Under the Jixia Academy and in front of the gate of the Yunjun camp, all the generals gathered here, bowed and saluted, and shouted in unison:
"General, I've met Marquis Changzhou!"
At this time, Yao Guangxiao had changed from the black monk's robe he had worn before and put on a bright red official robe embroidered with Qilin Treading the Clouds, symbolizing his status as a marquis.
Hundreds of Youzhou cavalrymen gathered around to serve as bodyguards. They came with horse hooves and their momentum was astonishing.
At this time, Yao Guangxiao immediately transformed from that black monk into a high-ranking and honorable minister of Dayun, Doctor Yinqing Guanglu, and was granted the title of Marquis of Changzhou!
Yao Guangxiao turned over and dismounted, raised his hands slightly to the crowd, and said in a deep voice:
"No gift!"
"Is there any unusual movement in Jixia Academy?"
Upon hearing Yao Guangxiao's inquiry, the leading Forbidden Army general reported quickly:
"I would like to report to you, Lord, although many people come to spy, there is nothing strange in the academy."
Hearing this, Yao Guangxiao felt a little surprised and said:
"No movement at all?"
"yes."
Di Renjie, who had returned to Beijing with Yao Guangxiao, said quietly from the side:
"The three schools of Confucianism, Legalism, and Ming Dynasty have great influence. They should think that His Majesty is just acting impulsively and dare not really kill them. He is not taking any action at this time, because he is also thinking about not being talked about so that he can incite the government and the opposition in the future.
public opinion……"
When Yao Guangxiao heard this, he sneered and said:
"When the emperor is angry, how can it end so easily if there is not a river of blood? With your majesty's current prestige among the people, he is determined to kill people, and he is no more afraid of Confucianism or Legalism! He can even use the consequences of these three schools of thought,
Warn all the scholars in Ichiban Academy to calm down!"
There are hundreds of schools of thought, and each school is full of talents and has far-reaching influence. If Xiao Cheng wants to dominate the world, he needs the help of hundreds of schools of thought.
But if you rely too much on the forces of hundreds of factions and fail to deter them, you can clearly see the consequences of the Xia Dynasty's heavy losses in national power due to years of party strife in the court!
By using Confucianism and Legalism, which are the most powerful among the hundreds of schools of thought, and the addition of famous scholars, to scare the monkeys, I believe that in the future, the hundreds of schools of thought in the Yun Kingdom will be able to stay peaceful and honest for a long time.
Thinking of this, Yao Guangxiao flicked his loose robe and chuckled:
"But since they were lucky enough to capture them without any effort, it saves us the trouble."
The three families were lucky enough to be unwilling to resist the accusation, but they also followed Yao Guangxiao's wishes.
After all, His Majesty is not in the capital at this time, and people inside and outside the court are unstable. The resistance is too fierce, and disaster may happen. As long as Xiao Cheng returns to the capital, no matter how influential the Confucianism, the Legalism, and the Ming Dynasty are, the Yun Kingdom will also
No chaos!
Di Renjie on the side immediately raised his hands and said:
"Xiaguan is willing to go to Jixia Academy and bring out all the students from the three families!"
"You are the Minister of Dali Temple, and it is appropriate for you to be in charge of the trial of prison cases... Xu Zhu wanted to protect me, so he asked General Ying Yang, Li Yuanfang, to accompany you in!" Yao Guangxiao nodded.
Yao Guangxiao and Di Renjie returned from the order. In addition to the five hundred Youzhou Cavalry to protect them, they also sent two ninth-level masters, Xu Zhu and Li Yuanfang, to protect them.
Upon hearing this, Di Renjie immediately bowed and saluted, and responded:
"I obey my orders!"
On the surface, Jixia Academy is just a school. However, all the scholars from hundreds of schools in the world have already settled in it. Experts from hundreds of schools have gathered here, and there are so many masters.
Even the "hanging spirit" Li Yuanfang, who is a ninth-level master, cannot be said to come and go freely.
