The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 350 As expected!

"You castrated dogs!"

"How dare you do that?!"

Guo Zhang had just shouted when he was hit in the face with a stick. He fell to the ground screaming, but he was not afraid and cursed loudly.

Guo Zhang has quite a few servants. Although this is not their base camp, such a large family must have a lot of private property in Luoyang.

In Guo Zhang's mansion alone, there are more than 300 slaves, and these are only those who are responsible for taking care of the food, clothing, and daily life of the people in the mansion, not counting the staff in his other mansions and properties.

When Mr. Xu came forward to take the people away, these people actually dared to fight back.

If Guo Zhang had not dissuaded them in time, they would have almost taken out their powerful crossbows.

There was chaos in the Guo Mansion. This was the first time the eunuchs had appeared in the mansion after more than 50 years.

They all seemed to be holding back a rage that had been pent up for many years. When the emperor ordered them to vent it, they almost lost control. One after another, the Guo family servants were dragged to the ground and beaten with sticks.

They were rampaging in Guo's mansion like jackals. The commotion in Guo's mansion at this moment was as if it had been robbed, or perhaps even worse than that.

Even Guo Zhang couldn't avoid being punched and kicked at this moment.

He is a descendant of a prominent family, how could he be humiliated like this by a eunuch?!
Such a situation has not occurred for decades. The last time a young man from a prominent family was captured and beaten to death by eunuchs was during the reign of Emperor Ling of Han.

When these people were wreaking havoc in the mansion like bandits and committing violence against the Guo family, Guo Zhang felt both angry and secretly delighted.

The reason why Guo Zhang was secretly delighted was simple.

The eunuchs did not dare to kill themselves.

If the emperor sent other scholars to arrest him, the court officials might not dare to stand up for him, but he could send eunuchs to deal with him.
No matter how big a mistake he made, he belonged to the scholar class, and the scholars would never allow what happened during the reign of Emperor Ling to happen again!

I'm going to be rescued this time!
Thinking this way, Guo Zhang did not let his servants use real weapons. Otherwise, if they took out their privately hidden crossbows, who knows who would beat whom!
Hiding armor and powerful crossbows is no longer a big deal for wealthy families.

Even the slaves in the mansion, although called slaves, are actually no different from private soldiers.

They obeyed the orders of their masters completely, had received military training, and were elite soldiers wearing armor and holding powerful crossbows.

The commotion in Guo's mansion quickly attracted the attention of people outside the Zhou Dynasty. Everyone looked over here in fear, waiting for someone to come and resolve the situation.

But after waiting for a long time, no one came. In the end, the eunuchs escorted the Guo family members one by one, tied them up, put them into the prison van, and then drove away.

Some people still did not leave. Some eunuchs were busy in Guo's mansion, calculating his family's property.

The people on the street had different reactions when they saw this scene.

"How dare you do this?! This eunuch is going too far!!"

These were the young soldiers. When they saw what was happening, their eyes were wide open with rage. Some of them even drew their swords and rushed out, but were quickly subdued.

"This guy has also had this day."

These are the wealthy people who were bullied by Guo Zhang.

The common people at the bottom of society didn't know this person. After all, with Guo Zhang's status, he wouldn't bully the common people at the bottom of society. Bullying the common people at the bottom of society was something his slaves should do.

They are not worthy of being bullied by Guo Zhang.

Guo Zhang had a very high opinion of himself. He considered himself a descendant of a prominent family and would not have any contact with people of lower birth. Even the children of branches of his own clan would be humiliated and bullied by him.

He had a clansman named Guo Qi, who was a straightforward person who did not like flattery. He was talented in literature and was good at studying classics.

Later, Sima Yan heard of his reputation and asked Guo Zhang about it. Guo Zhang looked down on Guo Qi and had bullied him many times, so he said to Sima Yan: I have never heard of him.

Of course, Sima Anshi was a generous man who could give official titles to anyone, including Guo Qi. He promoted and appointed him, but because of his character, he was never promoted again after that.

When Guo Zhang was taken into the prison car, he looked angrily at the eunuchs in front of him.

Just wait, you will definitely pay the price for this!
Guo Zhang raised his head with an unyielding look on his face.

Since he knew that he would be fine, he would of course seek fame for himself.

What a great opportunity this is for a wise man who was framed and beaten by a eunuch but refused to surrender even when he died.

He was cursing loudly all the way, his expression was righteous, his words were passionate, but his heart was dirty!
The eunuchs completely ignored him, which made Guo Zhang curse even louder. He cursed all the way to the Chief Justice.

When they arrived at the Supreme Court, Chen Qian was already standing at the door with his ministers.

Obviously, someone had already informed Chen Qian of the movements in Guo's mansion in advance.

Guo Zhang was furious and cursed at Chen Qian, "You eunuch's lackey, what's the difference between you and those eunuchs who trusted you?"

