Chapter 120 I'm not very familiar with the Dragon King
At this point in the trial, the truth of the case was already very clear. Ji Tian showed a little confusion on his face and bowed to Bi Cong and said:
"Sir, I have already reported this matter to the government this morning. Didn't the government receive the official document?"
Bi Cong coughed lightly, "Perhaps it has not yet been circulated to this government."
Ji Tian nodded. Although he felt strange, he didn't say anything else.
Bi Cong then asked about the handling of the Yanzhi poisoning case.
"Reporting to the Lord, in this case, Xiaolian provided the poisonous pollen, and Zhang Youcai imitated the poisonous rouge. The two have been imprisoned.
Wei was only involved in the planning and helping to keep watch, so his crime was relatively minor, and he took the initiative to provide evidence of the three people committing the crime to make up for his mistake, so he was not imprisoned, but was sentenced to 30 strokes of the cane as a punishment.
Bi Cong nodded, "Okay, then it will be easier, let's just carry out the execution here in this government office."
After saying this, he called his attendants over and pressed the panicked Wei onto a stool.
Wei had just been released from prison and had lost a lot of weight. He howled like a ghost and passed out after being beaten with less than twenty sticks.
Bi Cong asked the bailiffs to carry the man away and prepared to close the case and leave the court.
"Sir..." Qin Yuwei wanted to say something else, but Zhang Sigu tugged at her sleeve and winked at her to stop.
After leaving the court, Zhu Lan asked Qin Yuwei if she was okay.
Qin Yuwei shook her head gently and forced a smile, "Lanlan, thanks to you today, I knew you could understand what I meant."
Zhu Lan shook her hand and said, "Thanks to your quick thinking, you were able to think of this method to pass the message to me in a hurry."
In the poetry competition held in the academy that year, she won the first prize with a painting called "A Picture of Poems by Sages". Her sketching skills attracted the attention of the judge Ji Tian at that time.
At that time, Ji Tian was only a county magistrate. He privately asked her for another painting of "A Collection of Poems by Sages" for him to appreciate, and the two of them developed some friendship because of this.
Only Qin Yuwei and Qiao Youyou knew about this matter.
When Qin Yuwei was taken away from the academy, she guessed that the case the government office was investigating was related to Zhang Youcai's poisonous rouge, but the relevant evidence was all in the county office.
To be on the safe side, she wanted to ask Zhu Lan to invite Ji Tian over, but she didn't want others to know about Zhu Lan's private relationship with the county magistrate, so she used the "Picture of Poems by All Sages" as a hint.
When Zhu Lan heard that Qin Yuwei was taken away by the officials from the government office, he understood what she meant by associating the "Picture of Poems by All Sages" with the government.
"Lanlan, you go back to the academy first. I have to go to the shop." Qin Yuwei stopped and said.
Zhu Lan hugged her gently and said, "Okay, if you need help, remember to tell us, don't carry it all by yourself."
"Um."
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Qin Yuwei brought Zhang Sigu back to the shop. The seal had been torn off, but the shop was still a mess, with perfumed powder and ointments scattered all over the floor.
Qin Yuwei's face became a little gloomy.
The government officials acted without any reason. Who should bear the financial and reputational losses?
Aunt Zhang understood Qin Yuwei's thoughts and said with a bitter face: "Don't think about it anymore, boss, we can only accept this kind of thing. The people should not fight against the officials..."
There were some things she hadn't said.
In Daliang, although these businessmen are rich, their social status is at the bottom, and they are inferior to others in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Although her boss had achieved honors and was better off than those peddlers, she was just a female scholar and still had to kneel when she entered the government office.
"Fourth aunt, find someone to clean up the shop and open as usual tomorrow." Qin Yuwei's voice was indifferent, and no emotion could be heard.
"Hey, hey, I'll go right away."
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After the class exams this month at Longchang Academy, it happened to be a day off.
Xu Shiming went home to visit his charlatan father, but before he even reached the door, he saw many people coming into his yard.
Xu Tiezui stood in front of everyone with a confused look on his face, not knowing what to say.
When Xu Shiming saw him, the leader, Mr. Xu, came up to him with a smile on his face and thanked him profusely:
"Master Xu, oh no, Master Xu, you are truly a god!
Since I listened to your advice and adjusted the Feng Shui of my home, my son's grades have improved dramatically and he has now been admitted to Class 2 of the C-grade class!"
Mr. Xu asked the butler to put the bacon, wine and food he brought on the ground, and took out three taels of silver to express his gratitude to Xu Shiming.
"Mr. Xu, you are too polite. The young master is very talented and will definitely be the top scholar in the future!"
Mr. Xu was delighted to hear this and stuffed the silver into Xu Shiming's hand.
Xu Tiezui panicked and quickly pulled his son aside, looking terrified, "Son, we can't cheat people..."
Xu Shiming turned around and glanced at the sign in front of his house that read "Exorcism of Demons and Ghosts" to reassure his father.
Xu Shiming put away his things, looked at the people in the yard, and asked Mr. Xu who they were.
There's no need to make such a big fuss just to give a gift, right?
Xu Yuanwai: "These are all folks who came here because of your reputation. They want to ask for something..."
An old man came forward with a smile and said, "Great Immortal, your name has spread far and wide. Can you please pray for rain for our village?"
The Jiangzhou area has been a bit dry recently, and it hasn't rained nearby for several months.
Pray for rain?
Where can he get artificial rainfall for them these days?
The old man's wife came forward and pulled him twice, as if she disliked his inability to speak.
"Great Immortal, we understand that praying for rain is the job of the Dragon King. It is not appropriate for you to intervene! This is called that, that... yes, overstepping one's authority!"
The old man and his wife smiled ingratiatingly.
"Could you please help us ask when the Dragon King will show us his favor?"
Facing those pairs of expectant eyes, Xu Shiming found it hard to refuse.
"Well... I'm not very familiar with the Dragon King, so I can only try to ask for you first."
When these words came out, everyone was surprised and almost knelt down to kowtow to him.
Xu Shiming returned to the academy, and kept thinking about this matter in his mind.
Zhao Sicheng and Zhou Da were both in the study, and Xu Shiming told them his thoughts.
"Do you want to predict the weather?" Zhou Da asked.
Xu Shiming nodded, "Yes. There is no weather forecast here, and the people depend on the weather for their livelihood. It would be great if there was a way to predict the weather."
Zhao Sicheng and Zhou Da, one was an engineer and the other studied chemical engineering, both began to help Xu Shiming figure it out.
Soon, Zhao Sicheng had a general idea, took paper and pencil, and started to draw a sketch.
“Although I don’t know much about meteorology, it should be necessary to use some simple tools.
The weather vane is the easiest to make, followed by the barometer, and as for the thermometer..."
Modern thermometers are filled with mercury, which was hard to find in ancient times.
Zhou Da pondered for a moment and said firmly, "Mercury is not a problem. I have a way."
Ever since Yan Yuze knew that he was researching gunpowder, he had been very generous. Not only did he allocate a large piece of land for him to conduct experiments, he was also generous with the funding.
Although refining mercury is somewhat dangerous, it is not a problem as long as the money is in place and the equipment is built well.
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