After Wang Wenyan, the think tank of the Donglin Party, who was hated by Wei Zhongxian, was taken to the Dongchang to imprison him, the waiter who poisoned Master Zhang, was also taken to the Heavenly Prison. Wei Zhongxian, who smiled so hard that his face was wrinkled into a flower, immediately knelt down to Emperor Xizong of Ming: "Your Majesty, since the candidate Zhang Haogu was assassinated by the treacherous slander, he could no longer answer the test and complete the palace examination. I asked Emperor Xiong to surrender and relieve Zhang Haogu of the palace examination, and directly grant him fame to show his loyalty and righteousness." As soon as Wei Zhongxian said this, all the eunuchs of the Sili Supervisory Headed by Wang Tigan agreed, and the eunuch party officials led by Gu Bingqian and Cui Chengxiu also agreed, and they all asked Emperor Xizong of Ming to exempt Master Zhang from the palace examination procedure and directly admitted.

"Emperor, Zhang Haogu cannot answer the paper, although there is a reason for the matter, the laws of the Ming Dynasty are as heavy as a mountain, and I think it is not violated." Chen Xinjia, the deputy minister, jumped out again and said in a dark way: "Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, in order to prevent the examiners from committing favoritism and fraud in personal affairs, kings of all dynasties have insisted on presiding the palace examination in person. Every candidate and Jinshi must pass the palace examination before they can be admitted to the court and become an official. Zhang Haogu gave a blank paper in the palace examination, but he did not pass the palace examination. If the emperor made an exception at will, he was afraid that the future candidates would be lucky and could not study with peace of mind. If this continues, the consequences would be unimaginable."

"Chen Xinjia, are you making trouble on purpose?" Si Li Supervisor Yin Wang Tigan was furious and asked angrily: "Zhang Haogu was framed by a treacherous minister and was poisoned by Mantuola Flower. How can he continue the palace examination?"

"Eunuch Wang, the subordinates are just talking about the matter and maintaining the rules and regulations." Chen Xinjia replied with a smile: "It is true that Zhang Haogu was poisoned, but if the emperor breaks this example, what should I do if the next Jinshi candidate also says he was poisoned? If someone says he was framed in another subject, what should I do? Is it also to let them pass the imperial examination without taking the palace examination?"

"You..." Wang Tigan was so angry that she was trembling with her body, but she couldn't find a good reason to refute. On the other side, Cao Yubian and other Donglin Party officials took the opportunity to agree with Chen Xinjia's opinion. Only Zuo Guangdou, who had always been upright, said a fair word, "Your Majesty, it is true that Zhang Haogu was assassinated by a traitor, but it is true that he could not pass the palace examination. Since the emperor made a difficult choice, the empress suggests that Zhang Haogu take the exam again and take the imperial examination again."

"Your Majesty, the people don't have fame." Just as the Donglin Party and the Wei Party were arguing over the palace examination issue of Master Zhang, the person involved, Mr. Zhang, suddenly spoke, and the words were astonishing as soon as he opened his mouth. Master Zhang shouted: "Your Majesty, the people don't have fame, but only ask the emperor to agree to the people."

"What's the matter?" Ming Xizong, who was in a dilemma, looked at Master Zhang and asked. Master Zhang pointed at Zhang Shitou and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the people are willing to not have fame, official titles, and only ask the emperor to pardon his punishment outside the exile, and no longer hold him responsible for beating the drum to report the imperial complaint."

"Young Master, you don't have to lose your fame for me." Zhang Shitou was anxious when he heard this and shouted: "Young Master, are you stupid? How happy should you go home after taking the exam for a fame? I'm just exiled and not beheaded. You don't have to do this for me."

"Stop talking, do you want me to be uneasy for the rest of my life?" Master Zhang yelled at Zhang Shitou in anger, then turned to Emperor Xizong of Ming and said, "Emperor, Zhang Haogu would rather die in a commonplace, and only ask the emperor to pardon me, as his servant."

