In the early morning of the second day, Qu Zhong presented all the evidence he had found.

That Ren Quan was a student of the prime minister's student, and he was able to enter the court as an official through his relationship. He often took advantage of this shallow relationship to talk things out and receive benefits. Those relatives also took advantage of their power to bully others and did a lot of evil things.

Gu Beiting felt a little bit happier when he saw it, and asked Eunuch Li to read it in front of the officials.

There are even correspondences.

The adult who supported Ren Quan plopped and knelt on the ground, his face pale. Didn't he burn all these things?He still keeps it!

By the time they finished reading, the man was already dripping with sweat.

"Your Majesty, I was also confused for a moment, please forgive me!"

Gu Beiting felt that he had won a victory and was very proud, so he raised his chin and looked down at the prime minister who stood there without changing his face.

"The disciples accepted by the prime minister don't seem to be doing well."

The prime minister put his hands in his sleeves and said calmly: "Confucius has three thousand disciples, and the sage is only 72. The old ministers are educated without discrimination. I didn't expect them to have bad intentions. This is also the fault of the humble minister."

"Since His Majesty is unhappy, from now on, I will close all the schools under my name and stop teaching."

Gu Beiting's smile just froze on his face.

The reason why the prime minister has a high prestige in the hearts of scholars is because he has opened many private schools, and sometimes he will teach as a teacher, so there are many disciples under his school, and he is respected by scholars.

If these schools are closed, then those scholars are probably...

Prime Minister, this is on purpose!
The corners of Gu Beiting's lips twitched, and his hands that were relaxed on his knees clenched into fists.

"The prime minister doesn't have to be like this. The prime minister has the grace to teach them, but they didn't listen to them. It has nothing to do with the prime minister that they went the wrong way. The prime minister doesn't have to blame himself too much."

"There is no need to close the school."

The prime minister held the wat board and saluted, "Your Majesty is gracious, and I feel ashamed. I voluntarily closed the school. Your Majesty does not need to care about the old minister."

This means that he must close this school!
Gu Beiting squeezed his hands tightly, he did this on purpose to reduce his weight in the hearts of scholars, to make them feel that it was because of him that he closed the school, and it was because of him that they couldn't study!
Hearing these words, Gu Beiting looked at the man on the ground even more disliked.

"The evidence of the crime is convincing, and he is guilty of the same crime as Ren Quan! You, Qu Shilang, deal with it and retire from the court!"

He flung his sleeves full of anger and left, the man kneeling on the ground passed out directly, and Qu Zhong responded blankly.

When he looked up, he happened to meet the prime minister's eyes.

When leaving the palace, the prime minister deliberately waited two steps until Qu Zhong came over, and then he walked over and spoke in a low voice.

"Qu Shilang is very prestigious now."

"Sharing His Majesty's worries is the duty of a courtier."

The prime minister laughed, "Is Qu Shilang determined to be a generation of loyal ministers? It's a pity that the loyal ministers of all dynasties have not come to a good end."

Qu Zhong looked at the prime minister with a smirk, and said in a strange tone, "What did the prime minister say? Isn't the prime minister a loyal minister who will go down in history in the future? The veterans of the three dynasties are in high positions, and they set up a school for the country and the people~"

Openly praise and secretly ridicule.

The prime minister twitched the corners of his lips, and the smile didn't reach his eyes, "Qu Shilang devoted himself to his duty to share the worries of His Majesty, and he really deserves the word 'loyal minister'."

Qu Zhong just smiled and said nothing.

The confrontation between the two ended in a few words.

The prime minister was the first to turn around and leave, and the moment he turned around, even the slightest smile disappeared from the corner of his mouth.

Qu Zhong had made up his mind to stand on the emperor's side.

Losing two people on his side one after another, although the official position is not very big and it is insignificant to him, but he doesn't want to continue like this.

Obviously the emperor didn't know how to accept as soon as he saw it.

That being the case, he doesn't need to be polite anymore.

After Gu Beiting came down to court, he immediately sent the little eunuch beside him out of the palace to investigate the news. He paced back and forth in the Palace of Qinzheng restlessly.

Although there were some discussions after the reason for punishing Ren Quan was released yesterday, the wind direction also praised him. He originally thought that Qu Zhong had collected a lot of evidence today, and if he spread this matter out, there would definitely be no other sound up.

But didn't expect...

His heart was tormented like it was put on a frying pan, his reputation wouldn't be ruined just like that!
Gu Beiting paced back and forth, his forehead covered with fine sweat, he was so stuffed up that he couldn't even eat.

It was not until the end of noon that the little eunuch who left the palace came back in a hurry to report the situation outside the palace.

The Prime Minister closed the Shushu, and some children from poor families couldn't accept it. They were inquiring about the cause and effect, and after knowing it, they gathered together to discuss how to keep the Shushu open.

Some even scolded Gu Beiting behind his back.

Gu Beiting was very angry when he heard that, the prime minister really deliberately ruined his reputation!

He had forgotten that Zhuang Xianyou was still in the palace!

Gu Beiting was angry and ready to go to Fengzao Palace, but before he stepped out of the room, he saw Shi Yu standing outside, holding a food box in her hand, her eyes were clear and there was a touch of concern in her eyes.

"You're here." Gu Beiting's eyes subconsciously revealed the emotion of dependence.

"I have seen the emperor."

"Didn't I tell you that you don't need to be polite, come in quickly." Gu Beiting looked at her feeling a little better, "Why is Ah Yu here at this time?"

"I'm just thinking that I haven't brought tea to the emperor for some days, and it's still very hot today. It just so happens that the servants know some tea to quench their thirst, so they brought it for the emperor to taste."

"Try the emperor?"

Gu Beiting took the tea cup in her hand and was very relieved, "Your injury is not healed yet, you don't need to do these small things yourself."

He took a sip as he spoke, his eyes became much clearer.

This tea has a faint scent of flowers, and it is cool in the mouth, and this coolness seems to be transmitted to the limbs and bones, which is very pleasant.

Gu Beiting drank a cup of tea and let out a long sigh of relief.

Before he could open his mouth, Shi Yu asked with concern: "Just now I saw that the emperor's face is not right, but what's bothering you?"

Mentioning this, the smile on Gu Beiting's face faded again.

He was used to talking to Shi Yu about important things, and this time was no exception. He briefly talked about the early affairs and the current situation, feeling very distressed.

Shi Yu was thoughtful, "So the emperor wants to go to Fengzao Palace?"

Gu Beiting nodded, "Ah Yu understands me best."

"Your Majesty, if you reprimand her sternly if she hasn't done anything wrong, I'm afraid it won't be good for the Emperor if it gets out."

Gu Beiting frowned even deeper.

"But the emperor can create opportunities." Shi Yu chuckled, "It's better for the emperor to go there later quietly than to go now, maybe he can catch something."

Gu Beiting didn't think much at first, but Shi Yu's expression was really weird, so he had to think more.

"What do you mean by that, Ayu?"

Shi Yu sighed hesitantly, "Your Majesty, when the servants came over, I heard some court ladies talking..."

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