Chapter 64
Chapter 64
How does it feel to watch your home being torn down bit by bit while a group of people are talking and laughing on top of it?
Even someone as numb as Ji Li couldn't stop crying.
This is the home where he grew up and the only place he can live now.
It was smashed and destroyed.
Ji Li was still thinking, since Ji Yuan would never come back, he would just live in this house. Could he have any other way to kick himself out?
Then what about his reputation?
Even a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake.
It is impossible for Ji Yuan to stay in Anji Village forever just because of a house.
Ji Li had a very good plan. After hearing that Ji Yuan had returned, he immediately rushed over just to occupy the house.
He even brought a few people with him for this purpose, thinking that since he had more people on his side, he would definitely be at an advantage.
The few minions behind him had not come over just now because of some other matter, but now they came over and saw the little leader Ji Li crying so hard, so they went up to him and wanted to fight.
But looking at the people of the other side, who made up half of the village, there were only four of them including Ji Li, so how could they possibly win?
These people are just drinking buddies.
Ji Li was doing well in the gambling house thanks to his literacy, but among the people he met in the gambling house, he had few true friends.
Everyone just pretended to curse a few times, but in reality they did not put in any effort.
Ji Li felt that Ji Yuan was even more hateful, especially An Dahai and the others, who actually listened to Ji Yuan. Those strong men even protected Ji Yuan and glared at them.
"You still have the nerve to come back."
"Why do you look like that? This house originally belonged to Ji Yuan."
"Yes, these things are also compensation to Ji Yuan. To be honest, can these things add up to three hundred taels of silver?"
"Yes, you might even owe Ji Yuan money!"
There was no need for Ji Yuan to say anything, someone came to his aid.
Many people still bought his things. They got Jiyuan's things at a low price, and they felt a little guilty about it. Now when something happens, they will definitely say something.
Besides, they are right!
Ji Li didn't even have a mouth, but he was scolded to death.
For the first time, he felt the situation that Little Ji Yuan was in back then.
Even Little Jiyuan was even worse off and couldn't even speak.
"Okay, okay, you're really awesome, Ji Yuan!" Ji Li looked at his house that had completely collapsed, and turned around and left with his people.
Li Yaozhong was right. Ji Yuan was not a normal person at heart.
Can a normal person do such a thing?
Can you think of such a torturous method?
But Li Yaozhong has become completely scared and is now hiding at home, not daring to come out.
No matter what, Ji Yuan is already a scholar, and nothing he does will be successful. It is better for him to behave himself to avoid being implicated.
Li Yaozhong is a man who completely believes in the law of the jungle.
He believed that those in lower positions, such as women and those without achievements, were born to serve men, and those with achievements should not be oppressed by those in higher positions.
People who think this way are also extremely weak.
Once the other party becomes a superior, he will automatically surrender without even the slightest thought of resistance.
He is the one who is described as a spineless person.
Like what people in later generations call the dog theory.
Some people say that there is no equality among dogs, only low and high, and the low ones are born to submit to the high ones.
Of course, people like Li Yaozhong are worse than dogs. At least dogs are loyal.
Ji Li cursed Li Yaozhong in his heart, but he also knew that when Ji Yuan and the others came back a few days ago, they also brought back a document.
Li Yaozhong’s fame was completely gone.
Now he is no longer Li Xiucai.
The high-ranking officials in the city even said that he was a ruffian, and that he was on the same level as himself.
The boots finally landed on the ground, and Li Yaozhong's former arrogance and complacency were instantly taken away.
When I discussed with him how to take revenge on Ji Yuan, he waved his hand and said that the people should not fight against the officials. He didn't dare to do that and he would even avoid Ji Yuan in the future.
waste.
Useless thing.
Ji Li looked at Ji Yuan in the crowd, and Ji Yuan was actually smiling at him.
Ji Li felt cold all over and the rage in his heart grew stronger.
How dare Ji Yuan, how dare he.
Are those who are barefoot afraid of those who wear shoes?
He has lost his family, his parents are dead, what else is he afraid of? !
Watching Ji Li leave, An Dahai couldn't help but say, "This isn't very good."
An Dahai was not suddenly sympathetic, but said, "Be careful of the desperate dog."
Ji Yuan confirmed: "He will."
meeting?
You still do this?
Ji Yuan said, "Does he work in the gambling house in Heyuan County?"
"Yes, that's right." An Dahai told what he knew.
An Dahai traveled all over the county, treating livestock in many villages and getting a lot of information.
Ever since his parents were exiled, Ji Li couldn't make a living in the village. He was addicted to gambling, so he went to work in a casino in Heyuan County, paying off his debts while gambling.
The other party originally looked down on him, but since Ji Li owed money and was literate, he stayed.
