Yang Weizhen was stunned for a moment, and finally turned his eyes to Li Weigong.
Li Weigong said without changing his expression: "Yes, I have seen Brother Liu's drawings. The two of us have borrowed some from each other. There are many similarities, which is not surprising!"
Bian Yuantong sneered: "Is it just similar? I'm afraid it's exactly the same!"
Li Weigong said proudly: "That's nonsense. How can my drawings be the same as Brother Liu's?"
Yang Weizhen looked at Li Weigong quietly for a while, then turned his eyes back to Liu Bowen.
"You said Li Weigong plagiarized Liu Yu's drawings. Is there any evidence?"
Liu Bowen said: "No."
Yang Weizhen raised his eyelids and said: "In that case, it won't be too late to talk about this matter after you find the evidence. You can do it yourself, I won't leave any food!"
Liu Bowen said lightly: "Mr. Yang, I hope to take my disciple to the Ministry of Industry. As long as he sees Li Weigong's drawings with his own eyes, the truth will naturally come to light!"
Yang Weizhen said: "Liu Yu has determined to study hard and will never leave this house within five years——"
Liu Yu said anxiously: "Teacher, please let me go and have a look!"
Yang Weizhen said angrily: "You were the one who said you wanted to pass the food around and study hard for five years, and now you have forgotten it so quickly? What you have to do now is to concentrate on studying and forget about anything else!"
Liu Yu begged: "Teacher, if we can't get to the bottom of this matter, the student will regret it for the rest of his life!"
Yang Weizhen stared at him and said word by word: "Then let me ask you, if what they say is true, will you continue to study under me, or will you study your architectural craftsmanship?"
Liu Yu hesitated and said: "I..."
Yang Weizhen let out a long sigh and said: "I understand, from now on, I am no longer a master or apprentice. You can learn whatever you want, so you can do it yourself!"
He turned back to the house and ordered the book boy to close the door.
Liu Yu knelt outside the door, kowtowed to the door a few times, then stood up and said to Li Weigong: "Brother Li, do you dare to come with us to inspect your drawings?"
Li Weigong put his hands behind his hands and said calmly: "Why don't you dare?"
Liu Bowen glanced at Li Weigong and said, "In that case, let's go to the Ministry of Industry together."
Seeing everyone gradually disappearing at the end of the long street, Qin Lingjun said slowly: "Husband, it seems you guessed right, Li Weigong must have someone behind him, otherwise he wouldn't be so confident!"
Zhang Yangquan's eyes were awe-inspiring: "That backer will definitely not be light. At least he is someone who can stop Liu Bowen. This drama is not over yet. Let's go to the Ministry of Industry and see the result!"
The two men immediately got on their horses and rode quickly, quickly passing Liu Bowen and his party and arriving at Zhongshu Province.
Zhang Yangquan sent Yang Sanqiang to investigate Li Weigong's interpersonal relationships.
With their personal guard badges, the two entered the Ministry of Industry of Zhongshu Province, asked about the warehouse where the palace style drawings were stored, and then hid near the warehouse and waited.
After a while, Yang Sanqiang came over first. He acted quickly and had already investigated Li Weigong's identity.
"Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness, Li Weigong is Xia Shize's son-in-law!"
Qin Lingjun was surprised: "Who is Xia Shize?"
Zhang Yangquan said solemnly: "They are Lu Liangzuo's in-laws. Both families live in Luxiang. Xia Shize's son married a Miss Lu family, and Lu Liangzuo's son married a Miss Xia family."
Qin Lingjun raised his eyebrows and said: "So, the backer behind Li Weigong is probably Lu Liangzuo?"
Zhang Yangquan said slowly: "Lu Liangzuo and Xia Shize are probably involved in this matter."
Although Xia Shize has not joined the officialdom, he has a great reputation, and even he has heard about the Xia family many times.
Xia Shize's father, Xia Chun, is a philanthropic person. Whenever there is a famine, Xia Chun will give porridge in front of the temple and use his family's house for refugees to live in.
Later, he built a school, educated the village, and repaired the residence of the elderly. He was called a righteous man, and the Xia family was also called the righteous gate.
It just so happens that the Lu family is also a righteous family, and the Xia and Lu families have been married many times, forming a stable family relationship.
The ancestral motto of the Xia family is 'Know how to stop without danger', so no Xia family will join the officialdom again after they reach the age of forty.
The same is true for Xia Shize. Although he served as an official in the Yuan Dynasty when he was young, he resigned and returned to his hometown after he was forty years old.
Although he is a white man, with his many years of good deeds and strong connections, ordinary officials would not dare to offend him.
When these two people join forces, they indeed have the capital to deal with Liu Bowen.
Qin Lingjun suddenly touched him with her elbow and pointed.
Zhang Yangquan followed his gaze and saw Liu Bowen leading Liu Yu, Li Weigong and others towards the warehouse.
There were sergeants guarding the warehouse outside. While Liu Bowen was negotiating with the sergeants, a clear voice sounded from behind.
"Liu Pingzhang, why did you bring so many people to the warehouse where important drawings are stored?"
Zhang Yangquan looked in the direction of the sound and saw two people walking along the corridor from a distance. One of them was wearing a scholar's uniform and it was Lu Liangzuo.
