Chapter 144 Your Majesty, It’s Unfair

Chapter 144 Your Majesty, It’s Unfair

Everyone looked at Luan Wu.

No one in the crowd noticed that Gu Ziyun's face was a little stiff.

Could these people who came to cause trouble be talking about me?

No, it shouldn't be. I've only seen those articles written by Gu Zilu. He destroyed the original manuscripts directly after copying them, so there shouldn't be any problem.

Thinking of this, Gu Ziyun breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but give himself a thumbs up for his cautiousness.

As expected, it is better to be safe than sorry.

The young man completely relaxed, and even had a relaxed smile on his face. He turned around and saw that the two people on his left and right were eating and drinking calmly, so he calmly joined the eating and drinking group.

But the next second, the slap in the face came too quickly.

"Students believe that the runner-up, Gu Ziyun, had falsified his test paper and deceived his superiors and subordinates, so he does not deserve to be on the list!"

"puff!"

Gu Ziyun was so shocked that he spat out a mouthful of old wine. He didn't bother to wipe the splashed liquid on his face, but looked at Luan Wu in fear.

His heart was beating violently, his pupils were shaking, and even his breathing stopped, because he had never expected that someone would actually come to report him!

How do these people know?

Besides, I don’t even know this person named Luan Wu!

After the initial shock, Gu Ziyun quickly calmed down. He looked around and saw that everyone was staring at him.

Some of these eyes were shocked, some were in realization, and some were shaking their heads and frowning. Seeing all kinds of expressions, Gu Ziyun made a prompt decision, stood up abruptly, pointed at Luan Wu and said angrily: "We don't know each other, and we have no grudges against each other. Why are you slandering me?"

"Your Majesty!" Chen Huailiang stood up and pointed at Luan Wu angrily, "I don't know what this boy is up to. He actually framed the second place selected by the emperor. In my opinion, he should be flogged 20 times, interrogated about his intentions, and then kicked out of the palace!"

Chen Huailiang was furious. With Gu Ziyun's literary talent, did he really need to cheat on the test paper?

Even if Luan Wu accused Xie Huaiguang of fraud, he would not feel anything. But it was different for Gu Ziyun. He was his son-in-law, and he recognized his talent. If Luan Wu blamed him and accused him of fraud, he would also be affected.

At this time, he saw the benefits of the marriage, and Chen Huailiang naturally wanted to protect Gu Ziyun.

For a moment, the quiet banquet was filled with the sound of noisy discussions.

Everyone looked at Luan Wu and then at Gu Ziyun. One was an unknown failed student, and the other was the second place in the first class appointed by the emperor. What was going on?

"Brother Lu..."

Su Jin turned to look at her son, and Gu Zilu comforted him softly, "Shh, my son has said that mother should just watch the show."

After saying that, he deliberately turned his head to look at Gu Changqing, and the man's face was indeed as pale as paper.

Gu Ziyun is cheating?

Ha, Gu Changqing was also aware of this matter. After the palace examination results were announced, Gu Zilu pulled him aside and told him everything, but what did he do at that time?

At that time, he was very strong and protected Gu Ziyun!

Because he thought that this matter would not be known to outsiders, at most it would be a problem within the Marquis' Mansion, but who would have known that now, now it would be known to outsiders?

Gu Changqing suddenly turned his head to look at Gu Zilu and asked in a trembling voice: "Do you know these students who are causing trouble?"

Do you know him?

Of course he knew him, but Gu Zilu no longer had any expectations of this father, so the boy shook his head in confusion: "I don't know him."

Don’t know?

How can I not know them...

The words were stuck in his throat. Gu Changqing didn't know whether to say anything or not. There were many people talking around him, and now several pairs of eyes were looking at him.

Gu Changqing could only swallow his displeasure. He looked at Luan Wu and couldn't help but speak: "Do you have any evidence to prove what you said?!"

"have!"

Luan Wu's voice was powerful. Just one word made Gu Changqing's straight back tremble violently, and his face became even uglier.

Is there evidence? What evidence?

He remembered those manuscripts and burned them all, burned them all!!

When they were horrified, Luan Wu and the other two simultaneously pulled out a pile of manuscripts from their sleeves and presented them with both hands.

"Your Majesty, what this student has in his hand is the evidence that Gu Ziyun plagiarized!"

Plagiarism?

The crowd was startled again. They all stretched their necks to stare at the papers. Unfortunately, they were too far away to see what was written on them.

Chen Huailiang stretched his neck even further, trying hard to see the words clearly to see what these vicious failed students were up to, but unfortunately, he couldn't see it, because Zhou Ruihai quickly took the things away and walked quickly towards the imperial steps.

Gu Changqing stared at Eunuch Zhou's back. The closer he got to Zhao Jingcheng, the more frightened he became. By the time he handed the manuscript to Zhao Jingcheng, his legs had already lost their strength from fear and fell limply on the chair.

The one whose expression was even uglier than Gu Changqing's was naturally Gu Ziyun.

The boy's nervousness and fear were all written on his face, and Su Jin shook his head repeatedly. At least, this kid was not good at acting.

Your fear is too obvious, young man.

Sure enough, this expression caught Zhao Jingcheng's attention and aroused the emperor's suspicion.

Those who can sit on the throne and control the ministers are not good-for-nothings. Zhao Jingcheng attends court meetings every day, watching the faces of the ministers change from time to time. When it comes to observing people's words and expressions, he is very proficient in it.

Therefore, before opening the manuscript, Zhao Jingcheng asked, "Gu Ziyun, do you know these three people?"

Gu Ziyun shook his head: "Your Majesty, I don't know him, I've never seen him, let alone heard of him."

Zhao Jingcheng said nothing more, but personally spread out the manuscript. Eunuch Zhou Ruihai immediately picked up the brightest lantern and held it high.

They were manuscripts, and all of them were first drafts. The handsome small characters in the Taige style were written in a dignified and beautiful manner, and the words and sentences were very gorgeous. The quotations from classics were done with ease. They were smooth and well-paced when read. They were simply excellent articles.

On such articles, there are also revisions in red, such as drawing a circle, changing a word, or drawing a line under a good sentence from time to time.

In other words, this is a revised manuscript.

Zhao Jingcheng was amazed at the perfection of the manuscript and couldn't help but read three articles in one breath before stopping.

“Great article!”

The emperor sighed, and finally Luan Wu raised his head and agreed: "Your Majesty, the students also think that these are rare good articles, but such good articles were pieced together by someone with ulterior motives and presented to the emperor as articles for the imperial examination. The students despise these people who deceive the world and steal the reputation, and feel sorry for those who write good articles but cannot get the reputation of their talent. Such talents should not be buried!"

"That's why the three of us gathered together today and went to the gate of the palace to protest the injustice of this man. Your Majesty, this is unjust!"