Chi Ge Lao was so choked by Wu Qingruo that he couldn't say anything, he was silent for a while, and he could only cast a look at his proud protégé for help.

But to the surprise of Elder Chi Ge, His Royal Highness King Ning was discussing the next treatment plan with Jin Miaomiao, and he didn't look at them at all, and seemed to have not paid attention to the confrontation between them at all.

Chi Ge Lao had no choice but to face Wu Qingruo alone, even if this was something he had tried his best to avoid for many years, but in the current situation, it was impossible to avoid it.

He looked at Wu Qingruo, cleared his throat slightly, and said, "Lord Eagle Prince, the old man is also forced to do this, instead of rushing to convict the old man, it is better to calm down and listen to the old man to distinguish one or two for himself." ”

"I want to hear about it." Wu Qingruo expected such a show, he was not surprised at all, and nodded towards Chi Ge Lao, "Say everything you want to say in your heart, don't hide it." However, it is important to remember that everything you say now must be truthful, otherwise it will ......," he raised his eyebrows slightly, "and if one day the festival is not guaranteed, don't blame the king for not reminding you." ”

"Lord Wang, please be cautious in your words and deeds, such words are unspeakable."

"Say it casually, don't take it to heart, you ......" Wu Qingruo smiled faintly, "Continue to talk about your own." ”

Feeling Wu Qingruo's malice towards him, but he had done something wrong, Chi Ge Lao didn't dare to argue with the Eagle King, so he could only swallow this breath. He glanced at Song Jue, who was smiling at him, and said a little nervously, "Your Majesty ......"

"You say yours, leave me alone, just be nice when I don't exist."

"Yes." Elder Chi Ge calmed his mood, "What happened today is not once or twice, not a day or two, we are really very tolerant of them, and we have tolerated them for a long time. From the beginning to the present, it has lasted intermittently for three or four years, and two or three poetry collections have been published. ”

"It's been three or four years?" Song Qiyun was surprised, "Haven't you noticed it for such a long time?" ”

"I found out, but the first few times it was because their numbers were relatively small, and the impact was not as big as this time, so we didn't take it seriously, and they could do whatever they wanted. In fact, as they themselves said, the reason for turning waste into treasure is not unacceptable. But this time, the reason why we will set up a situation is also a last resort. Chi Ge Lao picked up the teacup, took a sip, and continued, "The origin of this matter can be traced back to the end of last year, when the Hanlin Academy and the three academies jointly organized a poetry meeting, and all the gentlemen and students of the academy and the Hanlin Academy could participate in the poetry meeting. ”

"Eh, I think I've heard of that." Song Jue patted Bai Meng, "Did you tell me?" Seeing Bai Meng nodding, he continued, "I heard that it is not just a poetry club, but a poetry competition, which has rankings and honorariums, right?" ”

"Your Majesty is right, there is an honorarium, the students are in a group, the gentlemen of the academy and the Hanlin are in a group, and the top ten in each group are honorarium, ranging from one tael of silver to ten taels of silver."

"It's not a lot!" Song Qiyun looked at Shen Haolin, looked at Shen Cha, and then turned to Master Fei, "At most, ten taels of silver, although your Hanlin Academy's monthly allowance is less, but the other seventy-seven-eighty-eight subsidies or something add up, it should be about the same, right?" Those Hanlin wouldn't take such a big risk because of this bit of silver, would they? It's not worth losing your future and official position, right? ”

"You forgot what Chi Ge said, it was the end of last year, and it happened to be the time when you needed to use silver." Bai Meng sighed, "Hanlin's salary is not high, if there is no subsidy on weekdays, life must be tight, otherwise I wouldn't have this kind of crooked thought." But even so, when it comes to the end of the year, it is not enough for them to do this and that, not to mention that there are still a bunch of people waiting in their hometown! ”

"That's right, if you can get this money, it can solve their urgent needs." Song Qiyun nodded, "So, in order to win the first place in the poetry competition, they went to steal the gentlemen's poetry manuscripts again, this time...... Isn't it so-called discarded? ”

"Yes!" Elder Chi Ge nodded, "This time it's not what they said it was abandoned, but the gentlemen are going to participate in the poetry competition." Mr. He was the first person to have his manuscript stolen, and when he told us, we all thought it might be a coincidence. But then several gentlemen lost their manuscripts, and we became vigilant. After careful investigation, several people were temporarily locked. ”

"Is that the one we have today?"

"Yes, a few of them." Elder Chi Ge said a few names, "The rest of them only joined after they won the first place in the poetry club, and they didn't mess with them for too long." ”

"Poetry Society...... Coming out on top? Shen Cha frowned slightly, "Did they use the stolen manuscripts or win the poetry competition?" Do you know the origin of these poems, but you still haven't exposed them? Why? ”

"General, because it's almost the New Year, we don't want to ruin everyone's interest because of such a thing. Moreover, we do not lack this little money, so that we should do good. A contemptuous smile flashed on Bachelor Fei's face, he was born in a noble family, and he was a little close to Bai Meng, and he had never lacked money since he was a child, so he looked down on these Hanlin's styles. It's just that I didn't expect that because they were in the limelight at the poetry meeting and were admired by many people, including some Taixue students. At the beginning, this part of the Taixue students is still very honest, should learn to learn, there is no special action, later, slowly in the Taixue blowing a lazy wind, the gentlemen's class is not good to listen to, the assigned homework is not good to do, not this copy that, or that copy this, the most outrageous time, with the small test, someone actually copied the name wrong, there were two identical volumes. ”

"This kind of situation has occurred more than once, in just seven or eight days, it has happened more than a dozen times, and even two or three times a day." Elder Chi Ge sighed, "The gentlemen have told the old man about the situation, and they all feel that it is absolutely impossible to continue like this. ”

"The gentlemen didn't know what to do after discussing for a long time, so they went to find me." Mr. Fei smiled embarrassedly, "I came up with this idea, but I really didn't expect that it would lead to the current situation." He looked at Song Jue, "Your Majesty, this is not the fault of the gentleman, it is the fault of the minister, and any responsibility will be borne by the minister." ”

When Wu Qingruo heard Master Fei's words, he exchanged a knowing look with His Royal Highness King Ning, who had already finished discussing the prescription with Jin Miaomiao, and a meaningful smile flashed on his face at the same time.