The other person is a middle-aged man wearing a brown gown. His clothes are very simple. His eyesight seems to be not very good, and his eyes are narrowed to a slit.
Li Weigong came to him, bowed to him and said, "Father-in-law."
Qin Lingjun's eyes flashed and she said with a smile: "Xia Shize is here too, it seems that all the actors in this drama are here!"
Xia Shize ignored Li Weigong, quickly came to Liu Bowen, bowed respectfully, and said: "I, Xia Shize, have met Liu Pingzhang."
Liu Bowen returned the gift with his hand and asked: "I wonder why Mr. Xia appeared in Zhongshu Province?"
Lu Liangzuo walked slowly over and said with a smile: "Xia Gong heard that many people in the Huguang area lost their homes due to the war, so he came to me specifically to donate some money and help the displaced people build some houses to live in!" Liu Bowen said calmly: "Your Majesty has already implemented the policy of resettling the refugees. It won't be long before those people will have houses to live in."
Lu Liangzuo smiled and said: "Having said that, there are righteous people among the people who want to do their part, so we shouldn't stop them. What do Liu Gong think?"
Liu Bowen didn't dwell on this topic anymore: "I wonder if Prime Minister Lu is here, what's the matter?"
Lu Liangzuo glanced at Liu Yu and Bian Yuantong, and said slowly: "This is exactly what I want to ask Liu Pingzhang. Why did you bring these idle people to the Ministry of Works?"
Liu Bowen said calmly: "Someone filed a complaint and suspected that the drawings presented by Li Weigong were stolen from others. I am investigating the matter!"
Lu Liangzuo said: "Is there any evidence?"
Liu Bowen raised his eyebrows and said: "The evidence is the drawings in the warehouse. As long as I go in and take out the drawings, the matter will naturally come to light!"
Lu Liangzuo said: "Liu Pingzhang still remembers that we agreed during the meeting that before the construction started, no one except us would be allowed to touch this thing!"
Liu Bowen frowned and said, "Then I can always go in and have a look, right?"
Lu Liangzuo said: "Of course."
Liu Bowen was slightly surprised when he saw that Lu Liangzuo didn't stop him anymore. He glanced at Liu Yu and others and said, "You guys wait here for me."
After finishing speaking, he strode into the warehouse.
Not long after, Liu Bowen came out, stared at Li Weigong closely, and said, "Even now, haven't you confessed your guilt?"
Li Weigong raised his head and said, "I don't know what my crime is?"
Liu Bowen said: "I have seen it clearly just now. The drawings you submitted are exactly the same as Liu Yu's drawings. The evidence is conclusive. Do you still want to quibble?"
Liu Yu said angrily: "Brother Li, why do you do this?"
Li Weigong glanced at him and sneered: "That's nonsense, Liu Yu, my construction skills are far superior to yours, aren't you ashamed to say this?"
Zhang Miaojing said: "Master Li, when things have come to this, please stop resisting. Liu Yu feels inferior to you because he respects your ancestors."
"My daughter once heard Mr. Kuai Liang say that Liu Yu is extremely talented and his knowledge in architecture is far beyond that of his peers. You should know it too!"
Li Weigong sneered: "Really? Then you might as well call Kuai Liang over for a confrontation!"
Bian Yuantong snorted: "Kuai Liang helped you do this, so naturally he won't admit it anymore! Now that Mr. Liu has confirmed the drawings with his own eyes, it's useless no matter how you defend yourself!"
Lu Liangzuo glanced at Li Weigong and said coldly: "Li Weigong, let me ask you again, have you ever embezzled other people's drawings?"
Li Weigong raised his head and said: "No!"
Xia Shize shouted: "Wei Gong, Prime Minister Lu is asking questions in person. You must think clearly before answering!"
Li Weigong said loudly: "No, there is no!"
Xia Shize looked at Liu Bowen and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Liu, do you think there is any misunderstanding, or maybe you got it wrong?"
Liu Bowen did not expect that Li Weigong would reach this point and still refused to give up. He was silent for a while and said: "Prime Minister Lu, the matter has come to this, why not take out the drawings and compare them with Liu Yu's drawings, and it will be clear at a glance!"<
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Lu Liangzuo hesitated and said: "The original decision was made by me and six other people together. Now that the drawings are to be taken out, Xiang Guo and others must be present, otherwise it will be difficult to explain!"
Liu Bowen nodded and said: "That's fine."
Lu Liangzuo immediately sent someone to find Guo Niansheng and others.
After a while, the four prime ministers Chen Ji, Guo Niansheng, Ma Yulin, and Taigong He all came over.
Liu Bowen explained the situation to the four people. After hearing this, Guo Niansheng and others all had strange expressions on their faces. They dared to steal the palace style pictures. This is no small matter!
The four people discussed it and agreed to take out the drawings for comparison. Guo Niansheng went in personally to take out the drawings and spread them out in front of everyone.
After a while, Guo Niansheng came out with the drawings, but his expression was a little strange.
The drawings were not rolled tightly, indicating that Guo Niansheng had already read them. Liu Bowen glanced at Xia Shize and noticed that the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.