Lu Anshi once served as an official in his early years. After working for a few years, he resigned and returned to his hometown, Ganquan Academy, to concentrate on his studies. Although he was promoted to the position of headmaster of Ganquan Academy because of his great reputation, he only occasionally contributed to the academy on weekdays. Apart from giving lectures or giving private instruction, the students did not pay much attention to the chores of the academy.
He is more like an honorary dean than a dean, more like a lecturer.
Because of this, Chief Lu didn't know much about the murder that happened in the academy a few days ago. Seeing a young man kneeling in front of him, Lu Anshi frowned slightly and reached out to help Shen Ling in front of him. , while supporting him, he said: "Mr. Shen, Mr. Lu has no official position and is not your teacher. I should not be so polite. Just get up and speak."
Shen Ling still knelt on the ground and refused to get up. He bowed his head deeply to Lu Anshi and said sadly: "Sir, my brother is a student of Ganquan Academy. Your disciple, please save him!"
Lu Anshi shook his head slightly: "Mr. Shen, I have no official position and no position. I am just a scholar. Since the government has taken the person away, it is natural for the government to take care of this matter. How can I intervene?"
"If Jiangdu County Government takes charge of it, my brother will definitely die!"
Shen Ling looked up at Lu Anshi and took out the note written by Shen Yi in prison from his arms.
"Sir, this was written by my brother in prison. It is written with blood and tears. Our Shen family is so weak that we can't even enter the county government office at this time. In the entire Jiangdu Prefecture, I am afraid that only your husband can save him at this time!"
Lu Anshi took a piece of yellowish papyrus from Shen Ling. He saw that although the handwriting on the paper was a little crooked, he could still see some of the foundation of his writing skills. When he saw the content on the paper again, the dean of Ganquan Academy lowered his eyebrows slightly. , glanced at Shen Ling, lowered his eyebrows and said, "Mr. Shen, it's late at night, and the door is inconvenient, so let's talk in the study."
When Shen Ling heard this, he was overjoyed. He immediately stood up, lowered his hands to Lu Anshi and said, "Thank you, sir..."
Lu Anshi did not speak and turned around silently. Shen Ling followed him and entered Ganquan Academy. Soon, under the leadership of Dean Lu, Shen Ling entered Lu Anshi's study.
After the Jiangzuo scholar entered the study, he first sat down in his study, then lowered his eyebrows and said, "Master Shen, sit down too."
Shen Ling took a deep breath, lowered his hands and said, "Sir, this junior just stands and listens."
Lu Anshi did not force it, but put the piece of paper written by Shen Yi on his desk. With the candlelight on the desk, he read it again, then looked up at Shen Yi and said: "Master Shen, it's a one-sided statement." I’m afraid it’s not trustworthy.”
Before Shen Ling came, he had already thought of his words. He lowered his head and said: "Sir, this murder happened in the academy. It is natural that such a big thing cannot only be present with a few of them. Sir, I am looking for some witnesses in the academy." Just ask and it will become clear. Besides..."
Shen Ling gritted his teeth and said: "My brother has been thin since he was a child. When he was in elementary school, some people called him "Shou Gan Chai". Although he has gotten better in the past two years, he is still worse than his peers. How can he beat and kill him alone?" Chen Qing, his classmate who is one year older than him?"
Lu Anshi did not speak, and continued to look at the piece of papyrus in front of him. Finally, his eyes fell on the three words "Fan Dongcheng" written on the paper, so Mr. Lu sighed slightly and said: "Fan Dongcheng, Jiangdu Fan family…”
He looked up at Shen Ling, lowered his eyebrows and said, "The fifth son of the Fan family is serving as a minister in the capital."
The fifth uncle mentioned by Lu Anshi was Fan Dongcheng's fifth uncle. He was in high school more than ten years ago and then rose to prominence in the officialdom. Now he is the Minister of the Sixth Ministry.
This official position may not sound like much, but when it falls on Jiangdu Mansion, the Shen family, or even Ganquan Academy, it is already extremely heavy.
