Chapter 571 Thunderous and powerful, Xin'an Lane is very good
"Xin'an Lane has taken action."
Chen Zhan reported in the study, "Chen Yingshan's eldest son is a minor official in the Honglu Temple. He was slandered by his superior Wang Qi for stealing money. He is now waiting for punishment at home."
After Yang Qing handed the matter over to Chen Zhan, he was busy with the end of the year layout. Hearing this, he was shocked, "It was all because of a clerk?"
"Xin'an Lane probably promised something. Wang Qi was very determined and insisted that Chen Min was a thief. Our people's threats and inducements were useless."
The three people in the study are all arrogant carnivores. In their eyes, the clerks are just like ants. Do the ants dare to refuse us when we speak?
I can’t kill you!
"Find a way to make him change his mind!" Yang Qing waved his hand. After Chen Zhan left, Han Yu said, "Jiang Qingzhi has been going to Huben Zuowei every day recently. It's probably not him who is in charge."
"I didn't take any direct action." Yang Qing said, "Could it be Hu Zongxian?"
"This person is low-key, and I have never heard of him being able to plan anything."
……
"Father!"
Zhao Wenhua entered the duty room with several memorials.
Yan Song put down the document in his hand and rubbed his eyes. "Is it an important memorial?"
"East Tower." Zhao Wenhua nodded to Yan Shifan, and then said, "Those people reported that it was the end of the year, but the Huben Zuowei was still training non-stop, and the sound of firearms was heard from time to time... Someone asked if the Huben Zuowei was going to be converted into a firearms battalion. If so, why didn't the Ministry of War know about it."
"This is a test." Yan Shifan looked up. "Jiang Qingzhi has been going to Huben Zuowei frequently recently. Those people can't figure out his movements, so they want to test him. Just suppress it."
"No need to submit it?" Zhao Wenhua asked.
"If it is presented to you, I guarantee that your Majesty will not even look at it." Yan Shifan said lazily: "Suppress it!"
"Then I have an idea." Zhao Wenhua said with a smile: "By the way, I heard something. Do foster father and Donglou still remember Hu Zongxian?"
Yan Song's mind was full of political affairs, so he had no idea about such people.
Yan Shifan had some impression, "Hu Zongxian was an imperial censor in those days, and he had inspected Xuanfu and other places. Later, he failed in his work, and it was Jiang Qingzhi who took him in."
"Donglou has a good memory." Although they are both sons, Yan Shifan is his biological son and Zhao Wenhua is only his adopted son, so Zhao Wenhua is more respectful to Yan Shifan in private. "Hu Zongxian also depended on us in the past, but he acted improperly and fell into disgrace. Later, he went to Xin'an Lane and no one heard of his great talent. But recently, he and Yang Qing have been at odds with each other."
"Yang Qing?" Yan Song knew this person. "He is a famous scholar in the capital. He is very careful in his actions. How come he did this because of the bet?"
Zhao Wenhua shook his head. "It is said that it was Yang Qing's nephew who knocked out Xu Wei, Jiang Qingzhi's think tank, and then Hu Zongxian took action and almost destroyed Yang Qing's nephew. Now Yang Qing has taken action and made Hu Zongxian's son notorious..."
"Did Jiang Qingzhi not care?" Yan Shifan asked.
"No matter what, he still goes to Huben Zuowei every day." Zhao Wenhua also found it strange.
"Does this mean abandonment?" Yan Shifan was startled, then shook his head, "The Mohist School doesn't have many people. If Jiang Qingzhi abandons Hu Zongxian, who will work for him?"
Yan Song said, "Let's put this matter aside."
"Yes." Zhao Wenhua said with a smile: "I also thought it was a funny story, and I wanted to tell it to make my foster father and Donglou laugh."
As for Hu Zongxian…who is that?
Just a nobody!
……
Yang Qing also thought so at the beginning, so when the news of Chen Yingshan's betrayal came, he scolded Chen Zhan in anger.
"Jiang Qingzhi did not take any action in this matter, which is why I did not take any action." Yang Qing looked at Chen Zhan, "Hu Zongxian is just a stray dog, but you are known in the capital for your intelligence and planning. Don't let me down."
"Yes." After Chen Zhan went out, he asked someone to look for Yao Zheng and others.
