Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

In the imperial study, Emperor Jingfeng rubbed his temples, frowning.

Ning Fuhai came in to announce: "Your Majesty, King Zhao is here."

Emperor Jingfeng exhaled, nodded and said, "Let him in."

After a while, Zhao Wang Li Rui walked into the imperial study and bowed to Emperor Jingfeng who was standing above him: "My brother has seen the emperor."

Emperor Jingfeng looked tired, and responded lightly: "Well, find a chair and sit down by yourself."

Li Rui saw that Emperor Jingfeng was not in good spirits, and asked, "Brother Emperor, what's wrong? Is your head still not healed?"

Emperor Jingfeng shook his head: "The head wind is gone, it's just some miscellaneous things, it makes people headache when thinking about it."

Li Rui's heart moved slightly: "But the Liu family got into trouble again?"

Emperor Jingfeng paused, raised his head and looked at him: "How do you know?"

Li Rui smiled confidently: "Your brother guessed it. Brother Huang has always been impatient and angry when dealing with difficult things in the government, but it is rare for him to be so worried. Can make Brother Huang worry so much?" , most of them are thinking about how to wipe the Liu family's ass, so as not to affect His Highness as much as possible."

Emperor Jingfeng pinched his brows and sighed: "You can see through my mind."

Li Rui suppressed his smile when he heard the words, and straightened his tone: "Actually, I didn't guess it. I heard that Xuanyang Hou brought his eldest son into the palace to see the emperor a few days ago, and wept a lot in the imperial study. In addition, there are indeed some rumors about the Liu family outside recently, so I came here to ask Brother Huang."

Emperor Jingfeng's eyes were fixed: "Rumours? What are they spreading?"

Seeing that Emperor Jingfeng didn't deny it, Li Rui made a good guess in his heart, and said with a wry smile: "Brother Emperor has Feiyuwei, and I have heard from Liu's father and son. You should know more about what has been passed down than your younger brother."

You don't need to think about it, it must be the fact that Rongfa Bookstore sells books in the name of the examination questions. The man behind the imperial examination fraud.

Thinking that the incident had become known to everyone, Emperor Jing Feng felt even more urgent, but he still couldn't make up his mind on how to deal with it, and his eyebrows were knit together in worry.

Seeing that he was silent all this time, Li Rui said cautiously, "Could it be...is it true that the Liu family leaked the exam questions?"

Emperor Jingfeng glanced at him, and said angrily: "Do you think they have that ability?"

The Liu family's father and son are arrogant and short-sighted. Even if they have the courage to cheat in the imperial examination under the instigation of others, they will never have the ability to successfully implement it.

Li Rui breathed a sigh of relief: "Since it's fake, what else do you worry about, brother?"

Emperor Jingfeng said: "It's just because it's fake, this matter is difficult to handle. I know it's fake, but will the scholars who shouted to punish the culprit of fraud believe it's fake? What's more, the popularity of the Liu family in the court It's not good at all, I'm afraid that if the public opinion from outside comes together, a large number of courtiers will push the boat along and force me to deal with them."

Li Rui said: "Then how does the emperor plan to deal with it? After all, if it continues like this, I'm afraid the more it is delayed, the worse it will be."

Emperor Jingfeng's eyes flickered, and he hesitated: "Actually, I have a way, but..."

At this moment, a Flying Fish Guard came in from the outside and knelt down on one knee: "Your Majesty."

Emperor Jingfeng had no choice but to temporarily stop talking, and looked at him: "What's the matter?"

Fei Yuwei glanced at Li Rui, seemed to be worried about his presence, and hesitantly said: "It's... the matter of the prison."

Li Rui immediately stood up and said consciously: "Then my brother avoids first."

"It's okay, you stay." Emperor Jingfeng stopped him, and then looked at Feiyuwei, "I just want to tell King Zhao about this, so you just say so, there is no need to hide."

Fei Yuwei stopped hesitating when he heard the words, and said: "After investigation, there is insufficient evidence for Gu Yunji's collusion with Bai Xingjia to commit fraud. It's really nothing. Fang Zigui is also innocent."

"In addition, according to Mr. Zhao Fan's speculation after the interrogation, the cause of this matter is likely to be the personal enmity between Gu Yunji and Fang Zigui. Fang Zigui deliberately fabricated his fraud in the imperial examination in order to frame Gu Yunji, and Gu Yunji confessed to Fang Zigui. Zigui is an accomplice, most likely out of revenge, trying to drag him into the water."

Emperor Jingfeng understood it, and said in a rather speechless voice: "Tossing and tossing, I dispatched Feiyuwei to handle it myself. I thought it was a big deal, but it turned out to be a farce. How did Fang Shu and Gu Yuanhui teach the family My son? It will only make things difficult for me at such a juncture."

After listening to the cause and effect added by Emperor Jingfeng, Li Rui said with great interest: "As far as I know, Fang Shoufu and Gu Shangshu have always had a good relationship. Do they know that there is such a deep hatred between their nephews? They often frame people Cheating in the imperial examination is very ruthless, how does the emperor plan to deal with it?"

Emperor Jingfeng didn't answer, but waved Feiyuwei back: "I understand, first lock people up and don't act rashly, I have my own arrangements."

Li Rui said unexpectedly: "Brother Huang, what is the meaning of this? Since it is framed, it must be investigated carefully. If the evidence is found, it should be dealt with, and if the evidence is not found, it should be released. Why should people be imprisoned and not act rashly?"

Emperor Jingfeng was silent for a while, and slowly said: "Among the books involved in the Rongfa Bookstore this time, the most famous and widely spread one is called the Luxi Sanjie Special Edition, and Gu Yunji and Fang Zigui are Luxi and Fang Zigui. Two of Xi Sanjie."

The topic jumped a little fast, but Li Rui didn't react: "So?"

Emperor Jingfeng looked at him quietly without speaking.

Looking into Emperor Jingfeng's deep eyes, Li Rui suddenly understood something, and his heart sank: "Brother Huang wants...to take this opportunity to put all the blame on Fang Zigui and Gu Yunji, so as to keep the Liu family safe." , By the way, stop the mouths of everyone?"

Emperor Jing Feng calmly closed his eyes, and did not say anything to refute, which was equivalent to acquiescing.

Emperor Jingfeng was the king of a country and the ruler of the Great Xia Dynasty.In this position, the most important thing is not to correctly judge right and wrong, nor to clear up wrongs and return people to innocence, but to maintain stability—maintain the stability of the court and consolidate the existing rule.

Emperor Jingfeng said leisurely: "Originally this was the most appropriate way to deal with it, but Gu Yunji and Fang Zigui's identities are unusual after all. One is Gu Yuanhui's cousin, and the other is Fang Shu's only son. It seems that they are just two inexperienced I don’t know how many forces are behind this young man, and I’m afraid that if I pull one hair, it will affect my whole body.”

For those in high positions, the basis for making a decision is not right or wrong, but the gains and losses of interests.The reason why Emperor Jingfeng hesitated was to weigh the importance of the two, whether to move the two young people who were placed high hopes by their respective families in order to keep the second prince's mother family.

As for whether innocent people would be sacrificed by doing so, it was simply not within the scope of Emperor Jingfeng's consideration.