Chapter 183: Revision of the Fox Book
Ning Caichen and Ma Junji wanted to go and see the list, but were stopped by Xiaoqian and Zhu Zhengxin.
Zhu Zhengxin said, "Let Miss Xiaoqian go check on you. You just wait for the news."
Xiao Qian said, "I'm a quick walker. I also need to go to the city to buy some cloth. It won't be long before I get back."
Ning Caichen and Ma Junji knew what they were worried about.
Ma Junji forced a smile and said, "Don't worry, we are not fools. We know how to protect ourselves."
Ma Junji looked at Ning Caichen, who also said, "That's not necessary. We know what we're doing."
Xiao Qian had no choice but to say, "Then take me with you."
Zhu Zhengxin had no choice but to send them down the mountain, then paced back and forth, sighing.
He was supposed to be a candidate this time, and if he hadn't experienced this incident, he would have been waiting in the city for the results to be announced. He was very upset when he learned that there was cheating in the academy examination and that the places for scholars were being sold.
It was not until the evening that Zhu Zhengxin saw Ning Caichen and the other two come back. He was about to ask something when Xiaoqian gave him a look and he shut up.
After the two scholars entered the monastery, Xiao Qian said, "No one made the list. We've been asking around the city all day, and most of the people who made it are from wealthy and powerful families. Even those from humble backgrounds are of some reputation. The remaining few who made it, although unknown or wealthy, have already established connections with the powerful."
Zhu Zhengxin took a deep breath and said, "Is it so blatant?"
Xiao Qian said, "It's so explicit."
Zhu Zhengxin's pig-like face also showed a sarcastic expression for a moment, and he said, "There is no result for this matter."
Xiaoqian looked at him with a puzzled expression.
Zhu Zheng thought to himself, "They're so blatant, aren't they afraid of being exposed? Then this matter can't be covered up by just one academician. Someone more powerful must be manipulating it from behind, profiting from it. Didn't the two of them start a fight?"
Xiaoqian nodded.
Zhu Zhengxin sighed: "They must have understood this, so they didn't make a fuss."
If it is the academician or the county magistrate, then you can still argue and discuss it, but if it is a powerful person of higher status, then even if you expose it to the sky, you will not be able to get a result. You may even be labeled as a rebel if you stir up public resentment, and your innocence will be ruined.
Ning Caichen and Ma Junji were depressed. They did not eat that night and had no appetite the next day.
Xiaoqian and Zhu Zhengxin looked at each other with helpless expressions.
At night, five ghosts and gods suddenly came to Lanyin Temple. They looked like five elements and five colors, and had quite the majesty of ghosts and gods.
Xiao Qian was shocked and asked, "Where did the five ghosts come from?"
Huang Changxia smiled and said, "You are Miss Xiaoqian, right? We are retainers of Gong Huzheng, and we are here to invite the master of Huziyuan to return home."
Xiaoqian has also heard Ning Caichen and Ma Junji talk about these things these days. It is precisely because of their additions that the image of Gong Mengbi has become more and more complete in the minds of Xiaoqian and Zhu Zhengxin.
Xiao Qian led them to the monk's quarters and knocked on the doors of Ning Caichen and Ma Junji: "The fox fairy's retainer is here."
Ning Caichen and Ma Junji came out and saw that it was the Five Ghosts, so they greeted each other.
The Five Ghosts said, "My master said that the college entrance examination has passed, and he asks the two gentlemen to return home and teach as soon as possible."
Ning Caichen and Ma Junji forced themselves to cheer up and said, "Okay, we'll be back home soon."
Xuan Dong said, "Master knows you are worried about the college entrance examination. I have made inquiries recently and learned the inside story of the examination. I have written it down in this letter. Please take a look."
Xuan Dong presented the letter, and then the five ghost gods said goodbye and disappeared into the night like the wind.
Ning Caichen and Ma Junji opened the letter. In it, Gong Mengbi expressed his concern through the mouth of Fox. He also said that he had recently visited a friend and learned a strange story, which said that the national treasury had been robbed and was now empty.
Here, the discussion was brief and no further details were given. However, Ning Caichen and Ma Junji understood that their encounter in the academy examination was no accident, but an unwritten donation.
This wasn't just happening in Dongyang County; it was happening everywhere. Ning Caichen and his men were sacrificed to fill the national treasury.
Last year, when there were severe floods in the south and drought in the north, we had already implemented a donation system to raise funds for relief. This year, the world is relatively peaceful, so we shouldn't be asking for donations without a reason. To encourage donations with the excuse of a theft from the national treasury would be a complete joke.
Ning Caichen and Ma Junji came to their senses with great difficulty. Although they were still angry, at least they knew the reason and were no longer so depressed.
But once trust is broken, even if you try to mend it again, it will reveal an ugly scar.
After dawn, Ning Caichen and Ma Junji resigned from their posts to Xiaoqian and Zhu Zhengxin.
Xiaoqian and Zhu Zhengxin watched them go down the mountain, and the bustling Lanyin Temple became a lonely place again.
The bustling place is Fox Courtyard.
Gong Mengbi estimated the stamina of Ma Junji and Ning Caichen, and announced that classes would resume and exams would be held in five days.
The foxes, who had rested for nearly a month, immediately burst into wailing and crying. Some were flipping through books, some were practicing spells, and they didn't dare to sleep.
When Ma Junji and Ning Caichen returned to Fox Courtyard, they were greeted by a group of listless students.
Only after hearing from Gong Mengbi that there was going to be an exam did Ma Junji and Ning Caichen understand the reason.
Gong Mengbi said, "I've been busy with official duties these days and don't have time to take care of them. If they neglect their studies, I'll definitely teach them a lesson."
Gong Mengbi is busy with the official business of coordinating with Tianhuyuan.
Because the goddess decided to let fox associations and fox officials in various places follow Gong Mengbi's example and build Fox Academy, Tianhu Academy compiled the Fox Academy construction report he wrote into a Fox Book. They have been revising and enriching the content with him these days. After it is completed, it will be distributed to fox associations and fox officials in various places as a designated textbook.
At the same time, Tianhu Academy also decided to hire Gong Mengbi as an assistant teacher to impart the experience of building the Fox Academy, and has scheduled a gathering at the Fox Academy after the Mid-Autumn Festival.
There will definitely be difficulties and unexpected situations at that time, so Gong Mengbi must be fully prepared.
Dr. Huang is very experienced in these matters and has been giving him advice these days, teaching him how to deal with them calmly and steadily.
This is the first important thing he has to do after being promoted to Fox Chief, and he cannot mess it up.
However, there were also surprises. When Gong Mengbi was revising the fox book with the fox fairies in the document library, he unexpectedly discovered that these fox fairies were really well-informed and could know everything.
Even the city god of Wuning County was unaware of the theft in the Dagan treasury, but the fox spirit in the document library knew everything.
There was a very strange atmosphere in the document library. The fox spirits were doing their work while chatting about gossip from all over the world.
Gong Mengbi couldn't get a word in. He was cultivating in Wuning County, so he was much less informed than the other fox spirits. But as a bystander, he listened with great interest and gained a lot of knowledge.
In addition to official business, what prompted him to come to Tianhu Court every day was also gossip.
Gong Mengbi listed establishing a good relationship with the fox spirit in the document library as a relatively important task.
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