Celebrating more than two years of peace in the world

Chapter 30 Guo Baokun, you owe me now
His Majesty only gave three days for the investigation of Chunwei's fraud case, and today is the third day.

Fan Xian didn't look flustered, he calmly sat at the morning tea booth eating breakfast, and opposite him sat a down-and-out young man.

Fan Xian ordered four bowls of noodles, and when the noodles were served, Fan Xian was the first to say embarrassedly, "Don't be fooled, I only eat two big bowls on weekdays."

Deng Ziyue felt a sudden warmth in his heart, he couldn't be more moved, this is Fan Xian's way of dealing with people, can he eat two bowls?Certainly not, but he knew that Deng Ziyue was someone who couldn't afford to eat but could eat two big bowls.

So the bowl in front of Fan Xian and the two bowls in Deng Ziyue's place were both prepared for Deng Ziyue.

"What do you want from me?" Fan Xian picked up the chopsticks, pulled up some noodles, and asked while watching the dripping soup.

Deng Ziyue sat there obediently, not daring to move. It wasn't that his face was not attractive enough. Fan Xian could see that he seemed to have a big thing in his heart, which had weighed the young man down.

The young man rubbed the exposed skin of his tattered elbow, took a deep breath as if he was ready for something, and then slowly confided, "Master Fan, this is my first time participating in Chunwei. "

Fan Xian nodded, "It seems that you are well prepared. When you answer the questions, you write with great care, strategizing, and unique insights."

"My lord, I'm not fully prepared. This afternoon, I have reported to the Ministry of Rites and Dali Temple. I voluntarily withdraw from Chunwei, and my grades will be invalidated." Deng Ziyue said word by word.

Fan Xian looked at Deng Ziyue puzzled, but then he seemed to think of something, but he couldn't start with this question first, if he talked about it first, and then asked Deng Ziyue, he might miss a lot of key but easily overlooked things. So he chose not to say anything, but just followed Deng Ziyue's words, "Why? It is possible for you to go to high school."

Deng Ziyue smiled wryly, "My lord, first let me tell you a story."

Fan Xian nodded, he is a person who likes to listen to stories.

In Deng Ziyue's hometown, everyone knows about the severe drought this year. The severe drought made Deng Ziyue's family even worse. As Fan Xian expected, he went to the yamen to ask for food. The price of a spoonful of porridge in silver made Deng Zi even more angry, but there was nothing he could do.

For this year's spring, Deng Ziyue's parents have almost sold the entire family property, and only then have they saved enough travel expenses to allow Deng Ziyue to go to Beijing to catch up on the exam, but the difficulty lies here. Without the travel expenses, Deng Ziyue will be hungry died.

After forcing Deng Ziyue to have no choice, he had no choice but to ask his childhood playmate who grew up, who is now the local parent officer, and the new county magistrate.It's a good thing not to come, but Deng Ziyue discovered that the life of the county magistrate is not what he imagined.

Because the county magistrate bought an official and bribed the people above Chunwei to help him cheat, he owed a large amount of debt in high school, so he had to use this method to collect money. If he was unwilling or unwilling to collect money, the people who stared at him behind him would be It will make him die inexplicably.

At that time, Deng Ziyue was desperate, but unexpectedly, in the words of the county magistrate, he heard that this year's Chunwei test questions had been leaked, not only the township test, the provincial test, but even the test questions of Chunwei.Deng Zi was more surprised by this matter.

He has never experienced such a thing, but as a person at the bottom of the world, a pariah whose life is like nothing, such a huge opportunity is in front of him, and he has no reason to refuse. This is an opportunity to be named on the gold list!This is an opportunity to step up to the sky!

Deng Ziyue followed the person who brought the news, and when he was asleep, he memorized the entire test question in his mind. When he returned home again, Deng Ziyue had changed. He had become a student who decided to go to high school. People, he wants high school in exchange for fame, change this hometown, change this Qing Dynasty, change the whole world.

But still can't get enough to eat, and that's the most important problem.

When leaving home, Deng Ziyue's parents starved to death in their own home, without a bite of food, and Deng Ziyue had almost spent all his money for going to Beijing.But still did not keep his parents, and he almost fainted.

At this time, Prime Minister Lin Ruofu's plan to rescue and treat the victims began to take effect. The people in his hometown were able to survive this period of almost hopeless disaster in extreme pain, and then the rural examination began.

Deng Ziyue overcame obstacles all the way. Relying on his understanding of the test questions and his own talent, he got to the test field in Chunwei. It was because he was the first in all the provincial and provincial tests. This unshakable position guaranteed him to reach the In Jingdu City, no matter whether it is cheating or leaking questions, no one dares to touch this number one. After all, if you look it up in the future, there will be big mistakes.

After the story was finished, Deng Ziyue smiled wryly.

"When I handed you the last answer sheet, I finally realized that I was wrong."

Fan Xian didn't expect him to say that, so he asked casually, "What's wrong with you?"

"Through this method, even if I am in high school, my heart will still be anxious and restless, and I will spend my whole life in regret."

The way Fan Xian looked at Deng Ziyue changed.

……

"Didn't sleep?" Fan Xian stepped in.

Wang Qinian shook his head, "Guo Shangshu didn't write a word, my lord, today is the last day."

For Fan Xian, the help Guo Youzhi can provide is twice the result with half the effort, so his role in the whole link is crucial.But the current Fan Xian is no longer the brat he was before. He won't put everything on an outsider. He has back tricks, but there's no need to use them now.

Walking into the room, Fan Xian took a look at Guo Youzhi. The guards around him had changed three shifts, and Guo Youzhi didn't seem to close his eyes. A pitiful look.

