Chapter 77

Chapter 77

On February 21st of the 35th year of Huayuan, Mengfu Prefecture School was built.

Yue Chang looked at the provincial school, which was the school he had always dreamed of getting into, but now he didn't want to set foot in it at all.

He was scolded so harshly by his elder brother yesterday that he feels like vomiting whenever he sees a book.

If he fails to bring Ji Yuan to his elder brother, he will be scolded every day.

His father is not at home recently, so no one will care about this matter.

"Seventh Master, remember, this is where the most people are."

The most people?

After school in the morning?

At that time, everyone ate outside, and the snack shops around the prefectural school were basically occupied by students of the prefectural school.

Unexpectedly, the person following behind him said, "No, we agreed to do it in the prefectural school. This will give Ji Yuan face."

Yue Chang knew that his elder brother wanted to embarrass him in front of everyone and also make Ji Yuan lose face.

Forcing Ji Yuan to agree to go for a drink in public.

So you have to be in a crowded place, you have to be sincere, and it would be best if you can cry and sob.

What about his face?

It doesn't matter, of course.

As long as the goal can be achieved.

After the first class, the teacher for the second class comes over quickly. There is only time to drink water and go to the toilet before the teacher for the second class starts.

Just when everyone was ready, an unexpected person appeared at the door.

Obviously not a student in their class.

Yue Chang looked at the thirty people in class one and felt extremely envious. There were forty-five students in their second class, which was one-third more.

And the instructor will come to check from time to time.

Even the teacher in the class would come early to teach.

When Ji Yuan saw this, he thought something was wrong, but Yue Chang didn't give him a chance and said directly: "Ji Yuan, I'm sorry."

As he spoke, Yue Chang bowed deeply to Ji Yuan and said, "I'm sorry, I was wrong before, please forgive me."

This time, even the teacher looked up.

When it comes to conflicts among students, most of them are not aware of them.

But who can blame him for being the Yue family’s child prodigy, a true child prodigy?

Some people privately call them real child prodigies and fake child prodigies.

This is a bit harsh, and most teachers would not bother to listen to it.

Ji Yuan held the book, he didn't expect them to do this.

Wasn’t my rejection yesterday enough?

Looking at the eyes around him, Ji Yuan said slowly: "Forgive what? Do you mean to let the Supervisor know that you are not the only child prodigy, and there is another student younger than you?"

This matter was also rumored among the students, but the teachers knew it clearly.

It is clear that Ji Yuan’s situation at that time was caused by the Yue family.

I just didn't expect that he would say it directly.

"No! The warden knows you, it's not me who did it!"

Yue Chang retorted subconsciously and looked at the people around him.

Now, the scholars and even the teacher who originally thought that Ji Yuan was a little too much for not accepting his apology, all felt that Yue Chang and the Yue family were in the wrong.

Although there is no evidence for that matter, everyone knows it.

You come here and apologize in public, and it seems like you mean it sincerely.

What about the reality?

He doesn't actually admit what he has done.

What kind of apology is this?

Not to mention that Yue Chang was unable to react, even if his elder brother came, he probably wouldn't know what to say.

Ji Yuan lowered his eyes and said, "I understand. Please go back. We have class to start."

The Master looked at Yue Chang, and Yue Chang knew that he had to leave, otherwise the Master would personally chase him away.

A class of instructors had even headed this way.

Yue Chang knew that it would be useless even if he apologized again.

This episode did not last long and did not even cause much stir.

Ji Yuan felt, however, that Yue Chang would not apologize for no reason.

It is very likely that I still need his help.

Ji Yuan guessed most of the facts about the matter, but the eldest son of the Yue family was still thinking about luring people here.

After Yue Chang went several times and failed, he simply took action himself.

Whatever the Zhou family can give to Ji Yuan, he can also give to Ji Yuan.

As long as we can get our hands on the era, we can strike a blow to the opponent.

It's just an era. With coercion and inducement, one day it will succeed.

He just came from the county town below, with no support and no background.

The next day after school, the eldest son of the Yue family really came in person to invite people.

Looking at the poor boy in front of him, the eldest son of the Yue family has already figured out in his mind that if he gives money to such a poor man and also gives him a beautiful wife and concubines, he will not yield.

In the past, many so-called principled scholars were obedient and well-behaved.

Thinking of this, the eldest son of the Yue family seemed to be respectful to Ji Yuan and said, "I am Yue Chang's brother. He offended me before, so my family wants to apologize to you."

"If you have time, let's go to Wangyue Tower in Taipei City to eat and drink."

Moon-Watching Tower?

Monk Bai, Cai Fenglan and Li Jin didn't know where they were.

Wu Ying, who happened to be following, blushed and stammered, "Ji Yuan would never go to that kind of place."

Ji Yuan frowned, and Wu Ying was afraid that he didn't understand, so he whispered, "Don't go anyway."

Now, the eldest son of the Yue family was a little annoyed, but he couldn't just lose his temper.

