[Qing] Fourth Master, learn about health preservation

After three days, when the candidates left the examination room, their steps were stilted, and they felt that their whole bodies were hollowed out.

When they went back to the inn, they washed up, ate something and slept for half a day. When discussing together at night, they couldn't help but ask other people: "Do you think the problem this time is more difficult than before?"

A master scholar said modestly: "I feel the same, it's not easy."

There are also scumbag students who think: "I also feel that there is not much difference. I know every word when I look at it. When I put them together, I am confused."

Someone even commented: "It should be because of the previous fraud that made the emperor angry, so the difficulty must be increased, so that only the best talents can be selected."

Others echoed one after another, it's hard to say, this is the only way to tell the difference!

They were gearing up and waiting for the results. The great Confucian scholars in the yard still couldn't take a step away after finishing the exam questions. After three days of rest, they would start to read the papers again.

The Confucians did not expect the candidates to be so lucky that the third elder brother got the most difficult paper.

After reading a few, they didn't know how to do it, so they put it aside.

Apart from eating, they were immersed in reading papers all day long. The Confucian scholars were not young, and all of them were a little dizzy.

At this time, the fourth elder brother brought someone to deliver the food at the right time, and the third elder brother was surprised: "Why did the fourth brother come here in person? It would be good to have someone deliver it."

Hearing this, the fourth elder brother laughed and said: "Third brother must be very tired after reviewing papers with all the great scholars, so let the cook make a good meal, have a good meal first, and rest for a while before continuing to read."

It's a dirty paper, the place to eat is in the front hall.

The Confucians are getting old, their teeth are not very good, and their digestion is even worse, so they seldom eat big fish and meat, and mostly vegetarian dishes.

The same is true today, a table has stewed white radish with Wuling ginseng, fried fungus with Shichangpu, yam and almond porridge, fried lotus root with cloves, fried shredded pork with sealwort and so on.

There was a great Confucian who knew a little bit about how to keep in good health, so he thought about it at a glance: "Si elder brother, could it be that this table is full of medicinal food?"

The fourth elder brother smiled and nodded: "I specifically asked the imperial physician who came with me to make this table of refreshing and brightening medicinal food for the great Confucians. After eating, I can sleep more peacefully at night."

Old Confucian scholars are not as energetic as before, their eyes are not clear enough, and they have difficulty falling asleep at night or sleep too little.

Unexpectedly, the fourth elder brother thought about all these things, and specially sent such a table of medicinal food to everyone, and the great Confucians stood up and handed over their hands to thank: "Thank you, fourth elder brother, for being so considerate and considerate."

The third elder brother smiled at the fourth elder brother, "I'm sorry, fourth brother."

The fourth elder brother specially delivered the medicinal food, and then went back to eat with the fourteenth elder brother.

The fourteenth elder brother was still a little surprised: "Why did the fourth brother suddenly talk about health preservation, and I went to the imperial doctor to ask about this, I was shocked."

After all, the fourth elder brother suddenly called the imperial doctor, didn't this scare the fourteenth elder brother to think that he was not feeling well?

The fourth elder brother smiled, he couldn't help paying attention when he heard Geng Yi talking too much.

These days, the great Confucianists are trapped in the yard and cannot go out. It is already uncomfortable enough. In addition, they are not sleeping well at an old age, and their energy is not good.

Now they still have to review so many papers from morning to night, and the young and strong can't bear it, let alone these old Confucians?

So the fourth elder brother asked Chef Liu to make this table for the Confucians, so that they could work a little easier and not be exhausted.

They were pulled over for temporary emergency, and it would be a bit unreasonable to be exhausted!

After eating this medicated diet, the Confucians slept well at night, and the next day their spirits were better than the other. The third elder brother saw it, and went to thank the fourth elder brother: "Thanks to the medicated diet of the fourth brother, I see The Great Confucianists are getting more and more tired day by day, and they seem to be unable to hold on."

