"Zhao Jinqing!"
Seeing this, Shen Tao shouted at Zhao Bifan, staring at him with eyes like fire: "Why are you so shameless!"
"Kneeling down to worship your father is a sign of integrity."
Zhao Bifan stood up, patted the ashes on his hands, said something very calmly, and asked: "Don't you think that scholars should kneel down and worship your father?"
Shen Tao almost wanted to grit his teeth, but he couldn't say anything to refute.
Tan Hongzhi could only stare as wide as a cow's eyes. After a while, he asked:
"Why?"
Seeing that Qin Hongzhi was more polite, Zhao Bifan replied seriously:
"This time I want to get the 500 Jinshi. There is no doubt that I have the best chance of getting the first place. But I have failed three times. How many years can a person have in this life? How can I not go?"
"Yeah, it's really a pity to miss it this time. Otherwise, let's forget it."
Scholar Zuo Jinxian also said the same thing.
The scholar Zhu Guozuo also said at this time: "Yes, this is a conspiracy of the imperial court. It is like extending a favor order. You can only shed tears of gratitude and cannot be dissatisfied. Otherwise, you will not appreciate it."
"Don't you know how to praise?"
Tan Hongzhi sneered and asked Zhu Guozuo: "Will you ignore the harsh government, ignore the traitors, and won't save Mr. Fu'an?"
Zhu Guozuo just smiled and left the hall.
Immediately afterwards, other moves left here.
Shen Tao looked at this scene coldly. After most of the people had left, Tan Hongzhi came here and asked:
"Now how to do?"
Qin Hongzhi said: "Shenwu County and other traitorous parties are trying to use this trick to cause Mr. Danhua Fu'an to be captured by Tiqi and not to abolish the tyranny. It is not unwise, but it is not impossible."
"any solution?"
Shen Tao asked.
Tan Hongzhi looked at the scholars leaving one after another downstairs and sneered:
"Although the traitors in the DPRK cannot be dealt with now, it is still possible to deal with these cowardly people who forget their loyalty for small profits, so that the boycott of exams can be effective enough, and the officials from the DPRK, central and southern regions can force the emperor!"
Shen Tao also looked at the scholars who were leaving one after another: "It is true that we cannot let them only fear the law of the country but not the words of others!"
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"People's words are terrible, but the national law cannot be blasphemed!"
On this day, Zhu Yijun talked to the ruling ministers in the political hall about how to deal with Wu Zhongxing and others.
Wu Zhongxing and others were escorted to Beijing, which ultimately aroused great repercussions among the courtiers.
There were also many courtiers who interceded for Wu Zhongxing and other superiors, saying that the country should treat Confucian officials with courtesy, otherwise they might upset the hearts of the world.
Therefore, Zhu Yijun also formally expressed his views to the ruling ministers in the political hall.
"I have said that ten years ago in Wanli, the young master of the country was in doubt. Although he was loyal and iron-fisted to the country, he was not a king after all. Therefore, it was inevitable for all officials to be more strict with the law and discipline; but after ten years in Wanli, if you do this again, it would be You are arrogant because of your kindness! Therefore, you must be severely punished!"
"Although Wu Zhongxing is very popular and is a well-known Confucian minister, it does not mean that he can disrupt the law."
Zhu Yijun added a few more words as he spoke.
After hearing this, Shen Shixing took the initiative and said: "What your Majesty said is that Wu Zhongxing and others bribed the ministers of the DPRK and China, disrupted the state affairs, formed cliques, and were arrested by the Jin Yiwei and brought to Beijing. This is a sign of clean governance!"
"But now, it is said that everyone in the world is aggrieved by Wuzhong, but in fact it is not the people of the world, but the majority of scholars in the world, who control the public opinion;"
"In my opinion, if we really want to prevent these people from manipulating speech and turning the public opinion of the world into intolerance, we can only really mobilize the people of the world to protect the new policy and protect fair public opinion!"
"Go on."
Zhu Yijun nodded.
Shen Shixing held up his hands and said yes, and said: "Kong Wencheng has worshiped in the Confucian Temple, and the essence of Wang's learning lies in the daily use of the common people. The Taishi also insists that the world is the world of Ming people, not just the world of scholars, so he must protect the new policy. To protect fair public opinion, we can’t just rely on ministers, ministers, ministers and His Majesty, but also rely on the common people.”
Shen Shixing looked at Pan Cheng, Liang Menglong and others as he spoke: "Since the purpose of governing is not only to enrich the country and strengthen the military, but also to benefit the people, then since the common people receive benefits from the court, they must also take responsibility for the affairs of the court and the world. , you should be responsible!"
"Therefore, we should let the people know what consequences will be caused if Wu Zhongxing and others abolish the New Deal, and organize them to protect the New Deal together!"
"Just what I wanted!"
"According to the remarks obtained by copying Wu Zhongxing and others, they mainly advocated the abolition of government affairs that are beneficial to the common people and soldiers, and are also those that are beneficial to the orphans of the army."
"On the people's side, Fu An is responsible for protecting the New Deal."
"As for the orphans of the army, Jin Yiwei is responsible for protecting the New Deal, especially Jin Yiwei's own orphans."
Zhu Yijun nodded and ordered.
Shen Shixing suggested again: "Your Majesty, the most important thing in punishing the evildoers among the Confucian officials is that there should be no changes in the capital and the south of the Yangtze River. It's okay if Hai Gong is in the south of the Yangtze River. Now the governors of the capital and the governor of Jiliao are more important." Regarding border defense, since this is the case, it is better to set up another governor of Beizhi to take charge of the military and civil affairs of several Kinei prefectures and counties that the governors of Baoding and Shuntian are responsible for, and only let the governor of Jiliao be responsible for the affairs of Jizhou and Liaodong."