Hearing the conversation between Master Zhang and his servant, Wei Zhongxian and his party muttered, "Is this kid stupid? As long as he becomes an official and has money, how many servants can't buy it?" Ming Xizong praised it very much. When he was about to speak, Chen Xinjia stood up and said in a dark voice, "Emperor, those who beat the drums and heard the drums were exiled. This is the rule set by the Emperor Daizong of our dynasty. If the emperor makes an exception, it will violate the laws of his ancestors."

"Yes, the laws of ancestors cannot be changed." The officials of the Donglin Party were used to cooperating in the court, and secretly hated that Zhang Shitou beat the drum and led to the incarnation of Wang Wenyan, accusing him of being imprisoned, so they rushed forward without saying anything, insisting that the laws of ancestors cannot be changed, and the crime of beating the drum and beating the drum is unforgivable, and firmly opposed the pardon of Emperor Xizong of Ming. Some even took out the skills of the Donglin Party - threatening that if Emperor Xizong of Ming violated the laws of ancestors, they would hit and die in the Golden Palace for corpses! Although Emperor Xizong of Ming was inclined to Master Zhang in his heart, he was in trouble for the infamy of killing the rumor, and could only be dizzy and helpless in the mouth of the rumor of the Donglin Party's rumor. Just talking about eloquence, although these Donglin Party censors may not be able to defeat Master Zhang, they could deal with a carpenter emperor, Emperor Xizong of Ming.

Seeing this scene, Wei Zhongxian could not bear it anymore and gave a wink at the Wei Party's lackeys. The eunuch party civil officials led by Gu Bingqian and Cui Chengxiu immediately rushed forward and debated with the officials of the Donglin Party. If you want to deal with the master and servant of Master Zhang, I will protect them. If you want to exile Master Zhang's loyal servant, I will praise Zhang Shitou. In addition, the Liangzi we have formed in the past, during the debate, both sides must slander and criticize each other, slander and scold each other, and only start on the spot. The Jinshi candidates who participated in the palace examination were glaring.

It was the first time I knew that the high-ranking officials and nobles of the Ming Dynasty had these virtues - in fact, the Tianqi Dynasty was pretty good. At least there was a scene where Wei Zhongxian, who was in charge of the East Factory, could barely suppress it. In the previous dynasties, not only did Hai Rui scold Jiajing for being foolish and suspicious, stubborn and cruel, but Li Sancai pointed at Wanli's nose and scolded Wanli for being lustful, greedy, lazy, cruel, stupid, incompetent, and incompetent, and even beat his colleagues to death in the Golden Palace with a disagreement. Such a scene was called truly wonderful.

"Oh, I knew it would be like this." Seeing that the officials in the court began to attack each other in accustomed to each other again, Emperor Xizong of Ming sighed, heartbroken but helpless, Emperor Xizong of Ming had to tiptoe back to the dragon seat, intending to sleep first and wait for the ministers to speak hoarsely before talking. However, when passing by the top scholar Liu Ruozai, Liu Ruozai suddenly kowtowed and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the people are willing to give up their fame and fortune, and only ask the emperor to pardon Zhang Haogu's loyal servant."

"You also want to exchange your fame for the innocence of a servant?" Emperor Xizong of Ming asked Liu Ruozai with his eyes squinted. Liu Ruozai kowtowed and replied, "Yes, Brother Zhang Nian is both loyal and righteous, and can be called gentlemen. Although the people are not talented, they are willing to imitate them and exchange their fame for the top scholar to win the innocence of a brother Zhang Nian's loyal servant."

"Emperor, Cao Nian is willing to give up fame and fortune, and only asks the emperor to give up his kindness and pardon Brother Zhang Nian's loyal servant." Yu Huang, the second-level official kneeling next to Liu Ruozai, was excited and shouted loudly: "Brother Zhang Nian is righteous and righteous. One is willing to be exiled for the sake of his master, and the other is able to give up fame and fortune for his loyal servant. Cao Nian is moved and is willing to give up his undergraduate fame and fortune, and only asks the emperor to fulfill his request from Brother Zhang Nian."

