Fang Jie sat in the teahouse for a long time, and the Qilin standing outside did not say a word to Tie Nu Ye Xiao and the others from the beginning to the end. When Mo Ningzhi left, Tie Nu and Ye Xiao left with her. Before leaving, the two of them hugged Qi Lin and said "Treasure". When turning around to leave, no one felt any reluctance, but Mo Ningzhi looked at Qilin with some meaningful eyes.
Qilin remained silent.
Tienu and Ye Xiao didn't say a word to Fang Xie until they left, and didn't even look at Fang Xie. Regarding the behavior of the two of them, Fang Jie just sighed slightly. It seemed that the resentment in their hearts was stronger than that of Mo Ningzhi, who was too beautiful to be human.
But Fang Jie didn't blame them.
No matter who is forced to live in exile for fifteen years and lives on the brink of life and death all day, he must have a lot of resentment in his heart. Mu Xiaoyao, Dagou, Qilin, and Shen Qingfan may also have it in their hearts, but what they value more in their hearts should be the relationship of more than ten years. Of course, Fang Jie felt that Shen Qingfan might be different from the others.
Qilin walked into the teahouse and looked at Fang Jie. He wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.
"fine."
Fang Jie got up, settled the tea money, and went out: "Tie Nu and Ye Xiao have different choices. It's their right. After living in fear for so many years, it's hard for them to have a chance to live a stable life. They want to That's right. I'm still grateful to them in my heart...even if we're strangers in the future."
Qilin felt uncomfortable, and followed Fang Jie silently.
The good mood when he went out for a walk was gone, and Fang Xie had to admit that his decision to go out for a walk today was wrong. But thinking about it later, even if she didn't go out, Mo Ningzhi might come to her and say these words. Perhaps what she has been waiting for is today, because only explaining these words to Fang today can disturb his mood.
Tomorrow is going to take the Martial Arts Academy exam.
Fang Jie took a deep breath, then smiled and said to Qilin: "Suddenly realized that she is just a child who has not yet grown up. After three years of suffering for me, she only thought of such a naive way to collect debts... This little girl is still at the baby stage where you offend me and I won't play with you anymore."
Qilin, who was in a depressed mood, was amused by Fang Jie's words, scratched her hair and said, "Actually, she is a very quiet woman. In the past three years, she knew that she was a shield, but she never cried or struggled. He didn't even say he was homesick once. Most of the time he sat quietly, and even liked to sit with Shen Qingfan. You know... Shen Qingfan doesn't have a good temper with others, except you."
"She must have had a bad time at home."
Fang Jie thought for a while and said, "There are only two kinds of people who can face it calmly. One, they are fools. Two, they are eager to get rid of their old life."
"She's definitely not a fool."
Qilin answered seriously.
Fang Jie smiled and said, "But I'm not that smart, Brother Qilin, come with me to a place."
"where?"
"Sanjin Hou Mansion."
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Wu Yidao once said that he is a person who makes money even when he sleeps, but in Fang Jie's view, he always seems to be at ease, at least, he will never make people feel busy. When Fang Jie and Qilin arrived at Sanjinhou Mansion, the richest man in the Sui Dynasty was fishing by the small lotus pond.
"Why do I feel a little awkward fishing for my own fish?"
Fang Jie walked up to Wu Yidao with a light smile and said, "I spent money to buy a lot of koi and put them in the lotus pond, and then caught them and stewed them... don't you think it's a waste?"
Wu Yiyi didn't look back, staring at the fish float on the water and said: "It's a very elegant thing, how come it becomes so tasteless in your mouth. In my opinion, there are only two uses for fish. The first is to buy it. Put it in the water to watch and play. The second is to catch it and eat it when you get tired of watching it.”
"Don't you think this is the silver flower and nothing wasted?"
Fang Jie sat down by the lotus pond, smiled and said, "Master Hou, can I ask you something?"
"explain."
"I'm going to take the martial arts exam tomorrow, you know it's a big event in my life."
"Smooth sailing."
"Uh... thank you, I just want to ask, after I take the exam tomorrow, can some people around me live in your house? If I am admitted to Yanwu Academy, I have to live in the courtyard, and the people around me can't Follow in, but you know they are not safe in the imperial capital. Four people, two men and two women."
