Shen Yi stood in front of Chen Fuzun and felt cold sweat break out on his back.
When it came to the nursery rhymes, he thought he had done a very clean job and left no flaws.
In fact, this is also the case. Shen Yi did not leave any traces at that time. If he did not contact those children after that, then this matter would not be traced to him anyway, and even Shen Yi's head would not be traced. superior.
However, after that incident, Shen Yi did not cut off contact with those children, but instead started to take them into business.
The reason why he took this risk was because Shen Yi felt that he was a little person, and for a little person like him, no matter what he did, he would not attract the attention of others.
The bad thing is that Chen Fuzun searched for a long time and couldn't find out who was spreading the nursery rhymes. Without evidence, he could only start to doubt.
Master Lu is a very suspicious "suspect".
Because Master Lu was also known for his uprightness, at that time, the price of food in Jiangdu skyrocketed. Master Lu probably didn't like it, so he wrote a nursery rhyme and spread it.
It happened that when the imperial envoy came to Jiangdu, Master Lu took Shen Yi to the government office. At that time, Master Chen looked at Shen Yi several times and remembered this young man.
Later, things became easier to investigate.
Among the six children, Xu Fu may be able to keep his mouth shut, but the other five little guys are all ordinary beggars. Those officials in the government who have been handling cases for more than ten or even decades can easily ask them. Want to know something.
You can even ask...without arresting anyone.
Shen Yi stood silently in front of Master Chen. After a long time, he took a deep breath, raised his hands to Master Chen and said: "Master, at that time, the students saw that the price of food in Jiangdu had soared. The people, especially the beggars on the streets, were living in a state of decline. I became more and more sad, and I was really a little angry. In a moment of anger, I wrote that nursery rhyme. If I have offended the governor in any way, please forgive me!"
At this time, Shen Yi must admit this crime.
Because Chen Fuzun is a smart man.
Smart people have one thing in common, that is, they like to think too much.
Seeing Shen Yi's appearance, Chen Fuzun smiled.
"Did you really write it?"
Shen Yi gritted his teeth,
He lowered his head and said, "It was written by a student!"
"You are responsible."
Master Chen narrowed his eyes and said slowly: "You are a student, and you are still a student under my rule. I am too lazy to argue with you. After you go back today, tell Master Lu that I am selling him to save face. Let's forget about this matter, but if anything happens in Jiangdu in the future, it's best for him to come to the government office to discuss it with me, the prefect, and stop meddling in other people's affairs."
If Shen Yi directly blames Master Lu for writing nursery rhymes, it will most likely arouse Chen Fuzun's suspicion, and may even get him into trouble. At this time, he can only firmly take the blame on himself, and Chen Yu will think nonsense. !
He would think that Shen Yi took the matter on himself in order to take responsibility for others.
He would think that a sixteen-year-old boy would never dare to do such a thing unless someone instigated him.
If it weren't for someone's instigation, he wouldn't have dared to admit such a thing in front of himself, the prince of the palace, when the palace examination was about to come!
This is what it means to be clever but misled by cleverness.
Shen Yi looked "shocked".
He looked up at Chen Yu and stuttered a bit as he spoke: "Master Fu, this matter... has nothing to do with Mr. Lu..."
Chen Yu narrowed his eyes, looked at Shen Yi, and said coldly: "You mean, you did this alone, and you have to take care of everything for Old Man Lu, right?"
"Because of this nursery rhyme, just the grain merchants whose homes were ransacked, Feng Zhixian was demoted, and I was fined my salary. It will even affect the examination of the Ministry of Civil Affairs next year. Can you bear this kind of responsibility? "
Shen Yi stood there, his face a little pale.
He finally stopped talking.
Chen Yu stood up, walked up to Shen Yi, reached out and patted Shen Yi on the shoulder, and said: "Anyway, you are an amazing kid for being willing to stand in front of Mr. Lu at this time."
"There aren't many people with bones these days."
Chen Fuzun sighed and said slowly.
"You go ahead. This matter has nothing to do with you. Take the government exam well."
Shen Yi was silent for a while, then he bowed his head respectfully to Chen Yu and saluted: "Master, student, take your leave."
"Just go, go."
Chen Fuzun squinted his eyes and smiled, and said: "After returning to the academy, I told Master Lu that I will be in Jiangdu for a long time, and I will go to the academy to take a walk when I have time. Although I am not I’m from Jiangdu, but my hometown is not far from Jiangdu, so I can get close and personal.”
Ordinary young people may not be able to understand the meaning behind Chen Fuzun's words.
But Shen Yi could hear it.
Chen Yu wants to "tie up" with Ganquan Academy.
This is the so-called "get closer".
And the reason behind why he did this is not difficult to guess. It was probably because the leader of the "Turtle Faction" in the imperial court, Yang Jingzong and Yang Xiang, was about to retire, that is, he was about to retire.
Looking at the current appearance of the little emperor, after Yang Jingzong retires, the "Turtle Sect" will definitely be suppressed to some extent. At this time, Chen Yu, a disciple of Yang Xiang and a die-hard "Yang Sect", has to find someone for himself. A way out.
It's not that he is in a hurry to change his family, but he just wants to express his goodwill to Ganquan Academy. If the two parties can get closer, then Chen Yu, a "Yang faction" person, will have an easier time in the future.
After all, Old Man Yang is retiring, but he, Chen Yu, is still very young and must continue to serve as an official in the court.
Shen Qilang lowered his head slightly and said, "If the student remembers what the master said, he will tell it to the mountain chief on his behalf."
"Um."
The master of the palace made a nasal sound and waved his hand.
"You go ahead and prepare for the exam."
Shen Yi bowed his hands and said goodbye.
It wasn't until he left the pavilion and walked out of Chen Fuzun's sight that he breathed a sigh of relief.
He wiped the sweat on his forehead with his hand and relaxed from his tense state.
Shen Qilang was secretly afraid.
"I thought I was cautious enough, but I still underestimated these big shots. Fortunately, fortunately..."
He thought as he walked.
"Fortunately, uukanshu.com www.uukanshu.com The situation is in my favor. Otherwise, Mr. Chen, who has suffered a loss, may not be willing to shake hands with Mr. Lu even if he believes that the nursery rhyme was written by Mr. Lu. If there is a real conflict, my The government examination is slim..."
He walked for a while and came to a pillar, stretched out his hand to hold the pillar, closed his eyes slightly, took a deep breath, and warned himself in his heart.
"Be more careful when doing things in the future..."
In this way, Shen Yi returned to the academy team, casually dealt with Mr. Qin for a few words, and then followed him back to the academy.
After arriving at the academy, Shen Yi did not dare to neglect, and immediately came to the door of Lu Anshi's study. After knocking on the door and seeing Master Lu, Shen Yi stepped forward, held his hands in his hands, and said: "Teacher..."
He told Mr. Lu everything about what happened in the government office today.
Lu Anshi sat in his chair, quietly listened to what Shen Yi relayed, then put down the book in his hand and lowered his eyebrows slightly.
"Chen Fengde... is very flexible. Yang Xiangguo is still in court, and he is already thinking about changing..."