First Secret Agent in History

The fraud case in the Canglang Provincial Examination started with great fanfare and then subsided silently.

What is left to countless people is endless reverie.

People are a very empty group, and everything needs a happy climax ending.

It must not be anticlimactic.

And this imperial examination fraud case is a typical one that starts at the beginning and ends at the end.

What everyone is looking forward to is a shocking case. Now you suddenly tell me that there is no fraud?

Isn't this okay? We are not satisfied, there must be a conspiracy.

This is like taking off my pants, and you want me to see this? Where is the big drama I want?

But fortunately, they still waited for the climax.

Is the head count of thirteen people judged on the first day of the month enough to make you happy? Is it enough to satisfy your nosy souls?

Enough, enough.

For the millions of people in Jiangzhou City, the most important thing is that there must be a villain BOSS.

This conspiracy must have a big BOSS.

No matter who this BOSS is? But it must be there.

Ao Yu and Ao Xin did not become the villains of this imperial examination fraud case, but the thirteen Yuedan Review scholars became the villains.

This is complete.

People are willing to accept it and believe it.

Anyway, this conspiracy was big enough, and the result was shocking enough, with all five horses divided into pieces.

But everyone remembered it.

The main role in this drama is not just the Thirteen Scholars of Yuedan Review, right?

And Mr. Ao Ming, and the Duke of Wei?

We must not forget this, so countless people once again flocked to Wei Guogong's Mansion and Ao Mansion.

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In the palace of the Duke of Wei.

Ao Ting, Ao Jing, Duan Bi, the Duke of Wei, the young master, Duan Yingying, the Duke of Wei's wife, and the old lady were all silent.

The prefect Wei Chi Duan no longer dared to come because he was frightened.

In this fraud case, Prefect Yu Chi Duan's attitude was a bit out of line, and his words were too directional.

You said that you believe that the government will investigate the truth and give everyone justice. This is nothing.

But you said that no matter who the person who committed the fraud is, no matter how high his status is, he must be investigated to the end.

What does it mean? Now the truth is revealed, there was no fraud, it was all a conspiracy by the Yuedan Ping organization.

Lord Prefect, what you said at that time was that there was fraud?

What's going on? Are you and the Thirteen Scholars of Yuedan Ping the same group?

"Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it?" Ao Ming sighed softly.

This sentence was originally a kind word, but when it came out of Ao Ming's mouth, it seemed particularly cold and even resentful.

A few days ago, public opinion was still in their hands, and Ao Yu was about to be completely beaten to death.

But in the blink of an eye, public opinion reversed instantly, and Ao Yu was the one who controlled public opinion. Instead, the Yuedan Review organization was beaten to death.

Ao Ming doesn't know the word bomb, otherwise he would say that public opinion is like a bomb. If you play well, you can blow the enemy to pieces. But if you are not careful, you will be shattered into pieces.

Therefore, what he really wants to say is probably: people's hearts are like water, and people's movements are like smoke.

The key is what to do next?

Now there are thousands of people gathered outside the Duke's Mansion, waiting for Ao Ming to express his stance, and Duan Yingying to express his stance.

You guys signed a contract before.

Once Ao Yu wins the top three in the provincial examination, Ao Ming will automatically give up all inheritance rights.

The Duke of Wei is about to marry Duan Yingying to Ao Yu.

In full view of the public, tens of thousands of people witnessed it.

"The problem now is that the people are addicted to the game and can't wait to fight for our party." Ao Ming said: "Since the thirteen men of the Yuedan Review have become the villains, they are also ready to make us the villains."

The young father-in-law said: "What should we do? Should we express our position now?"

Ao Ming said: "No, there is no rush. People's hearts are very mean, and we cannot satisfy them too quickly. Three days later, the thirteen men of Yuedanjing were killed by the car. Before that, the people had a huge expectation to support them. They were all waiting. The moment the car broke apart, they were still able to endure it before that."

"The people are full of compassion. They think they are eager for the car to be broken up and for the bad guys to be punished. But the Yuedan Ping is the moment when a celebrity is broken up by the car. It will still completely shock them and even scare them."