"good."
Wu Yiyi nodded without the slightest hesitation.
"Thank you!"
Fang Jie clasped his fists in solemn thanks.
"You're welcome, you can live in, but you have to pay some rent or something. Four people, right? Just pay for six people. Each person is five taels of silver a month, don't bargain, I won't do it for less than a copper coin."
"Why!"
Fang Jie argued: "Four people, why pay six people's money?"
Wu Yidao glanced back at Qilin standing not far away, then curled his lips and said: "The guy you brought at least sleeps in a place for two people, and eats enough for three people. I want to be fair to the old man when I do business. No deception, you can charge as much as you should. If you don’t feel unconscionable, you can deny it, and I will believe you when you say that he eats less than my cat.”
Fang Jie was taken aback, and then continued to argue: "There is another thin and dry one, who takes up half of his sleeping space!"
"Do not make jokes."
Wu Yidao understood and Fang Jie glanced at him and said, "You mean a big dog, yes, he is indeed small and dry, and only takes up half of his sleeping space, but he is a carnivorous guy, and his appetite can at least be enough." There are two people, and I have already given you face by charging you six people. Stop haggling, and keep getting it."
"You are such a rich man, is it interesting to argue over a mere thirty taels of silver?"
"That's how I earned my money little by little. I can't look down on less just because I have more now. That would be a prodigal."
Fang Jie was speechless, thought for a while and asked: "You must have heard of something... Recently, many people bought some real exam questions for the Yanwu Academy. A friend of mine bought a copy for a thousand taels of silver. , and then copied another copy and sent it to me overnight, what do you think about this matter... "
Wu Yiyi nodded and said, "He's a good friend!"
Fang Jie said angrily, "You know that's not what I asked!"
"You're irritable today."
Wu Yidao still didn't answer the question.
Fang Jie was stunned for a moment, couldn't help but nodded and said: "I'm really a little annoyed, being annoyed by a very naive person using very naive means, but I know it's just a child's play. , but I still feel a little uneasy.”
"Do you need help?"
Wu asked together.
"No, I've already paid for it."
Fang Jie smiled and said, "Let's talk about the real question of Yanwu Academy. What do you think?"
"Even people at your level know, how can I not know? Even people like me know, how can people in the court not know? So you don't need to ask me what I think, you should ask the court what to think. But because you are going to pay me the rent for six people, I can tell you a piece of news for free."
"What?"
"The so-called real question from the Martial Arts Institute is a fake."
"I know!"
Fang Jie said: "If I can't even guess such a thing, I'm really an idiot."
"There are a lot of idiots, such as your friend who copied a copy of the test questions overnight and hurriedly sent them to you. As far as I know, at least hundreds of copies of such so-called real questions have been sold, and one thousand taels of silver, that's how much One hundred thousand taels... This business is so damn easy to do, if it weren't for me who was afraid of being beheaded, I would really want to get a vote. Fabricating a fake exam question can expose the idiot nature of hundreds of children from aristocratic families, and even It's a fucking perfect business to make such a fortune."
Fang Jie sighed: "What I want to know is who has the guts to even plan to keep his head for the sake of getting rich. This person is the most idiot. Does he think the court will not be able to find out? Are those people from the Ouchi Guard Office, Qing Ya, Criminal Department, and Dali Temple all idiots?"
Wu Yidao glanced at Fang Jie with a half-smile and said, "Actually, at least up to now, the yamen you mentioned just now haven't found out who leaked the so-called real questions. It is said that because of the recent cases Both the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment seemed a bit incompetent, so these two yamen sent many experts to investigate. And His Majesty also knew about this, and ordered the Governor of Qingya, Hou Wenji, to catch the person who sold the real question."
"I know that someone sells the so-called real questions at least three days earlier than you, but there are still people who can buy the questions in these three days, but the person who sells the questions can't be caught. And the court didn't want to catch this person. It’s good to make a decision on this matter now, so there are still many idiots who are fooled.”
