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Those who can become influential figures in the Guozijian are naturally not ordinary people, and they don't need to explain. Just from the literal meaning, they immediately understood the meaning of the official and gentry payment, and then thought that once the official and gentry payment was implemented, they would What kind of impact will the family behind it have.

It is precisely because they clearly understand these things that the reactions of the few people are so intense.

Seeing Lin Yuan standing up suddenly, staring at Du Yuan with a strange gleam in his eyes, he said in a deep voice, "Master Jian Cheng, is what you said true? Law? Where are the princes of the court and the court? Could it be that no one from all the officials stood up to oppose it?"

Chen Bizhang also said: "Yes, this policy can be said to be a disaster for the country and the people. Once it is implemented, it will definitely shake the foundation of our Ming Dynasty. If there is no way, there will be unbearable things happening. Don't you think that the Lords of the Gun Dynasty can't see this?"

Seeing the expressions and reactions of Lin Yuan and the others, Du Yuan, Chen Gengyun, and Zhao Ye felt a little complacent in their hearts, so what about the influential figures in the Imperial College, it was not because of their words that they changed their faces, and finally Be of use to them.

Zhao Ye opened his mouth slowly, and said in an official tone: "Presumptuous, how can you talk about the princes above the court, not to mention that the princes have tried everything possible to admonish the emperor, even the princes No, and it's not something you can say."

Zhao Jing was upright, so he said unceremoniously after hearing the words: "If the princes can't persuade the emperor, then what's the use of them."

When Zhao Ye heard the words, he slapped the table and yelled at Zhao Jing angrily: "The younger generation is arrogant."

Speaking of which, Zhao Ye stared at Zhao Jing and said, "Do you know how the princes in the court today are admonishing the emperor, but Li Huan, a thief, is too powerful, and your majesty is bewitched by him, completely ignoring the opposition of all officials, and forcibly descending." The purpose is to pass the law that officials and gentry pay food as a whole."

Lin Yuan calmed down a little at this moment, glanced over Zhao Ye, Du Yuan and the others, and said slowly: "My lords invited us here, I guess there is something wrong, if Lin has guessed correctly, This matter may have something to do with the policy of government and gentry paying food as one."

Chen Ke's eyes flashed a bit of joy when he heard this, earlier he wanted to suggest that Li Huan go to the palace to discuss the matter with the emperor, now that Li Huan was going to enter the palace, Chen Ke was naturally determined.

"Your Majesty, rest your anger, Your Majesty, rest your anger!"

Chen Ke nodded and said: "If such an important matter is not confirmed again and again, the lower officials would not dare to report it to the adults."

"Absurd, what kind of petition, I think they are not a petition, but forcing the palace, they still have me in their eyes, but they still have the majesty of the royal family!"

Immediately, Zhao Jing, Chen Bizhang, and Dong Hui all looked at Du Yuan and the others.

It can be said that with so many scholars as the backing, even the emperor dared to curse, even the imperial city they dared to attack.

At this time, Li Huan looked at the emperor and said, "What makes His Majesty so angry?"

Ma Yongcheng's expression became serious when he heard the words, and he immediately bowed down to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, it was the spies from Dongchang who received a piece of news. The servants did not dare to neglect and disturbed His Majesty's rest. Please forgive me."

Speaking of which, Chen Ke looked at Li Huan with a bit of worry and said, "My lord, these people incited many students in the Guozijian to storm the palace gate, force the emperor to dismiss you from office, revoke all reform laws, and strictly investigate the evidence of your crime. ..."

Soon there was a sound of footsteps, and then Li Huan's figure stepped into the side hall.

He took a breath and suppressed the anger in his heart a little bit. Zhu Houzhao was about to speak when he heard a servant outside screaming: "Your Majesty, the champion is entering the palace to ask for an audience."

In the Guozijian, among the tens of thousands of scholars, there is such a big undercurrent, if Jin Yiwei can't detect it, then it can only be said that Jin Yiwei should clean up the upper and lower levels.

