Our family has been rebelling for generations, and you've become the top scholar in the imperia

"Qin Feng, what are you doing?"

Outside the imperial palace.

Qin Feng grabbed Ding Yun by the neck and dragged her all the way to the bridge on the other side.

The square outside the main hall is indeed large, but there is only one way to leave the palace: cross this arched bridge.

The officials who walked out of the main hall all changed their expressions when they saw Qin Feng dragging someone onto the bridge.

Ren Qianyuan even jogged over.

Pointing at Qin Feng, he roared:

"This is an insult to civility! Absolutely an insult to civility! What are you doing? Beating Ding Yun in public! This is the imperial palace! Do you know what crime this is?"

"Which eye of yours saw me hit him?"

Qin Feng released Ding Yun and then twisted her waist hard.

"Aaaaaah..."

Ding Yun's face visibly turned red, and he kept hissing and gasping for breath.

But Qin Feng was holding her body, so she couldn't rub it.

"you!!!"

"You dare to assault a high-ranking official in public? You want to die? Where is he? Guards, arrest him!"

Ren Qianyuan jumped up and down, calling for help.

The many eunuchs at the palace gate kept their heads down, looking at their shoes, as if they hadn't heard anything.

Grandpa Miao has given his instructions.

Qin Zhuangyuan will join the Imperial Guard in the future, so he'll be one of their own.

not to mention.

When everyone stood at the entrance of the main hall during court, they could clearly hear the officials inside cursing "eunuch faction" and "useless bastards" over and over again. They were using such vile language that they should be beaten to death.

"Rebellion! Colleagues, let's seize Qin Feng! This brat is plotting a rebellion!"

Seeing that no one came.

Ren Qianyuan waved to the Nanlin Party officials behind him.

He led a few people and immediately rushed up.

"Good timing!"

Qin Feng pinched Ding Yun's inner thigh hard again and threw him out.

They clashed with the Nanlin Party officials who rushed up.

Senseless!

All the officials who came out of the main hall were stunned by what they saw on the arched bridge, their mouths agape, wide enough to fit an egg.

especially.

Qin Feng was clinging tightly to Ren Qianyuan, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, ignoring the punches hitting him and pinching him repeatedly.

He kept his eyes glued to Ren Qianyuan the whole time.

From the waist to the inner thighs, no place was spared.

"Aaaaaah, hiss..."

"You bastard, stop pinching me!"

"Release me! Help!"

Having been an official for so long, who has ever seen such a scene?

Upon seeing this, all the officials of the Nanlin Party rushed forward to help.

As for the other officials...

Standing at the entrance of the main hall, he looked at the crowd fighting amongst themselves with a complicated expression.

"That kid's smart!"

One of the military officers grinned.

The person on the other side said:

"Look at him, he just grabbed Ren Qianyuan and pinched him, but he didn't even hit him. What's the harm in pinching him? If word gets out, will the Emperor blame him? But it really hurts..."

"Hahaha, it's a pity he's a member of the eunuch faction, otherwise..."

The two exchanged a glance and shook their heads helplessly.

suddenly.

The first general to speak glanced at an official opposite him, then jumped up, clutching his foot.

"You old scoundrel, how dare you ambush me!"

After yelling.

Grabbing the other person's body, and mimicking Qin Feng's method, he pinched their waist hard.

"Ahhhhh!"

"You dare to assault me?"

Instantly.

The two started fighting.

Upon seeing this situation, the dozen or so northern officials looked at each other in bewilderment. After a brief silence, they all shouted out in unison.

"Who dares to spit on me? A scholar can be killed but not humiliated! I'll fight you to the death!"

"Liu Zhen, I've disliked you for a long time, ptooey!!!"

"Do you think I don't know? Wasn't it you who insulted me at the brothel last month? You still dare to deny it? Take this!"

Outside the main hall.

In the vast square, officials were fighting everywhere.

The scene was so chaotic that even several senior cabinet ministers were bewildered.

