Because it was the height of summer, Wu Zheng had to buy a coffin to bury Zhen Qingyi first, and he couldn't let the coffin stop at home, so he had to simply set up a mat shed on a vacant lot outside the East City Gate to be a funeral shed, waiting for the arrival of Mr. Zhen Qingyi's relatives in Shuntian City, which was more than 2,000 miles away and nearly 3,000 miles away.

Every day, in addition to going back to the government to take care of government affairs, Wu Zheng will accompany Cuilian and Zhao Cheng and his wife here in the morning and evening, as well as Zhen Yuer to guard Zhen Qingyi's spirit.

I don't know how it got out, almost all the students in the mountain city knew the relationship between Fu Yin Wu Zheng and the deceased Zhen Qingyi, so they came to mourn. Of course, all the officials at all levels of the government were also present. Out of politeness, Wu Zheng couldn't return the funeral sent by everyone. I had to make a register and wait for the future to slowly find an opportunity to repay this favor.

Luo Xudong, with the assistance of Wu Gang, as Zhen Qingyi's fellow villager, is responsible for welcoming and sending him every day. Seeing that his body was lying on his back, he was busy every day, but Wu Zheng was inevitably worried. According to his age, Luo Xudong is one year older than Zhen Qingyi. Therefore, he often instructed Wu Gang in private to take good care of Luo Xudong.

Zou Rong, a newcomer who knew that Wu Zheng needed manpower here, also brought two of the same year to come out early and return late every day to help. and Sui Xing, whose body has gradually recovered, although he still sneered when he saw Wu Zheng's face, but he did not drag his feet when he started to do things.

Kankan came to July 18, Zhen Qingshen and Zhen Qingyi's son-in-law in Shuntian City, that is, Qinglian's husband Wang Jinlong, and Qinglian's mother rushed to Linshan City.

Of course, Zhen Yuer also went and returned. and told Wu Zheng in private: Lian'er would have come with her if she wasn't pregnant with Liujia, even so, she almost had a tire when she heard the uncle's murderous letter.

After the arrival of the Zhen family's relatives, Wu Zheng was undoubtedly much more relaxed.

When Zhen Qingshen took out the silver taels to return Wu Zheng's expenses, Wu Zheng said that he didn't ask for anything. Although only that little money is not enough to handle the funeral of Mr. Zhen Qingyi. But Wu Zheng didn't still have the huge silver ticket that cost only three or four thousand taels, and there were still more than 90,000 taels left, so he didn't have to worry about the silver.

Including all the ceremonies that came to mourn, Wu Zheng didn't leave anything behind, and handed them all over to Qinglian's mother.

Fortunately, the coffin was not transported to Suncheon City, but to the ancestral grave in Houpo Village, Yi County, for burial, although it was also hundreds of miles away. It's more than a few times closer than going to Suncheon Castle.

was finally busy with the funeral of Mr. Zhen Qingyi, and Wu Zheng, who was just about to take a breath, suddenly received a letter from his uncle Ning Yunju.

Taking it apart, Wu Zheng couldn't say what kind of mood he was in at this time.

I saw my uncle Ning Yunju say in the letter: I heard that there is a royal history in the court to impeach the new Linshan Mansion Yin Wu Zheng, on the occasion of the imperial court's special Enke, favoritism, nostalgia for the old friendship, privately leaking the examination questions and Zou Rong and others.

Wu Zheng wanted to laugh and get angry again.

I don't know who told the imperial history. actually confused Mr. Zhen Qingyi with Zou Rong. And the imperial history was also confused, and he impeached himself in the court before he could figure it out. If the truth is revealed, how will he end up?

After pondering it carefully for a while, he initially knew his relationship with Mr. Zhen Qingyi, but the two of them, Zhang Jidao, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, and Zhu Hongming, the chief historian.

Originally, when Zhen Qingyi's funeral was being organized, all the students in Linshan Mansion rushed to mourn, and Wu Zheng wondered if one of the two deliberately leaked the news. Now I see Uncle Ning Yunju's letter. In my heart, I was even more sure that it must have been done by one of the two of them.

