The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 468 Stay
This wasn't the first time the school administrator had done this; most of the students who came to the prefectural city to study were newly promoted scholars.

In those rural areas, a scholar was considered a prominent figure and was highly respected.

But in the prefectural city, it's nothing.

In the prefectural city, even scholars were ranked in different classes, and most families had only a modest amount of property.

People without money can't afford to send a child to school.

For an ordinary person to pass the imperial examination at the county level, it would take at least seven or eight years, and to advance further, they would need to continue their studies.

The academy official investigated the students' backgrounds. If any of them had officials in their families, they were definitely not to be touched. Since everyone was an official, they should naturally protect each other.

If it's just an ordinary family, then you'd have to scrape off a layer of oil.

Wang Chuangui was a student who couldn't get any more money out of students. All the other students in the college had given him gifts, but he was unwilling to give a single penny more than the prescribed gifts.

Instead, they sent a set of clothes to that impoverished priest!
How could Xue Zheng tolerate this?

He ordered someone to investigate Wang Chuangui's background, and found that he was just a country boy, and an old man who was very old.

He's only a scholar in his thirties; he probably won't be able to pass the imperial examinations in the future.

The only bright spot might be his recommendation from the local county magistrate.

But recommendations from county magistrates are common and nothing special.

Yongding County is such a poor, remote place that it would be good if it produced even one scholar. The county magistrate must have just picked the best among the worst and given the title arbitrarily.

Having thought this through, Xue Zheng used his usual tricks. Seeing that Wang Chuangui had no reaction and had even begged him, he noticed that Wang Chuangui hadn't responded and had even pleaded with him.

Xue Zheng was even more certain: it was confirmed; it was just a baseless swindler.

The term "impoverished household" simply means he had no powerful connections, but his living conditions were not bad, and he even brought his wife to school, indicating that his family was not too poor.

Digging up a thousand taels of silver should be just the amount that a family like theirs can afford.

But to his surprise, he had run into a brick wall.

While Wang Chuangui was still in a daze, Madam Ma had already gone to the prison and told Wang Chuangui with a dreamy look on her face, "Husband, Mother has come to pick us up!" Wang Chuangui's first reaction was to cover his buttocks.

If his mother knew that he had ended up in prison because of his studies, he would probably get a beating!

"Why is Mother here?" Wang Chuangui was unaware that Xuezheng had already sent a letter to the Wang family, and he himself was determined not to write back to ask for money.

"I don't know either. I was just about to go back and ask my mother for help when I saw someone arrest the professor and the school official." Madam Ma spoke in a daze. Looking at the school official who was like a lump of mud beside her, the fear she had felt for him dissipated.

The more arrogant this student was before, the more pathetic he is now.

He was ordered to come and beg Wang Chuangui for forgiveness; if Wang Chuangui did not forgive him, his punishment would be increased.

Wang Chuangui hurriedly asked, "What about Instructor Song? Is he alright?"

“Instructor Song is fine, but he's been locked up for too long and his health isn't good. He's already been taken to the clinic. I visited him before, and he said he's alright and just needs a few days of rest,” Madam Ma said with a sigh. “I didn't expect that after this incident, Instructor Song wouldn't blame us for dragging him down, and he'd even be very concerned about you.”

Instructor Song was a teacher specializing in policy essays, which was Wang Chuangui's weak point. However, Instructor Song valued his comprehension and often taught him everything he knew.

That's why Ms. Ma specially made him a set of clothes as a token of her gratitude.

Unexpectedly, it ended up harming others.

"Student Wang, do you understand me now?" came the weak voice of Xue Zheng from the other end.

Wang Chuangui looked over and saw that Xuezheng had already put his neck into the rope and was hanging himself.

She still had a fawning smile on her face.

Wang Chuangui suddenly felt nauseous and almost vomited on the spot.

If he were to become an official in the future and end up like this, bullying the weak and fearing the strong, and being obsequious and servile, he would rather not become an official at all.

At worst, I can go back to Hujia Village to teach.

(End of this chapter)