Chen Li personally took charge of the Jinyi Guards that night and ordered the hidden stakes everywhere to be ready at any time.
Compared to Chen Li's nervousness, Zhang Anshi seemed much more relaxed.
In fact, Zhang Anshi already knew that the overall situation had been decided.
But now, it is actually just a time to settle accounts after the fall.
Early in the morning the next day, Nanjing was still under a depressing atmosphere.
There are too many scholars living here.
They all have land in their hometown, and now Shu King Zhu Chun has made such a move, which has made people despair.
But after despair, there was surprising anger.
Taking away someone's property is like killing one's parents.
Although there is nothing wrong with searching Yin Tian.
But with the knife on his own neck, who cares... whether he is at fault.
Now many people have begun to think of solutions privately.
No matter what method you think of, you can do it.
All in all, there is anger now, and everyone has a nameless fire.
And this is no joke, the entire capital city seems to be filled with dry firewood, and as long as there is a little spark, it is enough to ignite a raging fire.
If they are still sane, the only ones who are sane may be Zhu Di and Zhang Anshi.
Your Majesty is about to conquer the world, and all the generals and commanders have followed His Majesty Jingnan to kill them. They are naturally loyal to Your Majesty.
Zhang Anshi's model camp is said to have unparalleled combat power.
Can't beat it, really can't beat it.
At this time, in the Imperial College.
Li Shimian entered the Imperial Academy on duty with a tired face and dark circles under his eyes.
He is a very aristocratic Prime Minister of the Imperial College. In fact, there is nothing much going on in the Imperial College. He just drinks tea and reads the imperial newspaper every day.
But now, he is in a very bad mood.
He regretted it greatly.
The king of Shu, Zhu Chun, really disappointed him.
If I had known that King Shu was like this, back then...
Li Shimian's hometown is in Hunan, but now he can't help but worry.
Coming from a gentry family, the main source of wealth for the family is land. If in the future...
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shudder.
I heard that many people have started to write books to their parents and brothers at home, asking them to sell some of their property.
But Li Shimian couldn't bear it.
In this era, selling land is a disgrace to our ancestors.
Each of these families is like a glutton, unable to get in or out. They always only think about how to annex the land. As long as they sell the land, in their view... this is almost an option they dare not even think about.
Li Shimian walked into the check-in room full of worries. He was already in a bad mood. Seeing that his tea had not been poured yet, he lost his temper, called the clerk over, and scolded: "Are all your hands broken?
?What’s the use of you?”
The scribe was so frightened that he quickly bowed down and said, "Wan Shi."
Li Shimian shouted mercilessly: "Get out, get out..."
The clerk's face was earth-colored, but he did not dare to say anything and could only leave in a hurry.
Li Shimian sat behind the papers angrily, deep in thought.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he felt, and he just wanted to eat the damn King of Shu's flesh.
Compared with the King of Shu, even Zhang Anshi became more handsome.
He casually opened the Di's newspaper that was placed on the papers. Naturally, it contained an announcement about the left-du governor's inspection of Hidden Fields.
He threw the newspaper aside irritably. The news in the newspaper only made him feel angry.
At this moment, someone outside said: "Li Jiancheng, Li Jiancheng."
Li Shimian stood up and said in a deep voice: "What's the matter?"
The man hurriedly said: "There is a will, there is a will."
When Li Shimian heard this, his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that... revenge was coming?
He didn't care, he looked calm.
So what? He behaves uprightly and sits upright. It’s not a big deal, just depose him.
Being an official in the capital is not interesting anyway, so it would be better to go back to his hometown and work hard in the countryside, so as not to suffer the wrath of the capital.
You must know that in this era, the level of official position is actually meaningless. What people value is actually fame.
Li Shimian's reputation as a Jinshi was high, so when he returned to his hometown, the local parents and officials naturally respected him very much.
If he went back to his hometown to live in seclusion, it would actually be more comfortable than living in the capital to a certain extent.
