Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 447
Zhongqing City, in the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment.

Wen Tiren listened to his subordinate's report, stared at him, stood up abruptly, and shouted loudly:
"What? Someone arrested?"

The officials who came to report seemed a little astonished at Wen Tiren's big reaction, and subconsciously said:

"That's right, there was no way to deal with those troublesome Confucian scholars. Who knew they would dare to insult His Majesty in public... Now the people in Beijing are applauding!"

Wen Tiren frowned, and kept groping with his right hand, showing a moment of contemplation, and then said suddenly:

"Quickly adjust the personnel of our criminal department, go to the prison of the Gyeonggi Yamen, and bring those Confucian scholars out! Remember, no matter what happens, we must do our best to protect the safety of these people!"

At this moment, the official didn't understand why Wen Tiren made such an arrangement, but he could only hastily clasped his hands and said:
"Yes……"

But before the guard turned around and walked out of the lobby, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps outside.

An officer of the Ministry of Punishment hurriedly ran into the lobby at this time, and replied:
"My lord, it's not good! People from the Gyeonggi Yamen have come, saying that those Confucian scholars are all dead!"

As soon as this remark came out, the official who was about to leave suddenly widened his eyes, showing a look of shock.

Wen Tiren's face was ugly, his brows became tighter, and he slapped the desk heavily with his right hand, gritted his teeth and said:
"Damn it, I was calculated!"

In front of the people in Beijing, insulting His Majesty in full view, what kind of "smart" person can do this?

As soon as Wen Tiren heard it, he felt that there were a lot of doubts, which seemed very suspicious, and then he thought about it, and planned to send people from the Ministry of Punishment to bring him back, so that he could investigate.

But he didn't expect that just after he received the news, those Confucian scholars were all dead in the prison of the Gyeonggi Yamen.Behind this, Wen Tiren didn't believe that no one was planning and planning!
"My lord, it's just a group of hot-headed Confucian disciples who dare to offend His Majesty. Even if such a group of people died in prison, why are you so angry?" the official of the Ministry of Punishment couldn't help asking.

Wen Tiren's face was extremely gloomy, and he gritted his teeth and said:
"Confucian disciples? This group of people are just idiots who have read a few Confucian classics and can't figure it out. How can they be Confucian disciples!"

Confucianists are reluctant to use a dozen carefully trained Confucian disciples to do this kind of stupid thing that will ruin their future even if they don't die.

"Since you are not even a disciple of Confucianism, then you don't have to lose your composure!"

Wen Tiren's face darkened, and he said in a low voice:
"Their deaths will become an excuse for the people in the dark to attack..."

Di Renjie, Minister of Dali Temple, after returning to Beijing, directly locked Shi Mingzhe, Ji Fang, and Gongsun Song in Dali Temple without showing any real evidence.

Except for the Yin-Yang Family, Military Family, Miscellaneous Family, Novelists, and Musicians who have completely joined the Yun Kingdom, the rest of the various schools, although they don't say anything on the surface, are probably dissatisfied in their hearts.

There are also those young scholars who don't know the truth, are passionate, and are easily aroused.They only knew that the three people who were arrested were the most famous and wise people in the world.

The death of this group of Confucian scholars, in the eyes of the people in Beijing, was due to insulting His Majesty.But in the eyes of these people, it has become a shadow of officials from the DPRK and China colluding with each other, framing celebrities, and persecuting innocent scholars.

With a little agitation, the situation in Beijing and China that had stabilized will become turbulent again!

Thinking of this, Wen Tiren suddenly raised his head and said loudly:

"Prepare the frame quickly. I want to go to the palace in person to report to the imperial concubine! Also, send someone to inform the old Taiwei, Changzhou Marquis, the Central Guard and other important officials in Beijing, and invite them to go to the palace to discuss matters together. !"

"Yes!"

Wen Tiren always had a look of indifference, but he lost his composure at this time, obviously because this matter was extremely urgent.

The officials and servants of the Ministry of Punishment did not dare to neglect, they hurriedly went down to prepare the frame, and sent Wen Tiren to the palace in a hurry.

At the same time, the few important ministers who also received the news didn't need Wen Tiren's reminder at all. They also keenly sensed that something was wrong, and rushed towards the palace while sending people to invite the important ministers.

In less than half an hour, all the important officials in the capital had arrived at the Yongxin Palace in the imperial palace.

After saluting as usual, without waiting for Bian Liuyun, who was sitting upright behind the screen, to ask, Yao Guangxiao took the lead in apologizing:

"Your Majesty, it's because I'm not good at doing things. I failed to obey His Majesty's order and immediately arrested the students from the three schools in Beijing. This caused another accident. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"

In Xiao Cheng's rage, he once asked Yao Guangxiao to arrest all of them, from Shi Mingzhe, Ji Fang, Gongsun Song, down to Confucianism, Law, and famous students.

