Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 116: Giving a Man a Fish is worse than Teaching a Man to Fish

Not long after, Sun Li approached the old lady and said, "You find someone who can take care of things. I want to take Yuniang out of here."

"Ah?" The old lady was taken aback: "This... I'm afraid... it's a bit difficult..."

She said that quite euphemistically.

The Secretary of the Jiaofang is not unusual, as long as he has money, he can be willful.Even if it is the most popular oiran, as long as he is willing to spend money, he can redeem his body and embrace the beauty.

The rules of the Jiaofang Division are much stricter. It doesn't mean that if you have money, you can redeem the girl as you like.

Because most of the girls in the Jiaofang Division are family members of criminal officials, and they have committed crimes. If they want to redeem them, they must obtain a special document from the imperial court.

Otherwise, Wu Zhijie would have forcibly taken Du Yuniang away long ago.

Sun Li lowered his face and said, "Whether it's difficult or not is not up to you to decide. Quickly find someone in charge."

"Yes, sir, please wait a moment."

The old lady didn't dare to offend Sun Li, so she quickly responded and hurriedly went to someone to report the situation.

After a cup of tea, the old lady came back with a man in official uniform.

This person's name is Tang Guangyong, and he is an official appointed by the Ministry of Rites to be mainly in charge of the Jiaofang Division.

Although the official rank is not high, it is very enviable.

"Mr. Sun, this is Mr. Tang from the Ministry of Rites..."

"Master Tang!"

Sun Li cupped his hands and saluted.

"Hahaha, Tang has long heard about the name of the No. [-] scholar, and today he is finally lucky enough to meet..."

Tang Guangyong smiled all over his face, and bowed back with cupped hands.

"Master Tang, this is a special document from the Ministry of Punishment... It was urgent before, and I accidentally soaked it in water, but it should not affect the reading. Please read it, Mr. Tang."

Sun Li handed over an envelope.

Hearing this, the old lady couldn't help being surprised... Dare I, I came prepared.

The reason why she was surprised was because it was not so easy to obtain special edict documents, even the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice did not dare to easily agree to help.

After all, there are too many aspects involved in it, if someone catches the case and sues the emperor, then he can't bear it and walk away.

Tang Guangyong was also a little dazed.

After all, he knows better than anyone how difficult it is to get a special decree, and Sun Li has not officially taken office yet, so how can he have so much energy?

How did he know that this was personally agreed by today's son, how dare the Ministry of punishment neglect it?

Yesterday afternoon, the emperor summoned Sun Li, and after some conversation, he couldn't help but sigh: "I really didn't misunderstand the person, Ai Qing is not only talented, but also has a very good understanding of current affairs."

Sun Li replied humbly: "Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty. In fact, it's because of my master's teaching, which opened my eyes and benefited me a lot."

"Oh? Did Aiqing mean the Marquis of Jing'an?"

"Exactly!"

The emperor couldn't help sighing: "Speaking of which, I have always admired the talent of the Marquis of Jing'an. It's a pity that the Marquis of Jing'an pays little attention to fame and wealth. It would be great if he was willing to serve the court."

Hearing this, Sun Li hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, I don't know if I should say something or not?"

The emperor was not stupid, he guessed what Sun Li was thinking, and couldn't help stroking his beard and smiling: "Hehe, you want to defend your husband, right? Tell me, I forgive you for your innocence!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Sun Li saluted and continued: "Master often said that it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.

The reason why the husband doesn't want to be an official is not because he doesn't want to serve the court, but because he wants to train more talents for the court. "

"Hahaha, well, well said, it's better to teach a man how to fish than to teach him how to fish! Just like the Marquis of Jing'an taught you such a champion."

The emperor Long Yan was very happy, and then he drank: "Come here, I will serve you with pen and ink!"

"According to the order!"

The two maids responded, and quickly prepared the paper and rubbed the ink.

When he was ready, the emperor went to the dragon case to grab a pen, pondered for a while, and wrote a few big characters: It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.

After finishing writing, he stamped his private seal.

"Sun Aiqing!"

"Chen is here!"

"This inscription will be given to the Marquis of Jing'an, and I will hand it over to your husband when you return home to visit your relatives."

Sun Li was overwhelmed with surprise, and quickly bowed his hands to express his thanks: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness, and I also thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness on behalf of Mr."

The emperor smiled: "Aiqing has returned home this time, I have not rewarded you yet, tell me, what reward do you want?"

Sun Li hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "I'm terrified! I can't thank you enough for being the number one scholar hand-picked by the emperor."

"It doesn't matter, it's because you are more outstanding than others, and you should be rewarded."

"This..." Sun Li hesitated for a while, and finally said: "Then... can this minister give special orders to one person?"

"Special order?" The emperor was taken aback.

