His Majesty Li Er ignored Li Ji's defense, and instead said to Yang Fan: "Since Marquis Zhongyi knows the cause and effect of the matter, he should speak out quickly and don't keep everyone waiting."

In fact, Li Er could also see that Li Ji was deliberately protecting Yang Fan, but he could not let it go.

The main reason is that Yang Fan is so outstanding!

Whether he was proposing reform of the imperial examinations, or pacifying the Tibetans in World War I, or even having all kinds of wild ideas, they all reflected Yang Fan's uniqueness and excellence.

With such a talent, His Majesty Li Er certainly cannot let Yang Fan have the slightest chance of getting closer to the family.

The only way is to let Yang Fan and several major families fight to the death, and now is the best opportunity.

Although Yang Fan may be retaliated by several famous families in the future, it is still better than letting Yang Fan get close to the famous families.

To put it harshly, His Majesty Li Er was actually a little scared in his heart.

Once an outstanding talent like Yang Fan is attracted by a noble family, it will definitely be a disaster for the royal family.

Even if Yang Fan is about to become the consort, His Majesty Li Er cannot be completely relieved.

Therefore, His Majesty Li Er turned a blind eye to Li Ji's words.

Seeing this scene, Li Ji could only look at Yang Fan with a wry smile and cast a helpless look.

Yang Fan smiled understandingly, then turned to look at His Majesty Li Er.

Although Yang Fan's predecessor had never been in the officialdom, he was standing on the shoulders of giants after all.

I have never seen a pig run away, but I have always eaten pork.

It is actually understandable for His Majesty Li Er to do this.

He provided methods to prevent and control smallpox, pointed out the loopholes in the imperial examination system, built the Junyangfang business empire, and pacified Tubo in the First World War. Not only was he unparalleled in poetry at a young age, but he also ranked first in the scholar section of the imperial examination...

Everything is simply the work of an evildoer, he looks too sharp!

Even as an emperor, he would be deeply afraid of people like him, so it is not surprising that His Majesty Li Er behaved like this.

Obviously, this emperor wanted to have a bad relationship with the family, and he could only stay under the protection of this emperor forever, and could never escape the control of this emperor.

It's a pity that His Majesty Li Er was exposed a little bit.

Although Yang Fan really does not want to conflict with these aristocratic families, it does not mean that he is afraid of these aristocratic families.

Yang Fan just didn't want to spend too much time on these intrigues.

Since His Majesty Li Er is so worried about him, why not give him some peace of mind?

So Yang Fan said calmly: "Your Majesty has an order, of course I know everything, but what I need to explain is that in the case of Xu Zhang, your Majesty ordered Qin Huaidao to investigate the case thoroughly, and Wei Chen did not participate."

"The reason why I know the ins and outs of this case is just that it happened at the right time."

"Therefore, although what Wei Chen said at this time what he saw and heard is true and correct, the final evidence still needs to be based on the evidence presented by Qin Huaidao."

The meaning of Yang Fan's words is obvious.

The result of the investigation of Xu Zhang's case is that you, the emperor, are wise, and all the credit belongs to your appointed official Qin Huaidao.

Although this statement can also confirm the authenticity of the evidence in Li Ji's memorial, it expresses his intention to the family tactfully.

I said that I didn't deliberately want to be an enemy of the noble family. The reason why I knew about this was just that I happened to meet him. The emperor asked me to say it.

His Majesty Li Er was quite helpless towards such a naughty man like Yang Fan, his expression felt as if he had eaten a dead fly.

The original intention was to make Yang Fan completely antagonize the family and live under the protection of him as the emperor from now on.

But now Yang Fan cleverly diverted the family's anger on the grounds that it "just happened to be a meeting", which made His Majesty Li Er panic.

This bastard Yang Fan is so cunning!

His Majesty Li Er's eyes were on fire and he wished he could beat up Yang Fan.

You bastard was sleeping in the court meeting just now, and I turned a blind eye.

It's really annoying to ask you to take sides now, but to make it ambiguous.

His Majesty Li Er was about to have an attack, when Wei Zheng stood up and bowed and said: "Your Majesty, since Marquis Zhongyi just happened to be meeting, why not let the official in charge of the case come to argue, wouldn't it be clearer?"

Wei Zheng certainly understood His Majesty Li Er's plan, but unfortunately he did not want His Majesty Li Er to succeed.

In Wei Zheng's view, Yang Fan has the potential to be a remonstrator who dares to speak and act, and who is upright.

Such young and backward people should remain neutral and should not grovel even in the face of imperial power.

Wei Zheng wants to train Yang Fan to be his successor, the kind of person who can spray the sky and the earth...

As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Xuanling, Li Ji, Xiao Yu, Changsun Wuji, Cheng Yaojin and others came out one after another and said: "Your Majesty, Zheng Guogong's words are reasonable. Why not let Qin Huaidao, who is investigating the case, enter the palace to explain the situation.

