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Zhang Zhiyuan turned around and looked overjoyed, as if he had seen a savior.
The visitor is also a Gongsheng student from Yingtian Academy, named He Hao. Like Zhang Zhiyuan, he is one of the Gongsheng students who plan to go to the Rites Yamen of Nanjing today to gather a crowd to protest.
But before this moment, Zhang Zhiyuan had always looked down upon He Hao.
Because He Hao was not doing his job properly and wasting his talent.
According to He Hao's own words, he is "a natural admirer of heroes."
In short, He Hao read too many idle books, liked to make friends with some so-called "heroes" and "heroes", and often got together with some idle guys to brag and drink.
In Zhang Zhiyuan's eyes, this is a sign of not doing his job properly.
In fact, He Hao has a very high talent for reading. He has been distracted by "making friends" over the years, and even spent a lot of time practicing boxing and kicking with those heroes, but he can still successfully enter Yingtian Academy and study in Yingtian Academy. The ranking in the assessment is not bad, which is evident from this.
But it is precisely because He Hao is obviously very talented but always neglects his job, so Zhang Zhiyuan, who has always regarded "diligence can make up for weakness" as his life creed, becomes more and more disdainful of him.
But at this moment, He Hao's sudden appearance was undoubtedly a savior in Zhang Zhiyuan's eyes.
There was no other reason. Not only did He Hao have practiced boxing and kicking, he was very different from a weak scholar like Zhang Zhiyuan who had no strength. The most important thing was that behind He Hao at this time, there were also a large group of people with big muscles and round waists. A brave "hero"!
This group of "heroes" are worthy of He Hao's usual bragging. After He Hao led them to help in boxing, they were like tigers among sheep, even if they didn't have wooden sticks or cloth whips. The quasi-destructive weapons are equally unstoppable with fists and feet alone, and their attacks are extremely ruthless. As long as they are standing in front of them, whether they are hostile scholars, or entourage guards who are assisting the opponent, or those who The green-skinned scoundrels who fished in troubled waters were all knocked down by their heavy hands and could not stand up for a long time.
In this way, with the help of this group of heroes, the originally evenly matched stalemate was broken almost immediately. The Gongyuan scholars and their helpers who blocked Zhang Zhiyuan, He Hao and others were defeated for a while. scatter in all directions.
However, the conflicts and group fights among the Gongyuan students were actually just the introduction to the chaos on the south bank of the Qinhuai River, because there were many young gangsters who took the opportunity to smash and loot, and many people who usually disliked each other also took the opportunity to repay grievances and some. The chaos on the south bank of the Qinhuai River is gradually coming under control, but it is still continuing. Unless the government sends people to suppress it, it will definitely continue for some time.
Zhang Zhiyuan had been busy charging into battle and fighting the enemy. It was not until the enemy was gradually defeated that he finally had time to look around. Only then did he realize that the group fight among Gongyuan students had actually caused such a situation on the south bank of the Qinhuai River. There was huge chaos, and while I was horrified, I also felt that the situation was out of control.
Just when Zhang Zhiyuan was at a loss, He Hao led several heroes to Zhang Zhiyuan and asked with concern: "Brother Zhang, I just watched you being hit with a stick from a distance, but... I wonder how serious the injury is? Are you okay?"
Zhang Zhiyuan shook his head in confusion at first, and said: "It hurts a little, and I'm still a little faint, but it should be nothing serious."
Later, Zhang Zhiyuan's mind gradually cleared up, and he finally realized that the person in front of him was the biggest contributor to his side's victory in this conflict, so his attitude suddenly became much more enthusiastic, and he thanked He Hao repeatedly: "Brother He , this conflict can be won thanks to you. On weekdays, you often say that these heroes are righteous and have extraordinary martial arts. I have always been a little dissatisfied. But today, if you hadn't led this group of heroes to help in time, we people I'm afraid you'll be stopped by those ignorant and ignorant dandies! Now it seems that you can make friends with these good guys, which is really a good thing! You should be the first to contribute to today's victory!"
After Zhang Zhiyuan praised him repeatedly, he thought that He Hao must be complacent and take the opportunity to brag. Who would have thought that He Hao didn't feel any proud after hearing Zhang Zhiyuan's praise, but instead he was a little absent-minded and pale.
What makes Zhang Zhiyuan even more strange is that the heroes following He Hao don't behave like they have a sworn relationship with He Hao. They just stand quietly and indifferently not far behind He Hao, as if they are Monitor He Hao.
However, before Zhang Zhiyuan could think more, He Hao also looked around and asked softly: "Brother Zhang, we originally just wanted to go to the Nanjing Rites Yamen to gather a crowd to protest today, hoping to attract the attention of His Highness the Seventh Prince. , to uphold justice for us scholars, who would have thought that it would lead to such a huge chaos. Now the entire south bank of the Qinhuai River is in a mess, and things have become big... Tell me, should we continue going? The Nanjing Rites Yamen gathered a crowd to protest?...How about we stop for now? I'm a little worried that the court will put all the responsibility for today's chaos on us afterwards!"
