This shout was from Zhao'er, she just shouted it subconsciously.
After shouting, she remembered that she was dressed in men's clothing, and immediately stood out, and said to the people beside her: "I saw Xue Juren became famous, and it must not be slandered for no reason. Who doesn't know that Dengwen drum can't be beaten randomly, thirty court Half of his life was lost after taking the stick. It's not a big grievance. Which scholar would come to suffer this kind of hardship. This year's Enke, next year's Zhengke, he can wait a year to take the test again, which is obviously a loss. If you survive, Xue Jucai will come to beat the drum of Dengwen."
"What this brother said is very true. Recently, there have been a lot of rumors and rumors about Chunwei. People who should have failed the test, but some people who are not well-known are all in the gold list, and these people are usually just a little. , I believe everyone has an idea.”
A scholar stood up and said to the crowd, which immediately attracted the approval of countless people.
"This Xue Juren is well-organized, and at first glance, it is not random clambering."
"That's right, and if such a big thing is said nonsense, it will be punished."
"There must be someone cheating behind the scenes. We can't let these two people beat Xue Juren and go down with the 30th court. If someone dies, it's not what some people want!"
"Yes, yes, no fight!"
The crowd blocked by the Janissaries was excited, and as more and more people arrived, they even got out of control.
A young scholar came out and said to Qian Tian and the two of them: "The Eunuch Zhao represents His Majesty. His Majesty's Holy Inquisition has not yet arrived. Which officials are the two of you, and you dare to make your own decisions?"
"I am the Minister of Political Affairs and Counselor Qian Youde, and I am in charge of this drumming. Before I face the sage, I receive thirty court rods, which is a rule left by the Taizu. Who knows this person? Is it alarmist, deliberately joking, if you want to prove the authenticity, naturally you have to get these thirty court sticks first..."
"Don't use Taizu and his old man to scare us. Taizu also said that there will be big grievances for hitting the Dengwen drum. If the officials block it, they will be sentenced severely. If what Xue Juren said is true, the two of you will block it. , but are you willing to be severely sentenced?"
In terms of reasoning, there are very few people who can beat these scholars. They are all elites and talents from all over the world. And scholars like to comment on current affairs. If you go out to some tea party and poetry party, you can't say two words about current affairs, and no one will talk to you.
In particular, from the previous dynasty, the civil officials were very powerful. In the current dynasty, when Taizu was successful, some scholars and civil officials played a great role, and their status was naturally not bad. Civil servants are powerful, and scholars are bound to have a high status. These scholars are all famous, and they are really not afraid of a small five-rank official.
What's more, the general situation is on our side, so we are not afraid of what this little official will do to the future pillars of their country under the eyes of the emperor!
"That is, do you dare to be punished?"
Another humane said: "If no one stopped me, I would just take it as a lively look. Now these two people have ulterior motives at first sight, and someone must want to deceive Sheng Ting."
"Corrupt officials are in power, and I am in danger."
"There are no eggs under the nest. You people are all in tune, and if you want to fight, you will beat us all! I want to see how the wise and godly majesty treats the sins of you people!"
"That's right, beat us all."
The Praetorian Guards could no longer stop these indignant scholars, but they dared not make a move, so they could only retreat back and forth again and again, extremely embarrassed.
The leader was in a hurry. He was just a guard of the palace gate. It had nothing to do with him if he did not cheat in the field dance. He knew that if these people broke into the palace gate, his head would be in danger. And if the people of the Guards attacked these people, their heads would still be in danger.
The leader of the Praetorian Guards sneered at Senator Qian who was surprised, and said, "Mr. Qian, my Praetorian Guards are almost unable to stop me. Are you sure you want to do this?"
Senator Qian's face turned blue and white, and his eyes flickered at the surging crowd.
Suddenly, he threw his sleeves angrily: "You people really don't know what it means, this official is just doing his duty, but you are misunderstood by you. Forget it, this official doesn't care, you can do whatever you want!"
The Master Tian also said: "This official is just a censor of supervision. Today's affairs will definitely be reported to Your Majesty, but this Dengwen Gu is not under the jurisdiction of my Metropolitan Procuratorate, so this official can't be the master."
Seeing that the situation was not right, the two of them threw the blame at the push of a button.
The leader of the Guards sneered, but didn't say anything, but loudly ordered his subordinates not to be rough with these gentlemen. He also explained that the Taoist had stopped fighting, and he still waited for the sage's order to tell the scholars not to aggressively commit crimes, and this fight gradually subsided.
Qian Tian and the two left in embarrassment, greeted by bursts of boos from the crowd.
It didn't take long for a few more people to rush out from the palace gate, still led by Eunuch Zheng, and brought Emperor Jiacheng's oral decree to Xuan Xue Tingxiang to meet him.
Xue Tingxiang did not hesitate, bowed again to the palace gate, and planned to enter with Eunuch Zheng and others.
In the crowd, a 'scholar' said: "Xue Juren, we are waiting for you here. If you don't come out today, we won't leave."
