Chapter 49 (1/2)



49 Social death (1)

Second uncle Xu’s information was as follows:

“Zhou Li has been very well-behaved these few days. He was probably warned by Assistant Minister Zhou and did not do anything against the law. He indulges himself with a group of people in the government office and goes in and out of gambling houses, restaurants, and the Academy.

“In addition, when my people followed him, they found that Zhou Li frequently went in and out of a house. There was no sign on the house, so it should be a private house he bought outside. There was a servant girl, an old woman, and an old man who watched the door. There was also a woman.

“That woman is most likely his mistress …”

Xu niannian and Xu Qi ‘an listened in silence, each in a different state of contemplation. Xu Qi’ an looked down at the ground, his fingertips subconsciously tapping on the table.

Xu Xin was looking up at the roof at a 45-degree angle. Wushuang was in his sleeves and he looked like he was in a daze.

After second uncle Xu finished speaking, he looked at his nephew and son and said, “”What do you guys think?”

His nephew and son ignored him tacitly. They looked at each other and Xu niannian said, “”The students of our Academy and the students of the Imperial College are not on the same side. They look down on each other and view each other as enemies.

However, the same batch of high scholars would occasionally gather together. The orthodoxies are opposing, but individuals can have friendships.”

A high scholar from the same batch could be considered half a schoolmate. If they had a good relationship, they might be useful in the future. As for the battle for orthodoxy, it was secondary compared to personal interests.

“Zhou Li is an arrogant and despotic person. He has many disputes with many of his schoolmates in the Imperial College and had conflicts with them. But he’s definitely not a brainless popinjay. Those who have a grudge against him all have ordinary backgrounds.”

Xu Qi ‘an was not surprised by this. From the way Zhou Li dealt with him, he could analyze that the methods of this Yamen were not brilliant, but they were effective and had a certain level of scheming and shrewdness.

His arrogance was only directed at those who had lower backgrounds and forces than him.

“This has undoubtedly increased the difficulty of dealing with him.” Xu Qi ‘an sighed.

“Don’t interrupt. Let me finish.” Xu niannian glared at him.

“Zhou Li has been infatuated with miss Fu Xiang of the education workshop Division for a long time. However, he was repeatedly unsuccessful in the ‘tea gathering’. ”

Lady floating fragrance? That courtesan of the Academy’s workshop? The beauty that Constable Wang said was worth his life after sleeping with her for a night? Xu Qi ‘an’s spirit was lifted.

Xu niannian raised his teacup and looked at the empty cup. He put it down helplessly and said, ”

“I originally thought that we could drive the Tiger to devour the wolf again. He had made use of the conflict between Zhou Li and his classmates to formulate a plan, but those classmates were not important enough. With Zhou Li’s caution, it was too difficult and almost impossible for him to provoke a higher-ranking government.

Zhou Li has been to the Imperial Academy’s workshop many times. If you want to get more information, that lady floating fragrance is an excellent breakthrough.

knock, knock … Xu Qi ‘an knocked on the table.

When second uncle and second brother Xu looked over, he said in a deep voice, “”I have to remind you that we have to do subtraction at all times. The more complicated a plan is, the more loopholes it will have.

“It is impossible for us to have a complicated and intricate plan to deal with Zhou Li, because the gap between us is too great. Farewell, don’t fall into the wrong line of thought.”

It was easy for a scholar to be fooled by his own cleverness. When he was scheming against others, he would make it more difficult for himself to think about the exquisiteness of the layout and the superb means.

This was especially true for the arrogant and well-read Xu cijiu.

Xu cijiu furrowed his brows, agreeing but also unconvinced, “”What’s your opinion, big brother?”

“Simple, the simpler the better.” the real traceless crime is killing with passion, ” Xu Qi ‘an said after some thought. we have to do the same when we plan.

“How is it simple? First, don’t involve too many people. Second, don’t make things too complicated. If Zhou Li were to have a conflict with someone in the Yamen, and that person’s father happens to be able to arm wrestle with Assistant Minister Zhou, what would you do?”

Xu niannian fell into deep thought.

“Alright, your silence explains everything.” Xu Qi ‘an waved his hand and interrupted the little brother’s thoughts. There must be a lot of schemes and conspiracies flashing through the little brother’s mind.

“My idea is that we can disguise ourselves and seize the opportunity to beat up the people in the government office and leave.”

Xu Pingzhi finally seized the opportunity to interject and slapped his thigh. “Ningyan’s idea is very much to my liking.”

The two brothers rolled their eyes at the same time.

“It’s that simple?” Xu cijiu frowned.

Xu Qi ‘an nodded. simple doesn’t mean it’s ineffective. Most of the time, it’s better to leave a blank. The one who was beaten up would wonder who he had offended recently. After some reflection, he realized that it was Zhou Li, that bastard.

Zhou Li will definitely not admit to such a thing. However, this is not important. Everyone is free to judge. Anyway, the conflict has intensified. You hit me, so I will also take revenge.