Jiajing closed his eyes and meditated in the Jinshen Jingshe surrounded by cigarette smoke. He seemed as calm as water, but Huang Jin miraculously understood the growing dissatisfaction on his motionless face.
Huang Jin quietly taught a chamberlain and muttered a few words. After a while, Huang Jin returned to Jinshen Jingshe, with an exaggerated surprise on his face, but stood beside Jiajing without saying a word.
Jiajing slowly opened his eyes: "What time is it?" If he were a careless chamberlain, he would definitely have glanced at the sundial and tell the emperor what time it was. But is Huang Jin that kind of waste?
Huang Jin leaned over and lowered his head: "Long live, it's almost time to declare the time. I heard that Young Master Xiao's residence was besieged by the Hanlin Academy scholars, and they are currently debating. I estimate that Young Master Xiao may not be able to enter the palace today."
Jiajing was stunned for a moment, then raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth: "Interesting, there is no movement from Lu Bing's side?"
Huang Jin nodded: "Yesterday Lu Bing came back and confessed to Wan Sui that Xiao Feng is the son of his old subordinate Xiao Wannian. I don't think he would have easily interfered with Xiao Feng's affairs without Wan Sui's clear edict."
There was a little more warmth in Jiajing's smile: "Lu Bing is a cautious and honest person. He protected Xiao Feng before, out of a feeling of old friends. Xiao Wannian was just fighting against injustice, and the county magistrate did lie. He was not against my recruitment. Beautiful girl. But the Yan family is at a loss. For such a big thing, it is inevitable that something will go wrong occasionally."
Huang Jin remained silent, knowing that this was the emperor's attitude. It was impossible for the Yan family to blame him. They were doing things for him. If he wanted to blame him, he could only blame Xiao Wannian for being nosy. But since Xiao Feng has become a junior brother inexplicably now, he will naturally not blame a dead person, so he excuses himself like this.
Lu Bing must have confirmed Jiajing's attitude towards Xiao Feng before telling the truth, otherwise he would continue to pretend to be confused. Honest people, haha, all the honest people in the court have died long ago, and the ones who can still breathe are not very honest.
Huang Jin asked tentatively: "Long live, do you want Lu Bing to properly protect and control the situation to avoid hurting Mr. Xiao?"
Jiajing closed his eyes and said calmly: "No need. Xiao Feng is determined to enter the world and practice Taoism, and he will definitely offend people from all walks of life. If someone secretly assassinates someone, Lu Bing will naturally protect him without giving orders. Now they are just a group of Hanlin students who have no power to restrain a chicken. , if Xiao Feng can't even deal with these people, how dare he be said to be a disciple of Cangjie, Master Wenxuan?"
Huang Jin smiled and said nothing. Xiao Feng, long live trusting someone, it is never a one-time thing, let alone forever. You have to prove yourself, and keep proving yourself, to retain your status as Nobushige Nobuhiro.
At this time, Xiao Feng's house had been surrounded by the helpless Hanlin scholars, and the momentum was extremely huge.
Although there are only about twenty people with official positions in the Hanlin Academy, there are thirty or forty bachelors such as shujishi and editors without official positions. These sixty people crowded into Yangliu Lane were already astonishing.
What's more, there are still a large number of scholars and scholars in the capital. When they heard that Hanlin scholars were going to besiege a scholar traitor, they immediately called on their friends to go with them. The people in the world who are most willing to fight and besiege are actually not the gangsters, but the scholars. This has always been the case throughout the ages.
What's more, the scholars of the Ming Dynasty were ranked among the best in all dynasties for their toughness. There were several incidents in the main hall where civilian officials beat military attachés to death. Therefore, as soon as this group of aggressive scholars entered Yangliu Lane, they scared these petty officials into closing their homes, fearing that their recent reputation as officials was not good and they would be beaten up by these helpless guys.
Amidst the knocking on the door like a drum, Xiao Feng slowly got up, washed his face, walked out of the house and stood in the middle of the yard.
Qiao Niang, who was already standing in the yard, had weak legs and stood in front of the gate without daring to open the door. Qiaoqiao held the Xiuchun Dao left by Xiao Wannian as if facing a formidable enemy. It's just that she is too short, not much longer than the knife, and looks quite funny.
Ms. Wang next door also stepped on the small bench and poked her head this way. Her mother kept pulling her and asking her to go back to the house quickly. Because some anxious scholars would not open the door when they saw it. They had already climbed up the wall and poked their heads inside to shout.
Xiao Feng reached out and took the Xiuchun Dao from Qiaoqiao's hand, waved it twice, then dragged it across the bamboo chair, Da Ma Jin Dao sat down, leaning on the sword on the ground, and asked Qiaoqiao to stand behind him and raised his chin: "Open the door."
