Chapter 281 The expected start

At the court meeting the next day, headed by Li Dongyang, all the court officials urged Zhengde to hold a court debate as soon as possible. Zhengde insisted at the court meeting. But after the court dispersed, the two cabinet ministers and the nine ministers chased Xiyuan together, and they were in a desperate situation. Zhengde had no choice but to send Xie Hong a message.

Xie Hong asked Zhengde to delay time, not for the court debate, but for the purpose of delaying the time and making the foreign court less trouble. He hated the current situation of many concerns and retardation, so he thought about delaying one day and counting one day, but he didn't expect the court officials to be so anxious and had no choice but to pinch his nose and admit it.

Therefore, the time for the court debate was set three days after the petition.

It is said to be a court debate, but the specifications are very different from the Grand Principle Session. After the Principle Session is suspended for a year, it is particularly eye-catching.

There were many people in the Wenhua Palace, and all the civil and military officials from other courts gathered here early, which was even more active than attending court. Anyway, the emperor had given orders that anyone could come today's court debate, so naturally everyone would not let go of such a lively manner.

The lively things are not only Wenhua Hall, but also outside Chengtian Gate, the Royal Park, and various teahouses. There are many people gathered in every place. The topics of discussion are naturally the upcoming court debate.

After the influence of the billiards competition and the baseball league, the people in the capital are now accustomed to starting from the comparison of strength when talking about the victory or defeat. Today's strong facts are very clear. The Hanlin Academy has an absolute advantage, but no one dares to directly conclude that the Hanlin Academy will win.

Because the opponent of the Hanlin Academy is Xie Hong, it is hard to say what changes will happen as long as things happen to him. If we simply put it, Xie Hong should have died many times now, but since he is still alive, then an accident may happen again.

However, there is suspense only when there is an accident, and it is exciting only when there is a suspense. In addition to court officials and people related to them, ordinary people who watch the fun adhere to this concept. Needless to say, this concept is also a new concept brought to people by those two events.

What makes the people most regret is not the suspense, but the inability to watch it on site. People who are used to watching live broadcasts are quite disgusted with the fact that they know the result from others. However, who made this court debate not hosted by the emperor? The location is even more in the sacred and solemn place of Wenhua Palace, and the people could only shake their heads and sigh.

It’s better for the emperor. Everything is on the surface and I will share it with everyone. Although it is less majestic, it is very friendly. Unconsciously, many people have this view. People maintain their admiration for the Tian family, which can be regarded as having respect and love; while those who are literate and wise, they basically have only the word "respect".

Whether it is respect and love or awe, as long as there is a superior and inferior superior, the scholars and officials will not care whether the people have other ideas. The people can use it, but not know it. This is what the saint said.

The people's reactions were not cared about, but the protagonist of the court had to pay attention. Seeing that the time was approaching, the traces of Zhengde, Xie Hong and others were still missing. The court officials in Wenhua Hall couldn't help but have some doubts, and they all whispered to each other.

"Shilarious Minister Zhang and Hanlin Academy are now full of talents, and they are all good at the leaders of the State Secretary Zhang. However, why are the people behind them a little bit angry?" Liu Daxia not only has a problem with his personality and temper, but also has a little bit of care. Although he also knows to say something, his meaning seems very stiff when he turns it.

"Those are craftsmen..." Zhang Yuanzhen frowned when he heard this. He didn't know whether it was because he was dissatisfied with Liu Daxia or if he didn't like Yang Tinghe and forced several craftsmen to the Hanlin team. He was a very traditional scholar and did not agree with this kind of conservative approach.

"So that's it." Liu Daxia suddenly realized, but smiled and said, "Even the craftsmen have been brought into Wenhua Palace. Mr. Zhang really thought it through thoroughly. I will definitely make contributions today. I will congratulate you first."

Zhang Yuanzhen frowned even more, but he was not sure whether Liu Daxia was here to provoke or have other plans, so he couldn't refute it, so he had to groan and ignore the other party.

Liu Daxia was bored and didn't say much. Now he is old and originally planned to retire this year, but on Xie Hong, he smelled a trace of ominous smell, that is, the other party seemed to have a desire to break the tradition. Therefore, Liu Daxia suspended his plan to retire and advocated using tough means to deal with Xie Hong, and at the same time, the goal also included Zhengde.

He did not agree with the plan of the court debate this time. What if this is successful? Will it make Xie Hong feel ashamed to death? It is obviously impossible. With the emperor's temper, it would be useless to force him to agree to the imperial lecture. At that time, 80% will probably deal with it by playing a scoundrel. By then, will it be useless to have such a big scene today?

What's more, in order to make contributions, Zhang Yuanzhen even brought craftsmen to Wenhua Hall. Do you think that Wenhua Hall was not defiled enough? With Xie Hong, he brought so many more in, which is really annoying.

Liu Daxia was very impatient and thought to himself: Master Li is good at everything, but he is too gentle. It seems that he must be the leader of the big thing. In addition, if Master Xie recovers from illness and returns, after that setback, he will probably not be as stable as before, so he will no longer seek stability and ease as before.