He quickly walked out of the check-in room, only to see the eunuch waiting in the lobby.
The eunuch smiled and saluted him.
Li Shimian said calmly: "What is the purpose?"
The eunuch only said: "After receiving the order, I will naturally understand it."
Li Shimian nodded, then bowed down and shouted: "Your Majesty, Li Shimian, accept the order."
The eunuch immediately said: "The emperor is destined to be transported by heaven, and the edict says:"
Hearing this, Li Shimian's expression changed slightly.
He was actually a little surprised, this was different from what he imagined.
Just listen to the eunuch continue: "I heard that friends who are not filial piety are not enough to maintain the foundation, and non-propriety and justice are not enough to maintain the moral integrity. Li Shimian, the Prime Minister of the Imperial Academy, has set up poems and books to teach, and is loyal to the family. Since he entered the court, he has been conscientious and devoted to his duties.
There are many suggestions, which are really appreciated by me. Now I have heard again... Li Qing manages the Imperial Academy in an orderly manner and has won the hearts of the people. Now I am entrusting Li Shimian to the position of Shaoqing in Taichang Temple. I'm so impressed."
After Li Shimian heard this, he was even more shocked.
From being a fourth-rank Jiancheng to a Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, he has completely entered the threshold of the Sixth Rank and Nine Qings.
This is the third grade of the Eight Classics, which is equivalent to being promoted by two levels all at once.
Not only that, the responsibilities of Taichang Temple actually overlap a lot with the Ministry of Rites, which is responsible for the work of sacrifices.
In ancient times, one must not underestimate sacrifices. The so-called major affairs of the country were sacrifices and military affairs. To a certain extent, sacrifices were the foundation of the legitimacy of a dynasty.
Because of this, just like among the six ministries, although the Ministry of Personnel is regarded as having the most power, the status of the Ministry of Rites is by no means lower than that of the Ministry of Personnel. Among the Jiuqing, the same is true for Taichang Temple.
The imperial court will be more strict when selecting the ministers and young ministers who will preside over sacrifices, because any stain on this person will mean disrespect to God and ancestors.
This is equivalent to the fact that the emperor recognized that Li Shimian was the clearest among the pure and the best among the gentlemen.
Moreover, since this position of Shaoqing has touched the threshold of the six ministers and nine ministers, in the future, if nothing unexpected happens, it may be the high position of Zhengqing, or minister of various ministries.
It was like Li Shimian's life had taken a huge step forward.
The reason why Li Shimian was stunned was because... he couldn't understand why Your Majesty still paid so much attention to him when he was going against His Majesty?
But now, he was so confused that he could only thank him and accept the order.
After receiving the decree, he still held it in disbelief and looked at it again and again.
Only a few scribes came to congratulate him.
Immediately... Li Shimian felt strange.
Because... he discovered that other colleagues, especially those who were very familiar with him in the past, seemed to... disappear without a trace.
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"It's incredible, it's incredible..."
In the Hanlin Academy, a person hurriedly rushed into Chongwen Pavilion.
Here, many Hanlins are compiling actual records, or sorting out edicts and previous memorials.
The sound was so sudden that people looked up in surprise.
The visitor was a Hanlin from Lingnan. The Hanlin was anxious and said in a somewhat unstandardized Mandarin: "YIN Mao, YIN Mao..."
After someone heard this, his face immediately dropped.
"Liu Xiuzhan, you...you...what did you say?"
"I said YIN hair, amazing YIN hair." Liu Xiuzhan was anxious.
He continued: "It's the hair, the hair that is fixed and then moves, the hair that makes plans, the hair that is then moved."
"..."
In Chongwen Pavilion, a deathly silence fell.
After a while, someone finally said: "Conspiracy? What conspiracy?"
The editor said anxiously: "Oh my... you are like hens, His Highness the King of Shu... came to Beijing... that's Yin Mao. Do you know that Li Shimian, and His Royal Highness the King of Shu were the main force in the original court?
