In the Zhejiang Guild Hall, even if the night was dark, the hall was still full of people at this time, and the Jiangsu and Zhejiang lifters who were rushing to take the exam walked out of their rooms one after another, indignantly discussing the conviction of Shen Yichen.

On the very center of the table, a young man stood on it, his cheeks flushed and his fists clenched, and he was talking to the same people around him.

If Shen Yichen was here, he would definitely feel very relieved, this young man was He Wendao he met at the West Lake Yaji back then.

A few years have passed, and the kid who could only stand in the corner and had no qualifications to speak on the stage can now appeal in front of everyone.

"In the same year, Shen Ge Lao set his heart for heaven and earth and established his life for the people, but now he has been imprisoned. As literati, how can we watch right and wrong reversed, black and white confused, and stand up and shout for Shen Ge Lao! ”

Zhejiang Juzi who was present listened to He Wendao's appeal, and many of them showed a look of anger, it has only been two months since the Beijing division has completely lifted the crisis, but the meritorious man who turned the tide has to be imprisoned without need, where is the reason?

"That's right, Shen Ge Lao threw his pen from Rong, and the three-foot sword galloped from Fujian to help the Beijing Division, which can be described as the general of the building. We can stand here alive today, because Yu Shaobao and Shen Ge Lao led the soldiers to fight bloodily. ”

"If you want to say that he is a rebel, he will be the first to disobey!"

Another young scholar stood up, this person Shen Yichen also knew, he was Chen Ruichu, a closed disciple of Cao Rui of the Huozhou School on the West Lake Yaji.

At that time, Shen Yichen was different from the traditional school of thought, and the two sides were still in the hostile camp in a sense. However, with the blockbuster in the West Lake Yaji, more and more students have learned what it means to "apply the truth through the world, and seek truth through evidence." ”

At the same time, it also made the "Shen Xue", which was only a spark at the beginning, begin to spread in a place like Jiangnan where the literary style is open.

It may be far from the momentum of the prairie fire, but at least Shen Yichen's way is no longer lonely!

"Heh, what's the point of being obedient or disobedient, Shen Ge Lao prevented the Emperor Taishang from returning to Beijing at the court meeting, and then rebelled against the Holy Empress Dowager in public, where did he put his loyalty and Jun'en?"

Some people support it, but naturally some people oppose it, he is Zhang Shiheng, who was overthrown by Shen Yichen on the West Lake Yaji with the words "the rise and fall of the world, and the husband is responsible".

"The court meeting is a place for discussion, Shen Ge Lao spoke out for the honor and disgrace of the Ming Dynasty, and put the family and country above the individual, how can he be convicted for his words?"

A scholar standing next to Zhang Shiheng couldn't stand it anymore, and immediately retorted.

"In addition, even if there is something inappropriate in Shen Ge's old words, His Majesty should be held accountable, when will I be ruled by the harem?"

This gentleman goes straight to the core of the problem, and if the procedure is unjust, then the result must be unjust.

The emperor is still there, and it is not the turn of the queen mother to give orders to foreign officials, in a sense, this is also arrogance!

And compared with the euphemism of this gentleman, another young man from the guild hall said even more radically: "The society is important, and the king is light." ”

"The First World War of Tumubao was devastated, the Nine Frontier Defense Line was completely damaged, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians died in a short period of time. As the monarch, shouldn't the Emperor Taishang bear the responsibility of the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty? ”

In fact, the more direct meaning of this sentence is that the result of losing the teacher and humiliating the country was caused by you Zhu Qizhen, and now that you have a chance to redeem it, do you want to return to Beijing as soon as possible if you are greedy for life and fear of death?

Zhang Shiheng thought that his words could arouse a group of like-minded people to stand up against Shen Yichen's rebellious behavior, but he never expected that he would become a loser!

Most of the students present were impacted by Shen Yichen's doctrine at the West Lake Gathering that year, which opened the door to a new world for them.

Not only is the Zhejiang Hall staged a scene full of righteous indignation, but also in Shandong Hall, Fujian Hall, Henan Hall and other places, there are also countless scholars running to tell each other, crying out grievances for Shen Yichen, and wanting to rectify the disadvantages of the harem and politics.

Soon, a group of literati rushed out of the street where the guild hall was located, chanting slogans in response to Shen Yichen, hoping to attract more people to join the struggle.

"I am a scholar in Fujian, the old admiral of Shen Ge Fujian exempted the land of Fujian from war, and the follow-up was to divide the fertile land to save thousands of people, and the life of the contemptible people was given by the old Shen Ge, and it should be returned!"

"Not only Fujian, Shandong, the three provinces and eight provinces of the millions of people, who have not received the favor of the old Shen Ge, people must not forget their roots!"

"I also ask you to sign a joint petition, meritorious people should not be wronged!"

Soon, a long roll of rice paper appeared on the street of the guild hall, on which countless scholars signed their names, representing a force of resistance against power.

