On the streets of the capital under the clear sky.

With the extension of time, more and more Han Shi people surrounded Wu Hongji, and there were more and more voices questioning and reprimanding him.

"What are you doing?!"

"A group of stubborn people, are there any rules?!"

The first to be angry was not Wu Hongji himself, but his house slave interrogator.

When he was a slave in Wu Hongji's hometown, he relied on his identity as a slave in the Wu family's housekeeper, and he walked sideways in the township, not to mention that the common people had to kowtow to him when they saw him, even if the county officials saw him, they had to call him a judge, especially after Wu Hongji became an official, the county magistrate was polite to him.

Therefore, at this time, the interrogation was the first to be unacceptable, and ordinary scholars and ordinary people stood and questioned his master, instead of kneeling and begging his master to administer justice.

"You self-willed minion, what qualifications do you have to belittle us!"

"According to the new rites, we are the son of heaven, the foundation of the continuation of the Ming dynasty, and it is the son of heaven who takes benefiting the people as the outline of governing the country."

"You are a self-willing and lowly person who has even given up your personal dignity, if you are interested, shut up, otherwise we will kill you, and Wang Fa will not let us pay you for your life!"

Li Zhen, who was in charge of organizing the matter, pointed to the interrogation record and reprimanded him at this time.

Review the stopper.

At that time, another student named Zeng Zhan directly questioned the people in the sedan chair at this time: "Are you Wu Hongji, who has the courage to be an official and master, and doesn't have the courage to come out to face the people?!" ”

Wu Hongji's face was blue.

But he didn't go out, but shouted in the sedan chair: "You are not qualified to confront this official, nor are you qualified to ask this official by name!" ”

"How can you not qualify!"

"If there is Taizu's "Great Message" here, I can still tie up you, an evil official!"

Li Zhen shouted at this time.

Zeng Zhan and the others echoed: "That's it! ”

Wu Hongji's face became even more ugly.

But he still didn't plan to go out.

After a while, Li Zhen shouted on the spot: "Fellow villagers, go and get the "Great Message", this official refuses to answer the people's questions, relieve the people's grievances, ignore the Jiangshan Society, and invite the "Great Message", just as he refuses to answer the people's questions and release the people's grievances, that is dereliction of duty, and he should be relieved to beat the drum!" ”

"Good!"

"I'll go to the house and get it!"

"I'll go too!"

Soon a number of young people responded and ran back.

Wu Hongji's face became even more ugly.

And after a while, many young people came back with "The Great Message".

Li Zhen asked at this time: "This imperial history, do you come out by yourself, or do you really want us to drag you out." ”

Wu Hongji had to walk out of the sedan chair with a calm face, but he still looked at these people with an arrogant face: "What do you want to ask?!" Is there anything that can't be presented?! ”

"We'd like to ask right now."

Li Zhen replied.

Wu Hongji glanced at Li Zhen with fire in his eyes.

Zeng Zhan asked first at this time: "Are you Wu Chunyang, the imperial history of Shanxi Dao?" ”

Wu Hongji replied perfunctorily: "Yes." ”

At this time, a short-clothed young man named Dai Qishu asked: "Then why do you Wu Chunyang have nothing to do, why do you want to form a party and disrupt the government?" ”

"An Xifan and others pleaded for the rebel minister Wu Yuexiu, obviously suspected of being against the party, but they were poisoned, and when they were poisoned, Zhao Mengbai was present, and Jin Yiwei arrested Zhao Mengbai and asked what was wrong?"

"And you said that Ti Shuai was suppressing, you are clearly confusing right and wrong, deliberately disrupting the government, and you Jinyi Wei can't ask if you want to ask! In this way, you will be able to continue to instigate others to live with impunity, and even achieve the goal of making us ordinary people unable to live well! ”

Wu Hongji glanced at Dai Qishu with disdain, and then sneered.

"Say!"

Zeng Zhan asked loudly at this time.

