Chapter 5002 Dou Huairang: Princess Jinyang is untouchable!
Fang Jun looked at Li Yun speechlessly, why is this guy so crazy?
Although he has always been uneducated and playful, he is not ignorant of the general situation, let alone a troublemaker. How could he make such a move in this important place in the examination room?
Under Fang Jun's gaze, Li Yun was sweating a little and worried. He hurriedly explained: "Brother-in-law, don't listen to his words. The paper ball was obviously brought by him. What does it have to do with me? I came to take the exam just to leave." It's just a formality. I just want to pass out. How can I frame him? "
Fang Jun looked at Dou Huairang again.
He felt that what Li Yun said was reasonable. How could this guy pass the exam if he had no knowledge or skills? But this time Zongzheng Temple issued a strict order that all the clan members of the right age must take the exam regardless of their knowledge, and the prince was no exception, so Li Yun just went through the motions to complete the Zongzheng Temple's tasks, and no one thought he could pass the exam.
So, what are the benefits of framing Dou Huairang?
Lack of motivation.
Xu Jingzong had a cold face and turned his eyes to Li Yun, then focused on Dou Huairang. With his thoughts racing, he asked the invigilator on the side: "Have you ever seen King Jiang throwing paper balls at Dou Huairang?"
Several invigilators looked at each other and shook their heads: "I never saw it!"
The two men suddenly started fighting, and the cause was indeed unknown.
Dou Huairang felt something was wrong and hurriedly said: "There are still students nearby. Someone must have seen it. If you ask carefully, there must be someone who can testify!"
Xu Jingzong sneered and said: "The imperial examination is a national talent promotion ceremony, and it is also related to a student's lifelong career. At this moment, I call the student to testify for you. Maybe you can prove your innocence, but it ruins the other students' hard study for a year. This is so selfish Even if a self-interested person has passed the imperial examination and been awarded an official position, he will definitely be a corrupt person who only cares about his own interests. Although the country lacks talents, it does not need such officials! "
Dou Huairang's eyes widened and his face was confused. He didn't know that he was wronged and asked other students to prove it. How could he become an official who was corrupt, derelict in his duties and only cared about personal gain?
Xu Jingzong ignored him at all and waved his hand at the Jinwu guards: "Dou Huairang is suspected of plagiarism and disrupting the order of the examination room. He also tried to sabotage the imperial examination and implicated other candidates. His behavior is abominable and his intentions are evil. He will be expelled immediately." If you leave the examination room, your candidate name will be canceled in the Ministry of Rites, and you will not be allowed to participate in the imperial examination within three years!”
"In addition, King Jiang got into a fight with others in the examination room. He will be disqualified from the examination and expelled from the examination room!"
How could he not know the relationship between King Jiang and Fang Jun? Although there is no conclusion yet, everyone in the government and the public is almost convinced that King Jiang is about to marry Fang Xuanling's young daughter. Naturally, they will be partial to King Jiang. However, King Jiang has indeed disrupted the order of the examination room. It is impossible to continue to take the exam next year. He took the exam again, so fortunately Dou Huairang was disqualified from taking the exam for three years to give Fang Jun some vent.
He is the Minister of Rites and the organizer of the imperial examination in name, so he has this qualification and power.
Although he might offend the Dou family, if he had to choose between the Dou family and Fang Jun, he would choose Fang Jun no matter what.
Moreover, there are sufficient reasons for this decision, and no one can fault it...
Fang Jun stood aside with his hands folded and looked at it indifferently. He didn't care what kind of decision Xu Jingzong made, as long as it was well-founded and not criticized as malpractice for personal gain afterwards.
Dou Huairang was astonished and said at a loss of voice: "Why did Xu Shangshu come to this? I was wrongly accused!"
Their ability is limited, and his father Dou Dexuan is still only a minor eunuch in the palace. Because he took action in the Jin Dynasty's rebellion, his official career is bound to be difficult. The only political resources his father and brother could give him were "good reputation".
If he fails to make progress in the imperial examination, the end of his career is almost foreseeable, and he will have no chance to display his great ambitions...
Jiang Wang Li Yun was very proud. He didn't care about the imperial examination at all, and he knew that he could not pass it. Seeing Xu Jingzong's punishment, he felt that he was obviously biased towards him. Looking at Fang Jun who was silent on the side, he guessed that Xu Jingzong was punished. Jingzong must have been instructed by Fang Jun to do this deliberately.
From this point of view, Fang Jun not only had a high regard for his "prospective sister-in-law", but also because he was dissatisfied with Dou Huairang, so he took advantage of the situation.
As for the reason for dissatisfaction with Dou Huairang, naturally this guy coveted Jinyang and tried to propose marriage to His Majesty...
I will definitely explain the details to Jinyang later.
Xu Jingzong looked at Dou Huairang, who was shouting loudly, frowned and reprimanded: "A child from a dignified family is acting like a shrew, what kind of behavior is that? This is the imperial examination room, how can we let those black sheep destroy it? Someone, come and kill this person Fork it out, punish it with twenty sticks, and expel it!”
"Here!"
Several Jinwu guards came forward and saw that Dou Huairang was still yelling, so they pinned him to the ground, gagged his mouth, carried him out of the county government office quickly, and read out in front of many people, officials, and servants of aristocratic families at the gate of the county government office. He was charged with the crime, and then he was beaten with twenty army sticks and ordered to leave immediately.