However, with so many papers, if the third elder brother really read it alone, even if he exhausted himself to death, he would not be able to finish reading it in a month, so he could only force these great scholars to continue to help.

Fortunately, the situation of the great Confucians has obviously improved after Si Age's table of medicinal meals.

The fourth elder brother smiled and said: "Third brother, you are being polite. It is the responsibility of our brothers to do this job well. How can we divide it among each other?"

The third elder brother patted him on the shoulder, and his gratitude was beyond words.

The fourth elder brother looked at the third elder brother's face and asked: "Since the situation of the great Confucians is much better, how come I haven't let go of the frown of the third elder brother?"

The third elder brother sighed and said: "I was spotted by the fourth brother, mainly because I read the papers all day. The calligraphy of the scholars is better than the other, and the words are also full of flowers and flowers. It is very beautiful, but it is empty. After reading it, there is nothing .”

It's just gold and jade, but it's ruined, so how can he not worry?

It was hard to hold a new exam, and two sets of papers were produced with great pains. In the end, the qualifications of these students were not good enough, and they couldn’t find a few to read. Isn’t this a waste of time for them? ?

The third elder brother is really depressed. Didn't it mean that talented people are everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River? What happened this year? Didn't talented people come to scientific research?

Fourth elder brother thinks about it, there is really such a possibility.

After all, it wasn't the first year of cheating in the examination room. Judging by the proficiency of the previous examiners, at least it took several years before they were discovered.

So most of the people who failed the rankings a few years ago were really talented and learned. How can others not know that something is tricky?

They must have quarreled too, but they were suppressed and failed to go straight to Tianting, and they were suddenly discouraged, so they didn't take the exam.

After all, if you study so hard, it doesn't matter how much money your family has in the end. What's the point of such a scientific examination!

In the end, they are still running with them, and after the exam, they will be ridiculed by those who are not as good as themselves. Talented people are arrogant, how can they bear it?

The fourth elder brother asked: "Third brother, why don't you ask Huang Ama if there is an extra game?"

After all, there is still a set of papers, and it's okay to add another one, and it's okay to ask another question.

The third elder brother shook his head and said: "It's not easy to start a new game, Huang Ama may not be willing to add another one."

The fourth elder brother had no choice but to let go of this matter. When he was about to leave, he was grabbed by the third elder brother. He smiled and said, "Is the fourth brother okay recently?"

Hearing this, the fourth elder brother was stunned: "Yes, the officials have dealt with it, and the scholars who committed the crime were also exiled yesterday."

It can be said that there is nothing wrong with his part. He just waited for the third elder brother to review the papers and get the results, and pass the news to the palace to the emperor. They can also pack their things and prepare to return to Beijing.

The third elder brother grabbed the fourth elder brother and said: "Since the fourth brother is fine, why don't you help me read the papers? There are so many papers, just us are too slow."

Anyway, he didn't want the fourth brother to be idle, so he agreed with a helpless smile.

The fourteenth elder brother was not happy when he turned around, and came over specially: "Why didn't the third brother ask me to read the papers together, only the fourth brother?"

Leaving him outside alone is too boring.

The third elder brother quickly waved his hand and said: "Where, the fourteenth brother has to patrol outside and don't let people make trouble. Who knows if there are any fish that slip through the net outside, the fourteenth brother is watching outside, the two of us can Read the papers with peace of mind."

These words made Brother Fourteen happy again, and Pidianpidian went to patrol around the city again.

All of a sudden, the law and order in the city was so good that thieves didn't dare to stretch out their hands, and the ruffians didn't dare to go out, for fear of being caught by the fourteenth elder brother and thrown into the prison.

Lao Li has a headache, the prison is almost full of people arrested by the fourteenth elder brother, and he can't let it go.

Those who quarreled on the street, those who sold things that were short of money, those who bullied and pushed the elderly, as well as those who stole passers-by's purses and flirted with flowers, were all caught by Brother Fourteen.