"The Emperor is here..." While I was impatient, I suddenly heard a message from the crowd, but the real owner has arrived.

The ministers hurriedly greeted him. When they raised their heads, they saw Xie Hong and others following Zhengde and walked into the Wenhua Palace. Seeing Xie Hong, especially with a familiar and hateful smile on his face, Liu Daxia, Han Wen and others couldn't help but grind their teeth. There were too many new and old hatreds, which made them want to pounce on and bite Xie Hong.

However, when they saw Xie Hong and the people behind them waited to sit down, everyone couldn't help but sneer.

Compared with the Hanlins who are elegant and handsome here; in addition to his own good looks, the remaining three, fat, thin, ugly, and all of them are treacherous. In contrast, the Hanlins seem to be even more upright and extraordinary.

There are two of the Eight Tigers who have read books, but Zhang Yong and Gao Feng are not there. I don’t know what Xie Hong brought the Eight Tigers to do with him. Could it be that when facing Hanlin, what other functions can these eunuchs be like? What a joke!

"... The lectures of the imperial lectures are to improve one's thoughts and encourage one's spirit." Although the imperial lectures have not officially reopened, Zhang Yuanzhen still preached the importance of the imperial lectures according to the specifications of the imperial lectures, especially emphasizing the original intention of Emperor Hongwu to take all officials as his teachers, learn Confucian classics, and then build a country and strengthen the country.

However, these words were not effective. Although most of the court officials shook their heads and were amazed, the master, Emperor Zhengde, was drowsy and his eyes closed. The other master listened carefully. However, except for the last sentence Xie Hongneng could barely understand, the rest were clouds and mountains and fog, and they were completely confused. It was just like playing the piano against a cow.

"I dare to ask Xie Tongzhi, in the battle of Changshao, Cao Gui asked why he fought in Zhuang Palace. The Duke said: I don't like food and clothing for the people, and don't like to sacrifice jade for the gods. What's the right thing? How to solve it?" In fact, in addition to Zhengde, the Hanlin people were also very impatient with Zhang Yuanzhen. After finally waiting for the old man to finish his words, someone immediately jumped out and asked Xie Hong for a question.

"This adult is..." Xie Hong was not in a hurry to answer the question, but instead asked the other party's identity with a smile.

Seeing him looking confident, the young Hanlin hesitated slightly, and didn't know if he had received a reminder from others. He immediately turned a stern and said coldly: "Shuji Shi Gu Dingchen, please Xie Tongzhi, please don't care about him. Just answer the question quickly. Note: One question only takes half a stick of incense."

No matter how much the ceremony was held, it could not be held for one or two days. In order to determine the outcome on the spot, there was a prescribed time to answer questions, and half a stick of incense sticks was about three minutes. In fact, in Wenhua Hall, Zhengde hung a big wall clock, but the court officials hated Xie Hong, so the units that measured the time they said to him were also hated and abandoned.

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Xie Hong turned his head, as if he was thinking. It was not until the second hand turned around for a while before he shook his head, and his face showed disappointment.

Although the court officials felt that there would be no surprises, they still didn't have much confidence in the end, especially when they saw Xie Hong's calm behavior. Seeing that his thinking was blocked, everyone showed joy.

"Xie Tongzhi, knowing it, knowing it, not knowing it, since you don't know it, why not admit defeat early, why not let it go here and waste time with the emperor and all the adults? Now that the time for answering questions is over, how do you answer?"

Gu Dingchen, who made the problem, was even more relieved. It was very important for him to get off to a good start. If Xie Hong is concealed, he would be a sinner.

"I can't answer this question." Xie Hong sighed silently. The lineup between the two sides was really much different. Anyone who jumped out of the other side was the top scorer. Xie Hong didn't know what official position this Shujishi was, but he knew this Gu Dingchen, because the other side was the top scorer in the 18th year of Hongzhi.

Once he was named on the Golden List, his reputation spread all over the world. This is not a false statement. When he was still in Beizhuang that day, he already knew the other party’s name. Later, among the various rumors in Beizhuang, there were still many people who compared him with the other party, so he remembered this name.

In comparison, Xie Hong was embarrassed to mention these behind him. Gu Dayong, Liu Jin and others were actually not helpers, and they were not even cheerleaders. They just had a few decorations. On the one hand, there were more people, and at least they were strong in their momentum; on the other hand, they just used a cover, and the cover was naturally the only pen under his command - the third father-in-law.

The third father-in-law was also a professional. Although he went astray, he was the highest education among all of them. Based on the principle of making the best use of things, Xie Hong forced the other party to study for two days and then led him to Wenhua Palace.

However, compared to the other party’s top scholar, he was a disabled person after all, and the third father-in-law seemed to be a little worse than that. He didn’t move for a long time, so Xie Hong had to give up this question.

But this is nothing. This start was completely expected by him, and the next thing is the focus.
Chapter completed!