Hu Liang had already discussed the matter with several censors, and what kind of words should be used to cross-examine Zhang Mao until he could not answer. Several people were sure that if this incident broke out, Zhang Mao would never be able to survive again.
Not to mention occupying a place among the four gentlemen of Nandu, and they will become famous in the future. However, he was full of confidence when he saw a large group of supervisors swarming up. He was completely stunned for a while, and it took him a long time to suddenly react.
It must be Zhang Mao who instigated these supervisors!
Before he could scold him sternly, the young supervisor in charge bowed to all the officials, and then said loudly: "My lords, today I will leave the Imperial College without permission before I can ask for leave. Da Sicheng doesn't know it. It's us who
He makes his own decisions, but the fundamental reason is that he cannot tolerate anyone maliciously slandering Da Sicheng! Just yesterday, it was this gentleman..."
He pointed at Hu Liang, and then raised his voice and said: "This is the gentleman who took two other people to meet with Da Sicheng at the fourth archway of the south gate of the Imperial College, and spoke nonsense in public, accusing Da Sicheng of false accusations! We'll wait and see.
If we don’t go down, if Da Sicheng hadn’t stopped us, we and the other students in the Nanjian would probably have left them in the Nanjian to give an explanation!”
This young supervisor was so eloquent that he never mentioned that one of them slapped Hu Liang, but only said that Zhang Mao blocked their impulse. At this point, when Hu Liang's face turned blue with anger, he didn't even say anything.
When he had the opportunity to speak, he took a diagonal step to get out of the way behind him, and then said loudly: "I think if the students were talking in vain, you adults would not believe it, but students were not the only ones who saw this scene yesterday, so I asked them
Let me replay the scene of that day and let you, my lords, debate what is right and what is wrong!"
As soon as he gave in, four people rushed forward from behind. One of them deliberately held his nose and imitated what Hu Liang said at that time: "Zhang Demao, if it weren't for the trial of Zhao Qin in Yingtian Mansion..."
The supervisor recited what Hu Liang said yesterday word for word, and then a mature-looking supervisor immediately stroked his beard and imitated Zhang Mao's calm tone and said: "You three came here specifically to see me..."
After such a back-and-forth verbal exchange, the supervisor who pretended to be Hu Liang at first imitated Hu Liang's stern look. When he imitated Hu Liang's vicious look and uttered the last harsh words, he was so angry that
Hu Liang, who felt distressed, had stomachache, liverache, and everywhere, finally couldn't bear it any longer. He shouted loudly and said, "You...you are such a mouthful!"
"It's you polite scum who are spouting blood!" The young supervisor who had made room for the four supervisors to perform this play returned to the front position. Facing Hu Liang's fire-breathing gaze, he did not show any concern at all.
He went back without fear, "Da Sicheng was demoted because of his outspoken speech, and he was promoted to the Imperial Academy. After being demoted to Fujian, he allowed the people to mine and eliminate bandits. He also proposed to exchange goods and trade to enrich the merchants and reduce the number of seabeds.
He was responsible for land construction and taxation at the expense of the people. After resigning from office, he taught in the countryside for many years. After his return, he managed the huge Nanjian City to a prosperous state. This is a model for scholars! What is your contribution and what is your labor?
You just want to ruin Da Sicheng's reputation for half his life just by talking a lot?"
As he spoke, he raised his arms and shouted: "Dear colleagues, did the words and deeds of those four people just now slander him?"
Chi Xing didn't want to be dragged here, but he saw such a heart-wrenching scene. He was the first to echo loudly: "Absolutely not!" Following his voice, all the supervisors immediately joined in, and the sound was deafening.
"Don't listen to them...don't listen to their nonsense..."
Seeing that Hu Liang's face turned pale, the young supervisor said word by word: "In this important place of Gongyuan, Saint Kong is famous for his reputation. If what we just said yesterday is even half a lie, I will be punished for the rest of my life.
You have wasted time and failed in examinations! If you think we have slandered you with our nonsense, do you dare to swear in the name of a saint here? If you want to seek fame and advancement by attacking Da Sicheng, you will not succeed in officialdom in this life.
?”….
At this point, Hu Liang's lips were trembling but he didn't say anything for a long time. He only paused for a moment and then shouted: "Because you have something evil in your heart, so you don't dare! If it's just because of a despicable villain like you,
, I was so tired that the great minister Cheng Lianshu asked to be resigned. How can there be any justice in this world! Today we have broken the prison rules with all our strength. We must also expose the abominable faces of villains like you!"
This scene was so overwhelming that most of the officials were stunned, and among the relatively young officials, some were so infected by this scene that they felt hot in their hearts. They blurted out a "Hello", although this was immediately followed by a slight cough from a colleague.
He was interrupted, but Hu Liang saw that the fellow officials around him looked at him with pity, disgust, and disdain...but there was no sympathy, especially those big officials headed by Zhang Fuhua and Lin Han.
Man, his eyes were so cold that he couldn't help but shuddered.
"No...no..."
Before he could say a single word, Zhang Mao sighed deeply. He asked the young supervisor to shut up in a deep voice, and then said in a deep voice: "It was all a dispute of temper yesterday. Why is this happening? I did it yesterday.
As I said, you came to the South Prison to study. You didn't come to learn such boring things! Before I came out, I came to report that you were missing for no reason. I was so angry that I had someone put up a notice, but I didn't expect you to make such a fuss.
