Chapter 563: Planting Potatoes in the City Tomorrow
"Zhao Chen, tell me, did you do it on purpose to be cruel to that scholar today?"
That night, after Wei Zheng had dinner with Zhao Chen, he was not in a hurry to leave as usual.
Instead, after Li Ruoshuang and Wu Jue packed their things, they slowly asked about it.
Wei Zheng thought about it for a long time, and he always felt that Zhao Chen did it on purpose.
Otherwise, he could have asked someone to capture that scholar today.
Instead of killing him directly!
Although this was an absolute shock to Kong Yingda and the others, it didn't involve trapping himself in it.
Based on Wei Zheng's understanding of Zhao Chen, he knew that he would never do such a reckless thing for no reason.
Wei Zheng felt that Zhao Chen actually did it on purpose.
The purpose was to get the emperor to remove all his positions.
This way the emperor would have no reason to bother Zhao Chen again.
At this moment, Wei Dazui's two eyes were staring at Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen looked at Old Wei's head and said with a smile without revealing any trace: "What nonsense are you talking about? I did this to scare Kong Yingda and the others and save Datang Medical College."
"Killing that scholar was completely unexpected."
"It was also my first time to kill someone. I almost didn't even hold the knife."
To be honest, Zhao Chen felt a little uncomfortable after killing that scholar.
But at that time, Kong Yingda, Chu Suiliang and others were so manic that if they didn't give them anything powerful, they would really think that Zhao Chen was just a fool.
This is not possible.
So Zhao Chen just took the opportunity to kill two birds with one stone.
But he didn't expect that even after he had killed someone, Old Li Tou would actually ask him to be the county magistrate for ten thousand years.
Can't you let yourself go and let him go home and become a leisurely rich man?
Wei Zheng looked at Zhao Chen suspiciously, but saw that there was nothing strange about Zhao Chen.
This can't help but be filled with doubts.
I even wonder if I really guessed wrong.
Was Zhao Chen really just impulsive and unable to restrain himself, so he killed someone?
"At tomorrow's court meeting, all the officials will definitely denounce you, and even the prince will make trouble for you. Aren't you afraid?" Wei Zheng asked again.
He could feel that the emperor was not anxious but the eunuch was.
Zhao Chen, the person involved, looked indifferent, but Wei Zheng, on the other hand, was almost too anxious to be careful.
"Old Wei, I have to leave the city tomorrow." Zhao Chen did not answer Wei Zheng's words, but talked about his plans for tomorrow.
"What are you going to do when you leave the city?" Wei Zheng was shocked.
As soon as he heard Zhao Chen say he was leaving the city, he began to wonder if Zhao Chen was going to run away.
"Grow potatoes." Zhao Chen replied.
"Potato?" Wei Zheng was stunned for a moment and looked at Zhao Chen suspiciously.
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The next morning, the Tai Chi Hall was once again crowded with civil and military ministers.
Compared with the last scene where blood was shed to recognize relatives, more people came this time.
There are even many Confucian scholars who do not hold official positions.
A scholar from the Imperial Academy was killed in the street by Wannian County Magistrate Zhao Chen. Such a bold thing happened, and many people felt that Zhao Chen was provoking them.
Most of the officials in the court, especially the civil servants, had their backing to Confucianism and scholars.
Nowadays, scholars are killed in the street, which is undoubtedly a slap in their face.
If they don't ask for an explanation today and let Zhao Chen act recklessly, will they still have a foothold in the Tang Dynasty?
As soon as Li Shimin arrived at Tai Chi Hall, he felt that the atmosphere in the hall was different from before.
No official whispered to each other, everyone stood there silently.
Seeing him coming, everyone turned their attention to him again.
Li Shimin's face darkened.
Today's court meeting may not be that simple!
"Now let's go to court. If you have anything to say, start talking." Li Shimin sat down.
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Suiliang was the first to stand up.
"Your Majesty, I have a great grievance." Chu Suiliang shouted sadly to Li Shimin, looking like he was shouting at the heaven and the earth.
"If you have any grievances, just say it!" Even though he knew clearly in his heart, Li Shimin was a little impatient when he saw Chu Suiliang's appearance.
"Reporting to your majesty, yesterday morning, Zhao Chen, the magistrate of Wannian County, killed a scholar from our Imperial College at the gate of Datang Medical College in front of the entire city."
"Your Majesty, the scholar is innocent, but he just said a few more words, and he was met with such cruelty."
"Zhao Chen has no rules and allows lynching, which is an unforgivable crime. I ask your majesty to kill Zhao Chen to avenge the scholars and rectify the names of the scholars in the world." Chu Suiliang cried out sadly, his voice was sad.
Chu Suiliang also worked hard and directly asked the emperor to kill Zhao Chen to avenge the dead scholar.
But everyone knew that it was impossible for the emperor to do this.
How can the dead scholar compare with Zhao Chen?
Not to mention the emperor's favor and trust in Zhao Chen, the emperor would never kill Zhao Chen based on his contribution to the Tang Dynasty.
"It's extremely ridiculous. You may have heard that it was you, Chu Suiliang, who led the imperial eunuchs to block the entrance of the National People's Congress Tang Medical College and made arrogant remarks to Zhao Chen."
"Zhao Chen has already reminded him, but you still think that Zhao Chen didn't dare, and he lost his life in the end."
"Now you are showing off in front of His Majesty, confusing right and wrong, offering wine to Chu, you are really disappointing!" Qin Qiong stood up, pointed at Chu Suiliang, and scolded coldly.
Cheng Yaojin would not say these words. He and Cheng Chumo are of the same virtue.
He just knows how to use his fists to teach people how to do things.
So Qin Qiong took over these things very firmly.
He just started spraying at Chu Suiliang.
The statement is factual, but it doesn't seem to have any effect.
Kong Yingda came out and everything happened because of him. Moreover, if Zhao Chen was not brought down, the trend of women enrolling in school would be allowed to spread.
This is of no benefit to the Kong family at all.
So, he had to speak.
"Mr. Yi, scholars use their lips and tongues as swords. They are not like reckless men like you who only know how to wield swords and spears."
"It's just fancy, but actually it's vulnerable."
"Zhao Chen casually killed the imperial eunuchs because he thought he was a noble person and looked down upon us scholars."
"But how come the Tang Dynasty is not governed by scholars like us?"
"Your Majesty, if Zhao Chen doesn't punish him, how can he convince the scholars in the world?"
"You are all scholars, how could you just watch Zhao Chen treat the imperial eunuch like this?" Kong Yingda looked sad and shouted to all the civil servants.
Kong Yingda just wants to draw the civil servants in the court into his battle formation.
In this way, the emperor can be forced to compromise.
Otherwise, given the emperor's favor and trust in Zhao Chen, it is estimated that this matter would have been resolved just like that.
How can this be done?
Kong Yingda was just waiting for Zhao Chen to be taken down.
Then he forcefully entered Wannian County and drove out all the female students in the academy.
In this way, the problem of female enrollment can be completely solved.
And it can also shock those who think the same way.
Even someone like Zhao Chen, who was so favored in front of the emperor, was taken down because of women's enrollment in school.