Chapter 591: The Guards Surrounded the Gate
Seeing Han Wutong running over with such a panicked look, and even saying his words so upside down, Lu Jin's brows subconsciously wrinkled, and he raised his head and asked, "What's wrong, can you be so overwhelmed?" โ
It was only at this time that Han Wutong seemed to find that he was indeed a little too nervous, and hurriedly bent down to apologize: "Master forgiveness, it was really sudden, and the little one panicked for a while...... It's just that now there are dozens of students from the school gathered outside the gate, and they are shouting for you to go out and talk. ~With~Dream~Small~Say~ั~Suimะตng~Lฤ"
"What do you say? The commotion outside was actually caused by the school students? As soon as he heard this, even Lu Zhen couldn't deal with it indifferently, and asked urgently with a tense face.
"Positive...... Exactly. Han Wutong swallowed his saliva violently, and after carefully glancing at his master, he added: "They also said that it is really inappropriate for you to open the sea, master, they are here to speak, hoping that the master will take back his life!" โ
"Hey......" Lu Jin sneered unconsciously, and quickly made a judgment in his heart, this is obviously the Kong family behind the scenes, I didn't expect them to use this hand, they would use these ignorant students who have little knowledge, but have a passion to embarrass themselves.
But even if he despised the other party's approach, he couldn't ignore the fact that these students were gathering outside his line to make such a fuss, so after a little thought, he still stood up and walked out. When Han Wutong saw it, he hurried over again: "Master, are you going out to meet them?" Isn't that inappropriate? That's nearly 100 students......"
"I'm not trying to argue with them, what am I afraid of?" Lu Zhen said this, but his heart moved. With a wave of his hand, he called over to one of the guards and whispered a few words to him. The guard hurriedly agreed, and walked away quickly, walking through the side door.
It wasn't until he saw him leave that Lu Zhen put on his crown clothes, walked through the two courtyards in front of him with his head held high, accompanied by Han Wutong, who was still full of apprehension, and walked to the gate under the worried gaze of many subordinates who already knew what was going on outside the door.
At this time, no less than seventy or eighty students wearing shirts and scarves had gathered at the gate of Xingyuan. In addition, behind them, there were several times more people in the city, and the latter was naturally attracted by this rare scene to see the excitement, but because they were worried that the government would pursue it, it was still a little far away.
But even so, these students were still greatly encouraged, and a scholar in his thirties, with a face full of righteous indignation, was fiercely shouting to the people of the Qincha Guards who were blocking their way: "We are all students of the palace who have made meritorious contributions, and we are not here today to disadvantage Lord Futai, but I know that my lord has done something wrong, and he has set an order to ban the sea for a hundred years when he wanted to damage my Ming Taizu. Although we are soft-spoken, we have no choice but to say this, and I ask you to give way quickly and let us go and talk to Lord Futai. โ
Although this person's words sounded reasonable, his aggressive momentum could not be concealed at all, and he didn't look at these officers and soldiers from the capital at all. And if some people had dared to be so presumptuous in front of the governor's actions, the guards would have taken them down without saying a word. But these guys are not easy to touch at will, because they have a reputation, and that outfit is the best talisman.
The dynasty has always favored scholars, especially those who can pass the examination, whether in the civil society or in the officialdom, these people with the title of student can get all kinds of convenience. Don't look at most of these people are just showmen, only one or two lifters, but with this identity, it is enough to see the official and not worship, even if he really says something wrong, it is not easy for the official to investigate it deeply, otherwise he will fall into a not so good reputation.
Therefore, for the magistrates, apart from rebellion or popular rebellion, the last thing they want to encounter is that the scholars in such jurisdictions have come to the yamen to make trouble, which will give people a judgment that his virtue is at a loss.
And without the instructions of their superiors and officials, these officers and soldiers did not dare to do anything to the troublemakers, and the only thing they could do was to stop them and prevent them from really rushing into the door, so that things could get out of control.
The surrounding people were very interested in this, pointing and talking about it from time to time. Coupled with the deliberate guidance of some well-intentioned people on the side, things are getting worse and worse.
Lu Zhen walked out of the gate under such circumstances, and as soon as the captain of the guard saw him come out, he hurriedly stepped forward and hugged his fists as if he was guilty: "My lord, I am incompetent, I can't persuade them to leave...... His words were interrupted by Lu Jin's waving hand, and then his gaze suddenly fell on the face of the scholar who was still speaking generously.