"That's the most elegant place in the city. This year's oiran is in Wangyue Tower. Others want to go but can't. Don't you want to see the oiran?"

Ji Yuan was a little speechless: "I still have a lot of classes today. I can't go, and I don't want to go."

Li Jin and Cai Fenglan also blushed when they heard the word "occidental".

The corners of Monk Bai's mouth twitched, and he silently clenched his rosary.

The eldest son of the Yue family took another look, laughed, and said sarcastically: "So you have never been there. It's ok that Ji Yuan is young, but why haven't you been there?"

Because everyone’s mind is filled with only study.

At their age, why don’t they study hard?

Even if it is a military camp, at most I can just read some yellow books.

Ji Yuan, who had experienced the era of information explosion, was even less interested in this. He really wanted to eat quickly and go home quickly.

There is really too much homework for one class.

He can't even finish his homework every day, so why would he go to a restaurant?

The eldest son of the Yue family looked at them and concluded that these people had never seen the world, so they did not know the benefits of Wangyue Tower.

Others may not be very clear about it, but the real world that Ji Yuan has seen is the mountains, the sea, and a new era.

If you really compare them, that's what the world is really like.

Instead of the so-called "world" of drinking and visiting prostitutes.

There are indeed many temptations in the capital city, but these are really not in Ji Yuan’s mind.

The eldest son of the Yue family was left alone, and everyone went home at a loss, and only Ji Yuan remained the same as usual.

The only thing on his mind is studying.

The daily classes are simply too busy to handle.

However, the auxiliary subjects were adjusted a bit, mainly because the time for mathematics was reduced. It was said that there were too few people studying mathematics in the provincial school, so the time was adjusted accordingly.

Master Gao was naturally sad, but fortunately his eight students were still there.

Ji Yuan was still hesitating about what to do after freeing up some time for some subjects when he heard Wu Ying say, "How about coming to play football with us?"

Play Cuju?

sure!

Not only Ji Yuan wanted to play, except Cai Fenglan who had poor eyesight, Bai Heshang and Li Jin were also eager to try.

Who doesn't like competitive sports?

Wu Ying, the captain of the Cuju team, also made a promise to them: "When your skills and physical condition improve, you can play in the game."

“It will be fun then!”

"We must take back the shame of last year!"

Ji Yuan nodded excitedly.

Okay, he wants to play the game too!

But you need to have good skills and be in good physical condition.

Ji Yuan stared at the chicken legs on the table.

If you want to be healthy, chicken legs are a must! ! !

The white monk silently took the other chicken leg and said, "Stop talking! Eat the meat quickly!"

No matter how beautiful the courtesan is, she is not as important as a chicken leg in front of a group of studious young people!

Compared with the battle for chicken legs here, the eldest son of the Yue family was almost mad with rage.

And another piece of news made him even angrier.

Not only did Zhoujia Bookstore sell out "Mengdieling", it also reprinted several editions.

I don't know who spread the news, but the previous book "Comprehension of the Rhythm of Chen Family's Poetry" was also copied by Ji Yuan. Many people rushed to buy it, and the book copied by Ji Yuan last time was also sold out.

The reason why "Chen Family's Understanding of the Poetry and Rhyme Rules" sells well in Guangdong and Guangxi is that its quality is beyond doubt. It is a very simple and practical tutorial on the poetry and rhyme rules.

Although poetry and prose are no longer tested in the imperial examinations nowadays, there are still people who like them.

Not to mention, this was copied from Ji Yuan.

If "Meng Die Ling" is loved by readers because of its illustrations, the handwriting is even more likable.

The "Comprehension of the Rhythm of Chen Family's Poetry" is not only written in good calligraphy, but also has the aura of Ji Yuan's ability to write poetry.

In an era when he was so good at writing poetry, why don’t you buy the book he copied?

Not many people knew about this before, and the sales of "Chen Family's Understanding of the Rhythm of Poetry and Lyrics" were about the same as Zhou Family Bookstore's estimate.

Not to mention that Yuejia Bookstore also publishes the same books, so everyone has more choices.

Now more and more people know that this was copied from Epoch Times.

That would be terrible.

Since I have already bought "Mengdieling", would it be difficult to spend some more money to buy a copy of "Chen Family's Poetry and Verse Rhyme Insights"?

When the eldest son of the Yue family found out, he smashed all the dishes around him.

It's another era!

Because of the era!

How many times is he going to help the Zhou family steal his business?

Isn’t this person going a bit too far?

No one knows whether it is too much or not, but the eldest son of the Yue family really hates it.

Yue Chang was not much better off. He saw that his elder brother wanted to take revenge on Ji Yuan, and he secretly thought that his elder brother had a very bad character and many despicable means at his disposal, so he might really be able to succeed in his revenge.

He just needs to wait and see the show.

The eldest son of the Yue family really wants revenge.

And we must retaliate severely, preferably to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.

A scholar dared to refuse the invitation from the Yue family. Was he too bold?