I didn't expect that he could really get by by relying on his literacy and shamelessness.
Of course, life was not easy. All the money I had was used to pay off debts and gamble.
As long as the other party pressed him hard, he would secretly return to Anji Village and hide for two days before going back.
He just lives his life by being shameless.
So even though his parents died in a foreign land, he didn't go to bring them back. It was obvious that he just wanted to live a good life for himself.
Now that the house is gone, it would be strange if he didn't hate it.
Not only that, when Ji Yuan and Ji Li are mentioned now, there will definitely be comparisons.
One passed the imperial examination and returned home in glory, while the other became a gambler.
The former even had to rebuild the graves for their parents, but the latter? Their parents died outside, and they didn’t even go to collect their bodies.
In every way, Gilley sucks.
I have no money to begin with, and now I get scolded wherever I go.
Even the gamblers in the gambling house thought Ji Li was a good-for-nothing.
Forget about the others.
We are all gamblers, why is it your turn to look down on me!
Ji Li was in a daze and could no longer muster up any energy. Like Li Yaozhong, he never wanted to see Ji Yuan again.
This person is not a normal person!
It’s so scary!
An Dahai became more and more worried as he spoke.
Ji Yuan smiled and said, "If there are injuries on the legs of cattle and sheep, how should they be treated?"
An Dahai replied: "Of course, we clean the wound first, dig out the rotten flesh, and then apply medicine and bandage it."
ah?
What does epoch mean?
Ji Yuan was afraid that Ji Li would not take action, so he really endured it.
So that's how it is!
Ji Yuan added: "Don't worry, I know what's going on."
When dealing with such people, the weaker you are, the tougher they will be.
Just slap him in the face and he will behave himself.
He saw with his own eyes how Ji Li was servile to the young master of the Zhang family in the county.
These people fear power but not virtue, which is weak in their bones.
Ji Yuan has always been good at judging people, so An Dahai felt relieved and also felt refreshed.
"The look in Ji Li's eyes just now was really funny."
"This house should be demolished. You must have suffered a lot here!"
Ji Yuan nodded slightly.
It's all over.
It passed very quickly.
The next step is to rebuild the tomb.
Ji Yuan also has a good relationship with the fairy lady in the village, and she even helped scare Aunt Ji San and others in the past.
The fairy lady's family lived well because of the silage from Jiyuan, so when they rebuilt the tomb, they did it very beautifully.
Ji Yuan didn't invite many people, all of them were acquaintances in the village.
But when the county schoolmaster Li Ting, Qian Fei, Cai Fenglan and others heard about this, they insisted on coming to help.
Rebuilding my parents' graves is a big deal.
They learn etiquette and funeral rituals.
Now it is actually used.
Ji Yuan was not wearing a blue robe, nor was he wearing mourning clothes.
It had been six years since his parents passed away, and the mourning period had passed. Ji Yuan then wore a Ge robe, which was usually worn after three years of mourning.
It is also appropriate to wear Ge clothing when rebuilding the tomb this time.
On the morning of May 21st, Ji Yuan had a light porridge and followed the fairy to perform a ritual.
The fairy lady studied Taoism, which is considered a small sect, but the rules and rituals are very formal.
Li Ting and his friends who arrived breathed a sigh of relief, luckily they made it.
Ji Yuan was also a little surprised when he saw them.
He didn't want to make it public, and just wanted the village to rebuild the tomb, but he didn't expect Li Ting and others to come.
Needless to say, Li Ting and Qian Fei are all good friends.
Cai Fenglan, Li Jin and Xu Chun, who took the test together, also came.
They were wearing formal official uniforms, commonly known as Qingjin. Wearing them now was naturally to show respect.
Sure enough, as soon as they arrived, the villagers who had helped Ji Yuan hurriedly saluted them.
These three scholars?!
They had never seen so many noble people before, and they were all so young.
Cai Fenglan and the others quickly helped everyone up and said, "We are good friends of Ji Yuan, and we are here to help him."
So that's how it is.
Ji Yuan is really amazing. He is amazing, and his friends are amazing too.
When the village chief found out that they were all students of the county school, he became even more respectful.
Master Zhao looked at this and felt very relieved.
The student already has so many good friends around him, so there is no need to worry about him anymore.
Since the grave is to be rebuilt, the weeds around the grave must be cleared and everything around it tidy up.
The carved stone tablet was erected and the coffin also needed to be repaired.
When Ji Yuan went to worship, he took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and put a piece of clothing that little Ji Yuan had worn inside.
It took three days to finish everything.
These three days were all thanks to the help of Uncle An’s family, and Village Chief An’s family also contributed a lot.
