Inside the Heavenly Prison.
A prison head stumbled and ran out, his entire expression, looking incomparably panicked.
Zhang Ning was dead.
The great scholar of the Palace of Literature had died in the Heavenly Prison, and he had hanged himself, and what’s more, he had written his injustice in blood on the wall.
This was a big deal.
It was a big deal.
It was even worse than killing a Confucian. You can kill a Confucian, you can scold him, future generations will judge his merits and demerits.
But a great Confucian, who was unjustly imprisoned, killed himself.
This is a big deal for Wei. A great Confucian killed himself, and there is no way to suppress it.
And at the same time.
The Great Wei Palace of Literature.
In a secret room.
A cold, indifferent voice slowly rang out.
“Have things been arranged properly?”
As this voice rang out.
A response soon appeared.
“Back to Fang Ru, the students of the academies around the world have been notified, there are 300,000 readers within Kyoto, and almost 200,000 outside of Kyoto.”
The voice responded.
And then the slightly indifferent voice continued to ring out.
“Everything is ready, all we need is the east wind, inform this down, when the time is ripe, we will impeach Xu Qingnian down today.”
“Even if I have to martyr my Confucianism with my body, I will not hesitate to do so.”
The voice rang out.
The latter nodded at once, and then left inside the secret room.
After the latter left.
Another voice resounded.
“Cao Ru, do we really need to spend such a price to target a Xu Qingnian?”
A calm voice rang out, asking the latter.
“It is not against Xu Qingnian.”
“Rather, it is to create momentum for my Palace of Literature.”
“Xu Qing is nothing more than a pawn in this reckoning.”
“A pitiful and helpless pawn.”
The voice was bland, full of contempt and indifference towards Xu Qingnian.
“But in case …… he could become a saint, for us.”
The voice rang out.
In a flash, the voice immediately resounded.
“Become a saint?”
“Fang Ru, you think too highly of him, Xu Qingnian.”
“He indeed has the talent to become a saint, but unfortunately, today we will destroy his Confucian body, ruin his Confucian will, and put an end to his Confucian heart.”
That voice resounded, not because it looked down on Xu Qingnian, but because it believed that after today, Xu Qingnian would have his Confucian heart and mind destroyed and his Confucian body abolished.
This was said.
The latter was slightly silent.
But after a while, he continued.
“What if he is not put to death?”
He continued to ask.
The latter’s voice was cold as he said.
“That is not possible.”
“Today, by borrowing from the Zhu Sheng lineage and the vast and righteous spirit of the world’s scholars, it is still more than enough to put to death the heart of a mere Confucian.”
“If it wasn’t for the sake of creating momentum, there would be no need to use this kind of power.”
“Moreover, even if the empress protects him today, his Confucianism will still collapse completely.”
“Even if, to take a step back, Xu Qingnian could really survive this, what then?”
“The Great Wei Palace of Literature, it’s not like we don’t have a backhand prepared.”
The voice rang out.
The tone of his voice was calm.
The words were full of confidence, as if they were not afraid of Xu Qingnian at all, no matter if Xu Qingnian could survive this difficulty, they had a backhand.
When these words came out, Fang Ru was silent.
After a while, his voice slowly rang out.
“No matter what, don’t delay the grand plan.”
“This plan will help my Palace of Literature and recreate saints.”
After saying these words, Fang Ru left.
And in the secret room, it seemed incomparably quiet.
Meanwhile.
In the Great Wei Palace.
The Empress was inside the Great Hall, waiting for Xu Qingnian to complete the ceremony.
When the doors opened, she would also walk out and crown Xu Qingnian.
But at this moment, a eunuch, knelt in front of the Empress.
“Your Majesty, according to a secret investigation by the Secretary of Rites, a large number of scholars from all over the capital of Great Wei have flocked to the city and have gathered from time to time in recent days, I wonder what the secret spies are up to.”
“In addition, there are also a number of scholars gathering in Great Wei Kyoto, acting suspiciously, and spies from all over the world have returned letters that seem to involve Marquis Xu.”
The eunuch kneeling below reported earnestly.
On the dragon chair.
The empress was silent as she looked at the memo.
But the next moment, a voice rang out.
“Your Majesty!”
It was still a eunuch.
“Enter.”
The empress’ face was expressionless.
The next moment, the eunuch walked in and hurriedly knelt on the ground, his voice carrying a tremble as he said.
“Your Majesty, something has happened in the Heavenly Prison, Zhang Ning ……. Zhang Da Ru, has killed himself.”
