Crossing the Ming Dynasty to be the magistrate

Hearing what she said, Wen Yu knew that she was actually tempted by this proposal, but she didn't want to attract criticism due to worldly eyes, so she shook her head and said, "You don't have to worry about these, as long as you say you want it or not, you want it." , Big Brother will help you do it."

Wen Yulan originally planned to refuse, but when she looked up and saw Wen Yu's serious expression, she recalled the joy she felt when she worked day and night to design a drawing, and finally succeeded, and she couldn't evade it.Looking at the red eyes of the eldest brother, he hesitated and nodded.

Wen Yu breathed a sigh of relief: "Is that right? We're all one family. You can't tell me anything. It's not me talking about you. You should learn from that brat Wen Qiong, even though he always annoys me every day. , but he is so thick-skinned that he can get a bargain, don't keep everything in your heart..."

Before the words finished, Wen Qiong ran in frivolously: "I seem to hear someone talking about me, what's the matter?" The two of them saw that he was amused, and didn't answer.Then Wen Yu also told him that Wen Yulan's work won the award.

Wen Qiong happily congratulated her little sister, then turned around and asked casually: "Is Yulan the only one? No, it seems that there are other letters sent to the mansion. Brother, did you miss something?"

Wen Yu rolled his eyes at him: "Don't even think about winning the prize. Your box with eighteen hidden buttons was eliminated in the first round. Why do I have such a heartless brother like you? Let me ask you How are you going to open that box?"

Wen Qiong is still talking: "Brother, this means that you are busy with business all day long and hang out with Brother Xu. You don't understand women's hearts at all. Girls are boring in the boudoir. The more complicated things are, the more time you can pass them. interest of……"

Wen Yulan supported her forehead at the side: "Second brother, I think you have some misunderstandings about girls. If we pass the time, we won't think about unpacking any boxes."

Wen Yu heard him say that Xu Jing was a little annoyed and turned into anger. Seeing him deflated, he said, "You still talk about me, your box was unanimously ridiculed by the judges. But Tang Yin is good. His work is ranked No.8. It's a pity that he is now with his parents. Go home. Send him the bonus after a while."

Speaking of this, Wen Qiong felt depressed for a while, because her little friend went to study in the hometown because of the scientific examination, and now she is alone and has no one to talk to.Moreover, the two of them had bet before who would have the highest design score, and now they are going to give him the inkstone they really love.

Wen Yu looked funny, that was Tang Yin and Tang Bohu!Everyone who can leave a name in the history of Chinese literature and art, you will not be wronged at all if you lose to others.

Ignoring Wen Qiong, Wen Yu continued to discuss with his younger sister about setting up a girls' school, and he planned enthusiastically: "Our girls' school can not only teach painting, but I will try to invite some female gentlemen from other counties to teach you how to read." Writing, if you are interested, maybe you can keep doing it..."

Wen Yulan interrupted him, a little confused: "If it's just to teach writing and painting, I'm afraid not many people in the county are willing to go." She knew that her elder brother had good intentions, but she still wanted to tell the truth.

Wen Yu was poured a basin of cold water, and realized that her proposal was not very reliable.Wen Qiong next to him retorted: "Why don't you want to go, what's wrong with learning some poems and songs and singing with your husband in the future, I think it's okay."

Wen Yu sighed, they were both 14 years old, how could Wen Yulan be so much more mature than her elder brother.It is true that there were many talented women in the Ming Dynasty, but the overall atmosphere was still conservative. Even girls from official families, there were many who were not allowed to read, let alone ordinary people.

It's funny to say that the women with the highest average education level in the Ming Dynasty were actually brothel women. Not only did they have to be proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, some even had in-depth research on the Four Books and Five Classics, and they could also write a good handwriting. No wonder Qinhuai Bayan is famous throughout the ages.

He explained the cause-and-effect relationship to Wen Qiong, and then asked Wen Yulan: "I plan to teach students weaving, painting design, female celebrity, and cooking skills in girls' schools. Do you think there is anything else that needs to be added?"

Wen Yulan thought for a while: "You can also settle accounts in the sky. I believe many women are willing to learn."

Wen Yu nodded. He is not a thinker. Even in the 21st century, women still have not achieved full equal rights. So the only thing he can do now is to teach them more skills to live and live. At least let women realize basic financial freedom in Daming .