But neither Yao Guangxiao nor Di Renjie felt that there was any danger.
After all, at this time, Xu Su, the leader of the Yin Yang family in the land of fairyland, Ge Shang, the leader of the military family who is a ninth-level master, and Jin Shengyuan, the head of the Za family, these three masters who have completely fallen to the Yun Kingdom court, are in Jixia Academy
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In addition, there are tens of thousands of forbidden troops stationed at the foot of the academy mountain, ready to fight. Even if they jump over the wall in a hurry, they won't cause any trouble.
When Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang walked openly and openly into Jixia Academy, dozens of eyes hidden in the darkness suddenly focused on them.
Li Yuanfang's heart rang with alarm bells, and she quickly stepped forward and stopped in front of Di Renjie.
Di Renjie's steps stagnated, he quickly adjusted his official robe, pushed away Li Yuanfang's hand, and continued to stride towards the academy, shouting loudly:
"Di Renjie, Minister of Dali Temple, in accordance with His Majesty's imperial decree, comes to Jixia Academy to pay homage!"
The masters from hundreds of schools who were hiding in the dark made no move and just watched Di Renjie walking into the academy in silence.
At this time, people from hundreds of families who had been waiting for a long time also walked out of the lobby and met Di Renjie who entered the academy.
When Di Renjie saw people from hundreds of families coming forward, he immediately bowed his hands slightly and said:
"Di Renjie, Minister of Dali Temple, has met all the bachelors, sir!"
Xiao Cheng originally established Jixia Academy to show his intention to recruit talents from hundreds of schools in the world. He selected people with excellent talents, learning and prestige among the hundreds of schools, and awarded them the official position of "bachelor" with the same rank as the fifth grade, allowing them to discuss the government affairs at will.
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People from hundreds of families also returned the gift one after another.
Then someone asked Di Renjie first:
"Today there is such a big battle outside the Academy, why bother the Minister of Dali Temple to come forward in person? I wonder if Master Di can give you an explanation?"
By now, both parties are well aware of the situation, and naturally there is no need to use the excuse of a major epidemic in Beijing.
Di Renjie nodded slightly and said in a deep voice:
"Recently, there has been a turbulent situation in the capital, and there are even more traitors who dare to extend their dark hands into the palace. His Majesty was furious when he heard this, and ordered Marquis Changzhou and his officials to rush back to the capital to investigate the matter thoroughly!"
Hearing this, among the crowd, Ji Fang and Gongsun Song were shocked, and their faces became a little ugly.
Sure enough, it's because of this...
Jiao Shan, the person in charge of the farm at Jixia Academy, frowned and said:
"This matter has spread a lot, and people in Jixia Academy have also heard about it... But this matter is said to be the handiwork of Yizhou Ma Minwen. If we want to investigate, we should start from the Yizhou Mansion.
Ah, why are you attacking my academy?"
Di Renjie heard this and said in a deep voice:
"Of course it's because someone is involved!"
Having said this, Di Renjie raised his head, glanced at everyone present, and said loudly:
"May I ask, who are the Confucian business master Mingzhe, the legalist law hall master Ji Fang, and the famous scholar Gongsun Song?"
As soon as these words came out, the faces of hundreds of people present suddenly showed expressions of surprise, and they all focused their attention on the three of them.
Ji Fang's face was livid and his expression was very ugly. Gongsun Song's brows were furrowed and his eyes were moving frequently.
Only Shi Mingzhe, who could still look calm and collected on the surface at this time, asked:
"I dare to ask Mr. Di, do you have any solid evidence?"
There is no actual evidence!
But facing Shi Mingzhe's inquiry, Di Renjie raised his head slightly and said:
"Of course there is! It's just that this evidence is extremely important and cannot be produced now. I only ask the three of you to go to Dali Temple with me. We will find out the facts then and hopefully all three of you will be innocent!"