Chen Qian didn't even look at him. He said a few polite words to Mr. Xu, and then ordered people to arrest Guo Zhang and his men.

Guo Zhang was very surprised. Chen Qian also came from a prominent family and was a scholar.

Aren’t you afraid of your reputation being ruined?
How dare you help the eunuch to capture me? Are you crazy?

When Guo Zhang was escorted in in disbelief, Chen Qian's eyes were full of coldness.

When Guo Zhang was sent to prison, he even laughed out of anger.

Are these people crazy?

How dare they actually arrest him? Arresting a scholar with eunuchs?
You will be besieged by the scholars today!

He suddenly felt a little happy. This matter had caused such a big stir. When he was finally released, would he have accumulated enough fame to rival Zhuge Dan, Wang Su and others? He pointed at the officials guarding him and started to curse.

Even the innocent Xun Yu was insulted by him.

At this moment, the news spread rapidly everywhere.

However, this did not cause the sensation that Guo Zhang had expected.

Because, along with this incident, there was also news about the war in Yongliang.

The Shu Kingdom's General Who Conquers the West was captured alive. The Shu Kingdom had no great general. Among the three great generals, there were only the General of Chariots and Cavalry and the General of Guards. The General Who Conquers the West was the third general in the Shu Kingdom's army, and was incomparable to the other four.

If such a person was captured, Jiang Wei's army would definitely be almost destroyed.

This news shocked the ministers.

Countless soldiers benefited from such achievements, and the emperor's prestige in the army and the world soared.

Why was the emperor so lucky?

But as soon as he took power, Jiang Wei lost his mind and was beaten so badly!
Despite the bombardment of this news, not many people mentioned Guo Zhang's case.

Even though he was captured in an extremely humiliating way, which was what the ministers least wanted to see.

Guo Zhang cursed in prison for several days in a row, until his throat was smoking, but he didn't get any news.

Xun Yu took paper and pen again and walked into the old prison. Guo Zhang stared at him with disdain.

Xun Yu sat in front of him helplessly.

"This is the last time I will ask you, do you want to admit your guilt?"

"Crime? What crime have I committed? Eunuch, don't try to force a confession out of me. I am a man."

Guo Zhang had just started to speak when Xun Yu interrupted him rudely.

"Mr. Guo, this matter has nothing to do with the eunuchs. What I am asking about now is your disrespectful behavior towards His Majesty during the court meeting."

"The court meeting was disrespectful. If you plead guilty, the court judge will be lenient with you."

"Hmph! These eunuchs are slandering me! How have I ever been disrespectful to Your Majesty?! These eunuchs want to torture you into confessing, and you are willing to serve them. It's truly despicable!"

Guo Zhang started cursing again.

There was finally anger in Xun Yu's eyes.

He put away the paper and pen and left angrily.

After seeing him leave, Guo Zhang waited again. The world must be in an uproar over his affairs right now.

I think the students have already started marching on the streets, shouting for themselves and loudly insulting the eunuchs.

The whole world knows his name, and knows that there is an upright and unyielding person who is still persevering!

All the ministers should have submitted memorials, and the memorials flooded the Taiji Hall like snowflakes.

The emperor must be very busy, and he must be racking his brains over how to resolve this matter, and regretting his own punishment.

All the ministers also praised him highly at that time.

This time when I go out, I will become a famous person admired by the world.

The more Guo Zhang thought about it, the more excited he became.

None of his age, qualifications, merits and talents made him worthy of being a Shangshu. He became a Shangshu simply because Sima Zhao wanted to disrupt the order within the aristocratic families. In addition, Cao Mao also needed to appease many of the aristocratic families, so he did not dismiss him.

While Guo Zhang was still dreaming in prison, Xun Yu returned to the inner room angrily.

"This fellow is truly inhumane. I was thinking of helping him, but I didn't expect him to humiliate me like this. I can't help him anymore. I will sentence him for being disrespectful to Your Majesty and showing no remorse!"

The other officials lowered their heads and did not speak.

Luoyang is indeed very lively at this moment.

The students of the Imperial Academy were all running and cheering on the streets, applauding the victory. Deng Ai became famous throughout the world and gained many admirers overnight.

The whole world knows that there is an upright and unyielding person who is still persisting in fighting for the great cause.

The documents of reward and congratulations from the ministers filled the entire Taiji Hall.

Cao Mao was extremely busy at the moment, constantly replying to these memorials, and he was so tired that he had a headache. He also felt a little regretful. If he had known that Guo Zhang's family was so wealthy, he should have dealt with him earlier.

As for the ministers in the Secretariat, they were all praising Guo Zhang at this moment.

"This stupid dog!"

"Your Majesty has slapped us in the face this time, and it's all because of this idiot!!"

"He still dares to shout until now, doesn't he think we've been embarrassed enough?!"

"No matter what, this damn idiot has to shut up!!"

(End of this chapter)