On the last day, Ji Yuan held a banquet to make up for the funeral banquet that year.
Little Jiyuan's parents were buried hastily back then, and there had never been such a ceremony.
Although most rituals are performed for living people to see, Ji Yuan believes that since he has occupied Ji Yuan's body, he must perform these rituals.
The funeral banquet ended.
Ji Yuan took his friends to Little Ji Yuan's house.
He got back all the dismantled beams, door panels and epochs from his house.
But leaving it here is not the right thing to do.
Ji Yuan planned to hire someone to simply repair Ji Yuan's house so that it would at least not leak wind or rain.
In this way, there is a place to place the tablets of Xiao Jiyuan’s parents.
The house was easy to build and was basically completed in less than ten days.
It became the same as in Xiao Jiyuan’s memory.
It's not big, but very cozy.
The fairy placed the tablets of Ji Yuan's parents in the main hall of the house and sighed, "After so many years, they finally have a tablet."
Ji Yuan nodded, gave the reward to the fairy lady, and said, "I may not come back often in the future. If you are free, please help me burn incense every Qingming Festival."
"This is a small matter." The fairy said, "Just leave it to me."
"And you will never let anyone into your house, not even Jili."
The fairy lady still has some ways to play tricks on people.
Moreover, Ji Yuan's mother died because of Ji Li's parents. Ji Li must have felt guilty and didn't dare to come over.
Ji Yuan returned to Anji Village for twenty days.
These things were done very beautifully.
Because of these things, Ji Li could no longer raise his head.
There's no way, the comparison is just too tragic.
The two things that ordinary people care about most.
The residence during one’s lifetime, the house.
The place after death, the grave.
Ji Li didn't keep any of it, and the house was demolished.
There is no grave for my parents.
If he were to mention these two items, he would be drowned in saliva.
After all, look at him, and then think about your own children. If your son or daughter is like him, you will be so angry that you will die, and no one can save you.
If Ji Li's parents were human, they would be dead.
Na Jili himself was truly socially dead in the eyes of everyone who knew him.
In Tianqi, a country that emphasizes filial piety, he could hardly move forward.
After finishing these things, Ji Yuan rested in the room on the right side of Little Ji Yuan's house. His things that originally stayed at Master Zhao's place could finally be moved in.
Does this count as having a home?
Although the tablets of Jiyuan's parents were placed in the main hall, Jiyuan did not feel afraid.
First, I have no guilt in my heart, and second, I know that both of them are good people.
I guess even if I become a ghost, I'll be a good ghost?
Ji Yuan smiled and packed his things again.
He will return to the county school tomorrow.
He couldn't stay in the county school for much time, so he discussed with Li Jin, Cai Fenglan and others when to go to the provincial school together.
When he saw some veterinary books, Ji Yuan patted his head and said, "How could I have forgotten this!"
He was busy running around in the village, and Dahai was always helping him.
He actually forgot to give him the veterinary book.
Fortunately, there was still time the next day, so he could just give it to Dahai before returning to the county school tomorrow.
One is a book called "Collection of Sick Cows", one is called "Guide to Poultry", and the other is called "Difficult Diseases in Livestock".
I flipped through it in my spare time.
When I first bought the poultry guide, I only read the first few pages and thought it was about medical treatment of poultry.
After I bought it, I found out that the first half of the book talks about common poultry diseases, while the main content of the latter part is how to distinguish poultry breeds, such as what breeds of chickens there are, how to raise each breed, etc.
It is actually a book on raising poultry, which shows that it is very good and practical.
When An Dahai saw these things, he was extremely surprised.
When Ji Yuan mentioned this, he remembered that in order to encourage him to study, Ji Yuan said that he would be able to understand veterinary books in the future.
I didn't expect that I actually found it for him.
"It's been such a long time, I'm glad you still remember it. These books must have cost a lot of money, right?"
Ji Yuan shook his head: "Books in the city are cheap. I will go there often. If there are any good books, I will buy them for you."
"No, I'll give you the money when the time comes, and you can just help me bring it."
Dahai did not refuse these books. He and Ji Yuan were good brothers, and he would take care of Yuan Ge'er's family's fields in the future.
There are also tablets in this house, which will definitely bring blessings to his parents during the four seasons and festivals.
So does Xiao Huang.
Just don't worry, Ji Yuan.
Ji Yuan smiled and nodded, then looked at An Jicun. He had already said goodbye to Master Zhao yesterday, so it was time to leave.
Ji Yuan took the package and waved goodbye to the sea.
He left quietly, got on Uncle An Wu's ox cart and left
Maybe I can take Xiao Huang with me next time I come back?
But he should have made up for Xiao Jiyuan’s regret.
It is now June.
