Several people were carried into the posthouse on stretchers.
Zhou Mi, who had fallen asleep but was startled again, hurriedly put on his clothes and rushed to the hall, holding a candle and leaning over to take a look.
It's not because he's afraid of Li Xia. He's famous in the southeast and Li Xia wouldn't dare to touch him. It's because he cherishes his talent and is worried about these students from Jiangling Prefecture.
Shi Jun tensed up, bowed again, and said, "I understand."
He could vaguely feel that the Li Xia in front of him seemed a little different from usual, as if the city was deeper, making it harder for him to see through.
"If you can make Wang Yinglin return to his heart, the Jiangling matter will be resolved in the near future, and I will prepare to return to Chang'an?"
"Can."
Shi Jun slowly stepped back, his movements more respectful than before.
Li Xia sat there alone and continued to correct documents. She no longer made such small gestures as rubbing her forehead or sighing when she was alone.
He has begun to be able to withstand the pressure of being an emperor.
This time he learned to lie shamelessly, and with the hypocrisy and unscrupulousness of an emperor, he made compromises and changes but also retained part of his persistence.j.
"When you learn to be an emperor, you always have to make progress..."
"The students really didn't know that was General Lu." Fang Zongchang cried: "It's dark at night, who would have thought that the dignified general would be relieving himself in the alley."
"Did you hurt him?"
"No...no..." Fang Zongchang said: "We were the ones who were beaten, and we didn't fight back at all. But General Lu was taken away, and several of his soldiers refused to give up and wanted to cause trouble for us."
Zhou Mi's frown deepened.
After a while, other scholars came over, and when they saw several classmates on the stretcher, they refused to follow him.
"How dare the rebels be so domineering, we must demand an explanation!"
"What kind of explanation are you asking for?" Fang Zongchang shouted, "How dare you ask for an explanation?"
After he was beaten, his attitude completely changed.
There were always fights between these scholars, but it was completely different from when Lu Xiaoyou hit someone tonight. Lu Xiaoyou's fist swing could really kill someone.
"Is it so harsh?"
Those who have never been on the battlefield can never imagine that kind of murderous aura.
Fang Zongchang felt scared when he thought about it at this time, and said again: "Didn't you see? The city is full of rebels. You want an explanation. Who can give you an explanation?! Dao."
"Changqi? Have you forgotten, who said you are not afraid of Li Ni?"
"I said we could write an article and scold him."
"My classmates are all hurt like this. We must let him give an explanation, otherwise we will write an article to make this rebellious person notorious."
Fang Zongchang said: "Then write it now, he won't give you an explanation."
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It is useless for these scholars to make noise, but Zhou Mi in the hall is really capable of asking Li Xia for an explanation, or writing an article can ruin Li Xia's reputation.
At this time, Zhou Mi walked around for a few steps, thinking about it, and first sent someone to inform Wang Yinglin and some famous people in Jiangling City.
After that, he sent his disciples to the office to ask for an audience with Li Xia.
"Mr. Cao Chuang, the students have offended the big shot!"
No matter what, he couldn't wait here. If the rebels came to arrest those students, he would be in trouble.
Although this is not generally the case, after all, Li Xia needs the hearts of Jiangling.
In short, you have to meet Li Xia first to gauge his attitude.
If he is a wise king, he will definitely make a show of punishing the warriors under his command... This is the result that Zhou Mi somewhat expects. If so, he is willing to continue talking to Li Xia about how to govern the country.
After that, he will write a few more eulogies and contact some old disciples, which will greatly enhance Li Xia's prestige.
And if Li Xia is a mediocre king, or just a traitor who can't achieve anything, you will know it when you see him.
In short, Zhou Mi's request for a meeting this time could be to seek justice for these students, or to intercede on behalf of these students.
Asking for justice may seem forceful, but it is a test for the king by the scholar-officials; intercession may seem like submission, but it is a distance between the scholar-officials and the arrogant rebels.
Not long after, the disciple came back and said: "The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has asked the teacher to go there at 1:00 tomorrow morning."
Zhou Mi was a little disappointed.
Among the few scholars from Jiangling Prefecture who were drinking together tonight, only Fang Zongchang was not injured and could speak. At this time, he looked very panicked and completely lost his usual boldness.
Emperor Zhaolie of the Han Dynasty could visit Zhuge's thatched cottage three times, but at this important opportunity to regain Jiangling and consolidate his throne, Li Xia refused to see him overnight.
It’s hard to say whether he is a wise man or not, but he is definitely not very diligent.
The next day, Zhou Mi, Wang Yinglin and several famous scholars were waiting outside the office gate early.
The few scholars who had been beaten were also carried over with their wounds wrapped.
Before midnight, they were invited into the office.
Unexpectedly, Li Xia did not greet them in person this time, but it was Shi Jun who received them in the hall.
"Zipang." Zhou Mi was not polite to Shi Jun. After greeting each other, he stroked his beard and sighed, "last night some students offended General Lu, and today I am here to intercede for them."
"Mr. Cao Chuang, please don't do this. Please wait in the hall for a while." Shi Jun cupped his hands and turned to Wang Yinglin, saying: "Mr. Shen Ning, please go to the second hall to see His Majesty first."
"this."
"The student really didn't expect that the man peeing in the alley would be a general, otherwise he wouldn't have dared, and would have had to disturb Mr. Cao Chuang in the middle of the night..."
"Today, please invite Mr. Shen Ning and Mr. Cao Chuang to meet with Your Majesty separately."
