When Zhao Kai mobilized 500 cavalry and didn't know what to do, there was already a sea of people outside Xuande Gate!
Although there are less than 2,000 imperial students, martial arts students and Imperial College students who came to Fugu outside Xuande Gate today, they are the students who are studying in black hats and shirts. They set out in groups from the Imperial College inside Nanxun Gate. As he walked north along the wide Imperial Street, he attracted tens of thousands of people from the capital who were worried about state affairs, and now they all gathered outside Xuande Gate.
The four students at the head were standing around the Denwen drum that could reach Tianting directly.
A strong man with a thick beard was holding two drums and pestles and beating the drums hard. There were two "old" and one young boy, a total of three students wearing scholar's scarves on their heads and white robes on their bodies, standing around the man who was playing the drum, with serious expressions and no words, just waiting quietly.
These four people are the organizers of the Fu Que petition incident. The one playing the drums is a martial arts student with a surname of Cao and a name of Li. He is the fifth-generation grandson of Cao Bin, the famous founding general of the Song Dynasty. Because he was a commoner from a side branch, he did not become an official student, but he still entered the martial arts school and became a student. Because he is a famous general, he looks brave, and he is really good at martial arts, so he is considered a figure in martial arts. Everyone thinks highly of him, so he naturally becomes a leader.
There are also three student leaders, two are older "old students" and one is a young scholar about the same age as Cao Li.
The two "old students" are not actually current students, but fresh graduates and expelled students who have left school long ago. The fresh graduate was an uncle in his early forties, with a white face and a long beard, and a handsome demeanor. His surname was Chen Mingdong, and his courtesy name was Shaoyang. He was from Danyang, Zhenjiang. At his age, of course he has already finished studying at Taixue... He has four cards. If he doesn't graduate, won't he have to study at Taixue until he retires?
However, after graduating from Taixue, Chen Dong did not get an official position. It was not because he was not good at knowledge (anyway, those taught by Taixue had nothing to do with being an official), but because he had a bad temper and liked to quarrel with others too much. , not afraid of power, publicly accused treacherous people like Cai Jing and Wang Fu. Of course, no one is willing to promote him to an official position.
But treacherous sycophants like Cai Jing and Wang Fu didn't dare to kill a recent Taixue student in Kaifeng Mansion... So Chen Dong "floated" in Kaifeng Mansion for ten years and was a "kai drifter".
The expelled student was younger than Chen Dongnian. He was also a white-faced scholar and a bit thin. His surname was Deng Mingsu and his courtesy name was Zhihong. He was from Lusha County, Fujian Province. He was already quite young when he entered Imperial College, so he only made it to the upper echelon last year. He was about to be appointed an official, but he wrote the "Preface to the Eleven Chapters of Poems on Flowers and Stones" and submitted it to Zhao Ji, a foolish emperor, for reading. . As a result, Long Yan was furious, and he was expelled from school and demoted to his hometown in Shaxian County. But now that it's the end of the fifth year of Xuanhe, Deng Su hasn't returned to Sha County for some reason?
In addition to Chen Dong and Deng Su, two former Taixue students, and Cao Li, a martial arts student, among the student leaders who participated in leading today's Fuque petition incident, there is also a young student who is seriously studying at Taixue, named His name is Shen Changsheng, his courtesy name is Wenyuan, and he is a native of Zhejiang and Huzhou. His family was wealthy and he was a big silk merchant in Huzhou. He was from the wealthy generation who came to study at Taixue University with his wealth. Of course, he had a wide circle of friends.
Today's petition was initiated by Geng Nanzhong through Chen Dong and Deng Su, who then contacted "Shen Wanwan" from Taixue, Cao Li from Wushu, and Gao Qiu's three sons. , some Guozi students contacted by Gao Yaoqing and Gao Yanei started the agitation together. However, Gao Yanei is rather timid and is currently hiding among the crowd. Therefore, only four student leaders were left in front, waiting for the courtiers sent by Zhao Kai to submit their petitions.
As for the content of the letter, it was the three items proposed by Zhao Huan: kill the six thieves; block the southward migration; resist the Jin soldiers... To be honest, it was not a big deal.
Very politically correct!
Shouldn't the six thieves be killed? Oh, even if you don’t kill him, then it’s okay to belittle him, right?
Chen Dong, Deng Su, Cao Li, Shen Changsheng and Gao Yanei studied it last night. None of the six thieves entered Zhao Kai's camp - according to the latest edict, there are now a total of five envoys in person, namely Li Gang, Yu Wen Xuzhong, Yu Wen Cuizhong, He Guan, and Zhong Shidao.
Among the Taishang's envoys, there are indeed two great traitors, Tong Guan and Liang Shicheng, who rank among the Six Thieves! In addition, although the three thieves Zhu Meng, Li Yan, and Cai Jing are not palace envoys, they will definitely leave Kaifeng Mansion with the Taishang Palace.
I wonder if Wang Fu, the only one who is close to Zhao Kai, will be hired?
However, five of the six thieves are all with the Supreme Leader, so I guess he won’t mind belittling them...
As for preventing his Majesty from moving south, I should not object to it. After all, Taishang's move south would take away ten or twenty thousand troops, and how many troops are there in Kaifeng Mansion now? After leaving 10,000 to 20,000 yuan, I'm afraid I won't even be able to get 50,000 yuan, so how can I keep it?
As for gold resistance...that's correct bullshit!
Therefore, this petition should be very stable, otherwise 2,000 third-level students (including fresh graduates and expelled students) would not have been mobilized in such a short period of time. If they really wanted to petition to force Zhao Kai to abdicate, no one would dare to come. ah!