Those who are the governor-general of the left... Your Majesty has made an exception and granted them rewards. Are you a chicken or a chicken? That Li Shimian was promoted two levels and became the Minister of Taichang Temple. There is also Wen Zhengxin, who is the censor of the capital, and
……Why……"
Everyone was shocked.
As the editor spoke, he showed an expression of pain, and continued: "Now people outside are saying that this is YIN Mao, and that the King of Shu has long been in cahoots with Zhang Anshihan, so they bribed Li Shimian and others...
Let them push His Highness the King of Shu in the court! Their purpose, are you a chicken or not? You are trying to... cut off the cultural lineage and kill us."
It can be said that one word awakens the dreamer.
Yes!
Who would have thought at the beginning that His Highness the King of Shu would come to serve as the governor? This was something that was unthinkable.
Even if the imperial court randomly recommends someone, even if this person is trying to please His Majesty, supports the New Deal, and wants to thoroughly investigate Yin Tian, it actually doesn't matter.
After all... this man is just a civil servant after all, how dare he do something so extraordinary? After all, this man is not Zhang Anshi, nor is he the King of Shu.
But now... he has summoned the King of Shu, and now he is really dumbfounded.
A vassal king who was threatened by life and death, the son of Taizu Emperor Gao and the emperor's brother, was determined to pursue a new policy. I heard that he would mobilize his Shu king guards.
If this was not promised, no one would believe it.
Think again...
Li Shimian and other people who had pushed His Highness the King of Shu suddenly received such a generous reward.
Then the truth... is self-evident.
So someone said angrily: "What a shame, it's a shame that I praised Mr. Li for speaking up, but we were fooled!"
"Damn it, Mr. Li, Li Gou, his crime is unforgivable."
"Oh, you guys are stupid. How many people have you killed now? Many people... don't want to live anymore. Li Shimian... has done a lot of harm..."
One stone stirs up thousands of waves.
At this moment, the entire Hanlin Academy was boiling, and the flames of anger became more intense.
Many people gnashed their teeth.
Even Hanlin was no longer polite at this time, his eyes were red with anger, and he wanted to scold his mother directly.
Occasionally, the voice of scolding the mother is mixed with the sentence: "I'm sorry for his mother."
There was constant scolding in the Hanlin Academy.
Of course, it's just a scolding.
After all, Hanlin came to Beijing from all over the country to serve as officials. Now at most, he felt that he had been deceived. He was extremely angry when he thought of how shameless this traitor was.
But those... who were about to lose everything after they really started clearing the land, and who were originally resentful and resentful, are now... numb.
It's a lack of virtue, it's a lack of great virtue.
Pretending to be loyal and recommending the King of Shu was actually a way for others to kill themselves. At the beginning, they were stupid enough to praise Li Shimian and others for making decisions for the people.
That King of Shu... you definitely can't afford to offend him.
Anyone with a little bit of brains would not dare to touch him. After all, this is a serious prince!
But...people like Li Shimian are even more hateful.
These things that kill a thousand swords...are actually promoted now...
Who can bear the thought of them being so complacent at this moment?
This is tantamount to these bastards selling all their possessions and lives, and then turning around, they gratefully say thank you to these bastards.
"National traitor!"
"I am sworn in with this thief."
On both sides of the Qinhuai River, there were red-eyed people everywhere, and they were constantly cursing.
Taking someone's money is like killing your parents.
This is really trying to steal everyone's land.
But unfortunately, many people are holding back their anger and have nowhere to vent it.
Because you can neither go to the Forbidden City to settle accounts with the emperor, nor can you go to the emperor's brother, the King of Shu.
Even Zhang Anshi... This guy is just like a hedgehog. Not to mention that he is the brother-in-law of the current crown prince, this guy will always have countless guards around him, and the Jinyi guards are everywhere, spying on anyone who wants to harm Zhang Anshi.
But now...it seems that the most hateful ones are no longer King Shu and Zhang Anshi.
Because although these two people are hateful, at least they are standing on your opposite side.
