Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 181 Gusu Mansion Exam Examination

In the end, Qian Dayou confessed obediently.

What he thought was, confess first, so as not to suffer physical pain, his father will definitely find a way to rescue him when the time comes.

But this time he made a wrong wishful thinking.

Selling private salt by the Qian family is a felony according to the law.

This point, Song Zhi is quite clear in his heart, but due to various relationships, it is difficult to do anything.

Secretly, they have been silently collecting evidence for emergencies.

Since Qian Dayou committed a crime this time, Qian Duoduo will definitely do everything possible to find connections and put pressure on him in order to rescue his son.

Therefore, Song Zhi must also be prepared to deal with it, and take advantage of this opportunity to unplug the Qian family.

As expected, within two days, people came to intercede one after another, and Master Pan from the government office also sent a confidant to intercede.

Song Zhi responded on the surface, but secretly continued to set up his own game.

Two days later, not only did Qian Dayou not release, but a big move was made, and many people were sent to seal up all the properties of the Qian family, and Qian Duoduo was also arrested.

This is solid evidence.

This amount of money is indeed arrogant enough, but at this juncture, he still didn't know how to restrain himself, and sold back thousands of catties of illegal salt.

Of course, the old guy probably didn't expect that Song Zhi would clean up with him, so he didn't take precautions.

In the end, Song Zhi sent someone to catch him.

Some things are easy to talk about off the stage, but it is not so easy to hide them on the stage.

Song Zhi disclosed the matter immediately and posted a notice in the city.

As a result, the people in the whole city were in an uproar.

It's not because of the smuggling of salt, everyone knows that the three generations of the Qian family have been smuggling salt, and they don't know how much hard-earned money the people have earned.

The point is, it's nothing more than making money, but also being rich and unkind, bullying men and women, and occupying land by force. I don't know how many blood debts the three generations owe.

Now, the retribution is finally coming?
This time, Song Zhi could be described as a thunderbolt method. After all, the evidence was conclusive, and there was no room for Qian Duoduo's sophistry.

However, Song Zhi is also very witty, he writes what should be written in the confession, and does not write what should not be written.

Because he didn't want too many people involved in this case, otherwise there would be no way to end it, and it would also affect the officials of the government.

At that time, his own situation may not be easy.

As a result, finally no one came to intercede, including Mr. Pan from the government office, who also began to try his best to disentangle the relationship with Qian Duoduo.

This is where Song Zhi is smart.

If he wants to pursue it to the end, he will inevitably pull out the carrot and bring out the mud. Master Pan and his party will definitely fight back frantically in order to protect themselves.

Now, he is only targeting Qian Duoduo, and the others know it well, so naturally they won't try to protect Qian Duoduo, it's already pretty good if they don't make trouble.

In the end, Song Zhi was sentenced in court. Qian Duoduo and his son committed a heinous crime.

Wu De, as the principal offender and accessory offender, committed the same crime and was exiled for three thousand miles.Ah Feng did not report her knowledge and subjectively cooperated with the other party's evil deeds, and was sentenced to three years in prison.

After such a turmoil, although Qin Song suffered an indiscriminate disaster, as the saying goes, fortune and misfortune depend on each other.

The parents felt sorry for their son and didn't want him to repeat the same mistakes. They spent money to redeem Hong'er and brought him home, and said that they would marry Hong'er as a concubine after Qin Song got married.

For this, Hong'er was extremely grateful.For her, this was already the best ending.

After coming down, Qin Song prepared rich gifts and went to visit Zhou Yu.

Although the case was settled by the county magistrate, he also knew that Zhou Yu had also helped out, which made the case solved quickly, otherwise he would have to suffer for a while.

……

This morning, Zhou Yu came to Bai Suzhen's house.

He came here at the invitation of Bai Suzhen, to give them lectures on classics, history, poetry and so on.

In fact, Zhou Yu knew very well that this was Bai Suzhen's excuse, she just wanted him to visit the house more often.

"Well, it smells so good!"

As soon as he entered the room, Zhou Yu couldn't help taking a deep breath, looking for the source of the fragrance.

Bai Suzhen immediately smiled like a flower: "It's the West Lake beef soup stewed by myself, maybe I have to stew it for a while."

Zhou Yu also jokingly said, "I don't know if I have a good fortune?"

"This is specially made for you..."

"Huh? Thank you so much...Huh? Where's Xiaoqing?"

"She went out to play by herself, don't worry about him, come on, sit down and have a cup of tea first."

While drinking, the two suddenly stopped talking.

The atmosphere became a little more subtle.

Bai Suzhen bit her lips lightly, her eyes seemed to be filled with a layer of mist, looking extraordinarily blurred.

Zhou Yu felt his heart beat faster.

