Chapter 119: What does the sixth child want to do?
The stool was visited by Du An, the former Minister of Rites, King of Shu and Liu Zhuguo.
The old man sat down quietly.
Dozens of old men holding dove sticks were also sitting here.
The rest of the people were all kneeling on the street, no one spoke, and a strange silence fell outside the imperial city.
"What are you doing?" King Shu frowned, his eyes falling on the oldest old man in front of him.
"What don't we want to do? Don't you want to force His Majesty the Emperor to cancel the imperial examination and get official positions?"
"Okay, we are sitting here now, and those fellow villagers are also kneeling here. You are persecuting Your Majesty, and we will support Your Majesty."
"You are officials and we are citizens. Maybe you can try to kill us all." The old man closed his eyes and did not even look at the King of Shu.
"Bastards, what do you want to do? Do you want to rebel?" King Shu was furious.
With so many people kneeling here, Ma Shan could make the emperor compromise and cancel the imperial examination.
But all these useless old things suddenly rushed over, bringing with them so many people from the capital.
What is this for?
How dare these little untouchables go against them?
He also asked me to kill them all, killing the old man holding the dove stick in front of the emperor. Did the King of Shu think his life was too long?
"Your Highness, King of Shu, you are the one who wants to rebel, right? You are kneeling at the entrance of the imperial city early in the morning, are you preparing to force the palace?"
"Do you still have His Majesty in your eyes?"
"You think your numbers are overwhelming, don't you? Look back and see how many people are eager to devour you." Yao Xiaoren came out and scolded the King of Shu with a cold face.
"Asshole, Yao Xiaoren, you dare to slander this king." The King of Shu became angry.
If you punch, you have to take action.
Yao Xiao is not an ordinary person. When he first entered the door of the household department, he was beaten all the way from the door to the inner office.
With just one wave of his hand, the old king of Shu was pushed back onto the stool.
Seeing the King of Shu being pushed back by Yao Xiaoren, the emperor was not only not angry at all, but actually felt a lot happier.
As long as this emperor of his does not speak, no one dares to touch the people of the capital.
And the officials who were forcing themselves in front of them either swallowed back what they just said, or they kept kneeling here.
"Your Majesty, are you just going to watch like this?" Du Shangshu raised his head and looked at the emperor.
Du Shangshu knew that only the emperor could solve this dilemma.
If there were only a few dozen or hundreds of people from the capital coming over, no one would care about them.
But there were so many people kneeling behind him, tens of thousands of them.
There were dozens of old men sitting in front of them holding dove sticks.
These people are old enough to be their parents or even their grandparents.
Do they dare to attack these people?
If not, it will be recorded and become a shame to future generations.
"Your Majesty, do you want to make the entire court lose confidence because of these people?" Seeing that the emperor did not speak, Du Shangshu spoke again.
He even threatened the emperor by saying that the officials had lost confidence in him.
As soon as Du Shangshu's words came out of his mouth, he already regretted them.
Sure enough, the emperor's face instantly turned cold.
"Mr. Du, I respect you as a gentleman, but you seem to have crossed the line a bit." The emperor stood in front of Du Shangshu, his eyes gloomy.
"Your Majesty, the old minister spoke arrogantly for the sake of the Ming Dynasty. If it offends your majesty, you can just kill the old minister." Du An had completely given up.
He knew that he had completely angered the emperor.
Retreating now won't change anything.
"Okay, I am very pleased that Mr. Du is so concerned about the country and the people, but so many people are in favor of the implementation of the imperial examination, how do you want me to make a decision?"
"How about I give you a chance to kill all the people kneeling behind you." The emperor said slowly, with murderous intent spreading in his eyes.
"Father, please calm down. Du Shangshu is just a little impatient. After all, Du Shangshu is a veteran of two dynasties. He has toiled hard even if he has no merit." The second prince hurried over to persuade him.
Du An's persecution of the emperor in this way made it easier for the emperor to be more determined to implement the imperial examination and obtain official positions in order to win the support of the people.
That old guy Du An is really old. Why does he still regard the emperor as his student?
The emperor snorted coldly and glanced at the tens of thousands of people in front of him. He didn't know what to do for a moment.
When his eyes fell on Chen Changfeng, he realized that he hadn't said a word from just now to now.
"Father, don't worry, they will leave on their own soon."
"If something happens to my father, please go back first. There are sons and daughters here." Chen Changfeng saw the emperor looking at him and immediately said with his hands.
The emperor didn't understand what Chen Changfeng meant.
But he knew that even if he stood here, he could not make any party compromise.
It's better to go back and deal with your own affairs.
So under everyone's stunned gaze, the emperor led the imperial guards back to the palace.
Only a group of officials and people were left kneeling outside.
"Second brother, what does Sixth Brother want to do?"
"Are you spending time here like this?" The third prince looked gloomy. They did not expect that Chen Changfeng would have so many people kneeling here in such a short period of time.
"I guess so, but these old guys are old and they won't last long. As long as an old guy dies here, the sixth one won't be able to eat and walk around." The second prince said with a cold face.
The originally foolproof plan now has such flaws.
Fortunately, they always presented a positive image in front of the emperor.
This made them feel at ease a lot.
Moreover, the second prince believed that those sitting in front were old and would not be able to hold on for long.
And what about the other people kneeling there?
Don't they want to eat?
Have you been kneeling there?
Obviously, the second prince's prediction was wrong.
After the emperor returned to the palace, all the people who were kneeling on the ground sat up.
They were not in a hurry, but were chatting quietly with their companions.
The dozens of old people sitting in front had no problems at all. They were given tea and water, and snacks if they were hungry.
The sun was getting hot, and the maid who came with Tang Xueer from the East Palace held an umbrella for them.
On the contrary, the official who was kneeling on the ground was so hungry that his head was dizzy, his chest was touching his back, and even his lips were chapped.
"Binhu Restaurant has a special meal. Everyone has a share. Please line up one by one to get it."
"Hengyang Restaurant meals, please come here to collect them."
"Yueyang Restaurant..."
Just after noon, almost at the same time, food was loaded onto carts from the street next to it.
There were more than a hundred carts, and the waiters from the restaurant were following them.
The people who were originally sitting on the ground were all lined up now, receiving the meals one by one.
After that, he sat behind the officials and ate happily.
After eating, he quietly cleaned up the floor and sat back to his previous position.
Dozens of old people in front were sitting on stools, and the palace maid carefully fed them.
It made the officials in front of me drip with greed.
"Second Prince, Third Prince, we are hungry too." An official suddenly shouted to the two of them.
The second prince's face turned gloomy.
He could tell that Chen Changfeng was ready to fight them to the end.
Otherwise, why would you even prepare meals in advance for delivery at the restaurant?
"Come here, go find someone outside to deliver food. I want to see who can't stand it first." The second prince and the boy beside him shouted.