Happy Little Scholar

"This, this..."

Seeing that Master Chu in front of him was obviously dead, the constable took two steps back, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

In the crowd, there were endless exclamations. No one expected that Chu Ping was actually dead. He chose to commit suicide in front of so many people. Is this..., committing suicide out of fear of crime, or dying to apologize for his crime?

"Ping'er!"

In the crowd of Chu family members, the middle-aged man rushed out quickly, picked up the body on the ground, and cried out with grief on his face.

The body of Master Chu softened, but fortunately the servant of the Chu family behind him supported him, so that he did not fall.

After he stood up, he waved away the servant of the Chu family who supported him, walked to the constable, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Are you going to take his body away too?"

The constable immediately took two steps back and bowed down.

The evidence in this case is conclusive. If Chu Ping was still alive, he would naturally be taken to the Ministry of Justice for interrogation, but since he was dead, he had to save some face for the Chu family.

Chu Ping's body was brought in, and the door of the Chu family slowly closed.

The people standing outside stood in front of the Chu family for a long time, but finally did not rush in.

"Bah, shit Wen Gu!" Someone spit at the door of the Chu family, turned around and left.

One person said angrily: "Bah, this old flatterer!"

"Chu Ping is dead, and Miss Shuangshuang should rest in peace..." One person sighed, walked a few steps, and walked back, facing the door of the Chu family: "Bah!"

...

On this day, almost all the people in Kyoto went to the front of the Chu family for a tour. Although everyone left, the front of the Chu family became filthy, and even the plaque on the door was smashed down.

A generation of clean and noble families fell into such a situation overnight, and let countless officials and dignitaries in the capital know what kind of power the people they looked down on on weekdays have.

Chu Ping committed suicide to apologize, but the Chu family's affairs are not over yet.

When Taifu Chu was still the literary bone of Jing State, he was very noble to clear the emperor's side and remonstrate with his death. But now his moral character has been taken away. All he has done is to slander the important officials of the court, form a clique for personal gain, have ulterior motives, and even do such a treasonous thing as forcing the emperor to the palace. He also sheltered the criminals and abused his power for personal gain. How can he escape the punishment of the law?

Taifu of all dynasties resigned because of old age. Taifu Chu was the only one who was deprived of the title of Taifu by the court. Chu Ping's father was also stripped of his official position. The glory of the Chu family is gone, and no one mentions "Jing State Literary Bone".

Although the Chu family's house was still saved and not confiscated under the severe punishment of the court, the people of Kyoto never saw the closed door of the Chu family open again.

The great scholars who once stood with Master Chu did not speak out about this matter. In fact, it was not that no one spoke out. At the beginning, some people spoke out, but they disappeared because of public opinion before the court could respond.

Chu Ping died, the truth was revealed, and Miss Shuangshuang's injustice was redressed. The court felt sorry for her injustice and built a tomb for her in the capital for people to worship and also set up a warning monument for the government.

People will always remember the name "Shuangshuang". It was because of her death that the court was forced to pay attention to the unjust cases among the people, accelerated the reform of the law, and made the government office a place to redress the injustice of the people, rather than a filthy place for those big men to abuse their power for personal gain...

Some things happened that were beyond everyone's expectations.

Zeng Shichun, the Jingzhao Yin who was deeply involved in this case, was reinstated after the case was settled. Although he was also fined for three years of salary, compared with the impact of this case and the end of the Chu family, it was really nothing.

The reason is that Miss Shuangshuang's elder sister was quite protective of Mr. Zeng in the court.

Although she was arrested and thrown into the prison of the government office, she was not abused or treated unfairly from beginning to end. The officials of the government office took good care of her in prison. She was even escorted by the people of the government office when she walked to the criminal department.

This is obviously unreasonable. If Zeng Shichun really wanted to shut her up and kill her as soon as possible, why did he treat her so well, even the punishment was downplayed and just a formality...

In fact, some smart people have figured out the whole story after hearing this.

