The sky was clear outside the south gate of the palace. Apart from the regular guards, there was no movement anywhere.
There are only two possibilities for this situation. One is that the scholar and the others have been escorted into the Dianqiansi Prison inside the palace gate, and the other is that they have not yet arrived at the palace gate.
Calculating the time, even if the Imperial Army escorting the scholar and the others were chatting and snapping melon seeds on the road, they should be outside the city gate by now.
But now outside the city gate...
Looking further south, Yuqian Street is lined with shops and crowded with people. There are no imperial guards or prisoners...
Then there is only one possibility left...
Qin Jiuzhao cried loudly. He was such a tall and thin man, but now he was squatting there and crying like a child.
I have never seen a fat man cry, but I have never seen abacus shed tears.
"Don't cry, I'll take you in." Wang Zhi comforted.
Qin Abacus cried even louder when he heard this.
Will you take me in?
Brother, this is the palace! We were afraid that we would be stabbed into a sieve without even being able to touch the door.
Qin Jiuzhao ignored him and just wiped his tears.
At this time, the two brothers Wang Fu and Wang Gui also ran over panting.
Wang Zhi stepped forward, took the dragon pattern gun from Wang Fu's hand, looked at the palace gate with firm eyes, and was about to step forward when Wang Fu grabbed his sleeve.
"Erlang, what do you want to do?" Wang Fu looked at him with some surprise.
"We can't wait any longer, they will die if we wait any longer!" Wang Zhi answered the question, more like talking to himself.
"Aba..." Qin Abacus also stepped forward and grabbed his other sleeve.
"Don't stop me!" Wang Zhi growled.
"No, look over there..." Qin Abacus pulled his sleeve and motioned him to look behind him.
Wang Zhi turned around and saw the merchants and pedestrians on Yuqian Street who were still doing their own things rushing towards the front.
There is no need to doubt that human beings behave like this, they must be just watching the fun.
Such a coincidental excitement couldn't be...
"Let's go and have a look." Qin Abacus thought of a possibility and pulled Wang Zhi.
Wang Zhi also thought of this possibility and rushed over before the three of them could wait.
Sure enough, after Wang Zhi raised his gun to clear the way and broke through the layers of people, he finally saw clearly what was happening ahead.
I saw many students in white shirts scattered in the chaotic field, and they were trying hard to stop a group of armor-clad and bladed imperial soldiers from moving forward.
In the middle surrounded by the Forbidden Army, there were Chen Xiucai, Fatty Xu, and Chen Dong. Their hands were all chained, and they were connected together and being pulled by a Forbidden Army, just like cattle and sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
"Let them go!"
There was a sudden loud shout, like thunder in the sky, which made everyone's eardrums numb.
The crowd at the source of the sound dispersed like raindrops into water, and finally Wang Erlang was left standing alone with his gun across the road.
"It's Wang Zhi!"
"Master Wang is here!"
"I knew Master Wang would definitely come!"
When the students on the field saw Wang Zhi's figure, they all shouted excitedly.
Compared to the excitement of the students, the onlookers were confused.
"Who is Wang Zhi?"
"I know, isn't this a dude from General Wang's family? How did he gain such prestige?"
"You don't know this, right? My nephew is studying in Taixue. He said that Wang Zhi is amazing. You know the new learning that has become popular in Taixue recently. I heard that he created it alone. He served a A saint-like figure on earth!”
Hearing this, some people admired it, some people questioned it, and some people asked what Xin Xue is.
After many of the newly learned theories were presented to everyone, no one dared to underestimate this bold young man in the audience.
Regarding the many academic arguments of the New Learning on all things in this world, some agree and some refute them, but just based on those few ideological propositions, it is impossible not to admit that this is a heroic figure who asked for life for the people!
Come to think of it, even Gao Taiwei, who single-handedly controlled the arrest incident, could not have imagined that the new learning he tried his best to cover up would quickly spread throughout Bianjing City with this farce.
When the six scholars saw Wang Zhi risking his life to save himself and others regardless of his own safety, they were all moved, and then their faces were full of bitterness. They all knew that the person who wanted to kill them now was none other than the emperor of the Song Dynasty, Song Wan. Your Majesty, the Emperor of all your subjects, how can Wang Zhi save them?
"Bold maniac! Do you know what is the crime of obstructing the Forbidden Army from enforcing the law?" A figure who was obviously a general of the Forbidden Army came forward, took out the sword from his waist, pointed at Wang Zhi and asked.
"Law enforcement? Let me ask you, if you are enforcing the law and arresting people in Kaifeng Prefecture, do you have the arrest documents from the government office?" Wang Zhi was not afraid of the sharp knife and laughed.
The general of the Forbidden Army clenched his fist and said, "The Forbidden Army belongs directly to the Emperor, so there is no need for official documents!"
"It's a joke. Even if the emperor arrests someone, that requires approval from the department. And even if there is approval from the inspection department, it will be the inspection department arresting the person. What does it have to do with your front department?"
During the Song Dynasty, Emperor Taizu was afraid that his generals would imitate him and imitate his yellow robes and do unruly things, so he generously delegated power to civilian officials in order to restrict the generals. He even promulgated the first decree after he ascended the throne: No killing is allowed. Scholar-officials and people who write letters and comment on matters.