The eldest son of the Yue family suddenly understood why his father wanted to create a child prodigy.

If they have a child prodigy in their family, it will be like Ji Yuan, and whatever he produces will be snapped up crazily.

If the eldest young master of the Zhou family were here, he would definitely refute it.

When "Chen Family's Comprehension of the Rhythm of Poetry" came out, they didn't think of using the name of Jiyuan.

The current "Dream Butterfly Order" is selling well, entirely because Ji Yuan itself is strong enough, and the previous book also sold well.

But the overall reason is that Ji Yuan is good at writing and drawing, and these things cannot be boasted about.

Good is good. There are so many scholars in the city, can't you tell the difference?

Some people have even imitated Ji Yuan's handwriting, thinking that such characters are not only suitable for printing, but also for imperial examinations.

Is this also false?

Of course, there are people who pursue the reputation of being a child prodigy, but these people won’t last long.

If Yue Chang is really promoted, it may bring temporary benefits, but it won't work in the long run.

If your talent is not matched with your position, you will get into big trouble.

Unfortunately, even if the eldest young master of the Zhou family was here, the other party would not listen and would only think that the Zhou family was blocking his way.

revenge?

How to retaliate?

"Call Wang Er over here. It seems that the previous incident can be used."

Ji Yuan doesn't value his friends and has a good relationship with them. If his friend Dai Weiwei's path to imperial examinations is blocked, let's see what he will choose.

Not only that, he also added illustrations to the storybooks. It is such an inappropriate thing to do, which is not a clean and upright thing.

As long as Ji Yuan's reputation is bad, let's see if he can still work for the Zhou family.

What's the point of keeping such an ungrateful person?

What is the first place in the children's exam?

Every year there is a first place in the children's examination. This year's children's examination has already begun, and soon there will be a new first place.

The eldest son of the Yue family gritted his teeth.

As soon as Wang Er arrived, he was asked to tell the story of the scholar Dai Weiwei.

They were indeed good at playing dirty tricks and quickly made a plan.

They would destroy Ji Yuan so that he would no longer be an eyesore.

These poor scholars will regret it sooner or later.

At this moment, Ji Yuan received a letter from the county school. It was not about the Zhou family sending books. The Zhou family's book delivery convoy had just set off and the county school did not know about it yet.

Instead, he told Ji Yuan and the others in advance that the county examination had been over, and asked them to help book an inn if they had time.

Ji Yuan and his friends have received such benefits before, and they will definitely help the students who come after them.

The letter also said that they would arrive in the city at the end of March as usual, and that Coach Guo would still be the team leader this year, so we would be able to meet then.

It's another year of children's examination.

The scene of last year’s exam seems to be still in front of my eyes.

Li Jin directly asked the servants to make the arrangements. His servants did not have much work to do on a normal day, so they made the arrangements properly.

Ji Yuan and the others also often get along with each other and trust the servants of Li Jin's family.

In the blink of an eye, it was early March.

The weather is getting really warmer, and the class time is getting longer, especially the afternoon classes, so I try to talk as much as possible.

Although Huayuan took the provincial examination in August of the 37th year.

It is only thirty-five years and three months now, but time flies, so we must cherish every day.

The provincial examination is not that easy.

Now, when these people look at the annual children's examination, they will realize how big the difference is.

After school in the afternoon, Ji Yuan, Li Jin and Bai Heshang went to play football as usual.

The weather was warm and there were many people on the court.

But as the era passed today, many people looked at him and began to laugh.

In addition to the Cuju team, there were also many students from the prefectural school who came to play football. When they saw Ji Yuan, they winked and came over and said, "Ji Yuan, the new book you copied is really interesting, and the pictures you drew are also interesting. But we can't buy it, can you get a few copies for us?"

new book?

What Ji Yuan is copying is the second volume of "Mengdie Ling".

He took over the project in the first month of the year and has until April to hand it in. He still has one illustration to complete.

Ji Yuan told the truth, but the other party said: "It's not "Dream Butterfly Order", it's "Searching for Spring"."

What?!

When Ji Yuan heard the name of this book, he reacted immediately.

"I haven't copied it." Ji Yuan said seriously.

That is not a serious book. If someone misunderstands that he copied that kind of book, he will lose all his reputation.

If we were replaced by a stricter superior, I'm afraid he would be held accountable.

The title of scholar is not a talisman.

In the past, Li Yaozhong was expelled from the provincial school because of his sour poems and his visits to prostitutes. No one will forget this.

This was also the reason why Ji Yuan tried his best to dissuade Cai Fenglan.

Ji Yuan said solemnly: "The contract I signed with Zhou Family Bookstore will not be copied randomly by others. It's not me."

Wu Ying and his men came over, obviously having heard these rumors as well. The people on the Cuju team had been with Ji Yuan for a long time, and they absolutely did not believe that Ji Yuan would do such a thing. They asked directly, "What are you talking about? Don't you know who Ji Yuan is?"

