Chapter 517 Such a Young Scholar
"Great! After searching for so long, it turns out that the person has been hiding in the next village..."
Someone in the crowd cursed inwardly.
"Whoever is talking, better step forward!"
Zhao Zihui shouted loudly, and a man from the Qian clan immediately walked out. This man not only had shifty eyebrows and a pair of lustful eyes that were looking around everywhere, and it was obvious that he was not a good person.
"Sir, this is not true. That kid is just talking nonsense. His sister and I are a legitimate couple."
"Bah, you can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth. My sister is gentle and beautiful, how could she be attracted to a person like you who only knows how to eat, drink, gamble and have sex!"
Zhao Zihui could see that Qian Dameng was not a good person, so he spoke up to stop the quarrel between the two sides.
"I will report this to the Marquis. If it is true, the engagement between the two will be annulled."
"How can that be possible? She's my wife."
"Bah! My little six is still a virgin. She has never married you. Who is your wife?"
When Old Man Guo saw his youngest son was so brave, he immediately stepped forward and spat at Qian Dameng without caring about his image.
He was so excited, and he was also using his actions to tell the villagers that his daughter is still innocent.
A woman's reputation is the most important thing, and he would rather sacrifice his old reputation than let his daughter's reputation be ruined.
It was at this time that a woman from the Qian clan bravely stepped forward to ask.
"Sir, can I...divorce my husband's family..."
"And..." Zhao Zihui felt a headache and was about to say that Zhenbei Hou had no say in this matter, but he didn't expect a man and a woman to come out from behind the woman, grab her hair and drag her back.
"You are such a disgrace. Our family doesn't need you to eat or drink, yet you dare to ask for a divorce."
“No, no…”
The woman was dragged and screamed. Zhao Zihui couldn't bear it and ordered them to stop.
After breaking free, the woman found an opportunity, pushed through the crowd, rushed to Zhao Zihui's feet, knelt down and kowtowed continuously.
He knocked and cried:
“Sir, I am a girl from the Lin clan. My current husband’s family relied on their relationship with the Qian family and forced me to marry into their family.”
"It's not just me. There are many girls from both sides of our clan who were forcibly married off by the Qian family."
"If they were of similar age, and the husband's family had good character, it would be fine, but most of them are old and used to living a lazy life."
"Not only that, the Qian family also forced some ugly and bad-behaved women in their tribe to marry good men from both sides."
"Because he relied on his status as a member of the Qian clan, he not only turned his husband's family upside down, but also did not allow them to resist."
"If anyone dares to resist, Qian Lizheng will inform Qian Ming and ask him to bring officials to put pressure on us."
The woman burst into tears as she spoke, and more and more women stood up to denounce the Qian clan’s behavior…
"Please, sir, please help us!"
"Sister Lin is telling the truth. We are being tortured by the Qian family and we can't live any longer..."
The clan leaders on both sides also confirmed that everything the women in their clan groups said was true, and that the reason these people did not go to the county government office yesterday was because their personal freedom was restricted.
Zhao Zihui didn't expect that the Qian family had so many evil deeds that had not been exposed. Looking at the Qian family, he could no longer control himself and kicked Qian Ming hard.
Qian Ming couldn't withstand the general's kicks at all, and Zhao Zihui kicked with all his might.
Zhu Baoju still wanted to protect others, but he was also kicked and screamed.
Even though he was very well controlled, he still lost his composure in the end.
Gu Yanchen stepped forward, grabbed the man, and whispered a few words to him.
Zhao Zihui stopped and said in a deep voice: "Is there anyone in the village who can read? Since we want a divorce, we must write a divorce letter..."
"With so many people waiting, it would be better to get it done quickly so you can feel at ease."
There were some literate people among the people he brought with him, but there were as many as fifty or sixty people who wanted to divorce.
He originally thought that if he could bring the person back, count the money and property of Li Zheng's family in public and compensate the villagers, the matter would be over.
He didn't expect these things to happen later, so he had to look for other people to help him.
When the villagers heard that Zhao Zihui was looking for someone who could read, their eyes all fell on Guo Zhanxi.
Except for the Qian family, the other two ethnic groups in Yongfeng Village have not had a good life as they have been suppressed for so many years.
It’s a problem to have enough food to eat, let alone provide children with an education.
But Guo Zhanxi is an exception. After all, he has shown differences from children of the same age since he was a child.
The Qian family also sent many children to school, but except Qian Ming, no one had a talent for studying.
It was also because the children of the Qian clan did not like reading, so after a quarrel with their family, they threw the books directly into the river.
The book happened to be picked up by Guo Zhanxi, who was only seven years old. Old Man Guo and Guo Zhanyong found that he liked reading the picked up book very much, so they found an opportunity to send him to school.
The villagers of Yongfeng Village only knew that Guo Zhanxi could read and write, but they did not know that he was extremely intelligent.
All of this was deliberately concealed by Patriarch Guo. Having suffered from the oppression of the Qian family for many years, he knew that if he wanted to make a name for himself, he had to cultivate a scholar in the family.
And this student's future achievements will definitely be higher than Qian Ming's.
When Old Man Guo went to his house to borrow money, he secretly made up his mind to support Guo Zhanxi's studies.
But because it was too difficult, he secretly found several elders in the clan, and after discussion, they jointly paid for Guo Zhanxi's studies.
Guo Zhanxi walked forward facing the villagers and bowed to Zhao Zihui again.
"The students can read and are willing to help write the divorce letter."
He had just left a deep impression on Zhao Zihui. When he heard him call himself a student again, Zhao Zihui asked, "You call yourself a student, but I see that at your age, you should not have passed the imperial examination, right?"
Guo Zhanxi's eyes were bright, and he held his head high and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "I passed the Tongsheng exam when I was ten years old, and now I am a scholar."
"When I was eleven, I wanted to take part in the provincial examination, but Qian Ming saw my name on the examination list and did something to prevent me from taking the exam."
Guo Zhanyong stepped forward and said with a sad face: "Sir, my brother has been very smart since he was young, and he passed the examination for the title of scholar in one try."
"If Qian Ming hadn't deliberately stopped him from taking the provincial examination, my brother might have already become the youngest juren."
After Guo Zhanxi consoled him with a few words, he said confidently, "Don't be angry, brother. Now that Qian Ming is no longer the county magistrate, I can take part in the provincial examination this year."
Zhao Zihui looked at Guo Zhanxi in confusion and asked hesitantly, "How old are you this year?"
"I was tricked when I was eleven and failed the exam. Now I have waited for three years and I am fourteen now. I think I can take part in the provincial exam this year."
It is now early January. The Northern Qi provincial examination will be held in August, and there is no age limit. Anyone who has obtained the title of scholar can sign up for the exam.
It’s just that taking the exam every three years is a bit long. If it’s true as Guo Zhanxi said, then he has already been delayed for three years. If he can’t take the exam this year, he will have to wait another three years.
Zhao Zihui didn't expect that he would pass the examination and become a scholar at the age of eleven. He was shocked and couldn't help but look up to him.
If he really had that ability, he might have been a juren or jieyuan at the end of the provincial examination...
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