Chapter 338: How to Punish
At this time, everyone suddenly remembered that Wang Rusheng came from a poor family.
He often had to rely on copying books for bookstores to supplement his expenses.
It would be a joke to say that he brought twenty taels of silver with him as living expenses.
"Mr. Wang Rusheng, where did you get these twenty taels of silver?" the dean asked seriously.
Wang Rusheng's expression changed drastically, and a hint of panic flashed in his eyes.
"Headmaster, what do you mean?" Wang Rusheng shouted, "Are you suspecting that the money I have is not legitimate?"
The headmaster frowned.
He didn't have such doubts at first, but Wang Rusheng's words reminded him.
"Since your origin is legitimate, just tell us." The headmaster said majestically.
"Headmaster, you are questioning my character!" Wang Rusheng was panicked and shouted, "I have been studying since I was young. How could I do such a thing as framing a classmate for the sake of money?"
"Uncle Shanzhang didn't say that you framed my brother for money." Little Tangbao kindly reminded, "But now, you said it yourself."
Wang Rusheng, “…”
When did he say that?
He, he...
"Brother, he is so stupid." Xiao Tangbao looked at Su Laowu and said.
Su Laowu touched his sister's head, and a smile flashed in his eyes.
"That's right. He is so stupid. He tried to cover up the truth by pretending to be innocent." Su Laowu said leisurely.
Wang Rusheng, "...Nonsense! I didn't..."
Xiao Tangbao looked at Wang Rusheng as if he were a fool.
"Do you think everyone else is as stupid as you?" Little Tangbao said sympathetically in a childish tone, "Anyone who isn't a fool will know that you must have accepted money from a bad guy and framed my brother. You even said it yourself."
The other person in Xiaotangbao's mouth, "..."
They will never admit it, but they are just as stupid.
They just didn't know it and didn't notice it.
Well, now they understand.
Principal Liu was a little surprised and looked at Xiao Tangbao.
"The young lady is absolutely right. Mr. Wang, you yourself said that you have no grudge against Su Wuhu and would never frame him." Principal Liu said, "Now that you have such a sum of money of unknown origin and have framed a classmate, there must be a reason."
"I, I didn't frame you..."
Wang Rusheng's face was pale, his mind was in a state of confusion, sweat broke out on his forehead, and he spoke incoherently.
"Humph! You won't admit it?" Lin Enyi snorted coldly and said, "If that's the case, then go to the government office and tell them! I believe those jailers will definitely find a way to make you tell the truth."
After Lin Enyi finished speaking, he stepped forward and grabbed Wang Rusheng's arm.
He applied a little force with his palm and Wang Rusheng screamed in pain.
"Go!" Lin Enyi said with a fierce look.
Wang Rusheng felt both pain and fear and couldn't help but scream.
"I'll tell you, I'll tell you..."
If he were to go to government office, his life would be over.
At this moment, Wang Rusheng regretted it so much.
"Someone gave me twenty taels of silver and asked me to find a way to expel Junior Su from the academy and ruin his reputation. After I succeed, I will be given another two hundred taels of silver as a reward..."
"So that's it! My sister was right. It's you two villains who teamed up to frame my brother!" Su Xiaoliu shouted, "Uncle Lin, let's arrest them and take them to the government office..."
Su Xiaoliu said this and reached out to pull Zhang Changhao.
Zhang Changhao was so scared that he stepped back, looked at Su Laowu with a pleading look, and bowed repeatedly.
"Xiaoxue brother Su, I was also deceived by Wang Rusheng and made a mistake in a moment of confusion. I hope Xiaoxue brother Su will forgive me this time..."
"Bewitched?" Su Laowu said coldly, "Just for a mere ten taels of silver, you've lost your integrity and done something that destroys someone's reputation. This shows that you have a bad nature and are not worthy of being a human being!"
"What's more, if you succeed, my life will be over!"
"Zhang Changhao, tell me yourself, why should I forgive you?"
"You deliberately framed a student from the imperial court. You should follow the law to determine your crime!"
After hearing what Su Laowu said, Zhang Changhao's face turned pale.
Unable to stand any longer, he sat down on the ground with a plop.
Ten taels of silver... Just because of ten taels of silver, he would be taken to the yamen?
If he has a criminal record, what's the point of studying all his life?
The road to the imperial examination was completely cut off.
When Wang Rusheng saw Zhang Changhao's appearance, he also looked dejected.
Then, his legs went weak and he knelt down crying bitterly.
"Xiaodi Su, I have no other choice. My family is in dire straits and can no longer afford the tuition... My mother has been embroidering all day to get money for me, and her eyes are almost blind..."
Wang Rusheng's words were extremely sad and miserable.
It's almost like saying that he has an eighty-year-old mother to take care of and a three-year-old child to raise.
Not only that, Wang Rusheng kowtowed as he spoke.
He looked remorseful.
When Zhang Changhao saw this, he burst into tears of regret.
"Xiaodi Su, please let me go this time. From now on, I will change my ways, live a peaceful life, and never let anyone with ill intentions take advantage of me again..."
As Zhang Changhao spoke, he looked at Wang Rusheng hatefully.
Then he knelt in front of Su Laowu.
He looks like he has turned over a new leaf and is starting a new life.
The students around were originally filled with righteous indignation at what Wang Rusheng and Zhang Changhao had done.
Now seeing the two of them like this, they felt pity for them again.
After all, scholars value integrity more than anything else.
As the saying goes, a man's knees are made of gold.
Now these two people are kneeling in public, completely disregarding the integrity and moral character of scholars.
These students couldn't help but want to plead for the two of them.
Little did they know that since these two people could do such a thing that would ruin someone's future, how could they talk about the integrity of scholars?
To put it bluntly, these two people are not only greedy for money, but also narrow-minded.
The reason why they framed Su Laowu was because they were jealous of Su Laowu's talent.
Although Su Laowu is younger than both of them, he is always praised by the teacher.
The two of them had been jealous for a long time.
"Junior Su, since they have sincerely admitted their mistakes, why not let them go instead of sending them to the government office?" someone asked tentatively.
Su Laowu looked at Director Liu.
After all, this incident happened in the county school.
Principal Liu thought for a moment, then looked at Wang Rusheng and Zhang Changhao and said sternly, "You two have done such a despicable thing. It has disgraced the reputation of our scholars and the reputation of the county school. The county school will definitely not keep you two!"
After Principal Liu finished speaking, he looked at Su Laowu.
"Su Wuhu, since they have sincerely repented, why not expel them from the academy and remove them from the academy?"
Liu Shanchuan’s meaning was very clear, he just didn’t want to report to the authorities.
Once you report it to the police, the impact will be huge.
The emergence of such students in the county school affects the reputation of the county school.
In the headmaster's opinion, directly expelling people is a severe punishment for them.
Wang Rusheng and Zhang Changhao felt heartbroken after hearing what Liu Shanchang said.
Although they were not taken to the government, they were expelled from the academy. How could they explain this to their families? How could they face their parents who wanted them to succeed?
However, even if they were not expelled from the academy, they would have no place to stand in the academy...
At this moment, regret gnawed at the two of them.
Both of them wanted to die.
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