readx;?readx; Chapter 360: The Excitement of the Kyoto Variations

Prime Minister Wen whimpered and cried a few times, then raised his face and asked, "What is the opinion of the public?" His gaze went straight to the chiefs. The reason why the www.biquge.info of the pen and the fun and the pavilion don't say, 'What do you think about the teachings of the princes?' I just don't want the public to have different opinions.

Several officials of the ministry said, 'Oh, it's for us to take a stand. Before coming, they had already figured things out, so they didn't panic and looked at each other, or Li Qing, Qiu Ba, spoke up first, he stood up with a wine cup, and shouted to everyone in the room: "Everyone, this official first makes a statement, this Qin Yutian is extremely evil, and it is really a disaster for my Great Qin, and this official has long hated him, if everyone wants to join him, count me in!" ”

Wen Yanbo also heard the attitude of the Li family: It's okay to wave the flag and shout for you, as for charging into battle, you should come by yourself. That's not bad, if Old Bastard Li has to jump up and down, he will have to worry about it. Thinking of this, he raised his glass to Li Qing and smiled: "The old man has a drink with Li Bingbu." After speaking, he touched a glass with Li Qing and drank it all, which can be regarded as an alliance with the Taiwei Mansion, the Military Department, and the first part of this hospital.

After Li Qing sat down, Wen Yantao smiled at the two servants at the adjacent table: "You two can also talk about it." Although he has been transferred from the Ministry of Officials to the Ministry of Rites, he is still unwilling to give up power, and he has the intention of shouldering two departments.

The two waiters originally thought that they didn't have Shangshu and might be able to escape this battle, but they didn't want Lao Shangshu to still not let them go, so they had to get up aggrievedly, and arched their hands towards Wen Yanbo and said: "Only Xiangye, Lord Shangshu's horse head is Zhan ......" After speaking, he also raised his head and poured a cup.

Wen Yanbo took the wine cup and touched his lips slightly, then smiled and put it down: "Sit down, it's rare to have a piece of filial piety." ”

After the two sat down, Tian Minnong and Gong Lian glanced at each other, got up, and said to Xiangye Wen: "I'm naturally not a problem." After speaking, he raised his head to toast, and flashed the bottom of the cup to Wen Yanbo, Tian Minnong smiled: "What did Xiangye say, right, don't you lose brother?" Gong Yi Lian also said in a sullen voice: "Yes, what did Xiangye say." "The two benevolent brothers are generous, but the details are all nonsense,

Wen Yanbo scolded in his heart: 'embarrassed ...... treacherous' drank all the wine in the cup, and laughed loudly: "With the support of the two adults, the old man is more confident." As he spoke, he picked up a cup again, got up and said to the officials in the hall: "Today, the princes will testify that the old man swears to the sky together with the Tianhu Department and the Public Transport and Labor Department, and will never abandon weal and woe!" The official said abruptly: "It is the certificate of the prime minister and the two Shangshu adults." ”

Tian Minnong and Gong Lian knew that the old fox was not satisfied with their answer, although they were reluctant, but under the eaves, how could they not bow their heads, Tian Minnong had to smile reluctantly: "Breathe with Xiangye and share weal and woe." Seeing him say this, Gong Yi had no choice but to follow: "That's right." After speaking, the two of them clinked glasses with Lao Wen Void, which was considered a promise.

After the two of them sat down, Wei Zhengyi raised his glass and got up and said with a smile: "The lower officials are very satisfied with what Xiang Ye and Master Qu said, and I can't wait to personally write a piece of music to participate in it." But the subordinate official is the secretary of the criminal department, and he is trying the murder case of the Fifth Highness, and the suspect cannot be impeached according to the law, so he can only wave the flag and shout for the princes......" Seeing that Xiangye's eyebrows trembled slightly, he knew that he could not pass the test in this way, so he had to laugh dryly: "Although you adults write a book, the lower official and you are jointly named." ”

Wen Yanbo's eyebrows drooped at this time, raised his glass to him slightly, and smiled: "Lord Wei is high-minded, and the old man is very pleased." So he touched this cup with him, so far the six books of Shangshu have all expressed their attitudes, Wen Yanbo said slightly smugly: "The princes are united, and the strength can be broken, what else does the old man have to worry about?" Naturally, it attracted a chorus of praise for virtue.

