Chapter 63: The Great Xia Dynasty Meeting, the Wrath of Yongsheng, the Reappearance of the Conspirac
Daxia Kyoto.
Inside the main hall.
All officials gathered together.
The whole hall looked a little solemn.
It's just that no matter what happens, as long as it is not an urgent matter, the first half of the court is usually spent talking about national affairs.
The second half of the time is spent talking about things that everyone cares about.
The flood in Jiangning County is a major event, and it is a major event right now, so it makes sense that it will occupy most of the later period.
Within half an hour, the Sixth Ministry took the lead in speaking. After stating some domestic affairs and government affairs, Emperor Yongsheng made the decision.
Wait half an hour later.
The scene became quiet again.
They are all brewing, waiting for the first person to break the deadlock, or for the emperor to speak.
But Emperor Yongsheng remained silent.
Finally, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry stood up.
"Start your Majesty."
"The number of refugees in Jiangning County has reached over 2 million, and the number is increasing by more than 500,000 people every day. Local memorials tell us that rice merchants in Jiangning Prefecture are driving up the price of food, which is around 120 taels of silver and one stone."
"Even just yesterday, a rice merchant made a fortune and increased the price of grain to two hundred and sixty taels of silver. This was an unprecedented thing in the prosperous times."
"I sincerely request your Majesty to issue an order to punish the major officials in Jiangning County and limit the price of grain. Otherwise, this situation will cause panic in the surrounding counties and cause great disaster."
The left minister from the Ministry of Industry spoke out.
Let’s put Jiangning County’s affairs on the bright side.
In fact, everyone present knew it, and Emperor Yongsheng on the dragon throne had naturally known it for a long time.
The skyrocketing price of food is understandable, after all, it was caused by the flood.
But two hundred and sixty liang per stone is unreasonable. It is too dazzling, how can it be worthy of the word "prosperity".
However, I heard this.
Emperor Yongsheng was only slightly surprised and looked at Baiguandao.
"Is there such a thing?"
"Two hundred and sixty taels of silver and one stone of grain and rice?"
He looked surprised, but all the officials were silent, obviously not wanting to cooperate with the acting.
"The flood in Jiangning County has caused countless refugees. This is really against the laws of nature."
"However, natural and man-made disasters cannot be avoided. Jiangning County is a full three thousand miles away from Kyoto. Local officials will also evaluate themselves. I intend to inspect the capital next month and set up a banquet for hundreds of officials so that I can question you carefully."
"After all, there is such a natural disaster. I believe that as ministers of Great Xia, you will naturally not take bribes and bend the law. There must be difficulties in this. But no matter what, as long as the people are saved, I can deal with it as appropriate."
Seeing that the ministers did not cooperate with his acting, Emperor Yongsheng stopped pretending.
The general meaning is very simple. I know the matter, but what can I do? You have no idea. The local officials can only do this. It is impossible to get these officials to produce food, right?
It's just that this answer is not the answer some people want to hear.
Two hundred and sixty taels of silver and one stone of grain is shocking in itself, and it is not a good thing for this group of people.
The emperor wants face, and his ministers also want face.
If something like this happened during the prosperous times, how could these high-ranking officials have the dignity to say that they were serving the country and the people?
Even though they are now high-ranking officials of the first, second and third grades, they are extremely popular ministers in Kyoto.
But after they go out, scholars everywhere may tell them what they will look like.
The emperor can mess things up.
The ministers must not behave badly.
"His Majesty."
"That's wrong."
At this time, the right minister of Hubu stood up. He bowed to Emperor Yongsheng, then took out the memorial and said.
"Officials from Jiangning Prefecture are here to report."
"Although the refugees are gathering like a sea, there is a lot of food stored in the government. The rice merchants have accumulated food, which can alleviate the situation for at least three months."
"If we can delay it for three months, the main road will be repaired and completed, and the soldiers sent by the imperial court will be able to deliver food to Jiangning County."
"Furthermore, the harvest season has begun, and counties, counties and townships in various places have also made preparations. Now we only need to stabilize the refugees and provide disaster relief and rescue the people to solve all the troubles."
"So I believe that the main reason why rice merchants have increased their prices is due to the laziness of local officials."
"Of course, in the face of natural disasters and manpower shortage, this kind of logic is normal, but no matter what, you should not be so indulgent."