This decision is of great importance to him, not only affecting his life and death, but also the life and death of his son, and the survival of his entire family.But even so, he was still worried. He was worried that if he surrendered to Fan Xian, it seemed that nothing would happen on the surface, but if the things in this letter failed, his end would be just as miserable.

He can only bet on who can win, the risk is too great.

"Go out." Fan Xian walked in and waved to the people around him.

Several guards from the Overwatch Council left, leaving only him and Guo Youzhi.

"What do you think? Master Guo." Fan Xian sat down in his seat and asked.

Guo Youzhi looked at Fan Xian, "You didn't give me a choice. In my opinion, the road above is a dead end no matter how you go."

Fan Xian smiled and looked at Guo Youzhi.He was right. Fan Xian had put him in a dilemma. No matter who he was targeting, once he failed, the situation he faced would be irreparable.

"Even if you win, the Second Highness will not fall, and His Majesty will not kill him for any reason." Guo Youzhi said, "That is His Majesty's own child, and the poison of a tiger does not eat its own child. As long as it is not a big mistake, His Majesty will not kill him." I will not do anything to His Highness the Second Highness."

"You're wrong." Fan Xian smiled slightly, he had already had an idea in his mind: "Yes."

Guo Youzhi shook his head, "Impossible, His Majesty is not a foolish king, you don't know his strength at all, don't ignore His Majesty's thoughts just because you walk here comfortably and flatly." , old man, I have been in the Qing Dynasty for more than ten years, how could I not understand? Besides, if you are not a father, you will not know, for a child, a father will not kill him for any reason. "

"You may not, but the Emperor will." Fan Xian said very flatly, looking at Guo Youzhi indifferently.

Guo Youzhi sighed, and slowly closed his eyes, "If His Majesty the Emperor wants to kill the Second Highness, unless he..."

In the middle of the sentence, he couldn't continue, he suddenly opened his eyes, "What evidence do you have?"

"I will find it." Fan Xian smiled, "Since Mrs. Guo keeps saying that she is for the Qing Dynasty, but what I see is that the lord has contact with the eldest princess and helped her do evil things. I didn't see what the adults did for the country of Qing."

Guo Youzhi betrayed Qing Guo's spies to Bei Qi, Guo Youzhi couldn't argue with his mouth, but who really knew, did he know the inside story of this matter, did he know that the eldest princess betrayed Yan Bingyun?This is a deadlock, a deadlock that no one can understand, so Fan Xian didn't start talking with him from this point, and went straight to the heights.Whether he knows it or not, I am willing to trust you. For a prisoner, the trust of others is probably the greatest comfort.

"I have no regrets in Qingguo. Qingguo's career is my life's career. I don't need to explain this to you." Guo Youzhi said.

Fan Xian raised his eyebrows, and said in surprise, "Master Guo, for the sake of the Qing Dynasty, how many people have you recorded from the despicable people in the four springs in the past years? A few days ago, there was a severe drought in the northwest region, and the annual harvest was fruitless. Many people starved to death there, and the parent officer there, the person who should have reported it in the first place, was doing it. what?"

Fan Xian stood up and walked in front of Guo Youzhi. He pointed to the sky and said, "He is collecting money, he is still collecting money. The rice porridge at the gate of the yamen is a spoonful of silver! My Minister of Rites, Mr. Guo! This is you!" The parents who came in, this is the power you give them to control a township, a county, and a county! And they are ignoring human lives!"

"The delayed disaster caused the death of almost thousands of people in almost the entire northwest region! Thousands of people! Lord Guo Shangshu! Thousands of people died because they didn't have a spoonful of porridge to drink!" Fan Xian said with a red face. , "You tell me, this is for the Qing Dynasty?"

"I..." Guo Youzhi was obviously overwhelmed by Fan Xian's aura, he groaned a few times, and then said slowly, "That's the royal family, I still have family members, I want to protect them."

"Your family members of Minister of Rites for the great cause of the Qing Dynasty are human beings. What are those thousands of victims who starved to death? Are they from the Qing Dynasty? Do they have family members? Why should they die because of your cowardice? Your own home?" Fan Xian was completely angry.

For Qingguo?Ridiculous.

"I don't care about your grandeur. You continue to be your loyal minister. I won't expose any of your actions. I can also tell you directly that Guo Baokun's life is in my hands. Tonight you will leave this room. Go out, no matter whether I lose or win in the future, Guo Baokun is the only one who can save his life!" Fan Xian said sharply, "I don't care what you think, Mr. Guo, I just want to tell you one thing. .”

"If you want me to clean up the troubles you caused, then you won't be able to run away." Fan Xian said the last sentence coldly, and was about to walk outside in big strides.

When he was about to step out of the door, Guo Youzhi spoke tremblingly.

"You... you... what do you want me to do?" He stood up.

He seemed to have aged a lot that night, and the white between his temples had turned a little white. He looked at Fan Xian and stood there tremblingly, his hand holding the letter shook a little, his eyes seemed to be pleading, and he seemed to be using it. Do your best to climb to the last hope.

Fan Xian pushed open the door.

When the sun shone into the room again from the front, Guo Youzhi felt a little dazzling. He raised his arm to cover the light in front of him, stepped back a few steps, and stood there blankly, looking helpless and miserable.

Fan Xian is not a person who likes to sympathize, at least he doesn't sympathize with such a person. Guo Youzhi's ability to come to this day is all due to his own fault. I still remember that he once stood on the night banquet of the Hall of Prayer for Harvests, and he still made trouble for Fan Xian, but Now his fate is completely in his own hands.

"You just have to tell the truth."

Fan Xian never looked back, just walked away, and the door creaked shut.

At least I, Fan Xian, will do what I say, Guo Baokun, you owe me now.

(End of this chapter)