The master didn't dare to tell the fourteenth brother, so he had to go to Lao Li: "Vice General Li, there is no room for people in this prison, or some not-so-severe ones will be beaten a few times, and they will be sent back after a lesson!"

Elder Fourteen is actively catching bad guys, which is a bit too active. Generally, the guards turn a blind eye when they see the above, but Elder Fourteen can’t tolerate a grain of sand in his eyes, so he insists on killing all of them. Catch everyone!

Lao Li thinks that the fourteenth elder brother is very similar to the fourth elder brother in terms of authenticity.

He euphemistically mentioned the matter to the fourteenth brother, and the fourteenth brother was more wronged than Lao Li.

Didn't the fourteenth elder brother arrest all the bad guys for the sake of the people in the city, why do you feel that the prison can't be released and you have to release them casually?

He ran to the fourth elder brother for an idea. Seeing that the fourth elder brother was busy reviewing the papers, he was too embarrassed to speak, and hesitated at the door.

The fourth elder brother got up helplessly and went over: "Tell me, what happened?"

The fourteenth elder brother said simply, and muttered: "Fourth brother, did I do something wrong? These people should be arrested for doing wrong things. Just because the prison can't let them go, I'm so unhappy. "

The fourth elder brother suddenly reached out to touch his head, and the fourteenth elder brother was stunned, after all, the fourth elder brother had never had such an intimate movement with him, and suddenly said a little embarrassingly: "What's wrong with the fourth elder brother? "

The fourth prince's chuckle came from above his head: "Fourteenth brother, don't doubt yourself, you did nothing wrong. We are still here, those people dare to do something, when we leave, won't we still be turned upside down? If you don't do it Catch it, I will send someone to catch it when I find out.”

A few elder brothers are still in the city, and those petty thieves still dare to do it, they are simply ignored.

"Master wants to calm things down. After all, after we leave, he has to stay. He doesn't want to take care of so many things, so he persuades the fourteenth brother to do one thing more than one less thing. It's only natural for the master to think so, after all, he is a master. That's all."

The fourteenth elder brother listened, with a thoughtful expression on his face: "fourth brother, so the master came to persuade me to save trouble, and I did not do anything wrong?"

"Of course, what did the fourteenth brother do wrong? You think about the people in the city. They are more than grateful to you. How can they think you are troublesome? But what the master said is right, you can't let go of the prison, you can't just arrest people , Fourteenth Brother has to go to interrogate him. Otherwise, he will be released, and there are still people in the prison who deliver food, isn't this cheaper for those people?"

The fourteenth elder brother's words made the fourteenth elder brother suddenly enlightened, and he immediately became happy, raised his head and said: "The fourth elder brother is right, throwing people into prison is not easy for them, I have to interrogate him quickly, it's time to get rid of it." If you remove it, you can make room.”

He swept away the previous confusion and frustration, regained his energy, and asked Lao Li to go to the prison to interrogate those people one by one.

Lao Li heard that the fourteenth elder brother was persuaded by the fourth elder brother, and planned to tidy up these people, don't throw them all in and occupy the position. Who knew that this question actually came up with something.

Originally, these people thought that they could leave after staying in the prison for a period of time. At most, they beat the board, and there were people delivering food in the prison, so they didn't have to worry about it themselves. Their lives were better than those outside, and they were reluctant to leave.

Unexpectedly, Brother Fourteen suddenly became concerned about the affairs in the prison, one by one they slipped out for questioning, and they took them to a room full of torture instruments.

Elder Fourteen touched the instruments of torture on the wall and said with a dark smile: "Did you say it yourself, or do you want me to choose a few before you say it? It doesn't matter if you don't say anything, I have long wondered how these things are used, just right You look strong and can use several things."

The other party shivered, and said tremblingly: "The little one just steals some money, and has never hurt anyone's life. Isn't this a big punishment for serving you?"

Hearing this, Elder Fourteen was quite surprised: "You're not bad, you actually know how to serve the torture, and even worry about me? Don't think too much, if I accidentally use a little more strength, you won't be able to follow me!" What did the outsider say?"

