Da Qin: I exposed myself as a time traveler, why are you Zhao Gao panicking?

Chapter 214: Retrial the test paper in court!

Qin Chi sighed in his heart when he saw this.

He knew that although Li Si made a big mistake this time, he was also an important minister in the court and could not be completely denied just because of a passing incident.

He pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Prime Minister Li, the top priority is to stabilize the situation and find out the truth. You can go back to the palace first, and we can discuss it later when I enter the palace to meet with His Majesty."

Hearing this, Li Si felt as if he had been granted amnesty, and hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, Lord Qin, for your advice. I will go back home right now and wait for your good news."

While the two were discussing, an envoy from the palace suddenly arrived, and Xuan Lisi entered the palace immediately.

Li Sir was like an ant on a hot pot. He was extremely anxious and hurriedly asked Qin Chi for help: "Sir, I am in chaos at this moment. Please come with me to the palace and discuss countermeasures together!!"

Qin Chi's eyes were firm and he asked in a deep voice: "Prime Minister Li, I can go with you, but tell me, is there any malpractice for personal gain in this imperial examination?"

Li Si shook his head like a rattle and said resolutely: "This is absolutely not the case! Although I preside over the imperial examination, I have always acted impartially. What's more, my mentor Xunzi is a great Confucian of the generation and will never do such things that are against the holy way!!"

When Qin Chi heard this, a hint of approval flashed in his eyes, and he said slowly: "Since there is no fraud, it will be easy to handle. I will go into the palace with you and explain the whole story to Your Majesty. This crisis will definitely be resolved."

After saying this, the two of them hurriedly dressed up and entered the palace with the palace envoy to meet the saint!

Soon after, the atmosphere in Zhangtai Palace was as solemn as iron.

The splendor of the palace seemed to have lost its color at this moment, leaving only a chilling atmosphere.

Zulong sat high on the emperor's couch, his face as cold as ice, his eyes as sharp as a sword, piercing Li Si who was kneeling on the ground!

That gaze contained the fury of thunder, as if it was going to penetrate Li Si completely!

Li Si knelt on the ground, trembling all over.

He felt an invisible pressure coming from above, making him almost breathless.

He knew that the mistake he made this time was extremely serious and had offended Long Yan.

He didn't dare to raise his head to look at Zu Long, so he could only bury his head deeply, his heart filled with fear and uneasiness.

In this solemn atmosphere, the entire Zhangtai Palace seemed to have fallen into silence.

The people in the palace held their breath and concentrated, not even daring to breathe out.

They knew that this was the calm before the storm, and what awaited Li Si next would be the wrath of Zulong's thunder.

Zu Long looked at Li Si coldly, his voice as piercing as ice: "Li Si, do you know your guilt?"

Li Si trembled all over and kowtowed hurriedly: "Your Majesty, I know that I am guilty! I will not give up until I die!"

His voice was full of panic and regret, and he knew that he had really angered His Majesty this time.

"Li Si!" Zu Long shouted angrily, his voice echoing in the empty hall, "Such a thing happened during the first imperial examination in our Qin Dynasty! As the prime minister, how should you explain it?!"

Li Si trembled all over and kowtowed hurriedly: "Your Majesty, calm down, I am guilty! I did not think carefully when releasing the results, which resulted in no students from the north being on the list, which caused a commotion."

"I am willing to accept the punishment and appease the students' anger!!"

"Without thinking about it?"

Zu Long sneered: "You want to reveal this matter lightly without thinking about it? Do you know how much impact this move will have on our Great Qin? Do you know why those northern students are so angry? They are not only angry Not being on the list is even more unfair and prejudiced against our Great Qin!"

Li Si broke out in cold sweat on his forehead, feeling terrified!

He knew that Zu Long was right. The mistake in releasing the results of the imperial examination was not just a simple mistake, but also a serious blow to the reputation of Da Qin!

He hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I am aware of my guilt! I will do my best to find out the truth and give justice to those students."

"Fair?" Zu Long laughed angrily, "How do you want to repay them justice? Re-examine the test papers? Or re-release the results?" "Do you know how doing this will make people in the world think of me, Da Qin? Do you know that doing this will make those who have already What do the southern students on the list think?"

Li Si was left speechless by the question, and felt even more frightened!

He knew that the mistake he made this time was too big and could not be easily made up for anyway.

He could only kneel on the ground and keep kowtowing to plead guilty: "Your Majesty, I know that I am guilty! I must bear the blame for my death! I beg your Majesty to grant me a death to thank the world!"

However, Zulong did not immediately respond to Li Si's plea.

He was silent for a moment, seeming to think about how to deal with this matter.

Li Si did not dare to look up at Zu Long's face, and could only wait quietly for the judgment of fate.

Immediately, Zulong's eyes were like a torch, and he moved to Qin Chi who was aside, and asked in a deep voice: "Ai Qing, how do you think this matter should be resolved?"

Qin Chi came out of the queue, saluted respectfully, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, the most urgent task is to make it clear whether there is really any fraud in this imperial examination!"

When Zu Long heard this, he frowned. After pondering for a moment, he categorically ordered: "Call all officials to re-review the test papers in Zhangtai Hall immediately, and we must find out the truth!!"

Following Zu Long's majestic order, the Zhangtai Hall suddenly felt like it was facing a formidable enemy, and it was as busy as an approaching storm.

When the decree came out, all the officials bowed down to accept the order and went to the place where the test papers were stored in an orderly and rapid manner, preparing to review them again.

During the whole process, a chilling atmosphere filled the air, and everyone was as silent as a cicada!

All the officials knew that the release of the imperial examination results was of great importance. If they were not careful, they would be involved in this turmoil and find it difficult to extricate themselves.

Therefore, they are all walking on thin ice, fearing that there will be even the slightest mistake.

In the secret room of the examination paper, the candlelight flickered, reflecting the solemn and focused faces of the officials.

They sat around in front of the case and reviewed each test paper meticulously, and their hard work was reflected in everything they touched.

During this period, although there were occasional whispers, they were mostly silent and focused, as if they were isolated from the outside world and immersed in this work.

After repeated careful inspections, the officials finally re-marked the test papers one by one.

However, the result shocked everyone——

No fraud was found! !

This result is like a huge boulder falling into a calm lake, instantly causing thousands of waves.

All the officials looked at each other, their eyes full of confusion and confusion!

They thought they would find some clues in this review to solve the problem of this crisis!

However, the facts before them told them that everything seemed to have returned to its original point, and the root cause of the turmoil was not caused by fraud.

"What is going on?" an official couldn't help but asked in a low voice, breaking the silence in the room.

"Yes, there is no fraud, so why did this crisis arise?" Another official also echoed.

The room fell into silence again, with only the heavy breathing of the officials and the occasional turning of pages.

Soon, Zu Long was stunned when he heard the result.

He looked at Li Si with complicated eyes and said in a deep voice: "Li Si, what is your explanation for this?"

(End of this chapter)