The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 226 It's a self-destructive future
"Brother Jing, what are you going to do next?" Jin Yang asked.

"Gaojun!" Xuan Shijing didn't answer Jinyang, but shouted towards the door.

Gao Jun, who was guarding the door, heard Xuan Shijing's voice, opened the door and walked in: "Young Master."

"Go and bring Yu Sheng and Wei Licheng here." Xuan Shijing ordered.

"Yes." Gao Jun turned and walked out of the room.

"The case has been solved, but the necessary rules must be clarified." Xuan Shijing said, "It's a pity, according to Xu Mantang's performance in Lushan Academy, if he walks the right path, he will be able to get it in the spring of next year." If you get a blog in the big exam, you might have a chance to stand out, but it's a pity that if you make a mistake, you will be hated forever."

Jin Yang shook his head: "No, next year's big exam sounds like it will include all the talents in the world, but how many real talents are there? A person like Xu Mantang who is full of talent but has a bad mind, would rather be Qianguan I don’t want him to enter the court, I think my father thinks the same way, although he stole the money from the academy, because his mother’s serious illness is excusable, but the second time To steal the jade unicorn paperweight for one's own selfishness, without any consideration of what consequences the loss of this imperial gift would cause to the academy, this is unavoidably too selfish, for one's own selfish desires, but harming others, such a person entered the court Tang, there is no guarantee that he will not become the second Sun Yaoting."

"According to what you say, this Xu Mantang is not as good as Sun Yaoting." Xuan Shijing laughed.

Did Sun Yaoting do it for his own selfish desire?If not, how could he follow the king of Jing Li Yuanjing wholeheartedly? If so, he is just a chess piece restricted by others. As for Xu Mantang, he obviously has other choices, but he chose to take such a path. road.

Stealing the academy's property and stealing the imperial gift, these two crimes are enough to ruin his reputation. No matter what his starting point is, a thief is a thief, and you can't blame the society if you don't blame the society. The direction is just wrong.

"Brother Jing, it suddenly occurred to me that the people who are just elected in the big exam, if their virtues are deficient, how can they find out in time?" Looking at Xuan Shijing.

"This kind of thing is unavoidable." Regarding Jin Yang's question, Xuan Shijing didn't think about how to answer it. After all, in later generations, this kind of thing seems to be commonplace, so what to do?

"Son, you have to believe that during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, the politics were clear, and the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty was not the work of your father and emperor alone. Look at the court, the civil servants are not greedy for money, and the generals are not hesitant to die, so the current Tang Dynasty can be ruled by all parties. Court congratulations, let’s take a look at such direct and capable ministers as Lord Wei Zhengwei, Prime Minister Du Xiang, Lord Chu, and Lord Cen, as well as famous people such as Uncle Cheng and Uncle Chai. shaking."

Hearing Xuan Shijing's words, even Jin Yang couldn't help feeling excited, that's right, there are so many talented people under the father's hands, so what a little Xiao Xiao is nothing!
The door was knocked.

"Come in." Xuan Shijing called out to the door.

Gao Jun took Yu Sheng and Wei Licheng into Xuan Shijing's room.

"Caomin has met Lord Hou and Your Royal Highness the Princess." As soon as they entered, Yu Sheng and Wei Licheng bowed their hands to Xuan Shijing and Jin Yang.

"You don't need to be too polite. I asked Gao Jun to bring the two of you here today. I want to ask you something." Xuan Shijing got up and said, "How much do you know about Xu Mantang? Especially Wei Licheng, you and Xu Mantang are sleeping together." , tell me about his recent whereabouts."

"This..." Yu Sheng and Wei Licheng looked at each other, and both found the puzzlement in each other's eyes.

"Although it is true, I might as well tell you that Xu Mantang is now involved in the theft of Lushan Academy. There is already enough evidence to prove that he stole the things in the library of the academy." Xuan Shijing looked at the two and said: " That's why I called the two of you to ask some questions."

"What? Mantang stole the money from the library of the academy?" Yu Sheng looked at Xuan Shijing incredulously: "Impossible, Mantang is not that kind of person!"

"Brother Yu, stay calm and don't be impatient, first listen to what Master Hou has to say." Wei Licheng tugged on Yu Sheng's sleeve, signaling him not to lose his composure.

"The people under my command have already found out that Xu Mantang has an old mother in his hometown. She was seriously ill a few days ago and the family couldn't afford the money. That's why Xu Mantang went astray." Xuan Shijing said.

"Why is Mantang so stupid! Why didn't you tell us about this kind of thing!" Yu Sheng felt sorry when he heard it. Although he didn't believe it, the facts were right in front of his eyes. To frame him, the people under him have already found out, how can he refute.

"He has a reason for doing this, right? Lord Hou, he stole the money from the academy, and I will make it up for him. Can the Lord Hou and the princess show their respect?" Yu Sheng looked at Xuan Shijing and Jinyang expectantly: " It's not easy for Mantang to get to where he is today, and the big exam is half a year away, if something like this happens at this juncture, it will ruin his life."

But I didn't see that Yu Sheng was so friendly, which made people look at him with admiration.

"Actually, it wasn't that Xu Mantang showed his flaws by stealing the money from the academy." Xuan Shijing sighed and said, "Do you know that His Majesty bestowed on the academy a treasure of the academy?"

Yu Sheng and Wei Licheng looked at each other again, then turned their heads to Xuan Shijing and shook their heads.

"You will know when you say it. The treasure of the township that His Majesty bestowed on Lushan Academy is called Suet Jade Jade Kirin Paperweight." Jin Yang also got up, walked to Xuan Shijing's side, and looked at the two of them: " Do you have an impression?"

"The jade unicorn paperweight that a Hu merchant bid for in Yanlai Tower that day!!" Wei Licheng said in surprise.

"That's right. When I came here on the first day, I went to the warehouse and found that the jade unicorn paperweight was missing, so I kept investigating secretly. I was also in Yanlai Building that day. When I saw the Hu merchant, I followed the clues and brought Xu Mantang found out, Wei Licheng, you can also think about it, recently, has Xu Mantang behaved abnormally."

Yu Sheng set his sights on Wei Licheng, the relationship between the three was the closest, and Wei Licheng and Xu Mantang lived in the same dormitory.

Hearing Xuan Shijing's words, Wei Licheng recalled it carefully, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Xu Mantang's recent behavior was very strange.

"Before, he often didn't stay with us on holidays, so he didn't pay attention, but there were several days when he went out early and returned late. At that time, he asked him what he was doing, but he just perfunctorily said that he was going out I didn’t think it was strange at the time, because Brother Yu and I knew about the situation in Mantang’s family, and Brother Yu was a good-looking man, so Brother Yu and I didn’t say anything else, maybe it was those few days.”

Xuan Shijing nodded while listening, Xu Mantang is a good-faced person, so his mother was ill, and he didn't tell Yu Sheng and Wei Licheng about the family's lack of money. If he told him, Yu Sheng would definitely lend him the money. See Xu Mantang entrusted someone to bring back the stolen one thousand coins, it seems that his mother's illness cost a lot of money.
(End of this chapter)