Chapter 85 Expose the truth
"You think! On the surface, our competition with Wansong Academy is only related to both of us. In fact, it is not the case. Don't forget that we made this bet with Tang Zhe because of arguing about what issues we had. We made this bet with Tang Zhe because of how the court should be dealt with. We had completely different opinions on the viewpoint of Li Rubai, who was newly defeated in Liaodong, and we finally made this bet!
Then, if we win this game, the scholars in the world will think that the suggestion we have to severely punish Li Rubai is correct. On the contrary, the scholars in the world will definitely say that it was Tang Zhe who proposed that the method of lenient treatment of the Li family is relatively correct.
I didn't know Li Xianzhong's identity at first. Later, I heard from Brother Yu that he was the youngest son of the Li family in Liaodong, so this matter was easy to understand. Recently, I found out through a friend that Li Xianzhong was the eldest son of the defeated Li Rubai.
Then, logically speaking, if his father was defeated this time, he should go home as soon as possible to respond to the unexpected.
So Li Xianzhong is still in Hangzhou, obviously in order to ensure the victory of this competition. It is precisely for this purpose that he secretly instructed his subordinates to do this. Although Tang Zhe is his good friend, compared with his father's safety, he will naturally choose the latter.
In this way, Li Xianzhong will not be afraid that we will cancel the game. Instead, he hopes that we will be the best. As long as we cancel the game, they will have something to say, and the remarks in the world will definitely benefit their Li family."
"So that's it!" Fatty Xu suddenly realized. Yu Ren didn't say anything. Although he also agreed with Yang Ju's analysis, he was still somewhat suspicious of the poisoning of the Wu brothers. Because he always felt that the Wu family manager's words just now were a bit untrue.
"I feel uncomfortable in my stomach, go out first." Yu Ren said, opening the door and walking out.
Shortly after leaving the house, Yu Ren saw that the people in the house didn't pay attention to him, so he quietly turned around to look for the kitchen.
In the yard, Yu Ren met a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl who was cleaning the yard. Yu Ren hurriedly walked over and said to the girl with a smile on his face, "Miss, I am the newly hired book boy from the second young master. The two young masters have guests tonight, so they asked me to go to the kitchen to ask them to make a few bowls of lotus seed soup. I wonder how to get there in the kitchen?"
The little girl glared at Yu Ren, "What little girl? She's already nineteen!"
Yu Ren was shocked and hurriedly looked at it carefully. Sure enough, although the little girl in front of him was short, her face was not tender. Yu Ren hurriedly called out. "Ah! I'm so sorry. This sister is because I'm a little confused. So, I'll ask my sister, where is the kitchen going?"
The old girl nodded with satisfaction and then pointed to the southwest. "Go there, go through a door, and turn to the right and then you'll be there."
Yu Ren was grateful and went there quickly.
Before entering the kitchen, Yu Ren didn't smell the medicine, but first smelled the fragrance of stewed pig's trotters. Yu Ren sniffed his nose and stepped into the kitchen.
I saw a fat man in his forties and fifties in the kitchen squatting in front of a small kitchen, squirting the fire, while gnawing on a half-eating pig's trotter in his hand.
Yu Ren coughed, and the fat man was startled and hid the pig's trotter behind him. Seeing that it was a strange person, the fat man became a little confused.
"Who are you?"
"Ah! I am the newly hired book boy from the second young master. My name is Zhu Yue, just call me Xiao Zhu. The two young masters will have guests tonight, so I will tell you to make a few bowls of lotus seed soup."
When the fat man heard that he was the second young master's book boy, he quickly smiled. "It turned out to be Brother Zhu. It's rare that you can condescend to a place like ours. If you sit for a while, I'll make some delicious food for you first."
Yu Ren deliberately approached the small stove with the stewed pig's trotters and sniffed it. "It smells so good! By the way, is the supper for the two young men ready?"
The fat man walked over with a charming smile on his face, "You mean late supper! Isn't this stewed pig's trotter?" As he said that, he served a bowl full of it and handed it to Yu Ren. "Brother Zhu also tasted it!"
Yu Ren glanced at the fat man, "Isn't that good! I think the two young men taste good tonight. If they don't have enough food for a while, that wouldn't be good."
The fat man said confidently, "Don't worry. The dishes I made tonight are particularly good for the tastes of the young masters. The two young masters each ate two big bowls and a large piece of roast lamb legs. I guess I may not be able to eat this late-night snack. I just prepared it just in case."
Yu Ren was secretly happy after hearing this. He turned his head and looked around. He saw that there was no medicine bag, and there was no trace of boiling medicine. Yu Ren was finally sure that the Wu brothers were pretending to be sick. If they were really poisoned, why didn’t there be decocting medicine in the kitchen? It would be even more impossible for each person to eat two big bowls of rice at night, plus a large piece of roasted lamb legs!
