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16. Famous teachers and apprentices (7)

Tao Mo didn't open it into a coffin, and was very upset.

Lao Tao knew the cause and effect, but secretly thanked God. Opening the coffin and autopsy was not a trivial matter, especially since it had been buried, and Tao Mo had no tangible evidence. If something really happened, I was afraid that not only would the teacher get a lively blow, but he would also have to pay the official hat.

Seeing Tao Mo feeling depressed, he quickly diverted his attention: "Cui Dianshi has sent someone to find out the identity of the drumbeater."

Tao Mo's eyes lit up, "Who?"

"The man's name is Cai Fengyuan, and he is a scholar from a neighboring county."

Tao Mo said: "He recognizes Miss Tong?"

Lao Tao hesitated and said, "I shouldn't recognize it." But he just recognized it.

Tao Mo frowned and said, "How did they recognize it?"

Lao Tao said: "Young Master can ask Cui Dianshi to send someone to invite him over to explain the cause and effect." Since Cai Fengyuan dared to beat the drum to the court, he must have already had the awareness of explanation.

"Not appropriate." Tao Mo said, "It would be better if I went there personally."

When Lao Tao saw him leaving, he hurriedly said, "Young Master, please change your clothes first."

Tao Mo then noticed that he had been wearing an official robe and said annoyedly: "Ah, I actually wear this outfit to see Gu She."

Lao Tao thought to himself that you bumped into it, and pretended to be surprised and said, "Young Master, are you going to see Gu She?"

Every time Lao Tao mentioned Gu She, Tao Mo was a little ashamed and lowered his head and said, "I want to ask him to open the coffin with me."

Lao Tao said: "Then Mr. Gu is a literati, how could he have an autopsy?"

Tao Mo said: "But he followed me."

Old Tao was stunned for a moment, and was puzzled by Gu She's thoughts. "Maybe Mr. Gu is concerned about the cause of Miss Tong's death. But he is Mr. Yishui's disciple, so the young master should not be too close to him."

Tao Mo said in confusion: "Since he is a great disciple of Mr. Yidai, I should be close to you, so why can't he get close to you?"

Lao Tao said with a deep meaning: "I am afraid that the young master's closeness is not what Mr. Gu wants."

Tao Mo's face turned red, "I'll go change my clothes."

Lao Tao looked at his hurried back and sighed silently. Why has the wind of breaking sleeves become so popular recently?

Tao Mo changed his clothes, found a famous yamen runner to lead the way, and hurried to the inn where Cai Fengyuan was staying.

The inn is a bit old, and although it is noon, there are not many guests present.

When the shopkeeper saw the yamen runners enter the door, he hurried out to greet him: "Official, I don't know what orders are there?"

The yamen runner said, "Does Cai Fengyuan live in your place?"

The shopkeeper had heard about Cai Fengyuan's injustice in the morning, and nodded quickly and said, "Yes, he lives in the third room on the left hand on the second floor. There is also a scholar who is with him. I heard Cai Fengyuan call him Brother Bian."

The yamen runner nodded and said, "Can he be in the room at this moment?"

"Since I came back in the morning, I have never gone out." The shopkeeper said, and glanced at Tao Mo who was standing behind the yamen runners.

Tao Mo smiled back.

The shopkeeper was startled and said, "Is this the county magistrate?"

Hao Guozi jumped out and said, "It's Lord Tao."

The shopkeeper was so shocked that he wanted to kowtow, but was supported by Tao Mo, "It's not a court, so there's no need to be like this."

The shopkeeper said, "You little magistrate of the county will go upstairs."

Tao Mo said: "It's hard."

Only when they went upstairs could there be continuous discussions in the hall.

"Hey, this official looks quite gentle."

"It's just the surface. Usually, those who have just taken office are turtle grandsons. When they have gained a foothold, hehe, he's even more a master than the Tiger King."

"I don't look like it."

"Those men didn't look like each other before."

"Oh. But don't worry, we are here in Tanyang County, where there are only officials who go out and lawyers who go out."

"Haha. That's right."

Tao Mo didn't hear the discussion downstairs. He was watching the door in front of him open from inside, and the young man in the court turned from surprise to sneer, "The county magistrate has such a good nose. He smelled it from such a distance."

Tao Mo said: "Can I go in and sit?"

"If I refuse, I'm afraid you will be brought to prison and sit down." Cai Fengyuan gave way.

Hao Guozi frowned and said, "How do you hold a stick with a stick when you speak?"

Tao Mo turned around and said to the yamen runners: "If you have the opportunity to lead the way, you can go back first."

