My Red Mansion Career

Chapter 218 Students make trouble

Plum Blossom Academy

This academy was built during the period of Emperor Taizu of the Great Xia Dynasty. In the more than 70 years since its establishment, the academy has produced a total of 76 Jinshi, including two second place students and one number one scholar.

The academy’s values ​​of “entering the rites, cultivating benevolence, and following the path of righteousness” have always won the hearts of many scholars.

Cao Pin, the headmaster of the academy, is a famous Confucian scholar in the south of the Yangtze River. However, in recent years, due to his old age, Cao Pin spends most of his time at home, and the affairs of the academy are under the charge of deputy mountain chief Wang Sanpin.

But today, the Plum Blossom Academy, which was supposed to be filled with the sounds of loud reading, was replaced by bursts of noise.

A young man in his twenties, wearing a green shirt, said loudly to a group of scholars gathered in front of him: "Dear sages, our generation of scholars has always taken it as our duty to cultivate ourselves, manage our families, govern our country, and bring peace to the world.

It has always been calm in Yangzhou, and nothing has ever happened.

But since the imperial court sent Uncle Dingyuan to Yangzhou a few days ago, the merchants in Yangzhou have begun to panic.

What's the reason?

Because Uncle Dingyuan came to Yangzhou to cause trouble. I heard that the court suspected that we in Yangzhou paid too little salt tax.

Uncle Dingyuan came to force the salt merchants to pay more salt tax, and asking the salt merchants to pay more salt tax was only the first step.

After all the salt merchants surrendered, he would reach out to other merchants, such as wine sellers, cloth sellers, firewood, rice, oil and salt sellers, and even tea sellers, all of them were included in their plan.

Dear brothers and sisters, do you think we can agree to this? "

"Can't agree!"

Angry roars suddenly sounded all around.

Looking at these students whose faces were flushed with excitement, the young man in charge showed a proud smile in his eyes.

Of course he understood why these scholars were so excited.

It has been said since ancient times that the rich in literature and martial arts are poor, but in fact the cost of studying is no less than that of practicing martial arts.

Pens, inks, paper and inkstones these days are not as cheap as they were in later generations, and you can’t just stay at home while studying, right? You have to hire a famous teacher, right? You have to move around to increase your knowledge and make friends, right?

Which of these does not cost money?

Ordinary people need at least four laborers to support a single out-of-work scholar. If you want to study in an academy like Plum Blossom Academy, your family must have at least a small fortune, not to mention a huge fortune, to be eligible to enter.

Who among these people doesn’t do some business in their homes? Who doesn’t have a few or even dozens of shops at home?

Now, Uncle Dingyuan is coming to Yangzhou City to raise taxes on merchants. Isn't that just tampering with their pocketbooks?

For a time, the scholars were excited.

Someone shouted loudly, "Dear gentlemen, since the court won't give us a way to survive, then we will ask the government for an explanation. I plan to go to the prefect's Yamen to seek justice from the government. I wonder who dares to go with me?"

"Why don't you dare!"

"Go together... go together..."

People have a herd mentality. In the same hatred and hatred, when they saw someone taking the lead, the scholars responded one after another. Soon more than a hundred scholars gathered. They swarmed out of the academy and headed towards the prefect's Yamen. .

In a corner building on the right side of Plum Blossom Academy, an old man in his fifties watched the actions of the scholars silently.

Next to him, a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a Confucian shirt and looking like a gentleman, said to him anxiously: "Brother Zong Kai, why don't you just ignore the students who are causing such nonsense?"

This old man is Wang Sanpin, the deputy head of Meihua Academy. Hearing what this gentleman said, he stroked his beard indifferently.

"We scholars should take the rise and fall of the world as our own responsibility. Today, the court is unfair and constantly competes with the people for profit.

Students are angry for the common people in the world. What is wrong?

Letting the students go to the magistrate's office to cause trouble is also to let the court know the attitude of our Meihua Academy. Is it possible that the court won't even let us scholars speak?

Isn’t that true? "

"But I heard that the new Uncle Dingyuan is not a good person. He is a fierce general who fought bloody battles with the Mongolian Tatars. What if he is angered and starts to hurt the students of the academy? What to do?" The gentleman next to him was still worried and anxious.

"Do it? Even if you give him ten courages, you won't dare?"

