"Brother Chen, are you okay?"

Chen Lie was lying on the bed, the whip marks on his body had been medicated and wrapped in a white cloth.

Beside his bed, stood a young man with a clear eyebrow.

"I'm fine." Chen Lie said.

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Lie asked, "Brother Sima, is it true that Zhao Hui won't find out?" ”

Although in front of his parents, he did not bow his head and admit his mistakes.

But in Chen Lie's heart, after doing this, it was impossible for him not to have a little fluctuation in his heart.

Zhao Hui's position in Youzhou is now unshakeable, and everyone is looking at Zhao Hui's face and acting.

Many people have opinions about Zhao Hui, but in the past few years, no one has dared to stand up and clearly express their opposition to Zhao Hui.

Two months ago, Chen Lie only dared to complain in front of a few friends, and only dared to say something about Zhao Hui.

He never thought that he would one day go against Zhao Hui.

Until two months ago, he met someone.

It was the handsome young man in front of him, about the same age as him. Sima Yi, the second son of the Sima family in Hanoi.

In just one month, he was convinced by Sima Yi and changed his concept.

made him make this choice.

Youzhou is not Zhao Hui's Youzhou.

Only by pushing Zhao Hui down can their lives go back to before.

And he will also succeed Zhao Hui and become the new Youzhou pastor.

As the son of Chen Hong, although his mother is just an ordinary folk girl, she doesn't have much knowledge.

But Chen Lie is also a leader among the many young people in Youzhou, and he also has his own ambitions.

If there is no Zhao Hui and no imperial examination system, his future is definitely a smooth road, and even he can be a county magistrate under Fanyang County now.

And now the result is that in addition to being the son of Taishou Chen Lie, he does not have an official position, not even filial piety.

He went to participate in the imperial examination reported by Zhao Hui, but his results were not satisfactory.

Because there is a lot of knowledge that he has never seen and learned.

There was a Taishou father, who did not enter those colleges founded by Zhao Hui to study.

The knowledge he learned was still the same as that of Confucianism in the past.

Although there are Confucian examination questions in the imperial examinations held in Youzhou today, the proportion of the standing stations is very small.

Although Chen Lie is the son of Taishou, he really has no advantage in participating in the imperial examination.

And even if the results of the imperial examination are excellent, you still have to start from the low-level officials.

If there is no imperial examination, with Chen Lie's family background, he can start as a county order, and if he does it casually for a few years, he can be promoted.

For them, it's just gilded and mixed with seniority.

But not anymore.

Even if his father was too guarded, he couldn't pave the way for him.

Although Chen Lie is very good, how can he compare to the demonic Sima Yi.

He is resentful, and under Sima Yi's hook, it will only become more and more difficult to control.

And he didn't feel it himself. is almost obedient to Sima Yi's words.

Sima Yi said: "But today you were beaten by Chen Taishou, I'm afraid it will attract suspicion." ”

"So what now?" Chen Lie said.

Sima Yi said: "It doesn't matter, just find a reason for you to be beaten." ”

Chen Lie said: "What reason? ”

Sima Yi said: "You can go and grab a people's girl and come back." ”

"How does this work?" Chen Lie said: "Otherwise, I will stay at home for the next few days, and no one will know." ”

Although he is the son of Taishou, Chen Hong has always been very satisfied with Chen Lie.

Although he is the second generation of officials, Chen Lie has never bullied ordinary people.

He also disdained to embezzle the property of ordinary people.

And Sima Yi now let him rob the people's daughters.

If so, he will really become a gentleman.

Therefore, he was more resistant to Sima Yi's suggestion.

Sima Yi said: "Even if you hide in the room every day, do you think Zhao Hui will not know?" ”

“……”

Chen Lie was silent, and Zhao Hui could easily inquire about many things in the family.

He was whipped by Chen Hong with a rattan whip today, and many people in the Taishou Mansion had already seen it.

Among them, there may be Zhao Hui's people, and now the news has been spread.

Even if you don't, it's hard to hide it.

Zhao Hui has too many eyes and ears in Youzhou.

If there is no reasonable reason, at this moment, it will definitely arouse the vigilance of Zhao Hui and Guo Jia.

Fortunately, when Chen Hong was whipping Chen Lie, he just shouted the rebel and didn't say anything.

Now even if people from the outside world know that Chen Lie was beaten, they don't know why Chen Lie was beaten for the time being.

If Chen Lie had always been a gentleman, he would have been whipped by Chen Hong every once in a while.

Sima Yi naturally didn't need to think about it.

But the problem is that Chen Lie has always been outstanding among the children of the family, whether it is morality, knowledge and ability.

Chen Hong has never beaten Chen Lie.

This is the first time it has been beaten, and it will definitely arouse the curiosity of many people.

Even ordinary people will be curious about what Chen Lie did to let his father take out a rattan whip and whip it.

Chen Lie said: "Is there any other reason? ”

Sima Yi said: "Other reasons, after all, it is not as good as this, you don't have to worry too much, this is not necessarily a bad reputation, my fair lady and gentleman are good." As long as you treat her well, it may still be a good conversation in the future. ”

"What? Do you really want to snatch a folk girl back? Chen Lie's eyes widened.

He thought that Sima Yi's reason was just a simple reason.

Unexpectedly, Sima Yi actually asked him to really grab a folk girl back.

"Brother Sima, wouldn't this be too much? All we have to do is spread the news that I robbed the people's daughter, and said that after being whipped by my father, I have repented and reformed myself, put the stolen people's girl back, and compensated their family with a large sum of silver. Chen Lie said.

Sima Yi shook his head: "It's up to you whether you want to put it back or not, but people must first catch it back." ”

According to what Chen Lie said, it's okay if no one comes to check, but if someone comes to check, they can't hide it at all, who has a young daughter before? Then it was put back again. It only takes three to five days to ask clearly.

"If you want to hide from Zhao Hui and Guo Jia, you must have real things."

As soon as Sima Yi said, Chen Lie also understood.

"However, Zhao Hui may not necessarily notice."

Sima Yi said: "Nothing is inevitable, in the face of Zhao Hui and Guo Jia, it is not too careful." It's a big deal about the lives of you and me, and your parents. You can't hesitate any longer, if it's too late, even if you want to do it, it will only reveal bigger flaws. ”

Now Chen Lie has just been whipped, and the news has not yet fully spread.

Sima Yi: They can also confuse time.

makes people think that Chen Lie robbed the people's girl first, and then was beaten violently.

Chen Lie said: "But, who am I going to rob?" ”

He had never had this idea, but he didn't know how to grab it.