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Most of these people have deep friendships with Yang Fan, and naturally they don't want to see Yang Fan antagonizing these aristocratic families.

Of course, only Changsun Wuji had other plans.

Because once Yang Fan completely surrenders to the emperor, he will definitely gain further trust from His Majesty Li Er, which is definitely not what Changsun Wuji wants to see.

Seeing several important officials in the court covering for Yang Fan and asking Qin Huaidao to testify, His Majesty Li Er almost burst out of anger.

If people like Yang Fan don't break with the family and take control, who can rest assured?

However, the words have reached this point, and it is obviously unfeasible to make Yang Fan and the family incompatible.

It seems that we can only find another way.

His Majesty Li Er sighed softly!

I really didn’t expect that Yang Fan would get to know so many important officials in the court in less than two years after entering the officialdom. This bastard is so evil!

But His Majesty Li Er will not blame ministers like Wei Zheng.

Because he knew in his heart that these people actually did not have any bad intentions and were all loyal forces supporting him, Li Er.

The reason why he protects Yang Fan so much is not only his friendship with Yang Fan, but also his love for the young and underachievers.

However, His Majesty Li Er obviously did not want to give up so easily. He ignored Wei Zheng and other ministers, stared blankly at Yang Fan, and said:

"Although Marquis Zhongyi is not responsible for this case, he has seen various reasons after all. It is better to tell everyone first so that everyone can understand. If there is something incomplete, I will let Qin Huaidao come into the palace to make a statement."

Now that the words have been said, Yang Fan has no reason to refuse.

After swallowing, he was frightened by His Majesty Li Er's angry and slightly threatening gaze. At this time, he could only bite the bullet.

What's more, I was sleeping just now. If I touched His Majesty Li Er at this time, it would be a crime of "great disrespect".

After all, Yang Fan didn't dare to say anything after sleeping in court, and the emperor sent him to Lingnan.

At this time, facing His Majesty Li Er's threatening eyes, Yang Fan knew he had to say something.

His eyes slowly passed over the officials, and then he said loudly:

"Your Majesty, as far as we know, Xu Zhang's death was not a warning from heaven, but a man-made disaster deliberately caused by some people to hinder the imperial examination. According to the testimony of witnesses, the person behind this time was the Cui family of Qinghe...

"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was an uproar in the hall, and the originally silent Tai Chi Hall suddenly became lively.

"I never expected that Xu Zhang's death was actually caused by the Cui family. No wonder the Cui family always said that Xu Zhang's death was a warning from God!"

"Who says it's not the case? It turns out that the thief is shouting to catch the thief!"

"Hush, the matter has not been finalized yet, so you can't talk nonsense. After all, this is just one-sided words of Marquis Zhongyi."

Cui Yongping couldn't sit still. He pointed at Yang Fan angrily and shouted: "It's just nonsense. What good will killing Xu Zhang do to my Cui family?"

"Marquis Zhongyi, if you can't produce evidence and deliberately spread rumors to cause trouble, I will let your Majesty make the decision for my Cui family and punish you for slander."

Looking at the hysterical Cui Yongping, Yang Fan smiled slightly and asked calmly: "Do you know a person named Wang Dachui?"

Cui Yongping was slightly stunned and quickly denied: "Who is Wang Dachui, and what does it have to do with my Cui family?"

In Cui Yongping's mind, there is indeed no impression of Wang Dachui.

Unfortunately, Cui Yongping did not react at this time.

After Wang Dachui was sold into the Cui family as a slave, he was always called Cui Da.

Regarding Cui Yongping's denial, Yang Fan was not angry, but said to himself: "Wang Dachui, now named Cui Da, is 25 years old this year. He was sold into the Cui family as a slave since he was a child. Because he was quite talented, he was taken off the slaves by the Cui family.

Nationality, this year’s scientific examination, ranked sixth in the Mingjing subject in high school. During the scientific examination, Xu Zhang and I lived in the same dormitory and in the same examination room..."

Every time Yang Fan said something, Cui Yongping's face turned pale.

His father Cui Shuhu said that it was impossible for someone to find Cui Da. How could Yang Fan know Cui Da so well now?

Cui Yongping was a little confused and stood there in shock, obviously shocked!

If you think about it, you can understand that I originally thought that the most critical link in this case had been done flawlessly.

Now she was like a beautiful woman who had been stripped naked in the market, directly exposed in front of everyone. How could Cui Yongping not be surprised.

Looking at Cui Yongping who was distracted, Yang Fan did not stop and continued to ask: "Cui Shilang, do you know this person?"

At this time, Cui Yongfang was in a state of confusion. He did not bother to answer Yang Fan's question and cried to Li Er: "Your Majesty, although Cui Da sold himself to the Cui family since childhood, our Cui family has always treated him as a member of the family."

"But this time Cui Da is asked to get rid of his slave status and take the imperial examination. He no longer belongs to my Cui family."
To be continued...