Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 448 The worsening situation in Beijing

In front of the official office of Dali Temple, the scholars who had been encouraged from various families gathered here, their expressions were abnormally excited, and they shouted loudly:

"Release Shi Siye and severely punish Di Renjie, Dali Temple minister!"

"Constructing crimes, framing celebrities, what cruel officials did!"

Facing such a group of extremely excited and indignant scholars, Yao Guangxiao was well prepared and sent a team of forbidden troops to guard the Dali Temple strictly.In addition, masters from various factions from the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Sticking Pole Office, and Dongchang also came to block the guards inside and outside Dali Temple.

And the people from hundreds of families who were on duty in Dali Temple, especially the disciples of the Legalists, were even ordered to stay in their respective courtyards at this time, and the guards were under martial law and were not allowed to go out at will.

Throughout the entire Dali Temple, the atmosphere was dignified and tense, and everyone looked as if they were facing an enemy, and their expressions could not hide their panic.

But at this time, Di Renjie, the minister of Dali Temple, who was the main target of attacks by scholars from all schools of thought, was sitting in the lobby of the official office with a normal expression, handling official affairs in hand as usual.

There was an official from Dali Temple, with an anxious expression on his face, and said in a deep voice:

"My lord, this group of daring scholars outside are here for you, my lord, why don't you stay away for a while!"

Without raising his head, Di Renjie flatly refused:
"Avoid? I have a clear conscience, why do I need to evade?"

Di Renjie never dreamed that he would one day be called a cruel official...

However, I acted according to the will of His Majesty today, and I have a clear conscience in what I say and do, and I have never framed him.If you leave the Yamen of Dali Temple at this time, you will be suspected of guilty conscience, and you will also lose the dignity of the court.So no matter what, he didn't want to leave.

Hearing the voices of accountability from the scholars from outside, Di Renjie put down the official document in his hand, stood up, and said:

"Go to the prison, I want to see Shi Mingzhe!"

The officials under his command were amazed at Di Renjie's calmness, and couldn't help feeling admiration in his heart. He cupped his hands and said:
"Yes!"

The prison in the official office of Dali Temple is considered to have the best conditions among the prisons in all the yamen in central Beijing.After all, most of the people detained here were officials before, and many people were able to clear their grievances and return to their original posts.

The prison built on the ground does not feel dark and damp, but bright and majestic.

Among the cells of the three of Shi Mingzhe, they are the best among all the cells.

The sun shines in through the window in the cell, and looking out from the window, you can also see the flowers and plants in the backyard of Dali Temple.Listening carefully, I also heard the sound of birdsong outside.

In the three adjacent cells, Shi Mingzhe, Ji Fang, and Gongsun Song knelt on the brocade cushions, and on the low table in front of them were exquisite tea sets.One smells the refreshing tea fragrance, and one can tell that the teapot is the best tea in the world.

At this time, the three of them raised their glasses to each other and drank through the prison door, looking leisurely and enjoying themselves.

Ji Fang and Gongsun Song, who were still a little panicked in their hearts, obviously heard the movement from outside Dali Temple at this time, and their hearts were already certain, and they regained some of the calmness that the elites of the Baijia should have.

Calmly looking at the prison cell of the three, Di Renjie frowned, and said in a deep voice:
"As the Minister of Dali Temple, I often come to this prison. But I just found out today that the conditions in the prison of Dali Temple are so good!"

The conditions of the cells in Dali Temple are good, but they are only relatively clean and bright.The people here, after all, are wearing the body of guilt, and the conditions cannot be so comfortable!
The cell boss next to Di Renjie was trembling all over at this moment, and stammered:

"Big, big, big, small people really don't know how these things got in..."

Di Renjie sneered and said:
"Of course you don't know! I don't know how many hundreds of disciples work in Dali Temple, especially the disciples of Legalism. I don't have the guts to save these three from the prison, but for Shi Ye, Ji Tang Master, Mr. Gongsun secretly sent some news and sent some things in, but many people are willing to help!"

