Sure enough, with the news that Guo Peng was whipped by Yang Qiu, public opinion in Luoyang City exploded.

Public opinion is almost unanimously on Guo Peng's side.

It is always easy for people to unconsciously sympathize with the young and disadvantaged, and sometimes it is easy to be indiscriminate, and even take the initiative to find reasons for them.

After all, sensible and intelligent people are in the minority, and the rabble is the majority.

And under the impetus of public opinion of well-intentioned people, the situation is even more obvious.

People have condemned Yang Qiu for being tyrannical and unreasonable, and even a fourteen-year-old boy can do it, which is not at all like something that can be done by one person.

Then the more it spread, the more mysterious it became, and finally it even became a yang ball and hung Guo Peng on a tree and whipped him day and night, beating for three days and three nights, almost beating Guo Peng to death.

Yangqiu suddenly became a bedbug that everyone shouted at, and Guo Peng became a model of knowing how to repay the favor and not be afraid of power.

It's like when Emperor Guangwu wanted to cure Ouyang She's sins, the scholar who was going to die for Ouyang She.

Emperor Guangwu would not kill that scholar to replace Ouyang She, and Yang Qiu did not dare to really kill Guo Peng.

It's all a routine, but it corresponds to that sentence-

Since ancient times, affection cannot be retained, only routines can win people's hearts.

The complexity of human nature is explained very thoroughly by this sentence.

What's even more terrifying is that sometimes, you know that this is a routine, but you still can't help but fall into it, and you can't extricate yourself from it, as if you have been brainwashed by a cult.

And Guo Peng has found a lot of enduring routines from the wisdom of the ancients, and if he makes good use of it, Guo Peng can get a lot of benefits.

What our ancestors left us is not only the land of Shenzhou.

Under the strong pressure of public opinion, Yang Qiu did not dare to do anything to Guo Peng, and the power of public opinion can be seen.

Of course, if someone hadn't been pushing it, I'm afraid it wouldn't have developed so fast.

It is generally believed that Guo Peng, as a member of the Dongguan school writing team, is deeply appreciated and cared for by Cai Yong, so he wants to repay Cai Yong's kindness.

As a result, Guo Peng stepped forward to avenge Cai Yong's grievances, demonstrating the excellent character of Zhi'en Tubao, which is a righteous act worthy of encouragement and very politically correct.

However, such a righteous act was poisoned by this poisonous hand, Guo Peng was whipped by the yang ball at a young age, and almost died of bruises all over his body, so Guo Peng aroused widespread sympathy from public opinion.

Soon, as Guo Hong brought the matter to heaven, Emperor Ling also knew about it.

Lu Zhi knew about Guo Peng's actions, but he never expected that Yang Qiu would be so tyrannical, so when he heard this, he was shocked and knelt in front of Emperor Ling and cried bitterly.

Lu Zhi said that his disciple was young, and it was inevitable that he would act a little recklessly and impulsively, and he was just acting according to what he thought was right.

Was there something wrong with his actions?

Is it a crime to avenge the undetermined guilt of the benefactor, to take the formal path of writing a letter, and to summon up the courage to stand up and do the right thing?

Emperor Ling asked the eunuch Cao Jie next to him if this was the case, and he wanted to hear something different, but he didn't expect Cao Jie's caliber to be exactly the same as Lu Zhi this time.

Cao Jie said that Guo Peng was indeed beaten very badly, covered with scars, and some people said on the side, listening to rumors outside, Guo Peng was hung on a tree and whipped, describing it as miserable.

Emperor Ling was speechless for a moment, looking at Lu Zhi, who was crying bitterly, and he also had a grudge against Yangqiu in his heart.

Yang Qiu was originally the person he promoted, and after getting rid of Wang Fu, he also felt that Yang Qiu was a good dog, and was planning to raise some meat and bones, but this good dog actually bit people indiscriminately, and it became a situation that almost couldn't end.

On the one hand, Lu Zhi cried bitterly, and on the other hand, Cao Jie's "tell the truth", Emperor Ling felt that he really couldn't favor Yang Qiu.

Regarding what Yang Qiu and others said about Cai Yong's crime and the need to be executed, Emperor Ling also felt that this matter needed to be retried.

But he soon remembered that the order to try Cai Yong and Cai Zhen was given by him, so he overturned it, didn't he admit that it was his mistake?

How could the Son of Heaven make a mistake?

The Spirit Emperor began to hesitate and did not express his thoughts for the time being.

After returning to the inner palace, the confidant eunuch Lu Qiang was asked by Cao Song, and he also took pity on Cai Yong and Guo Peng's suffering, so he said a few good words for Cai Yong and Guo Peng.

When he said this, Emperor Ling suddenly remembered that Cai Yong had always been an upright person, and he had also cultivated books in Pingsuli, and he really didn't commit any crimes worth killing.

After thinking about it repeatedly, Emperor Ling decided to issue an edict to exempt Cai Yong and Cai Zhen from the death penalty, but because the Son of Heaven could not make mistakes, they were still guilty and had to be exiled.

Emperor Ling thought that he would release Cai Yong under the pretext of amnesty in the future, and then find an opportunity to recall him back, which did not hinder the overall situation.

So this matter ended with the intervention of Emperor Ling, Cai Yong and Cai Zhen were sentenced to exile together, the place of exile was different, one south and one north, Cai Yong and his family were exiled to the north and the state.

And Guo Peng bravely wrote a letter to avenge Cai Yong's grievances but was whipped tragically, and he still did not give up after encountering such treatment, but he still had to avenge Cai Yong's grievances, although Cai Yong was indeed "guilty", but Guo Peng's behavior was very brave, so Guo Peng was praised by Emperor Ling.

Guo Peng received some money and goods as a reward.

For these rewards, Guo Peng begged Emperor Ling to allow him to transfer these money and items to Cai Yong, so that Cai Yong would have a better time on the road.

Emperor Ling praised Guo Peng's behavior, so he allowed Guo Peng's behavior.

At this time, it was the end of March of the second year of Guanghe, and Cai Yong was determined to be exiled to Wuyuan County, Bingzhou, and his family was exiled with Cai Yong.

Although this is quite helpless, compared to the trial when he was going to be killed at the beginning, it can be regarded as an escape from death.

On the day Cai Yong left the capital, Guo Peng took the five people of Jinmu, Water, Fire, and Earth to fill it up, equipped with swords and bows, and prepared to personally escort Cai Yong to Wuyuan County.

Although Cai Yong tried his best to refuse, Guo Peng had already made up his mind that he must escort Cai Yong to Wuyuan County, Cai Yong did not allow it, so he followed Cai Yong by himself.

Cai Yong had no choice but to allow Guo Peng's escort.

Cai Yong's family was dismissed a lot, leaving only a few of their own guards and a few old servants, plus six members of Guo Peng's team, as well as the guards carefully selected by Lu Zhi and others for Cai Yong, as well as the six symbolic guards sent by the government, the total number was no more than 50 people.

However, there are a lot of vehicles, all of which are equipped with some bamboo slips and calligraphy and paintings that Cai Yong cherishes very much, and there are few other things.

Leaving from Cai's Mansion and leaving the north gate of Luoyang, I saw a group of scholars led by Lu Zhi and Yang Biao coming to bid farewell to Cai Yong.