It was a June morning and the dawn started very early. Ji Yuan arrived at the county town before the sun rose.
Uncle An Wu went to take care of other things, and Ji Yuan went straight back to the county school. At this time, the morning classes in the county school had not started yet, and it would generally be very lively.
Especially outside on the Cuju field, many students will run on their own initiative.
But as soon as he stepped into the county school, Ji Yuan found that the atmosphere inside seemed a little wrong.
It turned out to be Xu Chun's voice.
"Are you stupid!?"
"We went to Heyuan County overnight? What are we doing?!"
"You won money? You still want to go to Heyuan County to win? Don't even mention that you won money. Are you still going there today?!"
Xu Chun's voice was exasperated.
It makes other students unable to hold their heads up.
Xu Chun is a scholar now, so he should behave more decently.
But he still had the same temper as before, and he had a very bad impression of the word gambling.
The reason is self-evident.
The two people he scolded were like quails, with their heads buried in their chests.
Ji Yuan also knew these two people.
They were all classmates in the former Class C Hall. They came from average families and worked very hard.
"The era is coming."
As soon as Ji Yuan appeared, he was seen and immediately shouted out.
Xu Chun and the others seemed to have found their backbone, and subconsciously said, "Ji Yuan, the gambling house in Heyuan County actually came to our county to recruit people to gamble."
"Have you told Instructor Guo?"
"Not yet. I just saw that they looked depressed and their tone was not right. I asked them a few questions and then I found out."
Many people have been replaced this year in both the government office and the county school in Zhengrong County.
I won’t talk about the yamen.
Now half of them are Magistrate Nie’s people, and the other half are his former people.
Because the results of the county school were too good this time, many people were transferred away.
Instructor Yan, Master Li, and four other teachers were all transferred away.
Today's county schools are understaffed.
The instructor is naturally Instructor Cheng.
Assistant Professor Guo was changed to Instructor Guo, and another assistant professor, Wang, was promoted from among the teachers.
But overall, there are still six fewer masters.
If you want to add more, you have to wait until September.
So there are inevitably loopholes in many places.
This was taken advantage of by the gambling houses in the neighboring Heyuan County, which set up a gambling game near the county school specifically to lure these students in to play.
The students in the county school are all young and can be easily lured.
The two in front of us are examples.
Ji Yuan listened, looked at the crowd, and saw a few guilty expressions in the crowd.
Sure enough, this is not an isolated case.
How does the saying go? If you find one cockroach, there are countless of them hidden away.
Their county school has been short of staff for more than just one or two days. It has been like this since they were transferred away after being strictly disciplined, which was half a month ago.
Those who take shortcuts are very sensitive to this, and would have come here long ago, like flies smelling meat.
Last year, they had already set their sights on Anji Village’s silage when it had not yet been sold. This shows how capable these people are at taking advantage of loopholes.
Zhengrong County School is a very popular place.
The students here are relatively innocent.
They could tell from the fact that Xu Chun was deceived.
Those veterans who hang around in casinos can easily cheat a group of students.
Ji Yuan and Xu Chun are both scholars now, and they also have the power to command students in the B and C grades.
Ji Yuan directly pointed at those guilty people and said, "Go to the vacant sprint class and wait for us."
The person who was named panicked, and when he looked at Ji Yuan, he didn't dare to refute at all.
Xu Chun guessed something and pointed at them, speechless. He also hated himself for having gone astray.
Maybe those people knew that he was so gullible, so they came to deceive his classmates?
In fact, there are considerations in this regard.
But Ji Yuan thought about more.
If I remember correctly, among the four students who deceived Xu Chun, one was the son of Mr. Chen?
Then why did he want to stay in Heyuan County when his father was a juren?
There must be a reason for this. It must be that staying in Heyuan County will make life better than living with a father who is a juren.
And that person is involved in gambling, which inevitably makes people speculate.
Early in the morning, students in Zhengrong County were in a panic.
bet?
A bit far from them.
The students of the county school were unaware of what had happened to Xu Chun in the provincial capital.
When Liu Rong heard about this, he seemed to have thought of something. His grandfather T was indeed related to the incident and had heard about the thrilling events in the city.
He also said that if Ji Yuan hadn’t pleaded for mercy on behalf of the first place in the case.
Then Xu Chun must have done well during the imperial examination, otherwise he would not have been a scholar.
When Liu Rong's grandfather told this, he was trying to make Liu Rong be vigilant and not follow in Xu Chun's footsteps.
Although Xu Chun grew a lot after this incident, it still left a bad impression on the officials of the prefectural school.
This impression can determine your future destiny.
At that time, Liu Rong also felt that it was Xu Chun's own fault.
