Chapter IV: Escalation of Incidents

This poem is a classic limerick poem satirizing Confucius and Mencius.

The first two sentences are a satire on Mencius, who has a fable called: "The people of Qi have a wife and a concubine." "There was a man who had two wives who begged every day and stole the neighbor's chickens, but he was proud in front of his wife and concubines, and he was not ashamed. On the contrary, I am proud.

The latter said that Confucius and Meng advocated loyalty and righteousness, but when Zhou Tianzi was still alive, he went to the vassal states to seek officials.

If Yang Zhen said before, it was just a private ridicule. But here in He Xi is already a blatant irony.

Let Song Ne not be like thunder. is also now the Ming Dynasty. If it was the Han and Tang Dynasties, He Xi would not face Song Ne's threat, but directly draw his sword and kill people.

However, He Xi waited for this sentence, sneered, and said, "No need to go to the book." Now just go directly to Your Majesty. Let Your Majesty administer justice. ”

This is He Xi's intention.

If you want to save Yang Zhen, you can't put the handling of this matter in Guozijian.

Because Song Ne, as the priest of the country, his power in the prison of the country is unshakable. Only to escalate things.

And He Xi actually didn't want to be so stiff, he originally wanted to stay in the Guozi Prison for a while, and after finding out the details, he would choose how to start. But looking at Song Ne's situation, he can't do it. Since peace cannot be found, then come to war.

To be honest, during that period of time in Hangzhou, He Xi made great progress. In dealing with these things, it is extremely decisive. Directly lifted the table.

When he arrived at the palace, He Xi didn't think that Zhu Yuanzhang would not support him.

In the matter of being an official, Song Ne is far inferior to Guo Huan. But Song Ne is not a fool either. I didn't know He Xi's intentions at first, but I already knew what He Xi said when he said this.

But got it, so what?

Song Ne's anger was completely uncontrollable.

It's no wonder that Song Ne is narrow-minded. In fact, if He Xi said such things on other occasions and in other places. Although Song Ne was angry, he would not be so angry. The same is true for Yang Zhen, if Yang Zhen is a pawn of a peddler outside, and says bad things about Confucius, Song Ne will reprimand at most, and it will be over.

But what is this place?

This is the highest institution of learning in the Ming Dynasty, and it is the place where the Tao of Confucius and Mencius is passed down from generation to generation. In such a place, to say such a thing as a student or a student can no longer be described as provocative. Song Ne has already made up his mind that he must pay the price.

Even though, he sensed He Xi's intentions. I don't care. said, "Okay." Deal. ”

He Xi said, "Please." ”

The two were getting ready to leave. Liu Song sighed secretly in his heart, and said to He Xi: "Does this Yang Zhen want to be carried to the front of the emperor?" ”

He Xi was stunned for a moment, and then reacted.

As long as Yang Zhen stays here, it is very dangerous. Even if Song Ne followed He Xi to the imperial front. But this is Song Ne's home turf after all. Song Ne only needs to leave words, and when He Xi comes back, the living Yang Zhen will also become a dead Yang Zhen.

He Xi said; "Yes, things must have a beginning and an end, and this person will naturally be sent to the royal front."

Song Ne looked at Liu Song, sneered, and said, "I thought that Master Liu was a person in the Holy Learning, but now it seems that he can't escape the lock of fame and profit. ”

Liu Song sighed in his heart: "Do you think I want to do this? I'm so old. It's really troublesome to get involved in such a thing. Liu Song originally wanted to be a peacemaker between He Xi and Song Ne, but who knew that the two sides were not easy to get along, and in a few words, it became what it is now.

He couldn't even choose a side if he didn't want to.

How to choose sides? Liu Song is very familiar with this. Without him, if you are not familiar with it, how Liu Song came from the Hongwu period. So far, he has avoided previous storms and retreated. In fact, he is not standing He Xi, but standing as an emperor.

Of course, Liu Song is not too satisfied with what Song Ne did. He felt that Song Ne's many methods were too harsh, and it was not the way to treat scholars at all. Rather, it is like treating slaves. This is too much of a student, just because of a little mistake, pulled over and whipped.

It's a bit too much.

However, Liu Song has seen too many excessive things. He would never have made a bird himself. But at this moment, someone is coming forward, and he doesn't mind showing his attitude.

