"Your Highness, what I have committed is a great unfilial sin and cannot be forgiven. Why do you stand up for such a sinner?"
Although the status of the head of the Chang family is not as good as that of the princess, his background in the court is well worth it.
"I don't care whether you are a sinner or not. In short, you are not allowed to kill anyone. I guarantee this."
When the head of the Chang family heard this, his expression froze, and he hesitated whether to confront Princess Zhengwen head-on.
At this moment, another car suddenly arrived. This time it was a group of government officials opening the way. Someone beat a gong and shouted:
"Lord Zhizhou is here!"
Xinzhou Zhizhou came down from the sedan chair, first saluted Princess Zhengwen, and then said:
"Since Cheng Sheng established the principles of human ethics, loyalty and filial piety have always been the top priority. We, the Confucian disciples, all abide by it. What the Chang family leader did today is in line with the punishment of filial piety. Why did Your Highness stop it?"
Seeing the magistrate of Xinzhou coming forward, the people watching did not dare to speak out and watched silently.
This person was extremely abiding by Cheng Sheng's way, and his ethics were often more important than his life. He was obviously going to fight Princess Zhengwen.
"Bold Li Yong, you are just an official in my Daxu Dynasty, and you dare to contradict me. Do you still have this princess in your eyes?"
Li Yong, the governor of the state, shook his head and said:
"Her Royal Highness, the princess, has a noble status, and I cannot compare with this official, but the ethics of the heaven must be maintained.
As the saying goes, preserve the laws of nature and destroy human desires. What Her Royal Highness the Princess did today was inconsistent with etiquette, so the lower official had no choice but to step forward. "
With the intervention of Zhizhou Li Yong, the two sides completely quarreled.
When it comes to reasoning, how can Princess Zheng Wen prevail over two men of letters who are masters of writing?
But what she is best at is being unreasonable and messy.
He didn't try to reason with anyone at all. When he got to the back, he started scolding the two of them and threatened to kill them.
Upstairs in a hotel on the street, Ye Ming watched the scolding with interest, unable to stop the smile on his face.
"The Cheng Sheng mentioned by Li Yong is the one who proposed 'preserve the principles of nature and destroy human desires', right?"
Regarding Ye Ming's question, Chang Hanzhe nodded and said:
"Yes, among the major schools of Confucianism nowadays, Cheng Sheng's Neo-Confucian school is the best, and other schools are inferior.
Even the 'benevolence' of Qiu Sheng, the first Confucian sage, was far inferior to the 'righteousness' of Meng Sheng, the second generation Confucian sage. "
Ye Ming nodded and said: "Yes, this school of "reason" is indeed suitable for maintaining order at the top and bottom and controlling people's hearts."
If Ye Ming were a human, he would maintain "reason", but he is a demon.
The devil most wishes for chaos in the world and the collapse of rituals and music.
Especially for a big demon like Ye Ming who aspires to dominate the world, the "reason" that maintains the stability of the world's hearts must be targeted.
Otherwise, your own devilish cause will be difficult to achieve.
Of course, he will not target "reason" today. He will target someone else today.
The two sides continued to argue for a long time. Basically, each had his own say and neither one listened to what the other said.
Although Princess Zhengwen was the dominant figure in the Zhengwen government, she still couldn't get any benefits from Li Yong, the Zhizhou governor who really controlled the real power here.
But in fact, Princess Zhengwen had help. As early as the quarrel started, the maid beside her went to shake people off.
After arguing for so long, the person who was shaken also came here.
The visitor is Master Zhise from Yuanwen Temple.
This master has a short beard, and even if he is already old, you can still tell that when he was young, he was an out-and-out handsome guy.
After Master Zhise arrived, he joined the ranks of helping Princess Wen quarrel.
A master is a master. His ability to quarrel, no, to reason is far beyond that of Princess Zheng Wen. She speaks eloquently and debates with Zhizhou Li Yong.
Li Yong, the governor of the state, also refused to give in and argued with the master Zhi Se based on "reason".
