On the street ahead, rows of sharp arrows glowing with cold light were pointed at them from the surrounding shops.
Wang Zhi had no doubt that if he and others acted rashly, they would be shot into pieces immediately.
Faced with swords, guns and other close weapons, Wang Erlang can still show off two moves, but faced with long-range crossbows, he has nothing to do. Not only him, but even Zhang Tianshen is here, there is no way he can block so many arrows with his spear. .
At this time, among the chaotic people in the field, some people saw this scene, screamed in fright, and ran away on the spot.
This arrow is not a sword or a gun, and the movement of the arrow from the bow cannot be controlled by manpower. Where it is shot depends on God's will. If you risk your life by eating melon, you will be in trouble.
More and more people dispersed, and Yuqian Street became empty after a while, leaving only a mess that proved the bustle here a moment ago.
The former general of the Forbidden Army got up from the ground, plucked off the vegetable leaves on his helmet, wiped a handful of egg yolk on his face, walked up to Wang Zhi and others, patted his little face, and said mockingly: " Take action, why don’t you dare to take action, weren’t you so awesome just now?”
"I'm standing right in front of you, how dare you touch a hair on my head!"
Wang Zhi was furious and wanted to take action, but was firmly held back by students on both sides.
After the Forbidden Army general sneered a few more words, he also knew that the matter was important and could not be delayed, so he raised his hand and said: "Take it."
The surrounding soldiers took the chains and stepped forward. Just when they were about to lock up all the students and Wang Zhi, a loud shout suddenly came from the street on the right.
"Stop! Let's see who dares!!"
Everyone looked towards the source of the sound, and saw another group of armored and sharp-edged officers and soldiers coming quickly. They drew their swords and crossbows on the Imperial Street to confront the Imperial Guards Branch in front of the palace.
Looking at the attire, he is a soldier from the inspection department under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng government office.
After a while, the inspection sergeants left, and out came a man wearing a purple official uniform, a goldfish bag on his waist, and a square, long-winged hat on his head. He was not Zhao Huan, the current shepherd of Kaifeng and the crown prince of the current dynasty.
No one cared that there was an ordinary young man following Zhao Huan, and this young man was none other than Wang Fu, who had gone somewhere just now.
Seeing that it was Zhao Huan who was coming, the general of the Forbidden Army secretly thought something was wrong, but he did not dare to ignore it, so he could only bow his hands in greeting, "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness Holy An."
As early as the Song Dynasty, there was no such thing as a saying that later dynasties had to kneel down and pay homage when they saw their superiors.
The so-called kneeling ceremony, with the head down and back, the whole person is in a completely defenseless state, which means that everything about oneself, including life, is left to the other party's disposal. At this time, it is only done when offering sacrifices to God, ancestors, and visiting parents and masters. use.
When going to court on a daily basis, officials do not need to kneel down to worship the emperor. Not only do they not need to kneel down, but kneeling down for no reason at this time is also considered disrespectful behavior in the court, along with making loud noises, standing and sitting in a stateless manner, and leaving without reason, etc., and will be punished.
Even ordinary people did not need to kneel down when they met the officials of Zhao and Song Dynasties, they could just salute. When they met the emperor who was more friendly, they would return the favor to his ministers.
Zhao Huan, who had always been gentle and polite and treated everyone with courtesy, did not even return the courtesy at this time. He directly replied: "General Liu is so majestic. Who gave you the right to capture the son of my Kaifeng Mansion in the boundaries of my Kaifeng Mansion?" civil."
"Your Highness, this matter is an instruction from above, and the subordinates are just following orders." The general of the Forbidden Army replied helplessly.
Of course Zhao Huan knew who the superiors he was referring to, so he did not ask further questions. Instead, he asked: "Then let me ask you, what kind of law did these students commit that requires you to personally arrest them?"
"Your Highness, these students confuse people's minds, promote heresy, and harm our country, the Song Dynasty. They must be severely punished."
Zhao Huan said seriously: "Nonsense. In the more than 160 years since the founding of the Song Dynasty, we have never had laws or precedents to punish someone for speaking. How can we convict someone based on this and damage the reputation of our court?"
Commander Liu looked at this simple prince and was a little speechless. He didn't know for whom I was being thrown stones, smashed eggs, and reviled like this.
"Your Highness..."
Zhao Huan interrupted him, waved his hand and said: "Okay, you don't need to say anything anymore, just take your subordinates back. If there are any mistakes, I will take responsibility for them."
The fact that the matter has evolved to the current state is indeed beyond the control of a small Forbidden Army commander. It would be good if Zhao Huan takes the lead, and he can also have an excuse.
With this thought in mind, he waved his hand and led the soldiers from the Dianqian Division out of the venue.
"Oh~oh~"
Seeing the rows of crossbowmen withdrawing from Yuqian Street, the people who had not dared to look out just now rushed up and shouted in victory, shouting "The Crown Prince is wise".
Zhao Huan did not expect that he would be supported by the people of Kaifeng because of this incident. Although he was a prince, he had never had such a moment when stars were holding the moon. At this time, he could not help but feel a little excited. These people were all his. The people are the ones he wants to protect.
People are so simple. As long as politicians give them a little charity or say a word for them, they will cherish your kindness for the rest of their lives and will go through fire and water for your words without hesitation.
