Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 740 Resourceful in the green forest, insightful in the academy

Sui'an Academy.

Dean's study.

Li Yan is checking the first edition of "Science" and "Five Years and Three Years" sent by the printing house, and is doing the final proofreading.

The book printing shop is located in the Daming Mansion, and it is one of the twelve book printing houses of the Houjiang Guild. It has resumed normal operation now.

After the Chamber of Commerce collapsed, the book printing workshop was able to operate quickly. On the one hand, they brought a large number of craftsmen and skilled workers in the convoy, and on the other hand, the Shangqiu Guild helped a lot. Cooperation is a matter of mutual benefit.

With this workshop, all the book printing of Suian Academy will be provided by its own bookstore, which is much more convenient.

After flipping through the pages, Li Yan nodded in satisfaction, and then heard Lu Junyi's loud voice from outside: "Brother, the first batch of students has been confirmed."

Li Yan smiled and said, "How many people are there? Look how excited you are~"

Lu Junyi said happily: "This time it's really quite a lot. In such a short period of time, more than [-] people have signed up, and many students are even willing to transfer from other academies!"

Li Yan frowned slightly: "Oh?"

Lu Junyi handed over a long list: "These are just a part, and there are others we haven't counted. Fortunately, Zhu Wuna recommended many students to come here, otherwise we would really be too busy!"

Li Yan glanced at the list, and he knew the personnel by heart: "The imperial examination will be held in the second half of this year, and many scholars should step up their review. The affairs of the academy still hire some people who are not ready to take the examination."

Lu Junyi nodded: "Understood, since the concubine of the Han family came to congratulate us, our academy's reputation in the Daming Mansion has been spread all at once, and it is very convenient to recruit people."

Li Yan reminded: "So so many students, more or less because of the support of Xiangzhou Han's support, they will rashly transfer schools in the year of the imperial examination!"

Lu Junyi frowned, and his excited smile disappeared: "Brother, this Han family is the only one in Xiangzhou, and now it is going to expand to the whole of Hebei. Will the academy be allowed to develop?"

Li Yandao: "If you take a long-term view, as far as scholar-bureaucrats are concerned, the more prosperous culture and education, the greater the profits. The Xiangzhou Han family itself has extremely high-quality educational resources. Our academy, in fact, will not hinder them for the time being."

"But people's selfish desires are hard to avoid. If this gentry regards Hebei as something in their pocket, then unless we are willing to join the Han family, we will feel that the academy is an eyesore."

Speaking of this, he shook the list in his hand: "So this recruiting is not only a kind of show of favor, but also a kind of demonstration, let us see clearly the capabilities of the Han family."

Lu Junyi was a little angry, but it was more of an analysis. He didn't consider that his brother would join the Han family at all. What he thought about was what to do after he turned his face: "This is troublesome. The Han family has too much influence here. If they If you really want to send a message, then we won't be able to receive anyone..."

Li Yan smiled: "In fact, this is not necessarily a bad thing. If you look at the list carefully, do you find any characteristics?"

Lu Junyi looked at it carefully, and suddenly said: "These students...have a good family background?"

Li Yan nodded: "Because I was well-informed, I signed up at the first time. In fact, what I want to teach is those students who live at the bottom and don't have many education options, rather than these rich people who follow the trend. If the Han family blatantly turns their backs and let all the rich family members leave, I have no regrets."

"As for those low-level students who are really eager for knowledge, the Han family can't actually influence them. On the contrary, the stronger the gentry, the more they will train their own clansmen and in-laws to form alliances. The low-level students in Hebei who have been affected by their educational resources will treat them It's more resentful."

"In addition to all those who have vested interests, there are also a group of people who have lost interests. Corrupt officials are rampant, and the people who are hurt are the common people. Under the monopoly of education, the people who are hurt are naturally ordinary scholars."

Lu Junyi's thoughts suddenly became clear, and he said apologetically, "What brother said is very true. I just paid too much attention to the number of students..."

