Because of his good guidance to the scholars, Shi Mingzhe, who did not finish today's lecture until Haishi, walked slowly towards his courtyard.
Under the moonlight, Shi Mingzhe's clothes are floating, and he has an elegant and noble temperament. Seeing him makes people yearn for him.
At this time, several Confucian disciples who were guarding the courtyard saw Shi Mingzhe returning and quickly bowed and said respectfully:
"Disciple, wait, I've seen Si Ye!"
Shi Mingzhe stopped, nodded slightly to several disciples, and asked:
"Have the guests arrived?"
"Reporting to Si Ye, you two have been waiting for a while!" the disciple quickly replied.
After hearing this, Shi Mingzhe was about to step into the courtyard when he suddenly froze, narrowed his eyes slightly, and glanced behind him.
In his perception, not far outside the courtyard, there were several looming auras, hiding in the dark, constantly peeking into the small courtyard.
Shi Mingzhe and his younger brother Shi Mingyi are both known as the two wise men of the Shi family. However, in terms of reputation in the world and Confucian status, Shi Mingzhe has steadily surpassed Shi Mingyi.
When Shi Mingyi assassinated Xiao Cheng before, he was already a ninth-level master. His brother Shi Mingzhe, as a contemporary Confucian priest, is a world-famous sage and one of the best figures in Confucianism. His cultivation is obviously to suppress him.
One end!
The Confucian classics on the induction of heaven and humans have been cultivated to the most advanced level by Shi Mingzhe. It is only one step away from the realm of land gods that people in the martial arts world long for.
Such a master, obviously few people can hide their figure in front of him.
The disciples around Shi Mingzhe have all been with him for a long time and know Shi Mingzhe very well.
Seeing him stop and glance back with deep eyes, all the Confucian disciples immediately looked at each other, understanding in their hearts, and they all became alert.
Although there was nothing unusual on the surface, someone had quietly approached Shi Mingzhe and asked in a low voice:
"Si Ye, did you notice something unusual?"
When Shi Mingzhe heard this, he nodded slightly, showed a smile, and ordered:
"It doesn't matter. Don't let anyone in. Don't worry about the rest! If they want to see it, let them see it."
"yes!"
After explaining a few words, Shi Mingzhe ordered the disciples around him not to follow him, then he opened the courtyard door and walked in slowly.
At this time, in the courtyard, the famous scholar Gongsun Song and the legalist Ji Fang, who had been waiting for a long time, began to show signs of restlessness on their faces.
Seeing Shi Mingzhe walking in, Ji Fang raised his head slightly, with a gloomy face, and opened his mouth to accuse:
"Now in Zhongqing City, you have made it look like a storm is about to come. In the East Factory, the hawks and dogs at Sticky Rod are out in force, spying everywhere and monitoring the entire Zhongqing City. At this time, you
I should be calm and low-key. Even if there is something that I have to contact, I should do it in secret. How can you be so open and honest and let the disciples invite us to come and plot?"
Although Ji Fang's tone was a bit harsh at this time, Shi Mingzhe looked like he didn't care and nodded:
"Hall Master Ji is really right! At this moment, there are a few people squatting in the darkness outside the courtyard, staring... But, at this time, it doesn't matter if you act openly and openly. If you hide your head and show your tail,
On the contrary, it arouses even more suspicion!”
Hearing this, Gongsun Song stood up suddenly, pointed outside, and exclaimed:
"Now, there are people watching outside? This Yun Guodong Factory, the sticky rod is really as powerful as the rumors! How long has it been since I followed the clues and found you here?"
When Shi Mingzhe heard this, he waved his hand and said:
"The water in Zhongqing City has been muddied by me. There are many clues, whether true or false. No matter how powerful the Yun State spy agency is, they will never be able to find me so quickly..."
"If I'm not mistaken, those who are hiding in secret and watching us must have been targeted by Yun Guo just because we had some flaws in the previous imperial examination fraud case!"
In order to force Xiao Cheng to abolish the policy of promoting local official schools, the three families planned an imperial examination fraud case, hoping to completely ruin the system of recommending local official schools.
In the end, this incident was discovered because of Hai Rui's patrol to Weichu Mansion, and it was discovered before the imperial examination. As a result, the final plan failed.
Hearing that the fraud in the imperial examination revealed flaws, Gongsun Song couldn't help but raise his voice and said:
"Has a flaw been exposed? Impossible! I even went to look at it from beginning to end. It's impossible that it hasn't been cleaned up!"
Shi Mingzhe shook his head slightly and said:
"How can there be no flaws? It's just about whether it can be discovered..."
Ji Fang also looked ugly and said in a deep voice:
"Although the disciples of the three families sent to handle the matter are all dead, their origins cannot be erased. I am afraid that it is because of this that the three families of you and me will be targeted by the court."