Wang Sanpin burst into laughter, "Scholars are the foundation of Daxia and the pillars of the imperial court. If Jia Yu really dares to hurt the students of my Meihua Academy, the saliva of the scholars in the world will drown him."

Even if he is the uncle Dingyuan of the current dynasty, can he still stop the world from talking about Youyou? "

Seeing Wang Sanpin's confident and confident look, the gentleman on the side wanted to say something else, but he could only give up because he was afraid of offending the deputy mountain chief.

In fact, what Wang Sanpin didn't tell him was that someone had found him as early as yesterday, hoping that he could turn a blind eye to what happened today, and the person who came also promised that there would be no problems with this petition.

What's more important is that the visitor also sent Wang Sanpin five thousand taels of silver. It was the money that finally made him agree to the visitor's request.

There are more than 500 students in Plum Blossom Academy, and nearly half of them were incited this time.

When more than two hundred students walked through the streets and alleys to the gate of the prefect's Yamen, the Yamen on duty were so frightened that their legs weakened when they saw so many scholars rushing towards them.

Although these government officials often beat and scold ordinary people and even serve them with leather whips and iron rulers, these scholars are different.

Whoever can eat this bowl of rice in the yamen is someone who has memorized the history of heroes. As long as anyone comes to the yamen on duty on the first day, the old man in charge of taking care of him will tell him.

In Yangzhou City, the first person who cannot be offended is the official, and the second person is the scholars.

These scholars are all wasps, and if you offend one, you offend the entire nest.

If one of you makes a move, his fellow countrymen, teachers, and even his peers will all jump out to fight against you.

Maybe they can't do anything to you, but they can stand in front of the government office every day and scold you. They can even write essays and publish your home address and even interpersonal relationships in the post, making you the object of ridicule.

There is no such thing as personal privacy these days. Even if you feel bitter, you can only swallow it silently.

In view of this, these government officials have always kept a respectful distance from these scholars.

Today, the four government officials on duty were so frightened that their calves were cramping when they saw the hundreds of scholars rushing towards them.

However, out of duty, the leader of the squad still boldly stepped forward and asked loudly: "Stop those who come, I want to tell you that attacking the Yamen is a serious crime."

Soon, someone shouted loudly: "We are not trying to attack the Yamen, but we have grievances that we want to report to the prefect. Please make the decision for us, the prefect."

"Grudges?"

Several government officials looked at each other. Are you kidding? These scholars are just counting crabs. Who dares to mess with them in the huge Yangzhou?

I really pissed off these people. They really dared to shout "Heaven to punish the national thief" to risk your life.

"Okay, you guys wait here and let me report to the Lord."

After the squad leader finished speaking, he hurried in.

The scholars did not wait long, and Luan Tili came out in about a quarter of an hour.

Seeing Luan Ti stand out, the students began to get excited.

On the spot, a student took out a "petition" he had already written and handed it to him. Luan Tili took the petition, pretended to read it for a while, and said with a heavy expression: "Dear students of Plum Blossom Academy, as an official of the imperial court, it is my duty to obey His Majesty's will, so please ask for your request." I’m sorry that I can’t do it.”

The leading student said loudly: "My lord... the sage said... the place of righteousness is not to surrender to power, not to care about its own interests, to be respected by the whole country and not to change it, to value death and uphold righteousness without being lax. This is the courage of a gentleman."

As a parent in Yangzhou, it is only natural for you to make decisions for the people of Yangzhou. Now there is a harsh government that wants to abuse the people, but you want to abandon the people of Yangzhou and ignore it. How can you bear it? "

Seeing this excited student, whose eyes were even red, Luan Tili also showed a look of intolerance.

After hesitating for a long time, he sighed and said emotionally: "Everyone, although I have great admiration for the students' dedication to serving the country, I am unable to agree to your request due to the limitations of my responsibilities.

However, I can promise you that I will report your desire to serve the country to the court and let Wang Chief Fu and Your Majesty know that there are loyal people like you in Yangzhou. "

Seeing Luan Tili with red eyes, the students were all moved, and many even cried.

Just when everyone's emotions had been incited, someone suddenly shouted loudly: "Everyone...the imperial court is unjust...and implements harsh government to treat the people. All we scholars ask for is a word of righteousness. Since the governor is powerless, , I’ll find the one who can make the decision soon!”

"Yes... find someone who can make the decision!" Someone immediately agreed.