But now it seems that it was the people from the gambling house in Heyuan County next door who deliberately lured them.
And this is not the first time.
Anji Village where Ji Yuan is located has been lured before, and this is definitely not the first time.
Ji Yuan said, "Except for them, everyone else should go to class. If you have any questions, you can speak up."
“If we miss this opportunity and are caught again in the future, it won’t be a simple matter.”
Ji Yuan’s words carry a lot of weight.
Not to mention that he was originally the favorite student of the masters and doctors.
His status as Xiao Sanyuan was enough to warn the students.
After that, Ji Yuan and Xu Chun went directly to the Research and Study Department.
On the way, we happened to meet Instructor Guo and Instructor Cheng who were rushing over.
Master Guo is now a tutor, and his temper seems to have become a little more irritable, and he seems to be heading in the direction of a strict tutor.
You can't blame him, there are too many things going on.
He had also experienced Xu Chun's gambling incident and understood how harmful it was to students.
Teacher Cheng also frowned, as there were a lot of things going on in the county school recently.
There is more than one person in Tong County who wants to be a teacher in the county school, but it is not easy to train students in the county school, and it is also not easy to train teachers.
Not to mention that more and more people are jealous of Zhengrong County School, and many people want to squeeze in students.
He's been dealing with all this lately.
I didn’t expect that there would be problems in the county school.
Seeing Ji Yuan and Xu Chun, they nodded and said, "Let's go and take a look together."
As a scholar, you can already participate in these things.
It’s just that on weekdays, the scholars of the first-class hall have to prepare for the exams.
But Ji Yuan does not have to take the provincial examination this year, and Xu Chun feels that it has something to do with him, so he must catch up.
Li Jin and Cai Fenglan have not returned home yet and are not aware of these messy issues.
A morning passed.
With the addition of seven or eight students who were picked out, the whole story was finally pieced together.
It was June weather, and seven or eight students were sweating profusely, both from the heat and from fear.
Because after seeing them, Xu Chun told them everything that happened in the provincial capital.
Era, the teacher and the others had not expected it.
After all, this matter is not pleasant to hear, and everyone basically keeps it a secret.
The classmates who came back with me basically didn’t talk much about this.
Xu Chun finished telling his story and continued, "If it weren't for Ji Yuan, Instructor Guo and the others who went to the right instructor of the prefectural school and got me a chance, do you think I would still be a scholar?"
"The Right Instructor is willing to meet Ji Yuan and the others because Ji Yuan is the top candidate in the prefecture, so he is giving him this face."
"If you encounter such a thing, can you also meet the case chief of the government to plead for you?"
Xu Chun spoke from the bottom of his heart.
If it weren't for Ji Yuan, the Right Instructor would never meet them at all.
After all, there is no mercy.
Teacher Cheng also thought so. He and the right instructor were old acquaintances, and the instructor would not help others for no reason.
Moreover, even though Magistrate Nie's letter of appeal was sent so quickly, it still did not arrive.
If it weren’t for Ji Yuan, Xu Chun would not have passed the college entrance examination.
As for the student in front of him, will he have help from the head of the case?
Most likely not.
The top scorer in the provincial examination is not a common thing. There are some every year, and they are held in the Zhengrong County School every year.
The seven or eight students in front of him were not stupid. They understood what happened instantly, so they explained the whole story in detail.
It turned out that some hooligans had been walking around the county school for more than ten days.
But the county school has been too busy recently, and the teachers have changed quickly, so only the gatekeeper has rushed back a few times.
It is better to let them find opportunities to interact with students in county schools.
Some use the method of "hitting cars" to defraud timid students of their money.
Others are just acting.
Two people bet on the size of a number. If one of them always wins, he will even drag the students who are watching to play to join in.
As you play, you will naturally get hooked.
Counting them up, there are already seven or eight people.
Two other students went to the casino in Heyuan County yesterday.
There was unusual excitement in their eyes, which others might not notice, but Xu Chun, who had experienced all these things, could see the difference at a glance.
Fortunately, it was discovered by Xu Chun, otherwise, who knows how many more people would have been harmed.
Teacher Cheng looked at them and said, "All of you will be suspended for three days. Wait for further notice."
Class suspension?!
Seven or eight students became anxious instantly.
This, how can this be possible.
Once classes are suspended, my family will know.
Nowadays, everyone is scrambling to get into Zhengrong County School.
And they have to wait for notification. What if the county school asks them to drop out?
The students, who were sweating profusely just now, were now crying non-stop.
There is no need to teach the teachers, they all say that everyone understands how important the Zhengrong County School is now.
People outside are scrambling to come.
What about you?
But you don't cherish this opportunity at all.
You don't cherish it, but there are people who do.
