Chang'an is good

Chapter 639: If you don't dare to speak for justice, what is the point of being a human being in this world?
Before that, he had one last question.

Li Yin looked at the old man who was almost begging for death, and asked, "Excuse me, Master, who is standing here today?"

"To seek justice for the world!" Imperial Tutor Chu raised his hand and bowed to the sky: "Thanks to God's blessing, the Holy Empress of our dynasty is still alive! Soon I will lead my troops into the capital to defeat the traitor Li Yin!"

Vibration all around.

Li Yin smiled knowingly: "So that's how it is."

He said that it was impossible for Chu Hui to know the news of Li Suining's return. It turned out that the other party's support was Ming Hou, who was not dead yet.

This is not just a simple revelation.

First, Chu Hui was used as a pawn to destroy his reputation and win over his people. Then, the Empress Ming was used as a puppet to undermine his legitimacy and destroy his military power.

What a good plan... He had been planning for so long, but one day he fell into someone else's plan.

But he really didn’t understand…

For a moment, Li Yin's eyes were filled with unwillingness and confusion.

By now he was very clear that even though Chu Hui was holding up the banner of the empress, in the final analysis, he was dying today to pave the way for Li Suining's business.

If he guessed correctly, the people who would "support" the Queen to come to the capital to attack him in the near future would be the army of Huainan Road and Chang Kuo.

Yu Zeng, Yu Xie... their appearance is enough to show that the number of people involved in the conspiracy behind the scenes is considerable.

They were not afraid of death. There were many people who were not afraid of death. The former governor of Jiannan Road had also obeyed his orders and came to the capital to die, but that was the result of his kindness and power. He promised the other party that he would hand over the military power of Jiannan Road to his son. He told the other party that he had no choice but to do so for the sake of the great cause...

Ultimately, all the efforts and sacrifices in this world are manipulated by the interests of life and death. This is human nature.

But...what do Chu Hui and the others want?
What is incomprehensible in this matter is that they are all spontaneously paving the way for a person whose life or death is uncertain...

This plan must be deployed in advance, and before that, no one can predict whether Li Suining will be able to return from Beidi... However, these people are still orderly, methodical, calm and thoughtful, and even spontaneously set up such a plan for her to defeat the enemy at the cost of their own lives!

Just for a person who couldn't even guarantee whether he could come back alive, he went to die without a care...

Such a meticulous layout, such an untenable motive... so contradictory, to the point of being unimaginable.

Such behavior is beyond human nature and cannot be predicted or discerned in advance from a rational point of view... Therefore, Li Yin thinks that this sudden change is extremely absurd.

He felt that he was being tricked by a group of lunatics.

He didn't lose because he was not careful enough. He just didn't expect that those seemingly meticulous and rational people were actually a group of complete lunatics who were willing to sacrifice their lives for no reason.

He seemed to be a little crazy. Looking at Chu Hui like this... he couldn't help but think of that ridiculous possibility again.

Li Yin suppressed the ridiculous anger in his heart. He slowly raised his head and looked at the dazzling March sun above his head. The bright sunlight could not penetrate the darkness in his eyes.

He asked the eunuch beside him in a calm voice: "Is the auspicious time coming soon--"

The eunuch, who was already sweating profusely, replied tremblingly: "Your Highness, there is still... still one hour left."

"We should go back to Hanyuan Hall to prepare." Li Yin: "We should not miss the auspicious time for bestowing the seal."

The officials behind him changed their expressions several times when they heard this, and they were filled with disbelief.

Such a big change happened, but he acted as if nothing had happened... and went back to Hanyuan Hall to be awarded the seal, and continued the ceremony of ascending to the throne? No explanation, no response, no willingness to pay attention to everyone's doubts and questions, just pretending that nothing had happened!
"As for the Grand Tutor..." Li Yin seemed oblivious to the atmosphere around him. He finally looked at the old man beside the altar and said calmly, "The Grand Tutor's words and actions are crazy and have disrupted the sacrificial ceremony. He should stay here and make amends to the ancestors of the Li family."

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of imperial guards broke through the crowd and stepped forward quickly, surrounding the altar with knives in hand.

Seeing the sharp blade, there was a panic in all directions. Someone angrily asked, "…Does His Royal Highness Prince Rong admit the crime that the Grand Tutor accused him of? Is he going to kill people in public to silence them?"

Li Yin looked at the person who was speaking and asked, "If I don't admit it, are you willing to believe it?"

Meeting those eyes that were even smiling, everyone felt a chill down their spine. The person was still the same person, but the easy-going and generous temperament around him seemed to have been completely burned away.

