Chapter 373 God is watching what you do, it’s not that there is no retribution, but the time has not come
"I... I can also prove that what he said is true. It was the old patriarch and Chu Zhuangyuan who came to our house and told us that if we wanted to be the runner-up in the imperial examination, we only had to give them 500 taels of silver."
"Our second-place winner is not as knowledgeable as the first and third place winners. When I saw that they had all paid, I also paid for the second-place winner to give me peace of mind."
"Back then, the old patriarch and the top scholar not only visited my family and the second place winner's family, but also visited the homes of several other members of the Chu family who were scheduled to take the provincial examination."
"Those families didn't have money, so they didn't hand it over. Among them, there were one or two who were more knowledgeable than the runner-up, but they didn't pass the provincial examination. No, that's not right... They never passed, not even for three years."
He secretly raised his eyes to glance at the old patriarch, then quickly lowered his head.
What he wanted to say was that those two were more knowledgeable than Chu Zhuangyuan, and could even be compared with Yu Zihuan.
He knew there must be something fishy going on. There was no way these two could fail to pass the imperial examination. Someone must be obstructing them.
While sighing, he was also very glad that he was able to mobilize the entire family, sell everything he had and even sell the ancestral home to raise 500 taels to give to the old patriarch.
Now he only has regrets. If he had known that things would develop to this point, he would never have handed over the five hundred taels of silver.
It's too late to say anything. I can only hope to do my best to get Chu Mu's forgiveness.
"Back then, your mother, Yu, was indeed wronged. I was still young at the time, and the old patriarch assigned me to guard Yu outside the courtyard gate."
At this point, a trace of pity flashed in Chu Bangyan's father's eyes.
"Ever since Yu was imprisoned, adult men from the Chu clan have been entering and leaving her compound every day. This... all of this has been tacitly approved by the old clan leader."
"Because... because the old patriarch was the first to invade the Yu family..."
As he spoke, he folded his hands nervously.
"Every day I could hear Yu's cries for help, her shouts and curses, and her... her screams of unbearable humiliation..."
Shen Zhao's eyes became dark and unpredictable.
Chu Renqing also said that he had heard the sound of the Chu family executing the Du family outside the courtyard wall.
and Yu's cries for help.
I think that was not Yu's scream when she was tortured, but her cry when she was violated.
How desperate Yu must have been at that time.
Just thinking about it is enough to make you suffocate.
As a woman herself, she could better understand Yu's situation at the time.
Chu Bangyan's father kowtowed to Shen Zhao when he said this.
"Your Highness, I did not collude with them to humiliate Yu. I even secretly let her go because of my guilty conscience."
"I hope she can escape and go to Kyoto to find your father."
"But unfortunately, your mother was captured by those people before she could escape from the Chu family."
"I don't ask Your Majesty to forgive me, but I do ask Your Majesty to spare the life of the second place. We don't care about fame or anything else. I just hope that my family can leave Kyoto alive and return to Jinzhou."
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I promise that we will never again claim to be your people. As long as Your Highness agrees, I and the second-place candidate will change our surnames to take the second-place candidate's mother's."
Chen Zhao was not moved by what Chu Bangyan's father said.
These people are the murderers who killed Shi.
He is also an evil person who enjoys Chu Mu's long-term offerings.
They all have to pay the price for the evil they did back then.
If this incident had not been exposed today, they would still enjoy all of this as a matter of course.
I will never confess to her like I did today.
People are just bad by nature.
"Take all these people away and lock them up, Wang Ben."
"This king will personally investigate the truth and bring these beasts to justice."
She is not Chu Mu, so she can remain calm now.
If Chu Mu knew what happened to the Yu family, he would have killed these beasts long ago.
The lives of these beasts are still useful, not only for the Yu family but also for the thousands of students in Jinzhou.
Shen Zhao gave an order.
The guards of the mansion stepped forward immediately.
The old patriarch knew he couldn't escape, so he sternly said to the guards who were trying to catch the champion:
"You can't arrest him. He's a top scholar and an official. You can't abuse his power and punish him."