"At the same time, he is also the Minister of Coastal Defense of the North, used to catch thieves at sea and manage trade!"
Zhu Yijun added at this time.
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
"I recommend the young commander Zenggong to me for this post."
"Zeng Gong is decisive in killing, diligent in his duties, and good at organizing people. He can be responsible for this."
Shen Shixing started talking at this time.
"allow!"
Zhu Yijun nodded.
Since the ruling ministers were all members of the emperor's party, Zhu Yijun had no objections after he agreed.
"Zeng Que'an has always been known for his ruthlessness. How could the imperial court let him be the governor of Beizhi? I'm afraid that the powerful people in the capital will be in trouble from now on!"
Shortly after the imperial edict was issued for Zeng Shengwu to be governor of Beizhi, Wang Xijue hurriedly found Shen Shixing to mention the matter.
"This is the result of the political meeting. No one but a servant dares to decide on it."
Shen Shixing lied.
After hearing this, Wang Xijue did not tell the truth and just sighed: "Forget it! As I said before, now we have to let those who oppose the restructuring know the pain, but it's time for Zhang Puzhou to leave, right?"
"Let him return to court first."
"Only Shou Kui can stop His Majesty from this matter of killing people!"
Shen Shixing said helplessly.
Wang Xijue nodded.
The next day.
In the middle of the incident, Ye Shixin wrote a memorial to impeach Zhang Siwei, saying that he had been ill for too long, had exceeded the inspection seriously, and was suspected of deceiving the emperor by pretending to be ill.
It didn't take long for the cabinet to vote to fine Ye Shixin half a year's salary, saying that he was exaggerating.
Peng!
After Zhang Siwei learned about this, he threw a piece of porcelain he was looking at on the ground: "Shenwu County bullied people too much! They only quietly handed the knife behind their backs, but in the end they asked me to do the killing!"
Although Zhang Siwei was furious, he still returned to the Imperial Palace and expressed gratitude to the emperor for his recovery. He did not dare to resign at this time.
During this period, Zeng Shengwu and Jinyiwei commander Zhai Rujing also began to organize official missions to inform the common people and Jinyiwei and other pro-military guard orphans about Wu Zhongxing and others' threats to abolish the New Deal, so that they would know the pros and cons.
Wait until just after the New Year's Eve in the eleventh year of Wanli.
When the exam boycott seemed to have subsided, Fu Zhicheng, Wen Jiafan and Duan Qingshan, all military orphans from Xingming Academy, were preparing to go to the capital city to rent an inn to prepare for the exam.
But the three of them encountered a group of robbers near Xishan.
"Where are your scholars?"
The bandit leader Lu Chong asked about these three people at this time.
"We are from Huangzhuang Xingming Academy. Do you dare to rob us?!"
At this time, Fu Zhicheng asked in a deep voice.
"The ones we beat are the people from Xingming Academy!"
At this time, Shen Tao came out of a pavilion, hugged the fire, and said with a smile.
And then, he ordered Lu Chong: "Since they are from Xingming Academy, kill them directly without leaving any money and let them go! According to what Mr. Fu'an said, these people will become sycophants in the future. It is a good fortune to kill one more Xingming Academy People who are like this will have less luck!"
"Take over!"
Fu Zhicheng shouted at this time, and Wen Jiafan and Duan Qingshan hurriedly pressed on the left and right sides of Fu Zhicheng's back and drew out the scribe's sword.
Among them, Fan Huan of the Wen family asked Shen Tao: "Your Excellency is also a Confucian scholar, why did you collude with the bandits and kill me, Xingming Academy?!"
"After the Emperor calls us loyal and martyrs, we are not allowed to be treated laxly by the internal prison guards, and we are treated like state officials. Aren't you afraid of killing us, which will harm the Emperor's face and make Long Yan furious?!"
Shen Tao smiled coldly: "Thieves killed them, what does it have to do with us? Thieves are inevitable in the capital every year, especially during the New Year."
At this time, Lu Chong also ordered seven of his men to attack Fu Zhicheng with simple swords.
Not long after, only the light and shadow of swords were seen. Immediately, the five big men fell to the ground with their swords, and the fingers of their right hands were cut off. They cried heartbrokenly. Two other big men were killed on the spot, with blood pouring from their throats.
"They have practiced military formations!"
"The standard Jizhou frontier army approach!"
Lu Chong couldn't help but said to Shen Tao.
Shen Tao also darkened his face: "Use a fire gun! You are going to be killed anyway, so you are not afraid of being exposed. I will give you an extra five hundred taels afterwards, and you can escape and make a living by yourself!"
"As long as you are willing to give money!"
After Lu Chong said with a smile, he turned around and took the filled fire gun from the forest, lit the match, and then pulled the trigger on Fu Zhicheng and the other three.
"ah!"
Fu Zhicheng fell to the ground on the spot, covering his right chest, and shouted loudly: "Why do you want to kill us?!"
"Kneel down and beg for mercy and I won't kill you!"
Shen Tao sneered.
Seeing this, Wen Jiafan and Duan Qing protected Fu Zhicheng. Among them, Wen Jiafan said coldly: "We were trained by His Majesty. How can we beg for mercy? If you want to kill us, kill us!"
Shen Tao's face sank, he pointed at Wen Jiafan and shouted: "Kill him first!"
After refilling his ammunition, Lu Chong immediately raised his gun and pointed it at Wen Jiafan.
"stop!"
"If you really want to kill Xiaolian and Zhonglie's orphan, you should first think about your nine clans!"
At this time, a sharp shout appeared on the hill.
At this time, Shi Shiyong, a member of Baihu Jinyiwei, led a large group of Jinyiwei and surrounded them from the mountains and forests.