Since someone who can ask for a special edict in front of him must not be an ordinary person. If the court commits a crime again, should he or should he not?
Fortunately, Sun Li added in time: "Your Majesty, her name is Du Yuniang, and she was sent to the Jiaofang Division because of her father's appointment."

Hearing this, the emperor couldn't help being happy: "So that's the case, okay, I'm sure!"

"Sir, thank you Lord Long En!"

Sun Li was also very excited, and immediately gave a long bow.

The emperor opened the golden mouth, and the Ministry of Punishment naturally did not dare to neglect, and processed the special edict documents as quickly as possible, not only exempting Du Yuniang from being convicted, but also canceling the music registration, making it a good one.

After receiving the special document, Sun Li rushed to the Jiaofang Division excitedly, but just in time for Du Yuniang to fall into the water...

Tang Guangyong carefully took out the document and looked at it, then cupped his hands and said: "Since there is a document from the Ministry of Punishment, Lord Sun just take him away."

"Well, thank you, Mr. Tang!"

"Master Sun is polite."

Not long after, Sun Li carried Du Yuniang into a carriage parked at the door and drifted away.

Lily and a group of sisters stood at the door and bid farewell in tears.

They shed tears for Du Yuniang's misfortune, and were also moved by Sun Li's affection.

This should have been a happy ending.

If Sun Li had come earlier, if Du Yuniang hadn't gone to play by the lake, then the two would happily leave hand in hand.

It's really a trick of good fortune.

In fact, there was one thing that Sun Li hadn't said all along, including Baihe, who didn't know about it.

After some careful inspection, he found a rather strange problem: Yuniang's mouth, nose, and ears were only soaked in water, and there should be no accumulation of water in her chest.

This is a bit abnormal.

He saved the person with his own hands, and Du Yuniang never choked on water from the beginning to the end, which is definitely a problem.

In order to verify the guess in his heart, after getting into the carriage, Sun Li untied Du Yuniang's shirt and pressed it lightly, his face became more and more gloomy.

Now, he can be sure that Du Yuniang had lost consciousness when she fell into the water, and even had no breath.

In other words, this was not an accident, but someone deliberately murdered, but the method was very clever.

Let Du Yuniang fall into the lake in full view, and when it was recovered, everyone thought she had slipped and fell into the water and drowned.

If it weren't for Sun Li's timely arrival and his meticulous care, Du Yuniang might have died wronged just like that.

"Yu Niang, I hope you can survive this. Only when you are alive will you have a chance to repay your father's innocence, and only if you are alive will you have a chance to find out who hurt you..."

As soon as the words fell, a tear fell from the corner of Du Yuniang's eyes.

"Yu Niang, Yu Niang..."

With an excited expression on his face, Sun Li grabbed Du Yuniang's hand and kept calling.

It's a pity that Yuniang is still in a deep sleep, her pulse sometimes disappears, and even if she has a pulse occasionally, it is quite weak and can hardly be felt.

It is a grand event for the number one scholar to return to his hometown, and the official post along the way must be warmly received, and the local government will send soldiers to escort him.

However, Sun Li was very low-key along the way, and no one knew that he was the number one scholar.

Traveling all the way in a hurry, at the evening of the fifth day, Sun Li quietly rushed back to Guobei County...

When he entered the hospital, Butler Wu rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and said with a dazed expression, "Sun...Sun Zhuangyuan, why are you..."

"Butler Wu, take me to see Mr. Hurry up, it's urgent."

Upon hearing this, Butler Wu didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly took Sun Li to find Zhou Yu.

After the meeting, Zhou Yu was also a little surprised: "You kid won the first prize in high school, why don't you come back to your hometown to worship your ancestors?"

Sun Li respectfully presented a piece of calligraphy: "Sir, this is a calligraphy written by the emperor himself. Let the students submit it to you on your behalf."

"Oh?" Zhou Yu took the scroll with a smile and unfolded it, "Huh? How does the emperor know this sentence?"

"That's what the students said."

"I see! It seems that the emperor has practiced his calligraphy diligently, no wonder he wants to show off on purpose..."

That is to say, if Zhou Yu dared to say this, if it were someone else, he would have bowed to the sky with excitement, thanking the emperor for his kindness.

After all, no matter whose family has a picture inscribed by Tian Zi himself, it is equivalent to a town house talisman, and people in the government are afraid to rush to the door to curry favor.

Hearing this, Ying Ning couldn't help but ran up to take a look, then curled her lips: "It's just a little better than what I wrote..."

Zhou Yu raised his hand and patted Ying Ning's head, and said with a smile, "You are not humble at all, take it, and frame it tomorrow and hang it in the middle hall."

At any rate, it is the inscription written by the emperor himself, and at any rate it should be used to decorate the facade.

