Chapter 11 Breakup

"Ruan just used the road to pass by. I don't expect the gentlemen to be so kind. It really makes Zhenmei ashamed."

Ruan Zhenmei went north to the capital to join the job. Today she passed by Zhengzhou, Henan. As soon as she settled down at the post station, someone came to invite her. Ruan Zhenmei came here in a low-key manner, but she never expected that someone would invite her to dinner as soon as she arrived. She didn't want to go, but she really didn't want to.

It’s easy to refuse. Because the people who came to invite him to the banquet were all well-known. Among them were Wang Linhe, the governor of Henan, Zhaozhou, the governor of Henan, Ma Wenbiao, the prefect of Zhengzhou, He Dayan, the fellow magistrate of Zhengzhou, Huang Fengnian, the academic administrator of Henan, and local Zhengzhou people.

some celebrities.

You don’t have to give face to others, but you must always give it to Wang Linhe and Zhao Zhou. Who knows, in front of his son-in-law, these people are the same as his grandson.

The night banquet was arranged at Baiyunxuan, the largest restaurant in Zhengzhou. When Ruan Zhenmei arrived, all the guests had already arrived. Everyone stood up to greet her, making Ruan Zhenmei very embarrassed and kept being polite.

In fact, he also understood that the reason why this group of people were so kind was not because he had made a comeback and became the right deputy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Things have really changed. Today, he came to my house. The owner is Ma Wenbiao, the prefect of Zhengzhou.

The crowd invited Ruan Zhenmei to the seat of the most distinguished guest. Ruan Zhenmei said a few polite words and sat down. Accompanying him were Wang Linhe, Zhao Zhou and others.

Everyone sat down. First, Wang Linhe, the Inspector-General, delivered a speech. What he said was congratulations to Mr. Ruan for being re-appointed, promoted to the right deputy of the Imperial Palace, and wishing Mr. Ruan a promotion in the future. Then he raised his cup.

, let’s all toast Master Ruan together.

Ruan Zhenmei said a few modest words and raised a glass to drink together.

After drinking this glass of wine, everyone started to toast again in turn, and the content of what they said was naturally similar, they were all words of congratulations. Ruan Zhenmei was not allowed to drink this kind of wine, so he could only drink it one by one.

When he was half drunk, Huang Fengnian, a scholar in Henan Province, suddenly sighed and said: "Alas... have you ever heard of the news in the capital?"

"I've heard a little bit about it, but I wonder what Mr. Huang is referring to?" Wang Linhe said deliberately.

"It's not Yue Shaobao's business yet. The fact that he cheated in the examination hall has been made public. Hundreds of officials have been impeaching him. I heard that the papers about his cheating have been piled up with the ceremonial supervisor. But the emperor, regardless of asking, is not condoning the examination.

Does fraud chill the hearts of my fellow scholars? If we had known this, why would we have been miserable for ten years? We can just prepare more cheat sheets when we take the exam." Huang Fengnian shook his head and said.

"Alas..." After hearing this, the prefect Ma Wenbiao also sighed and said: "Who can say otherwise? This "treacherous" villain Yue Su is the scum of our scholarly society. Bah... How can he deserve the title?

I am a member of the scholarly community. I am not academic, I have cheated my way up to the top, I have earned my reputation in a shady way, yet I still have the nerve to steal a high position. Every day I flatter the horse, blind the wise men, and corrupt the government. I, the learned men, are ostracized by him.

If things go on like this, wouldn't it mean that the scholars will be humiliated and the country will be ruined..."

When he finished speaking, everyone present shook their heads.

Regarding Yue Su's cheating in the examination room, Ruan Zhenmei had naturally not heard about it since he was far away in Guangxi. However, Yue Su's promotion to Shaobao had been announced to the whole country, so he still knew about it. Ruan Zhenmei felt deeply proud of his son-in-law's promotion to Shaobao.

, in Guangxi, there is naturally an endless stream of people who flatter him.

