Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 483 Conflict!

At this moment, Lao Zhang came forward and dragged Xia Lin back: "Brother Wang! You talk too much!"

Xia Lin quickly cupped his hands: "I spoke out of turn."

After saying that, he returned to his seat. However, not long after, he slammed the table without warning and said, "Mr. Yang, you are a descendant of the Yang family after all. Why are you so timid? Who is that person that you are so afraid of?"

Old Zhang was not to be outdone: "Brother Wang, we are outsiders in this capital city! It is not easy for outsiders to stand out, no matter how big the grievance is."

"Today I have to say it, and I have to name names! It's Xia Daosheng. Don't you see what he did in Henan Dao? My family has been officials for three generations, and when he got to me, he took my house and my land. This time I came to the capital to file a complaint!"

When the young men from the noble families heard the gossip, they immediately pricked up their ears and became quiet. At this moment, Old Zhang pulled Xia Lin aside and said, "This is not the place to talk. That person is too powerful. If someone hears it, you and I will not survive the night."

"How ridiculous!" Xia Lin slammed the table and stood up: "Why did the world come to us? Wasn't it the result of the hard work of my grandfather, father, and brother? They worked hard for the Great Wei, but why are you afraid of that slop eater when you come to this place? Why didn't he think about it when he broke my leg? If he dares to break my leg, he will rob the homes of all the nobles tomorrow!"

"You curse yourself so badly?" Old Zhang asked in a low voice, "Be careful or you'll shorten your life."

Xia Lin ignored him and continued to roar like a cuckoo crying blood: "He deserves to die! He is just a chicken that can't lay eggs! He doesn't even have a cub, how can he talk about passing on the family line? He can't even start a family. What can he use to fight us? Are you still afraid of him?"

"Okay! Well said!"

The wealthy young men nearby cheered, but Old Zhang quickly dragged Xia Lin out, and the two of them walked to a secluded place and immediately burst into laughter.

"You are such a cruel bastard. You are awesome to be able to scold yourself like this."

Xia Lin made an OK gesture and said, "Let's go, it's your turn next time."

"go!"

The two of them cursed each other in several teahouses and bars, Xia Lin scolded Xia Lin, Lao Zhang scolded Lao Zhang, and they had to keep the bowl of swill even. There were a few times when Lao Zhang didn't curse him hard enough, so Xia Lin would come to the side to make up for it.

After scolding, the two of them sneaked back.

But this matter was very serious. They cursed in a very ugly and dirty way. Xia Lin was the white moonlight of the common people students, and Lao Zhang was the cinnabar mole of the common people students. This made the matter very serious. The common people students, who were already full of anger, were completely ignited by this spoonful of kerosene.

At night, those children of noble families who had formed groups to mock the students still took turns going to taverns and teahouses as usual to suppress the arrogance of these common students. But when they went in again today, the atmosphere had subtly changed. It was no longer deserted but bustling with people, and the people inside either had red faces or clenched fists.

But the children of wealthy families were used to being domineering and didn't take it seriously at all. They walked in and sat down as usual, and then started chatting happily.

It's still the same old routine, they just start cursing. Of course, their cursing is much more literary than Xia Lin's, and there is definitely no chance of using any swear words.

But now it was bad news. Someone in the crowd said, "Fight!"

Suddenly the whole tavern was filled with people, tables, chairs and benches were flying everywhere, and the young men from wealthy families were forced to flee in panic.

But would this matter end just like that? Of course not, the noble families all had their own guards, and soon the two groups of people started fighting.

How could the weak scholar be a match for the assassins raised by the aristocratic families? He was soon thrown to the ground. Then the constables from Jingzhao Prefecture were dispatched to arrest people everywhere. Moreover, these constables were instructed to act ruthlessly, and many people were beaten to a bloody pulp on the spot.

In just two hours, as many as thirty people were arrested. When the civilian leaders heard about this, they naturally wanted to take their people to the Jingzhao Prefecture to argue. However, who knew that the Jingzhao Prefecture did not give them any chance to speak at all. The water and fire sticks hit them seven times per second, and those opinion leaders were beaten to the ground.

Young people are hot-tempered, and the conflict quickly escalated. However, these scholars really couldn't fight back with just their courage, and were beaten to a bloody mess by the Jingzhao Prefecture and the city defense forces, and one of them was even beaten to death.

Strictly speaking, he was not beaten to death but trampled to death. But now that someone has died, the matter is not so easy to resolve.

Those students and examinees, after learning about this, came to the outside of the imperial city, knelt there and wrote letters in blood.

Gao Shilian witnessed it all, he knew that it had really begun, Xia Lin had really taken action, and he was afraid that this time they would really face an unprecedented storm.

Gao Shilian left without saying a word. The first thing he did after returning to his mansion was to inform the entire Gao family that all assets in the capital should be sold immediately, no matter how low the price was, and then the whole family should move to Jiangnan Road, to Fuliang County.

The Gao family can also talk, and the Gao family can also support change!

At this moment, the weather in Jinling City changed suddenly and heavy rain fell. The students knelt in the rain like statues, and the blood letter was washed away by the rain and became blurred.