He waved his hand, and was just about to ask Wen Mingli to bring up the pre-written chapter, but the housekeeper came in at the door, and said in his ear: "The mansion has gathered a lot of scholars, saying that they want to see the prime minister." ”

Wen Yanbo frowned slightly and said, "How much?" Dozens, hundreds, or thousands? ”

The steward's mouth foamed, "A hundred." ”

Wen Yanbo was shackled by the changes in the house in the past two days, and he didn't know what was going on outside, so he asked softly: "What do they say they want to do?" ”

The steward shook his head at first, but then said uncertainly: "It is said that it is a request for the release of the arrested son." ”

Wen Yanbo's head grew when he heard this, and he said in his heart: 'I've only been resting for two days, why have so many things happened?' Seeing that the eyes of the hundred officials were focused on him, Wen Yanbo had no choice but to hold back the doubts in his heart for the time being, and ordered softly: "Stabilize them first, and then talk about it when this side is over." "The heart of the steward, if only I had that ability, I couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I'm afraid I won't be able to appease it......"

Wen Yanbo was already impatient, and said in a deep voice: "That's it, the old man still has business." The steward foamed at the mouth, so he had to leave the flower hall with a sad face and walk to the front yard.

Just after the atrium, you can clearly hear the noise outside the mansion, and the steward scratches his head, he is completely out of idea, but he is stopped by the head of the palace guards and asks him what the prime minister means.

The steward smiled bitterly: "Xiangye is busy discussing with hundreds of officials, and he has no time to take care of this, let us watch it." ”

The commander of the guards asked incredulously, "What about the second master and the second young master?" They'd better give me an idea......"

The steward shook his head and said, "The second master and the second young master are busy working inside, and they don't have time." ”

The commander of the guards pulled the steward to the guard tower at the corner of the courtyard, pointed to the outside and said: "You see, the scholars outside are gathering more and more, and there are constantly coming here. ”

The steward followed the direction he pointed, and saw that Sangong Street was crowded with people, all dressed as scholars in long robes and scarves, and I am afraid that there were thousands of people. I couldn't help but gasp and said, "So much? So he didn't dare to mention the matter of disposing of himself, so he could only close the door and wait for the prime minister to be empty.

The scholars of the Great Qin Dynasty blocked Sangong Street, and among these people were thousands of people from all over the country who went to Beijing to take the exam, as well as Guozi prisoners and prisoners who came to support, and even talented scribes in the central capital. What they have in common is that they have all participated in the New Year's disaster relief, and most of them have participated in the big discussions, and when they heard that some people were detained for protecting refugees, they spontaneously gathered together to demand that the court release the detained people.

The leaders were Shang Dezhong, Fang Zhongshu and other leaders, as well as several prisoners of Guozijian. They split up, contacted all the scholars scattered in the capital, and wrote a petition. Fearing that those detained people would be abused, they rushed to the Prime Minister's Mansion on Sangong Street without even eating and asked to see Prime Minister Wen in person.

Seeing that they were numerous and menacing, the guards of the Prime Minister's Mansion naturally seemed to be facing a great enemy, and while closing the gate tightly, they sent people to quickly report to the back. As a result, Wen Xiangye was feasting guests, and he had no time to serve these gentlemen outside, so he had to aggrieve them to continue to pestle there, waiting stupidly.

