When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 567 Lai Min: You can question my level, but don’t question my talent!
Liu Bei invited Xun Yu to the carriage. During the time they were riding together, Liu Bei deliberately avoided the previous topic and started talking about ordinary interesting things. With his rich experience and excellent eloquence, Liu Bei made Xun Yu change his previous melancholy and actively participate in the topic.

The two of them were talking and laughing, and the atmosphere in the carriage was harmonious and peaceful.

However, happy times are often short-lived. As the carriage slowed down until it stopped completely, Liu Bei knew that this conversation had come to an end.

Liu Bei pulled aside the curtains on the car window and saw the plaque of the Taichang Palace. He turned to Xun Yu and said with a smile, "Wen Ruo, we have arrived at the Taichang Palace. Get out of the car."

"promise."

As soon as Liu Bei and Xun Yu got out of the car, the gatekeeper of the Ministry of Rites, who had been waiting for a long time, came up to greet them with a smile on his face. "General, Minister of the Chancellery. Please come in. The Minister of Rites wants to see you."

Liu Bei and Xun Yu nodded slightly, and under the guidance of the gatekeeper, they crossed the threshold of Taichang Mansion.

However, just after entering the Taichang Palace and taking a few steps, he heard the sound of endless fighting.

"Bah! This is too absurd. How can we make this classic public?!"

"Lai Jingda! I think you are ridiculous! The Minister of Rites is here to provide books for the poor scholars in the world to read!"

Liu Bei paused and looked at the gatekeeper in front of him, just as he was about to ask something.

The head of the gate, who always kept his attention on Liu Bei and Xun Yu, had already noticed something when Liu Bei stopped, so before Liu Bei could speak, he took the lead to explain, "Lai Jun is the son of Sikong, and also serves as a secretary in Shangshutai. He was arrested and thrown into prison for openly insulting Taichangqing. As soon as he was released from prison, he led a group of scholars to the Taichang Mansion to seek an explanation. It happened that today was the day when Taichangqing received poor scholars, so the two groups who looked down on each other clashed."

"Come and pay your respects to the humble scholar," Xun Yu muttered to himself while looking at Liu Bei.

Facing Xun Yu's gaze, Liu Bei always felt a little uncomfortable, as if Xun Yu had seen through Lai Min's affairs.

Fortunately, with his superb acting skills, Liu Bei's expression remained normal. He nodded slightly to the gatekeeper, "So that's how it is."

He turned his head and looked at Xun Yu, "Wen Ruo, how about you and I not show up in front of Lai Shuzuo and the other poor scholars first, and observe in secret first?"

"General, you have considered it carefully. I think this is a good idea."

Seeing that Xun Yu agreed, Liu Bei ordered the gatekeeper not to alert the enemy, and asked him to find a secluded place for him and Xun Yu where they could see everyone's reactions.

The gatekeeper did not refuse and agreed repeatedly, patting his chest.

Under the guidance of the gatekeeper, we actually found a secluded house. By opening a corner of the window, we could see the general reactions of the crowd.

"Wen Ruo, just wait and see."

"it is good."

As soon as Liu Bei and Xun Yu sat down, the quarrel between Lai Min and others and a group of scholars outside became more and more intense. At this moment, a loud shout like thunder suddenly rang out.

"quiet!"

The originally arguing scene seemed to have been paused. No matter how loud the voices were, they all fell silent. They stood there like bronze statues, staring blankly in the direction of the gate.

As for who is coming.
The clanging sound of metal friction revealed the answer, and a team of elite soldiers in armor and armed with weapons appeared before everyone.

The leader was none other than the Chief Justice Wu Ban.

Lai Min and other nobles swallowed their saliva and shrank their necks at the same time, looking as if they were as frightened as a cicada. On the other hand, the poor scholars, who had digested their fear, cheered when they saw the nobles being humiliated.

Lai Min asked, "Tingwei Zheng, this place is the Taichang Palace. What are you here for?"

"What's going on?" Wu Ban raised his eyebrows. "I received a report that someone was causing trouble in the Taichang Mansion, so I came here to investigate!"

Lai Min wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with an awkward smile: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, it must be a misunderstanding. I already know my fault, how could I gather a crowd to cause trouble?"

"Huh? I didn't say you were gathering a crowd to cause trouble, you said that yourself." Wu Ban narrowed his eyes.

Lai Min's face suddenly turned pale, and he staggered back several steps. The nobles following behind Lai Min cursed Wu Ban in a low voice for being shameless.

The poor scholars did not think it was a big deal and their faces were full of eagerness to try. They were about to tell what had just happened so that Wu Ban could make the final decision for Lai Min and others.

"Mr. Tingwei, wait a minute." Jia Xu arrived late but eventually.

Jia Xu gently waved his feather fan, "Tingwei Zheng, the secretary came here by invitation."

"I came here at your invitation." Wu Ban glanced at Lai Min and then at Jia Xu. "Since the Minister of Rites has said so, I will believe it for now."

Wu Ban waved to the court officials and said, "Retreat."

Wu Ban led the court judge and left, leaving the nobles looking at each other in bewilderment.

Lai Min's confidence had visibly improved. He took a deep breath and looked straight at Jia Xu, "Minister Taichang, what do you mean? Aren't you trying to embarrass us?"

The nobles were all shocked. No, Lai Jun. The Tingwei had just left, and you dared to put on the eyes of the Taichang Qing!
No matter how panicked the nobles were, it was too late. Lai Min had said everything that should be said, and even what should not be said.

The poor scholars clenched their fists, obviously angry, and were about to refute Lai Min.

But Jia Xu stopped them, "Oh? What can I mean? The classics I took out are for the poor scholars in the world. Those people who plotted rebellion are occupying the classics for nothing. Why don't I find someone else to annotate the classics they occupied, so as to give back to the poor scholars in the world. Why are you so unhappy? What's wrong? Did your clan also commit treason?!"

As the voice fell to the ground, countless eyes fell on the group of nobles headed by Lai Min.

The faces of the nobles turned pale in an instant, and they all revealed unspeakable horror.

Lai Min raised his shaking hand, pointed at Jia Xu's nose, and shouted in a trembling voice: "Slander! You are slandering me!"

"If that's not the case, then why did you mobilize so many troops to rush to the Imperial Household Department? Are you afraid that your knowledge of classics is not as good as that of the poor scholars?"

The faces of the nobles turned even paler. To them, Jia Xu's words were like a sharp sword, piercing their chests fiercely.

Why do we need to maintain family education? Isn’t it to prevent poor scholars?
But can you say such things?!

The nobles had no choice but to place their hopes on Lai Min, hoping that the son of Sikong would not make mistakes at the critical moment.

Lai Min was furious. "Jia Wenhe, who are you looking down on?! I am the son of the Grand Minister of Works, and I am proficient in Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, good at Cangjie Pian, and I know the exegesis of Erya like the back of my hand. Am I afraid that my knowledge of classics is not as good as that of a poor scholar?! This is ridiculous!"

The nobles all breathed a sigh of relief, but the development of the situation was beyond their imagination. No one could have expected that Lai Min's next words would make the nobles feel depressed.

(End of this chapter)