"Of course, since this young man is willing to act as a righteous person, neither I nor the old master will be stingy."
Other things aside, the bereavement compensation will definitely be generous. Doesn't he still have a younger brother? A future for him won't be lacking either!"
"A presented scholar is hard to say, but a provincial graduate is certain. That can also bring glory to his ancestors."
"This is actually giving the Wu Family a chance, depending on whether he can seize it."
Gao Qian spoke very casually, already arranging a family's fate as clear as day.
Either the whole family would die together, dying soundlessly and without anyone to champion their cause.
Or Wu Wei would rush to his death, not only earning the fine reputation of a righteous person and dying a roaring, spectacular death, but also allowing his family to benefit from it so they wouldn't be as barely able to fill their stomachs as they were now.
So that's how it is!
When Qi Huashan had just imagined himself in this position, he was definitely not willing to rush to his death.
Yet, after hearing Gao Qian's words and pondering them carefully, he suddenly thought of that divine catcher within the commandery. That man came from a humble background, and although he was willing to risk his life and made contributions many times over—winning commendations from the Ministry of Justice four times—when he died during a patrol, he was already over forty, merely a deputy chief catcher without even the lowest official status.
To die all the same, he died even less worthily than this Wu Wei!
A provincial graduate wishing to enter officialdom would start at the ninth rank and could rise to a seventh-rank county magistrate. That was an exceptional honor the