Chapter 104: The Provincial Examination is Approaching
"I can't believe that this old boy still has the quick wit to see through such a seamless plan like ours." Zhu Ben said with emotion.
Although he wants to save face, he likes to show his holiness in front of others.
But he is not blind. To be honest, if Zhang Han's plan is used against him, he will almost 100% fall into it!
Tens of thousands of taels of silver are placed in front of you, almost giving it away for free. Who can bear this?
"Humph, how can he have such ability?" Zhang Han snorted coldly and said, "It's because he has noble people behind him to help him."
"Our plan has long been leaked and known to him."
"Ah? How is this possible?" The remaining three people were shocked and shouted that it was impossible!
"Nothing is impossible. Did you notice Lu Heng's attitude when we first entered?"
When everyone heard this, they frowned and looked like they were thinking.
In the end, it was Prince Liu Yu who occupied the IQ high ground and said: "Welcome everyone with a smile and keep your posture low enough."
"Yes! This is exactly the biggest doubt!"
"After all, he is the left minister of the household department. When His Highness the Crown Prince has never shown up, let alone us, even if our father comes in person, he may not be able to behave like this."
"The only explanation is that he knew our plan in advance, so he didn't want to leave us any clues, so he greeted us with a smile and kept his attitude very low."
When Zhu Ben heard this, he immediately clicked his tongue and said, "Yes, I still remember that during the poetry meeting, this old boy was unforgiving and vicious."
"We are here to ask for help. He has a small belly. It would be strange if he doesn't make things difficult for us."
"But the fact is exactly the opposite. Instead of making things difficult, he was quite polite from the moment we entered to the time we left."
"On the contrary, it was us who fell behind and others took advantage of us."
"Just wait and see, I'm afraid it won't be long before the news about us taking the money to exonerate Lao Li will spread throughout Qiandu City." Zhang Han's face was still expressionless, but his tone was much colder.
From the light cloud paper to the entire plan, he thought that everything was perfect and he prepared for a long time, just to catch him by surprise and achieve success in one fell swoop.
It's good now that the plan has been betrayed and all the hard work has been in vain.
Not only that, but it was also self-defeating, making Lao Li's already worrying situation even more embarrassing.
This made him, who always prided himself on being clever and resourceful, a little bit intolerable.
"Think carefully, who did you tell me about my plan from last night to noon today?"
Facing Zhang Han like this, Zhu Ben was a little afraid. Hearing this, he quickly shook his head and said, "No!"
"I swear on all my father's property that from last night to now, I will never disclose this matter to anyone."
When Jia Taisui heard this, he also patted his chest and said, "You know me well. I am an honest person and cannot betray my brother."
Ever since, everyone's eyes turned to Liu Yu.
When Liu Yu saw this, he was furious: "No, you doubt me?"
"Is there any mistake? I am the prince!"
"You are all from Qianlong Camp. Wearing the same pants as me, betraying you to help that old man Lu Heng, what good will it do to me?"
"I'm not full of food!"
Liu Yu has always been outspoken about the things he has done.
emmmm, of course, only for brothers.
To his father, Emperor Jing Xing, he can lie however he wants.
After all, if you don't panic, you will get beaten.
But if something he didn't do was forced on him, it would be worse than killing him.
Ever since, at this moment, his reaction was particularly intense.
Seeing this situation, Zhang Han was helpless.
"You all said that, could it be that I leaked the news to Lu Heng?"
"It's not impossible. You kid has always had a dark heart. It's not impossible to do things like guarding and stealing." Zhu Ben complained.
"Absurd! It's really ridiculous!" Zhang Han's face turned red with anger and he said angrily: "I came up with this method. How could I shoot myself in the foot?"
"That's all. There are many doubts about this matter. Let's discuss it later."
"Before that, let's clarify one thing or two. We have never bribed Lu Heng, lest he take the opportunity to cause trouble again."
"Besides, let's follow Lao Li's method. Try not to make any mistakes before the provincial examination."
When Liu Yu heard this, he could only nod his head, his tone full of helplessness: "That's all we have to do."
He was also a little depressed.
The brothers took action for the first time. The plan was indeed flawless in theory, so why did it fail so miserably?
Is it possible that there is really a mole?
Forget it, it's really not easy to go into this matter, otherwise it will easily alienate the brothers.
Everyone just parted ways and went back to their homes.
…
Zhang Han's prediction was good. Lu Heng indeed made a fuss about the bribery.
As soon as this incident broke out, there was an uproar.
Li Changkong and Li Long, who were already scolded bloody, were exhumed and whipped to death again.
Fortunately, Duke Dingguo's Mansion and Yangcheng Hou's Mansion quickly came to an end, claiming that there was absolutely no such thing!
However...it's useless!
The scholar, whose eyes were red with anger, completely ignored these two nobles and continued to curse.
It wasn't until Jia Taisui came forward to declare that, relying on Jia Pingsheng's reputation, everyone came to bribe him, that he was suppressed.
After all, the chief minister of the cabinet is the chief minister of the cabinet, and his reputation is not comparable to that of the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
When the two parties in the conflict are the noble disciples and Lu Heng, they will definitely side with Lu Heng without hesitation.
But if one of the parties becomes Jia Pingsheng, it is not even Jia Pingsheng, but Jia Taisui.
Then readers should think carefully about it.
After all, they scolded Li Changkong just for a good reputation.
But no matter how good your reputation is, you still have to become an official in the court.
Once he entered the court and became an official, Jia Pingsheng, the chief minister of the cabinet, would be a big mountain that he could not get around.
Is it possible that he can really be offended by some public opinion dispute?
So this matter can be considered settled.
But Li Changkong and Li Long were still scolded from time to time.
The two of them have become like street rats in the eyes of scholars in Qiandu City. If someone mentions this, they will be embarrassed to say that they are scholars without cursing!
But fortunately, with all the cursing and cursing, one month has passed just like that.
…
In Wulinghou Mansion, the long-dusted door opened, and a man with a shaggy face, red eyes, and bloodshot eyes came out, it was Li Long!
He looked at the sun and burst into tears for a while.
God knows how many questions he has answered this month, eight-part essays! More than ten essays a day!
Most scholars have never heard of it, let alone done it.
But he did it for a month!
If he doesn’t get a top spot in this provincial examination, I’ll be sorry for him getting so many questions!