No matter what Gui Zhiyu said, Liu Chunjiang had a polite and indifferent expression, as if even if Gui Zhiyu took out a box of gold, it would be like dung in front of his eyes.

Looking at Liu Chunjiang's father and brother as family members who did not show up at all, this is simply because they already know that Gui Zhiyu came to the county school, and the Liu family has already made up their minds not to intersect with the county school.

It's weird.

Gui Zhiyu left Liujiazhuang in doubt, and the more he thought about it on the way back, the more he felt that something was wrong, and went straight to Hong Jiaoyu's house.

Hong Jiaoyu listened to his doubts, and was not surprised at all, "When I took office, I also wanted to join forces with the Liu family, and I also went to Liu's house, but the situation at that time was not as good as now," Hong Jiaoyu said and smiled helplessly, looking at Gui Zhiyu, "I was pushed out." ”

"Huh?" Gui Zhiyu was taken aback, "How can this be?" I'm afraid this is not just as simple as the clan rules, right? ”

"You've guessed right," Sect Hong sighed, "There is indeed a reason why the Liu family left the county seat forty years ago to establish their own sect. ”

Sect Hung didn't know the details of forty years ago, after all, he hadn't come to Anqiu at that time.

"I was kicked out by the Liu family at that time, and I was very angry, so I went to the county government to talk about the Liu family, and the master book at that time told me that before the Liu family moved out, there were also two children studying in the county, and one of them was the head of the Anqiu County test. But that summer, the county school suddenly went out of the water in the middle of the night and burned two students to death, this is a big deal, and the county officials have to follow the food, who knows that the arsonist was suddenly caught at this time, and it was the head of the case! ”

"Then why did the head of the case set the fire?! Does he have a grudge against the county student staff?! Gui Zhiyu raised an eyebrow.

Hong Jiaoyu shook his head, "I don't know this, the case record in the county government has been covered in a few words, saying that the head of the Liu family misbehaved, and someone accused him of being a prostitute outside, addicted to gambling, and because he had a gap with the two who were burned to death, he set fire to kill people." ”

Gui Jiao Yu was dumbfounded when he heard this, "Prostitute? ”

"It's true, the prostitute has a name and a surname, not a fabrication." Hong Jiaoyu sighed, "The Liu family is not satisfied with this case, but this fire burns strangely, it doesn't look like a sudden fire, and the head of the case misbehaves, and he doesn't get along well with the teachers and students of the county school, no one is willing to speak for him, the government arrested him, the case is not finished, the person is not good, and he died in prison not long after." ”

"Then the Liu family has a grudge against the county school because of this case?"

"Not only that," Hong Jiao said, "The eldest brother of the head of the case is also studying in the county school, and because of defending the head of the case, he had a dispute with the county school, and he hurt his face and fell a big scar during the fight, and he will not be able to be an official in the future." ”

"It ruined the future of the two students in a row!" Gui Zhiyu was greatly regretted.

Hong Jiao said: "The Liu family thought that their family had been wronged, and they ruined the future of their children, so they moved out of the county in a fit of anger, established their own sect to teach their children, and refused to associate with the county school anymore. You come to the door now, and the sect master doesn't see you, it's a face, it's not like I was thrown out directly! ”

Hong Jiaoyu explained the reason, but Gui Zhiyu still didn't quite understand, "Did the head of the Liu case set fire?" ”

"I don't know." Sect Hong shook his head, "Maybe not, but this was all more than forty years ago, how can we know?" ”

An old case from 40 years ago, even if it is really an unjust case, it is difficult to redress the grievances.

Gui Zhiyu thanked Hong's teachings and left disappointed.

Liu's sect has a good style of learning and many teachers, and the county school is willing to contribute money and effort to bring good teachers and style of study to the county school. But now, the Liu family is not short of money, what is lacking is a breath of injustice back then, the county school is not the county government, how can it be done?

Pity!

Gui Zhiyu walked dejectedly on the way home, and when he passed by the Hao family's bookstore, he happened to meet Hao Xiu, Miao Pin and Wei Ming.

Wei Ming saw him at a glance and stepped forward to salute, "Where is Mr. from, what are you trying to do?" ”

Hao Xiu and Miao Pin are both people who are anxious for justice and righteousness, hearing Wei Ming ask this, and then seeing Gui Zhiyu's bitter face, he also stepped forward to ask him, Hao Xiu also said, "The teahouse next to me just shipped new tea from Jingzhi yesterday, why don't we talk about it while drinking tea." ”

The four of them went to the teahouse to order tea, sat down, and Gui Zhiyu told him about going to Liu's house first and then going to Hongjiao's office, "...... I don't think it's solvable! I always felt that Liu's sect couldn't get out of Jinshi, and it was related to closed-door study, and I wanted to persuade them to promote each other with the county school, but now I felt that I was presumptuous. ”

Miao Pin and Hao Xiu were both surprised when they heard this, and they hadn't recovered from their surprise, but Wei Ming wasn't too surprised.

He remembered that in his previous life, he was studying beside Gui Zhiyu, and Gui Zhiyu went to Liu's house every year to talk about it, but every time he was rejected by the Liu family, it seems that Gui Zhiyu did not untie the knot of the Liu family in his previous life.

But when he entered school, several years had passed, and fewer and fewer people knew about what happened back then, but if he checked it now, would he still be able to gain something?

When Wei Ming was worried, Miao Pin was talking to Gui Zhiyu about going to check the county government files, "...... Maybe you can find out something! The county will return to the province in a few days to complete the exam, and then enter Beijing to transfer, when the time comes, I am afraid that I will not be able to help you, we know the main book. ”

Li Fan, the magistrate of the county, is about to be transferred, and it is now October, which is very close to the time when Li Fan will leave. After Li Fan left, there was only one old master bookkeeper left in the county government, and the old bookkeeper was older than Hongjiaoyu, and he had reached the age of begging bones, so he naturally didn't ask about anything.

Gui Zhiyu also understood this situation, and he still had a trace of thought, so he solemnly asked Miao Pin to help him check the specific circumstances of this case.

The next day, Miao Pin went to Gui Zhiyu's house. Just as Hong Jiaoyu checked at that time, the case file was only passed in a few words, and he obviously did not want to mention this matter more.

Wei Ming soon learned the news. From the attitude of the county government to record this case, it can be seen that the county government treated the Liu family back then, and it is no wonder that the Liu family was cold.

If it weren't for Liu Chunjiang, who was quite open-minded, and learned that Li Fan of the county had dialed a few times, at the imitation examination conference, Song's Restaurant might not have invited him to be the examiner.

The Liu family is studying behind closed doors and does not contact the outside world, so it is indeed difficult to be able to pass the Jinshi examination. Although the county school is not good, it still has some benefits in terms of contacts, just like this time Hao Xiu was raised, Hong Jiaoyu wrote a famous post, so that when Hao Xiu entered Beijing to take the test in the coming year, he would visit the officials of Anqiu, and maybe he would be able to get key guidance.

This old case is related to Gui Zhiyu's teaching achievements, and it is also related to the situation of Anqiu County school in the next few years or even more than ten years. Although Wei Ming had never formed a gang in his previous life, if he could produce more courtiers in his hometown, he would be a natural ally.

Wei Ming thought about it for a while and found Hao Xiu.