Start with Baihuguan

Chapter 143
"Damn Li Huan, in Fujian official circles, who doesn't know that elder brother, Cai Wen, and Gu Huang are deadly enemies, and even said that elder brother is Cai Wen's party, this is simply framing..."

Looking at Qian Yong who was furious, Qian Yu said: "Father, have you forgotten that Li Huan was born in Jinyiwei, and now he is in charge of Jinyiwei. It seems that he is good at being a Jinyiwei."

Qian Yong said directly: "Jin Yiwei can arrest people at will, plant and frame them at will, is the dirty person innocent?"

Looking at the furious Qian Yong, Qian Yu couldn't help saying: "Father, it's useless to say these things now, let's find a way, how can we rescue uncle."

Anyone in the Qian family can have an accident, but Qian Zhong, the pillar of the Qian family, can't have an accident.

The Qian family is able to have today's wealth, and the number of brothers are all powerful figures. It is not because of Qian Yong's being the chief secretary and the right chief.

If anything happened to Qian Zhong, the Qian family would really be doomed by then.

After reacting, Qian Yong stared at Qian Yu and said: "Yu'er, you are a scholar, and scholars are very smart, there must be a way, you can help Weifu think about it."

Qian Yu took a deep breath and said, "Father, hurry up and send someone to invite the third uncle, fourth uncle, and several cousins, and they are all here. For such a big matter, everyone must discuss it together. "

Qian Yong was stunned and nodded again and again: "You are right, you must call the third and fourth brothers to discuss it."

Soon the rest of the Qian family hurried over.

Because the news spread quickly, other members of the Qian family also knew that Qian Zhong was taken down by Li Huan's order, and he was sent to the government prison along with Cai Wen and Gu Huang.

As for what's going on, these people really don't know. After all, the news is getting more and more exaggerated. The rumors are outrageous. There are all kinds of news, and the Qian family brothers naturally don't know. What happened, why was it so good, suddenly my eldest brother became Cai Wen's accomplice, and was taken down by the imperial envoy.

Qian Yi and Qian Li are the third and fourth eldest of the Qian family. Besides the two, there are also two scholars. These two scholars are naturally the sons of Qian Yi and Qian Li.

Of course, compared to Qian Yunai's status as a scholar, Qian Fang and Qian Gu brothers are just a child.

It can be said that these few people can be regarded as the real core of the Qian family. Of course, Qian Fang and Qian Gu brothers are not counted, but Qian Yi, Qian Li, Qian Yong, plus Qian Yu, the four of them can definitely be half of the Qian family. the lord.

Especially now that Qian Yong was imprisoned.

Listening to Qian Yu recounting how Qian Zhong was framed by Li Huan and sent to prison, Qian Li and Qian Yi finally figured out what happened.

Sure enough, just like Qian Yong's reaction, when Qian Li and Qian Yi learned that their elder brother would be accused of being a Cai Wen accomplice, they were furious and cursed on the spot.

Qian Yong looked at Qian Li, the fourth younger brother. Compared with Qian Yong, who was dressed in a Confucian robe, Qian Li had a refined temperament, and looked more like a person who had read poetry and books.

In fact, Qian Li is really a scholar, but after losing his reputation several times, Qian Li focused on helping his elder brother Qian Zhong to deal with various things.

Don't look at Qian Li as just a scholar who has no fame, but because Qian Zhong is his brother, among Qian Zhong's staff, no one dares to underestimate Qian Li.

Moreover, Qian Li also had a lot of scheming and means. It can be said that Qian Zhong was able to achieve his status today, and Qian Li's advice and suggestions must have taken a lot of credit.

Now that something happened to Qian Zhong, everyone's eyes were on Qian Li who was always resourceful.

Qian Yu also looked at Qian Li and said, "Fourth Uncle, Li Huan is simply crazy. He has captured almost half of the high-ranking officials in Fujian, and there are only a dozen people left. He is really not afraid that Fujian will be caught by him." It's such a mess."

Hearing this, Qian Li glanced at Qian Yu and said, "Yu'er, if you can see this, you have made some progress, but if you think that the province of Fujian lacks dozens of officials, it will be a mess. It’s a bit of a mistake!”

Hearing what Qian Li said, Qian Yu couldn't help but looked at Qian Li in astonishment and said, "Why did fourth uncle say that?"

The rest of the people also looked at Qian Li and listened to his explanation. After all, in their opinion, it would be strange if Fujian was not in chaos if so many high-ranking officials were lost all at once.

Qian Li shook his head slowly and said: "You just said that Li Huan ordered Wang Yangming, the Deputy Envoy of the Imperial Envoy, to temporarily replace the Chief Secretary to handle Fujian's official affairs. In addition, there are still some officials who have not been taken down, so there are those officials Auxiliary, there may be some small problems, but it is impossible to say that Fujian will fall into turmoil."

Having worked under Qian Zhong for so many years, Qian Li naturally knows what the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty is like. Most of the officials governing a place are managed by their staff, rather than relying on their own strength. Under all government affairs.

If that's the case, at the end of the day, so many government affairs involve all aspects, even if an official is an all-rounder, his body will generally not be able to handle it.

It can be said that in the officialdom, as long as the low-level officials are not chaotic, even if some high-level officials are missing, it will definitely not affect the normal operation of people's livelihood.

Hearing Qian Li's explanation, everyone including Qian Yu looked stunned. Obviously, they didn't expect Li Huan to arrest so many officials at once. He thought it would cause chaos in Fujian's people's livelihood. So many senior civil affairs officials seem to have no impact on people's livelihood at all.

This seems to be somewhat inconsistent with their previous cognition.

Qian Yong looked at the worried expression on his fourth brother Qian Li's face and said: "According to what you said, fourth brother, doesn't that mean that kid Li Huan has no scruples."

After all, according to their previous thinking, Li Huan would definitely release most of the people after arresting them. After all, once Fujian was in turmoil, even he, an imperial envoy, might not be able to bear such a big responsibility.

Qian Li nodded solemnly and said, "Looking at Li Huan's appointment of Deputy Imperial Envoy Wang Yangming and the rest of the officials to take over the chief secretary, we know that Li Huan must have thought of this a long time ago, so don't expect Li Huan to let him go because of this. .”

