Why couldn't Zou Jiaren understand the meaning of Li Wenzhang's words? It was better to say that he admired the talented man than the father-in-law admired his son-in-law. Zou Jiaren had publicly expressed that his daughter would marry Xinke Jieyuan. Of course Li Wenzhang had heard about it. Now when he mentioned it

, it is obvious.

However, the situation has suddenly changed. Zou Jiaren has determined that Yue Su's Jieyuan was cheated. If he doesn't tell Li Wen clearly, he is afraid that Dong will complain about it in the future. After thinking about it, he still feels that it is better to tell the truth.

Zou Jiaren was confused and said: "Mr. Li, regarding Yue Su..."

"What's wrong with Yue Su? My daughter is not an outsider, but Mr. Zou just said it's a problem." Seeing Zou Jiaren hesitate to speak, Li Wenzhang is so shrewd that he can't hear that there is another obstacle.

"Then I'll tell you the truth..." Zou Jiaren coughed and said, "Nine times out of ten, Yue Su's Jieyuan was obtained by cheating." Immediately, he will receive an anonymous letter reporting the incident, as well as the test in the back garden.

Said it once.

"And this matter..." Li Wenzhang took a breath and asked, "Then how will Mr. Zou deal with this matter?"

Li Qiongying, who was sitting opposite her father, heard that Yue Su's Jieyuan was obtained by cheating. She couldn't help but trembled, and her face was full of disappointment. But when her father asked Zou Jiaren what to do with Yue Su, her ears immediately stood up.

"Of course I mean to deal with it fairly. If you cheat in the exam room, you will at least be stripped of your honor, banned from taking exams for life, given an eighty-year ban, and imprisoned for three years to set an example."

Seeing what Zou Jiaren said was so serious, Li Qiongying was distraught. She hurriedly ran to her father, held her father's shoulders with both hands, and said in a pleading voice: "Father, please beg him quickly..."

Li Wenzhang knew what his daughter was thinking, but he remained calm. He just patted his daughter's hand and told her that she could rest assured. "Mr. Zou, it is good to judge impartially, but have you ever thought about punishing someone for cheating in the exam room?"

What will others think of Jieyuan's fame? Will they make a fuss about it?"

"Please also give me some advice from Mr. Li." Zou Jiaren knew that Li Wenzhang's hands and eyes were very capable, and he was very scheming and could see the inner mysteries of many things, so he humbly asked for advice.

"Cheating in the examination room is not a big deal. It is enough to remove Yue Su's reputation and deal with it as you said. But these are troubled times, and others may make a fuss about it. Cheating in the examination room is not a big deal.

What, but if an intentional person is accused of cheating in the examination, this matter will be serious. After all, Yue Su's cheating in the examination was not discovered at that time, and Jieyuan's meritorious service has been reported to the court. You can look back now

It is said that he cheated. What if those people in Donglin take the opportunity to make trouble? Now that Fang Ge is tightly suppressed from above, they have no chance to cause trouble. Once this happens, they must not take the opportunity to stir up trouble and threaten to say that the Huguang Examination Center is cheating.

A strict investigation is needed. What if the emperor sends someone down, and they are from Donglin, and Yue Su bites the bullet under severe punishment? You also know that most of the officials in charge of this provincial examination are from Qi and Chu.

, once they are implicated, a large number of people will fall. As the examiner, you might also have to shoulder a leadership responsibility."

The current situation in the court is just as Li Wenzhang said. Fang Congzhe, the leader of the Zhejiang Party, is the first and second-in-command. He has united the Qi and Chu parties to suppress the Donglin Party. Many Donglin Party officials have been pushed out of office, and the rest can only be used as cameras.

And move. Most of the officials presiding over the Huguang rural examination this time are Qi Party and Chu Party. If there is a slight mistake, the Donglin Party may take the opportunity to make trouble, turn a small matter into a big one, and attack Qi and Chu officials. Everyone knows that in those days, the Donglin Party

The demon book case and the attack case were not a big deal in the first place, but they were exploited by people with ulterior motives to fight against the same party members. In the end, even Shen Guanyin, the leader of the Zhejiang Party and his assistant, was forced to step down. Such a good opportunity, if the Donglin Party did not use it to make a big fuss

, then something happened.

After listening to Li Wenzhang's analysis, Zou Jiaren couldn't help but feel horrified and broke out in a cold sweat. He thought to himself: "Li Wenzhang is indeed very far-sighted. No wonder Fang Congzhe always cuts corners. If he reports this matter, he doesn't know how much trouble there will be."

"

"Mr. Li, what do you think is the safest way for me to deal with it?"

"It's not easy, just pretend not to know." Li Wenzhang said with a faint smile.

"But, after all, someone has reported it."

"You said it was Jianshu who reported the letter, but you didn't deliver the letter to you personally. Who knows whether you received it or not. Furthermore, that person knew that Yue Su had cheated, so why didn't he report it in advance and waited until the results were released?

It was only made clear later that it can be seen that this person must have ulterior motives and intend to stir up trouble. How can you, sir, carry out his wishes?"

After hearing this, Zou Jiaren thought to himself, this is indeed the truth. If you know you are cheating, you have to report it in advance. Everything is easy to say. Why did you wait until the results were released before reporting it? Isn't this for some other reason?