After getting this important information, Yu Ren and the fat man in the kitchen said a few more perfunctory words, then turned around and hurried back.
When they returned to the room, everyone was still sitting at the head of the bed to comfort the Wu brothers! Wu Ying was fine. He was probably tired of dealing with these people, so he pretended to close his eyes and fell asleep. Wu Peng kept saying generously in front of everyone, as if he had to climb to the stadium tomorrow. Yang Ju kept persuading him, urging him not to go tomorrow. He would find another way to do the game. But the more he persuaded Wu Peng, the more he became excited.
Yu Ren came to Wu Peng's bedside and saw that he still pretended to be a fake claim that even if someone was carrying him tomorrow, he would definitely participate in the competition.
Yang Ju had to persuade him again, but was stopped by Yu Ren. "Since Brother Wu insisted, then it's decided! We will meet on the court tomorrow. Brother Yang, a gentleman takes advantage of the beauty of others. Since Brother Wu wants to be trustworthy people, how can we not be successful?" After saying that, Yu Ren pulled Yang Ju and walked out.
When Wu Peng heard this, his mouth was unexpectedly opened and he could no longer close.
When he walked to the door, Yu Ren suddenly turned his head and said to Wu Peng on the bed, "Brother Wu remember not to eat too much roast lamb legs tomorrow, so as not to be digested!"
After saying that, he ignored Wu Peng, who had already widened his eyes in surprise, forced Yang Ju out of the Wu Mansion. Seeing that the two protagonists, Yu Ren and Yang Ju, had both left, they naturally said goodbye.
Yang Ju knew that Yu Ren must have discovered something. So as soon as he left Wu Mansion, Yang Ju quickly grabbed Yu Ren and asked, "What's going on?"
"Don't you see it yet? The two brothers surnamed Wu are not sick at all. They are all lying." Yu Ren said loudly when he saw that everyone had come out.
"What? Why?" someone asked.
Fatty Xu couldn't help but get angry when he heard this. "You have to ask, you must be afraid of losing, so you can pretend to be sick! They still have the face to say so beautifully."
"It's okay! Didn't Wu Peng say that the two brothers will definitely go to the competition tomorrow! Let's wait and see how they will be tomorrow! If they pretend to be sick, then we will expose them on the spot and make them embarrassed!" Yu Ren said.
"Isn't it a bit bad to do this?" Miss Zhao spoke. Although she came with her, she almost always stayed with her. Only then did she hear her express her opinions.
Yang Ju frowned deeper. After a while, he seemed to have made up his mind and said to everyone, "I think I will write a book later and send it to the Wu Mansion so that their brothers don't have to go tomorrow. As the saying goes, a forced melon is not sweet.
Since they are going to pretend to be sick, even if we expose it, it will not be of any benefit to us. It is just adding an enemy to the Donglin Tu! I said at the beginning that we are completely voluntarily. We can participate voluntarily, and of course we can also voluntarily withdraw."
"But, these two brothers surnamed Wu are so hateful. They don't want to take care of things, but they still want to make a name for themselves. This good thing has been taken over by their brothers. Let's expose them to let everyone see the truth of the matter! Besides, let everyone recognize the appearance of their brothers and hypocrites, so as not to be fooled in the future. Isn't this good?" Fatty Xu shouted.
"Forget it. Brother Xu. Why bother! The so-called enemies should be resolved rather than formed. Since their brothers have made up their minds and don't plan to help us, then we will do it ourselves! Why must we embarrass them again? Forget it! Forget it!" Yang Ju said this to them, and it seemed to be telling him himself.
After saying that, Yang Ju sighed and left alone!
"What do you say! Boss, I'll listen to you." Looking at the back of Yang Caizi who had already left, Fatty Xu turned his head and asked Yu Ren.
Yu Ren also sighed. He really admired Yang Ju now. Although he looked so pretty, he was a talented man with a real belly. Yang Ju's performance tonight made Yu Ren see his extraordinary mind. Yu Ren knew that if he was fooled like this, he would never remain silent like this.
"Let's go! Everything is what I heard from Mr. Yang. Don't forget, we are just helping!" After saying this, Yu Ren also followed everyone and left!
Miss Zhao, who was standing by, heard Yu Ren's last sentence and realized his dissatisfaction, so she quickly continued. "Brother Yu, don't see me, this is what my senior brother is. He clearly saw others being scheming, but he didn't expose it. However, for the sake of the overall situation of our Donglin Party, I think it's his reason for doing this! I forgot that Brother Yu is considerate."
Chapter completed!