"Yes, we're not leaving."
"Xue Juren, we are all waiting for you."
Xue Tingxiang looked back at the scholar and nodded. I don't know what he thought of, but he still stopped and walked towards this side, and only bowed his hands until he was in front of the person: "For today's matter, I would like to thank you brothers, so that Ting Xiang can avoid the pain of flesh and blood. You don't have to say anything. Waiting hard, Yu believes that Your Majesty will be able to see the situation clearly, and I will wait for justice."
A surnamed Wu came out, and this person was the one who helped Xue Tingyan repeatedly.
"Xue Juren, why don't you hurry in? I can only wait for one or two, but you have to..." He sighed, clasped his fists and said to Xue Tingxiang, "Since I said this, I will definitely be waiting for you here. Although Your Majesty is very discerning, there are some people who dare to carry out such shameless methods. Who knows that your visit this time will be a blessing or a curse. We are waiting, and we will always give you some confidence. "
"We're just waiting here to see how those snakes and rats dare to assassinate our exam candidates."
Seeing that Xue Tingxiang could not convince these people, he could only bow again, then walked to Eunuch Zheng who had been waiting for him for a long time, and entered the palace gate with these people.
"... Those people said, we'll just wait here and see how those snakes and rats dare to assassinate our exam candidates..."
The person who reported the report stumbled and recounted the previous scene, and heard a click, and the tea cover in Wu Ge's hand was broken. You can imagine how much effort he used.
"You go down first, go and tell the money you have, you must bite to death. This is the rule, and you are doing things according to the rules." After a long while, Wu Ge ordered.
"Yes."
As soon as this person left, someone came to remind him: "Elder Ge, the adults from all the ministries have already entered the palace, and they will soon arrive at the Qianqing Palace. You can't delay here any longer."
"I'll go now, sir."
Old Wu Ge stood up, adjusted his official hat again, and walked out the door.
He had just left the door of the cabinet lobby, and Yang Chonghua, Ma Qi, Tan Liang, Feng Chengbao, Fei Qian, and Shen Xue all followed. Naturally, it cannot be said that it was deliberate, but it was just a coincidence.
Among the cabinet elders, Xu Shoufu is the oldest, followed by Tan Liang. They are all very old, and they have to be supported when they walk, and they are too old-fashioned to hear, just like Tan Liang at this time. Let a little eunuch help. As he walked forward, he asked what happened.
Because Tan Liang's ears were a little hard to use, the little eunuch had to amplify his voice so that he could hear it.
"What did you say? What happened? Your Majesty summoned me in such a hurry. What about Lord Shoufu? Did he go?"
"Xu Shoufu is not in the palace, and he has already ordered someone to invite him. His Majesty is calling all the pavilion elders to discuss matters. You will find out when you go there."
"Xu Shoufu has gone? Then we have to leave quickly. What is the big deal? His Majesty called us in such a hurry, why do I feel a little bad in my heart, as if something big is going to happen... "
Just as he was talking along the way, Tan Ge Lao has hurriedly passed Wu Ge Lao and went forward. As for why he didn't say hello to Wu Ge, the second assistant, it was naturally because Tan Ge was too old to see.
Old Wu Ge stared at the back of Old Tan Ge who had gone away with a black face. He was agile, but he didn't look like he was frail and old at all, but it was just a trick made by the old man.
However, some people do not want to see Wu Ge, and some people do. Wu Ge is powerful in the cabinet, and naturally there are many vassals. Feng Chengbao, Minister of War, and Fei Qian, the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment, had already passed by, staying beside Wu Ge, greeting him and gossiping as they walked.
As for Yang Chonghua, the minister of households, and Ma Qi, the minister of industry, they were crawling in the back, and those who didn't know thought that the two did not pay attention to Emperor Jiacheng's summons, and Shen Xue was attached at the end.
In fact, this is just a form in their cabinet. Just by looking at the walking posture, you can see the faction.
When he arrived at the Qianqing Palace, Old Tan Ge, who was at the forefront, slowed down.
Until Wu Ge and others came up, at this time he was suddenly not old and dizzy, and said hello to a few people. Waiting for Yang Chonghua, Ma Qi, and Shen Xue to catch up, they stood in front of the Qianqing Palace together, waiting for the summons inside.
Soon someone came to pick them up, and after entering, Xu Shoufu was already waiting inside.
A chair was placed not far below the throne, which was Xu Shoufu's special seat. Xu Shoufu was very old, and several times of begging for bones were rejected by the present.
Several people bowed to Emperor Jiacheng together, and stopped at the first stop. Not long after, Yin Nian, Minister of Punishment, Wang Chongyao, Minister of Dali Temple, and Jiang Chengju, the Minister of General Affairs, were all present.
Jiuqing has everything, which is a rare scene.
And now it's all because of that.
"Okay, you are all here too. Zheng Ancheng, let you know what happened in front of the palace gate." Emperor Jiacheng on the throne said.