"Why should I care about the charges? Do I want to delay the ceremony for this?" Li Yin said to everyone, "If you are willing to believe me, please follow me back to Hanyuan Hall. After the ceremony is over, I will give you an explanation."

"If you don't want to believe me, the king..." He smiled and ordered Han Di who was waiting beside him: "All of them are Chu Hui's accomplices, and they should be dealt with on the spot to set things right and make amends to the ancestors of the Li family."

This is his greatest sincerity.

Making further concessions would only embolden these people.

Kindness is no longer useful. These people no longer need comfort, but suppression.

He doesn't have that much patience anymore.

Today is his coronation ceremony, and no one and nothing can stop it.

He still has many difficult things to deal with next, and soon he will go to meet the Crown Princess in person - as the Emperor.

As Han Di gave the order, more and more sword-wielding imperial guards poured in.

Some members of the Li family cursed angrily, "Li Yin! This is the Imperial Ancestral Temple! Our ancestors, you dare to kill people here. Aren't you afraid of being punished by the gods?"

"How can a traitor be worthy of being the ruler of the Li family? This crime is unforgivable!"

Li Yin ignored the angry voices, scolding, and cries. He turned around, and the last trace of smile on his face disappeared.

It doesn't matter whether he worships his ancestors or not. The ancestors of the Li family are not worthy of being worshipped by him. It's time to let these ancestors take a good look at who has the final say in this country now - especially his useless royal brother, and his father who only cares about seniority and status.

“Master…!”

A sharp arrow shot towards the altar. Zhan Mian protected his teacher and narrowly avoided it, while everyone was in panic.

Han Di, who shot the arrow, immediately drew his sword to further intimidate the crowd, and shouted murderously: "We are here under the order to purge the rebels who spread rumors that harm the country. If you don't want to be accidentally injured, you should leave quickly!"

Seeing that they were really going to kill someone here, many officials' faces changed again. Amidst the fear, some people gathered towards the altar to protect Master Chu.

"Your Highness!" Luo Guanlin took a few quick steps to stop Li Yin, raised his hand to salute, and said firmly, "Your Highness, please think twice!"

Li Yin looked at the person in front of him who was trying to persuade him.

Luo Guanlin said with a heavy face: "Your Highness, this is a sacred place in the Imperial Ancestral Temple! And Master Chu is a role model for all the scholars in the world. His words and deeds are indeed punishable by death, but Your Highness, please detain him first and proceed after a thorough investigation..."

"If Chu Hui is not dead, the dissidents will continue to be arrogant. What should I do after my coronation today?" Li Yin interrupted Luo Guanlin calmly and reminded him, "Or do you want to keep these people to pave the way for the resurgence of the Ming Dynasty?"

His voice was calm, but not as gentle as usual, like the chill seeping from the surface of a lake in the dead of winter.

He walked straight past Luo Guanlin, his voice emotionless: "After everything is settled, I will apologize to my ancestors."

Luo Guanlin stood stiffly in place, raised his head in the chaos and looked above the altar.

On the altar, the old man with mourning cloth on his forehead nodded to him almost imperceptibly.

Luo Guanlin's eyes suddenly felt hot and stinging, but he was still maintaining the gesture of saluting, and at this moment he continued the salute to the end, and then resolutely turned around and left.

In this plan, the end that Taifu planned for himself was death.

His death will make the truth more true and the wrongdoers more wrong.

Master Chu stood on the altar, looked at Li Yin's leaving back, and suddenly laughed heartily.

On March 3rd, he offered his blood to heaven and earth. Today is the day when Chu Hui will get his revenge!
There are countless famous people gathered in the capital, and everyone can hold a funeral for him!
If the murderer values ​​his reputation, he will destroy his reputation, peel off his skin, and break his bones... This is justice!
He used his life as a dying candle to exchange for the murderer's eternal infamy, eternal condemnation and damnation, and eternal damnation in purgatory!

And his students...

The student he loves and pities... will step over the corpse of this evil ghost and become the savior of the world!
He wanted his students to be safe and sound, without any obstacles, without any dirt, to enter the capital in an upright manner, to stand in front of millions of people cleanly and calmly! To become a famous emperor and a role model for all ages!
And it would be best for the murderer to keep a piece of his life and watch all this happen carefully!
The imperial guards pushed through the chaotic crowd, and many pampered young lords of the royal family panicked and fled.

There were also some indignant people who cursed, but most of them were forcibly persuaded to leave by those close to them. Under the escort of a group of imperial guards, Li Lu slowly left the place and had someone take away his wife who had brought him some unexpected joy today.

The imperial guards were driving away the chaotic and screaming crowd.

The Grand Tutor also drove away the many officials who were guarding him, and said, "...you are all insignificant people. Being buried with me is just sending yourself to die in vain!"