Then, Zhou Yu couldn't help but glanced at Sun Li and asked, "Now, do you still have something to do?"

Sun Li cupped his hands with a wry smile and said, "Nothing can really be hidden from the master's eyes. To be honest, the student brought a woman back from the capital..."

Immediately, Ying Ning said gossipingly, "It can't be a goblin, can it?"

"No, her name is Du Yuniang, and she used to be the secretary of Jiaofang."

"Jiaofang Secretary?" Zhou Yu was stunned.

"Well, before the students left, the emperor summoned the students, and later asked the students what reward they wanted, and the students asked for a special order."

"So, you like that Du Yuniang very much?"

"Yes! She is quick-witted, and her talent is not inferior to that of a man, but... it's just that life and death are unpredictable..."

Zhou Yu frowned: "What's going on?"

"Why don't I trouble you, sir, to check the situation. The students really can't do anything, so they can only hope for you."

"Ying Ning, put away the scroll and follow Mr.

"Oh!"

Ying Ning quickly ran into the study, threw the inscription written by the emperor on the desk and ran out.

Does Yingning care if others treat her as a treasure?
On the way, Sun Li talked about the cause and effect...

"So, the students suspect that this matter is not that simple, maybe it is the Wu family father and son who are secretly playing tricks."

Zhou Yu sighed: "It's too early to draw conclusions, let's see the situation first."

After arriving at the inn, Zhou Yu ordered Ying Ning to check carefully again, which is why he called Ying Ning to come together, after all, men and women are different, so it's not easy for him to strip off Du Yuniang's clothes and check carefully, right?

After the inspection, Ying Ning walked out of the room angrily.

"Ying Ning, how is it?" Sun Li hurried forward to ask.

"You are right, there is indeed no accumulation of water in Yuniang's body, she died before she fell into the water..."

"Breaking breath?" Sun Li turned pale with shock.

Ying Ning smiled embarrassingly: "Mouth awareness means holding your breath. Look, what is this?"

After finishing speaking, Ying Ning raised her hand.

Zhou Yu took a closer look and found that it was a needle as thin as a cow's hair and about one finger long.

Sun Li also saw it clearly, and couldn't help cursing angrily: "Sure enough, someone is doing something secretly."

"The needle went into a key point in the back of her head, no blood came out, and it was covered by her hair, so ordinary people couldn't detect it at all.

This shows that the other party is proficient in this way, and is likely to be a professional killer..."

Ying Ning analyzed it logically.

Zhou Yu looked relieved and nodded from time to time, meaning he agreed with what Ying Ning said.

But Sun Li was very anxious, and asked, "Ying Ning, you checked just now, how is Yuniang doing? Is there any possibility of waking up?"

"This... you have to ask Mr.

Sun Li immediately looked at Zhou Yu pitifully: "Sir..."

"Come on, let's go in and test together."

"Great, sir please!"

The three of them walked into the room together, Zhou Yu checked the pulse first, then opened Du Yuniang's eyelids to look, and finally checked the position where Ying Ning pulled out the needle.

Then slowly said: "Judging from her pulse condition, she is almost a dead person..."

Hearing this, Sun Li's face was ashamed.

As the saying goes, caring leads to chaos. Normally, he is a calm person, but at this time, his heart is completely messed up.

"The place where she got the needle is a fatal spot. As Ying Ning said, the other party is probably a professional killer, otherwise she would not be able to control such a thin needle at all, and the strength and precision of the needle are so accurate.

For ordinary people, it is almost impossible to survive after being hit by this needle.

However, this woman's willpower is extraordinary, and she has never let go of her breath.

Besides, you should have fed her some liquid medicine along the way, right? "

"Yes sir, the student prepared some elixir and boiled it into a soup for her to drink."

"That's right, her will and obsession, coupled with your meticulous care, is what keeps her alive..."

As soon as these words came out, Sun Li was so excited that tears streamed down his face, and he gave a long bow: "I implore sir to rejuvenate and save Yuniang's life."

"Hey, let's carry it back first, I'll try my best."

In fact, Zhou Yu was very sure of curing Du Yuniang, but he didn't want to talk too much.

The next day, Sun Li left Guobei County.

After all, he still has to go back to his hometown to pay respects to his ancestors, and the local government also organizes the number one scholar to patrol the streets, which is also a traditional custom.

After all, no matter where the champion is born, it is a sensation among the people, and the local government will also erect a large archway of "the hometown of the champion" to show the glory.

After offering sacrifices to ancestors in my hometown, Guobei County came to pay homage to my benefactor, the kings and teachers of heaven and earth. This is in order.

Of course, Zhou Yu's place is also very lively. All the officials in the government, all the gentry and celebrities in the local area also came to congratulate.

After all, it is a very glorious thing for a student to be the number one scholar in high school.

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(End of this chapter)