He has been an official for most of his life, and has seen loyal and upright people, greedy people, and treacherous people, but he has never seen such reckless behavior.

Yang Fan is so stupid!

Only then did Xu Jingzong remember that Yang Fan was a famous mallet in Chang'an. He even dared to hit the prince when he got angry!

If he really beat himself up outside the Tai Chi Hall, he wouldn't really dare...

As for what the consequences will be?

Let's not talk about anything else for the moment, I am an old man, and Yang Fan may have to tear apart my bones.

You don't need to think about it to know that His Majesty Li Er will be furious.

Where is Tai Chi Hall?

How dare you ignore such a solemn place, you are looking for death!

As for whether Yang Fan dares to beat him to death, that's not necessarily true...

But my career as an official in this life has ended here.

Moreover, if there was a conflict here, it would be a minor offense for him to be sent to Lingnan, and the children of his relatives would also be implicated.

And what about that bastard Yang Fan?

Xu Jingzong thought about it seriously and finally came to the conclusion that nothing would happen to him.

Even if he is punished, at best he will be beaten by Li Er, and at worst he will be dismissed from office.

But does Yang Fan care about this?

Obviously not!

But I was miserable. It took me half my life to reach my current position.

Yang Fan was only eighteen years old, and he was already far behind him.

Besides, Yang Fan is Li Er's son-in-law, so it's not easy to get him back.

So Yu Xu Jingzong sadly discovered that it seemed that he was deliberately looking for trouble, which was not a wise choice.

The two are not at the same level at all.

Officials who had not had much contact with Yang Fan before had finally understood the character of the Marquis.

This guy is indeed as rumored and unreasonable at all.

As he said himself, he relied on having an emperor to protect him.

The prince doesn't dare to speak out, what can you do to him?

With such a free-spirited character, it would be best to stay away from this guy in the future.

We can't afford to offend him, but we can always hide him!

At this moment, fortunately, the chamberlain of Taiji Hall opened the palace door at this time, and the ministers entered one by one in order, which relieved Xu Jingzong's embarrassment.

Xu Jingzong felt that he had lost all his face today, and in front of all the fifth-rank officials in the court. He wanted to turn around and leave, he really couldn't stay any longer.

But he couldn't leave. Today was a discussion about his son Xu Zhang's case, and it was impossible for him, the father, to be absent.

What's more important is that he wants to see how to deal with the aristocratic family. If he is not present, wouldn't he not be able to see Yang Fan making trouble?

So I could only walk into Tai Chi Hall with my head hanging down.

The sky was still dark, and the Tai Chi Hall looked a little dark.

There were quite a few officials here today, and as soon as crows and crows walked into the hall, the atmosphere became more and more heavy, with a feeling of dullness before a storm.

Yang Fan consciously followed Kong Yingda. In his opinion, the protagonist today should be Li Ji and His Majesty Li Er.

Turning around and taking a look, he saw that the old man Xu Jingzong was standing next to Kong Yingda, but now he was a few positions away from him.

Yang Fan smiled.

A good person will be bullied by others, and a good horse will be ridden by others. This kind of idiot who bullies the weak and fears the strong should be ashamed of himself.

Hundreds of people poured into Nuo Da's Tai Chi Hall, but no one said a word. You could hear a needle drop in the hall.

He stuck his head out and looked ahead, and saw that old man Li Ji was stroking his beard, seemingly resting his mind.

Juxtaposed with them are Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng and others.

I didn’t see many people just now. It turned out that they had entered the palace beforehand.

For some reason, several people seemed to have telepathy. As soon as Yang Fan stuck his head out, Li Ji glanced over and met Yang Fan's eyes.

Seeing Yang Fan hiding behind him, Li Ji gave him a fierce look, as if to say, you are too cunning.

Yang Fan grinned, showing his big white teeth. It's not that we don't want to take the responsibility, it's just that this matter is too big and we can't handle it!

Xu Jingzong has been paying attention to Yang Fan's every move, and he was very envious when he saw the interaction between the two.