This time everyone was in a hurry, and Qian Yu looked at Qian Li and said, "Fourth Uncle, you should think of a way. If you don't think of a way to rescue Uncle, no one knows how Li Huan will deal with Fourth Uncle. Uncle can't be missing."

Qian Li frowned, walking back and forth in the spacious living room, while the gazes of the others fell on Qian Li, following Qian Li's movements.

It's just that in this situation, Qian Li also looked blind, and he couldn't think of any way to do it.

Qian Yu couldn't help being anxious, stomping his feet and said: "Damn Jinyiwei, the late emperor never saw them so arrogant. Even if it's been decades, no Jinyiwei official dared to arrest so many high-ranking officials at once. It's impossible, I went to find my classmates and friends, and went to the government office to block the door..."

Qian Li, who was frowning, happened to hear Qian Yu's words, his eyes lit up immediately, and he suddenly raised his head to look at Qian Yu and said, "Yu'er, what did you just say, say it again..."

Seeing Qian Li's excited look, Qian Yu was taken aback for a moment, and subconsciously said: "My nephew just said that if there is really no other way, my nephew will contact a group of classmates and friends, and the big guys will go to surround the gate of the government office together. Go, we must find Li Huan for an explanation."

"Hahahaha!"

Qian Li slapped Qian Yu on the shoulder when he heard the words this time, his face was full of excitement, he looked at Qian Yu who was stunned and said: "Okay, okay, Yu'er, you are indeed worthy of my Qian family." Qilinzi, there is simply no better way than this!"

Hearing what Qian Li said, Qian Yong and Qian Yi beside him couldn't help looking at Qian Li and Qian Yu.

Qian Yong was even more eager to say: "Fourth, do you think Yu'er's method will work? After all, it is also a government office. If Yu'er and his group of scholars go to surround the gate of the government office, what's the point? "

Qian Li said with a chuckle: "It's just to make a big fuss. Just imagine, if hundreds of scholars go to the gate of the government office to surround the imperial envoy, will it cause a sensation in the world, and it will definitely alarm the court and the emperor. Hundreds of civil and military officials We definitely won't let a Jin Yiwei like Li Huan mess around."

Qian Yong and the others were taken aback for a moment, and after realizing it, their faces showed excitement, and they couldn't help but nodded and said: "Okay, okay, this method is really great, we should block that bastard Li Huan in In the government office, let his reputation be completely stigmatized, to see if he dares to frame court officials at will by relying on himself as a Jin Yiwei."

At this moment, Qian Li said to Qian Yu, Qian Gu, and Qian Fang, "Yu'er, Gu'er, and Fang'er, the three of you must have many classmates and friends on weekdays."

In fact, there is no need to ask, Qian Li also knows that the three Qian Yu brothers must have made friends with a lot of literati. The Qian family is rich and powerful, and in the official school, literati are willing to befriend and curry favor. Naturally, they have met many people. The literati.

The three brothers nodded in unison.

Qian Li said slowly: "Then go out and contact them immediately, make sure to punish Chen Lihuan Jin Yiwei for his evil deeds of framing the imperial court officials, and then invite them to go to the government office together to question Li Huan, the imperial envoy, why he framed the imperial court Zhongliang. "

Qian Yu's eyes lit up, he nodded repeatedly, he was good at calling friends and friends, and as a scholar, he despised the notorious Jin Yiwei the most, and now invited them to question Li Huan. As an official of Jinyiwei, Qian Yu can imagine that he doesn't need to spend much effort to persuade him, and he will definitely be able to attract a group of scholars.

Thinking of this, Qian Yu said to Qian Li: "Fourth Uncle, nephew understands, nephew will find someone now."

Although Qian Fang and Qian Gu brothers are only Tongsheng, Tongsheng can be regarded as stepping into the threshold of scholars. On weekdays, they can be regarded as having a certain status among the common people, and they are also slightly influential in the local area, so the two brothers are also one. Face ran out excitedly.

In the living room, there were only three brothers Qian Yong, Qian Yi, and Qian Li left in an instant.

At this moment, Qian Li stroked his beard and said to Qian Yong and Qian Yi, "Second brother, third brother, I'm going to talk to the heads of the He family, Yang family, and Dou family."

Qian Yong was taken aback for a moment, and after realizing it, he couldn't help but change his face and said: "Fourth, these families are all Cai Wen's accomplices, and they have always been at odds with our Qian family. Family……"

Qian Li's eyes flashed brightly and he said: "The enemy's enemy is our friend. It's true that we usually deal with each other, but now Li Huan wants to uproot us all. At this time, don't worry about other things." Now, the most important thing is to find a way to deal with Li Huan first."

The pillars of the He family, the Yang family, and the Dou family were all taken down by Li Huan like Qian Zhong. Their Qian family was in a mess. It is conceivable that the He family, the Yang family, and the Dou family could not get better. How many.

Qian Yong and Qian Yi were overjoyed when they heard the words, they looked at Qian Li and said, "The fourth brother really deserves to be Zhuge Kongming of our Qian family."

Qian Li stroked his beard and smiled slightly: "Two brothers, wait for my good news."

Soon Qian Li came to several families, the He family with the most power, He Bang is the procurator, he is the second person, and he is Cai Wen's number one confidant. He has followed Cai Wen for more than ten years, and he can definitely Said to be Cai Wen's diehard loyalist.

Now that He Bang is being thrown into prison, the He family is also a mess. As the patriarch in charge of the He family, He Huai is looking anxiously at the core figures of the He family.

The elders of the clan and the children of the He family were solemn in the hall, and no one had a relaxed look on their faces.

He Huai patted the table and said, "Hurry up and think of a way, if we can't think of a way, our He family will really be in trouble."

Ever since I learned that Cai Wen sent people to attack the imperial envoy's office crazily, and burned the Green Bamboo Garden to white ground, he failed to burn Li Huan to death, so that Li Huan killed a group of people in front of the Green Bamboo Garden. The officials won most of the prizes, and He Huai was like an ant on a hot pot, his heart was in a state of turbulence and it was difficult to calm down.

Seeing that the elders and the core children of the family didn't even have an idea, He Huai was so angry and anxious.

