Chapter 479 Prisoner's Dilemma [Please give me a monthly ticket! ]

Eh?
Everyone who heard this was stunned.

So fast?
Forget about refusing to speak. The incense stick time Liang Yue gave hasn’t even been halfway through!

He writes articles so quickly, he is worthy of being a Wen'antang.

In fact, it was difficult for them to imagine what kind of psychological torment the people in the room were going through.

Xue Chi, the examiner of the treasury, was the son-in-law of the Song family. He was also one of the top candidates in the exam. He was proud and arrogant and disdained to go along with others. However, after a period of training, he gradually realized that with his mediocre ability, if he did not have connections, he would have difficulty in the officialdom.

So he accepted the invitation of the Song family and married a woman from the Song family's side branch. Although it was called a marriage, it was actually almost the same as marrying into the family's family.

However, after cultivating him several times, the Song family found that his ability to do things was indeed very poor, and finally had no choice but to arrange him to the Wen'antang's classics library. He did not have to do any practical work, just review the books every morning and evening, which was considered a good idle job.

Although Xue Chi was unwilling to accept the current situation, he had no choice but to accept it as his ability was limited.

Until Song Zhicheng found him two days ago, Xue Chi felt that his life might never get better.

Song Zhicheng told him that the Song family was planning to target someone and asked him to do a favor in exchange for a promotion. Xue Chi was a little worried at first, but he didn't need to do anything, just help cover up, so Xue Chi reluctantly agreed.

I originally thought that if I could just take Liang Peng away, the fire wouldn't spread to me...

Who knew that his elder brother would come so soon?
Even Song Zhicheng didn't dare to say anything outside, so this is how he promoted himself? Xue Chi couldn't help but feel a little worried.

If the truth is really revealed, I won't be thrown out by Song Zhicheng to save my own car, right?

What's more, he doesn't need to abandon himself at all. Liang Yue has already made it known that if one person confesses the truth, the other will die.

That guy Liu Wenyang...

Xue Chi couldn't help but feel deeply frightened.

If two people carry it together, the matter may not be discovered and may be able to pass.

but……

Will Liu Wenyang really shoulder the burden with me?
Xue Chi had no doubt whether Liang Yue dared to kill people on the spot. After all, Liang Yue himself didn't have much time left to live. He had killed so many big families in Nanzhou. What difference would it make if he took a few more people away at this time?
If Liu Wenyang really confessed, he would really die!

Once this thought came up, I could no longer stop it.

The best outcome would naturally be for two people to carry the burden together, and both of them would be fine, but if Liu Wenyang confessed, he would die.

But the safest outcome is that if you confess, you may be punished, at most losing your job, but you will definitely be able to keep your life.

After much deliberation, Xue Chi chose the safe option as he did not want to take the risk of losing his life.

As soon as he figured this out, he picked up the pen at hand and began to write quickly.

Although he had confessed, it could not be a pure confession. He had to confess his style, friendship, and responsibility... In short, he had to reduce his own responsibility as much as possible and increase the responsibility of others as much as possible.

……

Sometimes the gap between people is very big.

While Xue Chi was still struggling over whether to write and how to write, Liu Wenyang had already written several drafts that were scrapped.

He had no relationship with the Song family, but his teacher at the Kendo Academy was familiar with Song Zhicheng. He was always very enthusiastic when he saw Song Zhicheng and tried to establish some friendship as a fellow disciple.

But when Song Zhicheng really came to him and asked him to help deal with Liang Peng, he refused.

Who doesn’t know that Liang Peng is suspected to be Liang Fuguo’s illegitimate son?

Liang Fuguo had investigated the shady dealings of the imperial examinations and had dealt with them harshly. These literary figures all had inside information, and it was because Liang Peng was threatened to cheat that Liang Fuguo became furious and intervened in the matter.

Since he is not his biological son, why would Liang Peng go to Liang Fuguo when something happened?
Naturally, Liu Wenyang was very afraid that such a thing would happen again. Unlike Xue Chi, his ranking in the imperial examination was poor and he did not even make it to the palace examination. He was appointed as a minor clerk in Wen'an Hall and gradually gained more than ten years of experience before he was promoted to the position of Dianshulang.

