Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Chapter 151, Is He Dead? Draw the Sword! Emperor Qing's Five Departments Investigation
The next day, just after dawn, Shi Chanli returned to Liu Hong's command. With a serious expression, he quickly knocked on the door.

"My lord, something bad has happened!"

Liu Hong's eyes were blurry. He looked at the sky and it was not yet completely bright.

Why did Shi Chanli wake himself up? If there was really an emergency, it would be Ji Xin who kicked the door.

"Say it."

Liu Hong rubbed his head, which was still a little dizzy.

"Master Fan discovered that Yang Wanli's name had been replaced, and the person who replaced him was the son of a relative of the Crown Prince."

Shi Chanli's face looked extremely ugly.
The golden list has not been published yet, but he works under Liu Hong and is much more informed than ordinary people.

Out of the four of them, three should have been on the list, but because Yang Wanli was impersonated, only Hou Jichang and Cheng Jialin were left.

"Oh, because of this?"

Liu Hong's attitude is quite ambiguous.

Ling Shi Chan stood there in a daze. Could it be that the Lord knew about this, but why didn't he take action in advance?
"Tell Er Gouzi to go over there and dispatch a battalion of soldiers to seal off the Imperial Examination Hall. Anyone who tries to enter the Imperial Examination Hall will be killed without mercy!"

Emperor Qing wanted to make a small profit with a big investment and take advantage of this deliberate fraud.

Fan Xian and Liu Hong were forced to continue the investigation, but it was a pity that Liu Hong knew the plot, and there was also Hong Zhu, the traitor.

"Sir, but today is the day when the results are announced!"

"Yes! I know, so it depends on whether the officials in the Ministry of Rites will cooperate."

Liu Hong quickly put on his clothes and looked towards the direction of the imperial palace with a meaningful look.

At this time, Fan Xian hurriedly found the prince and explained the key points to him.

After reluctantly obtaining consent, he changed his name back to Yang Wanli and headed towards the Imperial Examination Hall.

The announcement of the imperial examination results must be made on an auspicious day and at an auspicious time; there cannot be any delay even for a moment.

They also had to copy the gold list again while they had time.

"Liu Hong is right. In order to drag Prime Minister Lin into this water, His Majesty is willing to sacrifice the future of several scholars."

Fan Xian, like Liu Hong, looked towards the direction of the palace with a look of disappointment.
He was once very proud of being the son of Emperor Qing, because he felt that Emperor Qing was a wise and enlightened ruler like Emperor Wen of Han and Emperor Taizong of Tang.

Today's Emperor Qing is more like a combination of the three emperors Sun Quan, Jiajing and Wanli.

"My Lord, what are you saying?"

Wang Qinian spoke with some confusion.

Fan Xian quickly shook his head.

"It's okay, let's go to the Imperial Examination Institute quickly. After all, Liu Hong is not the chief examiner of the Spring Examination, so it's great that he can help us delay some time."

Outside the Imperial Examination Hall, dozens of officials from the Supervisory Council and thousands of city defense soldiers surrounded the hall.

Liu Hong and Er Gouzi didn't care about the impact at all. They casually bought two bowls of noodles and a few big meat patties and started eating at the door.

Guo Zheng, along with many officials from the Ministry of Rites, looked at Liu Hong with gloomy faces.

When he received the news, he was overjoyed. He quickly summoned all his colleagues and went to the Imperial Examination Hall, where he couldn't wait to announce the results.

Although no one knew who in the palace was helping the Second Prince, once the imperial edict was posted, how would Fan Xian remain calm and maintain his noble position?

It’s a pity that he was still one step behind Liu Hong and others.

"Minister Liu, what are you doing here?"

Guo Zheng suppressed his anger.

If the Second Prince hadn't reminded him, Liu Hong had many backup plans and he should try not to offend him.

Otherwise, Guo Zheng would have wanted to severely report Liu Hong.

You led troops to surround the Imperial Examination Hall. Do you really think you have an imperial decree?
Liu Hong rolled his eyes.

"Can't you see? Eat!"

Er Gouzi laughed out loud on the spot.

"Minister Liu, if this delays you from leading troops to surround the Imperial Examination Hall, it will be disrespectful to the saints. If this delays the announcement of the results again, can you afford the responsibility?"

Guo Zheng took a step forward, and the officials from the Ministry of Rites followed him.

"I am a second-rank official, a minister! If you have the guts, just chop me up."

Er Gouzi also snorted coldly.

"Are you all dead? Draw your swords!"