Dead people can't speak anymore, what are you afraid of!

The implication of these words made the thief turn pale with fright, and almost fainted. He hurriedly said, "I said everything, I said everything. Just a while ago, the little one stole a money bag and was caught by someone, and the other party wanted to confiscate it." The little one went to the government. The little one hurriedly begged, and the other party said that if the little one helped with the matter, it would be written off."

Brother Fourteen raised his eyebrows slightly, but he was actually a little surprised that there were other inside stories.

The thief thought that Brother Fourteen was dissatisfied with his speaking too slowly, so he spoke a little faster than before, and said in a thoughtful way: "Then let the little one go to the inn where the scholars live to make trouble, and just stuff a few pieces of paper I went in, and took away the purses of several people. The little one wondered why he did such a thing, but he had no choice..."

Brother Fourteen looked over with a half-smile, "So you did it?"

"No, no, I was caught by the adults before I had time." The thief shook his head desperately, lest he misunderstood.

Brother Fourteen continued to ask: "Do you remember what the other person looks like? If you want to find that person, you will be considered guilty and meritorious."

While talking, he was still touching the torture tools on the wall, which made the thief nod his head in fright and said: "My lord, I know that the other party often goes to the teahouse to drink tea, and he went to the private room at the corner of the third floor."

The thief has been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, but he still has a heart. He paid attention to these things early on, thinking that if he was caught accidentally, he could also drag people into the water.

I didn't expect to shake it off so soon, but as long as I can survive, what's the use of a thief hiding it!

The fourteenth brother winked at Lao Li, and the latter went to the teahouse to arrest him.

He stayed where he was, staring at the thief, and smiled slightly: "What else? Just this kind of news is not enough, so tell me more if you know it?"

When Lao Li came back after catching someone, he found that the thief had rolled his eyes and passed out. He couldn't help wondering, "Brother Fourteen, is this a punishment?"

Brother Fourteen shook his head, more depressed than Lao Li, and said: "No, I didn't take this instrument of torture off the wall. After a few words of scaring, this man fainted from fright. How about splashing some water to wake him up?" ? By the way, someone caught it?"

Lao Li took a look at the thief's body and there was no blood at all, and even his clothes were tidy. He was really scared and fainted, so he nodded and said, "Yes, the man was found, and he wanted to commit suicide on the spot, but fortunately, he was stopped."

Elder Fourteen stroked his chin and said, "It seems that there is a problem. You tie him up first, and I'll call Fourth Brother over."

Such an interesting thing, how can we not let the fourth elder brother come over to see it!

The fourth elder brother was also a little dizzy after reviewing a pile of papers, and it was a bit strange to be called by the fourteenth elder brother.

He probably knew what happened on the way, and he couldn't help being surprised.

Didn't expect to ask Brother Fourteen to interrogate these people, and there will be unexpected gains?

Brother Fourteen asked for a long time, but the person who was arrested from the teahouse later did not say a word.

If you take off the rag in your mouth, you will bite your tongue and kill yourself, and you can't take it off yet.

When the thief woke up, the fourteenth elder brother waited for the fourth elder brother to come, so he began to ask: "Someone is here, do you see if it is him?"

The thief saw that it was really true. How long did it take before he was caught?

He was even more frightened, nodded vigorously and said: "Yes, it's him, it's him."

When the man learned that he had been betrayed by the thief, his eyes widened in anger and he said, "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo".

The fourteenth elder brother frightened again by touching the torture tool, but unfortunately this man is much more powerful than a thief, so he just refused to say anything.

The fourth elder brother who had been silent at the back suddenly stepped forward and said: "Since he refuses to say, then there is no need to say it, let's drag him out and behead him."

The thief trembled, his eyes widened in horror.

He thought that the fourteenth elder brother was scary enough, but who knew that the fourth elder brother was the big killer, so he chopped it off without asking!

