Nine hundred and ninetieth chapters no gifts for no reason
Welcoming these four scholars is not torture or torture, nor is it gentle persuasion or bribery, nor is it some kind of poison in the legend.
It was Wang Junlin who asked Shen Guoer to prepare some information and case files in advance these days. The four scholars were told that they could only meet the prefect after reading these materials and the contents of the case files. Although they were surprised, they still read it carefully. stand up.
It didn't take long for the faces of the four scholars to change. They showed surprise and disbelief, followed by gnashing of teeth and indignation.
After the four people had seen it and were brought to Wang Junlin in a daze, their faces had long lost their anger towards the prefect, and instead turned into complex expressions of regret, shame, suspicion and hatred.
After the four people bowed, Wang Junlin asked them to sit down, ordered hot tea and pastries, and motioned them to eat and drink first, and then said: "First introduce yourself, and then if you have anything you want to ask, can you ask it now?"
The Lord Prefect neither reprimanded nor scolded, nor did he appear as ferocious and vicious as the legends say. He looked approachable and had no airs. The four of them had also been in contact with some officials before. Although they were a little less knowledgeable and experienced, they had their own characteristics. With their ability to judge, they could see that Wang Junlin's attitude towards them was not a show, not a show, it was the nature of the prefect. The most commendable thing was that the prefect had a very low attitude and even asked them to ask questions with just one mouth. It is to let them question the prefect.
After reading those scrolls just now, the four scholars felt regretful and blamed themselves. Now the four scholars became even more ashamed.
Without waiting for the introduction of the four people, Wang Junlin suddenly sighed and said with a look of pity: "You don't need to introduce me, I know that the four of them have two things in common. One is that you must all come from poor families, and the other is that you all have suffered... Lu’s favor.”
When the four of them heard this, they were confused for a moment, but then their bodies trembled, and they became even more ashamed, because they suddenly felt like they were being bribed by the Lu family to do things for the Lu family, and they were doing stupid things, or in other words, being used as a weapon by the Lu family. .
"Okay, you should tell us your origins first!" Seeing the changes in the expressions of these four people, Wang Junlin knew that his guess was correct, because only the Lu family, a descendant of a poor family, had the opportunity to show kindness. Only the children of a poor family had no information. , so they can’t understand the situation clearly. Only the children from poor families who have less experience and experience than the noble children can’t clearly see the hypocrisy of the Lu family. Besides, even if any noble children want to come to the prefect to protest, their legs will be broken by the family. .
After looking at each other, one of the tall, thin scholars was the first to say: "The student's name is Xiang Nan, from Zhuoxian County, from a poor family, and a student of Lu College."
Wang Junlin nodded, a dark-skinned scholar with a resolute expression, and then said: "The student's name is Mou Xuhong, a native of Gu'an County, from a poor family, and a student of Lu College."
"The student's name is Zhao Shuren. He is from Changxiang County. He comes from a poor family and is a student of Lu College." The scholar who spoke was the youngest, about eighteen or nineteen years old, with the strongest sense of shame on his face.
The last scholar had no expression on his face since he came in and looked very calm. Wang Junlin had a good impression of him. He said calmly at this time: "The student's name is Sun Dongyang. He is from Rongcheng County. He comes from a poor family. He is from Lu College. s student."
After all four of them had introduced themselves, Xiang Nan, who spoke first, said, "Sir, where did the case files you just showed us come from?"
Wang Junlin seemed to have known for a long time that they would ask such a question, and said calmly: "These are the results of several years of investigation by the Blue Guard Mansion. The contents are very clear, and the personal and material evidence are conclusive. I can swear that all incidents It's all true, you don't have to doubt it. I don't have the trouble to fool you with this kind of thing."
The black materials about the Lu family provided by Shen Guoer are actually Shen Guoer's achievements in the past two months. The bigger things include the five thousand pirates on Snake Island and the evil things these pirates have done over the years. The smaller ones are Some things, such as Lu Jianheng killing the other party's whole family for the sake of a mother and daughter, and some landlords' fields were seized by the Lu family, and he became a tenant.
In addition, there were underground salt shops, tax evasion, illegal salt trading, colluding with bandits and a thousand cavalry to assassinate Wang Junlin, etc., each one was recorded clearly and clearly, and there was no room for disbelief among the four scholars.
What frightened the four of them the most was the fact that Lu secretly raised 3,000 soldiers and colluded with the former navy commander to deliberately rebel. Although Yang Guang is not very popular now, he is the orthodoxy of the imperial court after all. For scholars, Loyalty to the emperor is the most basic thing. Unless there is a reason to convince themselves, they will never be willing to rebel, because they know better than ordinary people how terrible it is for a country to lose order. They would rather a corrupt court continue to exist than to We cannot let the world become disordered, as it will be a disaster for everyone.
Mou Xuhong hesitated for a moment and said: "But... it shouldn't be like this. Huairou Fanyang County, the patriarch of the Lu family, has sponsored many poor students. The student's family was poor since he was a child. If the Lu family's ancestral home hadn't given me rice every month, I could study. , how could I enter Lu College? Could it be that I made a mistake..."
Wang Junlin showed great patience and said: "You are not related to the Lu family, so why should the Lu family support you? If Lu Bian has a kind heart like a Bodhisattva, why doesn't he help the beggars in Fanyang County?"
"You always remember one sentence, there is no unreasonable gift in the world, including the reason why I am so kind to you as a prefect and a prince, it is because I need you to help me. The same Lu family I helped you in the past, and I also need you to help him. Facts have proved that today you went to the post house to do these stupid things, which means that Lu's goal for you has been achieved. I am trying to persuade you, but actually I am watching the four of you have the courage. Come see me, you have talents that can be created, and I lack some scholarly talents. To be honest, I actually want you to help me. If you don't even understand the most basic way of doing things in this world, you will be killed if you go back. Forget it on the tree."
Wang Junlin did not get angry, and remained calm when he said these words, but the four of them stood up quickly, bowed to Wang Junlin, and said in unison: "What you are teaching me is..."
At this moment, a sudden change occurred.
After the scholar Sun Dongyang, who had always behaved very calmly, bowed down, a slight clicking sound suddenly came from his sleeve, and then a poisonous crossbow arrow shot out of his sleeve and shot at Wang Junlin in front of him. .
The distance between them was only one foot. This poison-fed crossbow arrow was as fast as lightning, and the power it contained was quite astonishing. No one could imagine that anyone could escape such a sudden shooting.