Those people looked at each other in bewilderment, and some people curled their lips and said, "Why are you pretending? Isn't copying books and adding pictures the strength of Ji Yuan? Isn't it good to do this kind of thing to make money?"

Illustrations?

Illustrations for Searching for Spring?

Ji Yuan has a good memory, and even though he only skimmed through the book once, he roughly knows the plot.

If he really provided pictures for the content, he would not have to protect his reputation.

Ji Yuan took a deep breath and said again: "I didn't do it. If you think it was me, please show me the evidence."

Ji Yuan usually seems to be smiling, but everyone knows that he is a great eloquent person and cannot win a debate.

After the onlookers left, Wu Ying said, "I'm afraid they're not the only ones who misunderstood."

Wu Ying added: "The font and illustration style of that book are somewhat similar to you."

This time, Ji Yuan’s pupils really trembled.

Like him?

Wait, that's not right.

Hasn't that book already been published? Why is it being published again?

And imitated his handwriting?

It would be strange to say there are no ghosts inside.

By the next day, the rumor had spread throughout the entire school.

It is said that Ji Yuan illustrated books of the lowest class for money.

What else is there to say? This is not surprising. In Zhengrong County, there were scholars who wrote sour poems and visited prostitutes.

It doesn't seem strange that there is a scholar who provides illustrations for the lower nine classes nowadays.

Some people even said that the scholar was expelled from the list. Is it really okay to compare them like this?

Some people laughed and said, "It's possible. There are many people who are good at childhood but not necessarily good at adulthood. Why can't Ji Yuan be removed from the list?"

The wind direction is spreading too fast.

Yue Chang secretly looked at the expressions of Li Jin and others in the second class.

As Ji Yuan’s good friends, these people were all green on the face, and Ji Yuan must have felt the same way.

You deserve it.

That’s what being a child prodigy is like.

But his elder brother's methods are really disgusting.

Yue Chang secretly hid the smile on his face and felt extremely happy in his heart.

No matter how powerful and smart Ji Yuan is, there is nothing he can do.

He guessed that it was the Yue family who did it, but what could he do?

Just like the Tongshilu incident, Ji Yuan knew everything but couldn’t find any evidence.

How could he, alone, fight against the Yue family who were entrenched in the capital?

Just a sour scholar.

As long as his reputation is ruined, who cares about the truth?

"Yue Chang, come out for a moment."

The second instructor said coldly.

he?

What's wrong with him?

Ji Yuan was also called out by an instructor.

It seems that the prefectural school has already known about the rumors outside.

The instructor had a cold expression on his face, but when facing Ji Yuan, he said, "Don't worry."

rest assured?

Ji Yuan also listened to what his classmate Gao Laosi said.

I roughly know the direction in my heart. If you give him time, he can prove his innocence.

Although it is a bit troublesome, it is not a problem.

And the people behind the scenes will always have to settle the accounts.

The other party was trying to ruin his path to the imperial examination.

Although there will be many obstacles when clearing the charges, Ji Yuan is not afraid of these things.

Just a lesson from the instructor to reassure him?

Why?

"Instructor, please take me with you." Cai Fenglan took off the quilt. When he saw that Ji Yuan from Minglun Hall next door was also called out, he stood up directly.

It was he who brought trouble to the era.

The other party must be making a fuss about the fact that I took over the novel Xunchun Ji.

Seeing this, the first and second instructors said, "You follow."

The attitudes of the two instructors were a little strange. The instructor turned to look at Yue Chang, who was secretly proud of himself, and said in a voice that seemed to have been soaked in ice: "Yue Chang, your family is really capable."

What?

Yue Chang was dumbfounded.

Ji Yuan and Cai Fenglan were not much better.

The government school is questioning Ji Yuan, isn't it because he drew the Jiuliu illustration?

Wait, if you want to hold Ji Yuan accountable, you don’t even have to call him out.

Yue Chang understood the real reason why he was called out by the instructor. Was it because the prefectural school had already found out that this matter was related to the Yue family? !

Let alone Yue Chang.

Ji Yuan was shocked by the efficiency of the provincial school.

As far as he knew, the book of Spring Seeking Records that he was said to have copied just went on sale yesterday.

The rumor is spreading all over the prefectural school today. The fourth class hasn't even started yet and the afternoon is barely halfway through, and the prefectural school has already found out who is spreading the rumor?

Calling him out was not to reprimand him, or even to ask him to explain the situation.

But, to prove that he was wronged?

As expected, a teacher said to Ji Yuan, "Don't worry, the prefectural school has already found out the truth, and the school administrator has inquired about the matter. No one will wrongly accuse you."

Ji Yuan was shocked.

ah?

Isn’t it a bit too simple?

As simple as him being assigned to the same class?

What happened next was even simpler than he had imagined.

Ji Yuan seemed to understand something, and Cai Fenglan thought about it for a moment and was also surprised.

Yue Chang over there no longer wanted to leave.

