The adjective is full of evil, which cannot be used casually. At least as far as Confucius scholars know, except for traitors, rebellions, and many criminals who kill people and steal goods, no one will easily use this term on Dr. Taichang. At least, Zhu Tingfang, who is praised by everyone as the eldest son of Zhao Guogong, who is both civil and military, cannot even know about this taboo.

Although he felt that his head had been hit hard, he still cheered up and sneered: "Master Zhu said that he is full of evil, but I am very curious, what kind of crimes did he commit to be worthy of these four words?" ”

Seeing that the Confucian scholar directly used him to refer to Master Kong Jiu this time, vaguely drawing a clear line, Zhu Tingfang smiled faintly, and then lightly said that he had hired a murderer to assassinate the young son of his colleague, and listed one by one Master Kong Jiu's bad deeds over the years, such as fighting for property, land, and human favors, and even related to human life.

It wasn't until he said that Scholar Confucius's whole face twitched together, and then he said slowly: "So, let my brother and daughter-in-law cry and say that the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division doesn't care about the life or death of your brother of Confucius University, and insists on bringing people back to the yamen, but I have to say that when he hurts the heavens and harms reason, has he ever considered the life and death of others?" ”

Scholar Confucius really didn't know that his brother, who had always seemed to be shrewd and capable, would do such an outrageous thing behind his back in private. It's easy to say that there are so many dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital, how many of them can be so noble that they never compete with the people for profit in private? But under his banner, it is bad to talk about human favors, which even involves a lawsuit for human life.

However, the most unbearable thing for him was that his brother could assassinate his young son for his own interests...... This is simply a heart like a snake and scorpion, and the sin deserves death!

With a breath of air blocking his throat, Scholar Confucius only felt that the whole person's breathing was a little unsmooth. Of course, he hoped that Zhu Tingfang was spewing blood, which was a crime to be added...... But the problem is that he knows Zhu Tingfang very well, and he knows that it is absolutely impossible for him to take people without a clear investigation or even without any physical evidence.

However, it was impossible for him to just let Zhu Tingfang arrest his clan brother so helplessly, so he said with a gloomy face at the moment: "Master Zhu has a series of cases in one mouth, dare to ask why no one broke out so much before?" Could it be that he was never afraid of things when the king was there, his iron-faced selflessness was not as good as you and Qin Guogong sitting in Shuntian Mansion alone, and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division alone? ”

If it were replaced by other young people, in the face of such doubts and provocations, it would be very likely to be like thunder, but Zhu Tingfang is as quiet as a virgin and moves like a rabbit, and when he heard this, he didn't even move his brows.

"Wang Datou is indeed the most responsible, iron-faced and selfless character, but if even the bitter master himself thinks that what he encountered is an accident and he doesn't go to the government to complain at all, then even if he has great ability, unless he interrogates the underworld at night, it is impossible to find out the main master. Therefore, I was just lucky to have these cases that Wang Datou didn't find out about at the beginning. ”

Zhu Tingfang said with the corners of his mouth curled: "Who let my brother-in-law have an all-round housekeeper?" Someone can't think of having to intercept and kill him halfway, but as a result, he buried a black hand who is very good at helping these dignitaries do dirty work? This guy confessed to something, of course, you can also think that Confucius is a talker, but ......"

He paused for a moment and said casually, "But, not long ago, you should have heard about the haunting of the clan brother next door to you. He sent his henchmen to several temples to give a young son of a colleague who had no relatives and no reason, and died at a young age, and the offerings and incense and candles alone cost two or three thousand yuan. ”

Confucius University Scholar thought that Zhu Tingfang's clues were all obtained from a certain guy who was caught, and he originally planned to make a fuss about this, but when he heard Zhu Tingfang say that Master Kong Jiu actually spent so much money to do things for a child who died because of a mere haunting, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.

With his brother's unprofitable temperament, this is absolutely not normal!

Having said that, he still laughed and said: "Although I don't know what is going on when he suddenly spends a lot of money to do things, but if he is to be convicted just because of this, doesn't Master Zhu think it's too far-fetched?" ”

"Far-fetched or not, that's God knows. At least, when I brought someone to appear in front of Brother Ling before, he was terrified, and kept saying that there was a debtor and a debtor, and asked me to go to the person who did it to ask for my life, and he said, that guy did it! ”

Zhu Tingfang smiled as he spoke, but the smile was a little hideous: "I forgot to tell Confucius that my first-in-one escort was dressed as a judge, and he was probably frightened when he was already out of control." ”

Pretending to be a demon and scaring people is a completely unacceptable trick, but Zhu Tingfang said it calmly, as if he was not afraid of Confucius University Morale ordering impeachment in a fit of anger, or using other means to exert pressure.