Although Ji Yuan knew that Teacher Cheng was probably trying to scare them, these students had little contact with the teacher and were already paralyzed by fear.
I believe these three days are enough time for them to reflect carefully.
They will not reflect on this, and their families will help them to think seriously about what they are doing in the county school.
But this is only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution.
Under the gazes of their classmates in Class C and Class B, the eight students packed up their things and left crying.
Parents of students living in the county town have even rushed over. They want to punch their own children twice, and also hate themselves for not paying attention to the students' situation.
The whole county school was in a state of solemnity for the whole day.
Instructor Guo took a deep breath and repeatedly stressed to the students not to be disturbed by external things.
The matter has not been completely resolved yet.
After all, the root cause is not in the county school, or even in Zhengrong County.
The neighboring Heyuan County is the culprit.
When Lord Lin heard that someone was tricking villagers into gambling, he knew what was going on. This was not the first time this had happened.
It's like having a bad neighbor next door.
You go to work and come home from get off work honestly, while the other person is idle, snooping into your life from time to time, and even taking away your things.
If you can't stand having neighbors like this, you can move away.
But Heyuan County is adjacent to Zhengrong County, and the county cannot be moved, so it can only endure such a bad neighbor.
Gambling is rampant in the other county. Previously it only indirectly affected people in Zhengrong County, but now it has come to deceive people many times.
I don’t know if it’s because I’ve tasted success recently.
It was the new county magistrate who came and deliberately made trouble taking advantage of the fact that he was not familiar with the situation next door.
Or maybe both.
Those gambling bosses probably gathered all the gamblers in their county.
Zhengrong County, with its very good social atmosphere and strict crackdown on gambling, is a blue ocean market for them.
"I'll go to the county and ask the detectives to patrol more. I think they're not just scamming students from the county school." Teacher Cheng said, and then said, "Deal with a few more people to serve as a warning to others."
Ji Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Teacher, do you know a scholar named Chen in the next county?"
The teacher naturally knew this and said, "One of the people who deceived Xu Chun last time was the son of Mr. Chen."
"Then why didn't the Juren's son follow him to the prefectural capital? The Juren only had this one son, and he loved him very much, so why didn't he take him with him?"
"I want to know what the mother's family of Mr. Chen's son does."
"Is there any element of revenge in this matter?"
"When he was in the prefectural capital, Mr. Chen was very unhappy with the reputation of the county school in Zhengrong County."
This is the reason why Xu Chun was even deliberately dragged into this.
The teacher did not expect this to happen: "Your guess is possible."
"I don't know the identity of Mr. Chen's first wife. Wait for me to go to the government office and ask."
Xu Chun was stunned. Are there so many hidden secrets?
Director Guo said, "Zhengrong County is indeed too eye-catching."
Not long after the instructor left, Ji Yuan and Xu Chun were called to the yamen again.
As soon as I entered the room, I heard Magistrate Nie angrily say, "This is really hateful! The person has been arrested, but Heyuan County is still asking me for him, saying that the person is from Heyuan County and must be sent back!"
"Send it back? Dream on!"
Just as the teacher guessed, there are other victims in Zhengrong County recently.
The county's third squad of detectives also arrested two sneaky people. While they were interrogating them, the government office of the neighboring county came to demand the release of the people.
They also said that these two people were involved in a case in their county and they had to go back to investigate. They also said that the case over there was urgent and they had to try it first.
Even Magistrate Nie could guess: "Are they sending people back for interrogation? They are clearly sending them back to cover up for him!"
"I tell you, it's impossible to give it to you. We must conduct an investigation and find out which gambling house let the gambling boss out to defraud the people of Zhengrong County!"
With County Magistrate Nie's attitude, the county school officials and others felt relieved.
Since the person is in our hands, we can still interrogate him.
Everyone sat down to discuss the incident in detail and called over Constable Lei and Constable Zhang, who had experienced Xu Chun being cheated of gambling money.
The cause and effect of this matter are clear.
In this year's child examination in Jianmeng Mansion, if Zhengrong County stole the show, then Heyuan County lost face.
Twelve students went to Zhengrong County, and ten of them passed the examination and became scholars.
Twenty-one people went from Heyuan County, one failed the exam, and there were four others, including one who was locked up in a cell when a constable was catching gamblers.
The comparison between the two is simply hilarious.
Mr. Chen was very angry about this matter, and Ji Yuan and the others also knew about it.
At the same time, another reason why Mr. Chen was angry was that the arrested Chen Shusheng was his own son.
This is just adding fuel to the fire.
But what does this have to do with the gambling house?
Constable Lei quickly replied, "When I discovered that there were a lot of people coming to the gambling house in Heyuan County a few days ago, I went to investigate."
