The first thing to be mentioned is naturally the follow-up of the scholars' disturbance.
Hearing this, Lu Wan suddenly perked up, and his eyes, which were originally full of sleepiness, suddenly became bright.
Lu Wan was not asked to wait any longer before he saw a civil official making suggestions.
"Your Highness, it is inappropriate for those candidates to cause trouble, but they cannot be blamed entirely for this matter. I think it is inappropriate to execute more than 230 of them."
What?
When Lu Wan heard this, he didn't even care about the rules and quickly looked up. Was the Queen Mother going to kill everyone involved in this matter? This is too cruel!
Moreover, Old Man Qian said that there is a story behind this matter, but no one knows what it is.
Lu Wan had just asked the question in his heart when Shen Yan in front of him took a step forward and said coldly, "Your Majesty, I have already found out that the candidates made trouble because someone leaked the exam questions in advance. If we only punish the candidates who made trouble, but do not investigate and punish the officials who committed favoritism and fraud, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public."
As soon as he finished speaking, a skinny middle-aged man stepped forward and said, "Prince Shen, are you saying that Lord Feng and I were involved in corruption in this year's imperial examination?"
Facing this person's almost mocking question, Shen Yan didn't even move his expression, he just said, "Whether it is corruption or not, we will know it after checking."
"King Shen."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Queen Mother spoke up and asked, "I know this matter well. Lord Feng and Lord Su are both senior officials in the court. I know their character and ability best. They would never do such a thing."
Shen Yan continued without giving in, "Then please ask the Queen Mother to find out the truth and clear the two adults' name."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lord Su blew his beard and glared at Chen Yan, cursing, "I am upright and have nothing to fear from your investigation, but there are many things going on in the court right now. Since Prince Shen is the regent, he should naturally focus on the affairs of the court and should not waste manpower on these irrelevant matters."
"Irrelevant things?"
If Shen Yan was just stating the facts before, he was obviously angry when he said this.
Lord Su did not realize the seriousness of the problem, and stroked his beard and boasted, "I have evidence here to prove that these candidates are simply making trouble out of nothing, and I have already reported it to the Empress Dowager."
"In that case, does the Empress Dowager know about it?" Shen Yan looked at the Empress Dowager. "The imperial examination is a major event related to the fate of the country. Based on Lord Su's few words, you don't plan to investigate this matter further?"
Shen Yan's expression became more and more angry, "Or does this matter have some other relationship with you, Queen Mother?"
"presumptuous!"
As soon as Shen Yan finished speaking, the Queen Mother scolded him, "Prince Shen, how dare you slander me? How many heads do you have?"
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