The eunuch’s voice rang out with a tremble.
For a moment, a shocked look appeared in the empress’s gaze.
“Killed himself?”
The Empress had never thought that Zhang Ning would kill himself, she had thought of many possibilities, but she had never thought that they would let Zhang Ning die in order to find trouble with Xu Qingnian.
This was really a deep blood feud.
“Zhang Ning killed himself to take advantage of the power of the world’s scholars to try to suppress Xu Qingnian?”
The empress instantly understood Peng Ru’s ploy.
This ploy was truly poisonous.
Xu Qingnian was best at borrowing power, and Peng Ru was also borrowing power to suppress today, but he knew that Xu Qingnian was favoured by holy grace, so naturally, he did not dare to alarm the holy will.
The dead are not to be disturbed.
What should be alarmed is that the world’s scholars.
If this were to happen, it would indeed be a fatal blow to Xu Qingnian.
At this moment, on the dragon chair in the main hall, the empress’ thoughts were flying as she was thinking of a way for Xu Qingnian to be rescued.
And outside the palace.
Dongzhimen.
Xu Qingnian walked step by step towards the palace gates.
He was dressed in a marquis robe, majestic and uncommon, with a dragon walk and an imposing presence. Many women’s eyes fell on Xu Qingnian and could barely move away from him.
Most of the men, on the other hand, looked at Xu Qingnian with inexplicable envy.
A man should be like this.
To be crowned king and worship a minister, especially when Xu Qingnian was also a great scholar, a master of both literature and martial arts, this was a life that many men could only dream of.
“Stop, Marquis!”
Just then, the eunuch’s voice rang out and unfolded the imperial decree, saying.
“His Majesty’s edict says that Aiqing Xu is a minister of the backbone of the Great Wei, and today he is being made a marquis, with three questions and three answers.”
“Question, can Xu Aiqing be loyal to his king and love his country.”
The eunuch’s voice rang out.
The ceremony for the enfeoffment of a marquis was incomparably grand, and at the same time the procedure was tedious, this was the three questions and three answers, which was actually a kind of oath.
“I will be loyal to my sovereign, and I am mindful of the life of the Great Wei.”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth and replied thus.
It was fine to be loyal to the ruler and love the country, but one had to be loyal to a bright ruler, not a dim ruler, and it was fine to love the country, but one’s heart was for the pale life of Great Wei, and one’s love was for the people.
The state princes and lords were all impressed by the contrast between the time when they were crowned as princes and lords, and the time when they were not very educated.
Can!
“Worship!”
The next moment, the eunuch’s voice rang out.
In an instant, the two rows of generals and soldiers, as well as the people of Great Wei, all bowed towards Xu Qingnian.
However, there were also many people among the crowd who did not make a pilgrimage and stood there in silence.
It was the readers.
Xu Qingnian’s afterglow swept a glance, not one or two readers, but many, and they didn’t even raise their hands.
Almost instantly, Xu Qingnian knew that trouble was coming.
Only Xu Qingnian did not have any expression on her face and continued to walk forward.
Halfway through the walk, the eunuch spoke again and a second question rang out.
Xu Qingnian remained calm, answered and then continued to walk forward.
When he reached the bottom of the palace, the third question rang out.
Xu Qingnian also answered calmly.
All the questions and answers were just asking if you could be loyal to the country, loyal to the people, and serve the Great Wei, but Xu Qingnian’s answers all revolved around the people.
The people were at the heart of Xu Qingnian’s answers.
Now that the three questions and three answers were over, the eunuch’s voice rang out again.
“The three questions and three answers are over, please invite the Marquis of Ping Chaos to enter the palace and be crowned by His Majesty.”
As the shrill voice rang out.
At that moment, the palace doors slowly opened and for a moment, all kinds of music was played and bells rang out in a solemn manner.
The red blanket, from the entrance of the palace gate, spread out to three hundred metres away.
As Xu Qingnian walked step by step towards the front, all the palace maids and eunuchs stopped in their tracks, and the people looked through the huge palace gates at the spectacle inside.
Now there was just one last part left.
The crowning of His Majesty.
When Xu Qingnian had reached the red carpet, at this moment, a eunuch carrying the crown came towards the front step by step, until he came in front of Xu Qingnian.
The next moment, the empress appeared in the sight of the crowd, while the eunuch’s voice rang out once again.
“His Majesty crowned Xu Qingnian as the Marquis of Great Wei for pacifying the chaos, and conferred the seal of Marquis on him, to be honoured by all of Great Wei.”
As the eunuch’s voice rang out.
