With that said, the others naturally didn't dare to say more. They just loved to surf the Internet … It had to be known that these people might not have been involved in the previous court examination cheating case or participated in the salt policy, but that didn't mean that they weren't involved in corruption. A knife called "living hell" was still hanging over their heads. They had heard of the "wretchedness" of the many officials in Chongzhou fu, but even if they gave away all their wealth, it didn't mean that the matter was over.
The other examiners had to keep watch. Li Hongyuan was an exception. He could leave or stay as he pleased, but no one said a word. Regardless of whether it was because of fear or something else, when he wasn't there, they were much more relaxed. Thus, perhaps they wished that he didn't come.
Li Hongyuan didn't just wash his hands of the matter. No matter if it was morning or afternoon, he would take some time to come and sit.
Three days and two nights later, it was time for the first exam. Other than the fact that more people were taken out in the middle of the exam than in previous years, there didn't seem to be any difference.
All the answer sheets were collected and sealed. Because the inner curtain official was still busy copying the questions that should have been in the first exam but had been placed in the third exam, marking the papers was temporarily put aside.
Li Hongyuan hugged his wife to sleep every night. Everything that happened outside seemed to have nothing to do with him.
Compared to his leisure, Jingwan could be said to be busy. Ever since the start of the provincial examination, there had been a succession of officials' wives coming to visit. It had to be known that the prefectural city and county city were the same, but Chongzhou fu couldn't compare to them. In a normal prefectural city, the prefectural leader was the boss, at most a fourth-rank official. In a county city, the prefectural leader could only stand to the side.
Perhaps she had once thought of being picky and accepting, but now it was different. Regardless of whether the gift was light or heavy, Jingwan accepted it all. She would "warm up" to those that caught her eye, and she couldn't be bothered with those that didn't catch her eye. After all, her attitude had been made clear. These things were completely insufficient.
The exact situation in Chongzhou wasn't known, but she could probably empathize with those people. The greed of Jin wangfei was like a bottomless pit that couldn't be filled.
But even so, what could she do? Not give it? In two days, after Jin qinwang finished his provincial examination, he would invite the officials to drink tea. It was possible that he would not be able to return. In this way, no matter how painful or ruthless her heart was, she could only grit her teeth and endure. Not only that, when she faced Jin Qinwang Fei again, she still had to wear a smiling face, hold her up, flatter her, and only hope to coax her to be happy so that she could blow wind in Jin Qinwang's ear.
Of course, everyone knew that if the matter was too big, it would be useless to rely solely on Bian Feng. However, according to the situation of Chongzhou Prefecture, as long as the treasury was more or less tidied up, it would not be difficult to fool Prince Jin with the items on the account. Of course, as long as Jin Qinwang did not leave Jiang Nan, the suspended hearts of the people would not be able to fall to the ground.
It wasn't until the afternoon of the second exam that an unexpected visitor came. Perhaps the visitor knew Li Hongyuan's schedule for the past few days. When the visitor came, Li Hongyuan had just woken up from his afternoon nap.
When Li Hongyuan saw the post, he didn't comment on it. He tossed the post aside and let them in.
Jingwan picked up the post and saw the name at the end. "Min Yuhan? This is a member of the Min clan? What did this person come here for? "
"The former fiancé of the Imperial Gui Fei." Li Hongyuan did not hide anything, "To make that person on the throne suspect and even kill the culprit." His tone was undisciplined. It should have been a shocking matter, but from his mouth, it was categorized as "today's weather is good".
At least Jingwan's heart jumped, "Ah Yuan has seen him? Did he come here on his own? "
"This person hates the historical Imperial Family, especially that person on the throne, to the bone. Last year's incident at the western border was caused by him. He was discovered in time and captured, so it did not lead to more serious consequences. The person was brought to Chengde's summer palace. At that time, his identity was known. "
Jingwan wanted to say, you have people at the border, your hands are stretched too far. However, this was not the main point. "Because of the Imperial Gui Fei, you let him go?"