What, what is going on?

Why did the provincial school help Ji Yuan find out the truth when Ji Yuan clearly never mentioned anything about this?

With this in mind, the group arrived at the research department of the provincial school.

Ji Yuan and Cai Fenglan were taken by an instructor to a room where two school counselors were standing, doing clerical work.

Both of them were very polite to Ji Yuan and asked about the recent rumors.

Era, Cai Fenglan naturally explained it truthfully.

The security guards who were sent out found the crudely made Record of Seeking Spring at the place they said, and judging from how worn the book was, it was indeed placed there years ago.

In other words, no matter how those who printed the book imitated Ji Yuan's handwriting and illustrations, Ji Yuan had never read the book from beginning to end, so how could he have copied it for them?

The two counselors said, "Well, this matter has nothing to do with you. Be careful in the future."

Ji Yuan then asked, "Excuse me, sir, what is going on?"

The two looked at each other and said, "The right instructor of the prefectural school will be back soon, and we'll hear his explanation of the situation."

The right instructor of the prefectural school wore his official uniform today, which was rare. The right instructor was a fifth-rank official, and the patterns on his uniform were different, making him look particularly majestic.

Behind him followed the eldest son of the Yue family and a man who looked like a scoundrel.

Ji Yuan and Cai Fenglan recognized that the man was the one who stuffed "Spring Search" into Ji Yuan's hands!

This, has the provincial school really found out?

Ji Yuan watched the entire incident without saying a word.

Anyway, to sum it up.

Ever since this filthy book was secretly sold yesterday, some people have pointed the finger at Ji Yuan.

Those words and those paintings are completely imitations of him.

By the evening, some officials in the government school knew about the rumor.

Since it concerns the students of the provincial school, the academician and the left and right instructors must be informed.

It would be fine if it were any other student.

But the center of the rumor is Ji Yuan.

The academician flipped through the books his subordinates had confiscated and said at a glance, "It's definitely not an era."

After that, he added: "Jiyuan is very intelligent, diligent and studious, and he will definitely have a good chance of passing the imperial examination in the future."

"It's not good to let such a talented person's reputation be damaged."

In short, the academician said these three sentences, and the next day the provincial school went to eliminate the source.

The Right Instructor accepted the assignment, borrowed some staff from the government office, and went directly to find the source of the private books. He also arrested several peddlers who were selling and collecting them.

By the afternoon, people on the First Street in East City were already in a state of panic.

It’s just that the students of the provincial school didn’t go out and didn’t know about it.

If we catch the person, then everything will be easy.

They quickly caught Wang Er, who was the mastermind behind this matter, and learned from Wang Er that the eldest son of the Yue family was involved in this matter.

Purpose?

Ji Yuan was unwilling to help their bookshop copy books, so they set a trap and wanted to slander him with handwriting.

Even if someone knew that I was not from Ji Yuan, my reputation would still be ruined.

No matter how smart Ji Yuan is, it will take time to solve the problem.

"It's really vicious." The right instructor of the prefectural school threw the book in front of the eldest son of the Yue family, "Look at this illustration. Can Ji Yuan be drawn like this?"

Ji Yuan took a look and saw that it was imitated from his style, with a naked beauty in a cloud mountain.

He knew that there was nothing good painted in his style, so he looked away and never looked at it again.

The right instructor of the prefectural school was not wrong when he said that they were vicious.

At this time, the eldest son of the Yue family was completely confused. The constable personally took him to the provincial school and happened to run into the right instructor who was wearing official uniform.

But, but he just printed the book yesterday.

Since late February, when Ji Yuan completely refused to let him copy books, the eldest son of the Yue family had someone set up this trap.

He found many rogue scholars with no connections to imitate Ji Yuan's handwriting and paintings.

The purpose is to throw dirty water on Ji Yuan.

I was busy on this matter for more than ten days, and only sold the printed books yesterday.

The eldest son of the Yue family has already made up his mind.

When the argument started, he pulled out Ji Yuan's good friend, a man named Cai Fenglan.

Anyway, either Ji Yuan has to swallow the bitter pill himself, or Cai Fenglan has to take the blame.

Besides, if you can draw "Meng Die Ling", you can also draw "Xun Chun Ji", they are both storybooks anyway!

What a difference!

What?

Cai Fenglan didn’t copy books either?

But Wang Er gave him the book. If they compare the details, they will definitely find the problem.

Just tell a half-truth.

There will still be room for maneuver by then, and the eldest son of the Yue family will not be involved.

You can even lend a helping hand when they are in trouble.

What a pity.

Imagination is beautiful, but reality?

The reality is that the trap was just brought up yesterday, but it was kicked open by the government today.

People don't bother to argue at all, just take the smart and capable detectives to investigate the case.

With the help of government officials, investigating such cases is a piece of cake.

For students like Ji Yuan, perhaps they still need to think of a strategy.

But there is no need for the provincial school to take action.