At that moment all the palace maids and eunuchs, including the people outside the city, knelt down.
“Long live my emperor, long live my emperor!”
The voices were loud and neat, but there were still some scholars who just arched their hands, they did not kneel down, as scholars they had the right to do so.
It was only on such occasions that kneeling was also a form of respect, and it was clear that these people had come with a different purpose.
Some people sensed something strange, but were silent.
And just then, the eunuch carrying the king’s crown spoke in a suppressed voice.
“Marquis, His Majesty’s oracle, Zhang Ning has killed himself in the Heavenly Prison, be careful.”
The eunuch’s face was expressionless as he said calmly.
When this was said, Xu Qingnian’s expression changed slightly, only that Xu Qingnian soon regained his calm.
But in his heart, his heart was in shock.
“Zhang Ning killed himself in the Heavenly Prison?”
Xu Qingnian had not really expected that Peng Ru’s tactic would be this.
He let Zhang Ning die in the heavenly prison?
He said that he said he would kill himself, but Xu Qingnian didn’t even believe it to his death, Zhang Ning was the one who was willing to kill himself, there must be something odd about this, and it couldn’t be separated from Peng Ru’s figure ah.
It’s a good thing.
I knew that Peng Ru was ruthless, but what I didn’t expect was that Peng Ru was so ruthless.
He would rather sacrifice a great scholar in order to use the power of the scholars to suppress himself?
This calculation is really sinister and poisonous, and really ruthless.
In the past few days, Xu Qingnian had thought about what tactics Peng Ru would use to target himself, and he had thought of many possibilities.
But both found that there was little point.
The only excuse Ponru can use to attack himself must be to kill and slaughter the city.
It’s just that, as before, it’s no use using this point to bash oneself, or even to say it’s no use at all.
The result of the battle was here.
Therefore, Xu Qingnian could not understand what tactics Pang Ru would use to find himself in trouble, and even thought that Pang Ru might use the point of cultivating foreign arts to bash himself again.
But if he went to the Palace of Literature to prove himself, it would be useless to take this point, and now everyone in the world believed that he did not practice the supernatural arts, so the supernatural arts could not find him in trouble.
What I didn’t expect was that Peng Ru would be able to get Zhang Ning to kill himself in the Heavenly Prison, using this incomparably despicable means to get himself into trouble.
Bravo.
Good.
What a good thing.
A great scholar, who had been unjustly imprisoned, eventually killed himself in the prison, and if there was no explanation, then this matter could be pa*sed down for thousands of years.
After all, in the eyes of the world, life is the most precious thing, and a great scholar is the most upright person, and no one would think that a Confucian is of bad character, let alone a great scholar.
The death of a great scholar and his imprisonment for injustice would not have aroused the resentment of the world’s scholars.
The first reaction of those who do not know the truth is that if he had not been unjustly humiliated, how could a great scholar have chosen to resist in such an extreme way?
It is a very simple logic that the death of a person is the most important thing.
Most people, too, would subconsciously pity the vulnerable, especially when people are dead.
Xu Qingnian could imagine what kind of a bloodbath it would be later.
This was really vicious.
But thinking about it, Zhang Ning had already reached his age, there was not much difference between dying now and dying later, and Zhang Ning hated himself and detested himself, so if he used his own death to pull himself down.
I believe that Zhang Ning would have laughed out loud under his nine springs, ah.
This was a crisis, a great crisis. Xu Qingnian’s face was expressionless, but inwardly he was thinking of a way to deal with it.
It was at this moment that a faint fragrance came through.
It was the empress who came in front of her.
Her face was absolutely beautiful, revealing an incomparably calm expression. Her gaze carried calmness and a hint of determination, as if telling herself again that she had a solution to this matter.
Sensing the empress’ thoughts, Xu Qingnian did not think much more and accepted the coronation.
“Your Majesty’s edict.”
“In the first year of Wuchang, Great Wei suffered from the scourge of rebellion of foreign countries. Xu Qingnian, the minister of household affairs of Great Wei, was ordered to take charge of the six ministries and command the war, eliminating the tombs in one day and destroying the Tang in three days, saving the wild waves and pacifying the foreigners, with great success and prestige.”
“I, today, appoint Xu Qingnian, the Minister of the Household Department of Great Wei, as the Marquis of Great Wei for pacifying the chaos, hereditary and reckless, subject to the worship of all the people.”
“Qin this.”
The eunuch’s voice resounded throughout Kyoto, and at this very moment, the people of the nation worshipped Xu Qingnian.