"Waste, all of them are waste. The family usually supports you in food and clothing, for you to study and play with women, and when you are needed, are all of you dumb?"

Just as He Huai was roaring loudly at several people to vent his uneasiness and panic, he saw the housekeeper stumbling over.

Seeing the housekeeper, He Huai became even more angry, and yelled at the housekeeper, "You're in a panic, what's the matter, the sky of the He family hasn't fallen yet!"

The butler was a little dazed by He Huai's scolding, his face was full of astonishment, but he quickly reacted and said: "Master, Fourth Master Qian from the Qian family is here, and he said he has something important to discuss with you!"

He Huai was taken aback, and subconsciously said: "Qian Laosi, what is he doing here? Could it be that he came to see a joke about our He family? No, no, send someone to drive him away."

At this moment, a child of the He family said in a low voice: "Patriarch, the right minister Qian Zhong seems to have been thrown into prison by the traitor Li Huan, so Qian Li's visit may be... ..."

He Huai immediately reacted when he heard the words, looked at the family member and asked, "Has Qian Zhong been arrested too?"

Previously, He Huai only thought about He Bang being arrested, and that their He family was about to face a catastrophe, but they didn't pay much attention to it, so naturally they ignored the fact that Qian Zhong was also arrested.

After hearing what the family's children said, He Huai couldn't help but look puzzled.

The family member nodded heavily at He Huai.

He Huai took a deep breath, and couldn't help thinking that Qian Li came to see him at this time, since he didn't come to see their He family's joke, then why should it be.

Suddenly, He Huai's eyes lit up, and he immediately said to the housekeeper, "What are you waiting for, go and bring Qian Laosi here."

The housekeeper stumbled and ran out, and soon saw Qian Li striding over in a green suit.

There was a faint smile on Qian Li's face, it was a world apart from the sad and gloomy looks of the members of the He family.

Seeing the smile on Qian Li's face, He Huai snorted coldly, then looked at Qian Li with a blank expression and said, "Qian Li, you and my two families don't have much friendship. You came here at this time, could it be that you want to see us?" He family's joke?"

Qian Li cupped his hands and laughed: "Brother He is really joking. Your family's Master He Bang was thrown into prison by Li Huan, but our Qian family's Optimus Prime was also framed by Li Huan's traitor, and he was wronged by Cai Wentong." If the Party has won, what right does Qian have to make fun of you?"

Hearing what Qian Li said, He Huai just stared at Qian Li and said, "If that's the case, then why did you come to my He's house?"

Qian Li smiled slightly and said: "Qian came here this time to help your He family out of trouble."

Hearing Qian Li's words, everyone in the He family was almost overjoyed by Qian Li's words. The Qian and He family almost broke their heads. Qian Li actually said that he would help them solve their problems. How does this sound? It's like a weasel greeting a chicken for the new year.

However, He Huai suppressed the dislike in his heart and said: "Then tell me, how can you help our He family out of our current predicament."

Qian Li stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The reason why your He family is like this is naturally because Mr. He Banghe was imprisoned by the traitor Li Huan. As long as we find a way to rescue Mr. He, then the problem of the He family is not the same. Can it be resolved?"

Hearing what Qian Li said, everyone in the He family couldn't help but their eyes lit up, but their expressions soon dimmed.

Things are not so simple, Li Huan sent people to take down a group of officials, how could he release them easily, especially since He Bang is still Cai Wen's confidant, so the hope is even more slim.

Qian Li saw the reaction of everyone in the He family, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Is this difficult to say, but in fact, Qian came here not so much for your He family, but for us. The Qian family themselves."

Qian Zhong was also captured by Li Huan, and everyone was in a similar situation, so after hearing what Qian Li said earlier, the He family didn't think that Qian Li was teasing them and sent someone to drive him away.

Otherwise, I'm afraid that as soon as Qian Li opened his mouth, He Huai would directly call his servants to beat Qian Li out of He Mansion.

"What can you do? Let's talk about it. As long as it can really save people, there is no problem even if the two of us work together."

Qian Li looked at the members of the He family and said: "My nephew Qian Yu is not talented, so he came up with a plan. Qian Mousi thinks it is feasible. You might as well give it a detailed look."

Said that in the expectant eyes of everyone in the He family, Qian Li will contact a group of juren, scholars, and literati, and as many people as possible will go to the gate of the government office to surround Li Huan, ask Li Huan for an explanation, and give Li Huan an explanation. Huan put pressure on him and told him how to force him to release him.

After hearing this, everyone in the He family showed thoughtful expressions, and saw He Huai's face gradually rippling with excitement, he slammed the table and said: "Okay, this method is feasible, this method is feasible! "

The members of the He family are not fools, they can still judge whether Qian Li's method is feasible or not.

Among other things, their He clan supported a few scholars, so they naturally knew better than anyone else what kind of influence and special status scholars had in the Ming Dynasty.

Maybe three or five scholars will not be of much use to the Shangguan Mansion, but when the number of scholars reaches hundreds or even hundreds of people, even if they are to surround the government office, the officials of the court can only deal with it cautiously, and dare not attack them at all. Offended them scholars.

Just like a news came from Jiangnan not long ago, saying that in order to implement the New Deal, Liu Jin sent a large number of eunuchs to the local area to collect various taxes such as mining tax, salt tax, tea tax, and cloth tax.

The local gentry directly gathered a group of literati, and then assembled a group of servants pretending to be ordinary people, directly surrounded the local tax office, broke into the office abruptly, and arrested those who were in charge of collecting tax money. The eunuchs were dragged out from the yamen, and they were beaten to death in front of countless people.

After such a big event happened, the local officials faced the raging scholars, such as trespassing in the government and killing the court tax collectors, the shocking event was so insignificant.

Even if this matter finally reached the capital, Liu Jin was furious, but there was nothing he could do.

Even a few months later, the dozen or so literati who took the lead in attacking the tax bureau at the beginning have now become a generation of celebrities who are praised by thousands of people and admired by everyone, who are known as pleading for the people.

When they heard such news, they couldn't help being envious.

Now think about it, since those literati in Jiangnan can do this, why can't they do it.

Not to mention that Li Huan, a traitor who has harmed the country and the people, must be dragged out of the yamen and beaten to death, at least he must put pressure on Li Huan and force Li Huan to release all the innocent officials arrested.

