Lin Xuan said nonchalantly: "Don't worry, they are also scholars after all. Your Majesty and so many ministers of the court are here, so they are not so shameless."
There is another reason that Lin Xuan did not mention, and that is because of Li Shimin's attitude towards the aristocratic family, it won't be long before this matter will be publicized to the world.
Li Lizhi thought for a while and felt that what Lin Xuan said made sense, so she put away her worries and said: "Husband, in one month, it will be the wedding of Yu Zhang and Fang Yiai, what do you think we should prepare?
A congratulatory gift?"
"Has their wedding date been decided?" Lin Xuan asked in surprise.
According to the original historical development, Fang Yiai should have married Princess Gaoyang, and was nicknamed the Cuckold King of the Tang Dynasty by later generations.
Princess Yuzhang has a close personal relationship with Li Lizhi, which shows her temperament. Presumably, after getting married, Fang Yiai's fate will change accordingly.
"My wife is the one who decides what's going on at home, so you can just keep an eye on it." Lin Xuan said.
…
Lin Xuan's guess was correct. The next day, the news about Taihe Academy and a dozen other academies losing to Boyuan Academy spread throughout Chang'an like wings, and also spread to other places at an extremely fast speed.
In a few days, this news will spread throughout Datang.
Chang'an, as the capital, gathered a large number of literati.
When they heard the news, many people didn't believe it at first.
If it weren't for the fact that a few students from Boyuan Academy hadn't been praised by the people for helping people settle accounts some time ago, many of them might have never even heard of Boyuan Academy.
Even though Boyuan Academy has gained some fame now, no one still takes Boyuan Academy seriously.
Just look at the students and teachers at Boyuan Academy.
The students are all the children of ordinary people recruited, and they don't even know the words.
And those masters who taught, although they were from the Imperial College, were all from poor families, and their lives were still unsatisfactory.
Taihe Academy has been established for hundreds of years, and the other academies are as short as ten years old.
In this competition, Taihe Academy also sent out great scholars like He Yu.
The rest are also elites from various colleges, and such a lineup actually lost.
However, when the detailed process of the competition was spread, everyone felt that the Taihe Academy side did not lose unfairly.
Just when the storm was boiling over, another shocking news came out.
He Yu is dead!
He Yu was nearly seventy years old, which was considered to be a very old age in the ancient times when destiny was known at fifty. If he died normally, it would not cause much trouble at all.
But we just finished competing with Boyuan Academy yesterday, and someone died the next day, which makes people think a lot.
Soon, the cause of He Yu's death came out.
Because Lin Xuan disrespected the sages, but He Yu was forced to dare not say anything for some reasons. After returning home, he felt ashamed of the sages and chose to commit suicide out of shame.
What is the reason that makes a great scholar dare to be angry but dare not speak out?
They all pointed vaguely at Li Shimin.
Only Li Shimin could make a great scholar dare not even say anything and finally choose to commit suicide.
The scholars who thought they knew the truth were very angry.
Next, something happened that gave them a place to vent their anger.
Dozens of He Yu's disciples, carrying He Yu's coffin, knelt at the gate of the palace and begged Li Shimin to execute Lin Xuan, a man who disrespected the sages.
When the scholars heard the news, they gathered at the entrance of the palace.
…
Chang'an Cui family
Wang Liang said with a serious face: "Brother Cui, why don't you discuss such a big matter with us?"
The representatives from the other companies looked at Cui Hao with some displeasure.
Cui Hao made such a big move, but did not communicate with them, making them very passive.
Cui Hao looked at everyone and said with a smile: "If you don't do this, is there any way you can eliminate the impact of losing this competition?"
Wang Liang and others were silent. After losing yesterday, they also thought of ways to eliminate the impact of losing this competition, but there was no good way.
When Cui Hao saw that everyone was silent, he said: "I also want to discuss it with you, but time has not waited for me, so I can only make my own decisions. Here I would like to tell you what is wrong."
After speaking, Cui Hao stood up and saluted everyone.
The expressions of the representatives from the other companies looked better now.
Wang Liang said worriedly: "Brother Cui, this can indeed eliminate the impact of losing this competition, but now that the commotion is so big, have you ever thought about the consequences?"
Now everyone is focusing on He Yu's death, and He Yu's disciples are carrying the coffin and kneeling at the gate of the palace. Indeed, no one is talking about winning or losing the competition.
But if there is such a big fuss, how will it end in the end?
Cui Hao said in a deep voice: "How can we divert everyone's attention without making a big fuss? And this is also a good opportunity. Maybe Your Majesty will really execute Lin Xuan in order to appease everyone's anger?"
"Brother Cui is really whimsical. What kind of character does Your Majesty have? If it is really so easy to compromise, do we still need to huddle together to keep warm?" Lu Yuan sneered.
Cui Hao said with some embarrassment: "So what if His Majesty can't deal with Lin Xuan? As long as Your Majesty can't appease those people, you will lose the hearts of some scholars. It will only be good for us, and there will be no harm, right?"
"I hope so." Lu Yuan sneered.
…
"Bang!"
Li Shimin shouted angrily: "What do the noble families want to do? Do they really dare not kill people?"
He was blocked at the entrance of the palace with a coffin, which was the first time in history. If this was recorded in history books, how would future generations think of him?
The maids and eunuchs in the main hall were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and did not dare to breathe.
Li Shimin took a few deep breaths, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said coldly: "Let Li Junxian lead people to arrest all those people and send them to the prison of the Criminal Department."
"Yes." Although Li Mu felt something was wrong, he was just a eunuch, not a minister, and he only had to follow Li Shimin's orders.
When Li Mu left the Ganlu Hall, he saw Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Changsun Wuji and more than a dozen important officials from the court coming together.
"I have met all the princes." Li Mu quickly saluted.
"We ask to see Your Majesty, and also ask Eunuch Li to report it," Changsun Wuji said.
Li Mu cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Zhao, this old slave has His Majesty's orders and cannot go to report. Naturally, someone will report the news of the Dukes' arrival. All the Dukes will just wait here for a moment."
"I dare to ask Mr. Li, but what about the scholars outside the palace?" Changsun Wuji asked.
"This..." Li Mu looked at Changsun Wuji with some embarrassment.
No matter what Li Shimin ordered, he couldn't tell Changsun Wuji, and Changsun Wuji asked him this. Strictly speaking, it was an overstep.
Changsun Wuji saw Li Mu's face and understood, and said: "Manager Li, we are all here for this matter. Why don't we go and report it in person? Maybe when His Majesty sees us, he will have a different opinion."
What’s the plan?”
Li Mu hesitated for a moment, then raised his hands and said, "Dear princes, please wait a moment."
Not long after, Li Mu came out again and said, "Your Majesty summons all the princes to see you."