Chapter 223: A Surprising Decision
"How's that okay?"
Looking at Zhao Xin, who was tightly pressed against his neck with the tip of his hairpin, the thin and tall man suddenly panicked, and hurriedly asked the brocade guard next to him in a low voice.
Once Zhao Xin does something drastic, then the two of them, as the person in charge of the scene, will not be able to eat and walk away, and the last thing that can be provoked in the capital now is those moves that will be taken for the exam.
If the lifters were instigated by those with good intentions and demanded that the culprits who obstructed the drumming in front of Dengwen Drum be severely punished, then the thin and tall man and the brocade-clothed guard would be finished, and the court would definitely severely punish them for mishandling in order to appease the excited emotions of the lifters.
"It seems that we have met a stubborn donkey, and these young people act impulsively, even joking with their lives!"
The brocade-clothed guard Baihu's brows furrowed, and a helpless look appeared on his face after looking at Zhao Xin, who looked resolute, he really couldn't understand Zhao Xin's actions at this time, the dignified Yayuan actually disregarded his own future to beat the drum and avenge others, it was simply extremely stupid.
"Now we can only report this matter and let the people above make a decision." Saying that, the brocade-clothed guard couldn't help but lower his voice and said, this is the best way to shirk responsibility.
"Okay, you look at him, I'll go to the 'straight room' to report."
The thin and tall man bowed his head slightly when he heard the words, glanced at Zhao Xin, who was kneeling there, and nodded to the Jinyi Wei Baihu, and then hurriedly entered the right gate of Chang'an.
Although the number of people in the six departments is small and the affairs are also very busy, the six departments are still on duty in turn by the six departments and each department, and they enter the palace to report to the emperor when they encounter major affairs.
Because the yamen of the major ministries in the capital is very close to the left gate of Chang'an and the right gate of Chang'an, the street in front of the gate is full of people.
"Who is this? I even want to beat the drum! ”
This made Zhao Xin, who was kneeling there, soon found out by the people passing by, and they all stopped and looked curiously, talking to each other, whispering, pointing and discussing with interest, not knowing what was going on.
Since Emperor Yongle set up the Dengwen Drum Hall outside the right gate of Chang'an, there has never been a case where someone has been on duty in front of the Dengwen Drum Pavilion to complain and guard the forbidden army and the Jinyi guards are helpless, no matter how noble the status is, they will be dragged out.
Besides, the status of the person who can come here to complain will not be noble, otherwise the matter will be resolved in private, and it will definitely not be in front of the good emperor.
Zhao Xin ignored the people around him who were watching the excitement, put the hairpin around his neck with a solemn expression, and secretly waited for the thin and tall man to come back.
She had already thought of a countermeasure, if the thin and tall person didn't let her beat the drum, she would kill herself, so that Emperor Wanli would definitely know about it.
Of course, Zhao Xin doesn't really want to die, so she will definitely avoid the vital parts of her body when she does it, her purpose is just to see Emperor Wanli, and she doesn't want to die at a young age, her boss in the gambling weight loss thing does not dare to take risks, and then she will make her beat the drum and cry out.
While Zhao Xin was waiting there, thirty or forty figures walked out of the crowd watching the excitement and knelt behind her one after another.
"Brother Fang, Brother Lin, why are you here?" Zhao Xin turned her head when she heard the movement, and was stunned, looking at Fang Yun and Lin Liang and the others who were kneeling behind her with a stunned expression, she also thought that Fang Yun and Lin Liang and the others should have entered the Tribute Courtyard, and never thought that they would appear here.
"Brother Zhao, Brother Li is the Xie Yuan of our Huguang, and his affairs are the affairs of our Huguang Juzi, how can we ignore it and let you work hard?"
Hearing this, Fang Yun first smiled slightly, and then said, "Besides, there is a lot of strength in a lot of people, and one more person is more power!" ”
"Brother Zhao, Brother Li once helped us solve the case in Shanxi, and now he is framed, how can we sit idly by?" Lin Liang looked at Zhao Xin solemnly.
"Zhao Yayuan, although we have been friends with Li Xie Yuan all my life, we admire his character and talent, and we can't watch him being framed and be indifferent." Then, a man kneeling beside Fang Yun and speaking with a Jiangnan accent said solemnly to Zhao Xin.
It is worth mentioning that among these people who came with Fang Yun and Lin Liang, there were not only people from Huguang and Shanxi, but also people from other provinces.
It turned out that after Zhao Xin left, Fang Yun vaguely felt that something was wrong, because Zhao Xin was not the kind of person who lost everything, as if there was something hidden from them.
Therefore, while Fang Yun asked the subordinates in the Huguang Guild Hall to secretly follow him to check, he summoned Shen Bocheng and other leaders of the Huguang Juzi to wait for news on the side, and did not enter the Gongyuan like other Huguang Juzi.