If the enemy wants to take advantage of you, but you can't defeat him, that's called being willing to admit defeat.
But people like Li Shimian... are different, they are our own people!
The grief and anger caused by being killed by one's own people is far greater than being killed by the enemy.
Throughout the capital, there was a surge of anger with nowhere to vent.
Of course, some people were calm and quickly said to the people around them, "I think... this may be a rift, Mr. Li is not such a person."
But how can we keep people calm at this time?
What's more, no one can tell what the truth is.
So... that so-called calm person was immediately surrounded by others and beaten violently.
A group of people with red eyes are like headless flies in the capital.
There were even many people who came to the Imperial College at the same time.
Inside the Imperial College, a group of officials and supervisors rushed out, also cursing.
"Where is Thief Li?"
"We are also looking for Thief Li. After getting the order, he went to Taichang Temple happily."
"Walk……"
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As a rule, Li Shimian should first go to Taichang Temple to do the mao.
When he arrived at Taichang Temple, unfortunately... the Taichang Temple Minister, his superior, did not see him.
At this time, Li Shimian felt more and more that something was wrong.
Because since he came to Taichang Temple, many people looked at him a little strangely.
Li Shimian realized belatedly that he seemed to have begun to capture something.
He tried his best to start thinking deeply...
It's a pity... no matter whether he thinks about it or not, it's actually not of much use.
At this time, there was a lot of noise outside Taichang Temple.
The Jinyiwei began to arrest people. Some scholars who made trouble in the street were arrested directly by the Jinyiwei.
All of a sudden...many people who had come to reason or curse suddenly exploded.
There was a scholar who was beaten by the Jin Yiwei until his head was covered with blood. He shouted: "The thief Li asked the Jin Yiwei to beat people, and the thief Li asked the Jin Yiwei to kill people."
Seeing that the situation was not good, the Jin Yiwei whistled and immediately dispersed like a tide.
The local Jinyiwei Qianhu Station Qianhu occupied the commanding heights of the far street and scolded the school captains who beat people: "Just hit a few and scare them. Do you really plan to be cruel? The governor has an explanation, he
They also want to take in these sad and desperate scholars! Don't beat them up. We'll set up defenses at a distance and let them make trouble. As long as no one is killed, let them make trouble."
A school captain couldn't help but said: "Qianhu, I think this is going to kill someone."
Qianhu glared at the new captain and cursed: "Damn it, it depends on someone's life. He didn't kill anyone. How did you know he was going to kill someone? Are you a roundworm in his stomach?"
"
The captain was so frightened that he dared not speak out.
…
Li Shimian finally understood.
Because...he heard a terrible thing from several scribes.
Zhao Wenjun is dead...
Yes, it was the Duke of Zhao who recommended the King of Shu in the court discussion with him, and later heard that he was promoted this time.
On the way to his appointment, he was surrounded by a group of people and beaten half to death.
His entourage finally pulled him out of the crowd. Seven or eight of his ribs were broken, and he died before the doctor came.
A group of scholars...they are crazy.
But at this time, he finally figured everything out.
With a look of panic on his face, he hurriedly grabbed a clerk and said in a trembling voice: "I...I did not collude with His Highness the King of Shu...I did not..."
The scribe was startled and had to say: "Yes...yes, Mr. Li didn't..."
Li Shimian turned pale and said, "I...I...I want to explain to them...I...quickly, go and ask the Prime Minister to come, I want to report."
The scribe glanced at Li Shimian sympathetically, hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Mr. Chen... is ill."
"Ah..." Li Shimian opened his eyes slightly and said, "He...when did he get sick..."
"Before you take office, Mr. Li..." the scribe replied honestly.
This time... I seem to understand everything.
As expected, he is worthy of being the Minister of Taichang Temple. He will never stand under a dangerous wall and will never put himself in a dilemma.
Li Shimian said: "I will live here today. I don't believe it... I don't believe it..."