As soon as they came, they were taken into a closed door, and the lifters were naturally unhappy, and they were annoyed: "It's not a public holiday, why did the prime minister abolish the public because of private ......" "That is, we want to see Prime Minister Wen!" After shouting outside for a while, seeing that no one cared about it, the lifters were helplessly silenced. But no one wants to leave, they have already made up their minds, and they will not give up until they are rescued.

After waiting for two hours, there was only a touch of red glow left in the sky, and the temperature had dropped, and the mood of the scholars naturally became more and more anxious. Shang De saw that the time was almost up, so he jumped to the stone steps in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and when everyone turned their eyes over, he shouted loudly: "Everyone, now the situation is obvious, our Prime Minister is so calculating!" ”

The scholars below hummed and asked, "What is the best calculation?" ”

"This is a delaying tactic!" Shang Dezhong said indignantly: "The Prime Minister clearly wants: 'Let these stupid boys freeze, thirsty, and hungry outside, and see how long they can last!'" ’”

These words immediately caused a commotion among the scholars, and someone shouted: "Brother Shang is right, I'm afraid that our prime minister didn't see us from the beginning!" "That's right, that's right, the first assistant of a country, how can they take us mustard scholars in their eyes?" "Woo yes...... Kill me in anger! ”

If a little spark fell into the oil pot, it suddenly ignited the anger in the chests of the soldiers. The sound of complaints and cursing became louder and louder, and gradually some people shifted the topic to the current excesses and miscellaneous taxes, and shouted: "Since we are here, why don't we ask for tax reduction and exemption for the people affected by the disaster, which can be regarded as overkill for the imperial court." ”

As soon as these words came out, they attracted the unanimous approval of the scholars, and shouted: "It just so happens that everyone is here, why don't we write a book on the bus, asking the court to pay a light deal and live with the people; Rectify the rule of officials and punish corrupt officials! ”

Someone else used all his strength to say loudly: "There is one more thing to add: thoroughly investigate the fraud in the department, and return me to Daqin a fair talent ceremony!" These words hit the point of the scholars, and they barked like cats that had been stepped on their tails. They shouted words like 'I want to be fair' and 'investigate fraud', and the scene immediately became chaotic.

Shang Dezhong took a few leaders to calm everyone down for a long time, and was just about to say a few words to everyone, 'Don't be impatient', but a voice in the crowd said faintly: "Everyone, let's save it, let Wen Xiangye go to the investigation field to cheat, it's like beating a dog with meat buns, what's the use?" As he spoke, he roared angrily and said, "He is the one who manipulates Dabi!" How is it possible to check yourself for yourself? There was a buzz in the field, and suddenly the pot was about to explode again.

When Shang Dezhong heard this, his face changed suddenly, and he said quite nervously: "This brother, now we want to go on the bus to write a book, don't take some rumors from the market to talk about it, be careful of the court to punish you for slander!" Hearing him say this, the scholars who had just been in a commotion quieted down again, and said in their hearts: 'Yes, if there is no evidence, it is enough to talk about it in private, but it must not be put on the table!'

But instead of caring at all, the scholar who spoke separated from everyone, walked to the front of the steps awe-inspiringly, first bowed to everyone in the field, and then hugged his fists towards Shang De and said: "If you don't change your name or sit down, you don't change your surname, Longnan Shizi Lu Zi is suspicious, and earlier yesterday, he found a one-foot-wide plain book in the courtyard. When I opened it, it turned out to be the account book of the Prime Minister's Mansion controlling the scientific expedition......"

