The next day, all Liu's paper shops in Beijing were sold out, and they announced they were closing after only one hour of opening.
The students blocked the door to protest, and it was impossible to see where they were coming from.
Mrs. Chen never showed up from beginning to end. Instead, Jingzhao Mansion arrested several students who were the ones who led the trouble, causing a storm in the city.
Finally, it was Xu Ruqing's turn to come forward again.
Zhao An secretly asked her to go to the Imperial College to persuade the distinguished young men, and they would come forward to purchase paper to supply the needs of the Imperial College and the literary society. Those who completed the best work would be given the positions of deputy squad leader and life committee member.
One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
The Imperial Academy was noisy, many talented women were talking, and there were officials titles to be obtained, and all the distinguished disciples rolled up their sleeves and ran out.
This is the celebrity effect.
Xu Ruqing is the Bai Yueguang in the eyes of the noble disciples. It is not difficult to understand that he has such appeal.
Zhao An firmly believed that the Liu family still had rice paper left over. It didn't matter if they didn't sell it to ordinary people. It was enough to sell it to the noble children. This would further arouse public anger. After the Xia paper was sold, they would turn to the Holy Sect without hesitation.
Zhao Wenchang sent news that he had found the old almanac of the previous dynasty and could immediately deduce the revised calendar.
It happened that Cui Wengong was also about to enter the court. An old man and a young man got into the same carriage and went to see the empress first.
The imperial study room was full of smoke.
The officials of the imperial court were in a quarrel.
Mo Liangcai, the remonstrating official, impeached the son of General Fang, the governor of the Fifth Army. He beat his son in the dining room and regarded the court's laws as nothing.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army also said, "Master Mo, why does the dog not hit others but only your son?"
"Fang Mingyuan! Don't bully others too much! It's obviously your son who is jealous of my son being a study committee member!"
Mo Liangcai blew his beard and stared.
Fang Mingyuan said arrogantly: "That's why Bai Wuyi is a scholar. The children are making trouble no matter how big the trouble is. They have to bring it to His Majesty's side."
"I don't care about that much, I must give an explanation today!"
Both sides are as aggressive as bulls.
Chen Guogong sat aside and looked at the empress faintly. The empress looked irritable on the surface, but she was happy in her heart.
As expected of her dog slave, this move is really clever.
There is no way to divide the Chen family members directly, so we start with their descendants!
This is the correct way to open the Imperial College.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Cui and Mr. Zhou would like to see you."
Huang Zhong came over to send a message, and the two quarreling officials gave up.
When Zhao An and Cui Wengong entered the imperial study, they saw Chen Guogong's cold expression at first sight.
It was obvious that he was angry.
There is a shameless little guy who takes advantage of the layout of the Imperial College to steal homes without respecting martial ethics!
Attempting to disintegrate the Chen family is an attempt to undermine Tai Sui.
Before the empress could speak, Chen Guogong stood up first, "I heard that Mr. Zhou is a good friend of the Cui family and was invited to teach at the Imperial Academy."
"Your Majesty, I'm so complimentary. I just have a little ink in my stomach, so I can't deserve your praise."
Zhao An bowed slightly and bowed, not very respectfully.
"Mr. Zhou also discovered that there is a problem with the calendar, but he is still a young hero. I have a question that I would like to ask Mr. Zhou for advice."
"It's not appropriate to ask for advice, please tell me."
"The imperial court employs people on their merits, but if you set up officials and titles in the university hall, is this the sin of deceiving the emperor and deceiving the emperor?"
Chen Guogong's eyes at this moment were like poisonous snakes, vicious and vicious.
Zhao An stood on his head with hair on his head and said sarcastically: "Look what you said, just to facilitate the management of the order in the university hall, talents selected from dozens of students are responsible for relevant classroom disciplines and can also allow everyone to listen to the lectures better, so what? It can be regarded as an official title. Right, Lord Mo."
"Mr. Zhou is right, doing this will help..."
Mo Liangcai almost subconsciously agreed, but regretted it before he said it halfway.
Chen Guogong glared at him fiercely and said indifferently: "Mr. Zhou, this method is inappropriate. They just started the class one day and there is a dispute. It is better to cancel it."
"no problem."
Zhao An nodded almost without hesitation.
The empress and Cui Wengong were stunned for a moment, and then the empress said displeasedly: "Your Excellency, the Imperial College is not a court. It is reasonable for students to make some private adjustments, so you don't need to interfere, right?"
"Old minister, this is for the sake of the peace of the court. It is inevitable for students to fight when they are together. How can it be inappropriate to quarrel like Lord Mo and Lord Fang again?"
When Chen Guogong said this, he seemed to have his head lowered, but his eyes were looking directly at the empress.
The empress suddenly panicked, subconsciously avoiding the sinister eyes, and finally fell silent.
The atmosphere in the Imperial Study Room was strange.
The emperor's weakness set off Chen Guogong's strength, and Zhao An and Cui Wengong had a tacit understanding.
The old bastard is ready to make a move!
Not to mention, Chen Guogong, in front of the empress, ordered Mo Liangcai and Fang Mingyuan to apologize to each other with his hands behind his back.
The two of them are like mice after seeing a cat, they dare not neglect each other and apologize to each other.
"General Fang, I was too reckless just now."
"Hey, Master Mo, whatever you said, I will ask my boy to come and kowtow to you later."
They had been having a heated argument just now, and now they reconciled on the spot.
The empress' nails dug into the flesh of her palms.
"Your Majesty, Lao Chen still has things to do, so take the first step."
Chen Guogong walked away without even showing any outward etiquette. He really didn't even bother to pretend.
Several officials also hurriedly resigned, but fortunately they were not as arrogant and domineering as Chen Guogong.
Wait until they are gone.
The empress sat dejectedly on the dragon chair and remained silent for a long time.
Zhao An felt sorry for her for a second.
The struggle for power has been extremely dangerous since ancient times. She was not the founding emperor, so she could not suppress the arrogant and domineering ministers, so she could only do so.
"The veteran also resigned."
Originally, Cui Wengong planned to report back to the Imperial College, but now there is no need to talk about it.
Before he left, he gave Zhao An a look, hoping to enlighten His Majesty.
Zhao An came to the empress' side and said seriously: "Let me tell you a story."
"I'm not in the mood to listen."
"In ancient times, there was a king named Gou Jian..."
Zhao An vividly told the story of King Gou Jian of Yue, who endured hardships while lying on the firewood, and finally defeated the state of Wu.
The empress said angrily: "What do you mean?"
"We don't want to fight for a short-term victory. What we need is an overall victory."
"Sheng Li? You just heard that Chen Guogong doesn't agree with the things you set up in the university hall! He also knows what you think, and he will definitely kill you."
The empress was not alarmist. The murderous intent that just erupted in Chen Guogong's eyes could hardly be concealed.
After touching his paper, he also wanted to touch his people, which almost forced him to rebel.
Zhao An said calmly: "Don't be afraid, there is a way to cure him."
"Why are you so sure? At least the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army is in his hands. He can completely withstand the infamy and rely on the troops in his hands to overthrow the capital and kill me. He will succeed me!"
The empress' eyes turned red.
Zhao An still shook his head: "Currently, one of the forces of the Five Army Governor's Mansion is in my hands. With the coordinated defense of the Imperial Guard, he has no chance, and I also have a trump card."
