Chapter 96: Traveling Long Distance to Yangzhou

Jun Huang could hear the sarcasm drip from Qin Sheng’s words, but her expression betrayed none of her thoughts. Only when Qin Sheng was about to be dragged away by the soldier did she ask, “You are a knowledgeable man. Why did you cast aside your dignity for power?”

There was a moment of silence before Qin Sheng broke into laughter. “There are tens of thousands of talented men in Northern Qi. Everyone is doing all they can to stand out in the spring exam. If we don’t cheat, how do we make sure that we will rank among the top? Every man taking the exam has diligently studied for more than ten years, but in the end there will only be a handful of winners. We are forced to act this way. There’s no point for brother Feng in trying convince me with platitudes.”

The soldier who was to take him away pushed him in the back. Qin Sheng stumbled and barely recovered his footing. Jun Huang wanted to say something, but she didn’t think there was anything she could say that would be useful. She watched the men who had been prim and proper only a few days ago being taken away. A trace of...