Feng Daoyun, the dean of Jingnan Academy, was lying on the bed, his face pale, with a white wet cloth on his head. He would sigh bitterly from time to time, his face full of humiliation and sadness.
Several deans hurriedly walked in. Seeing such a scene, anger welled up in their hearts, and they all felt the same.
This whip struck not only Feng Daoyun, but also every dean in the face. How could a scholar of all caliber have ever suffered such humiliation?
Seeing this, Feng Daoyun couldn't help but lament again, and shed tears of humiliation and grievance on his old face, "My dear friends, please forgive Daoyun for not getting up to greet me. I hope you will forgive me for my disrespect."
"Everyone, please sit down... There is no safe place in this academy, and there are still a few complete seats in my thatched cottage. Hey..."
Several deans all had angry expressions on their faces, and upon hearing this, their expressions became even more painful.
Bo Haichao, the dean of Bo Yunshan Academy, was so angry that he smashed the armrest and said angrily: "When I came here just now, I saw that the academy was in a mess, with blood and scattered books everywhere. The eunuch came and looked like It’s like bandits coming to rob us!”
"Hmph, I'm afraid even the bandits are better than this," Dean Qi of White Horse Academy also said, "Which of those students is not from a famous family? They are all among the best, but now they have been disabled by this eunuch. !”
"Brother Feng, I heard that more than half of the disciples in Jingnan Academy were injured and were in danger of being wiped out. Is this true?"
Feng Daoyun shook his head repeatedly when he heard this, and became even more distressed. He punched the bed twice with his fist, "It's more than that, it's more than that!"
"The eunuch also took away all the unique classics of our academy, and even the sword passed down from generation to generation by the founder of our academy, Saint Zhu Zi!"
"What?"
The deans' eyes suddenly turned red with anger, and a kind of awe-inspiring justice filled everyone's face.
"H-that handsome thief... how dare he offend Zhu Zi!"
"Senior Zhu Zi is an astonishing saint. His sword is unavailable even to saints. How could it fall into the hands of an eunuch?"
After hearing this, Feng Daoyun burst into tears. Even when he was lying on the bed, he was beating his chest and regretting, "It's all useless for me. I thought I would fight to the death, even if I die, I must stop the eunuch!"
"But that eunuch had another seventh-grade master under his command. He was just a decrepit scholar. He was finally defeated and knocked unconscious by him."
Several deans groaned when they heard this, and couldn't help but try to persuade them, "Brother Feng, it's not your fault. You and I are angry scholars and have never seen evil people in our studies. How can we deal with this?"
"Yes, Brother Feng, it was the eunuch who harmed others, how can I blame you?"
"The top priority right now is that we still need to seek an explanation! We must not let the eunuch get away with this."
After hearing this, Feng Daoyun's face was filled with emotion, but after thinking about it for a moment, he still shook his head in pain, "Everyone, this grudge is related to the founding father of our academy. I, Feng, shall be shattered into pieces in retribution, but dear friends, please do not participate. This water is muddy."
"Fortunately, the eunuch only trampled on my Jingnan Academy. Dear friends, you should leave quickly and don't let him catch his eye."
Bo Chaoyun stood up and said seriously with some dissatisfaction: "Brother Feng, you and I swore an oath in front of the great sage Zhu Xi's tablet that day to study for the world, to share honor and disgrace, and to share weal and woe. Now that something like this has happened to you, how can we stand by and watch?"
Others also stood up one after another with a firm attitude, "Brother Feng, you don't need to persuade me anymore. I will write a joint complaint and submit it to the court to seek justice for Jingnan Academy!"
"I am also asking for justice for the students and Confucian scholars of our Dachu Yigan Academy!"
"This..." Feng Daoyun hesitated and struggled for a moment, and then said firmly, "Okay! Since all of you are so willing to help each other, if I, Feng, say any more words of refusal, I will be letting down the relationship between us. The friendship!”
"Thank you all dear friends, this time, we swear to fight against the castrated dog!"
"We will die together!"
Several deans also spoke with great ambition.
In Fengzhou, the bright moon shines on the mountains; in the capital, there are big mansions and mansions everywhere, but the moonlight falls on them, but they are not so bright.
But there are cages of red lanterns, illuminating the mansions everywhere in a deep and quiet atmosphere.
Chen Jin had already calmed down in the house outside the palace. The little servant who was serving him withdrew. Chen Jin opened Xiao Chen's letter by the light of the oil lamp in front of the window. After taking a look, he couldn't help but frown. The light is also a bit colder.
"This Xiao Chen is actually so courageous. Doesn't he know that the academy is related to the world's intellectuals, and a single move can affect the whole body?"
Chen Jin frowned and pressed the letter on the table. Suddenly, with a thought in his mind, his fingers that were originally determined moved a little softly, and he picked up Xiao Chen's letter again.
Gradually, under the oil lamp, a controlled smile appeared in his eyes, and his expression became more relaxed. He couldn't help but murmur to himself, "Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, do you know that your good sleep saved Zhengzheng this time?" Your life?"
"If you didn't go to the Zajia, you would definitely die this time. But since you went to the Zajia, little brat, the Zajia will accept your sincerity."
Chen Jin raised the carved glass cover of the oil lamp, placed the letter on the wick and burned it. Looking at the dancing flames, she had already had some solid thoughts in her heart.
Xiao Chen stained the academy with blood this time. On the surface, it seemed that he was rampant and committed troubles when he was favored, but in fact, it was equivalent to eradicating the most important force in Zhou Tianfu's hands.
You must know that those academies are the foundation for Zhou Tianfu's party building. Once the academies are lost, Zhou Tianfu will definitely be like a burning cauldron whose salary has been drained, and his muscles and bones will be seriously injured.
The emperor defeated Zhou Tianfu again effortlessly. Isn't this a good thing?
"Haha." Chen Jin smiled inwardly, with a hint of satisfaction at the corner of his mouth. He looked at the bright moon outside the window with his deep eyes, not knowing what he was planning.
The next day was the day of rest for the DPRK, so the ministers did not have to get up early in the morning to attend the DPRK. This was a good opportunity.
Chen Jin entered the palace early and heard that the emperor was sleeping in Concubine Rong's place, so he went to handle some palace chores in person, and then went to Yangxin Hall to pay his respects at about 12:00.
From a distance, I could smell a strange mixture of fragrance and meaty smell. At this time, there were only a few imperial guards who were used to keep close by the emperor outside the Yangxin Hall, and the doors and windows were closed.
Chen Jin called through the window, and the emperor happily let him in.
Pushing open the door and walking in, the sight in front of him made Chen Jin jump to his feet with fright, and a flash of shock flashed in his eyes.
In the middle of the Yangxin Hall, there was a deer that had been skinned alive, lying dying on the ground with blood dripping from it.
The emperor was sitting cross-legged next to the live deer, with an exquisite gilt stove in front of him, and a sharp knife in his hand.
Chu Yanwu picked up the knife in his hand and casually cut a piece of meat from the skinned deer. The deer opened its mouth wide in pain and seemed to roar, but it could not make any sound.
Immediately, he put the venison on the stove to roast, added a handful of ambergris, and raised his eyes casually, "You old slave are here?"
"Give me a seat."