"Emperor, Liu Ruozai and Yu Huang are trying to form a clique and ask the emperor to take the blame." Liu Ruozai and Yu Huang's words were like stabbing a hornet's nest. Fang Kezhuang, who had served as censors for Chongzhen and Shunzhi in history, rushed up first and advised righteously: "Emperor, Liu Ruozai and Yu Huang have not yet been officially awarded official titles, so they colluded with Zhang Haogu, trying to escape from prisoners, and even abandoned fame and reputation at all, and regarded the court's talent ceremony as a game. I ask the emperor to immediately punish the two of them!"

"Yes, yes, Lord Fang is right." "Yes, the two should be severely punished, and not punished is not enough to calm the public's anger." "Their academic records are removed and they are imprisoned!" Other Donglin Party officials agreed and shouted. Seeing that Wei Zhongxian's face was not good, the Wei Party immediately understood and shouted, "Emperor, Liu Ruozai and Yu Huang are both willing to give up their fame and fortune. This is to imitate the actions of ancient sages! I think it should be rewarded!" "Yes, Liu Ruozai, Yu Huang and Zhang Haogu, the first three in the current department are worthy of reuse!" During the quarrel, officials of the two parties started to confront each other again, attacking each other like dogs, scolding and accusing them, and ginseng roosters...

"Stop quarrel! Shut up!" The unbearable Ming Xizong finally broke out, scared all the civil and military officials in the court, and shouted with a loud shout: "Long live!"

"Since you call me long live, then let me speak!" Ming Xizong roared out loud. Seeing that Ming Xizong was really angry, most of the officials quickly shrank their heads, for fear that Ming Xizong would point the finger at him in his anger. Only a small number of officials from neutral factions looked as usual and were calmly opposed - among them, the British Duke Zhang Weixian, who was well-known in the court and the people. However, when Ming Xizong looked around the ministers, Zhang Weixian showed some desire to speak but stopped. Ming Xizong also noticed Zhang Weixian's expression and asked, "Britain, you are an old minister of the three dynasties and a hero of my Ming Dynasty. Tell me, what should I do about this?"

Ming Xizong took the initiative to ask Zhang Weixian for his opinion. He knew that Zhang Weixian was more inclined to the Donglin Party and the Wei Party members couldn't help but complain secretly. The Donglin Party members were all flirting with each other, and they all thought that Zhang Haogu, a thorn in his eyes, would be in great trouble this time. Unexpectedly, Zhang Weixian only hesitated for a moment and immediately bowed and replied: "Report to the emperor, among the officials of our dynasty, if there are more loyal and righteous people like Zhang Haogu, Liu Ruozai and Yu Huang, why worry about the immortality of Jiannu? The country's fortune will not prosper?"

"Ah!" The British Duke Zhang Weixian, who had always been unconfronted by the Wei Party, actually helped Wei Zhongxian's godson talk. This was beyond the expectations of Donglin and the officials of the Wei and Yi parties, so many people screamed out loud. Emperor Xizong of Ming was overjoyed and applauded: "What the British Duke said is very true. I have decided that Liu Ruozai, Yu Huang and Zhang Haogu will remain unchanged, and they will pass the palace examination at the same time!"

"Emperor, there is also the problem of Zhang Haogu's servant." Zhang Weixian said slowly: "Those who beat the drums, whether the complaints are true or not, must be exiled to serve as soldiers. This decree was made during the reign of Emperor Daizong of the Ming Dynasty - but the Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty also stipulated that as long as those who complained to the emperor were true, they would be punished for being guilty and meritorious."

"The British Duke is right." Emperor Xizong of Ming was even more happy and pointed to the officials of the Donglin Party who insisted on putting Zhang Shitou as a military officer and shouted: "Did you hear that? Those who sued the emperor have made merits and guilty. This is a decree formulated by Emperor Taizu! I will pardon Zhang Haogu's servants now. Whoever dares to say that I violated the ancestral teachings again, I will punish him to kowtow and apologize in front of the Taizu Tomb in Nanjing!"