"Deny Hu Guiqi for plagiarism, and don't worry about your future!"
The initial impact has already been caused. Even if Chen Yingshan turns against him, as long as Yao Zheng and others insist on plagiarism, Hu Guiqi will still not be able to escape the infamous fate.
Yao Zheng and others were just average people with no hope of passing the imperial examinations, so they were overjoyed when they heard this and immediately patted their chests to express their stance, saying that they would not change their original intention even if they were hit by axes and swords.
Being able to climb up the big tree of Yang Qing and others is a pleasant surprise for Yao Zheng and others. Not to mention slandering Hu Guiqi for plagiarism, even if you say that you plagiarized, it’s no problem... The premise is that you have to give benefits.
Yao Zheng gathered the classmates who had testified, and they drank together and discussed secretly to form an offensive and defensive alliance.
The next day, Chen Yingshan called them over and suggested they change their words. But he had no control over the ending, even though it was easy to start.
Several students explicitly rejected this matter. They had discussed that unless Chen Yingshan took the initiative to admit that it was he who asked his disciples to slander Hu Guiqi, the matter would be a done deal and Chen Yingshan would be helpless.
Does Chen Yingshan dare to admit this himself?
He doesn't dare!
Otherwise he will be ruined.
Therefore, Yao Zheng and others were quite proud, and continued to spread rumors among their classmates when Hu Guiqi did not return.
"He copied it. I saw it with my own eyes."
“I saw it for real that day.”
Yao Zheng looked at Chen Yingshan with a smug look on his face. At this point, he had no respect for this gentleman at all. At this moment, he just wanted to get this thing done, and then someone would arrange his future.
Hu Zongxian said nothing when he heard the news because Xu Wei had woken up.
"Where am I?" Xu Wei looked at everyone blankly.
What the hell!
Are you really stupid?
Everyone was stunned.
"Old Xu!"
Hu Zongxian felt uncomfortable, "This is in the Bo's Mansion!"
Xu Wei's eyes moved slowly.
Everyone sighed in their hearts and lowered their heads.
"Is this...something serious going on?"
Everyone looked up, and Xu Wei said seriously, "Old Hu, you look haggard, but have you found a new lover outside, or is there a fire in the backyard?"
Fucking thing!
Hu Zongxian couldn't help but laugh.
Xu Wei woke up and was not stupid.
This is good news for Jiang Qingzhi.
"Turn around!"
On the training ground, the training of the Huben Zuowei was still in full swing.
Jiang Qingzhi stood on the high platform and said to Yan Xu and others: "We must make the soldiers familiar with the formation and all operating methods. What is familiarity? It means that when given an order, they can make the correct response without thinking." This is conditioned reflex.
Jiang couldn't find a dog to demonstrate to the generals what a conditioned reflex was, so he said, "Do you know what a conditioned reflex is?"
Everyone nodded, and Jiang Qingzhi said, "We need to make Cao Dian as nervous as a muscle, and at the command, the arm will be raised."
Everyone was convinced.
Jiang Qingzhi said: "Tomorrow! Let's have a live-fire exercise tomorrow."
The generals were delighted.
At this time, Mo Zhan went up to the platform and whispered in Hu's ear, "Mr. Hu needs the cooperation of his family."
Jiang Qingzhi frowned...
Later his words were passed to Hu Zongxian who was waiting for a reply. "My uncle said, is it necessary to ask for instructions for such matters? I still say the same thing, just do it!"
Hu Zongxian immediately took action.
On the second day, the two witnesses turned against themselves, saying that they were dazzled that day and what they saw was not Hu Guiqi.
Yao Zheng was dumbfounded, and Chen Yingshan took the opportunity to say that the matter would not be mentioned again.
But Yao Zheng has pinned his entire future and destiny on this matter, so how could he be willing to give in?
Chen Yingshan had a dirty trick and no one dared to force him to change his words, so he had to go to the Bo's house to apologize.
Hu Zongxian smiled and said, "Tomorrow! We'll see tomorrow."
"Yao Zheng is fearless..."
"I said, let's see tomorrow." Hu Zongxian had no good feelings towards this kind of scoundrel.
Chen Yingshan went back embarrassedly, and at the same time, Yao Zheng, who had just returned home, was slapped by his old father.