"I asked for kindness and got it! I won't look down on you just because you are not afraid of dying together!"

"No need to protect me, leave quickly!"

Most of these people were his students, and even if they had never been taught by him, they would still call him teacher.

It is enough for him to die alone today, but we cannot let these people lose their lives in vain because of their momentary face, indignation, and unwillingness!

"My purpose is to die here! With my death, I will warn the world!"

"Your purpose is to survive! Preserve your lives here, and wait for the future, so that you can be a true gentleman who helps the world!"

The Grand Tutor clenched his fists at his side and shouted in a strong voice, "Everyone, leave now!"

Some officials did not dare to disobey and kowtowed heavily with tears in their eyes, and finally shouted: "Teacher!"

"Let's go." The Master closed his eyes and lowered his voice, "Living is harder than dying. As long as you can survive, you will all be my good students."

This was almost the first time that everyone present heard affirmation from the teacher, but it was based on the premise of a farewell between life and death.

They had no choice but to support each other and leave. Zhan Mian was also forcibly taken away. But when the gate of the Imperial Ancestral Temple was about to close, Zhan Mian struggled to turn around, staggered to his teacher, knelt down in front of the teacher, and kowtowed, saying: "...They all obeyed and left, so let the useless students stay to accompany the teacher! The teacher is old, how can the students bear to see the teacher go alone!"

Master Chu was furious at his lack of resistance, and said in a trembling voice: "...You idiot!"

Zhan Mian was not the only fool mentioned by Grand Tutor Chu. There were nearly twenty other clan members and officials who also refused to compromise and left.

Apart from them, Yu Zeng, who had been kneeling in front of the altar to plead guilty and called himself a criminal slave, turned around at this moment, looked at the imperial guards approaching with swords raised, and slowly stood up.

Blood was splattered inside the Taimiao.

Outside the imperial city, papers were flying everywhere, as if paper money was covering the entire capital.

In the streets and alleys, in teahouses and taverns, the scholars and common people's eyes were occupied by the rolls of printed paper.

No one could tell who had passed it on first. They were originally discussing today's coronation ceremony when they suddenly heard voices of surprise and doubt beside them. They gathered around and saw a stack of papers with particularly elegant handwriting on them. They quickly separated them and looked at them.

Sometimes someone would be walking on the street and suddenly someone would stuff a stack of notes into his arms, or someone might pick one up by chance at the corner of an alley. Those who could not read would then give it to someone who could read to look at it.

The contents and handwriting on each piece of paper are the same, and they should have been rubbings from woodblocks.

When you look at it, you will be frightened at first sight.

This book is actually - "A Book to Punish Li Yin's Hundred Crimes"!
The emperor listed all the crimes of Li Yin and punished him...

Many scholars and writers gathered together to read, but no one dared to recite aloud.

Every crime written on it is extremely shocking.

The former crown prince Xiao was originally a woman, the Princess of Chongyue, Li Shang, as the people called her... The former crown prince Li Shang killed the enemy commander in Beidi, and the reason he committed suicide by slashing his sword was because he was poisoned by Li Yin! - How is this possible!

Shuofang Jiedushi Yue Guang and Lingnan Jiedushi both died as a result of Li Yin's plot...

Duan Shiang's rebellion was indeed instigated by Li Yin...

Xu Zhengye's rebellion was also written by Li Yin...

Furthermore, Li Yin attempted to assassinate the empress but failed! ——Failed? The empress is still alive? !
And, collusion with Tubo! -- treason!
Each of these stories was too horrifying for anyone to believe. However, the two characters [朱灰] suddenly appeared in the signature, with several seals stamped on them, all of which were Zhu Hui's seals!

This "Book of Punishment for Li Yin's Hundred Crimes"... was actually written by Master Chu?!

As for Master Chu...isn't his situation extremely dangerous right now?

Many famous scholars in the capital came to the capital one after another because they heard the story of how Master Chu was moved by Prince Rong. When they read this article, they were all shocked, worried and panicked.

Countless people circulated it spontaneously, and because the distribution range had been arranged in advance, it only took half an hour for the book of a hundred crimes to spread throughout the capital like heavy snow.

When the gate of the Taimiao was closed, some scholars had already run as fast as they could and spontaneously flocked towards the direction of the Anshang Gate to meet Master Chu.

Some people also rushed to the Chu Mansion, and the imperial guards who went to arrest the Chu family arrived almost at the same time. The appearance of the imperial guards was equivalent to confirming the authenticity of the letter of a hundred crimes. The literati were indignant and a conflict broke out between the two sides.

