Tang Ling'er obviously saw what Su Qin was thinking and waved her hand to stop Su Qin from speaking.
Immediately, she looked at Li Zili, Ding Zhao and others: "Very good, since you all said you saw it, let me ask you which foot Luo Ye used to kick Zong Shu down the lotus pond?"
"..."
"Don't you dare to say it?"
"It was kicked with my right foot." Ding Zhao stood up and replied.
"Heh, let me ask you again, how far away were Su Qin and I from Zong Shu at that time?" Tang Ling'er asked again.
"About...five steps." Ding Zhao thought for a moment, thinking that since Tang Linger also fell into the lotus pond, the distance between the two should not be too far.
"That's nonsense. Su Qin wasn't with me at all at that time." Tang Ling'er raised her lips and said, "Zong Shu, tell them where Su Qin came from and how he rescued you from the lotus pond?"
"This..." Zong Shu's expression changed.
"Zong Shu, what's wrong with you? Could it be that Ding Zhao still lies?" Li Zili frowned and reminded him.
"Ah, yes, Ding Zhao can't lie!" Zong Shu suddenly realized: "Su Qin and you were only five steps away from me at that time, Ding Zhao was not wrong."
"You!!" Tang Ling'er was furious: "How dare you lie? Have you forgotten that Su Qin saved you?"
"I, I didn't lie, that's the truth!" Zong Shu gritted his teeth and replied.
...Sure enough, reasoning is useless.
It's not that Luo Ye has no way to argue again, but he knows that if he continues to argue, he won't be able to get a favor.
The referees, referees, witnesses, as well as all the organizers and co-organizers, are all Li Zili's people.
How to argue?
If the opponent has strong soldiers and horses, then you must first avoid the edge and write down these "witnesses" in a small book. When you are strong enough, you can retrieve them one by one.
"Okay, no need to argue anymore." Zhuo Weian, who had been silent, finally said: "Since it is difficult to judge who is true and who is false, let's look for evidence to verify it. It is already class time. If we continue arguing, Today’s schoolwork has been delayed.”
"Mr. Zhuo's words are reasonable, but aside from the witnesses of both parties, the fact now is that Zong Shu fell into the lotus pond, but Luo Ye was safe and sound. There can't be any punishment, right?" Li Zili nodded. Nodding, but obviously unwilling to let it go.
"Yes, Luo Ye should be punished!"
"That's right!"
Ding Zhao and others immediately led the crowd to shout.
"Brother Zhuo, I see..." Mei Hongyue looked at Zhuo Wei'an, somewhat hesitant to speak.
"I know Zong Shu is your student, so no matter how you deal with it, it won't be appropriate. Why not let me make the decision." Zhuo Wei'an nodded slightly.
"That's fine." Mei Hongyue nodded and added: "Then ask Brother Zhuo to punish me!"
Although this was not stated explicitly, the meaning was obvious.
She hoped that Zhuo Wei'an could punish Luo Ye appropriately to calm the public anger.
After all, although Jincao Academy is just a private school, the students there are all aristocratic families. If you can obey the wishes of these students, you will have the opportunity to rise to the top in the future by relying on the friendship between teachers and students.
"Yeah." Zhuo Weian nodded again.
He always knew what Mei Hongyue was thinking.
Being able to enter Jincao Academy as a woman, there is no doubt about Mei Hongyue's talent. However, over the years, Mei Hongyue has always had too many worries because of her utilitarian heart.
If you have a utilitarian heart, how can you act justly?
If the teacher is like this, how can the students not follow the party?
While sighing slightly in his heart, Zhuo Wei'an's face was calm as usual: "Luo Ye, come here."
Luo Ye was writing down the names in the little notebook in his mind, Tian Tian, Gao Tingxuan, Wu Yanzu, Zhou Penqi...
When he heard him being called, he walked out: "I've seen Mr. Zhuo."
"Well, just now you said that because of your dodge, Zong Shu fell into the lotus pond, and you have been feeling guilty in your heart. Is this true?" Zhuo Wei'an looked at Luo Ye and asked seriously.
"It's true." Of course Luo Ye couldn't deny it.
"Well, now you can go and stand in the bamboo forest in Houshan and think about your mistakes. You don't have to attend Mr. Sheng's class today. I will explain it to Mr. Sheng."
"Mr. Zhuo!" Tang Ling'er obviously felt that the reason for the punishment was a bit unfair.
