In Chinese culture, there is a very famous idiom called "Long nights and many dreams".
The meaning of this word is that if you delay it for a long time, changes may occur that are detrimental to you.
Andre thought so, and Qi Yu was no exception.
Since both parties are interested in seeking speed, the efficiency of doing things will naturally increase.
Three days later, the two parties signed a landmark "Qiongzhou Treaty" at the provincial government office and witnessed by a number of subordinate officials.
This is the first of its kind in history!
According to the provisions of the Treaty, Francois must make symbolic war reparations. In order to show their sincerity, they also decided to sever diplomatic relations with Fuso and Sarawak!
Abandon darkness and embrace light?
Seems to be!
The day after the leak came out, "Qiongzhou Daily" reported this major event with the largest space in its history.
Front-page headlines and sub-page headlines abound.
In an instant, there seemed to be a huge uproar that spread throughout the streets and alleys, making it known to every household, women and children.
The heated debate is no less intense than the enthusiasm of the people when they opened up new territories.
ah!!
Have the arrogant foreigners paid compensation to us in Qiongzhou?
Think about it, it’s so shameless!
The people were beating gongs and drums, setting off firecrackers, and were so happy that even the anti-pornography brother who repaired broken shoes at the roadside stall felt very proud.
Just as Qi Yu expected, although these small sums of money were not much, their influence was far-reaching.
In short, it can not only increase China's national pride and military self-confidence, but also reshape the image of our heavenly country as a great country.
The history of humiliation in the previous life is all hell!
Get lost, you humiliator!
Okay, let's look further afield.
This move can not only weaken Franco's international status, but also provoke political relations between him and Western powers. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
Before long, he will be isolated from the pack of wolves and become a loner.
This is the advanced state of gaming. You can defeat your enemy without fighting.
Back to business.
Only one day later, "Qiongzhou Daily" published another heavyweight editorial article.
Look, the author's signature is that of the notorious Guo Chunhai and Guo Xiaocaizi.
He said in the article: The signing of the "Qiongzhou Treaty" marked that the era of being passively beaten has passed. Today, Nanyang has become an overseas powerhouse that scares foreigners. And all of this is due to our real swords and guns.
It’s all spelled out! As Mr. Qi said, a weak country has no diplomacy!
These sharp words immediately became the focus of heated discussion among scholars. Not only that, they were also recited sentence by sentence by storytellers like a classic.
For a time, Guo Chunhai's name suddenly became famous.
Last year, he publicly spoke out about the relocation of the Huanqiong Railway, and then gained a good reputation for petitioning for the people.
But now, when he rises to the top and shouts like this, his image immediately becomes great.
After this incident, no one would make fun of him anymore.
Afterwards, someone couldn’t help but ask:
He is just a young boy with poor talent, so what qualifications do he have to publish a long article in the "Qiongzhou Daily"? Even if he has some writing skills, he can't be so high-profile, right?
Yes, those older scholars have not come out to show off, so why are you, a half-year-old kid, so excited about writing?
At this time, a knowledgeable person came out to clear up the doubts: Little did you know that Guo Chunhai's move was specially authorized by Mr. Qi.
What, what, what?
Why is it involving Mr. Qi again?
The knowledgeable person explained: Did you know that before, Guo Chunhai had asked Master Qi for a privilege, saying that as long as he passed the imperial examination this year and passed the imperial examination, Master Qi would allow him to publish in Qiongzhou Daily?
Create a column to criticize current ills.
oh……
That's what happened.
Not only the common people, but also Qi Yu looked at this kid with a different look.
I really didn't expect that this boy actually passed the college examination and also won the coveted honor of being a student member.
What is even more worth mentioning is that he actually won the first prize in the case.
Qi Yu was very sure that Guo Chunhai was the youngest and most talented childhood scholar in Qiongzhou, and even in the entire Dafeng Kingdom.
hehe!
With literature and education like this, how can it not be gratifying?
After sighing with emotion, Qi Yu realized that it seemed that it was time to release the results of the provincial examination!
Isn't it a problem to delay it any longer?
Therefore, Yang Gonglin asked in private: "Master Qi, how should the results of this subject be drawn up?"
Qi Yu stroked his beard and thought, and said: "Don't be impatient, just let me think about it..."
Generally speaking, local officials are prohibited from interfering in the evaluation of rural examinations.
However, this time it was different. Favoritism and malpractice unexpectedly occurred.
If we say that there is no human intervention, wouldn’t it mean that we have lost the fairness that we should have?
In view of this, Qi Yu had no choice but to operate in secret.
In front of the law and the people, he stood decisively in front of the latter.
"In this way, the two candidates who engaged in malpractice for personal gain will be removed from the list and kicked off the list. As for the others, no action will be taken and the original results will be retained."
"okay!"
After thinking for a while, Yang Gonglin asked again: "Should we try to destroy those two fraudulent test papers?"
I mean, do you mean to destroy the corpse and eliminate all traces?
Why do you say this way?
According to the current system, all examination papers for rural examinations and above must be sealed and submitted to the Ministry of Rites for preservation to facilitate future reference and verification.
This method is a bit like the archive storage system in the previous life. No matter how high or low the performance is, a visible and solid foundation must be left.
If it is destroyed, no such certificate will be found in the future.
If the dish is preserved, it must be handed over to the Ministry of Rites of the imperial court for management. In that case, it will be out of one's control.
If they are really serious about reviewing the case, they are bound to find out some clues. Once an accident occurs, they will get into unnecessary trouble.
In contrast, destruction is the best choice.
However, Qi Yu shook his head and said: "Be sure not to damage those two papers. They will be handed over to the Ministry of Rites intact for preservation. If anything happens, I will deal with it."
response?
How to deal with it?
Yang Gonglin was confused when he heard this. He knew it but didn't know why.
However, Mr. Qi has already given the order, so he must act according to the plan.
How can we get along well with each other when we are old friends?
However, how did he know that Qi Yu had already prepared a countermeasure.
With ironclad evidence in hand, what else is there to be afraid of?