It has to be said that the level of debate between the two people is quite high. Most people only think that what they say makes sense, but they say they don't understand it, they don't understand it at all.
On the contrary, after seeing Master Zhise appear, the originally somewhat crazy lady calmed down a bit and looked at Master Zhise dreamily.
"No, the main show hasn't started yet, it's too boring."
Ye Ming yawned and looked bored. He turned to Chang Hanzhe and said:
"Go and spread the word that Princess Zhengwen is having an affair with Master Zhise of Yuanwen Temple."
Chang Hanzhe did not move, but looked at Ye Ming with confusion:
"Mr. Yang, spreading rumors like this is not the behavior of a gentleman."
"Who said this was a rumor?"
Ye Ming asked back,
"This is real."
Chang Hanzhe's expression changed drastically. Hearing about scandals about Buddhism was like hearing about scandals about himself, and he felt quite uncomfortable.
"Mr. Yang, don't talk nonsense. How can you know this kind of thing?"
"You forgot, Yang is very good at pinching and calculating. This was just calculated."
Ye Ming said confidently.
Seeing the seriousness of what Ye Ming said, Chang Hanzhe couldn't help but murmur in his heart, but he still didn't intend to publicize the scandal of Buddhism.
Seeing this, Ye Ming shook his head, his voice changed, and he shouted outside:
"There is no adultery between Master Zhise and Princess Zhengwen, absolutely not!"
The two sides who were debating outside and the countless bystanders all heard this extremely clear voice.
"What? Is there an affair between Master Zhise and Princess Zhengwen, or is it absolutely possible!?"
"Don't tell me, it's really possible. I had doubts before..."
"Shh, shut up, don't die!"
"But what I heard is absolutely not true?"
"You're stupid. This kind of thing is always the opposite. It's absolutely not true. It's absolutely true!"
"Oh! Thank you for your advice. I just asked who your brother is?"
"City Patrol Division, Mr. Zhang."
"..."
Compared to the private discussions among the people, Zhizhou Li Yong seemed to have grasped an opponent's fatal weakness.
Ask directly about the relationship between Master Zhise and Princess Zhengwen.
Master Zhise flatly denied this.
The strange thing is that Princess Zhengwen, who has always been extreme, was unexpectedly silent this time.
Li Yong was an old man. When he saw this, he knew that there was impurity between the two of them, so he directly said to Master Zhise:
"Since there is no problem, please ask the master to swear in the name of Buddha to show that the relationship between you is innocent!"
When Master Zhise heard this, his expression froze and he was silent for a long time.
Seeing Master Zhise's silence, the people who were watching all showed a clear expression, as if this was really the case.
Upstairs in the hotel, Chang Hanzhe looked at the silent Master Zhise, and also became silent, with a gloomy look on his face, as if he was the one who had the problem.
Ye Ming smiled and patted his shoulder:
"Don't worry, it's not over yet!"
Hearing this, Chang Hanzhe looked at Ye Ming with an expression that seemed to say, "Is there anything else?"
On the field, Master Zhise, who had been silent for a long time, finally did not swear an oath in the name of the Buddha. Instead, he clasped his hands together and sighed softly:
"The poor monk is guilty."
This sentence was tantamount to an admission. When everyone saw this, they all looked with disdain, well, there was also a bit of envy in it.
When this incident was exposed, it could be said that the reputation of Yuanwen Temple was greatly damaged.
Yuanwen Temple is as famous as it is in the Zhengwen government, and it will lose face as much as it does.
And the scars were uncovered in public!
"What's the big deal? If you know it, you'll know it! Anyway, my princess's consort is already dead, so what can I do if I tell you?"
Princess Zhengwen snorted and felt confident.
When Li Yong, the governor of the state, heard this, his face darkened:
"Your Highness, this action goes against 'reason'."
"So what if I violate it? Why do you still dare to arrest me?"
Just as the tension between the two sides was rising, the eldest lady, who had been calm at first, suddenly became irritable again, thrashing around and yelling:
"Zhise, you lied to me. You said that you only have me in your heart. How can you be good with other women! How can you!?"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.
