marquis of jingan

Chapter 1070 Fishing Competition

Chapter 1070 Fishing Competition

At the Great Court Meeting, some scholars became more and more excited.

There was Fei Tong, a doctor in the ancestral department of the Ministry of Rites, who knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing. He said sadly: "Your Majesty, Kong Sheng is the most holy teacher, the Wen Sect of the world, and the most civilized place in the world!"

"The Confucian Temple is the number one Confucian Temple in the world!"

"My master Chen Wang went to the north to attack Qi and drive out the Hulu. He was originally a teacher of justice, and his name was justified. But now, the Northern Expedition army burned down the Confucian Temple, which will definitely attract criticism from all over the world!"

"If you lose the heart of a scholar, you will lose the destiny of the country!"

Fei Langzhong, who is in his sixties this year, is a veteran of the Ministry of Rites. At his age, and still in this fifth-rank position, it will be difficult for him to make further progress in this lifetime.

In the same way, he is still a fifth-rank official at his age, which means that this person is not good at drilling, and he is not the kind of official who is dedicated to climbing up.

This does not mean that he is a good official, but at least it shows that this person's mind is not that complicated.

To put it simply, he is an honest person.

Moreover, he did not form a party in the imperial court, and he had no enmity with Shen Yi.

In other words, this kind of honest person is biased by public opinion.

Moreover, he was indeed a good student of the sage, and his reverence for the sage was so high that he couldn't tolerate things like burning down the Confucian Temple.

His Majesty the Emperor silently looked at the gray-haired but red-faced little old man kneeling in front of him, frowning slightly.

If this kind of thing is caused by someone with a heart, then with his current level of control over the court, even the prime minister can easily handle it, but it is hard to deal with these "honest people".

If they were punished, they would probably become even more agitated, and maybe they would do the stupid thing of smashing their heads to death in the court.

His Majesty the Emperor closed his eyes, let out a breath of foul air silently, then opened his eyes and looked at the five silent prime ministers on the left, and said indifferently: "How do you think about this matter?"

Prime Minister Chen Jing stood first on the left, heard the words and left the class silently, bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is indeed very important, if one is not good, it will damage the state of the Great Chen."

"However, you can't completely listen to the rumors in the market."

"I think that an imperial envoy should be sent to the north to investigate the matter. After the investigation is clear, the court will deal with it."

Prime Minister Zhao Changping took a deep breath, and bowed his head when he came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, Shen Shilang has read the books of sages since he was a child. Rumors are not enough to be believed."

After he paused, he said in a deep voice: "It is very likely that my master Wang is invincible, so the people of Qi deliberately spread rumors in Jiankang to disturb the morale of the frontline troops."

The emperor didn't speak, but just looked at Cui Yu quietly.

Seeing that Cui Yu didn't come out to speak, the emperor touched his chin and asked, "What do you think, Prime Minister Cui?"

Being called by the emperor, Cui Yu could only stand up, bowed his head silently and said, "Your Majesty, I think what Chen Xiang said is pragmatic, and I should send imperial envoys to investigate the matter."

When Cui Yu said this, he didn't continue.

In fact, he could be more ruthless, but Cui Xiang is smart after all, until this time, the emperor will definitely protect Shen Yi, so he dare not confront the emperor.

His Majesty the Emperor squinted his eyes, looked at the ministers below, and asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"

A few old scholars stood up, knelt on the ground, and shouted: "Your Majesty, the imperial court dispatches imperial envoys, must not protect the frontline soldiers for the sake of the imperial court's face!"

"Otherwise, it will be spread to the world, and Da Chen's reputation will be wiped out!"

The emperor ignored them, stood up directly, and said: "The council will discuss the candidates for the imperial envoy as soon as possible, and send them to me."

"Today's court meeting is here."

The emperor left with his hands behind his back.

"Let's go away."

After the emperor left, there were only a group of officials above rank five left in the Deqing Palace. These officials did not leave, but gathered together, discussing the matter of Qufu.

Many people surrounded Prime Minister Cui Yu and discussed the matter with Cui Yu. Cui Xianggong squinted his eyes slightly and sighed softly: "If it is true that Shen Yi burned the Confucian Temple, the 2000-year-old Confucian Temple will be destroyed in one go. Saying what people in the world will think, it means that a saint has a spirit in the sky, and he will be angry if he is afraid."

"At that time, it may hurt the country's fortune."

He dared not say this in front of the emperor.

However, I was quite brave enough to discuss a few words in private.

Zhao Changping stood beside him and heard the truth.

Even Mr. Zhao, who has a very stable personality and never quarrels with others, became furious when he heard this and cursed: "Cui Yu, the matter has not been finalized, how dare you criticize important officials of the imperial court behind your back!"

"What's on your mind!"

