Chapter 671: Lao Ai Still Needs a Companion! My Sword Is Very Fast!

Xiao He was like other candidates. Although he was standing neatly for the sake of impression points, his eyes were looking around curiously and excitedly.

Then I saw Wei Zhuang, Wei Liao, Ying Chengyu and other important officials of the Qin Dynasty sitting on the left and right sides of Qilin Hall.

There is even a majestic figure wearing a royal robe, sitting upright on the high platform!

When Xiao He and other candidates' eyes came into contact with this figure, everyone hurriedly lowered their heads as if they were electrocuted.

Just because the man sitting on the high platform is the king of the most powerful country in the world today.

Ying Zheng!

Ying Zheng also realized the nervousness of the candidates, so he stood up, walked to the edge of the high platform, and said in a warm voice: "My dear friends, raise your heads."

The hearts of dozens of candidates with ordinary backgrounds trembled suddenly.

Love, love you?

Is the king calling me?

Ordinary people like me are also qualified to be called Aiqing?

But seeing the other candidates beside them raising their heads, these dozens of candidates also quickly moved their gazes upward.

They saw that the crown robe was still supremely majestic, but the king wearing the crown robe had a gentle smile and his voice was also quite gentle:

"I have personally read your answers."

"Then I only have one idea in my mind."

"good!"

"Very good!"

"All the talented people in the world have entered the Qin Dynasty!"

For candidates who need to take the civil service examination in order to become an official, personal recognition from Ying Zheng is so rare!

Xiao He and other candidates suddenly became excited and handed over their hands: "I'll wait. Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Ying Zheng smiled and continued: "I accepted Lord Chang'an's advice, promoted scholars by subject, and selected talented people in the field."

"That's why I can get all of you who love me to come to Qin to help me."

"But there are also some insects who have betrayed my trust!"

The door of the side hall opens.

Wang Wan personally escorted a man in court uniform into the Qilin Hall.

After Wang Wan, Li Si led his subordinate officers to escort more than 300 people in prison clothes into the palace.

Hearing Ying Zheng's suddenly cold voice and seeing a familiar figure being escorted into the hall, some candidates couldn't help but whisper:

"Qu Bi! That's Qu Bi! Why was he brought here!"

"There is also Han Qiu. This man clearly left the examination room safely. After the examination, I drank with him all night. How come he was taken here!"

"That person, is that person the servant of the Qin Dynasty?!"

"How is it possible? The servant is one of the Nine Qin Qings, how could he be imprisoned here!"

Under the astonished gazes of pairs of eyes, Wang Wan bowed her hands to Ying Zheng and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty."

"All the suspects in the civil examination fraud case have been brought in."

"I led the censor to supervise the whole process, and there were no omissions."

Li Si then handed over his hand and said: "Your Majesty, on November 1, the 14th year of King Qin's reign, Lord Chang'an discovered that a gentleman had committed fraud."

"I immediately led the imperial officers to investigate, and asked Xiangbang, Chang'an Lord and other colleagues to assist me, and asked the imperial censor to supervise the whole process."

"Today, I have found conclusive evidence!"

"According to the investigation, this case of fraud in the civil service examination was initiated by Tai Pu Li, and 51 officials including Chang Shixiong Wan followed it. Two hundred and thirteen gentlemen benefited from it and tried to use various means to defeat the civil servants. Cheating and deceiving the emperor during the imperial examination."

"Thanks to Lord Chang'an's keenness, he uncovered all the cheating methods of these thieves, so that the fairness of the civil examinations can be maintained and the king will not be deceived by the thieves."

"All the evidence for the civil examination fraud case is here. Your Majesty, please read it!"

After finishing his words, Li Si couldn't help but look at Ying Chengyu.

From the perspective of a bystander, Li Si had to admit that Mi Li and others were extremely well prepared. Even if they were prepared, it would be difficult for them to withstand the various tricks of Mi Li and others.