The onlookers looked at the eldest lady with bright eyes.
Even the head of the Chang family looked at the eldest lady in surprise.
Princess Zhengwen also looked at Master Zhise with some surprise.
Seeing this, Master Zhise put his hands together again, chanted the Buddha's name, and said:
"The poor monk is guilty!"
At this time, the people were completely shocked. They never expected that this "sinful eminent monk" was so playful and a noble lady that ordinary people could not even imagine.
It's so simple. Even though he is a role model for our generation, he is a bit unworthy of this one.
The head of the Chang family, who had been a romantic man for most of his life, suddenly learned that he was wearing a green turban. You can imagine his emotions. He slapped the eldest lady on the face and cursed angrily:
"Bitch, you bitch!"
This time, the eldest lady was no longer afraid of him. Instead, she laughed and said:
"You are allowed to go around playing with women, but you are not allowed to find another man?
Hahaha~~ Let me tell you, your eldest son, Chang Jizu, the editor of the Hanlin Academy who is currently in the court and has a promising future, is not your son, but the son of this ruthless old monk!
Hahaha~~ Successor to ancestor, successor to ancestor, whose ancestor is the successor to?
The ancestor is a monk!
Hahaha~~~"
After hearing this, the head of the Chang family trembled, like five thunders hitting his head, and he lost his breath. The people next to him hurriedly helped him up and gave him first aid.
Seeing this, Master Zhise clasped his hands together and said, "The poor monk is guilty."
Li Yong, the governor of the state, turned pale when he saw the eldest lady telling her this. He must punish this woman today, otherwise how can he continue on the holy path of "reason"?
After Princess Zhengwen learned that the eldest lady was also having an affair with Master Zhise, she didn't express much and just said:
"Someone, take this woman away."
The guards on both sides came forward to take someone.
But he was stopped by the officers of Zhizhou Li Yong.
"This woman, I want to put her to death, I'm afraid I have no choice but to take her away from you, Princess!"
At this time, the eldest lady, who had revealed her biggest secret, was no longer afraid of anything and said loudly:
"The evil man Chang Anlu secretly killed Li Yuan, a scholar who went to Beijing, to fight for prostitutes ten years ago...
Twenty-nine years ago, in order to rob a married woman, he killed her family and then raped and killed her...
Twenty-nine years ago..."
The "Chang Anlu" mentioned by the eldest lady is the name of the head of the Chang family.
The common people who were still lamenting the "guilty eminent monk"'s ability to play now were all speechless when they heard the numerous crimes committed by the Chang family leader.
Seeing this, Li Yong, the governor of the state, directly ordered the lady to open her mouth, saying that she was talking nonsense and slandering.
Targeting the eldest lady in this way is obviously protecting the head of the Chang family.
When the people saw this, they knew that what the eldest lady said must be true, but no one dared to raise objections in front of the official.
People say it is slander and frame-up, that is slander and frame-up.
Just when Zhizhou Li Yong was about to take the person away by force, Princess Zhengwen had already mobilized all the guards of the princess's palace to snatch the person directly.
This is the city of Zhengwen Mansion. Li Yong didn't bring many people with him when he came, and he didn't think anyone would dare to go against him in the city.
Who knew Princess Zhengwen was so bold.
But so what, seeing the eldest lady being snatched away, Li Yong was helpless.
Of course, it's just not possible for the time being.
He pointed at Princess Zhengwen angrily and said:
"For your Highness's move, don't blame me for taking part in your book!"
"Okay, I'm waiting. I save people to accumulate virtue and do good deeds. It's logical to put them there. I'm afraid you won't succeed."
As he spoke, he recited a bunch of nonsense like "all living beings are equal".
"Let's go back home."
After snatching the eldest lady, Princess Zhengwen ignored Li Yong and left directly.
Master Zhise recited the name of the Buddha and followed him.
Seeing that the show was over for now, the people watching dispersed.
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