Given the situation outside.

They couldn't even leave the imperial palace; things were already in such chaos. If they went out and someone rushed at them, given their age, they might fall ill and have to return to their hometowns today.

"Good heavens, no wonder he's a scholar, so full of character!"

Qin Feng hadn't expected this either.

After taking action, things will end up in this mess.

Some were using their positions for personal revenge, others were taking advantage of the situation, and so on.

He pinched Ren Qianyuan in his hand again, and seeing that the other party was rolling his eyes, he didn't even shout anymore and just threw him on the ground.

Qin Feng rushed toward the first Nanlin Party official who had stepped forward.

The other party took a look.

His expression changed drastically, and he grabbed his robe and ran for his life.

Ren Qianyuan was choked to the point of lying on the ground with his eyes rolling back. If Qin Feng catches up with him, will he have any chance of survival?

……

The Imperial Study.

Zhou Zhengde, who had just sat down, pinched the bridge of his nose with one hand, his expression gloomy.

We've been planning this for so long.

Qin Yu was still not assigned to the Hanlin Academy.

When Grand Tutor Wang proposed a three-month assessment, Qin Yu's entry into the Imperial Guard was something he couldn't even bring up.

"Bastards, a bunch of bastards!"

Zhou Zhengde slammed his fist on the table.

Since he ascended the throne in his teens, this has been the state of the Great Zhou court. Back then, he was young and had to swallow his anger in order to maintain order in the court.

But unexpectedly.

This forbearance lasted a lifetime.

He had always believed that once he had complete control of the government, he would be able to clean up the court.

Can……

When that day finally came, Zhou Zhengde discovered that there were obstacles everywhere, and it was not at all what he had imagined.

In some matters, the emperor's word has no weight.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!!!"

suddenly.

Grandpa Miao rushed in, knelt on the ground, and shouted:

"A fight has broken out; a fight has broken out outside the palace."

"What?"

Zhou Zhengde was taken aback.

"Your Majesty, after the court session, Scholar Qin dragged Ding Yun to the arched bridge... and they started fighting."

"They're fighting?"

"Yes, Scholar Qin..."

After listening, Zhou Zhengde couldn't help but laugh.

He didn't hit people, but he would chase after them and pinch them. It is said that Ren Qianyuan was pinched until he was lying on the ground.

Even the other officials weren't idle; they all got into fights with others.

It's such a mess.

To be honest, Zhou Zhengde had never seen it during his many years in office.

"Notify the Imperial Guards to expel everyone from the palace. Any official who lays a hand on anyone will be fined six months' salary!"

He lowered his head and thought for a moment.

Zhou Zhengde gave the order in a deep voice.

Back in the day, it was only when our ancestors were in power that officials would fight outside the imperial palace.

Our ancestors handled it the same way, only punishing people with their salaries, without prohibiting fighting.

At that time.

In the imperial court, officials were balanced by factions, and government orders were consistent; whatever the ancestor said was law.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the injured official."

"What injured official? Pinching someone doesn't count as an injury! I've never heard of that. It's just a pinch, how could that cause any injury?"

"Oh, right!"

Zhou Zhengde waved his hand and said again:

"To manage the West Ward, the Imperial Guards and the Imperial Eunuchs should secretly send some people there. Although I don't leave the palace, I can imagine that the West Ward, which Ren Qianyuan suggested, will be much more difficult to manage than the East Ward. Keep an eye on Qin Feng's requests in secret."

Grand Tutor Wang devised this method simply to ensure Qin Feng's defeat and prevent him from entering the Hanlin Academy.

That being the case.

Xifang is definitely not simple.

"Yes, ma'am."

Eunuch Miao knelt down and kowtowed before hurriedly leaving the Imperial Study.

"Clenching someone? Hahaha, choking someone...you're quite a clever kid!"

Much later.

Zhou Zhengde's hearty laughter echoed from the Imperial Study.