But Scholar Confucius only thought about questioning Zhu Tingfang's indiscriminate methods at the beginning, but this idea was fleeting. Because even if the matter spread, Zhu Tingfang was scolded by the emperor for a nonsense at most - he did have an excuse to mess around in his early twenties, but Master Kong Jiu was different.

Dr. Taichang, who should be the most polite, is afraid of ghosts and gods? You don't do bad things, you're afraid of some ghost knocking on the door! I know that I fear ghosts and gods, and I don't want to use that kind of hurtful thoughts at all!

The hand hidden under the quilt by the Confucian scholar was already clenched into a fist, and his nails even pierced deep into his palm, but he used this sting to remind himself not to be easily provoked by Zhu Tingfang. You must know that the last time Zhu Tingfang blocked the door, if it wasn't for the fact that he was provoked, and the daughter-in-law in the family was frightened and made a big mistake, it would not have forced him into such a passive situation.

After being silent for a long time, he asked in a hoarse voice, "So, is Master Zhu going to take people away today?" ”

He thought he would hear an affirmative answer, but he didn't expect that the first thing to usher in was Zhu Tingfang's laughter: "That's not necessarily, Brother Ling is now in a trance, and his soul is not giving up, as if he really hit a ghost, I just forcibly took him back, and when the time came, he didn't ask anything, he had a good deal, and I couldn't tell it all over my mouth." But you have to show your attitude. ”

Although Zhu Tingfang exuded a tone that everything was easy to discuss, instead of being relieved, Confucius University became more vigilant. He didn't bother to test back and forth, so he simply asked bluntly, "What attitude?" ”

"Of course...... Sincerity. ”

Zhu Tingfang, who has never been in oil and salt, suddenly put on this posture as if he was asking for a bribe, and he also knew that as long as the Confucius Scholar was not stupid, he would not be able to believe it, so he simply opened the tent that the Confucius Scholar had just put down and came face to face with the person.

Seeing that Confucius Scholar's face was innocent, his eyes were angry, and his face was much thinner than the last time he saw him, as if he was really sick, he couldn't help but smile: "If Brother Ling's case gets bigger, Confucius Scholar, I'm afraid you, the elder of the pavilion, will inevitably have to learn from the original Jiang Pavilion elder." And the family has such a scum, I am afraid that the future of many juniors will be implicated. ”

With such an explicit threat, Confucius naturally couldn't bear it. He knows very well that in the officialdom, in the face of coercion or blackmail, the result of taking a step back is that he may be forced to retreat step by step, and in the end, he is more likely to fall into the abyss. Therefore, he sneered without thinking about it: "If that's the case, the Kong family will have a big deal to close the door and study, and the three generations will not come out!" ”

Of course, this is an angry sentence that seems to be broken and broken, and the price of not being able to do it for three generations is devastating for any scholarly family who is committed to inheriting the family name. What's more, this is not because of offending the emperor or powerful ministers and other things and being forced to hide at home, but because of a bad son who ruined his family's name.

But at present, the Confucius University scholar can only use such a rigid attitude to deal with Zhu Tingfang, because he knows that Zhu Tingfang's personality is in the same vein as Zhu Jing, and he has won the essence of Sun Tzu's Art of War. The so-called "its speed is like the wind, its speed is like a forest, the invasion is like fire, the immobility is like a mountain, the difficulty is like yin, and the movement is like thunder", which is what he is talking about.

Therefore, he can only show his determination to break the net, so as to show that he will not compromise.

Sure enough, under his angry glare, Scholar Confucius saw Zhu Tingfang smile, but sat back gracefully: "So, Scholar Confucius doesn't think that you, as an elder brother and a minister, should you comfort the victim's family on behalf of your younger brother?" Brother Ling's colleague who lost his innocent son is now dead, but he still has a daughter alive. ”

"And those who have been innocently taken away from their property, some people are living a very difficult life now, and some people have struggled to revive their family business, but they are all struggling to survive, should you help them well, or use the family property of one of the initiators as compensation?"