After thinking about this, He Huai immediately said to Qian Li: "Qian Laosi, tell me what to do, our He family will fully cooperate."

Qian Li was not at all surprised by the reaction of the He family. If the He family could not see that this method was feasible, it could only be said that the He family had raised a group of drunks and rice bags over the years.

Looking at He Huai, Qian Li smiled slightly and said, "You don't need to do anything, as long as Patriarch He, go to the Yang family and the Zhao family to contact them, and ask them to send out the scholars supported at home to contact their classmates and friends. "

He Huai took a deep breath and said: "Okay, this matter has been settled by He. This evening, He can guarantee that at least a hundred scholars with fame and reputation will be called to help us participate in this grand event."

It is said that people like to form cliques the most. This is not false at all. After all, literati have their own small circles. Qian Li asked himself that by virtue of their relationship with the Qian family, he could gather thirty or fifty famous people in a short period of time. Taxi is good.

And if the He family united with the Yang family, the Zhao family, etc., they could really easily summon hundreds of scholars.

Although Fujian is not as prosperous as Jiangnan's literary style, there are still many young students, scholars and even juren accumulated over the years.

After Qian Li left the He family, He Huai immediately sent his family's children and clan elders to the Yang family, Zhao family and other families who were in sympathy with their He family.

You must know that there are dozens of officials arrested by Li Huan directly in the name of Cai Wen's party.

At least half of the families of these officials are located in Fuzhou City, so He Huai can't guarantee to contact all the families, but he will definitely go to those families who have good relations with their He family.

As for the rest of the families, they are all connected with each other. Even if He Huai doesn't inform, I believe it won't be long before these families will know and will make the same choice as their He family.

Fuzhou City, Taibai Publishing House
Taibai Book Club sounds like a bookstore at first glance, but it is not a bookstore, but a book club spontaneously established by some scholars in Fuzhou City.

The book club was built in a beautiful place with dense peach forests. Although the season of peach blossoms has passed, the peach trees are now full of fruits, and the trees are shady, making the scenery extremely extraordinary.

At this moment, a group of scholars gathered in front of a gazebo, looking at Qian Yu who was standing on the stone bench with an excited expression on his face.

The Taibai Book Club was established, and the Qian family paid a lot of money out of it, so Qian Yu still has a very high appeal among the scholars in the book club on weekdays.

At this moment, Qian Yu stood on the stone bench and yelled at the crowd for Li Huan's crimes: "... Li Huan, a traitor, relied on the emperor's favor in the capital and used his status as a guard to humiliate the supervisor. Censor Luo Wenxiang and Du Wen even persecuted Xie Qian and Liu Jian, the elders of the pavilion, it can be said that they must be punished, insidious and cunning..."

Officials were the most well-informed about what happened in Beijing, where the emperor was far away today, and scholars in the local area might not be able to get in touch.

Just like now, even though the civil official group has tried hard to discredit Li Huan, there are still many scholars in Fujian who don't know what Li Huan has done in the capital.

Listening to Qian Yu counting Li Huan's actions in Beijing at this moment, it naturally made many scholars indignant.

Seeing the reaction of the crowd below, Qian Yu was secretly happy, and at the same time changed his voice, said with grief and indignation: "Who would have thought that this traitor is not only harming civil and military officials in the capital, but now even we, other people in our hometowns?" All will be harmed."

Since ancient times, the township party has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Li Huan himself came from Fujian, so he should have been helping Fujian officials like them, but he never thought that Li Huan would directly take down most of the officials in Fuzhou when he arrived in Fujian. At least half of them can be regarded as Li Huan's township party.

Therefore, Qian Yu said that Li Huan harmed his hometown, which can really win the sympathy of these scholars.

A scholar supported by the Qian family shouted directly: "Even his own villagers are a disaster, Li Huan, a traitor, is simply the scum of our children from Fujian! We don't want him to be able to give back to his hometown, but You can't turn your face and deny people, and bring harm to Xiangzi when you come up, everyone thinks this is the truth."

The other scholars were so excited, they immediately shouted loudly: "Li Huan, scum, Li Huan, scum!"

Qian Yu took a deep breath, and waited until the crowd was almost shouting, and then said loudly: "Students, as scholars of the Ming Dynasty, we have been educated by saints and bathed in the grace of the emperor. How can we just sit back and watch traitors like Li Huan do this?" Will it harm our entire Fujian province?"

"No, no!"

A strong and incomparable sense of responsibility rose from the heart, and at this moment almost all the scholars shouted loudly as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Qian Yu shouted: "Yes, as a land of saints, we should plead for the lives of all people in the world, and we must not allow traitors like Li Huan to act recklessly."

As he said that, Qian Yu bowed his hands and bowed to the crowd and said: "Comrades, may you follow Qian Yu to follow the example of the sages, go to the government office, ask Li Huan for an explanation, and ask for an explanation for all the elders who have been wronged and imprisoned?" justice."

"I am willing to go!"

"Hahaha, I wait for scholars, as it should be!"

"Plead for the lives of all the people, and never hesitate to die!"

I saw the enthusiasm and enthusiasm of these scholars one by one, and even many people's faces were full of excitement.

At this moment, Qian Gu ran over at a trot, his face was full of joy and said to Qian Yu: "Brother, brother, the people from Shaoling Publishing House are here, and they say they want to cooperate with the literati from Taibai Publishing House The people of lofty ideals went to the prefect's yamen together to ask the traitor Li Huan for an explanation."

If the scholars of Taibai Publishing House can be considered to be influenced by a series of officials with Qian Zhong as the core, then the scholars of Shaoling Publishing House are naturally influenced by the people of Cai Wen, Gu Huang, and He Bang.

It has to be said that the actions and influence of the He family, Zhao family, and Yang family are still very large. There are as many as a dozen scholars supported by these families alone, and these dozens of people are then thrown out. Soon, he called friends and gathered hundreds of scholars.

At this moment, a group of scholars from Shaoling Publishing House are coming towards Taibai Publishing House along the long street under the guidance of He Chang, the elder of the He family.

Hundreds of scholars dressed in green shirts, old and young, gathered together in a dark mass, such a scene is extremely rare.