"Mr. Chen's original wife, Mr. Chen's biological mother, her family is openly engaged in the restaurant business, but in fact, it seems to be involved with the gambling house."
This is connected.
So that's how it is.
Logically speaking, Chen Shusheng should have a good life in the capital city with his father, a juren.
But both he and Mr. Chen asked him to stay in Heyuan County, and Mr. Chen himself was willing to stay, naturally because life in Heyuan County was better for him.
With a gambling house behind you, how can life be bad?
In the provincial capital, he has to please others, but in Heyuan County, he is a complete local tyrant and rich man.
Chen Shusheng felt that he had been wronged and wanted revenge.
Mr. Chen felt that Zhengrong County had made him lose face in the city, and he also wanted to take revenge.
So he asked his original wife to send people to Zhengrong County to induce gambling.
The original wife could send someone over, one reason being to avenge her husband and son.
Another one probably also has the idea of making money.
Constable Lei told the rest of what he knew: "Although there is no direct evidence to prove that Mrs. Chen's family is related to the gambling house, that's what people in the market say."
"And Mrs. Chen is also involved in the management and is one of the decision-makers."
"In recent years, the profits in Heyuan County have been almost fully exploited. They have long set their sights on Zhengrong County, thinking that there is plenty of money to be made there."
"It was only because we were on high alert that they were unable to succeed. They probably took advantage of the fact that the county school was short of several teachers, so they broke in."
This really gives me a headache.
However, considering Ji Li’s previous experience of being induced to gamble, this statement is very credible.
Detective Lei is an expert at investigating cases. When he returns from the provincial capital, he would inquire about what is happening in the neighboring county whenever he has nothing to do.
It is probably related to the fact that the gambling boss once wanted to go to Anji Village to induce gamblers.
Magistrate Nie became even angrier when he heard this, but he added, "It's easy to be a thief, but you can't be on guard against thieves all day. If they keep doing this, how many more constables should we send?"
yes.
Bad neighbors are like time bombs.
Ji Yuan also felt a headache after listening to this.
But they cannot just ignore it now. If gambling really becomes a rampant problem, then wouldn’t all the hard work they do in Zhengrong County be a waste of time to help the neighbors?
I won’t talk about those who went there on their own initiative, but what about those who were deceived?
Most people don't have absolute resistance.
Just look at the students in the county school.
Normally he is very hardworking, but once he is tempted, he takes the bait.
The county magistrate said, "First, let the detectives tell the people that the gambling boss has come to our county, so that they can strengthen their precautions."
"I've recently borrowed some people from the command camp to patrol more often around us, especially the county school. If there are any sneaky people, they will be arrested."
Judging from the way the county government next door wants someone, the casino must be in cahoots with him.
But that's all we can do.
After all, it is the neighboring county's business, and they can only take care of their own business.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Ji Yuan, who had been silent, said, "If it's just a normal gambling inducement, this should work."
"But there is Mr. Chen behind him."
Everyone looked at him.
No one would care if an ordinary eleven-year-old child spoke.
This is Xiao Sanyuan, this is Jiyuan.
Magistrate Nie also said, "Go on."
"Swindling money may be important to Mrs. Chen."
"But Mr. Chen's goal is to destroy the reputation of Zhengrong County School."
Although they are a couple, their goals are completely different.
"If we fail to achieve our goal, I'm afraid Mr. Chen will continue like this until our county school students are deeply trapped in it."
"By then, we can destroy the reputation of Zhengrong County School."
"He's done this before."
Xu Chun opened his eyes wide.
yes.
Mr. Chen did this, so isn't that what he did himself?
The difference is that I really can't resist the temptation.
But now the students of the county school have suffered a completely unprovoked disaster.
It's completely different for you to just play around a trap and for someone to deliberately set a trap and let you fall into it.
"The county magistrate is right. A thief can be thieves for a thousand days, but you can never be on guard against thieves for a thousand days."
"Forget about the money, but if the reputation of Zhengrong County School is ruined, I'm afraid it will be difficult to restore it."
"I guess countless people are watching this political achievement."
When it comes to political achievements, County Magistrate Nie is fine, and the County Magistrate stood up.
After Ji Yuan's analysis, it seems to be true.
Teacher Cheng looked at Ji Yuan and said, "Yes, many colleges and county schools are asking me for people now."
"If the reputation of Zhengrong County School is completely lost, it will be easier for them to take the teachers away."
How is this possible!
The county magistrate immediately said, "No! Zhengrong County School is already the signature of our county!"
“We need to recruit more students this year!”
Their young master had been in Zhengrong County for only half a year, but he had already achieved the amazing result of having twelve people take the exam and ten of them become scholars.