Now that he has chosen a side, Liu Song will do things to the end. He didn't pay attention to Song Ne at all, as if he didn't see this person.

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Zhu Yuanzhang sat behind the imperial case with a cold face, looking at Song Ne and He Xi who were generously speaking below.

Song Ne's voice was hoarse, his beard continued to tremble with his body, and he said, "Your Majesty, if this matter is not punished, what can not be done?" How else do people in the world view sacred learning? I also ask Your Majesty to issue a decree and ask Lord He to find another job. The temple of Guozijian is small, and it cannot tolerate such rebellious people. ”

Song Ne actually wanted He Xi to die. Or simply dismiss an official or something.

But he knew that it was impossible. He Xi is the concubine of Princess Anqing. Even for the sake of the princess, His Majesty would not do this. But Song Ne couldn't let him stay in the Guozijian anymore. It seems that He Xi stays in Guozijian for one more day, which is an insult to Guozijian.

"Your Majesty, the human head is not a leek, it will not grow if it is cut, Yang Zhen is certainly wrong. But it's just that young people don't know the severity, and the crime is not to death, even if the crime is really punished, the power of punishment in the world should be in the hands of His Majesty, and Yang Zhen is not an ordinary person. It's too much of a student, it's a student. He died so easily without going through the three legal divisions and without His Majesty's review. Where should the people of the world be, Song Ne, named Confucian, is actually a thief. The name is Confucianism, and he is really a cool official. How can such a person be in charge of the country. The ministers asked Song Ne to be dismissed, and his guilt was punished, so as to show His Majesty's knowledge. The strictness of the law. He Xi also said aloud.

Now that the face has been torn.

He Xi also wants to put Song Ne to death. Although Song Ne can't be regarded as a bad person in essence, he just acts a little more extreme. But now, it doesn't matter.

"Alright." Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Don't say it again. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Song Ne and He Xi, and suddenly had a headache.

Needless to say, the importance of He Xi is needless to say, it is impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to take He Xi. But Song Ne and Zhu Yuanzhang were also reluctant to move.

As mentioned above, Zhu Yuanzhang has been changing the Guozi Supervisor Wine before, because the Guozi Supervisor has a loose academic style. After Song Ne's arrival, Guozi's style of study changed, and Song Ne was strict to the point of being almost strict, but Song Ne's strictness was not only for students, but also for himself.

Song Ne has been living in Guozijian. Wake up earlier than students and sleep later than students. All year round. Dedicated. Historically, even before his death, Song Ne was in the prison of the country.

If Zhu Yuanzhang hadn't changed his mind, Song Ne would be his most suitable Guozi priest wine.

But even so, now Zhu Yuanzhang is ready to change his ways. He was also not prepared to replace Song Ne immediately. After all, it's easy to replace someone. But it was not easy to find someone to replace Song Ne. Some people say, can't He Xi be replaced?

Naturally not. Zhu Yuanzhang can accept that He Xi knocked down Song Ne step by step, but he can't take Song Ne now, because now He Xi has no advantage in the Guozi Prison, and directly appoints He Xi as the Guozi Eunuch, not to mention that this official position has won nine levels in a row. Just to say, inside and outside the country's prison, there will be criticism from top to bottom of the court. He Xi can't sit firmly in this position, and many things are difficult to unfold.

This has only the disadvantage and no good.

He originally thought that He Xi and Song Ne confronted him in court a few months after He Xi was in Guozijian, so he knew that it would be so soon.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Yang Zhen is right. ”

In the main hall, on a stretcher, Yang Zhen, who was beaten miserably, struggled in panic and wanted to stand up. But Zhu Yuanzhang didn't wait for him to speak. Then he said, "As a student, you should be severely punished for saying such things in the prison of the country." However, it is true that sin does not lead to death. Strip away all fame and go home. ”

"Go home and tell your mother-in-law those words."

Yang Zhen showed an expression on his face that seemed to cry and laugh. said: "Minister, the grass people thank the lord Longen." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang cares about the problem between He Xi and Song Ne, and he doesn't care about Yang Zhen who is the fuse, this punishment is not heavy. Yang Zhen was deprived of almost all his political rights, and decades of hard work were ruined. Yang Zhen didn't know whether he should be happy or simply die.