Basically, the plan has been completed, and the primary goal is to recruit female gentlemen. It is still very difficult to find the kind of female gentlemen who are skilled in craftsmanship and can teach students in Mengyang. Such talents have basically been divided up by honorable and wealthy businessmen. Fortunately, he is not To cultivate peerless talented women, as long as they can learn the general idea.

The girls' school is located in the outskirts of the city. There are two hours of classes every day, and one day off for five days. There is basically no delay. Usually there are buses in the county to ensure the safety of everyone. The tuition is not expensive. In order to rent the schoolhouse, the county government There is also a lot of money.I thought that as long as this happened, many families would send their women to school.Unexpectedly, there were very few applicants in the end, and more than half of them were officials in the county government to make up the number in order to flatter their superiors.

Wen Yu comforted herself that it's okay to take her time, and they will know the benefits of girls' schools after the first batch of students graduate.

Wen Yulan got up early today, it was her first day of school, and Wen Yu bought a small bag from the clothing store for her to carry with her.Wen Yulan looked at the small moon-white cloth bag, and secretly laughed at her big brother's poor eyesight.But she still treasured the bag and put it close to her body.Now she wakes up with a smile every morning. She is much happier than other girls to have such a good brother.

There are only two special cars for the school, and they are parked at the gate of the county office every morning, and everyone has to walk to the county office to get a car.Fortunately, Mengyang City is so big, it can be reached within two steps.After Wen Yulan got into the carriage, she found that there were already quite a few people. After careful inspection, it turned out that most of them were married women, and he was the only girl who hadn't left the court.Everyone was a little surprised to see her, Zhou Wan's daughter Zhou Cuicui hurriedly asked her to sit beside them.

Wen Yulan smiled and said, "I thought you wouldn't come, why? Your husband is willing to let you out?"

Zhou Cuicui blushed: "He said he wanted me to know more people to make me happy." Zhou Cuicui is Zhou Wan's eldest daughter, and she married a businessman who runs a grain store in Mengyang three years ago, and the couple have a very good relationship.Because Wen Yulan is a newcomer and unfamiliar with her place of life, she often goes to Zhou Wan's house and asks Zhou Wan's wife to bring her into the women's social circle in Mengyang, so she is very close to Zhou Cuicui.

Everyone was chatting and laughing in the car, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious, and they went to the girls' school soon.They were received by a kind old lady, and the class schedule was distributed to each of them.Then several female gentlemen responsible for teaching different subjects introduced themselves one by one.

After the class, Wen Yulan found that many women didn't listen carefully, and kept whispering and gossiping in private. The master of painting was a woman named Shen, who looked delicate and weak, with a sick face and a good temper.Seeing that they were not serious about listening to the class, she just smiled helplessly. After class, Wen Yulan asked her questions for advice, and she knew everything.

Back home, Wen Yulan thought that this could no longer be the case, and she would not cherish what was too easy to get, so she wrote a suggestion to her eldest brother, hoping that the girls' school would establish an assessment system like the serious school, and those who failed many times would be expelled. school.Wen Yu readily approved, and told the students the news. Sure enough, classroom discipline improved significantly afterwards.

Wen Yulan's side was alright, but something went wrong with Wen Qiong's side.When receiving the news that Wen Qiong had broken a bone in a fight with someone, Wen Yu absolutely did not believe it.Who can Wen Qiong's small body beat?As a result, the facts were in front of his eyes, and his wife sued the county government. Wen Qiong accepted the pleading paper silently, and then went back to ask Wen Qiong what was going on.

Wen Qiong looked aggrieved: "That bastard deserves it! He actually slandered my little sister in front of everyone. I broke his leg to take advantage of him!"

Wen Yu frowned: "You tell me what happened in detail."

Wen Qiong said: "I was planning to go to Zuixianlou to buy a cold-eating rabbit to satisfy my cravings, but when I entered the hall, I saw that kid Chai Yusi yelling everywhere, what's going on in the world, now even girls can go to school, ashamed to be with those who don't like you In a city, those who observe women's virtue and women's precepts said that they would write a book to announce their shameless behavior, I was so angry that I couldn't hear it, so I couldn't help but do it."