Fortunately, I was asked by the fourteenth elder brother, and the fourth elder brother was asked to come first, the thief felt that he could no longer keep his neck!

The person in the teahouse didn't expect that the fourth elder brother was so cruel. Shouldn't he be locked up for a few days at this time and then ask slowly?

The fourth brother repeated: "Didn't you say that he wanted to commit suicide when he was caught, and would rather die than say it, then keeping it would be a waste of food, so just chop it up and forget it."

"By the way, send the person to the vegetable market. Vice General Li asks the guards to beat the gongs and drums to call the common people to come and have a look. Don't make people think that we killed people by sneaking around. The killing must be done in a fair manner."

If the man in the tea house hadn't kept his mouth shut, he would have wanted to curse at someone, but beheading someone is even more upright, and he has to show himself before beheading, it's really sinister!

It's a pity that no matter how much he scolded in his heart, his mouth was blocked and he couldn't speak.

After being dragged away, the fourth elder brother took the fourteenth elder brother out, and Lao Li stayed and stared at the thief.

But there is no need to stare, after all, the thief fainted from fright as he watched the man from the tea house being dragged out to be beheaded.

Elder Fourteen waited out of the prison, and saw the man being dragged to the middle of the vegetable market from a distance, surrounded by several guards beating gongs and drums, and the people gradually gathered around him, so he couldn't help asking in a low voice: "Fourth Brother, do you really want to Killed the person? Haven’t asked anything yet!”

The fourth elder brother lowered his voice and said: "Pay attention to those people approaching, is there anyone with a strange expression?"

Hearing this, the fourteenth elder brother was taken aback for a moment, and immediately understood what the fourth elder brother meant, he was fishing!

If the man in the teahouse refuses to say anything, let him be dragged out to show the public, and there must be his accomplices among the onlookers.

Fourteenth elder brother looked around and saw that Lao Li was also coming up, so he gave some instructions in a low voice.

Lao Li took a few guards to disperse, seemingly to maintain order, lest the common people push each other and fall, or get too close to the prisoner, but actually looked at the people with different expressions around them.

Suddenly someone shouted: "Ah, there is a thief, my purse!"

He was still holding one end of the money bag with one hand, and someone was also pulling on the other side. As soon as they pulled, the money bag broke, and the copper plates and broken silver inside were scattered all over the floor.

A few people couldn't help but bent down to pick it up, and other onlookers picked it up too, making a mess for a while.

Lao Li immediately understood that this was a conspiracy by the other party to create chaos, and immediately shouted: "Everyone squat down, don't move!"

He raised his long sword and yelled, and the guards around him also drew their swords. The people were so frightened that they all squatted down, and those who lost their purses quickly squatted down, and the thieves turned their heads and ran away.

There were people squatting at Lao Li's feet, and it was not easy to run over to catch them. He was frowning when he saw a feathered arrow coming from a distance, and it hit the thief's calf with precision.

The other party screamed in pain and fell to the ground and wanted to move forward. Lao Li had already passed through the crowd and knocked him unconscious, and was dragged away by the guards.

He pointed to the man with the money bag who wanted to mix in with the people: "The ones over there, take them away too."

The man cried out quickly: "The little one just dropped the purse, it wasn't on purpose."

The other commoners also looked over, and Lao Li explained loudly: "You are obviously in the same group, there is a hole in the purse, and it was broken on purpose long ago, otherwise how could it be so easy to tear?"

A commoner recently lowered his head to look at the money bag. There was really a neat hole on it. At first glance, it was torn open with a knife in advance, and the surrounding area was the trace of tearing.

The man also argued: "You are wronged! It was the little thief who opened it first, and then the purse was torn."

Without waiting for Lao Li to explain, the people who picked up the money bag sneered and said: "Which thief is so stupid, he broke the money bag first and then stole it. Isn't this just fetching water with a bamboo basket, and it's all for nothing?"

If the purse is broken, how will the thief take it away? Do you drop it as you go?

