Zhou Yi stared heavily at the joint book on the table and remained silent.

The master walked in quietly, seeing him hesitating, he couldn't help saying: "My lord, is there any benefit for us if the matter becomes a big one? The twenty-three candidates don't seem to be many, but they are really going to make a fuss. We want to suppress it." It's hard to get down."

Seeing that Zhou Yi's expression became more gloomy, the master said more cautiously: "This matter is Ou Dunyi's fault, and it is the utmost kindness for the lord to help Ou lord cover it up once. We really don't need to get involved too deeply."

"Guangzhou is under my rule, and the rural examination is the most important thing in the country. I cannot shirk my responsibility for this kind of thing..." Zhou Yi's face was gloomy, and he clenched his fists: "Gu Li is too ignorant..."

If she hadn't made a big fuss, how could he be in such a dilemma?

I heard that these scholars went to her before they made troubles, so she must be the one who encouraged them to make troubles.

Hateful, hateful, it was a pity to choose Gu Jingyun as the head of the case at that time.

"My lord, dereliction of duty is better than guilt," the master said disapprovingly, "The rural examination is the most important thing, not only the imperial court attaches great importance to it, but also the scholars in the whole Chu. Once the lord is dirty here, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get promoted. But Dereliction of duty is different, people are not sages, and there are many things in Guangzhou recently, and adults have limited energy, so it is understandable that they can't take care of them. Although the imperial court will hold things accountable if things go wrong, the scholars in the world and the candidates in Guangzhou will understand."

Zhou Yi said meaningfully: "But my official and Ou Tongpan are officials in the same dynasty, and our friendship is different from others. I'm afraid he will blame me if he finds out."

There are too many conflicts of interest between the two, if Ou Tongpan bites people randomly, he will lose his skin even if he does not die.

"I saw Mr. Ou's expression the day before yesterday. I'm afraid that his nephew did it without telling him. He didn't know about it. If we really need to investigate thoroughly, Mr. Ou is at most lax in his family management," the master said meaningfully: "My lord and Ou Your Excellency has a deep friendship, and Ou Daren will naturally understand your painstaking efforts."

Zhou Yi's expression changed, and the master continued: "Ou Dunyi is the only one in the Ou family who can study, but Mr. Ou has two biological children. There is a difference between closeness and closeness. No matter how much he values ​​this nephew, it is impossible for him to ignore his wife and children."

Zhou Yi was even more shaken.

"My lord, the leader of the joint candidates this time is Zhaoqing Wensheng. The Wen family is also a farming and studying heir. His ancestors had a fourth-rank magistrate and a fifth-rank general judge. Although they have declined in the past two generations, some connections are still there. If he If you make up your mind to make a fuss, the wind will always spread."

As for Yu Shi's rumors, don't say that there are many traces of this matter, even if there is no evidence, just the rumors are enough for Zhou Yi to drink a pot.

So it's better to work hard in the direction of dereliction of duty. Although you will be reprimanded, at least you can keep your official position.

As long as they are not dismissed from office, they will have a chance to make a comeback.

But if he is dismissed from office, the Zhou family is neither a famous family nor a powerful family, so it will be very difficult to recover.

Zhou Yi obviously thought of this too, but being forced to this point by a group of scholars made him very unhappy.

He has always been smooth sailing, but at this time he couldn't help feeling angry, feeling that these scholars were too tricky, and at the same time, he was even more annoyed at Ou Dunyi. He had no ability to use these schemes, and in the end he didn't hurt him, but he did.

"My lord, Judge Ou Tong asks for an audience."

Zhou Yi was annoyed when he heard the words and said angrily: "I don't have time, so send him away."

The master was relieved to see that he had figured it out. He was only raising people for fame, and because his family was poor and had no money to seek an official, he came to Zhou Yi's side to be a master.

Only when Zhou Yi is well can he be well, and Zhou Yi has already revealed that the county lieutenant or county magistrate who has a vacancy in the county government at the end of the next two years will try to find a way for him.

So even if it was for his own future, he had to try his best to help Zhou Yi.

Before yesterday, it would be best to resolve this matter with personal grievances. Gu Lishi is only a little woman in her teens, with short knowledge and no courage, so she just messes around and ends up.

But now there are twenty-three scholars who are making trouble, and they are all scholars with high IQ abilities. This is not something they can continue to protect.

The master thinks very clearly, Zhou Yi and his future cannot be tied up because of Ou Dunyi.

When this matter was found out, at most Ou Dunyi was sentenced, and Ou Tong was reprimanded if the sentence was light, or demoted if the sentence was serious, but both were better than confiscation and exile.

Over the years, Zhou Yi has gained a lot of benefits in Guangzhou, but Ou Tong has been judged more, and each has the other's tricks, and no one will make fun of his own wealth and life until the fish dies and the net is broken.

Master can figure it out, so can Ou Tongjuan.

He knew it was not good just being refused to see him, his heart sank, but he said calmly: "Since Mr. Zhou is busy, I will come back later as an official."

After finishing speaking, he ignored the embarrassed clerk, turned around and left.

Ou Tongpan walked quickly to the house, and when he entered the courtyard, he saw two servants standing aside with their heads bowed. He smiled slightly and waved to them.

Ou Dunyi's book boy and servant rushed forward, and Ou Tongsan picked up the roe deer and kicked them in the heart, directly kicked them to the ground, and said with a ferocious smile: "Okay, what a bullying slave, Pull it out and kill it!"