"People tend to forgive the dead easily, and they keep saying that the dead are the greatest, so the moment the car breaks up, all the sins disappear. Even if we want to express our stance, we should do so after the car breaks up."

The young prince said: "State your stance? How to express your stance? Are you so willing to give up the title of Marquis of Nulang?"

Ao Ming said calmly: "Young Master, the battlefield has changed. I have lost two games in a row. If I still want to compete for the title of Marquis of Nulang, my reputation will be ruined."

Duan Yingying said: "We are also involved in this so-called imperial examination fraud case. Will His Majesty the Emperor touch us?"

Ao Ming said: "Let's wait and see if His Majesty the Emperor has a decree for Yuchi. What specific decree is it? Then look at Prime Minister Lin's instructions. How we should express our stance depends on Prime Minister Lin's will."

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In the capital city, in a secret room.

Three people sat there quietly, one was Prime Minister Lin, one was the second prince, and the other was an old man with white hair and beard. He was the famous scholar Du Hui, the helmsman of the Yuedan Review in the capital.

"The thirteen people we reviewed in Jiangzhou on the first day of the month can die. His Majesty the Emperor wants to frighten everyone. We have already been frightened." Du Hui said calmly: "Next, please ask the Second Prince and Lin Xiang to save their lives and give us a way to survive. Bar."

What he said was clearly pleading, but his attitude was very cold, even arrogant.

The second prince smiled and said: "Mr. Du, you are serious, you are serious."

Lin Xiang said: "Mr. Du, this matter can be big or small, so in the future, please be careful in your words and deeds."

Du Hui said: "You are a swordsman and I am a fish. Then we will shrink our necks and not dare to say a word."

Lin Xiang said: "This is an extraordinary time, please forgive me."

What is an extraordinary period? The negotiations between the Great Victory Empire and the Southern Zhou Empire officially broke down.

Next, the Great Victory Empire will publicly declare its occupation of the Borderlands, and even directly classify the Borderlands as a Province of the Great Victory Empire.

In this way, last year's war will set off a shocking storm again.

By that time, the outcome of this battle will be decided.

All things considered, the Southern Zhou Empire failed in this battle, and it was a huge failure.

The Southern Zhou Empire was such a powerful empire. In the past, under the rule of the Supreme Emperor, the strategy of going south was completely from victory to victory.

Now that Emperor Wan Yun came to power, he implemented the strategy of going north, which resulted in such a huge defeat.

What kind of huge public opinion will this create?

How will public opinion boil?

The Yuedan Commentary organization controls much of the public opinion power in the world.

Therefore, in Jiangzhou at this time, the provincial and imperial examinations were a big deal, but in the entire Southern Zhou Empire, the fight between Ao Ming and Ao Yu for the heir was completely insignificant.

The closer you get to the palace, the more solemn your aura becomes, because this is the eye of the storm.

Big changes are coming.

Everyone must be prepared for the coming drastic changes.

If handled well, it is just a small public opinion storm.

If it is not handled properly, it will be a shocking political storm, and I don’t know how many people will be shattered to pieces.

So at this time, almost all the officials in the capital held their breath, waiting for the arrival of this storm.

But in Jiangzhou, everyone's perception is much slower.

This is just like the 2008 economic crisis. Wall Street, which was at the eye of the storm, had actually predicted it a few months ago and had made all preparations.

They made the best plans in the worst possible situation.

Wait until everything is ready before suddenly triggering this economic crisis.

The vast majority of ordinary people did not know that the economic crisis was coming until it was announced on TV that Lehman Brothers was bankrupt and many experts publicly announced that the economic crisis was coming.

At this time, the Southern Zhou Empire was facing a huge political crisis.

Moreover, this political crisis has been extended for half a year because of Yingqi's capture, but it will eventually break out.

The only thing the Southern Zhou court needed to do was to turn this political crisis from a hard landing into a soft landing.

In other words, land on your butt, never your head.

So what is a soft landing?