Other words. The reason why he deliberately leaked his relationship with Mr. Zhen Qingyi was nothing more than to confuse the public, so that he could not guess who told Yushi.

It's just that why did they confuse Mr. Zhen Qingyi with Zou Rong? Zhang Jidao and Zhu Hongming are by no means such confused people.

Thinking about Mr. Zhen Qingyi, who has been living in his own house, it is most appropriate to add the crime of leaking questions to him. It's good that Mr. didn't win, otherwise it would really be unclear.

As for Zou Rong. From the beginning, he has entrusted him to act as an agent for the school, and now he has won the promotion, which is naturally easy to arouse suspicion.

After thinking for a while, Wu Zheng simply threw the letter from his uncle Ning Yunju on the bookcase.

"Whatever, if the court really wants to listen to rumors. As soon as I walked away, it was. ”

Originally, it was a coincidence that Wu Zheng came to this point.

fled to Causeway City and was desperate, wanting to find a way to survive for himself, so he moved the idea of taking the government exam. If it weren't for getting acquainted with Duan Qichang, the shopkeeper of the bookstore, and by chance, he had a wife and nephew who had been born in Tongsheng but had died, otherwise he would not have been able to get Tongsheng's certificate, and he would not have been qualified to end up, and Wu Zheng would naturally not have been admitted to Xiucai.

Later, because Tie Ning went out under his false name to earn back a person for himself, there was a follow-up to enter Beijing to catch the exam, and the Qinzheng Palace countermeasures to seal the official. Otherwise, Wu Zheng, who has been cultivating hard in the Heavenly Dao Sect for more than three years, will definitely not embark on a career after he comes out.

Thinking of Tie Ning, Wu Zheng couldn't help but be shocked in his heart.

Today is already July 23, and seeing that there are only about 20 days left before the August 15th agreed in Tie Ning's message, it is time to make arrangements and leave for Jiangning Mansion.

After going to the mansion the next day, Wu Zheng, who was much more leisurely, suddenly remembered that since Chu Cunming arrived in the same year, he had been busy with various things, and he never had the opportunity to sit down with him and have a good chat. So that night, he asked Chu Cunming to go to a good tavern in Linshan City, asked for a private room facing the street, ordered four or five local specialties, and the two talked about the wine.

"Brother Chu must not blame, things have been busy recently, and he has never had time to wash the dust for Brother Chu. ”

"My lord's words are serious, and the lower officials can naturally see it clearly. ”

After chatting a few words, Chu Cunming suddenly changed the topic and turned to Jia Yi, the left prime minister of the capital.

"Because Lord Wu's Qinzheng Hall was named the Linshan Mansion Xuezheng by Yukou himself, he left Beijing in a hurry to take up his post. The lower officials were not until not long ago when they were notified by the Ministry of Officials, and they came to Linshan Mansion to take over the post of Wu Daren's academic administration. Before leaving, he deliberately rushed to Prime Minister Jia's mansion to thank him. During the period, when it came to Lord Wu, Prime Minister Jia Cheng was full of praise. ”

"Oh?"

Wu Zheng looked flattered, and looked at Chu Cunming with a somewhat curious expression.

Indeed, there is absolutely nothing in vain in the lower officials. In the Prime Minister's Mansion in less than an hour, whenever Master Wu was mentioned, the prime minister never left his mouth with the words 'young handsome'. ”

"Hehe, it's too good, the prime minister is too good. ”

Speaking of which, Wu Zheng also understood Chu Cunming's intentions.

-- The courtiers wanted to choose a side, and Prime Minister Jia hoped that Wu Zheng could occupy his side.

Obviously, Chu Cunming is the person of Jia Cheng, Prime Minister Jia Yi.

This can't help but make Wu Zheng wonder, could it be that Chu Cunming told Prime Minister Jia Yi on the left, and then Jia Yi instructed Yushi to impeach himself in the court?

It's just that there shouldn't be any confusion between Mr. Zhen Qingyi and Zou Rong, what does this mean? )