At the court meeting the next day, headed by Li Dongyang, all the courtiers urged Zhengde to hold a court debate as soon as possible, Zhengde insisted on it at the court meeting, but after the dispersal of the court, the two ministers and Jiuqing chased to Xiyuan together, and there was a great tendency to not forgive, Zhengde had no choice but to summon Xie Hong.

Xie Hong asked Zhengde to delay time, not because of the court debate, but because he wanted to delay for a while, so that there would be fewer incidents in the foreign court. He hated the current state of having a lot of scruples and shrinking his hands and feet, so he thought about dragging it out, but he didn't want the courtiers to be so anxious, and he had no choice but to pinch his nose and admit it.

Therefore, the time for the court debate was set after the third day of the petition.

It is said to be a court debate, but the specifications are not much different from the great sutra feast, and it is particularly eye-catching after the sutra feast has been suspended for a year.

In the Wenhua Palace, there is a surge of people, and hundreds of civil and military officials of foreign dynasties have gathered here early, and they are even more active than the previous court, anyway, the emperor has instructed that anyone can come to today's court debate, and everyone will naturally not let go of such a lively scene.

It is not only the Wenhua Palace, but also outside the Chengtian Gate, the Royal Park, and various teahouses, where many people have gathered, and the topic of discussion is naturally the upcoming court debate.

After the influence of billiards competitions and baseball leagues, the people of Beijing are now accustomed to starting from the comparison of strength when they talk about the relationship between victory and defeat. The opposite side of today's grand event is very clear, the side of the Hanlin Academy has the absolute upper hand, but no one dares to directly conclude that the Hanlin Academy has won.

Because the opponent of the Hanlin Academy is Xie Hong, as long as things happen to him, it is difficult to say what kind of changes will occur. If it is purely logical, Xie Hong should have died many times by now, but since he is still alive, then the accident may happen again.

However, there is suspense when there is an accident, and there is suspense to be exciting, except for the courtiers and those related to them, ordinary people who watch the excitement are adhering to this concept, needless to say, this concept is also a new concept brought to people by those two events.

The most regrettable thing for the people is not the suspense, but the inability to watch the scene. People who are accustomed to watching live broadcasts are quite disgusted by knowing the results from other people's mouths, but who let this court debate not be presided over by the emperor? The location is in the sacred and solemn place of Wenhua Hall, and the people can only shake their heads and sigh.

It's still good for the emperor, everything is put on the surface, and there is excitement to share with everyone, although the majesty is a little less, but it is very kind. Unconsciously, many people have such a point of view, for Zhengde, everyone maintains their admiration for the heavenly family, which can be regarded as respect and love; And for the scholars, there is basically only the word awe.

Whether it is love or awe, as long as there is a high and low level, the scholars and doctors will not care whether the people have other ideas, and the people can make it happen, but they can't make it know, this is what the sages said.

The reaction of the people can be ignored, but the protagonist of the court debate can't help but pay attention, seeing that the time is approaching, but there is still no trace of Zhengde and Xie Hong and others, the courtiers in the Wenhua Hall can't help but have some doubts, and they are all talking to each other.

"Zhang Shilang, the Hanlin Academy is now full of talents, all of which are due to Zhang Shilang's leadership. It's just that the latter ones are a little face-to-face? "Liu Daxia not only has a problem with his surname and temperament, but he is also a little particular about speaking, although he also knows how to talk about the scene, but the semantic turn is very blunt.

"Those few are craftsmen...... Zhang Yuanzhen also frowned when he heard this, and he didn't know if it was because he was dissatisfied with Liu Daxia, or because he didn't like Yang Tinghe and forced a few craftsmen into the queue of Hanlin. He is a very traditional scholar, and he does not agree with this way of contingency.

"I see." Liu Daxia suddenly realized, but he smiled and said: "Even the craftsmen have been brought into the Wenhua Palace, Zhang Shilang really thought about it thoroughly, presumably he will make a contribution in one fell swoop, and the old man is here to congratulate him first." ”

Zhang Yuanzhen's brows furrowed even tighter, but he wasn't sure whether Liu Daxia was here to provoke or have other plans, and he couldn't refute it, so he had to snort and ignore the other party.

Liu Daxia was bored, and he didn't say much. Now that he is old, he originally planned to pay attention to him this year, but on Xie Hong, he smelled a hint of ominousness, that is, the other party seemed to be very unconventional. Therefore, Liu Daxia abolished his plan to Zhishi, and advocated using tough means to deal with Xie Hong, and at the same time, the target also included Zhengde.

He didn't quite agree with the plan of this court debate, even if it succeeded this time, what would it be? Will it make Xie Hong die of shame? Obviously impossible. With the emperor's temper, it is useless to reluctantly let him agree to the feast, and when the time comes, eighty percent will use the scoundrel method to deal with it, and at that time, it is not in vain to toss such a big scene today?

What's more, in order to make contributions, Zhang Yuanzhen even brought craftsmen into the Wenhua Palace, and he still thinks that the Wenhua Hall has not been defiled enough? It doesn't matter if there is a Xie Hong, it is really infuriating to bring in so many more.