Cui Yu's handwriting is obvious. In this era, people of the same generation are usually called by the name of the table, and those who are not familiar with the official title, this kind of direct name is no different from swearing.

Cui Yuyi was not afraid, glanced at Zhao Changping, and said coldly: "Zhao Zhi, you defend Shen Yi like this, is it completely out of public interest?"

"What's your intention?"

Zhao Changping was furious, and cursed angrily: "If it is found out later that it was not Shen Qi's doing, I will definitely write a letter to join you, and I will not divorce you!"

"Even if it wasn't for Shen Yi, the Confucius Temple was indeed burned under his hands!"

"I never protected the Saint Confucian Temple!"

Cui Yu said coldly: "You guys from Ganquan Academy are also worthy of reading the books of sages and be disciples of sages!"

The two prime ministers got angry and cursed in the Deqing Palace. Zhao Changping's face turned red from anger, and he almost rolled up his sleeves and started fighting with Cui Yu.

In the end, it was Chen Jing who separated the two of them. Xiang Chen coughed and said with a smile: "Don't get angry, you two. The matter is not yet settled, and it's too early to say."

He looked at Cui Yu, and said softly, "Mr. Cui calm down, don't hurt yourself."

The word "injury" was a bit heavy in his tone.

Obviously, it was to remind Cui Yu not to get burned.

Cui Yu sneered and walked away.

"Cui is too lazy to argue with you, a clique for personal gain!"

Zhao Changping was provoked by him again, and he said angrily: "The old man will report to the imperial court and ask the inner guard and the three justices to investigate you and me to see which one is the one who is forming a party for selfish interests!"

After the two spat at each other, Cui Yu left with his hands behind his back.

Chen Jing pulled Zhao Changping's sleeve, walked to the side, and said with a smile: "President Zhao, don't be angry, trust the court, Shen Shilang will be cleared soon."

Zhao Changping took a deep breath and cupped his hands to Chen Jing.

"What Chen Xiang said is true."

With both hands in his sleeves, he also strode out of Deqing Hall.

With his hands behind his back, Chen Xiang watched Lian go away angrily, and the smile on his face grew a little more.

The more fiercely Prime Minister Zhongshu fights, the more secure his position as chief will be.

………………

The apse of Deqing Hall.

His Majesty the Emperor sat reclined on the chair, and eunuch Gao stood cautiously beside him, holding a document in his hand, lowering his head and saying: "Your Majesty, the document was sent from the front line during the court meeting just now."

The emperor reached out to take it, looked at the signature on it, frowned and said, "What a coincidence?"

Eunuch Gao quickly said: "This servant has just received this document."

His Majesty the Emperor didn't say much, and stretched out his hand to open the memorial.

In the memorial, there are two documents, one is for Shen Yi to explain the situation to the emperor, and the other is...

It is the call to action for the Northern Expedition.

After His Majesty the Emperor finished reading these two documents, the gloom in his eyebrows disappeared immediately.

He carefully put the two documents away, put them on his desk, and looked back at Eunuch Gao.

"clever."

Eunuch Gao bowed his head: "The servant is here."

"While checking Jiankang's news, do one more thing for me."

"Your Majesty ordered."

Emperor Hongde yawned, and said lightly: "Make the momentum bigger."

"It's best to let the officials in Jiankang know that Shen Qi set fire to the Confucius Temple."

"Well…"

The emperor seemed to think of something, and added: "Send someone to Chongshenghou's Mansion, and say hello to their family, so that they don't get mixed up by others."

Eunuch Gao quickly lowered his head.

"Slaves understand..."

……

Time passed day by day, and soon, Jiankang's public opinion became more and more fierce under the guidance of caring people and the emperor's deliberate provocation.

Many more radical scholars gathered at the entrance of the Gongyuan to make trouble.

There were also people who threw rotten eggs at the gate of Uncle Jiang's mansion, so that Lu Ruoxi could only make people close the door and forbid anyone from entering.

As for Emperor Hongde, he seemed ignorant and did not intervene in this matter, allowing public opinion in Jiankang City to ferment.

He was quietly waiting for the next court meeting.

While the emperor was waiting for the court meeting, Master Shen from the north climbed up and looked far away, looking at Yanzhou City in front of him.

At this time, Jining Prefecture had been successfully taken down, and General Ling Suling rode a fast horse to Qufu, and came to Shen Yi's Chinese army for a meeting.

After the meeting, he and Su Ding accompanied Shen Yi to leave Qufu, approach the high place near Yanzhou City, and wait and see Yanzhou.

Both stood behind Shen Yi, quite well-behaved.

Especially Ling Su.

In the battle of Jining, although Jining Prefecture was captured and the siege battle was won, the victory was not beautiful, which made him somewhat guilty.

Master Shen stood in front of the two of them, overlooking Yanzhou City, and then slowly put down the binoculars.

"Get ready to attack the city."

(End of this chapter)