Even if you are the Holy Empress Dowager of the world, you are still not as big as the general trend of the world!

The same scene was also being staged, and Li Shimian wrote a thousand-word "Original Book", ready to wait for the dawn to go to the Forbidden City to present it to the emperor.

Back then, Wang Zhen's dictatorship framed Zhongliang, and it was Shen Yichen who led the disciples of Guozijian to follow up with the scholars who rushed to take the exam in Beijing, and wrote a letter to Shangshu and Que to express his grievances. Now that time has passed, it's time for his old bones to sink into Zhongtang's kindness.

Zhao Wan, the secretary of Guozijian who was standing on the side, looked at the radical rhetoric of "Zhengben Shu", but the expression on his face became more and more solemn.

"Da Si Shi, you are so blunt in Shangshu to talk about the Queen Mother's Ji Si Chen, have you ever thought about the consequences?"

Si Chen is definitely not a good word, it is equivalent to pointing at the Queen Mother's nose and scolding angrily. Now that the child is declining today, the Queen Mother is the one who really holds the power, and if Li Shimian submits this letter, I am afraid that he will have to worry about his life.

"If we literati don't even have the courage to die, how can we have the face to teach and educate people in a holy place like Guozijian?"

"If I can use the life of my Li to reverse the unhealthy trend in the court, how fortunate it is!"

Li Shimian had no worries or fears at all, on the contrary, his heart was full of blood and morality.

The case of harem politics and framing Zhongliang cannot be opened, otherwise there will be endless troubles in the future. His letter is not only for Shen Yichen, but also for the Ming Dynasty's Jiangshan Sheji!

Looking at Li Shimian's resolute appearance, Siye Zhao Wan gritted his teeth and took a step forward and picked up the ink pen he had just put down.

"Da Si, you are right, the text is carried by the Tao, the court is unfair, and our literati naturally want to help Sheji, please add me Zhao!"

After that, Siye Zhao Wan wrote his name on "The Original Book". Li Shimian was not the only one who was humiliated and framed by Wang Zhen back then, Zhao Wan was also one of the officials who was punished in Guozijian Square.

If there was no Shen Yichen's righteous words that day, there might not be Zhao Wan who is still alive today.

At this moment, a resolute voice came from outside the house.

"Is Mr. here, the student heard that Shen Ge Lao was imprisoned and asked for the crime, and he is willing to go to the noon gate to ring the Dengwen drum!"

The sudden appearance of this voice made Li Shimian and Zhao Wan have surprised expressions on their faces.

You must know that the letter sent by Bian He was only known to a few high-level people in Guozijian, and Li Shimian didn't want to involve his students and disciples. Since ancient times, the literati have neglected to die, and it is inevitable that the situation of bloodshed and sacrifice will be avoided, and they should be martyred by their old bones, and young literati are the future of the Ming Dynasty!

"Sir, the old kindness students of Shen Pavilion are remembered in their hearts, and they should be grateful for their kindness!"

Another voice sounded, this person was a member of the Knock Que Grievance, and the old scene can be said to be vivid.

"Da Si clan, the literati have their own arrogant bones, Shen Ge Lao is the head of the three yuan and the first, and the sixth yuan, and must not be wronged!"

"Sir, the disciple is willing to go to the palace to beat the drum!"

Listening to the shouts of the students outside the door, Li Shimian had an indescribable emotion on his face. Teaching and educating people is not about expecting students to become big officials, but more about wanting them to continue their studies for the sake of the saints, to promote virtue and goodness, and to be compassionate to others.

Now, it seems, this group of students did not disappoint themselves.

In the edict prison on the other side, Shen Yichen did not have the pictures of being wronged and humiliated, tortured and beaten into tricks as imagined by many literati in the outside world.

On the contrary, he lived in a specially arranged single room very peacefully, and the fierce brocade guard jailer in the past nodded when he saw Shen Yichen arrive, not daring to have the slightest neglect and disrespect.

Looking through the skylight overhead, looking at the small crescent moon outside, Shen Yichen felt that he had an unprecedented peace in his heart. Maybe only at this time can he completely let go of all his power and calculations and entrust his fate to others with peace of mind.

But as long as the literati of the Ming Dynasty did not become cynics like the Manchus, they would definitely stand up to help them fight.

And Shen Yichen planned all this, what he really wanted was not only to fight against the Empress Dowager Sun's interference, but to plant a seed in the hearts of the literati of the Ming Dynasty who dared to resist and fight in the face of injustice and power.

Even if the other party is a royal power!

Only when everyone is no longer afraid of imperial power can we better restrain and even suppress imperial power, so as to complete the real transformation of Ming society.

Although the scholars and the Son of Heaven rule the world together, although they are not as equal as everyone in later generations, they are at least far better than handing over the fate of the family and the country to the only husband. Many times the food has to be eaten one bite at a time, and the road has to be walked step by step, and Shen Yichen is also moving forward.