It's clear that this person broke it, and made a scene with the little thief, and robbed people when the people bowed their heads to pick it up and create chaos!

The man was exposed, and suddenly showed a fierce side, reaching out to grab a commoner in front of him as a hostage.

Elder Brother Fourteen was faster than him, and the feather arrow had already arrived in front of him, piercing through the opponent's arm, allowing Lao Li to easily catch him.

The fourth elder brother patted the fourteenth elder brother on the shoulder and said: "The fourteenth brother's arrow skills are getting better and better."

With so many people interfering, he not only hits every shot, but also hits wherever he points, which few people can do.

Being praised by the fourth elder brother, the fourteenth elder brother smiled, feeling very proud.

As soon as these two people were caught, the guards found and caught anyone who wanted to run away. There were a dozen of them in total. Lao Li pointed to the person above him and asked, "Si elder brother, is that person still going to be beheaded?"

The man in the teahouse was stared at, and he nodded desperately, which is willing to say.

The fourth elder brother waved his hand and said, "Then bring the person back first and ask, if it doesn't work, drag him back."

The man happened to be dragged back by the guards, and when he heard the words of the fourth elder brother, he began to shake his head desperately.

The fourteenth elder brother was stunned: "Fourth brother, it seems that he doesn't want to talk about it, why don't we drag it back and chop it?"

The man began to nod desperately when he heard it, and Lao Li held back his smile and said, "I guess this man is willing to say anything, let's not drag him back before shaking his head."

As soon as Lao Li said this, the man began to nod desperately again.

There was no need for the fourth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother to interrogate in person, Lao Li led the guards to interrogate the arrested people.

After sleeping and waking up, the fourth elder brother had already received all the confessions.

Knowing that there are two groups of people, one group just wants to make trouble, arouse the anger of the scholars to make trouble, the bigger the trouble, the better.

The other group of people are the subordinates of those corrupt officials. Knowing that these corrupt officials may not be rescued, but the corrupt officials have hidden some money in other places, but they are worried that the fourth elder brother and others will find out, so they are fooled by the previous group of people to prepare together. Instigate the scholars so that they can take advantage of the chaos to grab property and then escape.

It's a pity that they were planning thousands of times and provoked the scholars in front, but those scholars just sat outside the government office, rushing in to make trouble without any blood.

On the other side, a cowardly thief was chosen. This person still did not change his mind. He even reached out to steal things on the way to the inn where the scholars lived. He happened to be caught by the fourteenth brother, and then a series of things happened later. .

It can only be said that the luck is still on the fourth brother's side, and these people did not succeed.

The fourth elder brother wrote about these people in detail in the zipzi, from beginning to end.

After he finished writing, he grabbed the third elder brother who had just finished reading the paper to read the paper. The third elder brother said helplessly: "Fourth brother wrote so carefully, what else do I have to see? The troublemakers in front are a little strange, I guess Huang Ama will send someone to take them to interrogate them personally."

The third elder brother still helped to read it carefully, and there was really nothing missing. After putting down the notebook, he said: "This time the rural examination finally took 55 people, but Jie Yuan has not been able to decide for a long time."

The fourth elder brother was also surprised: "So many great scholars have not been able to decide on Jieyuan. It is because there are too many outstanding talents and it is difficult to choose who?"

Hearing this, the third elder brother shook his head and said, "It's not too many, but too few, none of them are suitable, and I can't choose no matter what."

Hearing this, the fourth elder brother was speechless: "Is it because the third brother and the great scholars are too demanding?"

After all, it's just a rural exam, so you can pick one out no matter what!

The third elder brother simply took the fourth elder brother to the back to read the papers, pointing to ten papers and said: "That's all, there is really no way to put the others in."

This time the papers are divided into two sets. The content of the test is the Four Books and Five Classics and the policy questions.

The Four Books and Five Classics are okay, you only need to recite and understand, and policy questions need to analyze and solve specific things.

There are two sets of papers, one is about how to control the Yellow River, and the other is how to fill the national treasury.