For the eldest son of the Yue family, it meant that he worked hard for more than ten days and finally made a bowl of chronic poison.

I originally wanted to use poison to slowly torture the other person.

Who knew that the next day after the poison was administered, it would be poured back into his stomach by the other party.

The eldest son of the Yue family moved his lips.

Why!

He had no official position and was pinned to the ground, while his seventh brother Yue Chang, whom he looked down upon, was still standing.

When I heard that although "Mengdie Ling" was a vernacular novel, it was compiled by the imperial court of the previous dynasty.

It's not a mess at all. They want to throw dirty water but don't even know the whole story.

Being so confused, he is really not fit for any important task.

The right instructor of the prefectural school said coldly, "You want to use this method to throw dirty water on the students of the prefectural school. That's great."

"He is just the young master of a small bookstore, yet he dares to frame the students of the county academy. He is really bold."

A student of the provincial school.

He is just the young owner of a small bookshop.

"How can I let you frame a student who has a promising future?"

The right instructor of the prefectural school spoke sternly and clearly.

Who still doesn't understand this?

In other words, the academician's words have determined the nature of the matter.

Ji Yuan is a man of great talent. He has great potential in the imperial examination in autumn, and cannot afford to damage his reputation.

Don’t say that Ji Yuan didn’t copy this book, even if he did.

This matter will also be reduced to a small matter by the provincial school.

Cai Fenglan breathed a sigh of relief, as he was glad that Ji Yuan was not implicated because of him.

Ji Yuan touched the badge on his waist.

It is the proof of his first class in the provincial school.

Speaking of which, this frame-up was much more meticulous than those by his third uncle and aunt.

It is also difficult to check.

But it was the easiest time for him to escape.

Because of his status, he has a good chance of passing the imperial examination in autumn.

The eldest son of the Yue family just thought that a sour scholar could not compete with the second bookstore of Jianmeng Mansion.

But he didn't expect that he was still a good "Tianzhuang". The owners and superiors of the "Tianzhuang" would not allow the Zhuangzi to be damaged.

The eldest son of the Yue family collapsed to the ground.

The instructor he had previously attached himself to no longer showed up, which also meant that his fate was already sealed.

The solution given by the right instructor of the prefectural school was very simple. He asked him to find out who printed "Searching for Spring" and to hand over all those who imitated Ji Yuan himself and his paintings to the government.

In short, everyone must obey my orders.

If he doesn't do this, the government school will make him pay.

At the same time, he had to compensate Jiyuan for the loss of five hundred taels of silver. This silver had to be paid directly but could not be disclosed to anyone.

otherwise?

Otherwise, what else is there to say?

It might take some effort for the right instructor of the prefectural school to crush a bookstore.

But with just one word from the academician, they could forget about doing business.

Anyway, no matter what the government wants to print in the future, it will have nothing to do with them. Some books have been sent to the Zhou family, and smaller ones have been sent to the Lin family of King Zhou Yuelin.

When he heard the compensation of five hundred taels of silver, Ji Yuan looked up. The right instructor gave him a look, telling him not to speak.

The constable took the eldest son of the Yue family out, and Yue Chang moved his lips and quickly apologized.

The right instructor of the prefectural school nodded and said, "Go and accompany your eldest brother and get what I said done as soon as possible."

Before tonight, all those involved in the case will be sent to the authorities.

As for Ji Yuan’s innocence?

it goes without saying.

Ji Yuan spoke up at this time, looking at Yue Chang and said, "The printing workshop that cooperated with your eldest brother may have some other secretly printed books. You must check carefully."

The right instructor of the prefectural school did not say anything, apparently approving Ji Yuan's actions.

If that workshop could secretly print "A Search for Spring", it could also secretly print other works.

They would do such a thing just to get Ji Yuan to help them copy books, so what's wrong with taking revenge?

Yue Chang took a deep breath, knowing that he had to expose the matter. If he didn't give a satisfactory result, the Right Instructor would definitely not let their family off.

If nothing unexpected happens, everyone from the people involved in the case to the small workshop that printed "Spring Search" will be sent to jail or closed down.

The silver as compensation to Ji Yuan will also be delivered to him, and no word will be said to the outside world.

Is this power?

Cai Fenglan, who was not wearing a hat, thought of something and sighed slightly.

As the matters outside were being dealt with one by one, the right instructor of the prefectural school looked at the two of them and said to Cai Fenglan, "You have learned Shangshu well, which is very good. You must work hard in the future. It is also good that you went to the second class."

The right instructor finally said, "But it's still your fault that someone stuffed you with dirty books. You shouldn't have thought about it."

The words of the right instructor made Cai Fenglan stand up straight and apologize directly: "It's my fault. I was bewildered at the time. I will never dare to do it again."

Hearing that Cai Fenglan's apology was quite sincere, the right instructor said, "Study hard in the future and don't do those messy things again."

Does this mean that I can’t copy books anymore?

