Chapter 146 Mountain Man
Chapter 146 Mountain Man
“Plop!”
The words "he deserves to be killed" frightened Gu Changqing so much that he rolled off his seat and fell to the ground.
Gu Ziyun's face had become extremely ugly.
Deserve to be killed?
Beheaded? Is he going to die?
Gu Ziyun couldn't help but tremble. He never thought the consequences would be so terrible.
No, no, it shouldn't be that serious...
He suddenly raised his head, knelt on the ground, and protested his innocence: "I have never seen any mountain people, nor do I know these people. I am innocent!"
Luan Wu gritted his teeth and said, "The evidence is irrefutable, and you still have the nerve to cry out for injustice?!"
"I don't know any mountain people at all!"
Gu Ziyun insisted that he didn't know. Anyway, Luan Wu had never seen any mountain man. As for who this person was, no one knew. If Gu Ziyun insisted that the mountain man was himself, it was not impossible.
As for the fact that their figures and voices were not similar, Gu Ziyun no longer cared about that. He didn’t want to die!
In the crowd, Prince Rui, who had been silent the whole time, glanced at Luan Wu, then at Gu Ziyun, and said, "Your Majesty, assuming that the mountain man exists, he must have had some connection with Luan Wu and Gu Ziyun. We can look for people who look similar to the figure mentioned by Luan Wu and others, and let them speak one by one. I'm sure we can find out who the mountain man is."
Gu Ziyun's heart finally fell to the bottom inch by inch.
Prince Rui obviously didn't believe him. In fact, even he didn't believe him, because Luan Wu and his men not only had the manuscript, but also had seen Gu Zilu wearing a mask.
Who else could describe that figure except Gu Zilu?
My classmates in school are all older than me.
Gu Zilu was trembling all over.
For a moment, the entire banquet was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. The atmosphere was silent and oppressive. Even Zhao Jingcheng remained silent. Xie Huaiguang slowly stood up, knelt down, and said in a steady voice: "Your Majesty, I beg you to take a look at my manuscript."
A manuscript that even the emperor applauded must be excellent. Xie Huaiguang was already a talented writer and naturally yearned for good articles. He felt that this matter would surely involve many things, so he couldn't wait and begged to see the manuscript first.
Zhao Jingcheng nodded. He had always had a good impression of Xie Huaiguang, and now he directly asked Zhou Ruihai to deliver the manuscript to him.
Under the halo of the lantern, the beautiful small Taige-style characters made Xie Huaiguang squint his eyes in satisfaction, and then he couldn't wait to look down.
Seeing this, Gu Zixuan also came over, and even many brave scholars gathered around to admire it together.
“It’s really well written.”
“The marking is also good.”
"For such a good article, any revision will be the icing on the cake!"
Everyone was whispering, and Gu Ziyun also wanted to get up, but his legs had lost all feeling. He couldn't get up, and didn't dare to move. He could only grit his teeth and clench his fists.
"Your Majesty, this paragraph is plagiarized. It was used by Gu Ziyun in the examination."
Xie Huaiguang, who had been calm all along, suddenly pointed to one of the passages and said, "Pen and ink!"
The young eunuch quickly brought over the pen and ink, and Xie Huaiguang started writing, writing down all the plagiarized passages.
"This paragraph too, it was used in the palace examination!"
Every time Xie Huaiguang pointed out a point, he would take note. When he finished writing, he had already written several articles. After finishing, he handed the edited manuscript to Zhou Ruihai, and then the young man lifted his robe, knelt down, and said in a deep voice: "Gu Ziyun copied thirteen places in total, and even the revised places are exactly the same. I can be sure that it is indeed plagiarism. I think he must have memorized the content of the article in advance. Your Majesty, according to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, those who cheat in the imperial examinations will be stripped of their titles and banned from participating in the imperial examinations for life. Those who are seriously guilty will be exiled. As for the officials who presided over the imperial examinations, they will all be demoted."
Stripped of title, never allowed to take imperial examinations, and exiled? ! !
Gu Ziyun couldn't help shaking all over, and said in shock: "Unfair, it's all unfair. Now you don't even know who the mountain man is. What evidence do you have to prove that I copied it? This is what I wrote, I wrote it!!"
He argued in fear and then turned to look at Chen Huailiang. He hoped that his father-in-law would speak up again to save him, but no. Chen Huailiang's face became extremely ugly. His expression was stiff and his forehead was covered with cold sweat. He obviously noticed what Xie Huaiguang said.
Chief examiner, demoted? ! !
It was in vain that he was still dreaming of a promotion. Moreover, he had worked diligently for so many years and should have been promoted. But now he was demoted because of Gu Ziyun, the son-in-law he favored? ! !
Chen Huailiang felt terrible. He quickly wiped the sweat off his head and said in fear: "Your Majesty, let's first check who this mountain man is!"
Mountain man, mountain man, it would be best if nothing can be found out. Without any witnesses, there is still room for maneuver in this matter!
Mountain man, who is he?
Everyone was thinking about this question, and some people even began to look around, wondering whether they could see the mountain man at the banquet.
Su Jin raised his eyebrows and turned to look at Gu Zilu. The young man was as steady as a rock. Although everyone was thinking about and looking for the mountain man, he was just sitting here, calm and composed, with gentle eyes and brows, as if he was out of it, and as if he didn't care at all.
Don't be too steady.
Su Jin was a little worried. Could it be that this Lu Ge had really been raised astray?
She asked Gu Zilu to go to the farm just to let him experience life. When he is no longer the son of a marquis, he is destined to be helpless in everything like ordinary people. Then he will understand that it is better to rely on himself than on others. But who knew that Zhou Fu would show up halfway, which stimulated Gu Zilu and turned him into a complete evil.
Look at how calm he is now, he is just like the villain in the novel.
But the good thing is that Brother Lu has never done anything bad that only a villain would do, so this shouldn't be considered as raising him in the wrong direction.
Su Jin was eating melons and watching the show, thinking wildly, but Gu Changqing beside him could no longer sit still. He turned his head with a stiff neck and looked at Gu Zilu, gritted his teeth and whispered: "You, sit still, don't go out, do you understand?"
Gu Zilu smiled faintly, but the smile did not reach his eyes, which made his smile seem cold and sarcastic.
"Father, do you think there is still room for maneuver in this matter?"
The boy's voice was steady and unhurried, as if everything that was happening now was just as ordinary and simple as having breakfast.
"Then you can't go out either, he's your second brother!!"
Gu Changqing was anxious, but the more anxious he was, the colder Gu Zilu's eyes became. He even leaned forward slightly, staring at Gu Changqing with his dark eyes, and said word by word: "If you don't go out, it will be deceiving the emperor. Second brother's matter is serious, but father, can you bear the crime of deceiving the emperor?"
So, under Gu Changqing's shocked and terrified gaze, the young man slowly stood up, seemed to casually flicked the non-existent dust on his sleeves, raised his legs, and walked out.