Liu Daxia pulled his beard, he was very impatient, and said in his heart: Li Ge Lao is good at everything, but his surname is too gentle, it seems that it will become a big thing, and Liu Ge Lao will have to preside over it, in addition, if Xie Ge Lao recovers from his illness, after that setback, he must not seek stability and relief as before, right?

"The emperor has arrived in ......" was waiting impatiently, and suddenly heard a transmission, but it was the main owner who arrived.

The ministers hurriedly saluted to greet them, and when they raised their heads after the salute, they saw Xie Hong and others following Zhengde into the Wenhua Palace. Seeing Xie Hong, especially with that familiar and hateful smile on his face, Liu Daxia, Han Wen and others couldn't help grinding their teeth, there were too many new and old hatreds, so they couldn't wait to pounce on Xie Hong and bite Xie Hong.

However, when they saw Xie Hong and the group of people behind him sitting down, everyone couldn't help laughing.

Compared with the elegant and dignified Hanlin here; On Xie Hong's side, in addition to his own appearance, the remaining three, the fat ones, the thin ones, the ugly ones, and the crooked melons and cracked dates, all of them are like annihilation. In contrast, it seems that Zhonghanlin is even more righteous and awe-inspiring, and his appearance is extraordinary.

There are also two of the Eight Tigers who have read books, but Zhang Yong and Gao Feng are not there, and I don't know what Xie Hong is doing with the eunuchs of the Eight Tigers. What a joke!

“…… After the feast and lectures, the righteous man opens his mind and inspires the spirit. Although the feast has not been officially reopened, Zhang Yuanzhen still preached the important surname of the feast in accordance with the specifications of the feast, especially emphasizing the original intention of Emperor Hongwu to take hundreds of officials as teachers, learn Confucian classics, and then prosper the country and strengthen the country.

It's just that these words have no effect, although most of the courtiers shook their heads and admired it; But the main master, Emperor Zhengde, was drowsy when he heard it, his eyes were closed, and the other master listened carefully, but except for the last sentence Xie Hong, who could barely understand it, the rest were covered by clouds and mountains and fog, and he didn't know what to say at all, so he could be said to be playing the piano to the cow.

"Dare to ask Xie Tongzhi, the battle of the long spoon, Cao Di asked why he fought in Zhuang Palace. Gong said: Yu does not love food and clothing for the people, and does not love to sacrifice jade to God. What's right? Why? In fact, in addition to Zhengde, the Hanlin people were also impatient with Zhang Yuanzhen, and it was easy to wait for the old man to finish speaking, and immediately someone couldn't wait to jump out and ask Xie Hong.

"This adult is ......" Xie Hong was not in a hurry to answer the question, but asked the identity of the other party with a smile.

Seeing that he looked confident, the young Han Lin hesitated slightly, and didn't know if he had been reminded by others, so he immediately looked solemn and said coldly: "Shu Ji Shi Gu Dingchen, please Xie Tongzhi don't care about him left and right, and answer the question quickly, you must know: a question only has half a pillar of incense." ”

No matter how the feast is opened, it can't be held for a day or two in a row, in order to distinguish the winner on the spot, so there is a prescribed time for answering questions, the time of half a pillar of incense, which is about three minutes. In fact, in the Wenhua Palace, Zhengde hung a big wall clock, but the courtiers hated Xie Hong, so the units of measuring time such as minutes and seconds that he said also hated the house and Wu, and abandoned it.

"Well said, well said." Xie Hong tilted his head sideways, as if thinking, until the second hand turned a circle and a half, he shook his head, and his face showed disappointment.

Although the courtiers all thought that there would be no surprises, they still didn't have much support after all, especially when they saw Xie Hong's calm demeanor, even more so, seeing that his thinking was blocked, everyone was happy.

"Xie Tongzhi, knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, since you don't know, why don't you admit defeat early, why bother to make a mystery here and waste the time of the emperor and all the adults? Now that the time is running out, how do you answer the questions? ”

Gu Dingchen, who was stumped by Xie Hong, was even more relieved, his good start is very important, if he is blinded by Xie Hong, then he will be a sinner.

"This question can't be answered by this official." Xie Hong sighed silently, the lineups of the two sides were really too different. The other party jumped out casually and one was the champion, what kind of official position this Shu Jishi was, Xie Hong didn't know, but he knew this Gu Dingchen, because the other party was the champion of Hongzhi for 18 years.

Once the title of the gold list, the reputation spread all over the world, this is not a lie, when he was still in Beizhuang, he already knew the name of the other party, and later in the various rumors of Beizhuang, there were quite a few people who put him on a par with the other party, and he remembered the name.

Compared with this, Xie Hong was embarrassed to mention these behind him. Gu Dayong, Liu Jin and others are actually not helpers, not even cheerleaders, they are just a few decorations, on the one hand, there are more people, so they are strong and strong; The other is to cover by the way, and the cover is naturally the only pen under him - the third father-in-law.

The third father-in-law is also from a professional class, although he went astray, but after all, he is the highest education among the cadres, in line with the principle of making the best use of things, Xie Hong forced the other party to read for two days, and then he was brought to the Wenhua Palace.

It's just that compared to the other party's champion father, after all, he is a disabled person, and the third father-in-law seems to be a little bit worse, and there has been no movement for half a day, and Xie Hong has no choice but to give up this topic.

But that's nothing, such a start is completely expected by him, and the next thing is the point.

(To be continued)