When Xiao Cheng ordered a thorough investigation into the imperial examination fraud case, several people involved in the case all "committed suicide", which was extremely suspicious. At the beginning, Ji Fang obtained information from the Ministry of Punishment and the Legalist disciples of Dali Temple. I know that this matter has not actually been closed, and someone has been secretly investigating it.
As for the several Yun State officials who dealt with them at the beginning, it was easy to find out which school their disciples were from, and it was impossible to hide them. It was common sense that the Yun State sent spies to keep an eye on them.
When Gongsun Song heard this, his breathing stagnated, he sat back on the chair feebly, and sighed:
"It has nothing to do with the fraud case, and now you are secretly engaging in assassination methods. This is really difficult..."
Having said this, Gongsun Song hesitated for a moment, then suddenly sat up straight, stared at Shi Mingzhe closely, and asked:
"When you did this, you didn't leave anything untied, right?"
When Shi Mingzhe heard this, he shook his head repeatedly and said:
"I'm not stupid. I arrange for people to handle all the matters. They can't find anything on me. Even if these spies from the Yun Kingdom's court start their investigation from me, there will be no results!"
Relying on the influence of the three schools in the world, as long as the Yun Kingdom court has no solid evidence, no matter how suspicious it is, the most they can do is send someone to keep an eye on it secretly.
After taking another look at the two people who looked uneasy, Shi Mingzhe shook his head slightly and said again:
"Nowadays, the capital of Yun State is so panic-stricken, and the officials above the court are also very jealous and suspicious. The government offices everywhere are tied up and do not dare to investigate thoroughly."
"Among the officials in the court, some are afraid of the Yang family and feel that the power of the Yang family and its three in-laws is not good for the country. Or some are speculating on their superiors, thinking that the current Emperor Yun will take the opportunity to completely clean up the four families, so they are determined to take advantage of the opportunity to perform meritorious deeds. The superior... most of my plan has now been completed."
"Even the assassination of the prince that was planned before is no longer necessary. Please rest assured, I don't need to take action anymore. As long as I stir it up secretly, all the officials in the court will definitely deal with the Yang family and its
The in-laws will attack in groups. When the Yang family is forced to fight back, we can just sit back and watch the chaos in the Yun Kingdom court."
Whether the two princes are safe or not, and whether they have been assassinated or not, makes no difference to the three families. The only thing they want is to cause chaos in the Yun Kingdom court, so that hundreds of their factions can take the opportunity to rule over the Yun Kingdom court.
Take root in the church.
At this time, as long as you add fuel to the flames behind the scenes, the plan to create chaos in the Yun Kingdom's court will be successful. There is no need to do the rest!
Hearing this, Ji Fang and Gongsun Song pondered for a moment, and then fell silent.
Again, there is no real evidence, and there is no way to catch them in action, so the Yun Kingdom Court cannot do anything to get rid of them.
Ji Fang was silent for a long time, and then he said worriedly:
"It's best..."
Gongsun Song was no better than Ji Fang, his tone was always pungent and unceremonious, and now he said unceremoniously:
"Now that things have happened, I will inevitably regret planning with you. What happened today was probably because of your insistence on doing it, and it has become so bad. If something goes wrong, and it has the tendency to implicate my famous family, it will
You can’t blame me, Gongsun Song, for taking advantage of the situation..."
Obviously, this sentence is telling Shi Mingzhe that if the situation collapses to an irreversible point, it is impossible for him to die together with Shi Mingzhe.
Hearing this, Shi Mingzhe smiled noncommittally and did not continue to say anything...
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Outside Zhongqing City, only a "rumbling" sound of horse hooves could be heard coming from a distance.
The commander of the city defense camp on the city wall suddenly felt nervous.
At this time, His Majesty has not returned from the tour, and the capital is empty. If there are ambitious people, it is a good time to usurp power and seize the throne. At this time, the sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded outside the city, which made people think too much...
The captain at the top of the city wall, as if facing a formidable enemy, quickly ordered his soldiers to put on their armor and string their strings. He even wore armor and went up to the city wall in person, urging his soldiers to guard and defend to the death.
Just under the tense atmosphere on the city wall, hundreds of elite cavalry dressed in light armor, holding knives and bows, and filled with a murderous aura came galloping in front of the city gate.
The horse stopped.
The captain of the city gate was a little relieved when he saw only a few hundred cavalry coming.
But at this moment, he was forced by the killing spirit of the cavalry in front of him. Although he was also a very brave general in the army, he couldn't help but feel fearful in his heart, his limbs were weak, he felt timid in his heart, and he did not dare to look directly at its sharp edge.
The captain of the city gate kept his duties in mind and boldly shouted down:
"Come, who is here? There is a curfew in the capital, and the city gates have been locked. Do not open them lightly! If there is nothing important, please ask your superior to rest at the post station outside the city!"
