How could Zou Jiaren not understand the meaning of Li Wenzhang's words, saying that he admired talents, but it was better to simply say that his father-in-law looked at his son-in-law. Zou Jiaren once publicly expressed that his daughter would marry Xinke Xie Yuan, of course Li Wenzhang has heard of it, and now when he mentions it, he knows it.

However, the current situation has changed abruptly, Zou Jiaren has already determined that Yue Su's Xie Yuan was obtained by cheating, if he doesn't tell Li Wenzhangming, he is afraid that he will complain about the East Window incident. After thinking about it, I still think it's good to tell the truth.

Zou Jiaren said in embarrassment: "Gong Li, about this Yue Su ......"

"What's wrong with this Yue Su? The little girl is not an outsider, but Lord Zou said that it was okay. Seeing that Zou Jiaren wanted to speak and stopped, Li Wenzhang was so shrewd, how could he not hear that there was another obstacle.

"Then I'll be straight......" Zou Jiaren coughed, and then said: "This Yue Su's Xie Yuan Ten has ** obtained by cheating." "I will receive an anonymous letter to report it right now, and tell the truth about the temptation in the back garden.

"And this matter......" Li Wenzhang gasped and asked, "Then how is Lord Zou going to deal with this matter?" ”

Li Qiongying, who was sitting opposite her father, couldn't help but tremble when she heard that Yue Su's Xie Yuan was cheating, and her face was full of loss, but when she heard her father ask Zou Jiaren what to do with Yue Su, her ears immediately stood up.

"What I mean, of course, is to deal with it impartially, cheating in the examination room, at least you have to get rid of your reputation, ban you from the exam for life, hit 80 boards, and be imprisoned for three years to set an example."

Seeing that what Zou Jiaren said was so serious, Li Qiongyingfang was in a hurry, and hurriedly ran to her father's side, held her father's shoulders with both hands, and said in a pleading voice: "Father, please plead for him......

Li Wenzhang knew his daughter's thoughts, but he remained silent, just patted his daughter's hand, signaling that his daughter could rest assured. "Lord Zou, it's good to be impartial, but have you ever thought about what others will think of the fact that you have lost the reputation of a Xie Yuan because of cheating in the examination room? Will you make a fuss about it? ”

"Please also ask Li Gong for advice." Zou Jiaren knew that Li Wenzhang's hands and eyes were open to the sky and his scheming was extraordinary, and he could see the inner mysteries of many things, so he humbly asked for advice.

"Cheating in the field, this is not a big deal, get rid of Yue Su's fame, and deal with it according to what you said. But now is an eventful time, others are likely to make a big fuss about this matter, cheating in the field is nothing, but if someone with a heart is buckled with a hat of cheating in the field, this matter will be serious, no matter what, Yue Su cheating in the field was not discovered at that time, and Xie Yuan's reputation has been reported to the imperial court. Now that you go back and say that he cheated, what if those people in Donglin take the opportunity to make trouble? Now that Fang Ge Lao is pressing on it, they have no chance to make waves, as soon as this matter comes out, they must not take the opportunity to stir up trouble, threatening to say that the Huguang Science and Technology Field is cheating, and it needs to be strictly investigated. In case the emperor sends someone down, and it is a person from Donglin, under the punishment, then Yue Su bites it, but how is it good? You also know that most of the officials in charge of this township examination are Qi Chu people, and once they are implicated, a large number of them will fall. As the main examiner, you have to bear a leadership responsibility if you don't do well. ”

Now the situation in the court is just as Li Wenzhang said, the leader of the Zhejiang Party, Fang Congzhe, is the first assistant, and the two parties of Qi and Chu have vigorously suppressed the Donglin Party, and many Donglin Party officials have been excluded from the opposition, and the rest can only be moved by cameras. Most of the officials who presided over the Huguang Township test this time were the Qi Party and the Chu Party, and if there was a slight mistake, the Donglin Party was likely to take the opportunity to find trouble, turn a small matter into a big one, and wantonly attack the Qi and Chu officials. Everyone knows that the demon book case and the assault case were not a big deal, but they were used by people with intentions, and the party fought against differences, and in the end, even the leader of the Zhejiang Party, Fu Shen, was always forced to step down. Such a good opportunity, if the Donglin Party doesn't make a big fuss, then there will be a ghost.

After listening to Li Wenzhang's analysis, Zou Jiaren couldn't help but feel terrified, broke out in a cold sweat, and said secretly in his heart: "Li Wenzhang is really far-sighted, no wonder Fang Congzhe will turn the knots, if he reports this matter, I don't know how big a storm it will be." ”

"Gong Li, then you see, how should I deal with it more safely?"

"It's not easy, just pretend you don't know." Li Wenzhang smiled lightly.

"But, after all, someone reported it."

"You said that it was reported by the arrow book, and you didn't deliver the letter to you personally, who knows whether you received it or not. Besides, that person knew that Yue Su was cheating, why didn't he report it in advance, but he didn't say it until after the list was released, which shows that this person must have a bad heart and have the intention to play right and wrong. How could the adults do what he wanted? ”

Zou Jiaren listened to it and thought to himself, this is indeed the truth, that is, if you know cheating, you have to report it in advance, everything is easy to say, why wait until after the list is released to report, isn't there another plan.

