Chapter 104 A good show

As countless sticks fell, the Palace Gate Square was filled with wailing.

The onlookers were stunned.

There is actually such a thing.

Today was an eye-opener!

It’s really spectacular!

"Your Highness, this..."

On the palace wall, the captain of the guards was also stunned.

Standing in front of Li Chengqian, he just opened his mouth and was frightened by Li Chengqian's eyes.

After a good beating that lasted for a full quarter of an hour, the wailing gradually died down, and many students fainted on the spot.

Inside the palace walls, an old eunuch in a bright red robe with a serious expression rushed out of the palace walls at an extremely fast speed.

However, when he was dozens of feet away from the palace wall, he suddenly stopped.

A fat figure appeared in front of him.

"Meet Eunuch Hong."

Gui Zitian smiled and bowed.

"Return..." Hong Sixiang's expression changed. Just as he was about to speak, he felt as if his throat was blocked by something and he could no longer make a sound.

Not only that, when he realized something was wrong, he instinctively circulated the true energy in his body, but was shocked to find that he could not mobilize the true energy that he had used to be able to control with ease.

This…

"His Highness said to wait for King Zhao to arrive."

"King Zhao?!"

Hong Sixiang's pupils shrank and a bad premonition flashed through his mind.

"Don't worry, eunuch. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is just trying to give Prince Zhao a chance to win over the people." Gui Zitian smiled. "The effect of the medicine will only last for a quarter of an hour. Just be patient and wait."

After saying that, his figure flashed and disappeared in front of Hong Sixiang.

"This Gui Zitian was able to subdue me silently, and his poison skills are probably not inferior to Fei Jie. Is the Eastern Palace really a treasure land that has produced so many talented people?"

No, this is not normal. Think about the current East Palace. There are two ninth-rank strongmen in the open, and there is also Guo Baokun who is unknown in his own right, plus Gui Zitian who can easily drug him, a ninth-rank strongman.

hiss!
Even though he had seen a lot in his life, he couldn't help but gasp.

The prince is about to make a big fuss!

Outside the palace gate, the students had already fallen to the ground, and the imperial guards had stopped fighting. There was no other way; if they continued fighting, someone would really die.

"Stop, stop it all."

Angry voices were heard from outside the crowd.

A group of people pushed through the crowd and hurried over with a few people around.

The leader was none other than Prince of Zhao, Li Chengze, and beside him were the Imperial College's Chief Academician, Zeng Wenxiang, the Grand Secretary of the Jixian Pavilion, and Shu Wu, the Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Pavilion.

After pushing aside the crowd, they were also stunned by the tragic scene in front of the palace gate.

Prince, how dare he? ! !

More than 2,000 people, all of them are talented students and potential officials!
Did he really do it?
Is the prince going crazy?
"Your Highness, Your Highness Prince Zhao."

"Master Jijiu!"

"teacher!"

"Master Shu!"

.........

……

"You have to make the decision for us!"

"The Crown Prince is tyrannical and unfit to rule the world!"

Snapped!
Another stick hit him hard on the forehead.

The student who had shouted "The prince is tyrannical" suddenly turned silent with his eyes rolled back.

"I told you to stop, didn't you hear me!!" King Zhao Li Chengze walked up to the palace guard who had taken action with an angry look on his face and asked angrily.

"King Zhao, you do not have the authority to control the Eastern Palace guards." Qin Yuan said coldly from a distance, "It is not your place to interfere in matters beyond your authority. You have overstepped your bounds."

"Qin Yuan, you..."

Li Chengze was furious and was about to scold when he heard a commotion coming from outside.

When I turned around, I saw Guo Baokun walking in with a group of people.

Along the way, many Kyoto residents came forward to greet him enthusiastically, and Guo Baokun greeted them with a smile. The short distance took him nearly a quarter of an hour to walk.

"Guo Baokun, what are you doing here?"

Facing another general under the prince, Li Chengze naturally did not have a good face.

Guo Baokun seemed not to notice Li Chengze's unpleasant face and bowed. "Your Highness, I'm here to arrest someone." "Arrest someone? Who?"

"Of course he's the one who should be arrested!" Guo Baokun said, turning his gaze towards the center of the field. His smile faded as he took out a piece of paper, looked at the name on it, and said, "Who is Wang Zhongzheng?"

The voice was low, but it carried an air of irresistibility.

"I, it's me, I'm Wang Zhongzheng."

In the crowd, a young student with blood all over his head stood up involuntarily.

"Take it."

Suddenly, two big men in the uniforms of the Supervisory Council rushed towards Wang Zhongzheng.

"Wait!" Grand Secretary Zeng Wenxiang immediately stepped forward and stood in front of the two men.

He looked at Guo Baokun and said, "Master Guo, there must be a reason for arresting someone, right?"

Guo Baokun glanced at him and said, "Wang Zhongzheng, a native of Yuncheng in Qi, graduated from Baiyun Academy. He entered the Imperial College three years ago. A year ago, his father passed away. To ensure his eligibility for next year's exam, he deliberately concealed the news, refused to return home for the funeral, and did not observe mourning. He even took a concubine during the mourning period. This is unfilial."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Zhongzheng, who had just stood up, collapsed to the ground with a pale face. This reaction explained everything without verification.