The responsibility for the defeat rests with the eldest prince Zhou Li, that is a soft landing, because these people are His Majesty's flesh pads.

And if the responsibility for the defeat is implicated on His Majesty the Emperor, it will be a hard landing.

And if someone shouts something about returning to the throne, it will not only be a hard landing, but also a direct explosion of the head.

Lin Xiang said: "Mr. Du, why not take this opportunity to publicly announce that you will think about your mistakes behind closed doors? At least make a statement, right?"

Take a stand? What's your statement?

When the political crisis of the Southern Zhou Empire officially arrived, the Yuedan Review organization had a huge power of public opinion, so it must be obedient and controllable. It must not detonate the crisis, but help put out the fire.

Therefore, everything is the emperor's weapon.

Including this so-called imperial examination fraud case in Jiangzhou, including the deaths of thirteen people who were judged on Yuedan.

When Yu Zheng secretly reported this matter to the emperor, the emperor was very happy because he got a good reason and a good weapon.

Kill the chicken to scare the monkey!

This is tantamount to holding the Yuedan Ping organization directly in your hands. If you are disobedient and dare to talk nonsense, then don't blame me for amplifying this case.

In order to retaliate against Ao Yu, you actually encouraged tens of thousands of scholars to cause trouble, and you also prepared to create a shocking and bloody case.

The thirteen people in Jiangzhou are guilty, but the Yuedan Review organization in other places is innocent?

Not necessarily, you are not clean either!

So the knife is in the emperor's hand. If you don't obey, he will chop it down and keep killing.

Let’s see whether you celebrities have a tough neck or my knife is tough.

Du Hui said: "Okay, I declare that all the Yue Dan Criticism organizations in the Great Zhou Empire will shut themselves up and stop all activities for two months."

There are so many activities for the Yuedan Review. Which college is opening? What kind of poetry discussion? What a big debate. What kind of public lecture?

In short, the power of public opinion of this force is very huge.

Lin Xiang smiled and said: "That's hard work."

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That same day!

Du Hui publicly announced that he was very saddened by the corruption of the Jiangzhou Yuedan Review organization.

After learning from the pain, starting today, all members of the Beijing Monthly Review Organization will sit back and reflect on their mistakes and stop all activities for two months.

Then, the leaders of the monthly evaluation organizations in other provinces also came forward to express their opinions. All members closed their doors to think about their mistakes and stopped all activities.

The Yuedan Review organization shut up.

It means that the most uncontrolled public opinion force has been controlled.

Prime Minister Lin came to the emperor and reported the matter.

"Scholars are the hope of our Great Zhou Empire. If people are allowed to make mistakes and correct them when they know they are wrong, then there is still hope. You cannot kill people with one shot." The emperor smiled.

Prime Minister Lin kowtowed and said, "There is no wiser person than Your Majesty."

The emperor asked: "What's going on over there in the Red Cotton Country?"

Lin Xiangdao: "It has been agreed. They admire me, the Great Zhou Dynasty, and want to become my vassal vassal and pay tribute. And not only the Red Cotton Kingdom, but also the six surrounding kingdoms, large and small, all want to become their vassals and pay tribute. The lords of these countries must I am eager to go to Beijing and see His Majesty Tianyan."

The emperor said: "It's difficult for them to have filial piety. We must take good care of them along the way."

Prime Minister Lin said: "I obey the order."

All this is preparation for the next political crisis.

Once the Great Victory Empire announced its occupation of the unclaimed land and sealed the outcome of the entire war, the Southern Zhou Empire would need to cover up the news of victory and boost people's morale.

Therefore, these six countries that want to pay tribute have become the biggest buffer.

The emperor valued Lin Xiang very much, and this was the case, and it was indeed appropriate.

"One more thing, we have to be on guard against Ying Empire's undercover spies in our great Zhou Dynasty, especially important scholars and celebrities. We must clearly identify whether they may be Ying Empire's undercover spies." The emperor said.

He didn't finish what he said, that is, all celebrities with the ability to publicize opinions should pay attention to monitoring.

