Chapter 296: Giving advice and enlightening my cousin

Bai Lu has always been at odds with Bai Fu, and he is willing to see him suffer some losses, but he does not want to see the cheating in the imperial examination, because this matter is not only Bai Yibo's problem, but also the loss of the Bai family. The face of the clan put the Bai family into a difficult situation.

It may take decades or even centuries for a family to prosper, but only one thing is enough for it to decline.

"Let's go to my house and let's sum it up." Bai Lu calmed down. The top priority was not to settle the score with Bai Fu, but to find a way to minimize the harm of the matter.

Bai Ruozhu's family followed Bai Lu to his house, and then called several of their sons to gather in the main room to discuss.

"Uncle Chief, please take a look at this first. This is a letter of advice that I wrote. I plan to ask the villagers to sign it and then submit it to the Imperial Envoy for review." Bai Ruozhu said and took out the letter of advice that she had written.

When Bai Lu heard that it was written by Bai Ruozhu, he was a little surprised at first. When he opened it and saw thousands of words spilling out, he was even more surprised. As he read on, he couldn't bear to be surprised because he was completely attracted by what was written on the paper.

After a while, he raised his head and looked at Bai Ruozhu with not only approval, but also admiration.

"It turns out that among the younger generations of our Bai family, besides Zepei, Ruozhu has the best literary talent." He said with emotion.

Bai Zeji saw that his grandfather was looking at it with great enthusiasm, and he didn't care about his age or inferiority. He leaned over and poked his head to take a look. He had read more books and could better understand the excellence of Bai Ruozhu's proposal. After reading it, he could not raise his head in shame and said, "It's a pity that women cannot participate in the imperial examination, otherwise Ruozhu would definitely be above me. No, much better than me."

Several of Bai Lu's sons have also studied. Because Bai Lu is impartial, he sends anyone who wants to study to study. Although they have not achieved any results, their knowledge is definitely better than that of ordinary farmers, so they all join in. , who also cheered together after reading it, looking at Bai Ruozhu with reverence in their eyes.

Bai Ruozhu touched her nose awkwardly. She didn't want this effect.

"Grandpa Patriarch, if Bai Yibo has been expelled from the Bai family, it will not have much impact on the clan at this moment, but things have already happened, and cheating is definitely not reliable. If it is found out, the crime will be increased. So I think you might as well Write a similar statement to show that you have drawn a clear line with Bai Yibo. From now on, he is no longer a member of the Bai clan. When the time comes, you can ask the Imperial Envoy to be lenient and avoid the punishment of the Bai clan." Bai Ruozhu quickly put his The letter of advice was put away, and there would be no way to talk about it if I read it any further.

Only then did Bai Lu come back to his senses. He also knew that time waits for no one and he must solve the problem as soon as possible.

"Zeji, you write it. Just write a statement of position as Ruozhu said." Bai Lu said to Bai Zeji next to him.

Bai Zeji hurriedly spread out the paper, and his father hurriedly came over to sharpen the ink for him. As a result, Bai Zeji picked up the pen but could not put it down, and there were beads of sweat on his forehead.

"Zeji, stop dawdling and write quickly." Seeing him like this, Bai Lu couldn't help but frown and urge.

Bai Zeji looked troubled, "Grandpa, I..."

"Don't tell me you can't even write this. Where have all the books you've read these years gone?" Bai Lu became angry when he heard this. Because of Bai Yibo's incident, he felt that he should be stricter with his children and grandchildren and run the family rigorously. Only in this way can something like Bai Yibo be avoided.

Bai Zeji's face turned red, as if he was about to bleed, "It's not that I can't write, it's just that after reading Ruozhu's article, I felt that I was so far behind that I didn't even know how to write."

Bai Ruozhu was a little embarrassed by his words, and everyone also looked at her. She thought for a while, she couldn't be too pushy, let alone embarrass Bai Zeji.

"Ruozhu, you should help Second Grandpa write it." Bai Lu shook his head in disappointment, and Bai Zeji's eyes dimmed next to him, feeling very guilty.

In fact, Bai Ruozhu felt that it was not that Bai Zeji had no literary talent, but she was a little overwhelmed after seeing her letter of recommendation. She also had the experience of writing too many papers in her previous life. At this time, literati paid more attention to poetry and did not practice much in writing articles.

"Brother Zeji should write it. I'll give you some ideas." Bai Ruozhu said and walked to Bai Zeji and whispered to him how to write, what main points to write, and then how to express his attitude and make a guarantee. Category.

These methods of selecting arguments and then explaining and demonstrating them one by one are habits that Bai Ruozhu developed when writing papers in his previous life. Once he has thought through a few points clearly, the order will become clearer, and writing will become much easier.

After all, Bai Zeji has been studying for several years, and he has been studying with Mr. Wu recently. At this moment, Bai Ruozhu understood everything. Soon the troubled expression on his face faded, and he began to write on the paper.

No one dared to disturb him, but they quietly read from behind and nodded quickly. Bai Zeji wrote well. It seemed that the book was not in vain.

Soon, Bai Zeji put away his pen. He handed the paper to Bai Ruozhu and said, "Ruozhu, please help me see where I need to modify it."

Bai Ruozhu read it again, nodded and said, "No need to change anything, it's very well written."

Bai Zeji breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Thanks to your advice, otherwise I wouldn't have thought of how to write it."

"Brother Zeji is too humble. I'm just throwing ideas around. You still have the foundation. If you can't read, I won't be able to write no matter how much I say." Bai Ruozhu smiled at him.

Everyone also praised Bai Zeji for his good writing. Bai Zeji smiled sheepishly. He knew in his heart that if Bai Ruozhu wrote it, it would definitely be better than him. But in order to save his face, Bai Ruozhu said nothing to attract others, even though she knew It’s only jade that should be thrown away.

Thinking of this, Bai Zeji not only admired Bai Ruozhu in his heart, but was also full of gratitude, thinking that he would repay Bai Ruozhu's help if he had the opportunity in the future.

Bai Lu took the statement, signed his name and printed his fingerprints on it, and then passed it on to other people in the clan. Everyone signed and printed their fingerprints, and it soon reached the hands of Bai Zehao and Bai Yihong.

At this moment, a call came from outside: "Open the door, open the door for me. You can't make decisions quietly. You can't ignore Yibo's life and death just to protect yourself. Our Bai family can't be so selfish!"

When everyone heard Bai Fu's voice, they all showed disdain on their faces. Bai Yibo had made such a big mistake. He should have been expelled from the clan. Why did Bai Fu say that others were selfish? Then he Wouldn't it be selfish for a son to do something that goes against the law and bring harm to the entire clan?

Bai Ruozhu laughed coldly. Did Bai Fu think he could stop it? They kept shouting that they would expel her from the Bai clan, but in the end it was Bai Yibo who wanted to get out. Isn't this an irony?