“The gra*sroots kowtow to the Marquis of the Pansing of Chaos.”
The people knelt down and kowtowed towards Xu Qingnian, they willingly submitted, not just because Xu Qingnian was the Marquis, but because of what Xu Qingnian had done this year, every single thing, was vivid in their minds.
The great Confucian was unjust, and he disliked the great Confucian in anger.
The Ministry of Punishment suppressed him, and he made a scene at the Ministry of Punishment.
The king of the county was guilty, and the king was beheaded by the holy will.
The merchants of the countryside were victimised, and the merchants were bloodied.
A poem becomes a thousand years old.
The Palace of Literature proved itself and the saints worshipped it.
The foreign states were separated and the foreigners were pacified.
The people could see all these events in their minds.
Xu Qingnian deserves the title of marquis, and they would even be willing to make Xu Qingnian the king of the Great Wei.
The Imperial Palace of Great Wei.
The empress picked up the jade coronet, and then Xu Qingnian slowly bent down and worshipped the empress, and the next moment, the empress put the jade coronet on for Xu Qingnian.
A slightly hot jade hand touched it, and Xu Qingnian did not have any hint of other thoughts.
It was just that there was something in the Empress’ heart that was indescribably strange, and after she had bound Xu Qingnian’s hair, she then slowly spoke.
“Marquis of Ping Chaos.”
“You have done such a great service for Great Wei.”
“I, for one, can grant you a wish.”
The empress looked at Xu Qingnian’s incomparably handsome face and her voice was calm, but the voice spread throughout the capital of Great Wei.
Her sudden opening also made the crowd curious, as there was no such link.
Normally, after the coronation, it would be completely over, and then there would be rejoicing inside and outside the palace.
But what was unexpected was that the Empress had granted Xu Qingnian a wish, which made people a little curious, but what everyone was even more curious about was what wish Xu Qingnian would choose.
Looking at the Empress’ stunningly beautiful face, Xu Qingnian was somewhat curious.
Thinking for a while, Xu Qingnian bowed towards the Empress, and then slowly spoke.
“I don’t have any wish.”
“I just have a request from my minister.”
Xu Qingnian spoke.
His voice also spread throughout Kyoto.
“Speak straightforwardly, Marquis Ping Chaos.”
The empress spoke out.
“This battle to pacify the chaos is not the work of me alone, it is the work of the Great Wei court, the six ministries, the civil and military officials, the generals at the border, and the people of Great Wei.”
“I do not dare to take this credit alone, and it is not considered the first credit.”
“Without the support of the people, this battle would not have been won by me in any way.”
“Therefore, I hope that Your Majesty will be gracious.”
“Exempt the people of Great Wei from the food tax for three years.”
“Your Majesty, thank you very much.”
When he said this, Xu Qingnian bowed deeply towards the empress, these words were not long thought out, nor did they have much purpose, they were genuine, for the benefit of the people of Great Wei.
After the victory over the va*sal states, the treasury of Great Wei has increased by leaps and bounds, and the thing to do at the moment is to be happy with the people, the treasury has money, and it is good to do a lot of construction, but for the people, there is no substantial benefit for the time being.
The only benefit is the dignity and confidence gained, but such things do not fill the stomach for the time being.
The fervour will soon decline.
But three years of tax exemption is a different story.
Three years of tax exemption.
What kind of concept is that? The tax in Great Wei was 40%, and for the people, after deducting the costs of all parties, they might arrive at something like 30% or 40% themselves.
Now that they were exempted from taxation for three years, it meant that their income could be doubled.
When Xu Qingnian’s heartfelt wish was spoken.
All the people froze.
People were stunned, even the State Duke and several Shang Shu were completely surprised.
No one would have thought that the empress would grant Xu Qingnian a wish, and that Xu Qingnian would seek the welfare of the people of the world.
And the request was for three years.
Whether the empress agrees or not, the people of Great Wei will be grateful to Xu Qingnian, and if the empress agrees, the people of Great Wei will be completely in awe of Xu Qingnian.
Because of the practical benefits.
Xu Qingnian will also be forever remembered in the hearts of the people.
Xu Qingnian’s position among the people might not be weaker than that of the empress.
At this moment, the people all looked at the Empress, curious as to what she would choose.
After a simple pause, the Empress’ voice rang out.
“I, allow!”
The voice rang out.
In an instant, the people were wildly happy.
Chen Zhengru was even the first to shout out towards Xu Qingnian and the Empress in a loud voice.
