Tong Xiuyuan's death was too sudden, and the Chang'an officials in charge of escorting him were dumbfounded on the spot. In desperation, he had to suspend the escort, put these students, Xuezheng Teachings and other cadres back in the southern prison of Qingyuan County, and then sent eight hundred miles of flying horses to return to Chang'an quickly, and returned today's events to the court to present to His Majesty Li Er.

When Feiqi returned to Chang'an and brought the matter to the palace, His Majesty Li Er was also confused.

Is there such a fierce Confucian student in the world?

His Majesty Li Er's heart seemed to have been smashed by a stone, Rao is that he has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he is used to seeing the bloody wind and rain, and he can't help but tremble his hands slightly, gently touch his forehead, sigh secretly, and be speechless for a long time.

In exchange for the lives of all people, Tong Xiuyuan, a Confucian student, is sacrificing his life for righteousness!

His Majesty Li Er can even imagine that if this Tong Xiuyuan does not die, he may not be able to become a courtier like Wei Zheng in the near future, a direct minister who dares to give desperate advice!

It's a pity!

At this time, the messenger asked, what should Qingyuan's group of people do next?

Although His Majesty Li Er is extremely good-looking, and sometimes he makes two mistakes, he also knows that he is absolutely sloppy in handling the Qingyuan murder case! Those students in Qingyuan, how could he not know that they were all innocent people?

Especially Tong Xiuyuan resolutely stood up and took this big crime, which just gave him a step to go down.

So, he waved his hand and said, "Since it's really fierce, let's let them all go!" ”

The real murderer is ...... When he said these four words, His Majesty Li Er felt cold, was it really a real murderous law?

Although the steps were down, Tong Xiuyuan also allowed him to regain face. But His Majesty Li Er still has an obsession with this unsolved case in his heart, three students died mysteriously, and because of this, he gave away a promising tribute student, how could Li Er, who has always been strong, be willing?

Letting the real culprit go unpunished is even worse than letting him swallow fly feces alive!

At the court the next day, he ostensibly announced the official conclusion of the Qingyuan murder case with Tong Xiuyuan's death, but secretly continued to ask his confidants' courtiers to send people to supervise the case.

However, even if he made a secret visit until the autumn ritual examination was about to begin, the culprit of this case still could not find a trace of it.

His Majesty Li Er is unwilling, but even so, this unsolved case can only end here, and it can't be further investigated.

However, in order to put an end to future troubles, he was ruthless in the end and directly removed the Qingyuan County School, even though this matter was opposed by most ministers at the time, His Majesty Li Er still insisted on doing it.

There was no way, he couldn't find the culprit, Emperor Taizong, who had a slight obsessive-compulsive disorder, always felt that he had to give himself an explanation, so he had to withdraw the Qingyuan County School.

Since then, the bizarre death case of three apprentices in Qingyuan, although it seems that the case has been solved, has actually become an unsolved case in the Taizong and Gaozong dynasties, and so far, the murderer has not been traced.

As for the Tong family, although they carried the name of a panicked murderer, they won the name of loyalty and righteousness in Qingyuan County and even Quanzhou.

Also because of Tong Xiuyuan's death, since the ninth year of Zhenguan, although the children of the Tong family continue to study, none of them have ever sought fame. For decades, the children of the Tong family have served as Mr. Xixi in the private school in Qingyuan and even Putian County, and the students taught are unknown, which can be said to be all over the world. However, from beginning to end, the children of the Tong family would rather be teachers than enter the official career.

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"According to you, this unsolved case has not been solved so far?" After Cui Geng listened to everything, he asked with a sigh on his face.

Yao Du said: "Well, fifty or sixty years have passed, and it has already become a headless public case. Tong Xiuyuan's sacrifice for righteousness has achieved the Tong family's reputation in the local area for decades. Adults don't know, although the old man Tong Benshan has no official status and no fame, but even Hu Xianling saw him, and he had to be polite. The Tong family's local reputation is not comparable to that of idlers. ”

Cui Geng was silent for a moment with a little thought, and said: "In this way, as long as you can invite the old man Tong Benshan to serve as the county Xuezheng, other problems can really be solved." ”

Yao Du nodded and said: "That's right, Dong County's order can support you with this trick, but it is high!" However, it was because of Tong Xiuyuan's death that the Tong family studied behind closed doors from beginning to end, and would rather be a teacher than an official eunuch. If you want to ask Old Man Tong to serve as the county school and serve the county government and the court, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult. However, one thing can be assured, the Tong family is different from other scholarly families, whether it is a peddler or a pawn, or a three-class sect, the Tong family will never look down. Whether it is a monk or a beggar, as long as you fall in love with the old man Tong, you can become a guest of the Tong family. Therefore, it doesn't matter if the adult's background is a merchant and a wine seller. It's just that how to persuade his old man, I'm afraid I have to think about it. ”

Cui Geng hummed, nodded, and said, "Go home, it's not early!" Early tomorrow morning, I will personally visit Tong Benshan! ”

"Huh?" Yao Du asked in surprise, "Could it be that Lord Fei has already thought of the method of lobbying?" ”

Cui Geng touched his nose and smiled a little lightly: "After listening to the ins and outs of the incident just now, I had a little idea, and now after you say this, I can almost have an idea." Let's go, let's go home! ”

Then, he and Yao Du went out of the county government together, walked in the night of Qingyuan in the bright moonlight, and after a while, they returned to Lijingfang's home.

A good night's sleep.

The next day, Cui Geng came to the county office, responded as usual, and then after briefly arranging the affairs of the county governor's office, he went to the Tong Mansion located in Chongwenfang in his regular clothes.