"I have a plan to put an end to the food disaster. All I need is for your Majesty to draft an edict to suppress food prices and send imperial envoys to rush to Jiangning Mansion to negotiate with the local rice merchants together with the governor of Jiangning County."
"Purchase grain and rice at a reasonable price, firstly, to ensure food stability and not lead to civil unrest; secondly, each of us can take a step back and live in peace, wait until the situation is completely stable, and then introduce the matter to the Beijing inspection to prevent similar incidents.
It happened again."
The right minister of Tobebe gave a long speech, and finally stated his purpose and his thoughts.
This is what the right minister of the household department said, but it actually means the whole household department.
In other words, the Ministry of Accounts is willing to release money.
Suddenly, the officials' expressions changed slightly, and the household department relaxed. Many things were indeed easy to handle.
Doesn’t the rice merchant just want silver?
If the Ministry of Revenue is willing to give it, then we can negotiate, and there is no need for swords and swords. The only price is that the treasury will be short of money.
But there is nothing we can do about it. Who could have let something like this happen this year?
"oh?"
"Let the rice merchants lower their prices? This is a good idea, but how much silver tael will it be reduced to?"
Emperor Yongsheng became a little interested. He sat on the dragon chair, calmly calming down and stroking his beard, feeling a little curious.
"I think twelve taels of silver and one stone are just right."
The latter spoke out and said a number.
Twelve taels of silver, which is twice the normal price of grain, is expensive.
But in the face of natural and man-made disasters, it is really not particularly expensive, and there is no problem with the market price.
But after Emperor Yongsheng heard this, he immediately understood.
He nodded, looked at the right minister of household affairs, and then said.
"One stone of grain in Jiangning Prefecture is usually six taels of silver. Logically speaking, during this bumper harvest, the amount should be reduced further."
"But now there are natural disasters and man-made disasters, so we will give them double the amount."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk...the vendors are really good at doing business these days. Six liang and one stone, the profit is at least 40%."
"Now twelve taels and one stone. Let me do the math. If two to three million refugees want to have enough food, it will cost more than 20,000 stones a day."
"In other words, one day is a profit of more than 100,000 taels of silver. This cannot continue to increase. If all the refugees in Jiangning County are concentrated, it will at least triple. In other words, in just one day, their profit is 50,000 taels.
Ten thousand taels of silver."
"And for the imperial court, one day is an expenditure of seven to eight hundred thousand taels of silver."
"In one month, including various expenses, it amounts to 30 to 40 million taels of silver. In three months, even 10 million taels of silver will not be enough."
"Okay, okay, it's really good."
Emperor Yongsheng said to himself about the reckoning.
But once the accounts were settled, everyone lowered their heads involuntarily.
They could feel that Emperor Yongsheng was already very angry.
"His Majesty."
"This is the best way to avoid..."
The latter bit the bullet and continued to speak.
But the next moment, Emperor Yongsheng patted the handle of the dragon chair, his voice full of coldness.
"Shut up."
"What a bullshit good idea. I think you are so profitable. I'm afraid those businessmen in Jiangning Mansion are related to you, right?"
"Twelve taels of silver and one stone, how dare you say this?"
"The money from the national treasury can be used for disaster relief, but if it is given to those businessmen, wouldn't it encourage unhealthy trends?"
"Come here, drag him down and send him to the Hanging Deng Department for a strict investigation to see if he has colluded with these traders."
"Is it really boring to think about the treasury?"
He roared angrily, the power of the Emperor spread out, and all the civil and military officials changed their expressions at this moment.
As for the right minister of the household department, it was even more like being struck by lightning.
He didn't expect that his strategy would cause such a big trouble. What was the concept of being sent to the Hanging Light Department?
Even if the results of the thorough investigation were nothing, he would still lose half his life. Plus, once the Hanging Deng Division conducts a thorough investigation, it will not only investigate this matter, but also all other matters.
How many officials in the Daxia Dynasty were clean?
This needs to be investigated. If his official career is gone, his whole family will also suffer. How can he not panic?
But before he could speak first, Hu Yong walked out.
"Your Majesty, calm down."
"Shilang Lin was worried about the country and racked his brains to come up with such a strategy. Although there were flaws, he was ultimately serving the court and worrying about the country and the people."
"Your Majesty, please calm down."
Hu Yong stood up and interceded for the latter.
There are no enemies in the court, the main thing is to deal with the situation and the person. Even though Hu Yong and He Yan have an antagonistic relationship, everyone agrees on this matter.