So when these people appeared on the long street, they naturally attracted many people to watch.

As a scholar, it can be said that they are all celebrities among the common people. Some common people may only know three or five of these people, but if they are added up, there are hundreds of these scholars, enough to cover the entire city of Fuzhou. up.

Some people on the street shouted to the crowd: "Ma Xiucai, what are you doing here? Could something good happen?"

Hearing the familiar voice, the Ma Xiucai in the crowd was full of passion and shouted at the acquainted neighbor: "We beg for the lives of the people!"

As soon as these words came out, the people who heard it around couldn't help being stunned for a moment, their faces full of puzzlement.

Someone muttered softly: "Pleading for the lives of all people? Is this pleading for our lives? But what are they going to plead for us!"

Immediately, someone said: "Whatever he asks for, he is a scholar, so what he said is naturally reasonable, just you, a guy who doesn't know a single word, and a gentleman, can you still lie to you?"

Someone couldn't help being curious and said: "Everyone, why don't you follow up and have a look, aren't you curious? There are so many talented people, Mr. Ju Ren, what are they going to do?"

Everyone has curiosity, especially that Ma Xiucai pleaded for the people with his voice, which aroused the hearts of many people, and soon a group of onlookers followed behind these people.

From time to time, scholars from Taibai Publishing Club hurried over upon hearing the news and joined them.

When He Chang arrived at Taibai Publishing House with a group of people from Shaoling Publishing House, there were a total of more than 100 people from both sides. It can be said that these people accounted for almost half of the scholars in Fuzhou Prefecture.

On the long street, hundreds of scholars gather and pass through the street, which is definitely a sensational event in this era.

Immediately, the guards patrolling the streets and the Jin Yiwei who were sent out by Li Huan to monitor the movement of Fuzhou City discovered this.

I saw a Jinyiwei Xiaoqi solemnly looking at the crowd in the distance, and said to a Jinyiwei school lieutenant beside him: "Rush to the government office immediately, and carefully describe the things you see here. Tell the adults carefully."

The captain of Jinyiwei was not stupid either. He obviously realized that it would be difficult for so many scholars to gather together, so he nodded immediately and said, "This subordinate understands."

At this moment, in the magistrate's yamen, Huang Wenzheng, the original lord of the yamen, has vacated the main hall for Li Huan and Wang Yangming to use.

Wang Yangming did not live up to Li Huan's expectations. With the help of the dozen or so officials, he took over the affairs of the chief secretary and stabilized the civil affairs of Fujian Province, so that Li Huan would not have any worries.

Li Huan watched Wang Yangming deal with all kinds of people's livelihood affairs with ease and couldn't help sighing: "If Mister doesn't join the cabinet, it will be a great loss for my Ming Dynasty."

Wang Yangming stroked his beard, shook his head slightly, and said, "How can Yangming's ability compare to those of the court elders in Chaozhong?"

While he was talking, he saw a guard in brocade clothes hurrying over, walked into the hall, and saluted Li Huan.

Wang Yang kept his eyes open, and lowered his head to deal with government affairs, while Li Huan looked at the captain of Jin Yiwei and said, "I'm in a hurry, but what's the matter?"

He heard the captain of Jinyiwei directly inform Li Huan of the hundreds of literati gathered on the long street just now.

Li Huan listened to the description of the captain of Jin Yiwei, and couldn't help showing a strange smile on the corner of his mouth, and said softly: "Pray for the people, tsk tsk, they really dare to say it!"

As he spoke, Li Huan said to Wang Yangming who was at the side: "Mr. Yangming, did you hear that?"

Putting the brush in his hand on the inkstone, Wang Yangming stroked his beard, shook his head and said: "This matter must not be underestimated. Since the founding of the country, Emperor Taizu has paid great attention to scholars. If so, scholars If there is a gathering to cause trouble, the imperial court will first use the local teachings to prosecute the crimes, and even hold the local chief officials accountable."

Li Huan nodded slightly and said: "Li Mou naturally knows what Mr. Wang said. After all, in the eyes of the court, if the literati in a certain place gather together, it must be that the local officials have done something wrong. This has attracted a crowd. Scholars are dissatisfied, so the court's board often falls on local officials."

While speaking, Li Huan looked at Wang Yangming and said, "Sir, you are worried that these people are coming after Li."

Wang Yangming didn't open his mouth. In fact, he also knew that Li Huan didn't need to be reminded. At this moment, the literati in Fuzhou suddenly gathered.

Li Huan chuckled and said, "Let them come when they come. To be honest, Li is really looking forward to seeing what tricks they can come up with!"

Hearing what Li Huan said, Wang Yangming nodded slowly and said, "It's good that Mr. Li knows well. After all, there are precedents in the south of the Yangtze River. The lessons learned from the past can be a guide for the future. Mr. Li must not be careless."

Li Huan cupped his hands at Wang Yangming. From Wang Yangming's standpoint, it was not easy to remind him so much.

Li Huan waved his hand to signal the captain of the Jinyiwei to go down, and just as the captain of the Jinyiwei was leaving, a figure came in a hurry and passed by the captain of the Jinyiwei.

The person who came was none other than Huang Wenzheng, the magistrate of Fuzhou government office.

Huang Wenzheng's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and his face was full of worry. Seeing Li Huan now, he couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly stepped forward to bow to Li Huan and said, "Your official!" I have seen the imperial envoy."

Previously, with Li Huan's order, so many Fuzhou officials were directly taken down, many of whom had close contacts with him on weekdays. This heart is still up and down, uneasy.

Just now, the servants under him got a piece of news. Huang Wenzheng was shocked when he heard it, and came to look for Li Huan without the slightest hesitation.

Glancing at Huang Wenzheng, Li Huan said in surprise, "Oh, Mr. Huang has gone to deal with official business. How come you have the time to see me?"

Huang Wenzheng took a deep breath and said respectfully: "My lord, I just received a message that a group of scholars in the city gathered together. The purpose is unknown. I am worried that the other party may come to attack the government office. I am here to inform you. Master Bing."

According to Jin Yiwei, the noise made by those literati is not small at all. If the servants in the government office can't detect it, then Huang Wenzheng, the magistrate, has failed too much.