The scribe didn't say anything. In fact, Li Shimian was already of high authority to this scribe, and the status between the two could be described as worlds apart.
But at this moment... the scribe didn't even bother to deal with the new young minister.
"I want...I want to ask your majesty...please your majesty...no, the Jin Yiwei...where are the Jin Yiwei, there are people making trouble here, you should ask the Jin Yiwei to quell the chaos."
Li Shimian shouted, and he pulled the scribe and said: "You... you should repair the book quickly and ask someone to send it... to Nanzhen Fusi, and to the governor Zhang Anshi, saying that... there is a chaos here
Thief...go quickly..."
The clerk just smiled, then forcefully broke Li Shimian's hand away from him, bowed, and ran away quickly.
Li Shimian was stunned for a moment, and then he sat there helplessly, his whole body blank, and his mind was blank.
Reason told him that even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he wouldn't be able to escape.
What's more... these people don't care about the truth at all. What they want... is actually just to vent their anger.
I think back then, he stirred up troubles and manipulated public opinion.
But who would have thought that it would be backlashed not long after.
All he has left now is... his reputation has been ruined, and now... he's afraid there's nothing left.
He shuddered.
The sky...is getting dark.
Many people put their money down.
After getting off duty, the Taichang Temple official walked out of the office indifferently, took off his black gauze hat and official robe, and immediately blended in with many scholars, and also shouted: "Li Thief, come out and die."
"If we don't kill this national traitor today, what will be the law of heaven?"
…
The crowds are surging.
Everyone refused to leave.
The longer we wait, the less disappointed everyone becomes, and even their blood boils.
The worries, fears, and grievances I had felt for so many days have now turned into overwhelming anger.
At this time... someone shouted: "He's coming... He's coming out..."
At this time, the crowd was even more commotion, many people were cursing, their eyes were full of resentment, and some even started to tighten their hands on the stones.
"hahahahahahahahahaha……"
People rushed out from Taichang Temple, laughing wildly and wildly.
He jumped up and down, holding his black gauze hat and his hair disheveled.
Someone shouted excitedly: "That's right, this is Li Shimian."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was even more furious.
But Li Shimian continued to skip out, laughing wildly with disheveled hair: "Ah, what are you playing? Come play with me."
"..."
Li Shimian was still jumping.
Just when someone was about to rush forward hatefully.
Li Shimian took off his clothes and belt directly in front of everyone, and then... began to defecate.
呲呲呲……
This ray of silver light made the scholar in front of him urinate all over.
The scholar cursed angrily.
Li Shimian smiled and said: "Good evening, I am not a child anymore. I can also go out to play at night. Take me out to play."
"..."
Li Shimian did not pick up his breeches, but continued to jump around, and everyone retreated.
He added: "Hot, so hot..."
Now...start taking off your clothes.
Not long after, he took off his clothes completely...and then started running wildly.
Everyone seemed to suddenly come to their senses and suddenly shouted: "Don't let him run away."
But unexpectedly, when he reached the corner of the street, Li Shimian suddenly paused, then squatted down, stared at a pile of horse dung on the ground, and said with a smile: "Can this be eaten? I haven't had dinner yet."
Everyone: "..."
Then, they saw an unsightly scene.
Many people just feel their stomach churning.
Li Shimian laughed heartily, with a look of pride on his face. There was still something dark on his mouth, and he shouted cheerfully: "It's delicious, it's delicious... It's so delicious... Come and eat too."
,all come……"
After he said that, he got naked...and happily ran towards the end of the street.
Everyone: "..."
The Jin Yiwei who were hiding in the dark were all speechless.
For a long time, Qianhu frowned, as if thinking hard about something, scratched his head and said: "This guy...who is he imitating?"
Turning around, I saw all the captains with sullen faces and as silent as a cicada.
"Ahem..." Qianhu coughed, as if he had revealed some unspeakable secret.
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The second chapter was delivered, and luckily it did not disgrace my order. Although I am a little embarrassed, I still want to ask for a monthly ticket.