Seeing Ding Rui standing up and speaking sternly, Tan An smiled and said nothing.
The voice of the book boy Wendong sounded at the door: "Sir, do you need some refreshments?"
Ding Rui immediately saw that Tan An was unmoved and said in a deep voice: "Come in!"
Bookboy Wendong did bring tea in and served the young master carefully. Ding Ruili's heart sank. Wendong did ask after hearing the voice. He also glanced around after entering the room.
But it happened that Tan An was on the bookshelf not far away. He was obviously there, but the book boy Wendong glanced at him and passed him by like sweeping the air.
"Could it be a demon?" Ding Ruili felt a chill coming up, his body was trembling slightly, and many legends came to his mind.
"Sir, do you have any other orders?" Shutong asked Dong in confusion when he saw that there was no one around and everything was normal.
"No need." Ding Ruili said: "I plan to study, so don't come in unless you have something to do."
"I understand, sir."
After the book boy Wendong left, Ding Ruili looked at the opposite side again: "Who are you?"
"I told you that I am a dismissed official from Linhua County." Tan An put down the book and said again: "Su Ziji and I have a hatred for stealing my wife, and even caused me to lose my job. My hatred for him,
I will only be more than you, not less than you, just believe me."
Seeing that Ding Ruili was silent, he said: "What I want to tell you is about Su Zi's county examination."
"County examination? What happened to him?" Ding Ruili didn't want to talk to this suspicious person at all, but if he wanted to say it, he had to deal with it.
Don't give it a chance to turn against you.
Tan An sighed: "I am a county government official, so I have my own source of information. I heard that he wrote taboo words in the articles for the county examination."
"Is this true?" Even though Ding Ruili was very wary, he was still surprised, and then he didn't believe it: "But I heard that Su Zi passed the county examination after only one test. How could he pass if he wrote taboo characters?"
"This is what I want to tell you." Tan An sneered, "Although he wrote taboo words, someone helped to modify the article."
"Who?" This was a big scandal and a big deal. Ding Ruili's eyes lit up.
"Who else? Of course it's the county magistrate, Mr. Zhang." Tan An shook his head: "Don't think that Su Ziji is just a boy from a poor family. He is actually good at maneuvering. Mr. Zhang just took advantage of it and changed this taboo word."
"Not only Master Zhang knew about this, but even the teachings also knew about it. There were other people on the spot. That's where the news came from. Keep it safe!" As if he was afraid that Ding Ruili wouldn't believe it, Tan An also told the source of the news.
This opened Ding Ruili's eyes.
Although there were inconsistencies in Tan An's words, Ding Ruili believed that the story itself was not necessarily false. He walked back and forth in the room twice and said in a cold voice: "This is a dance shelter in the examination hall. I will ask someone to file a complaint. Even if
Even the county magistrate must be dismissed from office!"
"There's no point in suing." Tan An smiled and glanced at him. This man really had a lot of hatred. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come up with a countermeasure immediately.
"Have you forgotten that the county examination only takes students who are children, but being a child does not count as an honor."
Yes, Tong Sheng just got the qualification to be a scholar, not a reputation. If Su Zi cheated when he was admitted to be a scholar, not only would Su Zi's merit and reputation be revoked, but even County Magistrate Zhang's black gauze hat would not be preserved.
Not long after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the imperial court paid great attention to this aspect. Although there were no major examination cases yet, there was a major examination case in the previous dynasty. Examiners who bribed and candidates who bribed candidates were immediately executed. Their relatives, parents, and wives were all exiled. The punishment was extremely severe!
Even if there is such an example, this DPRK will not let it go lightly!
But I have to admit that Su Ziji is somewhat talented and learned. He must have experienced avoiding taboo words and will not do it again in the government examination.
And if it is only committed once, it will still be in the county examination, and the officials above will not investigate.
Thinking about this made Ding Ruili even more angry.
"It's useless, so why did you come here to tell me?" Isn't this just a waste of taking off your pants and farting?
Ding Ruili actually didn't have a bad temper, but because of the spell, he had strong emotions about Su Ziji. At this time, he was a little angry and glared at Tan An.
Old God Tan An sat down and was not annoyed. He just raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm just telling you that he seems to be from a humble family, but in fact he has a backing and a deep scheming mind. If you can't catch him, he will definitely become a big problem."
Seeing a thoughtful look on Ding Ruili's face, he said slowly: "Actually, what you want is not to be able to pass Jieyuan in this provincial examination?"
"You didn't have to worry about Su Ziji. Who told him to make such rapid progress?"
"There are still three months until Qiuwei. Aren't you afraid that he will make a sudden advance and squeeze out your Jieyuan?"
Although Ding Ruili knew that this person was provoking him, he was really worried. His muscles twitched involuntarily, and he glanced gloomily and said, "What can you do to prevent him from being successful?"
He quickly said: "His talent is indeed not small. We can't let him lose his qualifications for the imperial examination. He might really win this time."
He even competed with himself for his solution.
Tan An knew that this person was on the hook: "You are in over your head. Who said you have to lose the qualifications to take the imperial examination? How can you take the imperial examination again if you are injured or disabled?"
He smiled cruelly: "Besides, if you lose the qualifications for the imperial examination, you can still take the exam again. Maybe you will have a mortal enemy. A gentleman will take revenge. It is not too late in ten years."
"Only Su Ziji is disabled. Not to mention this time, his future will be ruined. I just don't know if you are willing to take such cruel measures."
"This... let me think about it again." Ding Ruili was a little moved, but there was a voice stopping him. It was just a small conflict at first, but if it got to this level, it would be a fight to the death.
Seeing Ding Ruili's hesitation, Tan An was a little dissatisfied. He sighed, took out a stick of incense, and with a reluctant look on his face, he lit it with a wave of his hand, releasing smoke.
Ding Ruili was stunned for a moment, and when he came back to his senses, he had a sinister look on his face and said: "You are right, he is disabled and his future will be ruined. What can you do? If you leave any evidence, it will be detrimental to me, and I will not
Do."
Then he was suspicious: "You can do this, why don't you do it? Do you want to benefit from it? Or are you using this as a reason to blackmail me?"
Even at this moment, Ding Ruili was still somewhat awake.
"Haha, don't worry, it won't be detrimental to you. Do you know Shuiyuan Town is next to Fucheng?" Tan An asked.
"Know."
"There is a small lake in Shuiyuan Town. It is not as good as Panlong Lake. Its water also comes from Panlong River. Although the lake is unknown, the surrounding scenery is beautiful. People often go outing. There is also a water temple that has not been used for a long time. You can invite me someday.
When Suzi is playing in the water temple, I will ambush him nearby, take advantage of the chaos, disfigure his face, and injure him."
"When the time comes, even if it is difficult to control the situation, as long as the appearance is flawed, even if you pass the exam, it will stop there and there will be no danger."
"How about it, I'll do it, you just need to lure him out." Tan An said, if he couldn't get close and had to use this person's hand to resist the backlash, why bother?