Beihai is the place where the royal family is prosperous, and the local literati are proud of it, and they have a strong sense of responsibility for the state affairs of the Northern Tang Dynasty, as if the whole world of the Northern Tang Dynasty belongs to them in Beihai. It is precisely because of this special sentiment that they dare to defy power and fight to the end on the basis of reason.

They opposed the change of queen, not because they had a personal grudge against Wu Qingyi.

According to the traditional concept of Confucianism, Taizu abandoned his wife for no reason, liking the new and hating the old, which was unjust; Ignoring the orders of his parents and being so angry that the Queen Mother died, it was unfilial; It is unkind to insist on going his own way and ignoring the advice of the ministers.

Unkindness, injustice, and filial piety are the moral arguments for their persistent struggle.

However, Wu Qingyi colluded with Mr. Two and thwarted their awe-inspiring righteousness with powerful conspiracy and power, and let all their efforts go to waste. This made them feel unprecedented anger and jealousy towards Wu Qingyi.

Yin owl is cunning and unscrupulous, how can the Northern Tang Dynasty fall into the hands of such a woman?

As a result, when the court's call for supporting the Empress Wu became louder and louder, the Beihai literati jointly wrote a letter to defend the imperial power of the Gao family.

They gathered thousands of blood letters, listed ten reasons, and swore to fight to the death.

This book is impassioned and full of energy, and it is the famous essay on martial arts.

There are countless people who tend to be inflammatory, but only Beihai is stubbornly defending Gaotang!

But now it is not what it used to be, Wu Qingyi has taken charge of the court, and has been supported by the ministers who are vying for the new king, and he has no fear.

She was completely furious. You write a book of 10,000 people? Then I'll dry up your blood!

Under the leadership of Xiao Tieyu, the Snow Shadow Guard rushed to Beihai at night, and according to the list on the blood book, he killed all tens of thousands of scholars, and none of them were spared. Overnight, the North Sea was full of blood!

The world was shocked. The subjects of the Northern Tang Dynasty trembled and did not dare to speak again.

One will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither, trampling on the blood of countless people, Wu Qingyi ascended the throne strongly.

The Ren Tianxing case, the Gao Cheng case, and the Beihai case, the victims of these three bloody cases, to say the least, are 50,000 people, all of whom are elites of the Northern Tang Dynasty. In the empress's conspiracy to steal imperial power, they all became tragic stepping stones.

The lesson of blood proves that there is no righteousness, and you can never fight for power and trickery.

In the Beihai case, it was the Beihai Academy that was loyal and unyielding, and it was Dong Zhongshu who killed people, and the Zhongnan Academy where he was in charge naturally became a fan of Wu Tang.

The empress has learned the backbone of the Beihai literati, and she is quite jealous, and then going to Beihai is the ancestral land of the Gao family, if she further suppresses Beihai and kills them all, it is equivalent to telling the world that she has no respect for the emperors of the Gao family, and it will even arouse criticism that she is suspected of usurping the throne.

Therefore, in recent years, she has tolerated Beihai and did not dare to seek revenge.

The disputes between the eastern and western parties are only about the national policy of agriculture and business, and their own interests. The north-south struggle is to fight for the surname of a country around the Northern Tang Dynasty.

Beihai has eaten the Lu of the high family for generations, and the literati are loyal and loyal. There is no doubt that if the court is uncertain in the future, when the crown prince is established, they will stand most firmly on the side of the Gao family, rather than the military family.

This is well known, therefore, in the square in front of the palace, the people of the South Gate stand in the central position, like the stars holding the moon. And the Beihai disciples were on the fringes of the crowd, vaguely isolated and alienated by other academies, and were not welcome.

In a few moments, all the candidates arrived, the bronze door of the Xuanwen Hall was wide open, and Ren Zhen led a group of invigilators from the Ministry of Rites to walk out, attracting everyone's attention.

Ren Zhen stood on the steps, standing with his hands in his hands, glancing at the square, there were many factions everywhere, and he couldn't help but laugh secretly, although Confucianism is big, he is busy with intrigues, but it is just a plate of scattered sand. Wait until the strong enemy comes to attack, and then temporarily count on this group of people to unite, I am afraid that the Northern Tang Dynasty will be in danger.

