Chapter 867: Merit is not diminished, justice remains
Li Youdao died very simply, and there was no doubt about it.
The suicide note confirmed his crimes, and even confessed the crimes of Zhao Jun Li, not only that, but also admitted all the crimes of meddling in the scientific examination, fanning the Guozi prisoner to make trouble, and coercing the examiner, and confessed in the suicide note.
The contents of this suicide note quickly spread throughout Chang'an City for some reason.
The government and the opposition were in an uproar, and public opinion reversed overnight.
How vicious the rumors against Li Qinzai were at the beginning, how ashamed those who have slandered him are today.
For a time, there were voices of repentance in Chang'an City, and the righteous people redefined what justice was, they were sighing and admitting their mistakes, scolding Li Youdao for blinding the world, and telling that Li Qinzai, the main examiner of today's department, was a good person.
Interestingly, no one has ever questioned that he is obviously an irrelevant passerby, but he can magically define who is good and who is evil in a matter that has nothing to do with him.
All the people who spread rumors felt that they were the enforcers of justice, and they were doing something for the heavens, regardless of the reward, with love and heartache, pointing at the sky and scolding the streets, and justice was finally vented.
After Li Youdao's suicide note was disseminated, many people in Chang'an City gathered in front of the British Mansion and bowed solemnly to the gate with a solemn attitude.
As soon as the salute went down, it seemed that all the injuries suffered by Li Qinzai had been completely canceled, and everyone did not delay or owe. They have become righteous people again, and their merits have not diminished, and they will continue to do the right thing for heaven in the future.
When passers-by saluted the Guogong Mansion, Li Qinzai stood in the courtyard of the mansion, looking at the closed gate, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and his smile was a little cold.
"Fifth Young Lang, many people outside are saluting you and admitting their mistakes, do you want to go out to meet them?" Liu Asi said with a smile.
Li Qinzai shook his head, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he said surgingly: "Kind and lovely people, if they have more brains, they will be even more cute, heh!" ”
After saying that, he turned around and went back to the house.
Li Youdao is dead, and the eucalyptus who interfered in the scientific expedition can be regarded as the truth.
But it's not over.
Li Zhi wants more than just the truth.
The day after Li Youdao's death, the Taiji Palace issued a decree to dismiss twelve courtiers from the court, some of whom were exiled for thousands of miles, some were degraded places, and some returned to their hometowns within a limited time.
The court was in an uproar, and when they saw the list of these twelve courtiers, those who were interested could see at a glance that these twelve people were all henchmen of the Li family of Zhao County, and each of them had an important official position.
The official document issued by the Criminal Department only said that it was related to scientific research, but there was no detailed reason.
The fewer words, the bigger the matter.
The twelve courtiers were deposed in this way, and the power of the Li clan of Zhao County in the court was instantly emptied by more than half, which can be described as a great loss of vitality.
Li Zhi's suppression this time was very vicious, almost uprooting the power of the Li clan of Zhao County, and from then on, if the Li clan of Zhao County still wants to return to the original position in the court, it will take more than ten years to work hard from scratch.
With the negative teaching material of Zhaojun Li's family, the rest of the families were suddenly silent, and they no longer pointed fingers at the scientific examination, and almost no criticism about the scientific examination was heard in the court, and no one even said it.
Li Zhi's goal of killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys has been achieved so far.
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When the dust settled, Li Qinzai did not delay any longer, and immediately asked his troops to prepare horses, and after bidding farewell to Li Tao and Li Siwen, Li Qinzai rode out of the city and hurried out of the city to Ganjingzhuang.
The mother-in-law is about to give birth, if it weren't for these idle things, he should be walking with the big-bellied mother-in-law at this moment, and affectionately stuffing chicken legs into the mother-in-law's mouth.
The horse-made Lu was fast, and after more than an hour, Li Qinzai and his subordinates rushed to Ganjingzhuang.
Lema stood at the entrance of the village, and Li Qinzai took a deep breath.
The smell of fireworks in the world after a long absence.
The prosperity of Chang'an City is like an unreal dream, only here, it is like a real life, and the things that I think about every day are not only philosophy and the universe, but also oil, salt, sauce and vinegar.
Li Qinzai waved his whip excitedly and rushed towards the courtyard, and all the tribes followed one after another, and smoke and dust rolled up on the village entrance and township road.
As soon as he returned to the other courtyard, the door of the mansion opened, and Steward Song rushed out with his waist bent, and diligently picked Li Qinzai off the horse, patted the dust on his body for him, and beckoned his subordinates to come forward and wait.
Li Qinzai threw the reins, drew a big cake for Steward Song by the way, and said that he would give him a salary increase at the end of the year, and then walked towards the mansion in a hurry.
Cui Jie was walking in the backyard, and the date of giving birth was getting closer and closer, and she didn't dare to go out for fear of accidents.
Several old women were carefully supporting her beside her, followed by a bunch of maids, all of whom were preparing stretchers, copper basins and cloth towels.
Seeing Li Qinzai coming back, Cui Jie glanced at him, then rolled her eyes, snorted in her nostrils, completely ignored his existence, and walked past him.
"Madame rolls her eyes, she is so beautiful and moving, for my husband, I am drunk and can't extricate myself under Madame's white eyes......" Li Qinzai hurriedly sent a sycophant.
The corners of Cui Jie's mouth twitched, and she didn't plan to pay attention to him, but after all, she was so angry that she poked his chest with her fingers hatefully.
"Running around all day long, if the concubine is suddenly in childbirth, she can't find where her husband is, and the child is pitiful, and she can't find her father at the first glance after birth."
Li Qinzai said with a smile: "Don't worry, Madame, it's okay in the future, I won't go anywhere, I will accompany Madame at home until the child is born." ”
Cui Jie was very coaxing, and after poking him a few times, she lost her anger.
"Has the trouble in Chang'an City been solved?" Cui Jie asked with concern.
"Solved, the hero endured the humiliation, the villain showed his ugly face, and finally the villain was ambushed, the hero was rehabilitated, and he regained people's worship and respect, and the perfect happy ending."
Cui Jie glanced at him: "No serious words!" ”
Then Cui Jie said: "Yesterday, several officials came to Chang'an City, including those from the Ministry of Etiquette and those from the Guozijian, saying that they were about the scientific examination and planned to discuss with their husbands. ”
Li Qinzai nodded and said, "I have probably already decided on the topic of the scientific examination, and after discussing with them tomorrow, the scientific examination topic will be decided." ”
Cui Jie said with a smile: "The husband is getting more and more amazing, now he is the teacher of thousands of candidates, the husband selects talents for the country, and the merits are immeasurable. ”
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Li Qinzai smiled reservedly: "That's right, but if it's my eldest brother who writes history, it won't necessarily have anything good to say, Madame has nothing to write to your brother to talk about family affection, and by the way, warn him not to talk nonsense, I even dare to burn the palace, and it must be okay to beat the historian......"
Cui Jie was so angry that she slapped him: "How can my brother be so bad, he has never had bad thoughts about you, and he praised you in front of his concubine." ”
"Your brother looks like everyone in the world owes him money, and he will still praise people?"
"People don't like to laugh by nature, but my brother has praised her husband's talent and ability many times in front of her concubine."
Li Qinzai sighed: "Tell your brother, if you praise me in the future, you can express it in front of me, and it's not something unsightly, what are you doing secretly, are you afraid that I won't be able to bear it?" ”