As the figures of several parties moved, an undercurrent gradually formed in the Guozijian.

Before Yu Chihong could finish speaking, Cai Ying shook her head and waved her hands without hesitation and said, "Once I feel cold and unwell, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to participate in this matter, but with all of you here, I think everything will come true."

Li Huan looked at Chen Ke like a fool and said, "There are so many people, are you sure you can catch them all in a short while? And what crime are you going to use to arrest so many people?"

Li Huan walked into the hall, just in time to see the noisy and chaotic scene in front of him, first saluted the emperor, and then said in surprise: "Who made His Majesty angry, could it be that these servants are not successful?"

Following Chen Bizhang's first statement, Lin Yuan also said, "My Sanglin Poetry Society can mobilize nearly a thousand people to participate in this grand event."

With a bang, Zhu Houzhao suddenly kicked over the red gold copper basin, and the water for washing feet spilled all over the floor, and the two servants who were serving Zhu Houzhao's feet fell to the ground in fear and kowtowed endlessly.

Speaking of this, Lin Yuan glanced at Zhao Jing and said with a light smile: "We are not forcing the palace, what is forcing the palace, forcing the emperor to do things against his will, and we just want to alert His Majesty and let His Majesty know when he lost his way."

As he said that, Li Huan said to Gao Feng, Qiu Ju and others who were kneeling on the ground with a bit of anger: "Hurry up and apologize to Your Majesty."

The Qianqing Palace is the place where the emperor rests on weekdays. At this time, the emperor has changed into a normal suit and is sitting there with a comfortable face. , come to see me now, could it be that there is some urgent news from Dongchang?"

Whether it is Li Huan or the emperor, they dare to punish some individuals, but in the face of Taotao's general situation, even the emperor has no choice.

Looking at the expressions and reactions of several court officials around Yuchihong, Cai Ying secretly sighed in her heart and said: "Forget it, since Minister Yuchi said so, then Cai has no reason to stop him. The students in the Imperial College, as long as there are people Those who are willing to go to the palace gate and knock on the palace will not be hindered by our Zijian."

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up, he looked at Ma Yongcheng in surprise and said, "Oh, it must be something important to make you value it so much, let's talk about it."

Zhu Houzhao said to Ma Yongcheng: "Ma Daban, tell Li Qing what's going on."

As the evening approached, Li Huan returned from the Jinyiwei yamen, and was having dinner with Feng Shi, Zhang Jin, and Zhu Lin.

Several people in Lin Yuan said in unison with a bit of excitement: "I will definitely live up to the expectations of the supervisor."

Lin Yuan couldn't help laughing when he heard Zhao Jing's words, and looked at Zhao Jing while laughing and said, "Brother Zhao Xian is thinking too much, as the saying goes, the law does not blame the public, if we encourage thousands of scholars to go to the palace gate and knock on the palace Men, you said that when facing us and other scholars at that time, would you choose to obey us to put the world at ease, or would you continue to be deceived by the traitor Li Huan?"

Ignoring Ma Yongcheng's reaction, Zhu Hou looked at Li Huan, and said solemnly: "Since Li Qing already knew about this matter, it should be known that once this matter becomes a big issue, it will definitely spread across the world. You and I If the monarch and ministers don't handle it well, I'm afraid their name will be left in history."

Ma Yongcheng hurriedly said: "Don't dare, dare not!"

The most important point is that regardless of whether the matter is successful or not, the Guozijian has left a very bad impression on the emperor. Maybe the emperor can't do anything to the entire Guozijian for a while, but it's really good to clean up his Guozijian's sacrificial wine It's not difficult.

There are many major events in the world today, even Zhu Houzhao has experienced such things as the invasion of 10,000+ Tatar troops, so for many major events that seem like the sky is falling in the eyes of ordinary people, in Zhu Houzhao’s eyes, they are just ordinary .

Only then did Feng put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hand, glanced at Li Huan and said, "Go, remember to go early and return early."