“I, Chen Zhengru, thank Your Majesty and the Marquis of the Purging of Chaos for the sake of the people of the world, long live my emperor, long live my emperor.”
Chen Zhengru spoke, and he bowed deeply towards the Empress and Xu Qingnian.
The rest of the six ministries, the civil and military officials also appeared in unison at this moment, bowing towards the empress and Xu Qingnian.
No matter what the reason behind this matter was.
A three-year tax exemption is something that will benefit Great Wei and the people of Great Wei.
No matter what, this is the blessing of Great Wei.
At this moment, the people were ecstatic, and they also shed tears, excited, and more importantly, they were moved by what Xu Qingnian had done.
But while the people were moved to tears, there was a group of scholars who showed their disgust and somehow felt that Xu Qingnian was being hypocritical.
However, they did not show it too directly, and some of them even frowned, as if they were waiting for something.
“I, on behalf of the people of Great Wei, thank Your Majesty many times.”
Xu Qingnian spoke.
The empress looked calm, then looked out of the hall and slowly spoke, “The enthronement is over, set up a banquet for 30,000, all the people of Kyoto, can enter, I and the people, have fun together.”
The Empress spoke out and set up a banquet for the people to enjoy together.
However, at that moment, a roaring voice suddenly rang out, interrupting this joy.
“Xu Qingnian!”
“You deserve to die!”
A terrifying voice rang out, coming from the middle of the Great Wei Heavenly Prison.
As this voice rang out.
Finally, the 300,000 readers, revealed a joyful look, they had waited for a long time and had finally waited for this moment.
Boom!
Above the Great Wei Imperial Palace, the sky was originally clear for miles, but at this moment, black clouds coalesced.
This was an ominous sign.
The people were shocked and did not know what was happening.
How could the sky suddenly change colour, and was it not a bit too much to insult Xu Qingnian at this time of the day?
A fierce wind swept through the Great Wei Imperial Palace.
The dome of the sky was dark and looked incomparably oppressive, the palace maids and eunuchs could not open their eyes because of the gale, and an extremely powerful pressure filled the dome of the sky.
Beneath the vault of heaven.
Xu Qingnian stood alone, her gaze incomparably calm, not fearful.
The empress in front of Xu Qingnian was also incomparably calm, but a touch of …… The cold intent.
It is not a cold intent towards Xu Qingnian, but a cold intent towards the Great Wei Palace of Literature.
He dared to touch Xu Qingnian in front of himself, this is really contempt for himself, he does not regard himself, the Great Wei Emperor, in his eyes.
“How dare you! What kind of curmudgeon is this?”
At this moment, Duke An’s voice rang out, his voice resounding through the capital of Great Wei, shaking away the dark clouds and fixing the fierce wind.
“I am the great scholar of heaven and earth in the Palace of Literature, Peng Yuan.”
“Today, convict Xu Qingnian.”
The voice rang out, giving Duke An Guo a response.
Hearing Peng Yuan’s voice, Duke An did not change his expression, as if he had already guessed it.
As for the people, they were really surprised, not knowing why Peng Ru suddenly snapped.
But inwardly, there was some inexplicable disgust.
“What crime have you condemned me for?”
The voice rang out, the voice of Xu Qingnian, who looked calmly at the direction of the heavenly prison and said so.
“To convict you of the crime of wrecking the country.”
“Xu Qingnian, for your own selfish desires, you have wreaked havoc on the country and the people, full of benevolence and morality, but ruthless behind your back.”
“For your own selfish reasons, you killed 100,000 surrendered people, put Zhang Ning in prison and ruined his innocence, and even deceived His Majesty by making him a prime minister.”
“Unable to bear the humiliation, Zhang Ru hanged himself.”
“Zhang Ning was a great scholar of the Palace of Literature, but today he died of injustice, his grievances are shaking the sky.
“Today, even if I have to pay with my life, I will still expose your wolf’s ambition and condemn you to death.”
As Peng Ru’s voice rang out.
In an instant, the entire capital of Great Wei was abuzz.
Zhang Ning had committed suicide?
Even the 300,000 scholars revealed a look of unparalleled shock at this moment.
They did not know that Zhang Ning would kill himself, they only knew that today the Great Wei Palace of Literature would impeach Xu Qingnian, but they did not expect that a great scholar would die in prison.
And it was a death of injustice.
The voices rang out.
The six ministers were shocked, the state princes were shocked, and many great scholars from all over Great Wei’s Kyoto, and even from the Palace of Literature, were completely shocked.
No one would have thought that Zhang Ning would commit suicide, using such a method, to attack Xu Qingnian.
