Xue Zhiyi understood.
In the past, the emperor would allow Lu Minchun to let Lu Yan escape to save his face because the family killed by Lu Yan were just ordinary people, and even if they all died, it would not harm the emperor's interests in the slightest.
But this time, the imperial examination cheating involved the foundation of the country and the interests of all the scholars in Dayong, so the emperor had to choose to give up Lu Minchun.
In this way, there is no need to cover up Lu Yan's identity as a fugitive.
On the contrary, exposing the fact that Lu Minchun assisted Lu Yan in escaping, handling it with great fanfare, and announcing it to the world will make people feel that Your Majesty cares about the suffering of the people and is fair and selfless. Even if someone is the son of a powerful person, he cannot disregard the law and harm civilians.
Who would think that Lu Yan was able to escape from the Dali Temple successfully with the emperor's tacit approval?
Our wise and mighty Majesty must have been deceived by the people below!
Naturally, Xue Zhiyi did not reveal this idea to Huo Wuyou this time.
She asked, "How did Your Majesty deal with it?"
Huo Wuyou lowered his eyes slightly. "This case is less serious than the previous one. The Rong family only had their property confiscated, and the Rong County Magistrate was dismissed and imprisoned. The rest of the family members were not implicated. But Xue Tingliu was not so lucky."
"Dead?" Xue Zhiyi asked back.
"Not really." Huo Wuyou said, "His reputation is definitely ruined. Not only that, Xue Tingliu is also a member of the Xue family. Because of Xue Zhentong's influence, he was also reduced to slavery and will never be allowed to enter the officialdom again."
Huo Wuyou thought bitterly: I must take this opportunity to at least cripple one of his legs.
"What else?" Xue Zhiyi asked him.
Seeing Huo Wuyou in a daze, she called out again, "Marquis of Lin'an?"
Huo Wuyou came back to his senses: "Who else?"
Xue Zhiyi reminded him: "Where is Fu Rongxin?"
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