Chapter 163: The scapegoat
In Jinzhong Mountain, the white snow covered the entire mountain, and the rime was covered with rime. On the dry branches, there were many fine red fruits hanging, stained with ice shreds, just like candied haws rolled out of the syrup just now.
There is a small courtyard at the foot of the mountain, with a few evergreen trees planted in it. Now it is like two snowmen standing here, guarding the portal.
There was another stone table that was not big or small. The owner of the courtyard cleaned up all the snow on the stone table. The two sat opposite each other on the chair next to the stone table.
There is a pot of tea on the stone table. The two must be extremely good at and love tea ceremony. Although they are only two, they have arranged a series of tea sets, filling the entire stone table.
One person was holding a teapot in his hand, and pouring tea into the tea cup in an orderly manner as if he was guiding the country. After this action, the entire stone table was filled with mist and the fragrance was swaying.
Being here is like immersing yourself in a tea forest full of tea mountains, which makes you feel refreshed.
The owner of this yard is named He Hai, who is one of the nine famous priests.
He is also the one who makes tea at this moment. His complex tea making technology was played vividly in his hands, just like playing with a giant dragon, very handy.
He Hai was wearing a long master's gown, and under the influence of the tea fog, he was like a Taoist immortal on the mountain, without any dust.
Although he looked like a middle-aged man, the faint charm of his body exudes makes people feel an extraordinary old look at it.
The youngest among the few people was sitting next to He Hai, but he also had a vicissitudes of old age, as if he was not just in his forties, but an old man who had been through hundreds of years.
He Hai pinched a cup of tea with his fingers and handed it to Hua Zhou, saying, "Come on, drink tea. This is Pu'er that I have treasured for many years. I don't know how to serve ordinary people."
Hua Zhou nodded, took the tea, took a sip, and a strong tea fragrance reached his chest along his nose, as if he had ascended to heaven.
Hua Zhou couldn't help but exclaim: "Comfortable! Master He's tea art seems to be much more refined!"
In the entire Chaohu Academy, Master He Hai's tea art is famous for its magical skills and is known as the "god hand". Any tea that passes through his hand will taste earth-shaking, because even the mountain leader Zhou Rushan secretly searched He Hai several times to ask for the secret.
It’s still the same with ordinary tea, not to mention that this time it was specially searched for Pu'er tea that I had been treasured for a long time. The smell was hard to freeze even the cold air, and it instantly warmed up the body.
Hua Zhou asked curiously: "I wonder what the number of years Master He has collected Pu'er tea?"
He Hai stretched out his two fingers and Hua Zhou exclaimed: "Twenty years! Great!"
This Pu'er tea is like a mellow wine. The longer it takes, the more mellow and fragrant it tastes. Pu'er tea that can be treasured for twenty years is already very rare and valuable.
But who knew that He Hai shook his head and said, "It's not twenty years, it's two hundred years."
Hua Zhou was stunned on the spot, and after a long time, he said, "I didn't expect that this little cup of tea would force me to make a lot of it at the age of age."
However, he immediately became alert. If He Hai was able to bring out such precious tea to entertain him, if nothing happened, Hua Zhou himself would not believe it.
Sure enough, He Hai spoke, "Huazhou, do you remember the incident when you followed us to supervise and assess?
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After all, it happened many years ago. Hua Zhou frowned and thought for a while, and asked hesitantly: "Is it happened thirty years ago?"
He Hai nodded and said, "That's right, thirty years ago, as an outstanding candidate in the academy, you were selected as an honorable assessment officer. I still remember this incident freshly?"
Hua Zhou sighed: "Yes, thirty years have passed in a blink of an eye. Now I think of it as if it happened yesterday. Looking at the students who came to Chaohu Academy with hope, I remembered the first time I entered the academy. I had lofty ideals in my heart. When I heard that I was successfully admitted to the academy, I made up my mind to establish my heart for the world, establish my destiny for the people, inherit my unique knowledge for the past sages, and open peace for the ages!"
Speaking of which, Hua Zhou's life may have begun to slowly embark on a bigger stage during that assessment.
Huazhou, who was lucky enough to enter the academy, was not a person who was outstanding in all aspects. On the contrary, Huazhou performed ordinary in many aspects.
Hua Zhou, who has always been known as a genius in his hometown, came to the academy but suddenly realized that he was not a special existence in the academy, or even inconspicuous.
There are too many geniuses here, so many that he even began to doubt himself at one point.
It was not until by chance that he had the honor to follow his masters and masters to go to the foot of the mountain to assist everyone in assessing their disciples that he truly began to embark on a different life.
He began to appear in the eyes of the world, becoming confident and courageous, calm and decisive. Although he was not as good as some of the most popular figures at that time, he had a considerable reputation among the people.
