Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 154 Trading

Gu Yi watched the scholars and common people surrounding the entrance of Tongpan Mansion disperse and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Humph!"

He turned around and glared at Zhou Yingjie and Xu Shigao, snorted coldly, and walked into the Yamen.

Zhou Yingjie and Xu Shigao looked at each other with different expressions and hurriedly chased after them.

Gu Yi came to the main seat in the hall and sat down. He looked at the two of them and said coldly: "A county examination has been made like this by you. Don't you have anything to say to me?"

"Ming Gong, I swear that this evaluation is very fair and there is no fraud at all." Zhou Yingjie said quickly.

He has a clear conscience on this matter. Except for being a little partial to Li An, he always acts impartially.

Seriously speaking, he is not biased towards Ang Lee. After all, Ang Lee's writing is indeed good.

Even if someone re-marks the exam, no problem can be found.

Cold sweat broke out on Xu Shigao's forehead and he said: "Ming Gong, Lord Tong Juan is right. This county examination is very fair and there is absolutely no fraud. Those answer sheets have been sealed. If Ming Gong doesn't believe it, you can have it re-marked. .”

Gu Yi said calmly: "What's the use of telling this to me? I believe in you, do the scholars in Yangzhou believe in you? Yangzhou is an important city in the south of the Yangtze River. Today's things have caused such a big fuss. It won't be long before Bianjing There is a rumor, so you can wish yourselves good luck when the time comes."

After saying that, he stood up and walked away.

"Ming Gong... Ming Gong."

Xu Shi shouted several times and saw that Gu Yi ignored him and left directly. Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he looked at Zhou Yingjie and said, "Master Zhou, what should we do now?"

None of my business!

He knew some of the tricks Xu Shigao played in the county examination.

This kind of thing is very common in official circles. As the saying goes, if the water is clear, there will be no fish, and he himself is not necessarily clean.

Although Zhou Yingjie is now in his early fifties, he still has some ambitions and wants to go further.

Therefore, I never paid attention to the county examination.

Xu Shigao went so far this time and aroused public outrage. He would be implicated even if he was not good, so he was naturally very angry.

However, Zhou Yingjie also knew that if the county examination fraud was confirmed, even if it had nothing to do with him, as one of the examiners, he still had an unshirkable responsibility, so he took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and calmly He said: "You have been an official for many years. Don't you still understand the meaning of seeking happiness for yourself? I still have official business to deal with, so I will leave first."

After saying that, Zhou Yingjie turned around and left, leaving Xu Shigao standing there blankly.

"Wish for happiness?"

Xu Shigao muttered it several times, his eyes lit up, and he quickly chased after him.

After leaving the Yamen, I saw the driver preparing to drive away, so he quickly shouted: "Ming Gong!"

Gu Yi opened the curtain and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Ming Gong, I have something to report to Ming Gong. I wonder if I can go with Ming Gong." Xu Shigao cupped his hands and said.

"Come up." Gu Yi said and lowered the car curtain.

"Thank you Minggong!"

Xu Shigao quickly got on the carriage and sat down opposite Gu Yi.

Gu Yi ordered the driver to drive the car, then looked at Xu Shigao and said, "If Xu Xuezheng has anything to say, just tell him."

"Ming Gong."

Xu Shigao cupped his hands and said: "Those scholars couldn't calm down after failing the exam, so they made trouble. But in the end it was the official's dereliction of duty. It's a shame to trouble Ming Gong to come forward. The official was very grateful for this and asked people to prepare for it in Linjiang Tower. After a banquet, I would like to invite you to honor me."

Hearing this, Gu Yi said calmly: "I happen to be a little hungry, so let's go."

"Thank you Ming Gong."

Xu Shigao quickly ordered the coachman to change the route. Seeing that his master had no objection, the coachman followed Xu Shigao's instructions and changed the route to Linjiang Tower.

