Chapter 34
It’s from the young master
Author: big bell
It’s from the young master
"Nonsense!" Li Si moved his steps as if he was killing his relatives, and said with cupped hands: "Your Majesty, Li Zhaoxin is a liar. I have learned about it. Xiao He is the chief official of Pei County. He has outstanding talents and learning. He is a great talent within a hundred miles."
"And Li Zhaochen knows very well that he is an ignorant and incompetent man. How can he be qualified to support Xiao He? It is clearly a shirk."
After hearing this, Li Zhao secretly despised Li Si several times in his heart. He was ignorant and incompetent. But he was a hundred times stronger than Li Zhan!
"Xiao He, you are the person involved, tell the truth."
Ying Zheng suppressed his anger and let Xiao He speak. In fact, nothing Li Zhao and Li Si said was enough to serve as evidence. Xiao He was the victim and had the most say.
Xiao He also figured out what was going on, but he didn't dare to speak without permission.
At this moment, he secretly glanced at Ying Zheng, knelt down and saluted again, "Yes, Your Majesty!" Then he paused for a moment, as if he was organizing his words, but he showed a trace of anger unnoticeably.
This angry look was noticed by Li Si, and he was secretly happy. Li Si had told him that Xiao He, who was abused by Li Zhao, was very angry. If he expressed his anger, Li Zhao would be dead.
Hum! For a moment, a sense of revenge came over me.
Li Zhao should die, his wife should be exiled, and he could marry again. However, Li Zhao was arrogant in front of the ministers, and he felt like a thorn in his heart, which made him very uncomfortable.
"Xiao He, this is the court, there is no need to be afraid of anyone, just tell the truth." He encouraged Xiao He.
Ying Zheng also nodded and wanted to say some words of encouragement, but he heard Li Zhao's inner voice.
"Old beast, you are really a ghost! What does my home in Chang'an Township have to do with you? You don't need to be afraid of anyone? Isn't this about me? Why would I threaten others? He must have sent someone to monitor me.
Me, making trouble, this is revenge."
Li Zhao really hated Li Si.
In fact, it was not his wild imagination, Xiao He was the nephew of the housekeeper, and they got along well with each other these days. He already regarded Xiao He as one of his own family members.
Hmm! When Ying Zheng heard this, he thought: Family matter? Why did Xiao He become his family? And he sent people to monitor and take revenge?
Sending people to monitor is not uncommon in Da Qin, but if there is a deep hatred between the two sides and sending people to monitor, the element of revenge will be obvious.
Xiao He was not afraid, but what should I say? A few days ago, he would have spoken out boldly and denounced Li Zhao, but for some reason, after reading Political Economy, his impression of the young master changed a lot.
"Yes!" Xiao He spoke slowly, "Actually, the young master did not force him to stay among the common people."
What?
Before Xiao He finished speaking, Li Si's reaction was particularly strong, and he was a little overwhelmed.
What did this person say? Shouldn't he tell the truth and target Li Zhao? How do you say he was not forced to stay?
Also, Li Zhao abused him and still called him "young master"?
He can't accept it.
He thought that Xiao He was still afraid of Li Zhao, so he did not dare to tell the truth, so he emphasized it again and again, saying by name: "Xiao He, tell the truth, if Li Zhao dares to target you, I will protect you."
These words were very straightforward, but Xiao He waved his hand and still said: "The young master did not target me, and he never forced me to stay."
"Impossible, Li Si obviously said that." Li Si was not calm anymore, but as soon as the words came to his mouth, he realized his mistake and quickly changed his words, "You are talking nonsense, nonsense!"
Li Zhao was also surprised and couldn't help but look at Xiao He a few more times. He was actually defending himself? Unexpectedly! It seems that this guy has become enlightened.
Ying Zheng's ears were so sharp, he immediately noticed that Li Sima was being fishy, and his face frowned slightly.
He really sent someone to monitor Li Zhao! He secretly thought: This animal is so disgusting that it actually did such a dirty thing.
But then he thought again: Even if Li Zhao did not force Xiao He to stay, destroying his classics and forcing him to go to the fields to catch insects would be an unforgivable crime.
But as soon as he had an idea, Xiao He spoke again.
"Your Majesty, the grassroots are not talking nonsense. The young master did not force him to stay, but the grassroots stayed here voluntarily."
Indeed, this was something he said against his will, but the young master gave him such a precious classic on "Political Economics". This kind of love should not be taken lightly.
"Oh!" Ying Zheng's anger subsided a little, and he became interested and asked: "Why?"
A well-known student from Peixian County was about to take the imperial examination. Shouldn't he stay in Xianyang and study privately? Instead, he chose to stay in Chang'an Township. There was no good place there for farming.
"Back to Your Majesty, the common people are here to study."
Staying for study? Ying Zheng felt that he had heard the funniest joke. What kind of study should be done in a farming land? Not to mention that there are great Confucians there, who are capable in law?
Absolutely not.
But this statement made sense. Ying Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and was no longer so angry with Li Zhao. It was his right to stay and study, so this did not constitute abuse! It seemed that Li Si was really framed for revenge!
For a moment, he gave Li Si a fierce look.
Li Si was frightened and knelt down quickly, but asked Xiao He, "Shuzi lied. You are helping the tyrants to do evil. Chang'an Township is a land of farming, how can you learn from this?"
It has to be said that in order to trip up Li Zhao, he would say anything.
Xiao He did not panic and responded in an orderly manner: "No, what I learned in Chang'an Township is something that ordinary people cannot learn."
Ordinary people cannot learn?
It was rare for a student from Famous Pei County to say such a thing! Ying Zheng became even more interested. He seemed to have forgotten that Li Zhao was responsible for this trip, so he asked: "Who did you learn from? How much did you learn?"
Xiao He didn't change his expression and responded slowly, "Return to your majesty, what the common people learned from the young master."
Indeed, he learned from Li Zhao, after all, the young master wrote that classic.
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the scoldings of the officials.
Someone said angrily, "You can't teach a boy. As a dignified student, he actually learns from peasants. It is a disgrace to a scholar."
"What qualifications does Li Zhao have to be your teacher?"
"Absurd, extremely stupid."
Criticisms came and went, one wave after another. If saliva could drown people, Xiao He would have been drowned long ago.
Indeed, in the eyes of these powerful people, Li Zhao was only granted the title of Young Prince because of His Majesty's favor, and had no actual achievements. To put it bluntly, he was just a farmer and could not stand on the stage.
Xiao He ignored it and continued: "What I studied is political economics."
The ministers became even more angry after hearing this. The imperial examination was about to take place. What the students studied were either Confucian classics, Shang Yang, or Han Fei's classics. Who studied political economics?
Also, what is political economics? I have never heard of it. Can it be used to govern a country? It is clearly a miscellaneous book.
This guy actually read miscellaneous books before the exam, which is an insult to the saint's family style.
Initially, everyone unanimously criticized Li Zhao, but after a while, they all scolded Xiao He.
Ying Zheng was not led to the rhythm. Instead, he chewed on these five words, political economy? Another fresh word, it must be from a powerful person!
When did Chang'an Township have such power? Could it be?
I can’t help but ask: “Who authored this classic?”
Seeing that His Majesty had no intention of blaming him, Xiao He felt happy and said truthfully, "It's the young master's fault."
Chapter completed!