A powerful minister of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 105 He is quite good at making up stories (st update)
Snapped.

Some people threw stones down.

Dou Chou got another red envelope from being hit.

The wailing became louder again.

Song Xuan hurriedly stopped the person who wanted to smash Dou Chou to death.

It was fine that we didn't see anyone attacking officials during the chaos, but we must not confirm the act of attacking officials in public.

Song Xuan immediately turned around and said to everyone:
"What we threw were books. It was Dou Chou who dropped them accidentally."

"The eaves of the shop are too fragile."

"Yes." Su Xun responded naturally:
"I saw Dou Chou fall down by himself."

"My fellow students, everything that happened today was caused by me. Facing injustice, I want to ask him for an explanation."

"Who would have thought that Dou Chou would accidentally fall down? You can all have some tea in the inn. I'll treat you. When the officials come, I'll take the blame."

"Bullshit!" Zhang Fangping yelled immediately.
"Dou Chou was originally at fault in this matter. How could it be caused by Twelve Brother?"

"Zhang Dalang is right." Su Xun agreed repeatedly:
"Even if the county magistrate comes, I will still be here to testify for my twelfth brother."

"father."

Dou Han, who was lying on the bed and witnessed everything, pointed at Song Xuan and others with horror and anger:

"How dare you?"

"How dare you!"

Song Xuan ignored everyone and asked them to disperse, determined not to implicate anyone under any circumstances.

"Shi Er Lang, what are you talking about? It was you who stood up and reprimanded Dou Han in the examination room that day, so you are the only one who should bear the consequences."

"Now that something like this has happened, you still want to take the responsibility alone. Do you look down on us, the students of Yingtian Academy?"

"That's right. How can you, Song Twelve, be the only one to bear the brunt of such evil deeds?"

"If the government wants to arrest someone, then they should put us in jail together."

Filled with such anger, he asked the store owner to invite many people to sit in the lobby and pour them tea.

I just never thought this would happen.

Those educated people can talk people down from the second floor just by reasoning. It's really scary!

"Zhang Tuiguan, Dou Chou fell from the second floor of the inn and it seems his leg is broken."

Captain Ding Zhe quickly passed the message over and whispered something, then couldn't stop the hot sweat from flowing down his head.

Shi Erlang is too cruel.

He broke the legs of the younger one and then broke the older one.

No matter how much you look down on others, they are still Hanlin scholars of the dynasty, with a rank higher than that of the prime minister!
Zhang Kang put down the soybeans in his hand, patted the residue in his hand, and stood up slowly:

"Lead the way, let's go and take a look."

"Yes."

Ding Zhe hurried ahead, but was stopped by Zhang Kang:

"Walk slower, I'm fat and tired."

Ding Zhe responded quickly.

Zhang Kang was not in a hurry and walked over slowly.

He should be sweating and his performance will be better.

As long as Dou Chouren is not dead, there is room for a turnaround in this matter.

Besides, even Mr. Yan is not in a hurry.

Now Dou Chou's deeds of bullying others by abusing his power have become widely known, causing public outrage among students.

If Minister Yan reports him again, he may lose his position as a Hanlin scholar, which he is so proud of.

Empress Dowager Liu is in power, and now is the time to win people's hearts. How can she easily ignore this matter?
Perhaps before long, Prime Minister Yan will return to the center of the court.

Dou Chou was lying on the ground wailing, his head covered with red spots. He was sure that his leg was broken.

But no one helped him.

Everyone watched from a distance.

The most important thing is that no one wants to cause trouble.

The innkeeper had a troubled look on his face and asked the waiter to ask Doctor Wang to come over.

Those students kept saying Dou Chou Dou Chou, who knew he was an official?

"You're done, Song Xuan, you're done!"

Dou Han roared at the top of his lungs.

But no one wanted to pay attention to him, this room was a complete stinking cesspool.

Many students retreated under the leadership of Song Xuan, and only the servants wanted to take care of this and that, but they could not take care of any of them.

Dou Chou's personal servant had already been sent out to do something and was not around at all at this time.

Dou Chou felt dizzy from the fall, but the thought of wanting Song Xuan to die kept lingering in his mind.

In the past, he only thought about making a random move and making his life unhappy, but now he has to die!
Then Dou Chou saw a fat face appear.

Zhang Kang pinched his nose slightly:

"Don't worry, Scholar Dou. I'm the magistrate of Yingtian Prefecture. I've already sent someone to find a doctor. According to my experience, bone injuries should not be moved easily to avoid causing secondary damage."

