amaotonovel Chapter 1841 Lin Jiawen has a problem
Chapter 1841 Lin Jiawen has a problem
Chen Changli thought about it and said with approval, "The test questions are circulating among the candidates. Let's let the third brother contact these candidates and then buy the test questions."
When Wan Shufang heard about this, she took him to find Chen Hai. She didn't expect to learn about the test questions from Chen Hai. "Who sold this to you? How much did he pay for it?"
"My friend specially asked for it for me. It cost a hundred taels of silver." Seeing that Chen Changli and his wife looked unhappy, Chen Hai mistakenly thought that they didn't want him to do this, and immediately said aggrievedly, "I am also familiar with the examiner's style..."
"Third brother, this matter is of great importance." Chen Changli interrupted him while flipping through the test papers, "So you should review your lessons carefully and stop thinking about the test papers. Wait until the dust settles before making plans."
Chen Hai's heart was beating wildly: "Dad, what happened?"
"Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask." Wan Shufang reminded him, and then she looked at Chen Changli and asked him. When she saw him nod, she knew that the question was very serious, so she hurriedly went to the palace with him to meet the emperor.
"Although the order of the test questions has been disrupted, they are the same as what Lin Jiawen and I discussed." The emperor was almost laughing out of anger. "We cleared out a group of parasites and thought the court would be clean, but I didn't expect there were still people hiding among them."
Chen Changli was worried and looked serious: "Your Majesty, this matter is too strange. It seems that the appearance of the corrupt officials before was paving the way for this matter."
Wan Shufang felt uneasy after hearing this. She tried hard to suppress her panic and asked curiously, "Why do you say that? Did those people guess that my husband and I would be involved in the corruption? If so, they are too scary."
"There is always a hand in the dark, fanning the flames and trying to control the overall situation. Unfortunately, we are lucky. Not only did we defeat Tu Yuanzhou and others, but we also have high-yield crops, which allowed Dayong to conquer the world." Chen Changli was upset, but his face did not show it. "In other words, ambitious people will think that we are lucky and want to overthrow us."
"Corrupt officials have no conscience and have the power to exploit the people. They work together to deceive their superiors and subordinates. We are just blind and deceived by them."
"When the people are forced into a desperate situation and no one is in charge, what happened in the past will happen to us again."
What Chen Changli said made sense. Wan Shufang listened carefully, but she felt that it had little to do with the imperial examination.
"How can the imperial examination cheating be related to this matter? You should know that most of the corrupt officials have been removed from office. The purpose of holding the imperial examination in advance is to select new people to serve as officials. These new people should be your majesty's disciples."
The emperor also thought: "This is a special examination. For scholars who have experienced wars and dynasty changes, this is a rare opportunity. They will cherish it and will never allow anyone to destroy it."
Chen Changli looked at Wan Shufang, his tone slightly heavy: "Do you remember the scholar we met on the way back? I suspect the mastermind is using one of his own people to replace the scholar and come to Yongzhou City to take the imperial examination."
Wan Shufang's face turned pale when she heard this: "Your guess is very likely true, but who is this person? Why could he do such a thing?"
"Do you still remember Yan Wutong?" the emperor suddenly asked.
Wan Shufang was somewhat surprised and suspicious. She couldn't help but look at Chen Changli. Seeing his serious expression and a sense of urgency, her heart sank. "He escaped after being defeated by Prince Rong! Did he give up his plan to fight for his dignity and give in to Tu Yuanzhou?"
The emperor affirmed: "Tu Yuanzhou is flexible, and Wen Baicao left him a lot of things before his death. If he gives up some of his interests, not to mention Yan Wutong, even Prince Rong will join forces with Tu Yuanzhou."
"Only interests are eternal in this world. If you are driven by your own desires, you will bend for the sake of interests." Chen Changli laughed, "I thought that Dayong was thriving and these people would be self-aware. I didn't expect that they were quiet on the surface, but secretly they were crawling all over Dayong like cockroaches."
Hearing this analogy, Wan Shufang got goose bumps all over her body. She quickly hugged her arms and trembled, "That scene is really too scary. If they can't break Dayong from the outside, they want to break it from the inside. These people are really smart."
"Fortunately, you and I suddenly decided to travel around the world. Otherwise, when the corrupt officials were exposed, the fake scholar was promoted, and Dayong would follow in the footsteps of Dajing."
"These people are quite scheming." The emperor laughed sarcastically, then turned bitter, "In the final analysis, it's because there are too few of us, so they took advantage of us."
Wan Shufang listened to the emperor's heavy tone and thought about the lack of talent. She was also worried, but she said calmly: "Your Majesty, Dayong has recovered. As long as we spend more time cultivating talents, we will have a lot of people to use."
The emperor immediately knew that Wan Shufang had some thoughts on the matter, and he breathed a sigh of relief: "We'll talk about talent training after the cheating case is over."
Putting the account book aside, the emperor said in a low voice: "There is something wrong with Lin Jiawen. Chen Changli, please contact Lin Jing when you return. I will summon Lin Jiawen to the palace and tell him about this. I will ask him to give me an explanation. After that, you and Lin Jing will keep an eye on his every move."
Chen Changli agreed immediately, and then went to find Lin Jing with Wan Shufang, but he was confused: "I resigned and returned home half a year ago, and I haven't been involved in the affairs of the court, so I don't know what Jiawen did."
After a moment of silence, he spoke again: "Although my nephew is not very smart, he is practical and capable. He would never do such a thing. I think there is a misunderstanding. I will ask him when he comes back."
"Don't alert the enemy." Chen Changli hurriedly stopped him. "Master Lin, I have a suspicion that your nephew has been replaced. What we need to do is to stabilize him first, and then find your nephew through him."
Lin Jing was startled. He sat up straight and gasped violently. "He was under my nose the whole time. How could he be replaced? Chen Changli, don't scare me."
"Don't get excited, Lord Lin. Chen Changli said this because he knows what kind of person you are." Wan Shufang advised hurriedly, "Lin Jiawen is your nephew, and he was the person you strongly recommended to His Majesty. So when the test questions were leaked, we all suspected that he had been replaced by someone else and did such a thing."
If Lin Jiawen had not been replaced by someone else, wouldn't that mean Lin Jing had made a mistake? Wan Shufang didn't think Lin Jing's eyes were so dim.
Lin Jing understood what she meant, and a murderous look appeared on his old face. "No matter who that person is, I will find him and tear him into pieces."
"My husband and I will help you rescue Lin Jiawen." Chen Changli poured him a cup of tea, and every word he spoke seemed to be wrapped in a layer of ice, which moved Lin Jing deeply.
His tone was unprecedentedly cold: "Please cooperate with me and catch the fakes."