This Lu Jin, who had also seen a three-grade official uniform, come out, knowing that the main owner had arrived, but he didn't mean to stop talking at all, but spoke more vigorously. On the one hand, this is because he wants to show his meaning in front of the governor, but on the other hand, it is a little unpleasant - when he found out that this high-ranking official of the court was so young and younger than himself, he couldn't help but feel a little jealous, so he wanted to make him unable to come to the stage: Why am I only a student of a government school in my thirties, but you have become a provincial feudal at this age?
But soon he knew the answer, only to be stared at by Lu Jin, the student's heart shrank suddenly, as if he was being targeted by some terrible monster, which made him shudder, and the words that were still talking were also broken, and the whole person was stunned.
And as Lu Jin's gaze swept over the faces of the other students, these people couldn't help but snort, and they all felt a little weak.
A person's temperament can easily change because of their identity and experience. Like Lu Jin, who has experienced a lot of things and served in the court for several years, he has long been tempered with his sharpness. Usually when he gets along with people, he will be a little restrained, but now under the annoyance, the momentum is outgoing, but it is not something that such an unknowledgeable student show can parry.
Seeing that his eyes shocked the audience, Lu Jin suppressed his anger slightly, but his voice was still cold: "This official is Lu Jin, the governor of this province, why are you so disrespectful and humble to make trouble here?" As he spoke, a pair of eyes fell on the student who had been stirring up trouble just now.
In this way, the powerful aura completely enveloped this person's head, and he was a little out of breath, and his legs and stomachs were tendoned. After reciting Kong Chengren and Meng Chengren silently in his heart to persuade himself to muster up courage, he said a little stumblingly: "Student Su Mu, who is a student in Jinan Mansion School, has seen Lord Futai. โ
After seeing that Lu Zhen only nodded slightly, he continued: "The students and others are because they heard that Lord Futai is strongly advocating to open a port in my Shandong, and wants to break the rules set by Taizu when he opened the sea ban, so he can't come to see him. โ
Under his leadership, the other students also recovered from Lu Jin's coercion, and echoed and said: "I hope that the adults will change their ways and take back their lives!" The matter of opening the sea is really impossible to do! โ
Seeing these scholars who were thirty or forty years old and no more than twenty years old asserted in front of him that the act of opening the sea was a mistake that cost the people and money, Lu Zhen didn't feel the slightest anger, but felt a little sad. These people are the most intelligent and knowledgeable people in the world, but even they can't understand what the opening of the sea means to the Ming Dynasty. It can be seen how heavy the responsibility is on my shoulders.
After exhaling slowly, he waved his hand and said: "What you said is just the opinion of a scholar, this time I came to Shandong to open the sea, it is an edict of the Son of Heaven, how can you wait for three or two sentences to change it at will." What's more, whether the opening of the sea is a waste of money or not is not up to you, you have to use facts to speak. This official knows that you really want to persuade me because you have the idea of your family and country, but this is clearly being used by others. Since you are a student member of the government, what you should do now is to study well and get results in the imperial examination to glorify the lintel. If you really want to do something for the court, you have to wait until you have an official status. โ
If any officials with status have opinions on their own opening of the sea, Lu Zhen can be patient to argue and explain it. But he is facing these scholars who want to have no identity and no status, and he is not interested in discussing this issue at length with them. So he took up the governor's shelf and wanted to drive them away from here.
It's just that he still underestimated the self-esteem and arrogance of these readers. Seeing that he actually had such an attitude, Su Mu and the others were a little anxious: "What my lord said is really inappropriate. Although we have no official position or position, as disciples of saints, we should speak up. In our opinion, the opening of the sea is really beneficial and harmless, except for allowing the Son of Heaven to gain a false name and let the adults get some credit, it is really not good for me in Shandong! Could it be that adults can't bear to ignore the life and death of the people of Shandong for the sake of their own so-called political achievements? โ
Good guy, this person is really bold enough, and he really dares to say it, so he actually put such a big hat directly on the head of Lu Jin, the governor.
And these words are really inflammatory, and the people in the distance also talk about it, and they all seem to support these scholars.
When Lu Zhen saw it, his face was even more gloomy and dripping water. Only then did he realize how painful it was to debate with these guys......