Two big men from the Supervisory Council immediately walked around the big man Zeng Wenxiang, grabbed Wang Zhongzheng's arms on the left and right, and dragged him away.

Guo Baokun glanced at Zeng Wenxiang, whose face was ashen, and then looked at the list in his hand again.

This time, he read out a series of names, more than a dozen in total.

"Qian Chong, Lin Junjie, Wang Wencheng, Zhang Shu, Zhou Baolin... as students of the Imperial College, they openly engaged in prostitution. According to the law, their status as students should be revoked."

what?
Zeng Wenxiang's expression changed drastically. He stared at Guo Baokun and asked, "You, what evidence do you have?"

Guo Baokun smiled and said, "Master Zeng, the Daoshen Division has evidence when doing things. If you want to see it, you can go to the Daoshen Division to check it out."

"you…"

Zeng Wenxiang hit a snag, his chest heaving, but he couldn't speak.

Guo Baokun continued to take out the list and read it again, "Wang Jiajun, Li Moran, Chen Tongwei, Zhen Ju..." There were more than twenty names in this list.

After he finished reading, he glanced at the crowd on the ground and said, "Those whose names are called, please stand up."

More than twenty people stood up involuntarily.

He waved his hand, and suddenly, a team of strong men from the Supervisory Council, as fierce as wolves and tigers, rushed towards the crowd.

"Wait." Zeng Wenxiang stopped him again, but his confidence was clearly lacking. "Why...why are we arresting them?"

"These people have all been to Zuixianju to drink and have sex with prostitutes."

"This..." Even though Zeng Wenxiang was well-educated, he couldn't help but want to curse at this moment.

Of course he knew where Zuixianju was.

That was the most famous brothel in Kyoto.

The top prostitute Si Lili is the most famous courtesan in Kyoto.

What the hell, the Daoshensi has been established for several years and has long been famous. For the sake of reputation and also to avoid trouble, the Imperial Academy has repeatedly warned its students not to have sexual relations with prostitutes. Obviously, these students did not listen or simply turned a deaf ear to it.

After all, a romantic and talented person, if he is not romantic, can he be called a talented person? He is just a nerd!
"Even if that's the case, it's just a personal flaw. There's no need to arrest anyone, right?"

"The Supervisory Council has found out that Si Lili is a spy of Northern Qi, and Zuixianju is a secret agency of Northern Qi in Kyoto. It has now been sealed off. During the few years since its opening, it has been spying on military intelligence through officials and students who went to Zuixianju, and even brought many officials into the water. These people are frequent visitors to Zuixianju, so of course we have to investigate it thoroughly!" Guo Baokun sneered.

"Ah, this..." Zeng Wenxiang was speechless again, with a dejected look on his face, and could only watch helplessly as the Supervisory Commission arrested people.

The people around were in an uproar. The most famous brothel in Kyoto turned out to be a secret agent of Northern Qi, and the most beautiful courtesan turned out to be a spy of Northern Qi!

The Northern Qi Dynasty is really willing to give up!
Watching the strong men of the Supervisory Council escorting the people away, Guo Baokun finally put the fatal list back into his sleeve. Then, he looked at Zeng Wenxiang with a smile and said, "Master Zeng, you are the chief academic officer of the Imperial College. These are all your students. Let them go back to avoid mistakes!"

"Self-deception?!"

Zeng Wenxiang finally recovered at this time, glanced at the students in front of the palace gate, looked at Guo Baokun, and sneered, "Master Guo, I thought you had all-powerful abilities and could frame all my students and arrest them all."

"Of course we can arrest them all if we want," Guo Baokun said with a smile, "but there's no need. I'll just impeach you."

"Impeach me, what are you impeaching me for? I, Zeng Wenxiang, have never done anything wrong, so I'm not afraid of you, Guo Baokun, knocking on my door!"

"As the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, you have not been strict in your teaching and have failed to provide effective instruction, which has led to the moral corruption of the students, their disobedience to the Qing laws, their blindness, their deception, and the siege of the palace. Of course I must impeach you." Guo Baokun's tone was cold.

"Okay, go and impeach me, I'll be waiting for you!" Zeng Wenxiang said angrily.

"Master Zeng, you may not know this yet. Your student, Ji Hao, the president of the Bishan Poetry Society, accepted financial support from Northern Qi salt merchants while studying there. After returning to Daqing, he has been colluding with them. This time, Northern Qi assassins entered the capital, and several of them were hiding in the Bishan Poetry Society. Master Qin led his troops to encircle and suppress the Northern Qi assassins. What was his worst fault? For this matter, he incited the students to collectively knock on the palace and cause trouble. Master Zeng, Grand Secretary Zeng, tell me, should I impeach you?"

Zeng Wenxiang: “…”

At this time, there was a squeaking sound of wooden wheels pressing on the ground. Turning around, he saw Ye Ling'er pushing the prince towards him.

"Greetings, His Majesty!" Zeng Wenxiang and Shu Wu saluted at the same time.

No matter what they think of the prince, no matter how much they disagree with his actions, no matter how dissatisfied they are with him, they still have to perform the necessary etiquette.

Li Chengqian nodded in return and looked at Li Chengze.

"Your Highness!" Li Chengze bowed slightly.

Li Chengqian nodded and smiled, then said softly, "Second brother, you're too impatient. You still need more experience!"

(End of this chapter)

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