During this period of time, Ji Qing had roughly understood the whole story.
This person clearly wanted to impersonate him!
Before Jiang Zhiyu could speak, Ji Qing stared at Wu Li with his dark eyes: "I want to make officials freeze in the cold, and the common people forget their greed and vulgarity... I want to make the distant austere and the nearby peaceful, and let the heroic reputation soar and the fruits flourish."
He spoke very quickly, but his pronunciation was very clear and his voice was very cold.
In a flash, he had memorized all the answers to the first question.
Wu Li knelt on the ground, his face ashen, his hands trembling slightly, and it was obvious that he was extremely scared.
There is no need to memorize it anymore, it is clear which is true and which is false.
An eerie silence descended upon the hall. Xiao Yanli spoke without hesitation, "How dare you, you thief! I admire your courage and want to seek justice for you, yet you harbor such a sinister intention!"
"Father, this thief is so audacious that he even dares to impersonate a student. I beg you to drag him out and execute him by slow slicing, as a warning to everyone!"
The emperor's face was slightly gloomy and he didn't say anything.
"Your Highness, why are you so anxious? This matter has not been thoroughly investigated yet."
"I actually have a doubt, and I hope Your Highness can help me clear it up."
Jiang Zhiyu said lightly.
"You're joking, Censor Jiang. How can I possibly solve your puzzlement?"
An ominous premonition arose in his heart, and Xiao Yanli's tone of voice became somewhat sarcastic.
"Of course I can. I'd like to ask, if someone wants to impersonate someone, they should naturally replace someone on the list. For example, this Wu Li. Why did they choose Ji Qing, who is not on the list?"
"Could it be that this person knew from the beginning that it was Ji Qing, not Wu Li, who should be on the list?"
There is a list of people on the list in the original book, but the only one that doesn’t match is Wu Li.
When he heard his name, Wu Li subconsciously raised his head and looked at Jiang Zhiyu.
The ranking will be made after the palace examination. With so many names, why did she only call out her own?
Was it a coincidence, or had she known it from the beginning?
Did you know this would happen today?
Have you just been watching the show the whole time, waiting to see them step into the fire pit step by step?
How terrible!
The girl's face looked like a devil in Wu Li's eyes. Wu Li's breathing stagnated. Jiang Zhiyu tilted her head slightly in confusion. In Wu Li's eyes, it seemed as if she had opened her bloody mouth.
There was fear in his eyes, and his shrill voice almost broke.
Everyone was startled by him.
Xiao Yanli also frowned, but it was undeniable that Wu Li's scream attracted a lot of firepower for him.
But Jiang Zhiyu ignored him and just looked at Xiao Yanli, as if urging him.
"Jiang Yushi, to be honest, I have the same doubts. When this person stopped my carriage, he introduced himself as Ji Qing. I also want to know why he pretended to be this person, and what his true identity is."
Xiao Yanli placed particular emphasis on the word "real".
Although Wu Li was extremely frightened, he still had some rationality left, which allowed him to maintain basic judgment.
In this situation, covering up was useless. Wu Li trembled and said, "My real name is Wu Li. I'm impersonating him because... because I've offended him before, and I'm afraid he'll be on the list and bring trouble to my family."
This lie is extremely lame.
Everyone present was a smart person, and anyone could see that when Ji Qing went to the hall just now, the two of them clearly did not know each other.
Ji Qing also spoke up: "Nonsense, I've never seen you before, how can you say you've ever offended me?"
Wu Li shut his mouth.
He was extremely panicked. He didn't dare to look in the direction of Xiao Yanli, nor did he answer. He just looked around secretly, as if looking for something.
[This stealthy look seems very familiar.]
Not only Jiang Zhiyu, the emperor also felt quite familiar with him.
It's like—
【Committing suicide by hitting the pillar! 】
They both blurted out the words in their minds at the same time.
Jiang Zhiyu gave He Yanting a look, and saw that He Yanting had already stood beside Wu Li, pressing him lightly with one hand.
[So much tacit understanding? Can they understand each other with just one glance?]
Wu Li was breathing rapidly, as if he would faint in the next second.
Xiao Yanli let out a light click of his tongue in disdain.
If he continued to be provoked, he might faint. Jiang Zhiyu was too lazy to wait, so he changed the subject and said, "Let's not talk about why he pretended to be Ji Qing. As you all saw just now, this person is clearly an uneducated fool. How could he have made it onto this list?"
"I think you should ask Censor Jiang himself. From the beginning to the end, they were all appointed by you."
The Minister of Rites spoke.
Jiang Zhiyu raised her eyes slightly: "Are they all mine? That's not necessarily true."
"An Hong, this article is under your responsibility, right?"
A man named An Hong hurried forward from the crowd and said, "Yes, I'm responsible."
"But I really don't know why this happened. I was very careful when copying names..." An Hong's eyes shrank, as if he had thought of something. He continued, "Could it be possible, could it be possible that the person did it when I was changing the candlelight?"
When An Hong went to get the candle, many people saw it with their own eyes, and after listening to what he said, they all nodded.
"Change the candlelight..." Jiang Zhiyu nodded slowly: "That's a good reason."
An Hong's face froze.
"You only knew about it, but didn't do anything about it. So even if it was exposed, it wouldn't be traced back to you, right? That's what the person behind the scenes told you, right?"
Jiang Zhiyu glanced at Xiao Yanli sideways, which was not a hint, but almost an explicit statement.
Xiao Yanli gritted his teeth secretly.
An Hong forced a smile and said, "What do you mean by that, Censor Jiang? There's no evidence..."
His voice stopped abruptly because Jiang Zhiyu took out something that looked very familiar to him from his arms.
His package.
Inside were the silver he had saved, the silver notes he had collected, the travel permits, and the badges.
Those silver coins and banknotes were enough for him to live a life of luxury anywhere except Shengjing.
An Hong's face turned pale and the muscles on his face twitched uncontrollably.
The Queen Mother's mother's family was completely slaughtered in just a few days, leaving only him.
Some of the Empress Dowager's former lovers did not escape either.
No matter how stupid An Hong was, he knew that this was not something an ordinary person could do. The only one who could do this quietly was the current emperor.
It was obvious that he wanted to kill everyone related to the Queen Mother!
He usually keeps a low profile and has lived in the Hanlin Academy for a long time. The emperor did not kill him, which was simply because he forgot this option.
He could forget it for a while, but could he forget it forever?!
Continuing to stay in Shengjing is like having a knife hanging over your head that can kill you at any time!
Of course I have to escape!
But An Hong also has a very clear understanding of his own strength. He absolutely cannot escape alone.
So he waited and waited, and finally this opportunity came.
It was just as Jiang Zhiyu said, even if everything was exposed, the emperor would at most punish him for dereliction of duty in public, but why did he end up like this!
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