If it was the first one, the scholars would be able to say a thing or two, such as building dams, such as dredging sand to clean up river courses and so on.

However, the third elder brother was so lucky that he got the second one.

Most scholars don't know much about mundane affairs, let alone doing business. Many scholars even think that people who do business smell of copper and stay away from them. How can they know how to fill the treasury!

So Ce Wen wrote it in a colorful way, and after reading it, I feel that the writing is good, there is no content at all, it is all nonsense.

The third elder brother couldn't stand it after reading dozens of copies, and the Confucian scholars also tried their best to pick out a few to say something.

Seeing it now, the fourth elder brother can understand why they couldn't pick it out.

Either it is to increase taxes, or it is to reduce official salaries, or it is to increase the ransom money for criminals.

There are also flatterers who say that the national treasury is already full to the point of overflowing, where it needs to be filled, and then start to flatter the dragon and think that the emperor is wise and the treasury is inexhaustible.

The fourth elder brother put down the paper next to him with a headache, and reached out to pick up the ten papers that the third elder brother and the others had selected.

Finally, the answer is not so eye-catching. The top one has something to say, saying that it is to increase the tax on Westerners' purchases, because the prices of imported products are set very high.

In addition, they used their black tea as English tea to sell at sky-high prices, which made the local black tea not so good. Not to mention, these foreigners lowered the purchase price.

The fourth elder brother saw it interestingly: "This person is very familiar with the tea mountain."

The third elder brother looked at the other party's place of origin and identity and said: "I heard that the first few generations were tea farmers, and there were two tea mountains in their family. Later, they were squeezed out by foreigners. They studied hard since childhood and planned to become an official to change the status quo."

Although it took many years to become an official from school, he was always working hard.

The fourth elder brother nodded and said: "The matter of foreigners has indeed passed. The ninth brother mentioned it to me before. Originally, Zhengshan Souchong was rebranded as Yingjili Tea, and the price has increased by a hundred times."

Brother San knows that English tea is not cheap, but he has never tasted it. Is it Lapsang Souchong?

"That's really over, it's time to rectify it."

The fourth elder brother nodded, and read the second paper. This person proposed to clean up corrupt officials, especially small township officials.

They invaded fertile land on a large scale. In order to avoid the land tax, they either changed the land deed to wasteland, worked together from top to bottom, or distributed the fertile land to tenant farmers.

Nominally tenant farmers, they only get [-]% of the harvest, and they also need to pay land taxes.

The land tax is a double tax on the person and the land, which makes the tenant farmers miserable. After a year of hard work, they have almost no food in their hands and have to borrow from the landlord.

There is still interest on this loan, and the interest continues. In the end, they can't pay it back at all, and they have become serfs for generations.

The fourth elder brother tapped on the paper with his fingertips: "This man is very familiar with the tenant farmer's affairs, could it be possible..."

The third elder brother looked at the other party's identity and raised his eyebrows in surprise: "This man is really interesting. He is not the child of a tenant farmer, but the son of a squire."

It is rare enough for a squire's son to complain to a tenant farmer.

But if he hadn't said it, no one would know what kind of miserable life these tenant farmers in these humble rural areas lead.

"He sympathizes with the tenant farmers, but he doesn't know what will happen to the squire after telling the story clearly." The fourth elder brother is not sure whether this person is so sympathetic that he doesn't even care about his family, or whether the local tenant farmers will end up too badly , so that he couldn't bear it, and he was willing to kill his relatives righteously.

The third elder brother deeply agreed: "That's why I didn't put him on the top, it's not appropriate."

If it is true to kill relatives with righteousness, even if he becomes Jie Yuan, once his family members are convicted, he will stop here, there is no need to occupy the identity of Jie Yuan in vain.

The fourth elder brother pondered for a moment and said: "Since we can't decide, why don't we leave it to Huang Ama."

Whatever happens, let the emperor decide!

