Chapter 573

Even his dead son was dragged out and sentenced to beheading!

In the great hall, the civil and military officials felt a chill.

Li Er was also somewhat stunned.

"Wuji, you..."

At this time, the always impartial Wei Zheng also stepped out.

"Your Majesty, Minister Zhang's words are reasonable. The only solution to the current situation is to thoroughly investigate the imperial examination fraud case and severely punish the chief culprits!"

In the great hall, it was cold without wind.

A dozen people shivered in unison.

As the Censor-in-Chief, Wei Zheng's job was to supervise the hundred officials.

If he said he wanted to kill people, who knew whose head this butcher's knife would fall on?

Chief culprits?

Are you kidding me!

Who among them hadn't had a hand in this?

Even Emperor Li Er met the criteria for a chief culprit!

Who would be designated as the chief culprit would depend entirely on Li Er's mood.

Li Er's mood was extremely bad.

He also thought that if one were to talk about chief culprits, he himself would be the most deserving. If it weren't for his authorization, how could Zhangsun Wuji have done such a thing?

However, now was not the time for self-reproach, but to find a few suitable scapegoats.

"Good! The imperial examination fraud case will be presided over by Wei Zheng; investigate it to the end! Zhangsun Wuji has failed to teach his son and is immediately stripped of his position as Minister of Works, but remains as Minister of Personnel to observe his future performance!"

Li Er spoke, which set the tone for the case.

The treatment of Zhangsun Wuji was very intriguing. The officials roughly had a bottom line in their hearts.

The imperial examination fraud case would not be truly investigated; they were just looking for a few blind scapegoats to appease public anger.

This matter would pass!

Fang Xuanling stepped out of the ranks to report.

"Your Majesty, the rumor incident this time has had a very bad influence. To eliminate the influence of this incident among the people, Your Majesty also needs to do something."

These words touched Li Er's heart.

The person who could truly solve the problem was always one of the few by his side, and Fang Xuanling was always among them.

Worthy of being the number one good prime minister of Great Tang!

"Xuanling, in your opinion, what should I do?"

Fang Xuanling was somewhat hesitant.

But being stared at by the Emperor and the civil and military officials, he still said it.

"Your Majesty, uh... I have thought of a plan of signing books for sale!"

Signing books for sale?

It left Li Er completely confused...

"What kind of plan is signing books for sale?"

Fang Xuanling, having reached this point, had no choice but to harden his heart and say it clearly.

"Your Majesty's calligraphy is first-class in the world. If you sign books for sale at the Bai Ludong Academy, the scholars of the world will surely flock there. At that time, Your Majesty can promise in person that the Tang imperial examination will maintain fairness. It should be able to convince most of the scholars." Li Er thought about it carefully.

The method Fang Xuanling mentioned was probably the most effective method at present.

For the sake of the Great Tang empire, what did it matter if he went out to sign books for sale?

He could take the opportunity to show off his good handwriting and leave a beautiful impression in the minds of scholars!

"Good! Xuanling is worthy of being called 'Fang's Strategy'; he is indeed unparalleled in wisdom! I approve; immediately spread the news to the world that I will personally sign books for sale!"

Fang Xuanling breathed a sigh of relief.

He was afraid the Emperor would care about his face and not agree.

Being the Prime Minister of Great Tang was truly too difficult!

Just when everyone thought the dust had settled, another person stood out.

It was Zhangsun Wuji again!

"Your Majesty, since we are using the plan of signing books for sale to gather all the excellent scholars of the world at the Bai Ludong Academy, why not take this opportunity to keep them there and continue to hold closed-door lectures by great Confucian scholars?"

That was also true.

People were all gathered together, so they might as well be closed off on the spot!

Li Er nodded and agreed to Zhangsun Wuji's proposal.

"Kong Yingda, you prepare and find a few more great Confucian scholars. At that time, follow me!"

Fang Xuanling always felt something was wrong.

But he could not think of where it was wrong.

Closed-door lectures were his own idea, which had long been approved by the Emperor.

It seemed there was nothing wrong with it!

After all matters were discussed, Li Er stood up.

"If there is nothing else, retire from the court. Wuji, Wei Zheng, Xuanling, Ruhui, you few come to my Imperial Study."

The civil and military officials slowly exited the great hall.

In everyone's heart, drums were beating.

Li Er intended to keep these few people to discuss matters; there was no need to guess, it must be to discuss who to find as a scapegoat? Whose head would this butcher's knife of the imperial examination fraud case fall on? ===== CHAPTER 575 =====

Everyone's heart was thumping like a drum.

Li Er intentionally kept these few people behind to discuss matters; there is no need to guess, it must be to discuss who to find as a scapegoat. On whose head will the butcher's knife of this imperial examination fraud case ultimately fall?