His gaze wandered around the square. There are some young people scattered around, not like the Confucian Academy, which forms a close-knit group, and looks at their different clothes, more like a loose practice without a sect.

However, almost all of these people have the same feature - they are armed with swords.

"Now the way of the sword is declining, hidden in the 100,000 mountains in the west, and it is very rare to enter the WTO. They dared to take the exam and support the scene for kendo, but it was best to save no one from echoing the proposition of the Confucian sword practitioners, which made me too embarrassed as the examiner. ”

He laughed to himself, thinking to himself, and his expression was slightly grim when his gaze fell on the few people further behind.

There is a young man in straw sandals squatting on the ground, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, his head drooping, not knowing what he is thinking;

There is a middle-aged man squinting and looking here, his eyes are deep;

There is a woman in Tsing Yi who is veiled, with a graceful posture, far away from the crowd and independent;

Although Ren Zhen's cultivation stopped at the Five Realms, his divine will was extremely powerful, and he could naturally clearly perceive that the breath of these people did not move at all, causing him an inexplicable pressure. Obviously, they have all stepped into the Six Realms and are the real leaders among the candidates.

"Is the cloud list strong?"

Ren Zhen noticed that his heartbeat gradually accelerated, and his desire to compete with them rose, so he clenched his fist in his sleeve, raised the corners of his mouth, and whispered, "I haven't made a move for a long time, it's really itchy."

At this time, the candidates all gathered and stood neatly in front of the examiners, and saluted at the same time. The parents who came to send the test stopped at the back and watched from a distance, looking a little nervous.

The Great Hajj test is about to begin.

Under the gaze of countless awe-inspiring eyes, Ren Zhen coughed dryly and prepared to start the pre-exam lecture.

According to the old practice in previous years, at this time, it is nothing more than to say some high-sounding official words, warning not to cheat, and at the same time encouraging everyone not to be nervous and give full play to the clouds. However, Ren Zhen, who is the best at pushing through the old and bringing forth the new, certainly does not follow these trite dogmas.

For this main examination, he has great ambitions, aiming to purge the rule of officials and select a group of truly excellent and useful talents for the imperial court, so he is bound to disappoint many powerful people behind the scenes.

"If you say something encouraging, I won't say much. A lot of people are taking the exam for the first time, and I'm also taking the exam for the first time, so to be honest, I'm actually more nervous than you. Long live understanding, let's support each other! ”

Ren Zhen said gently, his eyes glimpsed someone breathing a sigh of relief, showing a relieved expression, and then laughed secretly, and the meaning of the words changed sharply.

"I want to say that since I was appointed as the chief examiner, Fumizuki has been really full of distinguished guests. There were a lot of gifts from my colleagues, but I couldn't resist the kindness, so I had to accept them all. But these days, I'm having a restless time. ”

When the crowd heard this, they stared at Ren Zhen with a sad face, and their hearts couldn't help but tremble. How could the Marquis of Blowing Water be so stupid as to tell the matter of taking bribes in public!

No matter how obvious the unspoken rules are, they can't be seen and can't be openly singled out. In this way, His Majesty will inevitably know, and if someone is sent to track it down, everyone will have to finish the game!

Ren Zhen turned a blind eye to countless eyes, and complained: "The number of places in the palace examination is limited, and I receive too many gifts, and those who come do not refuse, and I can't meet everyone's requirements at the same time, what do you say?" If you take the money and don't do anything, and let some people fall off the list, will you go to Your Majesty to impeach me? ”

As he spoke, he shrunk his shoulders, his eyes filled with fear.

Even more frightened are the parents of the candidates who have bribed them in the back. When they saw Ren Zhen behaving like this, their hearts were pounding, and they had a very bad premonition.

Sure enough, I saw Ren Zhen straighten his waist, restrain his disguise, and a chill suddenly appeared between his eyebrows.

"If you want to sue, then go and sue! Let me tell you that last night I made a list of the bribes I had received, and I gave them all to the treasury for military pay. ”

He took out a silk book from his sleeve, shook it gently in front of everyone, and sneered: "You seem to have forgotten that when I first met you, I gave tens of millions of silver, how could I look at this little money?!" ”