Chapter 511: Ugly and Disgraced
The servant slowly retreated with his hands raised. He retreated to a corner and knelt down without any instruction.
"Guo Ran!" Jiang Qingzhi walked in and looked around the study.
Wang Xian slowly stood up, his back burning, his mind full of Jiang Qingzhi's past "great achievements"
Beating officials in the court and beheading Altan's envoy in the street...
"I am Wang Xian!"
"Where is Guo Ran?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.
Wang Xian hesitated.
With a clang, the long sword was unsheathed. Before Mo Zhan could make a move, Wang Xian shouted, "He said he was going to change clothes. He just left, he just left!"
Jiang Qingzhi rushed out, and a guard came in and picked up Wang Xian, "Follow the grandfathers!"
Wang Xian shouted, "I'm here to visit you, I'm here to visit you!"
"act like a buffoon!"
Xu Wei sneered.
"Xu Wei?" Wang Xian's eyes lit up.
"Do you know me?" Xu Wei asked.
"I once took the provincial examination with Brother Xu. We were of the same year and were close brothers!" Wang Xian was ecstatic.
Nowadays, the imperial examination has long become a tool for individuals to gain fame and fortune. Going deeper, a big network is formed through the imperial examination, a single-plank bridge from examiners to candidates.
You have to call the examiner your mentor, and candidates taking the same subject will naturally become brothers.
This phenomenon is revealed in the story of Fan Jin passing the imperial examination.
If he had no money, he would just go out with his name card and ask for money from his classmates or examiners. Just by virtue of the name of a mentor and the status of a fellow apprentice, he could get at least a hundred taels of silver from each trip.
This is the network of relationships among scholars.
It is true that you can beg for money when you are down and out, and when others come to you for help when they are down and out, you should also be generous.
Xu Wei laughed and patted his shoulder, "You are much older than me, so I'll call you Senior Brother!"
“Junior brother!” Wang Xian’s eyes filled with tears. “Turn back… ah!”
Xu Wei punched Wang Xian hard in the abdomen, followed by a knee, causing Wang Xian to roll his eyes.
He asked, "Do you know who the person you are planning to deal with is?"
Wang Xian didn't expect his junior brother to start fighting right away. "Isn't he just Jiang Qingzhi's servant?"
"That's our little brother!" Xu Wei said grimly, "You should be thankful that the stone is fine, otherwise... I would skin you alive!"
"Guo Ran climbed over the wall and ran away." someone shouted.
Jiang Qingzhi led his men to the back door, and some guards had already chased them out.
"My Lord, that fellow is so slippery that he has disappeared."
The guard said ashamedly: "We are incompetent and have not yet arrived..."
The Guo family is not small, and the guards Jiang Qingzhi brought were too few, so Guo Ran had the opportunity to escape.
"Chase!"
Guo Ran heard the servant's cry when he was in the toilet. He wanted to yell at him, but when he stuck his head out, he saw Jiang Qingzhi, who looked murderous.
Guo Ran knew that something must have happened. He cursed the female assassin inwardly for being unreliable, then climbed over the wall and escaped.
After he climbed over the wall, he ran away as fast as he could.
Not long after, hurried footsteps were heard behind me.
Guo Ran had been living a life of luxury for many years, and just when he climbed over the wall, his energy exploded. At this moment, his legs were weak and it felt like there was a fire burning in his lungs.
He ran out of the alley and saw a large crowd of people in front of him, and he was overjoyed.
He only needed to run into the crowd and go into the interconnected alleys, and Jiang Qingzhi's men would never be able to find him.
He ran to the other side.
The footsteps behind me became clearer.
He could even hear the sound of breathing. Compared to his bellows-like breathing, the breathing of the person behind him was so relaxed that it sounded like he was taking a walk.
Guo Ran was in despair. He looked up and saw two men walking out of the bookstore. He shouted happily, "Brother Ma, Brother Chang!"
The two men looked up and saw that it was Guo Ran. Just as they were about to speak, Guo Ran was kicked over by the man behind him.
"Save me!" Guo Ran fell to the ground, raised his head and called for help. The face that had just fallen flat on the ground looked particularly miserable at this moment.
The two men were furious when they saw that the one who kicked Guo Ran over was a minor flag officer. One of them pointed his halberd at the minor flag officer and shouted, "How dare you commit murder in the street, you bastard! Go save him!"
Two servants rushed over.
The flag officer knelt on one knee on Guo Ran's back and held his head with one hand. At this time, Sun Bu Tong rushed over and said with a smile: "It's you?"
The flag officer stood up and turned to salute Jiang Qingzhi. "Ma Fang greets the teacher."
"Are you off today?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.
“Yes, I was just about to go to Xin’an Lane when I saw Sun Bu Tong chasing this man, so I took action to capture him.” Ma Fang said respectfully.
At this time two servants rushed over.
"Stop!" The two men's faces changed drastically when they saw Jiang Qing.
But it's too late!
The two servants rushed towards Ma Fang from the left and right.
Ma Fang, who had been standing with his hands tied, frowned slightly when he saw this, thinking that the two men had interrupted his conversation with his teacher. He reached out and easily grasped the wrists of the two servants, then rushed forward, his shoulders sank to the left and right, and slammed hard.
Two men flew out, one of them spit out blood in mid-air, and the other one howled miserably and fainted after landing.
Ma Fang turned around and stood with her hands behind her back again, "I don't understand a question in the homework the teacher gave me last time..." "What question?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.
"vacuum."
"Vacuum... Do you remember the experiment I did? It was to use combustion to exhaust the air in the porcelain bottle..."
"I remember, but the question says that the vast universe outside the sky is all empty. I once heard from my teacher that if we can create a flying tool in the future, then people will be able to travel freely in the void. But the void is a vacuum, and people cannot breathe..."
