Wentang

Chapter 544
After leaving the palace, Yue Shan went back to the Marquis Mansion, where he met Xu Shanying: "Have you got it?"

"I got it, all the materials of the 55 scholars from Dizhou, not one of them." Xu Shanying handed him a stack of papers.

After Yue Shan took it, he looked it over carefully, and he had a rough idea in his mind, and then he said: "Take the two groups of Fanghe and follow me to meet these Dizhou scholars."

"Here." Xu Shanying immediately summoned his staff.

Officials of the third rank in the capital city of the Tang Dynasty could recruit 48 Fanghe.

There are 20 people in the Houjue's Mansion, and 20 people in the Pingyue Mansion with four surnames, and the remaining eight are always with you in case of accidents.

This time, when I went to meet the group of Dizhou scholars, it would be better to bring more people in case someone jumps over the wall in a hurry.So except for a few people watching the gate, everyone else took them with them.

All the way to Xuanpingfang, I found the residence of these Dizhou scholars.

Looking at their temporary residence, Yue Shan sneered in his heart, would this group of people really enjoy it, and actually rented such a large yard together.

Although it is a bit crowded with fifty people, it is better than living in places like inns. The key is that it is quiet enough to study with peace of mind.

It's just that they are probably not in the mood to read now.

Standing in front of the vermilion lacquered gate, as soon as Yue Shan waved his hand, the guards stepped forward to call the gate.

"Squeak." The side door was opened, and a 50-[-]-year-old man poked his head out and looked out.Startled by a large group of heavily armed soldiers in front of him, he ran out quickly and said:
"The little old man has seen the nobleman, but I don't know if the nobleman's presence is far away. Please forgive me."

"Bring people in, gather everyone together, and secure the exits so that no one can escape." Yue Shan ordered.

"Here." The two gang leaders immediately rushed into the compound with people.

"Oh, oh, what is your honor doing? I...I..." The old gatekeeper panicked.

"Don't be afraid, old man. It has nothing to do with you at this time. I have something to do with the scholars inside. Now go and gather all the servants in the backyard, or you can leave through the back door, don't come to the front yard." Yue Shan reassured.

"Yes, yes, there are three servants in charge of sweeping and five cooks in the courtyard. I will tell them to leave together, and I will never delay the work of the nobleman." The old man hurriedly replied as if he was relieved.

"Go."

As soon as Yue Shan finished speaking, the old man ran into the courtyard as if chased by a dog.

Yue Shan led Xu Shanying and other personal guards and followed behind into the yard.

The scholars of Dizhou were brought before him one by one in the center of the courtyard. To his surprise, the group of scholars did not panic and question what the soldiers were doing as expected, but stood silently in line.

Did you realize what a stupid thing you did?Yes, there is still help.

"Da Lang, bring all 53 scholars from Dizhou." A guard reported.

Yue Shan nodded and glanced around, all the scholars who made eye contact with him lowered their heads in shame.

"It seems that you also know what stupid things you have done. To be honest, I admire you very much. I dare not even think about this kind of thing. If you a group of scholars dare to do it, I am not as good as you you."

The ridicule made the group of scholars hang their heads even lower, wishing they could find an ant to sneak in.

Yue Shan didn't talk nonsense after venting his anger, he said: "I just came out of the palace, the meaning of the sage is very simple, give him a satisfactory explanation to the court and all the subjects in the world, otherwise everyone will have no good fruit to eat. "

"Now, who's going to tell me why you're doing this?"

A group of scholars still bowed their heads and no one dared to stand up and answer.

"What? Do you have the guts to fight against the court, but don't have the guts to answer questions?"

At this time, a scholar raised his head and said angrily: "We didn't do this because you offended too many people, Qingshuihou. If we were assigned to be officials in the aristocratic family, we would definitely be implicated and punished. We had no choice but to apply for self-protection." Lingnan, whose family is weak, became an official."

Some people took the lead, and many scholars also said: "Yes, we don't want to go to Lingnan because it is so difficult. Isn't this because we are forced to do nothing?"

"The barren land in Lingnan, we don't want to go even if we are forced to do so."

Of course, there are also people who hold different opinions.

"The great development of Lingnan, there are more opportunities and easier to achieve political achievements, so we want to go there."

"Me too. When I was studying, I was determined to make a contribution to the promotion of new learning. Culture and education in Lingnan is not prosperous, so I want to go there to promote new learning."

"That's right, in Qingshuihou, we really don't intend to fight against the imperial court, we just think it's easier to fight there."

Listening to these two completely different voices, Yue Shan gradually grasped some clues about this matter.As for right or wrong, it remains to be verified.

"Quiet." He raised his voice.

It's just that those people didn't stop, they were still talking about their own reasons.Seeing this, Xu Shanying took the initiative to stand up without being ordered, and shouted: "Quiet."

The murderous voice immediately frightened the group of scholars and made them quiet down.

"I don't say anything if I want to go to Lingnan for actual combat. I just want to ask those who are afraid of being implicated by me and being retaliated by the family. Who told your family that the family will retaliate against you?" Yue Shan asked, holding back his anger.

"It's not groundless. You can't have such an idea for no reason. Someone must have said something to you. Tell me who said it, and if the person who said it is a man, stand up. "

"I really want to ask, how did you know that the aristocratic family is going to take revenge on the scholars from Dizhou, or how did you come to this conclusion?"

After pausing for a while, seeing no one came forward, Yue Shan said angrily, "Why don't you dare to stand up? If you dare say it but don't recognize it, is it a man?"

At this point, he changed his tone and mocked: "Don't dare to stand up? I'm not surprised at all. People like you are like mice. You only dare to do some shameful things behind your back. Once exposed to the sun , will make people see your ugliness."

"But I believe the rats are a very small minority, and most people are fooled into doing such stupid things. Tell me, who are those rats."

There was a slight commotion in the crowd, but it quickly quieted down again.No one voluntarily admitted it, and no one reported it.

This made Yue Shan happy, but also a little sad.The happy thing is that everyone is still very loyal, and no one betrays their teammates.The sad thing is how the brain is so useless.

"I know why you are unwilling to identify those rats. Because you think those people have no malicious intentions, and even think that they have done nothing wrong. You are just trying to protect yourself. You can't be villains who betray your friends." Yue Shan continued:
"It's a pity that you treat them as comrades-in-arms, but you don't know that they just treat you as fools, fools who can be used."

"You think they came up with bad ideas for the benefit of everyone, and they didn't make mistakes on purpose. In fact, they did all this on purpose. They deliberately induced you to anger the court."

"Even so, do you still want to protect these rats?"

(End of this chapter)