The yamen runners retreated.

Tao Mo stepped into the room.

The guest room is a bit old like the inn lobby. The only window is stuffed with cloth strips, which I think is used to block the wind. Brother Bian, who was mentioned by the shopkeeper, was not in the room, only Cai Fengyuan sat at the table casually and didn't look at him.

Hao Guozi was so angry that he felt angry, "Do you know what hospitality is?"

Cai Fengyuan said: "Is it a guest who comes uninvited?"

Tao Mo asked, "Can you please sit down?"

Cai Fengyuan turned his head away, "Do you love to sit or not."

Tao Mo sat down slowly, and moved the chair next to Hao Guozi and asked him to sit down too.

"I came here for Miss Tong's case." He said straight to the point.

Cai Fengyuan glanced at him, "I wonder how much hush money Lord Tao is willing to pay?"

Tao Mo was stunned and said, "Shutdown fee?"

Cai Fengyuan sneered: "Or adults want to not pay a single child, and threaten me directly and drive me out of Tanyang?"

Tao Mo comforted him and said, "Don't worry, as long as you have never done evil, I will never drive you out."

Cai Fengyuan was furious and slapped the table and stood up, "What a villain, complain first! No wonder you can gain the trust of Mr. Yidai and his wife. It's so cunning."

Tao Mo was confused by his scolding and said stunned: "Aren't you the one who complained?"

"That's right! I will sue. Not only will I expose you in Tanyang County, but I will also go to the prefecture to sue, the Ministry of Justice, and the Dali Temple!" Cai Fengyuan suddenly burst into tears, "If you don't sue you, how can you comfort Yinghong's spirit in the sky?"

Tao Mo was stunned.

Hao Guozi finally understood, "You are slandering. My young master has never even seen Miss Tong's face. How can I force her to death?"

"Meet?" Cai Fengyuan looked crazy, and seemed to cry and laugh. "I was in love with Yinghong, and I had already agreed to each other's life and death. In this life, we agreed that as long as I passed the Juren and gained fame, I would go to Tong's house to propose marriage. Who knew that she could not wait for me and went there like this."

Hao Guozi said, "Miss Tong is twenty years old, why haven't you won yet?"

Cai Fengyuan's crying suddenly stopped, and a blush faintly revealed in his pale and blue face.

Hao Guozi was interesting to see, "Is it because you failed the test repeatedly and wasted the years of other girls, which made her unable to think about it and hang herself?"

"Nonsense!" Cai Fengyuan was so angry that his ears and necks were red. "If Tong's mansion and county officials had not joined forces to force each other, how could she have made such a bad move?"

Hao Guozi stopped jokingly, and his face turned red with anger, "I said that my young master had never seen Miss Tong before, and he would not marry Miss Tong. Don't you understand?"

Cai Fengyuan said: "Now that Yinghong's fragrance has disappeared, you can naturally say anything."

Hao Guozi blurted out: "My young master has to be a man, how could he fall in love with that Miss Tong?!"

The room suddenly became quiet.

Tao Mo was so embarrassed that he was ashamed.

Cai Fengyuan said quietly after a while: "What certificate do you have?"

Hao Guozi was so angry that he gritted his teeth, "How can I verify this kind of thing? Do you want my young master to strip your clothes and press you on the bed before he believes it?"

Cai Fengyuan seemed to have been punched in the front, with blue and white on his face.

Tao Mo's face was so blushed that he almost dripped blood, "Stop talking."

Hao Guozi knew that he had made up his words and muttered in a low voice: "It's clear that he is bullying too much."

Tao Mo said: "We should care about the cause of Miss Tong's death."

Hao Guozi said, "Do you still need to ask? It must be that Miss Tong couldn't wait for him to go high school after waiting, so she felt hopeless in this life, so she committed suicide by being unable to think about it."

Cai Fengyuan pursed his lips and his face looked very ugly.

Tao Mo said in a gentle voice: "Prince Cai, please sit down. Please ask Mr. Cai to tell me the truth one by one."

After Cai Fengyuan knew that he could not marry Tong Yinghong, he felt the disgust towards him. Although he was not outstanding in appearance, his eyes were clear and his expression was calm. He couldn't help but feel a little close. He slowly sat down and said, "I met Yinghong at Guanyin Temple. We fell in love at first sight, but we had no chance to talk. Who knew that heaven saw that pitifulness. Later, when I went to Guanyin Temple to send copy-edition Buddhist scriptures in the first 15th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the

Hao Guozi couldn't help asking, "How many years have you known each other?"

Cai Fengyuan's lips shook, "Five years."
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