Chapter 1797 Knowable Crime

Changzhi and other scholars who were queuing in official uniforms saw it, and some of them started whispering.

Inside the examination room, Changzhi and the deputy examiner sat down. The door to the examination room opened as the time came, and teams of scholars entered after being checked and their identities verified one by one.

Changzhi sat in the main seat, listening to the verification of candidates' information. He was waiting for that Mr. Li!

Some candidates were brave enough to take a sneak peek, while others were timid and kept their heads down.

As time went by, Changzhi sat up straight, attracting the attention of the deputy examiner, "What's wrong, sir?"

Chang Zhi saw that Li Xiucai dared to look up at him, his eyes were deep and serious, and Li Xiucai was so scared that he shrank his neck and lowered his head, not daring to look up again.

The deputy examiner narrowed his eyes and asked, "Does your Excellency know him?"

Chang Zhi smiled and said, "Some people want me to get to know them."

The deputy examiner's heart trembled, "What do you mean, sir?"

"You understand, don't you?"

The deputy examiner was in a state of confusion. Did Lord Zhou know about this? That was not right. If he knew, how could the Autumn Examination be held as scheduled? He looked at Lord Zhou in confusion, but Lord Zhou leaned back in his chair and showed no intention of talking.

In the capital, Minghui and Mingjing watched Shao Xun enter the examination room. After Shao Xun entered the examination room, he appeared and walked in front of Jiang Ling and Shao Ting.

Shao Ting was surprised, "Young Master came to see my brother off, but unfortunately my brother has already entered the examination room."

"I arrived a long time ago, but I was afraid of putting pressure on Shao Xun, so I kept watching from a distance. I saw that he was in good spirits."

Jiang Ling continued, "I had a good rest these past two days."

Shao Ting was very grateful to Master Zhou in her heart, "If it weren't for you, my brother wouldn't have the confidence he has today. Thank you very much."

Minghui motioned for Shao Ting to stand up, "I have a purpose as well."

After hearing this, Jiang Ling looked at her future sister-in-law with the rest of her eyes, then looked away with a smile in her eyes.

Shao Ting was nervous inside but she didn't show it on her face. Sometimes she felt that Master Zhou treated her differently. Every time she wanted to hide, Master Zhou didn't show up. So she just let it go and stopped bothering herself.

Ming Jing tugged at her brother's sleeve, "Brother, look."

Minghui looked in the direction of the fat finger and saw several young masters from the Yong'an Duke's Mansion. There were as many as four young masters from the Duke's Mansion taking part in the imperial examination this year. These four were almost the same age, both legitimate and illegitimate.

Minghui didn't want to stay with Shao Ting any longer, so he asked, "My brother left first."

Ming Hui led his brother away. When they were far away from the crowd, Ming Jing spoke, "The Yong'an Duke's Mansion is prosperous."

Minghui said: "The four candidates who took the exam passed the examination successfully. I wonder if they will pass the examination in the autumn exam successfully."

Ming Jing, "It should be smooth sailing. It seems that the Duke's Mansion has made many preparations for the imperial examination."

Minghui felt that it would not be that easy, even though the children of the Jiangnan families had not yet entered the capital.

In Chuanzhou City, candidates entered the examination room one after another. Chang Zhi sat for a long time and stood up. He said to the deputy examiner and other officials: "Let's go, let's inspect the examination room."

The deputy examiner and others stood up one after another, "Please come in, sir."

Changzhi walked ahead with his hands behind his back and suddenly asked the deputy examiner, "Prefect Shi didn't come today."

The deputy examiner lowered his voice and said, "I heard there is a case that needs to be reviewed."

Chang Zhi, "You are well-informed."

The deputy examiner hurriedly said, "It has been spread everywhere."

"oh."

Chang Zhi walked quite fast and came to the position where the soldiers were standing guard. The candidates were sorting their luggage. This was not Chang Zhi's first time in the examination room, and the room had been newly renovated so there would not be problems such as leaks.

The only sound in the examination room was the sound of people putting things together. Changzhi and the others hurriedly stood up and said, "Don't be nervous. Go ahead."

The candidates were still restless, especially Li Xiucai.

Changzhi walked up to Li Xiucai and asked, "Why don't you look at me?"

Li Xiucai's fingertips trembled a little, "Your Excellency has great authority, and I dare not look directly at you."

Chang Zhi raised his eyebrows, "Don't you think I look familiar?"

Mr. Li's calves were shaking this time. He felt that Lord Zhou looked familiar when he first saw him, and soon remembered where he had seen him before. Lord Zhou was sitting next to him when he leaked the test questions in the inn.

The deputy examiner asked, "Have you met this candidate?"

Changzhi: “I’ve seen it.”

The deputy examiner and others felt nervous and increasingly uneasy, especially when Lord Zhou stared at them as if he knew everything.

Li Xiucai was under the greatest pressure. His back was soaked. "Sir, Sir, I have never seen an lord before."

Chang Zhi said sternly, "You better think about your answer."

Li Xiucai shuddered, "Student, think it through."

Chang Zhi hummed and asked the deputy examiner and others, "Do you know Li Xiucai?"

The deputy examiner could only grit his teeth and say, "I don't know him."

Others shook their heads and said, "I don't know him."

Changzhi continued, "This man has some excellent spices at home. You really don't know them?"

The deputy examiner was completely confused. What else did he not understand? Lord Zhou already knew everything.

There was quite a commotion here, and candidates who were packing their luggage stopped what they were doing, fearing that it would affect their autumn examination.

The deputy examiner lowered his head and said, "Your Excellency, you are joking. How do we know that he has the best spices?"

Chang Zhi stood with his hands behind his back, his back straight. "As expected, he won't cry until he sees the coffin. I have been in Chuanzhou for many months. Guess what I have seen?"

No one dared to answer at this moment. The officials and others not far away frowned.

Chang Zhi said in a sad tone, "I have seen the corruption of Chuanzhou and smelled the stench. I feel sick every day when I see you. You are so bold as to take bribes to falsify grades, buy and sell test questions, and cover up evidence to harm candidates whose grades were replaced. Do you deserve the trust of the court? Do you deserve the students of Chuanzhou?"

The deputy examiner only had two words in his mind: "I'll wait."

Changzhi interrupted and asked sternly, "Do you admit your guilt?"

With a bang, Li Xiucai fell to his knees on the ground, terrified.

The deputy examiner did not want to die. He knew that the confiscation of property was a light punishment, so he had to defend himself in order to save his life. "Sir, we are innocent. Please judge for us."

Chang Zhi sneered, "You are still stubborn until now. Do you really think that I only have the names of a few victims? I have already investigated everything I should have investigated in Chuanzhou for many months. Today, I will restore justice to Chuanzhou and get rid of all the scum like you."

After saying that, Changzhi called out, "Someone come here."

Today's officials are all from the government office, many of them are cronies of Prefect Shi. When they noticed something was wrong, some of them quietly left to pass on the message, while others quietly approached Lord Zhou, trying to take control of the place.

However, when someone was coming, the officer heard heavy footsteps and was a little dazed. Then he saw teams of soldiers coming in with swords. Before he could react, the knife was put to the officer's neck.

The fifty soldiers who were there to maintain order in the examination hall were treated the same as the examination officials. Some of them shouted, "We are one of our own."

Unfortunately, the knife got one step closer to his neck.

The entire examination room was silent. With such a big movement, the timid candidates were frightened silly, the calm ones had bright eyes, and the candidates who had bought the test questions were trembling with fear.

(End of this chapter)