Chu Mu knew all the truth about what happened back then and would never let him go.
He is an old man and has lived enough. He can die but the top scholar cannot.
Shen Zhao sneered and mocked:
"Juren? An official?"
"He obtained his position as a juren by cheating in the imperial examination, and you tell me that I cannot touch him?"
"What's more, he is the main culprit, instigating others to cheat in the imperial examination. Not only can I touch him, but even if I execute him right now, His Majesty will not blame me a single word!"
A fierce look flashed in the old patriarch's eyes.
"Your Highness is wrong. The only two candidates who participated in the imperial examination fraud were Chu Bangyan and Chu Tanhua. The champion was a juren who passed the examination on his own merit."
"Since the emperor has sent people to Jinzhou to investigate, they will surely find a list of those who cheated in the imperial examinations. Then Your Highness will know whether there is a top scorer or not."
He did not have the ability to participate in cheating in the imperial examinations.
It was he who relied on Chu Mu's status to get close to the magistrate of their county, and through the magistrate, he made friends with the steward of the Jinzhou prefect's mansion.
All the silver he handed over was given to the steward through the county magistrate.
At that time, he was cautious and did not announce the name of the top scholar, nor did he pay the five hundred taels of silver on his behalf.
Instead, he learned the exam questions in advance based on the tips he got from the county magistrate.
And remember the secret codes in the answer sheet.
Although it was the housekeeper who leaked the exam questions, anyone who understands the situation knows that the housekeeper is just a person who appears in public, and the real leaker was the Jinzhou prefect.
Shen Zhao listened to the old beast's inner voice, and this time it was effortless.
“God is watching what you do, it’s not that there is no retribution, it’s just that the time has not come!
Heaven has recorded every evil you have done. I will know if Chu Zhuangyuan cheated in the imperial examination once I investigate."
"Pull them all away for me."
The old patriarch was still shouting, and Shen Zhao ordered:
"Shut his mouth for me. If he dares to shout again, I will cut off his tongue!"
The old patriarch stopped shouting instantly and was dragged away by the guards with an unwilling look on his face.
"Your Majesty, please spare me... Please spare me, Your Majesty, we are innocent, we are innocent..."
"Wow... If I had known this would happen, I would have never followed you into the capital... Chu Zhuangyuan is not my biological son, why are you imprisoning me..."
Chu Zhuangyuan's second uncle said nothing, his eyes filled with gloom.
“…”
The Chu clan members were dragged away for a long distance, and their cries for mercy could still be heard.
Wherever they went, they could be heard begging for mercy and shouting curses.
Of course, the one being scolded was the old patriarch's family.
Chen Zhao looked at the receding figure and ordered:
"Immediately send someone to catch up with Master Ji at full speed and inform him that the person who leaked the exam papers was the Jinzhou prefect, and the person who provided the information was the county magistrate."
Chu Mu, who was being flattered by Madam Pang, Chen Baoyi, Feng Li and Li Yuwan, suddenly stood up from his chair when he heard the voice.
I was just about to leave to see what happened.
But Mrs. Pang's beautiful eyes began to shed tears again.
“Where is Miss Shen going? Are you so fed up with an old woman like me?”
As she spoke, she covered her face and sobbed, but her sneaky glances revealed that she was not really crying.
Chu Mu had a headache, and it happened again!
Ever since the housekeeper came to report an hour ago that Madam Pang and Miss Chen from the Duke of Chen's mansion had come to ask for a meeting, he had been surrounded by women.
It is said that three women make a play, but now four women are like a battlefield.
Especially when Madam Pang, Chen Baoyi, Feng Li and Li Yuwan don't get along.
This war is even worse.
Who will save him?
At this moment, the butler came to report again:
"Madam, I'm here to tell you that the wife of the Marquis of Loyalty is here to visit. Do you want to see her?"
Chu Mu's eyes darkened, because he knew that there was an agreement between A Zhao and the wife of the Marquis of Loyalty. At this time, she came to report to A Zhao about her progress in the Marquis of Loyalty's mansion.
Have to see.
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