Chapter 1734 Living in the same room, confused conclusion
"Isn't this method of doing things a bit too rough?"

Su Mingzhe watched Ma Wencai distort the truth and then, with the help of the teacher, he started to ask everyone to write confessions to testify for him. This made people despise him.

Many students came to their senses and naturally did not want to be used, so they refused.

What a joke! Wang Lantian has already introduced himself as a descendant of the Wang family from Taiyuan.

The Wang family of Taiyuan controlled the court for as many years as the Eastern Jin Dynasty was established.

If anyone dares to help Ma Wencai today, forget about getting a job in officialdom in the future.

What's more, the principal of Nishan Academy, Wang Shiyu, also came from the Wang family of Taiyuan.

In the Wang family's territory, they falsely accused the Wang family members of being Taihu bandits. Did they really think that the Wang family of Taiyuan were as easy to fool as kittens and puppies?
……

Seeing that he couldn't find anyone to help him, Ma Wencai looked helplessly at Master Lao Shuxu.

"Sir, don't be impatient. Wait until the governor sends someone over. They won't be able to refuse to sign even if they want to."

Chen Zijun's small eyes were now wide open, full of wisdom in the philosophy of life.

Ma Wencai couldn't find any other way for the time being and could only temporarily follow the other party's arrangements.

……

The case of Wang Lantian’s murder has come to a temporary end.

Everyone came to the square in front of the academy and began to line up to pay their tuition.

Su Mingzhe knew that Liang Shanbo only had eight taels of gold on him, and was afraid that this kid would try to win the favor of the headmaster and his wife, so he simply pushed him to the first place.

Chen Zijun took Liang Shanbo's name card and did not cause any surprises. He directly called out the name:
"Liang Shanbo of Kuaiji, eight taels of gold for his decoration!"

After Liang Shanbo paid the tuition, Su Mingzhe asked Zhu Yingtai to pay his dues.

"Shangyu Zhu Yingtai, a gift of one hundred gold coins, and a first-class seat!"

Chen Zijun really looked at people through tinted glasses. When he saw Zhu Yingtai's visiting card, he immediately stood up and bowed, obviously knowing that the Zhu family was of extraordinary status.

Su Mingzhe then stepped forward and handed over his business card.

"Yuyao Su Mingzhe, a gift of one hundred gold coins and a first-class seat!"

Chen Zijun had also heard of the wealth of the Yuyao Su family, so he immediately gave Su Mingzhe a smile, but his attitude was not as respectful as that towards Zhu Yingtai.

Then several more people came forward and paid their tributes.

……

The students who had paid their tuition fees began to receive their robes and scarves.

After everyone had unified their attire, Su Mingzhe, Zhu Yingtai and Liang Shanbo heard that Ma Wencai, in order to win people's hearts, had actually paid the tuition fees of the students who ranked behind him.

A total of more than two hundred gold.

The three of them were dismissive of this.

……

After receiving their costumes and changing into them, everyone came to the Dacheng Hall to prepare to offer sacrifices to Confucius.

The name Dacheng Hall comes from the saying "Confucius is the master of all accomplishments" in Mencius.

The headmaster Wang Shiyu came and led everyone to worship Confucius. Then he asked everyone to have lunch first. After lunch, they began to allocate the courtyard houses to live in.

……

On the way to the kitchen for lunch.

Zhu Yingtai suddenly grabbed Liang Shanbo and asked:

"Shan Bo, didn't you say that there were more than 300 students in Nishan Academy? I just counted the number of people, how come there are only about 40?"

"Um... Yingtai, what I meant is that in the past ten years, Nishan Academy has trained more than three hundred students in total. Not every class has more than three hundred students!"

Liang Shanbo's explanation made Su Mingzhe laugh.

However, he still helped to explain:
"Yingtai, actually, there are two explanations for this Nishan Academy. The first one refers to our Nishan Academy, whose president is Senior Wang Shiyu. The class is held every three years, and each class has about 40 students. The other explanation refers to the dozen or so colleges that have opened colleges in Phoenix Mountain, and these colleges can enroll more than 300 students each year!"

