I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 455 Young China, Chinese Youth!
"boom!"

A ball of fireworks exploded in the air above everyone's heads, sparks flew everywhere, and the students from Dingde Academy and Wenchang Academy were frightened to their core.

You guys are serious!
Are you still playing such a big game?
We just came to your house to talk about reason and knowledge, but you guys are playing such a big game with us, and you're really playing it! It's like a war.

Can't you afford to have fun?
The hands of the students from the two colleges, who were holding the wooden sticks, were sweating profusely, and the ladders they were carrying were temporarily put aside.

We want to see what you bastards from Yi Nian Public School are up to, even setting off fireworks.

Shake the people, blow the whistle?

If you have the guts, come and hit us!

With a creak, the door of the public school was opened.

Li Chunming, wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt, a belt, holding a wooden sword, roared, took the lead, and rushed out with 300 students from Yi Nian Public School, rushing into the front of the team of students from the two colleges like a whirlwind.

The students of Yinian Public School advanced and retreated in a measured manner and cooperated well with each other, making full use of the mandarin duck formation team fighting techniques taught to them in the military academy.

However, the students of the two colleges had different thoughts. When they started the battle on the first day of junior high school, some wanted to fight, some wanted to make peace, and some wanted to leave. Since their thoughts were not in sync, they could not work together.

Before they could figure out what was happening, wooden swords, wooden spears and wooden sticks started hitting them, making them scream and scatter in all directions.

In less than a few minutes, a huge hole was torn open in the front of the two colleges by the students of Yinian Academy.

Shen Yikuan was so anxious that he kept jumping up and down, and a string of curse words came out of his mouth in Ningbo dialect, but not many people could understand him.

He was frantically dispatching troops. Just as he had hurriedly transferred three or four hundred students from the left to block Li Chunming's fierce attack, his cousin Shen Wanxiang led a hundred people to attack from the left.

The left side was in chaos because of Shen Yi Guan's panicked and reckless deployment. Shen Wanxiang led his men to charge and immediately destroyed the left wing.

Before Shen Yikuan could come to his senses, he heard shouts coming from all directions.

"The graduates from Baita Academy are coming to help!"

"Graduates from Jintai College are coming to help!"

"Graduates from the Imperial College are coming to help!"

Cheers rose and fell. Shen Yikuan, Zhu Geng and others thought they were surrounded. Their faces turned pale and they immediately got into the crowd and ran out without hesitation.

When the students of the two colleges saw their leader acting like this, they lost all their courage and scattered like birds and beasts. More than 1,400 people were first chased and beaten by more than 400 students from Yi Nian Public School, and then they were blocked and beaten by Yi Nian graduates from other colleges and their relatives and friends.

These students from the two colleges were beaten so badly that they screamed and howled, hoping there would be a crack in the ground for them to crawl into.

In the end, it was Zhang Jiayin, the Shaoyin of Shuntian Prefecture, who led several battalions of police patrol soldiers and surrounded the area, and only then were the students of the two academies rescued.

An enraged Zhang Jiayin asked about the whole story and arrested Li Chunming, Shen Wanxiang, Wang Yongji and the leaders of both factions, Shen Li, Xu Guo, Shen Yikuan and Zhu Geng, and put them in the Shuntian Prefecture Prison.

The rest of the students were reprimanded and sent back to their respective dormitories. The injured were sent to the capital's hospital for treatment. A memorial with detailed details was then written and presented to Xiyuan, with a copy to the cabinet.

The Cabinet, the six ministries, the six temples and the Censorate all discussed this matter, standing on both sides, each holding their own opinions, and arguing until they were red in the face!

After Wang Lin learned the news, he immediately asked Zhang Siwei to visit Gao Gong at the Ministry of Revenue.

"Gao Suqing, this is outrageous! All the students of Lixue have evil intentions and are so bold and reckless that they usually do not do good deeds. Now they are beating up innocent students. This is disgraceful and outrageous!"