However, compared to Jin Yiwei's speed, Li Huan did not expect that the servants in the government office delivered the news so fast, and Huang Wenzheng rushed over after getting the news, Li Huan was very satisfied with this attitude.

Li Huan glanced at Huang Wenzheng and said: "Oh, according to Mr. Huang, if those people come to trouble me, how should I deal with it?"

Huang Wenzheng glanced at Li Huan secretly, pondered for a while, and then said: "My lord, I think these scholars must have been bewitched by others. No matter what your lord says, it will be difficult to communicate with those scholars. If there will be any unmanageable chaos, my lord might as well send someone to guard the mansion and close the gate of the mansion, so that those people can't come in, can't see you, and they can't make any trouble."

Li Huan couldn't help smiling and said: "Master Huang's method is good."

Hearing Li Huan's praise, Huang Wenzheng couldn't help showing a bit of joy, but the next moment, Li Huan said indifferently: "However, if you do as you said, Mr. Huang, wouldn't it appear that the official is afraid of them? ?”

Speaking of which, Li Huan glanced at Huang Wenzheng and said: "After all, they are scholars raised by my Ming Dynasty. As scholars, they must be wise and reasonable for a while. Li believes that they will definitely not do anything to impress their loved ones." The absurd thing that hurts and the enemy is quick."

Huang Wenzheng couldn't help but said anxiously: "Your Excellency, please..."

Seeing Huang Wenzheng's anxious look, Li Huan said lightly: "If Mr. Huang has nothing else to do, you should continue to deal with official business. Li already knows about those scholars."

Huang Wenzheng opened his mouth, seeing that Li Huan didn't want to mention it again, he couldn't help but cupped his hands at Li Huan and said, "Resign in this way."

Watching Huang Wenzheng's figure disappear at the door, a look of hope flashed in Li Huan's eyes.

But it is said that the Taibai Publishing House is located in the peach forest.

Standing on a high stone bench, Qian Yu happened to see a dark crowd approaching, including many familiar figures.

As for the leader, Qian Yu is naturally no stranger, and it is He Chang, the veteran of the He family.

As an old Juren during the Chenghua period, He Chang had no intention of entering the officialdom since he gave up the idea of ​​continuing to take the Jinshi examination. Instead, he presided over the private school run by the He family, taught the children of the family to learn, and occasionally subsidized some poor families. Students, so He Chang still has a lot of prestige among the scholars in Fuzhou.

When nearly a hundred scholars from Taibai Book Club saw the group of scholars following He Chang, their morale was immediately high.

Especially among the strangers, they saw many familiar faces, and some of them were even close friends with each other.

Now it seems that there are more than 100 people between the two sides.

With so many literati, they can even control the discourse power of the people in Fuzhou. As long as they are willing, they can discredit a saint as a heinous villain at any time, and they can also praise a murderous villain as a villain. Great benevolent people who have survived countless lives.

Qian Yu nodded at He Chang, still standing on the stone bench, and immediately attracted the attention of all the scholars with a loud laugh.

Then Qian Yu laughed and said: "Masters of lofty ideals, we are here today not for anything else but to imitate the actions of our predecessors, plead for the lives of all people, and ask for an explanation for the elders who have been unjustly imprisoned."

"Ask for an explanation, ask for an explanation."

All of a sudden, the crowd was raging.

However, I saw a scholar who looked weak and weak, and said timidly: "Mr. Qian, I heard that the imperial envoy is a high-ranking official of Jinyiwei, and he has a group of Jinyiwei with him. If we anger him , will he let Jin Yiwei take us?"

There are so many people, it is impossible for all of them to be passionate and careless, and there are also timid and fearful people.

It's just that these people were called here by their friends because of the affection of their classmates and friends. At first, they didn't know what they wanted to do when they gathered together.

But now when they heard that they were going to besiege the magistrate's yamen, they even had to face Jin Yiwei Li Huan, the imperial envoy, to ask for an explanation from that vicious Li Huan.

Just thinking about it makes some people fearful, so what the frail scholar said also represents the thoughts of a small number of scholars.

Qian Yu was taken aback for a moment, but he quickly realized that at this moment, He Chang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly coughed lightly and said, "Everyone, please listen to me."

Compared with Qian Yu, He Chang's appeal is obviously stronger. After all, Qian Yu is young, and He Chang is a well-known veteran of Shilin in Fuzhou City. Everyone is more willing to believe in He Chang, an old senior. .

Qian Yu was not angry, but looked at He Chang, wanting to see how He Chang could comfort people's hearts. After all, they can only force Li Huan to compromise with them if they work together. Once some of them show fear , weak emotions, or even fear, may fall short.

He Chang stroked his beard, not to let Qian Yuzhuo Meiyu smile and said to the weak scholar: "If I remember correctly, you should be Jiang Jing from the Jiang family in Tianjing Lane, a scholar in the first year of Zhengde, right?" .”

Jiang Jing didn't expect that he, a scholar from a poor family, and He Chang, an old man who was born in a wealthy family in Fuzhou, would know about him, and he was a little moved in his heart.

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Jing bowed to He Chang and said: "Returning to the old man, it is Xiaosheng. I never thought that the old man would know Xiaosheng's name. Xiaosheng is very honored."

He Chang stroked his beard, received Jiang Jing's salute, and said with a smile: "I don't just know about you, in fact, I know a thing or two about all the scholars in Fuzhou City."

At this moment, a scholar suddenly said: "Senior He can be said to be the guide for us poor students. As far as I know, Senior He has sponsored more than a dozen poor students to study and study essays, and to obtain fame. .”

Immediately, some people around him echoed, praising He Chang for supporting the children of poor families to study and generously donating money. He is indeed the benefactor of many scholars in Fuzhou Shilin.

He Chang stroked his beard, shook his head with a smile, and said, "This old man just can't bear the fact that the jewels from a poor family are lost in the countryside because of his poverty. He has a little money and is willing to give it away to train a few usable talents for my Ming Dynasty."

Jiang Jing greatly admired He Chang and said to He Chang, "Mr. Gao Yi, please be respected by Xiaosheng!"

"Mr. Gao Yi, please accept my worship."

The rest of the scholars were very moved, and they all bowed down to He Chang.