Wen Yu is also not feeling well, girls go to school, how come they have something to do with morality, and the name Chai Yusi sounds so familiar... Wait, isn't this the guy who sent him the book before? ?Wen Yu felt annoyed and funny, this person really lingers.

But the younger brother still wanted to teach, so he said to Wen Yu: "You are good-hearted in order to protect your younger sister, but you shouldn't be so reckless to do it yourself. What if that person is a martial arts master and you can't beat him?"

Wen Qiong nunuzui disdainfully: "As for his weak look, I'll let him have one hand... But big brother, I got into trouble again, won't you scold me?"

Wen Yu raised her eyebrows: "Why are you scolding? That person really deserves a beating, but there is a better way to deal with this kind of person than using fists. You will be fined to go back and copy the book fifty times, and the rest will be handed over to the elder brother." Wen Qiong nodded excitedly, looking at her brother's eyes with adoring little stars.

Chai Yusi felt that he was really unlucky, not to mention the failure of the government examination for Huai Cai, and for some reason, he was kicked out by that psychopath Wen Qiong.

"Wanna!" He shouted angrily at his wife, that stupid woman was lazy, so she must give her a good lesson when his legs recover!After shouting for a long time without hearing a reply, I was still wondering when I heard footsteps outside.

He looked up and saw a group of officers and soldiers surrounding him: "Chai Yusi, someone has accused you of embezzling other people's property and intentionally murdering others. Come with us."

Chai Yusi thumped in his heart: "Wan Niang! Hurry up and find Mr. Liu!"

But he saw his wife looking at him coldly: "There's no need to go, I'm the one who sued."

Wen Yu was really taken aback by Chai Yusi, who originally wanted to find out about him secretly, seeing this person's domineering and vicious words, he believed that black history was absolutely indispensable.

In the end, I checked and found something wrong. Chai Yusi was originally a countryman in Mengyang, because he had made a baby marriage with his cousin Wan Niang since he was a child. He also spent money for his studies, but after many years he did not read very well, but he lingered all day long in Huajie and Liuxiang. His uncle felt that he regretted the marriage when he saw him like this, but suddenly died suddenly at home one day, because he only had one daughter, Chai Yu. The company justifiably took over all the property.

Wen Yu felt that something was wrong when he saw this case, and it was a coincidence anyway, so he arranged for his subordinates to check it out, and found out that Uncle Chai Yusi had been poisoned to death by him, and someone else proved that he had seen Chai Yu at that time The company went to buy arsenic and frost.

Finally, he asked his wife, Wan Niang, who broke down in tears and said: "My lord, the women have already known that the person next to their pillow is not a good person, but they have been worried that they are helpless all these years, so they have to bear it. I beg you to replace the women call the shots!"

Wen Yu then decided to arrest Chai Yusi and return to the Yamen for interrogation.At the beginning, Chai Yusi made a fuss, saying that Wen Yu was selfish because of his younger brother, and he blatantly retaliated against him, and firmly denied his crime.

Wen Yu was annoyed by what he said, and wondered if this person had really studied, and why he was talking inconsequentially, so he ordered him to be put in prison, waiting to be punished.As a result, that night, the jailer said that Chai Yusi committed suicide in fear of crime.

Chai Yusi is dead, and this case has become a case without a head, but the pleadings and many evidences submitted by his wife Wan Niang before can still convict him.But Wen Yu was unable to write down the sentence for some reason.The whole thing always seemed weird to him.

Chai Yusi still denied his crime during the day, and his domineering behavior made people's teeth itch. Why did he commit suicide at night?Moreover, the case has happened for many years, and his wife Wan Niang has so much evidence in her hands, she can go to the government to sue him for reconciliation.

You must know that what Chai Yusi committed is a felony of "righteousness" that is more serious than "seven outs". The so-called "righteousness" means harming one's spouse and family members.Once this incident comes out, what else can Chai Yusi do to her?Wen Yu thought about it, and felt that something was wrong, so he went to Chai Yusi's house to have a look before it was dark.

When he arrived at Chai Mansion, it was Wan Niang who opened the door for him.Seeing the doubts on Wen Yu's face, she explained: "The women were worried about being hurt by the scene and thinking about others when they saw things, so they dismissed most of the servants in the family, leaving only one housekeeper to help. If you are not in a hurry, please come back tomorrow."