Just when it felt very stable, the originally closed Xuande Gate suddenly creaked and was pushed open.
Chen Dong, Deng Su, and Shen Changsheng looked at each other, and then adjusted their clothes in unison. Although they didn't know which minister came out to receive their petition, he must be a great person who must leave a message to others. A good impression will make it easier for you to become an official in the future!
And Cao Li, who was playing the drum, worked even harder. The leather drum made a loud bang, accompanied by the clatter of horse hooves. It sounded like he was following the battlefield... No, the sound of horse hooves was heard. ? How could a leather drum make the sound of horse hooves?
What kind of craft is this?
Chen Dong, Deng Su, and Shen Changsheng all turned to look at Cao Li, only to find that Cao Li was also stunned. He didn't even beat the Dengwen drum. He just held up two drums and pestles and turned to look inside Chongde Gate. .
Chen Dong, Deng Su, and Shen Changsheng also hurriedly turned to look inside Chongde Gate, and suddenly saw a group of purple knights filing out of the open door.
Purple was the most commonly used color for military uniforms in the Song Dynasty. These knights were obviously cavalry!
Chen Dong, Deng Su, Shen Changsheng and others took a closer look and found that these cavalrymen were carrying long swords and bows and arrows, and they were full of murderous intent... What were they doing?
At this time, Chen Dong suddenly found that Deng Su, Shen Changsheng, and Cao Li, who was in charge of playing the drums, all turned to look at him, and they all had puzzled faces, as if they were asking: What did you hand over to them?
It turns out that Chen Dong has handed the letter to the officials of Dengwen Drum Academy - the junior officials have to read it first to see that you didn't write it blindly, and then the senior officials will come out to pick it up.
Although the Song Dynasty court treated scribes favorably and did not kill those who wrote letters to speak out, it is not ok to write whatever you want... For example, now, if you want to openly write a letter accusing Zhao Kai of forcing his father to seize the throne, being disobedient and unfilial, it will still be the same He will be caught and killed!
Now the officials have sent out the cavalry... Could it be that you, Chen Dong, secretly changed the text of the petition?
If this is really the case, it will harm us!
Chen Dong also looked innocent. How could he accuse Zhao Kai of usurping the throne? He doesn't support Zhao Ji at all!
It has been so many years since he graduated from Taixue, and he is so talented, so famous, and so good-looking... Zhao Ji, a foolish king, did not even give him an official position. Can such a foolish king still be wanted? ?
The cavalry were still coming out of Xuande Gate in a steady stream, and they were divided into two groups. They were outflanking the 2,000 scholars who wrote to Fu Que from the left and right, which frightened this group of scholars.
What's going on?
Doesn’t this dynasty not kill those who write letters? Why were so many murderous cavalry dispatched?
Everyone knew something was wrong, and they were about to get out of the way, but suddenly they heard someone shouting: "The officials are here, students welcome them!"
Ah, it was the official who came out to pick up the book in person!
The scholars who had just been preparing to escape suddenly became calm and began to arrange their clothes, hats and hats, preparing to welcome the Holy Emperor. The people watching the excitement on the periphery were also excited, and they stretched their necks to get a glimpse of the new official family of the Song Dynasty!
However, they watched for a long time and saw no chariots. When all the purple cavalry had left Xuandemen and surrounded the scholars, no chariots came out. They only saw a group of officials on horseback, surrounded by a man who was watching. A particularly tall and burly man in purple came out of Xuandemen.
This strong man also carried a bow and arrows on his back and a long sword on his shoulder. He looked like he was going to the battlefield. He seemed to be a general... but the people surrounding him seemed to be all important officials of the court!
Could this be the current emperor of the Song Dynasty?
"The official family is the official family!"
Cao Li was already shouting. He knew Zhao Kai.
"Yes, it's an official!" Shen Changsheng and Shen Wanwan also recognized Zhao Kai, "I met him last month at the house of the beautiful lady..."
At this point, Shen Wanwan immediately realized that something was wrong. How could Zhao Kai go to the leader of Huamanlou? He is a majestic king. Why is he going to the chief courtier?
"I'm going to the official's house, I'm going..." Shen Wanwan was smart and explained, "I'm going to handle a case!"
Zhao Kai was promoted to the Imperial City Division! That flower girl looks suspicious, maybe she is a spy sent by the gold thief...
It was getting darker and darker here. Zhao Kai had already seen him and Cao Li, so he galloped over on his horse. When he got in front of them, he gently picked up the reins, and a Qinghai Cong horse stopped immediately under his lap. , that’s called a neat move.
The royal horses raised in this palace are well trained!
"Shen Baiwan, Cao Huzi, why are you here?" Zhao Kai had already thought of those two people, "I said goodbye to Lady Hua last time, and we haven't seen each other for ten months..."
He also thought of "Teacher Hua"...
Just saying it when the third student Fu Que was writing the letter didn't sound like a wise king!
Chen Dong and Deng Su frowned greatly!
But no matter how much you frown, you still have to submit a letter. You can’t give up halfway, right?
The two of them hurried forward and bowed respectfully.
"Students Chen Dong and Deng Su sent a letter to Fu Que, asking your Majesty to eliminate the national traitors from within and fight against the Jin invaders. Please punish the six thieves, prevent the southward migration, and resist the Jin invaders..."
Before they finished speaking, Zhao Kai had already laughed: "Okay, okay, classmates, I know that you are loyal and loyal, so don't worry, I will lead you out of the city to fight against the Jin!"
