XLIV. An Unexpected Ending

Zheng Guang rushed back to his home from Xiang Qing's house, it was already night, and when he knocked on the door of the house, the housekeeper couldn't believe that Zheng Guang was back, and he howled out, and the grandmothers, aunts and sisters who were eating all came out to greet him, and he had the posture of welcoming the leaders to come and inspect. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

"How did you come back? Are the exam results out? Seeing that Zheng Guang's face was not very good, the old lady chuckled in her heart, and secretly said that it must not be because she did not do well in the exam, Zheng Guang directly denied it: "The results of the exam will not come out for half a month, and my grandson came back for something else." Zheng Guang recounted what Xiang Qing had encountered, and the women's expressions were different.

The old lady suddenly clenched Zheng Guang's hand: "Guang'er, don't make trouble, you are the last hope of the Zheng family, but you must not have an accident, otherwise, how can we live as a bunch of women and children!" ”

Zheng Guang smiled and said: "Grandma, don't worry, grandchildren have their own methods, besides, grandchildren are talented and famous, they don't dare to mess around, and when grandchildren get the examination and have the qualifications to be awarded, they will have no way to deal with grandchildren, on the contrary, grandchildren have many ways to deal with them." ”

The old lady is just blindly worried, and the aunts and sisters are also blindly frightened, which makes Zheng Guang feel the importance of gaining fame and official status, only by becoming a privileged class in this society can the frightened women and children in this room be at ease, especially the old lady who regards herself as more important than her life, which makes Zheng Guang have to be cautious, the previous idea of fighting against the water has long been gone, and Zheng Guang can't do that kind of irrational thing.

Therefore, the only way is to go to see Zhang Sicheng, fight a lawsuit, touch the title deed and IOU in his arms, Zheng Guang decided to go to the government tomorrow to see Zhang Sicheng, and have a head-to-head game with the Xu family.

As for Tang Shunzhi, Zheng Guang hasn't said anything yet, and he doesn't plan to tell Tang Shunzhi that if he can handle this matter independently, it would be the best, if not, in desperation, Zheng Guang would use Tang Shunzhi's power, but that was no longer Zheng Guang's original intention.

After saying the important words, seeing that everyone's atmosphere was not very good, Zheng Guang also wanted to say something else to liven up the atmosphere, and looked around only to find that he didn't see Zheng Yong, so he asked, "Where is Ah Yong?" ”

Everyone smiled when they heard this, and the old lady said: "This kid, now it seems to be a different person, running around on your training and training ground during the day, and when he can't run, he stops to read the book, and reads the popular romance of the Three Kingdoms, he himself said that he has read the book seven times, and he still never gets tired of reading it, that kid has really changed, you have been out these days, he has only gone out once, and he has gone to the bookstore for the first time, and the big guys are frightened, hehehe...... I've already eaten my meal, and now I'm probably sleeping in the house, and I'm really tired. ”

Zheng Guang nodded, looked at Zheng Yong's mother Zheng Liu, and said: "Second aunt, if I get admitted to the Jinshi in the future to become an official, I will let Yong'er go to the army to train, I will take care of it in the court, he will not be in the army, now the Ming Dynasty is in the south and the north, and there are many sorrows, it is a good time for men to make contributions, Zheng can't be the only one to be an official, Yong'er also goes out to practice, it is the best for our Zheng family." ”

Zheng Liu's temperament is weak, and he has never been assertive, otherwise he wouldn't even be able to discipline Zheng Yong, and now everyone relies on Zheng Guang, naturally Zheng Guang is what he says, and nodded again and again: "Yong'er will be handed over to you, aunt is very relieved." ”

Zheng Guang nodded, ate with everyone, chatted about some interesting things, especially the interesting things in the imperial examination room, everyone listened to it very fascinated, and the atmosphere gradually relaxed, after the meal, Zheng Guang pulled Zhao Dieer to the backyard, everyone saw it, and they all smiled and said nothing, Zhao Die'er was red with shame, and just let Zheng Guang pull it, looking at your mercy, so that Zheng Guang was pitiful, thinking about tomorrow's lawsuit, Zheng Guang knew that now is not the time for children to grow up.

"When I get admitted to the Jinshi, I will come back and marry you." A thousand words, at this time, Zheng Guang could only say this sentence, and Zhao Die'er didn't say anything, meekly snuggled in Zheng Guang's arms, the surroundings were quiet, and the gentle moonlight sprinkled on them, like a perfect sculpture.