Zhang Zhiyuan is one of the leaders of their group of students because he has the firmest stance. His attitude is very important. This is also the main reason why He Hao first came to Zhang Zhiyuan to express his concerns.
Hearing He Hao's inquiry, Zhang Zhiyuan was startled again. He did not expect that He Hao, who always prided himself on being "chivalrous" and "responsible", would express a timid attitude.
However, Zhang Zhiyuan still didn't think much about it. After all, what they caused this time was really too big. It's normal for people to be timid under such circumstances.
But Zhang Zhiyuan still had a firm stance, and he had good reasons, so he immediately refuted He Hao's idea of retreating and said loudly: "It is precisely because the matter has become so big that we can no longer give in. We must go to the Nanjing Ministry of Rites The Yamen gathered a crowd to protest. Only in this way can we attract the attention of His Highness the Seventh Prince and let His Highness the Seventh Prince uphold justice for us!
For more than half a year, the Nanjing Ministry of Rites Yamen and the Nanjing Imperial College have been favoring those rich and dandy children. If we retreat at this time, we will not be able to attract the attention of His Highness the Seventh Prince, and no one will uphold justice for us. When the time comes, the Nanjing Ministry of Rites and Nanjing Instead, the Imperial College will place all the responsibility for today's chaos on us!
Brother He, at this point, we have no choice but to go back to Nanjing Rites Yamen to gather a crowd to protest and build further momentum! "
At this time, some influential Gongsheng students gathered around Zhang Zhiyuan and He Hao. After hearing what Zhang Zhiyuan said, these people also echoed and agreed!
"Yes, what Brother Zhang said makes sense. When things have developed to this point, we have no choice but to retreat!"
"We cannot retreat at this time. We must go to the Nanjing Rites Yamen to protest and show our attitude to the court!"
"It's a pity that Brother Lu Delu followed His Highness the Seventh Prince to the Xiaoling Mausoleum to participate in the ancestor worship ceremony. Otherwise, if he had come forward to lead us, our influence would have been even greater!"
"Brother Lu is a popular person around His Highness the Seventh Prince. It is inconvenient for him to come forward at this time. After we made a commotion at the Nanjing Rites Yamen, Brother Lu took the opportunity to speak for us in front of His Highness the Seventh Prince. It is the best choice, otherwise Brother Lu will only lose his persuasiveness with His Highness the Seventh Prince."
As everyone responded one after another, the morale of the students became even higher, and they soon became busy again, reorganizing the team, holding up banners, shouting various slogans, and planning to They continued to the Nanjing Rites Yamen to gather a crowd to protest, but only a few people could not continue to participate in the action due to injuries.
While all the students were busy, Zhang Zhiyuan explained to He Hao: "Brother He, I will trouble you and your heroic brothers next. First of all, we must allocate some people to control all the chaos around Gongyuan. Xiang, we cannot cause too much loss to the people around us because of our plan, otherwise we will not be comfortable getting along with the people in the future. Another group of heroes escorted all of our students to the Nanjing Rites Yamen. I am worried about those dandy boys. You are determined to continue to stop us, and the imperial government must have received the news now, and I am afraid they also want to disperse us. At this time, you will need your heroic friends to help again!"
Seeing that Zhang Zhiyuan's position remained firm, He Hao's face became paler and he whispered with a stiff expression: "Okay, okay, just leave these things to me!"
Zhang Zhiyuan still didn't pay attention to He Hao's abnormal performance. After seeing He Hao's agreement, he immediately ran not far away to organize a team of students, leaving He Hao standing there with a faint expression of despair and panic.
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Across the Qinhuai River, Huo Zhengyuan from the Guanjiang Tower looked at the changes in the situation on the other side. His expression became increasingly sarcastic and half-smiling. He turned to Lu De and praised: "Everything developed as Mr. Lu predicted. What a good means! What a good calculation!"
Huo Zhengyuan knew very well that Lu De's previous accurate judgment was not because he could predict or divination, but because Lu De was behind the scenes to guide the development of the situation. Therefore, Huo Zhengyuan only praised Lu De's methods and calculations, not Lu De's. Have a keen eye.
On the other side, after hearing Huo Zhengyuan's praise, Lu De had a complicated expression, hinting at guilt, and sighed: "This is because the student managed to win the trust of all his classmates and took advantage of this trust, plus some unscrupulous Guangming's method of fueling the flames is naturally not difficult to guide the situation. It cannot be called a clever method. You are so complimentary, Master Huo.