This lie is too false...Wen Yu knew it well, but as a frail scholar, it was too dangerous to force her way in.So he decided to retreat along the steps first, and then ask the government servants to check after returning to the mansion.

Just as she was about to speak, she heard a man's scream: "Help me! Help me!" Wen Yu's complexion changed drastically, and she ran out to ask for help, but Wan Niang was the one who reacted faster than him.

She leaned over and rushed to Wen Yu's back, knocking Wen Yu unconscious with a knife hand.After Wen Yu fainted, a burly man came out from the darkness. Seeing Wen Yu snorted disdainfully, he drew out the knife in his arms and was about to slash at him. Wan Niang hurriedly stopped her: "Are you crazy! The imperial court ordered the official to kill him, wouldn't he be afraid of getting into trouble!"

The big man grinned: "Otherwise, what should we do, this little boy has already found our whereabouts, is it possible to keep him?"

Wan Niang frowned and thought: "Take him away together, maybe there are other uses. It's not too late to kill him when we get to a safe place."

The big man thought for a while: "Okay, listen to you, the trump card in your hand must be used last, so use this kid to confuse people." After speaking, he took Wen Yu's clothes and dragged him back to the house.

Wen Yu was in a daze, feeling a burst of pain, feeling uncomfortable like falling apart, trying to open her eyes, but she didn't have the strength.It took a long time before he regained his sanity.

He raised his head and realized that he was locked in a cellar, "Are you awake?" A young man's voice came from beside him.Wen Yu didn't reply. It was still pitch black before his eyes, and it took a long time for his eyesight to return to normal.

"Hey! I was talking to you, why didn't you answer?" The man was extremely dissatisfied with Wen Yu's neglect: "Isn't it a fool who came in? What a pity, someone finally came, and he was a fool."

Wen Yu didn't bother to pay attention to him, and took advantage of the dim candlelight to look around. The vegetable cellar was actually not big, but it was tightly sealed, and it was not too likely that she wanted to escape with her hands and feet tied up.

"It's useless. I would have run away if I could. I slipped out during the day when they were not paying attention while delivering food, but I called you in." The man looked at Wen Yu again in disappointment: "Weak scholar One, doesn't look like much."

Wen Yu was furious. Ever since he started chasing Xu Jing, he gradually cared about his appearance. In all fairness, although he was not as handsome as Ji Qing, he was still pretty, and he was above average!

He was going to turn around and refute that man, but he was almost blinded by it. God, why is there another guy who is more handsome than himself!Wen Yu burst into tears.But this is not the time to be entangled in these things, and asked: "Who are you? How did you get caught here."

Seeing that Wen Yu finally spoke, the man became interested, and said lazily: "You don't need to know who I am, you can just call me Su Yu. I went to the brothel to drink flower wine with my servants, but I was brought here for no reason. of."

Wen Yu frowned, he knew that Su Yu was not telling the truth, Wan Niang was able to set up such a big game, it seemed that it was for him, so how could he be just an ordinary person.But people didn't want to say it, and Wen Yu couldn't force it, so he continued to ask: "Then do you know what they do?"

Su Yu looked disgusted: "Are you a fool, you can't even tell? Who else can be so boring? Bailianjiao."

"!!!" appeared, and Wen Yu complained in his heart. When he was fine, he was still thinking about why he couldn't meet this mysterious organization that every traveler would definitely meet in the Ming Dynasty.As a result, he was locked up in a blink of an eye. The flag really couldn't be set up casually, Wen Yu smiled wryly.

But if it is really the White Lotus Sect, Su Yu's identity is worth guessing. You must know that the White Lotus Sect is a king organization that the Song Dynasty opposed the Song Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty opposed the Ming Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty opposed the Qing Dynasty.It has been developed for many years now, and it is not as simple as an ordinary wealthy businessman to make people work so hard and kill him to silence him just to imprison him.

And if this is the case, he might be involved in some troublesome matter.After thinking for a long time, Wen Yu felt that it would be better to explain clearly to Su Yu, so she recounted the whole story.Su Yu looked at the sky boredly at the beginning, but at the end his eyes lit up: "Keep going! Then, what did you do after you realized that Wan Niang was wrong?"

Wen Yu smiled wryly: "Afterwards, I came to investigate alone. I was indeed reckless. I thought it was an ordinary case of framing at most, but I didn't expect that a traitor would be involved in it."