When many people chose to leave Chaohu Academy after finishing their studies, Hua Zhou resolutely chose to stay. From the beginning of the law enforcement disciple, he slowly climbed upwards, and now he is a deacon of great status.
He Hai said: "So have you heard that there was a new trendsetter president recently?"
As soon as he heard the president of the trendsetter, Hua Zhou immediately became energetic and said, "How could I not know about this? Isn't it just the most popular student recently, Zhang Yuanyi!"
"This guy came to our law enforcement hall yesterday to cause trouble. Not only did he beat the guard disciples, but he also made many elders look dirty and arrogant. He is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of a tiger!"
If it were the incompetence of the janitor, if he hadn't been present yesterday, with his strength, would Zhang Yuanyi come in and disturb the elder's meeting?
Hua Zhou thought again that with his cultivation in Tengyun Realm, it would be more than enough to stop Zhang Yuanyi. Maybe he could take this opportunity. The excuse was to act according to the rules and clean up Zhang Yuanyi, and to leave a good impression in front of the elders. It would definitely be of great benefit to his future promotion path.
He Hai took a sip of tea and said, "Young and energetic, I don't care, but I heard that this guy's new official took office and started investigating a case about thirty years ago, which made us annoyed a bunch of old friends."
The case thirty years ago? Hua Zhou really didn't know what He Hai was talking about.
He believed that although he was a bit bullying the superiors and be afraid of the strong, he never remembered when he took the initiative to commit crimes. He was naturally timid and cautious in his behavior. Most of the time he did some opportunistic things and flattery.
What a case thirty years ago, could it be that the old guy He Hai summoned him for this purpose?
Hua Zhou suddenly felt an inexplicable uneasiness, and he asked tentatively: "Can Master He speak?"
Look, what exactly is it?"
He Hai sighed and said, "Actually, it's not a big deal. Thirty years ago, a student from the Tang Dynasty, who had gone through a lot of hardships and finally reached the standard and entered our academy. However, someone accidentally copied the name of this person as the name of another person. The other person used the trick and replaced the name of this person. He stayed in our Chaohu Academy for more than ten years. After learning the truth of all this, he was so angry that he was killed on the Holy Mirror Lake."
"Oh! I can't remember who accidentally copied the wrong name at the beginning? Anyway, the current situation is that the trendsetters firmly believe that this is a long-planned event and is determined to investigate the mastermind behind the scenes. It's really troublesome!"
He Hai suddenly looked directly at Hua Zhou, squinted his eyes and asked, "Hua Zhou, do you remember who was copying these names back then?"
How could he not remember that when he was just starting out and didn't understand anything, everyone handed over the simplest and most difficult things to make mistakes to him, that is, the copying work. He thought about how it would be possible to make mistakes when copying the name, but it turned out that he really made mistakes from the old man He Hai.
Hua Zhou understood. No matter how he argued or explained, the old guy He Hai obviously determined his guilt. At that time, a group of people would join forces to make him beat him up. Who can withstand it? He is the victim of this accident!
Moreover, he didn't know what kind of person Zhang Yuanyi was. If he investigated randomly like these old guys and finally blamed him for all the blame, then all the foundation he worked hard to work hard would be ruined.
It would be fine if there was a small mistake in normal times, so I would just correct it in time and write a review. But this is not a small mistake. It caused a life and was delayed for 30 years. If this is blamed, who can accept it!
Master He Hai said it lightly, but Hua Zhou was sweating and palpitations. He said tremblingly: "No...I don't remember."
After saying that, the teacup he held in his hand trembled but didn't hold it firmly. It slid from his hand. The teacup fell to the ground, and it made a crisp sound of brokenness, and the tea water spilled all over the floor!
He Hai quickly got up, took out a piece of silk cloth, handed it to Hua Zhou, and said anxiously: "Oh, why are you so careless? Wait until you are hot? Wipe your clothes clean!"
Hua Zhou then reacted and said with a difficult face: "It's okay!"
After tidying up the clothes, Master He Hai continued, "When you go back and recall it carefully. When you have a look, you can tell me that we must think of a countermeasure, otherwise..."
He finally gave him Hua Zhou a meaningful look, otherwise we would dislike the trouble, so what if we pushed you out?
Hua Zhou only understood this time. No matter what he said, he must be a scapegoat.
He nodded and left in dismay.
Waiting for Hua Zhou to leave, in the yard, hiding behind the door, a figure walked out from it and said, "This kid, aren't you afraid that he will be anxious to jump over the wall if you mess with him like this?"
Master He Haizi said: "I just have to wait for him to jump over the wall. With this kid's ability and personality, even if he jumps over the wall, he doesn't dare to jump over the wall like us."
The man continued, "For this matter, I'll bother you."
He Hai smiled slightly and pointed to the top of his head, "Isn't it because I can enter the temple on the mountain that I have received a lot of help from you?"
The two laughed at the same time, and the air was filled with joy.
Chapter completed!