"Brother Jing, what are you going to do next?" Jin Yang asked.

"Gao Jun!" Xuan Shijing didn't answer Jin Yang, but shouted outside the door.

Gao Jun, who was guarding outside the door, heard Xuan Shijing's voice, pushed open the door and walked in: "Little Hou Ye." ”

"Go and bring Yu Sheng and Wei Licheng over." Xuan Shijing commanded.

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

"The case is solved, but the necessary organization still needs to make it clear." Xuan Shijing said: "It's a pity, according to Xu Mantang's results in Lushan Academy, if you take the right path and win a good exam in the big exam next spring, maybe you really have a chance to get ahead, but it's a pity that one mistake will become a thousand hatreds." ”

Jin Yang shook his head: "Definitely, next year's big exam, it sounds good to include the world's talents, but how many real talents are there?" Like Xu Mantang, a person who is full of talent, but has an unright mind, would rather send thousands of copper coins home, I don't want him to enter the court, I think my father's thoughts will be like this, although he stole the money of the academy, because his mother's serious illness is excusable, but the second time he stole the jade unicorn paperweight for his own selfishness, he didn't consider what kind of consequences the loss of this imperial gift would cause to the academy, which was inevitably too selfish, for his own selfish desires, but harmed others, such a person entered the court, 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 said with a smile.

Is Sun Yaoting for his own selfish desires? If not, how could he follow King Jing Li Yuanjing with all his heart, if so. He is just a pawn restricted by people, and Xu Mantang. He could have other choices, but he took such a path of no return.

Stealing College property. Stealing the things given by the emperor, these two crimes are enough to make him ruined, no matter what his starting point is, a thief is a thief, and you can't complain about the society at all, it can only mean that you are not working hard enough or that the direction of your efforts is not correct.

"Brother Jing, it suddenly occurred to me that it was just a person elected for the big exam. If virtue is lacking, how can it be discovered in time? Looking at Xuan Shijing.

"This kind of thing can't be avoided." Regarding Jinyang's question, Xuan Shijing didn't think about how to answer, after all, in later generations, this kind of thing seems to be commonplace, so what can he do about it?

"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 power of your father alone. Look at the court, Wenchen is not greedy for money, and military generals do not hesitate to die, so the current Tang Dynasty can be congratulated by the Quartet. Let's take a look at such as Wei Zheng, Lord Wei, Fang Xiang Du Xiang, Lord Chu, Lord Cen and other direct ministers and capable ministers. There are also famous people such as Uncle Cheng, Uncle Chai and others, such courts. It's not something that a little bit of a small night can shake. ”

After listening to Xuan Shijing's words, even if it was Jinyang. I can't help but feel a burst of enthusiasm, that's right, there are so many talented people under my father's command, what is a little bit of a small night!

There was a knock on the door.

"Enter." Xuan Shijing shouted outside the door.

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

"The grass people have seen the Hou Ye and the princess." As soon as they entered, Yu Sheng and Wei Licheng bowed to Xuan Shijing and Jin Yang.

"Don't be polite, let Gao Jun bring you two over today, there are some things I want to ask you." Xuan Shijing got up and said, "How much do you know about Xu Mantang?" Especially Wei Licheng, you stay with Xu Mantang, tell me about his recent whereabouts. ”

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

"Even if it is, I might as well tell you that Xu Mantang is now involved in the theft of Lushan Academy, and there is enough evidence to prove that he stole the things in the academy's treasury." Xuan Shijing looked at the two of them and said, "That's why I called the two of you and asked about something." ”

"What? Mantang stole money from the college's treasury? Yu Sheng looked at Xuan Shijing in disbelief: "Impossible, Mantang is not that kind of person!" ”

"Brother Yu, don't be impatient, let's listen to what Master Hou has to say first." Wei Licheng pulled Yu Sheng's sleeve and signaled him not to lose his temper.

"The people under my command have already found out, Xu Mantang has an old mother in his hometown, who was seriously ill a few days ago, and the family can't come up with the money, so Xu Mantang has taken a crooked path." Xuan Shijing said.

"Why is Mantang so stupid! Why don't you tell us about this kind of thing! When Yu Sheng heard this, he regretted it, although he didn't believe it, but the facts were in front of him, Dongshan Hou and the princess had no grievances with Xu Mantang, and it was impossible to frame him, and the people under his hands had already found out, how else could he refute it.

"He also has a hard time doing this, right? Hou Ye, he stole the money from the academy in the hall, I will make it up for him, can Hou Ye and the princess raise their noble hands. Yu Sheng looked at Xuan Shijing and Jin Yang expectantly: "It's not easy to get to today, there is still half a year to take the big exam, this kind of thing will ruin his life." ”

I didn't see that Yu Sheng is such a person who attaches great importance to friendship, which is impressive.

"Actually, Xu Mantang's flaw was not the money he stole from the academy." Xuan Shijing sighed and said, "Do you know that Your Majesty gave the academy a treasure of a town? ”

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

"Say it and you will know, the treasure of the town that His Majesty gave to Lushan Academy is called the sheep fat jade unicorn paper weight." Jin Yang also got up, walked to Xuan Shijing's side, and looked at the two: "Do you have an impression?" ”

"That day, in Yanlai Building, a Hu merchant bid for the jade unicorn paperweight that was taken out!!" Wei Licheng was surprised.

"That's right, when I came on the first day, I went to the treasury and found that the jade unicorn paperweight was gone, so I have been secretly investigating, that day I was also in Yanlai Building, and when I saw that Hu Shang, I touched the melon along the vine and found Xu Mantang, Wei Licheng, you can also think about it, in recent times, has Xu Mantang behaved abnormally."

Yu Sheng set his eyes on Wei Licheng, the three of them were the closest, while Wei Licheng and Xu Mantang lived in the same dormitory.

Hearing Xuan Shijing's words, Wei Licheng recalled it carefully, and 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 when he was off, so he didn't pay attention, but for several days he went out early and returned late, and he was asked what he was going to do, he was perfunctory, saying that he went out to do odd jobs or something, and I didn't think it was strange at the time, because Brother Yu and I both knew about the situation at Mantang's house, and Brother Yu and I didn't say anything, could it be those days."

Xuan Shijing nodded while listening, Xu Mantang has a good face, so his mother is sick, and he didn't tell Yu Sheng and Wei Licheng about the lack of money at home, if he said it, Yu Sheng would definitely lend him money, see Xu Mantang bring back the stolen thousand guan people, it seems that his mother's illness is not a small amount (to be continued. )