"Dad!" Yao Zheng covered his face, looking at his father in disbelief, saying that the father, who had held him in the palm of his hand since he was a child and praised him as the Yao family's talented child, would actually attack him.
The Yao family is in business. Their business is neither big nor small, and they can be considered a well-off family.
Father Yao frowned and said, "Our supply of goods has been cut off."
"What does that have to do with me?"
"They pointed out your name and said you behaved badly. Tell me, who did you offend in school?"
Yao Zheng was dumbfounded. His father gnashed his teeth and found a stick, "You rebellious son, why don't you tell me!"
Only then did Yao Zheng tell the story.
Father Yao stamped his feet, "Fool, idiot! Since you know that Hu Guiqi's father is Jiang Qingzhi's aide, how dare you provoke him!"
"What are you afraid of?" Yao Zheng said, "The Confucians are numerous and powerful. Dad, they also promised that I could become a disciple of a great Confucian scholar. Even if I fail the imperial examination, I can still become an official."
"Do you know how many scholars Jiang Qingzhi has skinned?" Yao's father sneered, "Hundreds of people, hundreds of scholars who passed the examinations of Xiucai or Juren were stripped of their academic status by him. You are not even a Xiucai, a fool, and you dare to hope to pull teeth out of a tiger's mouth? Go and apologize!"
Knock knock knock!
Someone knocked on the door. The door opened and the person smiled and said, "I'm here because someone asked me to bring you a message. Your son's future is all up to you. As for Xin'an Lane... it's nothing to be afraid of."
Father Yao bowed and said, "Please report to the noble, the Yao family is a small family and is not worthy of your attention."
The visitor changed color and asked, "What do you mean?"
Father Yao said: "I only remember those people who fell in front of Chang Wei Bo, and I don't remember who you protected. Let's leave it at that. If you force me..."
Father Yao's eyes were gleaming. "I will risk it all. Kneel down in front of the gate of the mansion and tell the world the whole story. And don't think of silencing him. Xin'an Lane is watching this matter closely. If there is one less person in the Yao family, I think Lord Changwei will be extremely happy..."
……
"The Yao family fears Jiang Qingzhi's revenge, so they would rather offend us than persist."
Chen Zhan whispered, "This matter... We abandoned some people at the beginning. Now that I think about it, it was then that our reputation was ruined."
Yang Qing was silent.
Chen Zhan took his leave. After he left, he heard a faint sigh behind him, "Hu Zongxian... What a Hu Zongxian!"
……
The next day, Hu Zongxian came back from outside.
"Mr. Hu is back?" Menzi asked with a smile.
"came back."
When Hu Zongxian arrived at the door of his house, he saw his son Hu Guiqi standing in front of the hall, and three classmates including Yao Zheng standing below, all bowing.
"We are the ones who slandered you for plagiarizing." Yao Zheng knelt down slowly. "We are here to apologize!"
Ruining someone's reputation is like ruining their life. You must apologize generously.
Hu Guiqi, who had lost a lot of weight in the past few days, looked at them in astonishment, "This..."
He even rubbed his eyes, wondering if it was an illusion caused by not sleeping well.
But no matter how he rubbed them, Yao Zheng and the other two just knelt in front of him.
The huge surprise and accident made Hu Guiqi unable to believe it. He looked up and saw his father standing outside the door, smiling.
"father!"
……
Although Yan Shifan had no interest in Hu Zongxian, a stray dog, he could not help but feel that the bet between Jiang Qingzhi and Lan Zhen from the Ministry of Industry was getting closer and closer. He felt that this matter might have an impact if not handled properly, so he asked someone to keep an eye on it.
"...Hu Zongxian attacked repeatedly, not giving Fengyuanlou any chance to fight back. By the time they realized something was wrong, the situation was already decided."
Zhao Wenhua sighed, "Hu Zongxian doesn't move, but when he does, it's like a thunderbolt. It's a pity that he has such a method."
Yan Shifan was also surprised, "I underestimated this man."
Zhao Wenhua said: "Hu Zongxian was once one of ours. If we bring him over..."
Yan Shifan said: "You can go and try."
Zhao Wenhua left and came to Zhilu the next day to tell him about the matter.
"How?" Yan Shifan asked.
"I promised to reinstate him, but Hu Zongxian said..." Zhao Wenhua looked depressed, "Xin'an Lane is very good."
(End of this chapter)