But this approach was indeed effective.
And it was extremely effective.
The dead were the greatest.
Taking the moral high ground.
As the words of Pengru rang out, the 300,000 readers of Kyoto gradually came back to their senses.
“Xu Qingnian, you deserve to die.”
“You put my great scholar in jail, ruined his reputation, caused him to suffer humiliation, and now you are forced to kill yourself, you are really a wolf and a beast.”
“Hmph, is this the Great Wei Marquis of Peace and Chaos? He is really vicious.”
“Xu Qingnian, you return the life of my Great Confucian.”
“I will definitely spread the news of what you have done to the world and let all the scholars criticise you.”
“A great scholar who died in prison, this is really a great mockery, a great shame.”
An angry voice rang out as they awoke from their shock and were replaced by anger.
There were only two reasons why these scholars hated Xu Qingnian.
Preconceptions, after all, Xu Qingnian’s arrogance made them uncomfortable, everyone was polite and respectful to the great Confucian, and they didn’t dare to say anything when the great Confucian reprimanded them a word, so why should Xu Qingnian dislike the great Confucian in anger if he wanted to?
They were jealous and hated Xu Qingnian, who respected the saints and great scholars, and suffered the indignity of not becoming a great scholar.
Xu Qingnian was so arrogant, yet he was able to become a great scholar.
The first reason was fine, but the main reason was the second.
Xu Qingnian was too good, so good that he stood above the sky like a white moon, overshadowing all their light.
In particular, Xu Qingnian was too young. If Xu Qingnian was an old man of 70 or 80 years old, even if he attained the Dao and became a half-saint, they would not feel anything.
But Xu Qingnian was so young that one could not help but be jealous.
It was for these two reasons that many scholars in the world loathed Xu Qingnian and hated him for making a mess of things.
Unfortunately, every time Xu Qingnian encountered something, he was able to turn it into a blessing, and every time Xu Qingnian stood on the high ground of moral righteousness, leaving people helpless.
However, this time, the person who stood on the moral high ground turned out to be Peng Ru, the great Confucian of heaven and earth in the Zhu Sheng lineage.
He was unjustly imprisoned and killed himself to prove his heart.
This alone was enough to make Xu Qingnian die without a burial place.
“Shut up!”
At this moment, Minister of War Zhou Yan’s voice rang out.
It was indeed a big deal that Zhang Ru had killed himself, but it was not the turn of these scholars to bash and insult, at least not today.
“What are you talking about? After doing such a thing, can’t you still not let people talk about it?”
“Minister Zhou, Zhang Ru was unjustly imprisoned, and now he has even hanged himself, how can you ask us to calm down?”
“What a way for officials to protect each other, what a way to shut up.”
“This Zhou Yan, is already one of Xu Qingnian’s men, I heard that in this great war, Xu Qingnian killed and slaughtered the city, not just for the sake of war, but because he wanted to covet the treasures of his country and was afraid that things would spread, so he killed and slaughtered the city, looking at this, the titled Minister of War, Zhou Yan, was probably bought off, right?”
“What’s the point of keeping your mouth shut? We are scholars, we dare to speak out, who are you to tell us to shut up?”
Zhou Yan had wanted to silence these scholars and tell them not to make a fuss for the time being, at least until the marquee sealing ceremony was completely over, plus there was one more thing, the amba*sadors of various countries were all here watching.
This amba*sadors of various countries, not the amba*sadors of affiliated countries, but the disciples of the Sudden Evil Dynasty, the Primordial Yuan Dynasty, and still some immortal daoist sects were all watching.
It was definitely not a good thing that such a thing happened at the inauguration ceremony of the Great Wei Marquis of Peace and Chaos, and word spread.
It was just a pity that Zhou Yan thought he could suppress the readers, but he did not expect to be caught by this group of readers, and some even made rumours outright, a mouth that made up rumours indiscriminately, saying whatever came to mind, without any care.
Hearing this burst of curses, Zhou Yan’s face turned cold.
“Someone!”
With a roar from Zhou Yan, a detachment of generals appeared at once to maintain order, their faces stern.
Zhou Yan’s intention was to calm down the scene first, not to boil too much, to talk slowly, after all, there were outsiders around, even if they really wanted to make a scene, they had to make things clear first.
The people who were there were outsiders, so even if they really wanted to make a scene, they had to talk things out first.
It’s true that Zhang Ning is dead, but we also need to let Xu Qingnian say a few words, right?
But when the general appeared, the group of readers became even more excited.