At this moment, Lao Zhang appeared. He also came to the city gate in the pouring rain. He took off his official uniform very solemnly and folded it beside him. He took off his official hat and hung it on the city gate. Then he stepped back to the student's side and knelt down in the mud with a plop.

"Zhang Shuo, please punish the murderer severely!"

Xia Lin was standing aside holding an umbrella, watching hundreds of people being beaten by the wind and rain.

The palace gates were tightly closed, and the dark gate towers seemed to be mocking their incompetence, and the nobles in the capital were still mocking them. After kneeling from day to dusk, the palace gates were finally opened, and then the civil and military officials hurriedly bypassed these people and entered the palace. Their faces were all serious, and no one smiled.

As time passed, more and more people from the Floating Party and the New Party joined the students' camp. After all, the Floating Party and the New Party were natural allies in this matter.

Here we need to explain the difference between the two groups. The New Party advocates reform and calls for changing the ancestral law and implementing a new Confucian education. The Fu Party, on the other hand, advocates industrial development and promotes the idea of ​​industrial development. They believe that policies are only an auxiliary to national strength and that if they want to strengthen the country, they have to open factories and revitalize engineering education.

These were also groups that naturally conflicted with each other, but at this moment they joined together to put pressure on the old nobles.

Originally, there were only some low-ranking civilian students, but now both the liberal arts and science masters have joined in, which has added a hundred thousand tons of pressure to the court. The noble families dare not mess around now, because the floating party has soldiers and the new party has power, which is enough to give the old nobles a little shock from the young people.

Ma Zhou stood at the front, his eyes scanning everyone standing in front of him.

"Tell me, what happened? Why did it get to this point?"

At this moment, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture came forward to report, which meant that those scholars gathered together to beat others, which led to conflicts with so-and-so's family and so-and-so's family. Jingzhao Prefecture carried out arrests according to the laws of the Wei Dynasty, and then those young students attacked the government office.

But at this moment, Zhao Shiyuan, the deputy commander of the Inspection Department, stepped forward and said, "That's not right, Your Excellency. I also know something about this matter. It's clear that those people have been insulting each other for several consecutive days. Yesterday, someone even publicly insulted the son-in-law of the emperor, General Ningbo Xia Lin, and the inspector of the Inspection Department Zhang Shuo. Why? Your Excellency only cares about the people lighting lamps, but doesn't care about the state official setting fire?"

"I...you..." Jingzhao Yin gritted his teeth and was a little annoyed: "Lord Zhao called it an insult, but when I tried it, all I got was a discussion of the Tao."

"Good!" Zhao Shiyuan clapped his hands, "What a good argument! Good, good, good, what a good argument. You said that Xia Daosheng was a scumbag who ate swill, and that Zhang Zhongchun was a straw bag who embroidered flowers. Good, good, good, what a good argument."

Ma Zhou rolled his eyes and asked, "Is this true?"

Jingzhao Yin lowered his head and said, "Yes..."

"Yes! Why didn't you report it?" Ma Zhou was furious: "Your Majesty is not in the capital, and you are so negligent in your duties???"

"Can……"

Just as Jingzhao Yin was about to speak, Zhao Shiyuan immediately interrupted him: "One of the students has lost his life because of this matter, and his coffin is parked outside the palace. This loss of life is of great importance, Your Excellency!"

At this critical juncture, the spokespersons of various families began to take action. They began to take sides and launched a series of attacks on Zhao Shiyuan.

But Zhao Shiyuan never paid any attention to anyone except Xia Lin, who was afraid of him from the bottom of his heart. He just said coldly, "Well, since you gentlemen are talking like this, I have a way. It depends on whether you dare to use it."

"You can say whatever you want." Ma Zhou said coldly.

"The six departments will meet, with the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Jingzhao Prefecture jointly in charge, and the Inspection Department, the Supervisory Office, and the Censorate jointly investigating! We must get to the bottom of this matter and restore order to the Wei Dynasty!"

Anmus, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly stepped forward and said, "Your Excellency, I second the motion."

Then people from the Floating Party and the New Party came out one after another.

"Your Excellency, I second the motion."

"Seconded."

But the aristocratic families disagreed. This involved their own children and nephews, so they began to argue.

At this moment, Zhao Shiyuan suddenly shouted: "Xia Daosheng has 400,000 troops stationed in Henan Province! He is standing in the rain right now, are you going to do anything or not!?"

There was no movement in the court. Ma Zhou coughed and said, "An Musi from the Dali Temple, Feng Manchun from Jingzhao Prefecture, and Shi Jinming from the Ministry of Justice."

"The subordinate is here."

"The subordinate is here."

"The subordinate is here."

The three men stepped forward at the same time, and then Ma Zhou continued, "Xiong Wentao from the Supervisory Council, Zhao Shiyuan from the Investigation Department, and Chen Yu from the Censorate."

"The subordinate is here."

Ma Zhou waved his hand and took out his decree on behalf of the emperor: "The six departments will jointly investigate and judge, no matter who it is, there will be no leniency."

(End of this chapter)