Wang Lin was so angry that he was shaking all over.

It's crazy!

"Sir Su, this group of heretics led by Li Zhi are too rampant. They use Yi Nian Public School and the Imperial Academy as their bases, spreading heretical ideas that are not holy, lawless, wild and absurd. Over time, Confucianism has collapsed.

Before we, the righteous people of the Holy Church, had a chance to settle accounts with him, he actually ordered his disciples to retaliate! He actually openly beat up the Holy Church disciples who followed the rules and etiquette. He must be arrested and punished for his lies and punished for his rebellion!

The man should be executed and his book should be destroyed!"

Wang Lin cried out loudly with great sorrow.

Zhang Siwei sat aside, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

Gao Gong watched Wang Lin's performance silently and snorted in his heart.

As one grew stronger, the other declined. Li Zhi gradually became the mainstream of academic thought in the capital, while Wang Lin and his ilk gradually declined and slowly lost control of the right to speak.

People in official circles are all very shrewd.

In the past, you had a voice, you could incite public opinion, influence the direction of political affairs, and everyone flattered you. Now that you have no voice, who will care about you?
The great scholar and leader of the Qingliu class, who was once high and mighty, has now fallen into the dust. He must be extremely angry and wished to stab Li Zhi with a knife.

Gao Gong put down the document in his hand and asked coldly: "Where did the fight take place?"

Wang Lin was speechless for a moment.

The group fight took place at the gate of Yinian Public School. It seemed that the students from Dingde Academy and Wenchang Academy were the ones who broke into the school, while the students from Yinian Public School stayed at the gate and defended themselves, which was a self-defense.

Wang Lin rolled his eyes and said, "Students from Dingde Academy and Wenchang Academy came to discuss academic matters, but the people from Yi Nian Public School were timid and fearful that they would lose the debate, so they resorted to murder."

Gao Gong chuckled and asked grimly, "Yi Nian Public School is closed to visitors, but the students from Dingde Academy and Wenchang Academy are holding sticks and carrying ladders, so eager to learn. What important reason is there that makes them so eager to debate with the students from Yi Nian Public School?"

Wang Lin asked angrily, "Gao Suqing, which side are you on?"

Gao Gong slammed the table and said, "I stand on the side of justice! Under the emperor's feet, with so many eyes watching, do you want me to confuse right and wrong and spread rumors?"

Wang Lin's face turned blue and white with anger, and he left in anger.

Zhang Siwei looked at his back, sighed and said to Gao Gong: "Ji Jin is getting more and more confused and irrational. Does he think that since Su Qing has entered the cabinet, he can do whatever he wants?"

Gao Gong nodded, sighed, looked at a calligraphy hanging on the wall of the signing room, and pointed it to Zhang Siwei, "Feng Pan, do you see this calligraphy?"

"The world belongs to all!" Zhang Siwei read, and then looked at the signature, "Hai Gangfeng wrote this inscription in accordance with the order of the Crown Prince, in the summer of the third year of Longqing."

"Now in the signature rooms of the six ministers, the six ministers, and the left and right censors of the Censorate, each person has a piece of calligraphy like this. They are all written by Hai Gangfeng, and they all have these four characters."

Zhang Siwei seemed to be thinking, "Hai Gangfeng was promoted to Right Censor-in-Chief. I heard that Xiyuan will set up a separate office in the Censorate to specialize in anti-corruption and anti-corruption."

"The Anti-Corruption Inspection Office has separate auditors, all of whom are accountants transferred from the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Finance, who are responsible for reviewing the accounts; there are also anti-corruption investigators, all of whom are detective experts transferred from the Imperial Guard, the Eastern Depot, and the Ministry of Justice, who are responsible for solving cases of favoritism and fraud.

