Chapter 340: Refusing to Admit Death

"What? Treason?"
Hearing the word blurted out by Ying Zheng, Ying Fan took two steps back.
In Ying Zheng's eyes, treason could be considered an extremely heinous crime.
Originally, Li Si, as the Prime Minister, showed no mercy when it came to traitors and defectors, executing them without hesitation!
Don't be fooled by the fact that he is his own son, if he were to be labeled with such a crime, Ying Zheng would also show no mercy!
No, they don't have substantial evidence, it's all just empty words. As long as he denies it strongly, nothing will happen!
With this in mind, Yingfan regained his composure and confidently raised his head. "Father, I am truly innocent. I still don't know what happened!"
"What little eunuch? What leaked test questions? Where does the matter of treason and collaboration come from? Your child really doesn't understand!"
"If the test questions were leaked, Father Emperor should have consulted Minister Chun, why come to me?"
With a weary look on his face, he pretended to be extremely aggrieved and said,
"Master, the leaking of the test questions was intentionally done by someone. The key that I, the old servant, possess has been securely kept with me and never shown to anyone!"
A bucket of dirty water was poured on Chunyu Yue's head, and he definitely won't just stand by, he will quickly step up and clarify for himself.
Of course, he definitely also bears some responsibility for this incident that cannot be shirked.
If it weren't for Zhang Liang's sharp observation, this scientific examination would have become a huge joke!
"Since it has nothing to do with Minister Chun, then we should look into the guards at the gate. Maybe they have been stealing. Alternatively, it could be negligence from the Ministry of Revenue. Why blame it on me? I have been obediently staying in the palace all along!"
The charge of treason is something Ying Fan cannot bear. Regardless of the situation, he will not admit to committing this act himself.
"The guards are all part of my Black Ice Platform, why would they steal the exam questions? What use would they have for the questions?"
Emperor Ying Zheng's chest rose and fell, his face darkened as if water was about to drip, and his voice was extremely cold.
"I won't participate in the imperial examination, so there's no point in having the test questions! Besides, I am the prince of Great Qin, there's absolutely no reason for me to steal the test questions! How can Father just conclude that it was me?"
At this moment, Winfan was too busy to tidy up his clothes and quickly knelt down to defend himself.
"You say it...!"
Infuriated, Yingzheng swung his sleeve and turned away, not wanting to listen to him anymore, and handed over the remaining testimony to Ying Feiyu.
"Eldest Brother, let me first tell you how Zhang Liang discovered that the exam questions were stolen..."
The little boy jumped off the chair and recounted everything that had happened in the past two days.
Win Fan's face went from red to white, from white to black, and a heart has sunk to the bottom of the valley.
He couldn't even dream that such a meticulous plan could be ruined by a youtiao!
"Humph! So what if this young master didn't go to the Wei River? Your thing, researched by an unknown wild child, I simply disdain to look at it. Can this prove that I stole the question in the palace?"
After being criticized, Yingfan became extremely angry and started swearing.
Even words like "wild child" would be used!
These were words that he and Mrs. Ding often insulted behind people's backs, but they never dared to say it openly, let alone in front of Yingzheng.
This is also the first time!
There's no way, he was really angry!
This guy was relentless, even knew his plan inside out, it was like he saw it with his own eyes at the time!
"Crack..."
Sure enough, his emotional remarks immediately angered Ying Zheng.
A slap landed on the dragon case, producing a muffled sound.
If it weren't for the high quality of the dragon case, it would have been shattered into pieces by now!
"If your own younger brother is a wild child, what does that make you?"
"Ying Zheng is not stupid, he knows well whether the child is his own or not."
"Over the years, he has owed them both mother and daughter, and he has tried to compensate them after entering the palace."
Surprisingly, they both have been heavily criticized, which greatly saddens him!
"Father, it was he who falsely accused me. I stayed in the palace all day yesterday and never stepped outside. Why would he say that I stole the test questions?"
Not knowing whether it was extreme fear or a disregard for consequences, at this moment, Yan Fan's fear of Ying Zheng suddenly diminished, and he even dared to defy him with a stubborn mouth.
"Good! Great...!"
Emperor Ying became furious and laughed mockingly, "Just you wait! When those scholars arrive later, I'd like to hear what you have to say then!"
"Scholars? What scholars?"
Win Fan quickly looked behind him.
"It seems like the elder brother didn't listen carefully to what the younger brother said. Due to the theft of examination questions, reluctantly, I and Minister Chun discussed and decided to change the questions. Those who got the questions in advance will undoubtedly answer them swiftly, without even looking at the actual exam questions...!"
Ying Feiyu chuckled mischievously and explained, "That's why the examiners quickly identified them while scoring the papers, and they have already gone to fetch them!"
"What...? You guys actually changed the test questions?"
Winfan's expression became even more unpleasant than before.
If those people are all exposed and brought to the palace, he will definitely be implicated, and by then, he really won't have a chance to survive!
"Sire, did you hear? This kid...he actually switched the test questions without authorization. This is a serious crime! He should be arrested immediately for interrogation, invalidate the current imperial examination, and reschedule it at a later date!"
Complain to Ying Zheng with an intimidating face.
It seemed as if at this moment, in front of him was not a brother, but an enemy with deep-seated hatred!
"Hmph! Do you really think I'm senile?"
Looking at his appearance, Ying Zheng snorted coldly and ignored him completely.
"Report..."
"Report to Your Majesty, the candidates Zhao Hongsheng, Xu Xingfa, Cheng Kaiben are here!"
Just at this moment, Han Xin, Fan Kuai, Wang Li, and others arrived at the study, with three young men dressed in luxurious clothing held in their hands.
Clearly a dude from a wealthy family!
Aside from him, Peng Yue also brought in a person who was severely beaten and unrecognizable.
This person is dressed plainly and their identity is unclear!
"Young master, save me, young master!"
"Young master, save me...!"
When the three prodigal sons saw Ying Fan, they seemed to see hope and hurriedly rushed over for help.
Ying Fan was also panicking at this moment. He didn't expect Ying Feiyu to actually be able to find them.
"Who are you guys, get out of here, get out, I don't know you!"
Ying Fan angrily shouted, almost roaring.
They wanted to quickly disassociate themselves from him!
But Ying Fan was their straw to save their lives, how could they let go?
"Sir, it was you who said that you would protect us and allow us to enter officialdom. Have you forgotten all about it?"
"We have been following your orders. You can't just ignore us!"
"Young master, the questions and answers were given by you. We just follow your instructions. You have to save us!"
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