However, Zou Jiaren was also worried that the person who reported the report would write elsewhere, and a look of worry would inevitably appear on his face. How could Li Wenzhang not see it and said, "Don't worry, sir. This matter needs to be investigated from the source. It is said that Yue Su cheated."

, how he cheated and how he was discovered, we can always find out."

After hearing this, Zou Jiaren nodded repeatedly, "What Mr. Li said is absolutely true. I'm going to ask Yue Su how he cheated and who saw it."

"My lord is anxious. It's inconvenient for you to go and inquire in person. I think it would be better for my daughter to go there."

"Let my wife go?"

Li Wenzhang nodded, and Li Qiongying, who was standing behind him, was heart-beating. She didn't expect that she would meet Yue Su again so soon.

"My little girl has met Yue Su once. I think it's best for her to go and find out the whole story so that we can make plans. Ying'er, you heard what I said to Uncle Zou. We are doing this too.

Yue Su is thinking about it and hopes that he will tell the truth and we will deal with it for him, otherwise a disaster is imminent."

Li Qiongying understood clearly that what her father said was true. She had to find out how Yue Su cheated and who discovered it and reported it. She immediately agreed, left the room, and went to the back garden to find Yue Su. She rushed all the way.

, I saw Yue Su sitting under the pavilion, holding a brush in a daze.

Li Qiongying ran over in a few steps and shouted: "Brother Yue..."

Yue Su turned around and saw a beautiful girl. Although she looked familiar, he couldn't remember where he had seen him before. He wondered, "I wonder if you called me Miss?"

Seeing Yue Su, Li Qiongying's cheeks turned red and she said, "Brother Yue, I...my name is Li Qiongying, and Li Ying is my brother."

"Oh, it turns out that Miss Li is Brother Li's sister. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I wonder where Brother Li is now. How come Miss Li knows him?" Yue Su asked politely.

"I came to Zou Mansion with my brother to visit Uncle Zou. My brother was very happy to hear that Brother Yue was here. He wanted to come and talk about it. But suddenly he heard about a big thing. Someone reported that Brother Yue had cheated in the examination room. Uncle Zou was doing a thorough examination.

Check. My eldest brother hurriedly came forward to plead for mercy. Uncle Zou said that someone reported this matter and it was not easy to deal with it, so my brother wanted to ask you how you cheated and whether anyone discovered it."

After Li Qiongying said this, Yue Su understood why Zou Jiaren wanted to consider his literary talent. It turned out that someone reported him for cheating. If anyone knew that he was cheating, it must be the archery person. Now that he thinks about it, someone must have cheated and shot the wrong shot.

After entering the examination shed, the examination paper fell into his own hands. The real person was probably a man who had lost his reputation and came to report him with a grudge in his heart. But how did he know that the paper fell into his own hands?

Yue Su was puzzled, but he did not hide anything from Li Qiongying. At this juncture, there was nothing to hide. He immediately told Li Qiongying exactly what happened when the arrow flew into the shed and got the test paper.

After hearing this, Li Qiongying couldn't help but secretly marvel, but seeing Yue Su's honest face, she knew that Yue Su had definitely not lied to her. The two chatted a few more words, and Li Qiongying asked him to wait for the news, and she hurried back to the study.

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After returning home, she told her father and Zou Jiaren the whole story of Yue Su's cheating in detail. After hearing this, the two old guys took a breath. They didn't expect such a thing to happen.

Zou Jiaren nodded silently and said: "I just said that the entrance inspection is very strict. It is impossible to even bring half a piece of paper in. How did Yue Su bring such a large article in? It turned out that someone was shooting arrows. I just didn't know who it was.

It’s not true what he said, it’s because he shot it in the wrong examination room.”

"I think Yue Su's words are true. Shooting an arrow into a shed is an extremely hidden matter. How could others know about it? It seems that the shot was wrong. The owner did not receive it. He came to report it out of spite and was afraid of it.

He didn't dare to show up because he was implicated. But what makes me wonder is how he knew that the arrow must have hit Yue Su's examination booth." Li Wenzhang, like Yue Su, was very curious about this point.

"Li Gong, it is not difficult to know whether Yue Su got the exam papers. The examiners will communicate with each other internally about the new examination papers for Jieyuan. Most of them will be transcribed and taken home for their own children to study. The original cheating examinees probably paid others to do it.

Those who can afford this amount of money must have a good family background, and they may be descendants of officials. It is not difficult to get Jinke Jieyuan's papers. I just don't know which family it will be."

Li Wenzhang smiled slightly and said: "It doesn't matter which company it is. I'm afraid he won't dare to make a big deal out of it. Otherwise, he won't get anything good after a thorough investigation. In this way, let's just follow the original statement and just treat it as

I didn’t see the report letter, so I’m going to try another trick on Zhenhu to make him be more honest.”

"I don't know how to beat him, please give me some advice."

"Anyone who can shoot an arrow from outside the Gongyuan into the examination shed must be a sharpshooter who can draw a hard bow. The arrow must not be an ordinary arrow. We asked for the arrow from Yue Su and publicly sent people to find out who knew this arrow.

, after the rightful owner heard about it, he must have known about what happened. I don’t believe he had the courage to come forward. I will never mention this matter again in the future.”
Chapter completed!