Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 13 The fat man’s confession
After a big battle, Wang Daoqiu was exhausted and was helped out of Shen Xiangning's embroidery building by Mama Liu, the old lady of the Shen family.

At this time, Shen Yishi, who was waiting at the door of the embroidery building, saw Wang Daoqiu coming out. He didn't say anything. He just asked Mother Liu to help Wang Daoqiu to the front yard, and asked the servants in the house to set up a car and take Wang Daoqiu back.

The carriage was approaching the corner of the street where it turned into the inn. Wang Daoqiu was afraid that someone might recognize the servants or the carriage of Shen's house.So he refused the servant of the Shen Mansion and continued to extend his kindness, insisting on getting off the car at a secluded place some way away from the street.

After such a long delay, Wang Daoqiu still couldn't straighten his waist. He had no choice but to walk forward slowly while supporting the wall.

Gritting his teeth and enduring the pain from his waist, Wang Daoqiu finally walked to the door of the inn.

"Hey Mr. Xie Yuangong, what's wrong with you? Come on, hurry up, I'll help you. Hey shopkeeper, Mr. Xie Yuangong is back."

The waiter had sharp eyes, and he saw Wang Daoqiu as soon as he appeared at the door of the store.So after seeing Wang Daoqiu looking unlucky, the waiter hurriedly said polite words, came to help him, and called the shopkeeper to come over quickly.

In fact, the shopkeeper ran away from the counter when the waiter shouted "Jie Yuangong" for the first time.When the waiter helped Wang Daoqiu into the store, the store manager was already in front of Wang Daoqiu.

Seeing the exhausted look on Wang Daoqiu's face, the shopkeeper slapped his thigh and said with a heartbroken look: "Oh, Mr. Jie Yuang, my Mr. Jie Yuang, how did you become like this? Those damn people , if you want to catch your son-in-law at the bottom of the list, you should catch your son-in-law at the bottom of the list. Why do you take such a heavy hand? Oh, Mr. Xie Yuang, you are suffering! Third son, you lazy guy, why don't you help Mr. Xie Yuang back to his room to rest. Ouch, what do you mean this is?"

The shopkeeper patted his thigh, feeling sorry for Duke Jie Yuan and Wang Daoqiu.The waiter, who was scolded by the shopkeeper as a lazy guy, nodded hurriedly, "Alas, alas," and helped Wang Daoqiu upstairs.

As soon as he arrived at his room upstairs, the waiter had just opened the door for Wang Daoqiu, when the fat man's cry came from the other end of the corridor: "Hey, dear brother, why did you come back just now? Why don't you wait until you die?" Bro."

What's the situation, why did the fat man cry so sadly?Wang Daoqiu hasn’t figured out this problem yet!I saw the fat man coming to Wang Daoqiu, kneeling beside Wang Daoqiu as soon as he collapsed, hugging Wang Daoqiu's thigh, howling and crying.

The damn fat man was crying and howling: "Brother, what should I do this time? The academic officer said that my brother has misbehaved, and has already accepted the good news that my brother has passed the exam, and asked my brother to wait for processing. Wuwuwu, dear brother, what should I do as a brother? Why won’t my father beat me to death when I get home? Wuwuwuwu!”

The fat man was crying while talking. At this time, the waiter at the shop next to him also said: "Mr. Jie Yuan, Mr. Jiang really has a hard life! When we found him, it was almost noon (11 noon and 12 noon). Call him Come back, take a bath in the inn and change clothes, then go to Gongyuan, the day lilies are already cold."

"Ah ah ah ah, dear brother, what can I do! As soon as I arrived at Gongyuan, I was asked by the academic officer to interrogate me. Why was I late? I lied at that time, saying that I was sick and was seeing a doctor in the hospital. I wanted to settle this matter. But as soon as I finished speaking, the academic officer asked me to lead the servants to the hospital to find witnesses."

"Which medical clinic should I go to to find witnesses? I had no choice but to tell the truth. When the academic officer heard that I was... He criticized me for a while. Then he asked me to hand in the good news about winning the election, and asked the guards to drive me out, and asked me to go back to the inn to wait for processing. Dear brother, dear brother, what can I do? Wuwuwuwuwu!"

