"Ridiculous! It's ridiculous!"

In a mansion in the capital, several people were gathering together, discussing the imprisonment of Confucian students with heavy faces.

One of the middle-aged officials was extremely excited, standing in the hall, his face flushed, and his mouth was like a river.

"He's just a prince!"

"How can you cover the sky with one hand?"

"He actually did this to Confucian students! It's just the East Palace!"

This person is the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, and behind him stands the powerful Northern Scholars.

At this time, he was extremely angry about Zhu Gaoxian's actions, and kept denouncing it, after all, hundreds of Confucian scholars were thrown into the prison together, and this fact was too appalling.

Where does this make Confucianism's face go?

The faces of the scholars and the great Confucians are even more gone!

"The prince's move is simply tyrannical! And all the men of the earth, and all the scholars of the world, shall be put to shame."

The left attendant of the Ministry of Rites was out of breath, and when he talked about his anger, he couldn't wait to slap the table again and again.

Several other people on the side hurriedly persuaded him a few words, which was enough to maintain the scene.

"What Cui Shilang said is indeed true."

All of you here are important ministers of the court, and the one who sits in the center caressing his beard and pondering is the official of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Zhi!

When he had said this, he turned his gaze to the other side and asked:

"Master Pei, what do you think?"

The person who was called was the head of the Criminal Department, who was also from a big family.

This time, hundreds of Confucian scholars were sent to the heavenly prison for colliding with the Academy, which happened to be under his jurisdiction.

"Back to Wang Shangshu's words, in my opinion, this time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is probably really angry......

Director Pei shook his head slightly, with a bit of heaviness on his face, and said slowly:

"Originally, I was notified, and we had a plan before, so the Confucian scholars were imprisoned, but they were not punished, and they made their own arrangements."

"But then the East Palace sent someone to take over the disposal of these Confucian scholars, and even the personnel of my criminal department were all driven out."

Speaking of this, he glanced at Wang Zhi at the head of the seat, and said slowly:

"The Confucian scholars have never seen many storms and waves, and I am afraid that they may not be able to withstand the torture of those eagles and dogs......

"He dares!"

The left waiter of the Ministry of Rites on the side slapped the table vigorously and said angrily:

"If he puts the Confucian students in prison, he has already risked the world's greatness, could it be that he still dares to torture these Confucian students?"

"You must know that this scholar and scholar of the Ming Dynasty will never give up!"

"Alas," Master Pei shook his head speechlessly, and said to him:

"Cui Shilang, this is a mistake."

"As you must know, at the scene, the prince ordered a Confucian student to be shot."

"Then why is it so difficult to torture these Confucian scholars and ask them to identify the masterminds behind the scenes?"

"You must know that the attack on the Academy of Literature and the beating of the Hubu Shangshu, after all, this matter violates the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and it is normal to deal with it strictly."

Wang Zhi rubbed the teacup with his hand, and his face was cloudy.

This time, the Confucian scholars made a big fuss in the Academy of Literature and attacked Xia Yuanji by name, which was indeed premeditated.

Those students of the Academy of Literature are all children of poor families, if the prince is allowed to train him one after another and participate in the officialdom of various places, it will not be long before the advantages of the family will be greatly reduced.

High-ranking nobles, famous families, these intertwined forces will be greatly hit by those poor people!

In this case, what will the children of these big families do in the future?

Do you have to compete for the same position with those poor people? Like a dog?

This is not possible!

Therefore, these great families in the north almost stood on the same position, and began to plot how to attack the Academy of Literature and weaken the power of the children of the Han family.

It's best to get rid of them all!

In this Ming world, Shinong Industry and Commerce, Shi is always in the first place, and it is not the turn of a group of mud legs to compete!

"Don't worry."

Thinking of this, the official secretary slowly spoke:

"The crown prince may not dare to do things absolutely."

He looked around with a strong confidence in his tone:

"Confucianism is a great sect, and scholars are the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, he is just a prince, and he has not yet ascended the throne as the emperor, how dare he go against the scholars of the whole world?"

"This world, after all, is governed by us scholars, and he doesn't dare to make a mistake."

"Pei Shilang, you go and ask the Kong family again, let them also exert their strength, add more fire, and let everyone in the world know that the current prince seems to be a little disrespectful to Confucianism!"

When Wang Zhi said this, his tone had become a little calm:

"Since he has already made a stupid move and shot a Confucian student, then we must strike while the iron is hot, add fuel and vinegar, and let him, the prince, understand a truth."

"The affairs of the court are not so easy to handle!"

"He is a yellow-mouthed child, relying on some strength in the army, always thinking about stirring up the wind and rain, this time, we must teach him a good lesson."

Wang Zhi stood up and stared at everyone with dead eyes:

"Otherwise, when he really ascends the throne as the emperor in the future, will this Ming still have our share of speaking?"

Inside the prison.

The officials of the Criminal Department, who were originally quite kind, were driven out by the guards of the East Palace.

They dared to be angry but did not dare to speak, because the entire prison was surrounded by the army, and it was so heavily guarded that not even a fly could fly out.

There are not only those Confucian scholars who stormed the Academy of Literature, but also the generals of the guard who were arrested by Zhu Gaoxian's order.

In the dark and damp dungeon, mosquitoes flew and the smell was unbearable.

This extremely harsh environment suddenly made many Confucian students collapse.

Most of them are from big families, and they have been pampered since childhood, where have they suffered so much?

In addition, since he was arrested and imprisoned, he had never seen water and rice at all, and he was cold and hungry, and the Confucian scholars were already miserable and in pain.

In the lobby of the Criminal Department, Zhu Gaoxian was on top of him, listening to Shen Qingyu's report, with no expression on his face.

"A bunch of waste ......"

He whispered, and then asked:

"Have you recruited any of the guards generals?"

"Who gave them the order to stay still and not save them when they died?"

Shen Qingyu's face sweated slightly, and he replied in a low voice:

"His Royal Highness the Prince, those people refused to confess, saying that they had not received a warning message, so they could not come to the rescue in time......

"Heh," Zhu Gaoxian sneered slightly when he heard this:

"But they are obedient and know that great calamity will befall those who give an account of their origins."

"Maybe you're still thinking of waiting for someone to get them out."

Hearing Zhu Gaoxian's words, Shen Qingyu didn't dare to raise his head, cold sweat broke out, and he said in a low voice:

"Your Highness, if you go to torture again, you will let these people confess truthfully!"

Zhu Gaoxian waved his hand and said indifferently:

"Forget it."

"Let's talk about what you found behind the scenes."