Lin Xiangdao: "I am about to inform your majesty that we plan to rewrite "History of Yan", so we will call all the famous people from all over the world to the capital to compile the history behind closed doors. This is the list. Please take a look at it."

Lin Xiang handed over a thick booklet, which was densely packed with lists.

All the celebrities who may be undercover agents of the Winning Empire, all the celebrities who are out of control, and all the celebrities who have spoken nonsense are all included.

In the name of revising "History of Yan", these people were summoned to Beijing and imprisoned in the National History Museum for several months.

In this way, when a political crisis breaks out, this group of people will not talk nonsense.

The emperor said: "Good, very good. If we take history as a guide, we can know the ups and downs. These people are all learned people, they are great. We must entertain them well and we must not be aggrieved or neglectful."

Lin Xiang said: "I will obey the imperial edict!"

This is Prime Minister Lin. He has done everything the emperor has thought of, and he has also done things the emperor has not thought of.

Therefore, although he only ranked third in the cabinet, he was extremely valued by the emperor.

Then, Prime Minister Lin suddenly said: "Your Majesty, in this so-called fraud case in Jiangzhou, the prefect Wei Chi Duan was so ignorant that instead of calming the incident, he only added fuel to the fire. The crime is extremely heinous. I sincerely request your Majesty to punish him severely."

The emperor looked at Lin Xiang.

He knew that the other party was asking for an explanation.

Not only what Yuchiduan said, but also the opinions of everyone including Ao Ming and Wei Guogongfu.

In this Jiangzhou fraud case, Yuedan judged thirteen people as the culprits, but Yuchi Duan, Ao Ting, and the Duke of Wei were also involved.

"Yu Chiduan is indeed in a coma, so he issued an order to reprimand him," the emperor said coldly.

"Yes, I obey the decree." Lin Xiang said: "Then does this decree come from the inner court or the cabinet?"

The emperor said: "Let your cabinet issue it."

"Yes, I obey your order!" Lin Xiang retreated.

Then, the emperor shouted: "Hou Zheng!"

The great eunuch Hou Zheng entered.

The emperor said: "Draw up a decree, no, pass on an oral message. I will hurry up for 800 miles and send it to Wei Guogong Duan Bi. Just ask him, are you full?"

The great eunuch Hou Zhengdao said: "Yes, obey the order!"

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Three days later!

There was a sea of ​​people at the gate of the Governor's Palace.

More than tens of thousands of people came to see the execution.

Eleven of the thirteen scholars were sentenced to death in turn on the first day of the month.

Starting from the 13th day of the lunar month, the chief celebrities are judged on the first day of the month in Jiangzhou.

"start!"

With the approval of the Imperial Envoy Minister, he landed.

The punishment of car breaking began immediately.

The horse galloped, and the thirteenth soldier was torn apart alive.

Then came the twelfth scholar, the tenth scholar...

Tens of thousands of people were relishing it at the beginning and were full of expectations. Later, they were trembling all over, vomiting, and their faces turned ashen.

Just two quarters of an hour later.

All the eleven celebrities in Yuedan's review were quartered by five horses.

On the execution ground, there was blood all over the ground and the stench filled the sky.

Thirteen members of the Yuedan Ping Organization, who had dominated public opinion in Jiangzhou for more than ten years, died tragically.

Before death, there was no scream or wailing, because the tongue had been cut out and the throat was mute with medicine.

When they were in glory, even the Governor had to give up a third of their power, but now there was not even a whole corpse.

Master Yu Zheng asked: "Are you happy? Su Mang."

Su Mang said: "It's fun, but... they were not killed by us."

This is a very smart person who can see the truth from valid information.

Recently, all the Yuedan Ping organizations in the Great Zhou Dynasty have announced that they have stopped their activities and have closed their doors to reflect on their mistakes. This made Su Mang even more certain that the real person who killed the thirteen members of the Yuedan Ping was the emperor, and the emperor did not kill people for justice, but for his own political purposes. .

Therefore, Su Mang and Ao Yu just happened to meet and provided His Majesty with the excuse to kill people.