The book boy and the boy didn't care about the pain in their hearts, they spit out a mouthful of blood and got up and kowtowed, "Master, please forgive me, please forgive me..."

Ou Tongpan walked past them to the study room, but he still couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, and swept all the things on the desk to the ground.

A cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said to Chang Sui, "Go and find Yuan Zheng."

Chang Sui immediately took the order to retreat.

"Wait," Ou Tongpan took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart and said, "Take care of Dunyi's book boy and servant, they are still useful."

The long attendant responded and quickly invited Yuan Zheng.

Yuan's face was as sinking as water, but his palms were almost sweating. He saluted when he entered the study, and stood aside silently, "My lord."

Ou Tongjuan looked at him coldly and said, "You must also know that some candidates have jointly signed a letter to Zhou Zhifu, requesting a thorough investigation of the car collision case on the fourth day of junior high school."

Yuan Zheng lowered his eyes and remained silent.

Ou Tongpan sneered and said, "I want to let go of these two evils, but whether it is your Yuan family or my Ou family, there are only these two seedlings who can study. I will never allow anyone to harm them."

Seemingly moved, Yuan Zheng stepped forward excitedly and said, "But according to your lord's orders."

"Although the case on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year has been judged, it has not been completely closed. Go and ask the woman to close the case," Ou Tongjuan said with a cold gleam in his eyes, "If she still wants her husband to pass the exam, she'd better keep her mouth shut." Shut it tightly, it's better to rot in your stomach if you shouldn't say it."

Ou Dunyi is too courageous, even if he has questioned his book boy, he can't be sure how many people he has attacked.

Fortunately, he used people from the outside, and he had never personally contacted those people, so it was still possible to get away.

Except for Gu Jingyun, he was so lucky that he escaped the tricks four times, which made Ou Dunyi panic, and he would only use members of the Ou family on the last day.

The other party can only use this as a breakthrough if they want to investigate, and because Gu Jingyun is the most targeted, the other party obviously knows more evidence.

Therefore, it is Gu Jingyun who Ou Tongjuan fears the most.

It's a pity that Gu Jingyun is currently in the examination room, and his hands can't reach into the ceremony room, so he can only start with his little wife.

Ou Tongpan couldn't help sneering when he thought of the news he had received, she was just a little girl under thirteen years old, and she acted recklessly with a little bit of kung fu.

A drop of cold sweat fell from his forehead when Yuan Zheng exited the study, and he walked out quickly.

Ou Tongjuan had two sons besides his nephew, but he had only one son.

Yuan Zheng would never allow his son to be involved in this matter, and at the same time he was very angry. His son was only talking about anecdotes, but if Ou Dunyi didn't follow suit, what did it have to do with his son?

Ou Tongpan didn't even ask any questions, and just based on the words of a book boy and a servant, he concluded that his son was abetting Ou Dunyi, which is simply unreasonable.

The unreasonable Ou Tongpan has already started to think about his own future. If Ou Dunyi can be picked out this time, he will send him to the capital and stay in Guangzhou. He doesn't know how he died.

If not, Ou Tongjuan felt sad and annoyed at the thought of the two sons who were born at the end of the year but still didn't know how to make a fuss. If the Ou family could have another child who could study, why would he rely on Ou Dunyi so much?

For a while, he became annoyed again. It's good that Gu Li is knowledgeable, if he is not, don't blame him for being cruel.

Li Baolu sneezed, hugged the wooden box in her arms and sighed, "Brother Jingyun must have missed me in the numbered room. I wonder if he has a bad appetite and missed the food I cooked."

Shun Xin acted as if she hadn't heard, pointed to Gu Fang Zhai in front of her and said, "Ma'am, this is the largest antique calligraphy and painting shop in Guangzhou, many literati love to sell their paintings here."

Li Baolu looked up at the two-story wooden shop, and muttered in a low voice, "It's actually made of wood, aren't you afraid of fire?"

But I still went in with the painting.

A clerk hurried up to greet him, and said with a warm smile, "Please, guest officer, what do you want?"

There is everything in Gufangzhai. The surrounding walls are built like a multi-treasure pavilion, and various things are placed there. Li Baolu looked at it, and finally looked at the wall with many paintings.

"The girl wants to buy calligraphy and painting?"

"I heard that you can sell calligraphy and paintings on consignment. Are these all for consignment?"

The clerk laughed and said, "This wall is hung with calligraphy and paintings collected from our store. There are paintings and calligraphy by famous contemporary painters and calligraphers, as well as ancient paintings and calligraphy. It depends on what the girl needs."

Pointing to the paintings on the other side that only took up one-third of the wall, he said, "Those are the paintings for consignment."

Li Baolu stepped forward and asked, "I want to consign two paintings, will your shop accept them?"

"Of course I took it. I don't know if the girl brought the painting."

Li Baolu was surprised, "Haven't you guys seen the painting first?"

The guy laughed and said, "We only take a commission for consigned paintings. If the paintings cannot be sold for more than ten days, we will take them down, but we will charge a storage fee of one or two a day. Regardless of the quality of the girl's paintings, as long as the girl decides to consign, We'll sell."

With a storage fee of one tael a day, it is no wonder that there are still not many people who come to consignment regardless of the quality. You must know that generally unknown scholars sell paintings at stalls, and one painting is only about one tael.

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