Seeing this scene, Qian Yu couldn't help frowning, and made up his mind that if the Qian family can survive this catastrophe, he must follow He Chang's example and give some small favors to buy fame among scholars.

Smiling slightly, He Chang stepped forward to help Jiang Jing up, and said with a smile: "My little friend just said something, and he seemed to be worried that Li Huan, that traitor of Jinyiwei, would take his anger out on us."

Jiang Jing nodded.

He Chang smiled and said: "Actually, you don't have to worry, everyone may wish to think about it, you are all the seeds of my Ming's study, the talents of the future, whether it is your majesty or the civil and military officials above the court, you are all right. Everyone attaches great importance to it. Once there is a gathering of scholars, it will definitely be listened to by Datian."

He Chang said with a bit of disdain at the corner of his mouth, "If we all work together, even if it is to besiege the government office, Li Huan will only be afraid of him at that time. Even if he borrows 1 courage, he will not dare to deal with me. Wait."

Seeing that everyone was listening intently, He Chang looked around them, with a flash of light in his eyes and said: "Don't forget, you are not alone, but have hundreds of classmates and friends. If he dares to take credit for so many of us Even if he is a descendant of a dragon, the princes of the imperial court will never spare him, and the princes of the world's scholars will ruin his reputation for thousands of years."

There was a strange look in Jiang Jing's eyes, and she bowed respectfully to He Chang and said: "Mr.'s words are like thunder, Jiang Jing thanks Mr. for reminding me, now Xiaosheng knows that scholars of my generation should be for the people, for the community, not afraid of traitors, If it is for the common people and the country, why would you cherish this body."

He Chang, who was stroking his beard, couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth, and couldn't help shaking his hands slightly, but his expression didn't change, he still nodded like a kind old gentleman and said: "You can teach me."

Qian Yu smiled and cupped his hands at He Chang and said, "Senior He, this time senior will lead us to go to the government office together to ask that traitor Li Huan for an explanation."

Frowning, He Chang took a deep look at Qian Yu. If it was at any other time, he would never do such a risky and troublesome thing with his temperament.

But now that He Bang is being imprisoned, his He family has no way out at all, they can only take a risky gamble, and with the power of many well-known scholars in Fuzhou City, force Li Huan to compromise with them, even if only some officials are released also good.

Of course, the premise is that there must be He Bang from their He family, otherwise, they will never stop there.

Taking a deep breath, He Chang laughed loudly and said: "For the sake of the country and the people, why do I cherish this body, all friends, would you like to meet the imperial envoy for a while with the old man, and ask him, what is this brilliant Ming Dynasty?" , but there is still Wang Fawu!"

Jiang Jing and other scholars all cupped their hands at He Chang and said, "I would like to join in the grand event with the old man!"

While speaking, He Chang immediately turned around and strode towards the government office, and said with a big smile, "Everyone, what we do in the future will surely spread throughout the world and become a good story among scholars."

As soon as these words came out, hundreds of scholars all shook their spirits and followed He Chang.

On the long street outside the government office, people come and go, and not far away is a tall restaurant.

At the moment, in the restaurant, there are more than a dozen houses of the he family of He Huai, the head of the Yang family, Yang Ming, the head of the Zhao family, Zhao Zheng, the Zuo family, and so on.

At this moment, these people who come and go a lot on weekdays, and the close-knit family heads gather here after the pillars of the family were sent to prison.

Although there are delicious food, wine and food in front of them, the dozen or so people are all sad, without the slightest appetite, and from time to time, they raise their heads and take a look in the direction of the magistrate's yamen in the distance.

The magistrate's yamen was guarded by a team of Jinyi guards compared to before, which was there after the two chief and deputy imperial envoys, Li Huan and Wang Yangming, entered the yamen early in the morning.

After all, imperial envoys stationed in the government office must be guarded by Jin Yiwei. Who made the fire at night too terrifying? If Li Huan, Wang Yangming and the others didn't arrange people to guard the government office, it would be a strange thing.

The head of the Zhao family, Zhao Zheng couldn't help but glanced at the long street in the distance, couldn't help but look at He Huai and said, "Brother He, why haven't you come yet? How long has it been?"

As soon as this remark came out, the rest of the people also looked at He Huai in unison.

After all, this time, more than a dozen of their families have united, launched their respective networks, and even sent out the scholars cultivated by each of their families, in order to unite many scholars and put pressure on Li Huan. He forced Li Huan to release him.

They have been waiting here for a long time, and that little patience has long since been worn away by the passage of time.

He Huai took a deep breath and said, "Everyone, don't worry, my old uncle's father has come out on his own this time, and everyone should believe in his ability."

Seeing that He Huai mentioned He Changlai, Zhao Zheng, Yang Ming and the others nodded slightly. They were no strangers to He Chang, and their own children had even been taught by He Chang. Taishan Beidou went out in person, his eyes lit up and he was a little more confident.

Yang Ming frowned and said: "Brother He, we believe in Mr. He's ability, but it seems that Li Huan is not easy to deal with. It is said that this person is narrow-minded and will take revenge. If he refuses to let him go, we should..."

A stern look flashed in He Huai's eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said, "If he dares not let him go, then don't blame us for imitating the sages..."

At this moment, the sound of treading footsteps came from the outside, and immediately a servant shouted excitedly: "Master, here we come, people are here!"

The spirits of the crowd were shocked immediately, they all stood up and walked towards the window, looking through the window towards the long street in the distance.

Immediately, on the long street, a dense mass of human heads was rushing towards the government office.

The shouts of high morale can also be vaguely heard.

"Release the bosses immediately, release the bosses immediately..."

A group of literati dressed in green shirts, old and young, gathered in one place, shouting, the momentum was so loud that countless people were dumbfounded.

Especially those many people who followed closely to see the excitement, even stared straight at the gate of the government office like this, and even asked the imperial envoy for an explanation, such a thing, even in the scriptures It happened.

Now they can see it with their own eyes, how not to be excited about it.

"I really didn't expect that these poor people who usually look weak and weak, gather together, and the explosive power is so strong!"

In the nearby restaurant, a wealthy businessman stroked his beard, amazed again and again.

If Lin Zhennan saw these wealthy merchants, he would be able to recognize them. These people are Wang Zuye, Hu Hai, Fang Ke and others who came to the door a few days ago to force the Lin family to pay off their debts.