Su Yu looked Wen Yu up and down several times with great interest, until he looked hairy all over, and then smiled and said: "You are similar to those Qingtian masters in the scriptures. I never thought that there are such interesting officials in Shu. If it weren't for you You are too old, but I can barely take you into my room."

Wen Yu: "...what do you earn?"

"In the room," Su Yu said carelessly: "But if you can escape safely this time, it proves that you still have some ability, and this matter can be discussed in the long run." Seeing Wen Yu's expression change from doubting life to dismissive, He added: "What? How much is your monthly salary as a seven-rank county magistrate? With Ben... I will guarantee you promotion and wealth, and you will enjoy endless glory and wealth. Moreover, as it is now, I'm sure they don't dare Whatever you do with me, you won't be sure."

Wen Yu knew that what he said was reasonable, but those words were too irritating, so she retorted: "There is no certainty, everyone in the world is for profit, as long as the conditions I put forward are generous enough, they can let you go." me."

Su Yu rolled his eyes. The little official the size of a sesame seed didn't know the heights of heaven and earth, and even made a condition. If those idiots could make sense, he would have escaped long ago. "You can do whatever you want, but if they really sacrifice you to heaven, don't beg me."

Wen Yu turned his head and ignored him. Although he had only been together for a few quarters of an hour, he already had a general idea of ​​what kind of person Su Yu was. Using an easy-to-understand word to describe it, he probably was Wen Qiong before the transformation. Enough for him, he doesn't want to waste his tongue on others.

Here, Wen Yu didn't return all night. Although the Wen family was a little surprised, they were not in a hurry. They thought that their elder brother might have gone to the inspection department to look for Mr. Xu again, and they stayed with him when it was too late.

Until noon the next day, Mei Hongzhi came to visit and said that he felt a little strange that Wen Yu didn't come to the Yamen. Everyone was discussing whether the county magistrate was sick, so he sent Mei Hongzhi as a representative to come to condolences.

At this time, everyone felt that something was wrong. You must know that Wen Yu, as a workaholic, was not out of business for a day in a year. Even if he went out occasionally to drink tea and listen to books, he only went out when he had nothing to do.They also sent someone to the inspection department to inquire, and the other party said that Wen Yu didn't come at all yesterday.

Didn't go back to the government, didn't go to the yamen, and the inspection department also said that he didn't know - the county magistrate disappeared!Wen Yu is Mengyang's Dinghaishenzhen, everyone panics now that he is gone, Wen Yulan is so anxious that she can only shed tears, and Wen Qiong rushes out to find Wen Yu alone.

As soon as he got to the door, he was stopped by someone.Wen Qiong also started to cry after seeing the person coming: "Brother Xu! My brother can't be found!"

Xu Jing's face was frosty, and at this time he returned to the way he was before he met Wen Yu.Everyone looked at his face and dared not breathe. "This matter needs a long-term plan. Who was the last person to see Zhengqing?" Xu Jing asked.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and after a while, a door was brought up: "Returning to my lord, at dusk yesterday, the villain saw the county magistrate leave the mansion, but he didn't say what he was going to do, and he seemed a little unhappy at that time."

Xu Jing then asked: "Did you see where he went?"

"West of the city, but it doesn't look like going out of the city."

Xu Jing said to Mei Hongzhi: "Go door to door and ask if anyone has seen him, it's the only way to do it now."

Mei Hongzhi worried: "Aren't you going to startle the snake?"

Xu Jing shook his head: "I don't see Zhengqing in the city. If he was really kidnapped, some of them don't know him. In addition, the whole city is under martial law. Anyone who wants to leave the city must check carefully." Mei Hongzhi at this time Fortunately, Xu Jing gave him an idea, so he ordered him to follow suit.

On the other side of the Chai Mansion, Wan Niang anxiously walked up and down the room.The big man before was dissatisfied: "What are you doing! I'm dizzy from leaving, and every bitch can't stand it!"

It's okay if he doesn't speak, but when he opened his mouth, Wan Niang became angry and said, "You still have the face to scold me! I said yesterday that I should have escaped before they could react, but I didn't accept you. We'll be fine now." How to get out!"

The big man retorted: "You said it lightly, where can you escape if no one responds? After all, you didn't provoke it!"

The author has something to say: On the fifth day of Riwan... I feel like I'm about to be drained