Chapter 34: Unexpected Opportunities
All the events are developing in the direction that Wu Fanhui prescribed, and the details of this are all planned by him, although it is Wu Mianqing who said that it is Wu Mianqing who came forward to deal with all the matters, but behind it is actually Wu Fanhui who has made up his mind, and the strange thing is that Wu Mianqing does not feel that there is anything wrong with this. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Dealing with the family crisis brought by the Guo family, in fact, also encountered some dangerous situations, the He family, the ********, the Liu family and the Wang family in the county seat, respectively, in the fastest time, sent personnel to the Wu family to condole, this kind of nominal condolences, in fact, to observe what will happen to the Wu family, if the Wu family does not have any preparations, they are not ready to be polite, after all, the Wu family has lasted for hundreds of years, and there is still some wealth accumulation.
But what the representatives of the four major families didn't expect was that they didn't see the mourning hall at all, Mrs. Wu's coffin was actually placed in the courtyard, obviously they got the news that the Wu family's mansion had already set up the mourning hall, why did this happen.
Soon, Wu Mianqing, the acting patriarch of the Wu family, came forward to receive the representatives of the four major families, and clearly informed them that the Wu family had expelled him from the house in view of the Guo family's madness and betrayal of the family, and the family's letter of resignation had already been sent to Peach Blossom Town, and the next step was to send the Kuang family's coffin back to Peach Blossom Town.
Wu Mianqing's attitude surprised the representatives of the four major families, and they almost didn't say anything, and soon left the Wu family, returned to their respective families, and reported what they saw.
Of course, Wu Mianqing did not disclose other things, including the seizure of the account and the taking away of the former patriarch Wu Qingtan, which were kept strictly secret in the family and were never allowed to leak out.
After that, things developed, and sure enough, there were waves.
A few days later, Bo, the head of the county government, came forward and came to the Wu family in person, asked about the death of Mrs. Wu, and clearly expressed his incomprehension of the Wu family's removal of Mrs. Wu's name, after all, Mrs. Wu is the head mother of the Wu family, if she is punished so severely just because of a letter, it is unfair, if the Wu family thinks that this is an internal matter of the family, and forcibly thinks about doing it, it will not work.
After all, the acting patriarch of the Wu family is Wu Mianqing, who has the identity of a lifter, and the master will not be embarrassed, and he speaks very politely, but the content is not simple at all.
In fact, when the head of the county government came to the Wu family, the four major families in the county, especially the He family, watched all this with great eyes, and they would not miss the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if the Wu family fell suddenly, the He family would definitely be able to get the most benefits.
Wu Mianqing smiled and took out the cleaning document of the family's account expenses for more than ten years, handed it to the master, and said that he was also ready to go to the county government to report the case immediately, and the Guo family directly managed the Wu family's account for more than ten years, and the money and grain of the greedy ink reached more than 5,000 taels of silver, in the small Mizhi County, this is a jaw-dropping number, as high as 500 taels of silver per year, if it was put in the imperial court, it would have been beheaded for public display.
This is not the end, Wu Mianqing then took out the confession of the former patriarch and son of the Kuang family, Wu Qingtan, which detailed how Wu Qingtan consulted with the Kuang clan to avoid the impending disaster, and completely defeated the Wu family's testimony, including the confession of the former head of the Wu family's account, describing how the silver was directly greedy by the Kuang family.
The most powerful testimony is the silver found from the homes of Wu Qingtan and others, which is the silver that Kuang's greedy ink is.
After getting these things, the lord Bo left without saying a word.
The crisis of the Wu family has passed, and no one has mentioned this matter since then, as if this matter had never happened at all, the coffin of the Guo family was finally buried, but it did not enter the cemetery of the Wu family, but found a separate place to bury, as for Wu Qingtan and others, they were not sent to the official mansion, but dealt with within the family, and the position of the patriarch did not exist, and he became an ordinary member of the family, and all the treatment he enjoyed in the past was also canceled.
On the surface, the Wu family saved face, the matter did not spread, there seems to be no loss, in fact, it is absolutely not the case, the biggest loss is that Wu Mianqing was forced to resign from the county Cheng, stayed in Mizhi County, and officially served as the patriarch of the Wu family, the Wu family is Wu Mianqing, and returned to his hometown not because he was old, but because something big happened in the family, he could not return to Shanxi on time, in order not to suffer the punishment of the imperial court, he could only resign helplessly.
It is not very easy to raise people to enter the government as officials, and thinking about Wu Myanqing, the possibility of wanting to take up an official position in the future is almost non-existent.