Hearing this, the snowy night of the scholars seemed to be frozen, and they looked at Lu Ziyi fixedly, lest they miss every word he said, so they only heard him continue: "Zi Su speculates that this account book is obtained by the righteous man who broke into the Prime Minister's Mansion the night before yesterday. The reason why I deliberately threw it in the Ziwei Courtyard was just to borrow my hand and make it public to the world. ”

Seeing that everyone had no objections, the white-skinned Longnan scholar Lu Zi took out a plain booklet from his arms, and said to Shang Dezhong: "I have always admired Brother Shang's Gao Yi, so I would like you to testify today to see if this is ironclad evidence or a fraud and slander?" ”

Shang Dezhong paused slightly, and then said solemnly: "I am not the only one who can witness this matter, so let's ask each of the nine provinces and one government to nominate a representative, and how about we jointly check it?" Saying that, he arched his hand to Lu Zi and said: "As long as this thing is true, Dezhong is willing to bear it with Brother Lu!" ”

Not to be outdone, the scholars below said: "If it is really a bribery account, we will risk our lives for the future, and we will also go to Chengtianmen to ask Your Majesty to uphold justice, and return Daqin a bright future!" After a while, one person from each province was elected, plus one from Kyoto Prefecture, for a total of ten people, to check the authenticity of the account books. These people are all famous gold and stone masters in this province, proficient in identifying cultural relics and antiques, ten people go into battle together, and they will not look away.

At this time, the sky was dark, and someone brought more than a dozen large lanterns to illuminate the front of the Prime Minister's Mansion like a white ground. A dozen or so people flipped through the thick books of accounts in the light. I saw that from the beginning of the Zhaowu Dynasty to the present, the list of bribes, the amount of bribes, and the desired ranking, whether they were achieved, one stroke and one paragraph, according to the era, were neatly recorded on it with a small block of fly.

After looking at it for a moment, everyone was convinced that it was genuine, because it was clearly judged from the newness of the paper in the account book and the earliest age of the ink on it. What's more, every single transaction above is named and the amount is detailed, and there is no room for fraud.

The account book suddenly became more than a thousand pounds, and it could still be seen in the light of the beating fire, and the faces of several discriminators were as white as paper. The lifters exchanged glances with difficulty, and finally someone couldn't help but ask softly, "Everyone, what do we say?" True or fake? ”

The account books are real, and everyone knows it, but once this thing is thrown out, no one knows what the consequences will be...... Maybe the prime minister of Great Qin will fall from now on, maybe these scholars will be ruthlessly annihilated, everything is possible, everything is dangerous.

In the end, I don't know that conscience triumphs over fear; Still anger overcame cowardice, and someone said angrily: "The country's talent ceremony is a major event related to my Great Qin for thousands of generations, if it is controlled by powerful ministers, sooner or later my Great Qin will rot from the roots." What is the purpose of my generation of scholars, isn't it self-cultivation to rule the country and level the world? In the past, we couldn't grasp the evidence, but now that we have encountered it, how can we pretend not to know it with a clear conscience? ”

These words made the scholars excited, and some people said: "Yes, our personal future is small, if we can change a Qingming imperial examination for the latecomers, so that my Daqin heroes can really be useful, it will also be a lot of money!" ”

After agreeing and returning the account book to Lu Ziyi, everyone stood in a row on the steps, and elected a Guan Nei scholar named Zeng Yan to stand up as a representative and said: "We unanimously agree that this account book is a real record of fraud in the field......

Before the words fell, the gate of the mansion suddenly opened, and a group of fierce and vicious guards rushed out, shouting: "Catch these maniacs who gather to make trouble!" "On the one hand, I have to arrest a few scholars.

The lifters on the steps saw that these guards were clearly rushing towards Lu Ziyi, and they didn't know their purpose, so they said loudly: "Protect Brother Lu." He greeted him without fear......

The lifters at the foot of the steps also rushed up like a tide, and in the blink of an eye, Lu Zisu was drowned in the crowd......

As soon as the Wen family nurses rushed out, they saw those defenseless scholars rushing over without fear, and they couldn't help but be frightened, and then saw that the guy with the account book had disappeared. Knowing that he couldn't get any benefits, he had to retreat back in a gloomy manner, and closed the door again, not daring to come out to provoke again.

The lifters slammed on the gate for a long time, but no one answered, and they couldn't help but say indignantly: "This door can't be opened, let's go to Chengtianmen to sue the emperor!" ”