Cao Yu bowed to Li Huan and the others and said in a low voice: "My lord, the Jinyiwei yamen said that there is something important to do, please go over there."

Chen Ke smiled bitterly: "You can't just watch them connect with each other and discuss how to deal with adults."

Zhao Jing frowned and said: "That's what I said, but everyone should not forget that Li Huan is not so easy to provoke. In Fuzhou, he killed hundreds of scholars without blinking an eye. If... "

Li Huan looked at Zhu Houzhao and said, "Is Your Majesty afraid?"

After hearing the statements of several people, Du Yuan, Chen Gengyun, and Zhao Ye couldn't help but feel very happy. If there is no accident, these few people alone can persuade more than two thousand people, not to mention the relationship between these people. That's because of relatives, and it's not uncommon for 3000 people to go out together when they can't tell.

Seeing that Cai Ying nodded and agreed, Yu Chihong and the others' eyes lit up, and Yu Chihong bowed to Cai Ying and said: "Cai Jijiu understands righteousness, and I admire it so much. I don't know what Cai Jijiu wants this time." Come out personally and lead the scholars in the Imperial College..."

For such a situation, several people have already gotten used to it, and it is not once or twice that this kind of thing usually happens. If there is some discomfort at the beginning, then by now, it has long been used to it.

Imperial City
In the imperial palace under the night, except for a few palaces that were still lit with candles, most of the palaces had been plunged into darkness.

It is precisely because of seeing these clearly that Cai Yingcai somewhat disagrees with the suggestions of Yu Chihong and others.

Just looking at the previous situation, Li Huan could imagine that something must have angered the emperor, so that the emperor who was soaking his feet kicked over the copper basin in a rage.

Watching Cai Ying leave, a doctor couldn't help but said: "You are really an old fox, as expected in the legend, you don't want to get involved in any trouble."

The ups and downs of the officialdom like Cai Ying, the highly respected figures are very clear about the dangers of Yu Chihong and the others in inciting the son of the imperial supervisor to knock the palace.

Immediately, Chen Bizhang clapped his hands and praised: "Okay, this strategy is very good. Although Chen is soft-spoken, he still has a group of close friends. I can persuade three to five hundred people to join in this grand event."

As the largest secret service intelligence agency in this era, Jin Yiwei's sentries can be said to be everywhere, not to mention the capital where Jin Yiwei's lair is located.

Chen Bizhang and Dong Hui also nodded incessantly.

Li Huan waved his hand, a flash of light flashed in his eyes and said: "Let them go."

Li Huan couldn't help being surprised when he heard the words: "Oh, it's not because of the minister that you made His Majesty angry."

Chen Ke's eyes lit up and he said immediately: "Don't worry, my lord, brothers will definitely not miss anyone."

It is not easy to become a person of Guozijian Jijiu. If there is no prestige of coercion in the world, it is really impossible to sit in the position of Guozijian Jijiu.

Zhu Houzhao, who was leaning there comfortably at first, sat up straight now, looked at Ma Yongcheng and said in a deep voice, "What are they wishing for?"

Zhang Jin and Zhu Lin also smiled at Li Huan.

Lin Yuan said again: "One more thing, this is the capital, at the foot of the emperor, where the core of Ming Dynasty is, not the Fuzhou mansion where Emperor Gao was far away that day. Li Huan dared to kill my generation of scholars in Fuzhou mansion. , but he would never dare to kill in the capital, otherwise, there would be no place for him in this world."

Thinking of thousands of scholars sitting together in front of the palace gate and expressing their wishes to the emperor, Du Yuan, who was the supervisor of the Imperial College, trembled slightly, his face was flushed, and there was a hint of expectation. He really wanted to know what kind of reaction the emperor and Li Huan would have when facing thousands of scholars.

After listening to the emperor's words, the two servants hurriedly tidied up as if they had been pardoned, and retreated carefully.

After all, as an emperor, if you make a fuss at every turn, you are not a qualified emperor. At least a qualified emperor must be able to show his emotions and anger, and not be chaotic in front of the landslide.

