"You dare to challenge me even if I am a literary academy or a minister of the Ming Dynasty!"
"It's really full of poems and books by saints, and they all went into the dog's belly!"
Zhu Gaojie looked at the group of ignorant Confucian scholars in front of him, his eyes full of coldness.
For him, the Confucian scholars who could only move their book bags and talk nonsense were not of much use. Instead, they would restrain him and bring a lot of unnecessary trouble to Ming Dynasty.
Moreover, most of these Confucian scholars came from aristocratic families, and the forces behind them were complicated and intertwined. They did not have much ability. They were familiar with things such as eating corpses, exchanging benefits, etc., and they could learn them quickly.
Unlike the Literary Academy, all the students recruited there are from poor families, with perseverance, strong character, and good health.
The most important thing is that the students in the School of Liberal Arts are very capable of doing things! All of them are malleable talents!
In the future, they will be assigned to various places to handle political affairs, manage people's livelihood and other matters, and they will be good hands.
Completely unlike these Confucian scholars, they have a rotten spirit. They say they have read a lot of poems and books, but in fact they are useless.
Thinking of this, Zhu Gaojie waved his hand casually and said in a deep voice:
"Since you have committed such a serious crime, I have nothing to say. You can all go to the prison."
After saying that, he urged the horses and prepared to enter the literary courtyard to visit the injured Xia Yuanji.
As soon as these words came out, the suppressed group of Confucian scholars suddenly became panicked.
Is this going to put us all in jail?
How could His Royal Highness be so cruel!
"Your Highness, we are Confucian scholars and disciples of saints. How can we treat him so casually?"
"Exactly, His Highness the Crown Prince's move clearly shows that he doesn't take our Confucian sect seriously. It's too much..."
There are also people who are frightened and confused:
"Spare your life, Your Highness, I don't want to go to the prison. I don't want to go to jail..."
"Aren't you saying that you won't blame everyone? Why do you want to wrong us?"
Zhu Gaojie didn't look good on these Confucian scholars at all. He gathered a crowd to attack the Academy of Arts and beat the minister of the court. He still wanted to go back to drink and have fun?
Do you think it will be fine if you criticize a Confucian scholar?
Do you think you can escape with the support of family power behind you?
Daydreaming!
With a wave of Zhu Gaojie's hand, the soldiers immediately began to tie up the group of Confucian scholars.
Although they were very ferocious when they attacked the Wen Yuan just now, under the suppression of the soldiers, they were unable to resist. They were pressed to the ground one after another and tied up with thick hemp ropes.
Especially those Confucian scholars who shouted loudly or begged for mercy had their mouths stuffed with rags by the soldiers, and then they picked them up and tied them up one by one, and were escorted to the prison amidst the shouts and curses of the soldiers. Send it.
At this time, Shen Qingyu had already trotted out. He quietly glanced at the group of staggering Confucian scholars, and was shocked. It seemed that His Highness the Crown Prince was really angry this time, and he did not let any Confucian scholar go... …
"Your Highness, I humbly report that Mr. Xia is out of danger after being diagnosed and treated by the imperial doctors."
When Zhu Gaojie heard this, a smile appeared on his face. Finally, Xia Yuanji was fine. Otherwise, he must let these Confucian scholars understand what it means to flow like a river of blood!
…
Arriving at the liberal arts academy, Xia Yuanji saw Zhu Gaojie coming and quickly struggled to get up and salute.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."
Zhu Gaojie took his hand, pressed it back, and said to him with a smile:
"Old Minister Xia, there is no need to be polite."
He had made further inquiries outside just now, and the imperial doctors confirmed that although Xia Yuanji suffered some injuries, fortunately they were not fatal, so he should be able to recover after a period of recovery.
This also made Zhu Gaojie breathe a sigh of relief.
In any case, Xia Yuanji did a pretty good job in the court. With him around, many things would not be too troublesome, saving Zhu Gaojie a lot of trouble.
The most important thing is that the old man is seriously ill now and his days are running out. At this critical moment, the Ming Dynasty's court really needs a calming needle like Xia Yuanji to help the court to transition smoothly.
"After I learned the news, I rushed over, but unexpectedly it was a step too late."
Zhu Gaojie's face was full of self-blame. He really didn't expect that the guard station he had personally recruited and established from the three major battalions would dare to act against the will and deliberately sit back and watch the Confucian scholars attack the Academy of Literature.
Fortunately, Jin Yiwei's Shen Qingyu had a flexible mind. Otherwise, not only would something happen to the Academy of Arts today, but Xia Yuanji's life would also be in danger.
At that point, Zhu Gaojie will definitely kill him, and there will be a lot of instability in the court.
Xia Yuanji let out a long sigh, looked at Zhu Gaojie, and said seriously:
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, I am just a broken body. Being able to guard the Academy for Your Highness and protect this little seed of a poor family is my greatest role."
"I heard that His Highness just gave the order to shoot a Confucian scholar to death, and also imprisoned all the remaining Confucian students into the sky prison?"
Zhu Gaojie nodded. This time the Confucian scholars attacked the Academy and even injured Xia Yuanji. No matter what, he would never give up.
Regardless of the Confucian scholars or the aristocratic families behind them, this time, Zhu Gaojie must let them understand that the affairs of the Tian family should not be taken lightly!
In his opinion, you don't even pay attention to me, the prince, so why do you keep people like you?
Are you causing trouble for yourself?
Seeing this, Xia Yuanji couldn't help but let out a long sigh in his heart. He looked at Zhu Gaojie and spoke sincerely:
"Your Highness, although this matter is very important, these Confucian scholars are supported by various families and clans. They are complicated and intricate. Your Highness must not underestimate the power of these aristocratic families just for the sake of temporary anger."
"Although the Confucian scholars have made great mistakes, they are all students who have read the books of sages. Your Majesty, if you imprison them all like this, I am afraid that it will attract countless criticisms, and there will probably be turmoil between the government and the opposition..."
When Zhu Gaojie heard this, he immediately laughed:
"Old Minister Xia, don't worry too much about this matter, just rest in peace and rest."
He patted Xia Yuanji's hand with a little force and said slowly:
"They smashed my liberal arts academy and beat up my important ministers. No matter what their status is or what their background is, I will never let these people off lightly!"
"It's also a good time to take this opportunity to rectify the affairs of those wealthy families!"
"They're just a bunch of Confucian scholars, I really don't take them seriously!"
Soon, as the Confucian scholars were imprisoned, news spread throughout the capital.
Even the little beggar outside the city gate knows that this time, it is said that His Royal Highness will severely punish those scholars who dare to attack the liberal arts academy!
Maybe I will chop off the heads of many Confucian scholars!
At this time, the aristocratic families finally couldn't sit still.
(End of chapter)