The hundreds of cavalrymen outside the city were covered in dust. Both men and horses were breathing heavily. It looked like they had traveled a long distance and came at a high speed.
But even so, the cavalry still lined up solemnly in front of the city gate at this time, and their military appearance was not messy at all. Even the horses under their legs did not move around and neigh without authorization.
The strictness of military discipline and the solemnity of military appearance make people secretly frightened.
Just when the captain of the city gate was getting more and more panicked and wanted to find someone to send a warning to the city, he saw the elite cavalry in front of him, and the queue slowly dispersed.
Several figures were surrounded and came out.
The leader turned out to be a monk wearing black robes and a gloomy face.
At this time, the monk also looked tired and tired.
Facing the inquiry from the captain of the city gate, he raised the imperial edict in his hand high and shouted loudly:
"I am the Marquis of Changzhou, specially awarded the title of Doctor Yinqing Guanglu, and I am Yao Guangxiao, the good deed of the left side of the Shanshiyuan at that time! I have returned to Beijing with His Majesty's imperial decree. Please open the door as soon as possible without any mistake!"
Wearing black monk robes and being escorted by such elite monks, Yao Guangxiao is the only one in the entire Yun Kingdom!
In fact, Yao Guangxiao is more famous among the embroidery envoys of Xia Kingdom.
After all, during the Xia Kingdom's Jinling City Rebellion, King Jin rebelled and went directly into the palace. In the end, he was defeated and committed suicide, which also implicated several princes. Such a fratricidal conflict between father and son made the Xia Kingdom's royal family become the laughingstock of the world.
The whole thing was planned and planned by Yao Guangxiao.
The most important thing is that this person stirred up a lot of trouble, causing chaos in Jinling City and turmoil in the Xia Kingdom. In the end, he was still able to escape unscathed. When the Xiuyi envoys talked about this matter internally, they all felt ashamed and said they would kill him.
Yao Guangxiao washes away his shame.
In the Yun Kingdom, Yao Guangxiao's name is no longer so resounding. After all, those treacherous events and secret fighting and confrontations are really not things that can be said openly.
However, Yao Guangxiao's title, Marquis, and Yinqing Guanglu Doctor, a third-grade official title, are really intimidating. Also, he is escorted by the elite Youzhou Cavalry, and the City Gate Colonel does not dare to delay.
He quickly put down the hanging basket and accepted the imperial edict.
After carefully inspecting it several times and confirming that there was no problem, he quickly ordered:
"Open the city gate quickly!"
The door shaft rotated, making a "squeaking" sound. The city gate opened, and the captain quickly led his subordinates to the city gate, leaned down and saluted:
"Greetings to the Marquis of Changzhou!"
Yao Guangxiao had a cold face, tightened the reins tightly, clamped the horse's belly, and then galloped into the city. Hundreds of Youzhou riders, with murderous aura around them, followed closely. The sound of horse hooves hitting the ground echoed in the city.
Rings.
Seeing Yao Guangxiao's solemn and solemn figure leaving, the captain of the city gate suddenly swallowed his saliva and murmured in a low voice:
"I always feel like something big is about to happen..."
At this time, Yao Guangxiao, who had already gone away, leaned on his horse and shouted loudly:
"Take the imperial edict, military talisman, and your Majesty's imperial order respectively, and quickly go to the Central Military Governor's Office, the Imperial Guards Office, the Gyeonggi Yamen, the Shangyu Preparatory Office, and the Dongji Bureau to convey His Majesty's imperial edict and summon everyone to discuss matters!"
"General Nan Jiyun of the Central Guard Army immediately mobilized the soldiers and horses of the imperial army. The left and right Xiaowei, Wanjie Camp, Yunyi Camp, and the fourth battalion are guarding the palace. If anyone attacks the palace, no matter who they are, they will be killed!"
"Xiaorui Camp, Xiaowu Camp, Guangrui Camp, and Shanghuyi Camp will immediately take over the defense of the city wall and blockade the nine gates in the capital. No one is allowed to leave the capital without a military order. Anyone who disobeys will be killed!"
"The Shenwei Camp, the Kesheng Camp, and the Mingwu Camp immediately sealed off the Jixia Academy. Notify hundreds of students in the academy that there is a sudden plague in the capital, and the Jixia Academy will be closed for three days. If anyone is forced to leave,
People, kill!”
"Buwu Camp, Xiongwu Camp, Xiongshun Camp, Xiongsheng Camp, Ningwei Camp, Ningwu Camp, the capital is under martial law. Anyone who acts sneakily and blocks the attack on the army shall be killed!"
Several orders all ended with the word "kill". The awe-inspiring murderous aura made people shudder...