Compared with the forces of various countries in the world and the organizations of the rivers and lakes, the structure of the hundreds of schools of thought is looser.Except for a few carefully cultivated core disciples, most of the rest of the disciples are similar to the relationship between the academy and the students.

These people may not necessarily be willing to give up their own future for various schools of thought.However, they have the gift of teaching and the kindness of the same family, so it is inevitable to favor each other.When something happens, it's normal to secretly help.

Shi Mingzhe, who was in the cell, raised his head slightly at this time, raised his hand and poured a cup of tea for Di Renjie, and then raised his hand as a gesture of invitation.

Seeing this, Di Renjie waved his hand immediately, signaling the people around him to open the cell, then walked straight into it, knelt down in front of Shi Mingzhe, and took Shi Mingzhe's cup of tea.

"Since the three of us entered Dali Temple, this should be the first time Master Di has come to see us." Shi Mingzhe looked at Di Renjie in front of him and said in a deep voice.

Di Renjie put down the teacup in his hand, nodded and said:

"Well, although His Majesty has been on tour for several months, he has just returned to Beijing, so he is inevitably busy with official duties... If it is not for the method of division, I am afraid that I will not see you today!"

Gongsun Song, who was in the cell next door, interjected directly at this moment:

"Master Di, what does this mean? Why can't we understand! Also, didn't you say before that there is evidence in the Dali Temple that the three of us conspired to assassinate the palace? I don't know now, can you show me the three of you?" Look?"

Hearing this, Di Renjie turned his head slightly, and nodded to the accompanying officials.

When there was an officer, holding a thick file in his hand, he walked into the cell, and put the things in his hands in front of Shi Mingzhe.

Di Renjie picked up several copies at random, and introduced them respectively:
"This account book is the secret private property of your Confucianism, the details of the fund allocation in the past few months."

"This dossier is the confession of the servants in the palace who were infiltrated and bought, and the counting of the money they bought."

"This is the confession of the person responsible for buying the servants in the palace."

……

Gongsun Song and Ji Fang on the side had a slightly strange expression at this moment.

Obviously, Shi Mingzhe had promised before that Confucianism had handled it carefully, and the court would definitely not find clues so easily.

But he never expected that in just a few days, Di Renjie had so many things in his hands!
From the corner of Shi Mingzhe's eyes, he glanced slightly at the two people with different expressions beside him, and frowned slightly.

He is very clear, don't look at the legalists and famous scholars standing with him now.But in fact, if the situation really comes to an irretrievable point, in order to preserve the foundation of the two families in Yunguo, Ji Fang and Gongsun Song will definitely confess themselves without hesitation, in exchange for the court of Yunguo not to investigate further. .

Thinking of this, Shi Mingzhe quickly retorted:
"If there is only these evidences, it is impossible to convict someone from my teacher!"

Hearing this, Di Renjie laughed, nodded slightly, took out another dossier, held it in his hand, and continued:

"And this one is the confession of your Confucian disciple, Zou Shi, who was caught by my Dali Temple following the vines! According to his account, this matter..."

When Di Renjie said this, he was immediately interrupted by Shi Mingzhe:

"Zou Shi, isn't he already dead?"

At this time, Shi Mingzhe blurted out, obviously a little out of control.

Because the power of Yun Kingdom's court far exceeded his previous imagination.They actually touched Zou Shi's body in such a short period of time.

"How did Mr. Shi know?" Di Renjie immediately asked back.

Shi Mingzhe took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:

"As Master Di said, there are many people in Dali Temple who sympathize with the three of us..."

The corner of Di Renjie's mouth curled up, he nodded, and said:

"He's not dead!"

Shi Mingzhe narrowed his eyes and said suspiciously:

"not dead?"

"Yes, he's not dead! The head of the Fangji family, the imperial physician Ji Huan, who is known as 'life and death, flesh and bones', is now sitting in Beijing. His disciple named Zou Shi is destined to be saved by Ji Xu's imperial physician. One life!"

"Maybe he died once, but Zou Shi is now fully enlightened, and after a little interrogation, he explained everything."

