemn look flashed in Shen Zhao and Ji Yuan's eyes at the same time.
The leading guard reported, "Your Highness, the guest room where Qin Hui was staying was robbed, and all his belongings are missing."
Shen Zhaojin clenched her hands into fists. The theft of Qin Hui's luggage could only mean one thing: there were secret agents from other forces in her house.
On the day she sent the vicious woman to jail, she cleared out the General's Mansion.
She drove out all those who had been fence-sitters and bullied her, whether they were guards, servants or maids.
I also checked the background of those who stayed behind, and the remaining ones were people I knew well.
Even so, there were still people mixed in. She was not careful enough.
"How could this happen? How could this happen!" Qin Hui suddenly stood up from the ground.
He excitedly stepped forward and grabbed the guard's arm.
"That's the Liuyun Inn. How could my luggage be stolen? This is impossible..."
Although Liuyun Inn is just an inn, it has strict management because it receives students from all over the country every year.
Over the years, there has never been an incident of students' luggage being stolen.
Chu Zhuangyuan and others were obviously relieved.
Qin Hui looked at Chu Zhuangyuan angrily, thinking that it must be his doing.
This happened in the Chu Mansion. He must have sent someone to the Liuyun Inn to steal his luggage right under everyone's noses.
He couldn't imagine anyone else touching his luggage.
"Your Highness, it must be Chu Zhuangyuan who sent someone to steal the student's luggage."
Chu Zhuangyuan has completely put his mind at ease and is not afraid of Qin Hui's accusations at all.
"Brother Qin, you are being unreasonable. I have always been under your watch and I am not too busy to do anything else. How could I possibly send someone to steal your luggage?"
Looking at the two people who are about to quarrel again.
Shen Zhao scolded, “No need to argue.”
Shen Zhao frowned slightly and looked at the guards.
"Did Shopkeeper Liuyun give you any instructions?"
When a student was robbed at Liuyun Inn, it was impossible not to come forward and give an explanation to the owner.
The guard replied:
"The shopkeeper said that just now someone from the General's Mansion sent someone to take away Qin Xueyu and Liu Xueyu. Not long after, someone else claiming to be from the General's Mansion came to help the two students take their luggage."
"The shopkeeper had no suspicion and had the men take away their belongings."
Chen Zhao suspected that since Qin Hui took out the letters between him and Chu Zhuangyuan from his robe just now, the secret agent lurking in the General's Mansion went to Liuyun Inn to get Qin Hui's luggage.
When Qin Hui heard this, he became even more certain that it was the person sent by Chu Zhuangyuan.
He knelt down in front of Chen Zhao with a thud, "Your Highness, you must trust the student. It was Chu Zhuangyuan who was afraid that the matter would be exposed, so he sent someone to get the student's luggage from Liuyun Inn in advance."
"Your Highness, I guarantee with my life that these people all passed the imperial examination by cheating."
As Qin Hui spoke, he suddenly thought of something.
He hastened to add:
"Your Highness, the student still has evidence."
Everyone's worries, which had just calmed down, were lifted up again.
Will this Qin Hui ever be done?
"Where's the evidence?" Shen Zhao and Ji Yuan both looked at Qin Hui at the same time.
If they were to check, they would definitely be able to find out something, but it would just waste a lot of time.
During this period, it is unknown how many of the students who were admitted were able to do so based on their own real talents and knowledge.
It would be great if Qin Hui could produce evidence.
"The evidence is in the students' heads." Qin Hui pointed to his own head and said:
"There are thirty people who passed the imperial examination at the same time as this student. Your Highness, just think about it, there are twenty people in our academy alone. How can it be so easy to pass the imperial examination?"
"Twenty of those people, like the students, had purchased the exam papers in advance at great expense. If Your Highness doesn't believe me, you can gather those twenty people and test them. They will then know whether these people have the foundation to pass the imperial examination."
Qin Hui said it with great confidence.
No one knew better than he how knowledgeable these twenty people were.
As long as everything is uncovered, the truth will surely come out.
Some people know their own abilities and think that passing the imperial examination is enough, so they will not come to Kyoto to take part in the imperial examination because they dare not!
Shen Zhao said in a calm voice, "From whom did you buy the provincial examination questions?"
This is a leak of test questions and is unfair to thousands of students in the State of Southern Chu.
"Yes, Dean! The students and others spent five hundred taels of silver to purchase the provincial examination questions from the Dean."
In order to raise 500 taels of silver to buy him a bright future, his parents even sold a yard.
Shen Zhao and Ji Yuan both frowned at the same time. It was that dean again!
Who on earth is this person who has such great abilities!
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