……

The food at Nishan Academy is average, with two vegetarian dishes, a soup, a bowl of rice, and a sesame cake.

After lunch, the headmaster's wife began to assign dormitories to the students. When assigning dormitories, Su Mingzhe made some tricks again.

Originally, Zhu Yingtai and Liang Shanbo were supposed to share a room, but now Su Mingzhe and Zhu Yingtai are in the same room.

As for Liang Shanbo's roommate, it became another student - Xun Jubo.

Like Liang Shanbo, Xun Jubo also came from a poor family, and the two had similar temperaments and personalities.

……

It was the afternoon before 3 p.m.

Su Mingzhe brought his servant Mingyan, and Zhu Yingtai brought her maid Yinxin into a small courtyard.

There are ten dormitories in the small courtyard, accommodating eight students.

Four of the buildings are dormitories for students, which are magnificent and luxurious. Four are dormitories for book boys and servants. Although they are a bit small, they are "small but complete".

The other two are large bathhouses and utility rooms.

……

"Master, I'll make the bed!"

Mingyan put down her book box and luggage and started to help Su Mingzhe make the bed and fold the quilt.

Su Mingzhe quickly stopped him:

"Mingyan, don't bother. I don't like to sleep on the same bed with others. Let Yingtai sleep on the bed. I will sleep on the couch."

Su Mingzhe and Zhu Yingtai both paid a dowry of 100 gold coins, and the academy arranged for them the most spacious "luxury suite", which was more than 100 square meters.

The room not only has a spacious wooden bed, but also a couch.

After hearing what Su Mingzhe said, Zhu Yingtai and Yin Xin looked at each other and couldn't help but relax a lot.

Zhu Yingtai, in particular, could not hide the joy on her face.

Fortunately, this girl still knew how to be polite:

"Brother, you are tall, so you should sleep on the bed and I will sleep on the couch!"

"Yingtai, you call me big brother. How can a big brother let his younger brother suffer? It's settled. You sleep on the bed and I sleep on the couch!"

Su Mingzhe didn't give Zhu Yingtai a chance to be polite and directly asked Mingyan to make the bed quickly.

Seeing this, Yinxin hurried to make the bed for her young lady.

……

After a brief silence in the room, Zhu Yingtai suddenly asked:
"Brother, Ma Wencai killed Wang Lantian in public, so the matter won't end there, right?"

"You mean, the Taiyuan Wang family won't suffer this loss, right?"

Su Mingzhe came to the desk and sat down. He wanted to flip through some books, but when he saw Zhu Yingtai actively trying to talk to him, he smiled and gave her some pointers:
"This Ma Wen is the son of Hangzhou Governor Ma Junsheng. Ma Junsheng will definitely protect his son and prove that Wang Lantian is a Taihu bandit! If you don't believe me, ask your classmates after class tomorrow. I guess some of them will be forced to make a confession!"

"I believe that Big Brother's inference must be correct."

During the half day that Zhu Yingtai spent with Su Mingzhe, she discovered that this sworn brother spoke and acted with a hint of arrogance and contempt, but he also had real talent and knowledge, at least something she could not match.

……

The facts were just as Su Mingzhe expected.

When Ma Junsheng, the governor of Hangzhou, learned that his son had killed the descendants of the Wang family of Taiyuan, he immediately sent his confidant to the academy.

After arriving at the academy, the prefect's confidant did not act with great fanfare. Instead, under the guidance of Chen Zijun, he found more than 20 children from poor families, recorded a detailed confession, and provided solid evidence that Wang Lantian deserved to be killed.

By the time Wang learned the news, Ma Junsheng had already asked his benefactor, King of Kuaiji Sima Yu, to be a lobbyist.

Today, the court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty says that Empress Dowager Chu is ruling the country from behind the scenes, but in fact, Huan Wen, Wang, Xie, and Sima Yu are in power.

Sima Yu had a good relationship with Wang.

It was impossible for Wang to offend King of Kuaiji Sima Yu for the sake of a playboy who was courting his own death.

The case ended up being a muddle.

Of course, if anything happens to the Ma family in the future, the Wang family will definitely not admit that they were responsible.