Qiao Niang opened the door latch, and the Hanlin bachelors outside the door rushed in. Suddenly the small courtyard was half full. The people behind were still pushing forward, but the people in front saw the embroidered spring knife in Xiao Feng's hand, and stopped in a hurry, and they suddenly became a mess.
After chaos for a long time, these people were arranged into hierarchies under the command of an attending bachelor. The bachelor with the highest official position did not come. In the order of the bachelor's student, the bachelor's lecturer, and the concubines, they were in front. Those scholars from the capital who came to join in the fun and help were not qualified to enter the courtyard and had to crawl all over the courtyard. Look inside the wall.
From a distance, Xiao's courtyard looks like a huge ginseng fruit tree. It is full of ginseng fruits and crowded with people. If Sun Wukong swipes it with a stick, a large piece of it will surely fall.
Xiao Feng looked at this group of Hanlin bachelors coldly, with Qiao Niang and Qiao Qiao standing on both sides. Miss Wang's little head was exposed on the wall behind her, showing her bravery as a man in charge.
"Everyone comes to my Xiao family, what do you want to do?"
Someone shouted: "You abandoned Confucianism and followed Taoism, and became a scum of our scholars. How can we, the disciples of saints, just sit back and watch?"
Xiao Feng looked at the shouter and smiled contemptuously: "Why is Confucianism so great? After reading Confucianism, you can't learn from other people's books, otherwise you will be a scum. There is no national law that prohibits a person from learning only one kind. Knowledge, Confucianism is greater than the laws of the country? Are you trying to rebel by using the name of Confucianism and underestimating the laws of the country?"
As soon as the words were spoken, there was silence, especially the person who had shouted just now. He took two steps back with a pale face, not knowing what to say.
Why do you accuse me of rebelling when we don't agree with each other? You are simply more ruthless than Yan Shifan! The strict party has to find a case to frame others, but you just say that I want to rebel with just one sentence? But why is there no way to refute what he said is obviously wrong? If a person regulates things more leniently than the laws of the state, he is indeed suspected of rebellion!
Another sage came forward immediately: "You don't have to bite the bullet and frame up good people. We don't say that you are wrong in practicing Taoism. We only say that you have no talent and learning, so you abandoned Confucianism and practiced Taoism, flattering and pandering in order to get ahead. Do you recognize this? ?”
Xiao Feng sneered and said: "You are a little smarter than him, but it's a pity that you are limited. You said that I have no talent, but I have the reputation of being a scholar. If a person with no talent becomes a scholar, are you saying that the academic teacher at that time cheated?"
Did you know that my academic teacher when I was a scholar was none other than Xu Zisheng, who is now the head of the Hanlin Academy and the second assistant to the imperial court. Are you saying that he cheated or that he was blind? "
The sage was also at a loss for words, and another person immediately took over: "There are more and more scholars every year, and academic and political teachers are searching for pearls in the sea. It is inevitable that there will be omissions and mistakes. Maybe you still cheated on your own, but at that time It’s not been found out!”
Xiao Feng nodded appreciatively: "Your brain is not bad. Then let me ask you, say I flattered you in order to get ahead. How did I flatter and cater to you? If you can't tell the real evidence, is it possible that the saint's disciples just rely on their words? Do you feel free to accuse others?"
The man was speechless for a moment. After all, it was easy to accuse, but they had to provide evidence. They had only heard about Xiao Feng entering the palace, let alone what Xiao Feng had done in the palace. What everyone knows is that Xiao Feng tested a word, and Jiajing was delighted with Long Yan and sealed the real person. As for how to flatter and cater to him, I really don't know.
This is a young sage with a tall figure and a straight face who stood up and said: "Young master Xiao, there is no need to force your words. It is a fact that you abandoned literature and followed Taoism. It is also a fact that you were awarded the title of Wenxuan Zhenren because of a test of one word. If it were not for his literary talent If it is not enough, why not take the road of imperial examination; if it is not flattery, why suddenly rise to a high position.
If everything can't be solved within a single rationale, what's wrong with us trying to rationalize it? If there is a mistake, you can just point it out. It may seem like your words are sharp, but in fact they avoid the truth and become false. Why bother to imitate those sophistry people? "
These words were spoken in a clear voice, well-founded, and carried a convincing power. The scholars immediately gained the backbone, and they all said yes, and their momentum suddenly rose again.
Xiao Feng put away his contemptuous sneer and looked at this person seriously: "Your Excellency, what you said is quite interesting. I don't know your surname?"
The young scholar cupped his hands and said, "I am under Master Xu of the Imperial Academy, Zhang Juzheng, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy."
