"The master once forced a good woman into prostitution. He liked to bully virtuous women, causing their families to be ruined and their children to be sold. Then the master would reappear, spend a night with her, and then discard her like trash."
"The master was also jealous of the talented students taking the imperial examinations, especially those brilliant and outstanding students at the poetry gathering. They hadn't yet obtained official titles and had no powerful backers. The master used the pretense of promotion, and even the pretense of recommending talents to the Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion, to deceive the students and then ruin them one by one."
This personal servant was clearly educated; he spoke very logically and coherently.
"How do we disable them?"
"Generally, they start from two aspects: women and gambling. They get them involved in gambling or become obsessed with a courtesan. Most of these students are young and can't control themselves. They lack self-control and rarely escape his clutches. Most of them are ruined by wine and women and end up with a mountain of debt, allowing the mistress to make a fortune through loan sharking." The servant clearly knew a lot of inside information and was very serious.
Do you have any evidence?
"I have a very good memory. I remember all the students that Master has wronged. Although most of them died, a few survived. They hate the Wei family to the bone and even wrote a petition to report them. They rallied many classmates and caused quite a stir. It almost succeeded. Master and Madam were so frightened that they couldn't sleep for several nights and had no peace." The servant nodded his head, his expression quite confident.
"It was only after the madam spent a lot of money to smooth things over that the matter was finally brought under control, and the master became more restrained. However, the master still disliked those talented scholars and would still secretly trip them up, making them miss the exams or fall ill before the exams, and so on."
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