This office will be headed by Hai Gangfeng alone, and two right deputy censors will be appointed as deputies. The candidates will be nominated by Hai Gangfeng, and Xiyuan will approve them. "

"Integrity Inspection Office? A good auditor and expert in solving cases!" Zhang Siwei's head was buzzing when he heard these words. This meant that corrupt officials were being guarded against like thieves. How could people happily embezzle, accept bribes, and commit fraud for personal gain in the future?
Alas, it is becoming increasingly difficult to be an official in the Ming Dynasty!

"Feng Pan, I heard from someone that when the fight happened at Yi Nian Public School, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was nearby and witnessed everything."

After hearing Gao Gong's words, Zhang Siwei immediately understood. No wonder Gao Da Huzi was so firm in his stance and refused to give Wang Lin any room.

It turns out the roots are here.

After Zhu Yijun graduated from Yi Nian Academy, he went to the Imperial Academy and met with Li Zhi. They chatted for more than half an hour, then went to the White Pagoda Academy, where he talked with Wang Guoguang, the Minister of the Imperial Palace, and discussed the reorganization of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory. "Minister Wang, the Datong Calendar has been in use for more than 200 years, and there are many errors that can be seen with the naked eye. We have to change it."

"Your Highness is right. The calendar involves farming, which is the foundation of the country. Since the Datong Calendar has errors, we should correct them and compile a new calendar."

"Compiling a new calendar requires a lot of work, and it also requires many precision machines to measure celestial phenomena, and it requires people who are proficient in mathematics to calculate the time. I have decided to set up the Imperial Astronomical Bureau in the Department of Astronomy, the Department of Mathematics, the Department of Physics, the Department of Chemistry, and the Department of Mechanics, and to recruit experts in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and mechanics from all over the country to join the institute."

After several years of booming industry and commerce and the secret popularization of basic scientific knowledge, a group of skilled craftsmen and geniuses in mathematics, physics, chemistry and mechanics have indeed emerged. They are now concentrated in the various professional institutes of the Imperial Observatory, and under the banner of compiling a new calendar, they continue to study the higher-level mathematics, physics and chemistry knowledge they have provided.

"Mr. Wang, you are also the director of the Imperial Observatory. You must handle this matter as soon as possible."

"As ordered!"

After leaving Baita Academy, Li Xuan, Chen Chengde and Chen Chengzong went back first due to something.

Zhu Yijun continued shopping accompanied by Xiao Ruxun, Wang Fengmeng, Qi Yan and Fang Liang.

"Young Master." Fang Liang said softly.

"what's up?"

"Sir, I feel like someone is secretly hanging us."

Zhu Yijun raised his eyebrows, without looking back, and continued walking forward as usual.

"Ji Qing, Hu Chen, did you notice anything unusual?"

Xiao Ruxun shook his head and replied, "Sir, I am only good at tracking others. I am rarely tracked by others, so I didn't notice anything unusual."

Wang Fengmeng said, "Sir, I also felt something was wrong just now. The person coming was very cautious and kept quite a distance from us."

Zhu Yijun turned around and saw a restaurant. He pointed and said, "Let's go in here and have lunch first. By the way, let's see if they followed us in and prepare to arrest them."

"Yes!"

The restaurant was not big and all the private rooms were full, but Zhu Yijun didn't care and chose a table away to sit down.

We ordered a few dishes and rice and waited for the food to be served.

"Did you hear that?"

Some people were talking nearby.

"What did you hear?"

"Something big happened at Yi Nian Public School this morning."

"What's the big deal?" someone asked curiously.

Thousands of people were fighting in front of the gate of Yinian Public School, and fireworks were set off, which must have alarmed the curious people in the capital.

"Students from Dingde Academy and Wenchang Academy took advantage of the fact that the students from Yi Nian Public School went to Xishan to watch a football game and went to the school to avenge their previous defeat. As a result, they were beaten up by the students who stayed in the school. Two or three hundred people chased after two thousand people and beat them up. Dingde Academy and Wenchang Academy were really embarrassed."