Yang Fan seems to be a very good guy. Not only does he have the trust of His Majesty Li Er, but he also has a very good relationship with several ministers in the DPRK.

Yang Fan seems to be disobeying the rules and hitting people at every turn, but in fact he sticks to the bottom line of being an official and is versatile in the officialdom.

I usually act very stupidly, but everything I do is within the scope of my abilities, and I never do things that I can't finish.

The whole person is not as stable as he should be at this age.

Moreover, this guy has only been in the officialdom for two years, and he has already managed to get along with most officials. His ability is astonishing.

After a while, His Majesty Li Er, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and a crown, walked in and sat on the throne with a solemn expression and a domineering look!

At this time, Wei Zheng came out of the queue and shouted tremblingly: "Go to court!"

As the minister's minister, he presides over all court meetings of this level.

The ministers solemnly performed a head-turning salute. His Majesty Li Er looked serious and shouted in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, please be free!"

Only then did the ministers assume their respective positions.

Due to the large number of people, no seats were arranged for this meeting.

Then, Wei Zheng took out a memorial from his sleeve and read it out in a measured tone.

Although Yang Fan's level of classical Chinese is not high, he still understood it.

The content is nothing more than explaining the purpose of holding this court meeting.

So after Wei Zheng finished reading the memorial, His Majesty Li Er spoke from the throne:

"In this imperial examination, student Xu Zhang faced difficulties for no reason. I am very sad."

"However, this incident has caused rumors to spread and people are panicked. I am afraid that the court will be turbulent and the society will be uneasy, so I have convened this court meeting to discuss with all the ministers how to deal with Xu Zhang's case."

His Majesty Li Er did not throw out the evidence he found as soon as he opened his mouth, obviously in order to let the person behind the scenes jump out.

After all, if this incident does not give the family a warning, these people will definitely come out to stop it again in the future.

If it weren't for the sake of saving Li Chengqian and the royal family's face, His Majesty Li Er would have investigated everything directly!

However, due to Li Er's forbearance, the major families thought that there was no evidence, and the officials of the various families were ready to take action.

Cui Yongping went out to the class and said: "Your Majesty, Xu Zhang's incident is a warning from God to vigorously reform the imperial examination. We should follow the mandate of Heaven. Please obey the mandate of Heaven, listen to the people's sentiments, and restore the original imperial examination system."

Your Majesty Li Er looked displeased.

If it hadn't been for prior consultation with Li Ji, Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others, the evidence might have been produced long ago.

According to his intention, he was to throw out part of Wang Dachui's confession to seize the opportunity to block the mouth of the noble family.

At this time, Fang Xuanling stood up and said loudly: "The Holy One is the Son of Heaven, and represents the law of heaven. As the saying goes, the sky is overthrown, and even if there is any warning, it should be conveyed to His Majesty."

"The death of a student during the imperial examination is a loss for our dynasty. However, the existing evidence shows that Xu Zhang's case was not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster!"

"Now that your majesty is kind and kind, you have ordered people to investigate this case. Now that you have finally found something, why are there still people who blame it on heaven for no reason? Such arbitrary and vain actions are destructive. Please punish your majesty severely."

After hearing this, His Majesty Li Er took a few deep breaths and his expression eased slightly. It was obvious that it was not time to get angry with aristocratic families like Cui Yongping.

Yang Fan, on the other hand, was not concerned about the contest that had already begun, which involved compromises between all parties.

In Yang Fan's opinion, it would be better to go to the battlefield to fight!

What's more, with people like Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji standing in front of him, it was never his turn to take the lead.

Therefore, Yang Fan didn't bother to pay attention to the intrigue from the beginning.

So he stepped back slightly and leaned against the pillar in the Tai Chi Hall. Seeing that he had just blocked the view of the throne in front of him, he relaxed and lowered his head slightly, closing his eyes to rest.

During this period of time, I have been busy with the imperial examinations and have not dared to slack off at all, so I am still very exhausted physically and mentally.

Now when I close my eyes, I feel a little groggy, my eyelids become heavy, and my head starts to doze off little by little.
Chapter completed!