The person who opened the door was none other than Jing Wei, Yang Wuhui's classmate.
Although other people in the academy could be considered classmates, Jing Wei was indeed the type who studied and slept under the same window as Yang Wuhui.
Jing Wei entered the room with a look of joy and shouted: "Brother Yang, I heard they said you were back, I thought they were lying to me!"
When Yang Wuhui saw Jing Wei, he stood up and walked in front of him.
After looking at Jing Wei for a while, he put his hand on his shoulder and said, "You're a little thinner. Zhao Tianliang and Shi Yiguang didn't bully you anymore during the days I left, right?"
Jing Wei shook his head and said: "They all know Brother Yang's methods, so naturally they don't dare to bully me anymore."
After hearing these words, Yang Wuhui nodded with satisfaction. This group of people was quite sensible.
If they bully Jing Wei again, then Yang Wuhui plans to give them some harsh medicine.
Yang Wuhui and Jing Wei talked a lot more. In the evening, Jing Wei went to get some side dishes and half a catty of beef. Yang Wuhui knew that Jing Wei had spent money.
His family background is very ordinary, his father is a doctor, and his mother passed away very early, so he was raised by his father.
This is also the reason why the rich children in the academy don't play with Jing Wei very much, and even bully him. It's because Jing Wei's family is poor.
Yang Wuhui looked at Jing Wei and said, "When do you plan to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination next year?"
Jing Wei put down his chopsticks and replied: "It takes nearly twenty days to go from Luzhou to Bianjing. I will probably leave in these days! I plan to celebrate the New Year in Bianjing. I heard that the New Year in Bianjing is very lively. It is far from... Luzhou is comparable. If I go there in advance, I can get familiar with the environment of Bianjing first, and I won’t have to rush on the road in such a hurry."
Speaking of this, Jing Wei also thought of something.
"Brother Yang, do you want to come to Beijing with me? So we can have someone to look after us on the way!"
Yang Wuhui smiled and said: "You go first, I still have some important things to deal with. After handling them properly, I will go to Bianjing! Besides, Luzhou is not far from Bianjing anyway. I will rent a horse then. A fast horse can shorten the journey by half.”
Jing Wei smiled and said: "It's the same truth!"
Yang Wuhui also had some impressions of how prosperous Bianjing was.
As the capital of the Song Dynasty, Bianjing is most lively at night.
Many years ago, Yang Wuhui followed his mentor Bao Gong to Bianjing. To be precise, Yang Wuhui went to Bianjing to find his mentor.
He originally planned to stay in Bianjing, but in the end, fate took a different turn.
Although my mentor seemed to be resigning on his own at that time, in fact, he had offended too many people in the court, and the late emperor had no choice but to let his mentor retire.
However, less than half a year after returning, my mentor passed away.
Thinking of this, Yang Wuhui drank a few more drinks.
How I slept after that, I don’t know.
The next day, my head hurt a little.
The concierge of the academy came to tell Yang Wuhui that Mr. Qin from the government office outside was looking for him.
Yang Wuhui got up, washed briefly, and then left the room.
At this moment, Jing Wei has already disappeared, he must have gone to class!
Yang Wuhui, a person who doesn't like to listen to lectures, feels that going to class is a waste of time. A large part of the reason is that he feels that there are no teachers in the academy who can teach him.
It's not that he is arrogant, but that Yang Wuhui does have confidence in this aspect.
When he arrived at the door, Yang Wuhui also saw Qin Shaoan and a government servant waiting for him at the door.
When Yang Wuhui stepped forward, he was naturally noticed by some people again.
They were all speculating about what Yang Wuhui had committed, or when did Yang Wuhui get so close to the government officials?
Yang Wuhui looked at Qin Shaoan's tired look and joked, "Why doesn't Mr. Qin go in?"
Qin Shaoan gave a smile that was uglier than a ghost, and then said: "The academy is such a sacred place, and a rough guy like me will not go in. Besides, I have to bring a sword when I go in, which is also a kind of disrespect to the academy. "
Yang Wuhui understood that Qin Shaoan was still a little in awe of the academy.
In the Song Dynasty, the status of literati was indeed very high.
Besides, he, Qin Shaoan, doesn't like the literati's quarrels.
Yang Wuhui smiled and continued to ask, "Has there been any progress on the matter I asked you to investigate yesterday?"
Qin Shaoan replied: "Master Xu asked me to take you to the government office now. Let's talk while walking along the way!"
Yang Wuhui understood that Qin Shaoan must have found some clues based on the investigation direction he prompted, otherwise Xu Zhiyuan would not have let him go to the government office.
On the way, Qin Shaoan told Yang Wuhui a lot of news.
This news was not particularly surprising to Yang Wuhui.
To sum up, there are three points. Wang Qingping is indeed a gambler and owes a large amount of money outside.
Secondly, the neighbors didn't know Wang Qingping's wife very well, because Mrs. Zhao usually lived in seclusion and could only see Mrs. Zhao occasionally. But they could often hear noises and crying coming from the palace.
They didn't know the specific situation.
Thirdly, Madam Zhao’s brother informed her that Madam Zhao had returned to her parents’ home more than once. In the years since I got married, I have visited my wife three times in total, once not long after I got married, then a year ago, and the last time five months ago.
If you count this time, it's the fourth time.
Moreover, Mrs. Zhao's brother has been calling Wang Qingping a liar and the Wang family as liars.
This can also be understood.
Mrs. Zhao's family members all thought that the Wang family was still the same high-ranking family they once were. They didn't expect that they had fallen into such a bad state. It was understandable to call them liars.
But when their family asked Mrs. Zhao to marry Wang Qingping, they may not have thought about doing business with the government and wanted to use the Wang family's connections to achieve this goal. Who would have expected that the Wang family would no longer be what it used to be.
However, what surprised Yang Wuhui in this news was that after Wang Qingping owed a large sum of money, he once told the debt collector that he would use his wife to pay off the debt.
Although it was drunken talk, it may not have that intention.
Thinking of this, Yang Wuhui sighed.
"Captain Qin, you didn't get any clues from Wang Qingping's housekeeper. He lives in the Wang family's mansion. If there is any movement in the mansion, he must be the first to know!"
Qin Shao'an said helplessly: "It's true that he didn't get any news at all. He only said that Wang Qingping was already very good to Madam Zhao, but Madam Zhao was very squeamish and often bullied Wang Qingping, an honest man!"
Yang Wuhui couldn't laugh or cry. Is Wang Qingping an honest man?
A gambler was driven to the edge, but he could do anything, and he was actually called an honest man. He was worthy of being a loyal servant who had watched Wang Qingping grow up since he was a child, and did not choose to leave even if the Wang family fell.
Yang Wuhui stopped and looked at Qin Shaoan.
Qin Shaoan touched his face and asked doubtfully: "Brother Wuhui, what's wrong?"
Yang Wuhui looked at Qin Shaoan with stern eyes, a little curious.
"Our Lord Prefect asked you to call me to the government office early in the morning. What do you mean?"
Soon, Yang Wuhui seemed to understand.
"Could it be that you have arrested Wang Qingping?"
Qin Shaoan chuckled and gave Yang Wuhui a thumbs up.
"I knew I couldn't hide it from my brother Wugui!"
