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

Chapter 484 Fly for a while
Otherwise, how could Ma Zhou become the prime minister? Various forces are involved in these six departments, plus Anmus, who is recognized as absolutely neutral, this is simply a genius combination.

This arrangement seems to solve the problem, but in fact it can't solve any problem. If it is only assigned to one department, it can really find out a few hairs on the people involved in the incident. But now, six departments are involved together, and there is almost no particularly good solution except to increase the stimulation and contradiction points.

It rained heavily in Jinling City for three days. The news from the imperial city was encouraging. Everyone liked fairness, but could they really find a solution to this chaotic situation? In fact, everyone was a little nervous.

The fact that Lao Zhang hung his official hat on the city gate meant that he had voluntarily resigned. Although Ma Zhou did not approve it, the matter itself was actually quite serious. He was suspended from his post, and his position was temporarily taken over by the alternate official Xu Jingzong.

However, just with this act of suspension, Lao Zhang's reputation has almost reached its peak. He was originally one of the opinion leaders among scholars, and now that the news of his resignation has spread, the students in Jinling basically follow his lead.

Old Zhang, who has lost his position, now sits at the gate of Jingzhao Prefecture every day and personally supervises the trial of the six departments. Sometimes people inside want to drive this group of people away, but usually at this time Xia Lin will limp into the crowd.

He said nothing, just stood there and watched quietly.

Moreover, Xia Lin personally wrote a somewhat treasonous eulogy to commemorate the student who died in the conflict.

The discussion among the public has also never stopped. In addition to this incident itself, there has also been intensive discussion on the entire current promotion system.

The current imperial examination system has been in place for nearly sixty years, but seven or eight out of ten officials in the court are still scions of wealthy families. Some of them have never even taken the imperial examination, and some of them just become officials when they reach a certain age.

This kind of thing is unreasonable, and what ordinary civilians should do now has become the most interesting point of discussion.

The aristocratic class was also not idle. They had also been constantly creating conflicts and dividing the internal structure of these ordinary students.

A silent confrontation has completely begun, and at the same time Lao Zhang also got what he deserved.

He was stabbed seven times. He did not die but fell into a coma due to excessive blood loss.

Xia Lin immediately arrived at the Imperial Hospital and saw Old Zhang lying there, hanging on his breath. There was not much expression on his face. He left Luo Shixin here and turned around and walked out the door.

"Master Xia, that man is a dead man and left no clues."

"It's okay." Xia Lin waved his hand: "We don't need them to leave any clues."

He lowered his eyes after he finished speaking: "There are thirty-seven wealthy families in Jinling City, surround them all."

"Sir, are you going to use troops?"

"Jiangdong Camp, siege the city!"

Within one day, 40,000 soldiers of the Po Lu Army marched to the outskirts of Jinling City, surrounded the city and set up camp. Ordinary people and caravans were allowed to pass through unimpeded, but children of wealthy families and aristocrats were not allowed to leave the city.

The people and students in the city cheered because they finally saw a ray of golden light breaking through the sky where the sun and moon were dark.

But allowing troops to besiege a city is actually a very deadly thing, which is no different from rebellion.

“Isn’t this a bit too much?”

Ma Zhou sat opposite Xia Lin and whispered, "It will give people an excuse to accuse us."

"This is because Lao Zhang is alive. If he were dead, I wouldn't care about right or wrong. What you saw today was not a siege, but the heads of the thirty-six wealthy families in Jinling City were hung on the wintersweet trees outside the palace." Xia Lin took a sip of tea and said, "I will leave when there is a result. There is no such thing in the world. To assassinate an official of the imperial court just because he spoke for the students?"

Similarly, the resentment among the people has reached its peak. Countless people have taken to the streets to demand an explanation for Lao Zhang, and the entire Jinling has become a mess.

Aren't nobles awesome? Now they locked their doors tightly, and everyone in the courtyard was on high alert, fearing that the violent scholars would rush into the courtyard at any time. They all knew how miserable their fate would be if the mob rushed in.

These noble families with high walls and large courtyards began to defend the city one by one.

In other words, Lao Zhang used the seven holes on his body to create a change of offense and defense.

From being humiliated and driven away to being strictly guarded, it took only ten days. The more than 40,000 Po Lu soldiers gave them all a sense of confidence, and now everyone gradually understood how important Xia Lin was. Although the city defense troops had already climbed the city wall, they were lazy and sat in groups of three or five on the wall chatting, or sighing about the good equipment of the Po Lu soldiers, or lamenting about the high salary of the Po Lu soldiers. Almost no one really regarded the Po Lu soldiers as enemies.

In the city of Jinling, there were also people going back and forth between the camps and the city to sell various supplies, and there was even a market between the camp and the city where people could get haircuts, beauticians, and steamed buns.