"He volunteered to be a spy for this prince and work in Jiangnan."
Jingwan's expression was a little difficult to say. After a moment, she said, "Because of the deep roots of love, he originally hated her. After seeing you, he changed his attitude. Just because you are the only bloodline of the person he loves? Even if half of the blood of his enemy is in you, he still loves you more than he hates you? "
"Some things should be known to him." Li Hongyuan was a little meaningful.
Jingwan understood tacitly. If nothing happened in the middle, how could there be such a big change in his attitude? Also, according to this man's temperament, if he did not do anything and just let her go, it would not be in line with his character. Jingwan could even imagine that Min Yuhan was in so much pain that he wanted to die. He probably did not die immediately because he wanted to send his beloved child to the throne. Then, he would have a little face to see his beloved.
Jingwan did not comment on this kind of person. She could only say that a pitiful person must have a hateful side.
Li Hongyuan went to see Min Yuhan. Compared to last year, he did not look as dispirited, especially on the outside. After meticulous grooming, he seemed to have finally found his way forward and had the motivation to continue living. After nearly a year of recuperation, he had put on some weight and was able to support his clothes. His bearing that belonged to an aristocratic family was evident. Even though he was already middle-aged, he did not lose his handsomeness. It was just that he had experienced the vicissitudes of life. If one were to describe this vicissitudes of life, it would be wisdom.
This kind of person could easily not express his emotions because his heart was already dead. However, when needed, he could also be a top-notch actor.
"Greetings, Your Highness." Min Yuhan greeted Li Hongyuan calmly. However, his gaze was always downcast and he did not look at Li Hongyuan. It was obvious that his heart was not so calm.
Li Hongyuan sat on the main seat casually. "What do you want from me?" He was not polite at all. "This matter is very important.
It involves not only the short-sighted officialdom but also the struggle between the aristocratic families. Although I know that Your Highness is talented and wise, you are not particularly familiar with Jiangnan. It is inevitable that you will be negligent. There are also some people who are sinister. This commoner is bold and wants to make a decision on my own. I want to do something for Your Highness. However, I do not know what Your Highness is planning and dare not act rashly to avoid alerting the enemy. I just sorted out the relationship between the aristocratic families and the officialdom, hoping that it will be of some use to Your Highness. "
As he finished speaking, Min Yuhan presented a small booklet.
Li Hongyuan did not refuse. He let Mu An take the booklet and casually flipped through it. After reading two or three pages, Li Hongyuan's face was slightly solemn. He flipped through the booklet until it was finished and pressed it beside his hand. "It is somewhat useful."
Although Li Hongyuan had planted people in Jiangnan, there were limitations and it was not convenient for him to make a move. For example, within the aristocratic families, the closer the person was to the core, the harder it was to arrange a spy. The people around those people were generally from a young age and were very loyal. Whether it was bribing or replacing them, it was very difficult. Min Yuhan was different. He was the direct descendant of the main family of the Min Family and was originally highly valued. However, he was marginalized by the family because of an accident. Now that he had returned to the family, even if the family was still indifferent, they could not deny his talent. There were some things that he did not need to take the initiative to do, but people would take the initiative to come to him. He would occasionally say a few words and hit the nail on the head. Naturally, the family would rely on him more and more. If he wanted to know something, it would not attract attention if it did not affect the family's interests.
This might not be a big deal within the aristocratic families, but it was very difficult for outsiders to find out.
When Min Yuhan heard this, he was slightly relieved. "It would be great if it could be useful to Prince Pei."
To be honest, when Li Hongyuan 'met with an accident', he was as worried and anxious as anyone else. However, he quickly realized that things might not be as he had expected. Because of those traces, he calmed down and carefully probed. With some deductions, he had already guessed most of the situation.
Even though he knew that Li Hongyuan was not really in danger, Min Yuhan's mood did not improve at all. Instead, his life experience became even more gloomy.