The third elder brother took a look at him, and felt that the fourth elder brother was indeed cautious enough to do things, so he turned around and wrote the note, and sent the note to the capital together with the fourth elder brother.

After reading the two booklets, the emperor stroked his beard and said, "Sure enough, it was right to let the fourth son go, and he is really careful and orderly in handling things."

The Jiangnan scientific research was conducted in an orderly manner, the officials took care of everything properly, and those who slipped through the net who wanted to make trouble were also caught.

The emperor sent someone to inquire about the local affairs of the squire. It was much more tragic than what was written in the paper. Many tenant farmers sold their sons and daughters, or died of exhaustion in the fields, and their families were destroyed.

Even if he wanted to sue the officials, he couldn't even touch the door of the government office. If he ran away, he would be a fugitive slave.

After being beaten to death, no one dared to run anymore and could only accept their fate.

Originally, it was considered unfilial for a son to sue his father, but this man was rescued by a tenant farmer, and he failed to protect him in the end, so the son couldn't help but tell the matter in the scientific examination. It is a person who knows how to be grateful.

The emperor's reply reached the fourth elder brother, who took a look at it and sent it to the third elder brother.

The third elder brother was surprised when he saw it: "Huang Ama actually chose that squire's son as Xieyuan, is this to let him continue to go up?"

The fourth elder brother replied: "Since Huang Ama nodded, it must have been investigated. There should be nothing wrong with this person."

Even though he sued his father, he didn't fully sue, which is not considered a stain.

It's just that in the eyes of the fourth elder brother, this person must become a censor in the future, and he will only be a censor.

The rank of the censor is not high, but the power is not too small. He can impeach all officials. He is only suitable for honest people who do not love power. This person has to be said to be suitable.

Xie Yuan made a decision, and the notice was posted.

The guard who announced the good news found that Xie Yuan could not be found in the lobby of the inn, so he asked people to go up to look for him, only to find that Xie Yuan had been sitting in the room in a mess for an unknown amount of time, and was still dazed when he was called out.

Knowing that he became Jie Yuan, he was stunned for a moment and then cried out, crying for a long time without being able to stop.

The others thought he was happy at first, but then looked at each other, feeling something was wrong.

When I turned around and found out that this person was suing his own father on the paper, he immediately kept a respectful distance from Xie Yuan.

Something happened here, the fourth elder brother and the others were about to leave, and before they left, they met this Xie Yuan named Lou Zhi.

Lou Zhi had just passed the weak crown year, so he bowed to several people in a rigid manner.

The fourth elder brother looked at him and said: "Your matter has been heard by Datian, and you can become Jieyuan because of your integrity on the paper and the righteousness of killing relatives. I guess you will be ridiculed in the future. If you can't stand it, then stop here , there is no need to continue walking, I will report to the emperor when I return to Beijing."

Lou Zhi bowed with red eyes and said: "I don't regret it, I just hope that there will be no more tragedies in the world."

The brief meeting ended quickly, and the elder brothers set off back to the capital.

After the third elder brother got into the carriage, he whispered to the fourth elder brother: "This man is too naive and takes it for granted. If he really steps into the court in the future, I'm afraid he will have his head broken."

Now he is still a Jieyuan, and after entering Beijing, there will be general examinations and palace examinations, so it is not certain whether Lou Zhi can make it to the end.

But he has already registered his name with the emperor, as long as his grades are not so bad, there shouldn't be any major problems.

The fourth elder brother smiled and said: "If he wants to be a censor, it is more than enough. If he doesn't want to be simple, he is really not suitable to be a censor."

The third elder brother was startled, but agreed: "Fourth brother is right, if the censor is timid, or afraid of this or that, and dare not sue this or that, there is no need to stay."

The censor should be simple-minded, right is right, wrong is wrong, and then dare to speak up and complain.

What kind of censor is a person who is afraid of power and does not speak out for injustices!

The fourth elder brother looked up at the receding scenery outside the car window, and heaved a sigh of relief, they were finally able to go home!