If we sit back and do nothing, or even add insult to injury, it will be of no benefit to anyone, and no one will continue to mention this matter.
This is not good for oneself, nor is it good for everyone.
Therefore, when Hu Yong comes forward to intercede with He Yan's people, if something happens to Hu Yong's people one day, He Yan will also come forward to help. As long as it does not affect the core interests, everything else is easy.
"I ask your Majesty to calm down."
At this time, almost all the civil servants opened their mouths to plead for the right minister of household affairs.
But most of the military attaches remained silent.
This matter has nothing to do with them directly, and they have no interests. Of course, if the civil servants group all plead for mercy, they will not cause trouble. After all, their own interests are not harmed.
But it's impossible to expect them to help.
Face this situation.
Emperor Yongsheng snorted coldly, his eyes were cold and full of ferocity.
"When Taizu rebelled, one was because of harsh taxes, and the other was because of the greed of businessmen, so that my father had no relatives or reasons."
"Under today's flood, you want me to negotiate with a group of businessmen? Oh, I really give you great courage."
"I will tell you today, let alone twelve taels of silver, I will not give you even six taels or three taels of silver."
"The harvest is about to begin, and the monster is dead. A large amount of grain and grass will be transported to Jiangning Mansion in half a month at most."
"This way, no one will starve to death."
"As for these traders, they only earn a few days' worth of silver."
"And there is a good plan at this time. I have implemented it, so there is no need to say more."
Emperor Yongsheng was very domineering.
In their eyes, these words revealed two meanings.
The first is not to negotiate with the merchants.
The second emperor really wanted to take action on these businessmen.
Either way, these are not the results they want to see.
But what surprised everyone was that this sentence of good advice was a little weird.
"Your Majesty, may I ask where this good idea is?"
"I don't see any sign of the floods slowing down."
At this time, some Confucian officials spoke up and asked directly what good strategy they had.
"The good strategy has been implemented. It doesn't need many people to know about it. They will understand it after a while."
Emperor Yongsheng did not explain, but asked all officials to wait for a few days before they would find out.
But the scholar still spoke directly.
"Your Majesty, may I ask which official came up with this good idea?"
He continued to ask, breaking the casserole and asking to the end.
"My nephew, presented by Gu Jinnian."
"anymore question?"
"If there is no problem, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue will be dismissed from his post and investigated."
"Retreat from the court."
He finally answered, leaving all officials silent.
Not only did they strengthen their ideas, but they also served as a warning to the monkeys. As for the person who gave the advice, didn't they just find a cover for it?
But Emperor Yongsheng had already retired from the court and left, not giving them any chance.
For a moment, all the officials really didn't know what to say.
Let’s look at the fate of the Right Minister of Tobe.
Being dismissed from your post and investigated just because of one sentence will inevitably make you feel a bit sad that the rabbit will die and the fox will die. Although accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger, this is indeed a bit scary.
Especially He Yan's face became extremely ugly.
This is his person.
Now that he has been directly dismissed from his post and investigated, his life is completely bleak, and he has to suffer many interrogations and tortures, which makes him uneasy.
What's more important is not this, but that this idea was proposed by himself. Does your Majesty's actions mean you are beating yourself up again?
Do you suspect that you are colluding with a vendor?
If there is such doubt, that is truly terrifying.
soon.
Hundreds of officials retreated from the court.
He Yan looked a little solemn, and at this moment, Hu Yong's voice sounded from the side.
"He Shangshu, can you go to the small courtyard to talk about it?"
He opened his mouth and said calmly.
"good."
He Yan looked at Hu Yong, then nodded.
Then everyone left.
Less than half an hour later.
Hu's courtyard.
Hu Yong and He Yan sat looking at each other, with wine bottles in front of them.
He Yan poured a glass and drank it in one gulp, still looking dignified.
"He Shangshu, do you know what went wrong with what happened today?"
He opened his mouth and asked what to say.
"What's wrong?"
He Yan looked at the other party and asked directly.
When Hu Yong asked him to gather together, he must have something to tell him, so he was also curious about what Hu Yong wanted to say.
"The key point is wrong."
"You shouldn't make a fuss about Jiangning Mansion."
Hu Yong spoke calmly and pointed out the key issues.
