Chapter 530: The murderer confesses
As for Xu Jue and Wei Ziang, they were instructed by Qin Zhao, a student from Liangzhou, to attack Xu Jue and Wei Ziang because Qin Zhao felt that the two of them were a threat.
The Dali Temple immediately summoned Qin Zhao for interrogation.
"Before the imperial examination, Qu Jin stuffed slips of paper with copied articles into Xu Jue and Wei Ziang, trying to frame them for cheating. Qu Jin said that it was you who ordered him to do it. What do you have to say?" asked the official from the Dali Temple.
"Xu Jue and Wei Ziang have such good memories, do they need to copy the article to cheat?"
Qin Zhao said sarcastically, "If I wanted to harm them, would I use such a method that can be seen through at a glance?"
"In the palace examination, I will definitely be the top scorer. Xu Jue and Wei Ziang are no match for me. I don't need to use dirty tricks to deal with them."
Qin Zhao's tone became arrogant.
"The clear will be clear, and the turbid will be turbid. I can confront Qu Jin in court."
Qin Zhao and Qu Jin confronted each other in court.
Qin Zhao asked a few questions, and Qu Jin was speechless and had to confess his guilt.
It was simply because he simply disliked Xu Jue and Wei Ziang. If these two were disqualified from the imperial examination, then he would have a greater chance of passing, so he took action against them.
The Dali Temple tried Qu Jin in court.
Fifty strokes of the cane, exile to a border town, and hard labor!
As soon as the verdict came, Qu Jin collapsed immediately.
"Sir, I know I was wrong. Please don't exile me! You can beat me!"
"Sir, I was just confused for a moment. Please, considering my ten years of hard study, give me another chance!"
Qu Jin pleaded.
Only when this kind of thing happened to him did he feel afraid.
He never thought that because of his frame-up, those students who had studied hard for ten years lost the opportunity to take the imperial examinations. Their ten years of hard work were wasted, their future was ruined, and they were criticized by others. How desperate they felt.
No matter how much Qu Jin begged, the sentence remained unchanged.
The Dali Temple informed the officials in charge of the imperial examination of the results of the trial.
After discussion, the officials in charge of the imperial examination clarified Xu Lubai's injustice and restored his eligibility to take the imperial examination.
When Xu Lubai heard the news, tears couldn't help but fall.
He hadn't slept much these past few days, and had been looking forward to news from the Dali Temple.
I didn’t expect to receive such good news!
Very good!
The Dali Temple cleared his name.
He can also take part in the imperial examination!
Even if it takes three years, as long as there's a chance, there's hope!
He studied hard in the past three years and tried his best to pass the imperial examination!
If I hadn't met that lady, I would have become a rotting corpse by now. How could I have lived to see the day when my injustice was vindicated?
That lady was his life-saving grace.
The benefactor was Tang Li, the wife of the Minister of Justice.
Xu Lubai engraved the name of his benefactor deeply in his heart.
Xu Lubai went to the Marquis' Mansion and thanked Tang Li solemnly.
After saying thank you, I said goodbye.
"Madam, I am going back to Qingzhou and will come back to take part in the Spring Examination in three years." Xu Lubai said.
"Then I wish Mr. Xu to pass the exam in three years." Tang Li said.
"Thank you, ma'am." Xu Lubai bowed deeply to Tangli, then turned and left.
Time flies, and it is mid-March when the results of the imperial examination are announced.
There were many people gathered in front of the results announcement board, and the students were all craning their heads to look for their names.
Those who found it were filled with joy, while those who didn’t were filled with dejection.
"Zi'ang, I saw your name!" Xu Jue stood on tiptoe and looked inside. Seeing the three words "Wei Zi'ang", he said happily.
Xu Jue was still standing on tiptoe to look: "What about you?"
"My name is a little below yours!" Xu Jue quickly found his own name, "Zhuo Shu! I saw Zhuo Shu's!"
All three of them won!
Wei Ziang smiled, and when he smiled, he had two dimples, which was cute and sweet.
When the two men saw the result, they were about to turn around when two hands hooked their shoulders.
"Not bad." Zhao Jingxuan's voice sounded in their ears.
Zhao Jingxuan was a prince and did not take part in the imperial examination.
During the imperial examination, he could return to the palace even if he didn't have to go to school at the Imperial College.
Logically, this is the time for him to run around and have fun.
But during those three days, he didn't relax at all and was very nervous.
"You're not even this nervous during your own exams." His mother teased him.
"It doesn't matter whether I'm nervous or not during the exam." Zhao Jingxuan said without any shame. He chuckled twice, "Xu Jue and Wei Ziang are my brothers. They are different. I'm still waiting for them to earn my respect."
He's just a loser, but he has two awesome brothers to brag about.
Next, he was also very nervous while waiting for the examination results.
Finally, the results came out and both of them won. Of course he was happy.
Wei Ziang and Xu Jue turned to look at him.
"You all won, you're worthy of being my brother." Zhao Jingxuan was happier than the other two. "Come on, I'll take you to eat something delicious."
"My family is already preparing lunch, and my mother asked us to go back and eat." Wei Ziang said.
Zhao Jingxuan readily agreed: "Then I'll go to your house for dinner."
Zhao Jingxuan was thick-skinned and followed them home.
The fact that Wei Ziang, Xu Jue and Zhuo Shu were ranked first was actually expected given their talents.
But when the results came out, the entire marquisate was very happy.
This lunch was a celebration and was very sumptuous.
After the joint examination, there is the palace examination.
What Xu Jue and Wei Ziang really care about is the palace examination.
Because the emperor personally set the questions for the palace examination and personally participated in marking the papers, the final result would divide the candidates into three classes. The first class would consist of three people, who would be Jinshi, called the top scholar, the second scholar, and the third scholar would be given the status of Jinshi.
The competition for the top three in this year's palace examination was quite fierce.
Xu Jue and Wei Ziang, candidates from the Imperial College, and Qin Zhao, a student from another place, are all very capable candidates.
It is said that when the imperial examination was held, the examiners were amazed when they saw the answer sheets of the three candidates. They circulated them among the examiners and said that this year's candidates were "a gathering of the best" and the palace examination would surely be very intense and exciting.
In a blink of an eye, it was early April, the day before the palace examination.
Prince Rui's Palace.
Zhao Shu was playing chess with Qin Zhao.
"The palace examination is tomorrow. How is Yunwen preparing?" Zhao Shu asked.
"I've been ready since the day I prepared to go to Beijing for the imperial examination," Qin Zhao said.
Qin Zhao is nineteen years old this year. If he came here just to pass the imperial examination, he would not have to wait until this age.
He devoted himself to studying, waiting for himself to acquire enough knowledge so that he could become the top scholar!
He looked down upon the rest.
Xu Jue and Wei Ziang did have some talent, but they only added some fun to him. There was no way they could surpass him and win the top spot!
He will win the first place in the palace examination and become famous throughout the world.
"Then Xu Jue and Wei Ziang..."
"It's indeed a mystery as to who will be the second and third place winners," Qin Zhao said.
Zhao Shu couldn't help but laugh.
He liked Qin Zhao's arrogance and self-confidence, and he was worthy of being the one he favored!
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