Here, Prefect Song had just appeased Cui Xian and agreed to allocate the Zhao residence to the Cui family.

The next day, a letter came from Kaifeng Prefecture: ordering Prefect Song to go to Kaifeng Provincial Administration Office to report on his work.

What is coming has finally come!

Although Prefect Song is a seasoned official, the longer he has been in office, the smaller his courage becomes.

He and Wu Tongzhi agreed on their statements in advance to avoid being detained if they could not return from Kaifeng. When the Tianguan from the capital came to hold him accountable, their statements did not match.

then.

Tongzhi Wu was left trembling in the Nanyang prefectural government office.

Prefect Song went to the Kaifeng Prefecture's Provincial Administration Office to tremble.

Three days later.

Prefect Song arrived in Kaifeng exhausted. When he saw Li Duan, he burst into tears and knelt down to confess: "Old sir, I am ashamed of your cultivation!"

Li Duan, the governor, sneered, "Don't tell me these empty words! I want to ask you, were you involved in Zhao Zhi's annexation of land, disregard for human life, and corruption and bribery? And to what extent did you participate?"

Prefect Song immediately cried out, "My Lord, you are wise! I was not involved!"

Hearing this, the coldness on Li Duan's face subsided slightly.

Then he said, "You have served under me for many years, so I naturally don't want to see you end up in disgrace. But all this depends on whether you tell me the truth."

"From today on, you will stay in Kaifeng and are not allowed to go anywhere."

"I have written a memorial and will submit it to the Ministry of Personnel as soon as possible. The Inspectorate and the Imperial Censor will send officials to investigate this case."

"You... take care of yourself."

Prefect Song immediately expressed his gratitude.

Li Duan's words seemed fair, but in fact they revealed enough information to him.

As long as he is truly clean, Li Duan, as a second-rank governor, will naturally be able to protect him and will not allow people from the capital to maliciously check his accounts.

But if he is not clean in this matter, then there is nothing that can be done.

Finished the business.

Li Duan suddenly asked again: "Have you ever met Cui Xian, the author of "Two Poems of Pity for the Peasants"? What is his character like?"

Prefect Song thought for a moment and answered cautiously, "She is beautiful and intelligent, and has a keen sense of character. She has a charming demeanor at such a young age."

Hearing this, Li Duan nodded with satisfaction.

Whether it was intentional or not, I heard the governor mutter in a low voice: "Very good, very good. It is worth recommending this boy to my senior brother as a disciple."

Mr. Governor Shi’s senior brother…Mr. Dong Lai!

Oh my god!

When Prefect Song heard this, he was shocked.

Then he felt extremely grateful in his heart - fortunately he agreed to give Zhao's house to Cui Xian!

This kid actually has such extraordinary talent!

If Cui Xian could really become Donglai Master Zhou Yong's disciple.

Then, he will have the most powerful Confucian teacher of the Daliang Dynasty, a second-rank provincial historian uncle, and a second-rank assistant teacher of the current dynasty!

The Second Assistant Minister also holds the title of "Shao Fu", a first-rank official.

Simply put: the second assistant may not necessarily be promoted to the first assistant.

But a second assistant who is given the title of "Shao Fu" can basically secure the position of the next first assistant.

How can this not be considered as a gift from heaven?

After being shocked, Prefect Song suddenly came to his senses.

Why did Li Duan specifically point this out so that he could hear it?

This means that Li Duan had already found out everything about Cui Xian's situation. He even went to Cui Xian's home in Nanyang to express his condolences. It's likely that Cui Xian had also found out everything about it.

The reason why they were willing to protect him was not because of any friendship between superiors and subordinates, but because he was tactful and took the initiative to look after Cui Xian, Li Duan's "future nephew".

After figuring out the whole story, Prefect Song finally realized it!

This difficult time for him seemed to have not come yet, but in fact he had already passed it.

Li Duan will protect him.

And he needs to stay in Nanyang obediently and take care of that little fox... no, no, the little ancestor!

Take good care of that little ancestor!

Understand the key.

Prefect Song heaved a sigh of relief, holding back his tears, and sobbed to thank Li Duan: "Thank you, sir. Thank you very much, sir!"

Li Duan smiled but said nothing.

But he did not lie to Prefect Song.

As early as when Prefect Song set out from Nanyang to Kaifeng, Li Duan's memorial had already been submitted to the Ministry of Personnel in advance.

Of course, Li Duan wrote two letters.

One letter was sent to the Ministry of Personnel.

The other letter was sent to the residence of his teacher, the Second Assistant Minister, Zheng Xiasheng.

Zheng Xiasheng, with the courtesy name Hanyang, was the second-in-command of the current dynasty, and was given the title of Junior Tutor of the First Rank.

This day was used for feeding.

In his own study, Lord Zheng opened the letter sent by his young apprentice and read it with squinted eyes.

He first read the whole story of the Zhao Zhi case and put it aside with a calm expression.

Such a small case of a county magistrate was not enough for the elder to take seriously, let alone for Li Duan to write a special letter.

The highlight should be elsewhere.

really.

When Zheng Ge Lao took out a few pieces of calligraphy and the two poems "Ode to the Goose" and "Two Poems of Pity the Peasants" from the letter, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Nice handwriting!

Good poem!

Holding these pieces of calligraphy and two poems, let’s look back at the Zhao Zhi case.

Zheng Ge Lao immediately praised again: "What a good trick!"

This praise was naturally given to Cui Xian.

This eight-year-old child is not only talented in writing, but also has a clear mind. He plans every step carefully and takes advantage of the general trend to defeat the strong with the weak!

After reading all the contents of the letter, Zheng Ge Lao looked at the oil lamp and saw that there seemed to be traces of ink on the back of the letter.

He turned over suspiciously.

Then the elder's eyes widened immediately.

Then he saw a sentence written on the back of all the letter papers: Cui Xian, started to learn at the age of eight, and is now eight and a half years old.

In just half a year.

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