But when he heard about this today, he was really surprised. How could his son-in-law become a cheater in the examination room? What on earth is going on?

When he was puzzled, Huang Fengnian said again: "I think that Yue Su also served as the examiner of the general examination. His fame was unfair. How could he serve as the examiner for others? Everyone knows that the original university examiner

The examiner is Mr. Sun, the Minister of Rites. Mr. Sun was forced to ask for an official position because of the unfavorable supervision of the examination. At present, his crime, Yue Su, is worse than Mr. Sun, and he still has the nerve to stay in office.

You are really shameless." After saying that, Huang Fengnian looked at Ruan Zhenmei and said: "Sir Ruan, you were also a scholar from the same province and a leading figure in the scholarly community. How could the imperial court allow you to comment on this theory?

How can a scoundrel who cheated in the imperial examination come to steal a high position? This makes me wait for three subjects and two rankings, how can I feel guilty?"

Ruan Zhenmei also had three subjects and two rankings. She was a Jinshi, and she had been an academic administrator and managed the education of one party. She was not ashamed of those who cheated in the examination. Now if it were someone else, she would not scold him severely.

There is a ghost. But now the person who cheated in the examination room is his son-in-law, which makes him curse loudly.

You must know that if you can be reinstated and become the right deputy censor of the capital, it is most likely because of your son-in-law.

When everyone saw that he was silent, Zhao Zhou suddenly coughed and said, "Sir Ruan, our family heard that Yue Shaobao is your son-in-law, but you are a scholar after all. If you protect yourself, you will be criticized by thousands of people. Your Excellency.

Ah, don't think that your official position was promoted by Yue Shaobao. Your reinstatement has nothing to do with him. It's all because you were fair and fair in the past. If you don't believe it, you are calculating your days. The emperor issued a decree to summon you.

When you came to Beijing, Mr. Yue's matter had already been revealed, and he couldn't protect himself, so how could he recommend you?"

"That's right. Yue Su is flattering, but in front of outsiders, he always looks aloof and aloof. How could he recommend you, Old Taishan? What's more, his popularity is really worth talking about.

, Lord Ruan, think about it, if the papers to impeach him can fill up the Supervisor of Ceremonies, how many people will be involved in him? I am afraid that all the officials in Beijing, big and small, have submitted letters. If you want to protect him, don't say a few words about the controversy.

"Yan, I'm afraid I will be like him and become the enemy of the entire Shilin." Wang Linhe said leisurely.

It is certain that cheating in the examination room and obtaining the fame obtained by cheating are despised by the entire scholar-officialdom. If Ruan Zhenmei does not express his position, it means that he and Yue Su are on the same side, saying that he is the enemy of the entire scholar-official society.

It's not an exaggeration. Ruan Zhenmei has been in the officialdom for so many years, how can he get it for nothing? He pondered for a while and said: "If Yue Su really copied his fame, let alone the princes and him, even I am not the same."

I want to cut off all contact with him. However, Zhenmei doesn’t know much about Yue Su at the moment, so she really doesn’t dare to make any judgments.”

"It doesn't matter if you don't know. Mr. Wang and our family witnessed it with our own eyes that day. Yue Shaobao personally admitted that he had cheated in the exam. This matter has long been known to the world. In the past few days, students from all over the world have poured into the capital, preparing to sue Yue Shaobao.

Su. We also jointly wrote a note. I wonder if Mr. Ruan is interested in signing our names." This was said by Zhao Zhou, the eunuch who oversees the army. As a eunuch, all this was ordered by Eunuch Wei.

He reached out and took out a folder from his sleeve and handed it to Ruan Zhenmei.

After Ruan Zhenmei took it, she unfolded it and saw that the content above was naturally full of Yue Su's curses, and the words were as sharp as a knife, and the writing was very skilled, and she didn't know who the master was. After reading this memorial,

Ruan Zhenmei broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that if the emperor saw this book, he would not cut his son-in-law into pieces. However, how did he know that a book even more exciting than this was still in the corner of the Supervisor of Ceremonies?