"For example, those lawsuits that have already been settled, should they be re-turned out and give justice to the party that originally took the reason?"

Confucius University scholars immediately understood what Zhu Tingfang meant that the most serious sin of his brother, that is, hiring a murderer to kill the son of a colleague, could be erased without the knowledge of others, and the price was that he needed to "compensate the other party", but this compensation could be carried out quietly in private compared to the later incidents.

Of course, Master Kong Jiu will still be held accountable, but it will only be the two cases of seizing property and saying favors, at least it will not give the Kong family an indelible notoriety.

For Zhu Tingfang's obvious concession, Confucius University Scholar could not accept it with peace of mind, because he knew that Zhu Tingfang was not easy to speak. He took a light breath, then asked in a low voice, "You said so much, then, what about the quid pro quo?" ”

"Quid pro quo...... Very simple. Zhu Tingfang smiled, and then said casually, "The day before yesterday, Mrs. Ge invited a lot of people to gather in the mansion, and praised Chen Baisha in Guangdong. ”

Seeing that the face of Confucius University really became quite exciting, as if he expected what he was going to say next, Zhu Tingfang said with a smile: "The person that Old Master Ge admires, of course my father plans to go and take a look, and the same is true for Qin Guogong. As a highly respected minister, Confucius University hopes to attend as well. ”

This is undoubtedly Zhu Tingfang's quid pro quo. At first glance, it seems to be simpler and less demanding than I expected, but Confucius University has been upset by this incident before, so where is he willing to help people like this at this time?

Zhang Shou seems to be beautiful, and even became the prince's teacher, but Ge Yong is indeed respected by countless people in Shilin, but this respect will not be passed on to Zhang Shou, because Zhang Shou inherited not Ge Yong's literary name of Qiyuan and Di, not the talent of all the articles and poems, but only arithmetic.

What's more, Ge Yong's disciples are also very casual, and even if they are not interested in arithmetic, they will not accept them, so among the important ministers of the court, in addition to Chen Shangshu of the household department, as well as Li Shaoqing of Dali Temple, the remaining disciples of Gemen are all in the locality. Looking at such a pattern, in the future, no one in the Ge family should enter the cabinet. Not to mention Zhang Shou, even if he becomes an emperor, it is also a superficial scenery.

However, the Chongren school is different. That's quite a huge group! Once you have Ge Yong's support, the meaning is different. There are already many heroes who go to study, but in an instant, it will become a world scene.

Scholar Confucius squirmed his lips, and his crisp refusal had already reached his lips, but in the end, he just smiled and said, "Since Old Master Ge wants to make a name for the public school like this, if I refuse, wouldn't it be too reserved?" Yes, when Chen Xianzhang lectures at the public school, I will definitely go to the party. ”

And he secretly added in his heart: Not only Chen Xianzhang, but also so many famous and virtuous people who went to the public school to give lectures, I will pick a few people to support them all, and even when some people give lectures, I will invite more people to help, so that the goal you want will not be achieved!

Although this also means making a name for the public school, but anyway, the public school is only used as a place to teach, and those students may not be able to stand out for a year and a half, even ten or eight years or even longer, so what is he worried about?

Could it be that he still has to worry that those mud-legged sons will be able to leap into the dragon gate after reading the book? With the eclectic enrollment model of public schools, it is already great that public schools can produce two talents in ten years!

The Gu family outside the door stopped the tearful younger brother and daughter-in-law Zhao, and it took a long time to see Zhu Tingfang Shi Ran coming out of the house. At this moment, the two women, who were all worried about their husbands, couldn't hold back anymore and hurriedly stepped forward.

Before they could speak, Zhu Tingfang said lightly: "Since there is a Confucian scholar interceding, and Master Kong Jiu is so sick that he is very sick, I will not take him back today." However, I hope that people will stay at home honestly, after all, many lawsuits involve him. All these cases will be handed over to Shuntian Mansion, and there will be Qin Guogong to administer justice. ”

Seeing Zhu Tingfang leave these words, Zhao's legs were weak, if it wasn't for the timely support of the girl next to her, she would almost sit on the ground. After she woke up, she had to thank the Gu family for her kindness, but she didn't know that this sister-in-law, who had always respected her, was feeling bitter at this time. This is obviously a compromise, and I don't know how much my lord has paid!