King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 51 Student Requirements

"Master Thirteen, wake up..."

"Master Thirteen, wake up..."

Zhu Jinghong is having a sweet dream, he and Baochai are boating on the lake, and it seems that they are going to go further, he really doesn't want to wake up.

In a daze, Zhu Jinghong asked, "Who is it, what are you doing?"

"Master Thirteen, something serious happened!"

"What's the big deal, the sky is falling?" Zhu Jinghong still closed his eyes.

"no……"

"If you don't, go away, don't disturb my dream!"

"Master Thirteen, there are troubles in the palace, the crown prince invites you to come over, get up quickly!" Yu Hai couldn't help pushing and shoving.

"Okay, get ready to change!" Zhu Jinghong angrily.

Meng has woken up, Baochai has disappeared, and he has no desire to continue sleeping.

"Yes, slave, let's prepare now!"

Yu Hai turned around and called the others to start preparations. Some brought inner and outer clothes, some brought hot water and towels, and some brought toothbrushes and tooth powder...

With sleepy eyes, Zhu Jinghong stood up from the bed, stretched out his hands and let the others be busy, and soon the inner and outer clothes were put on.

After washing up, Zhu Jinghong rushed to the front hall, and saw Zhu Jingyuan was discussing with several small officials.

Most of the officials of the East Palace who followed Zhu Jingyuan to Jinling were sent to various places by him to investigate the situation of local officials' settlement of accounts, including Gao Shuyan, a scholar of Zuochunfang University.

So much so that now, Zhu Jingyuan only has a few bachelors left by his side, and he doesn't even have a reliable counselor when something happens.

"Thirteenth brother, you are finally here!"

Zhu Jinghong walked into the room slowly, and several scholars stood up and saluted.

"Fourth brother, what's the big deal, it has to disturb people's dreams so early!"

In the previous life, he wanted to sleep late but couldn't. In this life, he doesn't have to worry about going to work. Zhu Jinghong naturally opened up to sleep.

Usually at this time, Zhu Jingyuan would teach a few words and ask Zhu Jinghong to get up and eat on time.

"Thirteenth brother, hundreds of students gathered outside the palace, asking me to dismiss He Gu Jin, the procurator!"

Picking up a piece of pastry, Zhu Jinghong asked casually, "Then how do you plan, fourth brother?"

He already knew the situation, and he had already thought about how to deal with it on the way, but right now he had to ask Zhu Jingyuan what he thought.

"I plan to send someone to persuade him to leave!"

"Then persuade me!" Zhu Jinghong swallowed the pastry and took a sip from the teacup.

So Zhu Jingyuan looked at several bachelors and said, "Go first!"

"Yes!"

Obviously, these scholars will go to the palace gate to persuade the students outside me to leave, but Zhu Jinghong is not optimistic about them.

"Thirteenth brother, if these people can't persuade them to leave, what should we do?"

Zhu Jinghong said with a smile: "Fourth brother, scholars are reasonable, how can you not persuade them to leave, don't worry too much..."

Zhu Jingyuan thought about it a little bit more, and he frowned and said: "Thirteenth brother, so many students came early in the morning, I'm afraid things are not so simple!"

"They demanded the dismissal of He Gujin, obviously someone behind the scenes instigated..."

Looking at the prince next to him, Zhu Jinghong was a little surprised. Obviously, after these recent events, this independent thinking ability has improved.

"Goodbye, fourth brother!"

Zhu Jinghong boasted, and then picked up another piece of pastry. At this time, he was really hungry.

Seeing his nonchalant appearance, Zhu Jingyuan rang the table.

"Thirteenth brother, let me tell you something serious!"

"Fourth brother, your analysis makes sense, there's nothing wrong with it!"

Seeing that Zhu Jinghong didn't care, Zhu Jingyuan put on a straight face and said, "What if I can't be persuaded to leave?"

"Then there are only two ways!"

I didn't think of a single solution, but the old Shisan thought of two in a hurry, Zhu Jingyuan really admired it.

Zhu Jinghong immediately asked: "Thirteenth brother, what are the two methods?"

