Wang Chengen snorted coldly and said, "No matter how skillful you are, you can't escape the death penalty! I ask you, who gave you the test questions? Most people can't see such test questions at all!"

This test question was naturally not "obtained by Xiong Wenju, but he must not tell the person, otherwise it would not be a matter of death.

He stretched out his neck, looked at Zhu Youjian from a distance, and shouted: "Prince, the student really got it by accident. He thought it was an imperial examination question, so he was so angry. I pleaded guilty and asked the prince to give him a lighter punishment."

Wang Chengen snorted coldly and said, "Please be lighter? Let me tell you, if you don't tell the truth, you will send you to Dongchang! Dongchang is not as easy to talk to as a family."

Hearing the word Dongchang, Xiong Wenju's instinctive expression changed slightly, and a trace of struggle flashed in his eyes. He said with a tough forehead: "This matter is indeed done by me alone, and there is no other person in charge. The prince wants to send me to Dongchang to suffer this unjust injustice. Are you not afraid of leaving a stigma?"

Zhu Youjian looked at Xiong Wenju's rogue appearance, and felt bored, so he stood up and said, "Leave it to the Ministry of Justice, and close the case as soon as possible!"

After saying that, he walked inside. In his opinion, this matter could be settled.

Wang Chengen hesitated for a moment and had to order someone to escort Xiong Wenju to the Ministry of Justice. At that time, he would instruct the Ministry of Justice to continue to investigate. It would be fine if he could not come here.

After King Xin said this, Xiong Wenju not only breathed a sigh of relief, but Sun Chengze and his fellow scholars all breathed a sigh of relief. If the court chased after him, they would be implicated.

Xiong Wenju was taken to the carriage and sent to the Ministry of Justice. He sat in the carriage with a smile on his face. If he went to the East Factory, he might be worried that he would not be able to get out, but the Ministry of Justice is different. People outside have a hundred ways to rescue him.

The other scholars were talking about it, but they never thought that this matter was a rumor, and Xiong Wenju leaked it and deliberately incited them to cause trouble.

"What should I do now? Do you think the court will settle the score in the fall?"

"It shouldn't be true. Didn't King Xin say that? I'll leave it to the Ministry of Justice for investigation, and there is no intention of expanding it."

"It's not King Xin, I'm afraid of the Ministry of Rites, and the Zhengyuan side, if they record anything for us, it will be troublesome!"

"Yes, hurry up, go back and find someone, be sure to ask clearly!"

"You must not let the Ministry of Rites and the Council record it, otherwise our career will be completely ruined!"

The so-called "Imperial Examination Examination Case" was solved by the King of True, and the scholars were worried about whether they were missed by the court and that they would affect their careers.

Sun Chengze also hangs among the crowd, responds casually, leaves quietly, and goes straight to the restaurant where Zhang Pu lives.

At this moment, Zhang Pu was waiting for a letter at an inn not far from the west gate of the capital.

This inn is a big and small yard with a tea stall in front of the door.

Zhang Pu was sitting there drinking tea. There was a strong man opposite him, with a tablet on the table. He beat him quickly and picked up a small black stick from time to time and wrote something on the paper.

The handwriting is relatively small and the things written are also strange. Zhang Pu leaned over and looked over curiously, and after a while, he said, "What are you writing?"

This is one of the eighteen branches of the Beijing Inn Station. The strong man in front of him was Han Chengxian. He was the manager of the branch. He smiled without raising his head when he heard this, "I used to be illiterate, but I just delivered letters and delivery to people at the station. It all depends on my brain to remember. Later, the shopkeeper of the station learned that we were illiterate, so he bought a yard and found a few gentlemen to teach us to read and arithmetic. Hehe, I have to go three times a day, two hours a day, and I learned all of these there."

Zhang Pu frowned. He didn't like such vulgar people, but when he listened to his words, he couldn't help but say: "You mean, your shopkeeper is asking someone to teach you how to study? What are you going to do? Do you need a scientific exam?"

Han Chengxian was stunned, looked up at him with a strange look and said, "If you study, you must take the scientific exam?"

Zhang Pu became even more strange and said, "If you don't study for the scientific examination, why are you studying?"

Han Chengxian was stunned for a moment and said, "When I was a child, my family was poor and I couldn't afford to study. Now I am only able to learn some useful support for my family and not be deceived. It is good to be an official, but there are only so many officials in the world. There must be someone doing other things, right?"

Zhang Pu couldn't speak back for a while because Han Chengxian said something, because Han Chengxian's words were reasonable, and there were only so many official positions. It was impossible for everyone to become an official even if they squeezed their heads out. There were other things that needed.

But when everything is inferior, only reading is high, this kind of words seem ridiculous.

Zhang Pu was full of talent. One day he would become a general and a prime minister. He disdained to argue with people like Han Chengxian. Seeing him writing the ghost talisman again, he said in confusion: "What are you writing?"

Han Chengxian smiled again and said, "It's not just that you don't know me, but not many people in Mandarin. According to our teacher, it was passed in by Persian merchants. It was a number, which was simple and convenient, and it was extremely suitable for counting."

Zhang Pu's expression remained unchanged, and he secretly despised himself. After all, the businessman is a businessman, and he is simply doing everything he wants to make money.

