Cao Min rode the carriage faster than everyone else. While the students were still on the way, Yingtianfu Yamen had already received the news. Tang Jie quickly sent someone to report to the prince, and at the same time mobilized people to go to the square in front of the Yamen in case something unexpected happened.
When Su Jin and others rushed to the square in front of the Yamen, one or two hundred Yamen servants and soldiers had already been mobilized in the square, standing in rows, holding swords and guns in their hands, waiting in full formation.
The students had never seen such a battle before, and they were a little frightened. They started whispering among themselves. Su Jin said to everyone: "Don't worry, everyone. We are here to petition, not to fight. As long as we abide by the rules."
There is nothing to be afraid of in the three chapters of the covenant mentioned. The Yamen is the Yamen of the Song Dynasty, how can it be possible for them to kill me for no reason?"
After hearing what he said was reasonable, everyone calmed down from the panic. Su Jin asked everyone to wait at the foot of the stairs. He slowly climbed up the stairs, came to the guards at the gate of the yamen, clasped his fists and said, "Gentlemen, we are waiting for you."
As a student of Tianfu, I have something to ask the Lord Tang to meet with me, and please report it to me."
A classy yamen servant looked at Su Jin up and down, frowned and said, "Why don't you just study in the academy and wonder why so many people are coming to the yamen gate? Mr. Fu Yin is not in the house, please come back later."
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Su Jin smiled and said: "In that case, we will wait here. We will wait until whenever Tang Fu Zun comes back."
The squad leader scolded: "How can this be true? Master Fu Zun won't come back all night, so why don't you wait all night?"
Su Jin nodded and said: "That's right, we vow to see Mr. Fu Zun."
The squad leader laughed and said: "If you want to see a useless person, you still need the Lord of the Palace to be willing to see you. Take my advice, look at this yamen gate. There are so many guards and policemen in the yamen. You guys are helpless."
What can a student with the strength of a chicken do? I have angered the Lord of the Palace and ordered you all to suffer the pain of skin and flesh. What is the trouble? Is it easy for your parents to save money at home so that you can study? But here you are making trouble.
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Su Jin laughed loudly and said: "In broad daylight, in the great Song Dynasty, we are just here to see the Lord Fu. If we don't make trouble and don't break the rules, will the Lord Fu order us to be arrested? If that's the case.
, Do you still want his black hat? As for how to study, as students, I have my own sense of discretion, so I don’t need to worry about it. "
The class leader said angrily: "If you don't listen to me, you will suffer the consequences. When I didn't say it, you just waited as long as you wanted. It's just that your grandfathers will suffer along with you. I originally made an appointment with someone to play with today, and it's all you."
These restless people are causing trouble, and the Master of the Palace has urgently asked me to wait and watch when he comes back. It’s so damn unlucky.”
Su Jin sneered and said: "Just now, I said that Master Fu Zun was not in the house, and now I said that Master Fu Zun summoned you to come back. Isn't this contradictory? If you want to have some free time, you might as well report it to me.
good."
The squad leader spat at his mouth and said: "You are good at picking out words. The Lord of the Palace is in the mansion, so what? I want to see you come out a long time ago, why do you still use me to report it? Isn't it just for taking it?
Are you the only one who came to your academy? I just don’t understand, how dare you to make such a fuss? Those people are serious offenders. It is said that they have written articles slandering the Holy Emperor and the imperial court. How dare you come to speak for such a bold person?
, I’m really tired of living a good life, Lord Fu is tolerant, if I become Lord Fu, I will arrest you all and torture you again without saying a word.”
Su Jin laughed and said, "That's why you can only be a watchdog. With your words and deeds, you can only do this job." After saying that, he turned and went down the stairs. It was useless to talk to this person.
The squad leader got angry and was about to take action, but a yamen officer behind him grabbed him and said in his ear: "Pant Leader Luo, don't forget your instructions. If they don't take action, if we do, I'm afraid we will beat them."
You will be punished."
Naluo Bantou sighed angrily, looked at Su Jin's back and cursed: "Straight bitch, don't fall into my hands, I want you to look good when the time comes."
Su Jin turned a deaf ear and went directly to the crowd at the foot of the stairs. Everyone gathered around to ask about the situation. Su Jin said: "Master Fu Yin is in the mansion, but he is unwilling to come out to see us, which is a bit tricky."
A student said: "There must be something fishy about this matter. If the government is not guilty, why are they avoiding it?"
Everyone nodded and said: "Yes, yes, it must be so."
Su Jin smiled and said: "If that's the case, that would be better. We will wait here. When will you see me, sir, when will we leave? Don't make any noise, just sit quietly and wait."
Wu Hengxin said: "What's the use of just sitting there? They stay behind closed doors, are they just stuck in this stalemate?"
Su Jin smiled and said: "Sitting here quietly is an attitude of protest, and I believe that within an hour, this matter will spread throughout the city, and the curious people in the city will come to watch. The more people gather, the greater the impact will be.