"Who in the civil and military affairs of the entire dynasty doesn't know about the affairs of Jiangning Mansion? We can know it, but wouldn't His Majesty know it?"
"His Majesty has been silent, which means that he does not want to mention this matter. After all, it involves those traders."
"Anyone who makes a fuss at this juncture will be suspected of colluding with traders."
"So, that's the source of the problem."
Hu Yong spoke slowly and pointed out the key points.
"If Jiangning County is not the cause of the issue, then who should be the cause?"
He Yan was a little angry.
Things have already happened, what’s the point of saying this again?
"Didn't someone offer some advice a few days ago?"
"Is the current situation in Jiangning County related to this suggestion?"
"There's no point in making a fuss about those officials in Jiangning County."
"It makes no sense to make an issue about refugees and traders."
"Who comes up with the idea and who is causing trouble, that's the key."
Hu Yong spoke out, but his words were very cryptic.
But the latter couldn't help but frown, he knew what the other party meant in an instant.
The emperor has revealed today that it was Gu Jinnian's suggestion.
In other words, Hu Yong allowed himself to make a fuss about Gu Jinnian.
He became a little wary when he heard this.
After all, who doesn’t know that Gu Jinnian is just a cover, what advice can he offer? Isn’t it the emperor’s own strategy? Find someone casual and insignificant to take over, and no one will have to take the blame if something goes wrong.
"If you make an issue out of him, I'm afraid it will cause some unnecessary trouble, right?"
He Yan frowned and said this.
"No."
"Lord He, Your Majesty is using Gu Jinnian as a cover, just to eliminate the influence."
"You and I both know what His Majesty really means, so there is no need to pretend to be confused. But what you and I know even more is that if Your Majesty really kills you, there will be civil strife in Daxia."
"Your Majesty is warlike and fierce in doing things. This is a good thing. However, when it comes to running a country, you should not be too murderous. If we want to stop it now, we must let Your Majesty know the attitude of the officials."
"So we must make a fuss about Gu Jinnian, because Gu Jinnian is a chess piece of His Majesty, a chess piece to test the officials like us. If we remain silent, this knife will fall on the necks of countless people."
"If we severely criticize him, His Majesty will not be too murderous, and many things can begin slowly."
"And Mr. He, naturally someone will be the first to speak tomorrow. What I mean is very simple. At the critical moment, Mr. He can just stand up and say a few words tomorrow. There is no need for me to come forward."
Hu Yong took a sip of wine and smiled.
"Let's look at this in detail."
After listening to what Hu Yong said, He Yan did not agree, but gave a vague answer.
But what Hu Yong said does make sense.
Hu Yong did not continue talking, he just smiled and talked about other interesting things.
only.
In Daxia Kyoto.
Indeed, a lot of rumors have been spread.
The main reason was caused by the National Games poem a few days ago.
Gu Jinnian wrote a poem about the national destiny, which naturally attracted the attention of the scholars in Kyoto.
And it is precisely because of this that other students from Daxia Academy not only publicized the poems about the National Games, but also publicized Su Wenjing's praise of Gu Jinnian's suggestions.
At first, these scholars all praised Gu Jinnian for his talent, but there were also some who were jealous and envious.
It's just that Gu Jinnian's excellence left these people with no excuse to criticize him.
But as the situation in Jiangning County became more serious, some sour remarks gradually emerged.
But what really attracted the attention of this group of scholars was after the morning court.
Emperor Yongsheng personally admitted that all disaster relief plans in Jiangning County were based on the suggestions given by Care for Jinnian.
Some smart officials guessed the reason.
They knew that Emperor Yongsheng was just looking for a chess piece. After all, Gu Jinnian had been in the limelight recently unmatched by anyone. He had written articles through the ages and poems about the fate of the country.
It's best to use him as a cover. If something goes wrong, the worst thing is that although Gu Jinnian is talented, it's a pity that he is too sharp and needs to be trained for a while. I made a mistake.
Nothing happened, Gu Jinnian received the reward.
Moreover, with so many things happening in Jiangning County, the military commander group didn't say a word, which was a bit problematic. Therefore, it is generally believed that all this was an agreement between Zhen Guo Gong, Su Wenjing, and Emperor Yongsheng.
As for Gu Jinnian, he just came out to clean his face.
But what if the officials know? They will definitely not tell anyone.
But most scholars are different. They are young and energetic, and what do they like to do the most? Isn’t it just to defend the people’s grievances, speak morally, and keep silent about the people?