When he arrived at Linjiang Tower, Xu Shigao asked for a private room on the third floor, ordered the waiter to serve a table of delicious food, and then gave a few instructions to the entourage before sending everyone off and drinking with Gu Yi.

"Ming Gong, how do you think this matter should be settled?" Xu Shigao asked while pouring wine from the flask. "If this matter is such a big deal, I will definitely report it to the police. However, this matter is both big and small." Gu Yi took a sip of his wine and said.

"Haha, it's natural for adults, but it's a big deal for a lower official. Please give me a few words of kindness, and the lower official will be rewarded generously," Xu Shigao said.

Hearing this, Gu Yi glanced at Xu Shigao and said with a smile: "It's too disappointing to talk about this while drinking. Let's talk about it later."

Xu Shigao smiled flatteringly and said: "Ming Gong is right, I would like to give you a drink."

The two of them just chatted for a while. When they were about to eat, there was a knock on the door. Xu Shigao said: "Ming Gong, please go and see what's going on."

"Well, go ahead." Gu Yi said.

Xu Shigao stood up and bowed, walked around the screen, opened the door and went out, and came back after a while.

"Ming Gong, you are petty and disrespectful."

Xu Shigao sat down next to Gu Yi, took out a few banknotes from his sleeves and handed them over.

Gu Yi took it, looked at the face value on it, showed a smile on his face, put it away without any trace, and said: "Then I'm not welcome."

"Haha, sir, what do you think happened this time?" Xu Shigao said.

"It's normal for students to feel unwilling to accept the results of the county examination. It's not a big deal. I will naturally write it down 'truthfully' when submitting the report." Gu Yi said with a smile.

"Ming Gong is right, but I'm just worried that the troublemaking students will cause trouble again." Xu Shigao said worriedly.

"Although I don't blame everyone, if it is found that there is no fraud and there are still people making trouble, the leading people will be directly disqualified from taking part in the next county examination. After all, it is a serious crime in itself for them to lead people to surround the Tongxuan Yamen." Gu Yi said calmly.

"What Ming Gong said is absolutely true." Xu Shigao said excitedly.

Gu Yi reminded: "But you should also pay attention to the principle of moderation. You don't need me to teach you, right?"

"Don't worry, Duke Ming, I understand." Xu Shigao said quickly.

"Well, that's enough. I still have something to do, so I'll leave first." Gu Yi said.

"I'll send you to Ming Gong."

Xu Shigao sent Gu Yi downstairs and watched him get on the carriage. He didn't get on his own carriage until the carriage left.

After entering the carriage, the smile on Xu Shigao's face completely disappeared and turned very ugly. He cursed: "This time, all the work was in vain!"

In this county examination, he collected money from twenty people to ensure that they would be admitted.

The actual benefit of passing the county examination is not much. One person only received two thousand taels of silver.

A total of 40,000 taels were collected, all of which were given to Gu Yi just now.

But it wouldn't work if he didn't give it. If he didn't give it, Gu Yi would definitely not help him. If it spread to the ears of the officials, he would be in big trouble.

"But it wouldn't be a loss if we could get in touch with Lord Zhizhou." Xu Shigao comforted himself.

Xu Shigao returned home and came to the front hall. Feng Xihui, who had been waiting here for a long time, quickly got up and greeted him.

"I've met the teacher!"

"Humph!"

Xu Shigao snorted coldly, sat down, and cursed: "Are you a pig? I asked you to find those who are more knowledgeable. Who are you looking for?"

Xu Shigao was not a fool. Only fifty people were admitted to the county examination, and he sold twenty places. It was easy to cause problems.

Therefore, he told Feng Xi from the beginning to find people with slightly better knowledge.

This kind of person has a chance of passing the exam, but the hope is not great.

If you win, it won't cause much trouble.

"Teacher, there is nothing the students can do. There are not many knowledgeable people who can spend so much money." Feng Xihui said aggrievedly.

(End of this chapter)