Liang Peng, a top scholar, would have thought that being a secretary was a position without real power. But for Liu Wenyang, this position was basically the top position. Living out his life in Wen'antang and being able to meet some high-ranking officials was a good thing for him.

So when Song Zhicheng found him, he was timid and afraid of trouble, so he naturally didn't dare to agree.

But Song Zhicheng immediately threatened him...Although the Liang family is powerful, the Song family is not bad either. If you help, the job will be done without anyone noticing; if you don't help, you will also be an enemy of the Song family in the future, so make your choice.

Liu Wenyang was confused. Do I have to choose between the Song family and the Liang family?

When I was a child, I thought about whether I would be the left prime minister or the right prime minister when I grew up. I also thought about which of the four great families’ daughters I would marry after I became the top scholar... But I never thought that I would make a choice under such circumstances.

In the end, Liu Wenyang still didn't dare to go against Song Zhicheng and chose to cover up his behavior.

You two families can fight each other however you want, as long as you don't come against me.

But things in the world are always inseparable from six big words: what you fear will come to you.

Less than half an hour after the incident, Liang Peng's elder brother rushed over, locked him in the house and threatened him.

As long as the other person confesses, the one who doesn't confess will die.

Liu Wenyang didn't even hesitate for a moment. Anyone who didn't recruit him would be a fool!
If I try to hold on, I might be fine, but I might also die. Do I want to gamble my life on Xue Chi's character?

Is he a good person who can do such a thing?
Liu Wenyang felt that he had never had such good literary talent in his life. He wrote fluently and freely, describing all his embarrassing and predicaments.

Under the threat of the evil Song Zhicheng, even though he resisted stubbornly and was unwilling to surrender, he was finally intimidated by his power and had no choice but to give in. He was so guilty about this that he couldn't sleep all night, and his tears wet his pillow...

"Not good." After reviewing the manuscript, Liu Wenyang shook his head again, crumpled the paper into a ball, and rewrote a new version, adding his optimism and praise for Liang Peng, the young talent.

"It's not enough..." Liu Wenyang moistened his writing brush and added his best wishes to Liang Xianguan.

……

Not only did these two people confess, they also used up all the paper before the incense stick time had expired.

Now everyone in Wen'antang witnessed the power of the prisoner's dilemma.

Song Zhicheng closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he opened his eyes again, he saw Liang Yue with a playful smile on his face. "Sir Song, their confessions are surprisingly consistent. It seems that you can't get away with this."

"I am the Grand Secretary of Wen'antang!" Song Zhicheng stopped arguing, raised his neck, and said loudly: "You are not qualified to judge me! Only Your Majesty can..."

Before he could finish his words, he saw a shoe sole with intricate patterns flying towards him.

bang——

Song Zhicheng also had strong Confucian skills, but firstly, he was not as good as Liang Yue, and secondly, no one expected that he would suddenly attack... or kick.

If a warrior suddenly approaches, how can the Confucianist resist?

The kick landed directly on Song Zhicheng's face, causing his cheek to cave in. His body flew backwards more than ten feet and hit the wall of Wen'antang.

"You are still pretending." Liang Yue twisted his flying foot that kicked the tyrant emperor and the treacherous ministers, "Pick him up and take him to the Ministry of Justice for trial!"

"Brother, don't do it." Seeing that Liang Yue had beaten the man, Liang Peng pulled him from behind and advised him in a gentle voice.

"Xiao Peng, you are still too kind-hearted." Liang Yue sighed and looked at all the officials in Wen'an Hall. "If anyone bullies you again, tell me and I will definitely take him away!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone around them suddenly fell silent.

"Brother, I'm friends with everyone, there's no need to be like this." Liang Peng said again.

The people around immediately nodded like chicks pecking at rice.

Liang Yue nodded in satisfaction and said to himself, "Then I feel relieved..."

(End of this chapter)