Chapter 1147 A Group of Villains

Kong Xuezheng was the examiner of Jinke, and all the scholars of Jinke were his students. How could he dare to accept his thanks?

Alas, forget it, we can’t argue, let’s not argue. It’s already a great honor to be the first to read Mr. Ouyang Hu’s new article. He can’t covet too much.

Yan Xiaowu was very sad, but Kong Xuezheng was very happy. After taking Mr. Ouyang's article, he read it carefully. Just after watching for a while, I heard a cry of pain, and after hearing it, it turned out that it was Cao Juren who spit out a mouthful of blood and fainted.

Cao Juren originally thought that as long as he persisted in his filial piety, Gu Jinan would be despised to death even if he was not punished. However, after hearing Mr. Ouyang Hu's article, he knew that he was completely defeated and could bear the consequences. He couldn't bear the blow, and he fainted with anger.

"Dad, dad, please wake up." Although the three sons of the Cao family hated Cao Juren for causing misery to the whole family, they were all educated. They were still very anxious when they saw him vomiting blood and fainted. They hurriedly called Doctor Lian and Doctor Li to treat him together. Dad.

Doctor Lian and Doctor Li gave Cao Juren another injection and drank the medicinal powder water, and then they said to the third son of the Cao family: "Cao Juren's life is saved. Take him home, take medicine and nurse him carefully for a few days." It will take a few months to recover. Remember not to get angry again, otherwise your life may be in danger."

Cao Juren is already so old, so he can no longer yell like a young man, otherwise he is looking for death.

The third son of the Cao family breathed a sigh of relief. The father finally did not torture himself to death: "Thank you two doctors."

The two doctors nodded and discussed together to write a prescription for Cao Juren and gave it to the third son of the Cao family.

Seeing that Cao Juren was not dead, Magistrate Shi was relieved. After seeing Doctor Lian and the others prescribing the medicine, he immediately said to the third son of the Cao family: "You three, carry Cao Fangshan home quickly. Keep an eye on him and don't let him go." If you are confused again, if there is any gossip in the city that will damage the reputation of others, you, the Cao family, will be happy for you."

"Yes, yes, we will definitely take good care of my father." The third son of the Cao family responded hurriedly and sent Cao Juren home in a mule cart.

When Cao Juren's students saw this, they were extremely frightened. Some followed the third son of the Cao family, while others hesitated and did not leave. They looked at Magistrate Shi and said, "Master Magistrate, we are following Cao Juren's orders, and we are following the orders of Cao Juren. We didn’t mean to help him harm anyone, we didn’t know beforehand that he was bribed by Tong San!”

With a plop, Ye Tongsheng, who had the best relationship with Cao Juren, knelt down and cried: "Master Magistrate, we are all scholars and have been taught by saints and sages. This time we accidentally got together with villains. We will stay away from villains in the future. Please ask Magistrate Don’t worry, sir.”

As he spoke, he burst into tears, making Zhifu Shi laugh. He pointed at him and said, "If you hadn't said these words, I would have thought you could be saved, but after you said these words, you can't stand it anymore." Better than an animal!"

Although Magistrate Shi was not a good person and would resort to all sorts of tricks to get promoted, he looked down on lowly slaves like Ye Tongsheng.

Ye Tongsheng was shocked after hearing this, but after thinking about it, he realized that he had said something wrong and hurriedly explained: "The prefect has misunderstood. The student is not complaining about Cao Juren. The student just wants to show the prefect that we also know good and evil. Please don’t ask for it, Lord Magistrate…”

"Shut up!" Magistrate Shi pointed at them and said: "I know very well what kind of virtue you are. Regardless of whether you were deceived by Cao Juren or not, if you are wrong, you are wrong. This time, I will not pursue you and have no time. Let me wear small shoes for you. Each person will be fined three taels of silver and handed over to the government office within three days, and the matter will be over."

These students were regarded as Cao Juren's accomplices. Originally, Magistrate Shi was worried that they would be deceived by Cao Juren, so he never thought of punishing them. But they stayed and spoke ill of Cao Juren. Magistrate Shi was very angry at this villainous behavior of immediately adding insult to injury when his backer fell, and he would not punish him.

After hearing this, Ye Tongsheng's face turned pale and he cried: "Master Magistrate..."

"Shut up, if you dare to say another word, each of you will be hit with thirty big sticks!" Magistrate Shi glared at them coldly. Ye Tongsheng and the others were frightened and did not dare to defend themselves. He immediately followed Mr. Lin to the back office to pay the money. Those who had money immediately rushed home to get it or borrow it. In short, no one dared not to pay the three taels of silver fine.

After Cao Juren's students left, Team Leader Song also drove away the people watching the excitement: "Okay, okay, the case has been decided, don't look at it anymore, hurry up and leave."

But the gossips of the common people who were watching the excitement dragged Team Leader Song and asked: "Board Leader, is Cao Juren's reputation really going to be gone? Oh, that's terrible. The descendants of the Cao family are incompetent, and only Cao Juren is the only one in the whole family." A person has merit and fame, but if Cao Juren’s fame is gone, his family will be reduced to nothing.”

Captain Song frowned and wanted to yell, "You guys have been listening here the whole time. Are you deaf and didn't hear you?" Still asking?

But in the end, he said something gentler: "Okay, don't ask any more questions, and leave quickly."

Seeing that he was not angry, the people watching the excitement grabbed him again and asked: "Team Leader Song, how is the case of the Tong family? I heard that the Nine Clans are going to be killed. How many people will be killed? It's too tragic."

Captain Song's face turned dark and he said angrily: "The Tong family committed a major crime. Whether or not to punish the nine clans is a matter decided by the emperor. If you are dissatisfied, just die with the Tong family!"

They dare to talk about such a major case of confiscating a family and genocide. They will speak out when they have enough. The emperor likes to kill people so much, so he will definitely allow them to do so.

The people who were watching the excitement immediately panicked and said hurriedly: "Captain Song, don't be angry. We are just asking casually and have no intention of speaking for the Tong family."

"Hmph, just asking? Can I ask you about such a big case? You don't know what to do? Get out now, or you will suffer a lot if you don't!" Team leader Song and a group of government officials drove them away for half a quarter of an hour before they put this matter to rest. A large group of people watching the excitement were driven away.

After they left, Team Leader Song wiped the sweat from his forehead with the yamen servants and said, "It's okay to leave. You are so damn gossipy."

Do you want them to change the yamen into a storytelling hall and tell them gossip for a few days to satisfy them?

Gu Jinan bowed deeply to Magistrate Shi, Kong Xuezheng, and Yan San, and thanked: "Student, thank you three adults for your help, and to restore the innocence of the student and his family."

Magistrate Shi said: "If you want to thank me, just thank Mr. Yan. I just did my duty."

After saying that, he took Shen Tongxuan back to the back office without waiting much, and continued to work on the Tong family's affairs.

He was the judge of today's case, and Gu Jinan was the head of the case in the court. It was better for him not to interact too much with Gu Jinan, lest there be rumors that he was favoring Gu Jinan.

With the Tong family's contribution, he will definitely be able to go to the capital and become an official. Therefore, at this critical moment, anyone with some brains knows how to avoid suspicion and prevent any negative words from being spread.

Gu Jinan bowed his head towards Magistrate Shi's back and said, "Congratulations, Lord Magistrate."