Master Yu Zheng said: "Su Mang, you will study behind closed doors. Don't show your face again, and don't say anything. Don't show up before the exam next year."

Su Mang said: "Yes."

Master Yu Zheng sighed: "A big thing is going to happen, a big thing is going to happen! I hope this storm can be smaller and not too many people die."

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Jiangzhou Prefecture.

The imperial envoy came, and the emperor issued an edict and severely reprimanded the prefect Yuchi Duan.

The scolding was so severe that Yu Chiduan was almost said to be useless, unfaithful and unfilial, and a heinous crime.

But the final punishment was to be fined for three years and demoted two levels, but he was still in charge of Jiangzhou Prefecture.

Yu Chiduan cried loudly and kowtowed, and his head bled.

"I am guilty, I am confused."

"I am guilty and confused. Your Majesty, please punish me severely."

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Another imperial envoy was Hou Yu, a great eunuch of the inner court, who went to the Duke of Wei's mansion.

"By His Majesty's command!"

Immediately, Wei Guogong led the whole family and knelt down neatly.

"Duan Bi, are you full?" the eunuch Hou Yu scolded sternly, completely imitating the emperor's tone.

Duan Bi, Duke of Wei, kowtowed and said, "I am guilty, and I am aware of my guilt."

The emperor scolded him for eating enough? Are you too idle? Causing these troubles?

As Wei Guogong Duan Bi kowtowed, dozens of people behind him also kowtowed.

After reading the emperor's oral edict, the eunuch Hou Yu seemed to change his face. He was stern and cold just now, but suddenly became amiable and smiling.

"Get up, get up, my lord, please don't harm this slave."

Then, he quickly stepped forward and helped Duan Bi, Duke of Wei, up.

After Duan Bi stood up, he held the hand of the eunuch Hou Yu and said, "Eunuch Hou, you want to harm me."

The chief eunuch held Duan Bi's hand back and said, "I miss you too, Duke Wei. I think about him day and night."

Duan Bi said: "Come, come, come, prepare a banquet to entertain Eunuch Hou."

The great eunuch Hou Yu hurriedly said: "Absolutely not, absolutely not. I have to return to the capital immediately to serve His Majesty."

Duan Bi said angrily: "How is this possible? Eunuch Hou finally came here. If I don't treat you well, won't I be laughed at by my friends all over the world? Who will dare to visit my door in the future?"

The great eunuch Hou Yu said: "It really can't be done, it really can't be done. Your Majesty is really angry this time. I don't dare to make any mistakes. Let's go now. Let's go now."

Duan Bi's expression changed, and he feigned anger even more: "Eunuch Hou, you can't leave. You absolutely can't leave. Come on, please hold Eunuch Hou captive."

Then, several beautiful maids rushed up and detained the eunuch Hou Yu, half dragging and half dragging him to the banquet hall.

The place was already full of guests, waiting for the eunuch Hou Yu to receive the wind and wash away the dust.

That night, the eunuch Hou Yu was so drunk that he returned to bed in a daze.

When I woke up the next day, there was a beautiful woman under the quilt on the huge bed.

Duan Bi, Duke of Wei, entertained the guests very attentively, including both men and women.

In the morning, the eunuch Hou Yu reluctantly left because he felt too comfortable and intoxicated. He is always serving people in the inner court, so how can he live such a life as an immortal?

There was an extra book in his arms. Wei Guogong said, "We have been old friends for several years. What's wrong with me giving you a book?" Do you still want to accuse me of colluding with the inner court?

The great eunuch Hou Yu could only accept it. After returning to the carriage, he opened the book and read it.

It's golden, and every page inside is covered with gold leaves.

Of course, even the gold leaves of a book are not worth much.

But every page of this book is a piece of silver paper.

Because the fifty-tael banknote needs to be cashed in person, and there is still a deposit. Therefore, each of these banknotes is forty-nine taels, a total of one hundred and eighty-eight.

On this errand, I made nearly ten thousand taels of silver, which was indeed a great job.

Not only that, there was a box in the carriage, which was said to be a gift from Duke Wei.