However, Zou Jiaren is also worried that the whistleblower will submit a letter elsewhere, and his face will inevitably show a sad face. Li Wenzhang couldn't see it, and said: "Don't worry, adults, this matter needs to be investigated from the source, not only saying that Yue Su cheated, how he cheated, and how was discovered, we can always find out." ”

Zou Jiaren listened and nodded again and again, "What Gong Li said is very true, I will go and ask Yue Su how he cheated and who saw him during the period." ”

"My lord is in a hurry, you go to inquire in person, it's inconvenient, I think it's better for the little girl to go."

"Let Ling Yan go?"

Li Wenzhang nodded, and Li Qiongying, who was standing behind him, was in a flurry of heartbeats, she didn't expect that she would meet Yue Su again so soon.

"The little girl and Yue Su have had a relationship, I think it is best for her to go, ask the ins and outs, and we can also plan from it. Ying'er, you also heard what I said to your Uncle Zou, we are also thinking about Yue Su, I hope he will tell the truth, and we will deal with him, otherwise a catastrophe is coming. ”

Li Qiongying understood that her father's words were not false at all, and no matter how she said it, she had to find out how Yue Su cheated and who found out and came to report it. She immediately agreed, left the room, and went to the back garden to find Yue Su. Rushing all the way, I saw that Yue Su was under the long pavilion, holding a brush in a daze.

Li Qiongying ran over in a few steps and shouted, "Brother Yue......"

Yue Su turned his head and saw that it was a beautiful girl, although she was a little familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it, and said wonderingly: "I don't know if Miss is calling me?" ”

Seeing Yue Su, Li Qiongying's cheeks turned red and said, "Brother Yue, I... My name is Li Qiongying, and Li Ying is my brother. ”

"Oh, it turns out that Miss is Brother Li's sister, disrespectful, disrespectful, I don't know where Brother Li is now, why does Miss Li know him?" Yue Su asked politely.

"I came to Zou Mansion with my brother to visit Uncle Zou, and my brother was very happy to hear that Brother Yue was here, and I wanted to come to talk about it. But I suddenly heard that there was a big incident, it was Brother Yue's cheating that was reported by someone, and Uncle Zou was investigating thoroughly. My eldest brother hurriedly came forward to intercede, and Uncle Zou said that this matter was reported by someone, and it was not easy to prevaricate, so my brother wanted to ask how you cheated, but who had found out. ”

After Li Qiongying said this, Yue Su understood why Zou Jiaren had to consider his literary talent for no reason, it turned out that someone reported him for cheating. If anyone knows that they are cheating, it must be the archery shooter, and now that I think about it, someone must have cheated and ended up shooting the wrong exam booth and the exam paper fell into their own hands. The main owner is a famous Sun Shan, and he comes to report himself with a grudge, but how does he know that the rolling paper has fallen into his hands?

Yue Su was puzzled, but he didn't hide it from Li Qiongying, and now at this juncture, there is nothing to hide, and he told Li Qiongying about the flying arrow into the shed and getting the exam papers.

When Li Qiongying heard this, she couldn't help but be secretly surprised, but seeing Yue Su's honest face, she knew that Yue Su had not lied to herself. The two of them talked a few more words, Li Qiongying asked him to wait for news here, and he hurried back to the study.

After she went back, she told her father and Zou Jiaren in detail about Yue Su's cheating, and the two old guys gasped after hearing it, they didn't expect there to be such a thing.

Zou Jiaren nodded silently and said: "I'll just say that this entry inspection is quite strict, and if you want to bring in half a piece of paper, it's not a matter of thinking, how did Yue Su bring such a big article in, it turned out that someone was shooting arrows." It's just that I don't know if it's really as he said, it's the wrong test shed. ”

"I think Yue Su is right, shooting arrows into the shed is an extremely hidden thing, how can others know, it seems that the shot must be wrong, the main owner did not receive it, and he came out with a grudge to denounce it, and he was afraid that this matter would involve him, so he didn't dare to show his face. It's just that what makes me wonder is how he knew that the arrow must have been shot into Yue Su's examination shed. Li Wenzhang, like Yue Su, was very curious about this.

"Gong Li, it's not difficult to know that Yue Su has won the exam paper. The examiners will communicate with each other internally, and most of them will be copied down and taken home for their children to study. Originally, the cheating candidates were estimated to have paid someone to make the papers, and those who were able to take out this money must have a good family background, and they may still be the children of official eunuchs, and it is not difficult to get the papers of Jinke Jieyuan. I just don't know which one it will be. ”

Li Wenzhang smiled slightly and said: "It doesn't matter which one it is, forgive him and don't dare to make a big deal about it, otherwise he won't have any good fruit to eat after a thorough investigation." In this way, let's still follow the original statement, just if we didn't see the report letter, we will knock on the mountain and shake the tiger again, and let him be honest. ”

"I don't know how to beat him, please advise."

"The one who can shoot the arrow from outside the Gongyuan into the examination shed must be a sharpshooter who can pull a hard bow, and the arrow must not be an ordinary arrow, we will ask for the arrow from Yue Su's hand, and openly send someone to find out who knows this arrow, after the main owner heard about it, he must know about the incident in the east window, I don't believe he has the courage to stand up." I will not mention this matter again in the future. ”

"Li Gonggao sees that this matter can be done like this, so how should Yue Su deal with it......"