Fang Jie let out a long breath and said, "Fortunately, it seems that His Majesty has no intention to investigate whether the test questions were really leaked. If it is pursued, the court does not know how many people will be unlucky. Especially those who participated in drafting the test questions Adults, I'm afraid everyone will be panicked."
Wu Yiyi gave Fang Xie a blank look, and gave him an idiot look.
"You and the person who made the fake test questions are both smart people, but because you don't have enough contact with them, you appear to be idiots."
He said.
"There is no doubt that the purpose of the person who made the fake examination questions was to disrupt the court, trying to use this matter to make His Majesty angry, and then kill the officials involved in it from top to bottom. This is the purpose of that person, he I just want to kill people in the court and make the imperial capital in chaos. It’s better to make bloody storms, the more officials die, the happier he will be.”
"But... the emperor would never do that."
"Why?"
"Because there is only one person involved in drafting the test questions, and that is Dean Zhou of the Academy of Martial Arts."
Wu Yiyi said with a smile: "This cheater is definitely not someone who can stand on the stage, and he doesn't know anything about this year's Martial Arts Academy exam. So he is definitely not a nobleman in Chang'an City, maybe he just entered the city not long ago, He wanted to sabotage the affairs of the imperial court as soon as he had a half-knowledge about it. Because everyone with a slightly higher official position in the imperial court knew that this year’s test questions were drafted by Dean Zhou alone, and no one else could interfere. Think about it... the emperor will Blame Dean Zhou for a fake test question? So besides making hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, this person can’t achieve other goals.”
Fang Jie was startled, then couldn't help laughing out loud.
Wu Yiyi said with a smile: "So people in the court are curious, who is this idiot who can come up with such vicious methods. I also want to know..."
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Changchun Garden.
dome.
Seeing His Majesty talking to Hou Wenji, the Governor of Qingya, Su Buwei, the eunuch of Bingbi, hesitated for a moment and then reminded him softly: "Your Majesty, Duke Xu and the others have arrived a long time ago, and have been waiting at the door for a while."
The emperor was slightly taken aback, then nodded and said: "Go ahead and do it first, this matter cannot be delayed. Although every exam question is written instead of mimeographed, it is not easy to find out the root cause, but you just said You should be able to find out the source of the rice paper used, I am waiting for your news."
Hou Wenji hurriedly bowed his head in agreement, bowed and backed out. When he arrived at the door, he saw Xu Jun Wang Yang Kai and two other people standing on the side, he clasped his fists and saluted: "I have seen the prince."
Yang Kai had a few polite words with him before being called in by Su Buwei. Before Hou Wenji left, he couldn't help but look back at the two people behind Xu Jun Wang Yang Kai, his brows slightly frowned. He really did not expect to meet these two people who have been imprisoned in the prison for eleven and a half years in Changchun Garden. Hou Wenji couldn't help sighing with emotion, seeing the sun again after eleven and a half years, maybe the two of them will fly into the sky.
The three of Yang Kai entered the door, he lifted his robe and knelt down to salute, although the two people behind him had a bit of reluctance on their faces, they still knelt down.
"Chen Yang Kai kowtowed to His Majesty."
"Cao Min seeks a good bishop, Cao Min Zong Lianghu, kowtow to His Majesty."
The emperor looked sideways and said: "Get up, old twelve, come and sit next to me. You two find a place to sit by yourself. There is tea on the table and dessert on the plate."
According to the grand ranking of the emperor's brothers, Yang Kai ranked twelve.
The emperor glanced at Yang Kai and said: "Yu Donglai, the servant of the Ministry of War, has repeatedly disappointed me and made big mistakes one after another. I have already accepted his resignation. But the Ministry of War cannot always be without a person in charge. Such a big yamen is like False. Someone suggested that the Ministry of War affairs be entrusted to you, Old Twelve, would you be willing?"
"ah?"
Yang Kai was stunned, and quickly got up and said: "Your brother can't do it!"
"oh?"
The emperor smiled, and liked the straightforwardness of the twelve younger brothers: "Then tell me, who did it?"
Yang Kai turned around, pointed at the two silent people sitting beside him and said: "Mou Liangbi can be the minister, Zong Lianghu can be the servant!"