Chapter 239 "Setting the World Right"

Drunk in the brothel, at the hour of Hai.

The famous scholars in Jinxia City gathered together again, but this time they were not in the mood to recite poems and have fun, but to argue over Liu Ruyan's departure.

"A prostitute, is it reasonable to be a lecturer in a school?" Mr. Chen repeatedly knocked on the table and said, "When I heard the news, I thought my ears were broken!"

"This is simply immoral and disgusting!" Someone immediately echoed, "Does she think she is a young lady with a clean background?"

"The problem is with the Affairs Bureau. They actually agreed to this job."

"Could it be that the person in charge of the review missed it?"

"But from what Brother Zhou said, the woman had just left, and the people from the Privy Council came to warn her. How could they not know Liu Ruyan's background!"

Perhaps to show goodwill to Zhou Sheng, or perhaps because of empathy, no one spoke for the prostitute. The dispute was all focused on whether Liu Ruyan was more ignorant or the Affairs Bureau was more absurd.

But there is no doubt about one thing.

Being a teacher is something that scholars like them are qualified to do. Looking at all the private schools and academies in Shenzhou, which teacher is not at least a scholar?

Now this respectable status that everyone envied was desecrated by a prostitute. Even if the other party was a prostitute, she was the lowest class of people.

This meant that something was wrong in Jinxia City.

"We can't keep silent any longer!" A fat young man wearing a golden silk robe, who was obviously from a wealthy family, shouted, "We must drive that woman out of the school and get back to the right path, so as to live up to the integrity of the scholars!"

"Mr. Hu said it simply. If the Wang family was still there, he might have instigated Mr. Wang Er to do something and directly tied up Liu Ruyan and taught her a lesson. Now you want to drive her away, what can you use to drive her away? We can't do it ourselves, right?"

"What if we do it ourselves? In ancient times, there were civil officials who spilled blood in the court as an example, and now there are Jinxia talents who are in charge of the world! If we succeed, we will definitely become famous! In fact, I have already figured out Liu Ruyan's route home."

Hearing this, everyone looked at him.

Mr. Hu coughed twice, "I didn't follow them, I just asked someone... cough, asked someone to find out."

"Zhou Sheng, what do you think?" Mr. Chen asked the silent Mr. Zhou.

"Liu Ruyan's incident... is just a pretext." Zhou Sheng exhaled and then said in a deep voice, "We can't just focus on a brothel girl. We have to look at the overall situation."

"Overall situation? What do you mean?"

"As far as I know, the Bureau of Affairs may not have intended to include scholars in the recruitment of reserve officials from the beginning."

There was a commotion in the wing room.

"This... is impossible?"

"I also find it incredible, so I asked a few more people - that is, those classmates who are not sure about the provincial and imperial examinations and plan to find a job first." Zhou Sheng said in an orderly manner, "But the result is surprising. Their foundation is obviously much better than their competitors, but they were all eliminated in the review. The only one selected for the training class is the boy of the Huo family in the south of the city. Because he failed to make the list in the provincial examinations for two consecutive times, he simply did not mention this part of his experience."

"Looking at it individually, it may not seem like anything. After all, these people have limited abilities. It takes more than ten years to take a provincial examination. It is normal to be screened out. But if you look at the people recruited by the Affairs Bureau together, the situation is worth speculating. I guess that as long as you mention that you have participated in the imperial examination, you may not pass the review."

Everyone seemed to be listening to a fairy tale.

From the county government to the six ministries, the entire Qi Kingdom operates with the support of scholars. This is not surprising. After all, the ancients have long said that books are like medicine, and good reading can cure stupidity. Compared with those ignorant people, they are all people who have seen the world from books, know how high the sky is, how wide the earth is, and their abilities and knowledge are far better than those of street vendors. It is precisely because of this that the country cannot do without them.

If you pass the imperial examination, you will be treated with courtesy wherever you go? Even if you can't become an official, you will be invited by wealthy families. It's okay not to flatter, but you actually want to exclude scholars from the affairs bureau? This is not even stupid, it's ridiculous!

"How can this be!" After a long time, Mr. Chen gritted his teeth and said, "Is there no one to manage this matter?"

"Manage? What can be managed? As long as they are not listed in the Ministry of Personnel, the chief officer can recruit adjutants at his own will." Zhou Sheng snorted coldly, "What's more, Lord Xia is the chancellor of the Privy Council, and it is his freedom to select how to select. The court cannot hold him accountable for this. This matter... ultimately depends on us."

"Brother Zhou, do you have any ideas?" Everyone couldn't help but cheer up.

If it was the idea of ​​the great scholar Zhou, it would not be as crude and vulgar as that of Mr. Hu.

He was the one who came up with the idea of ​​kidnapping a prostitute on the street.

"The Bureau of Affairs is now in full swing, which is why the school can bewitch people." Zhou Sheng looked around and said slowly, "To curb this, we still have to start with the key of 'reputation'. Our strength lies in the pen, not the sword. As long as we can expose the other party's deception and let everyone see the true level of the school, the Privy Council or the Bureau of Affairs will sooner or later become the object of public scorn."

"Just tell us what we should do!"

When they heard that they were going to fight, everyone in the wing room couldn't help but feel their blood boiling.

"First of all, I heard that there are seats for auditors on the first day of class in the school. These days, everyone asks each other to find connections. We must get at least one." Zhou Sheng raised the first finger, "It is obvious that Xia Fan wants to expand his influence by auditing, but this is also a great opportunity for us to fight back."

"Enlightenment is nothing more than talking about those classic books. I believe everyone has memorized them by heart. After all, Liu Ruyan is a woman, and she has never participated in the imperial examination. Whether she is lecturing or explaining, it is impossible to be flawless. When the auditors bring back what she taught, we can prescribe the right medicine, find the flaws, and then attack them!"

"So that's it," Mr. Chen said thoughtfully, "As long as the scholars in the city point out that she is wrong, the people will also have doubts. Once this doubt occurs, whether the school can take on the role of enlightenment will be put on the table. No matter what the result is, it will weaken the reputation of the Affairs Bureau. . "

"That's right." Zhou Sheng stretched out his second finger, "Then we can direct the fire to Liu Ruyan's identity - she is just a brothel girl, how can she sit in the school and mislead the students in public? She has neither ability nor qualifications, and the Affairs Bureau cannot protect her to the end amidst all the doubts. "

"As for the third point..." He paused, "We can spread the word that she and Xia Fan have an affair, otherwise how to explain how someone like her was elected as the teacher of the school? There must be something strange about it. "

"This is a heart-breaking plan!" Mr. Hu applauded, "It is well known that Xia Fan can climb to this position mainly because of the appreciation and promotion of Her Royal Highness the Princess, and Princess Ning is a woman after all. Anyone who hears that his capable subordinates are hooking up with another brothel bitch will always feel a little uncomfortable. "

"But... don't you plan to take her as a concubine?" Someone also asked curiously.

"These are two different things." Zhou Sheng said expressionlessly, "I can't possibly delay this responsibility of getting back to the original source because of my personal affairs, right?"

"Well said, you are worthy of being the great talent Zhou!"

"At this point, the matter is basically a sure thing. After the rumor spreads, Xia Fan will definitely distance himself from it. The best expectation is that the chancellor will send a scapegoat to admit his mistake and re-select a master; the worst expectation is that Liu Ruyan will fade out of the public's view and no longer be used."

"This is a good idea, let's do it!"

"I agree."

"I agree too!"

Everyone responded.

Zhou Sheng secretly clenched his fists - when Liu Ruyan was kicked out of the office, he must let her know what the consequences of betraying him would be!