In short, the people of Jinling City are not afraid of the Po Lu Army, but they are afraid of the wealthy and powerful families who keep their doors closed.

This time they realized that they might have really made a big mess.

The case of the Sixth Division has not yet been settled, and a problem even more serious than that incident has arisen here again. It can be said that the flames of war are about to be ignited.

Even some of the ancestors of the aristocratic families finally came out of seclusion. They didn't even expect that their own descendants could cause such a big mess. When they sat together to discuss it, it seemed to be a dead end.

They can fight back, but it won't last long. The 400,000 troops in Henan Province cut off Li Yuan's troops but also their reinforcements. The Po Lu Army in Gyeonggi Province stood beside them with weapons in their hands. The city defense troops that had just been cleared out obviously could not become their fighting force.

In other words, after several rounds of cleansing, most of the military power held by the aristocratic families has been lost, and the remaining ones have a total of less than three thousand people.

Now the Po Lu Army outside the city has formed a momentum to force the emperor to abdicate. Although they have not said a word, their intention to hand over the murderer within a certain period of time is very obvious. Zhang Zhongchun's serious injury, the support of the Po Lu Army and the avoidance of the aristocratic families have also made the people, who are already angry, start to vent their anger.

In the court today, Ma Zhou summoned Xia Daosheng three times, but he did not show up at all. The results of the three summons were the same - he did not come.

But at this moment, no one questioned his lawlessness. Everyone lowered their heads and eyes and remained silent. Even Ma Zhou stood there in silence. The person in charge of the situation became Prince Teng, but Prince Teng could not find a way to break the impasse.

It is impossible to suppress it with justice and laws, because someone starts to overturn the table first, and the nature of the whole incident has completely changed.

"There is only one way to calm the situation, and that is the national law. It is necessary to clearly know who to punish and who to deal with. I am afraid that it will not work to find a scapegoat as we did in the past."

Prince Teng said, then walked away: "You decide for yourself."

Meanwhile, outside, the ancestors of the sect were also holding a meeting. The current situation was extremely harmful to them. First of all, they were unable to use their own power to quell the anger of those young animals within the sect. The six departments' joint investigation had further compressed their power. Whether it was mobilizing troops or maintaining public order, they had to go through the procedures of the six departments. As long as one department failed, there would be a lot of wrangling.

Another thing is that their distress signal cannot be sent out. There are tens of thousands of people outside the city, but every pass leading to the capital has already been blocked by the Po Lu Army. In other words, Emperor Hong Bao had already set up the crab cage before his death, and now Xia Lin is here to close the gap.

"A bunch of pigs."

This was the only result of the meeting of the sect's ancestors, and Gao Shilian did not speak a word throughout the whole process. His face looked quite relaxed, because just three days before the incident, almost all of his Gao family's assets had been evacuated from Gyeonggi Province, also known as Yangzhou, and even his family members had moved to Jiangnan Province.

Now, if nothing unexpected happens, they have already settled down in the Fuliang New District and are currently arranging the decoration of their new house.

And now he can even talk about this matter without any stance, with a style of being strong without desire.

"I don't know who did this, but I think some people have really lived a life of luxury and don't know how many strokes are needed to make up the word 'hard life'." Gao Shilian raised his head slightly and looked at the people below with a bit of sarcasm: "The only way now is to hand over whoever did it. Otherwise, when the deadline is up, I'm afraid it won't be the same as it is now."

"And." Gao Shilian suddenly coughed and added, "Everyone, if you don't want to fight, then you should give up some space."

"General Gao, that's a good point. Why doesn't your Gao family allow it?"

"Who else from my Gao family is serving as an official in the court?" Gao Shilian said casually, "Oh, there is one. My nephew is a sixth-rank editor in the Imperial Academy. I am one of the Three Dukes but I have no real job at hand. Where can I give up my position? How about I give my position of Grand Commandant to your Chen family?"

Gao Shilian silenced all these people with just one sentence. An old thief is always an old thief. He seemed to have anticipated this day. All the Gao family members who were officials in the court had already been assigned to serve as real officials in the local areas. Their homes were emptied, and he, an old widower, was the only one left in the capital.

By the time the others discovered this, their entire city had been surrounded by the Po Lu Army. They actually hated Gao Shilian more than they hated Xia Lin. Isn't this simply a betrayal of class?

But the problem is that Gao Shilian cannot get into trouble. If anything happens, the first person who will not forgive them will be Xia Lin. Because if Gao Shilian gets into trouble, as the representative and leader of the capital's aristocratic family, he has the final say even with the presence of the sect's patriarch. Now that such a person is gone, the first person everyone suspects will be Xia Lin.

In order to prove his innocence, Xia Lin will turn the entire capital city upside down, and no one will have a good life.

(End of this chapter)