This Ji Huan, who is also the famous genius doctor Bian Que in history, has the sixth-level medical skills, which is the best in the world!

He and Qin He, with Xiao Cheng's support, founded Fang Jijia in the Jixia Academy, aiming to train medical disciples to practice medicine in the world and relieve the suffering of the world's patients.

Shi Mingzhe and the three of them naturally knew such medical skills and reputation.

Hearing what Di Renjie said at this moment, Shi Mingzhe didn't actually believe it.Because this Confucian disciple named Zou Shi was cultivated by him himself, he strongly agrees with Confucianism, and he was born in the Xia Kingdom.It is absolutely impossible to tell the truth about what you know.

But even if Shi Mingzhe is so sure, his disciples will not betray.But Ji Fang and Gongsun Song did not have his confidence.Hearing Di Renjie's words at this time, his face sank and became extremely solemn.

Shi Mingzhe's face was uncertain, and he immediately took the file from Di Renjie's hand, glanced at it ten times, then let out a long sigh of relief, sat up straight, and said:

"This dossier is full of nonsense and has no credibility at all! Please, Master Di, bring Zou Shi to me and confront me face to face!"

Hearing this, Di Renjie nodded repeatedly, and said casually:

"Okay...but Shi Siye still has to wait for a while! My officer, I need to interrogate Hall Master Ji and Mr. Gongsun first!"

Having said that, Di Renjie stood up straight and said loudly:
"Come here, take the two of you away and put them under separate custody...I want one, one at a time, and ask them confidently!"

Listening to Di Renjie's authentic words, Shi Mingzhe's heart jumped suddenly, and he subconsciously said:
"Where are you taking it?"

Di Renjie glanced at him silently, turned and left without answering his question.

Seeing Ji Fang and Gongsun Song's ugly struggling expressions, Shi Mingzhe felt uneasy and couldn't help shouting:
"What Zou Shi said has no credibility at all!"

These words are to remind the two of them that the dossier in Di Renjie's hand is not true!

But under the current situation, it is more like Shi Mingzhe's last struggle in despair.

Di Renjie turned around slightly, then turned to look at Shi Mingzhe again, showing a smile.

Ji Huan is a doctor, not a fairy.The Confucian disciple named Zou Shi directly pierced through the vitals of his heart when he committed suicide, and he could no longer be saved by relying on medical skills.So this dossier is naturally fake!

But what Di Renjie wanted was the suspicion and fear that Gongsun Song and Ji Fang felt in their hearts at this moment!
At the same time, outside Dali Temple.

More than a hundred capable Dongchang fanzi and guards from the stick stick came here on horseback at this time.Beside him, followed by more than a thousand forbidden soldiers, suddenly appeared outside the official office of Dali Temple.

The head of the Forbidden Army general, shouted violently:

"Xia Guo's embroidered clothes envoy intends to disturb the stability of my day, and now he takes the opportunity to disturb the wind and rain. We have been ordered to arrest Xia Guo's spies! No one else, don't panic!"

Before the hundreds of scholars could react, there were dozens of scholars dressed up in the crowd, and the Dongchang fanzi and the guards at the sticky pole who were mixed in the crowd suddenly violently shot and smashed all the people in the crowd. A dozen or so people in the crowd pressed down tightly and pushed out of the crowd directly.

The leading general of the Forbidden Army shouted loudly in front of all the scholars:

"Lei Feng, Xia Guo's fourth-rank embroidered clothes envoy, Shao Kaijie, Gui Pu, Bi Song, the embroidered clothes envoys...disturbed the stability of the capital, and waited for an opportunity to stir up the situation. The crime is heinous, the evidence is solid, arrest immediately!"

Speaking of this, the general of the Imperial Army raised his whip, pointed at the more than ten Xia Guo embroidered envoys who were being detained, and said loudly:
"Xia's Embroidered Clothes Envoy's residence has been eradicated. The roster of Embroidered Clothes Envoys' spies has been handed over to the imperial court. Most of the people present here are not from hundreds of families. If you don't believe me, you can carefully identify them!"

