Chapter 397 Everyone insists on their own opinions
Behind a house uphill, Zhang Yangquan saw Liu Yu finally coming out, and a question suddenly arose in his mind.
Even if Li Weigong really betrayed Liu Yu, the most we can say is that he was an unjust person who betrayed his friends. Why was Liu Bowen so active in this matter?
Liu Yu bowed to Liu Bowen from afar, then walked up to Zhang Miaojing, blushed, and whispered: "Everyone, Miaojing."
Zhang Miaojing raised her head, her eyes full of tenderness.
"Mr. Liu, did you hear what we just said?"
Liu Yu said "hmm".
"Then do you believe what I say?"
Liu Yu hesitated for a moment and said: "Of course I believe it, but... I wonder how everyone in Miaojing knew that the person who reported me was ordered by Brother Li?"
Zhang Miaojing said quietly: "Do you know who the person who reported you is?"
Liu Yu whispered: "I was drunk at the time and couldn't speak clearly. When I said that the king should not hide the secret recipe of cement secretly, there were only four people around me. I guess it was one of them!"
Zhang Yangquan was slightly startled. Liu Yu’s criticism of him was actually related to the secret recipe of cement?
Zhang Miaojing nodded and said: "The person who reported you was Kuai Liang among the four. After he did this, he felt very regretful. One day he came to Jingmiaozhai to drink. After drinking too much, he revealed the matter.
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Liu Yu was startled: "It turns out to be him."
Zhang Miaojing pulled him to Liu Bowen and said, "Okay, Prime Minister Liu is a very busy man. He is here in person for your case. Please cooperate with him in questioning!"
Liu Yu did not dare to look at Liu Bowen and said in a low voice: "Yes, Prime Minister, may I ask."
Liu Bowen looked at him and said in a deep voice: "Liu Yu, can you show Li Weigong the royal palace style drawing you submitted?"
Liu Yu said: "Yes, we each prepared the drawings. He has read mine and I have read his. We also gave each other some suggestions!"
Liu Bowen asked again: "Which one of you do you think has better style drawings?"
Liu Yu hesitated for a moment and said: "I think his is better, but he thinks mine is better!"
Zhang Miaojing said softly: "You think he is better because he is a descendant of Li Jie, so you have low self-esteem and feel inferior to him!"
Liu Yu sighed: "When Kuai Liang and I met Brother Li, both of us were far inferior to him. It was because he took out several classics passed down from his family and shared them with us that our construction skills improved by leaps and bounds."
Liu Bowen asked again: "In the style map you designed, are there two Taoist temples, one large and one small, located in the northwest and southwest corners respectively?"
Liu Yu was surprised: "Yes, how do you know?"
Liu Bowen didn't speak anymore and was thinking silently.
Zhang Miaojing said softly: "Master Liu, in the style map presented by Li Weigong, there are also two Taoist temples in the northwest and southwest!"
Liu Yu wondered: "How could this happen? The style drawings he showed me at that time clearly only had one Taoist temple!"
Zhang Miaojing said: "This is what Mr. Liu saw with his own eyes. Don't you understand? The drawings he presented are imitations of yours!"
Liu Yu looked shocked and said: "How could this happen? How could it happen?"
Liu Bowen said seriously: "Liu Yu, do you think it is possible for Li Weigong to completely write down your drawings and then draw an identical one behind his back?"
Liu Yu thought for a while and said: "It should be possible. We exchanged views for two hours. I remember his drawings clearly, and he should also do the same for mine!"
Liu Bowen said: "Take your style picture and show it to me!"
Liu Yu agreed, entered the room, and came out soon after, holding a rolled-up drawing in his hand.
Liu Bowen spread out the drawing and saw that there were indeed two Taoist temples on the drawing.
Zhang Miaojing hurriedly asked: "Master Prime Minister, are these two Taoist temples exactly the same as the drawings submitted by Li Weigong?"
Liu Bowen looked at the locations of the two Taoist temples, nodded and said: "Although I didn't look carefully at the time, judging from the locations, they should be the same. When Li Weigong comes later, you will confront each other and the truth will come to light."
Seeing this, Qin Lingjun smiled and said: "Husband, it seems Liu Bowen can handle this matter, and we don't need to intervene!"
Zhang Yangquan pondered for a long time, then said: "No, I'm afraid this matter is not that simple!"
Qin Lingjun raised her eyelashes slightly and said: "It is obvious that Li Weigong stole Liu Yu's style drawings. He learned that Liu Bowen and Zhang Miaojing were pursuing the matter, so he spread rumors to slander Liu Bowen while forcing Zhang Miaojing to leave Jiangdu Prefecture!"
Zhang Yangquan said: "Do you think Li Weigong can create such a big rumor?"
Qin Lingjun's dark eyes flashed: "Do you suspect there is someone behind Mr. Li Weigong?"
Zhang Yangquan said slowly: "If there is anyone, I will know immediately!"