Wu Hongji saw that Zeng Zhan was a student, so he scolded sharply: "You are also a scholar, why do you help Jinyiwei speak?!" Why are you so shameless and have a party with him! ”

Zeng Zhan spread his hands in amazement, pretending to be puzzled:

"Where did I get a party with Jinyiwei?"

"I'm just with the people to ask you why you don't distinguish between right and wrong?"

"You're a party!"

"You're attached to the Imperial Court Eagle Dog!"

Wu Hongji suddenly raised his hand and pointed at Zeng Zhan and shouted.

After hearing this, Zeng Zhan also lost his temper on the spot and yelled directly at Wu Hongji:

"You're the party!"

"You are clearly in a party with Zhao Mengbai to disrupt the government, so you are reversing black and white here!"

"Yes, you're just forming a party and messing with the government!"

"You're harboring evil intentions!"

"You deliberately made trouble, you were with the King of Chu and them, and you also want us to have no land and no land, and you also want us to sell our sons and daughters!"

"You are not only with the King of Chu and them, but also with those dog officials of the Qing army!"

"You deserve to be killed!"

Wu Hongji did not cooperate, and even remained arrogant and handsome, which made the crowd even more angry, so that it was about to turn from a war of words to a riot.

Wang Tingshu, the brocade guard who was secretly observing from the side, whispered to the brocade guards who were responsible for maintaining order in this area:

"Prepare to throw pepper powder and carry the barricade past to prevent the situation from escalating and causing death!"

"Yes!"

But before the Jinyi guards moved, Zhao Qing, the imperial historian of the city patrol, rushed over with the soldiers of the Horse Division at this time, and asked loudly:

"What's the matter, are they gathering here one by one to rebel?!"

Zhao Qing said loudly: "Send these people away immediately to this official!" ”

The soldiers of the Terracotta Division were about to act, when Li Zhen stood up first and said to Zhao Qing:

"We are all good scholars, here I just want to ask Wu Shiyu some political affairs, how can it be considered a rebellion, have we killed people, have we raised troops?!"

"Scholars are okay, but people can ask about politics."

As Zhao Qing spoke, he said in a deep voice to Zang Bangyan, the commander of the soldiers and horses:

"You don't have to fight away, all the scholars will be arrested, and all the people will be suppressed and executed!"

The people of Shimin could not help but be terrified.

Wu Hongji was overjoyed at this time and echoed: "The public is doing well, how can the people stay, staying will only be chaotic!" ”

"Slow!"

At this time, Zhang Wei, who had been watching the lively wine of the Guozi priest in a bookstore here, shouted.

Zhao Qing saw Zhang Wei appear, hurriedly dismounted, and bowed down to ask:

"What do you think?"

"The people are also Your Majesty's son, how can the public kill them without permission?"

"What's more, they did not bend the law, and this public move is contrary to the new rites!"

"Furthermore, although the public is patrolling the city, he only has the right to catch thieves and traitors, and does not have the right to cross the law to kill others."

"If you do this, you will only bear the name of a cool official, and you will even be dealt with strictly."

Zhang Wei said.

Zhao Qing glanced back at these people, pondered for a long time, and suddenly said:

"No! I'd rather bear the notoriety of being a cool official, or even be punished for violating the New Rites, than let these puppets interrogate officials and argue about state affairs! ”

"In short, unless I die, I can't talk about politics beyond the courtesy!"

After Zhao Qing said this, he commanded Zang Bangyan, the commander of the soldiers and horses:

"Kill these Diao people for Benxian, and leave no one behind! Guilty, this constitution bears it alone! ”

When Zang Bangyan heard this, he drew his sword, and all the soldiers under his command drew their swords, and walked towards these soldiers.

As a result, the people became more and more frightened.

And Wu Hongji raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and then bowed his hand to Zhao Qing:

"Zhao Gong is righteous, risking death to defend the courtesy, which is admired by the contemptible people!"

(End of chapter)