Li Yandao: "It's human nature. After all, the second academy was so prosperous when it was opened. We all think that a large number of students will come to study in the future, and what Han hopes is to restrain our desires and first promote them, so as to shake our resolve."

Lu Junyi nodded again and again: "My brother taught that those who do great things must always be clear about what they want to do. Only when they implement their goals can they not only look at the gains and losses in front of them, but also gain in the future."

Li Yan said happily: "Exactly!"

However, although he has strengthened his belief, Lu Junyi is a little bit embarrassed when it comes to specific operations: "Then, should we accept these students now or not?"

"If you accept it, if we have a falling out with the Han family, they may not come to the academy directly. When the time comes, they will think that we can't teach students well!"

"But now they come to study eagerly, if they don't accept it, our reputation will be ruined!"

At the end, he said bitterly: "These literati are really bad-minded, and even one enrollment can force us into a dilemma!"

Li Yan said calmly: "Scholar-bureaucrats have lost their minds, so what should I do now? With this textbook, everything will be solved easily."

Lu Junyi took it and found that it was "Three Years and Five Years" that made him scratch his head. He really didn't like doing test papers, even now he doesn't like it, but he laughed strangely: "Understood, let them take the test?"

Li Yan nodded: "Arrange the entrance examination, use the test paper on it, divide it according to different age groups, since the Han family has raised our reputation, then we just screen the students, and there is no need to beat all the rich children Death, if there are talents in it, I welcome it."

"Like me?"

Lu Junyi grinned and said, "Brother has a way, let them steal chickens and get a handful of rice back!"

Just as he was talking about the specific operation of the entrance examination, there was a knock on the door, and Shi Qian walked in: "Brother, Wang Jiying has the latest information. The two officials who escorted him, Dong Chao and Xue Ba, were killed."

Hearing these two names, Li Yan frowned slightly.

It's also interesting to say that these two people happen to be related to him and Lu Junyi.

In the original plot, Lin Sprint was paired with Cangzhou, Lu Junyi was paired with Salmon Island, and the officials responsible for escorting were Dong Chao and Xue Ba.

For Lin Chong, they took ten taels of gold from Lu Qian, and for Lu Junyi, they took one hundred taels of gold from Li Gu, all of which would kill him.

The treatment is the same. First burn your feet with boiling water, and then grind them hard with straw sandals. This kind of torture is very vicious. It belongs to soft knife cutting flesh. A hero may be able to carry a heavy stick, but he cannot bear such a long journey. If both feet are crippled, even the best martial arts will be crippled.

In Li Yan's mind, this kind of evil official is no longer worth mentioning, or it can be said that it is everywhere. The death of Dong Chao and Xue Ba made him feel at ease, but he thought of Li Gu from this, and looked at Lu Junyi: "You What happened to the butler, Li Gu?"

Lu Junyi didn't quite understand why he suddenly asked about that person, and replied: "Li Gu, when he was in Bianjing, he looked haggard and tired, but this time he was exhausted from the journey, but he was more energetic. Chunliang also wants him to assist Zhuo Lao and take over the position of housekeeper in the future, but what I saw recently is that this person is not as good as I have seen before, so I assigned him to Yan Qing, if he is willing to leave, let him go!"

Li Yan is relieved, Lu Junyi's housekeeper, it is undoubtedly the best for him to recognize his true colors: "It was handled properly... where were the two police officers killed?"

Shi Qian said: "At the foot of the umbrella mountain, didn't Wang Jiying wipe out the bandits before, but left the leader of the bandits, 'ghost schemer' Hou Tong, this person should come back for revenge!"

Lu Junyi wondered, "Didn't the Wang family send someone to protect them?"

Shi Qian shook his head: "No, I didn't even pay much attention to it, it's really indifferent."

Li Yandao: "If you don't consider brotherhood and only look at benefits, from the Wang family's point of view, Wang Jiying's murder is indeed a good thing, enough to win them a lot of sympathy. Those who were killed in an ambush by thieves, who don't know the truth, probably won't be able to hate the Wang family anymore."

Lu Junyi clicked his tongue: "It's really cold-blooded and ruthless!"