Zhang Pu did not have the interest to talk to Han Chengxian, but just sat there, waiting anxiously for the letter from Nanfang.

Han Chengxian had no time to greet Zhang Pu, and he frowned as he calculated.

The account book shows that his profit this year exceeded 1,000 taels, and except for the one handed over to the main station, there are still 600 taels left, which doubles compared to last year, indicating that the business will expand.

But as a "courier" who just wants to support his family, he is very unambitioned and does not want to expand. It would be great to make money in this way. At the same time, he also knew that if he didn't recruit people, his business would be snatched away by other branches.

"It seems that we have to recruit people..." Han Chengxian said to himself, a little reluctant.

No matter what he was muttering, Zhang Pu said impatiently, "I'm sure you can arrive within this hour? I don't want to wait in vain."

Han Chengxian smiled and said, "Don't worry, young master, what we pay attention to when we collect the silver is credit. If we are late for one stick of incense, we will pay back all ten taels of silver. If we exceed one hour, we will have three times the compensation."

Thirty taels of silver were not bad for Zhang Pu, so he had to wait patiently when he heard this.

Not long after Han Chengxian finished speaking, an extended carriage entered the city and turned to the station on his side. At the same time, two people stood up and shouted: "Brother Han, come from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, come and unload the goods."

Han Chengxian closed the account book and replied loudly, "Okay, brothers, unload the goods, take the letter first."

Several guys in the yard responded and quickly began to unload the goods from the carriage. One guy came over with a big box with a seal and handed it to Han Chengxian and said, "Brother, the seal has not been moved."

Han Cheng took it first, glanced at it, tore open the seal, opened the box, took out a stack of letters from it, found the letter "Zhang Qiandu's personal opening" and handed it to Zhang Pu. There was also a receipt, and said with a smile: "Young Master, after signing, you can take the letter."

Zhang Pu saw everything from beginning to end, and frowned from time to time.

The post station was from the court before, and they never cost anything to pass on the letters, but this time, they rushed to send a letter from Hangzhou and Zhou, and they actually cost ten taels of silver!

What is the concept of ten taels of silver? He can only use it on the Qinhuai River for three days!

But that's just a letter!

Ten taels of silver!

While signing the receipt, Zhang Pu's disgust towards the capital was increasing rapidly.

As soon as Zhang Pu signed, Han Chengxian took it with a smile and said, "Thank you for your patronage. If you have any letters or something to send next time, I will give you a 20% discount. If it is not a hurry, it will only be fifty cents when you arrive in Hangzhou."

Zhang Pu did not nod or shook his head, and hurriedly left with the letter in his arms.

The capital seemed stable, but in fact it was in a turmoil. He encountered many troubles in the capital alone and needed the help of his uncle Zhang Fuzhi.

Zhang Fuzhi was also a minister of the Ministry of Works, and at least some connections could be used by him.

Zhang Pu quickly walked into the restaurant room, closed the door and opened the envelope eagerly, and frowned as soon as he opened it.

Zhang Fuzhi did not mean to help him, but instead rewrite the eight words "Hide your strength and keep a low profile, wait for the price."

These eight words seem simple, but Zhang Pu still couldn't figure it out for a long time.

After a while, he shook his head. His uncle was old after all, always cautious and had no courage at all.

He stood up, opened the window, looked at the increasingly prosperous capital, his eyes glowed brightly, and said softly, "When this is a big event, how can I sit and watch and miss it..."

"Brother Zhang, Brother Zhang!"

Suddenly, his door was slapped anxiously, and Sun Chengze's anxious voice came.

Zhang Pu's eyes moved slightly, and he walked over to open the door. Sun Chengze rushed in and closed the door with anxiety, saying, "Brother Zhang, Brother Xiong was arrested by King Xin, and now he has been sent to the Ministry of Justice."

Zhang Pu's expression remained unchanged and said calmly: "No need to worry, neither the King of Xin nor the Ministry of Justice has any evidence. Just a confession can't be convicted of Brother Xiong according to the Ming Dynasty."

Sun Chengze was even more worried and said, "Brother Zhang, do you still understand? King Xin has come forward in person, and the court will not give up. I am worried that Brother Xiong will not be able to withstand the great punishment of the Ministry of Justice."

Zhang Pu smiled and sat down at the table calmly, poured a glass of water for Sun Chengze, and said, "What if Brother Xiong can't bear it? So what if you can't pull us out? We can't steal the test questions and can't find the person who steals the test questions. At most, we just listen to rumors and beat a few sticks, and there is nothing big deal."

Sun Chengze was stunned, thought about it carefully, then looked at Zhang Pu and said, "Brother Zhang, that Brother Chen?"

Zhang Pu looked up at him and smiled calmly, "Why did Brother Sun forget Brother Chen's father-in-law?"

Sun Chengze was immediately happy and worried. He sat down opposite Zhang Pu, drank a bowl of water, and smiled this time, "Is it that I filtered, or Brother Zhang thought carefully. That Lord Zhou would definitely hide Brother Chen. As long as the Ministry of Justice cannot find Brother Chen, this is a headless case, and no one can do anything to us!"

Zhang Pu's smile did not diminish, and his eyes flashed at Sun Chengze and said, "Brother Sun, you said, we will also run a newspaper, what do you think?"

Sun Chengzong was stunned and didn't understand Zhang Pu's words.
Chapter completed!