Quiet for a while.

Zhou Yu stretched out his hand suddenly and grabbed Bai Suzhen's little hand.

"My lord, you..." Bai Suzhen didn't withdraw her hand, she looked at Zhou Yu with a mixture of joy and anger.

"Suzhen, I..."

This was the first time Zhou Yu called Bai Suzhen by her name, and she had always called Bai Suzhen before.

"You...what do you want to say?" Bai Suzhen asked.

"I……"

Zhou Yu didn't know what to say, because saying anything at this time was superfluous.

Still show it with action.

Everyone is an adult, what are you pretending to be?

So, with a light touch, Bai Suzhen threw herself into his arms like a baby swallow.

This in itself was a matter of course, so Bai Suzhen stopped pretending, raised her head and closed her eyes.

What follows... is naturally a lingering affair.

It was not until the afternoon that Zhou Yu reluctantly left.

Back home, Zhou Yu didn't hide anything, and asked Bai Min'er, Mo Chou, and Ying Ning to tell about Bai Suzhen.

The three women were not surprised by this, they had already guessed it.

"Husband, when do you plan to marry Miss Bai?"

"I discussed it with Suzhen, and she said that there is no need to hold a wedding, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble."

This is true, after all, Bai Suzhen has a special status, if a wedding is held with great fanfare, it may cause some troubles.

For example, Fahai.

It's fine if they stay together in a low-key way, maybe Fa Hai will turn a blind eye and close his eyes.Isn't it provocative to hold a wedding with great fanfare?

Besides, this world is no more powerful than Liaozhai, so Zhou Yu didn't want to be too high-profile.

A wedding is nothing more than a ceremony, and when the time comes, simply hold it at home.

After the discussion was over, Zhou Yu went to Bai Suzhen to discuss the matter of getting married another day.

"What? You two are getting married?"

Xiaoqing was taken aback.

"That's right!" Zhou Yu nodded with a smile.

"You... oh, I see, sister, you sent me away on purpose that day, and then you two carried me behind your back..."

"Xiaoqing!"

Bai Suzhen blushed and scolded Xiaoqing.

"Hmph!" Xiaoqing snorted disapprovingly, "I've already seen that something is wrong with you two. But, elder sister and elder sister Mochou look exactly the same, alas, maybe this is what people often say about fate?"

Hearing this, Zhou Yu couldn't help being happy: "Xiaoqing, you are becoming more and more human-speaking."

Xiaoqing frowned: "I suspect you are scolding me."

"puff!"

Bai Suzhen couldn't help laughing either.

This girl finally began to understand some ways of the world.

In the past, she often said that she was not human, but now, she also knew that this was wrong.

"Okay, okay, I'm not joking..." Zhou Yu smiled and waved his hands: "I will marry your sister when the time comes, do you think you will live here by yourself, or move in to live together?"

Xiaoqing said angrily: "Of course we have to move there. I'll be where my sister is. You don't want to separate me and my sister."

"Look at what you said, isn't this asking for your opinion?"

"It's just right to move there, someone will play with me."

"Then it's settled. I'll go back and let Min'er and the others prepare the room."

A few days later, everything was ready, and Zhou Yu held a low-key wedding at home, with only two guests, Qin Song and Hong'er.

It is also a testimony.

That night, the night of candles in the bridal chamber.

There is no need to say a lot of joy.

Early the next morning, Mo Chou came to comb Bai Suzhen's hair on her own initiative.

Zhou Yu stood aside cheekily, looking at the two wives who looked exactly alike, a bold thought came to him...

Of course, even though they looked the same, it was still easy for Zhou Yu to tell them apart. After all, the two women had different auras.

"What are you smirking at?"

The two women seemed to have guessed Zhou Yu's thoughts, and they turned their heads and said angrily at the same time.

As a result, Zhou Yu recited a poem in a serious manner: "The end of the lotus is burning, and the pavilion emerges from the water. A single stem draws green, and the two shadows share the dividend."

This is a poem describing the Bingdi lotus. In the current scene, the two girls are like a Bingdi lotus, so Zhou Yu couldn't help feeling it.

Before I knew it, the day of the rural examination was approaching.

Zhou Yu had been waiting for this day for a long time. He set off a few days earlier and arrived at Gusu Mansion early.

After all, there are roster registrations, identity checks, etc. before taking the test.

A few days later, the exam finally started.

The rules of the exam were not much different from Zhou Yu's before in Liaozhai World. It was held every three days, for a total of nine days.

The content of the exam is also similar, all of which are the content of the Four Books and Five Classics, rhythm poems, and policy questions.

For Zhou Yu, he was already very familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, poems and the like, and he could even memorize them word for word.

The key is to ask questions.

