Xiao Dacai was startled and could only reply: "I don't dare."
Su Yao still reminded Xiao Dacai seriously: "I only listen to your majesty, and it is always right to listen to your majesty. So if Fu Yin wants to be a good official, it is best to remember this and don't do it without permission."
"yes!"
So, because Su Yao insisted on not making a decision without the Holy Order, he simply withdrew with Huang Fei and other officers and soldiers.
Some of these Suzhou citizens encouraged them to do more bold things, and they even started to smash, smash, loot and burn.
Fortunately, Li Zhi had already ordered his officers and soldiers from the Biao camp to stop them, and he used his informants to arrest some people. He even had to directly execute some thugs to stop these people from continuing to act recklessly and avoid more violent violence. events occurred.
But because the government began to step in to maintain order, some people with ulterior motives took the opportunity to fan the flames. Although no one dared to engage in beating, smashing, looting or burning, more people went on strike.
At night, some brave people even secretly threw torches at various government offices in Suzhou in an attempt to burn them down.
For a time, everyone among the officials was in danger.
Su Yao could not help but complain to Li Zhi while watching the soldiers put out the fire:
"Didn't Fuyuan say that we should first look at the situation and wait for the Holy Will from above to make a decision? In the end, he first issued an order to maintain order and killed people, which only made these scholars and people even more excited. Now even places like Changzhou and Songjiang have begun to Someone is on strike!”
"I have long said that no one is wiser than Your Majesty. Instead of making decisions on your own in many matters, it is better to just follow the Holy Will."
"But Fuyuan is good at making decisions!"
After Su Yao said this, Li Zhi just said: "How can it be done if I don't give the order? If I don't give the order, it will be a riot!"
"When the time comes, more innocent people will die tragically! And it's obvious that some people are fanning the flames, just waiting for us to ignore them and make Suzhou more chaotic, so that they can force the court to agree to their bloody suppression of the people and cover up their embezzlement of all The truth about subscription coupons!”
"I know this!"
"But the public stopped them, and it didn't make the situation any better. Instead, they had more reason to incite the people to go on strike. This year's exam results will definitely be ugly, and my career may end because of this!"
Su Yao said angrily.
Instead, Li Zhi comforted him at this time: "Don't be so angry. Haven't you always said that the Holy Will is God's will? You must believe in Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty must be very knowledgeable. I don't know how many eyes he has, secretly or openly. He has not let the holy will come down now. He is just watching the reaction of us bureaucrats and the reaction of the people. After so many years of benefiting the people, he must look at the wisdom of the people. He has been promoted to such an extent. Everything depends on him. What will happen to His Majesty after thousands of generations? Can we, the defenders of the new rites, maintain the new rites well?!"
"People have to think about big problems! Don't just focus on your own future!"
"Of course I believe it! But if you exercise power without waiting for the Holy Will, is it in line with the Holy Will?"
Su Yao replied.
Li Zhi rolled his eyes at him and criticized: "As long as there are officials like you and people like you in the Ming Dynasty, it is estimated that even if there are no such incidents now, there will still be troubles like this in the future!"
“Isn’t the right that His Majesty has given us to act expediently a manifestation of His Holy Will?!”
Su Yao said no more.
"Whether it's Li Zhuowu maintaining order with an iron fist or Su Wenguan pretending to be a clay sculpture waiting for the Holy Will, it's all useless!"
"While they maintained order, we encouraged the government to forcibly oppress us; but they let it go and waited for the Holy Will, so we took the opportunity to burn, kill, and loot, letting the court and the people who wanted to live in peace know how incompetent the government was, and we despised the government even more from then on."
"No matter how you look at it, we win!"
Xiao Damao smiled and talked to Zhang Jing and Yang Yingkui when they heard about the civil unrest in Suzhou and came to Suzhou to inquire about the situation.
After hearing this, Yang Yingkui nodded and said with a smile: "The noble and the humble have their own principles. The first to get the moon near the water and the tower is an eternal principle. It cannot be changed by human power. If the holy will is the will of God, we should follow its way! Only by suppressing it directly It’s the only way, and in this way, there won’t be such a chaotic situation today.”
"As you said, it is unreasonable and unnatural for the imperial court to rely on these soldiers and people to make the officials and people share the grace of Xi Guo!"
"As a common man, if you don't have to worry about food and clothing, you should be content and feel the emperor's grace in the prosperous age. Instead, you should devote yourself to studying in order to make progress. Why should you take shortcuts and have to get rich before you get an official position? If you get rich before you get an official position, it will take ten years. What’s the use of a cold window?”
Xiao Damao followed.
"Fuyuan, the governor is incompetent. He really treats the unruly people as porcelain from a famous kiln. He doesn't dare to use troops casually, so I can only rely on you to force them, and more importantly, the people behind them!"
Zhang Jing then said something.
Xiao Damao said: "This is natural."
Yang Yingkui then looked at Zhang Jing: "My father-in-law has been in front of the emperor for a long time. Do you think the emperor will follow the wishes of the officials and gentry in the world?"
Zhang Jing said: "Today's people do not distrust officials, as long as what officials say is reasonable."
"Then don't worry."
Yang Yingkui said with a smile.
Xiao Damao said: "I have asked them to continue to instigate and strive to stop the water transportation this year in Zhenjiang and Yangzhou, where the trouble is spreading!"
And that time.
In the Yiwen Temple, a scholar named Shi Qianyu was inciting some young scholars: "We should go north and let the trackers and waterworkers also go on strike!"
"inappropriate!"
"Our goal is not to bring chaos to the world, but to follow the country's quasi-civilian governor system and require old parents to show that they are not biased and abolish public service in accordance with the new etiquette."
"We cannot confuse our purpose and must have our own judgment of right and wrong. After all, we are all people who have achieved fame and have studied under Master Zhang Jin for many years. How can we ignore the safety of the world just for the sake of subscribing for coupons?"
At this time, a scholar named Wen Wangling put forward his own different opinions.
Shi Qianyu looked at him with sharp eyes: "You mean I don't take the world seriously?"
Another scholar, Yuan Jinglong, said at this time: "Yes, my friend, what you just said is indeed irrational. We are going on strike to go on strike, and to rebel against treacherous ministers. There is no reason to cut off the water transportation!"
"There is no need to encourage uninformed trackers and watermen. They have nothing to do with the Suzhou subscription tickets!"
Shi Qianyu was a little embarrassed for a moment, so he had to stand up and pretended to be angry: "Okay, my suggestion is wrong, then you continue to strike, I won't play anymore!"
With that said, Shi Qianyu turned around and walked away, waiting for someone to persuade him.
"No need to persuade!"
"We must have our own thinking. No one is anyone's master, and there is no need to accommodate one person's opinions!"
At this time, Wen Wangling said something, so no one else came to persuade him.
Shi Qianyu became panicked because of this. He didn't know how to continue to support the fire, but two scholars got up and walked towards him. He was secretly happy and shouted: "I said I won't participate, so let's leave. Why bother to persuade!"
After Shi Qianyu said that, he walked out of the temple door, but as soon as he came out, the two scholars grabbed his shoulders: "You can't leave! Come with us to see the father-in-law!"
(End of chapter)