The place has come! It is my business to submit a letter to resign. If you are sincere in learning, no matter who is in charge of the Imperial College, you will be able to do well in writing and learning. You need to have such confidence!"
Having said this, Zhang Maocai turned around and bowed his hands to everyone: "Today was originally a great day, but all the troubles that arise are because of me, an insignificant person. It's really all my fault. Yesterday, Hu Geishi used to pacify Bei Bo.
Asked me, but even now, I can say it with a clear conscience! Not to mention that after he came to Beijing, his training and military exploits were all real achievements. It was when he donated money to repair the Gongyuan Confucian Temple in Nanjing and spent his family wealth
To sum it up, no matter what the purpose is, it is ultimately a good deed. If you have to do good deeds with the intention of doing it, no reward for good, no evil for no intention, and no punishment for evil, then what is the use of law and what is the use of morality? In the past,
I said this, and I still say this now, if he had not taken the path of martial arts, otherwise I would be willing to accept him as a disciple!"
Before Zhang Mao took up the post of Nanjian Jijiujiu, he had served as the left judge of Dali Temple in Nanjing for many years. Nanjing officials were not unfamiliar with him. Even those with ordinary friendships knew that he was a man who could not be pulled by nine horses.
The stubborn old man who came back, not to mention the people who had close friendships, mostly respected his character. After watching what happened just now, everyone knew that it was a few officials who wanted to gain fame by attacking Zhang Mao, so Zhang Fuhua
He coughed lightly and said, "De Mao, it's just a few shallow people who want to cater to the princes in the court, and that's what got you into trouble."
Zhang Fuhua's shallow words immediately made Hu Liang and others look as pale as if they were mourning for their heirs. After all, Zhang Fuhua's reputation in Nanjing was even better than Zhang Mao's. If this sentence spread, they would not even think about being transferred to the capital.
They thought, they were afraid that their career would basically come to an end. What made them even more confused was that Lin Han, the Minister of Civil Affairs in Nanjing, who they thought must have already drawn a clear line with Zhang Mao, actually nodded along.
.
"Gongshi is right. We, the Nanjing officials, do not always adhere to the opinions of the Central Cabinet in our words and deeds. The worst thing is to follow what others say! I once met Xu Xun at Demao's place. I don't care about the rest. His demeanor
Frankly, if he is really a treacherous person, at least I was deceived by him at the beginning... Speaking of which, today we came to see the Gongyuan in advance. Not to mention that it was against the holy will, and it was not aboveboard enough. Since we were interrupted by these students of yours,
Then let’s all go back home! However, students like you should also give them a warning, otherwise they will get away with it now and it will be too late to regret it in the future!”….
A huge turmoil calmed down after a few people said a few words. However, the aftermath of the incident affected various mansions that day. Some were happy and some were sad. They temporarily stayed in the Fu Mansion on Changfu Street.
Xu Xun learned from Chen Lu about the quarrel that happened in Nanjing Gongyuan that day. Even though he was the instigator, he couldn't help being stunned. It took a long time to recover and smiled bitterly.
A soldier dies for his confidant... How can Zhang Mao repay Zhang Mao for defending him so stubbornly?
"I only followed my uncle's instructions to spread this news to the Nanjing Imperial College. I didn't expect that it would cause such a stir. Moreover, the leader is extremely smart. This is an unexpected surprise."
Chen Lu is now in charge of the Nanjing Jinyiwei. Compared with the time when he only had a name and few people under his command, he has much more authority. But the more he is like this, the more he feels that the world is impermanent when he sits in front of Xu Xun. Such a man who wanted to survive in the past
It was a rare young man, but now he is the vanguard of the emperor's trusted ministers and the imperial army. He dared to cause such a fierce conflict as soon as he arrived in Nanjing. Not only did he win justice for Zhang Mao, but he also fought for himself.
Is there some justice?
Xu Xun didn't pay attention to Chen Lu's expression. He pondered for a while and then asked: "What's the name of that impassioned supervisor and where is he from?"
"He is from Guixi, Jiangxi. His name is Xia Yan and his courtesy name is Gongjin. He is as eloquent as Zhou Gongjin from the Three Kingdoms."
"Xia Yan...Xia Yan!"
Xu Xun was stunned for a while, and then he laughed dumbly and said, "No wonder he is so eloquent and eloquent. It turns out he is this person..."
Seeing that Chen Lu was surprised when he heard this, he naturally would not explain to him how he knew such a person. After a pause, he said: "Mr. Zhang loves me sincerely. I'm afraid he would never have thought that it was me who was responsible for this incident."
The news to those supervisors... However, as long as he can be kept in the Imperial College, some tricks are inevitable. Otherwise, with his temperament, he will definitely hide it from those supervisors until he reaches the official position! Mr. Chen, could you please tell me
Today, this matter is gradually spreading, and it should be slower and more natural, so if someone wants to cause trouble for those supervisors, they have to worry about the public opinion!"
"Yes, Uncle Pingbei, don't worry." Chen Lu bowed quickly, and then smiled and said, "Uncle Pingbei, just call me by my first name in the future. I can't bear the words Mr. Chen."
Twenty years in Hedong and twenty years in Hexi. Although it is only two years instead of twenty years, Xu Xun is already different from what he used to be. There is no harm in him lowering his attitude!