Some people who couldn't figure it out for a while asked in confusion: "Who are you looking for? Is it Mr. Fu Tailan?"

But as soon as he finished speaking, he felt a violent shudder on the back of his head.

"You are stupid. Why are you looking for Mr. Futai? Can he make the court take back his life? If you want to look for him, look for the rightful owner, Uncle Dingyuan!"

"Oh...right, right..."

Sure enough, someone immediately shouted: "Everyone, we will immediately go to the Xunyan Censor's Mansion, where the uncle Dingyuan sent by the imperial court lives.

Do you dare to go with me? "

"Why don't you dare?"

"Go together... go together..."

The students who were aroused were already filled with emotions. At this time, let alone asking them to patrol the Salt Censor's Mansion, they would dare to break into the imperial palace.

Soon...a group of students headed towards the Xunyan Censor's Mansion again.

Seeing the group of excited students leaving the magistrate's office and heading towards the Xunyan Censor's Mansion, Luan Tili showed a satisfied smile on his face.

He called to the class leader and said: "Immediately take two government officials, put on ordinary people's clothes and quietly follow the students."

The class leader scratched his head and said, "Sir... are you asking me to protect those students?

Isn't it just three people too few? "

"idiot!"

Luan Tili cursed angrily: "Those Xu students need your protection, those who dare to touch these Yangzhou students are not even born yet.

I asked you to follow me to investigate the situation. Just follow those students and write down what will happen in detail, and then report it to me. Do you understand? "

"understood."

The squad leader touched his head, nodded and bowed repeatedly to Luan Tili, and then quickly disappeared into the crowd with the two government officials.

At this time, Lin Ruhai was in the room of Xunyan Censor's Mansion.

Lin Ruhai was lying on the bed, and on his back, more than a dozen leeches were lying on his back and squirming.

Different from the ordinary dark gray leeches, these leeches are not only larger in size, but also an extremely rare dark yellow in color. They are more energetic than ordinary leeches.

Beside the bed, Doctor Wang and Jia Yu were staring nervously at the leech on Lin Ruhai's back.

Doctor Wang carefully observed and asked, "Mr. Lin, how do you feel in your back at this moment?"

Lying on the bed, Lin Ruhai muttered in a slightly trembling voice: "I feel swelling in my back... and some pain and itching."

Doctor Wang comforted him: "Sir, please be patient. Today is the first time, so the reaction is relatively severe. It will probably be much better when the second round of diagnosis and treatment is conducted in a few days."

"It's okay, I can handle it."

"Mr. Wang, how long will these leeches last?" Jia Yu asked.

"They will naturally leave on their own when they are full." Doctor Wang said calmly.

Jia Yu: “…………”

Isn't this treatment process too painful?

Just when Jia Yu was secretly cursing, a leech with a round belly suddenly rolled down from Lin Ruhai's back and fell to the ground.

Jia Yu also discovered that the leech fell motionless after falling to the ground, and its originally dark yellow body turned completely black.

"Fuck..."

Seeing this, even though Jia Yu had been prepared, she was also frightened.

"Master Jia, look."

Unlike Jia Yu who was startled, Doctor Wang's face showed a hint of joy. He picked up the leech on the ground, put it in the palm of his hand, and pointed at the leech.

"This leech has changed color, which shows that it has absorbed a lot of toxins. If the official's prediction is correct, the blood in his body should have turned black at this moment."

After saying that, Doctor Wang took out a sharp knife and cut open the leech's round belly.

Sure enough, as the leech's belly was cut open, a stream of black blood immediately flowed out, and then a fishy smell instantly filled the tips of their noses.

Soon, as the first leech died, more and more leeches followed in that one's footsteps, falling to the ground with a clatter.

It wasn't until the last leech fell that Doctor Wang let out a sigh of relief, and then said seriously: "Sir, Lord Lin's first round of diagnosis and treatment is over, and now Lord Lin will have to deal with the aftermath.

As long as Mr. Lin can survive the next week, after the wound heals, we can start the second round of diagnosis and treatment. "

"Doctor Wang, please rest assured, we will take good care of Mr. Lin."

As Jia Yu spoke, she was about to tell Aunt Mei and Daiyu who were waiting outside to come in, but she heard a rush of footsteps, and then Zhao Qiubai's figure appeared at the door.

(End of this chapter)