Gu Jinnian was originally a playboy, but suddenly he became the most talented person in Daxia. Do they accept it?
Some people are convinced, basically everyone who meets Gu Jinnian is convinced.
But most people are dissatisfied.
Why are you dissatisfied?
Because who is behind Gu Jinnian? It’s Duke Zhenguo.
The hatred of rich people is an eternal thing, and a dandy suddenly becomes the most talented person in the Xia Dynasty.
Especially since this dude is the most powerful person in Daxia. Do you think there is a possibility that someone is helping Gu Jinnian build momentum?
The answer is obvious, it's very possible.
It's just that I can't find a reason to complain. After all, Gu Jinnian is a dandy and hasn't done anything harmful to nature.
The reviews have been very good recently, and no one has anything good to say.
But is there a reason now?
have.
There are millions of refugees in Jiangning County, and rumors are spreading all over the place. When they come to Kyoto, they are saying that Yi Zi cannibalize each other, thousands of miles of bare land, and the people are in dire straits.
Although the facts are not that exaggerated, they are not far behind.
Today, news came again that one stone of grain in Jiangning Prefecture was sold at a sky-high price of two hundred and sixty taels of silver. When everyone heard about it, you passed it on to me and I passed it on to you, and it turned into one stone of grain selling for one thousand taels.
This group of scholars immediately exploded.
Aren’t you, Gu Jinnian, the most talented person in Daxia?
That's it?
Is this your suggestion?
Let the price of food skyrocket to one thousand taels of silver and one stone.
It wouldn't be like this if a pig was in charge, right?
And even more outrageous rumors have come out.
The Right Minister of the Ministry of Revenue proposed that we should negotiate with the rice merchants of Jiangning Prefecture to suppress the market price and allocate funds from the treasury to purchase grain, thereby alleviating the pressure on the government.
As a result, the Marquis of Linyang directly objected, believing that the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue had colluded with traders, and was directly punished and dismissed from his post and investigated.
But in fact, the Marquis of Linyang did not go to court today.
But are the people willing to listen to this?
Not willing.
They are more willing to hear what they want to hear.
Is Jiangning Mansion full of refugees?
Don’t you all have enough to eat?
Are food prices skyrocketing?
Yes, that's right.
Then you, Gu Jinnian, are a disaster.
"One stone of grain, one thousand taels of silver, has been unheard of since ancient times. How can one thousand taels of silver be obtained in all dynasties? This was the idea of the most talented man in Great Xia? I think it was the Gu family who wanted to take advantage of the situation and falsely accuse the minister of colluding with traders.
The people’s blood and sweat are worth two ounces of silver.”
"In order to protect your official career, you will do anything and everything, but millions of people have become the official path of your Gu family? It is really hateful, hateful."
"What nonsense about the most talented man in Great Xia, what nonsense about eternal articles, I'm afraid there are people behind the scenes who are giving guidance, just to make him prosperous in Gu Jinnian's official career. It's really disgusting."
"I can't imagine that a person who wrote "Who knows what's on the plate and how hard every grain of it is" could come up with such a strategy? How dare you say that this poem about the national destiny was not ghostwritten by someone else?
"Let's go to Daxia Academy. I want to confront Gu Jinnian face to face. I want to ask him, what is his heart? Seeing millions of people in water and fire, see if his heart is dark."
Voices sounded one after another.
In Kyoto, it was obvious that someone was deliberately smearing Gu Jinnian and calling him an unkind, unjust, unfilial and unfaithful person.
Such horrific comments also aroused resentment among the people.
Some people are not well-intentioned and stir up trouble.
But most scholars follow it blindly, and they only need to think about the whole thing carefully for a moment or two, and they will notice that it is full of loopholes.
But the problem is that when emotions are high, ordinary people are easily led astray.
Listening to the wind means rain, this is the norm.
Coupled with the jealousy in their hearts and the group effect, everyone subconsciously felt that Gu Jinnian was wrong. There were so many refugees in Jiangning Mansion. It was Gu Jinnian's fault. It was also Gu Jinnian's fault that food prices had skyrocketed.
If you dare to say something good about Gu Jinnian at this time, you will be scolded.
In order to join the group, you can only follow everyone. It doesn’t matter who you criticize, anyway, there is strength in numbers.
I am the light.
The light that stands on the moral high ground.
After all, I can't do anything practical if I'm asked to do it.
