Water Margin people

Chapter 1665 The remnants of the previous dynasty

A group of soldiers immediately rushed forward to capture Kong Ruiyou.

The scholars quickly surrounded Kong Ruiyou and prevented the soldiers from getting close.

"Your Majesty, what crime has my Kong family committed that you want to arrest me!"

Kong Ruiyou shouted.

"You are such an idiot. What kind of Duke of Yansheng are you? I admit it. You were conferred an official title by the previous dynasty, but you still don't know how to restrain yourself in this dynasty. You keep calling yourself Duke of Yansheng. Are you a remnant of the Zhao Song Dynasty who wants to rebel?"

Sun Lei said coldly.

The faces of those literati changed drastically. This was indeed a slip of the tongue, and it was actually a crime.

"To use the officials of the previous dynasty to criticize the current dynasty is really a rebellion!"

"So they want to rebel! No wonder there are so many people!"

"Cultural people are also rebelling! They are not good people!"

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The people who were watching were talking about it. They didn't understand any big principles, but they knew the difference between the previous dynasty and the current one. The officials of the previous dynasty were criminals, and they dared to cause trouble in the street, and even spoke shamelessly in front of the emperor. Wasn't this just courting death?

Kong Ruiyou was shocked and realized that he had made a slip of the tongue. The title of Yansheng Duke was conferred by Song Huizong Zhao Ji. Now the Zhao Song Dynasty has perished and the State of Qi has no contact with the Kong family. So far, the Kong family is still the remnant of the previous dynasty.

The soldiers waved their sticks to drive away those who were blocking their way. A group of weak scholars were no match for the soldiers and were beaten and fled in panic in a short while.

Kong Ruiyou's face was filled with horror, but he had no idea what to do. Trouble comes from the mouth, and he didn't know what to do.

The soldiers stepped forward and locked up Kong Ruiyou.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty, but it was just a slip of the tongue. I have no intention of rebelling. My Kong family is willing to submit to Your Majesty!"

Kong Ruiyou quickly begged Sun Lei for mercy.

"Zhao Song has been very kind to your Kong family, so you betrayed the Zhao family? You accepted the surrender and are a traitor forever. Confucius really has a group of good descendants!"

Sun Lei looked at Kong Ruiyou coldly. This kind of traitor didn't deserve any sympathy at all.

"The Zhao Song Dynasty was unjust. It compromised with foreign powers, ceded territory and paid compensation, and lost its country and humiliated its sovereignty. It appointed corrupt officials and imposed heavy taxes, which led to the boiling resentment of the people. It was destined to perish. Now your Majesty is wise and powerful. You have cleared the world, pacified the four seas, and ascended the throne. It is truly the will of heaven!"

Kong Ruiyou spoke immediately.

"As expected of a writer, you always speak in a nice way. It's a pity that you came a little late to lower the watch."

Sun Lei looked at Kong Ruiyou and said.

"Kong Ruiyou, the remnant of the previous dynasty, has evil intentions, has gathered his cronies, interfered with state affairs, and gathered people to cause trouble. You can be thrown into the dungeon!"

Sun Lei gave orders to the soldiers.

The soldiers who had been ready for battle rushed forward and took control of all the literati.

"Your Majesty, we are innocent!"

"We dare not rebel!"

"not us!"

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Those literati began to lose their composure, and even started to shirk responsibility and even tried to exonerate themselves.

"I've brought you here, and you still have the nerve to claim innocence? Take them all away, and I'll hold a public trial tomorrow morning!"

Sun Lei said in a deep voice. This time he used the title "I", which showed that he was really angry. He didn't intend to talk too much with these people, and didn't want to have anything to do with them.

"His Majesty!"

The literati finally couldn't hold back any longer. They were accused of rebellion, a capital crime. "Get up, everyone!"

But some old people were not scared. Their crime could not be treason. At most, they offended the emperor with their words. It was not a capital crime, and the emperor did not dare to kill so many of them.

The troublemakers were quickly taken away, and the bustling square was deserted. Even the onlookers left with a smile.

"His Majesty!"

Xiao Jiasui and others then appeared.

"Look at them, what a bunch of rubbish! All the methods I prepared are useless, they just strangled themselves!"

Sun Lei looked at Xiao Jiasui and the others and said that before he came here today, these people had urged him to take a cold approach first and wait until these people had calmed down before taking action. He only needed to deal with the leaders and the others would scatter. But now it seems that there is no need to go through so much trouble.

"I didn't expect these people to be so greedy!"

Everyone had a look of shame on their faces. Among those people were their teachers and elders. They did not want the two sides to break up and just wanted to mediate, but it was obvious that the two sides were already irreconcilable.

"Alright, you've seen everything today. I'll personally conduct a public trial tomorrow! All the relevant people must be present, and you must also express your attitudes!"

After Sun Lei finished speaking, he got on the steam car. After a whistle, the steam car disappeared on the road.

"Everyone, what are you doing? I, a monk, won't help the Buddhist sect, so why are you so stubborn? Can't you see that there is a problem? Why are you confusing them?"

Lu Zhishen looked at the crowd and left after he finished speaking. He was a monk and believed in Buddhism, but he could not stand Buddhism. The Buddha's original intention might be good, but Buddhism was full of filth and corruption, so Buddha and Buddhism were different.

"Thank you for your guidance, Shangzhuguo!"

Xiao Jiasui, Wen Huanzhang and others suddenly realized that Confucianism and today's Confucianism are not the same thing, just like Buddhism and Buddhism are not the same thing.

Confucius' ideas may be good, and he is also a gentleman of noble character, but his descendants and disciples cannot represent Confucius' Confucianism; the two are not even the same thing.

"Yes, what are we arguing about? They disregard the interests of the country for their own benefit. We should revive Confucianism! They are the ones who have gone astray, and we are the righteous ones!"

Wen Huanzhang looked at everyone and said that everything they had done was worthy of the country and the people, and they were not afraid of being recorded in history books.

The gloom on everyone's faces disappeared at this moment. They were right, so there was nothing to worry about.

"Go do your own thing. National affairs are so important that you must not neglect them!"

Xiao Jiasui spoke to the officials and said that the processing of government affairs has obviously slowed down during this period. If this continues, it will be irresponsible to the people and to the country.

Sun Lei didn't care about the rest. He drove to the school. The students were already waiting on the playground.

"Car! Car!"

The students cheered when they saw the car. This thing was not unfamiliar to them because they had studied it and even participated in its design and construction, although they did not help much.

"How is it? Are you handsome?"

Sun Lei patted the car and asked the students with a smile.

"handsome!"

The students cheered; they were very interested in cars.

"I'll take you for a few laps!"

Sun Lei asked the soldiers to help attach a trailer to the car, and the students rushed to get on the car.

The steam car was not going very fast, and it pulled dozens of students around in circles on the playground.

The result was that the students became more and more addicted to playing, and they all clamored to sit down. Sun Lei had no way of refusing the principal's calls, and these students were the heroes who had helped him deal with the literati a few days ago.

Finally, Sun Lei couldn't stand it anymore and had to replace him with an engineer who knew how to drive.