Mr. Zeng arrested her and put her in prison. It seemed to be persecution, but it was actually protection, because the background of the Chu family was really deep. Master Chu alone could unite many great scholars, literati, and even half of the court officials in the court to slander a pillar of the current dynasty who made great contributions to the country... What was a Jingzhao Yin to them?

He couldn't resist the Chu family, so he could only use this method to save the woman. Otherwise, there would never be a day when the case of Miss Shuangshuang would be overturned.

Loyal ministers became treacherous ministers, clear streams became turbid streams, honest officials became treacherous ministers and then became honest officials again, just like the capital these days, the storm rose and calmed, calmed and rose again...

"The Injustice of Dou E" ended, and there were new plays in the brothels. The storm calmed down a little, and only some aftermath remained, which barely became the condiment for the people of Kyoto after dinner.

"You said that treacherous minister..."

In a bun shop, a scholar in a Confucian robe just said a sentence, and a bun flew from the front and hit him hard in the face, followed by an angry voice.

"Who do you say is a treacherous minister? Say it again!"

The scholar picked up the buns that fell on the ground, looked at the shopkeeper of the bun shop, and said in a daze: "I said that Master Chu is a scholar, and he is loved by the people and trusted by the court officials. Who would have thought that he would do such a thing to discredit others? It's really..."

The shopkeeper of the bun shop was surprised: "Ah, you are talking about that old flatterer?"

"Who else?"

The owner of the bun shop waved his hand and said awkwardly: "Hey, I'm really sorry, I got addicted to hitting you scholars a while ago, it's okay, I'll treat you to that bun, no money... …”

…

“The Chu family has completely fallen into decline now. No one in Kyoto is willing to have anything to do with them. After the legal reform, the pressure on the government has increased a lot. Fortunately, after that period of busyness, it has been relieved a lot now. Most cases are not that complicated, and there are not unjust cases every day... Without Master Chu taking the lead, the matter has been completely settled. "Li Mingzhu looked at Li Yi, sighed, and said, "It's finally over."

After a long time without a response, she stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Li Yi.

Li Yi came back to his senses and asked, "Ah, what did you say just now?"

Li Mingzhu looked at him, finally waved her hand, and said, "Nothing..."

"What is the end of this?" Li Yi shook his head, lifted the curtain, and said, "This is just the beginning..."

He jumped off the carriage and walked towards a building in front.

It was a ancestral hall, and a stele was enshrined in the ancestral hall.

The people of Kyoto lined up in a long line, like flowing water, and after inserting a stick of incense in front of the stele, they left from the other side.

Li Yi lined up, burned incense in front of the stele, and stopped for a while before walking out.

Li Mingzhu was still standing next to the carriage, looking at another carriage.

A servant in blue came over, bowed, and said respectfully: "The master of the house invites you to come over."

Li Yi looked at him and asked: "Who is your master?"

"You will know when you go over."

Li Yi looked at the carriage parked in the corner and walked over.

When he walked to the side of the carriage, the curtain was lifted by a hand like a dry pine, revealing a long wrinkled face.

The old man seemed to be ten years older than the last time he saw him. Li Yi cupped his hands and said, "Master Taifu, long time no see."

Behind the curtain, the old man looked at him with emotionless eyes and said in a hoarse voice, "Have you ever asked me if it's worth it?"

"I ruined the entire Chu family for my own selfishness. It's really not worth it."

He shook his head, his eyes suddenly became sharp, "But it's the law of nature for the eldest prince to return to Beijing to inherit the throne. Have you ever thought about what you are doing and whether what you are doing is worth it? What do you want to do!"

He looked at Li Yi and asked, "Prince Jin is young, and you have no contact with other princes. Tell me, what do you want to do!"

Li Yi looked at him and asked slowly, "Do you really want to know, Master Taifu?"

Taifu Chu didn't say anything, but just stared at him intently.

"Since Master Taifu wants to know..." Li Yi shook his head and walked into the carriage. Master Chu leaned forward, and he leaned over and whispered, "I won't tell you..."

[ps: Thanks to the book friend "Crazy Baked Buns" for the 10,000-dollar reward! ]