If I were asked to write an eternal article, I would not be able to write it.
But if you let me follow you to make trouble and spray together, then it will be simple.
In an instant, thousands of scholars rushed toward Daxia Academy.
Each of them had firm eyes and serious expressions, just like messengers of justice, judging others.
However, there were also some scholars who rushed to Daxia Academy as quickly as possible, some of whom had met Gu Jinnian a few days ago.
They immediately knew that someone was secretly causing trouble, so they immediately reported the news, fearing that something serious would happen.
If a group gets angry and hurts Gu Jinnian, it will be a big trouble.
Someone has even gone to notify the Gu family.
But the Gu family didn't pay much attention to this news and seemed to have been prepared for it.
Daxia Academy.
With the deafening sound of footsteps.
Thousands of scholars have gathered here.
There was anger in their eyes.
A large number of people appeared in Daxia Academy, their eyes were sharp and terrifying, and they all hated evil as much as they hated it.
"Where is Gu Jinnian?"
"come out."
The voice sounded.
Immediately afterwards, thousands of people spoke in unison, spreading throughout the Daxia Academy, alarming birds and beasts in all directions.
Soon, figures appeared one after another. These were students from Daxia Academy. They didn't know what was happening.
However, seeing these people still made me feel a little panicked.
At this moment.
In the hotel.
In Gu Jinnian's room, two scholars breathlessly informed Gu Jinnian of the matter.
They were students from other academies. They came to Daxia Academy a few days ago and took Gu Jinnian's class. After returning, they admired Gu Jinnian endlessly. Therefore, they came to notify them as soon as possible when this happened.
"Brother Jinnian, please run away from the back mountain. These people have been bewitched and have gone completely crazy."
"A good man doesn't suffer the immediate consequences."
The two of them spoke and persuaded Gu Jinnian to run away.
And inside the room.
Gu Jinnian couldn't help but frown, not because thousands of people came, but because he was curious.
Why did his uncle admit publicly that he contributed the strategy?
This actually goes without saying.
In the eyes of others, his uncle wanted to kill Shang, but he knew the real inside story.
So there is no need for my uncle to tell so much news.
If you do this now, you will be led by others for no reason.
But Gu Jinnian understood in his heart.
My uncle definitely had his reasons for doing this, but there were just some things he didn't know.
"How many people are outside?"
Gu Jinnian asked.
"I don't know, but there must be at least two to three thousand people."
"Without so many people, they wouldn't dare to come to trouble you, Brother Gu."
The other party answered.
After all, who among one or two people would dare to cause trouble for the grandson of the Duke of the country?
But it's different with two or three thousand people. There's more power in numbers, and the law doesn't punish the crowd. Plus, they didn't come here to kill Gu Jinnian.
He just wanted to stand on the moral high ground, angrily scold Gu Jinnian, vent his anger, and at the same time improve his own worth and status.
From now on, if you say this to anyone you meet, does the grandson of the Duke of Zhen Guo know?
I sprayed him, but he didn't dare to talk back.
"OK."
"Thank you two brothers. This prince will remember this kindness in his heart."
Gu Jinnian nodded.
Thank you both.
At this moment, four figures appeared outside the door.
They are Wang Fugui, Xu Changge, Xu Ya, Zhao Siqing, and Shangguan Baiyu.
"Brother Gu, what happened? Why did it suddenly become like this?"
Wang Fugui looked unhappy and asked Gu Jinnian.
"There are at least three to four thousand people outside. I don't know what happened. But Brother Gu, I asked my senior brother Yu Jian to take you away. No matter what, it's best to leave first. These people are not evil."
Xu Ya spoke. He also hoped that Gu Jinnian would leave quickly. He even thought of how to escape.
"Yes, yes, brother Jinnian, you should follow my senior brother first. I feel that they have already gone to find the dean."
Zhao Siqing also spoke, not wanting Gu Jinnian to get into any trouble.
However, Gu Jinnian shook his head and said calmly.
"I have a clear conscience, why should I leave?"
"If this person leaves, wouldn't it mean that this prince is guilty of being a thief?"
"Besides, I want to see who is trying to cause trouble for me."
Gu Jinnian was not afraid at all.
He even walked out of the room and walked outside.
Several people were silent.
Most of them did not continue to persuade, but Wang Fugui kept persuading. After all, the people coming from outside were very aggressive, and he was really afraid that something would happen to Gu Jinnian.