Yu Chihong couldn't help but grieved and said: "Cai Jijiu's words are wrong, because many students of Guozijian represent the future of my Ming Dynasty, so they are more qualified to understand and participate in the policies of the world. Qualifications, taxation reforms are related to the common people in the world, and scholars in the world cannot stay out of it, what does Cai Jijiu think?"

Li Huan stretched out his hand and patted Chen Ke's shoulder, and said with a light smile, "Don't worry, it's not unreasonable to say that scholars rebelled and failed in three years. They alone can't make any waves."

Cai Ying, who was serving as a sacrificial wine for the Imperial College, looked at Yu Chihong, who was the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, and several other important officials of the court, with a dignified expression on his face.

At the same time, several figures walked into the Imperial College.

Li Huan frowned, put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hand, and looked at Li Feng and the others sitting there.

Based on the emperor's trust in Li Huan, it can be said that as long as Li Huan goes there, he will be able to enter the palace smoothly.

Jin Yiwei is responsible for too many things, monitoring the world, there may be big things happening at any time, so even Li Huan can't guess what will happen.

Walking into the hall, he saw Chen Kezheng sitting there with a serious expression on his face. When he saw Li Huan walking over, Chen Ke quickly got up and bowed to Li Huan.

Ma Yongcheng was timid and cowardly, hesitated for a while, and then slowly said: "It is said that His Majesty will depose the champion Hou Li from all positions, go to prison for strict investigation, and revoke all reform matters..."

Li Huan finally played the report, read it carefully, and soon his expression became serious. After reading it, he raised his head and said to Chen Ke: "Are you sure?"

Ma Yongcheng immediately said: "Returning to Your Majesty, according to the information obtained by the Dongchang spies, today someone is spreading rumors in the Imperial College, wantonly linking up and inspiring people's hearts, and calling on many scholars to gather in front of the palace gate tomorrow to petition His Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, and said to Gao Feng, Qiu Ju and the two frightened servants, "Okay, I don't mean to blame you, tidy up and get back."

Zhu Houzhao glanced at Li Huan, motioned Li Huan to sit down and said, "This matter is related to Li Qing and you."

But if they acted with the general trend and gathered thousands of scholars, with so many scholars as their backing, why would they be afraid of mere Li Huan.

Qiu Ju and Gao Feng, who were serving at the side, saw the emperor's angry appearance and hurried forward to comfort the emperor.

Such a thought flashed in my heart, and the fear of Li Huan in my heart disappeared in an instant.

In the end Zhao Jing hesitated for a while, as if he had made up his mind and said slowly: "I can convince more than two hundred people."

Zhao Jing subconsciously said.

However, Lin Yuan's eyes lit up and he said, "Wonderful, the emperor was bewitched by traitors, and my generation of scholars has received great favor from the emperor, so we should stand up and remonstrate with the emperor, sweep away the haze in the court for the emperor, and return me to a bright and bright world."

Yu Chihong said lightly: "Okay, Cai Jijiu is famous all over the world, it's not easy to agree this time, big guy, let's find a way to persuade all the scholars."

After pondering for a while, Li Huan said to Chen Ke: "Order people to prepare horses, and I will go to the palace."

"What? Encouraging scholars to protest in front of the palace gate, this... this should be forcing the palace!"

Although they also knew that Li Huan had a bad reputation, if they were to go against Li Huanfang alone, they would definitely not have the guts.

Dong Hui smiled and said, "I can also persuade 500 people."

Li Huan waved his hand and said to Chen Ke: "There's no need to be formal, just tell me, what is the purpose of inviting me here at this moment?"

Chen Ke couldn't help being stunned for a moment and said: "My lord, according to our people's investigation, these people have at least encouraged thousands of scholars. If thousands of scholars really gathered in front of the palace gate, the momentum will surely make the world a mess." I am afraid that even His Majesty will personally come forward to appease these scholars. At that time, my lord, you..."

It's just that Cai Ying is more aware that what Yu Chihong and others represent is not his individual, but a whole above the court, which is not something he can refuse.