The city defense troops drew their swords one after another, while dozens of officials from the Supervisory Council were still hesitant.

Acting director Deng Ziyue gritted his teeth and took the lead in drawing his sword, pointing it at the officials of the Ministry of Rites.

This is almost a fallout with the officials from the Ministry of Rites.

Liu Hong slowly put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands, and said calmly, "Master Guo, we can talk later if you have anything to say."

"Your Majesty has ordered a thorough investigation of the fraud cases in Kyoto over the years, and it turns out that there are still people cheating. If we investigate further, it is hard to say how many positions the officials in the Ministry of Rites will have left."

Guo Zheng's face froze and he stood there in a daze.

He originally wanted to say that there was no cheating in the imperial examination this time, and that it was an order from some noble in the palace.
But he didn't dare!
Fan Xian also hurriedly brought Wang Qinian to the Imperial Examination Hall and looked at the two parties in a stalemate.

His eyes flickered and he walked closer to Liu Hong.

"You are sure! Are you so sure that His Majesty will issue an order strictly requiring a thorough investigation?"

Liu Hong smiled faintly and said nothing.

According to Fan Xian, he did not ask for an imperial decree to eradicate cheating in the imperial examinations.

Emperor Qing gradually lost control of his son, who was Ye Qingmei's descendant.

If Fan Xian really chose to keep things quiet, how could Emperor Qing add fuel to the fire?

"The imperial edict has arrived!"

Eunuch Hou brought a large number of palace guards and rushed to the Imperial Examination Hall.

"I heard about the case of cheating in the Imperial Examination Hall. Someone was so bold as to commit the crime against all odds. I have specially dispatched the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, the Supervisory Council, the Ministry of Rites, the East Factory, and five other departments to investigate!"

Since ancient times, the three-court meeting has basically represented that the emperor attaches great importance to it.

I didn’t expect that Emperor Qing would set up a five-department investigation.

Guo Zheng's body kept shaking, fearing that he would be implicated.

Fortunately, he did not embarrass himself in front of Liu Hong and Fan Xian.

Otherwise, if the founder of the East Factory and the Director of the Censorate took the opportunity to suppress him, he would probably lose his official position.

The faces of many officials in the Ministry of Rites who were in charge of the Spring Examination also looked quite grim.

They were confident that this spring examination would be a clean one, but they couldn't say for sure about the previous ones.

"The minister obeys the order!"

Liu Hong and Fan Xian spoke at the same time.

Eunuch Hou laughed cheerfully.

"My lords, this is Hong Zhu, the Hundred Householder of the Eastern Depot. I hope you can help me during this period of time."

Hong Zhu stood up gently, his face neither sad nor happy, and bowed gently.

"I've met you two adults!"

Fan Xian couldn't help but glance at Liu Hong.

He remembered that it was this eunuch who was by their side on the day Lai Mingchen died.

It seems that this is Liu Hong's spy in the palace. No wonder he knew in advance that Emperor Qing wanted to depose the prime minister and even abolish the prime minister system.

After all, the Eastern Depot's Criminal Officers would rank among the top 20 in power in the entire imperial palace.

"Eunuch Hou, you are joking. We are just cooperating with the East Factory's investigation."

From Liu Hong's words and actions, it seemed that he wanted to hand over the leadership of the investigation to the East Factory.

Eunuch Hou nodded with satisfaction. As expected of a close confidant of Emperor Qing, he was very sensible.

Only when the East Factory gains control can it better throw dirty water on Lin Ruofu.

After Eunuch Hou left, Fan Xian led everyone in the Supervisory Office to modify the golden list.

Only Liu Hong and Hong Zhu were left guarding outside the door.

"What are the arrangements for Eunuch Hou?"

"Last time, when a woman died, Eunuch Hou arranged for someone to do something. Even I didn't know much about it. I just followed his instructions and did everything."

Hong Zhu shook his head with a sincere look.

"Alas, this woman is really killed too early! In that case, I will make the move first."

Liu Hong shook his head helplessly. Ji Xin was too impulsive.

"Where is Deng Ziyue!"

"Sir, my subordinate is here."

Deng Ziyue hurried over from a distance, somewhat confused.

I am from the First Division of the Supervisory Commission. No matter what Liu Hong asks me to do, he has no right to command me!

"Free up some cells. I'm afraid the cells in the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple alone are not enough."

Liu Hong spoke lightly, but it was like a thunderclap that exploded in Deng Ziyue's heart.

(End of this chapter)