But he couldn't control Gu Jinnian's temper.
Followed all the way to the outside of Daxia Academy.
really.
Thousands of people gathered together, everyone looked angry, and college students were watching the show around them.
At the same time, a lot of resentment also poured into his body.
This was a complete surprise.
As for not far away.
Su Huaiyu and Jiang Yezhou stood in front of them.
Su Huaiyu was silent.
Jiang Yezhou smiled bitterly and was explaining something to everyone.
"You must have misunderstood."
"How could Brother Gu collude with the merchants in Jiangning Prefecture?"
"This must be someone doing evil things secretly. You must not do this."
Jiang Yezhou opened his mouth to explain to Gu Jinnian.
However, no one listened to these words.
Instead, there were all kinds of insults.
"Who are you? Explaining to Gu Jinnian here? Let him do it himself."
"That's right, let Gu Jinnian come in person."
"What does it have to do with you? We are looking for Gu Jinnian, not you."
"What do you mean he hasn't come out? Does he have a guilty conscience?"
"This man is Jiang Yezhou, the son of Marquis Yeyi, and he is also a powerful person. No wonder he protects Gu Jinnian so much. He turns out to be the same person."
"That's it, get out."
"Officials protect each other and the powerful collude. It's because of you that Daxia Academy has become so miserable."
Various voices rang out, and someone recognized Jiang Yezhou. They immediately spoke up and began to abuse and humiliate Jiang Yezhou.
Just at this moment.
Suddenly, a voice sounded.
"Look, Gu Jinnian is out."
"What? Gu Jinnian is out? Where is he?"
"Is this Gu Jinnian? Sure enough, he has a sinister look on his face."
"Well...it's true that his character is corrupt, but his sly looks are a bit too much, right?"
"No matter what I say, he is not a good person anyway."
"Are you Gu Jinnian's lackey?"
"No, no, I just said it casually."
Various sounds sounded, as outrageous as they were.
Someone tried to explain, but all they got was angry looks.
Therefore, he quickly changed his words, fearing that the other party would regard him as a powerful lackey.
Inside the academy.
Gu Jinnian watched all this.
This is not the first time he has encountered this situation.
When I was writing scripts in my previous life, I also encountered this kind of thing. No matter how good your writing is, as long as you are young and have achieved achievements that you shouldn't have, then you can wait to be criticized.
Trolls have been around since ancient times.
It exists in every dynasty and every generation.
And the way of thinking is very consistent, to put it simply.
I am a waste, and you should be a waste too. If you are not a waste, then there is something wrong with you.
If I can't find out what's wrong with you, then there's something wrong with your character. It doesn't matter whether I've met you or not, there's definitely something wrong with you.
If there is nothing wrong with your character, then there is something wrong with what you are doing. If you do not do it perfectly, there is something wrong with you.
The simplest description is that a troll will always troll you from the commanding heights, because he requires you to become a saint. If you make a mistake, you will be worse than a beast.
But it doesn’t matter if you didn’t make a mistake, because you didn’t do it right.
But this is the first time I have seen thousands of real trolls.
"Uncle Jinnian, that is Yang Boyun, and the one in the middle who is taking the lead is Wang Xuan. Li Xiang is also in there, the one with the loudest voice."
At this moment, Li Ji suddenly appeared.
Hearing such a big noise, he would naturally not miss the excitement.
After seeing so many people, Li Ji was stunned for a moment, and then he saw a few familiar people among the crowd.
He quickly spoke into Gu Jinnian's ear.
Hear what Li Ji said.
Gu Jinnian looked away.
Indeed, these guys standing at the front are the ones leading the charge.
"Gu Jinnian, you are not a son of man."
"Gu Jinnian, you are a fish of common people."
"Gu Jinnian, you are unfaithful, unfilial, and unkind."
The scolding was like thunder.
Chatting like a vegetable market, this kind of behavior will make many people in the academy frown.
Because my quality is a bit low and I can’t explain anything clearly, I just keep yelling and cursing here.
It's like being sick.
"quiet."
At the critical moment, a voice sounded, shocking the entire audience.
It is the voice of a great Confucian.
In fact, when these scholars gathered, all the great Confucian scholars in the academy came out, but they just did not appear here to watch.
But when the trouble reaches this level, someone must come forward.
This is an old man.