It's just that the deployment of soldiers and horses in Beijing and China was extremely smooth before, and Zhongqing City can be said to be as solid as gold.Coupled with the excessive cooperation of Shi Mingzhe and the three of them, Yao Guangxiao felt that the situation was settled, and he could take it easy, so he didn't arrest all the disciples of the three families, which led to today's misfortune.

Therefore, at this time, Yao Guangxiao could only take the lead in pleading guilty.

When Bian Liuyun heard the words, she suddenly mentioned it in her heart, but she still showed her composure and said without any panic:
"What's the matter, you should tell me clearly!"

Wang Zhi heard the words and hurried forward to report:

"There are Confucian scholars in Beijing who have been running around for several days in front of various yamen in the capital, wanting to call for grievances for the Confucian master Mingzhe. The yamen ignored them and only used perfunctory means. But I never thought that these Confucian scholars had the audacity to insult His Majesty in the street yesterday, and were punished by the capital. Yamen arrests and puts him in jail!"

Nan Rongshu on the side couldn't help frowning when she heard the words:
"Insulting His Majesty, arresting him for questioning, is reasonable, what's wrong?"

"The key point is that after these Confucian scholars were imprisoned, they died in the heavily guarded prison of Gyeonggi Prefecture that night. People from a hundred families and scholars in Beijing were already secretly dissatisfied with the arrest of three masters, Mingzhe, in Dali Temple. Now that this kind of thing happens, I'm afraid it will be made a fuss by the National People's Congress!" Wang said straightly.

At this time, Lu Bing interrupted anxiously:
"It's not that I'm afraid it will happen, but someone is already behind the scenes!"

"I just received a secret report from the Shangyu Preparatory Office today. The matter of Confucian scholars insulting His Majesty in the street yesterday was concocted by the surviving Xia State Embroidered Clothes Envoy in Beijing. Now the Embroidered Clothes Envoy has begun to act. In the midst of this, there are already voices of criticism everywhere! Some people even started to join their friends in the same sect, preparing to perform outside the palace gate, please ask Di Renjie, Minister of Dali Temple, to blame him."

Scholars in Beijing marched to plead for orders, so they should have been handled with caution.Because if you are a little careless, you will lose the hearts of scholars in the world.

What's more, the schools of thought in this world are definitely not just for learning!
Which school does not have profound classics and unique martial arts?Which school's students don't have martial arts?
If these people really make a fuss in Beijing, they will definitely turn Zhongqing City upside down!

Hearing what Wang Zhi said, Wang Zhi's eyes flickered with vigilance, and he immediately asked:
"Your Shangyu Preparatory Office, didn't you say that you have fully grasped the whereabouts of Xia Guoxiuyi envoy, why didn't you, Mr. Lu, receive any news about this operation?"

Lu Bing pursed his lips when he heard this, and said in a deep voice:
"Because of the previous blockade of Beijing, the high-level commanders of the Embroidered Clothes Envoys in Beijing hurriedly evacuated just in case. In the end, the Embroidered Clothes Envoys below failed to contact their superiors in time, so they could only act on their own initiative..."

Zhong Zizhuo, the Yiwei envoy at the sticky pole, has already taken the high position of Xia Guo's embroidered clothes envoy and the second-rank commander.Now, under the order of Emperor Xia Yu Zhaoling, a thorough investigation of Yun Guo's spies lurking among the embroidered clothes envoys in various counties has been carried out. As a result, all the embroidered clothes envoys have been easily placed on the sticky poles.

Zhongqing City is the capital of Yunguo, the most important thing, among the high-level embroidered envoys stationed in Yunguo, the staff at the sticky poles are naturally deployed, so the actions of the previous embroidered envoys could not escape the sticky stick's eyes.

It's just that this time, it was a mistake, because the embroidered clothes envoy below failed to contact the upper level, and was eager to make contributions, so he made his own claim, which caught the sticky place by surprise...

"Anyway, this time, you are responsible for the public affairs preparation office!" Wang Zhi sternly said.

It's hard to say whether Wang Zhi at this time is suspected of taking the opportunity to attack his opponent...

Lu Bing also knew that he couldn't evade it, so he gritted his teeth suddenly, knelt down on the ground, and kowtowed:
"Shangyu Preparatory Office is ineffective, please punish me!"

Behind the screen, Bian Liuyun's slightly cold voice came directly.

"The current situation in Beijing has not yet reached the time to weigh the merits of the crime!"

His demeanor has always been gentle and soft, and although he has not shown any anger at this time, his voice is already so cold that it can be seen that anger is already growing in his heart at this time.

The situation in Beijing and China has not stabilized in one wave, and another wave has arisen.At this time, there are still people who want to take the opportunity to fight for power?