Dou Chou endured the pain and yelled:

"Arrest Song Xuan and the students who assaulted me! They're planning a rebellion!"

"Master Dou, do you have any witnesses?"

Zhang Kang straightened up slowly. It was very uncomfortable for a fat body like his to always bend over.

"I am the witness, and what I say is the law!"

The crowd of onlookers naturally let out a cry of surprise.

Although everyone understood it, no one said it out loud in public.

Zhang Kang sneered in his heart. He was really blinded by anger.

Such nonsense can be said in public.

"Ding Zhe, go call Song Xuan over. I want to get to the bottom of this matter in public so that no one can tell lies."

"Yes."

As for the injured Dou Yuanbin, no one paid any attention to him.

Now that the government has taken over, no matter how badly injured he is, there is no one to bandage him.

"Song Xuan, I have a question for you. Scholar Dou said you pushed him out of the window. Is that true?"

"To reply to Magistrate Zhang, this person is talking nonsense."

Song Xuan once again briefly explained the matter in front of the crowd who did not know the truth.

Let more people know how this official abuses his power to bully others and arouse everyone's indignation.

As for Dou Chou's occasional painful wails and angry threats, they were not as good as Song Xuan's eloquence.

After all, who among those who are just watching the fun doesn’t want to eat the whole melon?
Moreover, since ancient times, the image of most officials as not being good people has long been stereotyped in the minds of the people.

Now, with Song Xuan's exaggeration, Dou Chou's behavior has given him the image of a homosexual.

Only in this way can people enjoy listening more and be more willing to spread the news.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, due to the prosperity of the city and the development of hedonistic culture, there was a special group of people like this in Tokyo.

There are descriptions of "Xiao Lang" in the works of Su Shi, Huang Tingjian and others, and their main target customers are also literati and scholars.

Besides, Dou Chou came from a prominent family, so it was normal for him to have such elegant tastes.

Song Xuan only made sure that this was the version he was telling on the spot. As for what extra stories were circulated, that was beyond his control.

Zhang Kang couldn't help but twitch his lips a few times when he heard this. I didn't expect that Song Twelve, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, could tell such a good story.

It seems that I underestimated you before, thinking that you relied on your fists to speak and became one of the three evils in Lema Town.

Now it seems that talking alone won’t work, but relying on fists alone won’t work either!
This kid is really an outlier.

Zhang Fangping, who had always stood firmly behind Song Xuan, tried hard to keep a straight expression on his face and appear as serious as possible.

He was afraid that he would laugh out loud.

This is a vivid and colorful little story that Brother Twelve made up on the spot.

Now that he knows the truth, he really has to live in Bengbu!

Su Xun was extremely angry when he heard this, and he wanted to go up and stomp on Dou Chou's broken leg.

He is so disgusting that he covets the beauty of the twelfth brother!

What man can endure such an insult?

Bao Zheng's face darkened. Although he was angry when he heard it, he was not affected by Song Xuan's description.

Because he knew Song Xuan a little bit.

I'm definitely not someone who can afford to suffer a loss!
Therefore, the things he just said about being wronged are still open to discussion.

Even Doctor Wang, who came to treat the patient, stopped in the crowd and did not interrupt Song Xuan, because Dou Chou had fainted from the pain.

As long as no one dies, it's no big deal.

Zhang Kang saw Dou Chou fainted, and he didn't know whether he was angry because of Song Xuan's words or because of the pain.

It was because of this person that his official career was almost cut short and he had to go to Lingnan to eat insects.

Now that he saw him suffer such a loss, Zhang Kang felt extremely relieved.

So he pretended not to see Dou Chou faint, and pretended to be immersed in the story made up by Song Xuan about a righteous man resisting the powerful.

Zhang Kang had to admit it.

The bad boy Shierlang tells interesting stories, but they are a bit slow.

I don’t know if he is deliberately wasting time here?
Song Xuan believed that Dou Chou knew that the person who wronged you knew how unfair it was better than you did.

That's what he does now.

Anyway, the evidence is groundless!

Now that public opinion has become so powerful, I don’t think you, Dou Chou, will be able to change the passive situation no matter how you try in the future.

Since you like to be smelly, I will help you make your reputation even worse.

You're welcome.

In short, people still like to listen to stories about the underworld.

What’s more important is that there is a heroic resistance plot in the main melody, which makes them applaud.

It's a story of the weak versus the strong, mixed with friendship and some taboo side plots. Few of the people present here can put themselves in the shoes of the official Dou Chou.

In addition, Song Xuan brought along a group of classmates who were willing to help him, so the students behind him looked proud and stood with their backs straight.