Wearing a gray Confucian robe and a serious face, he appeared in the middle of the crowd and made everyone quiet.
"It's Wang Yun, the great scholar."
"Master Wang Yun is here."
"Everyone, be quiet and stop making noise."
When they saw who it was, everyone shut up and gradually became quiet.
And the great Confucian named Wang Yun.
He glanced at everyone.
He glanced at Gu Jinnian again.
Then he spoke slowly.
"This is the Daxia Academy. Why are you gathering people here?"
He spoke out and asked the gathered scholars.
"Return to Wang Ru."
"I am here today to seek justice for the tens of millions of refugees in Jiangning Prefecture."
At this time, a handsome man came out.
This is Wang Xuan. Although I don't know why he has a grudge against Gu Jinnian, he was the first to speak.
“Who can I turn to for justice?”
Wang Yun frowned and looked at the other party.
"Looking for Gu Jinnian."
One voice after another rang out, all answering.
"quiet."
Wang Yun spoke again, asking everyone to quiet down, still looking at Wang Xuan.
"Back to Wang Ru, Jiangning County was flooded, tens of millions of people were displaced, and they had no food to eat. It was a hell on earth."
"Gu Jinnian proposed a plan to provide disaster relief, but it caused the price of food in Jiangning Mansion to skyrocket, causing countless refugees to starve to death outside the city."
"We suspect that Gu Jinnian colluded with traders to amass money in the name of offering advice, taking bribes and perverting the law."
Wang Xuan opened his mouth and explained his intention.
As soon as he said this, Wang Yun couldn't help but snorted coldly.
"madness."
"How stupid."
"If Gu Jinnian's advice was due to corruption and perversion of the law, how could His Majesty not know about it?"
"Isn't this forced slander?"
As soon as Wang Yun heard this, he immediately noticed the loophole and retorted.
But Wang Xuan didn't take it seriously and had already thought of her words.
"Wang Ru, this is the insidiousness of Gu Jinnian. His strategy is to make His Majesty relax his vigilance. It seems to be to calm the chaos, but in fact it is to make money."
"Otherwise, for the refugee disaster in Jiangning Prefecture, the national treasury can allocate funds to buy grains and rice from merchants and then donate them to the people. Wouldn't it be wonderful?"
"And we are even more suspicious that the ancient articles and poems written by Gu Jinnian before were all ghostwritten by others. This is a conspiracy, a huge conspiracy, paving the way for Gu Jinnian, and thus taking this opportunity to use his talent to express his gratitude to others.
Your Majesty offers advice, thereby amassing wealth without caring about human life."
"Otherwise, why did Gu Jinnian suddenly become so talented after having been useless for more than ten years?"
"Students have reason to suspect that there is a larger conspiracy."
"If Gu Jinnian can't give an explanation, we will definitely not leave today."
"We must eliminate harm for the people."
I have to say, this Wang Xuan is really good at finding faults.
He can even connect time together, he is a master of conspiracy theories, and he is also great at inciting emotions.
"Nonsense."
"This is Daxia Academy, who dares to be so presumptuous?"
Wang Yun roared loudly.
Although what Wang Xuan said made some sense, he was not stupid and immediately discovered that there were many far-fetched theories in it.
Furthermore, can visions be produced by a ghostwriter?
Just looking for trouble for the sake of making trouble.
Just when Wang Ru spoke like this, a strange voice sounded from the crowd.
"Humph, I think you have also been bribed by powerful people, right?"
"As a Confucian, you do not speak out for the people, but act for the powerful. Are you worthy of becoming a great Confucian?"
"Everyone, we must ask Gu Jinnian to explain today. He has been silent and asked people from Daxia Academy to come forward. He is guilty and afraid."
The voice sounded.
I don't know where it came from.
But this kind of person is even more vicious.
Once again arousing everyone's emotions.
This led to more scolding.
Some people even made crazy comments.
"Let's go, arrest Gu Jinnian and parade him through the streets."
"Catch him, make him kneel down, and kowtow to the dead people."
Another voice came out of nowhere.
Convinced everyone to take action and captured Gu Jinnian.
But at this moment.
Suddenly.
Rolling yellow sand rises.
The sound of horse hooves sounded.
Galloping towards Daxia Academy.
"Who dares to touch my nephew?"
A roar exploded.
is a man.
Wearing armor and leading a thousand elite cavalry, there was both anger and murderous intent in his eyes.