The great eunuch Hou Yu stepped forward and opened the box. There was a man lying inside. When the box was opened, he even showed a bewildered smile. I don't know whether I should say it is masculine or charming.

Oops!

Duke Wei, you are too much.

He almost scared the slave to death by sending a living person. But you have really mastered all of my hobbies, Hou Yu.

Now, how can I hold my head high and conduct myself in the inner court?

But it doesn't matter. Is this kind of thing considered a refined thing in the capital?

At best, I, Hou Yu, am just following the trend and being arty.

However, what he didn't know was that after he left, Wei Guogong smashed the entire study, became furious, and cursed, completely treating this time as a great shame and humiliation.

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After all the thirteen celebrities in Yuedan Ping were cut into pieces by five horses, countless people were really shocked.

Therefore, the crowds outside the Duke of Wei's Mansion and Ao Mansion were much smaller.

However, there were still hundreds of people surrounding it.

"Ao Ming, come out, come out!"

"I am willing to gamble and admit defeat, I am willing to gamble and admit defeat."

"Wei Guogong, I will give you an explanation, I will give you an explanation!"

"Duan Yingying, I am willing to admit defeat and give Ao Yu an explanation!"

Of course, the slight difference is that the scholars outside Ao Mansion shouted loudly to force Ao Ming to come out.

As for the Wei Guogong Mansion, the scholars only dared to hold up signs and did not dare to shout loudly.

Within Ao Mansion.

Ao Ting's face was cold, as if he was about to explode with anger.

They have always controlled public opinion, but now they are being overturned by public opinion.

The crowd outside was shouting louder and louder, growing impatient.

If you don't go out and explain, it will be totally unreasonable.

This time, there was no way to escape.

Ao Ming tidied his clothes meticulously, and then walked out slowly.

Outside, hundreds of scholars fell silent, staring at Ao Ming motionless, waiting for him to speak his mind.

What else can you do?

Previously, "The Story of the Stone" won against "The Story of Jade City", but you insisted that Ao Yu plagiarized it.

After Ao Yu won the first place in the provincial examination, you insisted that he cheated. Isn't it because you didn't want to give up the inheritance rights of Marquis Nulang?

Now, what other reasons do you have? Thirteen members of the Yuedan Review have been torn apart by cars. Do you still dare to cheat?

Ao Ming said slowly: "Here, I would like to congratulate my brother Ao Yu for winning the provincial examination. This is a great event for my Ao family. I am proud of you, brother."

"Secondly, I officially declare that I will completely withdraw from the dispute over the succession of the Marquis of Nulang and the family business dispute."

Suddenly, everyone cheered!

Finally, Ao Ming gave in and completely withdrew from the competition for the title.

Yun Zhonghe won a great victory.

Next, it’s up to the Duke of Wei to see if they want to fulfill the contract?

The contract clearly states that once Ao Yu wins the top three in the provincial examination, Duan Yingying will marry Ao Yu unconditionally.

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Afternoon time!

Yun Zhonghe led a long team, led a matchmaker, and carried countless gifts, swaggering through the market, circling the streets several times, just to let everyone see clearly.

Moreover, the people following him were all students from Tianyi Academy, and some were new imperial examination candidates. In short, the lineup could be considered luxurious.

More and more people followed him to watch the excitement, and eventually there were tens of thousands of people, vast and dark.

There were enough people and the scene was big enough.

Yun Zhonghe led the team to the Wei Guogong Mansion. There were tens of thousands of people. The scene was really magnificent and the night was scary enough.

What is he going to do? Of course it was to deliver the betrothal gift, and then formally come to the door to force the bride to marry him, no, it was to ask for a hand in marriage.

Arriving outside Duke Wei's mansion, Yun Zhonghe shouted: "Madam, Madam Duan Yingying, I'm here, I'm here to marry you."

"Father-in-law, here comes my son-in-law Ao Yu. I am here to formally propose marriage to you. In three days, it will be an auspicious day. I want to go to the church to get married to Duan Yingying. Do you think so!"

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