When Feng Shi, Zhang Jin, and Zhu Lin who were eating saw Cao Yu, their hands froze, but they immediately returned to normal.

If we were still guessing what Du Yuan and the others called them to come here before, now we can guess a little bit. Just like what Lin Yuan said, it is probably related to the policy of the government and gentry to pay food as one.

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and immediately said: "Quick pass!"

I don't know why Li Huan has such confidence, Chen Ke couldn't help but said anxiously: "Sir, if you want to send someone to arrest these scholars..."

Speaking to Chen Ke, Li Huan said: "Pass my order and tell the brothers below that you don't have to worry about what these scholars do, but there is one thing, you must find out the backbone and leaders among these scholars."

Looking at each other, Du Yuan slowly got up and nodded towards Zhao Jing and Chen Bizhang and said: "It's not too late, you should hurry up and contact the scholars who are willing to participate in the grand event, and we are scheduled to gather in front of the palace gate tomorrow , knock on the palace gate together, express our attitude and opinions to the emperor, and pray for the emperor to give us an answer."

If everything goes well, that's all right, but if there is an accident, the consequences are definitely not something the Imperial College can bear.

At this time, Chen Gengyun saw that the fire was almost ready, so he immediately said: "If you want to encourage a group of scholars in the Imperial College to sit in and demonstrate before the palace gate, how many people can you persuade to go?"

Although he didn't say it directly, Chen Ke's meaning was very clear, that is, under the raging public opinion, the emperor will be forced to help, and it is very likely that he will abandon Li Huan.

After hearing Yu Chihong's statement, Cai Ying suppressed the turmoil in her heart, took a deep breath and said, "Everyone, many students from the Imperial College are the future pillars of our Ming Dynasty. Do these students have to fall into this situation early?" In the midst of such a political turmoil?"

When Li Huan hurried to Jinyiwei, he saw a tense atmosphere filled with Jinyiwei.

Suddenly, Cao Yu came in a hurry.

Lin Yuan and Zhao Jing nodded together.

Even if Ma Yongcheng told Li Huan the information received by Dongchang, Li Huan's expression did not change after hearing it, which made Zhu Houzhao, who had been staring at Li Huan, quite surprised and said: "Hey, Li Qing, you Why don’t you feel surprised and angry at all, you know they plan to force me to take you down and abolish the tax reform you proposed.”

Dong Hui looked at Du Yuan and the others and said, "If your lords have anything that needs Dong's help, just say it bluntly, even if it is for the great Ming Dynasty, Dong will not hesitate at all."

A contemptuous sneer appeared on the corner of Li Huan's mouth, and he said lightly, "They think it's pretty."

Even if he rejected Yu Chihong and the others today, then Yu Chihong and the others also have a lot of means to encourage the scholars in the Imperial College to use them.

Chen Ke heard that he handed a memorial to Li Huan and said, "My lord, please read it."

As for the fact that the palace gates had been locked at this point in time and foreign ministers could not enter the palace, to be honest, it was only compared to ordinary courtiers, and such rules did not exist for Li Huan.

Li Huan said slowly: "Because I entered the palace this time, it was also for this matter. The staff under the Jinyiwei also received the news not long ago. Brother Ma’s information is actually one step faster.”

When Li Huan said this, Zhu Houzhao looked up at Li Huan immediately, with an imperial majesty and said: "I have never been afraid."

At this time, Ma Yongcheng was the only one left in the hall, and Ma Yongcheng listened to the conversation between Li Huan and the emperor, his whole heart was terrified, trembling, he said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, I feel a little unwell, please leave."

The hot-blooded emperor couldn't help giving Ma Yongcheng a blank look, he could see through Ma Yongcheng's thoughts at a glance, and said with a soft snort, "If you don't dare to listen, you don't dare to listen, step back."

Ma Yongcheng hurriedly kowtowed as if he had been pardoned, and this time only Li Huan and Zhu Houzhao were left in the hall.

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