The next day, Liu Mengyan and Chen Yizhong did not wait for the arrival of the local documents, and immediately issued an order according to Cheng Yue's intentions, and quickly sent them to the prefectures and counties of the Great Song Dynasty, ordering all localities to severely punish the elders and not to resist the change of law. In addition, he quietly instructed his fellow protégé to stay away from the Elders' Association, otherwise he would be wrathed by the Metropolitan Governor!

Lin'an and other surrounding areas carried out a large-scale raid for several days in a row, arresting hundreds of people involved in the book burning, many of whom had ties to officials in the DPRK and China. So, in front of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, there was an endless stream of officials who came to the door on foot, crying bitterly and asking for sin, Cheng Yue did not care about himself, and all forgave him, so that Mrs. Luo sent the matter away, and there was a voice of admiration in the government and the opposition.

The "China Daily" has been criticizing the book burning for several days, and all the ministers have also found an opportunity to condemn it, and they are not allowed to have anything to do with the old protégés, who have suddenly become rats crossing the street and fall apart, which is simply effortless. The so-called Xiucai rebellion, which has not been successful for three years, is this reason.

At the same time, in the center of the south, in the city of Guangzhou, before the order of the court was delivered, many scholars and gentry, under the leadership of the Guangzhou Elders' Association, gathered in front of the government of Xu Zhiliang, the envoy of Guangdong, and angrily wrote to the court, demanding that the imperial court not to add new schools to the imperial examinations, let alone to abolish the Ding Wei ancestral system.

The sit-in has been carried out on the fourth day, and the number of people has increased from more than 500 to more than 2,000.

In order to prevent accidents, Xu Zhiliang sent his subordinate Liang Xiongfei to lead 2,000 elite soldiers to protect Jinglufu, but the knife was not unsheathed, and he was not allowed to bring bows and arrows to prevent accidental injury.

Xu Zhiliang felt a deep headache, and he didn't know what the imperial court would do with these people, so he had to let it go first. I'll talk about it when the order arrives.

In front of the government. A few members of the Elders' Association sat at the front of the black crowd. They all have long hair and stroked their chests, their faces are calm, and there is a lacquer plate in their hands, on which are placed a pot of tea and a few teacups. The weather was neither hot nor cold, and several people chatted while drinking, which was very pleasant.

A middle-aged man said to an old man with gray hair: "Old Qian, today is the fifth day, and we have already taken two books. Xu Jingluo hasn't replied yet, is he waiting for news from the imperial court? ”

Qian Lao stroked his beard and said: "Of course, Xu Jingluo is an obedient person, and he can't figure out the movements of the court, so he won't say anything." ”

Another said: "Actually, we don't have to do anything with Xu Jingluo, just ask him to sign our name, how difficult can it be?" At most, he was reprimanded by the imperial court. Isn't it time for the feudal officials to ask for their lives for the people? ”

A chubby old man said disapplausively: "Zhou Xian's nephew is wrong, now he is the sole ruler of the capital, and Xu Jingluo is not the disciple of the governor." How can you be sure that he will be impeached if he goes to the book? The governor of the capital wants to implement a new policy, and the first one is to start with the imperial examination and the Ding Weizu system. Xu Jingluo is not a fool, and of course he will not wait for me to write a book. But the people who read the world are turbulent, and he is not good at opposing us, so there is only one 'drag' word, waiting for reliable news. ”

"Then what do you think the Metropolitan Governor will do?"

"The Metropolitan Governor is young and vigorous, and it is impossible to make too many concessions, at most let it be a few months in the Ding Wei ancestral system, and the content of the new learning will be slightly reduced."

"How?! Ding Wei has been pursuing it for more than a thousand years, how can it be abolished in one day? There are many conflicts between the newly learned things and the Five Classics and the Four Books, what shall prevail? Could it be that Cheng Yue's hairy boy wants to be above the saint?! ”

"Brother Zheng is slow to move, tens of thousands of scholars from all over the country go to the court together, I don't believe that the ministers in the court have not dared to give direct advice, the empress dowager is the daughter of Yao Shun, or the mother of the Metropolitan Governor, she has always been kind to scholars, after learning about this, she will definitely not let the Metropolitan Governor do whatever he wants, and the Metropolitan Governor can still disobey her old man?"

"Yes, the officials from top to bottom in the DPRK are all official positions obtained from the imperial examination, and the Great Song Dynasty rules the world with filial piety, who will really support the order of the Metropolitan Governor to abolish Ding Wei? Aren't you afraid of being scolded when you return to your hometown? Now that we are making trouble, the lords of the court and the central government will have an excuse, and many adults will plead their grievances to the Metropolitan Governor together, plus the two saints will intervene, I don't believe that the Metropolitan Governor can stop it! ”

"Oh? Brother Zhou is saying that there are several adults in the court who are ready to come forward? ”

"Of course! How can the DPRK and China have no opinion on such a big matter? It's just that I don't dare to be a bird. As long as a few adults take the lead in making trouble, the government and the opposition should cooperate with the outside world, can the governor not take back his fate? ”

"I see! It's unexpected. ”

"It's a pity that Lord Zhang Zhensun refused to come after three times and two invitations, he is the first champion in Guangzhou, if he can come and ask for his life with us, the court will also be shaken!"

"What did Master Zhang say? Why didn't he come? ”

"Master Zhang said that he has abandoned his official position and should not come forward to ask for his life again."

"Zhang Dacai is a great filial son, in order to serve his parents, he didn't do anything as an official, and he must be very angry at the abolition of the Ding Wei ancestral system by the Metropolitan Governor, he should come."