After all, in a different world, the general trend of the world and the implementation of some government policies are different from those in the Liaozhai world, so he has to reorganize this aspect.

Staying in a small shed for nine days is a kind of physical and mental suffering for all the candidates.

However, Zhou Yu didn't care.

After answering the questions, I sat cross-legged, and after a little breath adjustment, the time passed.

The important thing is that he has no trace of ideological pressure at all.

Because he has absolute certainty on the list.

Although cheating is inevitable in the imperial examination, after all, there are only a very small number of people, and the number of people finally admitted in the rural examination is generally two to three hundred, so it is impossible for him to fail the ranking.

The three exams were finally over, and all the candidates with different expressions left the Tribute Academy one by one to wait for the results to be released.

Zhou Yu didn't need to wait in Gusu Mansion, after all, he could fly back and forth that day.

However, he still stayed and wanted to take this opportunity to meet some people so that he could continue to carry forward Confucianism in this world.

The first person Zhou Yu took a fancy to was a candidate named Luo Ji'an, who was also a candidate in Qiantang, but he lived in the countryside.

It can be seen that his family background is not good, he lives in the cheapest room, eats very simple, and wears ordinary clothes.

However, he is generous in his speech, and does not have a sense of inferiority like some scholars from poor families.

So, Zhou Yu took the initiative to go to chat.

When he heard that Zhou Yu was also a candidate for Qiantang, Luo Ji'an was enthusiastic and introduced himself.

After some conversation, Luo Ji'an found that Zhou Yu was very eloquent, and he couldn't help but feel good about him, so he proposed to have a few drinks together and chat while drinking.

"Okay, let me treat you." Zhou Yu responded readily.

"No, no, no..." Luo Ji'an waved his hands, and said solemnly: "Although the younger brother is poor, he can still afford a meal of wine."

Having said that, Zhou Yu didn't insist anymore, and followed Luo Ji'an to a small tavern near the inn.

After sitting down, Luo Ji'an ordered a jug of wine and a few side dishes, and chatted with Zhou Yu while drinking.

The more we chat, the more speculative they become, and it seems like we will meet each other later.

"I didn't expect Brother Zhou to be so knowledgeable, and I admire him from the bottom of my heart."

"Brother Luo won the prize."

"No, little brother is speaking the truth. I've never liked to flatter others, but I really admire Brother Zhou."

"Where is there... By the way, Ji'an, I don't know how you did in the exam this time? I think you have a plan in mind, right?"

"This..." Luo Ji'an hesitated for a moment, and said: "I feel that there should be no problem, but I don't know if the examiner appreciates it."

"As far as your talent and learning are concerned, I think there should be no problem on the list..."

At this time, a sarcasm suddenly came from the other side: "The two poor people don't know what they are boasting about."

Logian frowned, and subconsciously glanced over.

Sure enough, it was a candidate named An Dongsheng who had had a dispute with him before.

This An Dongsheng was a son of a rich family, and he had some talent for reading since he was a child. In addition, he had a good family background and was praised by everyone, so he developed a superior and arrogant personality.

Two days before the exam, Logian just walked down the stairs of the inn, but was hit by someone and fell to the ground.

It was An Dongsheng who knocked him down.

This was a trivial matter, and An Dongsheng really didn't bump into it on purpose.

But the problem is, An Dongsheng actually pre-empted the attack and said to Luo Ji'an: "Are you walking without eyes?"

Luo Ji'an couldn't be more angry, so he argued with An Dongsheng and asked An Dongsheng to apologize.

Later, the examinees who lived in the same inn came forward to persuade him one after another. Luo Ji'an considered that the exam was about to take place, so he didn't care about An Dongsheng any more.

Unexpectedly, this guy was inexplicable, so many days had passed, and he was still not convinced, sitting on the sidelines and making sarcastic remarks.

Luo Ji'an glanced over in dissatisfaction, but he didn't say anything. After all, An Dongsheng just said two poor people and didn't mention their names, so he couldn't argue.

In the end, An Dongsheng also glared at him, and said provocatively, "What are you looking at? I'm just talking about two poor people. If you insist on matching the number, I can't help it."

"you……"

"Okay, Ji'an..." Zhou Yu said, "Man, there is no need to argue with a dog that bites people indiscriminately."

"boom!"

Now, An Dongsheng couldn't bear it any longer, he immediately slapped the table and stood up, raised his finger to Zhou Yu, and said with a grim face, "What did you say?"

"Brother, why are you so shameless? I'm just trying to persuade Ji'an not to care about a dog that bites people.

I'm not targeting anyone, but if brother likes to be right, then I can't help it. "

This is borrowing the words of the other party, and returning them as they are...

(End of this chapter)