When the subordinate of the guild hall sent to follow him came back breathlessly and told Fang Yun that Zhao Xin had entered the imperial city, Fang Yun guessed Zhao Xin's intentions, and he wanted to beat the Dengwen drum to avenge Li Hongyu's grievances, because there was no other way to make Li Hongyu catch up with the exam.
This really shocked him, he never expected Zhao Xin to be able to do this for Li Hongyu.
Now that he knew Zhao Xin's purpose, Fang Yun naturally couldn't let Zhao Xin go into danger alone, so he discussed with Shen Bocheng, Yang Renxiao and others, and decided to go together to support Zhao Xin, this time they were fighting for the reputation of Huguang Juzi.
Besides, if Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin are not able to participate in the examination, then the strength of Huguang Juzi will be seriously affected, and the ability of the two of them is enough to guarantee the two Jinshi places, and they are also the top Jinshi places, so of course this is not the result that Fang Yun and the others want to see.
When Fang Yun led Shen Bocheng and the others out of the Tribute Courtyard, they attracted the attention of those lifters who were waiting to enter in front of the Tribute Courtyard, after all, it stands to reason that Fang Yun and the others had already entered the Tribute Courtyard at this time, so some of the lifters who knew them stepped forward to inquire, and they were quite shocked to learn that they were going to beat the Dengwen drum to avenge Li Hongyu's grievances.
Li Hongyu's experience aroused the sympathy and indignation of the lifters, they didn't believe that Li Hongyu would do such a thing, so he was definitely framed by others.
Therefore, in addition to Lin Liang and other Shanxi lifters, there were also some lifters who followed for various purposes, ready to support Zhao Xin.
"Thank you!"
After listening to Fang Yun and the others' explanations, Zhao Xin's eyes couldn't help but be rosy, he put down the hairpin in his hand and bowed to everyone, secretly relieved in his heart, with Fang Yun and the others' words, the forbidden soldiers on duty in front of the Dengwen drum did not dare to act rashly.
Seeing this, the hundred households of the brocade guard suddenly frowned tightly, and his face was full of helplessness, no matter what, he didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, there would be thirty or forty more people to support Zhao Xin, which undoubtedly made things even more tricky.
At this moment, six departments are straight.
"Lord Wang, Zhao Yayuan came to beat the drum in Wuwuke Township, Huguang, and wanted to avenge Li Jieyuan in Huguang."
The thin and tall man hurriedly entered the room of the Engineering Department and reported to a middle-aged man in a seven-grade official robe who was sitting behind a desk and burying the first batch of official documents.
"What?" The middle-aged man was slightly stunned when he heard this, he was the engineering department on duty Wang Youmin, and looked at the thin and tall man in surprise, could it be that Huguang Yayuan didn't know that he was going to the Tribute Academy today?
In addition, Wang Youmin was also very curious about what happened to Xie Yuan in Huguang, and he wanted to make trouble so much that someone knocked on the drum to avenge him.
"I heard Zhao Yayuan say that Li Jieyuan of Huguang was framed yesterday and was arrested and put in the Daxing County Government Prison, and he can't enter the Gongyuan today, so he wants to seek justice for Li Jieyuan."
The thin and tall man smiled bitterly when he heard the matter, and told everything he knew, but he didn't know the specific things.
"Li Jieyuan?" Wang Youmin's brows furrowed slightly, then he remembered something, and looked at the tall and thin man quietly and asked, "Is it the Li Jieyuan who solved the two bloody cases in Wuchang and Taiyuan?" ”
"It must be him." The thin and tall man was stunned, he patronized Zhao Xin just now and didn't notice this matter, so he muttered for a while and replied, he didn't know about Li Hongyu's matter.
Wang Youmin's brows suddenly furrowed, although he had never seen Li Hongyu, but Guan Yingzhen and Wu Liangsi were very important, this rising star of Huguang Shilin, why did they suddenly have a lawsuit?
"My lord, how should the lower official reply to Zhao Yayuan, he held a hairpin on his neck, and if he didn't let him beat the drum, he would be ready to die." Seeing that Wang Youmin fell into deep thought, the thin and tall man couldn't help but smile and said.
"What?" Wang Youmin's face suddenly showed a look of surprise, he never expected Zhao Xin to do this, no wonder the thin and tall man was at a loss for anything about it, and then shook his head helplessly, "These young people!" ”
Saying that, Wang Youmin put down the official document in his hand and got up and led the thin and tall man to Dengwen Drum Pavilion, in case Zhao Xin did something stupid under his emotion, then the matter would be a big trouble.
When Wang Youmin arrived at the Dengwen Drum Pavilion, there were already people watching the excitement on the outside of the Dengwen Drum Pavilion, buzzing and talking there, and there were many more forbidden soldiers on the scene to maintain order.