The civil servants protected by this death-free gold medal became even more unscrupulous. In the Huizong Dynasty, the king's power has been restricted everywhere. If the emperor wants to do something, if it is opposed by the majority of civil servants, it will not be done. of.
Even if the emperor wants to arrest someone, he must first give a reason, pass it through the court meeting, and then submit it to the local government for approval. Finally, the inspection department will make the arrest, which is similar to the anger of the Ming and Qing emperors in later generations who would often kill people of nine tribes and ten tribes. Compared to that, that right is far behind.
The responsibilities of the Palace Chief are only to guard the imperial city, take charge of the squadrons and commanders in front of the palace, and travel with the emperor, and be responsible for the emperor's safety.
As for arresting criminals, they had no authority unless they met the Emperor's assassin on the spot.
No matter how uneducated Wang Erlang is, he is still an old man who has been working as an imperial scholar for four years, and he still understands this common sense of law.
However, this law has always been binding on ordinary people. As long as you have soldiers and power, it doesn't matter what is legal or illegal.
Today, I met Wang Erlang, a tough guy, and ordinary people, who dared to stop the person in front of the palace.
Therefore, the Forbidden Army general stopped bickering with him and directly pointed his sword at him, shouting: "Let me ask you one more question, whether to give in or not!"
"No!" Wang Erlang shook the ground with his gun and said decisively.
"Take it!"
As the Forbidden Army general waved his hand, a group of soldiers behind him automatically separated and surrounded Wang Erlang, pointing their spears at the young man in the circle.
Wang Erlang stood ready with a spear in his hand, showing no fear at all.
"kill!!"
Following the command given by a forbidden soldier in the field, a circle of spears stabbed Wang Zhi in unison.
Seeing this scene, the people around him screamed one after another, and some adults covered their children's eyes, as if they couldn't bear to see the cruel scene that followed.
The two brothers Qin Abacus and Wang Fu finally squeezed out of the crowd at this time. Seeing this scene, their livers and gallbladders trembled, and their eyes were about to burst.
But the next moment, they were all stunned on the spot. There seemed to be a dragon flying in the field, but it disappeared in an instant. At the same time, there was the sound of wooden sticks breaking.
Looking at the circle of Forbidden Soldiers, apart from half a wooden stick, there was nothing like a spear in their hands.
Wang Erlang didn't give them time to react. He whittled the spear in his hand and smashed it. After several moves, no one of the forbidden soldiers in the circle was left standing. They all fell to the ground and screamed in pain.
A few days ago, Wang Zhi might not have been so brave, but after being beaten in the past few days, he learned how to run away even if he didn't eat pork.
Wang Erlang was arrogant on the spot. This time, at least it was enough for him to brag for several years. How could he not be arrogant?
The onlookers around were also dumbfounded. Just one person blocked dozens of armored soldiers with one shot. They had only heard of this kind of story from the mouths of storytellers, and those who had such bravery were all gods. I have never seen such a person with my own eyes.
If they had not seen it with their own eyes, whoever told them that a young boy who had not yet reached the crown could be so brave would definitely be ridiculed by them. But now, such a heroic scene is happening in front of them, how can they not be shocked and unable to control themselves?
Just when everyone was shocked, a loud shout rang out from the audience: "Fathers and fellow citizens, Gao Qiu ordered the Imperial Army to murder the Imperial College students who asked for life for the people. If they are killed, no one will dare to speak for us ordinary people. Ah, can we let them kill heroes?”
"Can't...can't...can't..."
"Kill them..."
"Kill these domineering officers and soldiers..."
With echoes from the surrounding crowd, the crowd surged toward the venue.
Yuqian Street suddenly became chaotic, with the cries of children, the screams of girls, and the angry curses of old people all intertwined into a chaotic mess.
From time to time, stones were flying, eggs were broken, wooden sticks were flying, and fruits and vegetables were thrown at the heads of the Imperial Guards as if they were free of charge.
Wang Zhi glanced at Qin Abacus, gave him a thumbs up, and then rushed towards the scholar and the others.
Wang Zhi clearly heard the fuse-like instigation just now. It was the voice of this tall man, and he shamelessly said that he was a commoner. This was really... very calculating.
Although there were many forbidden troops in the field, all of them were armored and sharp-edged, but they did not dare to use knives on the common people and could only defend passively. Wherever there was a crowd of angry civilian opponents, they were all beaten to the point of running away with their heads in their hands.
When Wang Zhi rushed to the center of the field, Xiucai and Chen Dong had already been released from their chains by many students.
"Aba..."
"Brother Wang..."
"Xiucai, Fatty, and four brothers, are you okay?"
"We're fine."
The brothers were extremely excited when they met, and there was no time to talk. Some students suggested that they evacuate the place immediately.
"Yes, it is not suitable to stay here for a long time. I will take you to the government office. It will be safe there."
Wang Zhi pulled a few people, surrounded by a group of students, and broke through the crowd in the direction of the government office.
After getting out of the crowd, all the students stood stunned one by one before they could rejoice.
"What's wrong?"
Wang Zhi pushed them away and stood in front of the people. When he saw the scene in front of him, he couldn't help but froze in place and didn't dare to move.