Zong Shu was also a little dissatisfied: "Are you just punishing him to go to the Bamboo Forest in Houshan? He kicked me off the lotus pond. This punishment is too light. I don't accept it!"
"It's indeed lighter." Zhuo Wei'an thought for a moment and said again: "By the way, you seemed to have admitted just now that you kicked Luo Ye off the lotus pond four days ago, right?"
"Ah?" Zong Shu was surprised.
"Since the punishment must be heavier, the things that happened four days ago should also be punished. Although the matter between Luo Ye and you is not finalized today, the things that happened four days ago are very clear. It is better to follow the school's laws and punish you first..."
"Wait...wait!" Zong Shu's expression changed drastically.
"how?"
"I, I think..." Zong Shu's thoughts changed rapidly, and he finally gritted his teeth and said, "I think Mr. Zhuo's punishment to Luo Ye just now... is very appropriate!"
"Really? Are you not dissatisfied?" Zhuo Weian smiled slightly.
"No, no!"
"Sure?"
"Very sure!"
"Very good. Since Zong Shu is not dissatisfied, what about you Li Zili and Lu Ping?" Zhuo Wei'an looked at Li Zili and Lu Ping again: "What do you think of my punishment for Luo Ye?"
"..."
Li Zili and Lu Ping looked at each other.
What are the penalties?
Even Zongshu, the victim, agreed.
What else could they say?
After glaring at Zong Shu fiercely, Li Zili could only return the greeting to Zhuo Weian: "Mr. Zhuo's punishment is fair, we are convinced in our hearts!"
"You can teach me." Zhuo Weian smiled and looked at the other witnesses: "What about you witnesses?"
"convince!"
"We are all convinced!"
The others immediately responded in unison.
When Zhuo Weian heard this, he finally praised with satisfaction: "It seems that the students taught by Mr. Mei are indeed good and polite. I think there will be many young students among you in the next government examination."
"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Zhuo!"
When the students heard this, they all laughed.
Who is Zhuo Wei'an?
That's a veritable champion!
At the age of thirty, he became an official and reached the fourth rank. He was truly worthy of being a man of "unparalleled ability and unparalleled ability in the world" among scholars.
Who wouldn't be happy to get his praise?
Um……
Zong Shu is not very happy!
Tang Ling'er wasn't too happy, but in the end she didn't speak again.
As for Mei Hongyue...
He looked at Zhuo Wei'an blankly.
She really didn't expect that such a difficult matter would be solved by Zhuo Weian like this?
Yes, Luo Ye said that he voluntarily accepted the punishment, and Zong Shu also admitted that he kicked Luo Ye into the lotus pond four days ago. Why didn't she think of handling it this way?
While she was stunned, Mei Hongyue looked at Zhuo Wei'an with a little more admiration in her eyes, and her heart became more and more hopeful that Zhuo Wei'an could become an official again.
…
problem solved.
Zhuo Wei'an looked at Luo Ye again: "Luo Ye, are you dissatisfied with this punishment?"
"No." Luo Ye shook his head.
...just a penalty stand.
This punishment was already far lighter than he imagined.
Moreover, no one can see the bamboo forest behind the mountain, so you can move around as you like, so what's the point of dissatisfaction?
"Then go ahead." Zhuo Wei'an waved his hand.
"Yes!" Luo Ye turned around and left.
In fact, he had already seen something 'unusual' in Zhuo Wei'an's eyes.
In his memory, Zhuo Weian was probably the kind of person who was 'focused on teaching', but now it seemed that Zhuo Weian was obviously much more powerful than in his memory.
If he guessed correctly, Zhuo Weian would have seen through his 'Green Tea Combination Boxing'.
What I don’t understand is that since Zhuo Weian saw through his trick, why did he hide it for him?
While he was thinking in his mind, Tang Ling'er had already followed from behind.
"Luo Ye, I..."
"Thank you." Luo Ye turned around and smiled slightly.
"You... thank me?" Tang Ling'er was stunned for a moment.
"Yes, you saved me four days ago and testified for me just now. Of course I want to thank you." Luo Ye said matter-of-factly.
"Hahaha, that's it!" Tang Ling'er reacted and laughed too: "Then after school is over, you can wait for me at Shiqiao."
"What?"
"Didn't I say that I would help you get revenge?" Tang Ling'er glanced around, then leaned into Luo Ye's ear: "I, Tang Ling'er, never seek revenge overnight!"
After saying that, he left happily.