Whether the family spends money or not, outsiders don't know, Wu Mianqing will not say, and Wu Qingchao, who has become the head of the account, will never mention it.
Since he made a suggestion, Wu Fanhui has read with peace of mind, he mainly studies the eight-strand text, the county exam, the government exam, the hospital exam, the township exam and the meeting exam, all the exams are eight-strand texts, and now these eight-strand texts are stepping stones, let you have a great talent, you can't write the eight-strand essay is in vain.
Wu Fanhui no longer asks about the affairs in the family, after the Wu Academy opens, Wu Fanhui rarely goes to the school, and if he encounters any problems, he can ask Yan Qi, and he can consult Wu Mianqing.
As for Wu Mingkun and others, Wu Fanhui still does his best, every few days, he will go to the school to test everyone's homework, if they can't meet the requirements, they will be kicked as usual.
It's mid-February, less than a month before the county exam.
Wu Fanhui received a notice from the patriarch and made a special trip to the mansion.
Wu Mianqing took Wu Fan Huijing to the study and sat down.
After experiencing such a major change in the family, Wu Mianqing really saw Wu Fanhui's ability clearly, if he did not act in accordance with Wu Fanhui's suggestions, the current Wu family, I am afraid that it does not exist, and he, a gentry with a meritorious reputation, may end up even more miserable, in case the false accusation letter of the Kuang family is recognized by the county government, then his reputation may not be saved.
"Qian Jue, I heard that you are working hard to review and prepare to take the county exam next month."
"Yes, there is less than a month to go, and the county test is coming, so Qian Jue has to prepare well."
"Yes, in fact, according to your knowledge and insight, don't say that the county exam, even the college exam is no problem, but it's better to be cautious, I said a long time ago, the hope of the Wu family is in you."
Seeing the smile on Wu Mianqing's face, Wu Fanhui knew that he was afraid that he would come here, not just these superficial words.
Sure enough, Wu Mianqing's words changed.
"Qian Jue, this time the family can get through the difficulties, you are indispensable, a few days ago, the county magistrate asked me about all the matters that happened to the Wu family, and I was also emotional, the magistrate is very interested in you, a teenager who has only been in school for half a year, has an extraordinary wisdom, I see that the magistrate is afraid to see you in the brocade time, you have to be prepared."
A smile appeared on Wu Fanhui's face, and he hurriedly got up to salute Wu Mianqing.
"Qian Jue thanks the third grandfather for his concern."
"Needless to say, you have to review well, the county exam is the most basic exam, for you, the main thing is to feel the atmosphere of the exam, hone your mature mind, and lay the foundation for the future government exam, hospital exam and even the township exam."
Wu Mianqing's reminder, Wu Fanhui understood that this is actually the advantage of the big family.
The chief examiner of the county examination is the county magistrate, whether he can pass the test, almost all of them are in the hands of the magistrate, the five major families of Mizhi County, at this time are all to make efforts, so that their children can pass the county exam, participate in the government exam and even the hospital exam, and over the years, the He family has the largest number of children, and it is also the inevitable result of the strength of its family, of course, as a big family in the county, its influence is limited, and the relationship that can be active is at most the prefect of Yan'an Mansion, As for the learning in the province, it may not be able to climb the relationship.
The He family has a lot of children, but there are not many talents, and the number of people is even smaller, from this point of view, the reserve strength of the family is obviously insufficient.
Compared to me, the Wu family is even more pitiful, there are even very few children over the years, if this situation continues for more than ten years, without the other four major families, the Wu family will not be able to maintain.
Wu Fanhui knows very well that on the surface of his own resolution of this family crisis, Wu Mianqing will never say it, no matter how Wu Mianqing is a person, if he is still relying on a family boy without any fame when he resolves the family crisis, such a thing will be spread, what will outsiders think, what will people in the family think.
More importantly, Wu Fanhui's ability cannot be revealed for the time being, and he must not be excessively publicized, otherwise it will be detrimental to himself.
After returning home, Wu Fanhui was very calm, he knew that the magistrate would definitely see him, and for the sake of the Wu family's face, he would also take a little time.
Wu Fanhui looks forward to this opportunity, he will moderately show his ability, get the attention of the county magistrate, and be able to pass the county examination smoothly, which is the most basic step, and only after passing the county examination can he participate in the next many exams.
The questions of the county examination will not be very difficult, and the requirements are not so high, especially in Shaanxi, the level of education is not very high, and there is too much gap compared with the south, and the ability and quality of students are obviously different, so the requirements of the county are relatively low.