“Sending troops again, good, is this the way the Great Wei Dynasty treats the readers?”
“Ever since Xu Qingnian became an official, he has been suppressing by force at every turn, when Xu Qingnian disliked Yan Ru in anger, I heard that he also beat up the readers, and then he was at fault for killing the surrender, he did not allow the readers to speak up, sent troops to suppress them, and even let the people beat us up.”
“Now, Zhang Ru has suffered injustice and humiliation and killed himself in the heavenly prison, and Xu Qingnian still won’t let us speak out, beating and killing us whenever he wants.”
“Fine, come on, today I want to see if you can kill all the readers in the world!”
“Come on, kill!”
Some people were so furious that they walked straight out, roaring angrily towards the eight gates of the capital soldiers, spitting in all directions, staring angrily at Zhou Yan and at Xu Qingnian inside the palace.
It was a complete and utter look of fearlessness of death.
He was indeed not afraid of death, and was indeed furious because he had participated in the impeachment of Xu Qingnian for killing the surrender in the first place.
As a result, he was beaten half to death by the people, a grudge he held in his heart.
Now that Zhou Yan has sent his troops again, he is naturally defiant.
And he was ready to die.
He didn’t believe that Xu Qingnian would dare to slaughter the scholars.
If that was the case, then Xu Qingnian would be completely finished.
Indeed, as this man roared, for a moment, many of the readers became excited.
“Xu Qingnian, is killing all you have to offer? You have killed and slaughtered the city, treating the lives of the people as if they were nothing but gra*s, treating us, the scholars, as if we were mere ants, killing them whenever you want.”
“Today, if you want my life, I will kill your heart.”
“Brothers, Xu Qingnian has become obsessed with killing and has become a demon, Yan Ru is not wrong, he ……. The cultivation of foreign arts has revealed his horse’s foot, otherwise, how could he be so murderous?”
The crowd spoke up, looking extremely angry, and some even spoke up, saying that they wanted to kill Xu Qingnian’s heart.
But more to the point, some people spoke up, believing that Yan Lei was not wrong, and that Xu Qingnian had already become possessed.
“Yes, he’s gone into demons, Xu Qingnian has gone into demons, otherwise, how could he have gone to kill Descending Slaughter City?”
“This is not something that a normal person would do, only someone who has become possessed would do it.”
“Magic, magic, yes, yes, yes, Xu Qingnian must have practiced magic, he is arrogant and claims to be for the people, but he is brutal and vicious.”
“How can such a person possess a benevolent heart?”
“He has become a great scholar in less than a year, this must be the practice of a foreign art, otherwise, where would he be so fast?”
This line of voices rang out, and now they attributed the killing and slaughtering of the city to Xu Qingnian’s cultivation of a foreign art.
Theoretically there was indeed no big problem with saying this, and it was even a real possibility when one thought about it carefully.
But the more they talk about it, the more outrageous it becomes, even to the point of cultivation.
But as the world knows, there is no such thing as a different art in Confucianism.
But now these Confucian scholars had lost all sense, and in order to impeach Xu Qingnian, to suppress him, and to deny all his efforts, they began to make up nonsense.
And this time, they had indeed come with the intention of dying.
Because of their previous humiliation, plus the death of Zhang Ning this time, they were also angered.
Standing on the moral high ground did make people fearless.
Even more, they only thought that they were doing this for the sake of great righteousness, and that death was better and their fame would last for a thousand years.
“Don’t talk nonsense!”
“Shang Shu Zhou did not mean that, and also Zhang Ning killed himself in the heavenly prison, perhaps there is something fishy, wait for the court to investigate and then discuss!”
At this point, Chen Zhengru spoke up, he stepped in to suppress the anger of the crowd, because no matter what, this matter had to be put to rest now, with outsiders present, even if they were more rowdy, they could not be embarra*sed in front of outsiders.
Only, by the time his voice had sounded.
All sorts of voices rang out.
The readers became even more vehement.
“Chen Ru, shut up, you are now Xu Qingnian’s man, you have betrayed us, you are blinded by Xu Qingnian, once I regarded you as a great Confucian and respected you, but now, you are not worthy of the position of great Confucian in my eyes at all.”
“Chen Ru, as a great Confucian of the Palace of Literature, you have repeatedly aided the evil-doers just because Xu Qingnian can make two stinking dollars? You’re in the eye of money?”
“Dog-like thing, it is you, Chen Ru, who is being cursed, are you angry? If you have the guts, arrest me now and let me die in the Heavenly Prison too! But before that, Xu Qingnian must also be arrested and put inside the Heavenly Prison, and it was Xu Qingnian who led the rage against the Great Confucian.”
