Chapter 302 Dealing with the Sinner
"One-sided story?" Emperor Chengtian saw that Li Yanzhi was still stubborn and wanted to kick him twice.
The man in the palace treated him like a fool and fooled him. He was just a small prince of a marquisate and in such a situation, he still wanted to fool himself like a fool.
Tolerable or unbearable!
Emperor Chengtian pointed at the physical evidence presented by Shen Mozhu on the table, and pointed at the witnesses kneeling in front of him, and shouted, "Are these all one-sided statements?!"
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Li Yanzhi knelt down and took a few steps, getting closer to Emperor Chengtian, and said, "Your Majesty, physical evidence can be faked! Witnesses can also be bribed! I don't know why they joined forces to frame me! Please understand, Your Majesty!"
"I am the heir of the Yongchang Marquisate. When my father dies, I will inherit the title and become the Yongchang Marquis. I have already gained wealth and honor, why would I do such a thing? Your Majesty! Please understand me!"
Li Yanzhi's mind is now full of thoughts on how to get himself out of this quagmire, and he dares to say anything.
"I also want to know why you did this. Don't worry, I will get to the bottom of this matter!"
The prince of Yongchang Marquis's mansion could not reach into the palace, let alone the desk in his imperial study. There must be someone else who could do these things.
He will definitely check it out carefully!
Otherwise this God-given opportunity will be wasted!
Emperor Chengtian didn't want to listen to his nonsense anymore, so he ordered directly, "First, take Li Yanzhi to the prison of the Ministry of Justice. After all the evidence is verified, he will be executed on a chosen day!"
Shan Heng stood up immediately after receiving the order, ignored Li Yanzhi's cries for mercy, knocked him unconscious with a palm, and then carried him away.
Sent directly to the Ministry of Justice’s prison.
He knew that there was a special cell in the Ministry of Justice, and he felt that Li Yanzhi was quite suitable for that cell!
Humph! He usually bullies others by taking advantage of his power, and even dares to offend his elder brother and his wife! His current fate is all his own fault, and he can't blame anyone else at all.
Seeing Li Yanzhi being taken away, Shen Qingshan knew it was his turn.
Sure enough, the cold voice of Emperor Chengtian came.
"The criminal Shen Qingshan cheated in the imperial examination and impersonated someone else. The evidence is verified. Considering that he confessed his crime after the incident and did not implicate his relatives, he will be detained in the Ministry of Justice and executed on a later date!"
When Shen Qingshan heard that his verdict did not implicate his family, he couldn't help but feel a little relieved.
When he was doing this, he knew that if he was exposed, he would die. Now this result, only he died, is already the best result.
Another guard came up and took him away. Compared to Li Yanzhi who was dragged away after being knocked unconscious, he accepted this result very calmly and left quietly with the guards.
However, upon closer inspection, the steps seemed very frivolous.
After dealing with two people in succession, Emperor Chengtian seemed not satisfied yet, and he looked at the ministers in the audience, especially the academic supervisors, who were in charge of this special examination.
"Since such a thing happened during this imperial examination, shouldn't you, the academic supervisors, give me an explanation?"
After hearing this, the school supervisors could no longer sit still and all knelt down.
He kept begging for mercy.
''snort!''
If it weren't for the fact that he wanted to save some face for himself, Emperor Chengtian would have wanted to punish all those kneeling people.
An official who does not do his job while in office is really speechless.
"Tell Si Guanqing that this matter must be thoroughly investigated, no matter how big or small, and no one will be tolerated no matter who is involved! Otherwise, he will have to quit his job as the Minister of Justice!" Emperor Chengtian ordered Eunuch Guo.
The Minister of Justice Si Guanqing did not come today, so Emperor Chengtian could only send someone to pass a message to him.
"His Majesty the Emperor is wise and powerful, and he is very perceptive! He is the one who truly represents the people of Dachen!"
Suddenly, someone in the audience sang along loudly, and then other people were also led by this loud chorus.
The person at the front took the lead and knelt down, and then all the people in the crowd knelt down. Then they sang loudly, "Your Majesty the Emperor is wise and powerful, and he sees everything clearly!"
There were too many people and the original words were long, so everyone automatically only said the first paragraph.
Those who follow suit may not understand what "wise and brave, and able to see through everything" means, but they just feel that it is very cool and impressive to be able to follow suit.
The atmosphere on the scene instantly reached another climax.
At this moment, Prince Huai and his wife also knelt down and said to Emperor Chengtian, "Brother, you are wise and powerful. I pay my respects to you."
The matter has progressed to this point, and it can be considered a victory in the first stage.
Shan Li and Song Qingci looked at each other from a distance across the crowd.
There is the same determination in their eyes.
This was what they had discussed, so this result was within their expectations.
Seeing that the atmosphere was almost tense, Eunuch Guo took the initiative to step forward and stop this massive worship activity for His Majesty the Emperor.
After Emperor Chengtian asked everyone to stand up, he looked at Shen Mozhu and asked, "Do you have anything to say about my treatment of you?"
"The students had no objection." Shen Mozhu felt that this result was already very good.
"Then do you know that even if Shen Qingshan is executed and Li Yanzhi is to be killed, you will never be able to return to your original position?" Emperor Chengtian stated an established fact.
This time, Enke had such a mistake, so it must be thoroughly investigated. After this thorough investigation, I am afraid that there is more than just this one impersonation problem.
It is very likely that many people will be in trouble.
Even so, Shen Mozhu would not be able to return to the position of Tanhualang.
The best outcome for him is to wait for the next imperial examination.
"Students know." Although Shen Qingshan got the title of Tanhua by replacing him, it does not mean that he can return to the position of Tanhualang after Shen Qingshan steps down.
"You are very smart. I hope I can see you in the next palace examination." This is the truth. Emperor Chengtian has too few people he can use now.
Shen Mozhu, he really likes her.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will do my best." Shen Mozhu felt that he was very satisfied with the situation at this stage.
Now that the show has been performed, it is time for him to leave.
Emperor Chengtian stood up and said to King Huai, "Fifth brother, I am sorry for ruining your birthday party today. I will make it up to you later. I will leave now."
"My brother, you are too kind." King Huai bowed and saluted, very obedient.
When Emperor Chengtian walked to Shen Mozhu, he stopped for a moment, stood beside him, leaned forward slightly, and whispered in his ear, "I want to see the person behind you."
After saying this, he did not stop and strode away with Eunuch Guo.