You should know that after Xu Tianze handed over the list of names in the court, His Majesty did not even interrogate them, but directly sent people to arrest everyone.
Even the list of names was not made public. The Imperial Guards arrested everyone as soon as they came in. It was obvious that it was arranged in advance. His Majesty must have known the list of names long ago.
Just by looking at this, he knew that the corruption in the imperial examination was the work of His Majesty, and Xu Tianze was just a sharp knife of His Majesty.
There are no fools in the court. If he can discover it, naturally others can guess it a little. The only difference between him and them is that he dares to step forward and show his face to leave an impression.
After all the court officials had left, Xu Tianze and his companions went back into the palace and headed towards the Shangshufang. They believed that Emperor Gan had been waiting for them there for a long time.
"Take a look." Emperor Gan was originally holding the paper in his hand and looking at it. When he saw Xu Tianze and others coming in, he handed the paper to Eunuch Quan.
Xu Tianze and others took the paper from Eunuch Quan, looked at each other, and then gathered around to watch.
"I am guilty, please punish me, father." After reading it, Long Musi knelt on the ground and apologized.
He never expected that the final problem would lie with him, and the person who leaked the information was someone he had never doubted.
"Is this news accurate?" Xu Tianze looked at Emperor Gan, somewhat uncertain.
You know, if it was someone else, he wouldn't think anything of it, but the person named above shouldn't be him no matter how you think about it.
If that was the case, given Long Musi's cautiousness, how could he not have noticed it at all and be directly tricked now?
"Sometimes, the most unlikely thing is often the truth. Third brother, I am so disappointed in you." Emperor Gan sighed. He was not strict with his subordinates and was even betrayed without realizing it.
Maybe he had too high expectations for his third son, which is why he was so disappointed by this incident.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will definitely give you and the others an explanation." Long Musi knelt down and kowtowed without making any excuses for himself.
With my father's means, since he has found out this far, it means that he has already confirmed whether the news is true long ago. Now he puts it out there directly, which is already showing some mercy to him.
Otherwise, the person behind Long Yi would be found out directly instead of him having to interrogate him personally.
"Do you need any help?" Xu Tianze expressed his concern.
Although he felt that Long Musi could handle it himself, Long Yi had been following Long Musi for a long time.
Presumably, Long Musi was feeling a little uncomfortable, so Xu Tianze was still a little worried.
But just as Xu Tianze finished speaking, he felt a pair of eyes staring at him from behind, which made his heart tremble and he knew that he had said the wrong thing.
Just as he was about to explain, Long Musi rejected Xu Tianze first: "No need, just wait for the final result."
After saying that, Long Musi saluted Emperor Gan and turned away. He had to go back quickly, otherwise if he let Long Yi run away, he would really lose face.
Seeing that Long Musi had gone to deal with it, Emperor Gan looked at Song Yu again and asked, "Is that old man Song Zhenjiang safe and sound in the mansion now?"
"Your Majesty, my father is in good health and there is nothing wrong with him. Thank you for your concern." Song Yu knew it was time to leave after seeing His Majesty nod. "If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."
Emperor Gan smiled and nodded. This man was quite perceptive and knew when to advance and retreat. He had been well taught by that old man Song Zhenjiang.
Look at Xu Tianze again. He is becoming more and more outstanding under the hands of the old bastard Xu Li.
After making such a comparison, Emperor Gan saw the prince in front of him, and his face instantly fell. Other people's sons were so outstanding, so how could he give birth to such a fool.
If I hadn't been guarding outside the delivery room at the time, I would have suspected that this idiot had been switched.
The prince felt the emperor's disdainful gaze, pretending not to know and looking down at the ground, but he felt a little disdainful in his heart.
Now people see that other people’s children are excellent, but they don’t think about how others focus on cultivating their offspring and how they cultivate themselves.
There are no blood relatives in the royal family. If he had not known how to play dumb to reduce the suspicion of those empresses since he was a child, he would have died at the hands of one of the empresses without knowing it.
"Your Majesty, there is not a single rich kid among the students who gathered to cause trouble today." Xu Tianze smiled and found a seat for himself and pulled the wise king to sit down, as if he didn't notice the weird atmosphere at all.
"Hmph, children of officials have always had their own future. Naturally, they don't have to be treated the same as children of commoners." Emperor Gan sneered as he thought of the news he had just reported.
"Find a place to sit down. You've been standing there like an idiot all day." Emperor Gan saw that the prince was still standing there in a daze, and saw the mischief on Xu Tianze's face, so he glared at the prince in annoyance.
Didn't he see the other two had sat down? He was still standing there, as if he was deliberately punishing him. He really didn't have any eyes at all.
"Yes." The prince lowered his head and found a place to sit down.
He felt a little relieved. He had been expecting his father to make trouble, but he didn't expect to be let off so easily. Now he suddenly understood where Xu Tianze's charm lay.
"Your Majesty, it's not that they don't need it, but that they disdain it. The aristocratic families behind them are their confidence." Xu Tianze changed the subject.
It's not true, and the disdain is also true. Generally, there are officials in the family, and then they go directly through the inner channel to enter, and then they are promoted with gilding.
This kind of customary rule took a long time to study. He didn't understand it at the beginning. He only found out when he accidentally heard his second brother Xu Shiping complaining in the study.
What Xu Li said at that time was very simple and touching. He said that there are thousands of roads in the world, and the dark has its own set of rules.
What the Xu family needs to do is to restrict the rules in the dark and make the road in the open smoother. The first step is that the Xu family itself must walk on the road in the open.
At that time, he was ignorant and asked why he had to climb so hard when there was a shortcut. At that time, his elder brother Xu Jixue just smiled and told him:
"Shortcuts inevitably trample on the dignity and lives of innocent people, and even their opportunities. The descendants of the Xu family disdain to do such things that harm others for their own benefit."
"What you said is exactly what I want to change, but you must know that the aristocratic families are deeply rooted and it is impossible to eradicate them directly." Emperor Gan's face was serious, but the sadness in his eyes could not be dispelled.
This kind of customary rule has been in place for a long time, and he is helpless about it. Every year in the imperial examinations, countless talented people are suppressed in disguise.
In the end, those who came to the court were all children of aristocratic families and nobles. They ignored orders and accepted bribes, making the court a mess.
"It would have been impossible to touch them before, but now is a good opportunity." Xu Tianze naturally saw the helplessness in Emperor Gan's eyes, but since he brought it up, there must be a way to deal with it.
"Oh? How do you mean?"
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