Someone gloated: "Haha, those Confucian scholars have always had the most powerful thing about them, their mouths! If they really have to fight, they'll just regret not having seven or eight legs!"

A man who looked like a scholar shook his head and said, "It's really insulting! We should have a literary meeting, not a physical fight!"

The others quickly echoed, "That's right, scholars should be polite. If they are so violent, their books will go to waste."

An old man said, "You poor scholars, shut up! Look at you, what have you become after studying so much? Your faces are gray, your eyes are dull, and you are like zombies, lifeless."

If the Ming Dynasty is handed over to you, we will all be doomed!
When the group fight happened at Yi Nian Public School, I was standing next to them and saw it clearly. Good! They are all like little tigers. People like them are the hope of our Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yijun turned to look at the old man, his eyes flickering, as if thinking about something.

After the meal, the group left. Fang Liang reported, "Those people were very alert. They didn't follow us into the restaurant and disappeared far away."

"Tell Song Gongliang and Feng Bao to continue investigating."

"Yes."

The next morning, Prime Minister Li Chunfang summoned the cabinet elders, as well as the Minister of Rites Ge Shouli, the Minister of Rites Li Zhi, and the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture Liu Yingjie to discuss the fight at Yi Nian Public School.

Ge Shouli demanded that the leaders of Yinian Public School, Dingde Academy and Wenchang Academy be severely punished. Li Chunming, Shen Wanxiang, Wang Yongji, Shen Yikuan, Zhu Geng, Shen Li and Xu Guo should all be severely punished, "each with forty lashes".

Li Zhi firmly opposed it, believing that Dingde Academy and Wenchang Academy had taken the initiative to provoke, and that they had asked for the humiliation. The instigators of this incident, Shen Yikuan, Zhu Geng, Shen Li and Xu Guo, should be severely punished, while Li Chunming, Shen Wanxiang and Wang Yongji were not only innocent, but also meritorious in defending the school.

This matter became a topic of contention, and the two of them quarreled in the cabinet like a cockfight.

Chen Yiqin completely stood on Ge Shouli's side, and even felt that Shen Yikuan, Zhu Geng, Shen Li and Xu Guo were beaten too badly and were still lying in the Beijing Hospital, so their punishment should be reduced. As a result, he was scolded by Li Zhi again.

Li Chunfang, Zhang Juzheng and Zhao Zhenji expressed their neutrality and said they would not favor any side, but Zhang Juzheng tended to favor Ge Shouli in his words, and both sides were given forty lashes.

Li Chunfang tends to support Chen Yiqin. He believes that the old school has suffered and out of benevolence, righteousness and morality, the punishment should be reduced.

Zhao Zhenji favored Li Zhi, but not obviously.

However, Gao Gong stood firmly on Li Zhi's side and supported him unequivocally, which surprised the other ministers and Ge Shouli.

When the situation was at a stalemate, a clerk came to report: "Gentlemen, someone has arrived from Xiyuan."

Li Chunfang said quickly: "Please come in!"

Qi Yan walked in, smiled and bowed, "Dear old gentlemen, I am here at the order of His Highness to recite a piece of poetry he improvised for you."

Recite a poem?
Our thousand-year-old master has this talent?

Li Chunfang and others looked at each other and listened quietly.

Qi Yan cleared his throat and recited loudly.

"If the youth are wise, the country will be wise; if the youth are rich, the country will be rich; if the youth are strong, the country will be strong. If the youth are powerful in the world, the country will be powerful in the world.

When the red sun rises, its path shines brightly.

The tiger roars in the valley, and all the beasts are frightened.

The eagle spreads its wings and the wind blows.

How beautiful is our young China, which will never grow old! How great are our young Chinese, which will never grow old!

After finishing reading, Qi Yan bowed and said, "Gentlemen, I'm leaving now."

Looking at Qi Yan's back, Li Chunfang and others' eyes flickered.

(End of this chapter)