Ma Fang was able to think out these questions independently from a question, which made Jiang Qingzhi nod his head in praise: "You have good understanding. But you forgot that since there is air in front of us, what if we use a container to bring the air into the void and use a tube or something to supply people with breathing?"
Ma Fang closed his eyes and smiled, "Teacher, this method is very good. I was thinking, if we can bring air into the water, people in the water will have air to breathe... Soldiers can hide in the water for a long time and suddenly rise up..."
This guy is a natural born general!
Jiang Qingzhi patted Ma Fang on the shoulder and said, "Think about it slowly. If you don't understand, ask me."
"Yes." Ma Fang bowed respectfully, "By the way, this person is..."
Sun Bu Tong came over and said, "Someone assassinated Bo Ye and Shi Tou, and this person is the instigator."
"Brother Chang, save me!" Guo Ran was held up by two guards and called for help to the two men.
The two servants fell to the ground, one screaming and the other unconscious.
Ma Fang walked over and picked up one person in each hand.
"What crime has Brother Guo committed? Even if he is guilty, he should be handed over to the government for trial. Is Lord Chang Wei going to set up a private execution hall?" Brother Chang asked.
At this moment, Ma Fang exerted his strength and lifted up the two servants. He rushed forward, and then the strength started from his feet and finally flowed into his arms.
"go with!"
The two servants rushed towards the two men. The two men quickly dodged and looked miserable when they saw the servants falling beside them.
The two servants weigh at least 300 pounds in total. Ma Fang doesn't look tall and strong, but he is so brave.
If Jiang Qingzhi hadn't come just now, this guy would have attacked the two of us... and judging by Jiang Qingzhi's indulgent look, Guo Ran probably had some leverage in his hands.
Jiang Qingzhi came over.
"Do you know each other?" He pointed at Guo Ran and asked the two of them.
The two men looked pale and shook their heads.
Guo Ran was stunned. "Brother Chang, Brother Ma, we were drinking together the day before yesterday."
"It's just a chance encounter, just a chance encounter."
The two men left in a hurry.
Guo Ran cursed loudly, but was immediately blocked. Jiang Qingzhi grinned and said, "Do you know how to endure the torture?"
Guo Ran shook his head desperately.
The servants of the Guo family followed behind, but they did not dare to shout, but went back to report. Guo Ran's wife immediately sent someone to report to the authorities.
"In broad daylight, is there any law?"
……
When they arrived at the torture chamber in Bo's mansion and saw the female assassin covered in wounds, Guo Ran confessed before Fu Cheng could torture him.
"They asked me to think of a way to hold the uncle back and make sure he has no time to spare for a month."
"No time for a clone." Jiang Qingzhi asked, "Do you know what's going on?"
Guo Ran shook his head. "I don't know, but I heard that they are going to do something to Master Bo. It seems that... it will be too late if we don't take action now."
When Jiang Qingzhi walked out of the torture room, Xia Yan had already heard what he said outside.
"Qingzhi, those people might be doing something there." Xia Yan had held power before, so he was particularly sensitive to this aspect. "If things go wrong, it might be something that could hit you and the Mohist School."
Jiang Qingzhi took out the medicinal cigarette and played with it unconsciously. "I intentionally placed the Mohist School in the capital because I was worried that it would be out of reach. What local...local things can strike at me and the Mohist School?"
Xu Wei suddenly slapped his forehead, "Methane tank!"
"Yes, the biogas digester!" Xia Yan just thought of this at this moment, "The wheat harvest is coming soon. The places that built biogas digesters last year will definitely increase their income a lot. This is the achievement of the Mo family."
"When the news reaches the capital, Lord Bo and the Mohists will be in the spotlight, and those who obstructed this matter and the Confucians will become a laughing stock." Xu Wei said, "The Mohists only act and do not talk. Lord Bo said this in a loud and clear voice, which attracted the ridicule of the Confucians. Once the news of the increase in revenue comes, it will be a slap in the face of the Confucians."
"More than that." Xia Yan stroked his beard and said, "Confucianism is as vast as the sea, while Mohism is like a small river, no, a stream. The increase in the country's income is like continuously injecting sweet spring water into this stream... There will be a sweet spring water every year."
"So the Confucians couldn't sit still and wanted to sabotage it." Xu Wei said, "My Lord, this matter cannot be underestimated. When..."
"What the hell!" The old man cursed. "These bastards are everywhere in the world. Qingzhi only has so few people. How can he stop them? Now the only way is to use stillness to control movement!"
Jiang Qingzhi then went to the Ministry of Industry.
"Tell all officials to be more careful." Jiang Qingzhi said this and gave the final reminder.
Jiang Hua was stunned. "Those people can't be so crazy!"
"Well, let's wait and see!"
At this moment, Jiang Qingzhi thought of Fan Zhongyan and Wang Anshi.
When they were making reforms, what was their mentality when they learned that the literati were doing everything they could to obstruct the new policies?
I can’t believe it, or... I am extremely disappointed with the so-called Confucianism.
He walked out of the duty room and turned right, and heard Lan Zhen's voice in the duty room on the right.
"Handle this matter as soon as possible. By the way, I heard that Jiang Qingzhi..."
Lan Zhen was just about to send someone out, and when the door was half open, he saw Jiang Qingzhi.
Jiang Qingzhi glanced at him and kicked him hard.
The door hit Lan Zhen's face, and he screamed and stumbled back.
"Jiang Qingzhi!"
Jiang Qingzhi looked at him and said, "If you are involved in this matter of the biogas tank, I swear that I will definitely bring your reputation to ruin!"
(End of this chapter)