There were also people who held this book and went to the Dali Temple and the Beijing government in groups to inquire about the truth. When officials from various places first saw the "Book of a Hundred Crimes", they were also shocked. They all realized that something big had happened today, something big enough to break the world!
The imperial guards patrolling the city had no idea where those articles that suddenly spread came from. They were always on guard against armed troublemakers, but they never imagined that an incident would suddenly break out among those literati who were wearing flowing long robes, reciting poems and composing essays, looking forward to the return of a prosperous era.

Some literati's words and deeds were indignant, but those who were calm or composed protected and spread the rumors. The imperial guards had no way to investigate and where to start, but they did not dare to rashly massacre and suppress these literati.

When this matter was reported to Li Yin, he had just arrived outside the Hanyuan Hall.

At this point, the number of officials and royal family members following Li Yin was less than half of what it was at the beginning.

A few people stayed in the Taimiao, but more people were unwilling to die easily, but were also unwilling to surrender. After leaving the Taimiao, they tried to escape from the imperial city, but the imperial guards were searching and suppressing them everywhere.

All this chaos did not stop Li Yin until he heard that the civil servants in the city were in turmoil. He stopped for a moment, let out an indistinguishable laugh, and then issued two orders.

First, arrest the literati who caused the disturbance and put them in prison. Those who resisted were executed for the crime of rebellion.

Second, he led a large army to besiege the Imperial College and to punish the chief academic officer Qiao Yang.

The people who could have caused such a big stir among the scholars in such a short time, who could have carved the blocks quietly and privately, and who could have hidden such a large amount of paper and silk... were none other than the Imperial College and Qiao Yang.

Upon hearing that force was going to be used to suppress the literati, some of the remaining officials changed their expressions again and tried to stop it. However, Li Yin ignored them and walked straight into the Hanyuan Hall.

No matter how much blood is shed, it will eventually dry up in the wind. Time and lessons will comfort the world on behalf of him, the Son of Heaven.

The official in charge of granting the seal could no longer tolerate this, and after entering the palace, he refused to grant the seal to Li Yin and let him worship. Now the whole city was in turmoil, and no matter how hard they tried to suppress it, the news could not be concealed! When the army that put an end to the chaos came to Beijing, the person who granted the seal to the traitor Li Yin would be infamous for eternity!

Li Yin's expression did not change. Soon, the imperial guards came in and dragged the official out.

Li Yin stared at the dragon throne, as if facing his obsession, and walked towards it without looking away.

The imperial guards received orders and began to arrest scholars everywhere.

The city fell into chaos and panic, the people were in panic, and the armored and sword-wielding imperial guards who caused the panic were also in panic. They were not sure whether what they did was right or wrong. At this moment, almost everyone in the capital was experiencing the same shock that Yu Zeng had experienced seventeen years ago - the transformation of the "benefactor" came without any warning or transition.

Half a day ago, or even just an hour or two ago, the imperial guards thought that the benevolent man they were loyal to was about to become a legitimate and wise ruler.

The literati prepared brilliant poems and songs to add splendor to this grand ceremony.

At this time, facing the imperial guards' siege, some scholars refused to obey and climbed up to the high tower, where they wrote poems for the new emperor, and then threw themselves down like those poems, leaving behind only one deafening sentence: "... If the Grand Tutor can die, I can die too! If I dare not speak for justice, what am I doing in this world!"

Human blood can be heated.

The former crown prince was actually a woman. She first joined the battlefield to stabilize the country, and then gave herself to the Northern Di in exchange for three years of living... One day she was poisoned and committed suicide, and the truth was not known to the world until seventeen years later!
And his teacher, Master Chu, in order to prevent the people from continuing to be trapped in endless wars and killings, and to put an end to this chaos within the capital, dared to risk his life to expose the truth about how the hypocrites had usurped the throne!

Under the guidance of these sages, they could not turn a blind eye and remain silent after hearing the truth!

Radical sacrifices are not completely meaningless. If a radical takes two steps forward, even if he is forced to take one step back, he can still take one step forward!
Their blood today can serve as a warning to more people and pave the way for those who come after them!
Today, this place is the battlefield for writers. It is not only for serving the government that we can serve the country and the people, but now is also the time to serve!

Some scholars began to flock to the city gate, wanting to send the true news out of the capital.

The chaos in the imperial city did not stop. Wounded soldiers ran around and shouted, "... Lu Chong rebelled! He killed General Han! Quick! Go to the Jingfeng Gate and kill him! Don't let him leave the imperial city!"

On the other side, the imperial guards who surrounded Chu's residence to arrest people returned empty-handed.

This is a 5400-word chapter. For the sake of continuity, I won’t divide it into chapters. Don’t think I didn’t add more chapters! I’ll keep writing. See you tomorrow~