Damn fat man, I asked you to show your love to help class sisters. Is this your reward?Wang Daoqiu cursed Fatty Fatty in his heart, but Fatty Fatty usually worshiped him as an ancestor, but now that he didn't help him when he was in trouble, he felt really guilty!
Sad for his misfortune, angry for his inability to fight.After thinking about it for the last time, Wang Daoqiu decided to do his best, obey fate, and help.So Wang Daoqiu first went over the whole thing in his mind.Then he leaned into the fat man's ear and whispered softly: "Go back to the room and get the money."

"What, brother Xian, are you talking about?"

"Shhhh, don't ask so many questions, just do as you're told, I'll wait for you downstairs."

"Okay, I'll go, I'll go."

Wang Daoqiu said he would wait for him downstairs, which meant that Wang Daoqiu was willing to help him go to the academic officer to beg for mercy.Wang Daoqiu is Jinke Jieyuan, and the academic officer will definitely give him some face!Seeing hope, the fat man got up from the ground with a "whoosh" sound, turned around and ran towards his room. That level of agility was truly incredible for a fat mantis!

The fat man went back to get the money, while Wang Daoqiu asked the waiter to help him back downstairs.

After the fat man came down with the banknotes, Wang Daoqiu asked for a clean envelope from the shopkeeper. Then he and the fat man hired a carriage, bought some cakes and fruits on the road, and took them to the residence of Master Tixueguan.

Arriving at Master Tixueguan's residence, Wang Daoqiu told the concierge that he was the winner of this provincial examination and came here to thank Master Tixueguan for his cultivation. He also gave the concierge a piece of broken silver, and the concierge went in with a smile. Notified.

After the concierge went to report the matter, the fat man leaned into Wang Daoqiu's ear extremely nervously and asked in a low voice: "Brother Xian, look at this time, Master Tixueguan can spare me!"

"Then it all depends on how much money you offer! You already have the honor of being a candidate. If this time we have a list of people to be elected in Zhejiang Province, before you go to the Gongyuan today, postmen have already been sent to the capital. Then you will be offered a scholarship. The official is just trying to scare you by receiving the good news that you have won the imperial examination. After all, you have to get rid of a person's reputation as a candidate, and this requires the emperor's approval. Well, as soon as the list of successful candidates was sent up, he sent up the memorial to remove you from the list of candidates. He Isn't this a slap in the face in front of the emperor? Therefore, if the list has been sent out before you go to the Gongyuan, then the academic officer will be frightening you by mentioning the good news that you have won the exam."

"And if the name list hasn't been sent out before you go to the Tribute Academy today, then you will be expelled from the Academy. Then he will say hello to the other adults and ask the person behind you to make up for it. Then what did you say to tell you to go back and wait for processing? So I guess the senior officer is just trying to see if you will come to his house tonight. I guess if your courtesy satisfies him, you will be reprimanded for today's matter A few words. And if your etiquette cannot satisfy him today, then he will not be so stupid as to write a memorial to let the emperor remove your reputation. But he will write today's matter into your file and let you live forever All stained."

Damn it, this academic officer looks upright and upright on the surface, but I didn't expect that he has such a poisonous heart!Thinking of this, the fat man stopped talking to Wang Daoqiu. He reached out and took out a few more banknotes from his arms and stuffed them into the envelope that Wang Daoqiu had just given him.After a while, the concierge came out and asked the academic officer to let Wang Daoqiu and the fat man in.After thanking the concierge, Wang Daoqiu, supported by the fat man, entered Master Tixueguan's residence.

After passing through the front yard and entering the middle yard, I saw Mr. Tixueguan standing at the door of his living room in the distance, ready to welcome Wang Daoqiu and the others.

Seeing Master Tixueguan standing there to greet him, the fat man hurriedly supported Wang Daoqiu and walked over quickly.