The right instructor didn't explain clearly and waved his hand: "You go to class first, Ji Yuan stay."

Cai Fenglan turned around and saw Ji Yuan telling him not to worry, then he left.

After Cai Fenglan left, the right instructor was no longer as serious as before and said, "Sit down and talk."

In the room of the Research and Study Department, there were only the right instructor, his right and left hands, and two counselors.

They are all people from the provincial school.

Someone brought tea to Ji Yuan, and the councilor said, "Drink some tea and wait for news from the government office. It should be done in less than two hours."

The right instructor nodded and said, "If you want to talk about this matter, you are also an unprovoked disaster. The Yue family and the Zhou family are competing for the first place. Seeing that you don't want to be poached, they used a shady trick."

He shook his head and said, "If his father comes back from the capital and finds his study in this state, he will probably be furious."

Everyone laughed. It seemed that the punishment for the Yue family had been decided. However, they did not care what happened to the Yue family.

The right instructor said again that when he saw Ji Yuan drinking tea, he asked a few questions about painting. He also bought the first volume of "Mengdie Ling" and studied Ji Yuan's illustrations, which were indeed very good.

As he spoke, the right instructor changed his tone: "Since ancient times, many officials are reluctant to exhibit their calligraphy and paintings. Do you know why?"

Ji Yuan looked up and said he didn’t know.

The right instructor laughed. Regardless of whether Ji Yuan really didn't know or pretended not to know, he said directly: "It's because they are afraid of counterfeiting and they want to avoid mentioning the name of the respected person. The same is true for their calligraphy."

There is a saying that means we should talk as little as possible about distinguished people.

Calligraphy should also be seen less often in public.

It’s not that it can’t appear, it’s just that it can’t appear often.

Otherwise, who would feel it is precious and noble?

If an adult wears official uniform in front of you every day, you may not be afraid after a while.

One day he suddenly changed into the most distinguished dress. Would you be frightened?

The right instructor said, "Whether it is you or your classmates, stop copying books."

"Your classmate's family is relatively well-off, but he has an eye disease, so he is short of money for the time being. Once he pays back the money, don't copy him anymore."

"As for you."

"Don't print the second volume of "Dream Butterfly Order" on hand."

"Don't worry about the tuition fees in the future. The prefectural school will help you. In short, the most important thing is to prepare safely for the autumn examination in two years."

The Right Instructor’s words were so clear, how could Ji Yuan not understand?

The instructor also understood their family situation and gave Cai Fenglan some time.

On his side, he received 500 taels of silver in compensation from the Yue family, plus subsidies from the government school.

This money was indeed enough for him to live on.

A sentence.

No more copying books.

So as not to affect the autumn examination.

Ji Yuan stood up and nodded in agreement.

Seeing that he listened to the advice, the right instructor smiled and said, "That's not bad. You can save time and play football or learn math. It's better than this."

The six arts of a gentleman are elegant interests.

Making money by copying books is a craftsman's job.

“By the way, if you have drawn illustrations privately, you can show them to me, the instructor, as long as they are not printed.” The right instructor loves painting, and he especially loves Mr. Wu Tang’s paintings.

Ji Yuan's painting skills were exactly what he wanted.

In any case, the right instructor helped him a lot.

Just sit here and drink tea, and all the problems outside will be solved.

It's just looking at the paintings, what's wrong with that?

Besides, he could see that the government school helped him because they valued his ability and believed in his character.

The academician could tell at a glance that it was not his calligraphy or painting, so he asked someone to check.

No matter what, he owed the provincial school a favor.

Right training can also use completely other attitudes.

But he still called everyone together to question them, and used the most gentle method towards him, even taking into account his tuition fees.

It will neither stop them from copying books nor make their lives difficult.

From study to practice, everything has been taken into consideration.

It is indeed realistic to teach them the right, but it does help them.

Ji Yuan smiled and agreed, and the right instructor sighed: "I really want to have a son like you."

???

What are you talking about, instructor?

The two counselors also nodded: "Who isn't?"

No matter how powerful the father is, if his son is useless, it will be a waste of the family.

Just look at Yue Chang and you will know.

His father has gone to the capital to look through the library, but he is still here making trouble.

If a family has a son like Ji Yuan, there will definitely be hope for the family.

After drinking the tea twice, the right instructor even had someone bring some snacks to Ji Yuan to fill his stomach. He said that at Ji Yuan's age, he would feel like he was starving to death if he didn't eat for an hour.

Ji Yuan felt a little embarrassed.

But what he said is also correct?

He was indeed hungry.

While having snacks and tea, the right instructor was chatting with the counselors. In less than an hour, the constable from the yamen came over to reply.

The matter has been resolved, so the people involved have been detained and will be tried tomorrow morning.

One of those detained was the eldest son of the Yue family.

It is said that the Tongpan of the government office heard that someone did this to a student of the government school. The student was called Ji Yuan and directly mentioned the name of the eldest son of the Yue family.