However, Ying Chengyu actually broke all the plans of Mi Li and others, and even eliminated them in advance!

If he hadn't personally presided over the interrogation and verification, if it hadn't been for Ying Chengxuan's advice to separate the civil service examinations, and if he hadn't known that Ying Chengxuan's heart was in the Qin Dynasty, Li Si even doubted whether the mastermind behind this major case was Ying Chengxuan. It’s crazy!

Xiao He and all the candidates were even more shocked.

When they saw Mi Li, some people already recognized Mi Li's identity.

But no one believed it.

That is one of the Nine Qin Qings of Great Qin!

How could he be escorted into the Qilin Hall in such an embarrassing manner in front of these candidates who had not yet entered the court?

But Li Si’s words told everyone.

This wretched and dejected man in prison uniform is none other than the great servant of the Qin Dynasty, Mi Li!

Wang Wan handed over his hand again: "I have led my subordinates to verify all the evidence."

"None of it is fake!"

Bamboo baskets were carried under the high platform one by one. The bamboo baskets were filled with bamboo slips, silk and Chang'an paper.

Just looking at the number of bamboo baskets, everyone knew that the evidence Li Si collected was absolutely sufficient.

And it is different from the bamboo slips that Ying Chengyu burned after killing Fan Yuqi.

These evidences have been verified by Wang Wan, which proves the authenticity of these evidences with the credibility of Da Qin!

Ying Zheng looked down at Mi Li coldly and asked in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, do you have anything to say?"

Although winter has entered the Qin Dynasty, Mi Li's clothes were wet with sweat.

With a pale face, he racked his brains and thought about how to solve the predicament at hand.

But before he could come up with a way to break the situation, Mi Fan, the Queen Mother's Young Master, shouted in anger: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the King trusts you more and allows you to take the position of Minister."

"You have betrayed the king's trust."

"Even now, you still don't know how to repent!"

Other court officials from Guandong also spoke up, shouting angrily: "I am ashamed to serve in the same palace with this man!"

"The evidence is so conclusive, why don't you confess your guilt quickly? What are you doing!"

"Don't let my Great Qin become a laughing stock of the world!"

Mi Li's face became even paler.

He knew that when Mi Fan and other Chu relatives began to accuse him, it meant that all the people in Guandong who participated in this matter had reached a consensus.

Give up on him!

Use the life of a Jiuqing to extinguish the anger in Ying Zheng's heart!

Mi Li looked at Mi Chen pleadingly, but only got a sigh of helplessness.

What can Mi Chen do?

In order not to be implicated too much, Mi Chen can only ask Mi Li to confess his guilt!

Mi Li's despair became even worse.

But he didn't want to die.

He really didn't want to die!

With no one to help him, Mi Li could only cry out in sorrow: "Please, Your Majesty, look into this matter!"

"I have never cheated..."

However, before Mi Li could finish his defense, Ying Chengjiao suddenly spoke: "I am a reasonable person."

"When I talk to you about the law."

"You'd better talk to me about the law."

"If you insist on not talking to me about the law, but are just arguing with me?"

"The specimen of Lao Ai just needs a companion."

Who among the old ministers of the Qin Dynasty doesn't know how Lao Ai died?

He was dragged to the gate of Xianyang City by Ying Chengjiao, who cut off his bones and flesh with a very sharp knife. When Lao Ai fainted from the pain, he asked the doctor to treat his injuries with medicine. After he recovered from his injuries, he continued to cut his body until half of his body was cut off and he died completely!

But even though Lao Ai was dead, Ying Chengjiao still did not let him go. Instead, he continued to patiently cut Lao Ai's whole body into slices with a knife, and asked the painter to carefully draw the shape of the slices and named them specimen paintings.

Finally, Ying Chengjiao placed all the specimen paintings in the military medical department of the military academy as teaching materials, and stored all the slices of meat in the ice cellar after pickling for medical practitioners to learn!