When they got close to Mr. Ti Xueguan, the two of them saluted. Mr. Ti Xueguan didn't pay attention to the fat man, but just helped Wang Daoqiu up with both hands, so that Wang Daoqiu could avoid the ceremony.Then he looked very regretful and said: "I have also heard about Duke Xie Yuang. Those unruly people are really outrageous. Duke Xie Yuang has been wronged."

"The students are fine, but the adults are worried, and the students are scared!"

"Hey, it should be, it should be, come on, Lord Jie Yuang, come into the room and talk!"

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After entering the room, there was another set of Chinese-style official courtesies, and finally the topic turned to the mistakes made by the fat man.

The damn fat man is also someone who can show off his face. When the leader criticizes him, he will immediately kneel down and admit his mistake with tears and snot. Coupled with his cute fat face, he can really deceive people. to compassion.

The fat man knelt at his feet and pretended to be pitiful, crying and crying. He duly took out the envelope containing his "review letter" and handed it to them.

The academic officer took the fat man's envelope and opened it. Damn it!He quickly closed it and put it aside, and then, like a gentleman, he said to the fat man: "You know your fault and are determined to repent. Then I will just believe you for once and forget about it this time. You can go outside now." Wait, I still have something to discuss with Duke Jie Yuang."

"Yes, thank you sir, thank you sir, you are my reborn parents..."

"Okay, okay, don't say anything more, go on your own."

"Yes Yes Yes"

The fat man escaped the disaster, and happily thanked Mr. Ti Xueguan profusely, and then retreated to the entrance of the middle courtyard very wisely. When Mr. Ti Xueguan finished speaking to Wang Daoqiu, he came over to help Wang Daoqiu.

After watching the fat man roll away, the academic officer Ti said to Wang Daoqiu with a serious face: "It's getting late, so if you have anything to say, I'll just tell you."

"Sir, what you have to say will be listened to by students."

"Okay, okay, the thing is like this. My surname is Yan, and my name is Zuyi. Yan Zuyi is from Yijieqiao Village, Fen, Jiangxi."

"Oh, my lord, you are from Yijieqiao Village, Fenyi, Jiangxi, and your surname is Yan. I don't know that your lord is related to Yan Ge, the old man in the imperial court..."

"Hahahahahaha, I didn't expect that Mr. Xie Yuange also knew that Mr. Yan Ge was from Yijie Village. Yes, that's true. To be honest with Mr. Xie Yuan, Mr. Yan Ge was my uncle. Mr. Yan Ge and my father had the same grandfather. Cousin. When Mr. Yan Ge was in the Zhengde Dynasty, he disdained to obey the orders of the eunuchs. So he reported illness and returned to his hometown, where he stayed for ten years. After returning to his hometown, Mr. Yan Ge taught ethnic studies The middle school student studied in Meng. But I was only seven years old at the time, so he studied with Lao Meng in Yan Ge. This study lasted ten years."

Wow, this sanctimonious guy turns out to be Yan Song’s disciple!That's really disrespectful.Mentioning Yan Song, Wang Daoqiu thought of the evaluation of Yan Song by later generations. It was seriously polarized!Ordinary people, who accounted for 90.00% of the total population, unanimously denounced Yan Song as a corrupt official and a bad guy who deserved to be cut to pieces.

The elite class, which accounts for [-]% of the total population, mostly have a positive evaluation of Yan Song.Especially those high-level leaders, their evaluations of Yan Song are basically positive.

To put it bluntly, the view of later generations on Yan Song is similar to the view of later generations on the Qing Dynasty and Arsenic.The elite class and ordinary people are completely opposite.

To be honest, Wang Daoqiu himself studied history, and his opinion of Yan Song was that Yan Song was better than the two famous officials of the same era, Xia Yan and Chujie.At least when face and national interests cannot be reconciled, Yan Song will subordinate his face to national interests.Xia Yan and Xu Jie don't know this, because both Xia Yan and Xu Jie belong to Qingliu. They are like Qingliu. They like to put themselves on the moral high ground in everything and regard their reputation as more important than anything else. Including the people of the country.

(End of this chapter)