It was precisely because of this Minister Fan that the Jiangdu County Government was so eager to put this case to death and put the blame on Shen Yi. Once the matter was settled, Magistrate Feng, who was originally mediocre in officialdom, , it is possible to get into the lap of Minister Fan, and in a few years he might be able to get an errand as a prefect.
Shen Ling's right hand trembled. He looked up at Lu Anshi and his voice trembled: "Sir, are you... also afraid of the power of the Fan family?"
Lu Anshi shook his head slightly and said: "I am studying at Ganquan Academy. Firstly, I will not violate the laws of the country. Secondly, I do not want to be an official. I will not be afraid of anyone. The key is your family."
"With such a minister here, even if what is written on this piece of paper is true..."
At this point, Lu Anshi did not continue. He lowered his eyebrows and glanced at the yellow paper in front of him, and said lightly: "Today is already too late. Let's just do this. I will walk around the academy tomorrow and ask questions about that day. What happened? If what you said is true, I..."
"I will go to the Jiangdu County Government Office to see if I can see this child, at least..."
Lu Shan let out a long sigh: "At least try your best to save this child's life."
Without saying a word, Shen Ling knelt down in front of Lu Anshi and kowtowed: "If you can save my brother's life, sir, you will be a great benefactor to the Shen family. The entire Shen family will do their best to repay you."
"I just did some serious things, I don't need you to repay me."
Mr. Lu shook his head slightly, stood up and helped Shen Ling, sighing: "It's a pity that Mr. Lu talks so softly, it's still unknown whether he can help you."
"It's past midnight now. I'll have someone arrange a place for Mr. Shen to stay."
Hearing this, Shen Ling bowed his head and thanked him again.
Soon, under Lu Anshi's arrangement, Shen Ling was taken to the guest room of Ganquan Academy. After making arrangements for Shen Ling, Lu Anshi did not go back to the bedroom to rest, but returned to his study and re-lit the lights in the study. Candle.
He is already over fifty this year, and it is difficult to fall back asleep after being woken up. Moreover, it is already late, and it will be dawn in an hour or two. He is not going to sleep today.
Two hours passed quickly, and the sky outside gradually became brighter. Someone knocked on the door of Lu Anshi's study. The dean put down the half-turned volume of geographical maps in his hand, stood up, stretched, and opened the door. Door.
At the door of the room, a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old, with beautiful appearance and wearing a blue dress, holding a basin of hot water in her hand, snorted to Lu Anshi: "I heard that you didn't sleep last night. If you continue like this, your body will be damaged."
Dean Lu clasped his hands behind his back, looked at the girl holding hot water, and said with a smile: "It's been more than ten years since I saw Qingque. This is the first time you're so diligent. What's wrong? What kind of clothes do you have your eye on and you don't have the money to buy them?"
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The girl known as "Qingque" is Lu Anshi's only daughter, Miss Lu who has been with him since she was a child.
Lu Anshi married a wife when he was young, but he never had any children. It was not until he was in his thirties that his wife gave birth to a daughter. A few years after giving birth to his daughter, his wife fell ill and passed away, leaving only their father and daughter to depend on each other.
A large part of the reason why Mr. Lu resigned from office was because he had no heirs. Therefore, he lost his motivation to fight in the officialdom and simply resigned and returned to his hometown to concentrate on doing things that interested him.
Miss Lu took the hot water and put it on the table in the study room. She said shyly: "It turns out that Lian'er does these things. If dad likes it, my daughter will get you water to wash your face every day."
"It's better to forget it. Qingque is exhausted. As a father, I feel sorry for him."
Lu Anshi laughed, walked to the basin, lowered his head and wiped his face with a hot towel, then put down the towel, looked up at his daughter, and said with a half-smile: "You are so attentive, can you ask me for anything?"
Miss Lu bit her lip and looked at her father cautiously.
"Dad, there is a student named Shen in our academy who was arrested by the police a few days ago."
Lu Anshi pretended not to know, glanced at his daughter, and said calmly: "Then..."
"My daughter heard that the county government wanted to chop off his head..."
Miss Lu lowered her head and her voice became softer.
"Dad, I heard from people in the academy... that he was wrongly accused..."