Gongsun Song gritted his teeth and quickly retorted:
"If you don't show evidence, then you don't have any evidence? Master Di, are you planning to imitate that cruel official and trick us back into Dali Temple, and use that cruel official's method to beat us to death? Do you think that my name, Confucianism, and Legalism are not enough for me?"
It’s not something anyone can manipulate!”
When Di Renjie heard this, he answered calmly:
"It is precisely because the three schools of Confucianism, Legalism, and Ming are so prestige that when they are involved, I will be extremely cautious to avoid making mistakes or omitting judgments, which will make it difficult to convince the world. In this case, why should you three be too worried?"
"No! If I go back with you in full view and leave my three families innocent, where will my reputation be?"
"If you don't go back with me, it will be difficult to prove your innocence. Wouldn't that make you even more stigmatized?"
At this time, Gongsun Song shook his head repeatedly and said:
"No, no! Innocence and innocence are opposite concepts. There is never a definition of both innocence and innocence! If I go back with you today, I will be telling the world that my three families are indeed involved. Since it is no longer innocent,
How can we prove our innocence?"
The sophistry of famous scholars lies in paying attention to the similarities and differences between nouns and concepts.
Directly defining "innocent or not" as two relative concepts, completely ignoring the development of the situation, in order to secretly switch concepts and complete his own sophistry.
This scholar's sophistry was originally used to explore the logical relationships between all things in the world, and it was a method of understanding the world.
It is a pity that the methods used by famous scholars and sages in the past to explore and understand the world have become in the hands of future generations today a substandard means to excuse themselves from sophistry and use their words.
It’s no wonder that today’s famous writers have obviously not suffered any blows, but their situation is only two or three points better than that of the miscellaneous family and novelists who have been suppressed by the Xia Kingdom for decades and can only hide in the Yun Kingdom...
Faced with Gongsun Song's troublesome behavior like a shrew, Di Renjie was very alert and did not continue to pester him. He just said in a deep voice:
"Mr. Gongsun, even if you can gain some advantage in words, it is of no consequence..."
Having said this, Di Renjie's eyes turned cold and he shouted:
"I am not good at sophistry. I only know that the current situation cannot be stopped by Mr. Gongsun with just a few words!"
"If the three of them can go back with me at this time, the three schools will still have some dignity left. But if they have to wait until the army goes up the mountain to round them up, it won't look good!"
"You!" Gongsun Song heard this, his face suddenly turned red and he gritted his teeth.
At this moment, Shi Mingzhe finally stopped him and said:
"What is pure will become pure by itself, and what is turbid will become turbid by itself. Since Mr. Di has made it so clear, you and I shouldn't continue to be entangled."
Shi Mingzhe nodded slightly to Di Renjie and said:
"I am willing to go with you to Dali Temple to prove my Confucian innocence!"
Gongsun Song was about to say something, but Ji Fang on the side grabbed him and signaled him to stop talking.
"I, a Legalist, would also like Yi to go to Dali Temple!"
"Humph, just go!" Gongsun Song said with great reluctance.
In fact, the three of them had communicated with each other before.
Today, they saw that most of the Yun army surrounded the mountain and were ready. The Yin Yang family, the military family, and the miscellaneous family gathered in the academy. They already knew that this trip to Dali Temple was unavoidable.
In this case, it is better to leave with Di Renjie as soon as possible so that the arrangements that have been arranged can take effect as soon as possible!
When Di Renjie heard this, his eyes moved slightly and he said calmly:
"It's great that the three of you think so!"
Having said that, Di Renjie quickly bowed to the people present and said:
"There has been a lot of disturbance today, please don't be surprised! His Majesty once said that after returning to the capital, he would visit Jixia Academy in person to express his apology!"
When people from hundreds of families saw Shi Mingzhe, Ji Fang, and Gongsun Song being taken away in full view, they suddenly had their own thoughts in their hearts and responded in silence, only saluting Di Renjie in unison.