Zhao Huan secretly vowed to do a good job as Kaifeng's pastor, a good prince, and even better that position in the future, so as to seek welfare for the people of the world and peace for his own people.
"Cousin, if you don't come, I'm going to see King Chu Ba." Wang Zhi stepped forward and joked with Zhao Huan.
"You kid."
Zhao Huan laughed and cursed, knowing that this was not the time for the two brothers to chat, so he let the people go about their business, and then said to Wang Zhi and others: "Let's go, follow me to the government office first."
Everyone should follow suit.
When they arrived at the government office meeting hall, Wang Zhi took the lead, Chen Yuyi, Xu Shuwei, Qin Jiuzhao, Wang Fu, Wang Gui, Chen Dong, and his three classmates, as well as some new school leaders who had followed, a total of eighteen people, took their seats one after another. Zhao Heng, who was sitting upright, was the first to ask the reason.
Chen Xiucai explained to him in detail many of the academic arguments of Yixinxue, briefly mentioning some propositions such as 'everyone is equal', and then pretended to be ignorant and said that this disaster might have been caused by offending the interests of some powerful people. Bar.
Zhao Huan nodded. He has never been in contact with too many people since his birth. He has a simple mind and cannot think of some more far-reaching issues. He believes that the new learning is beneficial to the people and is loved by the people, so it should need to be maintained. In addition, he I don’t quite understand.
"Don't worry, everyone. The dictionary concerns tens of millions of people and generations of descendants. We must compile it with peace of mind. You live in my government office and no one will dare to disturb you." Zhao Huan promised, patting his chest.
All the students stood up and thanked him one after another. The whole class was in harmony with the emperor and his ministers, and they were enjoying themselves.
Just when Zhao Huan was about to host a banquet to entertain a group of students, a guard came from outside the door to report, "Your Majesty has summoned you."
Everyone's laughter stopped suddenly, and they all looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes, at a loss.
"Don't worry, I'll be back as soon as I go."
Zhao Huan tried to comfort him on the surface, but in fact he was worried in his heart. He was still mostly afraid of his biological father, who was not very close to him. Now, he had just turned over his father's table and was summoned. He said that he was not afraid, which was a lie.
But in front of everyone, it was obvious that he couldn't lose his manners, so he smiled and said goodbye to everyone, and strode away.
Seeing Zhao Huan's leaving figure, all the students felt uneasy, and some even had the hand holding the tea trembling slightly.
"Aba, what do you do?" Chen Xiucai looked at the strong young man in the upper position and asked.
Wang Zhi gritted his teeth, his face uncertain, and finally uttered three words, "Believe him!"
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In the Imperial Palace of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Ji, an official of the Song Dynasty, rarely painted in Genyue today, but handled government affairs in Chui Gong Hall. Li Yan, the eunuch in charge, stood beside him, and there were two small yellow gates standing on the left and right of the stage.
There is also a person standing in the hall, wearing a second-grade purple official uniform with a silver fish bag at his waist. He is about fifty years old. He lowers his head and looks submissive.
"Gao Qing, when this matter has developed into what it is now, don't you have anything to say to me?"
Although Zhao Ji spoke calmly, everyone who knows him well knows that when this official calls himself not 'I' but 'I', it means that he is extremely dissatisfied.
"Your Majesty, I...I am guilty of this, please punish me."
Gao Qiu bowed to the end and didn't dare to defend himself. He didn't even dare to call him "official" as he was close to him every day.
"Don't say anything about guilt or innocence. I let you do this. If you are wrong, it is also my fault. I trusted the wrong person."
Zhao Ji became a little angry when he said this. He put down the memorial in his hand, walked off the stage and continued: "Now the entire Bianjing City knows it. I can't even tolerate a few Taixue students, because disrespectful words will kill people."
Upon hearing this, Gao Qiu couldn't stand any longer and fell to his knees, touching his head to the ground, completely prostrate.
"You keep talking about dividing and co-opting, and then punishing the evil leaders. Tell me, who did you divide and win over?"
"Chen...chen..."
Gao Qiu hesitated for a long time and did not accept what Zhao Guanjia said.
In fact, Gao Qiu's strategy was not inappropriate, but it was used too late. If the evil leader had been killed a few days in the morning before Wang Zhi and Nei She discussed the study, there would not even be a need to divide and win over, only one person would be required to "disrupt the academic style" 'The reason can stop everyone's mouth.
It is a pity that after the lecture that day, many die-hard fans of the new study were born in Taiyuan University. In the next few days, under Wang Zhi's popularization of science, the number of die-hard fans grew stronger, and even Wang Zhi Zhi himself can't tell whether they really believe in the new learning or whether they are using the guise of the new learning to benefit themselves.
Even Wang Zhi couldn't tell things clearly, and Gao Qiu was certainly not clear about it. He never imagined that a new theory could attract such a large number of believers in just a few days and be sincerely supported by many students.
So his plan failed.
Qin Jiuzhao jumped over the wall early. What he didn't see was that although the soldiers of the Forbidden Army had quickly arrested the six Chen Yuyi, they were blocked by a group of students before they left the Imperial Academy. Then there was pushing and pulling between the two sides. The distance that could be covered in just half a quarter of an hour, they walked for a full three quarters of an hour, and they were not even halfway there.
This led to the scene that Wang Zhi saw this morning when he carried Qin Abacus to the entrance of the palace.