At the beginning, the prefect Huang Wenzheng gave a few people a hard lesson and beat them thirty times. Thanks to their cleverness, they asked their servants to give money to the servants who beat them. In addition, Huang Wenzheng didn't mean to kill them. This made them suffer only a little bit of flesh and blood.

After raising these days, the wounds on the skin and flesh have healed. During this period, these people have also activated their personal connections, and it is easy to understand why they always stand by them as long as the money is delivered. On this side, the prefect Huang Wenzhenghui suddenly turned his face, instead of helping them, he beat them severely.

However, when they learned that Lin Zhennan actually had Li Huan as an in-law who was an imperial envoy, the calculations in their hearts disappeared at that time.

It is true that they are wealthy businessmen, and they seem to have a little influence on weekdays, but compared to the government, they are nothing.

Not to mention that he was still a dignified imperial envoy, even Huang Wenzheng, the magistrate, treated Lin Zhennan politely because of Li Huan.

Although he said that he no longer thought about the troubles of the Lin family, and he didn't even plan to ask for compensation for the goods, but he still felt a little unhappy in his heart.

Not long ago, they learned that Li Huan's imperial envoy was besieged and burned to the ground by thieves. They subconsciously thought that Li Huan was dead. News of going to jail.

Immediately afterwards, I heard the news that many literati in Fuzhou wanted to unite to surround the magistrate's office and ask Li Huan for an explanation.

So Wang Zuye and others rushed to the vicinity of the government office immediately, booked a wing room, and prepared to watch a lively drama in this wing room.

It was Wang Zuye who opened his mouth in amazement, and Fang Ke beside him had a strange look in his eyes, and suddenly said firmly: "Scholars, we must cultivate our own scholars. If so, any county magistrate who is a seventh-rank Zhima official can destroy our family."

Hu Hai nodded approvingly and said: "That's right, after I go back, I will invite the best gentlemen to teach them to read and write, to get fame, and to be a high-ranking scholar."

Wang Zuye looked at the group of well-known literati passing by on the long street with bright eyes and said: "Now Wang understands why these scholars always say that everything is inferior and only reading is high."

I'm afraid that no one would have imagined that these wealthy businessmen would have the idea of ​​doing everything they can to train their family's children to obtain fame when they saw the situation where the mighty literati on the long street dared to block even the magistrate's yamen.

Although He Chang is old, his feet are full of vigor, he doesn't show any signs of fatigue, and his spirit is obviously in a state of extreme excitement.

Thinking about what happened in the south of the Yangtze River not long ago, the same scholars, since they can surround the yamen with dozens of people, even break into the yamen and drag the tax supervisor out of the yamen to beat them to death, for this reason they have won a huge reputation among scholars A good name will be passed on to the world with this name.

Then why can't he, He Chang, be famous all over the world? As long as he, He Chang, can lead a group of scholars to force Li Huan to step back and release the officials he captured, then He Chang will definitely be famous The world, become a generation of great celebrities admired by the world.

Thinking of this, He Chang couldn't help but have a strange flush on his face, which was caused by his agitated mood and blood boiling.

"Here we come, here we come! Look, that's Mr. He. He really deserves to be my Fuzhou Shilin Taishan Beidou!"

"There are so many scholars putting pressure together, let's see how Li Huan responds!"

Many people who obviously wanted to see Li Huan, the imperial envoy's joke, couldn't help but sneer there.

In a corner above the long street, Chen Yidao, Zhao Zhi, Lin Zhennan, Lianqiao, and Cao Yu were all looking at a group of literati passing in front of them from afar.

Chen Yidao looked at these scholars who were chanting slogans, and wished he could punch and kick all these annoying guys half to death.

"Damn it, a bunch of bastards who don't know right from wrong, who are stupid in reading, dare to force Brother Huan to let him go, they really lost their minds..."

Chen Yidao spat viciously at the retreating figures of those literati, and cursed loudly.

Zhao Zhi said with a worried face: "I don't know how the young master will respond. If you are not careful, it will be a major event that will stir up the world's scholars and even the heavens, and the civil and military affairs of the entire court."

Lin Zhennan often dealt with these officials, scholars, and people. He has seen and seen a lot, and he knows the energy contained in these people. People, it's not as simple as trouble, if you don't do it well, you will be ruined by the whole family.

With a soft sigh, Lin Zhennan said: "Brother Huan is probably in serious trouble this time. If he really backs down, his imperial envoy will lose his prestige and no longer has any deterrent power. But if he doesn't back down, facing so many famous scholars , you can’t be beaten, you can’t be scolded, if you are not careful, you may lose your reputation and be reviled by the world.”

Hearing what Lin Zhennan said, Lianqiao couldn't help but her face turned pale and she exclaimed in surprise: "Ah, what can I do!"

Chen Yidao glanced at the expressionless Cao Yu and said in surprise, "Hey, Cao Yu, aren't you worried about your son?"

Cao Yu said coldly: "Young master, I trust you. You are just a bunch of local chickens and dogs. You are not afraid of even elders in the capital. Are you afraid that they, who look scary but have no ability, will not succeed?"

Everyone couldn't help being stunned when they heard the words, and just looked at Cao Yu like that.

"stop!"

At this moment, there was a loud shout, and several Jin Yiwei guarding in front of the mansion's gate were all staring at the dark crowd of literati in front of the mansion's gate.

A small banner official of the Jinyiwei firmly grasped the Xiuchun knife at his waist, stood on the steps in front of the government office, and shouted at the scholars.

These scholars were stunned by the yell from the little banner official. They were shouting endlessly, but now they suddenly quieted down.

Looking at the gate of the mansion, and then looking at the guards in brocade robes and holding embroidered spring knives staring at them, some weak-minded scholars lowered their heads subconsciously, not daring to talk to them at all. Look at each other.

However, He Chang, the leader, was not afraid at all. He didn't pay attention to a small banner official of Jinyiwei at all. He immediately stepped forward and said to the small banner official: "Go and tell Li Huan, just say that I am here today." 180 six famous scholars from Fuzhou Prefecture came to ask him, in this bright world, he, Li Huan, wantonly framed the court officials, but he still has the king's law in his eyes."

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