It stands to reason that when he arrived at the county governor's office, Cui Geng should be dressed in official robes. But it's not that it's out of line, and the official body of the ministry hasn't come down yet. Moreover, the county magistrate's office in Qingyuan County is new, so there is no ready-made official seal and official robe, so he can only wear his usual robe to work for the time being.

Fortunately, Chongwenfang, where Tong Mansion is located, is near the county government, and it can be reached by walking a few steps and turning an alley.

The location of Chongwenfang is the best location in the whole Qingyuan County, in the center of the county, and very close to the county government, and the people who live in Qingyuan County have a good face. Otherwise, Song Wen would not have sharpened his head and placed his mansion here.

Arrived in front of the gate of Tong's mansion.

Cui Geng stepped forward and gently knocked on the knocker twice, and the door opened in response.

A porter who was almost seventeen or eighteen years old walked out, stretched out his hand and asked, "My old lady is making tea in the bamboo forest in the house, please come with me!" ”

Not?

This kind of hospitality is the first time Cui Geng has encountered it.

Whenever a guest visits, shouldn't it be the first time to ask the other party "what is the surname, who is the name to come to, and what is the matter"? How is it that when someone knocks at the door, they lead them directly into the house of the Lord? This little guy is not afraid of encountering gangsters and robbers, so he will come in and rob directly?

Looking at Cui Geng's appearance, it was obvious that the little guy had already guessed his thoughts, pursed his lips and smiled, and said: "My old lady said, but anyone who can recognize where the gate of our Tong Mansion is opened, and who can knock on the door, is not a person who does evil." As for the inquiry and back and forth, my old lady also said that there is no need to be so troublesome, since there is something to see, when you can see it, why bother to do it many times?

As for the gangsters calling the door and entering the house to rob money, don't say that my old lady has never considered it, even if it is small, he is not worried. Because the Tong family does not do business, and has no fertile land to collect rent and hoard grain, they have always only relied on preaching, teaching people and learning to make a living, and they are not a rich family. But any villain with a little vision will not rob our house. Even if we really meet bad people, we are not afraid! Because of the loyalty and righteousness of the Tong Mansion, if there is a villain who dares to break into the mansion and rob, the little one dares to guarantee that he will not be able to walk out of our Qingyuan County in half a step! ”

Oh oh ~ What a big breath, good confidence!

Cui Geng saw a confident momentum from this little porter!

A small porter has such a talk, and it is extraordinary to think of coming to this master's house.

"It's kind of interesting!"

Cui Geng smiled and looked at the calm and talkative little girl, nodded and said, "Okay, the little brother will take me to meet your old lady!" ”

"Okay, guests come with me!"

The little guy took Cui Geng into the house, bypassed the shadow wall and walked into the corridor in the front yard.

At the end of the corridor, a verdant color fell into view, and then a closer look, good fellow, it was actually a large green and towering bamboo forest.

Tong Mansion is different from other people's homes, directly abandoning the inner courtyard, but expanding the inner courtyard and transforming it into a large bamboo forest.

In the center of the noisy Qingyuan County, such a large green bamboo forest is planted, what a taste of life is this.

Cui Geng became more and more interested in the Tong family.

At this time, the little maid stopped, pointed to the entrance of the bamboo forest at the end of the corridor, and said: "The guests enter the forest by themselves, my old lady is making tea by the stream of the bamboo forest, and you follow the split stone road." ”

Cui Geng was slightly surprised and asked, "You said that there is a stream in your bamboo forest?" This Chongwenfang is located in the middle of the city, where is the stream? ”

Xiao Wu explained: "There is naturally no stream in Chongwenfang, but there is a hot spring eye in the bamboo forest of my house, the spring water is day and night, endless, the old lady and the four young masters spent ten years to dig a small river in the bamboo forest. Isn't this the Zhuxi of Tong Mansion? ”

It is a bamboo forest, a hot spring, and an artificial stream......

The people in the city really know how to play!

Cui Geng sighed heartily.

Then, he walked into the bamboo forest, walked along the stone road that had already been split, and gradually approached, and faintly heard an old but loud voice, which seemed to be singing something in a unique tone in southern Fujian.

The closer I got, the clearer I become......

"The water of the waves is clear, you can wet me."

"The water of the waves is turbid, and it can wet my feet."

“……”

Cui Geng has heard this folk song, it seems to be a Hanbei folk song from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, I can't remember the name, it seems to be called the song of the waves?

"Teacher, it's good, it's good, sing it again! It's a pity that there is no zither here, otherwise Chan'er can accompany you with a song. ”

The voice is like a bell spirit bird, and it is a girl's voice in an instant.

And Cui Geng sounds a little familiar.

"Hahaha......"

Immediately afterwards, I heard the old man's wild laughter: "It doesn't hurt if there is no kite, the sound of the breeze blowing the bamboo forest is my song." Okay, girl, hurry up and make tea, and the old man will sing you another song! “

What a wild old man!

Cui Geng walked and listened, and he had already seen the old and young people making tea next to Zhuxi.

The old man, dressed in a white robe and with silver hair flying in the wind, was sitting on a stone in the middle of the stream playing barefoot.

The girl was sitting on the ground in a clearing by the stream, with her back to Cui Geng, gently shaking her fan to make a fire, as if she was making tea.

Hey? This back looks familiar!

Cui Geng suddenly remembered who this woman was......

Oh, my God! Cao Yuechan, this mother-in-law, how could she be in Tong's mansion? And it seems that she just called Mr. Tong Benshan - teacher?

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