Uncle Li Li Wengang, the head of the Li clan, learned about Li Wencai's report on Li Xuedong from Li Wenxi after Huang County Zun arrived at Lijiaji.
Li Wenxi only found out about the report after seeing Mr. Huang and his younger brother Li Wencai.
The clan leader Li Wengang did not bother to ask in detail and quickly accompanied Huang Xianzun. The elder Li Shikuan directed the young men of the clan and followed Mr. Yao's instructions to set up a platform at the entrance of the ancestral hall, set up a pergola, and surrounded a place. p>
Some of the other clan elders were busy entertaining the office clerks who came with them, while others were busy looking for people according to the list given by Mr. Yao.
Huang Xianzun, along with more than a dozen people from the government clerk's office, came here to try the case. Naturally, there are rules for trying cases.
Li Wenxi didn't care about anything else. He just grabbed his younger brother Li Wencai and slapped him seven or eight times. He failed to ask why Li Wencai wrote this complaint, let alone withdraw it.<
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Gu Yan and his entourage of dozens of people arrived outside Kunshan County. The chief of the front station followed him out of the city to report: County magistrate Huang Xianzhou went to the Li family to assemble a case.
When Gu Yan heard the words "Lijiaji", he waved a whip and ordered: "Go and have a look."
The group bypassed Kunshan County and went straight to Lijiaji.
When Gu Yan arrived at Lijiaji, the stage and shed had been set up at the entrance of Li's ancestral hall, and everyone who was supposed to deliver the message had arrived, including Li Yuzhu and Li Yinzhu who had stayed at home. Everything was ready, waiting for the defendant Li Xuedong and Li Xiucai.
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Gu Yan and his group of thirty or forty people, wearing bright clothes and angry horses, were extremely ostentatious and conspicuous.
As soon as he arrived at the Lijiaji, Gu Yan glanced sideways at a few women on the side of the road who looked at him with stupid expressions. He reined in his horse and Shi Gun hurriedly handed over his black gauze curtain hat without his instructions.<
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The eldest son of his family is very good-looking, but he hates people looking at him. Whenever he goes out, a curtain and hat are indispensable.
Gu Yan put on his curtain hat, sat on his horse, and looked at the county magistrate Huang Xianzhou from a distance.
Huang Xianzhou was also looking towards him.
Gu Yan looked directly at Huang Xianzhou unscrupulously. The last time he saw Huang Xianzhou, Huang Xianzhou had already served his second term in this small county in Kunshan and had stayed here for seven years. At that time, he was darker and darker than now.
Being thin is even more annoying.
He seemed to have completely cut off his reputation. What happened to him afterwards?
Gu Yan tried hard to think about it, but couldn't remember it.
A small county magistrate is really insignificant to him.
Almost everyone at Lijiaji gathered near the ancestral hall, and everyone was crowded and bumping into each other.
Gu Yan got off his horse, and under the guard of Shi Gun and several other boys, he passed through the passage that the crowd voluntarily made way for him, walked half a circle around the high platform, picked a good spot to watch the excitement, and stood still
, shake out the folding fan, shake it slowly, and wait to watch the excitement.
The cart that came from Kunshan County Pier trotted all the way and entered Lijiaji. The crowd gave way and the cart went straight to the ancestral hall and stopped in front of the shed. Mr. Gao jumped out of the car first, followed by Li Jinzhu, who turned around and hugged Li Xiaonan. When Li Yuzhu and Li Yinzhu saw the eldest sister, they hurriedly rushed to meet them, "eldest sister!"
This time, Li Yuzhu was okay, but Li Yinzhu was already crying.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid!" Mr. Gao comforted him first.
Li Jinzhu hugged Li Xiaonan first, then reached out to help Li Xuedong. Li Xuedong looked pale, carefully protecting the fine cloth gown, and jumped down from the cart.
"It's nothing, don't be afraid, what else can you do!" Li Jinzhu glanced at the high platform and shed that had been set up, reached out and patted Li Yuzhu and Li Yinzhu, and said in a suppressed voice.