All these years, he had been muddle-headed and didn't think too much about it. After he woke up, he carefully sorted out the things that happened back then and felt that something was wrong. Some things weren't as simple as they seemed on the surface. In the past year, while he was secretly helping Li Hongyuan with some things, he carefully investigated little by little. Heaven didn't disappoint those who worked hard. Finally, he found something useful. Just the little bit of information that surfaced made him hate Patriarch Pei to the bone.
Back then, when he was still a prince, he went down south and met the daughter of the Pei family by chance. He fell in love at first sight. At that time, the current Clan Leader Pei and his brother were fighting for the position of Clan Leader. That kind of fight was not inferior to the fight for the position of Clan Leader. It was just that the scope of the fight was not as big.
The current Clan Leader Pei's brother grabbed onto this matter and did not let it go. He said that not only was it related to the imperial family, it was also against the teachings of the ancestors. The Clan Leader Pei loved his daughter so much that he even did some inappropriate things. However, in the end, he chose the family and gave up on himself. Not only did he let his youngest daughter 'die suddenly', he also heartlessly removed her from the family tree. Because of this, he was very depressed for a period of time.
However, Min Yuhan realized that to a certain extent, this matter had established his unshakeable position as the successor.
Min Yuhan also understood the current Clan Leader Pei's character from various aspects. The more he understood, the more frightened and at the same time, the more he hated him.
As the Clan Leader of the Pei family, he might be impeccable for the benefit of the entire family. However, he was cold-blooded and heartless. He was ruthless and his methods were ruthless. As long as he thought it was worth it, he would not even blink an eye. As long as he thought it was worth it, he would even give up on his own family. He would even use all kinds of schemes. In his eyes, there were only useful people and useless people. The former could be doted on in every possible way. The latter, under normal circumstances, would be completely ignored. If they bumped into him, he would not hesitate to trample them into the mud.
Because of this further understanding, he did not think that the incident back then was just a coincidence. He further investigated. Although there was no concrete evidence, according to his guess, Feng Wu being seen by Emperor Cheng was perhaps not an accident at all. It was a set up and this person was most likely the old Clan Leader Pei.
Min Yuhan once again became a trapped beast. Bit by bit, bit by bit, he rushed into the Pei family to confront him face to face.
Previously, he did not understand the reason why the Clan Leader Pei did this until he understood that the Pei family had been paying attention to Jin Qinwang all these years. Until he knew that it was possible that the old thing had "kidnapped" Jin Qinwang. It was as if he was enlightened. He thought of a possibility. All the schemes were perhaps for one thing. A prince, a prince with the Pei family's bloodline. As long as the operation was done properly, the Pei family entering the imperial court would be a matter of pushing the boat with the current.
Although it was only a guess, but after thinking it over and over again, this possibility was very large. Moreover, he completely did not have a reason to exonerate that old thing. He was so sure that it could be said that he hated that old thing to the bones. Especially when the other party put on a hypocritical face and sighed to him, saying that the Pei family had wronged him. He hated that he could not drink his blood and eat his flesh. But what he was even more shocked about was that his hatred was monstrous yet he did not show the slightest bit of it and feigned civility.
However, this plan could not keep up with the changes. No one would have thought that because of him, Emperor Cheng, who was very suspicious, would kill Suan Xiu in a rage. Moreover, Suan Xiu's only son was born as a devil. Even though Emperor Cheng treated his son very well, he did not give him any rights. Probably because of this, the Pei family did not come knocking on his door earlier.
Now, that old thing finally made a move on Jin Qinwang. How could he endure it!
"Wangye, the Pei family has malicious intentions, especially the Pei family's clan head, that old thing. In order to achieve his goal, he would do anything. Wangye, please be careful."
"That old thing's actions have been known by you. It seems that he is not very secretive ah." Li Hongyuan was indifferent. It was not contempt, but he felt that it was better than contempt.
— — Digression — —
Because it was even less before, he was too embarrassed to ask his relatives for monthly tickets. But because there was an event, he shamelessly asked. So, my relatives, please, please ~
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