Although he shared this achievement with his predecessor, Lord Lin, it was so astonishing that the provincial school reported it to the capital.
How can such a living sign be destroyed?
Not to mention, if it really was destroyed in the hands of their young master.
That's really unpleasant to hear.
The prosperous county school that Lord Lin had built was destroyed by the new county magistrate?
The political enemies of the Nie family will definitely make a fuss about this matter.
By then, the young master will not be here to accumulate political achievements, but to collect evidence for the political enemies of the Nie family.
This matter must be stopped.
The county magistrate subconsciously looked at Ji Yuan, waiting for him to continue.
Ji Yuan didn't keep anyone in suspense and directly expressed his thoughts.
"Although the casino is a matter of the neighboring county, if it is exposed by the Zhengrong County government, it will restore the integrity of the local people and correct the local customs. It will also benefit us a lot."
Who wants a neighbor like that?
Not only the county school, but also villages like Anji Village will have innocent people suffer.
When people get addicted to gambling, selling children is the norm.
Theft, robbery and fraud are even more common.
If it can be dealt with, why not?
What, this isn’t Magistrate Nie’s business?
But don’t you want political achievements?
Isn’t this real political achievement?
Overstepping one's authority?
Is the Nie family still afraid of this?
If Lord Lin were here, Ji Yuan would never have made this suggestion.
That would help Lord Lin to have a bright future.
But if it was done by Magistrate Nie, a son of a powerful family who had someone to escort him all the way, it would be a shame.
It is feasible.
Many things are resources that are placed in the wrong place.
For example, the power that County Magistrate Nie possesses.
If I remember correctly, he was the prefect of Jianmeng Prefecture and had a very good relationship with him.
It's so easy to do such a thing.
As Ji Yuan finished speaking, Teacher Cheng's mouth corners almost curled up.
Good student, you have mastered the correct usage of Magistrate Nie.
The county magistrate thought he had some good ideas, but after listening to Ji Yuan, he almost pointed at him and said, "Do you know what you are talking about?"
The county magistrate could not help but say, "You kid, what do you know? Who would be willing to interfere in the affairs of the neighboring county? Even if it is told to others, it is our county magistrate's fault."
“You can talk to the prefect first.” Magistrate Nie spoke. He looked at Ji Yuan. Why did he feel that Ji Yuan was not just talking casually? Perhaps he knew too much.
But when County Magistrate Nie thought that the Zhengrong County School might be destroyed in his hands, he became uneasy and determined to protect the county school.
Magistrate Nie continued, "We secretly showed the evidence we collected to the prefect, and asked him to secretly authorize us to investigate the matter."
"With the secret order from the prefect, we have a legitimate reason to do so."
Look.
If it were County Magistrate Lin, he would never say such a thing.
After all, he was not really familiar with the prefect, and their relationship was purely superior-subordinate.
The relationship between County Magistrate Nie and the prefect is like that between son and nephew.
If this is done well, it will be beneficial to both of them.
Being eager to achieve political achievements is sometimes a good thing.
The county magistrate, after listening to this, felt that this was a very feasible idea.
Otherwise, just do this?
To be honest, when they came to Zhengrong County, everything was so smooth here. They just had to follow Lord Lin's instructions.
It will be smooth sailing until they leave office, and it will be absolutely easy.
It is easy, but there are fewer opportunities to achieve political achievements.
Now a big case from the neighboring county is placed before them.
Should we do this or not?
Xu Chun, who was watching the whole process and just bystander, was trembling.
He just wanted justice for his classmates.
How come things have developed to the point of eradicating the evil forces next door?
What if it can really be done?
Seems pretty good too?
That way more innocent people will be rescued.
The people in Zhengrong County are already annoyed by the harassment, and the people in Heyuan County must be suffering even more.
Ji Yuan also said: "County Magistrate Nie, you are saving people."
"If there is a gambling, it means there are other evil things going on, and countless people are implicated."
"I think those who are involved in gambling must have sold their children and must have bullied men and women."
"You have done this not only for your own achievements, but also for the people of Heyuan County."
As he was speaking, the constable who was interrogating the gambling boss came over.
This constable was a close confidant of Magistrate Nie, and his face was filled with grief.
"Sir, those gambling bosses are completely unscrupulous. They appear to be defrauding people of their money, but in fact they are asking the gamblers' wives and daughters to be used as collateral."
"People from Zhengrong County have already been taken there, and their wives and daughters have all been sold by gamblers to pay off their debts!"
“It’s really abominable!”
This was found out through review.
There will be even more that are not reviewed.
These things prove that what Ji Yuan said is correct.
It's not just the students' problem. The students are protected by the county school, and it's not that easy for the common people.
This matter must be taken care of.
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