However, if everything goes according to plan, the students' classmates will not suffer in the end, and their intentions and ideas will definitely be realized, so although the students take advantage of them, they are not owed them...
But there is only one person. The student not only took advantage of him, but also killed his life. I really feel guilty. Therefore, the student can obviously follow His Highness the Seventh Prince and Grand Master Wang to the Xiaoling Mausoleum to attend the ancestor worship ceremony today, but he still has to come. I came here to pay my respects in person just to make myself feel better. "
Huo Zhengyuan took a serious look at Lu De again, but found that the guilt in Lu De's expression did not seem to be fake.
After noticing this situation, Huo Zhengyuan looked at Lu De more highly.
Obviously, Lu De is not a ruthless person, but he can suppress his emotions and make decisions that are best for him. This kind of character makes it easier to become famous in official circles.
After all, if you are an unabashedly callous and ruthless person, you will only stay away from them and dare not approach them; on the other hand, if you are unwilling to make the best decision for yourself because you only care about your feelings, you will only miss a good opportunity. loss of profits.
Only someone like Lu De, who seems to care about feelings and is trustworthy, but can make ruthless decisions without hesitation, is a qualified politician.
Take Zhao Junchen as an example. He once stood by and watched Zhao Shancai being poisoned by the Seventh Prince. Afterwards, he often lamented Zhao Shancai's untimely death and expressed how much he admired Zhao Shancai. Zhao Junchen also sent people to assassinate those who followed him. Zhan Shanchang, his oldest friend, acted extremely sad afterwards, as if he had lost a sibling, and he was very considerate of Zhan Shanchang's family.
A true gentleman is naturally admirable, and a true villain is considered frank and magnanimous in the eyes of some people. However, compared to a true gentleman who has too many rules and a true villain who is full of controversies, there are always hypocrites in this world who are more at ease with each other. .
Thinking of this, Huo Zhengyuan turned to look at the expressionless Jiang Zheng on the other side.
Jiang Zheng is also a rare talent, otherwise he would not be valued by Zhao Junchen, but his talent obviously does not lie in being an excellent politician.
All the thoughts passed by in a flash, and Huo Zhengyuan quickly asked Lu De again: "Speaking of which, who needs you to pay homage to today?"
After Lu De was silent for a moment, he still answered in detail: "This person's name is He Hao. He is an alternative in Yingtian Academy. He does not study hard like other students. Instead, he admires the chivalrous style and often Make friends with some so-called 'heroes' and 'heroes' among the people!
Four years ago, he went to Dongting Lake to play, but was robbed by water bandits. Fortunately, he met a knight who came to rescue him. After he was rescued, he and the knight became brothers of the opposite sex. Such an experience This is also the real reason why he has been so envious of chivalry over the years.
However, just a few months ago, his knight-errant brother committed a crime and was sentenced to death. Out of loyalty in his heart, in order to save his knight-errant brother, he actually expressed his willingness to trade his life for his!
Therefore, when he goes to the Nanjing Rites Yamen to protest next, he will set himself on fire to show his determination! He Hao had a wide network of friends and friends from all walks of life, and now he had a high reputation among the students of Yingtian Academy. Therefore, when he burned himself in public, he could quickly ignite the dissatisfaction of the Nanjing people against the six yamen of Nanjing. This incident The influence will inevitably spread to the world quickly...
Hey, a Jiangnan Gongsheng student with an excellent reputation and a promising future was actually willing to set himself on fire to express his protest because he was dissatisfied with the perverse policies of the Six Ministries in Nanjing. He also caused a massive popular uprising. This incident was enough to make Nanjing The six departments were completely disgraced and could never recover... At that time, the imperial court center's plan to take over power would naturally be unimpeded!
Of course, because of He Hao's sacrifice, his knight brother could save his life, which is really praiseworthy! "
"Loyalty?" After hearing this, Huo Zhengyuan couldn't help but frown, as if he didn't understand the meaning of these two words, and asked: "In other words, whether the follow-up plan can be executed smoothly, everything depends on He Hao's heart Loyalty?
What if he suddenly regrets it when things get tough? In my opinion, He Hao's decision to trade his life for his life was probably just a moment of enthusiasm. If he only boasted of his loyalty, when it came time to trade his life for his life, he suddenly found that his life was far more important than his loyalty. If it is important, what will happen then? "
Lu De shook his head slightly and said: "When a chess piece is on the chessboard, your destiny is no longer up to you! If you choose to be a chess piece, you should be aware of it."
"That's good. Mr. Lu has indeed thought everything through. No wonder he is highly valued by His Highness the Seventh Prince and Grand Master Wang!"
Hearing Lu De's answer, Huo Zhengyuan nodded again to express his appreciation, and then turned his eyes to the other side of the window again, watching the changes in the situation with interest.
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