After Di Renjie left with the three of them, whispers suddenly sounded in Jixia Academy.
"Are Shi Mingzhe and the others really involved in this matter?"
"I'm not sure, I'm afraid that Emperor Yun is taking this opportunity to weaken the power of our hundreds of families!"
"..."
Hearing the whispers of everyone, the military strategist Ge Shang couldn't help it and said loudly:
"The imperial court is not crazy. It is impossible to use this kind of thing to frame Confucianism, Legalism and Ming Dynasty all at once!"
"These three companies are inseparable from the original imperial examination fraud case. Who knows if one plan failed and another one was made!" Jin Shengyuan also said in a deep voice.
Perhaps they were half-convinced, or maybe they were concerned about the presence of the Yin-Yang family, the military family, and the miscellaneous family, so the discussion finally stopped and everyone dispersed with their own thoughts.
At the foot of Jixia Xuegong Mountain, in the Yunjun military camp.
Shi Mingzhe opened the commander's tent and led Ji Fang and Gongsun Song straight into it.
In the commander's tent, the generals were lined up on both sides. Yao Guangxiao stood in front of the chief seat, with his hands behind his back facing everyone.
Shi Mingzhe raised his eyes and looked at Yao Guangxiao, bowed slightly and said:
"I've met Marquis Changzhou!"
Yao Guangxiao turned around slightly, looked at Shi Mingzhe with a slightly sinister look in his slender eyes, and said with great interest:
"Do you know me?"
Shi Mingzhe nodded slightly and said in a deep voice:
"The Marquis of Changzhou stirred up the troubles in Jinling City at the beginning, and in a matter of seconds, he caused turmoil and chaos in the Great Xia Kingdom. This reputation may not be loud enough in the hearts of the people in the world, but how can it be hidden from my Confucian family?"
Hearing this, Yao Guangxiao nodded and said:
"The embroidered garment envoy regarded this prince as a great shame and humiliation, and tried his best to conceal what happened in Jinling City. But you, the Confucian family, knew it so well. Sure enough, the title of the leader of a hundred schools is well-deserved!"
"The Marquis is joking. Being ranked first among a hundred schools of thought and not being worthy of it is all a far-fetched idea of idle people."
After a few words of conversation, Yao Guangxiao felt that the etiquette was enough, so he said directly:
"Okay, we still need three people to help us with the rebellion in the capital... Come here! Send these three gentlemen to Dali Temple so that they can be 'received and taken care of'!"
General Yingyang Li Yuanfang on the side quickly responded with clasped fists and led the three of them away.
When Shi Mingzhe and the others left, Di Renjie suddenly stepped forward, frowned at Yao Guangxiao and said:
"Changzhouhou, the core disciples of Confucianism, Legalism, and Ming. Do you want to arrest them quickly?"
Yao Guangxiao pondered for a moment, his eyes moved faintly, and he chuckled:
"Shi Mingzhe and the three of them are so cooperative. If we arrest all the core disciples of the three families, it would be too much. Besides, we have to give them a chance to take action... Give the order, withdraw the troops!"
"yes!"
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The army that besieged Jixia Academy slowly withdrew under Yao Guangxiao's military order.
In the small market at the foot of Xuegong Mountain, in a cake shop, a faint figure flashed past.
In the backyard of the store, several store owners and clerks were holding sharp knives and looking wary.
The person sent to investigate the information quickly walked back and loudly reported:
"Sir, the Yun army has withdrawn!"
As soon as these words came out, these disguised embroiderers finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
The leading embroiderer asked quickly:
"Have you ever found out what happened?"
"My subordinates didn't find out...but when I just came back, I found an unknown letter in front of the door. The information in it may be useful to you!"
Having said this, the embroiderer under him quickly handed over the letter he had just picked up.
The head embroiderer looked suspicious, took the letter, and after reading it casually, his eyes suddenly widened.
"Hurry up and contact Master Ma, the third-grade embroidery master. There is something urgent to report!"