Wang Zhijiu has served in the palace for a long time, so he is naturally very good at guessing what he wants.

Seeing the imperial concubine like this at this time, my heart turned cold, and I suddenly realized that I seemed to be a little dizzy, and I chose such a wrong time to attack Lu Bing.

At this time, Lu Bing quickly opened his mouth and said:

"I ask you to investigate and make amends!"

Bian Liuyun took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:

"It's about the stability of the capital, and Dongchang will also go together... Remember, the most important thing now is the stability of the capital. If anyone dares to move other thoughts, there is no need to wait for His Majesty to come back, the palace can deal with it directly!"

Wang Zhi swallowed his saliva, leaned over quickly and said:
"Your maidservant knows, please rest assured, empress!"

Yao Guangxiao was on the side, quietly watching Bian Liuyun's performance, and nodded imperceptibly.

Whether it is the calmness after an accident, or the means of beating and disposing of the two, they are all qualified.Although she is the princess of the Xia Kingdom, her position is obviously on Dayun's side.He also gave birth to a prince, so he is also the most suitable candidate for the next position...

After pondering in his heart for a moment, Yao Guangxiao came out again and said loudly:

"My lady, please, the quasi-minister deserves the crime and meritorious service!"

Hearing the words, Bian Liuyun said without hesitation:
"Your Majesty ordered the Marquis of Changzhou to return to Beijing to deal with it. Once the matter is resolved, he will be handed over to the Marquis of Changzhou! My lords, please cooperate with all your strength to stabilize the situation in Beijing for Your Majesty!"

Having said that, Bian Liuyun paused slightly, and then said firmly:

"The stability of the capital, the protection of the palace, and the safety of the two princes are all on the shoulders of your lords. I beg you, don't let Your Majesty's trust be betrayed!"

When everyone in the hall heard the words, their hearts were awe-inspiring, and they subconsciously straightened their backs, showing determination, and shouted in unison:
"Come on, follow your orders!"
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At this time, Jixia Academy, the residence of the Mohists.

A middle-aged man with a simple face and simple clothes is sitting in the courtyard with one heart and one mind, rubbing the delicate mechanism in his hand.

This person is the head of the Mo family in Yunguo, Wu Shang.

The Mohist disciples on the side came up at this time, bowed and saluted:
"Teacher, master of the military and military, come to pay a visit!"

Wu Shang concentrated on studying the mechanism in his hand, and said casually:
"not see!"

Hearing that, the disciple did not retreat immediately, and then said:

"Jiang Ziqian, a Confucian disciple, also asked to see him outside."

Wu Shang did not hesitate at all, and continued:

"Still missing!"

After a little hesitation, the disciple continued to speak:

"Teacher, some of the brothers in the school are now filled with righteous indignation because of the arrest of Shi Siye and the three by the imperial court. There are even some people who are ready to respond to the Confucianists and force the imperial court to release them..."

Hearing this, Wu Shang frowned and sighed, then put down the mechanism in his hand, and said:

"What do you want to say?"

"The disciple wants to say, is the teacher planning to support the imperial court or Confucianism?"

Before Wu Shang could answer, the disciple began to talk to himself:

"Confucianism, relying on the part of its own scriptures that is conducive to the rule of imperial power, is highly valued by the emperors of all countries, and it suppresses our Mohist school. If we help the imperial court to suppress Confucianism this time, we will be considered to have removed this big stone from our heads."

"But the big guys are also spreading rumors that the imperial court intends to suppress our hundred families. If the imperial court wins this time, our hundred families are likely to be suppressed..."

"But no matter which side you plan to support, you must always show your attitude, so that the brothers below will know what they are doing!"

Wu Shang heard the words, but shook his head, and said in a deep voice:
"The following disciples, no matter what they choose, it's just a personal wish. And I, the head of the Mohist school in Yunguo, represent the Mohist's attitude. In this matter, I must stay out of it!"

"Don't learn from those three people, Mingzhe, and end up in person. Even if he Confucianism wins this time, it may not be of much benefit. But if he loses, it will implicate his own school."

"The same is true for my Mohist school. If the imperial court wins, the yin and yang family and the military family must be the first in terms of rewards. Once the Confucianism wins, it is impossible to distribute the benefits to my Mohist school. In this case, Why bother to get involved and cause trouble?"

Hearing this, the disciple immediately understood the key point, and his eyes lit up slightly.

"Disciple understands!"

"Tell the core disciples in the sect that they cannot participate in this matter. For the rest, let them go!"

"Yes!"

……

At this time, among the various residences in Jixia Academy, similar conversations resounded from time to time.

Facing the secret battle that was raging in the capital at this time, except for a few schools that had already determined their positions before, the rest of the schools chose to restrain their core disciples and remain neutral.As for the ordinary students below, let them make their own choices.

(End of this chapter)