Overheard Thoughts Break Everyone's Composure, While the Fallen Princess Is Busy Gossiping
Chapter 147

Corruption and favoritism?

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After having almost all the questions he wanted to ask, Jiang Yunsheng asked those people to leave.

When the ministers saw this scene, they felt a little disappointed. They were having a great time eating melon!

Jiang Nuan looked at them and smiled in his heart. Anyway, the days are long!

After Palace Examination ended, the results came out three days later. Top Laureate Second-Place Laureate were ranked third among the top three, respectively Zhang Gaoyang, Wu Hongcai, and Lin Mingxu.

At this time, Jiang Nuan was sitting in a private room on the second floor of the restaurant, watching the leader Zhang Gaoyang riding a horse through the streets, which was very beautiful.

[Is this the reason why the spring breeze is so good that you can see all the Chang'an flowers in one day?]

Jiang Nuan Watching this scene, I suddenly thought of this poem.

The three people who heard this subconsciously looked up in the direction of Jiang Nuan.

In their eyes, Jiang Nuan is their reborn parent.

Without Jiang Nuan, the current Zhang Gaoyang would not be able to recognize their ancestors.

After Palace Examination finished, Zhang Gaoyang saw his adoptive parents at the door. They immediately came up to care about his situation, with worries in their eyes.

After he comforted the two of them, they noticed Zhang Quanqiao behind him. He briefly explained the situation, and then the two families made an appointment to discuss it.

Naturally, he wanted to recognize his ancestors and return to his family lineage, and coincidentally, his parents and his adoptive parents both had the last name Zhang, which saved them from a dispute over the right to name.

In the days to come, his two families will interact with each other, and when they grow old, Zhang Gaoyang will both fulfill their filial piety. After all, one will be kind and the other will be nurturing. It is really difficult for him to choose.

As for Wu Hongcai, if it weren't for Jiang Nuan, he would have been framed and imprisoned by his friends as early as Spring Examination, let alone the current glory.

The same goes for Lin Mingxu. He looked at his mother who looked pleased in the crowd, and his gratitude to Jiang Nuan was beyond words.

Halfway through the parade, there was a sudden commotion ahead.

"This time Imperial Examination is unfair! Some officials engaged in corruption for personal gain! We are not satisfied with the result this time!"

Several candidates who looked like they were candidates for Capital City stood at the end of the road and shouted to the parade.

As soon as these words came out, the people around him immediately started talking about it.

"What? Someone in Imperial Examination is engaging in fraud for personal gain? Is it true or false?"

"Maybe it's true. After all, they don't dare to risk beheading."

"No way, there are people in Imperial Examination who are engaging in fraud for personal gain. No wonder my third uncle's grandson is not on the list this time. It turns out there is something wrong with Imperial Examination?"

"Well, is there a possibility that your third uncle's grandson is really good at it?"

"This time Imperial Examination is fair and just, why would you say such a thing?"

Zhang Gaoyang thought of Jiang Nuan's voice and what she said about Imperial Examination's bugs being eliminated this time. Logically speaking, this time Imperial Examination should be the most fair and just one.

He has great trust in Jiang Nuan's voice. He can even know things that are so long ago and hidden. It is impossible that everything under his nose is mistaken, right?

"Oh, you are the Top Laureate of Imperial Examination this time, and you are a vested interest. Of course you would say so!"

After hearing what Zhang Gaoyang said, the man sneered and said disdainfully.

"Since you said there is something wrong with Imperial Examination this time, then you must at least provide evidence, right? Otherwise, it is just empty talk. Why do you say that?"

Zhang Gaoyang asks for evidence.

"Hmph, of course we have the evidence. This time Imperial Examination's list is the most powerful evidence!"

Another person standing next to that person said.

What Zhang Gaoyang said was a little confused? He had also read the list. Is there any problem? He didn't seem to see it.

"That is, the people on the list this time are all students from your south, and there are not even one student from our north. Isn't this enough to explain the problem?"

"You officials in the south have gone too far! You actually don't reserve a single quota for students from the north. Aren't our students from the north Great Xia citizens?"

"No wonder I said that in the past there were fewer students from the north who were on the list than from the south. It seems that you officials in the south are doing this behind the scenes!"

Those people said something to each other, which made Zhang Gaoyang understand the cause of the matter.

Jiang Nuan fell into deep thought after hearing these words.

Just when Zhang Gaoyang was about to say something more, officers and soldiers from Capital City had already arrived at the scene, preparing to maintain order.

"Everyone, please be patient. The emperor is already aware of your reaction this time and will give you a reply later."

The incident was so big that Capital Prefect quickly came out to appease the angry students.

After hearing what Capital Prefect said, the students calmed down a little and then said:

"We believe that the emperor will investigate this matter thoroughly. We just want an explanation."

These students just wanted an explanation, not their own heads, so after hearing what Capital Prefect said, they stopped causing trouble.

It was not the same thing to be stuck in the street all the time, so they came to an empty square. In addition to the students, there were also people who came to see the situation.

In addition to the local people, a large part of the people in Capital City came from other places, and there were also many northerners among them. After learning that the students in the north were being treated unfairly, they were very anxious and followed them.

After Jiang Nuan figured out the key point, he wanted to go back to the Imperial Palace and remind her Imperial Father. It happened that a young eunuch found her at this time.

"Your Highness Ninth Princess, Your Majesty, please go to Hall of Diligent Governance."

This suited her perfectly, so she followed the little eunuch to Hall of Diligent Governance.

At this time, Hall of Diligent Governance was full of people. If you look closely, almost all of them were people who had come into contact with Imperial Examination this time.

Not long after Jiang Nuan arrived, all the ministers came.

Jiang Yunsheng sat on the stool, looked at the ministers around him, and said:

"I believe you all know that students from the north are parading in the streets holding banners. Tell me, what do you think?"

The ministers were silent for a moment, not knowing what to say.

If they really committed privacy fraud, they might feel guilty. The problem is that they didn't do it at all! What should they say?

Could it be that their colleagues really did such a thing? The eyes they looked at each other were full of suspicion.

The northern ministers looked at the southern ministers, with anger surging in their eyes. They thought that with Ninth Princess's voice this time, they would be more at ease. Unexpectedly, these southern ministers were so bold.

How dare they! Not a single place is reserved for students from the north. Do you want the imperial court to become their one-note hall?

If they had known earlier, they wouldn't have cared about their wishes or not. The only real thing is to get the quota first!

Southern ministers, you look at me and I look at you, wondering who did this!

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