"I won't be afraid when the eldest sister comes back." Li Yinzhu stood next to the other side of the eldest sister.
The eldest sister is back, and she is indeed not afraid anymore.
Li Yuzhu hugged Li Xiaonan hard, and Li Xiaonan leaned into Li Yuzhu's ear and whispered: "Second sister, don't be afraid. My brother is a scholar. He must be fine. If something happens, it's a good thing."
"Yeah." Li Yuzhu lowered his head and glanced at Li Xiaonan, wanting to smile, but stopped laughing halfway through.
Mr. Yao brushed his gown, took a step forward, bowed his hands, and bowed to Huang County in an extremely formal manner.
Huang Xianzun stood up and laughed with the clan leader, Uncle Li: "Everyone is here, and Li Xiucai is here too, let's start."
The table has been set up on the high platform, covered with the purple-red tablecloth brought by the government officials, and the lottery tubes, gavel, official seal, paper, pen and inkstone have been neatly arranged. An inkstone has also been ground in the inkstone. p>
Huang County Zun sat on it, and a dozen government servants stood on both sides holding water and fire sticks. After shouting three times, the surroundings were silent.
The clerk of the Ministry of Punishment strode up to the front of the high platform, faced the crowd, loudly called in the accuser Li Wencai, watched Li Wencai kneel down, shook off Li Wencai's indictment sheet, and read it in a measured tone.
, shook the complaint, bowed to Huang County Zun, stepped back a few steps, and stood next to the high platform.
"Li Wencai, did you write this complaint?" Huang County Zun asked slowly with a smile on his face.
"Yes!" Li Wencai knelt in front of the high platform, raised his stiff finger prints on his face, and answered with his neck stiffened.
"You said that Li Xuedong, the new member of the county, was admitted to the new member because of an imposter. Do you know who the imposter is?" Huang Xianzun asked next. p>
"That's his sister! Li Xiaonan!" Li Wencai turned around and pointed his finger at Li Xiaonan, who was cowering behind Li Yuzhu.
"That little girl? Well, do you have any witnesses? Do you have any physical evidence?"
Huang Xianzun stretched his head and bowed, and looked at Li Xiaonan who was hiding behind Li Yuzhu, with only half of her face exposed.
"This is obvious! Li Xuedong is a sick man, he is very stupid! How could he pass the exam? His sister has been smart since she was a child. She learned to read and read at a glance. She never had to read it a second time. Listen to her
If my brother memorizes the book, he will memorize it after listening to it once. She can also memorize it, but her brother has not yet read smoothly!
"Also, she was able to write poems when she was five or six years old, and her poems were very clever! Li Xuedong, a scholar, must not have taken the exam himself, but his sister must have taken the exam for him!"
Li Wencai has a great voice.
Huang Xianzun was very inspired when he heard about writing poems. He glanced at Mr. Yao. Mr. Yao met Huang Xianzun's gaze, pulled down the corner of his mouth, and glanced sideways at Li Wencai.
He has already read Li Xuedong's ink papers for the county examination, government examination, and college examination. Those examination poems only have the right rhyme, and have nothing to do with the word aura.
Li Xuedong's articles were also written in a plain and thick style. They were superior in their thorough reasoning, clear arguments, interlocking links, and step-by-step advancement. They were extremely powerful. This thick and simple style was reflected by the article and the person. During the county examination, he thought Li Xuedong was
A tall and brave northern man.
These are completely incompatible with the aura and agility.
On one side of the high platform, Gu Yan listened intently to Li Wencai's words. He narrowed his eyes slightly and opened them, looking up and down, looking at Li Xiaonan carefully.
This little girl’s poems are poorly written, and her articles are also thick and careful. Where did her compelling aura go?
Is it just pretending?
Impossible, this little girl doesn’t have such a scheming mind. She has never had one before, but now it seems that she is quite courageous and scheming, but she doesn’t seem to be very scheming.
Gu Yan looked at the Li siblings huddled together one by one. His eyes fell on Li Xiaonan, who was hunched over and trembling, and he snorted.
Now I know I'm scared. Where is the courage that I had to show no concern for him that day? Where did it go?