Just like when he was in Guozijian and in the West Lake Yaji, he ignited a spark of spreading ideas, and one day it can form a prairie fire!

"To the north, just by giving a letter to the Da Si clan, can you dismiss the Queen Mother's questioning?"

Zhao Hongjie, who was standing on the side, looked at Shen Yichen and always looked out the window without saying a word, as if it was not him who entered the edict, and he looked like he had nothing to do with himself, but he couldn't help but ask.

The Da Si clan does have the status and respect of a literati teacher, but the question is how to be respected, in the officialdom, he is just a civil official from the fourth grade, how can he change the will of the queen mother?

"It's not the Da Si clan who rejected the Queen Mother, it's the general trend!"

"What's the trend?"

If Zhao Hongjie wants to be a spy, he is now special, and when it comes to this kind of strategic-level strategy, it is far beyond the scope of his ability, and he doesn't understand what Shen Yichen means at all.

"If nothing else, I'll be able to see it tomorrow."

It was past midnight, and the high crescent moon was slowly setting towards the west.

When the dawn of the morning sun comes, it is the arrival of the general trend!

Listening to Shen Yichen's dumb riddles still playing in the crepe, Zhao Hongjie couldn't hold back a little, and said bluntly: "You know that when I was in the outer courtyard school, I was the one who didn't know anything about grades. I don't understand what the general trend is, I only know that if the Queen Mother doesn't take back her fate, many people will come to fall into the well tomorrow. ”

"To the north, we have to make a plan for the future."

When he said this, a ruthless look flashed on Zhao Hongjie's face, theoretically a civil official of Shen Yichen's level and influence, no matter how long he didn't really lead the troops to rebel, he would not die no matter what.

But who can say a lot of things accurately, back then, Liu Qiu only provoked the emperor and Wang Zhen to dislike it, and he was tortured by dismembering his body in the edict prison, and the location was not far from Shen Yichen's cell.

"What's the next step?"

"When the matter is really irreparable, I will contact someone to send you out of Beijing, and then let Li Da lead someone to answer it."

Listening to Zhao Hongjie's help to plan his escape, Shen Yichen couldn't help but laugh out loud, this is simply more unreliable than directly leading the troops to rebel.

"Then forget it, buddy, I'm also a cabinet old now, but I left Beijing and absconded before I even stepped into the threshold of the cabinet, I'm afraid that I will become a laughing stock in the history books in the future."

Seriously speaking, Shen Yichen's appointment to the cabinet at the court meeting should officially enter the cabinet tomorrow. As a result, he stepped into the edict one step ahead of schedule, and it will become a miracle in the mouths of future generations.

"That's better than dying, right?"

Facing Shen Yichen's cloudy and breezy appearance, Zhao Hongjie had a feeling that the emperor was not in a hurry and the eunuch was in a hurry, and he really thought that the Queen Mother Yizhi's questioning was a joke?

"I can't die."

Seeing that Zhao Hongjie was really anxious, Shen Yichen's expression became serious, and he changed the topic and asked: "Hongjie, instead of worrying about me, it is better to send a few brocade guards or not collect them at night and place them by Zhu Ji's side." ”

"He is now in a border town, and I am always a little worried."

I don't know why, after Shen Yichen met Zhao Hongjie a few days ago and looked at the portrait, he always had an ominous premonition in his heart.

Zhu Ji was placed in Beijing as a gentleman, at most he acted as an internal ghost to transmit information, but he served as a guard at the border pass, and there were too many things he could do.

If you don't find him out for a day, there will always be endless troubles.

And Shen Yichen can't do it like he treats ordinary ghosts, so he can't find a way to solve it at the physical level.

Cheng Guogong's family concept is deeply rooted in the bone marrow, and the concept of both prosperity and loss accompanies the father and son throughout their lives. There is no full evidence to move Zhu Ji's hand, once the matter is exposed, Shen Yichen even has a premonition that there will be a picture of father and son being enemies and brothers killing each other.

That's why Shen Yichen didn't make a move to Zhu Ji for a long time.

"Don't worry, it's already been sent, and at the same time, I'm trying to find a way to buy Zhu Ji's people around me with a lot of money."

"As long as he is indeed the internal response of the Tartars, then sooner or later there will be a moment when the horse's feet will be exposed!"

Zhao Hongjie was doing things, Shen Yichen was still relieved, nodded and said no more.

Time passed minute by minute, and the eastern sky was white, and the white snow scene of Jingshi was set off.

At the end of the avenue in front of the noon gate, a group of black-pressed figures appeared, they were not officials who came to the court, but the children of the Jingshi and the students of the Guozijian. The first person is white-haired, and he is Li Shimian, the priest of the country, who has the reputation of being a literati teacher.

This is the general trend in Shen Yichen's mouth!