Li Yun laughed, cupped his hands and said, "It's my fault for causing trouble to you two. I'll leave as soon as possible. Don't dare to delay the exam!"
Turn around and leave gracefully.
After the farce ended, the invigilator repeatedly shouted at the candidates who were watching the excitement, maintaining order in the examination room, and the examination continued.
Fang Jun frowned, a little confused: "Why does King Jiang seem to be deliberately provocative?"
Xu Jingzong disagreed: "Perhaps there has been a conflict between these two people for a long time? But it doesn't matter. We are not law enforcement agencies. We don't care about what is right and wrong. Since we have disturbed the order of the examination room, we will expel them together. As for the matter between them , just go and talk, it has nothing to do with the examination room.”
Fang Jun also thinks it makes sense. King Jiang is one of those people who "doesn't make big mistakes but keeps making small mistakes." He looks well-behaved but actually has some dandy habits. This matter may not be as innocent as it seems. If the investigation continues, It's really hard to predict what will happen.
It's better to expel them all together. As for the grievances and conflicts between the two, they have to sort it out on their own...
"It is better to do less than to do more. The most important thing at the moment is to maintain the smooth progress of the imperial examination. The rest are side effects."
"What the Taiwei said is true."
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This imperial examination was probably the largest in terms of number of people and scale since the imperial examination was established in the former Sui Dynasty. In particular, all the descendants of the clan of the right age participated, and the families of relatives followed closely behind. With so many pampered and well-dressed noble children as reference, each family naturally sent servants and maids to serve outside the examination room to solve various problems at any time.
Dou Huairang was taken out of the gate of the county government office by the Jinwu guards. He was pressed down on the wet ground in front of the door and beaten with twenty military sticks. The servants of the Dou family who followed him knew immediately and rushed towards him. They were shocked and didn't know what to do. They all attacked the Jinwu guards. The soldier glared angrily.
Dou Huairang struggled to stand up with the help of his slaves. His face was pale, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go home."
He knew that there was no use in getting entangled here. They were just a few invigilators and soldiers who followed orders. How could he argue about right and wrong with them?
The culprit lies with Li Yun, King of Jiang, Xu Jingzong, the Minister of Rites, and even more so, Fang Jun, the man behind the whole thing!
Do you really think that by standing aside and saying nothing, others will not know your insidious and cunning face?
It’s so deceiving!
The servants brought the carriage, helped Dou Huairang board the carriage, and drove quickly back to Dou's house.
On the carriage, Dou Huairang was lying on the mattress and clenched his fists. The pain in his legs was unbearable, but the anger in his heart made his whole body tremble.
After a while, when they returned to Dou's house, the carriage drove directly through the side door and came to the middle courtyard. A servant jumped out of the car and ran inside to report the news. The others helped Dou Huairang out of the car and walked into the hall.
The entire Dou family was in a state of uproar.
The servants and maids couldn't understand why Erlang, the most talented person in the family, went to take the imperial examination, but came back before the time, with his buttocks all red and badly bruised?
Dou Dexuan, Dou Huaizhen and his son came to the hall quickly. Seeing Dou Huairang's miserable state, they were shocked. While they hurriedly stepped forward to check and inquire what was going on, they also hurriedly asked someone to notify the doctor in the mansion to come.
Dou Huairang was so painful that he broke into a cold sweat, gritted his teeth and said, "Fang Jun, you are bullying someone too much!"
Dou Dexuan said curiously: "How can you provoke Fang Jun when you go to take the imperial examination?"
In the past few years, Fang Jun did misbehave, often fighting with the children of the clan, aristocratic families, and noble families, and his attacks were neither gentle nor serious. However, in recent years, as his status has continued to rise, his self-cultivation has increased day by day. In addition, no one dares to provoke him because of his powerful authority. There will be no fights.
Dou Huairang snorted angrily, full of grievance: "Where did I provoke him? It was clearly my father who wanted to marry the royal family for the future of our family, thus pushing his son into the pit of fire!"
Dou Huaizhen on the side was shocked and scolded: "How can my second brother speak like this? My father is planning this for the sake of your future. As long as you pass the imperial examination and become Princess Jinyang, you will rise to great heights from now on. In time, you will definitely become a princess." My thousand-mile horse, no one else can ask for such good things, and you are just complaining, you are just stupid!”
"No one can ask for it even if they ask for it? Brother, if you go out and ask around, is it because no one can ask for it? It's because no one asks for it at all!"
Dou Huairang was heartbroken and patted the bed board: "They say that Princess Jinyang and Fang Jun were constantly entangled and had an affair, but you just don't believe it. Qiu Shenji's death was unknown back then and it is still an unsolved case. Family members, who else dares to marry Princess Jinyang? But for the sake of the prosperity of the family, you are willing to push me into the pit of fire without caring about family ties. It is heartbreaking!"
Dou Dexuan and Dou Huaizhen, father and son, looked confused and at a loss.
Dou Dexuan stepped forward to check his injuries and tried to comfort him. Seeing that Dou Huairang's mood was more stable, he asked: "What happened? Why didn't he take the exam and why he was so seriously injured?" Dou Huairang looked depressed and recounted the incident in detail. Dou Huairang became furious. Angry, Dou Dexuan was full of doubts: "This matter is just a joke of King Jiang, but what does it have to do with Fang Jun? It has nothing to do with Princess Jinyang!"