When Ji Yuan finished his meal and left for school, his friends were already waiting outside. Seeing that he was safe and sound, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Great, the person is really fine!

Li Jin was worried to death, but luckily Cai Fenglan came out early and said that everything was probably resolved and they just had to wait for the news.

That being said, everyone should still be worried.

While waiting for the news from Ji Yuan, news from the First Street in East City also came out.

There was a workshop on the back street of East Market, which was directly sealed off by the government for printing books privately. It is said that when the constables went there, they found that the entire warehouse was full of privately printed books.

Most of those books were banned, either because they were too disgusting to read or because they were too absurd.

The pen masters in their workshop were also arrested. Many of them were imitating Ji Yuan's handwriting and their own paintings.

It’s because all the books handled by Ji Yuan sell very well.

There is absolutely no problem in imitating his handwriting.

They go wherever the market wind blows.

Although the society in Qi State is relatively open today, if someone secretly prints pornographic books, the officials will not report it and the people will not investigate it. As long as the books they print are not anti-imperial, they will basically be fine.

But now that it has been traced, it is no longer normal.

All these people will go to jail.

The sentence will depend on how the court handles the case, but the outcome will probably not be very good.

Many people also said that going to the provincial school was like hitting a wall.

Everyone knows that the imperial court attaches great importance to supporting scholars. To treat Ji Yuan like this is really courting death.

Don’t you know that in the entire provincial school, the most important thing for the academic officials is the era?

In a piece of t field, there are the best seedlings. If you grow them well, it will make everyone's career successful.

You're making trouble here at this time?

If I don’t punish you, who else should I punish?

Besides, the people in the provincial school really do love talented people.

This rumor is very bad in every way.

The other party is just a businessman, why is he so bold?

After Ji Yuan came out, he picked and chose what he could say, and then said, "Anyway, I won't copy books anymore in the future."

After Cai Fenglan came out, he figured out what the right instructor meant, and then heard Ji Yuan say, "The instructor means that you should make enough money and try your best to focus on the autumn exam."

Cai Fenglan nodded: "It will be soon. I will get more money for copying books now. I will copy two books as soon as possible and then stop."

In fact, Cai Fenglan was not in a hurry. He was famous for being a Mr. Runbi, and there was a group of people waiting to buy a certain Mr. Runbi's book, and there was only one person like Ji Yuan.

Cai Fenglan was completely taken advantage of. He was told not to do it if he could avoid it. Otherwise, he would not have been allowed to come out and talk to Ji Yuan alone.

But Cai Fenglan had experienced this before and knew that it was better to concentrate on his studies and just make enough money.

Several people stood at the gate of the provincial school and smiled at each other.

Although this matter seemed dangerous, it was actually resolved in less than two days.

Now everyone in the school and the whole city knows that Ji Yuan is innocent and that someone deliberately imitated his handwriting in order to sell more books.

There are too many twists and turns in it, but the rumor is that the eldest son of the Yue family, in order to make money, colluded with a small printing workshop and deliberately imitated Ji Yuan in order to sell more privately printed books.

What else can you say? The Yue family is jealous of Ji Yuan's reputation as a child prodigy and wants to throw dirty water on him.

Such bad people are really despicable.

For several days in a row, Ji Yuan was looked at with sympathy by everyone in the school.

Gao Laosi even comforts her every day.

“Those people are going too far.”

"Just because your handwriting is so good, you deliberately said it was written by you?"

"They are so shameless in order to sell books."

"The Yue family is the same. They know you are far better than Yue Chang, but they still keep targeting you."

"Fortunately, Yue Chang hasn't been to school for several days. I heard that he is the only scholar in his family, so he has some influence in the government. Otherwise, the Yue family would be in a worse situation."

Ji Yuan finished his math homework and said to Gao Lao Si, "You're not doing your homework?"

"Write it. I have to write it to comfort you." Gao Laosi wrote furiously, and said with emotion, "If the imperial examination consists of several subjects, I will definitely pass it."

That's right, Gao Laosi is really talented in mathematics.

While doing his homework, Gao Lao Si said, "By the way, when will the second volume of Dream Butterfly Order be released? Didn't you say last time that it was just missing a picture?"

Dream Butterfly Order.

He can't fill this hole.

No, this thing is over.

Ji Yuan said: "I was involved in controversy because of copying books, so I don't copy books anymore."

He was a writer just for money.

Now that I have the five hundred taels of silver in my hand, I really don't need to copy it.

The important thing is to concentrate on studying and take the imperial examination as soon as possible.

Ji Yuan said it simply, but to Gao Laosi it was like a bolt from the blue.

"No way!"

"How can you not copy it?"

"Where are your paintings?"

“You don’t even draw the illustrations?!”

"No! Absolutely not!"

Gao Laosi's reaction was the same as the reaction of other scholars in the city.

The second volume of Mengdie Ling, Ji Yuan is not participating? No more pictures?!

All because of the Yue family? !

Damn Yue family!

What trouble are you making?