There were piles of them inside, and the emperor didn’t care to look at them at all.

Of course Ruan Zhenmei didn't know about this kind of thing, but he understood from the situation in his eyes that these people were helping him to marry his son-in-law. If he signed, it meant that he and his son-in-law had completely broken up. If he didn't sign, it would really be like this.

What Wang Linhe said was that he was an enemy of the entire academy. He was also born in the first-class examination system, so how could he associate with someone who cheated in the examination room? But after all, this person was his son-in-law.

Ruan Zhenmei held the memorial and remained silent for a long time. Seeing that he didn't speak, Huang Fengnian shook his head and said: "Sir Ruan, I don't know whether to say something here or not. Alas... if you don't draw a clear line with Yue Su,

The next person to be involved is probably you. I am a scholar, and you also know that the saliva is so powerful that it can drown someone, so think twice..."

Who can say otherwise? Ruan Zhenmei also knows how powerful those officials and Qingliu people are. And it is not just them, it seems that all the famous people in the world are participating in Yue Su. Those who are not participating are just like Yue Su, they are scholars.

Lin public enemy.

For the sake of her future, for her lifelong reputation, and for herself to continue to mix in this circle, Ruan Zhenmei finally made up her mind. "Bring me a pen!"

"Sir Ruan is indeed upright and honorable. He is a role model for us and admirable. I am waiting here to offer a toast to you." Seeing Ruan Zhenmei agree, Wang Linhe immediately started, and everyone raised their glasses together to toast Ruan Zhenmei.

Ruan Zhenmei had no choice but to raise her wine glass and drink it all in one gulp. After they finished drinking, someone also brought the pen and ink. Ruan Zhenmei added dots on the memorial and signed her name.

Seeing Ruan Zhenmei's compromise, Wang Linhe, Zhao Zhou and others sneered secretly in their hearts, but with admiration on their faces, they picked up their wine glasses again and raised their heads to pay respect to Ruan Zhenmei.

After another round of drinking, Ruan Zhenmei was already feeling drunk, and her words became a little impassioned, saying that she would draw a clear line between herself and Yue Su and never associate with such villains. Everyone followed Yue Su and chatted again

When Fengyue arrives, I don’t know who started it, and they want to go to Wanhualou, the largest brothel in Zhengzhou, in the evening.

Among the people here, there are eunuchs. Isn't it nonsense to invite eunuchs to a brothel? However, Eunuch Zhao not only did not object, he was the first to express his approval. Don't think this guy can't do that, it's quite good. That fake Fengxu

Regarding Huang, there are seven or eight wives at home, and they often go to that wind and flower place when they have nothing to do.

Everyone agreed, and Ruan Zhenmei couldn't object. He had often gone to such social events before. After two more drinks, everyone went to Baiyunxuan and headed to Wanhua Building. The prefect Ma Wenbiao seemed to be a regular visitor here. As soon as he walked in, he

After being recognized, the madam immediately invited everyone to the private room upstairs and arranged for a large number of girls to sit with them.

The fan accompanying Ruan Zhenmei is one of the most beautiful here. The old guy was unavoidably distracted because he drank too much. The big guys seemed to have the same idea as him. After a while, they each led the people around them.

Fantou went out and went to the room. Seeing everyone doing the job one by one, Ruan Zhenmei became more and more anxious. The fantou beside him was named Ruxian. As if he could see through his mind, he whispered: "This master, Xiao

The girl is good at playing the pipa. I wonder if I would like the little girl to listen to a piece of music in her room."

With the stairs now available, what else could Ruan Zhenmei be waiting for? She immediately agreed and followed Ruxian to her room.

When they arrived at Ruxian's room, they entered the door and found two middle-aged scribes sitting in the room. When they saw Ruan Zhenmei coming in, they immediately stood up and saluted, "Students meet their mentors."

Chapter 11 Breakup
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