Zhou Mi shook his head slightly, feeling increasingly disappointed with Li Xia.
It was originally a very simple matter. Li Xia only needed to come forward in person, punish the vulgar warriors under his command, and show his courtesy to the virtuous corporal.
At least they must have this kind of respect for famous Confucian scholars and officials, so that they can do their best for him.
Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty hid the falcon in his sleeve and suffocated it to death because he was afraid of Wei Zheng; Taizu of the Song Dynasty liked to shoot birds with a slingshot, and was both frightened and pleased after being advised.
Walking backwards to meet each other, looking at the thatched cottage three times, Emperor Taizong is pregnant with harriers, and Taizu plays birds. Is it true that the king loves these ministers so much? This is his attitude.
What Zhou Mi wants is not his attitude as a person, but his attitude towards the world's scholars, towards knowledge, etiquette, principles and order.
For example, if the literati are elegant and the military men are vulgar, the court should be oriented toward the literati. This is also a kind of order.
"Young people have some conflicts. What do you think of Zi Pang?" Zhou Mi still asked Shi Jun for a final test.
"I'm afraid it's not just a fight." Shi Jun shook his head and said: "These scholars slandered you, and attacking Tang Dynasty soldiers according to the law is a serious crime..."
"Don't be impatient." Zhou Mi raised his hand and waved, saying, "Speak slowly, don't be impatient."
With one sentence, everyone in the hall changed their expressions.
Shi Jun turned to the scholars, his tone became stern, and he shouted: "It is because His Majesty promised Duke Cao Chuang that he has pardoned your sins. Otherwise, they would have been captured and imprisoned last night! Since they are all here today, go and give Lu
The general apologizes and this matter ends here!"
"this."
Although Shi Jun didn't say it to Zhou Mi, it seemed like he was scolding Zhou Mi.
No one expected that a newly established dynasty that was supposed to be thirsty for talents would not give the famous Confucian Zhou Mi any face in such a trivial matter.
In their eyes, Li Ni's style and demeanor were in complete disarray.
How far can such a new Tang Dynasty go if it builds a country with force but does not know how to govern it with culture?
Zhou Mi's expression was already unbearable.
Now that he is in Jiangling City, he has no choice but to write like a knife. His views on Li Ni will inevitably affect the scholars in Jiangnan...
At this moment, someone came and said, "Your Majesty summons Mr. Cao Chuang to see you."
Fang Zongchang calmed down a little and said: "The students had a poetry meeting tonight, but they didn't drink too much. When we were finishing up, we passed by Lotus Root Alley and met a person peeing on the edge of the alley, so he said something to him.
. He didn’t want the other party to blame the students for being troublesome, and he cursed a lot of obscene words, and then he beat up the students. But unexpectedly, the other party was Li... General Lu, the favorite general of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. "
An audience?
Zhou Mi thought to himself, how can a traitor who is unlikely to achieve anything be called "an audience"?
He was led all the way to the second hall of the Jiangling Office.
The door was opened, and when he looked carefully, he was surprised to find that Li Xia was not there. Only Wang Yinglin was in the empty hall.
What surprised him even more was that Wang Yinglin was kneeling there, leaving behind a figure that was trembling slightly.
Zhou Mi took two steps forward and heard a "squeak" sound behind him, but the door was already closed.
He and Wang Yinglin were the only ones left in the hall.
"Mr. Shen Ning."
Zhou Mi stepped forward to help him, but was startled and said: "Mr. Shen Ning, this is..."
What he saw was that Wang Yinglin's eyes were red and tears were streaming down his face.
"Is this happening?"
"What happened? Duke Shen Ning? Li, did he threaten you?"
Faintly, he could hear Wang Yinglin murmuring something.
I’m not sure, but it seems like “I… feel unworthy of the late emperor’s kindness to me.”
He couldn't help him, so Zhou Mi had to stand there blankly. After waiting for a long time, Wang Yinglin regained consciousness and said slowly: "The pillars of heaven cannot be broken, and the pillars cannot be broken. The nine tripods cannot be overturned, and the tripod can overturn people."
Don’t carry it.”
Listening to this poem, Zhou Mi felt much more at ease.
"I understand that Duke Shen Ning does not want to be rebellious."
"Yes, you cannot be rebellious." Wang Yinglin murmured, "I have decided to submit to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."
"What?!"
"How long do you think the Great Song Dynasty will have until the reign of Zuo?" Wang Yinglin asked, "With such an emperor sitting on the throne in Lin'an, how can we prevent the world from suffering misfortune when the country is already exhausted?"
"I don't understand." Zhou Mi took two steps back in disbelief and said, "Mr. Shen Ning? How were you threatened? I don't believe you will change so drastically in the blink of an eye."
Zhou Mi was surprised, and his expression changed a little.
He would never believe it.
However, Wang Yinglin stood up and turned to look at Zhou Mi. Although his eyes were full of sadness, he was very sober.
"You must believe that the great Song Dynasty has been exhausted, and the prosperity of the world lies only in the Tang Dynasty."
In another room of the office where official documents are processed.
Shi Jun slowly walked up to Li Xia, saluted and asked, "Your Majesty, don't you see Zhou Mi?"
"no need."
Li Xia was dealing with official documents and said without raising his head: "I have convinced Wang Yinglin that he will handle the rest of this matter."
"Your Majesty is wise. However, Zhou Mi has reputation after all..."
"I can be courteous to the virtuous corporal, but when I don't want to show off, no one can force me." This chapter has been completed!