To this day, Lao Ai's minced meat is still being examined and looked at by military academy students one after another, and cannot be buried!

When Mi Li thought that she might also have such an experience, the rest of her words were immediately choked in her throat and could no longer be spit out.

Ying Zheng shouted in a deep voice: "Lord Chang'an!"

"Don't disrupt the trial!"

Ying Chengjiao sat back in his original position obediently and bowed: "Yes!"

But Ying Chengjiao's eyes were still looking at Mi Li playfully as if he was looking at prey.

Mi Li was completely desperate.

Compared with what happened to Lao Ai, death did not seem so unacceptable.

As if his spine had been pulled out, Mi Li collapsed to the ground, kowtowed and cried out: "I plead guilty!"

Ying Zheng asked in a faint voice: "What crime did Taipu Li commit?"

Mi Li whispered in despair: "I wanted to send more children to the court by cheating, which ruined the court's talent selection."

"I am guilty of a heinous crime!"

Mi Li was downplaying his crime.

But fortunately, Ying Zheng did not intend to kill him.

Ying Zheng just asked coldly: "Li Tingwei, what crime should Taipu Li be punished for?!"

Li Si bowed his hands and said in a deep voice: "Taipu Li violated the order and abolished the order (neglected his duties), the tribute was false...deceiving the emperor!"

"Taipu Li is an important official of the Qin Dynasty. He knew the law and broke it, so he should be punished one level higher!"

"Taipu Li holds the title of Wu Dafu, which can be equivalent to the ninth level of crime."

"According to the law, Taipu Li should be demoted from all positions, all titles, beheaded and crucified, and all property and land should be confiscated, and the sentence should be immediate!"

"The whole family should be punished!"

Mi Li was scared, he was really scared.

Li Si not only wanted to chop off his head, but also cut open his abdomen, cut open his intestines and stomach, and dry him like a dried man!

Mi Li cried out in sorrow: "I am a guilty minister, please be magnanimous, my king!"

Hearing Mi Li's cry, several examinees couldn't help but feel pity.

Mi Li was an important official in the position of Shangqing after all. He had already begged so humbly, so what would happen if he was spared?

Ying Zheng asked coldly: "The imperial examination is a major event for the Qin Dynasty and for me!"

"Will I be magnanimous to you?"

"If Chang'an Jun had not discovered your worm-like behavior, who would have returned the official positions you deserved!"

The pity in the hearts of several candidates disappeared instantly.

All the candidates glared at Mi Li.

Ruining someone's future is like killing their parents.

Such a thief actually wanted to ruin their future, he should be killed!

Ying Zheng drew his sword from its sheath, threw his saber to Ying Chengjiao, and said in a deep voice: "According to the law, this beast should be beheaded and then crucified."

"But I don't want to let this beast live even for a breath!"

"Chang'an Jun is the chief official of this imperial examination, so Chang'an Jun will behead this beast in the Qilin Hall on my behalf!"

Ying Chengjiao grabbed the flying saber with one hand and shouted happily: "Yes!"

Looking at Ying Chengjiao walking towards her, Mi Li desperately wanted to retreat, but was held back by the court guards and could not move forward or backward.

Mi Li could only shout more and more sadly: "Lord Chang'an! Lord Chang'an! Uncle is wrong, uncle is wrong!"

"When Lord Chang'an was young, uncle held you in his arms!"

"I hope Lord Chang'an will spare my uncle's life for the sake of the Queen Mother!"

"At least, at least spare the lives of my uncle's children!"

Facing Mi Li's pleading eyes, Ying Chengqi half-knelt in front of Mi Li and said gently: "Don't panic, don't be afraid."

Mi Li looked up in astonishment.

Could it be that his pleading worked?

But he forgot that Ying Chengqi killed even his own uncle, so why would he care about an uncle who was already five generations away from him?

Slowly standing up, Ying Chengqiu stood beside Mi Li with a sword in hand, his voice still gentle: "My sword is very fast."

"It won't hurt."