"I will obey the imperial edict." The officials of the Donglin Party, who suffered a crushing defeat, finally gave up and had to kowtow to agree. Liu Ruozai, Yu Huang and the master and servant of Zhang also kowtowed happily together to celebrate the victory, and the Wei Party members were even more happy and shouted joyfully. Wei Zhongxian quietly came to Zhang Weixian and laughed in a low voice: "Duke of England, have you seen clearly now? Who is the gentleman and the traitors of Donglin, and who is the shameless villain?"

Zhang Weixian smiled and whispered in a low voice: "Congratulations to Eunuch Wei, I have received three more rare talents."

After so much trouble, the palace examination of the Yichou Chronicle in the fifth year of Tianqi is gradually coming to an end. At the same time, I have to admire these scholars from the Ming Dynasty. Today, the Golden Palace is even more lively than the downtown area. However, the Jinshi who participated in the palace examination was not too distracted. Most of them completed the test papers ahead of schedule, and a small number of distracted students also chased after them. Finally, they finished the article before the sun sets, and all passed the palace examination. Another reason is that Wei Zhongxian has knocked down many Donglin Party officials in the past six months and has freed up a lot of places. Both Emperor Xizong of the Ming Dynasty and Wei Zhongxian were eager to supplement talents and replace them with local officials. Therefore, although there are many scholars in this subject, none of them failed the exam.

After the last candidate handed over the paper, Emperor Xizong of Ming, who had not done carpentry work for a day, immediately announced his retirement, allowing all civil and military officials and candidates to go home to rest. On the way out of the palace, the father-in-law of the dynasty, Zhang Guoji, quickly caught up with Zhang Weixian and whispered in Zhang Weixian's ear: "Duke of England, what's wrong with you today? Wei Yin's power is already big enough, why are you still talking to his godson Zhang Haogu? And in this way, the top scorer and second-place candidate in the current subject may also turn to Wei Zhongxian."

"Don't be anxious about the father-in-law." Zhang Weixian looked around and replied in a low voice: "Best-in-law, do you think that loyal and righteous gentlemen like Liu Ruozai, Yu Huang and Zhang Haogu would devote themselves to the Wei eunuch?"

Zhang Guoji was stunned at first, then quickly reacted and asked happily: "The Duke of the State means to let them join the Wei Party first, and then..."

"Wei eunuch has a great power and many gangs in the court. We can't beat him up just by relying on us." Zhang Weixian replied slowly: "Only by starting from the inside, cooperating inside and outside, and cutting off his roots bit by bit, can we have hope of success."

"Duke is so smart, what should we do?" Zhang Guoji asked with understanding. Zhang Weixian smiled and replied, "The father-in-law can let the queen blow some pillow wind from the emperor, and reuse these three young people first." Zhang Guoji nodded understandingly and looked at Zhang Weixian and smiled.

While speaking, Zhang Guoji and Zhang Weixian had already walked out of Chengtian Gate side by side. By chance, Zhang Shitou walked out of Chengtian Gate with the sleeping young master Zhang behind his back. Seeing Zhang Weixian smiling at him, Zhang Shitou, who was grateful to him, quickly put Master Zhang next to Jinshui Bridge and kowtowed to Zhang Weixian to thank Zhang Weixian for his gratitude. Zhang Weixian waved his hand and smiled, "It's a waste to raise his hand. Why, your young master fell asleep again?"

"Yes, Lord Xiao said, "Young Master should have a good sleep, and you can't wake him up now." Zhang Shitou replied with a sad face. But at this moment, Zhang Shitou, who was placed by Zhang Shitou by Jinshui Bridge, suddenly screamed like a pig, "Ouch! That young master who doesn't have eyes stepped on you, are you blind?"

"Your eyes are blind!" A more arrogant and crisp voice came, "Where is the hard place to sleep? Run to the gate of Chengtian Gate to sleep? You are joking with me... the young master's feet!"
Chapter completed!