After a brief conversation with Nuange, Li Yuanzhao took Fang Zhengyi back to the East Palace.
Immediately he said impatiently: "Old Fang, are you really planning to reason with those people? Isn't this your style? Besides, those scholars are stubborn and it doesn't make sense."
Fang Zheng cursed loudly: "Tell them nonsense! I just sent someone to beat them up. These bastards are worthless and they know how to cause trouble to the imperial court!"
"I don't know what kind of school I want to study. If I fail, I will either retake the exam or go to work in a factory. What a fuss!"
Li Yuanzhao's eyes were dull.
Sure enough, Lao Fang is not a good person, and this matter is not that simple.
"Then how are you going to solve it? This kind of thing will definitely get bigger and bigger! If it drags on any longer, I'm afraid other people will be involved. If those scholars incite it, even the common people may attack you. "Li Yuanzhao said anxiously.
Fang Zheng walked straight to the table and sat down, poured two cups of tea and waved his hand towards Li Yuanzhao.
Li Yuanzhao stared at him motionless, waiting for an answer.
Fang Zheng slapped his thighs one by one and clucked his tongue: "Oh, aren't you tired? Every time there is a slight disturbance, it's like the sky is falling. If all the officials have the mentality like you, they will have to die." "
"In such a big country, there will never be a day when something happens, right? Let alone a country, it's just a home. There won't be a day when something happens?"
"Don't be afraid of getting into trouble as an official. If something goes wrong, he'll get rid of it. It's over! Why should I be an official if I'm afraid of getting into trouble?"
"Besides, there are many more big things you will face in the future than this. Come and have tea, Your Highness."
Li Yuanzhao sighed and walked to the table: "You are more heartless than me. I don't know why I am worried about you. So you already have a solution."
"No, I can only say that I have a little clue."
"..."
As soon as the tea cup was picked up, Li Yuanzhao put it back and said in surprise: "Then I don't understand. Why did you carry it all by yourself?"
Fang Zheng spread his hands and said: "There is nothing we can do about it. I want to establish a doctor of science, and I must not allow others to influence it. If it is changed to the decision-making between the DPRK and China, it will inevitably have to make concessions. The doctor of science may be given up. I can't Take that risk.”
"This is the future promotion channel for civilians. The sooner we stabilize it, the sooner it will benefit many people."
"In addition, those scholars who are causing trouble must also find a way to stabilize them. A temporary setback can certainly stabilize the situation, but if the root problem is not solved, sooner or later it will become an obstacle."
"But there's really no need to worry now. I've already asked people to surround the Marquis Mansion. They can't go in or out. They haven't eaten or drank. I want to see how long they can last. I'll just wait and see what happens. I'll go to the scene tomorrow. Think of countermeasures.”
"By the way, Your Highness, would you like to come with me tomorrow to have a look? I'm going to bring a few reporters to record the whole process secretly. I think this is of great significance!"
"Okay, look!"
...
Early next day.
Outside the gate of the Hou Mansion, a large group of sick scholars were still sitting in groups.
There were also some standing in twos and threes.
After a night of torture, it was obvious that the condition of these frail scholars had become very bad.
Not to mention the severe beatings they received at night, and the fact that they had no food or drink and were frozen all night, the impact on their morale was really great.
Everyone knows that there are guards guarding the Hou Mansion. You can leave if you want, but you cannot enter again.
They would definitely not be able to defeat the Jin Yiwei even if they broke in, and everyone had already agreed to give Fang Zheng one or five days.
Scholars promise a lot of money. If they attack in advance, it would be too embarrassing for scholars. If word spreads, they will not be able to get away with it!
Therefore, no one chose to leave and still stood firm.
Zhou Maoxue was sitting in the crowd, his lower abdomen was swollen, and he couldn't help but feel the urge to urinate.
Looking around, I couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when I saw people everywhere.
You can't urinate in public on the street... This is really a disgrace to politeness.
However, convenience is a human physiological instinct, and we can’t hold it back.
After enduring for a long time, Zhou Maoxue finally stood up with difficulty, holding a broken branch he picked up from somewhere in his hand to support himself.
Limping to the front door of the Hou Mansion.
The high spirits of last night were gone, and the originally fair skin had become bruised and swollen.
Looking at the many people below holding their thighs between their thighs and having an unbearable urge to urinate, Zhou Maoxue felt a little more relaxed.
It seems that everyone is the same, so it will be easy to handle.
Zhou Maoxue raised his crutch and said tremblingly: "Brother Nian, the gangsters took the opportunity to cause trouble last night. It must be the villain Fang Zhengyi. He knew that he was unreasonable, so he used all means to launch a brutal and inhumane attack on us. But I want to say ....”
"The more the enemy opposes, the more it means we are doing the right thing!"
"Right now, the Jinyi Guards have blocked us from entering or leaving at will. I know that everyone has had a hard night, but I hope that everyone will exercise restraint and not conflict with them. Banshan Daily is in Fang Zheng's hands. If we take the initiative, we will teach others." If you don't use it, you may be slandered as a rioter. If you lose the support of the people, you will be constrained everywhere..."
Fang Zhengyi and Li Yuanzhao were watching Zhou Maoxue speak from a corner not far away.
There were reporters such as Jin Yiwei and Xie Xian accompanying him.
Fang Zheng asked Jin Yiwei, "Have you found out who is the leader?"
Jin Yiwei said: "Sir, according to my humble observation, the most active person in the crowd right now is the person who is speaking. This person's name is Zhou Maoxue. The identity was investigated last night. He is the eldest son of Lord Zhou Hongzhou."
Zhou Hong! ?
Fang Zhengyi and Li Yuanzhao looked at each other, feeling a little incredible.
Zhou Hong, as soon as Fang Zheng met him, was the censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and a second-rank official in the court. In terms of official position, he was still above him.
This man has an upright character and is resolute in his work. He is a veteran who fought hard with Emperor Jing.
As a censor of the right capital, you need to travel all over the country from time to time. I applied for retirement three years ago when I couldn't bear it any longer.
Therefore, there were not many exchanges between the two of them in North Korea and China in the past, and their relationship could only be described as average, but there were no conflicts.
Why did his son jump out to stir up trouble?
Fang Zhengyi asked: "What other situations does this Zhou Maoxue have?"
"From my humble position, I found out that this person is good at making friends. There are traces of activities in major restaurants and brothels in Beijing, but he failed in the imperial examination many times..."
As Jin Yiwei narrated, Li Yuanzhao was eager to give it a try: "Old Fang, that's easy to handle. Can't we just ask his father to call him back?"
Fang Zheng raised his hand and said thoughtfully: "No, he is not important at all, he is just a fuse. Even if there is no Zhou Maoxue, there will be someone like Zhang Sanli Si taking the lead in making trouble in the future. With so many people responding to each other and making trouble, it cannot be done by one person. It was provoked, so what we have to resolve is a deep-seated conflict.”
"Old Fang... Look, he seems to want to pee at your door!" Li Yuanzhao suddenly patted Fang Zhengyi on the shoulder and pointed toward the door of the Hou Mansion.
Fang Zheng looked to one side, and his eyes suddenly felt like they were splitting.
"Damn it, you are so fucking incompetent!"
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