Li Yandao: "Of course, Wang Jiying may not have been murdered by thieves. How many footprints are there?"

Shi Qian paid more and more attention to details now, and immediately said: "Not many, I'm afraid there were only two or three people who did it, and they killed Dong Chao and Xue Ba cleanly."

Li Yandao: "Then it is not likely to be Hou Tong who is a 'ghost schemer'. Since this person has made a comeback, he will bring a group of thieves to surround him. What's more, the foot of the umbrella mountain is not a road. There is no need for Dong Chao and Xue Ba to pass by there on purpose. Someone behind the scenes designed..."

Regarding this matter, he already had an idea in mind, and then discussed the current situation in the Daming Mansion, and asked Lu Junyi to take charge of the entrance examination, and Shi Qian to continue to form an intelligence network in the Hebei area, and each took action.

When Li Yan was the only one left in the study, a figure gracefully jumped in. It was Xiao Hei who had finished defending the city and handed over Baishawu to Xiao Hei who had retired.

Li Yan smiled and hugged it into his arms: "Thanks for your hard work! How does it feel to summon a group of beasts when you use the bronze medal of beast control for the first time?"

Xiao Hei was majestic in front of jackals, but he was a little depressed in front of him: "Meow..."

Li Yan knew that the wild wolves had run away, so he didn't follow Xiao Hei all the time. He stroked its soft hair gently, and comforted him: "It's okay, this magic weapon is an ordinary thing, and it's normal that I can't really tame the beast. He and Ling Zhen are researching guns and magic weapons, and when they have results, the level of refining weapons will definitely rise, and then I will refine a more useful bronze medal for you!"

Xiao Hei stretched out his claws and scratched, full of momentum: "Meow!"

Li Yan said with a smile: "Okay, the magic weapon is originally a support, I believe you can develop the ability to control the herd by yourself!"

Xiao Hei meowed happily, and then showed doubts: "Meow?"

Li Yan agreed: "I also think it was Wu Yong who took Wang Jiying away. This person is good at strategizing. He can come up with an idea in the blink of an eye and put it into action immediately. If he finds out about Wang Jiying's assassination, he will not If you let go of the chance to cut off your husband...you don't need to go to Baishawu to make sure, such a person is naturally arrogant, if he takes Wang Jiying away, he will send someone to show it."

Xiao Hei thought for a while, his paws fluttered on the paper, and he drew the four leaders he saw when he handed over Baishawu.

The style of painting is the usual big-headed style, but the essence of the characters is well grasped, a white-faced scholar, a bold and bold man, a carrying an old lady on his back, and a bearded man.

Li Yan pointed to one of them and said: "Wu Yong has already been to Daming Mansion last time, and he won't come again when he is free. Chao Gai is the leader, and he will not take risks easily. The remaining two, Lei Heng and Zhu Dian, will serve as liaison personnel. "

"If the four are all wanted, it should be Lei Heng who came here in disguise. After all, Zhu Ting's beard is too eye-catching, but now there are no portraits of them on the wanted notice of Daming Mansion, so it is very likely that the person who came here to contact is Zhu. Same, after all, it will be Lei Heng who will come."

"If Zhu Dian comes to visit in the next three days, then Wang Jiying will be used by Wu. The green forests in Hebei should be unified soon, and he will proudly inform me of the news."

Xiao Hei became excited and began to write: "Send the letter... I am convinced...!"

Li Yan said with a smile: "If I really ask you to bring the letter over, Wu Yong may not be convinced when he finds out that he has been seen through, but he is more and more holding his breath to prove himself. I proposed to let him come to the academy to listen. , his mental fluctuations at that time were quite unwilling, everyone has his own ambitions, so don't force yourself..."

He thought for a while: "However, there is one thing that I really want to take care of, so as not to be in a war with each other in the future, please help me bring a letter to Chao Gai!"

Xiao Hei nodded, waited for him to finish writing, and left immediately.

So ever.

on this day.

A handsome bearded man entered the city.

A golden and black spirit beast came out of the city.

Each with a letter.

staggered.

(End of this chapter)