Li Youdao died simply and without any doubt.
The suicide note written by himself confirmed his accusations. Even the Li family of Zhao County admitted the crime. Not only that, he also fully admitted the crimes of interfering in the scientific examination, inciting the Imperial College students to cause trouble, and intimidating the examiner. He also confessed in the suicide note. .
The content of this suicide note spread quickly throughout Chang'an City for some reason.
The government and the public were in an uproar, and public opinion reversed overnight.
As vicious as the rumors against Li Qinzai were at the beginning, those who have slandered him today are so ashamed.
For a time, there were voices of repentance in Chang'an City, and the righteous people redefined what justice was. They all sighed and admitted their mistakes, scolded Li Youdao for deceiving the world, and told Li Qinzai, the chief examiner of this subject, that he was a good man.
What's interesting is that no one has ever questioned that he is obviously an unrelated passerby, but he can magically define who is righteous and who is evil in a matter that has nothing to do with him.
All those who spread rumors feel that they are justice enforcers, and they are doing something to uphold justice for heaven, regardless of reward, using love, heartache, and scolding the sky. Justice has finally been vented.
After Li Youdao's suicide note was circulated, many people in Chang'an City gathered in front of the British Palace and bowed to the gate with a solemn and solemn attitude.
After one salute, it seemed as if all the harm Li Qinzai had suffered had been offset, and no one was in debt. They have become righteous people again, their merits have not diminished, and they will continue to do justice for heaven in the future.
When passers-by saluted the Duke's mansion, Li Qinzai stood in the courtyard of the mansion, looking at the closed door, with a smile on his lips that was a bit cold.
"Fifth Young Master, many people outside are bowing to you and admitting your mistake. Do you want to go out and meet them?" Liu Asi said with a smile.
Li Qinzai shook his head, twitched the corner of his mouth, and said calmly: "Kind and lovely people, they would be even cuter if they had more brains, ha!"
After saying that, he turned around and went back to the house.
Li Youdao is dead, and the truth about Eucalyptus who interfered in the scientific examination has been revealed.
But it's not over yet.
Li Zhi wants more than just the truth to come out.
The day after Li Youdao's death, another decree came from Taiji Palace to remove twelve courtiers from the court. Some were exiled thousands of miles away, some were demoted to local places, and some returned home within a limited time.
The court was in an uproar. Seeing the list of these twelve courtiers, anyone who was interested could tell at a glance that these twelve people were all members of the Li family in Zhaojun, and each of them had an important official position.
Their charges were unclear. The official document issued by the Ministry of Punishment only stated that they were involved in scientific examinations, but there was no detailed reason.
Fewer words mean bigger things.
Twelve court officials were dismissed in this way, and the Zhaojun Li family's power in the court was instantly reduced by more than half, which can be said to be a serious loss of vitality.
Li Zhi's suppression this time was very vicious and almost uprooted the power of the Li family in Zhaojun. From now on, if the Li family in Zhaojun wanted to return to their original position in the court, they would have to work hard from scratch for more than ten years.
With the Zhaojun Li family as a negative teaching material, the rest of the aristocratic families suddenly became silent and stopped criticizing the scientific examination. There was almost no criticism about the scientific examination in the court, and no one even mentioned it.
Li Zhi's purpose of killing chickens to scare monkeys has been achieved.
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After the dust settled, Li Qinzai no longer delayed, and immediately asked his troops to prepare their horses. After saying goodbye to Li Ji and Li Siwen, Li Qinzai hurried out of the city on horseback and rushed to Ganjingzhuang.
The mother-in-law is about to give birth. If he hadn't been distracted by these noisy things, he should be walking with the pregnant woman at this moment and affectionately stuffing chicken drumsticks into her mouth.
Lu quickly moved forward, and more than an hour later, Li Qinzai and his colleagues arrived at Ganjing Village.
After reining in his horse and standing quietly at the entrance of the village, Li Qinzai took a deep breath.
The long-lost smell of human fireworks.
The prosperity of Chang'an City is like an unreal dream. Only here does it feel like real life. In addition to philosophy and the universe, what I think about every day is oil, salt, sauce and vinegar.
Li Qinzai waved his whip excitedly and ran towards the other courtyard. The other troops followed him one after another, and the sky was filled with smoke and dust on the rural road at the entrance of the village.
As soon as he reined up his horse after returning to the other courtyard, the door of the mansion opened, and Butler Song rushed out with his waist high. He helped Li Qinzai off his horse diligently, patted the dust off his body, and shouted for his servants to come forward and wait on him.
Li Qinzai threw away the reins, drew a pie for Manager Song, and expressed his salary increase at the end of the year, and then walked happily towards the mansion.
Cui Jie was taking a walk in the backyard. The date of giving birth was getting closer and closer. She did not dare to go out and walk around for fear of an accident.
Several old women were carefully supporting her by her side, followed by a group of maids, all with stretcher basins and cloth towels in their hands. Li Qinzai had never enjoyed this formation and pomp.
Seeing Li Qinzai coming back, Cui Jie glanced at him, then rolled her eyes, snorted, completely ignored his presence, and walked past him.
"My wife is so beautiful even when she rolls her eyes. As a husband, I am so drunk that I can't extricate myself from the rolling eyes of my wife..." Li Qinzai hurriedly flattered her.
Cui Jie twitched the corner of her mouth and didn't intend to pay attention to him, but in the end she was so angry that she stabbed his chest with her finger bitterly.
"Running around all day long, if I suddenly go into labor, I won't be able to find my husband, and the child will be pitiful. I won't be able to find the father at first sight after he is born."
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "Madam, don't worry, everything will be fine in the future. I won't go anywhere. I will stay at home with my wife until the child is born."
Cui Jie was easy to coax, and she calmed down after poking him hard a few times.
"Has the trouble in Chang'an City been resolved?" Cui Jie asked with concern.
"It was solved. The hero endured the humiliation and the villain showed his ugly face. In the end, the villain was killed and the hero was rehabilitated. He regained people's admiration and respect. It was a perfect happy ending."
Cui Jie rolled her eyes at him: "No serious words!"
Then Cui Jie said again: "Yesterday, several officials came to Chang'an City, including from the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial College. They said they were going to discuss the question of the scientific examination with my husband. They left a message and left, saying that it would be tomorrow. Come again."
Li Qinzai nodded and said: "I have probably already decided on the scientific examination topics. After discussing with them tomorrow, the scientific examination questions will be decided."
Cui Jie smiled and said: "My husband is becoming more and more extraordinary. Now he is the teacher of thousands of candidates. My husband selects talents for the country and has done great deeds. A hundred years from now, when historians write history, will my husband be able to monopolize the biography of one person?"
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Li Qinzai smiled reservedly: "Yes, but if it is my uncle who writes the history, there may not be anything good to say. Madam, if you have nothing to do, write to your brother to talk about family ties, and by the way, warn him not to talk nonsense. I will continue to If you dare to burn the prince's palace, beating the historian would be a no-brainer..."
Cui Jie was so angry that she punched him: "How can my brother be so bad? He has never had any bad thoughts towards you, and he even praised you in front of me."
"Your brother looks like everyone in the world owes him money, but he still praises others?"
"I don't like to smile by nature, but my brother has praised my husband's talents and abilities in front of me many times."
Li Qinzai sighed: "Tell your brother, if you praise me in the future, you can express it freely in front of me. It's not a shameful thing. Why do you do it secretly? Are you afraid that I won't be able to bear it?"