It turns out that we have such a great image in Song Twelve's mind!
The tune advocated by literati and scholars is not understood by most ordinary people.

But many people eagerly hope that there will be a hero who can save them from danger in the future.

Otherwise, the story of Justice Bao would not remain so timeless.

"Song Xuan, my father is dead, and I will never be reconciled with you!"

Dou Han, who was leaning against the window and looking down, screamed at the top of his lungs.

With the help of his servants, he finally moved to this place and saw that his father had closed his eyes. How could he not be anxious!
Zhang Kang then pretended to see Dou Chou faint, and quickly called Doctor Wang to come and take a look.

Song Xuan stopped talking and stood aside, listening to the people around him talking.

Doctor Wang quickly pinched Dou Chou awake, and he screamed in pain.

So they asked everyone to help carry him upstairs, and the store owner made a bed for them so that the father and son could sleep facing each other.

It was not until this time that Yan Shu slowly arrived and listened to Dou Chou's hoarse roar.

Yan Shu signaled Zhang Kang to take Song Xuan back to the prison to await his fate.

Although Zhang Kang didn't understand, he still did as he was told and wanted to take Song Xuan away in front of everyone.

Such behavior can be said to have caused a huge uproar.

Many students pushed away the constables who came forward, saying that whoever wanted to arrest Song Xuan would be arrested.

The detectives did not dare to act rudely towards these scholars, and they all looked at Zhang Kang.

Zhang Kang was also helpless, so he pretended to go upstairs to ask Yan Shu for instructions.

Yan Shu's face was very ugly. He pointed at Dou Chou and said, "I will report you for the trouble you caused."

After saying this, he didn't give Dou Chou a chance to reply and just turned around and left.

Even with a face towel, he didn't want to stay in this stinking room any longer.

Such behavior also shows that one is trying to understand the situation so that he can give a reasonable explanation to his superiors in the future.

Dou Chou certainly knew Yan Shu's bias, but who would have thought that this would be the result of his dodging the stone just now.

So he could only wait for the servants to come back, and then write a memorial to criticize Yan Shu, demanding that Song Xuan and the other students who besieged the court officials be severely punished.

They are rebelling!

Yan Shu walked downstairs and looked at the gathered students. He stood with his hands behind his back.

"Please disperse immediately. Today's lawsuit is only related to Song Xuan."

"Mr. Yan is wrong. This is related to us all."

Zhang Fangping was already used to cooperating with Song Xuan, so he immediately brought everyone along.

"presumptuous."

Yan Shu's face was stern: "How can we treat such a matter as a siege of an imperial official as a joke?"

"Retreat immediately. Do you not want a future?"

After listening to Yan Shu's words, some of the passionate students did begin to back down.

Song Xuan stood up again and stood on the chair:
"I appreciate the kindness of my fellow students. Everyone has their own responsibility. Even if you arrest me today, I will go to Tokyo City and beat the drum to ask the Holy Emperor to make a decision for me and demand justice!"

"I, Song Xuan, do not want to implicate everyone. Please listen to Mr. Yan and do not joke with your future. Song Twelve thanks you here."

Then he walked forward without looking back, and signaled the captain Ding Zhe to lead the way.

Ding Zhe naturally didn't want to do his job in this way, but since his superiors had given the order, he had to go anyway.

Zhang Fangping said nothing and immediately wanted to follow.

Su Xun went with them, and even Bao Zheng followed.

Then Wang Xiuyong was also infected.

Du Chen gritted his teeth, flicked his sleeves, and said, "Wait for me."

"At worst, we can all go to Tokyo and beat the drum to report our crimes. How can we scholars be threatened by a treacherous villain in the court?"

"We should go together."

"Song Twelve originally provoked Dou Han just to stand up for us. Now that he's being retaliated against, we're going to be cowards. How can we be true men?"

Wang Yaochen bowed to everyone and followed Song Xuan out.

It's just a prison!

He just couldn't believe that the court would be so partial to a Hanlin scholar who used his power to oppress others. He, Dou Chou, was not worthy of being a Hanlin scholar.

What Song Xuan said just now was right. At worst, we can go to the capital and beat the drum to let the Holy Emperor make the decision.

More and more students refused to back down, and more people, for the sake of face, saw so many people leaving, and with the thought that the law does not punish the masses, they followed suit.

Yan Shu looked at the scene in front of him. Although his face looked ugly, he was very happy in his heart.

In the Song Dynasty, students would not be suppressed unless they made a big fuss!

(End of this chapter)