"Follow the advice of the students and dismiss He Gujin directly, then these people will disperse!"

"He Gujin is a third-rank official, I can't dismiss him..."

At this point, Zhu Jingyuan came to his senses and immediately changed his words: "Thirteenth brother, He Gujin is doing things according to our wishes, how can he be dismissed!"

Looking at the cute middle-aged boy in front of him, Zhu Jinghong said with a smile: "Then drive people away with sticks, isn't it always easy?"

"This...use of force against the students, I'm afraid it will get a bad reputation!" Zhu Jingyuan looked thoughtful.

Although the imperial power is highly concentrated nowadays, Zhu Jingyuan is not yet the emperor, and he still cares about the scholars' comments.

Zhu Jinghong said leisurely: "So we have to find a legitimate reason, so that it is reasonable for us to do it!"

Hearing this, Zhu Jingyuan suddenly felt bad, he guessed that his brother might come up with a bad idea.

"What reason?"

"What's behind the palace?"

"What is it?" Zhu Jingyuan entered without knowing.

"Of course it's the mausoleum of the great grandfather!"

Feeling more and more wrong, Zhu Jingyuan asked confusedly: "And then?"

"If Grandfather got angry because of these people shouting, you should be able to drive them away, right? Grab some leaders along the way, and force them to find out who is the mastermind behind it!"

"Grandfather is angry? Grandfather...he has been dead for many years, how can he be angry?"

"It's not easy, just find a tree in the cemetery and burn it?"

Hearing this bold strategy, Zhu Jingyuan didn't know whether to cry or laugh, so he didn't agree for a while.

In fact, Zhu Jinghong didn't expect him to agree immediately, because it was indeed a very taboo thing.

If the news is accidentally leaked, Zhu Jingyuan might not even be able to save his life, let alone keep the crown prince.

So Zhu Jinghong said with a smile: "Haha, fourth brother, in fact, we haven't reached that stage yet. We have a lot of time...just waste it with them!"

"Several bachelors are moved with emotion and reason, maybe they can be persuaded to leave!"

Seeing that the prince was still frowning, Zhu Jinghong stood up, patted the food crumbs on his fingers, and said, "We agreed to run together today, why don't we leave now?"

The prince was too weak, Zhu Jinghong was really afraid that he would burp, and the sixth son Zhu Jingyuan would take advantage of him, so he let him run together.

"Thirteenth brother, with all these troubles, I don't have the heart to go for a run!"

"Fourth brother, you can't solve the problem if you stay here with a sad face, let's go..."

Being dragged out of the main hall by Zhu Jinghong, the two first went to change clothes, and then went to the school grounds together.

While the two of them were exercising in the morning, at the outermost palace gate of the palace, hundreds of students in shirts were kneeling, attracting a large number of people to watch from afar.

"Everyone, you said that the crown prince knows about it, and now he has ordered people to go down to investigate, and he will definitely uphold justice for the people!"

"Hurry up and go back first, the news will be announced..."

"Go back quickly!"

"Go back, go back!"

A group of Donggong scholars tried their best to persuade them, but none of them got up and left, which made several scholars feel deeply embarrassed, so they had to continue to persuade.

"We will leave when His Royal Highness presides over justice!"

Someone at the scene opened his mouth, and someone answered immediately: "Yes... Your Highness, please uphold justice, dismiss the cruel official He Gujin, and return Jinling to Qingming!"

"Remove He Gujin!"

"Remove He Gujin!"

The shouts gradually became unified, and soon hundreds of people shouted in unison, and the wind, thunder, and clouds moved with overwhelming momentum.

The voices of several bachelors were easily suppressed, making it impossible for them to persuade them.

In desperation, they could only retreat back to the palace gate, and then reported to Zhu Jingyuan.

Seeing several bachelors leaving in a hurry, the students were even more encouraged, and their hearts to stay in the palace became more determined.

Most of them are young people, and they are just at the age of pointing out the country's inspiring writing.

Pleading for the people, they feel that they are duty-bound, and vow to dismiss the cruel official He Gujin.

(End of this chapter)