After all, the location of the Dengwen Drum Pavilion is very conspicuous, located diagonally opposite the right gate of Chang'an, so as long as something happens, those civil and military officials who go through the Daming Gate to the yamen of the major ministries and courtyards in the imperial city can see it, so many onlookers soon gathered.
"What's going on?"
Seeing Wang Youmin coming, the onlookers flashed out of a way, and after he walked in, he found that Zhao Xin was not kneeling alone in front of the Dengwen Drum Pavilion, but there were thirty or forty more people who looked like children, which made him frown tightly, and asked in a deep voice to the Jinyi Wei Baihu who was on duty there.
"Lord Wang, they are all the sons who went to Beijing to take the exam, and they came to avenge the grievances of Li Jieyuan in Huguang."
That brocade-clothed guard couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, he really didn't expect Fang Yun and Lin Liang and the others to come, could it be that these people are crazy, and if they want to give up, they will try to destroy their future?
"Zhao Yayuan, do you know that the imperial court has regulations, and non-major affairs are not equal to the drum."
Wang Youmin realized the seriousness of the situation, the clothes on the body of the lifter kneeling here were different, obviously from multiple provinces, in case of trouble, the consequences would be unimaginable, so after a deep groan, he walked to Zhao Xin, who was kneeling at the front, and asked expressionlessly.
"My lord, the Ming imperial examination is for the country, which is not only the national policy of the Ming Dynasty but also the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, and now someone wants to obstruct the examination, destroy the national policy, and destroy my foundation, how can we sit idly by?"
Zhao Xin had been prepared when he heard this, and when he heard this, he looked at Wang Youmin in an orderly manner and said loudly, putting on an impassioned appearance.
Wang Youmin was speechless when he heard this, Zhao Xin's words were reasonable and well-founded, so that he could not refute them, since the Ming Taizu and the Ming Emperors have attached great importance to the imperial examination, and they have killed many criminals for this.
The onlookers also nodded their heads, agreeing with Zhao Xin's words, if things are really as Zhao Xin said, then this is a big case that will go through the sky.
"If Li Xie Yuan is guilty, and you beat the Dengwen drum again, do you know what the consequences will be?" After pondering for a while, Wang Youmin asked with a cold expression.
"My lord, the student can use his life to guarantee Li Jieyuan's innocence, as long as the emperor decrees the trial, then the student is willing to help the government try the case!" Zhao Xin did not hesitate at all when he heard this, and looked at Wang Youmin categorically and said.
"Since that's the case, then the official won't stop you, so you can know for yourself." Seeing Zhao Xin's resolute expression, Wang Youmin knew that she had made up her mind, so he groaned for a while and turned sideways to get out of the way.
Seeing this situation, the onlookers at the scene suddenly burst into amazement, no one expected that Wang Youmin would agree to Zhao Xin to beat the Dengwen drum, you must know that the Dengwen drum has not been beaten for a long, long time.
"Master Xie." Zhao Xin's face suddenly turned happy when he heard this, he first bowed his hand to Wang Youmin, and then stood up from the ground and wanted to rush over to beat the Dengwen drum immediately, as if he was afraid that Wang Youmin would regret it.
However, how could Wang Youmin, as a dignified engineering student, go back on his word in public, Zhao Xin was just worried.
"Oops!" As soon as she stood up, Zhao Xin's body fell down again as soon as she crooked, it turned out that she had been kneeling for a long time just now, and her legs and knees were numb and painful.
Seeing this, Wang Youmin was just about to let the forbidden soldiers on the side go over to help, Zhao Xin gritted his teeth and stood up again, and staggered towards the Dengwen Drum Pavilion.
This made Wang Youmin secretly bow his head slightly, and he had a good impression of Zhao Xin, he could naturally see that Zhao Xin was a gritted tooth and insisted on walking, and a young man like Zhao Xin who valued love and perseverance is now very rare.
In fact, Wang Youmin's decision to let Zhao Xin beat the drum was purely helpless, he was naturally not afraid of what kind of storm Zhao Xin, a small Asian yuan, would stir up, and he was afraid of the Juzi group behind Zhao Xin.
You must know that those lifters in the capital have not been edified by officialdom and are still a group of stunned young people who don't know the height of the sky, and it is easy to do impulsive things if they are instigated, and he doesn't want to be the protagonist of being attacked by the lifters.
I have to say that the arrival of Fang Yun, Lin Liang and others has invisibly formed a huge psychological pressure on Wang Youmin, showing that Li Hongyu still has a lot of appeal in the lift.
At the same time, Wang Youmin also sold a favor to Guan Yingzhen, Wu Liangsi and Yang Lian, who were also officials in the Sixth Division.
In addition, there is another important thing that also prompted Wang Youmin to do this, that is, he knew that Emperor Wanli had summoned Li Hongyu, so this time Li Hongyu's case must be quite concerned by Emperor Wanli and would not blame him for disturbing the holy car.