Early in the morning of the second day, Zheng Guang left the house and went to the county government of Wu County, outside the county office, Zheng Guang saw Xiang Qing who had already been prepared, the two looked at each other and smiled, and walked up the steps hand in hand. Xiao Zheng Xianggong! Slow down, slow down! Can't knock, can't knock! ”

Zheng Guang turned his head and saw that it was Zhang Sicheng's master Ding Lao Xiucai, Ding Lao Xiucai is also a native of Suzhou, and he has a reputation for showing talent, but after 30 years of taking the exam, he didn't get admitted to the exam, so he died of this heart, and became a master for Zhang Sicheng, usually in Wu County, he also has a bit of face, and everyone listens to what he says, for this respectable elder, Zheng Guang is naturally not rude, he took his hand back, and saluted Ding Lao Xiucai: "Master Ding." ”

Ding Laoxiu ran to the front, took a little breath, and said with a smile: "The county has already arranged for the old man to wait for Xiao Zheng Xianggong here, but he almost made a mistake, this drum can't be beaten, this knock, it's going to be promoted to the court to handle the case, and the big guys will know it, they can't knock it!" ”

Zheng Guang frowned, looked at Xiang Qing with a confused face, and turned his gaze to Ding Lao Xiucai: "Master Ding, what's going on?" How did the county know that I was coming, and why didn't he let me beat this drum of injustice? Isn't this drum of grievances being put outside for people with grievances to knock on? ”

Ding Laoxiu relieved his breath, looked at Zheng Guang and said with a smile: "You, it's almost bad, it's good for young people to be a little energetic, but don't be impulsive, what you want to say, the county respects it, and ah, the county has already solved this matter for you, you don't want you to pay a penny for the money, it's all from the county government, Xiang Xiaoxianggong, you, thank you to the county honor, solve this matter for you!" ”

Zheng Guang and Xiang Qing were completely stunned, they didn't know what was going on, the case was solved before they could report the case, when did the efficiency of the Ming Dynasty make such a superb leap? Ding Laoxiu had a look on his face that I knew you were going to be stupid, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, don't stand stupidly, come in and come in, the county and Master Xu have been waiting for you for a long time." ”

Zheng Guang and Xiang Qing were shocked, they glanced at each other, and they both saw each other's shock, Zheng Guang's heart was as shocked as if he had turned over the river and the sea, Master Xu? Master is an honorific title that can only be had, Xu Jie is in the capital, it is absolutely impossible to come back for this matter of thirty acres of land, so the person who came can only be Xu Zhi, and he only arrived in Suzhou yesterday, and he came to report the case early this morning, but he was still a step late, which is enough to prove that Xu Zhi had arrived in Suzhou before last night and met Zhang Sicheng.

What did Zhang Sicheng and Xu Zhi say? Is this matter really solved? What does the so-called county government mean that it does not need to pay to the youth?

With a stomach full of questions, Zheng Guang and Xiang Qing followed Ding Laoxiu into the county government's meeting room, as soon as they entered the meeting room, Zheng Guang saw Zhang Sicheng in civilian clothes and a man in a white Confucian robe about thirty years old were laughing and talking, the atmosphere was very harmonious, Zheng Guang's heart sank, knowing that this matter was no longer within his control.

"Yo, here, but here, Zheng Guang, Xiang Qing, you are late, Brother Ziming arrived at the county government yesterday, you don't have to be surprised, what happened, the official already knows everything, this matter, from beginning to end is a misunderstanding, Brother Ziming said that he was also deceived by the people below, when he was studying behind closed doors, the people in the family made their own opinions, he was also very angry, the first thing after coming out was to teach those subordinates a hard lesson, and then, these ten taels of silver, that's it, it is a gift of reparation for the Xiang family, This incident is as if it didn't happen to him, okay? Zhang Sicheng said with a smile.

Xiang Qing didn't react at all, his brain was in a state of panic, what was happening now was far from what he imagined to be a fierce confrontation, he didn't even know how it all happened, how it happened, so he didn't say a word, Zheng Guang locked his eyes on Xu Zhi's body, staring at him, making Xu Zhi a little uncomfortable, so he stood up and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, this matter is also a mistake, the water washed the Dragon King Temple, what is this!" ”

Zheng Guang was stunned again, and couldn't help asking, "The water washed the Dragon King Temple?" Master Xu, in this little showman, I have never met such a scholar as you and Brother Ling. ”

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "Zheng Xianggong has never been acquainted, but Ling Shizun and his brother are old acquaintances, they have been friends in the court for several years, and the relationship is very close, how did those evil slaves know that Zheng Xianggong is Mr. Jingchuan's high apprentice, if they know, give them a hundred dares and dare not be unreasonable to Zheng Xianggong, so, isn't this a big water washing the Dragon King Temple?" Speaking of which, it's also Mr. Jing Chuan's fault, since there is a high-level apprentice, why don't you introduce it to your brother?! ”

Suddenly, all the doubts were solved, Tang Shunzhi is his own teacher, Zhang Sicheng knows, since Xu Zhi knows, then this matter is what Zhang Sicheng told Xu Zhi, and everything after that is better explained, Xu Zhi knows that he is Tang Shunzhi's student, or the only one, he understands his status in Tang Shunzhi's heart, as well as Tang Shunzhi's status in Shilin, once Xu Zhi is an enemy of himself, it is equivalent to being an enemy of Tang Shunzhi, and it is equivalent to being an enemy of the Southeast Heart School.

That is the real water that washed the Dragon King Temple, because Xu Jie, who is also a member of the Heart Sect.