Moonlight clicked its tongue in amazement and couldn't help but float towards him. With such a game, was his kidneys okay?
"Doesn't his wife care? The brothel faking death is already a violation of the law, isn't it?"
Not only did he break the law, but he was also involved in the crime committed by his colleague, and that colleague was implicated because of him.
"What did they do?"
[Imperial Examination Cheating]
These four words not only resonated in everyone's ears, but also in their hearts.
Cheating in the imperial examinations would be a major case in any dynasty!
The imperial examination cheating scandal three years ago implicated so many people that one-fifth of the officials in the court were affected to varying degrees.
Although His Majesty eventually executed the mastermind, the others were either exiled or demoted but retained, and the former Right Chancellor even requested to retire and return to his hometown because he was implicated by the students.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Xu was the one who slipped through the net in this matter. I never realized that Zhao Xu, who usually appears aloof and upright, actually has some skills.
In that storm, this nobody with no connections actually managed to escape the investigation by the three judicial departments.
【Master, the imperial examination cheating case is not the main point. The main point is that Zheng Zhicheng, who was implicated by him, and his sons were exiled to the frontier and sent to the border defense forces. His third son, Zheng Feng, did not like to study when he went to the capital. He was a complete good-for-nothing playboy.】
After arriving at the border, Zheng Feng's military talent gradually emerged after several battles. At first, due to his background, his achievements were taken by his superiors, which made them wary of him.
Later, in a small-scale raid on the border, his father, his two older brothers, and himself were all pushed out by that superior to be cannon fodder.
Of the hundred-man team, only three, including him, survived and returned. His father, Zheng Zhicheng, and his two older brothers all died outside the Great Wall.
From then on, Zheng Feng kept a low profile and waited for an opportunity to avenge his father and brother.
Three years later, during a battle between the armies of Dayan and Xiqiang, Zheng Feng seized the opportunity to kill his superior, and he himself was captured by the enemy due to his injuries.
Later, by chance, he was appreciated by a leader of the Western Qiang, who not only married his daughter Meiya to him, but also vigorously cultivated his military talent.
In just a few years, he grew into one of the top five generals among the six kingdoms.
Ten years later, Zheng Feng not only became the Supreme General of the Western Qiang, but also the main force in conquering Dayan. He also had a nickname: "Crazy Zheng".
They were ruthless and insane in their fighting.
After Zheng Feng captured Shangjing, he searched for his sister and others in many ways, and finally found his sister, who had become a concubine, in the Zhao family.
Because of his sister, Zheng Feng helped Zhao Xu a lot after Zhao Xu surrendered to the Western Qiang.
Later, he took the initiative to divorce his current wife and promoted Zheng Feng's sister to the position of legal wife. After that, he was given important responsibilities and rose rapidly in the Western Qiang region.
Master, Zheng Feng is a talented man. It's a pity that such a military talent was not only exiled to the frontier because of Zhao Xu's involvement, but also taken advantage of by the enemy, the Western Qiang. I feel sorry for Emperor Mingxi.
"What was Zheng Feng's situation at this point in the original timeline?"
[Having just had his credit stolen by his superior, and with the Western Qiang raiding south in less than a month, his father and two brothers had died in battle that early winter. From then on, he hated the Jiyan and the Western Qiang, and thus he played a part in fueling the later internal strife within the Western Qiang.]
Upon hearing this, the emperor and his ministers of Dayan hated Zhao Xu intensely. Emperor Mingxi's eyes, filled with murderous intent, swept over Zhao Xu, and his colleagues around him stared at him as if he were already dead.
Now we know of another one who destroyed their Dayan dynasty: the Western Qiang!
The three families split into the Northern Li and Western Qiang, but who will be the last one?
Judging from the borders, Nanzhao is very likely the third one, but Nanzhao is a small country, ranked last among the six countries. Where does it get the strength to come to Dayan and take a share of the pie?
Emperor Mingxi pulled himself out of his reverie. The most important thing now was to investigate Zhao Xu's actions in the imperial examination fraud case years ago and bring the Zheng family father and son back from the border.
Zheng Feng is such a talented general that he can only belong to their Dayan. Emperor Mingxi plans to hone this fine sword, and ten years later he will be the strongest sword to strike the Western Qiang.
Seeing that the conversation between the Moonlit Radiance and the Divine Artifact Master had ceased, Wei Ping immediately stepped forward and reported, "Your Majesty..."
Wei Ping immediately recounted how he discovered Xu Changyue, how he followed the clues to uncover the story of Marquis Changqing, Zhou Fushan, and so on.
Some of his colleagues behind him couldn't help but secretly look up. The scene looked so familiar. If it weren't for the absence of the despairing Marquis Changqing, they would have thought that time had really reversed.
Didn't this fellow tell His Majesty yesterday?
Even if I say it again today, it won't give you two extra credits!
Want to double the credit? Even if His Majesty agreed, they wouldn't allow it!
Finally, Wei Ping asked, "Your Majesty, all the people from the Changqing Marquis's residence have confessed their crimes. What should be done with them?"
[Wait, wasn't Marquis Changqing supposed to live peacefully until the fall of the Dayan Kingdom ten years later? How come his secret was exposed so quickly?]
"People's fates are not static. Perhaps the early appearance of the Zhou family triggered the entire chain of events, making Lord Wei realize something was amiss, and pulling out one radish led to uncovering the rest?"
Indeed, the person he was referring to was none other than Zhou Dazhuang's eldest son. This seemingly insignificant clue unexpectedly led to the future powerful figure, Xu Changyue. This man is not easy to catch.
"Little Pearl, where is Xu Changyue now?"
【Master, Xu Changyue is really good at hiding. After leaving the capital, he actually traveled over a hundred miles to Beili to feint an attack, and then secretly sneaked back to the capital. Guess where he's hiding now?】
"Where are you hiding? And you're implying it's none of our business?"
[It's both related and unrelated; he's currently hiding in a small house that was part of Sun's dowry!]
"The Sun family? The house? Is it the Sun family I know?"
Yes, it's the original owner's biological mother, Sun Shuya!
Upon hearing this, the three members of the Yu family were so frightened that they almost knelt down. They knew that the woman was stupid and originally thought she was just causing trouble in the back house. They never expected that she could cause such a big disaster!
They didn't believe she was colluding with Xu Changyue, but at this point, anyone associated with that person was doomed. Their Yu family was almost dragged down by this stupid woman!
Yu Chongshan glanced at his granddaughter sitting on the high platform eating snacks, and felt much relieved. He believed that His Majesty would not harm the rest of the Yu family for the sake of the child.
He glanced discreetly back at his third son, whose face was also deathly pale. This son…
"How did she get involved?" A spy wouldn't dare use someone so stupid.
Didn't she always cherish that fake Yu Ningrou like the apple of her eye? Now that you've arrived, she's afraid of losing favor, so she spends all her time acting pitiful in front of Madam Sun.
When her biological parents came looking for her, in order to appease Yu Ningrou and prevent her from being deceived by her biological parents, Madam Sun promised to give her a small house under her own name as part of her dowry.
Before the house was even transferred to her name, she tricked Sun into giving her the house keys.
She gave the key to her biological parents, and the key ended up in the hands of Zhou Dazhuang's parents.
"Weren't the Zhou family all arrested because of Zhou Fugui? Are they even connected to you now?"
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