“Good scolding, Chen Ru, you are full of copper, are you worthy of the Great Confucian. Have you become a fool to be an official?”
“Xu Qingnian, why don’t you say anything? You are weak in heart, aren’t you? Hahahahahahahahaha!”
The voices were extremely intense, and some even insulted Chen Zhengru, being extremely arrogant and arrogant.
These remarks made Chen Zhengru’s face change, but he did not get angry.
Because he knew that if he gave orders to the readers, they would really go crazy, and they might even die here.
Because their aim was to make a big deal out of it.
The bigger the bigger, the better! That was their aim.
Up to now, Peng Ru had not even shown up, and this was Peng Ru’s mischievousness and scheming.
He did not need to show up, just these 300,000 readers alone could scold Xu Qingnian to death.
Because this time, they were indeed standing on the moral high ground.
Chen Zhengru frowned, and Zhou Yan and the others could not help but frown as well.
Their faces did not look good, but whenever they said a word for Xu Qingnian, they were met with all kinds of insults.
On the surface, they said that they were following Xu Qingnian’s example, but in reality, they were venting their anger.
Seeing that Xu Qingnian did not say anything, the voice appeared again.
“Xu Qingnian, what’s the matter with not speaking? Is your heart weak?”
“Xu Qingnian, don’t think that just because you don’t say anything, it’s alright! You must give us an explanation today! Otherwise, I will die here today. I will also make you lose your name!”
“Not talking and pretending to be dead? Aren’t you quite a good talker? Today, why don’t you say anything?”
“Speak up, are you dumb?”
The 300,000 scholars roared in anger, at first there were a few thousand insults, but seeing that the court officials were silent, and Xu Qingnian did not come out to retort, the crowd suddenly realized that Xu Qingnian was afraid, this time Xu Qingnian was really afraid.
Therefore, more and more scholars came out to curse, and the curses became more and more frequent.
And at the same time, outside of Kyoto, hundreds of thousands of readers appeared to come.
They heard the voices from within Kyoto and spoke in unison at this moment.
“I implore Your Majesty, condemn Xu Qingnian and return my Great Wei to a clear and clear sky!”
That one voice rang out!
The crowd had already implored His Majesty to condemn Xu Qingnian.
This was a great irony in the sky.
At this moment, there are many people sneering, it’s really a disgrace.
One side is crowning a marquis and the other side is impeaching him.
It’s ridiculous to the extreme.
Is this the Great Wei?
To outsiders, this fight is a disgrace no matter who wins.
But the Zhu Sheng line knew this and they didn’t care, disgrace is disgrace, because they were breaking away from Great Wei.
It is only the Great Wei that will be disgraced, it has nothing to do with them.
Even what they are doing today is, in their eyes, doing justice for Heaven.
Finally, just at this moment, the empress’ voice rang out!
“Today, is the day Xu Qingnian was crowned marquis, the death of Zhang Ning will be discussed tomorrow, I, for one, will give an account to Great Wei!”
The Empress spoke, she was not angry, but had a calm tone, hoping that this matter would be discussed tomorrow.
After all, today was the day Xu Qingnian was crowned marquis.
One size does not fit all.
But at that very moment, all the readers sneered and laughed.
“Please, Your Majesty, condemn Xu Qingnian!”
They were resolute and would not budge at all.
“We will discuss this tomorrow!”
The empress spoke, her face somewhat cold.
“Please, Your Majesty, condemn Xu Qingnian.”
They spoke again.
The attitude was resolute.
“I, Your Majesty, have said that we will discuss this tomorrow.”
At this moment, the national prestige of Great Wei was somewhat shaken, the king of a country was actually not listened to when he spoke, this was really …… ridiculous to the extreme.
“Your Majesty!”
“Xu Qingnian scourges the country and the people!”
“If we don’t get rid of it, there is no justice in heaven. Your Majesty, you must not be confused by traitorous ministers, otherwise you will not be a saintly ruler.”
Some scholars spoke up and persuaded the empress.
“I, for the last time, will discuss this matter tomorrow, and I, for sure, will give an explanation to the readers of the world.”
The Empress’s voice, some chill went up.
But the next moment, a terrifying voice rang out.
“Foolish ruler!”
“Haven’t you come to your senses?”
As this voice rang out, at this moment, the whole of Kyoto froze completely.
And Xu Qingnian’s calm gaze instantly went cold!