The bigger it gets, then I don’t believe adults can sit still.”
After everyone heard this, they all felt that it made sense, so they all sat on the ground in the open space under the steps, staring blankly around the Yamen, silent and speechless.
A moment passed, half an hour passed, and an hour passed. Just as Su Jin expected, the people of Yingtian Mansion heard that the students of Yingtian Academy, whom they were proud of, sat silently and petitioned in front of the Yamen. They came to watch one after another.
The word spread from ten to a hundred, and there were more and more people in the square in front of the Yamen. People were pointing and whispering.
"Liu Laoer, what's going on? Why are these students sitting at the yamen gate like wooden Bodhisattvas?"
"Hey, you don't know. I heard that the Yamen went to Yingtian Mansion last night to arrest a few students. They did not announce the crimes they committed or the evidence of the crimes. The other students were dissatisfied and came to inquire about the case. Who knew that the Master of the Mansion was avoiding the case?
Without seeing it, it has become like this."
"This is strange. After arresting someone, the facts of the case must be announced. What's the point of avoiding it?"
"That's right, and look at it, so many government officers and soldiers are waiting here. Isn't this making a fuss out of a molehill? Wouldn't it be over if you come out and explain? These students are scholars. Could it be possible that they can use knives to kill people? I don't know who the governor is.
What do you think?"
"This damn government is just bullying the weak and fearing the strong. My shop is harassed by gangsters every month. I have to pay half of my hard-earned money every month as plate fees. When I sued the government, I didn't see a single soldier from the Yamen to take care of it.
, now we have strong troops to deal with the unarmed students, cao. Damn it."
"Shhh... don't you want your life? You don't even look at the place when you complain. If you want to scold me, find a secluded place to scold me. There are officers and soldiers everywhere. Aren't you looking for death?"
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Everyone was talking a lot, and the officials and soldiers heard it clearly. They saw that there were too many people gathered, nearly thousands of people, surrounding the square. After listening to these discussions, they couldn't help but feel a little confused, in case of chaos,
More than a hundred soldiers could not suppress this area, so the captain who led the team hurried into the government office to report to Tang Jie.
In less than a while, several groups of people came out of the yamen gate. Tongzhi, Fu Cheng, Zhu Bo, etc. came out in batches to persuade the students to go back, but how could Su Jin give up here? These people all claimed that they did not know Wang Anshi.
What kind of things have these people committed? How can we accept this perfunctory attitude?
The sun gradually set, dusk fell on the earth, and lanterns and torches were lit all around. Some students couldn't stand it anymore, quietly quit the sit-in group, and fled. Su Jin did not blame them. This was done voluntarily.
Some people just came to join in the fun and didn't need to pay attention to it. By the time of the first watch, there were only about fifty students sitting in meditation.
The autumn night was slightly cool, and when the wind picked up, the students who were wearing thin clothes felt a little shivering. In addition, they were hungry, and their morale was a little low.
Su Jin was about to ask Wu Hengxin to buy some food. Suddenly, at the east end of the square, he saw four fat boys carrying two big buckets and shouting. The soldiers stepped forward to stop him. The boys said: "I'm here to deliver food."
Yes, the military master will not even take care of this."
Of course the soldiers would not care about this matter. The boys carried the big bucket in front of the students and said, "Young masters, someone has ordered me to bring some rice, dishes and meatball soup. Please eat it quickly."
Everyone looked at Su Jin suspiciously, and someone asked: "Which kind person did such a good deed?"
The boys kept silent, and Su Jin said: "Just eat, don't ask anything else, come on, come on, I'll have a bowl of broth first."
Everyone was so hungry that when they smelled the aroma of the broth, their stomachs growled, and they all took bowls and chopsticks to fill up the food. After a while, the rice was gone and the soup was gone. In the midst of hunger, white rice, home-cooked dishes, and meatball soup,
It's more refreshing than delicacies from the mountains and sea, lotus seeds, bird's nests, and ginseng soup.
A food delivery boy took advantage of the situation and stuffed a piece of paper into Su Jin's hand. He winked and curled his lips towards the northeast corner, then shouted to the other three boys, picked up the empty bucket and left.
Su Jin looked in the direction of his mouth and saw a light on the second floor window of a two-story building. Several slender figures stood in the window and looked over. Their faces couldn't be seen clearly at night, but Su Jin knew they were
Yan Biyun, Rou Niang Huan Niang Xiao Sui'er and others.
He lowered his head and opened the note in his hand under the dim light, and a line of delicate handwriting came into view: The king is like a rock, the concubine is like pampas grass, don't say success or failure, life and death depend on each other.
The mist rose in Su Jin's eyes, and he gently tore the note into pieces, raised it and threw it in the air. The pieces of paper flew and fell all over Su Jin's body.dd