Zheng Ancheng didn't dare to hide it, so he repeated everything that happened outside the Meridian Gate, including the General Political Envoy Si Zuo, Senator Qian Youde, and the Supervisor Censor Tian Songde, who wanted to sue the person in front of the Meridian Gate. The execution was stopped by the enthusiastic scholars, and even now those scholars have not left, and there is a tendency to gather more and more.
After listening to this, the expressions of these more than ten important officials changed.
But it's just changed, and it's impossible to see who's thinking from the face.
"What do you think about this?"
Seeing this, Jiang Cheng, the political envoy, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Wei Chen was originally in the government office and didn't know about it. The money-worthy trip was not made by Wei Chen."
This is to pass the buck.
But you have to shirk, otherwise something happened today, and the first person to look for is him, the general political envoy.
"Consultant Qian is also the duty. After all, it is very important to hear the drum. How can it be a child's play, and it is the emperor's order to censure the thirty court sticks before facing the saint." Wu Ge said.
"But no one is instructing, how could his little councilor dare to go to the gate of the palace and punish him?" Yin Nian inserted a sentence next to him. He has always been a gunner, and this is the main reason why he has not been able to enter the palace so far. .
"Master Yin, does this mean that my envoy, Senator Qian, went to punish that person?" Wu Ge asked rhetorically.
"Whoever did it knows what to do."
"Master Yin, what you said is biased. You can't have a festival with this old man, so you deliberately poured dirty water on my head."
Feng Chengbao, who was on the side, said: "Master Yin, you are indeed a little unkind, and you say it as if Wu Ge ordered the Senator Qian to go there. In the court, officials pay attention to the sound of officials. If you say this, spread it out …”
There was a quarrel between you and me, and there was a lot of fighting, and Emperor Jiacheng, who was sitting at the top, watched them quarrel. Only the blue veins on his forehead showed that his mood was not calm.
At this moment, Xu Shoufu spoke.
"Your Majesty, the old minister feels that now it is not time to investigate Senator Qian's fault, but to call up the drummer to verify that what he said is the truth."
It was Xu Shoufu who told the truth, otherwise, according to the momentum, it would be used for quarrels today, and other things would be ignored.
In fact, many times people imagine that the rulers and ministers discuss matters in this form. Before things were said to be ugly, there was a quarrel from below, and many times, many things are so noisy that they can't be settled.
"Zheng Ancheng, did the Juren surnamed Xue be brought up?" Emperor Jiacheng asked.
Zheng Ancheng hurriedly went out to inquire, and led Xue Tingxiang in not long after.
Xue Tingxiang went all the way to the hall without looking sideways, and under the guidance of Zheng Ancheng, he knelt down and bowed to Emperor Jiacheng.
"Get up. Are you the one surnamed Xue Juzi who hit the Dengwen drum?"
Xue Tingxiang stood up: "If you go back to His Majesty, the students will be."
"Look up, don't be cautious. Look at these people by your side, these are all my humerus ministers in Dachang. What kind of grievances do you have? Even if you complain directly, they will definitely decide for you. Here, I will definitely help you uphold justice.”
Xue Tingxiang also raised his head and looked around at these ministers, who were mostly not young.
These are all stomping and stomping, and the court will shake three times. He is really what virtue and what he can do. Even in that dream, he had to work hard to stand with these people.
However, Xue Tingxiang was not flustered in his heart. Seriously, there were many old acquaintances among these people, so his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, but after seeing it, he lowered his eyes.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
He bowed down again, and after Emperor Jiacheng called again, he said, "Okay, I'm busy with government affairs. If you have any grievances, you can file a direct complaint."
Xue Tingxiang repeated what he had said before in front of the palace gate.
As he spoke, the hall was silent.
"What do you think of the gentlemen?"
Feng Chengbao took the lead and said: "I think that you can't listen to people, but look at the evidence. Xue Juren, what evidence do you have to prove that your exam paper has been replaced by others. You must know that I, Dachang, have always attached great importance to the matter of opening subjects and recruiting scholars. There are one and two chief executive officers, an examiner in the eighteenth room, and other prisoners and transfer officers, and even the Gongyuan was ordered by His Majesty to be guarded by the Imperial Guard. No. People outside can't get in, people inside can't get out, and both the inner and outer curtain officials supervise each other, how can you steal your papers?"
In the face of such a high-ranking official's questioning, Xue Tingxiang said neither humble nor arrogant: "The student has evidence. When the student checked the test paper, he found that his test paper had been replaced by someone else, so he bribed an official in Shuntian Prefecture and took back the student's Zhujuan. If someone secretly changes the papers, in order to erase the traces afterwards, there must be a red scroll in the Ministry of Rites. And the handwriting of the two exam papers is different, you can only know after verifying the handwriting. "
"You have a good idea. Come on, order someone to go to the Punishment Department to present the examination papers of the two of them. Zheng Ancheng, you go there in person, so that no one really does anything secretly."
"Yes, Your Majesty."