Scholars of the Hundred Families, the first thought in their minds at this time was to suspect that the imperial court took the opportunity to retaliate and suppress the Scholars of the Hundred Families.

However, the leader's words and deeds were so calm, so that they had no excuse for having a fit, and could only turn to identify the dozen or so people who had been arrested.

"These people do look a bit unfamiliar? I don't think I've seen them before!"

"I've seen that Bi Song, he is a farmer's disciple. It's just that this person, I remember, failed in the imperial examination and was not selected for the selection of officials. If he knows talents, he will return to Daxia to play for him."

"Yes, yes, I also remember. I thought that Bi Song would return to Daxia immediately. As a result, several months have passed, and he still stayed in the academy. After that, he never mentioned the matter of returning to Xiaguo gone."

"Hey, this Lei Feng, how do I look at it, he looks a bit like the owner of the cake shop under our school!"

"It seems to be a bit like it!"

"If you put it this way, this Shao Kaijie is also like the guy in that shop."

"..."

The Embroidered Clothes Envoys in Yunguo lost their power greatly under the attack of Dongchang and Sticky Pole.Especially the embroidered clothes envoys in Zhongqing City were even more manpower-stretched.

At this time, in the public, they happened to be recognized by a few.

The more they discussed, the more they believed in the statement that these people were Xia Guo's spies.

But when the situation was about to stabilize, among the hundreds of scholars, several figures suddenly squeezed away the people around them and went deep into the crowd.

Under such circumstances, such an action really aroused suspicion.

The leading general of the Forbidden Army, seeing this, immediately felt that there was an embroidered envoy of the Xia Kingdom hidden among the crowd who had not been discovered, and immediately shouted loudly:

"Don't let those people run away!"

The Dongchang fanzi and the guards at the sticking pole all wanted to fight for credit. At this time, after hearing the order, they squeezed into the crowd without saying a word.

All of a sudden, there was chaos among the crowd of scholars from a hundred schools of thought.

Seeing the chaotic scene, the general of the Imperial Army was startled and was about to restrain his subordinates when he suddenly heard an exclamation from the crowd.

"Killed!"

Everyone present looked towards the place where the sound came from.

Then I saw a scholar who was stabbed in the abdomen, clutching the wound, and fell powerlessly to the ground.

In front of him, a fan from Dongchang held a bloody steel knife in a daze, with a look of bewilderment.

After the surrounding air froze for half a moment, several high-pitched and eager shouts sounded again from the crowd.

"The imperial court has started!"

"Run!"

"Quickly go back to the school, please protect the elders of the master!"

The order that had stabilized was once again in chaos.

Most of the scholars of the hundred families didn't know the truth, they could only hear the voices of eager shouts all around, saying that the imperial court had committed the murder.

Under someone's secret encouragement, the atmosphere in the crowd suddenly became agitated.

"Kill it out!"

"Fight with the officers and soldiers!"

I don't know who it is, and shouted.Then several figures rushed out brazenly, and killed the soldiers of the imperial guards around them.

Who would have expected that all the changes would come so suddenly.The atmosphere that had been calmed down suddenly turned into a battle of war.

However, the leading general of the Forbidden Army was quite decisive, knowing that the news should be blocked immediately to prevent the situation in Beijing from deteriorating again, and immediately shouted loudly:

"Surround them, don't let a single one go!"

The officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army, who were suddenly attacked by scholars from a hundred families, heard the order, immediately reacted, shouted violently, and formed an army formation.

The massive army, with awe-inspiring murderous aura, suddenly rose into the sky, and the heaven and earth moved, causing the army to condense, and the majestic momentum overwhelmed, blocking a group of disorderly scholars from hundreds of schools.

It's a pity that even though the Forbidden Army reacted very quickly, among the hundreds of scholars, there were many masters, and many people rushed out and fled in all directions.

The leading general of the Forbidden Army looked at the figures of these hundreds of scholars flying away, his face turned pale, and he hurriedly said:

"Send someone quickly to report to the palace..."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)