Jiaohua

Chapter 637 Dongping Academy (second update)
Those students were all unfamiliar faces, and among the gentlemen, only one of them was Xia Zhaoyi's previous acquaintance.

Several carriages drove away at a very fast speed.

There were a few guys sitting at the door basking in the sun, seeing this battle, discussing in a low voice.

"I don't know what happened."

"Dongping Academy has never stopped."

"After all, it's on the cusp of the storm, it's really hard to stop."

"Hey, I hope there will be no accidents in Dongping Academy, otherwise we will also collapse."

Xia Zhaoyi looked at Dongping Academy. The architectural style was not as majestic as the capital, but a little more elegant and simple. The plaque hanging on it was still the one in the capital, and it was written by the former dean, Mr. Ouyang.

The voices and faces of many people seemed to appear in front of his eyes, Xia Zhaoyi withdrew his gaze, and suppressed the traces of sadness in his heart.

Back at the inn, Old Man Qi and Old Tong hadn't returned yet, Xia Zhaoyi ordered some refreshments in the downstairs lobby.

Sitting near the window sash, the sky was bright and clean, Xia Zhaoyi was writing with a pen, while Zhi Changle was staring out of the window with his chin in a daze.

About half an hour later, Old Man Qi and Old Tong finally came back. They were walking fast, looking anxious and nervous.

Zhi Changle called them, and they hurriedly came and sat down, before the breath had calmed down, old man Qi said: "I heard that Mr. Dahan was poisoned to death!"

Xia Zhaoyi's pen paused, leaving deep ink dots on the paper, and he raised his eyes to look at old man Qi.

"Just now! I saw the corpse being sent to Dongping Academy! I heard that several gentlemen were taken away a while ago, and one was poisoned to death a day. Now it is the third day, and the next one is Mr. Zhan Chen!"

Zhi Changle was dumbfounded: "Who did it?! You actually want to attack Dongping Academy!"

"I don't know! I've asked many people, but I can't find it!"

"At present, Dongping Academy still maintains a calm situation on the surface," Xia Zhaoyi said in a deep voice, "That may be Li Ju's people."

"Heavenly Glory Guard is here?" Zhi Changle asked in surprise.

Xia Zhaoyi's face was calm, but when she heard these three words, she almost broke the pen holder in her hand.

Old man Qi thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's right, they might not have been able to cross Hengxiang before, but now that Youzhou is in chaos, it will be much easier for Donggan's troops to come over."

"Ali," Old Tong looked at the girl, "What should I do now? Do you want to take care of it?"

Xia Zhaoyi didn't speak, put down the pen lightly, and turned to look out the window.

Beside the inn, there is a stream with clear water, the sound of the water is pleasant, and the sunlight falls on it, sparkling with golden waves.

"It's not quite right," old man Qi said. "This matter seems very strange. Hengxiang seems to be calm, but in fact, there are dark waves. There are many eyes here because of Dongping Academy. Now Dongping Academy has this incident. Those forces have no reason to sit still. Could it be that they are all watching a show in secret, checking and balancing each other, to see who can't sit still first?"

In recent years, Donggan has not always been inactive towards Dongping Academy. Xia Zhaoyi learned from the letter received by Zhao Ning that at least seven so-called "imperial decrees" have been issued, ordering Dongping Academy to move to Hejing.

It's impossible, only a fool would go for it.

Dungan also secretly sent a lot of people, but never directly attacked the gentlemen like now.

Perhaps it is indeed related to the war in Youzhou. The security at the pass was lax, and more people came, which was enough for them to act.

There was no expression on Xia Zhaoyi's face, but the slanting sunlight fell on her face, and her face lost all color and turned pale.

Mr. Dahan is highly respected. When he was in the capital, all the academicians and supervisors were taken to Hejing. He and Mr. Qiu jointly presided over the situation of Dongping Academy.

And, he is also the mentor of his elder brother Xia Zhaode.

In fact, there is also a "Dongping Academy" in Hejing, which was founded by academician Du who was taken away, but the only one recognized by the world is Hengxiang.

Last year, Academician Du hanged himself.

The family and the country are devastated, the peaches and plums are withered, and the old man's strength of character is no longer attached to the world.

"Ali?" Old man Qi called out in a low voice.

Xia Zhaoyi looked away.

"I'm going to deal with Dong Gan, so I don't want to take care of this matter."

"It doesn't matter this time, or the next time," Xia Zhaoyi said, "If we show up on the surface, the situation will be worse in the future, so we can't control this matter, we have to let someone who can manage it."

"Someone who can manage?"

Xia Zhaoyi got up: "I'm going to find Zhao Ning."

There are many carriages parked in Ning'an Building, especially today, the open space on the side can hardly be filled.

There was a row of guards guarding the horses, and the luxurious sedan chairs were neat and orderly. Gu Yi ran back and forth with the other servants. Although he looked ugly, his words were especially pleasing, and he called everyone a master.

The sky before the setting sun is covered with gorgeous clouds, the bottom of the clear blue, the clouds of cotton white gauze, and the gentle breeze blowing slowly, it should be a very pleasant moment.

Tonglin Street is the most prosperous market in Hengxiang. The street is spacious, and there are two square markets on the east and west sides, especially the east market, which is built next to the water.

This bustling inn, one of the best in Hengxiang, where Xia Zhaoyi lived, is on the East Street.

She took old man Qi all the way to West Street, looking for the Ning'an Building that Zhao Ning mentioned. Many people along the street were lighting lanterns and hanging them to welcome the night.

A burst of abuse came from afar.

Old man Qi looked up, already in a bad mood, when he heard someone scolding so badly, old man Qi followed suit.

Women's cries were mixed with the abuse, and many people gathered around there.

A woman shouted loudly: "Don't report to the official, don't report to the official! My husband ran to call her husband, don't report to the official!"

"Report to the official! Why don't you keep it if you don't report to the official? This is the first time!"

"What's the use of reporting to the police, it's best to let her husband take care of her!"

Old man Qi aroused his curiosity, and said to Xia Zhaoyi, "I'll go and have a look."

He trotted up.

A woman knelt on the ground holding her head, disheveled and crying miserably.

There is a pharmacy in the back, and there are some medicinal materials scattered beside the woman. Old man Qi has sharp eyes, and he saw two thick ginseng roots at a glance, which are worth a lot of money.

The shopkeeper and the clerk of the pharmacy were scolding, the shopkeeper looked like someone who was not easy to mess with, and on the way of cursing, he reached out and grabbed the woman on the ground.

"Gu Yi is here!" Someone in the crowd shouted.

"Stop beating, her husband is here, calling for money!"

The woman knelt on the ground and trembled even more when she heard the word "Gu Yi".

Old man Qi looked forward, the man who came was not small, as tall as Zhi Changle and Lao Tong, but he was very lame and extremely ugly.

The man walked quickly under the lead of others, and when he got close, he suddenly raised his foot and kicked the back of the kneeling woman on the ground.

This kick was more serious than the scuffle between the shopkeeper and the waiter before. The woman let out a pained cry, and slid and flew out against the rough ground.

"You shameless thieves!" Gu Yi scolded, stepped forward and kicked again.

　Thank you Baby Song Qian for your reward, =3=
　　
　
(End of this chapter)