In the afternoon, the chirping of cicadas gradually subsided, the red sun set in the west, and there was a hint of chill in the autumn wind.
About a quarter of an hour later, the sound of horse hooves could be heard downhill from the long street. A man came from the street on horseback, with the little book boy riding a donkey following far behind.
Zhang Yangquan looked towards the man and saw that the man on horseback was less than thirty years old. He was tall and handsome and full of energy. He couldn't help but secretly praise him.
That person was Li Weigong. When Liu Bowen saw him arriving, he asked Liu Yu to enter the room and invited Yang Weizhen out again.
The man came outside Yang's house, got off his horse, raised his hands to Yang Weizhen, and said: "Student Li Weigong, please pay your respects to Mr. Yang."
He turned around and saluted Liu Bowen, and finally said hello to Liu Yu.
Yang Weizhen looked at him and said calmly: "Wei Gong, you came very quickly!"
Li Weigong said calmly: "To be fair to Mr. Yang, this morning, the student wanted Jingmiao and others to leave Jiangdu Mansion, but Mr. Bian ruined it. I guessed that she would come to you and Brother Liu."
Zhang Yangquan and Qin Lingjun were greatly surprised when they heard him admit this, and couldn't help but look at each other.
Bian Yuantong laughed and said: "Mr. Yang, you heard it, he admitted it himself."
Yang Weizhen stared at Li Weigong and said sternly: "Why are you doing this?"
Li Weigong sighed and said: "The student knows that the teacher has always admired Miaojing and everyone, and intends to bring her and Brother Liu together, but the student feels that she is not a good match for Brother Liu."
Liu Yu's face turned red and he said anxiously: "This is our business, no, you don't have to worry about it!"
Li Weigong was not angry and talked eloquently: "Brother Liu, in the past you have been wandering between construction crafts and studying, unable to make up your mind. Now you have finally decided to study hard, but she wants to disturb your determination. As your
Friend, of course we can’t allow it!”
Liu Yu said angrily: "You..."
Yang Weizhen interrupted coldly: "What he said is very good. You should really learn from Wei Gong on this point!"
Zhang Miaojing said anxiously: "Mr. Yang, don't listen to his nonsense, he is afraid that I will expose his secret!"
Li Weigong glanced at her: "Are you still saying the same thing? What did you mean that I instigated Kuai Liang to report that Brother Liu was criticizing the king behind his back, causing him to be disqualified from presenting the royal palace style map?"
Zhang Miaojing stared at him: "Isn't it?"
Li Weigong stopped paying attention to her, and cupped his hands towards Yang Weizhen and said, "Mr. Yang, she went to the Yushitai to sue me because of this unfounded story. Prime Minister Liu also called Kuai Liang to confront her, and later it was confirmed that she had made this up.
Make a mess!"
Yang Weizhen frowned and said, "Is Kuai Liang the craftsman from Wu County who often works with you?"
Li Weigong said: "It's him. The three of us often get together to study the "Building Method" handed down from our ancestors."
He turned around and said to Liu Bowen: "Master Liu, Kuai Liang's testimony that day was very clear. I don't understand why you are still holding on to this matter!"
Liu Bowen said calmly: "You are wrong, there is something wrong with Kuai Liang's testimony!"
Li Weigong was stunned and said: "What's the problem?"
Liu Bowen said: "Miss Miaojing said that Kuai Liang only told this matter after he was drunk. But Kuai Liang said that he did not drink that day, right?"
Li Weigong said: "Is there anything wrong with this testimony?"
Liu Bowen said: "I sent someone to investigate. Kuai Liang always drank when he went to Jingmiao Zhai before. Why didn't he drink that time? So I guess he lied."
Li Weigong finally had a hint of panic in his eyes: "This is just your guess!"
Liu Bowen said: "Yes, so I want to come to Liu Yu for verification!"
Yang Weizhen said: "I understand, you guys have said it all, it is because Liu Yu talked about the king behind his back that he was disqualified from presenting the royal palace style drawings!"
"Whether this is true or not, it is a good thing for my disciple. You don't need to say more, please come back!"
Liu Bowen said in a deep voice: "Mr. Yang, do you know why Li Weigong reported your apprentice?"
Yang Weizhen said: "I have said it before, it is no longer important whether this incident is true or not. What is important is that after this incident, the disciple can abandon distracting thoughts and concentrate on studying!"
Liu Yu said anxiously: "Teacher..."
Yang Weizhen glared at him and said, "Have you forgotten how Wei Gong helped you in the first place? Liu Yu, you can't be ungrateful!"
Liu Yu was stunned for a moment and remained silent.
Liu Bowen said: "Mr. Yang, I have just seen the drawings that Liu Yu plans to submit, and I just happened to have seen the style drawings that Li Weigong submitted."
Yang Weizhen said impatiently: "What exactly does Liu Pingzhang want to say?"
"What I want to say is very simple. After comparison, I found that the two drawings submitted by Liu Yu and Li Weigong are very similar, and they are probably the same drawing!"