"Don't embarrass him, Lord Zhang used to talk about the exploits of the Metropolitan Governor, and he praised it when he met people, and suddenly the news that the Metropolitan Governor had attacked the imperial examination and Ding Wei's ancestral system, Zhang Daren was angry, and closed the door to thank the guests, I heard that Xu Jingluo went to invite him to the palace to discuss and did not come."

"Alas, for 2,000 years, I have not heard of the great changes we have made today. A few days ago, someone bought the kerosene lamp that arrived at a great price, but it was taken by the child to play and burned the stable, almost killing people and causing evil! ”

"What is this? In winter, there was a rich concubine in Hutoumen who bought a short cashmere coat and leather boots, and went out to play in public, but was targeted by the disciples, and was caught and raped in bed a few days ago, and soaked in a pig cage. Alas, the world is going down. ”

"yes, yes."

Everyone was talking happily, and suddenly saw a horse galloping from a distance like a wind, and the knight on the horse was dressed in the clothes of a postman, and shouted while beating his horse: "Everyone get out of the way, there is an urgent order for Lin'an!" ”

Everyone was in an uproar: "It's here!" It's finally here! Get out of the way! ”

The crowd of blackened people split their ways in an instant, and everyone looked expectantly at the cloth bag hanging from the postman's waist, which contained all their hopes!

The postman jumped off his horse in front of the mansion, took out his waist card and shook it, and then arched his hand to the doorman: "Brother Tai, please inform Xu Jingluo, there is an order from the Prime Minister of Lin'an." ”

The doorman said: "Brother, just follow me in, the master has orders, and Lin'an has orders to lead them in directly." ”

"Good! Brother, please lead the way. ”

The postman took off the cloth bag and walked in with the doorman, and many people who read books and watched the excitement were looking forward to it outside.

The two entered Xu Zhiliang's study, Xu Zhiliang looked at the cloth bag in the hand of the post man, raised his head, and said with relief: "Has it finally arrived?" Come, give it to me. ”

The postman Shi Li took out the order of the Prime Minister's Mansion and gave it, then turned around and retreated.

Xu Zhiliang opened it and took a closer look, was taken aback, couldn't help but stand up, and read the command in his hand several times in succession, making sure that he was not mistaken, and his hands were already trembling a little. There was no one else in the study, Xu Zhiliang sat down, leaned back on the back of the chair, and was silent for a long time.

After a long time, Xu Zhiliang came back to his senses and put away the order. Pacing in the study, thinking and thinking, thinking about it so much that I had a headache, and finally came up with an idea.

Xu Zhiliang walked to the door of the study, called a family member, and said, "Go, prepare the carriage, I want to go to Zhang Zhen's Sun Zhang to have a look." ”

The family bowed down and retreated, and quickly prepared the carriage, which was still a four-wheeled carriage invented by Cheng Yue. Xu Zhiliang got into the car and closed the curtains, ordered the coachman to quietly drive out of the back door, and headed towards Zhang Zhensun's house.

It has been the seventh day that Zhang Zhensun has closed his door to his home. When the Yuan army was approaching Lin'an, he abandoned his official position and returned to Guangzhou because he missed his parents, and was impeached by the imperial envoy for absconding with the enemy and dismissed. But because he is the first champion in Guangdong, he is still very famous in his hometown.

Cheng Yue suddenly appeared in danger, defeated the three-way Yuan army in succession, killed dozens of Mongolian generals, and captured Ah Shu and Ali Hague alive, forcing the Yuan Dynasty to sign a peace treaty. When the news reached Guangzhou, the people were boiling and everyone praised it.

Later, Cheng Yue published books and newspapers, Zhang Zhensun did not hesitate to spend a high price to collect all the books, and the deadline did not fall, and he felt that Cheng Yue was not as magical as ordinary people, so he respected Cheng Yue, and often quoted Cheng Yue's words when talking to people.

Unexpectedly, after Cheng Yue married back to the Mongolian princess, he was determined to change the law, and the means were fierce, and he actually took the imperial examination and Ding Wei's ancestral system first. This move violated the taboo of scholars, and it was difficult for Zhang Zhensun to publicly support Cheng Yue, and it was not good to openly criticize him, so he had to close the door and thank the guests. happened to meet the elders who would come to him, and he had no choice but to retreat, saving him a lot of trouble.

Zhang Zhensun was studying at home, and a family member hurriedly walked into the study and reported: "Master, Xu Jingluo came in person, saying that he had something important to discuss with his master." ”

Zhang Zhensun was surprised, and hurriedly got up and said, "Please, I'll change my clothes and come right away." ”

Zhang Zhensun is upright, so his official position as the champion is not high, and he has only served as a six-grade general judge. Xu Zhiliang is a high-ranking official of Zheng Erpin, and he never dares to insist on thanking guests in front of him.

Xu Zhiliang was invited to the middle hall, and before he finished drinking a cup of tea, Zhang Zhensun came out to meet him in full clothes.

Zhang Zhen Sun Shili said: "I didn't know that Master Xu was here, and he never greeted him from afar, and it was rude. ”

Xu Zhiliang stroked his beard and smiled: "Why should Lord Zhang be polite? I haven't seen you for a long time, so it's right to come and pay a visit. ”

Zhang Zhensun smiled and sat down, the two sat down again, Xu Zhiliang smiled and said: "On this eventful time, what do you gain from Master Zhang's retreat and hard study?" ”

Zhang Zhensun knew what he meant, and said: "Lord Xu is smiling, reading some idle books, the most important thing is to hide right and wrong." But Lord Xu has been working very hard these days, haven't those scholars dispersed yet? ”

Xu Zhiliang sighed: "Don't hide it from Lord Zhang, in addition to visiting Lord Zhang today, I came here for this matter." ”

Seeing his solemn face, Zhang Zhensun couldn't help but be suspicious, and said, "What is the difficulty of Lord Xu?" Isn't there bad news coming from the DPRK? (To be continued......)