Chapter 236: Guarding in front of the eunuch's house
In the afternoon of the next day, when Fang Yingwu was studying, his friend Xiang Chengxian suddenly came to visit. "Today, Shao Chen sent out a notice on Qingyun Street, inviting colleagues to go to the guarding eunuch's house tomorrow to seek justice, and Shao Chen will sign the letter!"
Seeing Mr. Xiang's anxious expression, Fang Yingwu couldn't help but joked: "Brother Xiang! If you don't study seriously, how come you have the leisure to pay attention to these external things every day? How do you achieve fame like this?"
Xiang Chengxian waved his hand, "I didn't deliberately inquire or pay attention to it, but when I was having lunch at the restaurant, I saw with my own eyes someone instigating my comrades for Mr. Shao. They were everywhere. It's hard not to know!
I don’t know how many people he can gather to make such a big battle, but there are always hundreds of people, and there may be hundreds of people if there are more."
It was both expected and unexpected. Fang Yingwu said in front of Shao Chen that he would submit a letter in three days. He originally expected that Mr. Shao would take advantage of his "not paying attention" and deliberately get ahead of him.
Then publicize the invitation with great fanfare.
But he didn't expect that the Shao family would publicize it in advance and create gimmicks. Aren't they afraid of alerting others and making him wary?
Then Fang Yingwu figured it out. This was because the Shao family had enough self-confidence. For the same thing, there are definitely two results with or without packaging and publicity. The Shao family was working hard to provide Xiao Xiao at all costs.
When the young master opened his eyes, he was not afraid that he would steal the limelight from Mr. Shao.
It has to be said that the Shao family's mobilization ability is indeed very strong. It may also be that they have become proficient in doing this kind of thing in the past few months. In less than a day, they can create a huge momentum among the scholars in the city.
Fang Yingwu was thinking carefully and slowly. But Xiang Chengxian was a bit more worried than a monk or a eunuch, "Now that Shao Chen is making a big splash. Don't you have any idea in mind? Don't you also want to be the new generation banner figure of this province?
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If he really dares to take the risk and write a letter to accuse the guarding eunuch this time, his reputation will rise suddenly. It can be compared to being a minister of the DPRK who committed Tianyan's death remonstrance! If there is no other opportunity, it will be difficult for you to match him in at least a few years.
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Fang Yingwu laughed a few times, and recited four sentences that seemed like poetry but not poetry, and seemed like a greeting but not a greeting: "Let him be strong if he is strong, and the breeze will blow on the hills! If he is allowed to do whatever he wants, the bright moon will shine on the river!"
"Oh, goodbye, see you later!" Xiang Chengxian cupped his hands and turned to leave. Fang Yingwu hurriedly shouted: "Hey, why did you leave just as you said?"
Xiang Chengxian turned his head and replied: "Look at how you are pretending. I knew it was useless to worry again. Why are you still here?"
The next day, early in the morning, many scholars gathered on the street in front of the guarding eunuch's house, and there were more and more people.
By Chen time, there were almost hundreds of people. It only took one day to mobilize so many people to attend, and they were all scholars. It was already a rare event.
The people gathered here did not talk much, and there was no loud noise. There were only a few small whispers. The slightly deserted atmosphere was filled with a bit of tragedy and resentment.
When the emperor favored the eunuchs, the local guarding eunuchs naturally became more and more popular. They were notorious for their vicious and domineering deeds. Even the government was helpless. What's more, there were many cases where local officials were punished by the emperor for offending the guarding eunuchs.
Without mentioning anything else, let’s just say that Eunuch Li, the eunuch who guarded Zhejiang, also had a very famous domineering incident. About a few years ago, a commander named Ma offended Eunuch Li. As a result, Eunuch Li took him down on the spot and tortured him with a cane.
, and ended up beating a dignified commander to death.
In response to this matter, the emperor only approved three words in the end: "Excuse me." Eunuch Li himself was fine and continued to be a guard eunuch. Although the commander was a military attache, he was still a respectable person, so he could be treated like this in vain.
Eunuch Li was beaten to death. What do they think of these scholars who didn't even win the imperial examination?
If there was not such a real danger, countless people would have already written to accuse the guarding eunuch. Why would we have to wait a few days for the first one to appear?
However, although they do not have the courage to risk great risks like Mr. Shao and sign a letter to seek justice for the deceased, the price they pay may be too high to bear. But the justice and conscience in their hearts drive them to come here today to pay tribute to the brave.
A piece of encouragement and support.
The gatekeeper guarding the eunuch's mansion was a little surprised. Scholars would come to the door in groups from time to time these days, but today's situation still made him feel that the atmosphere was unusual, as if something was about to happen.
Someone shouted "Come here", and everyone followed the crowd and looked towards the street. They saw a very young scholar slowly walking towards him. He was only sixteen or seventeen years old. Many people had already recognized him.
Well, this is Shao Chen, who has recently become famous in Shilin, the province, and is probably the protagonist today.
Shao Chen held a document in his hand, which was contained in a very ordinary envelope. It looked unremarkable on the surface. But everyone knew that among the hundreds of people present, only Shao Chen had the courage to submit a letter to guard the eunuch's mansion.
Walking to the middle of the street outside the gate of the guard eunuch's house, Mr. Shao bowed his hands to the crowds scattered around and said humbly: "A comrade was killed the day before yesterday. I deeply regret it. Now there is no justice and the boy is not talented. Today I am bold.
I'm going ahead. Thank you all for coming to see me off. If there is still another day, I would like to have a drink with you at Chunfeng Tower."
Someone in the crowd replied: "We will go out for our friend Shao!"
Then, Mr. Shao scanned the crowd one by one, but did not find Fang Yingwu. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. It would be a relief to see Fang Yingwu appear here in anger.
I stole his creativity and limelight, so what? Now that the Shao family has the right to speak, even if Fang Yingwu steps out to do the same thing, it will be seen as imitation by others, and she will not be affected at all.
If Fang Yingwu comes forward to accuse himself out of anger, or makes slanderous remarks, then someone must believe him. Looking at the situation now, who will believe him?
But for some reason, Mr. Shao felt relieved when he didn't see Fang Yingwu arrive. This probably meant that Fang Yingwu had given up, and at least some uncontrolled accidents could be avoided.
Having finished all the calculations in his mind, Mr. Shao turned around "resolutely" and "decidedly", and strode towards the gate of the eunuch's mansion under the admiring eyes of everyone.
The gatekeeper had already walked out of the gatehouse, blocked him in the middle, and yelled at Mr. Shao: "Who is here!"
Mr. Shao held up the document with both hands and said loudly: "Shao Chen, a student member of the Hangzhou Prefecture, is here to submit a letter to the guarding lieutenant!"
The gate officer's expression was gloomy and uncertain. He knew that today's matter was a big deal and it was not his decision. He collected the paperwork, quickly walked through the gate, and reported to his master. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better updated. Faster!
ps: Damn, something was delayed. The second update was just finished at this time. There will be a third update, but it will definitely not be finished before 12 o'clock, so I can only stay up late to write it. Maybe it will be updated at 3 o'clock or 4 o'clock. Please ask again. Please forgive me. Also, is there any treatment for oral ulcers that can provide quick results? It feels like eating in pain today is like suffering.
